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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 No. 19 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was a fierce turf war between drug cartels. Mr. Speaker, I believe today that called to order by the Speaker. More than 3,000 people were murdered that same spirit of will help f there in 2010 alone. Three triple homi- build the new cars that will be powered cides occurred just this past weekend. by electricity; will help build new PRAYER Also, two American teenagers, Carlos homes and offices which will be heated The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Bermudez and Juan Echeverri, were by the Sun; and will help manufacture Coughlin, offered the following prayer: brutally murdered in the weekend the best products in the world. Eternal and gracious Lord, nothing shootings. You see, when you make it in De- escapes Your attention. You read the Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, troit, you help make it in America. intentions of our minds and the true as well as the rest of the border, is a f desires of our hearts. lawless war zone controlled by the vio- APPRECIATING DR. CHARLES B. May everything we do begin with lent drug cartels. Despite the contin- JACKSON, SR. Your holy inspiration, continue with ued loss of American life, the United Your sustaining grace, and reach Your States Government refuses to admit (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina divine purpose for the good of Your that there is a war on the southern bor- asked and was given permission to ad- people, not just some people, but for der. This violence is a lethal cancer dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the good of the entire Nation. and is spreading quickly into the vise and extend his remarks.) So both in word and deed, may we United States. The narcoterrorists do Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. give You glory now and forever. Amen. not recognize international lines. This Speaker, as Americans recognize Black History Month, I am honored that this f is a matter of national security, and it is the responsibility of the Federal month in the midlands of South Caro- THE JOURNAL Government to protect the border. lina that history is being made by the The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Meanwhile, the administration has Reverend Dr. Charles B. Jackson, Sr. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- proposed a whopping $53 billion in Dr. Jackson is being hailed on Feb- ceedings and announces to the House high-speed rail subsidies. Instead of ruary 27 for serving a historic and ex- his approval thereof. more choo-choo trains, that money traordinary 40 years of dynamic leader- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- should go to the national border secu- ship at Brookland Baptist Church in nal stands approved. rity defense. West Columbia. He began preaching at age 9, and at age 18 was installed as f And that’s just the way it is. f pastor, energizing one of the fastest- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE growing congregations in the South- THE SPIRIT OF DETROIT The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman east. With great humility, he encour- from South Carolina (Mr. WILSON) (Mr. CLARKE of asked and aged the church’s 65 ministries. come forward and lead the House in the was given permission to address the Dr. Jackson promoted a new sanc- Pledge of Allegiance. House for 1 minute and to revise and tuary that seats 2,300, followed by a Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led extend his remarks.) 68,000-square foot community resource the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. center. In 2008, Brookland acquired a I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Speaker, a couple of days ago, during 94,000-square foot educational facility, United States of America, and to the Repub- the Super Bowl, a TV ad was aired that with 11 acres downtown, while employ- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, highlighted the grit and spirited inge- ing over 160 dedicated personnel. A sec- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. nuity of Metro Detroiters, which gives ond location was launched in Richland f us the ability to make some of the Northeast, pastored by Dr. Christopher greatest cars in the world. Leevy Johnson. AMERICAN TEENAGERS Well, that spirit of Detroit is rooted Dr. Jackson is married to the former MURDERED IN MEXICO in our American values of life, of lib- Robin Hoefer, and he is the father of (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was erty, of the pursuit of happiness; and it two children, Rev. Charles B. Jackson, given permission to address the House is that spirit that transformed Detroit Jr., pastor of the New Laurel Street for 1 minute.) in World War II into the arsenal of de- Baptist Church, and Candace Jackson, Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, mocracy that saved this country—that an associate attorney with Nelson Juarez, Mexico, is one of the most dan- saved this world—from the threat of Mullins Riley & Scarborough; along gerous cities in the world, experiencing fascism. with his daughter-in-law, the former

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(Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given ways be a bright dawn ahead.’’ permission to address the House for 1 I know he is correct. Mr. WOLF. In the wake of the dev- minute and to revise and extend his re- There could be no more loving gift astating attacks targeting Christians marks.) for members of my generation and of in Iraq and Egypt last year, it is clear Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, this future generations than to provide ad- that religious minorities in the Middle afternoon, the House will debate the ditional non-Federal funding to help East are facing a grave threat. There extension of the Patriot Act. people who are afflicted or who will be are even reports of Christian women I have here a report from the diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. who, having fled Iraq, are living in latimes.com that says that FBI intel- ghettos in Syria and have been driven ligence investigations have com- f to prostitution in a desperate attempt promised the civil liberties of Amer- to provide for their families. ican citizens far more frequently and b 1410 With the exception of Israel, the to a greater extent than was previously contains more references to an- assumed. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER cient Iraq than any other country: The report goes on to say that, in PRO TEMPORE Abraham, Nineveh, Esther, Daniel, to 2007, the Justice Department’s Inspec- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. name a few. tor General told Congress the FBI may JOHNSON of Illinois). The Chair will re- Iraq and Egypt are not an anomaly. have violated the law or government mind all persons in the gallery that A Christian mother of five in Pakistan policy as many as 3,000 times since 2003 they are here as guests of the House, remains in prison charged with blas- in the course of secretly collecting that any manifestations of approval or phemy. If found guilty, she faces the telephone, bank and credit card records disapproval of the proceedings of this death penalty. without warrants—instead, using so- House is in violation of the rules of the In the face of these grim realities, I called ‘‘national security’’ letters that House. have introduced bipartisan legislation, give them the ability to demand this f H.R. 440, which would create a special kind of information and get it. envoy at the State Department to ad- The Patriot Act is a destructive un- THE TIME HAS COME TO DENY vocate on behalf of religious minorities dermining of the Constitution. We ALL FEDERAL FUNDING TO in the Middle East and South Central started this Congress off with a discus- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF Asia. I urge all colleagues who care sion about reading the Constitution. AMERICA about the persecution of Christians in Many of us carry Constitutions with us Iraq and Pakistan and Egypt to co- (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- in our pockets. How about today we sponsor my bill. take a stand for the Constitution to mission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- say that all Americans should be free f from unreasonable searches and sei- marks.) zures and to make certain that the at- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, it comes as tempt to reauthorize the Patriot Act is a surprise to most Americans to learn HONORING RONALD REAGAN ON beaten down. that the largest abortion provider in HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY It is time that we really remember America is also the largest recipient of (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given the essence of what that motto ‘‘don’t Federal funding under Title X. It is permission to address the House for 1 tread on me’’ means. It means you pro- heartbreaking news this morning the minute.) tect your liberties; you stand for free- Planned Parenthood of America has Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, this dom. now been the subject of one more un- past weekend, America came together f dercover video showing someone posing to honor the 100th birthday of Presi- as a pimp being facilitated by employ- dent Ronald Reagan. HONORING RONALD REAGAN AND ees at Planned Parenthood in how to THE MIND ACT secure secret abortions, STD testing, President Reagan believed that per- sonal accountability and hard work are (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given and contraception for child prostitutes. the cornerstones of the American permission to address the House for 1 You know, as a father of two teenage Dream. He understood America’s great- minute and to revise and extend his re- daughters, I see the video that came ness and its exceptionalism. No Amer- marks.) out this morning, I see the video that Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, on No- came out last week, and it is an out- ican will ever forget how he touted vember 5, 1994, former President Ron- rage to me that employees of Planned America as a shining city on a hill and ald Reagan announced that he had been Parenthood clinics across the country ‘‘built on rocks stronger than oceans, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. ‘‘I are facilitating the abuse of minor wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming now begin the journey that will lead girls in this country. It should be a with people of all kinds living in har- me into the sunset of my life,’’ he scandal to every American. mony and peace.’’ wrote in a letter. The time has come to deny all Fed- In these troubling economic times, At that time, 4 million Americans eral funding to Planned Parenthood of we would be wise to follow Reagan’s suffered with Alzheimer’s. Today, over America. I have authored the Title X lessons that limited government, low 5 million now carry that diagnosis. For Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, taxes, and free enterprise foster eco- members of my generation, that num- which would deny Title X funds to nomic growth and job creation. ber will double to 10 million. Planned Parenthood or any other abor- Reagan knew that freedom was President Reagan’s 100th birthday tion provider, and Congress must act America’s greatest export to the world, would have been this past Sunday. This and act now to move this important whether it was promoting freedom week, I am introducing the MIND Act. legislation. Pro-life Americans, and all overseas against a Communist threat If passed, it will establish the issuance Americans, should not be forced to sub- or at home through free markets. of United States Alzheimer’s bonds to sidize America’s largest abortion pro- President Reagan left an unparal- aid in the funding of Alzheimer’s re- vider or to continue to provide Federal leled legacy to his country, and we search. Proceeds of bond sales would taxpayer dollars to Title X clinics that honor his extraordinary life on what fund the program and would be avail- engage in this abhorrent behavior. would have been his 100th birthday.

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Mr. Speak- notice stating that the emergency is to tened to their concerns. He always an- er, a few minutes ago, the distin- continue in effect beyond the anniver- swered their needs, responding to their guished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. sary date. In accordance with this pro- calls for body armor, up-armored vehi- KUCINICH) called for not reauthorizing vision, I have sent to the Federal Reg- cles, and reliable radios, among other temporarily three expiring provisions ister for publication the enclosed notice things. In those moments, he bonded of the Patriot Act, allegedly because stating that the national emergency with them based on his own personal the FBI had found civil liberties viola- declared in Executive Order 13396 of military experiences. He was awarded tions. In his 1-minute address, the gen- February 7, 2006, with respect to the the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart tleman from Ohio unfortunately situation in or in relation to Coˆ te himself. missed the point. He used the law on d’Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond I will never forget the sparkle in national security letters to show February 7, 2011. Jack’s eye when he would visit a abuses of the Patriot Act. The situation in or in relation to wounded warrior, proudly standing by ˆ The Patriot Act did not authorize na- Cote d’Ivoire, which has been addressed his bedside wearing a Steelers jersey, tional security letters. Those letters by the United Nations Security Council saluting him. were authorized in 1986 under legisla- in Resolution 1572 of November 15, 2004, The Nation saw Jack’s courage on tion sponsored by the from and subsequent resolutions, has re- the battlefield and in Congress as he sulted in the massacre of large num- Vermont, Mr. LEAHY, who opposes the spoke out against the war in Iraq. And Patriot Act and always has, but it was bers of civilians, widespread human in doing so, he made the distinction be- his national security letter authoriza- rights abuses, significant political vio- tween the war and the warrior. tion that the abuses were contained in. lence and unrest, and fatal attacks Always committed to our national I would hope as we debate the tem- against international peacekeeping defense, forever bound to the cause of porary reauthorization of three expir- forces. In March 2007, the Ouagadougou our national security, Jack Murtha ing provisions of the Patriot Act that Political Agreement was signed by the measured the strength of our country ˆ we not paint that act with a broad two primary protagonists in Cote not only by the might of our military; brush, but if there are specific abuses d’Ivoire’s conflict. As demonstrated by he also measured it by the strength of these three expiring provisions, we recent events surrounding the presi- and well-being of our people. ˆ should confine the debate to them. dential election in Cote d’Ivoire, the A much-decorated champion on the situation in or in relation to Coˆ te battlefield, he was a hero in advancing f d’Ivoire continues to pose an unusual scientific research to fight against COMMUNICATION FROM THE and extraordinary threat to the na- breast cancer, prostate cancer, diabe- CLERK OF THE HOUSE tional security and foreign policy of tes, as well as HIV and AIDS, to name the United States. For these reasons, I a few. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- have determined that it is necessary to Today we remember him, always fore the House the following commu- continue the national emergency and thinking of ‘‘Semper Fi,’’ the motto of nication from the Clerk of the House of related measures blocking the property the Marine Corps where Jack served Representatives: of certain persons contributing to the proudly for 37 years, the motto of his OFFICE OF THE CLERK, conflict in Coˆ te d’Ivoire. life. To the end, he remained ‘‘always HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, January 26, 2011. . faithful’’ to God and country, to his THE WHITE HOUSE, January 26, 2011. Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, hometown of Johnstown, and most of The Speaker, House of Representatives, f all to his wife, Joyce, his children, and Washington, DC. REMEMBERING JACK MURTHA his grandchildren. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Patriot. Champion. Hero. Giant. Jack mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given Murtha. We will never see his likes the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- permission to address the House for 1 again. Again, I hope it is a comfort to tives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed minute.) his family that this 1 year later so envelope received from the White House on Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, today many of us remember Jack Murtha and January 26, 2011, at 3:55 p.m., and said to con- marks the 1-year anniversary of the pray for his family. tain a message from the President whereby passing of our dear colleague Congress- he submits a copy of a notice filed earlier f man Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania. I with the Federal Register continuing the na- b 1420 tional emergency with respect to Cote rise to pay tribute to him. He was a d’Ivoire first declared by Executive Order giant of this Chamber, a legislator of COMMUNICATION FROM THE 13396 of February 7, 2006. unsurpassed talents, a soldier of ex- CLERK OF THE HOUSE With best wishes, I am traordinary courage, a political serv- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Sincerely, ant, a public servant to the end. Those fore the House the following commu- KAREN L. HAAS, of us who served with him were hon- nication from the Clerk of the House of Clerk of the House. ored to call him ‘‘colleague.’’ Those of Representatives: f us in this body, many of us, were privi- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL leged to call him ‘‘friend.’’ Colleague and friend. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO Washington, DC, January 26, 2011. The outpouring of accolades that COTE D’IVOIRE—MESSAGE FROM Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED came forward at his passing was some- Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Wash- STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112–8) thing quite remarkable, and I hope ington, DC. that it was a comfort and has been a DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- comfort to his family. Certainly to mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of fore the House the following message those of us who worked with him, who the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- from the President of the United knew his love of his district, who re- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- States; which was read and, together member the way he held court in the sage from the Secretary of the Senate on January 26, 2011 at 4:50 p.m.: with the accompanying papers, referred Pennsylvania corner and gave out his to the Committee on Foreign Affairs That the Senate passed without amend- blessing and his advice, Jack Murtha’s ment H.R. 366. and ordered to be printed: wisdom, counsel, and knowledge will Appointment: To the Congress of the United States: continue to inspire us all. Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:46 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 C:\DISC2\H08FE1.REC H08FE1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H520 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 8, 2011 With best wishes, I am COMMUNICATION FROM THE will postpone further proceedings Sincerely, CLERK OF THE HOUSE today on motions to suspend the rules KAREN L. HAAS. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- on which a recorded vote or the yeas f fore the House the following commu- and nays are ordered, or on which the nication from the Clerk of the House of vote incurs objection under clause 6 of COMMUNICATION FROM THE Representatives: rule XX. CLERK OF THE HOUSE Record votes on postponed questions U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, will be taken after 6:30 p.m. today. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, fore the House the following commu- Washington, DC, February 3, 2011. f nication from the Clerk of the House of Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, EXTENDING COUNTERTERRORISM Representatives: Speaker, House of Representatives, AUTHORITIES Washington, DC. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I OFFICE OF THE CLERK, mission granted in clause 2(h) of rule II of move to suspend the rules and pass the Washington, DC, January 27, 2011. the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- bill (H.R. 514) to extend expiring provi- Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, tives, the Clerk received the following mes- The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- sions of the USA PATRIOT Improve- sage from the Secretary of the Senate on ment and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ington, DC. February 3, 2011 at 10:33 a.m.: DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Appointments: and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism mission granted in clause 2(h) of rule II of Senate National Security Working Group. Prevention Act of 2004 relating to ac- the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University. cess to business records, individual ter- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- United States Holocaust Memorial Coun- rorists as agents of foreign powers, and sage from the Secretary of the Senate on cil. roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. January 27, 2011 at 4:03 p.m.: Commission on Security and Cooperation The Clerk read the title of the bill. Appointment: in Europe. The text of the bill is as follows: Congressional Budget Office. United States-China Interparliamentary H.R. 514 With best wishes, I am Group conference. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Sincerely, United States-Japan Interparliamentary resentatives of the United States of America in KAREN L. HAAS. Group conference. Congress assembled, Mexico-United States Interparliamentary f Group conference. SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUNSETS OF PROVI- SIONS RELATING TO ACCESS TO United States-Russia Interparliamentary BUSINESS RECORDS, INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE Group conference. CLERK OF THE HOUSE TERRORISTS AS AGENTS OF FOR- British-American Interparliamentary EIGN POWERS, AND ROVING WIRE- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Group conference. TAPS. fore the House the following commu- With best wishes, I am (a) USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND RE- nication from the Clerk of the House of Sincerely, AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005.—Section 102(b)(1) KAREN L. HAAS. of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Re- Representatives: authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–177; f OFFICE OF THE CLERK, 50 U.S.C. 1805 note, 50 U.S.C. 1861 note, and 50 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMUNICATION FROM THE U.S.C. 1862 note) is amended by striking Washington, DC, February 1, 2011. CLERK OF THE HOUSE ‘‘February 28, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, 8, 2011’’. The Speaker, House of Representatives, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- (b) INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM Washington, DC. fore the House the following commu- PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.—Section 6001(b)(1) DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- nication from the Clerk of the House of of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of Representatives: Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- 118 Stat. 3742; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended OFFICE OF THE CLERK, tives, the Clerk received the following mes- by striking ‘‘February 28, 2011’’ and inserting HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Washington, DC, February 4, 2011. ‘‘December 8, 2011’’. February 1, 2011 at 10:52 a.m.: Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Appointments: The Speaker, U.S. Capitol, House of Representa- Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- ant to the rule, the gentleman from tives, Washington, DC. tution. Texas (Mr. SMITH) and the gentleman DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- With best wishes, I am from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) each will mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of Sincerely, control 20 minutes. the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- KAREN L. HAAS. The Chair recognizes the gentleman tives, the Clerk received the following mes- from Texas. f sage from the Secretary of the Senate on February 4, 2011 at 11:52 a.m.: GENERAL LEAVE COMMUNICATION FROM THE Appointment: Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I CLERK OF THE HOUSE Senate National Security Working Group. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- With best wishes, I am bers may have 5 legislative days within The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Sincerely, which to revise and extend their re- fore the House the following commu- KAREN L. HAAS. marks and include extraneous mate- nication from the Clerk of the House of f rials on H.R. 514 currently under con- Representatives: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER sideration. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, objection to the request of the gen- Washington, DC, February 2, 2011. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tleman from Texas? Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, ant to clause 4 of rule I, the following Speaker, U.S. Capitol, House of Representatives, There was no objection. enrolled bill was signed by the Speaker Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I Washington, DC. on Thursday, January 27, 2011: DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- yield myself such time as I may con- mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of H.R. 366, to provide for an additional sume. the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- temporary extension of programs under Next September 11 will mark the 10- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- the Small Business Act and the Small year anniversary of the worst terrorist sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Business Investment Act of 1958, and attack on the U.S. in history. America February 2, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.: for other purposes. is fortunate not to have suffered an- That the Senate passed S. 188. other attack of such magnitude in the Appointments: f Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. past decade, but we must not take this ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER relative security for granted or let our President’s Export Council. PRO TEMPORE With best wishes, I am, safety become complacency. Sincerely, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- America is safe today not because KAREN L. HAAS. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair terrorists and spies have given up their

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:46 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 C:\DISC2\H08FE1.REC H08FE1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H521 goal to destroy our freedoms and our sions of the Patriot Act because of sec- The USA PATRIOT Improvement and way of life. We are safe today because tion 215 of the Patriot Act, which I’d Reauthorization Act of 2005 made per- the men and women of our Armed like to call to your attention. This is manent 14 of the 16 intelligence provi- Forces, our intelligence community, the act that allows a secret FISA court sions. The act extended the sunset on and our law enforcement agencies work to authorize our government to collect section 206 FISA roving wiretaps, sec- every single day to protect us. And business records or anything else, re- tion 215 FISA business records, and the Congress must ensure that they are quiring that a person or business lone wolf definition until the end of equipped with the resources they need produce virtually any type record. We 2009. to counteract continuing terrorist don’t think that that was right then. But the three remaining temporary threats. We don’t think it’s right now. And I provisions were not reauthorized before On February 28, three important pro- feel obligated to oppose any extension that deadline. Instead, the then-Demo- visions of the USA PATRIOT Act will of these expiring acts since we’ve had cratic majority chose twice to extend expire. These provisions give investiga- no hearings, no markup, no committee the provisions, first for 2 months and tors in national security cases the au- vote, nobody’s done anything about it. then for a year, without ever bringing thority to conduct ‘‘roving’’ wiretaps, They’re saying, well, ex-chairman, just a reauthorization bill to the floor. to seek certain business records, and to support this, and we’ll get to it after- This Congress, things will be dif- gather intelligence on lone terrorists ward. Well, I can’t go along with that. ferent. We must approve a temporary who are not affiliated with a known This provision is contrary to tradi- extension today to keep these critical terrorist group. These types of provi- tional notions of search and seizure national security tools in place. This sions have been used by domestic law which require the government to show extension will afford Congress suffi- enforcement agencies for years to ap- reasonable suspicion or probable cause cient time to hold hearings and mark- prehend typical criminals. It is com- before undertaking an investigation ups, then adopt a permanent reauthor- mon sense to give our national security that infringes upon a person’s privacy. ization of these provisions this year, investigators the same tools to fight And so I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the exten- which I intend to introduce soon. terrorists that our police officers have sion of these expiring provisions. The time for multiple temporary ex- to combat crime. I reserve the balance of my time. tensions is over. The terrorist threat The ongoing threat from al Qaeda Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I has not subsided and will not expire, and other terrorist groups continues. yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from and neither should our national secu- In the last few years, terrorists have Wisconsin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER), who rity laws. attempted to blow up a plane over De- is currently the chairman of the Crime, It is equally important that Congress troit; to bomb New York’s subway sys- Terrorism, and Homeland Security make permanent the lone wolf defini- tem; to destroy skyscrapers in Dallas, Subcommittee of the Judiciary Com- tion. This provision closes the gap in Texas, and Springfield, Illinois; and to mittee, and who previously, as chair- the FISA act and, if allowed to expire, detonate a car bomb in New York man of the Judiciary Committee itself, could permit an individual terrorist to City’s Times Square. Most of these was responsible for writing the Patriot slip through the cracks and carry out plots were thwarted thanks to the Pa- Act provisions. his plot undetected. When FISA was Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- triot Act and other national security originally enacted in 1978, terrorists er, at the outset, let me say I’m a little laws. were believed to be members of an bit puzzled that my friend from Michi- The Patriot Act works. It has proved identified group. That’s not the case effective in preventing terrorist at- gan (Mr. CONYERS) is opposing the ex- tension of these three provisions of the today. tacks and protecting Americans. To let Today, more than ever, we are con- Patriot Act today because last year, he these provisions expire would leave fronted with threats from loosely orga- called up a Senate bill that provided every American less safe. We must con- nized terrorist groups or individuals tinue these intelligence-gathering for a year’s extension of these three provisions, and managed the time and who may subscribe to a movement or measures to win our fight against ter- certain beliefs but do not belong to or rorists. And President Obama agrees. voted for it. And after hearing his com- ments, I’m wondering why he has identify themselves with a specific ter- In a letter to Congress last month, rorist group. Without the lone wolf def- Director of National Intelligence Ad- changed his mind. In 19 days, three national security inition, our surveillance tools will be miral Clapper and Attorney General powerless to act against this growing Holder urged us to reauthorize the ex- laws will expire unless Congress votes to reauthorize them. H.R. 514 tempo- threat to America’s security. piring provisions, noting that they are Section 206 of the Patriot Act au- critical tools that ‘‘have been used in rarily extends these laws—FISA busi- ness records, roving wiretaps, and the thorizes the use of roving or multipoint numerous highly sensitive intelligence wiretaps for national security and in- collection operations.’’ lone wolf definition—until December 8 of this year. telligence investigations. This allows b 1430 As chairman of the House Judiciary the government to use a single wiretap This bill reauthorizes the expiring Committee in the last decade, I order to cover any communications de- provisions through December 8, 2011, oversaw the enactment of the USA PA- vice that the target uses or may use. the last day that the House of Rep- TRIOT Act in response to the 9/11 ter- Without roving wiretap authority, in- resentatives is scheduled to be in ses- rorist attacks. Title II of the act ad- vestigators would be forced to seek a sion. This extension serves two impor- dressed enhanced foreign intelligence new court order each time they need to tant functions. First, it ensures that and law enforcement surveillance au- change the location, phone, or com- these intelligence-gathering tools will thority. Sixteen sections of that title puter that needs to be monitored. remain available to national security were originally set to expire on Decem- Section 215 of the act allows the investigators. And second, it provides ber 31, 2005. Also set to expire on that FISA court to issue orders granting the Congress with the opportunity to en- date was section 6001 of the Intel- government access to business records gage in a thorough review of these pro- ligence Reform and Terrorism Preven- in foreign intelligence, international visions as we pursue and consider a tion Act of 2004, which is the lone wolf terrorism, and clandestine intelligence longer reauthorization. definition. cases. The 2005 act expanded the safe- I urge my colleagues to support our In 2005, I again spearheaded the effort guards against potential abuse of sec- ability to continue to protect Ameri- to reauthorize the Patriot Act. Recog- tion 215 authority and included addi- cans against terrorist plots and at- nizing the significance of the act to tional congressional oversight, proce- tacks. America’s counterterrorism operations dural protections, application require- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and the need for thorough oversight, ments, and judicial review. Each of my time. the House Judiciary Committee held 9 these provisions are integral to defend- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield subcommittee hearings, 3 days of full ing America’s national security and myself such time as I may consume. committee hearings, then a robust full must be kept intact. I reluctantly rise in nonsupport of committee markup reauthorizing legis- I urge my colleagues to join me in this provision to extend expiring provi- lation. passing H.R. 514.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:46 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 C:\DISC2\H08FE1.REC H08FE1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H522 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 8, 2011 Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am such people, but that is no reason to weakened in 1998, and then of course in pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gen- suspend all our laws under the pretext 2001. tleman from New York, JERROLD NAD- that this is a foreign intelligence oper- I think our reaction to the horrors of LER, who has been the chairman of the ation. 9/11—we can understand the concern Constitution Subcommittee longer While some have argued that each of and the fear that was developed, but I than any Member in the Congress. these authorities remain necessary think the reaction took us in the tools in the fight against terrorism and wrong direction, because the assump- b 1440 that they must be extended without tion was made of course that we Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentleman any modifications, others have coun- weren’t spending enough money on sur- for yielding. seled careful review and modification. veillance. Even though then our intel- I rise in opposition to this extension Some have even urged that we allow ligence agencies received $40 billion, of the expiring provisions of the Pa- some or all of these authorities to sun- that didn’t give us the right informa- triot Act and the Intelligence Reform set. I believe we should not miss the tion. So now we are spending $80 bil- and Terrorism Prevention Act. opportunity to review the act in its en- lion. But it also looks like the conclu- I cannot support this extension when tirety, to examine how it is working, sion was that the American people had the House has done nothing to consider where it has been successful, where it too much privacy, and if we undermine these provisions, or possible reforms, has failed, where it goes too far, and the American people’s privacy, some- or even to hold a hearing or a markup. where it may need improvement. That how or another we are going to be While in the past, Members have had is the purpose of sunsets, and to extend safer. the opportunity to receive classified it without review undermines that pur- I think another thing that has come briefings, we have dozens of new Mem- pose. up lately has been that the purpose of bers who have received no such brief- I have also introduced the National government is to make us perfectly ings. Security Letters Reform Act, which safe. Now, it is good to be safe, but gov- Section 215 authorizes the govern- would make vital improvements to the ernments can’t make us safe. I ques- ment to obtain ‘‘any tangible thing’’ current law in order to better protect tion whether or not we have been made relevant to a terrorism investigation, civil liberties while ensuring that NSLs safer by the Patriot Act. But let’s say even if there is no showing that the remain a useful tool in national secu- a law makes us somewhat safer. Is that ‘‘thing’’ pertains to suspected terror- rity investigations. I hope we can work a justification for the government to ists or terrorist activities. It is sweep- to strike that balance in a responsible do anything they want? For instance, if you want to be per- ing in scope, and the government is not and effective manner, but the record of fectly safe from child abuse and wife required to show reasonable suspicion the abuse of the NSL authority is too beating, the government could put a or probable cause before undertaking great for the Congress to ignore. camera in every one of our houses and investigation that infringes upon a per- I realize the majority has the votes our bedrooms, and maybe there would son’s privacy, including the records of to extend these provisions. I hope we be somebody made safer this way. But what he has read in the library. Con- will be able, after this vote, to examine what would you be giving up? gress should either ensure that things carefully the way these provisions have collected with this power have a mean- So perfect safety is not the purpose been used or abused, and to look at of government. What we want from ingful nexus to suspected terrorist ac- ways to reform the law in light of expe- tivity or allow the provision to expire. government is to enforce the law and rience. That was the purpose of sun- to protect our liberties. Section 206 provides for roving wire- sets, and I hope we can take advantage taps which permit the government to This, to me, has been, especially of that opportunity. since 9/11, a classical example of sacri- obtain intelligence surveillance orders Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ficing liberty for safety and security. that identify neither the person nor how much time remains on each side? Now, I didn’t invent those terms. They the facility to be tapped. This is sup- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- have been around a long time. And it is posedly to update the law to deal with tleman from Texas has 12 minutes. The easily justified, and I can understand portable cell phones and the like and gentleman from Michigan has 15 min- it, because I was here in 2001 when this other modern technology, but it goes utes. came up, and people become fright- too far. Without the necessity to speci- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ened, and the American people want fy either the person or the facility to reserve the balance of my time. something done. But I think this is be tapped, this is, for all practical pur- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am misdirected, and it doesn’t serve our poses, a general grant of authority to pleased to yield 3 minutes to the dis- benefits. wiretap anyone and anywhere the gov- tinguished gentleman from Texas, Mr. I think at this time we should really ernment wants. There are almost no RON PAUL. question why we are extending this. We limits to this authority and no require- (Mr. PAUL asked and was given per- are extending the three worst parts. ment that the government name a spe- mission to revise and extend his re- Why were these sunsetted? Because cific target. This is very akin to the marks.) people had concern about them. They old British general Writs of Assistance Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in op- weren’t sure they were good pieces and which engendered the first colonial position to this bill. I was opposed to maybe they were overkill, and, there- outrage that led to the American Revo- the Patriot Act in 2001, and do not be- fore, they were saying we had better lution. lieve now that it is a good idea to ex- reassess it. Section 6001 of the Intelligence Re- tend it. So what have we done? We have al- form and Terrorism Prevention Act of The Fourth Amendment is rather ready extended it twice, and here we 2004, the so-called lone wolf provision, clear. It says that we should be secure are going to do it again, with the in- permits secret intelligence surveillance in our papers, our persons, our homes, tent, I think, in a year to reassess this. of non-U.S. persons whose are conced- and our effects; and, that if warrants But this bill doesn’t make things edly not affiliated with a foreign gov- are to be issued, we have to do it with worse, it doesn’t make anything better, ernment or organization. According to probable cause, and describe in par- but it does extend what I consider and government testimony, this provision ticular the places, the people, and the others consider bad legislation. I ask has never been used, yet it remains on things that we are going to look at. for a ‘‘no’’ vote on this legislation. the books. It has never been used be- I think what has happened, though, Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I cause there is ample other authority to over the years has been that we have yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from do that in any event. diluted the Fourth Amendment. It was Pennsylvania (Mr. DENT). Surveillance of an individual who is greatly diluted in 2001, but it started a Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the not working with a foreign government lot earlier than that. When the FISA gentleman for allowing me to speak on or organization is not what we nor- law was originally written in 1978, that this very important issue, the reau- mally understand as foreign intel- really introduced the notion that the thorization of the Patriot Act. For a ligence. There may be many good rea- Fourth Amendment was relative and variety of reasons, we need to reau- sons for government to keep tabs on not absolute. Later on, it was further thorize this bill.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:46 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 C:\DISC2\H08FE1.REC H08FE1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H523 First and foremost, there are three the Subcommittee on Crime in the Ju- even reasonable suspicion or credible provisions I think we are all very fa- diciary Committee for 4 years. evidence of any wrongdoing and with- miliar with. It’s the lone wolf provi- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, out allowing the kind of detached over- sion, it’s the roving wiretaps of course, I rise in opposition to H.R. 514, which sight such as a court warrant which is which is something else that we very would extend for 1 year sweeping gov- generally called upon when such power much need to do, and also the business ernmental intrusions into our lives and over individuals is extended. records provision. privacy that were authorized by the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The With respect to roving wiretaps, I be- USA PATRIOT Act and the 2004 Intel- time of the gentleman has expired. lieve it has already been stated on this ligence Act. Without meaningful over- Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentleman floor, but it should be stated once sight demonstrating that these ex- 30 additional seconds. again: Law enforcement has been using traordinary powers are needed, we Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Absent these roving wiretaps for years against drug should not extend these provisions for oversight protections, even after the dealers and organized crime, I believe one full year, or for any period of time, fact in the case of emergencies, all since 1986. Extending that roving wire- for that matter; and I therefore oppose three provisions should be allowed to tap provision to terrorists makes good the bill. expire, unless we demonstrate in hear- sense. We have been doing it. We need I am opposed because I simply do not ings and oversight hearings that these to give law enforcement and our intel- accept the argument that in order to powers are necessary and narrowly tai- ligence services the tools they need to be safe, we necessarily have to sacrifice lored to achieve a compelling national take down these terror plots before our rights and freedoms. I agree with security interest. The freedoms and they become operational. That is why Benjamin Franklin, who stated during protections these provisions take away this extension is needed. the formation of our Nation that ‘‘they are the very core of our values and lib- The lone wolf provision, it should be who give up essential liberty to obtain erties, so these protections should not noted, is also important. Many of the a little temporary safety, deserve nei- be legislated away without rigorous types of plots we are trying to foil now ther liberty nor safety.’’ oversight to protect against abuse. are being carried out by lone wolves. One of the provisions in the bill reau- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I Major Hasan is a good example. Jihad thorizes section 215 of the Patriot Act yield myself such time as I may con- Jane and others are lone wolves, and that gives the government power to se- sume. we need this capacity so that we can cretly invade our private records, such Mr. Speaker, there has been some pursue these lone wolves just as we as books we read at the library, by criticism today that section 215, busi- would individuals or terrorists who are merely alleging that they are relevant ness records authority, gives national part of a terrorist organization or an to a terrorism investigation, but with- security agencies too much access to agent of a foreign power. So that is ab- out having to show that the seized ma- confidential records, but section 215 solutely essential. terial is in connection with any spe- has more strict requirements than With respect to the issue of the busi- cific suspected terrorists or terrorist grand jury subpoenas used in criminal ness records, often people would say activities. There is no requirement to investigations. Unlike a grand jury that we are somehow trying to exam- show probable cause or even reasonable subpoena, which is not issued by a ine one’s library records, what books suspicion of being related to a specific judge, a 215 order can only be used by they are reading. That’s really not the act of terrorism, and therefore there is a FISA court judge. Section 215 only case. We know that 9/11 terrorists were no meaningful standard to judge grants terrorism investigators the using public library computers. We whether or not the material is in fact power to get records held by third par- knew that they were also using univer- necessary. ties, such as a hotel or car rental sity library computers to make plane Another provision of H.R. 514 is sec- records. reservations as well as to confirm tion 206 of the Patriot Act, which is re- Also there has been criticism that those reservations. So the idea is to be ferred to as the ‘‘roving John Doe wire- section 215 violates Fourth Amendment able to access one’s business records. tap provision.’’ It gives the government protections against unreasonable That’s what we are after, to make sure the power to wiretap a phone conversa- searches and seizures. However, a re- that we cannot only apprehend or go tion without having to show which quest for business records held by a after that individual who is planning phone will be used or even who will be third party is not a search under the an attack but also that cell or that using it and without requiring a court Fourth Amendment. The target of an network of individuals with whom that order for the specific roving tap. investigation does not own the records individual may be working. That is The third provision is section 6001 of and therefore has no reasonable expec- why we need this issue of business the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism tation of privacy in them. Section 215 records contained in this reauthoriza- Prevention Act of 2004, referred to as cannot be used to acquire records of tion. the ‘‘lone wolf’’ provision. It gives the U.S. persons based solely on First In fact, I am not even certain that government the power to spy on indi- Amendment protected activity. the word ‘‘library’’ appears anywhere viduals in the United States who are Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of in the Patriot Act. Nevertheless, this not U.S. citizens or permanent resident my time. has been dubbed the library provision, aliens even though they are not agents Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, no one which really it is not. of a foreign government or any ter- has worked more carefully on this mat- For all of these reasons, I think it is rorist organization. Unfortunately, ter than DENNIS KUCINICH, the distin- critically important that we continue this means that if those targeted have guished gentleman from Cleveland. to provide our law enforcement with any interaction with an American cit- I yield the gentleman 21⁄2 minutes. the tools they need, our intelligence izen, then that U.S. citizen is spied Mr. KUCINICH. Thank you very services with the tools they need to upon as well. much, Mr. CONYERS. I certainly appre- stop terrorism. We cannot tie the We already allow spying on such non- ciate that. hands of local law enforcement. We are citizens outside of the United States or I will certainly never seek to impugn asking them to do more and more. even in the United States where there the feelings of those who say that we The critics of this legislation often is probable cause that they are agents have to have the PATRIOT Act in say we need to let law enforcement of a foreign government or members of order to protect our country. We are fight these battles. This gives them the a terrorist organization, but this is an all patriots here, and we all want tools. I urge passage and support for extension of that power which could America to be protected; but we have this reauthorization of the Patriot Act. envelop anybody simply as a result of to recognize our constitutional experi- the occasion of interacting with a tar- ence here and the reason why we have b 1450 geted person even while we are in the a Fourth Amendment that protects Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am United States. people not just from unreasonable pleased to yield 3 minutes to the dis- The three provisions give the govern- search and seizure, but from unwar- tinguished gentleman from Virginia ment power to invade our privacy even ranted intrusion by the government (Mr. SCOTT), who has been the chair of when there is no probable cause nor into their lives.

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Mr. Speaker, I am wiretap.’’ We didn’t hear ‘‘don’t tread ings, three full committee hearings, proud now to yield 2 minutes to a sen- on me, but it is okay to spy.’’ What we and the full markup that we had in 2006 ior member of the committee from heard was a ringing declaration about when this side of the aisle had the ma- Houston, Texas, Ms. SHEILA JACKSON freedom, and it was enshrined in the jority. The people who have been doing LEE. Constitution. the oversight have been the Repub- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank I stood on the floor of the House way licans, not the Democrats. The people the distinguished chairman and the back when the Patriot Act came for- who know this law is making Ameri- ranking member of this committee. ward, voted against it because I read it cans safer are the Republicans, and the I want to remind my colleagues of a and understood that it opened up the Democrats once again are complaining. singly important moment when those door for a broad reach and possibilities Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am of us who were Republican and Demo- of broad reach by the government into pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- crat came together after 9/11, and out our daily lives. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT). of this Judiciary Committee came a singular initiative that dealt with the The gentleman from Wisconsin, who b 1500 is my friend, correctly pointed out ear- crisis which we are facing. Mr. HOLT. I thank the gentleman. I have in my hand the Constitution; lier the difference between National Mr. Speaker, the powers of intel- Security Letters and the Patriot Act. and I am reminded that when the ligence and enforcement are among the Founding Fathers came together and But it also is true that section 505 of most important powers of government, the Patriot Act gave the government declared that we all were created but also the most fearsome. They must equal, they, too, were concerned about the ability to greatly expand who could be wielded very, very carefully. For treason, spying, the undermining of issue a national security letter, so decades, our government routinely has government, and maybe even the much so that nearly 50,000 national se- collected information on potential for- threat of violence. As we well know curity letters were issued by the FBI in eign threats through various forms of how this country came into being, we 2006, I think the year was. They don’t surveillance. These collection activi- had to fight a war; yet they had in this have to use section 215 of the Patriot ties enjoy broad bipartisan support in Constitution the rights of the Fourth Act. They can just invoke the national our country because of their value in Amendment that we would be pro- security letter authority and reach helping to protect American citizens tected against unreasonable search and into people’s financial records, their and interests. seizure; a Fifth Amendment of due medical letters, their reading material. However, in the 1960s and 1970s, these process; and they believed that Ameri- What is happening to our country? collection capabilities were turned on cans should be protected. Why are we giving up our basic lib- the American people and executive This bill, however, comes to the floor erties? We need to take a stand here, branch agencies engaged in spying on again without amendments. And I’m and this is as good a day as any to take the American public, sometimes even very proud to say that over the series a stand. Many Members of Congress, for political purposes. The ensuing pub- of my tenure on the Judiciary Com- including those supported by my lic backlash triggered the adoption of mittee I have submitted very vital and friends in the tea party, maintain their legal reforms that gave us laws to help important amendments to protect the goal is to get rid of big government, prevent a repeat of these abuses. civil liberties of Americans, as well as get government out of their lives. Well, Subsequently, the tragedy of Sep- to recognize the responsibility of all of how about the Patriot Act, which has tember 11, 2001, gave proponents of ex- us to secure this Nation. the broadest reach and the deepest tended domestic surveillance a power- I’m a member of the Homeland Secu- reach of government into our daily ful political and rhetorical weapon, rity Committee. I am not unmindful of lives? Shouldn’t we be thinking about which they used to reduce constitu- the everyday threats that we receive, that? tional protections against surveillance but this bill would extend provisions Some want to get government out of and seizures without appropriate war- that were created in 2005, that also health care. Some want to get govern- rants. were included in the intelligence re- ment out of retirement security. How When the Congress passed the Pa- form bill. It extends a provision that about getting government out of peo- triot Act in March of 2006, it included allows for a roving electronic surveil- ple’s bedrooms, out of people’s finan- sunset requirements of three provisions lance authority and a provision revis- cial records, out of people’s medical that you’ve heard about today. Since ing the definition of an ‘‘agent of for- records? 2005, I’ve voted against extending these eign power’’ to include any non-U.S. Vote ‘‘no’’ on extending the Patriot and other provisions because these pro- person who engages in international Act. visions are overly broad and frequently terrorism or preparatory activities, Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I abused while still not improving truly also known as the ‘‘lone wolf,’’ without yield such time as he may consume to the security of the American people. protections. As a member of Homeland the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. My concerns are supported by the rev- Security, I recognize that that is vital, SENSENBRENNER). elations of abuses of those authorities but there needs to be a variety of pro- Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- during hearings of the House Judiciary tections. The other provisions, of er, there has been a lot said about na- Committee in 2009 and in multiple re- course, are ones that invade privacy tional security letters. The authority ports issued by the Inspector General and create a lack of recognition that for them was made permanent in 2006. of the Department of Justice. we have a Constitution to abide by. It is not a part of this bill, so we ought The bill before us today does nothing So I would ask my colleagues as we to completely forget about the com- to fix these problems or prevent future move on this legislation to remember plaints about national security letters. abuses. This bill does not raise the it has not been amended; remember we What I will say is that in the 2006 re- standards for intelligence collection to have lived under a Constitution that authorization of the Patriot Act there ensure that the right people are tar- protects civil liberties; and also re- were provisions in it to give recipients geted in the first place. The law was member it took a lawsuit to allow of a national security letter the right not meant to sunset so that we could someone to say they had gotten a na- to obtain judicial review; and I am periodically reauthorize it, unchanged. tional security letter. proud of that fact because I think We’re now on the verge of the third We must do things in a constitu- whatever constitutional infirmities ‘‘temporary’’ extension, with no rem- tional manner, Mr. Speaker; and I there were in this part of the Patriot edies for the flaws identified by this would argue we’re not doing it in this Act, they were solved. body and the Department of Justice In- legislative initiative. I ask my col- Now, we hear an awful lot about no spector General. leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on this legisla- oversight. The people on the other side For all of these reasons, I urge Mem- tion; go back to the Judiciary Com- of the aisle who are complaining about bers to vote ‘‘no.’’ mittee and abide by the Constitution.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:46 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 C:\DISC2\H08FE1.REC H08FE1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H525 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my op- We have been faced with this type of legis- vestigatory powers within the borders of the position to the H.R. 514, ‘‘To extend expiring lation before. On August 3, 2007, I stood be- United States. Moreover, according to govern- provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement fore you on the House floor discussing the ment testimony, this provision has never been and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intel- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA, used. Because of the potential for abuse cre- ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act another piece of law essential to combating ated by this provision, and the lack of need for of 2004 relating to access to business records, the war on terror, but one that was in need of its existence, it, too, should be allowed to ex- and individual terrorists as agents.’’ improvements to protect Americans’ constitu- pire. This bill would extend provisions of the USA tionally enshrined civil liberties. On that day, I All three of these provisions have been ex- PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization said that, ‘‘we must ensure that our intel- amined and amended in the past because Act of 2005, and the Intelligence Reform and ligence professionals have the tools that they they were in dire need of improvements to Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 through De- need to protect our Nation, while also safe- protect the rights of Americans. I was against cember 8, 2011. It extends a provision that al- guarding the rights of law-abiding Americans,’’ these provisions, as written, in the past, and lows a roving electronic surveillance authority, and I stand firmly behind that notion today. without amendments, I am still against them and a provision revising the definition of an When we were considering FISA, there today. ‘‘agent of a foreign power’’ to include any non- were Fourth Amendment concerns around se- Finally, H.R. 514 fails to amend other por- U.S. person who engages in international ter- cret surveillance and secret searches, which tions of the PATRIOT act in dire need of re- rorism or preparatory activities, also known as were kept permanently secret from the Ameri- form, specifically, those issues relating to the the ‘‘lone wolf provision.’’ It also grants gov- cans whose homes and conversations were issuance and use of national security letters, ernment access to business records relating to targeted. There were also concerns such se- NSLs. NSLs permit the government to obtain a terrorist investigation. cret searches intended for non-U.S. citizens, the communication, financial and credit As a member of the Homeland Security could be used to target Americans. records of anyone deemed relevant to a ter- Committee, I understand and appreciate the I offered amendments to ensure that any rorism investigation even if that person is not importance of national security, and the chal- surveillance of an American is done through suspected of unlawful behavior. I repeat, even lenges we face as we strive to protect our na- established legal procedures pursuant to FISA if that person is not suspected of unlawful be- tion from foreign threats. However, as an and the FISA court authority, and to ensure havior. American citizen, I am deeply concerned when that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance As an American citizen, the security and our Constitutional rights run the risk of being Court is indispensable and would play a infringed upon in the name of national secu- safety of my constituency is pinnacle, but I will meaningful role in ensuring compliance with never stand for legislation that infringes on the rity. our Constitution. I stand here today urging my To win the war on terror, the United States basic rights afforded in our Constitution. When colleagues to consider allowing similar amend- must remain true to the founding architects of our founding fathers drafted the Constitution, ments to the PATRIOT Act that better protect this democracy who created a Constitution after living under an oppressive regime in Brit- Americans’ right to privacy before moving this which enshrined an inalienable set of rights. ain, they ensured that the American people legislation out of the House of Representatives These Bills of Rights guarantee certain funda- would never experience such subjugation. and onto the other legislative body. mental freedoms that cannot be limited by the Where are the protective measures for our citi- The three expiring provisions of the PA- government. One of these freedoms, the zens in the PATRIOT act? Why are the meas- TRIOT Act that H.R. 514 would extend Fourth Amendment, is the right of the people ures addressed in the last Congress not in- overstep the bounds of the government inves- to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, cluded in the bill? tigative power set forth in the Constitution. and effects against unreasonable searches Instead of reauthorizing these provisions, One provision authorizes the government to and seizures. Congress should conduct robust, public over- We do not circumvent the Fourth Amend- obtain ‘‘any tangible thing’’ relevant to a ter- sight of all surveillance tools and craft reforms ment, or any other provision in the United rorism investigation, even if there is no show- that will better protect private communications States Constitution, merely because it is in- ing that the ‘‘thing’’ pertains to suspected ter- from overbroad government surveillance. convenient. While the PATRIOT Act is in- rorists or terrorist activities. This provision, There is nothing more important than pro- tended to improve our ability to protect our na- which was addressed in the Judiciary Com- viding the United States of America, especially tion, it needs to be revised and amended to mittee during the 111th Congress, runs afoul our military and national security personnel, reflect the democratic principles that make this of the traditional notions of search and sei- the right tools to protect our citizens and pre- country the crown jewel of democracy. The bill zure, which require the government to show vail in the global war on terror. Holding true to before us today, however, does not do that. In ‘‘reasonable suspicion’’ or ‘‘probable cause’’ our fundamental constitutional principles is the fact, even the manner by which are even con- before undertaking an investigation that in- only way to prove to the world that it is indeed sidering this bill, only days after introduction fringes upon a person’s privacy. Congress possible to secure America while preserving without any oversight hearings of mark-ups, must ensure that things collected with this our way of life. circumvents the process we have in place to power have a meaningful nexus to suspected Because of the negative privacy implications allow for improvements and amendments to terrorist activity. If we do not take steps to im- of extending all of these provisions, I ask my be made. prove this provision, then it should be allowed colleagues to please join me in opposing H.R. Furthermore, this bill was considered last to expire. 514, a bill to extend expiring provisions of the year in the 111th Congress, and went through Another provision, known commonly as the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthoriza- oversight hearings and two days of mark-up in ‘‘roving John Doe wiretap,’’ allows the govern- tion Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and the Judiciary Committee. Yet, none of those ment to obtain intelligence surveillance orders Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to voted-on, bipartisan amendments that resulted that identify neither the person nor the facility access to business records, and individual ter- from those hearings are included in this bill. In to be tapped. Like the first provision, this, too, rorists as agents. was addressed in the Judiciary Committee those hearings, multiple concerns were raised [From the American Civil Liberties Union, about the breadth of the PATRIOT Act and the during the last Congress, and is also contrary Aug. 10, 2010] to traditional notions of search and seizure, leeway it gives to infringe upon an individual’s NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER RECIPIENT CAN privacy and civil liberties. which require government to state ‘‘with par- SPEAK OUT FOR FIRST TIME SINCE FBI DE- In the mark-up, I personally introduced ticularity’’ what it seeks to search or seize. If MANDED CUSTOMER RECORDS FROM HIM amendments that would allow for greater this provision were given the opportunity to be NEW YORK.—The FBI has partially lifted a transparency in the PATRIOT Act and en- amended and improved, it should be done so gag it imposed on American Civil Liberties hanced protection against violation of individ- to mirror similar and longstanding criminal Union client Nicholas Merrill in 2004 that uals’ civil liberties. None of my amendments, laws that permit roving wiretaps, but require prevented him from disclosing to anyone or those introduced by any of my colleagues, the naming of a specific target. that he received a national security letter are included in this legislation. None of the pri- The third provision that H.R. 514 would ex- (NSL) demanding private customer records. vacy concerns or civil liberty infringement tend is the ‘‘lone wolf’ provision, which permits Merrill, who received the NSL as the presi- issues that were raised in those hearings have secret intelligence surveillance of non-U.S. dent of an Internet service provider (ISP), can now reveal his identity and speak about even been addressed. I am deeply concerned persons who are not affiliated with a foreign his experience for the first time since receiv- that my colleagues on the other side of the organization. This type of authorization, which ing the NSL. The ACLU and New York Civil aisle are considering overlooking the very is only granted in secret courts, is subject to Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging valid concerns of the American people, without abuse, and threatens our longtime under- the NSL statute and the gag order on behalf so much as a hearing. standings of the limits of the government’s in- of Merrill (then called John Doe) in April

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This temporary extension will fa- able to talk about my experience of being case are Jameel Jaffer of the national ACLU cilitate further review and reauthoriza- served with a national security letter,’’ said and Arthur Eisenberg of the NYCLU. tion of these provisions. Merrill. ‘‘Internet users do not give up their Mr. CONYERS. I yield the balance of Mr. Speaker, this extension is sup- privacy rights when they log on, and the FBI my time to the distinguished gen- ported by the Obama administration. I should not have the power to secretly de- urge my colleagues to support this ex- mand that ISPs turn over constitutionally tleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON), a protected information about their users member of the Judiciary Committee. tension as well. without a court order. I hope my successful The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to challenge to the FBI’s NSL gag power will tleman from Georgia is recognized for once again oppose the reauthorization of ex- empower others who may have received 21⁄2 minutes. piring provisions in the Patriot Act. NSLs to speak out.’’ Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Last month, Republican leaders gave Mem- NSLs are secret record demands the FBI er, I rise in opposition to H.R. 514, bers of Congress the chance to read the Con- issues to obtain access to personal customer which would reauthorize expiring pro- stitution on the floor of the House. Perhaps we records from ISPs, libraries, financial insti- tutions and credit reporting agencies with- visions of the Patriot Act without im- skipped over the Bill of Rights, because the out court approval or even suspicion of portant modifications necessary to provisions we’re extending today are a direct wrongdoing. Because the FBI can gag NSL safeguard our civil liberties. While the infringement on Americans’ constitutional recipients to prohibit them from disclosing threat of terrorism is real, and law en- rights. anything about the record demands they re- forcement must have the right tools to This legislation grants the federal govern- ceive, the FBI’s use and potential abuse of protect Americans, any counterterror- ment sweeping authority to pry into the private the NSL power has been shrouded in exces- ism measure must have a solid con- lives of Americans. Federal authorities have sive secrecy. the power to access private records like library While the NSL served on Merrill stated stitutional footing and respect the pri- that he was prohibited from telling anyone vacy and civil liberties of the Amer- records or credit card statements, even if it’s about it, he decided to challenge the demand ican people. not related to a terrorism investigation. Au- in court because he believed that the FBI This legislation fails to address thorities can receive wiretapping permits with- was ordering him to turn over constitu- shortcomings in the original Patriot out specifying who or what they’re going to tionally protected information about one of Act legislation, and for that reason I wiretap. Secret intelligence courts can author- his clients. Because of the FBI-imposed gag, will vote against it. One of the major ize law enforcement to spy on foreigners who Merrill was prohibited from talking about problems with this bill is its failure to are not connected to terrorist groups. the NSL or revealing his identity and role in address the issuance and use of na- Many of my colleagues were elected based the lawsuit until today, even though the FBI abandoned its demand for records from Mer- tional security letters. These letters on their rhetoric opposing more power to the rill more than three years ago. permit the government to obtain the federal government. Today’s vote gives them In December 2008, the Second Circuit Court communications of anyone deemed rel- a chance to put their money where their of Appeals, ruling in Merrill’s case, found evant to a terrorism investigation, mouths are, and say no to giving government that some of the NSL statute’s gag provi- even if that person is not suspected of the power to violate Americans’ civil liberties. sions were unconstitutional because they unlawful behavior. If Congress reau- I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill. wrongly placed the burden on NSL recipients thorizes these provisions with no Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I voted to challenge gag orders, narrowly limited ju- against the PATRIOT Act in 2001, voted dicial review of gag orders and required changes, Americans will remain sub- courts to defer entirely to the executive ject to warrantless intrusions into against its extension in 2005, and will again branch. The appeals court sent the case back their personal affairs—a gross over- vote against it again today. The PATRIOT Act to the U.S. District Court for the Southern reach of Federal investigative author- was sold as a measure to ensure the safety District of New York and ordered the govern- ity that could be abused. It’s just not of the American people. Instead, the PATRIOT ment to justify the constitutionality of the how we do things in this country. Act has served primarily to subvert funda- gag on Merrill. On July 30, the parties Rather than taking the time to craft mental rights afforded to American citizens. reached a settlement in the case. As part of reforms that will better protect private A plain extension of the PATRIOT Act, with- that settlement, the FBI agreed that Merrill citizens’ communications and privacy out revisiting its many problems and abuses, could now identify himself as the John Doe NSL recipient. from overbroad government surveil- is a huge mistake and missed opportunity to ‘‘We are thrilled that Nick will finally be lance, the Republican majority simply truly protect our country against terrorism and able to speak out about why he took the cou- wants to cram this bill through with- do so in the confines of the Constitution. rageous step of challenging the FBI’s NSL out providing any opportunity for any- Freedom does not have to be compromised power. Thanks to Nick’s actions, courts have one to offer amendments that improve to defend liberty. Continuing to weaken funda- now recognized the need for judicial over- the bill. We all acknowledge that law mental American principles will not leave us sight of the government’s dangerous NSL enforcement needs new tools to keep more secure, but instead more vulnerable. gag power,’’ said Melissa Goodman, staff at- torney with the ACLU National Security up with 21st century threats; but sure- Through mutual trust and fearlessness, we Project. ‘‘But even though this case has re- ly it is the responsibility of Congress can progress together. sulted in significant improvements to NSL to reexamine legislation that was hur- It is time to stop extending the PATRIOT procedures, innocent Americans’ private riedly passed through Congress in the Act and restore full American freedoms and records remain too vulnerable to secret and wake of 9/11 to make sure it lives up to liberty to our citizens. warrantless data collection by the FBI. At a our national ideals. Mr. SMITH of Texas. I yield back the minimum, the FBI should have to show indi- Because this bill fails to contain any balance of my time. vidual suspicion before it issues an NSL for checks and balances to prevent law en- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The an individual’s personal information and in- forcement abuse and protect civil lib- question is on the motion offered by vades Americans’ right to privacy and free speech on the Internet.’’ erties, I will be voting against it, and I the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) While misuse and abuse of the NSL power urge my colleagues to do the same. that the House suspend the rules and has been widely documented, the Obama ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- pass the bill, H.R. 514. ministration is now seeking to expand the tleman from Texas has 71⁄2 minutes re- The question was taken. statute to allow the FBI to demand even maining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the more records without court approval. In Mr. SMITH of Texas. I yield myself opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being July, the Obama administration proposed to the balance of my time. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. expand the statute to allow the FBI to get Mr. Speaker, extending the expiring Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, on that Americans’ Internet activity records without provisions of the Patriot Act will en- court approval or even suspicion of wrong- I demand the yeas and nays. doing. sure that America’s law enforcement The yeas and nays were ordered. In 2009, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D– officials and intelligence agents are The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- NY) and Jeff Flake (R–AZ) reintroduced the equipped to identify terrorist threats ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the

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Alexander Granger Olson COMMUNICATION FROM THE Altmire Graves (MO) Palazzo DEMOCRATIC LEADER Austria Griffin (AR) Pascrell f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Baca Griffith (VA) Paulsen Bachmann Grimm Pearce fore the House the following commu- COMMUNICATION FROM THE Bachus Guinta Pence nication from the Honorable NANCY DEMOCRATIC LEADER Barletta Guthrie Perlmutter PELOSI, House Democratic Leader: Barrow Hall Peters The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Barton (TX) Harman Peterson FEBRUARY 8, 2011. fore the House the following commu- Bass (NH) Harper Petri Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, nication from the Honorable NANCY Benishek Harris Pitts Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol, Berg Hartzler Platts PELOSI, House Democratic Leader: Washington, DC. Berkley Hastings (FL) Poe (TX) DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: Pursuant to the FEBRUARY 8, 2011. Biggert Hastings (WA) Pompeo National Foundation on the Arts and Hu- Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Bilbray Hayworth Price (GA) manities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(b) note), I Speaker of the House, Bilirakis Heck Quayle am pleased to re-appoint the Honorable U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. Bishop (GA) Heinrich Quigley Betty McCollum of Minnesota to the Na- DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: Pursuant to Sec- Bishop (NY) Hensarling Rahall tional Council on the Arts. tion 4 of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Com- Black Herger Reed Blackburn Herrera Beutler Reichert Thank you for your attention to this ap- mission Act (Public Law 111–25), I am pleased Bonner Higgins Renacci to appoint the Honorable Silvestre Reyes of pointment. Bono Mack Hinojosa Reyes Sincerely, Texas to the commission. Boren Holden Ribble NANCY PELOSI, Thank you for your consideration of this Boswell Hoyer Rigell House Democratic Leader. appointment. Boustany Huelskamp Rivera Sincerely, Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Roby f NANCY PELOSI, Brooks Hunter Rogers (AL) COMMUNICATION FROM THE House Democratic Leader. Buchanan Hurt Rogers (KY) DEMOCRATIC LEADER Bucshon Inslee Rogers (MI) f Buerkle Israel Rokita The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Burgess Issa Rooney fore the House the following commu- Burton (IN) Jenkins Ros-Lehtinen RECESS Calvert Johnson (OH) Roskam nication from the Honorable NANCY The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Camp Johnson, Sam Ross (AR) PELOSI, House Democratic Leader: ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Canseco Jordan Ross (FL) NANCY PELOSI, Cantor Keating Rothman (NJ) declares the House in recess until ap- Capito Kelly Royce DEMOCRATIC LEADER, proximately 6:30 p.m. today. Cardoza Kind Runyan February 8, 2011. Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 12 min- Carnahan King (IA) Ruppersberger Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, utes p.m.), the House stood in recess Carney King (NY) Ryan (WI) Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol, Wash- Carter Kinzinger (IL) Scalise ington, DC. until approximately 6:30 p.m. Cassidy Kissell Schiff DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: Pursuant to Sec- Castor (FL) Kline Schmidt tion 4404(c)(2) of the Congressional Hunger f Chabot Lance Schock Fellows Act of 2002 (2 U.S.C) 1161, I am Chaffetz Landry Schwartz pleased to re-appoint Mr. James P. McGov- b 1830 Chandler Langevin Scott (SC) ern of Worcester, Massachusetts to the Coble Lankford Scott, Austin Coffman (CO) Scott, David Board of Trustees of the Congressional Hun- Larsen (WA) AFTER RECESS Cole Latham Sensenbrenner ger Fellows Program. Conaway LaTourette Sessions Thank you for your attention to this ap- The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro Connolly (VA) Latta Sewell pointment. Cooper Lee (NY) Shimkus Sincerely, tempore (Mrs. EMERSON) at 6 o’clock Costa Levin Shuler NANCY PELOSI, and 30 minutes p.m. Courtney Lewis (CA) Shuster House Democratic Leader. Cravaack Lipinski Simpson f Crenshaw LoBiondo Sires f Critz Long Smith (NE) EXTENDING COUNTERTERRORISM Cuellar Lowey Smith (NJ) COMMUNICATION FROM THE Culberson Lucas Smith (TX) DEMOCRATIC LEADER AUTHORITIES Davis (CA) Luetkemeyer Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Davis (KY) Lummis Southerland The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Denham Lungren, Daniel Stearns fore the House the following commu- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Dent E. Stivers nication from the Honorable NANCY ished business is the vote on the mo- DesJarlais Lynch Stutzman PELOSI, House Democratic Leader: tion to suspend the rules and pass the Diaz-Balart Manzullo Sullivan bill (H.R. 514) to extend expiring provi- Dicks Marino Terry NANCY PELOSI, Dold Matheson Thompson (PA) DEMOCRATIC LEADER, sions of the USA PATRIOT Improve- Donnelly (IN) McCarthy (CA) Thornberry February 8, 2011. ment and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Dreier McCarthy (NY) Tiberi Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Duffy McCaul Tipton Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol, Wash- Prevention Act of 2004 relating to ac- Duncan (SC) McCotter Tsongas ington, DC. Ellmers McHenry Turner cess to business records, individual ter- Emerson McIntyre Upton DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: Pursuant to Sec- rorists as agents of foreign powers, and Farenthold McKeon Van Hollen tion 4(b) of House Resolution 5, 111th Con- Fincher McKinley Walberg gress, I am pleased to appoint the following roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011, on which the yeas and nays were or- Flake McMorris Walden members to the House Democracy Partner- Fleischmann Rodgers Walsh (IL) ship: dered. Fleming McNerney Webster The Honorable David E. Price of North The Clerk read the title of the bill. Flores Meehan West Carolina The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Forbes Mica Westmoreland The Honorable Lois Capps of California question is on the motion offered by Fortenberry Miller (FL) Whitfield Foxx Miller (MI) Wilson (SC) The Honorable Rush D. Holt of New Jersey the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) The Honorable Allyson Y. Schwartz of Franks (AZ) Miller (NC) Wittman that the House suspend the rules and Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Wolf Pennsylvania Gallegly Mulvaney Womack The Honorable Donald M. Payne of New pass the bill. The vote was taken by electronic de- Gardner Murphy (CT) Yarmuth Jersey Gerlach Murphy (PA) Yoder The Honorable Sam Farr of California vice, and there were—yeas 277, nays Gibbs Myrick Young (FL) The Honorable Keith Ellison of Minnesota 148, not voting 9, as follows: Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Young (IN)

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Rangel Madam Speaker, last week, at the Bishop (UT) Hinchey Rehberg REPORT ON RESOLUTION DIRECT- Blumenauer Hirono Richardson ING COMMITTEES TO REVIEW same time that oil broke $100 a barrel, Brady (PA) Holt Richmond the President traveled to the Fifth Dis- Braley (IA) Honda REGULATIONS FROM FEDERAL Roe (TN) Broun (GA) Hultgren AGENCIES trict of Pennsylvania, home of the first Rohrabacher Brown (FL) Jackson (IL) oil well 151 years ago and to the world’s Roybal-Allard Campbell Jackson Lee Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rush largest natural gas play. It was an Capps (TX) Rules, submitted a privileged report honor to have President Obama visit Capuano Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) (Rept. No. 112–6) on the resolution (H. Sa´ nchez, Linda the Commonwealth and highlight the Carson (IN) Johnson (IL) Res. 72) directing certain standing Chu Johnson, E. B. T. research being done at Penn State on Sanchez, Loretta Cicilline Jones committees to inventory and review energy efficiency. I was hopeful the Clarke (MI) Kaptur Sarbanes existing, pending, and proposed regula- President would touch on the impor- Clarke (NY) Kildee Schakowsky tions and orders from agencies of the Clay Kingston Schilling tance of domestic energy production, Cleaver Kucinich Schrader Federal Government, particularly with especially oil, coal, and natural gas— Clyburn Labrador Schweikert respect to their effect on jobs and eco- Cohen Larson (CT) Scott (VA) each just as critical to any credible en- nomic growth, which was referred to ergy plan. Conyers Lee (CA) Serrano the House Calendar and ordered to be Costello Lewis (GA) Sherman Unfortunately, I remain convinced Crowley Loebsack Slaughter printed. that America lacks a comprehensive Cummings Lofgren, Zoe Stark plan to end our reliance on foreign oil. Davis (IL) Luja´ n Sutton f DeFazio Mack Thompson (CA) In too many instances, this adminis- DeGette Maloney Thompson (MS) REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- tration has undermined America’s path DeLauro Marchant Tierney Deutch Markey VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF to a comprehensive plan. This adminis- Tonko tration has withdrawn oil and gas Dingell Matsui Towns HOUSE RESOLUTION 72, DIRECT- Doggett McClintock Vela´ zquez ING COMMITTEES TO REVIEW leases in the West, imposed a morato- Doyle McCollum Visclosky rium on drilling in the Gulf, placed Duncan (TN) McDermott REGULATIONS FROM FEDERAL Walz (MN) Edwards McGovern AGENCIES huge portions of the Outer Continental Ellison Meeks Wasserman Shelf off limits to new offshore drill- Schultz Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Engel Michaud ing, and proposed billions in higher Waters Rules, submitted a privileged report Eshoo Miller, George taxes on American energy. These ac- Farr Moore Watt (Rept. No. 112–7) on the resolution (H. Waxman tions will not help cease America’s Fattah Moran Res. 73) providing for consideration of Filner Nadler Weiner dangerous reliance on foreign oil. the resolution (H. Res. 72) directing Fitzpatrick Napolitano Welch Our Nation needs a low-cost energy Frank (MA) Neal Wilson (FL) certain standing committees to inven- supply for economic growth and secu- Fudge Olver Woodall tory and review existing, pending, and Garamendi Owens Woolsey rity. I hope my colleagues—on both proposed regulations and orders from Gibson Pallone Wu sides of the aisle—will join me in that agencies of the Federal Government, Gonzalez Pastor (AZ) Young (AK) effort. NOT VOTING—9 particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth, which f Butterfield Giffords Lamborn Crawford Gutierrez Posey was referred to the House Calendar and b 1910 Garrett Hanna Speier ordered to be printed. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE b 1904 f (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and Messrs. BRALEY of Iowa, CLEAVER, was given permission to address the CLYBURN, WAXMAN, GONZALEZ, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO House for 1 minute.) NEAL, ANDREWS, KINGSTON, HELL- COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam ER, DEUTCH, ROE of Tennessee, COOPERATION IN EUROPE Speaker, as a follow-up to what was CLARKE of Michigan, KILDEE, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- just said by my colleague from Penn- HIMES, Ms. BROWN of Florida, and ant to 22 U.S.C. 3003, and the order of sylvania, we all know about the prob- Mr. CAMPBELL changed their vote the House of January 5, 2011, the Chair lems in the Middle East. There’s a real from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ announces the Speaker’s appointment problem in Egypt. We don’t know Messrs. GRIFFITH of Virginia, of the following Members of the House about that government, how it’s going MULVANEY, DUNCAN of South Caro- to the Commission on Security and Co- to turn out. There’s problems in the lina, and SCOTT of South Carolina gulf states, there’s problems in other changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to operation in Europe: parts of the Middle East, and we get at ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. SMITH, New Jersey, Chairman So (two-thirds not being in the af- Mr. PITTS, Pennsylvania least 30 percent of our energy from firmative) the motion was rejected. Mr. ADERHOLT, Alabama that area. We also get about 20 percent The result of the vote was announced Mr. GINGREY, Georgia of our energy from Venezuela, and the as above recorded. President down there, Mr. Chavez, is no f friend of ours. f If we don’t move toward energy inde- PERMISSION TO SUBMIT COM- APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO pendence and there’s a real problem in MITTEE RULES FOR PUBLICA- RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL the Middle East, we’ve got problems TION COMMISSION here in this country. Can you imagine Mr. DREIER. I ask unanimous con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- what would happen if we had 30 percent sent that, one, the chair of each com- ant to section 4 of the Ronald Reagan of our energy cut off because there was mittee be permitted to submit their re- Centennial Commission Act of 2009 a blockage of the Suez Canal or the spective committee rules for publica- (P.L. 111–25), and the order of the House Straits of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf? tion in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD; of January 5, 2011, the Chair announces We must move toward energy inde- and, two, that the chair of the Com- the Speaker’s appointment of the fol- pendence. mittee on the Budget be permitted to lowing Member of the House to the The President is blocking us from submit material related to the budget Ronald Reagan Centennial Commis- getting permits to drill in the gulf, we process for publication in the CONGRES- sion: can’t drill in the ANWR, we can’t drill SIONAL RECORD. Mr. SCHOCK, Illinois off the continental shelf, we can’t use

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We’ve the life of a promising young man like history where we’re trying to celebrate got to solve it with the energy that we Kevin Jordan. what is good and great, it certainly have before us right now. It’s in our na- I want to wish both Kevin and Coach seems ridiculous that Pepsi would uti- tional security and our economic secu- Walter a speedy recovery from their lize this kind of humor. It was not hu- rity that we ought to do this. transplant surgeries and hope to see morous. It was demeaning—an African f them one day soon on the ball dia- American woman throwing something mond, winning games for Wake Forest. at an African American male and wind- IMPORTED FROM DETROIT Coach Walter’s example is more than ing up hitting a Caucasian woman. (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and inspirational—it is the very image of a I think that we can come together in was given permission to address the life lived well, of putting others first. a much better way, sell Pepsi, and as House for 1 minute and to revise and His family, his players, his friends and well talk about good nutrition. But, extend her remarks.) his community could not ask for a bet- frankly, I consider this insulting, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. ter man to call their own. so did many other women of all colors. Speaker, during the Super Bowl, Chrys- f It would be great to have a lot more ler aired an ad promoting the new women in ads at the Super Bowl and PATIENTS FREEDOM TO CHOOSE Chrysler 200 that touched the hearts of great to have more women involved, ACT America with its focus on redemption but it also would be great to have a and the enduring spirit of a great (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given sense of balance that will respect indi- American city—Detroit, Michigan. permission to address the House for 1 viduals for who they are and how they The redemption of a city and a region minute and to revise and extend his re- contribute—great women like the Hon- that has made some mistakes but is marks.) orable Barbara Jordan and the Honor- also home to some of our Nation’s Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, later able Shirley Chisholm. I think even greatest innovators, most skilled this week, I plan on introducing legis- though they probably had a great sense craftsman and best workforce. lation, the Patients Freedom to Choose of humor, they would find this very of- The redemption of an industry that Act, along with Senator KAY BAILEY fensive. has also made some mistakes but is HUTCHISON from Texas. This legislation f still the backbone of American manu- would repeal two provisions of the new facturing. health care law that limit a patient’s LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE Redemption epitomized by the work- choice in how to use their consumer-di- (Mr. BARLETTA asked and was ers at Chrysler’s Sterling Heights as- rected health care plans. given permission to address the House sembly plant in Sterling Heights, Beginning in 2013, contributions to for 1 minute.) Michigan, which was slated to close flexible spending accounts will be lim- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise during bankruptcy. But the workers ited by a new Federal cap of $2,500. The today in order to share the feedback fought and sacrificed and made the new health care law will also prohibit that I received from my constituents business case that they were the right individuals from using their health during my past week in the district. At people to build the Chrysler 200 fea- savings accounts and their flexible a town hall meeting on Thursday tured in the ad. spending accounts to purchase over- night, I asked those in attendance to In Detroit, we build things. That is the-counter medication without a pre- raise their hand if they felt they had a what we do. And we do it better than scription from their doctor. better life than their parents. Nearly anybody else in the world. We still Mr. Speaker, 10 million Americans everyone raised their hand. But when I have a long way to go, but the Detroit now are enrolled in HSAs and over 35 asked if they believed that their grand- region is coming back and our story of million people have FSAs, while 85 per- children could look forward to a more redemption is distinctly American. cent of all large employers offer them promising future, not one person raised Mr. Speaker, to all Americans who as a benefit to their employees. This their hand. Not one person. That is are looking to buy a new car and who legislation is needed because these two simply unacceptable. are considering imports, I have a sim- provisions in the health care law will While this House has taken positive ple message. If you want the best, you punish families at a cost of over $5 bil- steps to address the out-of-control should buy it, imported from Detroit. lion. spending habits of this government, my f Instead of limiting options as is hap- constituents strongly feel that the best pening under this new health care law, WAKE FOREST BASEBALL COACH way to create a brighter future for our we should be empowering patients by DONATES KIDNEY TO OWN PLAY- children and grandchildren is to cut giving them increased access to afford- ER spending, end government waste, and able, quality care. allow our economy to have the freedom (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- f to grow and create jobs. I thank every- mission to address the House for 1 one who has shared their thoughts and minute and to revise and extend her re- PEPSI’S DEMEANING SUPER BOWL opinions with me over the past week marks.) AD and month, and I look forward to con- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I don’t often (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked tinuing our constructive dialogue. talk about sports on the floor of the and was given permission to address House, but sometimes a player, team the House for 1 minute.) f or coach’s actions are so exemplary Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. b 1920 that they must be recognized. Such is Speaker, I have a sense of humor and I the case with Wake Forest University believe in the First Amendment; and I REAGAN CENTENNIAL baseball coach Tom Walter. This week truly believe that many Americans had (Mr. ROYCE asked and was given per- Coach Walter, in an act of profound a great time either participating at the mission to address the House for 1 personal sacrifice, donated one of his Super Bowl or maybe fellowshipping minute.) kidneys to Kevin Jordan, a freshman with family members. It’s a great op- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise player on his team. Kevin Jordan suf- portunity to share information and to today in commemorating President fered with failing kidneys and a dona- inspire. Ronald Reagan’s centennial. tion was his only hope for a normal That is why I’m so disappointed with President Reagan served as an inspi- life. And before he even had a chance to the Pepsi advertisement that showed a ration for an entire generation of us to swing his bat for Wake Forest, his demeaning role for African American get involved in politics. I first had the

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I said at one like this into real reforms that set him Committee on Administration, Mr. of the gatherings that anyone who had apart from past leaders. LUNGREN, who worked on this statue, the opportunity to know Ronald At the heart of all of Reagan’s poli- and I was honored that he consulted Reagan, to work with Ronald Reagan cies, from supply-side economics to me on a few occasions as he was work- would have had, clearly, at least one promoting democracy overseas, was ing on it. To me, the thing that is the occasion as they went through the li- the importance of the individual, not most important part of the statue is brary to have a wonderful memory the collective. It was the importance of inscribed at the base. Unfortunately, come back to the forefront—and even freedom, not statism. This great legacy it’s on the back, so you have to go new experiences. In fact, I had a very is what we celebrate today. through a little effort to see it, Mr. moving experience when I went I remember, following the Carter ad- Speaker. But at the base of that stat- through the museum and saw some- ministration, our economy was in a ue, it has three of the great statements thing that I had not seen before. state of economic malaise—high unem- that Ronald Reagan was known for. The father of one of my closest fam- ployment and high inflation. In fact, What were they? ily friends passed away just before he that legacy led to the creation of the They were, of course: ‘‘America’s was born—in fact, 4 months before he concept of the misery index—inflation best days are yet to come.’’ ‘‘Our was born. He was an only son, and obvi- plus unemployment—and that reached proudest moments are yet to be.’’ ‘‘Our ously never knew his father. As I an all-time high. But through the en- most glorious achievements are just walked through the Reagan Museum, I actment of a pro-growth agenda, ahead.’’ was struck because I saw on the wall Reagan was able to cut that number in Now, if that doesn’t instill optimism the discharge papers that were signed half in that era of and lead and encouragement, I don’t know what by Captain Ronald Reagan. us into prosperity. does. Those three statements, I believe, When I saw them, I took out my tele- f define Ronald Reagan. phone, and called my friend, and said, THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE He obviously was someone who en- Did you know that Ronald Reagan had BIRTH OF PRESIDENT RONALD joyed having a good time. In fact, signed your father’s discharge papers? WILSON REAGAN Nancy said on Sunday, at the party, He said, no, he didn’t know it, and was, that her husband always enjoyed cele- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. needless to say, very emotional having brating his birthday and that he would just learned that at that moment as I CRAVAACK). Under the Speaker’s an- have loved the party that took place. nounced policy of January 5, 2011, the went in. And for those who may not have been gentleman from California (Mr. Well, this man is on March 20 going there or seen it, you should know that DREIER) is recognized for 60 minutes as to mark his 50th birthday, and his the celebration continues. the designee of the majority leader. name is John Clark Gable. His father It actually began at the end of last Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I have was the legendary actor Clark Gable, taken this time out this evening so year. I was privileged to give an ad- who had had his discharge papers that my colleagues and I might have dress up at the library, during which I signed by Captain Ronald Reagan. the opportunity to talk about what was talking about the challenges that As you look, there is the good and took place the day before yesterday exist today and the way that Ronald the bad, which are outlined in this mu- and the century that led up to it. I am Reagan dealt with many of the similar seum, including the very tragic day in referring, as did my friend from Ful- problems that we face today. Then on March of 1981 when an assassination at- New Year’s Day, the Rose Parade fea- lerton, Mr. ROYCE, to the 100th anniver- tempt was launched against President sary of the birth of Ronald Wilson tured a float marking the 100th anni- Reagan, to lots of exciting and fun Reagan. versary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. Then times that took place during that pe- We know that Ronald Reagan is an again this past weekend, on February 5 riod of time. Of course we all know of individual who has provided inspiration and 6, there were great activities that Ronald Reagan’s legendary, legendary to Democrats and Republicans alike, took place at the library. sense of humor. and there is a reason for that. The rea- I should say, the weekend before, One of my stories—and I’m happy my son is that, while not everyone agreed there was a wonderful opportunity for friend from Huntington Beach, whom I with Ronald Reagan’s policies, he was us to have the Members of Congress met when he was working for Ronald an individual who was able to provide who were elected in 1980, with Ronald Reagan shortly after we came to Wash- encouragement; he was an individual Reagan, three decades ago, to convene ington together in the early 1980s, my who was able to provide inspiration; for a class reunion that the Ronald friend Mr. ROHRABACHER, likes to take and I think most importantly, Mr. Reagan Foundation helped us put to- credit for many of President Reagan’s Speaker, he was an individual who was gether. At the same time, the Heritage funny lines. You know, there is a rag- able to provide hope to so many people Foundation hosted its meeting, which ing debate that he and I have on that all over this country as well as across included many of the newly elected on a regular basis. One story I know the globe. Members of Congress. It was basically Ronald Reagan enjoyed but did not, in 1 Mrs. Reagan did an interview this a 2 ⁄2-day gathering. fact, get from DANA ROHRABACHER, I past week leading up to February 6 in Several Members have told me about should say for the record, Mr. Speaker, which she was asked the question: the opportunity to have Members of was when we were dealing with one of What do you most want your husband that 97th class, the class of 1980 which the most challenging economic times to be remembered for? came in with Ronald Reagan, share that the United States of America has What she said was that she wanted their experiences with the newly elect- gone through. It was in the early 1980s. him to be remembered for the fact that ed Members—87 strong, the largest he instilled a sense of optimism for the turnover in three-quarters of a cen- b 1930 American people. That great sense of tury. We were able to share those expe- I was invited on a Saturday after- optimism, which was not Pollyanna- riences, and Members have said that it noon to a small party in . like, because he was clearly very real- was probably the highlight of that 21⁄2- There were about 20 people gathered, istic, direct, had a great strength of day gathering that we had at the Ron- and the people gathered were commis- character, an unwavering commitment ald Reagan Library. erating over the fact that we had at to his principles, but at the same time, I also have to say, Mr. Speaker, that that point an unemployment rate that he was always able to encourage people just yesterday we saw the opening of was well into double digits. We had an to have hope for the future. the new Ronald Reagan Museum, and inflation rate that was sky high, and

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Well, need- right behind me just 10 days ago Presi- quietly, Mr. President, we didn’t have a less to say, everyone at that lunch dent Obama stood here and advocated a good day riding today. And Ronald looked around like how in the world reduction of that top rate on those job Reagan sensed exactly what he was could he say that. He said the reason I creators. We know that he has re- going to say, and instead of protesting, say that is I’m reminded of this huge cently, President Obama, read Lou he made every effort to put the Secret caravan of farm animals being driven Cannon’s book on Ronald Reagan and Service agent at ease, knowing that it through a countryside, and there is a understands how successful Ronald was a difficult thing for him. terrible accident, these animals strewn Reagan was. You have to understand that. He was all over the highway. And the sheriff Now, I have lots of things that I want being told that something that he came roaring up, and he looked to the to say, but I’m privileged to be joined loved almost as much as anything else side of the road and saw a horse with by four great Californians who are here in his life, his avocation, his—some two broken legs, frothing at the right now, and so I think that the most people play golf; Ronald Reagan rode mouth. So the sheriff pulled out his appropriate thing for me to do would horses. He was being told he could no gun, put it to the horse’s head, and put be to go by both age and seniority. And longer do that, and instead of thinking him out of the misery. And then he so I think that my friend DAN LUN- about himself and the pain it was going looked over and saw a dog, just about GREN, who has been an inspiration to to cause him and the lack of oppor- the same thing. This dog was shaking me as Ronald Reagan was, has joined tunity to enjoy himself, his first con- like there was no tomorrow, and so he us, and I mentioned him earlier. He’s cern was for the person who was deliv- put his gun to the dog’s head and put the distinguished chair of the Com- ering that message to him, and he him out of his misery. And then he mittee on House Administration, some- wanted to put him at ease. looked over and saw the driver of one And that gives you a bit of an under- thing that we were never able to do of the vehicles. This driver had at least standing of the character of the man during the Reagan years, that being one leg broken, badly bloodied and who thought about what he was doing banged up, and the sheriff looked at have the majority, and I know that for others rather than what they were the driver and said, And how are you Ronald Reagan would be very proud to doing for him, or, excuse me, to put it feeling? And the driver responded by see his friend DAN LUNGREN in the posi- this way: He thought more about what saying, I’ve never been better. And tion that he is today. gratitude he had for what other people Mr. Speaker, I’d like to yield to my that, in fact, Mr. Speaker, dem- were doing for him, rather than accept- onstrated that great sense of optimism friend. ing praise for what he was doing in Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- and hope that was always there for that circumstance. fornia. I thank the gentleman from Ronald Reagan. I remember the last great speech Now, his policies are something that California for taking this time and for that I remember that Ronald Reagan are desperately needed today, and I’m yielding this time to me and I know to gave. It was at the 1992 Republican con- so happy to see that as we have now others as we come about this. vention in Houston, and some of you won what would be a Reagan-like ma- You and I have and the other gen- may remember it. You’ve seen film of jority here in the House, that working tleman from California (Mr. ROHR- it if you weren’t there. He wore a suit together in a bipartisan way, which ABACHER) were privileged to be in that or a sport coat and a shirt that, if we was a message that former Secretary of crowd on Sunday where we celebrated wore it, we would be told you don’t the Treasury, former Chief of Staff, Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. wear those sorts of things when you’re I was reminded that the last time I former Secretary of State James Baker appearing at a political event. It was provided Sunday morning at the spoke with him was 20 years before on sort of a maroon or almost maroon to Reagan Library, working together in a his birthday, his 80th birthday, when I brown jacket, and I remember the shirt bipartisan way to deal with our Na- was calling him from my office in Sac- had a white collar and it had stripes tion’s problems and the problems that ramento, and he was his usual open, af- that were of the same color as the coat. we’re dealing with around the globe is fable, and interested individual who al- And when he started to speak, and I a very important thing. ways had an expression of concern for was watching closely because my son, And that’s why as we look at the eco- the person he was speaking with and who at that time was in college, had nomic challenges, it seems to me that who didn’t take himself too seriously gotten a pass to the floor of the con- following what I like to describe as the but obviously took the job that he had vention, and I said, I want you to see Kennedy-Reagan economic model very, very seriously. the master speak, using that in would be a great prescription for us to One of the insights into President quotation marks, because this may be create jobs and get our economy back Reagan I think is seen in a film that the last great speech he ever gives. on track. was done about Ronald Reagan’s life When Ronald Reagan got up, he looked It seems to me, Mr. Speaker, that as that I saw recently, and at the end of every bit his age. In fact, he looked a we look at where it is that we’re going, the film or close to the end of the film, little bit tired. As he started to speak, making sure that we have tax rates they had an interview with the Secret some young people in front of him that encourage job creation and eco- Service man who continued to be with began chanting his name and cheering nomic growth are important. Thanks Ronald Reagan to the very end, and him, and at first he couldn’t hear very to the fact that Japan has just reduced this Secret Service man was distin- well. And then he realized what they its top rate on job creators, the United guished by the fact that he was a fel- were saying, and you saw that Ronald States of America today has the high- low equestrian. He rode with Ronald Reagan grin begin, and you saw him est tax rate on job creators of any Reagan, and it was the last time Ron- start to speak. And at the end of his country in the world. We have the ald Reagan rode a horse. He went out speech, I guarantee you he was 20 years highest tax rate of any country in the riding with him, and when he came younger than when he started that world when it comes to those busi- back he went to Mrs. Reagan and said, speech. nesses that are trying to create jobs. the President didn’t have a very good And he gave that vibrancy to the en- We continue to hear and decry the day on the horse today, and that was a tire assembled crowd there in that con- flight of jobs outside of the United nice way of saying maybe it’s time vention hall, and I was so happy that I States to other parts of the world, and that he not risk injury by horse riding. had my son there to be able to see this people get into so many other issues. And everybody knew that Ronald remarkable man give this remarkable We need to look at our policies that en- Reagan loved to ride horses. Probably performance at the end of his career. courage the flight of those jobs outside his third greatest passion—his passion But when you think about that, some- of the country. for his wife, his passion for this coun- times you think maybe we just think

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And let that came from this country. room that had a television. me say before yielding to whichever of That always remained with me. I al- There were four of us, graduates of my colleagues gets to their feet next, ways thought Ronald Reagan had spent the University of Notre Dame, who Mr. Speaker, I think that when one his whole life reading, thinking, think- were Members of Congress at the time thinks of some of the great, great ing about this Nation, thinking about that he had with us and Dick Lyng who Reagan stories that are legendary, you the principles that made this Nation was the Californian who was the Sec- can’t help but recall that he had joy in great. retary of Agriculture, also a Notre sharing those stories with people. And Dame grad. And in his speech, he said, I guess that had to have been his Irish b 1940 ‘‘I want to introduce you to the new blood that was flowing that brought And in my own mind, whenever I met Four Horsemen of Notre Dame,’’ and that out. But all of those stories did with him with other Members of Con- then mentioned each one of our names. provide so much encouragement. One of his great lines, to me—and my gress or alone, you had this idea that I have that on tape, and that is one of friend just referred to it—was when he he had developed this philosophical or my highlights of my life. And at some would look to Americans, regardless of political schematic. point in time, I will make sure I make what their background was, and say, If you were speaking to him about a copies and give it to my children and You’re an American. And I am re- subject, he would put that schematic my grandchildren. over that discussion. And if, in fact, it But he loved the fact that people re- minded of his famous line where he fit within those principles he had de- membered him for that role and for the said, You know, if you immigrate to France, you don’t become a French- veloped over a lifetime, he would basi- spirit that he had there. And I am man. If you immigrate to China, you cally allow you to go do it. He would proud of the fact that after his recov- don’t become Chinese. The United basically give you a charge, and he ery from that assassination attempt, States of America is the only country would be behind you—may not tell you the first public major address he made in the world where if you immigrate to the details, but he would be with you. away from the Capitol was at the Uni- the United States of America, you be- And if you didn’t, if you had something versity of Notre Dame. that was outside that philosophical po- Ronald Reagan was a hero to many of come an American which, again, under- litical schematic that he had developed us. He was an inspiration to many of scores what a melting pot the United over a lifetime, he would in some ways us, but he was a real man. He had his States of America is and e pluribus gently tell you that, No, I don’t think weaknesses as well as his strengths. He unum, ‘‘out of many, one.’’ That is we’re going to do that. And you knew had his shortcomings, and he would be what has made us as great as we are. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield to at that point in time that he wasn’t the first one to admit it. But above all, my friend from Huntington Beach, going to be with you on it; but he was, he was that person who told us, as Re- California (Mr. ROHRABACHER), the fa- again, thinking a little bit about you publicans, that we should approach the mous, legendary speechwriter of Ron- and the reaction that you would re- future not only with confidence, not ceive when he would tell you ‘‘no.’’ ald Reagan. We first met in the decade only with hope, but with a sense of joy, of the 1980s. We joined with Democrats One of the most difficult things I an idea that this country is the great- ever had to do was to tell him ‘‘no’’ on and Republicans in both Houses of Con- est country in the history of the world gress to play a role in liberating the the phone. I was in my office. He was and gives us the greatest opportunity people of Afghanistan from the Soviet calling on a vote. And I can’t even re- to succeed. And he always felt a sense Union’s horrendous control, and I’m call what the subject was. of gratitude that he was here, that he sure he will seize this opportunity to Mr. DREIER. If I can reclaim my was born here, that he was allowed to get into that. time, I will tell you exactly what the raise himself up. And he thought that Mr. ROHRABACHER. Thank you vote was because I remember it so viv- ought to be the opportunity given to very much, DAVID. Just to expand a lit- idly. It was the 1982 Tax Equity and everybody. tle bit on the last point you made, Fiscal Responsibility Act. And I fur- When he came into a room, there was when we were writing for Ronald ther yield to my friend. just a feeling there that was not there Reagan, he would insist that we don’t Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- at any other time. And it’s hard for talk about people as being—he fornia. It may very well have been some of us to realize that he has been wouldn’t say Irish Americans or Mexi- that. gone for 61⁄2 years now and that he can Americans or German Americans. He called me personally to talk to me would be 100 years old today. All we He always insisted that we say ‘‘Ameri- about that. And I had the hardest time can say is, we’re not looking back- cans of Irish descent,’’ ‘‘Americans of saying ‘‘no’’ to him, but I did. The re- wards. We’re trying to take the essence Mexican descent,’’ ‘‘Americans of Ger- markable thing about it was that he of the man, his commitment to the man descent.’’ Americans together, up didn’t pressure me anymore. He didn’t foundations of this country, his open- front. So that’s a little bit of wisdom. make me feel bad. He didn’t say, Well, ness and his optimism, and utilize that Just that little expression showed the you’ll hear from us again, or if you at a time when we desperately need it. wisdom of that man. want something in your district. All he I never thought that he looked at a It was my honor to join with my two said was, I understand. I’m sorry I person and thought, You’re African colleagues at the 100th celebration. couldn’t convince you. I got off that American, you’re Caucasian, you’re DAN and DAVE and I, we have a special phone. I thought I was right in the de- Hispanic, you’re Asian. He looked at place in our lives for this man, Ronald cision I had made, but I felt badly that you and said, You’re an American; and Reagan. And I think that that birthday I had to tell him ‘‘no,’’ and I think that therefore I’m going to expect the best and that gathering that we had at the was it. out of you, and this country is going to Reagan Library is one of the most One of the highlights of my first 10 give you the opportunity to be the memorable times that I will have, and years in the Congress was going to my very, very best. I am just so grateful that I was able to alma mater, the University of Notre So I thank the gentleman from Cali- share that with you. Dame, on Air Force One with Ronald fornia for this time. And this weekend I think the Reagan Library is doing a Reagan when he was going to unveil was wonderful not only for us to reflect terrific job, and they will then be able the stamp commemorating the 100th in our memories but also to bring the to carry what we are talking about to- birthday of Knute Rockne—or as he Ronald Reagan we know to the present night so that younger people, people said, ‘‘Ke-Nute’’ Rockne because that’s people of America, particularly those 100 years from now, will get a good pic- what Knute Rockne’s widow had told young people who were not born when ture of this man who saved America

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I cannot tell you how much I, of course, met Ronald Reagan so very strong for the things you believe, thought and prayer has gone into that many years ago when I volunteered as very principled. Be as strong an advo- very issue, and I sought religious help a youth organizer for his first cam- cate as you can, but be very nice to from people and guidance from various paign for Governor. And I was in Youth people. Be very nice to people even if spiritual leaders, and I came to the for Reagan. I was the L.A. County High they’re on the other side of the table conclusion, well, DANA, I came to the School chairman of Youth for Reagan, arguing another case. conclusion that if you’re killing some- although I was a freshman at a junior Mr. DREIER. If I could reclaim my one for vengeance, that is not con- college at the time. time and just interject one little story sistent with what Christ has There had been so much infighting here as we have a discussion here. I’m taught us. But if you realize you’re going on—the Republicans almost reminded that one of his domestic pol- taking that life to save the life of an- enjoy fighting each other as much as icy advisors, Professor Roger Porter other because other murderers will be they do fighting Democrats and every- from Harvard, had told me that he re- deterred from killing innocent victims, body else. Well, it was true back then membered sitting in the Oval Office well, that’s totally consistent. as well. And there was so much infight- with President Reagan, and a group And I tell you, my view of Ronald ing going on in the Youth for Reagan, came in and began just maligning and Reagan and my admiration for that they were going to eliminate it. I got ripping him up one side and down the man went right through the roof. wind of this, and I had hundreds of kids other. And the President just sat there Well, what happened then, Evelle out walking precincts. I thought this patiently—and obviously he was on the Younger, who was Attorney General of would be horrible for them. So I de- opposite side of where they were—and the State, grabs the microphone and cided I had to talk to Ronald Reagan they left. says, Morality and religion have noth- personally about this. And Professor Porter looked to him ing to do with this. The people voted and he said, Gosh. He said, Why in the for the death penalty and they’re going b 1950 world, Mr. President, would you not re- to get it. And I found out what his address was, spond to those people? I mean, they Yeah, my opinion of Reagan was that and at 2 o’clock in the morning I hiked were so horrible to you. high. And I would just note Evelle up this long driveway in Pacific Pali- And President Reagan looked to him Younger ran for Governor and lost. sades up to his house. They didn’t have and said, Well, you know, I can’t con- Well, this was the type of Ronald a guard. Here’s the guy, the candidate trol how other people act. I can only Reagan that I got to know, very prin- for Governor, and nobody is there control how I act. cipled person. guarding the gate. And so I camped out And that was his response to that In ’76, a year after that press con- on his back lawn, and the next morn- kind of attack. ference, he ran for President. And I was ing, about 6:30, 7:00, Nancy sticks her And I am happy to further yield to about the only Republican that he head out there, What are you doing? my friend. could find in the press corps to hire as Who are you? Mr. ROHRABACHER. And I think Lynn Nofsinger’s Assistant Press Sec- And I had a little sign that said, ‘‘Mr. that that kindness and his personality retary, and I traveled with him, as I Reagan, please speak to me.’’ And I is what was dictating how he would say, through ’76 and ’80 and then went told her I was in the Youth for Reagan act. to the White House with him after and I just needed 2 minutes, just 2 min- So I went on after that, and I was a that. utes with him, 120 seconds. And she freshman in college when he was run- And let me just note that when Ron- said, Listen, if he comes out here, he’s ning in ’66. By the time his administra- ald Reagan went to the White House, it going to spend 20 minutes with you. tion was over, I was a journalist. I was has been again described so many He’s either going to miss his breakfast actually a reporter in Los Angeles. I’d times that our country was in such or be late for the rest of the day. I graduated from college. jeopardy. Freedom was in retreat. The can’t permit that to happen. If you And anyway, I was someone who was Soviet Union was in the ascendancy. leave right now, I’ll get you an ap- well known as going to the heart of the Tyranny, many of us felt in the late pointment with the campaign manager. matter and asking the toughest ques- ’70s that our country would lose the Well, you know, that’s the best I was tion at all the press conferences, and Cold War and that the world would be going to get. So I was walking real he was now Governor, finishing up his dominated by this Marxist, Leninist, slow down that long driveway dragging last couple of years as Governor of the totalitarian ideology. And of course my sleeping bag. And behind me I hear, State. And I remember a press con- our economy was near collapse and Wait a minute; wait a minute. ference that I covered with Ronald heading towards disaster. And there was Ronald Reagan chas- Reagan. DAN LUNGREN would appre- Ronald Reagan, when he was a young ing after me with shaving cream on his ciate this because it was his commis- person, was a lifeguard. He saved 77 face; his shirt’s wide open. sion on crime, and he was going to lives. That was such a part of a self- If you can spend the night on my make this big announcement as to image of being someone who was going back lawn, I can certainly spend a few what his commission on crime was rec- to save the day. And I saw that at moments with you. Now what’s the ommending. work. I saw that at work in the tough problem, young man? And I got up and of course wanted to decisions. And, you know, he never let me ask the toughest question, and the And by the way, let me just note, I down. I knew him for 40 years after question was: Governor, you suggested, disagree with Jim Baker. I didn’t see that. He never let me down. He was the and many times have suggested in your the bipartisanship that Jim Baker same caring, wonderful person. speeches, that you are a Christian and talked about. Maybe he did. But when And as my life went on and I was ac- that this is an important value to you; I worked in the White House with Ron- tive in his campaigns, I was with him you base many of your judgments on ald Reagan, because I went with him for 8 months from in the morning he your faith. How can you justify in there after he won the 1980 campaign, got up till the time he went to bed dur- Christian theology that you are taking and I was one of his five principal ing the ’76 campaign, so I knew every- someone, as the commission is sug- speech writers for 7 years. All I noticed thing that was going on in his life. I gesting that we expand the use of the was at that stand right over there the never heard him say the ‘‘F’’ word. I death penalty, and that we take some- Democrats, over and over again, from never heard him say, as the door one who is not at that moment a threat this body and from the Senate would slammed behind after someone who had to another human being and is in cus- do everything they could to defile and

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If I could reclaim my and found elements around the world you. time, I would just say to my friend, ob- who were fighting communist dictator- Well, what happens is this: Reagan viously that kind of partisan debate ship, they called it the Reagan Doc- gets up, and he is courageous. He is takes place regularly. But I think that trine, and he let the enemy of our en- being told not to do this, that this what Secretary Baker was talking emies do the fighting. That was the would create new Cold War animosities about was, first, the issue of Social Se- Reagan Doctrine. That’s what suc- on the other side. He knew that this curity, where President Reagan did ceeded in Afghanistan and elsewhere. It was a message to their leadership and work with Tip O’Neill to try and bring drained the budget of the Soviet Union, to the people behind the Iron Curtain about an effort to save Social Security. and it collapsed. that we were serious about our advo- In 1986, President Reagan worked with One last story that I would like to cacy of democracy and freedom and the then chairman of the Ways and tell, and that is, so many people who peace. He knew that. And he knew if he Means Committee, Dan Rostenkowsi, have tried to belittle President Reagan didn’t say it, it would demoralize all of on the 1986 Tax Reform Act. have tried to make him look—how those people. It would change history And so it’s true. I mean, in fact, I many times have I heard this, Well, for the worse if he didn’t say it. And he thank my friend for raising this issue, he’s just an actor and he’s just reading got up there, and he made that strong because the sense that somehow every- scripts. You guys are great script writ- statement. one at the end of the day loved each ers. First of all, let me note, I never The next day, of course, we were all other during that period of the 1980s is wrote a speech for anybody until Ron- watching to find out exactly what was a mischaracterization of the way it ex- ald Reagan taught me how to write a going to be the reaction. And I don’t isted. But President Reagan, as Sec- speech. know how, but somebody from the Na- retary Baker pointed out, did at the We had a saying at the White House: tional Security Council had a copy of a end of the day, when it came to these If this guy wasn’t President, he’s a verbatim transcript of Gorbachev’s important issues of economic growth good enough writer to be the Presi- conversation with the senior staff. dealing with Social Security, and even dent’s speechwriter. That’s number Now, I have no idea how we happened on the issue of foreign policy and deal- one. But Ronald Reagan was not just to get that into our possession, but ing with both Afghanistan and Central reading lines and not just reading Gorbachev was saying, This guy America, while not all Democrats scripts, number one. It was his vision Reagan, once he gets his teeth into joined, there were more than a few of the world we had to capture. But, you, he’s like a dog. He’ll never let go. who, with his encouragement, did this. more importantly, he was making very And we have got to find a way to bring Because remember, were it not for bi- tough policy statements that would down that wall and maintain our dig- partisan support, these policies would not have been made by other Presi- nity. And sure enough, then all those not have been implemented because we dents, and the best example of this is other guys that we were talking about had 192 Republicans in the House of the Berlin Wall speech. As we noted at who fought this speech, and they did Representatives and were, in fact, in the 100th birthday, there is a chunk of everything they could to get him not the minority. the Berlin Wall, and the Soviet Union to say it, then they started claiming So I am happy to further yield to my has disintegrated. And now in Russia, they had written the speech and they friend. by the way, the churches are filled were for it all along of course. with people in Russia today. Back in b 2000 Well, the one great thing about Ron- those days, Christians and other people ald Reagan, he had it right on his desk, Mr. ROHRABACHER. I will have to who believed in God were being re- and it was, There is no limit to what a admit, even some of the people who pressed with all the other freedoms. person can achieve if he doesn’t care were most guilty of not being bipar- But Ronald Reagan was going to go who gets the credit. Reagan wasn’t tisan have suggested that it was bipar- to Berlin, and the speechwriters knew looking for credit for the end of the tisanship that ended the Cold War. But that the senior staff would do every- war. He was looking to do great things your examples that you have given thing they could not to permit Ronald for America. And I will tell you, he in- with the Social Security, for example, Reagan to say what he needed to say, spired all of us. people don’t know that had we not which is, Tear down the wall. So we Do I have time for one more Reagan been working together and had Ronald had to plan on it, and actually we un- story? Reagan not been there to provide the derhandedly got the speech to Ronald Mr. DREIER. One more Reagan leadership, Social Security would have Reagan. I won’t describe the great de- story. We want to hear from our two been bankrupt by now easily. But I saw tails it went through, but it was an av- colleagues. these majors events from inside the enue that we knew once we used it Mr. ROHRABACHER. Everyone White House and watched him. once would be closed up to us. knows Ronald Reagan the politician. One note: I was there probably at the Once Reagan saw the speech, it was, We can go on with all these lists of low point of the White House. That day Oh, yes. This is exactly what I want to speeches and the bills and things, but I was the day that 240 marines were say. And then it wasn’t the five think the day I remember the most blown to hell in Beirut. I remember my speechwriters against all these senior about Ronald Reagan was in North brother’s best friend was the first name advisers to the President. It was the Carolina. on that list of people who were killed. speechwriters and the President. And In 1976, Reagan was running and I Ronald Reagan felt that it was his George Schulz came in; and he was was the assistant press secretary. And worst mistake that he ever made, was with us the other day, but during that here he had probably 5,000, 10,000 people sending those marines in there. When time he was yelling at Ronald Reagan in this parking lot for a rally, and this his advisers suggested to him that now that he was trying to reignite the Cold lady comes up to me and says, You’re is the time we’ve got to prove we’re War by saying, Tear down the wall. All with Governor Reagan? And I said, Yes, tough. Send in a whole marine division of these people who now are very happy I am. She said, I have seven blind chil- to make sure we kick those guys’ butts with Ronald Reagan and suggest that, dren here, and they can’t get through who killed our people to prove they Oh, I was in on it. In this particular the crowd. And I wonder if maybe after can’t do this and get away with it. case, and many others, they were tell- the speech we can bring them over here Ronald Reagan was wise enough not to ing Reagan not to do these things, es- and Governor Reagan could shake go for vengeance, but instead to use his pecially, Don’t say, Tear down the hands with them. And I said, Let me head and to do what was the right pol- wall. clear it. Let me find out. icy that would not put us in jeopardy I cannot tell you how far it went. So I went behind the podium there and put us in a quagmire. Colin Powell actually gave him a with Mike Deaver. I said, Mike, there’s

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I want to thank my ald Reagan who inspired us to leave But, DANA, we don’t want this to be a good friend from California (Mr. our positions as a small businessman, press event. And you get all the report- DREIER). Particularly, I want to thank as a family rancher or dairy person to ers in the buses, and I’ll come right my good friend for leading us in this run for office. So we see it today. We over here and spend a couple minutes incredibly special, special time to re- see those who ran this last time, a very with those children. member an individual who, as we have similar time. So, sure enough, the reporters head heard from the speakers before me, in- But God bless Ronald Reagan. God to the buses, and the kids are brought dividuals like Mr. DREIER who actually bless all that he inspired us with. back there behind the podium. And spent a lot of time with President And, Mr. DREIER, I want to thank there’s Reagan and he is talking to Reagan, sharing with us the incredible you for leading us. This is one of the them. They are about 7, 8 years old. person, an inspiration, that our 40th greatest times of my life, to be able to And this is the sense of this man. He President, who we are celebrating this participate along with you and Mr. says, You know, I know that you can’t week the 100th anniversary of his birth, LUNGREN and Mr. ROHRABACHER and see me. But maybe you would like to is to each of us. others in remembering someone who I touch my face so you can get a sense As the gentleman mentioned, I did believe is one of the very greatest about who I am and what I look like. have the privilege of serving for his Americans ever to live, Ronald Reagan. And of course they did. last 2 years as President, 1987 and 1988. Thank you. Now, imagine this: there’s Ronald But I think about what President Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank Reagan, a candidate for President, with Reagan meant to me, and when I think my friend very much for his thoughtful seven of these little kids, beautiful lit- about what he meant to me, I know as remarks. I want to assure him that it tle kids touching his face. There is not I have listened to these speakers before didn’t begin or end this evening, but we a politician in the world that would me what he meant to so many of us in are in an entire year’s celebration. In not give millions of dollars to have a our Nation and the world today. fact, tomorrow evening, our colleague picture of that. They would be on the My friend Mr. DREIER mentioned in who represents the Ronald Reagan Li- cover of all the magazines, and Reagan his early remarks what the country brary, ELTON GALLEGLY, is going to be knew that. But he didn’t want anyone, was like in 1980 when Ronald Reagan taking an hour out and talking about he didn’t want those kids or anyone to ran for President. We think what it is him as well. think that he was exploiting blind chil- like today. We have over 9 percent un- To close out this evening, we are dren. And it’s like us today. We’ve got employment. We have very low infla- very pleased to have the newest Mem- to get a sense or feel about this man tion. But in 1980, when President ber who is here on the House floor, who and who he really was. And I hope that Reagan was running, we had not 9 per- has already become a veteran, one of the Reagan Library and what they are cent unemployment, but 12 percent un- the great champions of the conserv- doing with the Young America’s Foun- employment. We had something that ative cause in our State of California, dation up at the ranch will help future we haven’t had since the early days of my good friend, Mr. MCCLINTOCK. generations get a good feel for this President Reagan’s administration, Mr. MCCLINTOCK. I thank my friend wonderful person. and that was inflation, inflation that for yielding, and I want to continue Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank was running 13 percent. where my friend from California (Mr. my friend very much for his very As a small businessman then, I re- HERGER) left off, talking about what thoughtful contributions. And his last member what it was like. You did not kind of times brought Ronald Reagan two stories remind me very vividly of know what to price your products at here to Washington. the fact that Ronald Reagan was in because you didn’t know what you were We are told today that we face the charge, whether it was ensuring that going to be buying them for again, and worst economy since the Great Depres- he penned the: ‘‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear it was an unbelievably challenging sion. There are a lot of us that remem- down this wall,’’ or whether he jumped time. Plus, as a small businessperson, ber an even worse time, when we did forward and said, Of course I’m going we had a prime interest rate that was have double-digit unemployment and to meet with those young people. And 21.5 percent. We had home mortgages double-digit inflation and mile-long it brought to mind that famous ‘‘Sat- that were hitting 16 percent. lines around gas stations and interest urday Night Live’’ skit where you may Now, those of us who can remember rates that exceeded 20 percent. And, by recall where you saw Reagan come out. back at that time, talk about chal- the way, when we hear that our world The perception of him was, as my lenging times, those were challenging is growing more dangerous by the day, friend said earlier, that he wasn’t in times. And to have someone who was I remember when an American Em- charge and that he was scripted by ev- the type of inspiration that Ronald bassy could be seized with impunity, eryone else but himself. What they did Reagan was, who literally exemplified when an aggressive and expanding So- in the skit was he came out and he met everything he believed, and we heard so viet Union daily challenged American with some young children and he shook much from our speakers before me, but interests around the world, when com- hands with them and said, How are you to Ronald Reagan it was morning in munism went unchallenged in the doing? And was perceived as this guy America. He believed. He not only had Western Hemisphere, when the Amer- who was a long way from being in confidence in himself, he had even ican military had been so badly weak- charge. Then the moment they left, he more confidence in our Nation. He had ened it couldn’t even launch a success- went back and he said, Okay, fellas, confidence in those of us who were ful rescue mission. let’s get to work here now. So behind small business people, who were Ameri- Perhaps we don’t remember those the curtain he was doing that. When, in cans. As was mentioned, it didn’t mat- days as vividly because they didn’t last fact, we do know that Ronald Reagan ter whether you were immigrants, like very long. At that dark hour in our Na- was in charge as he dealt with foreign my grandparents were from Switzer- tion’s history, the American people policy and domestic policy as well. land, you were an American. He had turned to Ronald Reagan, who diag- And I’m very happy that we are not only confidence in this, but he nosed our country’s problems very ac- joined by my colleague who came to could emulate this to all of those curately. In this crisis, he said, govern- the Congress during the last 2 years of around us. ment is not the solution to our prob- the Reagan administration. He came It was interesting, because back lems; government is the problem. He here in 1986 and I know was inspired by about 10 years ago in a Republican said the Soviet Union is indeed an evil President Reagan. He is a very, very Conference of fellow Republicans in empire, and it was time, he said, that

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In- we are today, I said at the library the that have come via the Clean Air Act, stead, we enjoyed a period of American other night that I was privileged to be and now there are forces amongst us prosperity and world influence that part of the Reagan revolution, having that would like to repeal important was best described with the words been elected with President Reagan in pollution control standards that are ‘‘morning again in America.’’ He re- 1980. But thanks to the 87 newly elected part of that Clean Air Act and roll duced the tax and regulatory burdens Members who have joined us, I said backward the very progress that we that were crushing America’s economy. what a privilege it is to be a part of the have enjoyed, the impact that it has He reduced government spending as a Reagan revolution, because I think made. And they’re being joined now, percentage of GDP. He restored Amer- that it does continue. these forces, by big polluters, people ica’s military strength and reasserted If we look at just foreign policy, who would choose to have us go back- American interests around the world. again, the fact is that Ronald Reagan, ward and undo the tremendous stand- He stopped apologizing for America’s in a very famous speech that he deliv- ards that have brought about and en- greatness and started celebrating it. ered in the early 1980s at Westminster hanced quality of life. It was recalled earlier that in his talked about the need to develop the Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has farewell address Reagan attributed his infrastructure, foster the infrastruc- saved hundreds of thousands of lives success not to being a great communi- ture of democracy around the world. and decreased air pollution by some 60 cator, but to the fact he was commu- And he established the National En- percent, at the same time having nicating great ideas, the self-evident dowment for Democracy, which has grown our economy by some 200 per- truths of the American founding. He made great strides in expanding the cent. So it is very important to note did one other thing. He restored those rule of law, political pluralism, the de- that there has been a high order of self-evident truths as the foundation of velopment of self-determination of progress associated with the Clean Air our domestic and foreign policy, and as democratic institutions around the Act, which came, by the way, through a result our Nation prospered and the world. And this is a war of ideas that bipartisan vision that thought we world enjoyed a rebirth of freedom. will continue to this very day. It is a could improve our situation here in Unfortunately, Reagan’s successors war of ideas that consists of that strug- America, and those visionaries were gradually abandoned his policies and gle. It’s peace and prosperity through absolutely correct. We now are at risk of endangering Americans gradually let loose of those freedom and democracy versus oppres- our children’s health simply by attack- self-evident truths that inspired and sion and poverty bred of violence and ing the health standards that the Clean animated those policies. But now as hatred. Air Act promotes. We’re also at risk of our Nation endures prolonged economic And I believe that we can, in fact, promoting ideas that will denounce in- distress at home and increasing strife win this war of ideas if we do get back novation—innovation that has moved abroad, Americans are beginning to re- to the core principles of Ronald forward in breaking our gluttonous de- alize that our Nation hasn’t been Reagan. And, as I said, Mr. Speaker, pendency on oil, oftentimes imported struck down by some mysterious act of the museum has reopened, and I want from unfriendly nations to the United God. What has happened to our country to encourage our colleagues to take the States, and where also we will roll is because of specific acts of govern- opportunity to visit this amazing, back the progress that has come with ment, and, as Reagan knew, acts of amazing facility, which I know will creating our own sense of innovation as government are fully within our power bring back memories for every single we have responded to these cleanup to change. American who was alive during the measures here in the States. This is an Reagan years, and it clearly will be a Reagan charted the road back. Our important juncture. After a 40-year model for future generations. Nation followed him down that road record, 40 years of success, we’re now and we discovered that, yes, it does in- GENERAL LEAVE faced with the forces of big polluters deed lead to a shining city on a hill. As Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I ask hooking up with our colleagues in the we remember Ronald Reagan, all that unanimous consent that all Members majority in this House looking to roll he was and all that he stood for, let’s may have 5 legislative days in which to back progress and denounce policies also remember what he did and where revise and extend their remarks. that have impacted us favorably. he led us. It isn’t too late to return to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there We’re joined this evening by a num- those policies and get back on that objection to the request of the gen- ber of colleagues. We’re joined by Rep- road. tleman from California? resentative QUIGLEY from the Fifth Mr. Speaker, I want my children to There was no objection. District of Illinois, who has thoughts know what morning again in America f that he wants to share with us. We’ll be actually feels like. I want them to CLEAR AIR ACT hearing from a number of colleagues know the optimism that America’s from Virginia and Washington State as best days are yet ahead, and to know The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the hour continues to roll. the pride and confidence of American the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Representative QUIGLEY, thank you exceptionalism. On this centennial of uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from New for joining us this evening on this very Ronald Reagan’s birth, let’s not just York (Mr. TONKO) is recognized for 60 important topic and on this very im- remember him; let’s follow his example minutes as the designee of the minor- portant effort to hold back any efforts and get our Nation back on the road to ity leader. made to undo the law and weaken it freedom. And let those looking back on GENERAL LEAVE and put our health standards at risk. our generation say that just when it Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Mr. QUIGLEY. Well, I want to thank began to appear that our Nation had imous consent that all Members may you so much for having me. I want to forgotten Ronald Reagan and squan- have 5 legislative days in which to re- thank my colleague from New York for dered its wealth and abandoned its des- vise and extend their remarks and in- his efforts and everyone who’s here to- tiny and forsaken its founding prin- clude extraneous material. night toward this end. This issue is ciples, that this generation of Ameri- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there critical not just to our health, our Na- cans rediscovered, restored and revived objection to the request of the gen- tion’s health, but also to our country’s the memory of Ronald Reagan and the tleman from New York? national security and our economy. Be- promise of the American founding, and There was no objection. cause I rise today to protect the integ- that from that moment in time, Amer- Mr. TONKO. This evening, Mr. rity of all things of science because it ica began her next great era of expan- Speaker, we will be joined by a number is science that these facts and figures sion, prosperity and influence. of colleagues in the House to discuss that have led hundreds of scientists to

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It would transform the quality of which designated the EPA as the body Americans live in areas where air pol- life for all Americans. charged with overseeing, adapting, and lution has reached unhealthy levels Our colleague from Illinois’ com- implementing these regulations. that can and does make people sick. ments about having children who live In the coming months, the EPA will in Chicago, the number one asthma af- b 2030 begin regulating greenhouse gases from fected municipality in the United certain emitters for the first time. Yet we are standing here on the States, really resonates with me. I also These regulations have become hugely House floor arguing against job pre- have a close relative here in the Na- controversial and, sadly, political. serving measures, measures that will tion’s capital, I represent the suburbs These rules combat man-made climate keep us alive and able to work, meas- of Washington, DC, and I can tell you change—man-made climate change ures that will create jobs in clean and that as a nonattainment region, we that is melting our polar ice caps, that green industrial areas. have significant health effects from is raising the level of our oceans, and As Al Gore said in 2005, ‘‘It is now our air pollution. We are a nonattain- that is modifying our seasonal tem- clear that we face a deepening global ment region as measured by the Envi- peratures; man-made climate change climate crisis that requires us to act ronmental Protection Agency, and that is altering the duration of our boldly, quickly and wisely.’’ Attacks cleaning up our air quality is critical growing season, that is flooding parts on the Clean Air Act and the EPA’s to thousands of people and thousands of the world and causing multi-year ability to regulate greenhouse gases of children whose health depends on droughts on others; man-made climate are a huge piece of the larger climate the efficacy of the Clean Air Act and change that is allowing particulate crisis, a crisis that has a hefty cost— making sure it is fully implemented. matters to infiltrate our children’s our health and our lives. I wanted just to share with my friend lungs, making them suffer from life- Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Representa- from New York and my colleagues to- long asthma and making us die earlier. tive QUIGLEY, for presenting your per- night some of the costs of repealing the But some would argue these rules, spective on this important discussion. Clean Air Act, because I think Ameri- these new regulations, are burdensome; I think it’s important to note when cans need to focus on that. It’s not that they kill jobs, they imperil eco- we talk about the statistics, when we cost-free to repeal this all-important nomic recovery, they are nonsensical, talk about an attack on public health environmental piece of legislation. they aren’t pragmatic. That is nonsen- standards, which this is, it’s done to Thanks to the Clean Air Act, Ameri- sical. enhance the opportunities—for lobby- cans will see gas consumption of cars Let’s take EPA’s proposed rule re- ists, for special interests, for deep reduced by an average of 30 percent, garding toxic emission from industrial pockets of the oil industry, where they saving the average car owner over boilers, a seemingly innocuous rule, want to avoid that sense of account- $2,000. That would be lost. Repealing right? Wrong. This rule called for the ability and where they want to build the Clean Air Act would increase OPEC cleanup of units that burn fuel onsite their profit column at the expense of imports by 72 million barrels every to provide electricity and heat. This the health outcomes that we have gen- year by 2020. Repealing the Clean Air action, this rule, would cut mercury erated to the good over the last 40 Act will force Americans to spend $9.9 particulate matter, carbon monoxide, years. In fact, in 2010 alone, the stat is billion each year to Libya and Ven- and acid gases by requiring facilities to that some 160,000 lives plus were saved ezuela and other OPEC countries, not install equipment to clean up these by this legislation, by this law that all of which have America’s best inter- toxic emissions. This so-called ‘‘job- was produced 40 years ago. And when it ests at heart. Repealing the Clean Air killing rule’’ would, as predicted, save comes to children, some 18 million Act would forgo savings for Americans from 2,000 to 5,000 lives each year. The cases over the last 20 years of chil- of 77 billion gallons of fuel over the life need to crack down on greenhouse dren’s bronchial or respiratory ill- of the vehicles sold in those years, rep- gases is based on sound science, the re- nesses were prevented. So right there resenting $240 billion in benefits, in- sults of hundreds of peer-reviewed sci- the proof is in the pudding. This is an cluding over $182 billion in fuel savings. entific studies that say that global attack on our public health, and I In addition to undermining national warming is real and that man contrib- think it’s important to state it for the security, repealing the Clean Air Act utes to it. record so that when these forces of neg- would cause thousands of premature And if you’re keeping score at home, ativity come into play, they’re checked deaths which my colleagues were refer- there are zero peer-reviewed scientific for their wanting to roll us backward. ring to. For example, the proposed EPA studies that say that global warming is I thank you for joining us this boiler MACT standard would save from not real and that man does not con- evening, Representative QUIGLEY. 2,000 to 5,100 lives each year. Those tribute to it. But, more than that, the Mr. QUIGLEY. Thank you for having lives would not be saved with repeal of need to crack down on greenhouse gas me. the Clean Air Act. emissions, the need to give EPA the Mr. TONKO. We are joined by Rep- A report released by the American tools to do its duty as mandated by resentative GERRY CONNOLLY from the Lung Association recently reported Congress and deemed their responsi- 11th District in Virginia. It is always that nearly 60 percent of all Americans bility by the Supreme Court. This issue good to hear from you, also, GERRY. live in areas where air pollution has certainly is lethal. It kills people. And It is important, I think, that every- reached unhealthy levels that can and my friends who oppose this radical one share their perspective here this do make people sick, including right fight against global warming, you can’t evening of what damage can be cal- here in the Nation’s capital. Approxi- work if you’re dead. culated here after 40 years of progress mately 171,632 children and 544,013 December 31, 2010, marked the 40th and where there is an attack on our adults have asthma in my home State anniversary of the Clean Air Act. The health care standards and on job cre- of Virginia alone, according to the Clean Air Act has saved the lives of ation. Because, as we all know, innova- American Lung Association. Repealing over 160,000 people, as conservatively tion to respond to the efforts of this EPA’s authority to limit mercury, par- estimated by the EPA. This issue then law, the intent purpose, produces jobs ticulate matter, carbon monoxide and is a public health issue. and produces a technical response that carbon dioxide pollution would in- Chicago is my hometown. It is in the is unique and provides for America to crease those numbers significantly and midst of a public health crisis. We are dig deep into solutions. would aggravate already existing res- the morbidity and mortality capital of Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. My piratory conditions. We cannot afford the United States for asthma. Having friend from New York is absolutely to repeal the Clean Air Act when it

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Congress has received a letter for leading us tonight and highlighting that will be created in the innovative signed by 2,505 American scientists, the risks involved, the very serious and new industries that we’re going to calling on Congress to resist and defeat real risks involved in this reckless ac- build so we can produce electricity and the Republicans’ dirty air act, because, tion that is proposed. power for our cars in a clean way. This it says, the Clean Air Act is a science- Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Representa- Dirty Air Act is one of the worst pieces based law that has prevented 400,000 tive CONNOLLY. We will continue to of legislation I have seen in my time in premature deaths and hundreds of mil- banter here this evening about the the U.S. Congress and I will tell you lions of cases of respiratory and cardio- merits of the Clean Air Act and the why. It breaks faith with some of the vascular disease during the 40 years good that it has produced. But when we values, at least two of the great works since it was first passed, all without di- talk about some of this innovation, done by Republican Presidents. And minishing economic growth. how we can drive our energy independ- it’s really a tragedy that my colleagues Those are from American scientists, ence, our self-sufficiency, it goes well across the aisle have fallen for the who understand American innovation, beyond the public health efforts that siren sound of the polluters, because who understand American asthma, who can be secured simply by that kind of it’s the polluters who want to pass the understand the American ability to work as we reduce the amount of emis- Dirty Air Act, which by the way you keep moving forward and to not go sions, but it also turns into an issue of could also call the Inhaler Enhance- backwards. Heaven help those who national security, where we know send- ment Act of 2011, if you want to know would support the dirty air act and ing these over $400 billion a year to for- what it does to children who have asth- who would support to repeal clean air eign sources for our oil importation is ma. protections for Americans. actually feeding the treasuries of some We just spent an hour talking about Mr. TONKO. Representative INSLEE, very unfriendly nations to the U.S., the optimism of President Ronald you talk about the jobs effect. Obvi- and then perhaps having those dollars Reagan, which was manifest and appre- ously, there are those who would sug- used to train the troops that are fight- ciated by Democrats and Republicans gest that this kills jobs when, in fact, ing our troops in our efforts for peace alike. And those of us who stand we have data from 2007 that shows the in the Mideast. It is a never ending against this Dirty Air Act believe we air pollution control equipment indus- cycle of madness that has to be pre- ought to have optimism that we can try was generating some $18.3 billion vented, and I think the Clean Air Act, create electricity in clean ways. We with $3 billion of that in terms of ex- accompanied by other efforts that we can do it in solar energy created and porting that is done. can do to spur jobs and create an inno- powered by Americans. We can do it So this spurs innovation. It puts into vation economy are very important as- with electric cars made by Americans. working order the science and tech pects. They are outcomes of sound pro- The GM Volt was just the car of the community that creates sustainable- gressive legislation that then achieves year made by Americans, General Mo- type jobs that really make an impact wonderful results and allows us to ad- tors; a plug-in electric hybrid car. on our quality of life and on our public dress public health standards in a way health standards. I think those facts b 2040 that is magnanimous. are missing here when those forces of Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. My col- We can do it with wind. We can do it, lobbyists, deep pocket sorts, and oil league could not be more correct. And, perhaps, with advanced forms of nu- voices join with our partners on the of course, as he recalls, not only sound clear power. other side of the aisle to kill this legis- progressive legislation but sound envi- The point is that that sense of opti- lation. ronmental legislation that had broad mism has now been shucked overboard Mr. INSLEE. If the gentleman would bipartisan support and was signed into because the polluters have come up to yield for a moment, I have a little law by a Republican President. Washington, DC, with their lobbyist story about how I’ve seen this first- Mr. TONKO. Right. And produced friends, and have convinced our friends hand. great benefits for every dollar invested. and colleagues to throw aside 40 years I went to the coolest event a few You, Representative CONNOLLY, and I of Republican success. This thing was weeks ago that I’ve ever gone to as a serve on SEEC, which is a wonderful started by Richard Nixon with a good public official. It was in Woodinville, group of legislators, like-minded in assist by William Ruckelshaus, who is Washington, at the Woodinville Wood- producing a green agenda that reaches now a citizen of , Washington. en Cross Church. I got to participate in to a sustainable energy and environ- It was a Republican who recognized our the benediction, in the dedication, of mental outcome. That SEEC coalition ability to innovate in a way that would the very first electric car charging sta- is what is driving that agenda here in grow jobs and reduce air pollution. tion at a church in America. It was the House. One of our cochairs is with I want to leave you with one sta- great. It was, you know, let there be us this evening, the gentleman from tistic—and Richard Nixon was right in light and there was light. Let there be Washington State’s First District, JAY this regard. He was wrong on some power and there was power. More im- INSLEE. Representative JAY INSLEE is a other things, but he was right on this. portantly, there were jobs, because member of the Energy and Commerce He said the polluting industry re- every time we put in one of these Committee and is ranker on a sub- sisted the Clean Air Act when it start- charging stations, there are five Amer- committee, I believe, that will have a ed 40 years ago, but what he believed— ican jobs created due to these invest- very important hearing. and it turned out to be accurate—was ments. Representative INSLEE, thank you for that we could innovate our way to cre- If the Republicans get their way, joining us this evening to talk about ate new technologies to produce en- what will happen is they will repeal the this important topic. ergy. That’s why we have reduced air Clean Air Act, which will affect carbon Mr. INSLEE. Thank you. I can’t pollution by 60 percent since 1970. It is and methane and ozone—very dan- think of anything more important. because of the Clean Air Act. Yet our gerous gasses in a lot of different ways. Tomorrow we will have the first economy has grown by 200 percent—a Instead of the investment going to cre- hearing in Congress on the Dirty Air 200 percent growth at the time the pol- ate new energy industries, those in- Act. Of course the Dirty Air Act is the luters said this was going to wreck the vestments are going to go to China, act that intends to gut Uncle Sam’s U.S. economy. That’s the same thing and it’s China that is going to make ability to protect clean air for all of us we can do now in using the innovative the electric cars and the solar power to breathe—Republicans, Democrats talents so we can start making electric and the advanced systems of maybe and independents. This Dirty Air Act is cars here and ship them to China, so we finding ways to burn coal cleanly.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:46 Aug 16, 2013 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 C:\DISC2\H08FE1.REC H08FE1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H539 We don’t want to give that competi- that’s what you get if this legislation this dirty air act that the Republicans tive advantage up. This is the pedal to passes. You get dirty air. If you pass a have introduced would gut the Clean the metal, this Clean Air Act, which dirty air act, you get dirty air. I think Air Act. That is a strong statement, drives the investment which has made it’s a fair assessment of what it does. and it is entirely accurate. America the leading producer of scrub- Mr. HOLT. Undoing the Clean Air Mr. HOLT. If I may explain, the bing equipment in the world today to Act makes the air less clean. The Clean Clean Air Act is based on science. clean up these stacks today. This is Air Act has been successful in reducing Mr. INSLEE. Yeah. what makes us competitive. So I think into the atmosphere the emissions of Mr. HOLT. And the Clean Air Act, as this is a job killer to pass the dirty air pollutants/chemicals that kill people. the years have gone by, has used the act, and we’ve got to get in this race The Clean Air Act has been successful. best science to find the best ways to re- with China. And what do we have before us? move the worst pollutants from our Mr. TONKO. You know, I think, too, Well, tomorrow, as you say, there air, and this is a very unscientific ap- it taps into the pioneer spirit of Amer- will be a hearing on legislation not yet proach that they’re saying. They’re ica—the ingenuity, the creative genius in final form—let’s hope that it never saying because of politics we are not that has always guided us, that is nur- finds its way into final form. It is legis- going to listen to science; because of tured simply by our open system of lation that would gut the Clean Air politics, we’re going to say the Clean government and capitalist style of op- Act. It would prevent the Clean Air Act Air Act stops here. Mr. INSLEE. What I want to make portunity. We have been able to go for- from keeping up with the times. It clear to the public is that when we say ward with so many advances. In this would prevent the Clean Air Act from gut, we mean gut the Clean Air Act be- case, as we address health-threatening, continuing to protect Americans by re- cause the Republican dirty air act life-threatening situations because of moving dangerous chemicals from the doesn’t just reduce protections by 10 toxic poisoning, it produces jobs that atmosphere. This is really a matter of percent to children with asthma. It are of a very sustainable quality and public health, and it is also a matter of doesn’t reduce it by 50 percent. It en- economics. that are really tapping into the cere- tirely eliminates the ability of the En- The cost of clean air safeguards has bral power of this country. I don’t vironmental Protection Agency to pro- been exaggerated over the years. I re- know why anyone would want to dis- vide kids with asthma any protection rupt that progress as there is no higher member—and I think my colleagues whatsoever for these listed emissions priority than jobs, jobs, jobs in our so- are old enough to remember. I cer- from polluting industries. ciety today. tainly am—when the Clean Air Act was Mr. TONKO. Absolutely. And you At the same time, if we can create passed. At the time, they said, Oh, this know, I think that our goal, gentle- stronger public health standards—as is going to be terrible. It’s going to men, should be to strengthen the pub- you said, address women of senior age ruin industry. You know, claims about lic health standards. When we think of varieties and children of all types and the cost of sulphur dioxide standards the reduced amount of impacts on chil- working middle-aged couples around were exaggerated by factors of—I don’t dren, for instance, those 18 million this country—everyone in every age de- know—5 or 10. cases that were prevented of res- mographic will be protected and helped b 2050 piratory diseases for children, those by the Clean Air Act. There is 40 years are important steps. That ought to You know, we’ve seen from the mar- of documented success that ought to drive us. ket price of the sulfur dioxide allow- guide us here and tell us this is a move But you know, Representative HOLT in the wrong direction. ances that the actual market is much talked about the cost of the program We are so happy that so many people less than the estimated cost of com- and the associated benefits. Well, right are offering their thoughts here this plying with the sulfur dioxide regula- now the average has been for every dol- evening in this Special Order, in this 1- tions. So, again and again, these have lar of investment there is a $13 benefit. hour’s worth of info exchange. We are been exaggerated, and by imple- That’s a tremendous, powerful out- joined by a great Representative from menting the Clean Air Act, we have come. Why would we not want to con- New Jersey, who is, again, a very saved lives and, by association, by ex- tinue that sort of benefit that befalls thoughtful scientist of types—a physi- tension, saved dollars. the American public and produces jobs cist, I believe—from New Jersey’s 12th Furthermore, if the Clean Air Act is at the same time? This whole session of Congressional District, Representative allowed to continue to look after the Congress that preceded this 112th and RUSH HOLT. air that you and I breathe, it will lead now this Congress, this session of Con- Thank you so much, Representative to further efficiency and all of the bur- gress to date is all about jobs, and why HOLT, for joining us this evening. geoning industries that you, my col- would we walk away from the jobs po- Mr. HOLT. I would like to add a com- league from New York, and you, my tential and the public health improve- ment to Mr. INSLEE’s point and just re- colleague from Washington, have ments for the sake of politics? And by peat: Pollution is costly. It’s costly in talked about. This is going to be very the way, those benefits are projected lives and it’s costly in dollars, and one good for the United States to be able to by the year 2020 to rise to $20 trillion, of the best instruments that has ex- sell these environmentally attractive which is a 30:1 ratio. For every dollar isted in the world over the past 40 technologies to the rest of the world invested, $30 of benefits will be pro- years is the Clean Air Act. rather than to buy them. duced. This is an awesome track The Clean Air Act has decreased lead So, for all sorts of reasons, we simply record, and one that really, again, emissions by 95 percent. In using the cannot afford the proposal of what’s speaks to the well-being, the general Clean Air Act, the EPA, the Environ- coming from the majority on the other health of the American public and pro- mental Protection Agency, has reduced side of the aisle that would increase duces jobs. emissions from diesel engines by al- our dependence on foreign oil, that By the way, the American manufac- most 90 percent, and that is saving would leave the air less breathable, turing teams that work on air pollu- lives and saving dollars. By phasing that would aggravate asthma and heart tion reduction technology are the king- out ozone-depleting chemicals and disease, and would end up undoing the pins in that global market. They are working through international agree- Clean Air Act. What Congress should producing and exporting. Now, every- ments, the EPA is cutting non-mela- be doing is making it possible for the where we go we’re looking for Amer- noma skin cancer by hundreds of mil- Clean Air Act to continue to protect ican industry to be bolstered, for man- lions, and reducing smog and soot re- Americans’ health and lives, not ufacturing to come back. We in this duces premature deaths. This is suc- undoing it. House have adopted the mantra, Make cessful legislation. Mr. INSLEE. Would the gentleman it in America, Make it in America My colleague, Mr. INSLEE, what do we yield for a moment? again. Here we are, we’re achieving and call it? You were calling it the ‘‘dirty Mr. HOLT. I’d be happy to. exporting, exporting, which is the goal air act.’’ Mr. INSLEE. Mr. HOLT made a really here, so that we can bulk up the Amer- Mr. INSLEE. I think it’s simply fair important point that we need to dis- ican economy, and getting good results to call it the ‘‘dirty air act’’ because cuss. He made a strong statement that from it.

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They understand that this Representative INSLEE. year. Now, a lot of small businesses are is deadly and costly, and as I said a few Mr. INSLEE. You just may be think- going to be told, this is going to shut moments ago, wouldn’t it be better if ing, President Obama gave a State of down restaurants and dry cleaners, et we Americans were selling the tech- the Union. He talked about celebrating cetera. That’s bunk. This rule is only nologies to the rest of the world? Many winning the science bowl, about using proposing to deal with very, very large of these technologies were developed the Chinese advances, and how clean emitters, like large coal plants. This is here in the United States. Many of the energy is our Sputnik moment, so that a very modest first step in an approach opportunities for more energy effi- we would be called to have a new Apol- to try to rein in some of these dan- ciency and less atmospheric admissions lo energy project, and we know we can gerous gases like carbon dioxide and can be developed here in the United do in clean energy what our, you know, ozone and toxins like that. It is a rea- States. Wouldn’t it be better if we de- ancestors did in space, which is to lead sonable first step. veloped them here and sold them to the the world in clean energy. We know Mr. TONKO. And people have asked, rest of the world instead of someday this can be the American destiny, and they said, Well, what are these emis- having to buy them? the reason we know that is because our sions? What are these particulates that Mr. TONKO. There’s a point that vision is one based on optimism and may be harmful to us or our children? comes to mind, Representative HOLT, confidence. Our vision is that we know And when you start talking, Rep- when you talk about building it here we can invent new forms of energy so resentative INSLEE, about mercury poi- and developing the technology and hav- that we don’t cause additional asthma soning, when you start talking about ing that think-tank quality in this problems in our children. carbon emission, when there is the talk country. That also has to be nurtured about arsenic and lead poisoning, peo- b 2100 by the next generation of workers. We ple begin to see it as something very have to pull from the students in the Now this is a difference between us real, something they’ve heard of, that classroom today their experience or and the Republicans who want to pass they know people have been impacted their awareness of science, technology, this dirty air act. We realize two things by. So of course people want to protect engineering, and math. We must enable about our children. Number one, when their children. They are our most sa- them to explore those areas as a career polluters pollute and expose them to cred commodity. They are a precious path. dangerous levels of ozone and in- commodity. And with so much track What sort of message are we offering crease—dramatic increases—in asthma record here, 40 years of success, of out there? What is the message that attacks and respiratory problems in strong public health standards, it’s resonates from this sort of approach? If senior citizens, those kids don’t have very difficult to imagine that someone I’m a youngster in a classroom, I’m anywhere to run and hide. You know, wants to take that backward. thinking science and technology has no an oil company can go around places in I think of the innovation that I saw value in our society. We’re able to the world. A kid is stuck where he when I served as the leader of clean up, but we don’t want to clean lives, and there’s nowhere to hide from NYSERDA, the New York State Energy up. We’re able to produce jobs through dirty air. That’s why I’m not very Research and Development Authority, air pollution reduction technology that happy about this effort to put more of which was my last workstation before requires some sort of research and de- our kids in the way of dirty air, num- entering the House. I saw what R&D velopment concept—we don’t care ber one. and basic research, research and devel- about that. And number two, we realized that opment can mean in the new shelf op- We’re sending a message to young this is real when it comes to new tech- portunities that come our way that are people that these careers don’t matter, nology. You know, when we passed the science and tech associated. You know, and oh, by the way, your health doesn’t bill to create an investment in lithium people said when you went to the cata- matter because all of those young peo- ion battery manufacturing plants this lytic converter for automobiles, it was ple, say from asthma or say from some year, some of our Republican col- going to kill the auto industry, and sort of respiratory ailment, just don’t leagues scoffed at that effort. They we’re going to have no jobs here. It matter. That is a terrible statement to thought, This is never going to happen. didn’t happen. People understood that offer our young people, I would think. Well, in Holland, Michigan, we have this catalytic converter can now clean And Representative INSLEE, you have laid-off American auto workers now us of that pollution, that emission. something to say? making lithium ion batteries, or short- You know, we were told of all sorts of Mr. HOLT. I would urge you to put ly, for sale all around the world to things that would happen when we your comment in the conditional. This power electric cars. were addressing the emissions in some is not going to happen. We are not We know there are jobs to make that smokestacks. People came about and going to let it happen. It would be so happen. We know in Seattle, Wash- found ways to make it happen. The in- unwise to say we’re not going to follow ington, we’ve got the leaders in the dis- dustries many times are painted— the science. It would be so unwise to covery of location for wind power. We many out there that are part of this say to the young people, we’re going to know those jobs can be made to hap- concern—have really come forward and turn away from this innovative chal- pen. In Lake, Washington, we said, This is a reasonable approach. lenge. It would be so unwise to say to have one of the largest manufacturers Many have said that. They want pre- families with asthma, we’re not going of silicone, a part of solar panels, to be dictability. They want some sort of to make the atmosphere better. shipped around the world. We know plan, and they’ll engage their oper- Mr. TONKO. Just following on the those jobs can be made to happen. At ation into that plan and its outcome. heels of—— the Boeing Company, we are making There are many groups, like Entergy, Mr. HOLT. It’s not going to happen airplanes—or shortly will—that can Constellation Energy, NextEra Energy, but, we are here to say we won’t let it burn biofuels so we don’t put out CO2 National Grid, PSE&G, and one in my happen. emission and pollution. We know those home base, the New York State Power Mr. TONKO. Just following on the jobs can happen. Authority, all of whom have said that heels of the President saying right Now we want our Republican col- this is a reasonable approach, that from the podium, right in the State of leagues to join us in this sense of opti- they are willing to be those partners the Union, it’s time to celebrate the mism, because the rule that the EPA out there to make the world, the envi- science bowl as much as we celebrate has proposed is really pretty modest. ronment, the air that we breathe a bet- the Super Bowl. Here he is trying to Now we’re having a full-throated dis- ter quality.

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But people need in the auto industry, GE is putting to- will provide the soundness in our econ- to look at the facts here and not be so gether an advanced battery manufac- omy that will be the strength of this connected to those deep pockets, spe- turing facility that will be available country in many, many decades and cial interests, friends from the oil in- for heavy fleets. We have those who are generations to come. dustry that want to come here and working on all sorts of alternative Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Will the gen- partner with colleagues in the House fuels. We are looking at renewables to tleman yield? and say, We’re going to undo this, and cut the kind of pollution that has been Mr. TONKO. Yes, I will yield. we’re going to kill jobs. Job-killing, allowed to continue because of our Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. I was listen- life-threatening, health-threatening, gluttonous dependency on oil imported ing with interest to the gentleman’s re- toxic poisoning that can take place if from unfriendly nations to the U.S. marks and especially taking into inter- we allow it to. And we will stop this, And 60 percent of that demand is met est the importance of the Clean Air I’m convinced. simply by those oil imports. So there is Act, and I want to commend the gen- Mr. INSLEE. And I hope we will be an awful lot of progressive perspective tleman for raising these issues not only successful and believe that we will be- that is associated with what the Clean with our colleagues, but the impor- cause there are multiple reasons for Air Act has achieved. We have to go tance of why we have to make sure this. And this really is an issue about forward with this one. that this part of the element of our democracy, about who is going to make Mr. INSLEE. I would just note in current laws are being sustained and a decision about the air we breathe and closing that if we are successful in ask- upheld. the air our children breathe. Is it going ing Republicans to stand with us I think the question also is raised to be scientists and physicians at the against the dirty air act, we will cele- here in terms of this is not a new issue. American Lung Association and sci- brate a Republican achievement of 40 This is really an issue that has been entists who base their decision on years ago that we will have preserved, ongoing for years and years in terms of science and health? Or is it going to be the Clean Air Act. And we will argue development versus conservation and lobbyists for polluting industries? that the next electric vehicle should be the environment. I think the challenge Now we say it should be the sci- called the Nixon. We want to honor a for us as legislators is to see if we can entists. We say we should follow the Republican President. Thanks very find a sense of balance. science. When we go to doctors, we get much. Currently, we have to import well medical advice, it’s based on science. Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Representa- over $700 billion worth of oil from for- When we want health advice, we don’t tive INSLEE. eign countries. I don’t think our Re- go to lobbyists for polluting industries. You know, the efforts made here to- publican friends think that we’re We let a health decision be made by night were to inform people as to the antidevelopment. I think we are for de- scientists. And unfortunately, the impact that could be felt if we rolled velopment and in doing it in such a dirty air act that my Republican col- back the progress of the Clean Air Act, way that the sciences are there and in leagues want to pass, they want to one that has had this 40-year record of such a way that it provides safety and, take that decision away from scientists achievement, one that has given a big at the same time, provides the kind of and away from physicians and away boost to innovation in our economy. resources that are really needful to from health practitioners and give it to Our President, this President, Presi- meet the needs of the American people. the folks who lobby up here for special dent Obama, has indicated that this is And I want to again commend the breaks. That’s wrong. the sort of sustainable restructuring of gentleman for raising this issue, and I And I will just make a closing com- our economy that can drive us forward. hope that in the coming weeks and ment, if I can. We are going to fight months we will continue the dialogue 2110 the dirty air act on behalf of the health b and debate on this very important mat- of our kids. We are going to fight the If we invest in the intellect of this ter. dirty air act on behalf of our senior great American society, if we encour- Mr. TONKO. Well, Representative citizens with their health problems. age education and higher education to FALEOMAVAEGA, thank you for joining And we are going to fight the dirty air be pronounced in the lives of individ- us this evening. act so that we can grow millions of uals, if we can pull from them their in- But during the course of this hour we clean energy jobs right here in this terests in science, technology, engi- have all talked about innovation that country and not ship them off to neering and mathematics, we can then we see happening right in our very own China. have this hopeful opportunity of job districts. I have a global center on re- Mr. TONKO. Well, I can’t help but creation that comes simply through newables that is conducted through the think too of the Citizens United case, ideas, ideas that are produced perhaps auspices of GE. We talked about their where special interests now are able to in that education experience that we advanced battery manufacturing facil- open the corporate checkbook and just can provide for our young people and ity. I talked about the nanoscience write sizable checks. The sky is the by public policy that drives initiatives, that has been promoted in the 21st limit, according to the Supreme Court that drives a series of goals to in this Congressional District of New York. decision. And that can bring about spe- case clean the air quality that has en- We witness every day the semicon- cial interest flavor into campaigns that abled us to go forward with the sound- ductor work that is done and work in are waged and into candidates that are ness in the manufacturing sector that the biotech and infotech and nanotech produced into the House. And when we has retrofitted, has modernized, has ad- communities, all of which are criti- look at special interests like that, we justed, retooled that industry, those cally important to providing the work- then begin to see what the real agenda industries in the manufacturing realm force of the future and the workplace is, and it’s counterproductive. It is to respond in a way that is much more of the future. This is what I think pol- kicking back progress that has been sensitive to public health standards. icy like this can initiate. achieved for 40 years, celebrations of This is the sort of progress that we can And I’m certain within the realm of life that were allowed to breathe freely achieve in this country simply by mov- your own district or in the region that because of this legislation. And the in- ing forward with soundness of policy. you represent or the State that you troduction of innovation and tech- And so, I thank all of our colleagues call home, within that whole context nology. this evening who have joined us in the there are those stories of success and So these deep-rooted power plays are efforts to speak to the soundness of innovation. And that, I think, is the perhaps going to be more prevalent as clean air, what it means not only in outcome here that we want to preserve, we go forward in time, and I think that public health standards but certainly and not only preserve but enhance, so it’s setting a dangerous precedent. I in the efforts to create jobs and to sus- that we can continue to grow those

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WOMACK). Under the Speaker’s an- lishing a balance between development The legislation, in conjunction with additional nounced policy of January 5, 2011, the and the environment and the conserva- protections passed by both parties, has made gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is rec- tion, and I think the American people our country a healthier, cleaner place to live. ognized for half the time remaining be- are looking for answers to those issues A new study by scientists at the University fore 10 p.m., which is roughly 22 min- and those problems. of Rochester Medical Center and Clarkson utes. Mr. TONKO. Built on 40 years of suc- University found that the air quality in Roch- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I cess then, we want to defend people of ester, New York improved markedly in recent want to address an important issue all ages from the most young to the years and that public health may well improve that has come to light recently. It has most senior in our society. They have as a result. Falling levels of air pollutants to do with the wonderful group of vol- experienced and lived the benefits of given off by cars, trucks and power plants has unteers that serve in the United States soundness of policy that came via the resulted in far fewer irritants in the air that Peace Corps. Clean Air Act, a bipartisan effort that could worsen asthma and lead to serious res- The Peace Corps was the idea of John was initiated by a Republican Presi- piratory disease. The decline is in part due to F. Kennedy. He went to the University dent. And so it defies logic to move for- the tighter federal rules on diesel fuel and en- of Michigan way back in 1960, and he ward with a plan that will take us gines that went into effect in 2006 under a Re- started encouraging those college stu- backward. So we have to thwart that publican Administration. Like others have dents to get involved in other countries effort and call it for what it is, check pointed out before, clean air standards have and helping those countries in their so- it at the door and say, Look, it is a always been, and should continue to be, a bi- cial development and their cultural de- life-threatening, health-threatening, partisan concern. velopment in the name of peace. A toxic-poisoning situation that would I have the privilege to represent the good wonderful idea. reduce jobs, denounce innovation in people living in Tonawanda, New York—a city When he became President in 1961, our society, in our economy, and really that has a staggering and urgent air pollution President Kennedy signed an Executive take us backward. problem. These hard working Americans are order establishing the now important I think this House ought to be about surrounded by facilities that make up the high- Peace Corps. By 1966, there were over moving us forward, creating jobs, en- est concentration of air polluters in the state of 15,000 young Americans, all volunteers, hancing the public health standards New York. In 2007, a study found that the that were working in the Peace Corps and embracing the quality of innova- people of Tonawanda’s risk of developing can- throughout the world. tion in our society that really builds cer are 100 times that of the New York State Since those early days of the Peace the magic in our economy, that digs guideline. Corps, 200,000 Americans, mostly young deep into the pioneer spirit that is During my time serving the 28th District of people, 60 percent female, have volun- uniquely American. And we can make New York, I have received multiple letters teered for their 2-year service in the it happen simply by saying ‘‘no’’ to from the people of Tonawanda telling me Peace Corps to work in Third World those agents that want to roll back about how their family and loved ones have countries on everything from health to progress and defeat us with their dirty developed cancer, asthma and other illnesses farming to small business, just helping air act. due to the extremely poor air quality in their other people throughout the world in a Mr. Speaker, I yield back and thank community. way that not only benefits them per- you for the opportunity for all of us to Today, I would like to share the story of sonally but benefits the recipients in express our concerns about those who Ann, a woman who has lived in Tonawanda these foreign countries. They really are advancing a dirty air act. for 16 years. Ann’s mother and father moved are, in my opinion, along with our Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the city to fulfill the American dream of own- United States military, the greatest to protect the Clean Air Act. Since the pas- ing their own home. Ann’s mother cultivated ambassadors we have from our country sage of the legislation our skies have become her own garden in her yard, spending her free to show that we are concerned about cleaner and our economy has become strong- time outside gardening and breathing in what the welfare of other nations. And they er. Thanks to the Clean Air Act, the United she thought was fresh, New York air. help build a better life for not only the States has made significant gains in public Sadly, Ann lost her mother to cancer at the people that they come in contact with, health, a cleaner environment and a stronger young age of 67, just nine years after moving but their generations and the children more sustainable economy. to Tonawanda and breathing the dirty air. Ann that they have as well. I think they are Air pollution is costly. It increases asthma can’t help to think that if only her family knew really volunteer angels. attacks, heart attacks, strokes, respiratory dis- what toxic, cancerous chemicals the local fa- The work that a Peace Corps volun- eases, and lung cancer, and causes pre- cilities were pumping into the air, they could teer does is hard work. It’s important, mature deaths, hurting our families and bur- have protected the health of their loved ones. but it’s very difficult. They’re in a dening our economy. The dangers from air Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of upholding place far from home, sometimes very pollution are particularly acute for children and the Clean Air Act and supporting the Environ- remote and primitive areas, and yet seniors. mental Protection Act in doing its work to pro- they, on a daily basis, are working to It is well established that cleaner air and a tect the American people against dangerous improve the lives of these individuals. healthier population go hand in hand. In fact, corporate polluters. I rise in support of improv- Like I said, I think it’s one of the according to the American Lung Association, ing our national health and economy, while re- best things that we do in this country in 2010 alone, the Clean Air Act saved over ducing our dependence on oil. And I rise in as ambassadors are those young people 160,000 lives. support of Ann and the people of Tonawanda in the Peace Corps. It’s tough work. Cleaner air also helps build a stronger econ- who are facing the devastating consequences It’s hard work. I wouldn’t do it. It’s so omy. In addition to keeping workers on the of air pollution every day. difficult. And you know, there are peo- job, cleaning up air pollution can create new The choice is simple. When it was passed ple in our country, a lot of them main- jobs—in designing and manufacturing pollution in 1970, the Clean Air Act was enacted with ly young people who choose that as a controls, installing and operating new equip- strong bipartisan support. Like today, we had calling to help other people in other ment, and building cleaner facilities. a divided government, with both parties com- countries. The draft bill from Representative UPTON ing together to enact a law that would protect I’ve got four kids, and they’re all would return us to a Dirty Air Economy, an public health and the environment, as well as kind of wanting to save the world, too. economy dominated by big polluters willing to our economy. They’ve been to Mexico and lived in or- pour pollution into our communities in order to We must reject any effort to repeal our valu- phanages in Trinidad. They’ve been to help their companies. Erasing the Clean Air able protections, and recommit our pledge to Honduras. They’ve been to Africa and

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It’s always the fault of the stuck out the 2 years in this location, are noticeable by the people who live perpetrator. even though it was difficult. She lived in that country. But Jess got no satisfaction from the in a small village in a string of villages that were about 80 miles south of b 2120 Peace Corps, according to her. When she got home, she was told to tell other Maseru. Because of that, occasionally, more people that she was coming back to the She had arranged her ticket back to often than it should be, they attract United States for medical reasons, to the United States when she was at- crimes that occur against them. That have her wisdom teeth pulled out. tacked because she felt unsafe. But is the issue, Mr. Speaker, I want to ad- Her case and a few others were here is what happened to her. dress tonight. brought to light recently by ‘‘ABC On an evening in 1999, Mary Jo and Over the last 10 years, 1,000 Ameri- News’’ and ‘‘20/20,’’ bringing her story her neighbor left a village shop and cans, mainly women, have been sexu- and others. There are more, and I will were headed down a dirt a path to their ally assaulted, raped or assaulted in try to cover as many as I can in the home. Her neighbor’s ex-boyfriend fol- some other way, in a foreign country time that I have. lowed and after a confrontation struck representing the United States in the Another woman was sent to Roma- Mary Jo with a rock. The blow Peace Corps. nia, a Peace Corps volunteer. She was knocked out six of her teeth, destroyed Between 2000 and 2009, the Peace constantly harassed, both physically her eye socket, and left a palm-sized Corps themselves say there were over and verbally. She couldn’t walk to her crater in her face. The rock had 221 rapes and attempted rapes, almost house where she was staying without crushed the bones in her face, and 150 major sexual attacks, and 700 other verbal assaults and things being blood had started coming down the sexual assaults. Sexual assault is any- thrown at her. She was spit on, she was back into her throat. She ended up thing from groping to fondling to con- punched, and rocks were thrown at her alone in a deserted section of the hos- duct that is offensive to that Peace and her life was threatened several pital when she was finally found. She Corps volunteer. Once again, 1,000 times. This took place on a weekly says, It was dark, I was scared, and I crimes against Peace Corps volunteers. basis. They told her that a young didn’t know where anyone was. Recently, the Peace Corps has an- American with blonde hair would stand Taxis only ran from her village at nounced that there is an average of 22 out, and that she was going to continue night, and so she couldn’t really reach rapes a year against American Peace to be a victim. the Peace Corps. So some neighbors Corps volunteers. She was fondled over 10 times when found someone to drive her 20 miles to This is not acceptable, Mr. Speaker. she tried to ride public transportation. a local hospital. She remembers a We are talking about real people. They So she quit riding public transpor- young woman stitching her up and she are real stories and they are real vic- tation in Romania, and she started remembers being, once again, left tims, and I want to mention just a few walking, to help these folks in Roma- alone, abandoned. She felt abandoned by her own country. of those tonight in the limited time nia. She said that the Peace Corps The next day, she was moved to an- that I have. knew that these crimes were happening other hospital in South Africa, where a The first of those is a person that I against her, but she says they didn’t have gotten to know personally. A surgeon installed a metal plate to hold take it seriously and no legal recourse the bones together around her left eye wonderful person, Jess Smochek. was offered. She was exposed to young She joined the Peace Corps in 2004. and her chin and cheeks and nose. men who exposed themselves; and she The Peace Corps brought her back to On her first day as a Peace Corps vol- was told, Well, don’t be around those her home base, but she said they didn’t unteer in Bangladesh, a group of men people. No one did anything, and no help her in her recovery. Mary Jo and started sexually groping her as she was one cared. her sister, who had flown in from the just walking to the home that she was When she was followed home by some United States, had to sleep in a hotel supposed to live in, but no one really men, she did talk to the police and because the agency wouldn’t let them did anything. She told the Peace Corps they gave her some bodyguards. She re- stay in a transit house, and they had staff over and over again that she felt quested a new location, but she was difficulty getting back to the United unsafe in Bangladesh in the situation turned down and her transfer was de- States. She even had to beg the staff to she was in, but nobody did anything. nied. take her to the airport. At no time, ac- Months later, she came in contact When she returned home, she tried to cording to her, did the Peace Corps ask with some men who kidnapped her. get counseling, but she received no her what they could do to help. She They beat her and they sexually as- counseling for the crimes committed said, It was terrible. I was so messed saulted her, but they weren’t through. against her. And here is what she has up. She has had 10 operations in 21⁄2 They abandoned her and threw her in a to say. She said, I would have liked the years, and surgeons put metal plates in back alley somewhere in Bangladesh. Peace Corps to have never put me her face and she also has false teeth. According to Jess, the Peace Corps there. They knew it was unsafe for me. Mary Jo, being the remarkable per- did everything they could to cover this They should have communicated with son she is, she wasn’t really angry at up because they seemed to be more the police and the school in their own the Peace Corps because she was at- worried about the officials in Ban- investigation. I would have liked them tacked in this village by villagers. She gladesh and what they thought might to take me more seriously when I re- was angry because nobody in the agen- happen to their relationship with the ported these crimes. I would have liked cy seemed to care. Once again, no one United States than they did about car- to have had counseling when I re- did anything. ing for this victim of crime. Jess says turned. But once again, Mr. Speaker, ‘‘It was like I was never in the Peace that the Peace Corps blamed her for no one did anything. Corps,’’ she said. And when she got the conduct of others. They blamed her When she left Romania, she told the home, no one contacted her from the for being a sexual-assault victim. Peace Corps not to send anybody else Peace Corps to check on her to see how Mr. Speaker, a rape victim is never over there, but they did. And the per- this victim of crime was doing. The to blame for the crime that is com- son who replaced her was also racially attacker went to jail for 3 weeks, but mitted against her. It is the offender abused with swastikas drawn on her he was later released because Mary Jo that is always to blame. And we need residence because she was a Jewish had come back to the United States. to understand that these precious peo- American. Kate Puzey was another angel from ple who go overseas and represent us, The next individual, I’m not going to America who had gone to help a coun- when a crime is committed against use her real name because she doesn’t try that most of us have never heard of

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She RAINN and other NGOs to give advice the world, according to Kate’s cousin, was teaching them life-skill courses to the Peace Corps on how to take care Ms. Jacobs. And the girls started and wanted to help build stronger rela- of victims of crime. So we are not speaking about some of the issues they tionships between the mothers there going to let this issue die. We are going were facing, and they were starting to and their daughters. to continue to promote and understand communicate that to Kate. Before In 2007, a year into her service, she the Peace Corps. long, the girls began to tell Kate about was riding her bike home from work But we want these wonderful people another person who worked for the when she was assaulted, dragged in the in the Peace Corps, who have in the Peace Corps but wasn’t an American. bushes and sexually assaulted by a man past been harmed and had crimes com- He was a citizen of Benin who was paid who had been following her for some mitted against them, we want to res- by the Peace Corps to help work with time. He choked her so hard she cue them as a nation. We want to take the Peace Corps. His name was Con- couldn’t breathe or even scream. care of them, and the Director of the stant Bio, and these girls had said that She believes the Peace Corps needs to Peace Corps says we will go back and this person was sexually assaulting do more to help victims cut through help those people. We want to take these young girls. the bureaucratic red tape and get the care of Peace Corps volunteers now b 2130 care they need. ‘‘It was too hard to that are being assaulted. Twenty-two a navigate the problems that I had been She had started hearing that he had year, that is 22 too many. We don’t going through all by myself.’’ Once been sleeping with some of the girls, he want it to happen to anybody. But we again, insensitivity, and nothing had gotten some of them pregnant, and want to take care of them, and we seemed to happen. some of them had been raped. want to have procedures to make sure At the request of several teachers, Jess and other victims who are mem- the Peace Corps is listening and takes Kate sent an email to the Peace Corps bers of the Peace Corps who have been care of victims of crime as well. in Benin’s capital recommending that victims have formed an organization, a You know, Mr. Speaker, I spent most this person be fired from the Peace support group, but it is going to be a of my life at the court house in Hous- Corps. She said, ‘‘Please believe me, group that is going to be active. They ton. I was a prosecutor and criminal I’m not someone who likes to create call it the First Response Action court judge for 30 years. I saw many of problems, but this has been weighing Group, and we will see more of them these victims of crime. Sexual assault, on me heavily.’’ This was in an email hopefully here on the Hill. rape, to me is the worst crime that can that she sent that was found later and Today, I met with the Director of the be committed against a person. You turned over to ABC News. ‘‘This man is Peace Corps, Aaron Williams, who hap- can understand why people steal; you not someone I want representing the pened to be in the Peace Corps years can understand some crimes. But that Peace Corps to this community.’’ ago. He is now the director. I explained crime of sexual assault is a crime not Bio’s brother worked as a manager in to him and talked to him about these of sex, but a crime of power; but it is the Peace Corps office, and she asked issues and other cases that have come also an attempt by the perpetrator to her role to be kept secret because she to light, and he and I discussed this destroy the inner soul of the victim. didn’t want this criminal, this rapist of problem. We are going to have, hope- We need to understand that, and we young girls, in this country, to know fully, a Foreign Affairs Committee need to take these people, these vic- that she had reported him. But he hearing on this very issue, the Peace tims, these wonderful volunteers of found out about it anyway. And so Corps and the relationship it has with America, and take care of them. when he found out about it, this is its volunteers throughout the world, We are doing a better job as a Nation what happened: on March 11, 2009, the how to make them safe, how to take in taking care of our wounded warriors day after the Peace Corps authorities care of them once a crime is com- in the military, another great group of had fired this criminal, Bio, and just 2 mitted against them and how to take ambassadors that represents the rest of months short of completing her 2-year care of them after that crime has been us. They come home with all kinds of commitment to the Peace Corps, Kate committed against them. injuries, and we are finally taking care was found dead on her front porch with The Peace Corps Director, Mr. Wil- of them. We need to understand that her throat slit. liams, assures me that they are going these Peace Corps volunteers are just The Puzey family says the Peace to develop a victim advocate program as precious and take care of them as Corps was insensitive in its treatment and hire a victim advocate. They are well. of them until officials had learned going to help these victims of crime People cry ‘‘peace, peace,’’ but there about the ABC News report, and then get counseling services. They are going can be no peace as long as there is one they got more involved. Unfortunately, to help them medically, even after American Peace Corps volunteer that it was too late. Unfortunately, no one they have been discharged from the has no peace. did anything or paid attention. Peace Corps. Unfortunately, the Bu- And that’s just the way it is. reau of Labor has issues in dealing Before the news reported this mur- f der, this homicide, the Puzey family with these Peace Corps volunteers who believes and states that the Peace are no longer in Peace Corps service ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Corps did little to show compassion or who still have issues that they need to PRO TEMPORE interest. Kate’s father Harry says this: be taken care of, and the Peace Corps The SPEAKER pro tempore. The She was my hero. I thought maybe a is going to work with the Department Chair must remind members of the gal- representative would come to the of Labor to work out this bureaucratic lery that they are here as guests of the house to talk to us, or at least a letter nonsense. House and any manifestation of ap- in the mail. But that did not happen, Every victim, he says, is going to proval or disapproval of the pro- because just a box showed up with my have access to medical counseling and ceedings is in violation of the rules of daughter’s belongings that came by legal services; and when a crime is the House. deliveryman. This is disrespectful, Mr. committed against an American in the f Speaker, to the life of this wonderful Peace Corps overseas, the ambassador CALLING FOR PEACEFUL SOLU- person and to her family. of that country is going to contact the Now the Peace Corps has changed highest ranking official in that coun- TION TO EASTER ISLAND CRISIS some of their procedures, and we will try to let them know that America The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under get to that in just a minute. wants some results and wants to take the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- The fifth example I want to talk care of the victim, but also wants the uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Amer- about is Jill Hoxmeier. She was a perpetrator held accountable. ican Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) is

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This practice, which is also prohibits transfers of real property in different regions of the world, for ex- characteristic of the Rapa Nui people, to persons not of Rapa Nui ancestry. ample, the current crisis in Egypt and was passed down to him from genera- However, despite this clearly stated the Middle East, our involvement in tion to generation. The link between law, the administering authority on Afghanistan and Pakistan and Iraq, the the old and young is further perpet- the island has conducted land transfers problem of nuclear proliferation on the uated through the study of genealogy. that directly contradict the law itself. Korean peninsula, the global economic In the same way that the American To further emphasize how this action recession, and many other issues that historians study the founding docu- has disenfranchised the people of Rapa are now before us. ments of this Nation, the Polynesian Nui, Mr. Speaker, I want to point out This evening, however, Mr. Speaker, people, including the Rapa Nui people, that Chile continues to violate this law I want to share with my colleagues and treasure and study their genealogy, within the meager square mile of land the American people a particular issue which goes back centuries before, called ‘‘Hanga Roa’’ that the native that is now brewing in the Pacific re- again, the arrival of Europeans. The Rapa Nui people have been confined to gion. It is the current crisis now hap- point I hope to make is that the people since the early 1900s. pening between the Government of of Rapa Nui, Mr. Speaker, their culture In addition to the serious land right Chile and the people of Easter Island. is still vibrant, and this is not a mys- disputes, there are several other issues Mr. Speaker, Easter Island is a prov- terious, uninhabited island as it has that threaten the livelihood of the peo- ince of Chile, also known as Rapa Nui been thought of for all these years. ple of Rapa Nui. For instance, the peo- among its native people. Located some Like many other islands in the Pa- ple of Rapa Nui have no voice when it 3,800 miles east of Tahiti and some 2,300 cific, Easter Island has had its sov- comes to residency and immigration to miles from Santiago, Chile, Easter Is- ereignty determined by more powerful their own island. Each year, an in- land is one of the most isolated pieces outside influences. In 1888, the Chilean creased number of Chilean nationals of land on the entire planet, as you can Government signed a disputed treaty travel to and remain on Easter Island. see there with the arrow pointing. It is with the leaders of Rapa Nui, and the Some roughly 50,000 tourists visit each also the southeastern point of the Pol- treaty was organized in two columns. year to see the ancient Moai statues. ynesian triangle, from the State of Ha- One side, written in Spanish, reads like Despite the influx of tourists, Easter waii north and as far south as New Zea- a deed of cession. The other column, a Island is also prohibited from having a land, with several other islands in be- phonetic transliteration of the native television and Internet signal. The in- tween, including the Samoan Islands. language, which did not even have a flux of travelers and residents have On Easter day in 1722, the Dutch ex- written form at that time, reads as a given way to massive unemployment plorer Jacob Roggeveen landed on the treaty of friendship and protection. among the native people, exploitation island and thus named it Easter Island. The fact of the matter is, Mr. Speak- of natural resources, and increased pol- Today, Easter Island is best known er, the poor people of Rapa Nui could lution. Sustainability of natural re- throughout the world for its massive not read nor do they understand the sources is further threatened by for- stone statues of ancient days. There Spanish language, and therefore this eign fishing boats which are allowed to are some 877 of these huge, humongous so-called treaty of 1888 is highly ques- fish around the island. stone statues throughout the island. tionable in terms of its substance. Dec- The parliament of Rapa Nui, clan ades after the signing of the treaty, in leaders, and members have reached out b 2140 the early 1900s, the Chilean Govern- to the Chilean Government through They stand an average of some 13 feet ment forced all the native people of peaceful and diplomatic means to re- in height with an average weight of Rapa Nui to live in one square mile on solve the serious issues at hand. How- some 13 tons. The largest statue meas- the island, thereby transferring the ever, Chile has responded with efforts ures nearly 72 feet in height and weighs lands for sheepherding, and all such to create ‘‘task forces’’ and ‘‘working approximately 145 to 165 tons. lands were deemed as property of the tables.’’ Despite these efforts, the bot- Given that Easter Island is a remote state. The island was later annexed by tom line, Mr. Speaker, is that there are location, many people throughout the Chile in 1933 and, again, without any many commissions that have not re- world mistakenly considered the island consultation with the people of Rapa sulted in concrete resolutions, and the to be uninhabited. However, Easter Is- Nui or Easter Island. This annexation people—who have patiently withstood land is a home with a population of was considered terra nullius, which this treatment for decades—are no roughly 5,000 people, but approximately means ‘‘No Man’s Land.’’ On the con- longer willing to tolerate it. half of those people are indigenous of trary, Mr. Speaker, Rapa Nui was In July and August of last year, the Rapa Nui, or what was then known in known as the ‘‘Te Pito te Henua’’ or clans among the Rapa Nui people wrote ancient times, the island was known as ‘‘The navel of the Earth.’’ And as far as several letters to the President of the Rapa Nui. the people of Rapa Nui are concerned, Republic of Chile voicing their con- Mr. Speaker, Rapa Nui, the people of there were people living on the island cerns. They called for an end to colo- Easter Island are small in number, yet before, during, and even after the ar- nialism so the Rapa Nui people can re- they carry a very vibrant culture dat- rival of Europeans. turn to the people they were. The peo- ing back centuries before the arrival of Mr. Speaker, Chile’s current relation- ple of Rapa Nui also wrote to the Gov- Europeans. Their means of preparing ship with Easter Island and the treat- ernor of Easter Island requesting per- food and living off of the land and their ment of the native people posed many mission for a peaceful demonstration. respect for family and nature are all legal, policy, and human rights prob- In the same time period, the clans also ways of life dating back to the time lems. With the annexation of Easter Is- began to peacefully reoccupy their an- when the first Polynesians settled the land in 1933, the Government of Chile cestral lands as a means to call atten- Pacific Islands on double-hulled ca- unilaterally developed and adopted tion to the need for serious construc- noes. Because all Polynesians are con- laws regarding the ancestral lands of tive dialogue with the Government of nected in this way, the people of Rapa the people, and the enforcement of Chile. Nui are very similar to that of other these laws continue to reflect the na- Mr. Speaker, Chile somewhat has Polynesian people, such as the native ture of Chile’s initial treaty and subse- made an effort to solve these issues Hawaiians, the Samoans, the Tongans, quent annexation—disputed, unclear, diplomatically. In August of last year, the Tahitians, and the Maoris of and still highly questionable in terms the Minister of Interior visited Rapa Aotearoa or New Zealand. For example, of the rights of these native people to Nui to announce the creation of ‘‘work- there’s a strong connection between their ancestral lands. ing tables’’ to address these issues. The

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And through the crack in the part of President Obama in Chile is land, signaling the beginning of a 6- door I saw tons of policemen gathered geared towards strengthening our Na- month-long violent conflict between outside.’’ tion’s relationship with Latin America, the local inhabitants and the police After the September 7 incident of and particularly our bilateral relations forces that the Chilean Government last year, more evictions were con- with Chile. sent to Easter Island. ducted. The picture here is showing a I appeal to President Pinera to advo- On September 7, the troops forcibly man with a forehead wound. cate for a more positive approach for evicted the Hito clan from the Hotel Susan Hito made this statement in partnership and dialogue with the in- Hanga Roa grounds. The evictions that terms with her children, the same digenous people of Easter Island or took place on September 7 are well thing, being physically abused and Rapa Nui. The Rapa Nui people are in documented. And I must say, Mr. physically assaulted by the police. danger of being exterminated from Speaker, not a very pleasant experi- These natives, Rapa Nuians, were com- their own lands. pletely taken by surprise in terms of ence in reading some of the experiences Mr. Speaker, this seemingly peaceful the action taken by the police forces of of some of these young people. For ex- island, which is known throughout the ample, these four children, ages 9, 7, 5, the Chilean Government. Mr. Speaker, this past Thursday, last world for its mysterious moai stone and 3; Mr. Eddie Hito, the father. And statues, is no longer so peaceful. Let the children stated, ‘‘My family was all week, Senator DANIEL AKAKA and I issued a joint letter to the President of me conclude my remarks by making sleeping at 5 in the morning when I this special appeal, personal appeal to heard a loud noise. Then 20 armed po- Chile, Mr. Sebastian Pinera, expressing our concern over the situation unfold- the Minister of Interior, the Minister licemen entered into our room and held of Foreign Affairs of Chile and more es- both my wife and I at gunpoint. I heard ing in Rapa Nui or Easter Island, citing the failure of the Ministry of the Inte- pecially to the Honorable President of one officer radio that there were chil- Chile, His Excellency Sebastian Pinera, dren, but his superior radioed back to rior to seriously consider the legiti- mate land ownership claims of the peo- to address the problems affecting the proceed on with no mercy. In jail, they people of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. made us register all the children and ple of Rapa Nui; the criminal prosecu- It is my honest belief that the indige- forced us to sign forms.’’ tions of Rapa Nui political leaders for nous people of Easter Island do not Another testimony. A nine-year old their involvement in peaceful dem- wish to do any harm against the some daughter said that when she awoke, po- onstration; and the ongoing dispropor- 17 million people living in Chile. In lice were aiming their guns at her and tionate use of force by Chilean Special fact, there are only 2,500 Easter Island- her younger brother. ‘‘They overturned Forces against the people of Rapa Nui. ers who remain on the island. Nor is my mattress where I was sleeping with Mr. Speaker, the point is this: This is there ever a possibility that the people my brother, making me hit my head. the year 2011, and this type of treat- of Easter Island will ever pose a threat The police threw me from the bed. ment should not be happening. But un- to the military and strategic or na- They pulled my arm and threw me out- fortunately, Mr. Speaker, it is hap- tional security interests of the Chilean side into their truck.’’ pening. As I stated before, Chile’s cur- The mother stated, ‘‘The police rent relationship with Easter Island is Government or its people. didn’t even give me a chance to dress disputed, unclear, and highly question- So, Mr. Speaker, I make this per- the children nor myself. In that little able. However, there is a choice to be sonal appeal to President Pinera. I ask time I took the two little ones. And made in how to address the many legal, for a true demonstration of his leader- without shoes, we were rushed and policy and human rights issues that ship and capacity to exercise fair judg- thrown into the police trucks and have stemmed from this unfortunate ment and above all show common de- taken to the jails.’’ relationship. cency towards the safety and welfare of I appeal to the Government of Chile probably the most helpless people who b 2150 to begin a dialogue for ways to help the currently live on this planet, a people ‘‘Only 2 weeks prior to this, the po- Rapa Nui people achieve self-deter- who centuries ago were among the lice had come to the children’s school mination, economic self-sufficiency, greatest in the world as navigators and to present themselves as helpers and and preservation of culture. We can voyagers of the Pacific region, a people protectors. Now my kids are presented learn, for example, how the Govern- whom scientists today can still marvel with the complete opposite. They see it ment of Nicaragua treated its people, at their ability to build statues cut as the police abusing their family. Now the indigenous people of the Miskito from stones weighing hundreds of tons, they don’t want to go back to school or tribe. We can learn from government- a people who only ask to be treated as even to leave their homes. They don’t to-government relations how our own any other human being would like to want to go to school. They are worried. government has treated some 600 tribes be treated. Every night they ask me if everything here in the United States and in the f is locked up because they are afraid same way that we ought to learn how LEAVE OF ABSENCE that the police will break in again and we could better treat the people of By unanimous consent, leave of ab- hurt them.’’ Rapa Nui. sence was granted to: Another testimony from Mr. Claudio Mr. Speaker, just a few weeks ago, Mr. CRAWFORD (at the request of Mr. Hito with his two children, ages 12 and the President of the United States, CANTOR) for today on account of family 8 months. The mother made this state- Barack Obama, gave the State of the medical reasons. ment: Union message in which he mentioned Mr. HANNA (at the request of Mr. ‘‘There were at least three policemen Chile twice. First of all, he mentioned CANTOR) for today on account of in- holding us at gunpoint. Claudio took the efforts of an American who owned clement weather. the baby, and they still held us at gun- a small company that helped develop a f point. My boy was at the other end of special machine that helped save the ENROLLED BILL SIGNED the room. The police were shining a lives of these 33 Chileans who were Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, light in his face and hitting his chest stuck in the mines. This man used his reported and found truly enrolled a bill with their beating stick. They hit him skills to save a group of people whom of the House of the following title, until he woke up. He woke up dis- he had never met. In fact, even to the which was thereupon signed by the oriented and they ordered him to hurry time when these 33 Chileans came out Speaker: up. of mine, he took off for the United H.R. 366. An act to provide for an addi- ‘‘The police physically threw us out, States, never bothered wanting to be tional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small while threatening us. I had to change recognized. President Obama also men- Business Investment Act of 1958, and for the baby in the police truck. I was tioned that in an effort to strengthen other purposes.

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(AMENDED) REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO NORWAY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN DEC. 8 AND DEC. 12, 2010

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Nancy Pelosi ...... 12/10 12/12 Norway ...... 2,134.00 ...... (3) ...... 2,134.00 Hon. Wilson Livingood ...... 12/10 12 /12 Norway ...... 1,963.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,963.00 Hon. Brian Monahan ...... 12/10 12/12 Norway ...... 1,318.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,318.00 Stacee Bako ...... 12/09 12/12 Norway ...... 1,999.00 ...... 4,896.00 ...... 6,895.00 Bridget Fallon ...... 12/09 12/12 Norway ...... 2,680.00 ...... 4,896.00 ...... 7,576.00 Kate Knudson ...... 12/10 12 /12 Norway ...... 1,453.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,453.00 Jonathan Stivers ...... 12 /10 12/12 Norway ...... 1,453.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,453.00 Andrew Hammill ...... 12/10 12/12 Norway ...... 1,453.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,453.00 Committee totals ...... 14,453.00 ...... 9,792.00 ...... 24,245.00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House, Jan. 18, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 2010

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

HOUSE COMMITTEES Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return.◊ 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. PAUL RYAN, Jan. 19, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 2010

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

HOUSE COMMITTEES Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return.◊ 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. NICK J. RAHALL II, Jan. 2, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 2010

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Joseph Donnelly ...... 12/10 12 /13 Dubai ...... 11,327.10 ...... 11,327.10 Committee total ...... 11,327.10 ...... 11,327.10 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. BOB FILNER, Jan. 12, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 2010

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total

Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

HOUSE COMMITTEES Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return.◊ 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. DAVE CAMP, Jan. 13, 2011.

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Plan Encumbrances, in and abutting Squares to the Committee on Agriculture. 271. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 3655, 3656, and 3657, S.O. 09-10589, Act of 2010’’; 258. A letter from the Secretary, Securities the District of Columbia, transmitting to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-679, ‘‘Prohibition on Government Employee Engagement in ment Reform. Commission’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Share- 285. A letter from the Chairman, Council of holder Approval of Executive Compensation Political Activity Act of 2010’’; to the Com- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- the District of Columbia, transmitting and Golden Parachute Compensation [Re- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-654, ‘‘Thelma lease Nos.: 33-9178; 34-63768; File No. S7-31-10] form. 272. A letter from the Chairman, Council of Jones Way Designation Act of 2010’’; to the (RIN: 3235-AK68) received January 28, 2011, Committee on Oversight and Government pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-696, ‘‘Residential Reform. mittee on Financial Services. 286. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 259. A letter from the Assistant General Tranquility Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Product Safety Commission, transmitting 273. A letter from the Chariman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Zone; ‘‘Contagion’’ Movie Filming, Calumet the Commission’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Safe- River, Chicago, Illinois [Docekt No.: USCG- ty Standards for Full-Sized Baby Cribs and Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-691, ‘‘Southeast Federal Center/Yards Non-Discriminatory 2010-1013] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; Final Rule re- 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to ceived January 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Grocery Store Temporary Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and structure. ment Reform. Commerce. 287. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 274. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 260. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Department of Homeland Security, transmit- the District of Columbia, transmitting Management Division, Environmental Pro- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-692, ‘‘Rent Ad- tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s Zone; Bridge Demolition; Illinois River, Sen- ministrator Hearing Authority Second Tem- final rule — EPAAR Prescription and Solici- eca, Illinois [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1043] porary Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Com- tation Provision —— EPA Green Meetings (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 11, 2011, and Conferences [EPA-HQ-OARM-2007-0102; mittee on Oversight and Government Re- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- FRL-8297-8] received January 13, 2011, pursu- form. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 275. A letter from the Chairman, Council of ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ture. the District of Columbia, transmitting on Energy and Commerce. 288. A letter from the Attorney — Advisor, 261. A letter from the Chairman, Council of Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-697, ‘‘Lead Haz- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- the District of Columbia, transmitting ard Prevention and Elimination Amendment ting the Department’s final rule — Limited Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-653, ‘‘Sustainable Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight Services Domestic Voyage Load Lines for Energy Utility Amendment Act of 2010’’; to and Government Reform. River Barges on Lake Michigan [Docket No.: 276. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the Committee on Oversight and Govern- USCG-1998-4623] (RIN: 1625-AA17) received the District of Columbia, transmitting ment Reform. January 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 262. A letter from the Chairman, Council of Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-698, ‘‘Green 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- the District of Columbia, transmitting Building Technical Corrections, Clarifica- tation and Infrastructure. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-652, ‘‘Corrupt tion, and Revision Amendment Act of 2010’’; 289. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Election Practices Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- ment Reform. ting the Department’s final rule — Security 277. A letter from the Chairman, Council of ment Reform. Zone; U.S. Coast Guard BSU Seattle, Pier 36, the District of Columbia, transmitting 263. A letter from the Chairman, Council of Seattle, WA; Correction [Docket No.: USCG- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-686, ‘‘Ballpark the District of Columbia, transmitting 2010-0021] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received January Fee Clarification Act of 2010’’; to the Com- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-684, ‘‘Transpor- 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to mittee on Oversight and Government Re- tation Infrastructure Amendment Act of the Committee on Transportation and Infra- form. 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight and structure. 278. A letter from the Chairman, Council of Government Reform. 290. A letter from the Senior Program Ana- the District of Columbia, transmitting 264. A letter from the Chairman, Council of lyst, Department of Transportation, trans- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-687, ‘‘Perry the District of Columbia, transmitting mitting the Department’s final rule — Modi- Street Affordable Housing Tax Exemption Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-685, ‘‘Returning fication of Class D and E Airspace, and Rev- and Relief Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Citizen Public Employment Inclusion ocation of Class E Airspace; Flagstaff, AZ Oversight and Government Reform. Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0784; Airspace Docket 279. A letter from the Chairman, Council of on Oversight and Government Reform. No. 10-AWP-5] received January 14, 2011, pur- the District of Columbia, transmitting 265. A letter from the Chairman, Council of suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-688, ‘‘Kelsey Gar- the District of Columbia, transmitting mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- dens Redevelopment Project Real Property Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-702, ‘‘Residential ture. Limited Tax Abatement Assistance Act of 291. A letter from the Trial Attorney, De- Housing Tax Abatement Clarification 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight and partment of Transportation, transmitting Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee Government Reform. the Department’s final rule — Rules of Prac- on Oversight and Government Reform. 280. A letter from the Chairman, Council of tice: Direct Final Rulemaking Procedures 266. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting [Docket No.: 2006-24141, Notice No. 2] (RIN: the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-689, ‘‘Rhode Is- 2130-AB77) received January 13, 2011, pursu- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-701, ‘‘Anti- land Avenue Metro Plaza Revenue Bonds ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee SLAPP Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Oversight and Government Reform. on Oversight and Government Reform. 292. A letter from the Senior Program Ana- 267. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 281. A letter from the Chairman, Council of lyst, Department of Transportation, trans- the District of Columbia, transmitting the District of Columbia, transmitting mitting the Department’s final rule — Modi- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-700, ‘‘Open Meet- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-680, ‘‘Human and fication of the Process for Requesting a ings Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Com- Environmental Health Protection Act of Waiver of the Mandatory Separation Age of mittee on Oversight and Government Re- 2010’’; to the Committee on Oversight and 56 for Air Traffic Control Specialists [Docket form. Government Reform. No.: FAA-2010-0567; Amendment No. 65-55] 268. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 282. A letter from the Chairman, Council of (RIN: 2120-AJ66) received January 13, 2011, the District of Columbia, transmitting the District of Columbia, transmitting pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-683, ‘‘Adams Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-651, ‘‘Closing and mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Dedication of Portions of a Public Alley in ture.

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293. A letter from the Senior Program Ad- of genetically engineered fish; to the Com- MUTH, Ms. LEE of California, and Mr. visor, Department of Transportation, trans- mittee on Energy and Commerce. LEWIS of Georgia): mitting the Department’s final rule — By Mr. YOUNG of (for himself, H.R. 529. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Mr. WU, Mr. JONES, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to treat computer tech- and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Depar- STARK, and Mr. POLIS): nology and equipment as eligible higher edu- tures Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- H.R. 521. A bill to amend the Federal Food, cation expenses for 529 plans, to allow cer- ments [Docket No.: 30761; Amdt. No. 3406] re- Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the ap- tain individuals a credit against income tax ceived January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. proval of genetically engineered fish; to the for contributions to 529 plans, and for other 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Committee on Energy and Commerce. purposes; to the Committee on Ways and tation and Infrastructure. By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California Means. 294. A letter from the Senior Program Ana- (for himself, Mr. BARROW, and Ms. By Mr. BACA: lyst, Department of Transportation, trans- WOOLSEY): H.R. 530. A bill to amend the Food and Nu- mitting the Department’s final rule — H.R. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of trition Act of 2008 to remove the ineligibility Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Labor to issue an interim occupational safe- of individuals who participate in a strike; to and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Depar- ty and health standard regarding worker ex- the Committee on Agriculture. ture Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments posure to combustible dust, and for other By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: H.R. 531. A bill to amend the Public Health [Docket No.: 30759; Amdt. No. 3405] received purposes; to the Committee on Education Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. and the Workforce. and Human Services to establish a Frontline 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- By Mr. GONZA´ LEZ: Providers Loan Repayment Program; to the tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 523. A bill to make the United States Committee on Energy and Commerce. 295. A letter from the Chief, Trade and exclusively liable for certain claims of liabil- By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Commercial Regulations Branch, Depart- ity to the extent such liability is a claim for CONAWAY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CARTER, Mr. ment of the Treasury, transmitting the De- damages resulting from, or aggravated by, MCCAUL, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Ms. partment’s final rule — Extension of Impor- the inclusion of ethanol in transportation GRANGER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. CULBER- tant Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological fuel; to the Committee on the Judiciary. SON, Mr. OLSON, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. Material Originating in Italy and Rep- By Mr. QUAYLE: HALL, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. SAM resenting the Pre-Classical, Classical, and H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Imperial Roman Periods [CBP Dec. 11-03] enue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions of Texas, Mr. FLORES, Mr. POE of Texas, (RIN: 1515-AD72) received January 12, 2011, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BRADY of Texas, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Act that limit distributions from medical-re- Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. mittee on Ways and Means. lated tax-preferred accounts for medicines 296. A letter from the Assistant Secretary only if the medicines are prescribed drugs or NEUGEBAUER, and Mr. FARENTHOLD): H.R. 532. A bill to eliminate certain provi- for the Employment and Training Adminis- insulin and to repeal the increase in addi- sions relating to Texas and the Education tration, Department of Labor, transmitting tional tax on distributions from health sav- Jobs Fund; to the Committee on Education the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Wage ings accounts and Archer MSAs not used for and the Workforce. Methodology for the temporary Non-agricul- qualified medical expenses; to the Com- By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. tural Employment H-2B Program (RIN: 1205- mittee on Ways and Means. LEWIS of California, Mr. BACA, and AB61) received January 24, 2011, pursuant to By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Mrs. BONO MACK): 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Commit- SCHRADER): H.R. 525. A bill to amend the Public Health H.R. 533. A bill to provide for the convey- tees on the Judiciary and Education and the ance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Service Act to enhance and increase the Workforce. Conservation Service property in Riverside, number of veterinarians trained in veteri- f California, and for other purposes; to the nary public health; to the Committee on En- Committee on Agriculture. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON ergy and Commerce. By Mrs. CAPITO: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. H.R. 534. A bill to designate the Federal JACKSON of Illinois): building and United States courthouse lo- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of H.R. 526. A bill to direct the Secretary of cated at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, committees were delivered to the Clerk Transportation to establish and collect a fee West Virginia, as the ‘‘W. Craig Broadwater for printing and reference to the proper based on the fair market value of articles Federal Building and United States Court- imported into the United States and articles calendar, as follows: house’’; to the Committee on Transportation Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. exported from the United States in com- and Infrastructure. House Resolution 72. Resolution directing merce and to use amounts collected from the By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for him- fee to make grants to carry out certain certain standing committees to inventory self, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WALZ of Min- transportation projects in the transportation and review existing, pending, and proposed nesota, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CICILLINE, trade corridors for which the fee is collected, regulations and orders from agencies of the and Mr. BLUMENAUER): Federal Government, particularly with re- and for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 535. A bill to amend title 10, United spect to their effect on jobs and economic Transportation and Infrastructure, and in States Code, to expand the matters covered growth (Rept. 112–6). Referred to the House addition to the Committees on Ways and by preseparation counseling provided to Calendar. Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to members of the Armed Forces and their Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. be subsequently determined by the Speaker, spouses; to the Committee on Armed Serv- House Resolution 73. Resolution providing in each case for consideration of such provi- ices. for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN 72) directing certain standing committees to committee concerned. of South Carolina, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. inventory and review existing, pending, and By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, SMITH of Nebraska): proposed regulations and orders from agen- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, and Mr. H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Indian Health cies of the Federal Government, particularly COBLE): Care Improvement Act to revise and extend with respect to their effect on jobs and eco- H.R. 527. A bill to amend chapter 6 of title that Act, and for other purposes; to the Com- nomic growth (Rept. 112–7). Referred to the 5, United States Code (commonly known as mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition House Calendar. the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure to the Committees on Energy and Com- complete analysis of potential impacts on f merce, Ways and Means, and the Budget, for small entities of rules, and for other pur- a period to be subsequently determined by PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Speaker, in each case for consideration Under clause 2 of rule XII, public and in addition to the Committee on Small of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Business, for a period to be subsequently de- bills and resolutions of the following tion of the committee concerned. termined by the Speaker, in each case for By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for titles were introduced and severally re- consideration of such provisions as fall with- himself, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. ferred, as follows: in the jurisdiction of the committee con- BLUMENAUER, and Mr. LATHAM): By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: cerned. H.R. 537. A bill to amend titles XVIII and H.R. 519. A bill to secure the return to the By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for him- XIX of the Social Security Act with respect United States the $179 million overpaid into self, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, and Mr. to the qualification of the director of food the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund GENE GREEN of Texas): services of a Medicare skilled nursing facil- as of December 31, 2009, and for other pur- H.R. 528. A bill to require the submission of ity or a Medicaid nursing facility; to the poses; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. a report to the Congress on parasitic disease Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, among poor Americans; to the Committee on tion to the Committee on Energy and Com- Mr. WU, Mr. JONES, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. Energy and Commerce. merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- STARK, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. POLIS): By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. KIND, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H.R. 520. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. FILNER, Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling SARBANES, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. YAR- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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By Mr. CUELLAR: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GINGREY YERS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. H.R. 538. A bill to require the establish- of Georgia, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HER- HOLT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. STARK, Mr. ment of customer service standards for Fed- GER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. NEAL, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, eral agencies; to the Committee on Oversight MARCHANT, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. and Government Reform. PAUL, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. RAN- By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. PENCE, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. GEL, Mr. FILNER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HAS- LATOURETTE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. PAYNE, and Ms. HIRONO): TINGS of Florida, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. WITTMAN, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER): H.R. 555. A bill to assist States in estab- PINGREE of Maine, and Mr. CRITZ): H.R. 547. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- lishing a universal prekindergarten program H.R. 539. A bill to amend title II of the So- enue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years cial Security Act and the Internal Revenue minimum tax on individuals; to the Com- old have access to a high-quality full-day, Code of 1986 to make improvements in the mittee on Ways and Means. full-calendar-year prekindergarten edu- old-age, survivors, and disability insurance By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for him- cation; to the Committee on Education and program, to provide for cash relief for years self, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. ISSA): the Workforce. for which annual COLAs do not take effect H.R. 548. A bill to repeal a rule of the Na- By Mr. MCCOTTER: under certain cash benefit programs, and to tional Mediation Board relating to represen- H.R. 556. A bill to repeal certain provisions provide for Social Security benefit protec- tation election procedures; to the Committee in the Patient Protection and Affordable tion; to the Committee on Ways and Means, on Transportation and Infrastructure. Care Act related to patient centered out- and in addition to the Committees on Edu- By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for him- comes research and rescind unobligated ap- cation and the Workforce, Rules, Transpor- self and Mr. BARROW): propriations related to such provisions and tation and Infrastructure, and Veterans’ Af- H.R. 549. A bill to direct the Administrator to repeal certain health care-related provi- fairs, for a period to be subsequently deter- of the Federal Aviation Administration to sions in the American Recovery and Rein- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- establish and carry out a program to safely vestment Act of 2009 and rescind unobligated sideration of such provisions as fall within and feasibly address piston engine aircraft appropriations related to such provisions for the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. emissions, and for other purposes; to the purposes of reducing the national debt; to By Mr. FILNER: Committee on Transportation and Infra- the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H.R. 540. A bill to direct the Secretary of structure, and in addition to the Committee and in addition to the Committees on Appro- Defense to issue a medal to honor veterans of on Science, Space, and Technology, for a pe- priations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, the Armed Forces who died after their serv- riod to be subsequently determined by the and Technology, and the Budget, for a period ice in the Vietnam War, but whose deaths Speaker, in each case for consideration of to be subsequently determined by the Speak- were a direct result of their service in the such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Vietnam War; to the Committee on Armed tion of the committee concerned. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Services. By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. committee concerned. By Mr. FILNER: REYES, and Mr. CUELLAR): By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.R. 541. A bill to amend section 1011 of the H.R. 550. A bill to amend the Lower Rio H.R. 557. A bill to amend the Consumer Fi- Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, Grande Valley Water Resources Conserva- nancial Protection Act of 2010 to move the and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law tion and Improvement Act of 2000 to author- Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 108-173) to make permanent the program of ize additional projects and activities under into the Department of the Treasury; to the Federal reimbursement of emergency health that Act, and for other purposes; to the Com- Committee on Financial Services. services furnished to undocumented aliens; mittee on Natural Resources. By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of H.R. 558. A bill to designate the Depart- By Mr. FILNER: Texas: ment of Veterans Affairs medical center in H.R. 542. A bill to eliminate the learned H.R. 551. A bill to allow a State to con- Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O’Brien, intermediary defense to tort claims based on tribute State funds to Federal agencies, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical product liability, and for other purposes; to State agencies, or Indian tribes participating Center; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- the Committee on the Judiciary. in an environmental review process under fairs. By Mr. FILNER: section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to H.R. 543. A bill to amend title 31, United support activities that directly and meaning- By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and States Code, to provide for payments in lieu fully contribute to expediting and improving Mr. BOUSTANY): of taxes for certain Department of Homeland transportation project planning and delivery H.R. 559. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Security land; to the Committee on Natural for projects in that State; to the Committee enue Code of 1986 to provide an additional Resources. on Transportation and Infrastructure. year for the extension of the placed in serv- By Mr. FILNER: By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of ice date for the low-income housing credit H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Texas: rules applicable to the GO Zone; to the Com- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to perma- H.R. 552. A bill to encourage States and mittee on Ways and Means. nently extend the period of protections for units of general local government to use By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Mr. servicemembers against mortgage fore- amounts received under the community de- THOMPSON of California, Mr. ROSS of closures, and for other purposes; to the Com- velopment block grant program and the com- Arkansas, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. munity mental health services and substance and Mr. MATHESON): By Mr. FILNER: abuse block grant programs to provide hous- H.R. 560. A bill to amend titles XVIII and H.R. 545. A bill to amend title 38, United ing counseling and financial counseling for XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure pro- States Code, to authorize the Secretary of individuals before their release from inpa- portional representation of rural interests on Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain volun- tient or residential institutions for individ- the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission teers who provide funeral honors details at uals with mental illness and periodic evalua- and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Ac- the funerals of veterans; to the Committee tion of the appropriateness of such coun- cess Commission, and to provide for greater on Veterans’ Affairs. seling after such release; to the Committee transparency in proceedings of those Com- By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. on Financial Services, and in addition to the missions; to the Committee on Energy and BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a Commerce, and in addition to the Committee SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. period to be subsequently determined by the on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- CALVERT, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- Speaker, in each case for consideration of quently determined by the Speaker, in each lina, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- case for consideration of such provisions as RIGELL, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, tion of the committee concerned. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. GRI- concerned. Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. FOXX, Ms. NOR- JALVA, Mr. MORAN, and Ms. NORTON): By Mr. WELCH: TON, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. CAR- H.R. 553. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking H.R. 561. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- SON of Indiana, and Mr. CLAY): Water Act regarding an endocrine disruptor enue Code of 1986 to extend the work oppor- H.R. 546. A bill to amend title 36, United screening program; to the Committee on En- tunity tax credit with respect to veterans; to States Code, to designate the Honor and Re- ergy and Commerce. the Committee on Ways and Means. member Flag created by Honor and Remem- By Mr. MCCOTTER: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: ber, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize H.R. 554. A bill to withdraw normal trade H.R. 562. A bill to amend the Alaska Nat- and honor members of the Armed Forces who relations treatment from the products of for- ural Gas Pipeline Act to improve the Alaska died in the line of duty, and for other pur- eign countries that do not maintain accept- pipeline construction training program, and poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. able standards of religious freedom and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. worker rights; to the Committee on Ways Transportation and Infrastructure. KINGSTON, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. and Means. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself BLACKBURN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania): BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BURTON of Indi- OLVER, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. LEE of Cali- H.R. 563. A bill to authorize issuance of ana, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FLEMING, fornia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CON- certificates of documentation authorizing

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Description: The first is ‘‘The Congress United States requiring that the Federal f budget be balanced; to the Committee on the shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Judiciary. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Duties, Imposts and Excises . . .’’; and the By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, STATEMENT second grants Congress the power to lay and Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mrs. MCMORRIS ROD- collect taxes on incomes, from whatever Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of source derived, without apportionment GERS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BURGESS, the Rules of the House of Representa- and Mr. GOHMERT): among the several States, and without re- H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing tives, the following statements are sub- gard to any census or enumeration. an amendment to the Constitution of the mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. BACA: United States; to the Committee on the Ju- granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 530. diciary. tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. QUAYLE: joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution ex- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: States Constitution. pressing the sense of the Congress that non- H.R. 519. defense, non-security, non-veterans discre- By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 531. tionary spending should be reduced by 20 per- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- cent; to the Committee on the Budget, and Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, in- lation pursuant to the following: in addition to the Committees on Oversight cluding Clause 18 of that Section. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power and Government Reform, and House Admin- By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: granted to Congress under Article I, Section istration, for a period to be subsequently de- H.R. 520. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- termined by the Speaker, in each case for Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion. consideration of such provisions as fall with- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. BURGESS: in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. H.R. 532. cerned. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. SESSIONS: H.R. 521. lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 72. A resolution directing certain Congress has the power to enact this legis- The attached bill is constitutional under standing committees to inventory and re- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section IX, ‘‘No Money shall be view existing, pending, and proposed regula- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. drawn from the Treasury, but in Con- tions and orders from agencies of the Federal By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- sequence of Appropriations made by Law’’. Government, particularly with respect to fornia: By Mr. CALVERT: their effect on jobs and economic growth; to H.R. 522. H.R. 533. the Committee on Rules. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: LANCE, Mr. GOODLATTE, and Mr. BUR- Clause 3 and 18 of Section 8, Article I, of The constitutional authority of Congress TON of Indiana): the U.S. Constitution. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H. Res. 74. A resolution urging the Federal By Mr. GONZA´ LEZ: cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- courts to expedite disposition of actions H.R. 523. stitution, specifically Clause 1 and Clause 18, challenging the constitutionality of provi- Congress has the power to enact this legis- and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. sions of the Patient Protection and Afford- lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. CAPITO: able Care Act (Public Law 111-148); to the Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; Article I, H.R. 534. Committee on the Judiciary. Section 8, Clause 18; Article I, Section 9, Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Clause 7. lation pursuant to the following: Texas (for herself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. By Mr. QUAYLE: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. H.R. 524. United States Constitution. BORDALLO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CON- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CARSON of Indiana: YERS, and Mrs. CAPPS): lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 535. H. Res. 75. A resolution recognizing Na- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- tional Nurses Week on May 8 through May granted to Congress under Article 1, Section lation pursuant to the following: 14, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. Article I, Section 8 of the United States Commerce. By Ms. BALDWIN: Constitution, Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16, which By Mr. LANCE (for himself and Mr. H.R. 525. grants Congress the power to raise and sup- Congress has the power to enact this legis- BURTON of Indiana): port an Army; to provide and maintain a H. Res. 76. A resolution urging the Federal lation pursuant to the following: Navy; to make rules for the government and courts to expedite disposition of actions Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the regulation of the land and naval forces; and challenging the constitutionality of provi- Constitution of the United States. to provide for organizing, arming, and dis- sions of the Patient Protection and Afford- By Mr. CALVERT: ciplining the militia. H.R.526. able Care Act (Public Law 111-148); to the By Mr. COLE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 536. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- The constitutional authority of Congress MEEKS): lation pursuant to the following: to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H. Res. 77. A resolution expressing the soli- Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I, Clause 2 cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- darity of the House of Representatives with of Section 2 of Article II. stitution, specifically Clause 1 and Clause 18. the families of the victims and those dis- By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia: By Mr. SMITH of Texas: H.R. 537. placed by the heavy rains and widespread H.R. 527. Congress has the power to enact this legis- flooding in Colombia; to the Committee on Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be Article I, Section 1 of the United States By Mr. CUELLAR: subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Constitution; Article I, Section 8 of the H.R. 538. each case for consideration of such provi- United States Constitution, including, but Congress has the power to enact this legis- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18 of Section lation pursuant to the following: committee concerned. 8; Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitutional Authority—Necessary and f United States Constitution; and the Six- Proper Clause: the U.S. Constitution, Article teenth Amendment to the United States I, Section 8: Powers of Congress, Clause 18. PRIVATE BILLS AND Constitution. The Congress shall have power . . . To RESOLUTIONS By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia: make all laws which shall be necessary and H.R. 528. proper for carrying into execution the fore- Under clause 3 of rule XII, private Congress has the power to enact this legis- going powers, and all other powers vested by bills and resolutions of the following lation pursuant to the following: this Constitution in the government of the titles were introduced and severally re- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Com- United States, or in any department or offi- ferred, as follows: merce Clause. cer thereof.

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H.R. 546. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. FILNER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- H.R. 540. lation pursuant to the following: gress shall have Power to make all Laws Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 13; Article IV, which shall be necessary and proper for car- lation pursuant to the following: Section 3, Clause 2. rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, The constitutional authority of Congress By Mr. GARRETT: and all other Powers vested by the Constitu- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H.R. 547. tion in the Government of the United States, cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- or in any Department or Officer thereof. tion (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: grants Congress the power to raise and sup- In accordance clause 7(c) of rule XII of the H.R. 558. port an Army; to provide and maintain a Rules of the House of Representatives (relat- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Navy; to make rules for the government and ing to Constitutional Authority), I state that lation pursuant to the following: regulation of the land and naval forces; to the power granted to Congress in the Con- Article I, Section 8, Clause 14: To make provide for organizing, arming, and dis- stitution to enact this bill is derived from Rules for the Government and Regulation of ciplining the militia; and to make all laws Article I of the Constitution, Section 8 (‘‘The the land and naval Forces. necessary and proper to execute these pow- Congress shall have Power To lay and collect By Mr. RICHMOND: ers. Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . .’’), H.R. 559. By Mr. FILNER: and from the 16th Amendment to the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 541. stitution. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia: This bill is introduced pursuant to the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 548. powers granted to Congress under the Gen- The constitutional authority of Congress Congress has the power to enact this legis- eral Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- lation pursuant to the following: Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. stitution (Clauses 1, 3, 14, and 18), which States Constitution, Congress has the au- 8 Cl. 18). grant Congress the power to provide for the thority ‘‘to regulate commerce with foreign Further, this statement of constitutional general welfare of the United States; to regu- Nations, and among the several States, and authority is made for the sole purpose of late Commerce among the several States; to with the Indian Tribes.’’ compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of the make rules for the Government; and to make By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: Rules of the House of Representatives and all Laws which shall be necessary and proper H.R. 549. shall have no bearing on judicial review of for carrying into Execution the foregoing Congress has the power to enact this legis- the accompanying bill. Powers. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. WALDEN: By Mr. FILNER: Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, H.R. 560. H.R. 542. of the United States Constitution, Congress Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- shall have the power to regulate Commerce lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this lation pursuant to the following: with foreign Nations, and among several The constitutional authority of Congress States, and with Indian Tribes. bill rests is pursuant to the following: (1) Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Con- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- By Mr. HINOJOSA: gress shall have Power To lay and collect cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- H.R. 550. Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay stitution (Clauses 1, 3, 14, and 18), which Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Debts and provide for the common De- grant Congress the power to provide for the lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United fense and general Welfare of the United general welfare of the United States; to regu- States Constitution. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises late Commerce among the several States; to By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of shall be uniform throughout the United make rules for the Government; and to make Texas: States.’’ all Laws which shall be necessary and proper H.R. 551. (2) Article I, Section 1—All legislative pow- for carrying into Execution the foregoing Congress has the power to enact this legis- ers herein granted shall be vested in a Con- Powers. lation pursuant to the following: gress of the United States, which shall con- By Mr. FILNER: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress sist of a Senate and House of Representa- H.R. 543. shall have the Power To regulate Commerce tives. Congress has the power to enact this legis- with foreign Nations, and among the several By Mr. WELCH: lation pursuant to the following: States, and with the Indian Tribes. H.R. 561. The constitutional authority of Congress By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Congress has the power to enact this legis- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Texas: lation pursuant to the following: cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- H.R. 552. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1—the taxing stitution (Clauses 1, 3, 14, 17, and 18), which Congress has the power to enact this legis- and spending clause. grant Congress the power to provide for the lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: general welfare of the United States; to regu- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1. H.R. 562. late Commerce with foreign Nations, and By Mr. MARKEY: Congress has the power to enact this legis- among the several States; to make rules for H.R. 553. lation pursuant to the following: the Government; To exercise exclusive Leg- Congress has the power to enact this legis- The constitutional authority on which this islation in all Cases whatsoever, over . . . lation pursuant to the following: bill rests is the power of Congress to make other needful Buildings; and to make all Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the rules for the government and regulate com- Laws which shall be necessary and proper for Constitution. merce, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- By Mr. MCCOTTER: Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. ers. H.R. 554. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: By Mr. FILNER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 563. H.R. 544. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: shall have Power: To regulate Commerce The constitutional authority on which this Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the with foreign Nations, and among the several bill rests is the power of Congress to make Constitution. States, and with the Indian Tribes. rules for the government and regulate com- By Mr. FILNER: By Mr. KUCINICH: merce, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, H.R. 545. H.R. 555. Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 564. The constitutional authority of Congress Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of Section 8 of Article Congress has the power to enact this legis- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- I of the Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- By Mr. MCCOTTER: The constitutional authority of Congress stitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which H.R. 556. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- grants Congress the power to raise and sup- Congress has the power to enact this legis- cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- port an Army; to provide and maintain a lation pursuant to the following: stitution (Clause 4), which grants Congress

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the power to establish a Uniform rule of Nat- Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CRAWFORD, H.R. 282: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. uralization throughout the United States. Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. H.R. 290: Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. GINGREY By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: LAMBORN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. of Georgia, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. AUS- H.R. 565. HERGER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. TRIA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- PEARCE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. KLINE, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: HUELSKAMP, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. LAMBORN. The constitutional authority of Congress ROYCE, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GRAVES H.R. 300: Mr. STARK, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BLU- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- of Missouri, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MENAUER, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. KILDEE. cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- HELLER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. WESTMORELAND, H.R. 302: Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ISSA, Mr. stitution (Clause 4), which grants Congress Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. AKIN, HECK, and Mr. GOHMERT. the power to establish a Uniform rule of Nat- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. H.R. 305: Ms. SUTTON, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. uralization throughout the United States. ROSS of Florida, Mr. WOLF, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. BROWN of Florida. By Mr. SCHWEIKERT: CONAWAY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, H.R. 314: Mr. GIBBS. H.J. Res. 23. Mr. GERLACH, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mrs. H.R. 317: Mr. SABLAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- BLACK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. H.R. 326: Mr. GRIJALVA. lation pursuant to the following: TIBERI, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. H.R. 327: Mr. MORAN, Mr. COURTNEY, and Article 5 of the Constitution states: The SCALISE, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mrs. Mr. KING of New York. Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses BONO MACK, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. MCMORRIS ROD- H.R. 328: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. shall deem it necessary, shall propose GERS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MARINO, Mr. LATTA, H.R. 332: Ms. NORTON and Ms. WOOLSEY. amendments to this Constitution, or, on the and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. H.R. 333: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. application of the legislatures of two thirds H.R. 21: Mr. GOWDY and Mr. YOUNG of Flor- YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. ROTH- of the several states, shall call a convention ida. MAN of New Jersey, Mr. NUGENT, and Mr. for proposing amendments, which, in either H.R. 23: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCNERNEY, KIND. case, shall be valid to all intents and pur- Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. VIS- H.R. 340: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mrs. NAPOLI- poses, as part of this Constitution, when CLOSKY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Ms. TANO. ratified by the legislatures of three fourths BROWN of Florida. H.R. 361: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. of the several states, or by conventions in H.R. 25: Mr. LUCAS. BROUN of Georgia, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. PAUL, three fourths thereof, as the one or the other H.R. 38: Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. GRIFFITH of Vir- Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. JONES, Mr. mode of ratification may be proposed by the ginia, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mrs. HARTZLER, and AKIN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Congress; provided that no amendment Mr. PLATTS. Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. HERGER, Mr. ROE of which may be made prior to the year one H.R. 85: Ms. NORTON and Mr. POLIS. Tennessee, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BRADY of thousand eight hundred and eight shall in H.R. 97: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. Texas, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. any manner affect the first and fourth YODER, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. clauses in the ninth section of the first arti- LANDRY. CHAFFETZ, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. FRANKS of Ari- cle; and that no state, without its consent, H.R. 98: Mr. ROYCE and Mr. SESSIONS. zona, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Ms. BUERKLE, OGERS shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the H.R. 100: Mr. R of Michigan and Mr. Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. REIER Senate. D . ROSS of Florida, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. MCCOT- H.R. 104: Ms. ESHOO and Mr. LOBIONDO. By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: TER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FORTEN- H.R. 111: Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. H.J. Res. 24. BERRY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. LANKFORD, and Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. CONYERS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- PENCE. H.R. 114: Mr. JONES and Mr. STIVERS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 363: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida and Mr. H.R. 116: Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Article V: The Congress, whenever two TOWNS. H.R. 118: Mr. JONES and Mr. PAUL. thirds of both Houses shall deem it nec- H.R. 365: Mr. MEEKS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and H.R. 120: Mr. MCCOTTER. essary, shall propose Amendments to this Mrs. MALONEY. H.R. 121: Mr. WEST, Mr. ROKITA, and Mr. Constitution, or, on the Application of the H.R. 372: Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ROSS of Florida, STEARNS. Legislatures of two thirds of the several Mr. WEST, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. YOUNG H.R. 122: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Mr. States, shall call a Convention for proposing of Florida, and Mr. BURTON of Indiana. ROKITA. Amendments, which in either Case, shall be OKITA ARRIS AR H.R. 140: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. H.R. 374: Mr. R , Mr. H , Mr. C - valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of TER ORBES UNNELEE BACHUS, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. , Mr. F , Mr. N , Mr. this Constitution, when ratified by the Leg- RAVAACK RAVES FORBES, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. C , Mr. G of Missouri, Mr. islatures of three fourths of the several EARCE ENISHEK STEARNS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. P , and Mr. B . States or by Conventions in three fourths H.R. 389: Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. thereof, as the one or the other Mode of PALAZZO, and Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 149: Mr. MCCOTTER. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. Ratification may be proposed by the Con- H.R. 153: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, JONES, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. REED, Mr. DUNCAN gress; Provided that no Amendment which Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. KINZINGER of Illi- of South Carolina, and Mr. WEST. may be made prior to the Year One thousand nois, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER. H.R. 401: Mr. RUSH. eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner H.R. 154: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, H.R. 412: Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Mr. HECK, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROSS THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ninth Section of the first Article; and that of Florida, Mr. TIBERI, and Mr. WITTMAN. Arkansas, Mr. HANNA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. no State, without its Consent, shall be de- H.R. 177: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, LAMBORN, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. prived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. YODER, Mr. YOUNG of Flor- SENSENBRENNER, Mr. BOSWELL, and Mr. f ida, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. ALEXANDER. TURNER, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, H.R. 413: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. FARR, Mr. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TO PUBLIC Mr. GRIMM, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and GUTIERREZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. KUCINICH, and Ms. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 192: Mr. FILNER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MOORE. H.R. 415: Mr. STARK. were added to public bills and resolu- HARMAN, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. CHU, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. ROYBAL- H.R. 416: Mr. WELCH, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. tions as follows: ALLARD, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, CONYERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. H.R. 3: Mrs. BLACK, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. KUCINICH. DENHAM, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. WATERS, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. WAX- H.R. 417: Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CHU, Mr. POLIS, FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GALLEGLY, MAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and Mr. Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. LANCE, Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 430: Mr. ROSS of Florida and Mr. BUR- LATHAM, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. H.R. 198: Mr. MEEKS, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. TON of Indiana. PEARCE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. H.R. 432: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. CICILLINE. ELLISON, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. SCHOCK, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. H.R. 199: Mr. CRITZ. MALONEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. THORN- H.R. 217: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. OLVER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. JACKSON BERRY, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. WOMACK, YODER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, and Mr. AMASH. of Illinois, and Mr. POLIS. and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. H.R. 218: Mr. REYES and Ms. NORTON. H.R. 436: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. H.R. 4: Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. H.R. 219: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. DOLD, Mr. GARDNER, and Mr. ROSS of Florida. QUIGLEY Mr. RUSH, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CON- H.R. 234: Mr. BROUN of Georgia and Mr. ROE H.R. 440: Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and NOLLY of Virginia, Mrs. ROBY, and Mr. of Tennessee. Mr. GOWDY. ENGEL. H.R. 261: Mr. CLAY and Mr. FILNER. H.R. 458: Mr. SIRES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. RUP- H.R. 5: Mr. DENT, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, H.R. 263: Ms. WOOLSEY. PERSBERGER, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. FLEMING, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BRADY of H.R. 280: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina and Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Texas, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. PRICE of Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. WU.

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H.R. 459: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. H. Res. 40: Mr. KLINE, Mr. FLORES, Mr. JOR- CANSECO, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. ROSS of Florida. DAN, and Mr. GOHMERT. H.J. Res. 13: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, MULVANEY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. DAVIS of Ken- H. Res. 41: Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. JACKSON LEE Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. tucky, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. DREIER, of Texas, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. AMASH, Mr. LUETKE- YOUNG of Florida, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, MEYER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. SIMPSON, Mrs. H. Res. 44: Mr. SCHOCK. Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. FINCHER. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. H. Res. 46: Mr. ELLISON, Ms. JACKSON LEE H.R. 469: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. KING of Iowa, and of Texas, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BLU- H.R. 471: Mr. PENCE, Mr. WEBSTER, Mrs. Mr. LUETKEMEYER. MENAUER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DOG- MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CAS- H.J. Res. 20: Mr. POSEY. GETT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. PAS- SIDY, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Ms. BUERKLE, Mr. H.Con. Res. 11: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. CRELL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. H.Con. Res. 12: Mr. TIERNEY, Mrs. MALO- JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LINDA T. SA˜ NCHEZ of RIVERA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SCOTT of NEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachu- California, Mr. TONKO, and Ms. WOOLSEY. South Carolina, Mr. HARPER, Mr. POSEY, setts, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCHIFF, H. Res. 51: Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. HONDA, Mr. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ACKERMAN, HINOJOSA, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of HANNA, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. DREIER, Mr. HECK, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. LEWIS of Mr. FLEMING, Mr. AKIN, Mr. NUNES, Mr. ROO- SCHWARTZ, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS of NEY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. HARTZLER, TOWNS, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. HOLT. Illinois, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. DUNCAN H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ROSS of GUTIERREZ, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CON- of South Carolina, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. WALSH of Florida, and Mr. SIMPSON. YERS, and Mr. CUMMINGS. Illinois, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. H. Res. 11: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. MCCAUL, and Mr. STIVERS. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, H. Res. 57: Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mrs. H.R. 481: Ms. NORTON and Mr. PRICE of Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SUTTON, BLACKBURN, and Mr. LANCE. EYES North Carolina. and Mr. R . H. Res. 60: Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. COFFMAN of H. Res. 19: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of H.R. 492: Mr. POLIS, Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. Colorado, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. BACHMANN, Ms. Texas and Ms. HIRONO. SLAUGHTER. RICHARDSON, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, H.R. 495: Mr. WALBERG. H. Res. 20: Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mrs. BLACKBURN. H.R. 501: Mr. WELCH. Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 509: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. H. Res. 21: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of H. Res. 61: Mr. TOWNS, Ms. SUTTON, Ms. H.R. 513: Mr. LONG, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. WITT- Texas and Mr. FILNER. MOORE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MURPHY of MAN, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. H. Res. 23: Mr. ROKITA. Pennsylvania, and Mr. CALVERT.

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 No. 19 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m., and was Mrs. SHAHEEN thereupon assumed tant piece of legislation. I know the called to order by the Honorable the chair as Acting President pro tem- slots to individual Senators is impor- JEANNE SHAHEEN, a Senator from the pore. tant. But it is not important enough to State of New Hampshire. f hold up this bill. We have been trying for years—years—to get this bill PRAYER RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY passed. This will create or save 280,000 The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- LEADER jobs. It will improve the safety of our fered the following prayer: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- air travels. It will give rights to people Let us pray. pore. The majority leader is recog- who are flying who do not have those O God our strength, You fulfill the nized. rights. We have a passengers’ bill of desires of those who trust in You. You f rights. It is a shame this one issue is are great in power and infinite in un- holding up this bill. derstanding. Give our lawmakers today SCHEDULE I repeat, if we do not have this mat- a sense of Your nearness. May they Mr. REID. Madam President, fol- ter resolved Monday, I am filing clo- open their hearts to Your presence, lowing leader remarks the Senate will ture on this bill. We have to complete their minds to Your precepts, and their resume consideration of the Federal this legislation. Before we leave for our willingness to Your providence. Re- Aviation Administration Authority President’s Day recess to go back to mind them, Lord, that You are the bill. At 10:20 there will be up to 10 min- work in our States, we also have the source of their abilities and the one utes of debate equally divided on the FISA legislation that is a must. It ex- who opens doors of opportunity that Nelson of Florida amendment—that is pires. We have to take care of that be- will keep this Nation strong. Dwell amendment No. 34—regarding NASA. fore we leave. Of course, we have many with them and make them productive Senators should expect a rollcall vote other issues, but those are the two I am for Your glory. We pray in Your sacred at approximately 10:30 in relation to concerned about today. We have to Name. Amen. the Nelson of Florida amendment. pass the FAA bill, and we have to take f Today will be only a short session in care of the FISA legislation again. So I would hope everyone under- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE order to accommodate the Senators at- tending the Democratic issues con- stands that we are not going to be The Honorable JEANNE SHAHEEN led ference. playing around with this slot issue for the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: another year. This bill has to pass, and f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the there is one way we can solve it: people United States of America, and to the Repub- FAA REAUTHORIZATION offer their amendments, and we will lic for which it stands, one nation under God, vote on them right down here in the Mr. REID. Madam President, I had a indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. well. conversation last night with the Re- f I heard yesterday there are meetings publican leader. For all Senators, we going on to try to resolve this issue. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING need to have amendments on this bill, These meetings have been going on for PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE the FAA bill, laid down. We all know months and months and months, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The there is a lot of feigning going on they have held up this legislation. That clerk will please read a communication around here, a little posturing. We still is unfair. So I tell everyone, we have to to the Senate from the President pro have one issue left that deals with slots move forward on this legislation, and if tempore (Mr. INOUYE). at airports. It is not going to be re- we do not have this issue worked out The legislative clerk read the fol- solved. We have worked on this for by Monday I am going to file cloture lowing letter: years, and it will not be resolved ex- on this bill. It is a shame. U.S. SENATE, cept on the Senate floor. If it is not re- I repeat, this is a bipartisan bill. This PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, solved and we do not have amendments is not something that Republicans are Washington, DC, February 8, 2011. laid down, taken care of, I will file clo- trying to hold up or Democrats are try- To the Senate: ture on this bill on Monday. ing to jam through. This is a bill that Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, It is a shame. I wish I could blame Democrats and Republicans believe is of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby the Republicans for the impasse, but it appoint the Honorable JEANNE SHAHEEN, a for the best interests of our country. Senator from the State of New Hampshire, is both parties. We have people on both Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, to perform the duties of the Chair. sides of the aisle who are trying to I suggest the absence of a quorum. DANIEL K. INOUYE, take advantage, as they see it, on this The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- President pro tempore. slot issue. This is an extremely impor- pore. The clerk will call the roll.

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RECOGNITION OF THE The legislative clerk read as follows: REPUBLICAN LEADER FAA AIR TRANSPORTATION MOD- The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] pro- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ERNIZATION AND SAFETY IM- poses en bloc amendments numbered 54 and 55. pore. The Republican leader is recog- PROVEMENT ACT nized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 54 f pore. Under the previous order, the Senate will resume consideration of S. (Purpose: To allow airports that receive air- THE DEFICIT 223, which the clerk will report by port improvement grants for the purchase of land to lease the land and develop the Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, title. land in a manner compatible with noise as the debate over spending gears up The legislative clerk read as follows: buffering purposes) ahead of the President’s budget next A bill (S. 223) to modernize the air traffic On page 27, strike line 11 and all that fol- week, I thought it important that we control system, improve the safety, reli- lows through ‘‘or transfer’’ on line 23, and in- just step back this morning and note ability, and availability of transportation by sert the following: one thing: and that is the fact that this air in the United States, provide for mod- (2) in subsection (c)— debate has completely changed. Two ernization of the air traffic control system, (A) in paragraph (2)— years ago, the President and Demo- reauthorize the Federal Aviation Adminis- (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘pur- tration, and for other purposes. crats running Congress were not debat- pose;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘purpose, ing whether to cut spending. They were Pending: which includes serving as noise buffer land that may be— debating how much to spend. Wicker modified amendment No. 14, to ex- clude employees of the Transportation Secu- ‘‘(I) undeveloped; or You will recall that a lot of them ‘‘(II) developed in a way that is compatible were disappointed that the stimulus rity Administration from the collective bar- gaining rights of Federal employees and pro- with using the land for noise buffering pur- wasn’t bigger than it ended up being. vide employment rights and an employee en- poses;’’; and Some still are. gagement mechanism for passenger and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking So we have seen a welcome shift. property screeners. ‘‘paid to the Secretary for deposit in the Today, the only debate is how much to Blunt amendment No. 5, to require the Fund if another eligible project does not cut. It is a debate that Republicans Under Secretary of Transportation for Secu- exist.’’ and inserting ‘‘reinvested in another and, I think, the vast majority of rity to approve applications from airports to project at the airport or transferred to an- authorize passenger and property screening other airport as the Secretary prescribes.’’; Americans, are happy to have. (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- And it is in that context that I want- to be carried out by a qualified private screening company. graph (5); and ed to mention the President’s pledge to Nelson (FL) amendment No. 34, to strike (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- freeze his already outrageous spending section 605. lowing: levels for the next 5 years, and some Paul amendment No. 21, to reduce the ‘‘(3)(A) A lease by an airport owner or oper- troubling estimates we got yesterday total amount authorized to be appropriated ator of land acquired for a noise compat- about what that would mean for the for the Federal Aviation Administration for ibility purpose using a grant provided under fiscal year 2011 to the total amount author- this subchapter shall not be considered a dis- deficit from the people whose job it is posal for purposes of paragraph (2). to analyze spending and debt here in ized to be appropriated for the Administra- tion for fiscal year 2008. ‘‘(B) The airport owner or operator may Washington. Rockefeller (for Wyden) amendment No. 27, use revenues from a lease described in sub- In their monthly budget review, the to increase the number of test sites in the paragraph (A) for ongoing airport oper- Congressional Budget Office said that National Airspace System used for un- ational and capital purposes. ‘‘(C) The Administrator of the Federal if the current spending levels are fro- manned aerial vehicles and to require one of Aviation Administration shall coordinate those test sites to include a significant por- zen at the same level as they are now, with each airport owner or operator to en- and Congress were to enact no other tion of public lands. sure that leases described in subparagraph legislation affecting spending or reve- Inhofe amendment No. 6, to provide liabil- (A) are consistent with noise buffering pur- nues, the Federal Government would ity protection to volunteer pilot nonprofit poses. organizations that fly for public benefit and ‘‘(D) The provisions of this paragraph end this fiscal year with a deficit of to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit orga- $1.5 trillion, or about $200 billion more apply to all land acquired before, on, or after nizations. the date of the enactment of this paragraph. than the deficit Democrats ran last Inhofe amendment No. 7, to require the Ad- ‘‘(4) In approving the reinvestment or year. ministrator of the Federal Aviation Admin- transfer In other words, even if we do not add istration to initiate a new rulemaking pro- AMENDMENT NO. 55 ceeding with respect to the flight time limi- another dime to the current spending (Purpose: To require the Secretary of the In- tations and rest requirements for supple- levels, the deficit will get even worse terior to convey certain Federal land to mental operations before any of such limita- than last year. That is what would hap- the city of Mesquite, Nevada) tions or requirements be altered. pen under the President’s best offer, Rockefeller (for Ensign) amendment No. On page 311, between lines 11 and 12, in- which is to lock in the dramatically 32, to improve provisions relating to certifi- sert the following: higher spending levels from the past 2 cation and flight standards for military re- SEC. 7ll. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF years and put the budget on cruise con- motely piloted aerial systems in the Na- MESQUITE, NEVADA. (a) DEFINITIONS.— trol. The deficit would not stand still, tional Airspace System. (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the it will grow by $200 billion, over the McCain amendment No. 4, to repeal the es- sential air service program. city of Mesquite, Nevada. next several months. (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the So yesterday’s predictions by the Rockefeller (for Leahy) amendment No. 50, to amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Con- map entitled ‘‘Mesquite Airport Convey- CBO should be a wake up call to any- trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include ance’’ and dated February 6, 2011. one who thinks they can hide behind a nonprofit and volunteer ground and air am- (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ spending freeze. This is a dire warning bulance crew members and first responders means the Secretary of the Interior, acting that business as usual is a recipe for for certain benefits, and to clarify the liabil- through the Bureau of Land Management. (b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY.— ity protection for volunteer pilots that fly disaster. If we do not immediately re- (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable for public benefit. duce the size and scope of the Federal after the date of enactment of this Act, sub- Government, the deficit will be even The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ject to valid existing rights, and notwith- bigger than last year’s record deficit. pore. The majority leader. standing the land use planning requirements

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of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land (b) CONDITIONS.—Any release granted by ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be of Homeland Security (Transportation Secu- U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey subject to the following conditions: rity Administration) shall ensure that ad- to the city, without consideration, all right, (1) The County shall agree that in con- vanced imaging technology is used for the title, and interest of the United States in veying any interest in the land that the screening of passengers under this section and to the land described in paragraph (2). United States conveyed to the County by the only in accordance with this subsection. (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land re- deed described in subsection (a), the County ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATED TAR- ferred to in paragraph (1) consists of land shall receive an amount for the interest that GET RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.—Beginning Jan- managed by the Bureau of Land Management is equal to the fair market value. uary 1, 2012, all advanced imaging tech- described on the map as ‘‘Remnant Parcel’’. (2) Any amount received by the County for nology used as a primary screening method (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— the conveyance shall be used by the County for passengers shall be equipped with auto- (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable for the development, improvement, oper- matic target recognition software. after the date of enactment of this Act, the ation, or maintenance of the airport. ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: Secretary shall finalize the legal description Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Madam ‘‘(A) ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY.—The of the parcel to be conveyed under this sec- President, this amendment is simple. It term ‘advanced imaging technology’— tion. ‘‘(i) means a device that creates a visual provides for a no-cost, fair-value land image of an individual’s body and reveals (B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may exchange between Dona Ana County in correct any minor error in— other objects on the body as applicable, in- (i) the map; or southern New Mexico and the adjacent cluding narcotics, explosives, and other (ii) the legal description. property owners. weapons components; and (C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de- The Dona Ana County airport in ‘‘(ii) includes devices using backscatter x- scription shall be on file and available for Santa Teresa is a key component for rays or millimeter waves and devices re- public inspection in the appropriate offices economic growth in the region. ferred to as ‘whole-body imaging technology’ of the Bureau of Land Management. Unfortunately, when the land patent or ‘body scanning’. (4) COSTS.—The Secretary shall require was granted to the county in 1982, it ‘‘(B) AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION SOFT- the city to pay all costs necessary for the was described in aliquot parts. This WARE.—The term ‘automatic target recogni- tion software’ means software installed on preparation and completion of any patents created several triangles of land that for, and transfers of title to, the land de- an advanced imaging technology machine have been difficult to improve because that produces a generic image of the indi- scribed in paragraph (2). they meet at their corners an do not (5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid exist- vidual being screened that is the same as the ing rights, until the date of the conveyance share common boundaries. images produced for all other screened indi- under paragraph (1), the parcel of public land The county has requested the land viduals. described in paragraph (2) is withdrawn exchange so that they may create a ‘‘(C) PRIMARY SCREENING.—The term ‘pri- from— secondary access to the airport for gen- mary screening’ means the initial examina- (A) location, entry, and patent under the eral aviation. This new access would tion of any passenger at an airport check- point, including using available screening public land mining laws; and separate general vehicle traffic from technologies to detect weapons, explosives, (B) operation of the mineral leasing, geo- taxiing aircraft. narcotics, or other indications of unlawful thermal leasing, and mineral materials laws. The land exchange will also provide action, in order to determine whether to (6) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed an alternate entry to the airport’s fuel clear the passenger to board an aircraft or to under paragraph (1) ceases to be used by the farm. And it will allow the county to further examine the passenger.’’. city for the purposes described in section 3(f) expand airport capabilities to meet the (b) REPORT.— of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061), the land needs of this growing community. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, re- 2012, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland vert to the United States. This region of New Mexico is growing and the airport needs to be able to ex- Security (Transportation Security Adminis- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pand to meet increased demand. tration) shall submit to the appropriate con- pore. The Senator from New Mexico. This land exchange will help achieve gressional committees a report on the imple- AMENDMENT NO. 49 mentation of section 44901(l) of title 49, that goal and will improve the eco- United States Code, as added by subsection Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Madam nomic opportunities in this region. I President, I ask unanimous consent to (a). hope my colleagues will concur that (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by set aside the pending amendment so this amendment should be agreed to. paragraph (1) shall include the following: that I may call up my amendment No. AMENDMENT NO. 51 (A) A description of all matters the Assist- 49, which is at the desk. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Madam ant Secretary considers relevant to the im- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- President, I ask unanimous consent to plementation of such section. pore. Without objection, it is so or- set aside the pending amendment so (B) The status of the compliance of the dered. Transportation Security Administration that I may call up amendment No. 51, with the provisions of such section. The clerk will report. which is at the desk. The legislative clerk read as follows: (C) If the Administration is not in full The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- compliance with such provisions— The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. UDALL] pore. Without objection, it is so or- (i) the reasons for such non-compliance; proposes an amendment numbered 49. dered. and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. I ask The clerk will report. (ii) a timeline depicting when the Assist- unanimous consent that the reading of The legislative clerk read as follows: ant Secretary expects the Administration to the amendment be dispensed with. The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. UDALL] achieve full compliance. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- proposes an amendment numbered 51. (3) SECURITY CLASSIFICATION.—The report pore. Without objection, it is so or- Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. I ask required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted, dered. unanimous consent that the reading of to the greatest extent practicable, in an un- The amendment is as follows: classified format, with a classified annex, if the amendment be dispensed with. necessary. (Purpose: To authorize Don˜ a Ana County, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- (4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- New Mexico, to exchange certain land con- pore. Without objection, it is so or- TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term veyed to the County for airport purposes) dered. ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ At the appropriate place insert the fol- The amendment is as follows: means— lowing: (Purpose: To require that all advanced imag- (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, SEC. ——. DON˜ A ANA COUNTY AIRPORT. ing technology used as a primary screening and Transportation and Committee on (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section method for passengers be equipped with Homeland Security and Governmental Af- 23 of the Airport and Airway Development automatic target recognition software) fairs of the Senate; and Act of 1970 (as in effect on August 4, 1982), or On page 311, between lines 11 and 12, insert (B) the Committee on Homeland Security sections 47125 and 27153 of title 49, United the following: of the House of Representatives. States Code, the Secretary of Transportation SEC. 733. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Madam may, subject to subsection (b), grant releases PASSENGER SCREENING WITH AD- President, this amendment would sig- from any of the terms, conditions, reserva- VANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY. nificantly improve the privacy protec- tions, and restrictions contained in the deed (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44901 is amended of conveyance numbered 30-82-0048 and dated by adding at the end the following: tions for passengers being screened by August 4, 1982, under which the United ‘‘(l) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF ADVANCED IM- TSA whole body scanners, also referred States conveyed certain land to Don˜ a Ana AGING TECHNOLOGY FOR SCREENING PAS- to as advanced, imagining technology, County, New Mexico, for airport purposes. SENGERS.— or AIT.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:07 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE6.002 S08FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with SENATE S624 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 8, 2011 In 2010, the TSA greatly expanded the need to move it along. I look forward digitalized GPS and which is three or use of AIT machines at airport check- to helping with that process. four times more safe. I know whenever points around the United States. I yield the floor. there is a near miss in the airways, The image produced by an AIT ma- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- when somebody has not calculated the chine is highly revealing and many pore. The Senator from West Virginia. distance correctly, either the pilot or passengers are uncomfortable being Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Madam Presi- the air traffic controller, I know about screened by the technology. Unfortu- dent, I want to reiterate something the those things. They happen very fre- nately, TSA’s policy for passengers leader has said and what the Senator quently. There were several in the pa- who refuse AIT screening is to conduct from New Mexico said; that is, the vast pers last week. We are playing with life a full pat-down, hardly an ideal alter- importance of this bill. I have said and death. We are playing with the native for someone with privacy con- many times on this floor there are 11 major exporter, by far the major ex- cerns. million people who work for the avia- porter the United States has to other There is a promising option to ad- tion industry. That is only the direct countries in terms of products and dress the ongoing privacy concerns jobs. There are probably 2 or 3 million goods. Yet people sort of want to have with AIT. New software, called auto- indirect jobs. It is one of the major just what they want to have because matic target recognition, can be in- parts of our economy. that is what they said last year, and stalled on existing AIT machines to en- Here we stand, after 17 delays sort of they can’t back off because, if they did, hance privacy by eliminating pas- kicking it down the road for 3 months, they would look weak or they are try- senger-specific images and instead de- completely messing up FAA’s ability ing to protect a certain airline. tecting potential threat items and indi- to work with runways or make im- This, to me, is not about airlines. It cating their location on a generic out- provements. We cannot fiddle around is about passengers. The heck with air- line of a person. with runways. If something goes lines. We need to have more passengers This month, TSA will begin testing wrong, they have to be fixed or people going west because the West is growing the new software at Las Vegas die. So the stakes are enormous. This faster than the East. They are under- McCarran International Airport, business of slots has become a decision served. There is one flight a day from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Inter- people will have to make. Do they want DC to Los Angeles. That doesn’t make national, and Ronald Reagan Wash- to see a bill which fails, which goes any sense. All these things can be ington National Airport. down, and we go into our 18th or 19th, cured if people will be reasonable and Senate amendment No. 51 would re- whatever it is—I have stopped count- not try to win out over some other quire TSA to have automatic target ing—or do they want to see something group, some other constituency. My recognition software installed on all which is major to the American econ- constituency is the national interest in AIT machines by January 1, 2012. This omy, major in terms of NASA research, this bill. will provide ample time for TSA to in terms of air traffic control systems I don’t mean to sound prudish, but I thoroughly field test the software and and which is major in terms of a pas- so say and believe very deeply. work with the manufacturers to make senger bill of rights. We have a lot of If it is all right with the Presiding necessary adjustments. people stuck. I drove back from Clarks- Officer, I will yield the floor to Senator However, by imposing a deadline, it burg, WV, to Washington on Saturday. BEN NELSON. He will make his amend- will ensure that TSA and the manufac- The reason I drove back is I was so sick ment pending and then debate on the turers make the implementation of the of that airline that comes out of Nelson of Florida amendment will start software a priority and will eliminate Clarksburg getting canceled or having at about 10:20. the potential for unnecessary delay. mechanical problems, which means AMENDMENT NO. 58 This is an issue that has received bi- they probably didn’t have enough pas- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- partisan attention and I hope that this sengers because we are a small State. pore. The Senator from Nebraska. amendment will receive strong support We often don’t have enough passengers Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. I call up from both sides of the aisle. to meet the bottom line. I drove back. the amendment at the desk. In closing, I would like to thank my It was 61⁄2 hours. That was fine. I am The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- chairman and ranking member for prepared to do that. I hate doing that pore. Without objection, it is so or- their hard work on the underlying bill. because it is a waste of my time. But dered. It is an honor to serve with them and the stakes are here. The clerk will report. I look forward to working together on This is huge, this bill. We have one The legislative clerk read as follows: the many important issues before the good amendment, which we will do this The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. NELSON], committee. morning when Senator NELSON of Flor- for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. AKAKA, Mrs. Just to conclude, I thank our chair- ida comes down, and then I think we SHAHEEN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and man of the Commerce Committee, JAY have to proceed. I appreciate the ma- Mr. MENENDEZ, proposes an amendment ROCKEFELLER. I think both Chairman jority leader being quite tough about numbered 58. ROCKEFELLER and ranking member KAY all this and saying he is going to lay Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. I ask BAILEY HUTCHISON have done an excel- down cloture. He doesn’t want to fool unanimous consent that reading of the lent job on this FAA authorization bill. around with this bill. There is only one amendment be dispensed with. I do not have any doubt that they, part of this bill which is in any way The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- working in the committee, have pulled contentious. That is slots. That has pore. Without objection, it is so or- us all together. It is a remarkable bill much more to do with campaign com- dered. because it is a job-creating bill. It is a mitments than with the good of the The amendment is as follows: bill that we need right now with the Nation. (Purpose: To impose a criminal penalty for economic slowdown we have in Amer- Nobody gets everything they want. In unauthorized recording or distribution of ica. West Virginia we get almost nothing. I images produced using advanced imaging The other aspect of this bill that I don’t complain. I understand we are at technology during screenings of individ- think is very important is updating the the end of the food chain because we uals at airports and upon entry to Federal air traffic control system. That is are a little State. Whenever there is a buildings) something that is terribly important. recession or airlines aren’t doing very At the end of title VII, add the following: It is called NextGen. We are moving on well financially because of fuel prices, SEC. 733. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNAUTHOR- IZED RECORDING OR DISTRIBUTION to the next generation of air traffic we get cut off. My view about that is OF SECURITY SCREENING IMAGES. control. I think it is important to re- sort of more bitter but more maybe (a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United mind people that we are behind the widespread and trying to look at the States Code, is amended by adding at the end country of Mongolia when it comes to public good in general. As the tide the following: air traffic control. So it is very impor- rises, all the boats rise. ‘‘CHAPTER 124—UNAUTHORIZED RECORD- tant that we get this bill passed. I strongly plead with Senators to ING AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITY I agree with Leader REID when he consider the broader national interest SCREENING IMAGES said we cannot be on this forever. We and air traffic control system, which is ‘‘Sec.

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It is our hope this jeopardize America’s dominance in AGES. amendment will help prevent that from aerospace and would shift the programs ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically occurring again. that have strengthened our Nation’s provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlaw- By including this amendment in the global leadership away from the experi- ful for an individual— FAA reauthorization, we are telling ence and expertise at NASA. A consor- ‘‘(1) to photograph or otherwise record an our constituents we will not ignore image produced using advanced imaging tium of nonprofits and colleges and pri- technology during the screening of an indi- their privacy in the process of making vate corporations and other govern- vidual at an airport, or upon entry into any sure we have safe airports and Federal ment agencies can be effective and building owned or operated by the Federal buildings. That is what they are asking have been effective to promote public- Government, without express authorization of us. That is what we are going to de- private partnerships and economic de- pursuant to a Federal law or regulation; or liver. I ask my colleagues to support velopment. But none of these entities, ‘‘(2) to knowingly distribute any such our amendment when it comes up for a either by themselves or even working image to any individual who is not author- rollcall vote. together, will ever be able to conduct ized pursuant to a Federal law or regulation I yield the floor. to receive the image. aerospace and aeronautics research and ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under AMENDMENT NO. 34 development better than NASA. Its subsection (a) shall not apply to an indi- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- fundamental aeronautics research ca- vidual who, during the course and within the pore. Under the previous order, there pability is already fully integrated. It scope of the individual’s employment, will now be 10 minutes of debate, equal- ensures the future success of NASA records or distributes an image described in ly divided, between the Senator from space missions. subsection (a) solely to be used in a criminal Florida and the Senator from Texas or investigation or prosecution or in an inves- Furthermore, section 605 is in direct tigation relating to foreign intelligence or a their designees. contradiction to the NASA Authoriza- threat to the national security. Who yields time? tion Act of 2010, which reaffirmed that ‘‘(c) PENALTY.—An individual who violates The Senator from Texas. aeronautics research remains vital to the prohibition in subsection (a) shall be Mrs. HUTCHISON. Madam President, NASA’s mission and deserves contin- fined under this title, imprisoned for not while Senators are getting ready to ued support. Simply put, section 605 more than 1 year, or both. speak, we have made good progress on jeopardizes not only the future of ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: the bill. Amendments are now coming ‘‘(1) ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY.—The NASA but America’s dominance in the term ‘advanced imaging technology’— in. Cloture is going to be filed Monday, global aerospace marketplace. ‘‘(A) means a device that creates a visual so we need to have all the relevant NASA centers across the country are image of an individual showing the surface of amendments in by then. unique in their ability to leverage the skin and revealing other objects on the I support the Nelson of Florida space and aviation systems through body; and amendment on which we will vote at their experienced technical research- ‘‘(B) may include devices using backscatter 10:30. We agreed last year, in a ers. These NASA centers in Cleveland x-rays or millimeter waves and devices re- preconference meeting, that the ferred to as ‘whole-body imaging technology’ and nine other places around the coun- amendment he has to drop language try are stewards and operators of the or ‘body scanning’. from the bill would be dropped. I sup- ‘‘(2) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE; THREAT TO THE Nation’s civil aeronautics R&D test in- NATIONAL SECURITY.—The terms ‘foreign in- port the amendment. The NASA Reau- frastructure. thorization Act has intervened, and telligence’ and ‘threat to the national secu- I applaud Senator NELSON of Florida rity’ have the meanings given those term in that is the law of the land. It was for offering this amendment and his part VII of the guidelines entitled ‘The At- passed unanimously by the Senate. I leadership on the Science and Space torney General’s Guidelines for Domestic believe the Nelson of Florida amend- Committee. FBI Operations’, dated September 29, 2008, or ment is a good one. I ask my colleagues to join Senator any successor thereto.’’. I yield the floor. (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Madam Presi- HUTCHISON and me in supporting the MENT.—The table of chapters for part I of dent, I yield time to the distinguished amendment. title 18, United States Code, is amended by I yield the floor. inserting after the item relating to chapter Senator from Ohio. 123 the following: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ‘‘124. Unauthorized recording and dis- pore. The Senator from Ohio. pore. The Senator from Texas. tribution of security screening Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Madam President, images ...... 2731’’. dent, I rise in support of the Nelson I yield to Senator PAUL to allow him to Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Madam amendment. The amendment would offer an amendment into the pending President, the amendment Senators strike section 605, as Senator amendments so we will have that done SCHUMER, AKAKA, SHAHEEN, TESTER, HUTCHISON said, from the FAA bill. before cloture is filed. WHITEHOUSE, MENENDEZ, and I have of- Section 605 would establish an advisory The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- fered is a commonsense approach to ad- committee on the future of aeronautics pore. The Senator from Kentucky. dress the serious issue of protecting in- to, among other things, consider trans- AMENDMENT NO. 18 dividuals’ privacy when they pass ferring responsibility for civil aero- Mr. PAUL. I ask unanimous consent through security checkpoints at both nautics research and development from to set aside the pending amendment airports and public buildings. Senator NASA to other existing departments. and call up amendment 18. SCHUMER and I have been working on The sole purpose is to take away aero- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this issue for some time, and I appre- nautics from NASA. That is unaccept- pore. Without objection, it is so or- ciate very much his input and counsel able. It belies the very purpose of dered. in taking this approach. I appreciate NASA in our space and aeronautics The clerk will report. the support of the additional sponsors mission. NASA stands for the National The legislative clerk read as follows: as well as the Presiding Officer, who is Aeronautics and Space Administration. one of those sponsors. His amendment ensures that NASA The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. PAUL] By creating a deterrent and estab- stays that way. This is a question of proposes an amendment numbered 18. lishing criminal penalties for those maintaining our space, aeronautics, Mr. PAUL. I ask unanimous consent who take and distribute body scan im- and economic competitiveness. that reading of the amendment be dis- ages inappropriately, we will help pro- Remember, one of our Nation’s top pensed with. tect the American people’s privacy manufacturing exports—and we don’t The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- while making sure we are using every export nearly enough manufactured pore. Without objection, it is so or- resource available to try and assure goods—is aerospace, which includes ci- dered. their safety at the same time. vilian aircraft components. Ohio is the The amendment is as follows:

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Madam President, the [Rollcall Vote No. 14 Leg.] change for the men and women of the amendment I am offering is to con- YEAS—96 Big Red One. tinue to have the airlines exempt from Akaka Feinstein Moran To quote Fort Riley’s outstanding OSHA. This isn’t because I am not con- Alexander Franken Murkowski commanding general, MG Vincent cerned with safety. It is that we have Ayotte Gillibrand Murray Brooks: been doing it this way for 30 or 40 Barrasso Graham Nelson (NE) The Big Red One as U.S. Division-South Baucus Grassley Nelson (FL) was a trusted partner to the Iraqi Security years. The FAA voluntarily adheres to Begich Hagan Paul OSHA standards in their own manual. I Bennet Harkin Portman Forces, to 9 U.S. Provincial reconstruction take the President and the opposing Bingaman Hatch Pryor teams led by the U.S. Department of State, party at their word that they are con- Blumenthal Hoeven Reed with participants from other agencies of the Blunt Hutchison Reid U.S. Government, and to other U.S. forces in cerned with adding frivolous paperwork Boozman Inhofe Risch Iraq, the Big Red One ensured that the hard- and frivolous regulations when, in re- Boxer Inouye Roberts earned stability emerging in Iraq would ality, we are not doing anything to add Brown (MA) Isakson Rockefeller never drift away. Their success was our suc- Brown (OH) Johanns Rubio cess. to safety since the FAA is already ad- Burr Johnson (SD) Sanders hering to these standards through their Cantwell Johnson (WI) Schumer The accomplishments of the Big Red own manual. I also suspect that the Cardin Kerry Sessions One are numerous and merit the atten- FAA may be a little bit better in learn- Carper Kirk Shaheen tion of my colleagues. Casey Klobuchar Shelby ing to have their own safety manuals Chambliss Kyl Snowe The division assisted Iraqis in com- and regulations than would OSHA Coats Landrieu Stabenow pleting the Basra Children’s Hospital, a since they specifically have been in- Cochran Lautenberg Tester cancer center noted as one of the most Collins Leahy Thune modern facilities in the Middle East. volved in this. Conrad Lee Toomey We would like to ask Members to Coons Levin Udall (CO) I was fortunate to spend time at the vote against allowing OSHA to become Corker Lugar Udall (NM) ceremony with about 30 soldiers in the involved in the FAA. Cornyn Manchin Vitter unit. One noncommissioned officer in I yield the floor. Crapo McCain Warner particular stood out. I asked all of DeMint McCaskill Webb AMENDMENT NO. 34 Durbin McConnell Whitehouse them how many deployments they had The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Ensign Merkley Wicker made to Iraq or, for that matter, Af- pore. The Senator from Florida. Enzi Mikulski Wyden ghanistan, and the answers were two or Mr. NELSON of Florida. Madam NAYS—1 three or four. But this one noncommis- President, do I need to set aside the Coburn sioned officer had five deployments. I asked him what on Earth was wrong pending amendment to call up amend- NOT VOTING—3 ment 34? with the deployment situation in his The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Kohl Lieberman Menendez case. He said: Oh, no, I wanted to come pore. The amendment is now pending, The amendment (No. 34) was agreed back to my unit, to the Big Red One; I under the previous order. to. wanted to come back to Iraq and con- Mr. NELSON of Florida. Madam The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- tinue the work I thought was so impor- President, others have already spoken tion to reconsider is laid upon the tant. I asked him what the difference on this amendment. It is to take out table. was, and he said: Well, when I was here unnecessary language in the bill that The Senator from Kansas is recog- first in Iraq, we lost nine in our unit; has been superseded by the NASA au- nized. nine paid the ultimate sacrifice. But in thorization bill we have passed. The Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask this deployment, no shots were fired. letters in NASA, the first A is aero- unanimous consent that I may proceed If there ever was testimony from nautics, the National Aeronautics and for 10 minutes as in morning business. somebody on the front line, and obvi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Space Administration. Aeronautics re- ously the NCOs run the Army, with due objection, it is so ordered. search is a big part of the NASA bill. respect to the officers, but he summed We have plussed up a lot of money for HONORING THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION AT FORT it up pretty well: first deployment, RILEY aeronautics research. There is super- nine fatalities; last deployment, no Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I rise fluous language in the bill about a shots fired. today to honor the hard work and dedi- study. Other studies have already been I am truly grateful that all of the cation of our men and women in the done. We want to get rid of that red- soldiers deployed from the Big Red U.S. Army and all branches of service. One’s division headquarters returned tape. Just a couple of weeks ago, I had the I ask for the yeas and nays. safe this time around. pleasure of attending the uncasing The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- By the way, General Vincent Brooks, ceremony at Fort Riley, KS. It was an pore. Is there a sufficient second? remember that name as I am sure you There is a sufficient second. honor. For those who have not at- will hear it again, will soon be receiv- The yeas and nays were ordered. tended an uncasing ceremony, it sym- ing his third star and will be reassigned Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Madam Presi- bolizes a homecoming, and certainly to the Central Command. Anyone who dent, we yield back any remaining that was the case at Fort Riley. It sig- knows General Brooks and his wife, Dr. time on our side. nifies the presence of the command and Carole Brooks, is not surprised. This Mrs. HUTCHISON. Madam President, resumption of that command’s author- promotion in the new command comes we yield back. ity. It offers a time to reflect on the as no surprise to anyone in the area, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- heroic efforts and the leadership of the especially the people who served under pore. The question is on agreeing to men and women of the Big First. General Brooks and have had the privi- the Nelson amendment No. 34. Since returning to Kansas in 2006, the lege of knowing him. Simply put, he is The yeas and nays have been ordered. 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters an inspirational leader with an out- The clerk will call the roll. deployed to Iraq. But this was not the standing record. The legislative clerk called the roll. first time the division has uncased its From the Kansas congressional dele- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the colors at Fort Riley. In fact, it was the gation, General, well done, sir. You Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. KOHL), fifth time in 55 years. will be missed, but our pride in your the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. During their time in Basra, Iraq, the success, your future success, and the LIEBERMAN), and the Senator from New men and women of the Big Red One as- job you have done and the job you will Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) are necessarily sisted in completing many vital do make us all proud. It is a pride we absent. projects. all share.

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You represented the command exceed- I want to take this opportunity also to say (By MG Brooks, 20 Jan. 10) ingly well and I am very proud of both of you thanks to our community leaders, our neigh- for all you did to shoulder a very, very heavy Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I bors, our friends, for your patience through load with really hard work to do. Thanks to want to first thank the division band, the the challenges of the last year, and for your your ladies, Karen and ‘‘Lefty’’ also for your CG’s Mounted Color Guard, Salute Battery steadfast support not only of the leadership grace and patience and support of these two outside in the cold air—you both look and here at Fort Riley but all the efforts I have warriors. General Pete, congratulations on sound great. You look and sound great and already highlighted, and also of our deployed your upcoming promotion to Major general you make it possible for us to be back. soldiers and of our families who stayed be- and recognition. And Command Sergeant We are joined today by many distinguished hind in the Flint Hills while we were gone. Major Buddy Wallace, congratulations on guests. Let me first begin by saying thanks Believe me when I say we truly could not the culminating role of a great career as you have done what we did without you. You are to Governor Sam Brownback, Senator Pat transition into the ‘‘U.S. Army—Retired’’ our reason for doing what we do and we are Roberts—it seems we cannot have an impor- ranks. forever indebted to you and we are joyous to tant ceremony without a major snowstorm— [Applaud] be back with you again. we certainly appreciate you honoring us by Finally, I want to thank the families of the Believe me, the rear command would not taking the journey here to come here under warriors who were (and I should add: still have succeeded in the extraordinarily tough the conditions to be with us today. We’re are) deployed. You carry a burden that can- work that had to be done if there had not just honored by your presence. Our civilian not be described adequately, compared accu- been a group of professionals, Army civil- aide to the Secretary of the Army. Other dis- rately, or appreciated fully. You are our ians, called the mission support element and tinguished local, state and national elected hope and our inspiration. You are the focus led by Mr. Ollie Hunter. They were the surro- officials or their representatives, all of of what we look forward to while we are gate staff—referred to as the ‘‘M staff’’ seat- whom serve as champions for the interests of gone. You are the finest examples of grace ed on the right behind BG Petersen and CSM Fort Riley in their official capacities. Our and strength. Thank you for who you are and Wallace, and they were magnificent. friends from Kansas State University also for all you give. It is so good to be back in The primary task of generating forces for who had the opportunity to witness first- your embrace. hand the great work our soldiers in Iraq and deployment abroad fell to you—bringing to- Ladies and gentlemen, bear with me for the real opportunity that exists in Iraq—we gether the modernization of equipment with just a few more moments while I highlight thank them for being bold enough to make the arrival of personnel to the individual and what was accomplished by the soldiers who the journey. As I turn and look at this crowd collective training that leads to forces ready stand before you and all who served under I see many faces of friends. Faces we have to be deployed—from four different bases in the colors of the 1st Infantry Division in its come to know not only as neighbors and col- four different states—in a year when every role as United States Division—South, re- leagues, but as dear friends. brigade under the division’s responsibility sponsible for all U.S. operations in the Thank you all for joining us today as the deployed or redeployed, in part or in-toto, in southern half of the country of Iraq, 9 of the division headquarters symbolically and cere- some cases with a short-notice changes of 18 provinces—and an area positioned between monially returns from accomplishing our theater and in some cases with a signifi- Iran to the east, Kuwait to the south and mission and as we bring to a close another cantly shortened period of training—no mat- Saudi Arabia to the west. An area where an- chapter in the history of this great division. ter the circumstances, no matter the curve cient human history meets the future of the This is a fitting occasion—because ball pitched at you—you knocked it out of middle east. uncasing the 1st Infantry Division Colors at the park. Roughly 850 soldiers deployed from Fort Fort Riley, after accomplishing a mission Nothing was normal about what you were Riley to fulfill this headquarters mission overseas has become a well-established prac- asked to do, nothing was routine, there was which we officially began on the 2nd of Feb- tice. For today marks the 5th time in the no handbook and no standing operating pro- ruary 2010 from our headquarters in Basra, last 55 years that these Colors—the Colors of cedure. Yet, you accomplished the mission in the second largest city in Iraq. America’s 1st Division in name and in fact, true Big Red One style, demonstrating what We commanded units from every part of have been removed from their traveling case it means to say no mission too difficult, no our Army, and were augmented by Navy, Air and opened at Fort Riley. sacrifice too great, duty first. Well done. La- Force, Marine and Coast Guard and other Just as in 1955, 1970, 1991, and 2006, today in dies and gentlemen, please join me in a government agency teammates joined to- 2011 we again uncase and unfurl these gallant round of applause. gether as a pick-up team that resembled an Colors with new history having been added [Applaud] all-star team. to the Colors since they were last seen here. Then, there is the U.S. Army garrison com- The deployment was fast-paced, high- Truly, Fort Riley is the home of the Big Red mand under the visionary and persistent stakes, more psychological than physical, One and now that we are back, again, we are leadership of Colonel Kevin Brown, Ms. more offensive than defensive, more indirect truly at home in the heartland. And it’s good Linda Hoeffner, Command Sergeant Major than direct. An abbreviated way to describe our great- to be back home. Ian Mann, and Colonel John Dvoracek all est accomplishment is to say—the Big Red 1 I hope you will indulge me for a few mo- guiding the finest group of professional civil- ments to tell you a few highlights of the as U.S. Division—South was a trusted part- ian directors in the entire Army. ner to the Iraqi security forces, to 9 U.S. pro- many accomplishments and achievements What you have accomplished here in one vincial reconstruction teams led by the U.S. that happened through our time of deploy- year is absolutely amazing—and believe me Department of State with participants from ment and to thank some people along the that is understating the reality. other agencies of the U.S. Government, and way. This is going to be a bit longer than my You moved the Fort Riley Campaign plan to the other U.S. Forces out there in Iraq, usual speeches, certainly much longer than 2015, initiated last January, into a solid set ensuring that the hard-earned stability the one I gave on the 3rd of January upon of accomplishments. The opening of the emerging in Iraq would never drift away. our return. I will do my best to highlight Army’s first warrior transition battalion Their success was our success. some remarkable things that happened in complex; the expanded community cov- All we had to do was help Iraq become the our campaign here as well as our campaign enants connecting Fort Riley even more to sovereign, stable, and self-reliant strategic there, overseas. Plus, it’s been a while since the 22 communities around Fort Riley; the partner the U.S. has been looking for in the most of you haven’t had a speech from me in start of the ongoing construction of the Middle East—all in the face of internal polit- a year. So I have to make up for some lost Army’s newest community hospital; trail ical intrigue and violence, and the ever- time. So bare with me. blazing resilience initiatives not only for sol- present legitimate and illegitimate influ- Let me begin by saying that the accom- diers but for military family members as ences of neighboring countries, especially plishments on the homefront here at Fort well—programs that have been recognized as Iran. Riley were at least as impressive as those best practices throughout the Army; attract- Our soldiers faced violence, uncertainty, that occurred in southern Iraq. I want to say ing national level leaders to come to Fort and danger courageously while also seizing that something so that everybody is abso- Riley to see the premier division level instal- every emerging every opportunity to meet lutely certain of that great team that you lation, in the making, and to gain their sup- the challenges in new and creative ways that have here. port for initiatives like military family led to remarkable successes and an accelera- You may recall that in this field house housing and school expansion; the forward tion of the stability in southern Iraq well over a year ago the division headquarters momentum of the Flint Hills Regional Coun- ahead of the rest of the country. and the Victory 5 marched off to do our duty cil; and the generation of . . . conservatively 16 Soldiers lost their lives while serving first, leaving a rear command supported by a . . . over $2.2 billion of revenue for the state under the Colors of the Big Red One, bri- mostly civilian mission support element and of Kansas. gades and battalions assigned to us. They

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It is re- I appreciate the opportunity to hours in aerial flight, and the harsh condi- ported that he received applause from speak. I appreciate the President be- tions of extreme heat, Biblical dust storms, two different lines, and he got that in ginning to enter into a dialog with the and unforgiving military equipment. a 35-minute address, which is a bit un- folks who create jobs. I am not sug- These are the soldiers who developed the usual. gesting that we need to reduce cor- intelligence to defeat the enemy networks so It does appear the President under- porate rates to be nice to corporations. that they found no sanctuary. stands he has a serious problem with I do not have any grief to bear to try to These are the soldiers who planned the op- the job-creating community and is make it somehow easier for corporate erations to provide the surveillance that sup- willing to at least meet with people. ported the Iraqis who then, on their own, ar- executives to make big amounts of rested the violent extremists and who taught But the problem really is policy and money. the Iraqi investigators and the judges how to action. I am disappointed he has not What I do understand is if we overtax gather evidence that led to convictions gone further to deal, in a realistic way, American corporations, they will move under the rule of law. with the job problems this Nation has. other places. Canada is looking to re- These are the soldiers who established the He talked about lowering corporate duce its corporate tax rate to 16 per- satellite communications to reach every- taxes but not reducing the burden of cent. If we are at 35 percent and Can- where even places where no other Army unit government borne by these companies. has been able to extend communications. ada goes to 16, will that not be a factor In other words, he talked about low- in us losing jobs in competition with These are the soldiers who determined ering the rate through eliminating which Iraqis we should develop relationships Canada? We have to defend our inter- with to gain influence, who committed loopholes, and some of the loopholes, I ests. money like a weapons system to change the am sure, are not justified. Some of I see the distinguished majority lead- environment around us, who determined them may be very effective in helping er. I know he is busy. which projects should receive our attention us to be competitive and create I yield the floor. and fought for successful completion and clo- growth, not just eliminating those and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- sure of 628 separate projects. making it appear that the corporate jority leader. And these are the soldiers who planned and tax burden has been reduced. executed the drawdown ending operation I talked to the chamber of commerce f Iraqi Freedom, beginning operation New and businesspeople, and they tell me MORNING BUSINESS Dawn, including the movement of 1,200 trucks, 14,000 separate pieces of equipment, we are in a competitive world environ- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- $286 million dollars worth of U.S. property, ment, and businesses decide where to imous consent that the Senate proceed responsibly moved out of the country of Iraq make products and hire workers based to a period for the transaction of morn- and the closure of 30 of 58 military bases in on the cost of doing business in that ing business, with Senators allowed to southern Iraq in only 6 months, including area. A CEO in North America, for an speak for up to 10 minutes each. the conversion of a former prison complex international company in my home The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without into a logistics city for commercial enter- State, told me: We thought we were objection, it is so ordered. prises to establish themselves. going to add 200 jobs—at an Alabama These are the soldiers who created through f plant that he oversees to make a chem- their own initiative a program and center for ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS building resilience even while deployed. ical product. But his headquarter com- What a legacy to have been left by 800 pany in Europe said: No, after consid- Americans. ering taxes, we are not going to build TRIBUTE TO STAN ISRAEL Ladies and gentlemen, these soldiers have that plant in Alabama. It is going to be truly added to the illustrious history of the in a foreign country. In other words, ∑ Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I Big Red 1 and have earned these decorations they had won the competition on costs. pay tribute to an outstanding Rhode Is- Command Sergeant Major Champagne and I Another country with lower tax rates lander, a Vietnam veteran, and cham- affixed to the Colors and I would ask you pion of workers’ rights and justice in please join me in a round of applause for on a corporation had won the bid. The these warriors. idea that you can have a high tax rate the workplace who retired after 35 Iraq is on the pathway to becoming sov- is not good. years of service—my friend, Stan ereign, stable and self-reliant and we helped We have the highest tax rate in the Israel. them have a chance. Now we are home and developed world—as soon as Japan After serving two tours in Vietnam, our attention is turned to rejoining our brings theirs down, which they are Stan began working for the Service friends and loved ones—on building our resil- planning to do, then we will be the Employees International Union, SEIU, ience—and finally on our Fort Riley 2015 highest corporate tax country in the in 1974, first as an organizer with Local Campaign Plan which continues to move for- world. This makes us less competitive, 1199, covering New York and Long Is- ward. We will address all of these with the land. Stan represented health employ- same vigor, reunited and energized by the and it creates fewer jobs. Simply to growth we have all experienced over the last eliminate loopholes and bring it down ees in hospitals and nursing homes or- 12 months. Exciting times await us. Forward from 35 to the high twenties, as appar- ganizing employees around workplace the Big Red One. ently is being discussed, does not re- safety and fair wages. Then, in 1983, Thank you again for joining us today. May duce the burden of taxes on corpora- after a short stay in neighboring Con- God continue to bless you all and may his tions. Many of our corporations are necticut, Stan moved to Rhode Island protection be with those who remain de- going to have a significant increase in to head the New England District of ployed and upon their families. their tax rates, and they will be less SEIU, where he recently retired as ex- Duty First. able to hire workers. This is a major ecutive director. Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I sug- issue that I think we have to confront. For nearly three decades, Stan led gest the absence of a quorum. It is a competitiveness issue. Rhode Island’s second largest union, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The President continued to talk, as which represents hard-working health clerk will call the roll. he did in the State of the Union, about care employees at hospitals across my The assistant legislative clerk pro- more investment spending. We don’t State and hundreds of nursing and ceeded to call the roll. have the money to do more spending. I community health centers as well. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask am disappointed that he has not begun Stan is a man of principle, good judg- unanimous consent that the order for to realize that the day is over that we ment, and great character. Moreover, the quorum call be rescinded. can just waltz in with a lot of good he has been an unmatched advocate for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ideas for new spending programs. He the social and economic concerns of objection, it is so ordered. continued to talk about spending and those in greatest need.

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A bill to amend the Alaska National President may use when submitting re- demonstrated an extraordinary com- Gas Pipeline Act to improve the Alaska pipe- scission requests, and for other pur- mitment to workers and their families, line construction training program, and for poses. which extended to their safety and other purposes; to the Committee on Energy S. 148 and Natural Resources. health on and off the job. At the request of Mr. VITTER, the Over the years, Stan organized the By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. HUTCHISON): name of the Senator from Wyoming labor management committees at our S. 305. A bill to repeal a prohibition on the (Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cospon- hospitals to educate and train health use of certain funds for the termination of sor of S. 148, a bill to repeal the provi- care employees and worked to secure the Constellation program of the National sion of law that provides automatic funding for training and professional Aeronautics and Space Administration; to pay adjustments for Members of Con- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and growth programs. Moreover, Stan gress. helped craft the Rhode Island Safe Pa- Transportation. By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. BROWN S. 272 tient Handling Act, a State law that of Ohio, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FRANKEN, At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the has helped reduce the number of inju- Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. KERRY, name of the Senator from Nebraska ries suffered by patients and caretakers Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. (Mr. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor in health care facilities. And, after MCCASKILL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. of S. 272, a bill to amend the Federal SHAHEEN, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. many years of Stan’s efforts and activ- Water Pollution Control Act to clarify WARNER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. ism, another bill was signed into Rhode and confirm the authority of the Envi- Island law preventing hospitals from WYDEN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mrs. MURRAY): ronmental Protection Agency to deny forcing mandatory overtime for nurses S. 306. A bill to establish the National or restrict the use of defined areas as and nurse’s aides, except in the case of Criminal Justice Commission; to the Com- disposal sites for the discharge of emergencies. mittee on the Judiciary. dredged or fill material. But these are only a handful of By Mr. ROCKEFELLER: AMENDMENT NO. 14 Stan’s achievements. And while these S. 307. A bill to designate the Federal At the request of Mr. WICKER, the accomplishments came with great sac- building and United States courthouse lo- cated at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, name of the Senator from Kentucky rifice and setbacks, Stan never quit West Virginia, as the ‘‘W. Craig Broadwater (Mr. PAUL) was added as a cosponsor of and never stopped fighting to elevate Federal Building and United States Court- amendment No. 14 proposed to S. 223, a the dignity and value of workers. house’’; to the Committee on Environment bill to modernize the air traffic control Stan’s career represents a lifetime of and Public Works. system, improve the safety, reliability, distinguished service to his country, By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. and availability of transportation by his State, and above all his members. BROWN of Ohio): S. 308. A bill to extend trade adjustment air in the United States, provide mod- Now, after a well-deserved retire- assistance and certain trade preference pro- ernization of the air traffic control sys- ment, congratulations and thank you. I grams, and for other purposes; to the Com- tem, reauthorize the Federal Aviation wish you and your wife, Cynthia, your mittee on Finance. Administration, and for other pur- children, Caitlin and John, the very By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. poses. best in all your future endeavors.∑ KERRY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. HAGAN, and Mr. CARDIN): AMENDMENT NO. 49 f S. 309. A bill to authorize the extension of At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, his INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade name was added as a cosponsor of JOINT RESOLUTIONS relations treatment) to the products of amendment No. 49 proposed to S. 223, a Moldova; to the Committee on Finance. The following bills and joint resolu- By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. bill to modernize the air traffic control tions were introduced, read the first UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. TESTER): system, improve the safety, reliability, and second times by unanimous con- S. 310. A bill to end unemployment pay- and availability of transportation by sent, and referred as indicated: ments to jobless millionaires; to the Com- air in the United States, provide mod- mittee on Finance. By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. ernization of the air traffic control sys- By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. tem, reauthorize the Federal Aviation LIEBERMAN, and Ms. COLLINS): CASEY): S. 300. A bill to prevent abuse of Govern- S. 311. A bill to provide for the coverage of Administration, and for other pur- ment charge cards; to the Committee on medically necessary food under Federal poses. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- health programs and private health insur- f fairs. ance; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED f THUNE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. COBURN): BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. 301. A bill to amend title 49, United SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, States Code, to make technical and minor SENATE RESOLUTIONS Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Ms. COL- modifications to the positive train control The following concurrent resolutions requirements under chapter 201; to the Com- LINS): mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- and Senate resolutions were read, and S. 300. A bill to prevent abuse of Gov- tation. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ernment charge cards; to the Com- By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- Mr. BEGICH): BARRASSO): ernmental Affairs. S. 302. A bill to authorize the Secretary of S. Res. 46. A resolution requiring that leg- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, we the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for islation considered by the Senate to be con- fined to a single issue; to the Committee on often use the metaphor of credit cards a natural gas transmission pipeline in non- to talk about uncontrolled government wilderness areas within the boundary of Rules and Administration. spending, but in some cases, wasteful Denali National Park, and for other pur- f poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- government spending is quite literally ural Resources. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS enabled by the use of charge cards in By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and S. 35 the hands of government bureaucrats. Mr. BEGICH): At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, That is why I am reintroducing the S. 303. A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget the name of the Senator from Colorado Government Charge Card Abuse Pre- Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bu- (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor vention Act. This legislation will en- reau of Land Management to provide a of S. 35, a bill to establish background sure that Federal departments and claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days check procedures for gun shows. agencies have in place, and keep in after written receipt of 1 or more defects is S. 102 place, the kinds of safeguards nec- provided to the claimant by registered mail At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the essary to prevent waste, fraud, and to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the names of the Senator from West Vir- abuse with government issued charge

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Also, when credit card com- fully thought out bill before us today, backsliding while adding in extra panies are forced to charge off bad I have appreciated the help and support mechanisms to prevent and detect mis- debt, they raise interest rates and fees provided by Chairman LIEBERMAN and use of government charge cards. on everyone else. Ranking Member COLLINS, who have In 1998, the General Service Adminis- A series of GAO reports over the last again joined me as original cosponsors tration, GSA, entered into a contract decade have identified an inadequate of this bill. The version I have intro- with a set of commercial banks to uti- and inconsistent control environment duced today is the same bill that lize charge cards, not unlike those used across numerous Federal agencies with passed the Senate in the last Congress by businesses large and small and mil- respect to both government purchase and I look forward to seeing it pass lions of consumers worldwide. This is cards and government travel cards. both houses of Congress and enacted called the SmartPay® program. These This has led to millions of dollars in into law in the very near future. That government charge cards include gov- taxpayers’ money wasted. In some day, the American taxpayers will be ernment purchase cards, which are cases purchases were outright fraudu- able to rest just a little easier knowing used for acquisition of commercial lent, and others were of questionable that at least one avenue to potentially goods and services by agencies and paid need or were unnecessarily expensive. waste their hard earned money has directly by the agency, and govern- In each report it has issued, the GAO been blocked. ment travel cards, which are used to has made recommendations about what pay for individual government travel kind of controls need to be imple- By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself expenses and issued in the name of in- mented to prevent such abuses from oc- and Mr. BEGICH): dividual government employees. curring in the future. In many cases, S. 302. A bill to authorize the Sec- Government charge cards were in- the same controls were often missing retary of the Interior to issue right-of- tended as a low cost method to stream- or inadequate, and therefore the same way permits for a natural gas trans- line government acquisition and travel recommendations are repeated in re- mission pipeline in nonwilderness areas processes. The whole idea was to adopt port after report. One agency would within the boundary of Denali National the best practices of the commercial promise to clean up its act, but then Park, and for other purposes; to the sector. In the business sector, charge we would find the exact same problems Committee on Energy and Natural Re- cards have been a success. They save with another. That is why I worked to sources. time and money. The main reason they develop legislation that would incor- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I work so well is because the control en- porate GAO’s recommendations regard- rise today to reintroduce legislation vironment in the private sector is rock ing some of the most basic controls that I first offered in 2009 to authorize solid and accountability is a fact of needed in every agency to prevent a right-of-way for construction of an life. When a business is spending its abuse of government charge cards. Alaska in-state natural gas pipeline. own money, it is going to be sure that As a result of the pressure applied by The bill is being co-sponsored by my it accounts for every penny or it won’t the relentless oversight of Congress, colleague from Alaska, Sen. MARK stay in business. As a result, corporate the GAO, and agency Inspectors Gen- BEGICH. The pipeline would run along America, if an employee is caught eral, we have seen some progress to- the State’s main highway from Fair- abusing a card, they’ll lose it or get ward establishing a better control envi- banks to Anchorage, including 7 miles fired. ronment. In fact, the Office of Manage- of highway through Denali National It is certainly a good idea for govern- ment and Budget has issued to Federal Park and Preserve. ment to learn lessons from the business agencies a circular that seeks to bring While many in this body are familiar sector. However, there are certain fun- about many of the controls we identi- with plans for a large-volume natural damental differences between the pri- fied. However, this progress would not gas pipeline to run from the Prudhoe vate sector and the governmental sec- have been possible without the con- Bay oil fields to the Lower 48 States, tor that call for extra vigilance, main- tinual spotlight being shone on the there is concern that the large-diame- ly the fact that government spends problem and the threat of congres- ter pipeline will not be finished in time other people’s money. Human nature sional action. to provide needed gas to Southcentral being what it is, most people are not In addition to requiring the most im- Alaska—gas that is vital for electric nearly as careful spending other peo- portant internal controls across the generation in Anchorage, the Mat-Su ple’s money as they would be spending government, the bill requires all Fed- Borough, and Kenai Peninsula. their own. eral agencies to establish penalties for Currently, electricity in Alaska’s Sure enough, when the SmartPay® violations, including dismissal when southern Railbelt, as it is called, is program was first implemented, Fed- circumstances warrant. This is nec- largely generated by burning natural eral departments and agencies did not essary not only so that taxpayers know gas produced from the gas fields in take near the care that a private busi- that those who would squander their Cook Inlet, south of Anchorage. Cook ness would when handing out company money are held accountable, but also Inlet production has been falling for charge cards. When I started looking to send a message to other government years and businesses have been forced into this with the GAO, we uncovered employees that such behavior will not to close as a result. blatant examples of wasteful spending. be tolerated. The bill also increases Serious concerns exist regarding the Government employees were using oversight by providing that each agen- region’s ability to produce sufficient their government-issued charge cards cy Inspector General periodically con- gas for electric generation and home to bypass any authorization and ap- duct risk assessments and audits to heating for Alaska’s most populated proval procedures and purchase items identify fraud and improper use of gov- area as early as the winter of 2014–15. that had nothing to with their official ernment charge cards. We have had Given the pace of planning for con- duties. We are talking about LA-Z-Boy great success working with Inspectors struction of the main line, it is un- reclining chairs, kitchen appliances, General using techniques like data likely that a larger Alaska natural gas and even a sapphire ring being paid for mining to reveal instances of improper pipeline will be able to deliver gas with government purchase cards, and use of government charge cards. Hav- until 2020 or later—6 or more years too with the American taxpayer paying the ing this information on an ongoing late to aid Southcentral Alaska’s grow- bill no questions asked. basis will help maintain and strength- ing need for natural gas. Thus, to pro- Government travel cards have been en a rigorous system of internal con- vide a reliable natural gas supply, used for gambling, sporting events, trols to prevent future instances of Alaska is considering investing in a concerts, cruises, and even gentlemen’s waste, fraud, and abuse with govern- smaller pipeline to meet medium term clubs and legalized brothels. While ment charge cards. demand.

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Elimi- they submitted their applications and existing transmission systems near nating the uncertainty of permitting affidavits of annual labor in a timely Palmer, Alaska. and regulatory delays will enable the manner, but due to clerical error by The other ‘‘bullet’’ line, is the pipe- Parks Highway route to compete on a BLM staff, mailing delays or for unex- line of concern in this legislation. It level playing field with other pipeline plained reasons, the applications or would run from Alaska’s North Slope projects. documents were not recorded as having region, past Fairbanks, along the In 2009, this bill was modified to meet been received in a timely fashion—and Parks Highway to the Mat-Su Valley concerns voiced by the environmental that BLM has then moved to terminate near Anchorage, bringing about 500 community, congressional staff, and the claims, deeming them null and million cubic feet of gas a day to the . The version void. While mining claim holders have Southcentral Alaska. This project reintroduced today was approved argued that the law provides them would be completed well in advance of unanimously by the Senate Energy and time to cure claim defects, BLM has when a larger-diameter pipeline might Natural Resources Committee and argued that the cure only applies when be in service to deliver 4 to 4.5 billion added to the American Clean Energy applications or fees have been received cubic feet a day to Lower 48 markets. Leadership Act that passed from the in a timely manner. Thus, there is no The shortest and most logical route Committee on June 17, 2009. The provi- administrative remedy for miners who for a pipeline through or around the sion, according to the Congressional believe that clerical errors by BLM or roughly 10-mile bottleneck of the Budget Office, had nominal fiscal im- mail issues resulted in loss or the late Nenana River Canyon and Denali Na- pacts when scored as part of the larger recording of claim extension applica- tional Park and Preserve follows the bill—S. 1462. tions. existing highway, 7 miles of which pass With the pressing need of There have been a number of cases through the Park. This route causes Southcentral Alaskans in mind for nat- where Congress has been asked to over- the least environmental and visual im- ural gas, I implore this body to quickly ride BLM determinations and reinstate pact due to its location in an existing approve this legislation in the 112th mining claims simply because of the corridor, and provides a route that is Session. disputes over whether the claims had easily accessible for routine pipeline been filed in a timely manner. Con- maintenance. By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself gress in 2003 reinstated such claims in This route would be the least expen- and Mr. BEGICH): a previous Alaska case, and claims in sive to construct and operate. More- S. 303. A bill to amend the Omnibus another incident were reinstated fol- over, it would offer several environ- Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to re- lowing a U.S. District Court case in the mental advantages. Building the pipe- quire the Bureau of Land Management 10th Circuit in 2009 in the case of Miller line along the existing, previously dis- to provide a claimant of a small miner v. United States. Legislation similar to turbed Parks Highway right-of-way, waiver from claim maintenance fees this provision actually cleared the Sen- would allow for electricity generation with a period of 60 days after written ate in 2007, but did not ultimately be- from natural gas in the park facilities receipt of 1 or more defects is provided come law. at Denali. For the first time, reason- to the claimant by registered mail to This bill is intended to short circuit ably priced compressed natural gas, cure the 1 or more defects or pay the continued litigation and pleas for CNG, would be available to power park claim maintenance fee, and for other claim reinstatement by clarifying the vehicles. Currently, National Park purposes; to the Committee on Energy intent of Congress that miners do have Service permitted diesel tour buses and Natural Resources. to be informed that their claims are in travel 1 million road miles annually. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I jeopardy of being voided and given 60 Converting the buses to CNG would sig- rise today to reintroduce legislation, days notice to cure defects, including nificantly reduce air emissions in the being cosponsored by my colleague giving them time to submit their appli- park. Senator MARK BEGICH from Alaska, to cations and to submit affidavits of an- Another benefit is that in order for clarify Federal mining law and remedy nual labor, should their submittals not the pipe to cross the Nenana River, a a problem that has arisen from the ex- be received and processed by BLM offi- new bridge will need to be built. The tension process for ‘‘small’’ miner land cials on time. If all defects are not bridge would provide a pedestrian ac- claims. cured within 60 days—the obvious in- cess/bicycle path for visitors who oth- Under revisions to the Federal Min- tent of Congress in passing the original erwise must walk along the heavily ing Law of 1872, 30 U.S.C. 28(f), holders act—then claims still are subject to traveled highway. of unpatented mineral claims must pay voidance. For these reasons, 8 environmental a claim maintenance fee originally set The transition rule included in this groups have expressed support for pipe- at $100 per claim by a deadline, set by measure will solve two pending cases in line construction along the existing regulation, of September 1st each year. Alaska, one where a holder of nine highway right-of-way through Denali Since 2004 that fee has risen to $125 per claims on the Kenai Peninsula, near Park. These groups are the National claim. But Congress also has provided a Hope, Alaska, has lost title to claims Parks and Conservation Association, claim maintenance fee waiver for that he had held from 1982 to 2004. In the Alaska Conservation Alliance, the ‘‘small’’ miners, those who hold 10 or this case, John Trautner had a con- Denali Citizens Council, The Wilder- fewer claims, that they do not have to sistent record of having paid the an- ness Society, Cook Inlet Keeper, the submit the fee, but that they must file nual labor assessment fee for the pre- Alaska Center for the Environment, to renew their claims and submit an af- vious 22 years and the local BLM office the Wrangell Mountain Center, and the fidavit of annual labor, work conducted did have a time-date-stamped record Alaska Wildlife Alliance. on the claim, Dec. 31st each year, certi- that the maintenance fee waiver cer- Last year, the State of Alaska fin- fying that they had performed more tification form had been filed weeks be- ished a preliminary study of the than $100 of work on the claim in the fore the deadline, but just not a record project. It continues to consider wheth- preceding year, 30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(1). The that the affidavit of annual labor had er to permit and facilitate a ‘‘bullet’’ waiver provision further states: ‘‘If a arrived. In the second case Don and line project, compared to other op- small miner waiver application is de- Judy Mullikin of Homer, Alaska, lost tions, in order to meet future termined to be defective for any rea- title to nine claims on the Seward Pe- Southcentral power needs. Alaska son, the claimant shall have a period of ninsula outside of Nome in Alaska be- state regulators and financial markets 60 days after receipt of written notifi- cause the Anchorage BLM office has no will ultimately decide which pipeline cation of the defect or defects by the record of them receiving the paper- projects will go forward. It is my de- Bureau of Land Management to: cure work, even though the owners have sire, however, to introduce legislation such defect or defects or pay the $100 computer time stamps of them having that would clear legal impediments to claim maintenance fee due for such a completed the paperwork 5 months be- planning for the Parks Highway route. period.’’ fore the deadline, but no other evidence

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At current prices it will significant component of Alaska’s worked in Alaska yearly since 1937 and generate about $100 billion in Federal economy, providing 80 percent of the are the main livelihood for the tax revenues, not counting $40 billion State’s industrial tax base, 74 percent Mullikins. in Alaska State revenues and $30 bil- of all resources produced in the State, This legislation, supported by the lion in Canadian tax revenues over its and 85 percent of State revenues) and a Alaska Miners Association—S. 3175 in first 20 years of operation. Recent esti- crucial component of the Nation’s do- the 111th Congress—clearly is intended mates, however, indicate that develop- mestic energy supply, currently 13 per- to remedy a simple drafting error in ment of gas from the offshore Arctic cent of all domestically produced oil, congressional crafting of the small that a gas line will permit to occur, while the proposed overland gas line miner claim defect process. While only would add an average of an additional will produce 7 percent of the Nation’s a few cases of potential clerical errors 54,700 new jobs in the U.S.—91,500 at total estimated gas demand in 2020. have occurred over the past decade, it peak employment. That would provide The necessity for this workforce is fur- still makes sense for Congress to clar- $145 billion in total payroll—$82 billion ther emphasized because it is clear ify that claim holders have a right to to workers in the Lower 48—and pro- that an aging infrastructure will re- know that their applications have not vide $167 billion in tax and royalty rev- quire an accelerated repair, replace- been processed, in time for them to enues to the Federal Government, $15 ment, and maintenance regime if pro- cure application-claim defects prior to billion to the State of Alaska and total duction requirements and safety stand- being informed of the loss of the claim revenues of $193 billion at forecast gas ard are to be met. rights forever. Simple equity and due prices. The training center is an innovative process requires no less. In the intervening 7 years since the statewide collaboration between labor, Given the minute cost of this admin- gas line loan-permitting package be- industry, and local, State, and Federal istrative change to the Department of came law, it has become clear that Governments. Additionally, it is under- the Interior, but its big impact on af- changes are needed. While those stood that as alternative fuel tech- fected small mineral claim holders, I changes include revisions in the loan nologies emerge and are commer- hope this bill can be considered and ap- guarantee program, they also involve cialize, a highly skilled, highly trained, proved promptly this year. changes in the construction worker highly motivated workforce will be re- training provisions. quired. Again, through collaboration By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself In the 2004 act, Sect. 113, the bill au- with others: the University of Alaska, and Mr. BEGICH): thorized $20 million for worker training the Cold Climate Housing Research S. 304. A bill to amend the Alaska programs, with at least 15 percent of Center, United Technologies Corpora- Natural Gas Pipeline Act to improve those funds going to pay for ‘‘design tion, General Electric, and Alaskan the Alaska pipeline construction train- and construction of a training facility commercial interests, requisite evolv- ing program, and for other purposes; to to be located in Fairbanks, Alaska.’’ ing workforce needs are understood and the Committee on Energy and Natural But language in the bill has prevented can be met. Resources. that training center from moving for- The facility needs to be located in In- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ward. This proposed bill would author- terior Alaska, because the climate will rise today to introduce legislation that ize Federal funding to be released im- permit workers to be fully trained in would make a minor technical change mediately upon the request of the Gov- the real-world conditions they will face to a provision that this Congress ap- ernor of Alaska, to fund construction on the job. In order to complete the proved in 2004 to further construction of the training center, and to broaden training center and thereby meet an- of an Alaska natural gas pipeline sys- the center to permit it also to train oil, ticipated labor demand in a timely tem to move Alaska’s conventional gas besides gas field workers, and environ- manner, funds must be secured in the to market. mental response employees. upcoming budget cycle. Federal fund- In 2004 Congress approved two pieces According to the Alaska Department ing needed includes: $5.5 million for of legislation to help facilitate con- of Labor, the demand for skilled work- Central Facility classrooms and shops, struction of an Alaska natural gas ers for gas and oil line projects on $1.5 million for a Construction Camp pipeline. In Public Law 108–324 Con- Alaska’s North Slope grew by 50 per- Facility, $1.0 million for a Pipeline gress approved a Federal loan guar- cent from 2005 to 2009 to nearly 12,000 Coating Training Facility and for cor- antee program, streamlined regulatory workers. At the same time, the average rosion control training, $0.5 million for processes and approved a worker train- age of Alaska’s skilled workforce is civil work improvements to the Field ing program to guarantee a domestic now 53, meaning that Alaska needs to Training Site, and $1.5 million for pipe- labor supply for construction of the train 1,000 new construction and pipe- line and transportation/logistical largest private-sector capital infra- line workers annually simply to main- equipment. structure project in the world’s his- tain the State’s existing skilled work- The bill’s changes will permit the tory. In a separate bill, Public Law 108– force. Since it takes roughly 5 years to creation of a domestic energy work- 357, Congress also approved tax changes train a skilled construction/pipefitter, force that is stable, productive, and en- to provide accelerated depreciation for it is imperative that such training courages safe working practices that the pipe and a related gas conditioning begin far in advance of estimated pipe- will help to protect Alaska’s environ- plant needed for the project. A pipeline line construction. According to State ment and wildlife, while producing the to move Alaska’s 35 trillion cubic feet data, there are only about 2,130 plumb- energy that America needs. The pro- of known gas reserves, and its likely ers, pipefitters and steamfitters work- posal does not expand the size of the 315 trillion cubic feet of additional Arc- ing in Alaska and another 1,004 weld- funding authorization approved in 2004. tic gas reserves from lands and Arctic ers, solderers, brazers, and machine It simply makes it more likely that waters would have a host of benefits to setters. Past estimates by one of the American workers will benefit from a the Nation. two consortia proposing to build an gas line project when it proceeds—an Being able to market only the known Alaska gas pipeline are that the gas important fact when the national un- gas reserves at the Prudhoe Bay field line alone will require 1,650 welders/ employment rate remains at 9.4 per- will involve construction of a pipeline helpers, 2,000 equipment operators, 418 cent. I hope that this Congress will system estimated to cost between $26 inspectors and 90 UT technicians, just consider this bill for quick consider- and $40 billion. It is expected to to build the Alaska sections of the ation and passage. produce 38,000 direct job-years of labor pipeline. That means there is an urgent in Alaska and up to 31,000 direct jobs at need for the pipeline training center By Mr. ROCKEFELLER: the peak of construction. According to now. S. 307. A bill to designate the Federal the National Defense Foundation it The Fairbanks Pipeline Training building and United States courthouse will produce direct employment of Center’s core mission is to provide a located at 217 West King Street, Mar- 172,369 jobs nationwide when related highly trained workforce that will tinsburg, West Virginia, as the ‘‘W.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:15 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE6.017 S08FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with SENATE February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S633 Craig Broadwater Federal Building and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Af- United States and Moldova, advancing United States Courthouse’’, to the rica at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, and a Moldova’s Western ambitions, and lay- Committee on Environment and Public 2005 deployment to Iraq as Com- ing the foundation for closer U.S.- Works. manding General of the Joint Inter- Moldovan political engagement. Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, agency Task Force-High Value Individ- it is with great pride that I come to the uals at Camp Victory, Iraq. His awards By Mr. KERRY (for himself and floor today to discuss legislation that I are too numerous to count, but among Mr. CASEY): am introducing to name the Federal them are the Defense Superior Service S. 311. A bill to provide for the cov- Building and United States Courthouse Medal and the Bronze Star. erage of medically necessary food in Martinsburg, WV, in honor of a dear But despite all of his awards and ac- under Federal health programs and pri- friend, W. Craig Broadwater. complishments, the thing that made vate health insurance, to the Com- Judge Broadwater served at this Craig the most proud was his family. I mittee on Finance. courthouse during his tenure on the am privileged to know his wife Chong, Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, each year Federal bench, until his untimely and his children Chandra, Taeja, and an estimated 2,550 children in the death in 2006 after a battle with cancer. Shane—and to have their blessing in United States are diagnosed with me- This legislation is a small, yet fitting introducing this legislation. tabolism disorders. For the rest of tribute to his remarkable service to As I reflect on Craig’s life and career, their lives they will need modified West Virginia and America. I still remember the day he was con- foods that do not have the nutrients It is difficult to put into words how firmed by the Senate for a seat on the their body is incapable of processing. tremendous of a loss his death was to Federal bench. It was a great day for They may also require supplemen- his family, friends, community, State, me and for all West Virginians. At the tation with pharmacological doses of and Nation. But I think it becomes time, I came to the floor and said that vitamins and amino acids. The good much clearer when one looks at his Senator Byrd and I had recommended news is that with treatment they can life—his contributions to Justice and him for this position because he ‘‘rep- lead normal, productive lives. But the Defense of our Nation, his love for resents the very best of our State’’— without these foods and supplements, his family, and the difference he made and how true that is even today. patients can become severely brain- in the lives of those who were fortu- Those of us who were fortunate damaged and hospitalized. nate enough to know him. enough to know him personally de- Through bipartisan efforts, we have Craig earned his undergraduate de- scribe him as courageous, kind, com- made great strides in improving how gree from West Virginia University in passionate, and loving. And although quickly babies with these disorders are 1972 and his law degree from the West his life was cut short, he had already diagnosed. Newborn screening has Virginia University College of Law in achieved more than most of us could made a tremendous difference in the 1977. He spent the next several years in ever hope to accomplish in several life- early diagnosis of metabolic disorders. private practice in Wheeling, West Vir- times. However, affordable and accessible ginia, and also served as a hearing ex- I am very appreciative that Congress- treatment options remain out of reach aminer for the West Virginia Worker’s woman SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO has for too many Americans. Medical foods Compensation Fund and a special pros- agreed to join me in introducing com- and supplements which are necessary ecuting attorney for Ohio County. panion legislation in the House of Rep- for treatment may not be covered by His career on the bench dates back to resentatives, and is going to work with insurance policies and can be prohibi- when I was Governor of West Virginia me to get this bill signed into law. The tively expensive for too many families. and had the honor of appointing him in bipartisan nature of our effort is truly For those with a metabolic disorder, 1983 to be a Circuit Judge for Ohio, a testament to the impact that Craig medical foods are critical in treatment, Brooke, and Hancock Counties. There, had on all of us, regardless of political just as other conditions are treated he worked to protect our State’s most affiliation. with pills or injections. The sporadic vulnerable children as Chair of the In closing, the naming of a Federal insurance coverage of treatment is a Committee to Develop Child Abuse and courthouse in his honor is such a small problem. In response, over 35 States Neglect Rules. The ‘‘Broadwater Com- gesture, especially compared to what have enacted laws to enforce coverage mittee’’, as it became known, reformed Craig did for our country. of medical foods. However, too many our courts’ response to the needs of But it is my hope that whenever the loopholes remain and federal legisla- children in our judicial system. citizens of West Virginia visit or pass tion is necessary to ensure that these Craig served as a state court judge by the W. Craig Broadwater Federal individuals receive what they need to until he was nominated by President Building and United States Courthouse stay well. It is time that we get treat- Clinton to be a U.S. District Judge for in Martinsburg, West Virginia, they ment for those patients lost in insur- the Northern District of West Virginia. will remember his life and be inspired, ance loopholes. He was confirmed by the Senate on as I have been inspired, to give back to The Medical Foods Equity Act fol- July 12, 1996, and commissioned to our country in such a meaningful way. lows the April 2009 recommendations of serve on July 26, 1996. the U.S. Health and Human Services, During his ten years on the Federal By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Secretary’s Advisory Committee on bench, Craig exhibited all of the char- KERRY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. Heritable Disorders in Newborns and acteristics that we hope for in a judge. HAGAN, and Mr. CARDIN): Children. It will ensure coverage of He was intelligent, thoughtful, prin- S. 309. A bill to authorize the exten- medical foods and necessary supple- cipled, and fair. Anyone who appeared sion of nondiscriminatory treatment ments for individuals with disorders as before him knew that the case would be (normal trade relations treatment) to recommended by the Advisory Com- decided on the merits, without bias to- the products of Moldova; to the Com- mittee and, most importantly, peace of wards any of the claimants. mittee on Finance. mind for those families affected by in- But beyond his service on the bench, Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise to born errors of metabolism. Craig was also a hero and a patriot who introduce legislation to authorize the The lack of medical food coverage answered the call of duty time and extension of nondiscriminatory treat- available to families has a significant again. He began his military career in ment, normal trade relations treat- impact on their lives. With the current 1972 with a tour in Korea as an Army ment, to the products of Moldova. This situation of varying regulations be- Military Intelligence Officer. He con- legislation would repeal the Cold War- tween States and insurance providers, tinued his service as a member of the era Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions even families with coverage find them- West Virginia National Guard, where on Moldovan products. Moldova has selves living in fear that a change in he rose to the rank of Brigadier Gen- been in compliance with Jackson- insurance provider will lead to reduced eral. Even while serving on the Federal Vanik-related concerns for some time or nonexistent coverage. Too many bench, Craig fought to protect our now, and repeal of this legislation will Americans across the country are country. His service included a 2003 de- provide an important impetus for im- struggling to access the treatment ployment as Deputy Commander of the proving trade relations between the they need for this type of disorder.

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Because medical foods (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in My Single Issue Legislation gives the are not listed along with other nec- order in the Senate to consider a bill or reso- Senate the flexibility in the amend- essary medicines, Donna was forced to lution that is not confined to a single sub- ment process it has always enjoyed and navigate a long list mostly made up of ject. allows the Senate as a legislative body (b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— to develop the structure and scope of durable medical equipment providers (1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or unequipped to help her. Even when she suspended in the Senate only by the affirma- the standing order through practice finally found a pharmacy that could tive vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly and precedent rather than through ar- order the formula, she was told that chosen and sworn. bitrary rules. At the same time, we en- they required an upfront payment be- (2) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from sure that our legislative process is fo- cause they were wary of not being re- the decisions of the Chair relating to any cused and productive. In short, we imbursed by insurance companies. In provision of this section shall be limited to bring ourselves back to how the Found- Donna’s own words, she was dismayed 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, ing Fathers intended and wanted our at ‘‘having that feeling like you’re and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution. An legislative process to operate. being held hostage every time a change affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Mem- Our job is not to score political may occur in your insurance or car- bers of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, points by stuffing as many pet projects rier.’’ Medical treatment for inborn shall be required to sustain an appeal of the and knee-jerk provisions as we can into error of metabolism disorders is just as ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised bills, but rather to represent the needs necessary as treatment for other condi- under this section. of our constituents, our States, and our tions—like insulin for a diabetic or Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I rise today country by doing what is best for us as chemotherapy for a cancer patient. to discuss the legislative climate the a nation. We must get back to a better As newborn screening and medical United States Senate has found itself process for crafting and considering advances continue to improve the abil- operating in. Like many of my col- legislation so that we can enact effec- ity of those born with an inborn error leagues, I began my political career in tive policies to meet the many chal- of metabolism to lead full, healthy local government. I was mayor in my lenges we face today. This is why we lives, we must make sure that the nec- hometown and then served as a legis- were elected to serve in the United essary treatments are available. That lator in the Wyoming State Legisla- States Senate. We owe it to the people is why Senator CASEY and I are intro- ture. It was during this time I learned we represent to work through a process ducing the Medical Foods Equity Act. that the most effective legislation that allows legislation to be properly Our legislation would require medi- comes from a process that is trans- and thoroughly considered and de- cally necessary foods and supplements parent and focused. For example, the bated. My Single Issue Legislation bill to be included in the definition of es- Wyoming State Legislature requires helps us do just that. sential health benefits for qualified that all bills must be focused on one f health plans, covered by federal health issue. They cannot be loaded up with AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND programs, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, random provisions, riders, and add-ons PROPOSED TRICARE, and by the private health that have nothing to do with the over- insurance market, fully insured group all legislation. In Congress, we often SA 57. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and health plans, self-insured group health use omnibus bills to pass multiple leg- Mr. CORNYN) submitted an amendment in- plans, and non-group health plans. The islative items that should be consid- tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. legislation requires the Secretary of 223, to modernize the air traffic control sys- ered on their own merit. Omnibus bills tem, improve the safety, reliability, and Health and Human Services to make a often create more problems in the long determination of minimum coverage availability of transportation by air in the run than they solve. United States, provide modernization of the levels for medically necessary foods Instead of focusing on one policy air traffic control system, reauthorize the and supplements for certain rare meta- issue at a time, we have allowed legis- Federal Aviation Administration, and for bolic conditions. lative logjams to foul up the Senate’s other purposes; which was ordered to lie on I would like to thank a number of or- work and ill-considered legislation to the table. ganizations who have been integral to be hastily pushed through this institu- SA 58. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for him- the development of the Medical Foods self, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. MENEN- tion. These legislative practices, which Equity Act and who have endorsed it DEZ, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. have become the norm, are a gangrene today, including the National PKU Al- TESTER) proposed an amendment to the bill that eats away at this institution. S. 223, supra. liance, the Save Babies Through Legislation that is fundamental to SA 59. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Screening Foundation, the National our country’s well-being has become WICKER) submitted an amendment intended Organization for Rare Disorders, politicized and burdened with extra- to be proposed by him to the bill S. 223, NORD, Genetic Alliance, and the neous provisions that have not been supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. American Dietetic Association. fully vetted through the regular order. f The Medical Foods Equity Act will Most of the time Members have not close existing loopholes in coverage TEXT OF AMENDMENTS had the opportunity to read the bills and provide the parity in coverage SA 57. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself they are voting on, let alone the public these families deserve. It is my hope and Mr. CORNYN) submitted an amend- which will have to live under and pay that we can move forward with this bill ment intended to be proposed by her to for whatever lurks in the unseen pages. in a bipartisan manner. I ask all of my the bill S. 223, to modernize the air By tolerating this behavior, the Senate colleagues to support this important traffic control system, improve the is allowing legislation needed to ad- legislation. safety, reliability, and availability of dress our Nation’s most pressing chal- f transportation by air in the United lenges to go through unrefined and States, provide modernization of the SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS lousy with special interest provisions. air traffic control system, reauthorize To help bring this institution back in the Federal Aviation Administration, line with its original purpose, today I and for other purposes; which was or- SENATE RESOLUTION 46—REQUIR- reintroduce my Single Issue Legisla- dered to lie on the table; as follows: ING THAT LEGISLATION CONSID- tion bill. I want this bill to be a start- On page 54, between lines 3 and 4, insert ERED BY THE SENATE TO BE ing point for changing the attitude the CONFINED TO A SINGLE ISSUE the following: Senate has toward building bills. It SEC. 224. USE OF MINERAL REVENUE AT CER- Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. will allow us to focus on getting indi- TAIN AIRPORTS. BARRASSO) submitted the following res- vidual issues addressed more effec- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

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CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNAUTHOR- following: trator’’) may declare certain revenue derived IZED RECORDING OR DISTRIBUTION from or generated by mineral extraction, SEC. 523. USE OF EXPLOSIVE PEST CONTROL DE- OF SECURITY SCREENING IMAGES. VICES. production, lease or other means at any gen- (a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United Not later than 180 days after the date of eral aviation airport to be revenue greater States Code, is amended by adding at the end enactment of this Act, the Administrator of than the amount needed to carry out the 5- the following: the Federal Aviation Administration shall year projected maintenance needs of the air- ‘‘CHAPTER 124—UNAUTHORIZED RECORD- submit to Congress a report that— port in order to comply with the applicable ING AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITY (1) describes the use throughout the United design and safety standards of the Federal States of explosive pest control devices in SCREENING IMAGES Aviation Administration. mitigating bird strikes in flight operations; (c) USE OF REVENUE.—An airport sponsor ‘‘Sec. (2) evaluates the utility, cost-effectiveness, that is in compliance with the conditions ‘‘2731. Criminal penalty for unauthorized re- and safety of using explosive pest control de- under subsection (d) may allocate revenue cording and distribution of se- vices in wildlife management; and identified by the Administrator under sub- curity screening images. (3) evaluates the potential impact on flight section (b) for Federal, State, or local trans- ‘‘SEC. 2731. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNAUTHOR- safety and operations if explosive pest con- portation infrastructure projects carried out IZED RECORDING AND DISTRIBU- trol devices were made unavailable or more costly during subsequent calendar years. by the airport sponsor or by a governing TION OF SECURITY SCREENING IM- AGES. body within the geographical limits of the f ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically airport sponsor’s jurisdiction. provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlaw- PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR (d) CONDITIONS.—An airport sponsor may ful for an individual— Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask not allocate revenue identified by the Ad- ‘‘(1) to photograph or otherwise record an ministrator under subsection (b) unless the unanimous consent that Jeremy Par- image produced using advanced imaging airport sponsor— sons, a NASA detailee of Senator BILL technology during the screening of an indi- (1) enters into a written agreement with NELSON, be granted privilege of the vidual at an airport, or upon entry into any the Administrator that sets forth a 5-year floor during the Senate’s consideration building owned or operated by the Federal capital improvement program for the air- of S. 223, the FAA reauthorization bill. Government, without express authorization port, which— The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pursuant to a Federal law or regulation; or (A) includes the projected costs for the op- pore. Without objection, it is so or- ‘‘(2) to knowingly distribute any such eration, maintenance, and capacity needs of dered. image to any individual who is not author- the airport in order to comply with applica- f ized pursuant to a Federal law or regulation ble design and safety standards of the Fed- to receive the image. eral Aviation Administration; and ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under (B) appropriately adjusts such costs to ac- FEBRUARY 10, 2011 subsection (a) shall not apply to an indi- count for inflation; Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- vidual who, during the course and within the (2) agrees in writing— imous consent that when the Senate scope of the individual’s employment, (A) to waive all rights to receive entitle- completes its business today, it ad- records or distributes an image described in ment funds or discretionary funds to be used journ until 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb- subsection (a) solely to be used in a criminal at the airport under section 47114 or 47115 of ruary 10; that following the prayer and investigation or prosecution or in an inves- title 49, United States Code, during the 5- pledge, the Journal of proceedings be tigation relating to foreign intelligence or a year period of the capital improvement plan approved to date, the morning hour be threat to the national security. described in paragraph (1); deemed expired, the time for the two ‘‘(c) PENALTY.—An individual who violates leaders be reserved for their use later (B) to perpetually comply with sections the prohibition in subsection (a) shall be 47107(b) and 47133 of such title, unless grant- in the day, and that following any lead- fined under this title, imprisoned for not er remarks, the Senate proceed to a pe- ed specific exceptions by the Administrator more than 1 year, or both. in accordance with this section; and riod for the transaction of morning ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: business, with Senators permitted to (C) to operate the airport as a public-use ‘‘(1) ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY.—The airport, unless the Administrator specifi- term ‘advanced imaging technology’— speak for up to 10 minutes each. cally grants a request to allow the airport to ‘‘(A) means a device that creates a visual The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without close; and image of an individual showing the surface of objection, it is so ordered. (3) complies with all grant assurance obli- the skin and revealing other objects on the f gations in effect as of the date of the enact- body; and PROGRAM ment of this Act during the 20-year period ‘‘(B) may include devices using backscatter beginning on the date of enactment of this x-rays or millimeter waves and devices re- Mr. REID. Mr. President, there will Act; ferred to as ‘whole-body imaging technology’ be no rollcall votes during Thursday’s (e) COMPLETION OF DETERMINATION.—Not or ‘body scanning’. session of the Senate. We hope to clear later than 90 days after receiving an airport ‘‘(2) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE; THREAT TO THE the trade assistance adjustment legis- sponsor’s application and requisite sup- NATIONAL SECURITY.—The terms ‘foreign in- lation on Thursday. Senators should porting documentation to declare that cer- telligence’ and ‘threat to the national secu- expect the next rollcall votes to occur tain mineral revenue is not needed to carry rity’ have the meanings given those term in at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. We will have out the 5-year capital improvement program part VII of the guidelines entitled ‘The At- more than one vote on that evening, at such airport, the Administrator shall de- torney General’s Guidelines for Domestic February 14, Valentine’s Day. That termine whether the airport sponsor’s re- FBI Operations’, dated September 29, 2008, or vote could be on a judicial nomination. quest should be granted. The Administrator any successor thereto.’’. We will also have some amendments to may not unreasonably deny an application (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- vote on on the FAA authorization bill. under this subsection. MENT.—The table of chapters for part I of f (f) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days title 18, United States Code, is amended by after the date of the enactment of this Act, inserting after the item relating to chapter ADJOURNMENT UNTIL THURSDAY, the Administrator shall promulgate regula- 123 the following: FEBRUARY 10, 2011, AT 4 P.M. tions to carry out this section. ‘‘124. Unauthorized recording and dis- Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the SA 58. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for tribution of security screening images ...... 2731’’. Senate, I ask unanimous consent that himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. it adjourn under the previous order. MENENDEZ, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SA 59. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and There being no objection, the Senate, WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. TESTER) proposed Mr. WICKER) submitted an amendment at 11:17 a.m., adjourned until Thursday, an amendment to the bill S. 223, to intended to be proposed by him to the February 10, 2011, at 4 p.m.

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IN HONOR OF MILLER-KEYSTONE cause the health insurance companies have ish frontier into today’s Arizona and California. BLOOD CENTER GRAND OPENING given rise to one of the most expensive, least Kino’s phenomenal horseback rides of great accessible, and lowest quality health care sys- distance and breakneck speed required all the HON. JIM GERLACH tems in the developed world. Defense compa- physical and mental strength that only the best OF PENNSYLVANIA nies profit handsomely off of two major wars, of the world’s horsemen could possess. For one of which is still expanding almost 10 years this reason Padre Kino is historically known as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on. Fossil fuel companies continue to alter the ‘‘The Padre on Horseback.’’ Tuesday, February 8, 2011 planet at a pace that has been declared not Padre Kino was born Eusebio Chini in 1645 Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to only a major environmental and economic in the village of Segno located in the Italian congratulate Miller-Keystone Blood Center on issue, but also a national security issue. Ac- Alps—twenty miles from the birthplace of the its Grand Opening Celebration of its donor cording to the Congressional Research Serv- grandfather of Arizona’s former U.S. Senator center in Lionville, Pennsylvania and to honor ice, ‘‘in 2007, the top 5 percent of wealth own- Dennis DeConcini. Padre Kino gave up his ca- this healthcare institution for its commitment to ers accounted for about 60 percent of all reer as an Old World university professor to serving the community. wealth accumulated by households.’’ become a missionary in the New World. For In the forty years since its establishment in These are also industries who happen to his last 24 years he labored tirelessly as a 1971, Miller-Keystone Blood Center has deliv- contribute mightily to campaigns of both par- Catholic priest in his Sonoran Desert parish— ered the safe, reliable, and vital blood supply ties. The Center for Responsive Politics esti- the 50,000 square mile Pimerı´a Alta (now that our community needs. Miller-Keystone is mates that special interests spent $281.6 mil- southern Arizona and northern Sonora). the exclusive supplier of blood products to lion during the 2010 election cycle. These in- Before this assignment, Padre Kino worked twenty-one hospitals in ten Pennsylvania and dustries are not contributing out of the good- for 3 years in the inhospitable deserts of Baja New Jersey counties, including having been ness of their hearts, but because their large California but the ill-fated settlement effort was the sole supplier to Pottstown Memorial Med- investments pay dividends. It is the cost of abandoned under order of the Spanish King. ical Center since 1997. In July 2010, the Cen- doing business. Padre Kino was saddened to leave the native ter was announced as the exclusive blood pro- This is not a situation in which it is a good people of Baja, but for the rest of his life vider to Brandywine Hospital and Phoenixville idea to give the wealthy more influence over Padre Kino never forgot them. He helped Hospital. No other blood organization supplies the public’s governance. But H.R. 359 will do renew the missionary efforts and supplied these facilities and only blood donated through that. By reducing the opt-in, voluntary con- much needed food and supplies from his mis- Miller-Keystone is being transfused at these tribution to presidential campaigns, this Con- sions farms and ranches on the other side of facilities. gress will declare that the vast majority of the Gulf of California. Americans should have less influence over the Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s new Lionville As part of his work, Padre Kino was an ac- selection of its government and the corpora- Donor Center will offer appointments both complished builder, agriculturist, and cattle- tions should have more. days and evenings, weekdays and weekends, man. providing residents throughout the Chester Instead, we should be demanding full public He founded 24 missions including the beau- County region with many convenient opportu- financing of elections with small maximum tiful Arizona mission San Xavier del Bac near nities to make a like-saving blood, platelet or contributions. We should be amending the Tucson—still an active parish church in the plasma donation. Constitution to clarify that our founders did not heart of the San Xavier District of the Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join intend to create a system in which one dollar O’odham Nation. He also founded the mis- me today in recognizing Miller-Keystone Blood equals one vote. And we must reverse the sions at Tumacacori and Guevavi which are Center on the occasion of the Grand Opening corrosive decision to grant corporations the now part of our national park system’s Celebration of its donor center in Lionville, same rights as people in the eyes of the law. Tumacacori National Historical Park. He was Pennsylvania and to honor this healthcare in- We can do better. A thriving democracy de- among the first Europeans to see the Casa stitution for its commitment to serving the es- mands it. Grande Ruins—now another of our country’s sential blood product supply needs of its com- f national monuments. munity. PADRE EUSEBIO FRANCISCO KINO, Padre Kino introduced horses, cattle and f S.J. ‘‘THE NOBLEST SOUTHWEST- other herd animals, and the cultivation of Old ELIMINATING TAXPAYER FINANC- ERNER OF ALL’’ World fruits and wheat into Arizona. Under his ING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELEC- instruction the native people quickly learned TIONS HON. RAU´ L M. GRIJALVA new agricultural practices which stabilized OF ARIZONA their food supply. By his words in official re- SPEECH OF ports to his superiors and by his actions in his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work Padre Kino expressed his heartfelt con- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Tuesday, February 8, 2011 viction that missionary efforts begins with re- OF OHIO Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, former Sec- spect for the native people and the physical IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES retary of the Interior and Arizona Congress- betterment of their lives. Wednesday, January 26, 2011 man Stewart L. Udall captured the essence of Padre Kino was also a frontier diplomat who The House in Committee of the Whole the life and legacy of Jesuit missionary and promoted peace among the warring tribes he House on the State of the Union had under explorer Eusebio Francisco Kino when he encountered, and between the native people consideration the bill (H.R. 359) to reduce wrote ‘‘His vision—and his ability to command and the Spanish military. He demanded that Federal spending and the deficit by termi- the affection and loyalty of the native peoples the Spanish military and settlers respect the nating taxpayer financing of presidential he encountered—made him the preeminent native people as their fellow humans. Before election campaigns and party conventions: pathfinder and mission builder in the his arrival to the Pimerı´a, Kino obtained a de- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposi- West.... [He] dared to believe that, armed cree from King Carlos II that prohibited the na- tion to H.R. 359, which would repeal the presi- only with love, he could mount a horse and tive people from being enslaved to work in the dential public funding system. Thanks to Wall discover new lands and peoples and at the Spanish mines and haciendas. He defended Street, unemployment is nominally at 9.4 per- same time serve his Lord by extending the the native people from the claims of powerful cent but in actuality is much higher and fore- boundaries of Christendom.’’ interests who coveted their lands and labor closures continue to defy efforts to get them Padre Kino was a mission builder and and who relentlessly attempted to undermine under control. Thousands die from no or inad- itinerant priest who made 50 expeditions total- his missionary efforts right up until his final equate access to medical care every year be- ing over 19,000 miles beyond the then Span- days on earth.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES His maps of the Pimerı´a Alta and its adjacent year’s New Jersey Association of Community regions were widely published in Europe dur- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Theater’s Perry Awards. The production of ‘‘All ing his lifetime and were used for over a cen- Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Shook Up,’’ a lighthearted musical comedy tury afterwards. honor the memory of Dalton Vernon Martin, based on Shakespeare’s ‘‘Twelfth Night,’’ was During Padre Kino’s lifetime it was the com- Chief Petty Officer, United States Navy (Ret.), named Best Production of a Musical. In addi- monly held belief that California was an island and Sherriff’s Deputy, East Baton Rouge tion, the show’s female star, Nicole Mangano, and separated from the North American main- Sherriff’s Department, who passed away on won the award for Best Youth Lead Actress in land. At the Blue Shell Conference at San Xa- January 23, 2011. a Musical. The production also won awards for vier Mission he consulted with the native peo- Born in St. Francisville, Louisiana on No- Best Lighting and Best Sound Design of a Mu- ple throughout the region about the wide- vember 11, 1921, Mr. Martin first excelled as sical thanks to the work of Shawn McGovern spread trading of abalone shells. He heard a high school boxer, compiling a record of 63 and Chris Rodig. from them that the shells originated on the Pa- victories in 65 bouts. He dedicated that re- Mr. Speaker, the Broadway Theatre of Pit- cific Ocean coast of Baja California. Padre solve and fighting spirit towards serving and man and these individuals should be recog- Kino then hypothesized that California was not defending his country, enlisting in the U.S. nized for their achievement at the Perry an island and that a land route to Baja Cali- Navy to fight in World War II and the Korean Awards. I look forward to the Broadway The- fornia did exist. Numerous expeditions to the War, including the Pacific battles of the Gilbert atre of Pitman educating and entertaining the Colorado River and its delta were necessary and Marshall Islands, Tarawa, and Okinawa. South Jersey community for many years to to prove his hypothesis. His discovery led to After a distinguished 38 year career in the come. renewed efforts to build new missions serving Armed Forces, Mr. Martin retired from active f the destitute native peoples of Baja California duty and embarked on a new mission of serv- RECOGNIZING THE PASSING OF during his lifetime. It also prepared the way for ice as a Deputy of the East Baton Rouge COLONEL GREG MALLOY the founding of the City of , in Sherriff’s office. Here, Mr. Martin spent 23 present day California, by the De Anza expe- years protecting his fellow citizens and uphold- dition. These undertakings could have only ing the rule of law. HON. JEFF MILLER succeeded with the support provided by the Mr. Martin lived a life of service, but he OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES extensive chain of missions, farms and never sought to label himself as the hero he ranches built by the native people and Padre truly was. He spoke honestly and openly Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Kino. about the fear and sadness that are insepa- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is Padre Kino died in Magdalena, Sonora on rable from the glory and honor of serving in with great sadness that I rise today to recog- March 15, 1711 after saying the Mass for combat. He was grateful for the opportunities nize the passing of Colonel Greg Malloy. Colo- dedication for a new chapel for St. Francisco afforded by his service to visit the farthest nel Malloy exemplified the character and com- Xavier, his patron saint. His death bed con- reaches of the world, but he served for no mitment of a true law enforcement officer. His sisted of his usual bed on the ground. His bed other reason than to defend his country and tragic passing is an enormous loss for the was made from his horse blankets with his one day return home to his beloved Louisiana. northwest Florida community. saddle as a pillow. Padre Kino died at the age If the measure of a person is by what they Colonel Malloy started working for the Flor- of 66. leave behind, then Mr. Martin sets a standard ida Department of Corrections in 1988. He Through his great faith and intellect, his to which we should all aspire. His life’s story served the state of Florida with honor and dis- gentle charisma and stamina, Padre Kino for- is yet another testament to the strength and tinction, and in 2010, his leadership and es- ever transformed the lives and hearts of all legacy of the Greatest Generation. And for his teemed service was recognized when he was people living in the Pimerı´a Alta and the Cali- wife, Christy, his children, Paul, John and promoted to the rank of Colonel, the highest fornias. The native peoples of the region still Susan, and his grandchildren, Erin, Tristan, designation for a corrections officer. revere and love their Padre on Horseback. Madeleine, Jack, Lauren and Caroline, his Colonel Malloy was working as part of the In 1965 Padre Kino was honored by the citi- spirit and legacy live on. The country he Holmes Correctional Institution K–9 tracking zens of Arizona as the State’s founder and its helped to preserve as the greatest beacon for team assisting in pursuit of a suspect in a preeminent pioneer by the dedication of his freedom and opportunity in the world remains double homicide case. Law enforcement offi- statue in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol forever grateful. cers were alerted to the presence of the sus- Building. The ceremony was attended by dig- f pect by a local hunter who, after being shot at nitaries from all over the world. This event was by the suspect, called 911. Colonel Malloy and the catalyst to the Federal Government of HONORING THE BROADWAY THE- the responding officers tracked the suspect in Mexico to successfully complete in May 1966 ATRE OF PITMAN, NEW JERSEY the woods for an hour when the suspect dou- Padre Kino’s mortal remains. This ended a 40- ON ITS PERRY AWARDS bled back and ambushed the tracking teams. year search for his grave. In May 2006 the Colonel Malloy was mortally wounded in the Archdiocese of Hermosillo submitted the offi- HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS ensuing gunfire. cial documents to the Vatican to start the OF NEW JERSEY Our law enforcement officers put them- process of Canonization for Padre Kino’s for- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES selves in danger to protect the families, mal recognition as a saint by the Catholic friends, neighbors and citizens of their local Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Church. community. Colonel Malloy paid the ultimate Now on this day, March 15, 2011 which is Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to price; however, his bravery and dedication to the 300th year anniversary of his death, the recognize the Broadway Theatre of Pitman, serving the residents of his community and the Kino Heritage Society is issuing its own de- New Jersey and its production of ‘‘All Shook state of Florida live on. signed private U.S. postage stamp and cancel Up’’ for the honors it received at the New Jer- Colonel Malloy remains in the hearts and mark. This stamp will be cancelled by the sey Association of Community Theater’s Perry minds of those around him, not only as a well United States Postal Service at a community- Awards. respected law enforcement officer, but as a wide event honoring Padre Kino at the Postal Opened in May 1926, the Broadway origi- loving husband, father, and son. He is sur- History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona. nally operated as a fully equipped movie and vived by his wife Donna, daughter Payton, fa- Other extensive celebrations of Padre Kino’s vaudeville theatre. Thanks to a strong commu- ther Lynton, mother Sue, step-father Michael life and legacy are being held this year in Italy, nity effort, the Broadway Theatre of Pitman re- and sister Deidra. Mexico and other communities in the United opened its doors in 2007. The theatre’s owner Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States States for this heroic man described by the Peter Stack has worked with the Greater Pit- Congress, I extend my deepest condolences noted historian Lawrence Clark Powell as ‘‘the man Chamber of Commerce to preserve the to Colonel Malloy’s family. A committed com- noblest Southwesterner of all.’’ theatre’s history. munity leader and loving family man, he paid

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GENERAL PROVISIONS Subcommittee on Military Personnel: Mili- f (a) The Rules of the House of Representa- tary personnel policy, Reserve Component tives are the rules of the Committee on integration and employment issues, military PROCLAMATION CONGRATULATING Armed Services (hereinafter referred to in health care, military education, and POW/ NIEL YOUNG ON 15 YEARS OF these rules as the ‘‘Committee’’) and its sub- MIA issues. In addition, the subcommittee EXCELLENCE IN RADIO BROAD- committees so far as applicable. will be responsible for Morale, Welfare and CASTING (b) Pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of rule XI of Recreation issues and programs. the Rules of the House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Readiness: Military the Committee’s rules shall be publicly readiness, training, logistics and mainte- HON. FRANK C. GUINTA available in electronic form and published in nance issues and programs. In addition, the OF NEW HAMPSHIRE the Congressional Record not later than 30 subcommittee will be responsible for all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES days after the chair of the committee is military construction, depot policy, civilian elected in each odd-numbered year. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 personnel policy, environmental policy, in- RULE 2. FULL COMMITTEE MEETING DATE stallations and family housing issues, includ- Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, on January 29, (a) The Committee shall meet every ing the base closure process, and energy pol- 2011 Niel Young will be celebrating 15 years Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., when the House of icy and programs of the Department of De- of excellence in radio broadcasting on WEZS Representatives is in session, and at such fense. 1350 AM ‘‘The Advocates.’’ Mr. Young has other times as may be fixed by the Chairman Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection served the public in various capacities at both of the Committee (hereinafter referred to as Forces: Navy acquisition programs, Naval the ‘‘Chairman’’), or by written request of Reserve equipment, and Marine Corps am- the local and state levels, and has been a phibious assault vehicle programs (except strong advocate for taxpayers in Laconia and members of the Committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the strategic weapons, space, special operations, the state of New Hampshire. House of Representatives. science and technology programs, and infor- Known for his colorful character and sharp (b) A Wednesday meeting of the Committee mation technology programs), deep strike wit, Mr. Young’s radio program aims to inform may be dispensed with by the Chairman, but bombers and related systems, lift programs, the public and provide dialogue on the local, such action may be reversed by a written re- and seaborne unmanned aerial systems. In state and national issues of the day. Since his quest of a majority of the members of the addition, the subcommittee will be respon- first day broadcasting, Mr. Young has fought Committee. sible for Maritime programs under the juris- diction of the Committee as delineated in RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES for the principles that Granite Staters hold so paragraphs 5, 6, and 9 of clause 1(c) of rule X dear. Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, of the Rules of the House of Representatives. This is a great day for Mr. Young, his wife hold hearings, receive evidence, and report Subcommittee on Strategic Forces: Stra- Betty, and his listeners. I wish him the very to the Committee on all matters referred to tegic weapons (except deep strike bombers best and many more years on the air. it. Insofar as possible, meetings of the Com- and related systems), space programs, bal- mittee and its subcommittees shall not con- f listic missile defense, national intelligence flict. A subcommittee Chairman shall set programs, and Department of Energy na- HONORING JOSHUA SAMUEL meeting dates after consultation with the tional security programs (except non-pro- HOPPE Chairman, other subcommittee Chairmen, liferation programs). and the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and subcommittee with a view toward avoiding, Capabilities: Defense-wide and joint enabling HON. SAM GRAVES whenever possible, simultaneous scheduling activities and programs to include: Special OF MISSOURI of Committee and subcommittee meetings or Operations Forces; counter-proliferation and hearings. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES counter-terrorism programs and initiatives; RULE 4. JURISDICTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF science and technology policy and programs; Tuesday, February 8, 2011 COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES information technology programs; homeland Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I (a) Jurisdiction defense and Department of Defense related proudly pause to recognize Joshua Samuel (1) The Committee retains jurisdiction of consequence management programs; related intelligence support; and other enabling pro- Hoppe. Joshua is a very special young man all subjects listed in clause 1(c) and clause 3(b) of rule X of the Rules of the House of grams and activities to include cyber oper- who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- Representatives and retains exclusive juris- ations, strategic communications, and infor- zenship and leadership by taking an active diction for: defense policy generally, ongoing mation operations. part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 351, military operations, the organization and re- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investiga- and earning the most prestigious award of form of the Department of Defense and De- tions: Any matter within the jurisdiction of Eagle Scout. partment of Energy, counter-drug programs, the Committee, subject to the concurrence of Joshua has been very active with his troop, security and humanitarian assistance (ex- the Chairman of the Committee and, as ap- participating in many scout activities. Over the cept special operations-related activities) of propriate, affected subcommittee chairmen. The subcommittee shall have no legislative many years Joshua has been involved with the Department of Defense, acquisition and industrial base policy, technology transfer jurisdiction. scouting, he has not only earned numerous and export controls, joint interoperability, (b) Membership of the Subcommittees merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, (1) Subcommittee memberships, with the ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Josh- Department of Energy nonproliferation pro- exception of membership on the Sub- ua has contributed to his community through grams, detainee affairs and policy, intel- committee on Oversight and Investigations, his Eagle Scout project. ligence policy, force protection policy and shall be filled in accordance with the rules of Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in inter-agency reform as it pertains to the De- the Majority party’s conference and the Mi- commending Joshua Samuel Hoppe for his partment of Defense and the nuclear weap- nority party’s caucus, respectively. accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of ons programs of the Department of Energy. (2) The Chairman and Ranking Minority While subcommittees are provided jurisdic- Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- tional responsibilities in subparagraph (2), and Investigations shall be filled in accord- ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. the Committee retains the right to exercise ance with the rules of the Majority party’s f oversight and legislative jurisdiction over all conference and the Minority party’s caucus, subjects within its purview under rule X of respectively. Consistent with the party ra- RULES OF THE COMITTEE ON the Rules of the House of Representatives. tios established by the Majority party, all ARMED SERVICES (2) The Committee shall be organized to other Majority members of the sub- consist of seven standing subcommittees committee shall be appointed by the Chair- with the following jurisdictions: man of the Committee, and all other Minor- HON. HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land ity members shall be appointed by the Rank- OF CALIFORNIA Forces: All Army, Air Force and Marine ing Minority Member of the Committee. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Corps acquisition programs (except Marine (3) The Chairman of the Committee and Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Corps amphibious assault vehicle programs, Ranking Minority Member thereof may sit strategic missiles, space, lift programs, spe- as ex officio members of all subcommittees. Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully cial operations, science and technology pro- Ex officio members shall not vote in sub- submit the rules of the Committee on Armed grams, and information technology ac- committee hearings or meetings or be taken

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08FE8.006 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 into consideration for the purpose of deter- shall have authority to discharge a sub- subcommittee, panel, or task force in open mining the ratio of the subcommittees or es- committee from consideration of any meas- session and with a majority being present, tablishing a quorum at subcommittee hear- ure or matter referred thereto and have such determines by record vote that all or part of ings or meetings. measure or matter considered by the Com- the remainder of that hearing or meeting on (4) A member of the Committee who is not mittee. that day shall be in executive session be- a member of a particular subcommittee may (d) Reports and recommendations of a sub- cause disclosure of testimony, evidence, or sit with the subcommittee and participate committee may not be considered by the other matters to be considered would endan- during any of its hearings but shall not have Committee until after the intervention of ger the national security, would compromise authority to vote, cannot be counted for the three calendar days from the time the report sensitive law enforcement information, or purpose of achieving a quorum, and cannot is approved by the subcommittee and avail- would violate any law or rule of the House of raise a point of order at the hearing. able to the members of the Committee, ex- Representatives. Notwithstanding the re- RULE 5. COMMITTEE PANELS AND TASK FORCES cept that this rule may be waived by a ma- quirements of the preceding sentence, a ma- (a) Committee Panels jority vote of a quorum of the Committee. jority of those present, there being in at- (1) The Chairman may designate a panel of (e) The Chairman, in consultation with the tendance no fewer than two members of the the Committee consisting of members of the Ranking Minority Member, shall establish Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task Committee to inquire into and take testi- criteria for recommending legislation and force may vote to close a hearing or meeting mony on a matter or matters that fall with- other matters to be considered by the House for the sole purpose of discussing whether in the jurisdiction of more than one sub- of Representatives, pursuant to clause I of testimony or evidence to be received would committee and to report to the Committee. rule XV of the Rules of the House of Rep- endanger the national security, would com- (2) No panel appointed by the Chairman resentatives. Such criteria shall not conflict promise sensitive law enforcement informa- shall continue in existence for more than six with the Rules of the House of Representa- tion, or would violate any law or rule of the months after the appointment. A panel so tives and other applicable rules. House of Representatives. If the decision is appointed may, upon the expiration of six RULE 7. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS to proceed in executive session, the vote months, be reappointed by the Chairman for AND MEETINGS must be by record vote and in open session, a period of time which is not to exceed six (a) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of a majority of the Committee, subcommittee, months. the Rules of the House of Representatives, panel, or task force being present. (3) Consistent with the party ratios estab- the Chairman of the Committee, or of any (b) Whenever it is asserted by a member of lished by the Majority party, all Majority subcommittee, panel, or task force, shall the Committee or subcommittee that the members of the panels shall be appointed by make a public announcement of the date, evidence or testimony at a hearing may tend the Chairman of the Committee, and all Mi- place, and subject matter of any hearing or to defame, degrade, or incriminate any per- nority members shall be appointed by the meeting before that body at least one week son, or it is asserted by a witness that the Ranking Minority Member of the Com- before the commencement of a hearing and evidence or testimony that the witness mittee. The Chairman of the Committee at least three days before the commence- would give at a hearing may tend to defame, shall choose one of the Majority members so ment of a meeting. However, if the Chairman degrade, or incriminate the witness, not- appointed who does not currently chair an- of the Committee, or of any subcommittee, withstanding the requirements of (a) and the other subcommittee of the Committee to panel, or task force, with the concurrence of provisions of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the serve as Chairman of the panel. The Ranking the respective Ranking Minority Member, Rules of the House of Representatives, such Minority Member of the Committee shall determines that there is good cause to begin evidence or testimony shall be presented in similarly choose the Ranking Minority the hearing or meeting sooner, or if the Com- executive session, if by a majority vote of Member of the panel. mittee, subcommittee, panel, or task force those present, there being in attendance no (4) No panel shall have legislative jurisdic- so determines by majority vote, a quorum fewer than two members of the Committee tion. being present for the transaction of business, or subcommittee, the Committee or sub- (b) Committee and Subcommittee Task such chairman shall make the announce- committee determines that such evidence Forces ment at the earliest possible date. Any an- may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate (1) The Chairman of the Committee, or a nouncement made under this rule shall be any person. A majority of those present, Chairman of a subcommittee with the con- promptly published in the Daily Digest, there being in attendance no fewer than two currence of the Chairman of the Committee, promptly entered into the committee sched- members of the Committee or subcommittee may designate a task force to inquire into uling service of the House Information Re- may also vote to close the hearing or meet- and take testimony on a matter that falls sources, and promptly made publicly avail- ing for the sole purpose of discussing wheth- within the jurisdiction of the Committee or able in electronic form. er evidence or testimony to be received subcommittee, respectively. The Chairman (b) At least 24 hours prior to the com- would tend to defame, degrade, or incrimi- and Ranking Minority Member of the Com- mencement of a meeting for the markup of nate any person. The Committee or sub- mittee or subcommittee shall each appoint legislation, or at the time of an announce- committee shall proceed to receive such tes- an equal number of members to the task ment under paragraph (a) made within 24 timony in open session only if the Com- force. The Chairman of the Committee or hours before such meeting, the Chairman of mittee or subcommittee, a majority being subcommittee shall choose one of the mem- the Committee, or of any subcommittee, present, determines that such evidence or bers so appointed, who does not currently panel, or task force shall cause the text of testimony will not tend to defame, degrade, chair another subcommittee of the Com- such measure or matter to be made publicly or incriminate any person. mittee, to serve as Chairman of the task available in electronic form as provided in (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and force. The Ranking Minority Member of the clause 2(g)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the with the approval of the Chairman, each Committee or subcommittee shall similarly House of Representatives. appoint the Ranking Minority Member of the member of the Committee may designate by RULE 8. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE task force. letter to the Chairman, one member of that (2) No task force appointed by the Chair- HEARINGS AND MEETINGS member’s personal staff, and an alternate, man of the Committee or subcommittee (a) Pursuant to clause 2(e)(5) of rule XI of which may include fellows, with Top Secret shall continue in existence for more than the Rules of the House of Representatives, security clearance to attend hearings of the three months. A task force may only be re- the Committee shall, to the maximum ex- Committee, or that member’s sub- appointed for an additional three months tent practicable, provide audio and video committee(s), panel(s), or task force(s) (ex- with the written concurrence of the Chair- coverage of each hearing or meeting for the cluding briefings or meetings held under the man and Ranking Minority Member of the transaction of business in a manner that al- provisions of committee rule 9(a)), which Committee or subcommittee whose Chair- lows the public to easily listen to and view have been closed under the provisions of rule man appointed the task force. the proceedings. The Committee shall main- 9(a) above for national security purposes for (3) No task force shall have legislative ju- tain the recordings of such coverage in a the taking of testimony. The attendance of risdiction. manner that is easily accessible to the pub- such a staff member or fellow at such hear- RULE 6. REFERENCE AND CONSIDERATION OF lic. ings is subject to the approval of the Com- LEGISLATION (b) Clause 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the mittee, subcommittee, panel, or task force House of Representatives shall apply to the as dictated by national security require- (a) The Chairman shall refer legislation Committee. ments at that time. The attainment of any and other matters to the appropriate sub- required security clearances is the responsi- committee or to the full Committee. RULE 9. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS OPEN TO THE bility of individual members of the Com- (b) Legislation shall be taken up for a PUBLIC mittee. hearing or markup only when called by the (a) Each hearing and meeting for the trans- Chairman of the Committee or sub- action of business, including the markup of (d) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of committee, as appropriate, or by a majority legislation, conducted by the Committee, or the Rules of the House of Representatives, of the Committee or subcommittee, as ap- any subcommittee, panel, or task force, to no Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis- propriate. the extent that the respective body is au- sioner may be excluded from (c) The Chairman, with approval of a ma- thorized to conduct markups, shall be open nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing jority vote of a quorum of the Committee, to the public except when the Committee, of the Committee or a subcommittee, unless

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.001 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E147 the House of Representatives shall by major- any such departure applies equally to the written witness statements, with appro- ity vote authorize the Committee or sub- Majority and the Minority. priate redactions to protect the privacy of committee, for purposes of a particular se- (c) No person other than a Member, Dele- the witness, shall be made publicly available ries of hearings on a particular article of leg- gate, or Resident Commissioner of Congress in electronic form not later than one day islation or on a particular subject of inves- and committee staff may be seated in or be- after the witness appears. tigation, to close its hearings to Members, hind the dais area during Committee, sub- RULE 14. ADMINISTERING OATHS TO WITNESSES Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner committee, panel, or task force hearings and (a) The Chairman, or any member des- by the same procedures designated in this meetings. ignated by the Chairman, may administer rule for closing hearings to the public. RULE 12. POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA oaths to any witness. (e) The Committee or the subcommittee POWER (b) Witnesses, when sworn, shall subscribe may vote, by the same procedure, to meet in (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of to the following oath: executive session for up to five additional its functions and duties under rules X and XI ‘‘Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that consecutive days of hearings. of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the testimony you will give before this Com- RULE 10. QUORUM the Committee and any subcommittee is au- mittee (or subcommittee) in the matters now (a) For purposes of taking testimony and thorized (subject to subparagraph (b)(1) of under consideration will be the truth, the receiving evidence, two members shall con- this paragraph): whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so stitute a quorum. (1) to sit and act at such times and places help you God?’’ (b) One-third of the members of the Com- within the United States, whether the House RULE 15. QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES mittee or subcommittee shall constitute a is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned, (a) When a witness is before the Committee quorum for taking any action, with the fol- and to hold hearings, and or a subcommittee, members of the Com- lowing exceptions, in which case a majority (2) to require by subpoena, or otherwise, mittee or subcommittee may put questions of the Committee or subcommittee shall the attendance and testimony of such wit- to the witness only when recognized by the constitute a quorum: nesses and the production of such books, Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as ap- (1) Reporting a measure or recommenda- records, correspondence, memorandums, pa- propriate, for that purpose according to rule tion; pers and documents, including, but not lim- 11 of the Committee. (2) Closing Committee or subcommittee ited to, those in electronic form, as it con- (b) Members of the Committee or sub- meetings and hearings to the public; siders necessary. committee who so desire shall have not more (3) Authorizing the issuance of subpoenas; (b)(1) A subpoena may be authorized and than five minutes to question each witness (4) Authorizing the use of executive session issued by the Committee, or any sub- or panel of witnesses, the responses of the material; and committee with the concurrence of the full witness or witnesses being included in the (5) Voting to proceed in open session after Committee Chairman and after consultation five-minute period, until such time as each voting to close to discuss whether evidence with the Ranking Minority Member of the member has had an opportunity to question or testimony to be received would tend to de- Committee, under subparagraph (a)(2) in the each witness or panel of witnesses. There- fame, degrade, or incriminate any person. conduct of any investigation, or series of in- after, additional rounds for questioning wit- (c) No measure or recommendation shall be vestigations or activities, only when author- nesses by members are within the discretion reported to the House of Representatives un- ized by a majority of the members voting, a of the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, less a majority of the Committee is actually majority of the Committee or subcommittee as appropriate. present. being present. Authorized subpoenas shall be (c) Questions put to witnesses before the RULE 11. THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE signed only by the Chairman, or by any Committee or subcommittee shall be perti- nent to the measure or matter that may be (a) Subject to rule 15, the time any one member designated by the Committee. before the Committee or subcommittee for member may address the Committee or sub- (2) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of consideration. committee on any measure or matter under the Rules of the House of Representatives, consideration shall not exceed five minutes compliance with any subpoena issued by the RULE 16. PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS and then only when the member has been Committee or any subcommittee under sub- AND MARKUPS recognized by the Chairman or sub- paragraph (a)(2) may be enforced only as au- The transcripts of those hearings con- committee chairman, as appropriate, except thorized or directed by the House of Rep- ducted by the Committee, subcommittee, or that this time limit may be exceeded by resentatives. panel will be published officially in substan- unanimous consent. Any member, upon re- RULE 13. WITNESS STATEMENTS tially verbatim form, with the material re- quest, shall be recognized for not more than (a) Any prepared statement to be presented quested for the record inserted at that place five minutes to address the Committee or by a witness to the Committee or a sub- requested, or at the end of the record, as ap- subcommittee on behalf of an amendment committee shall be submitted to the Com- propriate. The transcripts of markups con- which the member has offered to any pend- mittee or subcommittee at least 48 hours in ducted by the Committee or any sub- ing bill or resolution. The five-minute limi- advance of presentation and shall be distrib- committee may be published officially in tation shall not apply to the Chairman and uted to all members of the Committee or verbatim form. Any requests to correct any Ranking Minority Member of the Committee subcommittee as soon as practicable but not errors, other than those in transcription, or subcommittee. less than 24 hours in advance of presen- will be appended to the record, and the ap- (b)(1) Members who are present at a hear- tation. A copy of any such prepared state- propriate place where the change is re- ing of the Committee or subcommittee when ment shall also be submitted to the Com- quested will be footnoted. Any transcript a hearing is originally convened shall be rec- mittee in electronic form. If a prepared published under this rule shall include the ognized by the Chairman or subcommittee statement contains national security infor- results of record votes conducted in the ses- chairman, as appropriate, in order of senior- mation bearing a classification of Secret or sion covered by the transcript and shall also ity. Those members arriving subsequently higher, the statement shall be made avail- include materials that have been submitted shall be recognized in order of their arrival. able in the Committee rooms to all members for the record and are covered under rule 19. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chair- of the Committee or subcommittee as soon The handling and safekeeping of these mate- man and the Ranking Minority Member will as practicable but not less than 24 hours in rials shall fully satisfy the requirements of take precedence upon their arrival. In recog- advance of presentation; however, no such rule 20. No transcript of an executive session nizing members to question witnesses in this statement shall be removed from the Com- conducted under rule 9 shall be published fashion, the Chairman shall take into consid- mittee offices. The requirement of this rule under this rule. eration the ratio of the Majority to Minority may be waived by a majority vote of the RULE 17. VOTING AND ROLLCALLS members present and shall establish the Committee or subcommittee, a quorum (a) Voting on a measure or matter may be order of recognition for questioning in such being present. In cases where a witness does by record vote, division vote, voice vote, or a manner as not to disadvantage the mem- not submit a statement by the time required unanimous consent. bers of either party. under this rule, the Chairman of the Com- (b) A record vote shall be ordered upon the (2) Pursuant to rule 4 and subject to rule mittee or subcommittee, as appropriate, request of one-fifth of those members 15, a member of the Committee who is not a with the concurrence of the respective Rank- present. member of a subcommittee may be recog- ing Minority Member, may elect to exclude (c) No vote by any member of the Com- nized by a subcommittee chairman in order the witness from the hearing. mittee or a subcommittee with respect to of their arrival and after all present sub- (b) The Committee and each subcommittee any measure or matter shall be cast by committee members have been recognized. shall require each witness who is to appear proxy. (3) The Chairman of the Committee or a before it to file with the Committee in ad- (d) In the event of a vote or votes, when a subcommittee, with the concurrence of the vance of his or her appearance a written member is in attendance at any other com- respective Ranking Minority Member, may statement of the proposed testimony and to mittee, subcommittee, or conference com- depart with the regular order for questioning limit the oral presentation at such appear- mittee meeting during that time, the nec- which is specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of ance to a brief summary of the submitted essary absence of that member shall be so this rule provided that such a decision is an- written statement. noted in the record vote record, upon timely nounced prior to the hearing or prior to the (c) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(5) of rule XI of notification to the Chairman by that mem- opening statements of the witnesses and that the Rules of the House of Representatives, ber.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.002 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 (e) The Chairman of the Committee or a propriate security clearances and the need to tion and could be greatly improved to better subcommittee, as appropriate, with the con- know, who has requested the opportunity to reflect the realities of campaigns today. The currence of the Ranking Minority Member or review such material. solution to this is to fix the Presidential Elec- the most senior Minority member who is (c) The Chairman of the Committee shall, present at the time, may elect to postpone in consultation with the Ranking Minority tion Campaign Fund, not end it. I urge defeat requested record votes until such time or Member, establish such procedures as in his of H.R. 359 today and look forward to working point at a markup as is mutually decided. judgment may be necessary to prevent the with my colleagues to instead improve our op- When proceedings resume on a postponed unauthorized disclosure of any proprietary tions for campaign financing moving forward. question, notwithstanding any intervening information that is received by the Com- order for the previous question, the under- mittee, subcommittee, panel, or task force. f lying proposition shall remain subject to fur- Such procedures shall be consistent with the ther debate or amendment to the same ex- Rules of the House of Representatives and RECOGNIZING THE OPENING OF tent as when the question was postponed. applicable law. THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY RULE 18. COMMITTEE REPORTS RULE 21. COMMITTEE STAFFING (a) If, at the time of approval of any meas- The staffing of the Committee, the stand- ure or matter by the Committee, any mem- ing subcommittees, and any panel or task HON. KENNY MARCHANT ber of the Committee gives timely notice of force designated by the Chairman or chair- OF TEXAS intention to file supplemental, Minority, ad- men of the subcommittees shall be subject to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ditional or dissenting views, that member the Rules of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 shall be entitled to not less than two cal- RULE 22. COMMITTEE RECORDS endar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, The records of the Committee at the Na- Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and legal holidays except when the House is tional Archives and Records Administration to recognize and celebrate the grand opening in session on such days) in which to file such shall be made available for public use in ac- of the Bedford Public Library. On February 12, views, in writing and signed by that member, cordance with rule VII of the Rules of the 2011, the library will open its doors to the with the Staff Director of the Committee, or House of Representatives. The Chairman the Staff Director’s designee. All such views shall notify the Ranking Minority Member Bedford community, creating a haven for citi- so filed by one or more members of the Com- of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or zens to learn and have fun. mittee shall be included within, and shall be clause 4(b) of rule VII, to withhold a record On June 30, 1964, the first Bedford Public a part of, the report filed by the Committee otherwise available, and the matter shall be Library opened on Bedford Road located in a with respect to that measure or matter. presented to the Committee for a determina- small house rented by the city. Four years (b) With respect to each record vote on a tion on the written request of any member of later the library moved to a larger home on motion to report any measure or matter, and the Committee. on any amendment offered to the measure or Forest Ridge Drive. In 1972 a new city hall RULE 23. HEARING PROCEDURES matter, the total number of votes cast for was built, and the library, along with its 19,800 and against, the names of those voting for Clause 2(k) of rule XI of the Rules of the items, opened on the first floor of the new fa- and against, and a brief description of the House of Representatives shall apply to the cility. By 1987, the construction of the 17,000 question, shall be included in the Committee Committee. square foot library on L. Don Dodson Drive report on the measure or matter. RULE 24. COMMITTEE ACTIVITY REPORTS was completed. In 2001, voters in the city of (c) Not later than 24 hours after the adop- Not later than the 30th day after June 1 Bedford approved an $8.85 million bond pack- tion of any amendment to a measure or mat- and December 1, the Committee shall submit age that would allow for the construction of a ter considered by the Committee, the Chair- to the House a semiannual report on its ac- man shall cause the text of each such amend- tivities, pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of new library. ment to be made publicly available in elec- the Rules of the House of Representatives. The city of Bedford encouraged and incor- tronic form as provided in clause 2(e)(6) of f porated community involvement during the li- rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep- brary construction process by hosting Library resentatives. ELIMINATING TAXPAYER FINANC- Design Workshops. These workshops allowed RULE 19. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF COMMITTEE ING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELEC- the citizens to offer suggestions about design ROLLCALLS TIONS and layout features of the library that would The result of each record vote in any meet- meet their needs as well as the needs of citi- SPEECH OF ing of the Committee shall be made available zens in the future. In July 2008, a town hall by the Committee for inspection by the pub- HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO meeting was held and the community voted on lic at reasonable times in the offices of the OF MASSACHUSETTS their favorite library design. Committee and also made publicly available in electronic form within 48 hours of such IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In February 2010, construction began on the record vote pursuant to clause 2(e)(1)B(i) of Wednesday, January 26, 2011 new Bedford Public Library. This facility has rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep- been transformed from a one-time grocery resentatives. Information so available shall The House in Committee of the Whole store into an educational establishment for House on the State of the Union had under include a description of the amendment, mo- Bedford residents. The library is 40,516 tion, order, or other proposition and the consideration the bill (H.R. 359) to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by termi- square feet, approximately three times larger name of each member voting for and each than the old facility. member voting against such amendment, nating taxpayer financing of presidential motion, order, or proposition and the names election campaigns and party conventions: The new library utilizes modern techno- of those members present but not voting. Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Chair, I rise today in op- logical and design features, which include RULE 20. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY position to H.R. 359, To reduce Federal many energy- and cost-saving elements such AND OTHER INFORMATION spending and the deficit by terminating tax- as 150 geothermal wells to heat and cool the (a) Except as provided in clause 2(g) of rule payer financing of presidential election cam- building, 824 solar panels, reflective roof, XI of the Rules of the House of Representa- paigns and party conventions. It is my fervent added insulation, low E glass and LED tives, all national security information bear- belief that in this age of increasing corporate ballasted lights with monitors throughout the ing a classification of Secret or higher which donations and outside influence on the Amer- building. The library contains over 100,000 has been received by the Committee or a sub- ican elections process, we need to improve items including nonfiction and fiction, paper- committee shall be deemed to have been re- public financing systems, not end them out- backs and hardbacks, adult and children’s ceived in executive session and shall be given classics, DVDs and CDs, and many more. The appropriate safekeeping. right. (b) The Chairman of the Committee shall, As we all know, the Presidential Election new library also has 65 public access com- with the approval of a majority of the Com- Campaign Fund was born out of the Water- puters for Bedford residents to enjoy. mittee, establish such procedures as in his gate scandal as a way to provide transparency Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the judgment may be necessary to prevent the and integrity to presidential elections. The tax opening of the new Bedford Public Library. unauthorized disclosure of any national se- check off box has given millions of Americans This facility exemplifies innovation and edu- curity information that is received which is the opportunity to support more open elections cation within the 24th congressional district of classified as Secret or higher. Such proce- for over 30 years, and polling indicates that Texas. The Bedford Public Library is an in- dures shall, however, ensure access to this information by any member of the Com- voters favor a transition to public financing for vestment in the future of all citizens by com- mittee or any other Member, Delegate, or all federal elections, not just presidential bining cutting-edge technology with hands-on Resident Commissioner of the House of Rep- races. learning. I ask all my distinguished colleagues resentatives, staff of the Committee, or staff I concede that the system created in the to join me in recognizing the Bedford Public designated under rule 9(c) who have the ap- 1970’s has not changed much since its incep- Library.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.004 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E149 COMMEMORATING THE 19TH ANNI- spent his life going after dangerous drug This is just one small example of his remark- VERSARY OF THE KHOJALY smugglers in order to keep communities able leadership and dedication to excellence TRAGEDY across the globe safe. His work cannot be un- in education. derstated—his career is one that has truly As Mr. Allen retires, I am pleased to have HON. VIRGINIA FOXX made a difference. this opportunity to thank him publically for his OF NORTH CAROLINA Mr. Speaker, I’m honored to recognize Mr. service. Our children, their families, and our entire community have benefitted immensely IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES John Emerson’s service to his country today, and I’m proud to say that our area is a safer from his work. His is a lasting legacy and I join Tuesday, February 8, 2011 one because of his work. with his family, colleagues, and friends in con- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in re- f gratulating him on a long and highly success- membrance of the 613 ethnic Azerbaijani civil- ful career and wish him a happy and healthy ians who were killed during the massacre at HONORING ELI JAMES COOPER retirement. Khojaly, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of f Azerbaijan, on February 25–26, 1992. Accord- HON. SAM GRAVES THE RETIREMENT OF MRS. ing to Human Rights Watch, Memorial Human OF MISSOURI FLOREINE MENTEL Rights Center, and other international observ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ers, the Khojaly tragedy was committed by the Tuesday, February 8, 2011 ethnic Armenian armed forces, reportedly with HON. JOHN D. DINGELL the assistance of the Russian 366th Motor Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I OF MICHIGAN Rifle Regiment. At the time, the massacre at proudly pause to recognize Eli James Cooper. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Khojaly was described by Human Rights Eli is a very special young man who has ex- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Watch as ‘‘the largest massacre to date in the emplified the finest qualities of citizenship and Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor conflict’’ over Nagorno-Karabakh in Azer- leadership by taking an active part in the Boy a fine public servant, a community leader and baijan. Largely condemned by the international Scouts of America, Troop 351, and earning a dear friend of mine, Mrs. Floreine Mentel, on community, in 2001 at least 30 members of the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. the occasion of her retirement. the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Eli has been very active with his troop, par- Floreine M. Mentel is retiring from a teach- Europe stated in Written Declaration No. 324 ticipating in many scout activities. Over the ing career of 50 years, including her most re- that the ‘‘Armenians massacred the whole many years Eli has been involved with scout- cent service as a Monroe County Adult Edu- population of Khojaly and fully destroyed the ing, he has not only earned numerous merit cation and a G.E.D. examiner. Floreine has town.’’ Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to badges, but also the respect of his family, dedicated her life to service, both for the peo- join me in remembering the town and people peers, and community. Most notably, Eli has ple she taught and the community she lives in. of Khojaly who died on those fateful days and contributed to his community through his She has set a tremendous example for her in offering our deepest condolences to Azer- Eagle Scout project. community and proven without any doubt that baijan on this tragic anniversary. Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in one person’s involvement does make a dif- f commending Eli James Cooper for his accom- ference. For 14 years she served as a Monroe plishments with the Boy Scouts of America County Commissioner, helping to lead the HONORING MR. JOHN EMERSON and for his efforts put forth in achieving the County with wisdom, and intelligence and pas- highest distinction of Eagle Scout. sion. In addition to this public service, Floreine HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK f has given her time and talents to numerous OF NORTH CAROLINA HONORING RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ groups such as the Monroe County 4–H; the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLEN Area Agency on Aging 1–B; the Monroe Wom- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 en’s Center; the Monroe County Historical So- ciety and many others. She was especially in- Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. GEORGE MILLER strumental in helping to build the necessary honor both a colleague and friend—Mr. John OF CALIFORNIA community support for the new River Raisin Emerson—who is retiring from the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES National Battlefield Park. States Drug Enforcement Administration after Tuesday, February 8, 2011 I wish Floreine and Bill, her husband of 30 years of Federal service. more than 50 years, many more years of hap- John began his career in public service as Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. piness together and enjoyment in retirement. a volunteer fireman on Long Island. He then Speaker, I rise to recognize Mt. Diablo Unified Floreine is a remarkable public servant, a worked as a Border Patrol Agent for the Immi- School District, Board of Education Member dedicated community member and an incred- gration and Naturalization Service where he and former President, Richard ‘‘Dick’’ Allen ibly wonderful human being. protected our borders from illegal immigration and congratulate him as he approaches his f and drug smugglers. well-earned retirement. He joined the Drug Enforcement Administra- Mr. Allen’s career in public service dem- PERSONAL EXPLANATION tion in 1984. He worked in New York, Los An- onstrates his lifelong commitment to the stu- geles, Bolivia, and Virginia before being dents, parents, staff and communities of the HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO named the Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mt. Diablo Unified School District, MDUSD, OF MASSACHUSETTS for North Carolina. In all of these posts, he and I am grateful to him for his service to my IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was instrumental in successfully fighting drug constituents. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 trafficking. For the past 55 years, Mr. Allen has been The work that John has done to combat ille- an excellent teacher, mentor, respected col- Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I missed votes gal drugs in our state is immense. For exam- laborator, student advocate, leader and school on January 26, 2011 and I wish to state how ple, under his leadership and tireless work board member. He has no doubt nurtured I would have voted had I been present: Roll- with local law enforcement, over 70 clandes- hundreds of students as they developed their call No. 22, ‘‘no’’; Rollcall No. 23, ‘‘yes’’; Roll- tine methamphetamine laboratories were dis- skills to become productive leaders and citi- call No. 24, ‘‘yes’’; Rollcall No. 25, ‘‘no’’. covered in Western North Carolina. Since zens. f then, lab seizures in Western North Carolina Mr. Allen’s dedication is evidenced in the CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL have dropped by over fifty percent. Dick Allen Award which was named in his ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW He was also a vital proponent of having our honor. This award was established in 2006 to YORK BRANCH OF THE NAACP area labeled as a High Intensity Drug Traf- recognize someone or a group of people who ficking Area (HIDTA). Under this designation, have contributed above and beyond to the al- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL our local and state law enforcement agencies ternative education students and programs of OF NEW YORK will have access to the resources they need in alternative high schools in MDUSD. The first IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES order to fight drug trafficking in our state. award was presented to Mr. Allen as he was As a mayor of Charlotte, I’ve seen firsthand the original administrator of alternative edu- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 the negative effect that drug dealers and drug cation programs in the MDUSD and a strong Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to trafficking can have on a community. John has supporter of alternative education in general. celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.007 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 founding of the New York Branch of the Na- nize and become the first New York State ceeded in having State Highway 1 christened tional Association for the Advancement of Col- Conference President. Other former presidents the ‘‘Cabrillo Highway’’ in 1957 and in fos- ored People. of the organization include: Ella Baker, Russell tering the issuance of a U.S. postal stamp in On January 27, 1911, exactly 100 years ago Crawford, Jawn Sandifer, Lionel Barrow, Lind Joa˜o Rodrigues Cabrilho’s honor in 1992. today, the New York Branch of the NAACP re- H. White, I. Joseph Overton, Hon. Percy E. Today, Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California ceived its Charter. Organized by Executive Sutton, Hon. Basil A. Paterson, Richard A. members remain dedicated to the principals of Committee members Mary White Ovington, Hildebrand, Jeff L. Greenup, Carl Lawrence their pioneer forefathers in the Golden State. Charles H. Suddin, Frances Blascoer, Oswald and the current president Dr. Annie B. Martin. With 12 chapters and an active membership Garrison Villard, Gilchrist Stewart, Joel E. and f boasting over 2,800 individuals, Cabrillians Arthur Spingarn, the New York Branch was continue to engage in opportunities that pro- the first Branch established in the National As- HONORING ALEXANDER BRYCE mote and enhance civic progress. Special sociation’s history. HAGER events, such as the San Diego Cabrillo Fes- In April 1911, Dr. W.E.B. DuBois proposed tival, Portuguese Immigrant Week and local that the Branch should have an investigator HON. SAM GRAVES Festas Portuguesas, allow Cabrillians to share and create awareness of Portuguese customs and organizer to examine cases and com- OF MISSOURI and traditions in communities across Cali- plaints, to raise funds and develop a ‘‘forum IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for discussion.’’ Gilchrist Stewart, a young at- fornia. As Americans born of Portugese immi- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 torney, was chosen to fill this role and become grants, Cabrillo Civic Club members are proud Chairman of the New York Branch Vigilance Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I to live the American dream and have a deep Committee. In the fall of 1911, the Branch proudly pause to recognize Alexander Bryce commitment to making meaningful contribu- opened in Harlem where ‘‘colored people Hager. Alexander is a very special young man tions to their communities. Cabrillians dedicate could report any cases of injustice before the who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- their time and resources to innumerable chari- law.’’ During the first six months, three cases zenship and leadership by taking an active table activities, including: organizing blood drives, fund raising for polio and cancer re- were handled involving police brutality, which part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 120, search, assisting candidates for U.S. citizen- led to the trial and suspension of one police and earning the most prestigious award of ship, and providing college scholarships for officer. Eagle Scout. students of Portuguese descent. Cabrillians The New York Branch had successful cam- Alexander has been very active with his are able to give back to our communities in so paigns to break up the pattern of theatre seg- troop, participating in many scout activities. many important ways throughout our great regation. Despite these activities, the Branch Over the many years Alexander has been in- Golden State. was adversely affected by a lack of stability. In volved with scouting, he has not only earned As a son of Portuguese immigrants, I am December 1913, the Board decided that the numerous merit badges, but also the respect very proud of the efforts made by the Cabrillo New York Vigilance Committee be reorganized of his family, peers, and community. Most no- Civic Clubs of California that keep the legacy and focus on fundraising for the National As- tably, Alexander has earned the Arrow of Light of my Portuguese ancestors alive and a part sociation. The legal work handled by the Vigi- and the rank of Firebuilder in the Tribe of Mic- of the rich ethnic and cultural fabric of Amer- lance Committee was transferred to the Na- O-Say. Alexander has also contributed to his ica. I ask my colleagues to rise with me today tional NAACP office, which by then, had a full- community through his Eagle Scout project. to express our sincere appreciation to the time lawyer. Alexander renovated a cabin at the United Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California for their ex- At one time, the New York Branch became Methodist Church of Chillicothe, Missouri, by traordinary contributions to California and wish inactive, and when the NAACP Annual Report leveling the floors, painting the exterior, repair- them continued success in all their endeavors. was published in 1916, the Branch was not ing the roof and constructing a deck for the f listed. According to historian Charles Flint Kel- cabin. logg, the original charter had been lost. Since Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in HONORING MARY E. BRYANT there was no record of its date of issue, a new commending Alexander Bryce Hager for his charter had been issued on November 11, accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of HON. KATHY CASTOR 1917, when James Weldon Johnson suc- America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- OF FLORIDA ceeded in organizing a Harlem Branch and ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES became its Vice President. That same year, f Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Ms. Mary White-Ovington secured approval Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise from the NAACP National Board, to enroll CELEBRATING THE CABRILLO to herald the achievements of Mary E. Bryant those individuals who participated in the 1917 CIVIC CLUBS OF CALIFORNIA 76TH ANNUAL CONVENTION and to acknowledge our pride in her valuable Silent March on 5th Avenue. Each individual contributions to the Tampa Bay community, received a compensation of $1 while serving Hillsborough County Public Schools, and the as a member of the branch for the duration of HON. JIM COSTA students she loved. 1 year. OF CALIFORNIA Mary Bryant was a Tampa native who grew During the fall of 1931, the New York IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES up in the Jim Crow era, when it was toughest Branch reverted back to an inactive status, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 for African-Americans to receive equal rights. and the NAACP National office enlisted Field She attended Middleton High School and Organizer, Daisy Lampkin to conduct a mem- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to graduated in 1951. Although neither of her bership campaign which ended on October 2, congratulate the Cabrillo Civic Clubs of Cali- parents completed high school, they worked 1931. As a result of the campaign, 500 new fornia on this memorable occasion of their hard to ensure that their daughter would ac- members were enrolled and $3,323.00 was 76th Annual Convention. I am especially hon- complish what they could not. Her father raised. As a result, the Branch was reorga- ored to welcome all of the members of the worked as a truck driver, while her mom nized and granted a renewed charter on No- Cabrillo Civic Clubs, traditionally known as worked as a maid and presser at a local dry vember 9, 1931. Since that date, the New ‘‘Cabrillians’’ to Lemoore, California, located in cleaning business. York Branch has been one of the largest lead- the heart of the 20th Congressional District. After graduating from Middleton, Mary went ing membership Branches of the NAACP. Organized in January 1934 and chartered on to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary Led by its President, Dr. Annie B. Martin, on December 19 of that same year, the education from Bethune-Cookman College in the New York (Harlem) Branch is continuing to Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California was created 1955. She then completed a master’s degree work steadfastly on the front lines of the fight by Californians of Portuguese descent to pro- from Florida A&M University and a doctorate for justice. The Unit played a prominent role in mote the legacy of Portuguese mariner Joa˜o from University of South Florida. She was a the ‘‘Overground Railroad’’ demonstrations Rodrigues Cabrilho who is credited with the lifelong educator, working hard to inspire chil- over voter registration concerns, started a Sat- discovery of California. Early efforts to create dren for more than 40 years. After working in urday program to help students develop study awareness of the Portuguese compatriot re- Okeechobee for several years, she began her habits, and held legal redress forums, commu- sulted in two milestones, both in 1935, with career in Hillsborough County as a teacher nity health fairs and civic engagement activi- the establishment of a statewide Cabrillo Day and learning specialist at Henderson Elemen- ties. observed annually on September 28 and the tary in 1968. In 1971, she became the prin- James E. Allen also served as president of creation of a Cabrillo National Monument in cipal of Phillip Shore Elementary and then at the New York branch and later helped to orga- Point Loma, California. Cabrillians have suc- Roland Park in 1974.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.012 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E151 During her long tenure as an educator in League leading guided tours of Pasadena City RECOGNIZING THE 70TH ANNIVER- Hillsborough County, Mrs. Bryant truly made it Hall, the appointment of two women to the SARY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES her responsibility to care for the children in her city’s Planning Commission, and assisting on OF SOUTHERN NEVADA classroom. She was known for giving blankets a school bond issue. In the 1950s, the League to families that could not afford them and food urged the formation of a redevelopment agen- HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY to children that came to school on an empty cy to address blighted residential areas of OF NEVADA stomach. She would even keep soap and deo- Pasadena and published a pamphlet, The Per- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dorant in her office for the students who could fect City, about planning, zoning and urban re- not bathe because the water was turned off at newal, and citizen participation. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 In the 1960s and 1970s, the League worked their home. She would not let any obstacle Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I urge on local issues such as school and municipal stand in the way of educating children. She my colleagues to join me in recognizing the bonds, and was instrumental in the formation also served as a dedicated mentor to many 70th anniversary of Catholic Charities of of the Pasadena Human Relations Commis- teachers under her guidance. Mary Bryant Southern Nevada. sion and the Commission on the Status of was the educator and leader that we all want In 1941, Bishop Thomas K. Gorman ac- in the classrooms teaching our children. Women. The League promoted minority rep- resentation in local government, backed a knowledged the need for a social service or- Though she was very humble, Mary Bryant ganization that would benefit Nevada. He as- received numerous awards, honors and lead- 1968 measure to change the election system of the Pasadena City Council, advocated for signed Father Thomas F. Collins as the first ership positions as an educator. In 1986, Mrs. diocesan director of the Catholic Welfare Pro- Bryant became the first African-American the integration of Pasadena’s public schools and sued the Pasadena Board of Education gram. woman to be appointed an area director for Through boundless efforts and dedication, Hillsborough’s Area II schools. In 1992, she for violations of the Brown Act over that issue. By 1976, with the expansion of the League to Father Collins organized programs for the became the first African-American woman to homeless and needy, family programs, adop- serve as the assistant superintendent for sup- include La Ca˜nada Flintridge and Sierra Madre, and the later incorporation of the Al- tion services, and provided services to the port services. Also, in 1993, she received the United Service Organization, USO. Ida S. Baker minority educator award. hambra and South Pasadena Leagues, the LWVPA was the second largest league in By 1945, the agency was incorporated Hillsborough County named Bryant Elemen- under Nevada statutes and acquired a non- tary School in her honor. California and a prominent political force. The 1980s and 1990s saw the LWVPA profit status under the name of Nevada Catho- Even after she retired in 1997, Mary contin- lic Welfare Bureau. ued to show her love, support and passion for produce public affairs programs on cable tele- In the 1960s, the agency expanded and Hillsborough County schools. She volunteered vision, advocate for greater citizen input re- began development of thrift stores, a child at school events, attended school board meet- garding power deregulation, support local li- care center, and the St. Vincent Dining Facil- ings, and served as a liaison for new prin- brary tax assessments and participate in the ity. cipals. It is clear that her hard work and efforts study and adoption of Instant Runoff Voting, During the 1970s and 1980s, as the popu- have influenced countless children and teach- and SmartVoter.org. From 2000 to 2011, lation growth of Las Vegas doubled, more pro- ers in Hillsborough County. It is for this reason some of the LWVPA’s achievements include grams were needed and developed for senior that we would like to honor and recognize the supporting Prop 11 which established a Citi- citizens, refugee and immigration services, as remarkable career and life of Mary Bryant. zen’s Redistricting Commission, providing ob- well as a home for girls in crisis, an emer- I stand with the Tampa Bay community and jective information on ballot measures and gency shelter, a work program for homeless Hillsborough County Schools as we mourn the conducting candidate forums, and monitoring men, and an employment services center. loss of a dear friend and colleague. We are affordable housing in local communities. In 1995, the name was changed to Catholic proud to recognize Mary Bryant for her out- It is my honor to ask all Members of Con- Charities of Southern Nevada. standing career and her many significant con- gress to join me in congratulating the League tributions to the Hillsborough County School of Women Voters Pasadena Area upon 75 As the senior population of Southern Ne- System. Her determination and hard work years of service to the community. vada continued to grow, Catholic Charities in- have made her an inspirational leader within f corporated Respite Care and Supportive Serv- our community. ices, Marian Residence for Senior Women, HONORING JOSHUA JAMES THIEME Crossroads Transitional Housing for Senior f Men, and Telephone Reassurance. In addi- A TRIBUTE TO THE LEAGUE OF HON. SAM GRAVES tion, the Social Ministry program was estab- WOMEN VOTERS PASADENA AREA OF MISSOURI lished to provide assistance to outreach pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grams and the community through resources HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF Tuesday, February 8, 2011 and program development. In 1998, a 120 room apartment building for OF CALIFORNIA Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I individual residents was finished and Catholic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proudly pause to recognize Joshua James Thieme. Joshua is a very special young man Charities was able to rebuild additional struc- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- tures for Social Services, Migration Refugee Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to zenship and leadership by taking an active and Immigration Services, Employment Serv- honor The League of Women Voters Pasa- part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 120, ices Program, Resident Work Program and dena Area, LWVPA, upon its 75th anniversary. and earning the most prestigious award of Administration offices. The Pasadena League was established in Eagle Scout. Since 2006, the Women, Infant and Chil- late February, 1936, when 50 women—charter Joshua has been very active with his troop, dren, WIC, Food, Homeless to Home, Senior members—met in the Pasadena home of Mrs. participating in many scout activities. Over the Services Medical Nutrition Therapy, and Fos- James Grant Macpherson. Shortly afterwards, many years Joshua has been involved with ter Grandparent Programs were created to on March 31, 1936, about 100 women held a scouting, he has not only earned numerous better serve our community. public meeting in Pasadena to launch this merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- Catholic Charities strives toward assisting local League of Women Voters chapter. Work- ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Josh- each individual who is seeking help to gain ing out of an office in the Women’s City Club, ua has earned the Arrow of Light and the rank self-sufficiency and independence with dignity the fledging Pasadena League followed the of Firebuilder in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. Josh- by providing diverse social service programs national League’s goals of political education, ua has also contributed to his community that are designed to assist infants to seniors legislation and getting out the vote, while also through his Eagle Scout project. Joshua re- through the entire community. focusing on children’s issues, city government, stored an 19th century cemetery by clearing As the Representative for Nevada’s First and eradication of gender and racial discrimi- trees and brush and rebuilding 24 toppled Congressional District, it gives me immense nation in housing, education and government. headstones on the cemetery grounds. pride to recognize the 70th anniversary of In the first few years, the new League stud- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada as they ied government and child welfare issues, and commending Joshua James Thieme for his continue to be one of the largest private non- was instrumental in working on a ‘‘street-trader accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of profit social service providers in the State of law’’ that protected youth who sold news- America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- Nevada, offering the most comprehensive papers on city streets. The 1940s saw the ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. range of human services.

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Mr. Speaker, I 1976 Mr. Fink transferred to the Naval Coastal commending Jacob Michael Hoppe for his ac- would like to recognize Keana Parquet, teach- Systems Center (NCSC) in Panama City, Flor- complishments with the Boy Scouts of Amer- er at Crooked Creek Elementary School in In- ida to continue his work on the AALC project ica and for his efforts put forth in achieving the dianapolis, Indiana, and recipient of the 2010 and to help establish the AALC Experimental highest distinction of Eagle Scout. Milken Educator Award. Through her creative Trials Unit. Mr. Fink’s work was critical to the f thinking and tireless efforts, Ms. Parquet has development of the acquisition documentation proven herself to be one of the most distin- for the current Landing Craft Air Cushion PERSONAL EXPLANATION guished teachers in the nation and truly de- (LCAC), which evolved out of the AALC serves this honor. project and currently provides the Navy’s rapid HON. MARTIN HEINRICH Providing young people with a solid edu- deployment capabilities for troops and equip- OF NEW MEXICO cation is crucial to shaping the future of our ment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES country and the world. Each year, the Milken In 1981 Mr. Fink was selected to serve as Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Family Foundation honors a select number of manager of the Merchant Ship Naval Aug- educators who have already achieved success mentation Program/Strategic Sealift Research Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. Speaker, I unfortunately and who have the potential to accomplish and Development program at the Naval Sea missed three votes on January 26, 2011, even more. Ms. Parquet has dedicated herself Systems Command (NAVSEA), then in Arling- which included rollcall votes Nos. 23, 24 and to serving youth in Indianapolis. By imple- ton, Virginia. While there, he improved the 25. menting effective instructional techniques and military utility of commercial ships in support of If I had been present, I would have voted in inspiring her students, Ms. Parquet has set an Naval fleet requirements by undertaking the favor of rollcall vote No. 23, Representative example for her fellow educators. As a result, acquisition, integration and installation of more GARY PETERS’ (MI–09) amendment to H.R. her impact on the quality of education in Indi- modern Navy and commercial equipment on 359. anapolis transcends the walls of her class- government-owned merchant ships. From I would have also voted in favor of rollcall room. 1992–2000, Mr. Fink worked in the Strategic vote No. 24, the Motion to Recommit H.R. 359 I encourage all of my colleagues to join me Sealift Program Office in NAVSEA, where he offered by Representative TIM WALZ (MN–01). in praising Ms. Parquet for her hard work and oversaw, among other projects, the develop- Lastly, I would have voted against rollcall dedication to educating youth in Indianapolis. ment and acquisition of new hardware to ex- vote No. 25, the final passage of H.R. 359. I have no doubt that she will build on her suc- pand and improve naval sealift capacity. In f cess and inspire the next generation of Hoo- 2000 Mr. Fink joined the Program Executive HAPPY 90TH TO THE DAUGHTERS siers. Office, Ships as the Acquisition Program Man- OF MYRTLE f ager for the development of the Maritime Prepositioning Force. From 2007 until his re- HONORING MARTIN D. FINK tirement, Mr. Fink served as Principal Assist- HON. BARNEY FRANK ant Program Manager for Research and De- OF MASSACHUSETTS HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN velopment/Small Business Innovation Re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MARYLAND search and Future Platforms. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Martin Fink has made numerous substantial Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 contributions to the Department of the Navy over his 52 years of diligent and innovative I am proud to be the Representative in this Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today service. From aiding in the design, develop- House of the Myrtle Baptist Church, an ex- to recognize the exemplary career of one of ment, and testing of military vehicles such as traordinarily important congregation which has my constituents, Martin D. Fink, who recently the Landing Craft Air Cushion, the develop- served predominately, but not exclusively, the retired after working for the United States ment of shipboard cargo handling and African-American community in the City of Navy for 52 years. As a research and devel- seabased operational logistics support sys- Newton, Massachusetts since the 19th cen- opment engineer, Mr. Fink helped improve ex- tems, Mr. Fink has helped improve existing tury. Myrtle Baptist has played an important isting technologies and develop new capabili- capabilities and provide the Navy with vital role in the racial progress we have made from ties that increased the safety, functionality, new tools to support our sailors and marines. those post-slavery days to the present, and and efficiency of various Navy vessels. Mr. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the while that fight has not yet been won perma- Fink’s fine work earned him the Meritorious Ci- long and productive career of Martin D. Fink nently, the leadership that Myrtle Baptist has vilian Service Award (1990) and the Superior and the contributions he has made to our provided in the City of Newton and the Great- Civilian Service Award (1994), the second Navy and extend our gratitude and apprecia- er Boston area has contributed significantly to highest civilian award that the Department of tion to him for his outstanding service to our the progress that has occurred. the Navy can bestow. Over the course of his country. Ninety years ago, under the pastorate of the career, Mr. Fink patented several inventions Reverend Wade Ryan, the Church saw the f for use by the Navy, including a ‘‘Method for establishment of the Daughters of Myrtle, quantifying parameters for a ship roll simula- HONORING JACOB MICHAEL HOPPE which was formed with the mandate ‘‘to serve tion system’’ (2004), a ‘‘Vertical motion com- the Church and community spiritually and fi- pensation for a crane’s load’’ (2003), and an HON. SAM GRAVES nancially.’’ ‘‘Integrated and automated control of a crane’s OF MISSOURI Mr. Speaker, they have done that extraor- rider tagline system’’ (2000). Mr. Fink retired IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dinarily well. From a group of committed on December 31, 2010. churchwomen who were picked by the Rev- In 1958, Mr. Fink began his work for the Tuesday, February 8, 2011 erend Ryan to help with the preparation of the Navy while still in school through a coopera- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I service for Northern Baptist Convention An- tive education program at the David Taylor proudly pause to recognize Jacob Michael nual Meeting, DOM rapidly evolved into a vital Model Basin–Naval Ship Research and Devel- Hoppe. Jacob is a very special young man part of a vital church. opment Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- Today, ninety years after its founding, DOM Fink earned a Bachelor of Science degree in zenship and leadership by taking an active in their words continues ‘‘to sponsor events at Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Poly- part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 351, the Church and have broadened our service to technic Institute and State University in 1963 and earning the most prestigious award of include helping those in need throughout our and a Master of Science degree in Engineer- Eagle Scout. community via outreach efforts such as sup- ing Administration from The George Wash- Jacob has been very active with his troop, porting local women’s shelters, conducting an- ington University in 1972. During his 18 years participating in many scout activities. Over the nual pamper drives, and contributing to book

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.017 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E153 drives for children’s wards in various metro- part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 351, Committee or a Subcommittee shall be open politan Boston hospitals.’’ and earning the most prestigious award of to the public, except as provided by clause Mr. Speaker, I recently had the great honor Eagle Scout. 2(g) and clause 2(k) of House Rule XI. Cody has been very active with his troop, (c) Broadcasting.—Whenever a meeting for of being invited to attend an inspirational wor- the transaction of business, including the ship service at which the torch was passed participating in many scout activities. Over the markup of legislation, or a hearing is open to from Pastor Howard M. Haywood, who has for many years Cody has been involved with the public, that meeting or hearing shall be years been a pillar of the Newton community, scouting, he has not only earned numerous open to coverage by television, radio, and to a new, vigorous pastor, whose presence merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- still photography in accordance with clause 4 has been greatly welcomed, Pastor Brandon ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Cody of House Rule XI. The provisions of clause T. Crowley. has contributed to his community through his 4(f) of House Rule XI are specifically made Mr. Speaker, I believe that the work of the Eagle Scout project. part of these rules by reference. To the max- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in imum extent practicable, the Committee Daughters of Myrtle is an inspiration from shall provide audio and visual coverage of which many in our country can learn, and I commending Cody Daniel Deterding for his each hearing or meeting for the transaction ask that the 90th Anniversary of this important accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of of business in a manner that allows the pub- organization be noted here. America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- lic to easily listen to and view the pro- f ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. ceedings, and maintain the recordings of f such coverage in a manner that is easily ac- RECOGNIZING DR. ROBERT cessible to the public. Operation and use of ‘‘BOBBY’’ FONG COMMITTEE ON NATURAL any Committee Internet broadcast system RESOURCES RULES shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accord- ´ ance with clause 4(b) of House Rule XI and HON. ANDRE CARSON all other applicable rules of the Committee OF INDIANA HON. DOC HASTINGS and the House. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF WASHINGTON (d) Oversight Plan.—No later than Feb- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ruary 15 of the first session of each Congress, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Tuesday, February 8, 2011 the Committee shall adopt its oversight Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I ask plans for that Congress in accordance with my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speak- clause 2(d)(1) of House Rule X. Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Fong for his outstanding con- er, pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of House of RULE 3. MEETING AND HEARING PROCEDURES IN tributions to Butler University and Indianapolis. Representatives Rule XI, I hereby submit the GENERAL Dr. Fong has served as President of Butler for rules of the Committee on Natural Resources. (a) Notice and Information for Members the past 10 years. During his tenure he has RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RE- and the Public. been instrumental to the overall success of the SOURCES, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, (1) The Chairman shall publicly announce university. 112TH CONGRESS, ADOPTED JANUARY 26, 2011 the date, place and subject matter of: (i) a RULE 1. RULES OF THE HOUSE; VICE CHAIRMEN Committee hearing, which may not com- Dr. Fong was born to working-class immi- mence earlier than one week after such no- (a) Applicability of House Rules. grant parents. Despite facing many hardships, tice; or (ii) a Committee meeting, which may (1) The Rules of the House of Representa- he persevered and overcame adversity by get- not commence earlier than the third day on tives, so far as they are applicable, are the ting a quality education. He graduated magna which Members have notice thereof. rules of the Committee on Natural Resources (2) A hearing or meeting may begin sooner cum laude from Harvard University in 1973 (hereinafter in these rules referred to as the if the Chairman, with the concurrence of the before earning his doctorate in English Lit- ‘‘Committee’’) and its Subcommittees. Ranking Minority Member, determines that erature from the University of California, Los (2) Each Subcommittee is part of the Com- there is good cause to begin the meeting or mittee and is subject to the authority, direc- Angeles in 1978. Dr. Fong immediately turned hearing sooner, or if the Committee so deter- tion and rules of the Committee. References around and used his education and experi- mines by majority vote. In these cases, the in these rules to ‘‘Committee’’ and ‘‘Chair- ences to inspire others through teaching. Chairman shall publicly announce the meet- man’’ shall apply to each Subcommittee and When he came to Butler as president in ing or hearing at the earliest possible time. its Chairman wherever applicable. 2001, Dr. Fong took an active approach to The Chief Legislative Clerk of the Com- (3) House Rule XI is incorporated and made mittee shall promptly notify the Daily Di- leadership by implementing and completing a part of the rules of the Committee to the gest Clerk of the Congressional Record and successful strategic and budgetary plans. In extent applicable. shall promptly make publicly available in addition, Dr. Fong oversaw improvements to (b) Vice Chairmen.—Unless inconsistent electronic form the appropriate information Butler’s infrastructure and student housing, with other rules, the Chairman shall appoint as soon as possible after the public an- Vice Chairmen of the Committee and the which have had positive impacts on the uni- nouncement is made. Subcommittees. If the Chairman of the Com- versity and the surrounding communities. (3) To the extent practicable, a background mittee or Subcommittee is not present at After 10 years of leadership at Butler, Dr. memorandum prepared by the Majority staff any meeting of the Committee or Sub- for the Majority Members and the Minority Fong has accepted a new position as presi- committee, as the case may be, the Vice staff for the Minority Members summarizing dent of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania where Chairman shall preside. If the Vice Chairman the major provisions of any bill being consid- he will undoubtedly by successful in shaping is not present, the ranking Member of the ered by the Committee, including the need the lives of even more students in pursuit of Majority party on the Committee or Sub- for the bill and its effect on current law, will committee who is present shall preside at higher education. On behalf of the Seventh be available for the Members of the Com- that meeting. District of Indiana, I would like to thank Dr. mittee no later than 48 hours before the Fong for his contributions and dedication to RULE 2. MEETINGS IN GENERAL meeting. education. It is with a grateful heart that the (a) Scheduled Meetings.—The Committee (b) Public Availability of Markup Text.— Indianapolis community bids Dr. Fong farewell shall meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday when At least 24 hours prior to the markup of any and wishes him the best of luck in his future the House is in session, unless canceled by legislation (or at the time of an announce- endeavors. the Chairman. The Committee shall also ment under paragraph (a)(2) above made meet at the call of the Chairman subject to within 24 hours before such meeting), the f advance notice to all Members of the Com- Chairman shall cause the text of such legis- HONORING CODY DANIEL mittee. Special meetings shall be called and lation to be made publicly available in elec- DETERDING convened by the Chairman as provided in tronic form. clause 2(c)(1) of House Rule XI. Any Com- (c) Meetings and Hearings To Begin mittee meeting or hearing that conflicts Promptly.—Each meeting or hearing of the HON. SAM GRAVES with a party caucus, conference, or similar Committee shall begin promptly at the time OF MISSOURI party meeting shall be rescheduled at the stipulated in the public announcement of the discretion of the Chairman, in consultation meeting or hearing. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with the Ranking Minority Member. The (d) Addressing the Committee.—A Com- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Committee may not sit during a joint ses- mittee Member may address the Committee or a Subcommittee on any bill, motion, or Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I sion of the House and Senate or during a re- cess when a joint meeting of the House and other matter under consideration or may proudly pause to recognize Cody Daniel Senate is in progress. question a witness at a hearing only when Deterding. Cody is a very special young man (b) Open Meetings.—Each meeting for the recognized by the Chairman for that purpose. who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- transaction of business, including the mark- The time a Member may address the Com- zenship and leadership by taking an active up of legislation, and each hearing of the mittee or Subcommittee for any purpose or

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All witnesses ap- (e) Quorums. mittee, except that Committee Members’ pearing in hearings may be administered the (1) A majority of the Members of the Com- personal staff may be present on the daises if following oath by the Chairman or his des- mittee shall constitute a quorum for the re- their employing Member is the author of a ignee prior to receiving the testimony: ‘‘Do porting of any measure or recommendation, bill or amendment under consideration by you solemnly swear or affirm that the testi- the authorizing of a subpoena, the closing of the Committee, but only during the time mony that you are about to give is the truth, any meeting or hearing to the public under that the bill or amendment is under active the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, clause 2(g)(1), clause 2(g)(2)(A) and clause consideration by the Committee. Access to so help you God?’’ 2(k)(5)(B) of House Rule XI, and the releasing the conference rooms adjacent to the Com- (f) Opening Statements; Questioning of of executive session materials under clause mittee hearing rooms shall be limited to Witnesses. (1) Opening statements by Members may 2(k)(7) of House Rule X. Testimony and evi- Members of Congress and employees of Con- not be presented orally, unless the Chairman dence may be received at any hearing at gress during a meeting of the Committee. or his designee makes a statement, in which which there are at least two Members of the (m) Cellular Telephones.—The use of cel- case the Ranking Minority Member or his Committee present. For the purpose of lular telephones is prohibited on the Com- designee may also make a statement. If a transacting all other business of the Com- mittee dais or in the Committee hearing witness scheduled to testify at any hearing mittee, one-third of the Members shall con- rooms during a meeting of the Committee. of the Committee is a constituent of a Mem- stitute a quorum. (n) Motion to go to Conference with the ber of the Committee, that Member shall be (2) When a call of the roll is required to as- Senate.—The Chairman may offer a motion entitled to introduce the witness at the hear- certain the presence of a quorum, the offices under clause 1 of Rule XXII whenever the of all Members shall be notified and the ing. Chairman considers it appropriate. (2) The questioning of witnesses in Com- Members shall have not less than 15 minutes RULE 4. HEARING PROCEDURES mittee and Subcommittee hearings shall be to prove their attendance. The Chairman (a) Written Statement; Oral Testimony.— initiated by the Chairman, followed by the shall have the discretion to waive this re- Each witness who is to appear before the Ranking Minority Member and all other quirement when a quorum is actually Committee or a Subcommittee shall file Members alternating between the Majority present or whenever a quorum is secured and with the Chief Legislative Clerk of the Com- and Minority parties. In recognizing Mem- may direct the Chief Legislative Clerk to mittee or Subcommittee Clerk, at least two bers to question witnesses, the Chairman note the names of all Members present with- working days before the day of his or her ap- shall take into consideration the ratio of the in the 15-minute period. Majority to Minority Members present and (f) Participation of Members in Committee pearance, a written statement of their pro- shall establish the order of recognition for and Subcommittees.—Any Member of the posed testimony. Each witness shall limit questioning in a manner so as not to dis- Committee may sit with any Subcommittee his or her oral presentation to a five-minute advantage the Members of the Majority or during any meeting or hearing, and by unan- summary of the written statement, unless the Members of the Minority. A motion is in imous consent of the Members of the Sub- the Chairman, in consultation with the order to allow designated Majority and Mi- committee, may participate in such meeting Ranking Minority Member, extends this nority party Members to question a witness or hearing. However, a Member who is not a time period. In addition, all witnesses shall for a specified period to be equally divided Member of the Subcommittee may not vote be required to submit with their testimony a between the Majority and Minority parties. on any matter before the Subcommittee, be resume or other statement describing their This period shall not exceed one hour in the counted for purposes of establishing a education, employment, professional affili- ations and other background information aggregate. quorum or raise points of order. (g) Materials for Hearing Record.—Any (g) Proxies.—No vote in the Committee or pertinent to their testimony. Failure to materials submitted specifically for inclu- its Subcommittees may be cast by proxy. comply with these requirements may result sion in the hearing record must address the (h) Record Votes.—Record votes shall be in the exclusion of the written testimony announced subject matter of the hearing and ordered on the demand of one-fifth of the from the hearing record and/or the barring of be submitted to the relevant Subcommittee Members present, or by any Member in the an oral presentation of the testimony. Clerk or Chief Legislative Clerk no later apparent absence of a quorum. (b) Minority Witnesses.—When any hearing (i) Postponed Record Votes. is conducted by the Committee or any Sub- than 10 business days following the last day (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Chairman committee upon any measure or matter, the of the hearing. (h) Claims of Privilege.—Claims of com- may, after consultation with the Ranking Minority party Members on the Committee mon-law privileges made by witnesses in Minority Member, postpone further pro- or Subcommittee shall be entitled, upon re- hearings, or by interviewees or deponents in ceedings when a record vote is ordered on the quest to the Chairman by a majority of those investigations or inquiries, are applicable question of approving any measure or matter Minority Members before the completion of only at the discretion of the Chairman, sub- or adopting an amendment. The Chairman the hearing, to call witnesses selected by the ject to appeal to the Committee. shall resume proceedings on a postponed re- Minority to testify with resped to that meas- quest at any time after reasonable notice, ure or matter during at least one day of RULE 5. FILING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS but no later than the next meeting day. hearings thereon. (a) Duty of Chairman.—Whenever the Com- (2) Notwithstanding any intervening order (c) Information for Members.—After an- mittee authorizes the favorable reporting of for the previous question, when proceedings nouncement of a hearing, the Committee a measure from the Committee, the Chair- resume on a postponed question under para- shall make available as soon as practicable man or his designee shall report the same to graph (1), an underlying proposition shall re- to all Members of the Committee a tentative the House of Representatives and shall take main subject to further debate or amend- witness list and to the extent practicable the all steps necessary to secure its passage ment to the same extent as when the ques- Majority staff shall make available to the without any additional authority needing to tion was postponed. Majority Members and the Minority staff be set forth in the motion to report each in- (3) This rule shall apply to Subcommittee shall make available to the Minority Mem- dividual measure. In appropriate cases, the proceedings. bers a memorandum explaining the subject authority set forth in this rule shall extend (j) Privileged Motions.—A motion to recess matter of the hearing (including relevant to moving in accordance with the Rules of from day to day, a motion to recess subject legislative reports and other necessary mate- the House of Representatives that the House to the call of the Chairman (within 24 hours), rial). In addition, the Chairman shall make be resolved into the Committee of the Whole and a motion to dispense with the first read- available to the Members of the Committee House on the State of the Union for the con- ing (in full) of a bill or resolution if printed any official reports from departments and sideration of the measure; and to moving in copies are available, are nondebatable mo- agencies on the subject matter as they are accordance with the Rules of the House of tions of high privilege. received. Representatives for the disposition of a Sen- (k) Layover and Copy Bill.—No measure or (d) Subpoenas.—The Committee or a Sub- ate measure that is substantially the same recommendation reported by a Sub- committee may authorize and issue a sub- as the House measure as reported. committee shall be considered by the Com- poena under clause 2(m) of House Rule XI if (b) Filing.—A report on a measure which mittee until two calendar days from the authorized by a majority of the Members has been approved by the Committee shall be time of Subcommittee action. No bill shall voting. In addition, the Chairman of the filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of be considered by the Committee unless a Committee may authorize and issue sub- days on which the House of Representatives copy has been delivered to the office of each poenas during any period of time in which is not in session) after the day on which Member of the Committee requesting a copy. the House of Representatives has adjourned there has been filed with the Committee These requirements may be waived by a ma- for more than three days. Subpoenas shall be Chief Legislative Clerk a written request, jority vote of the Committee at the time of signed only by the Chairman of the Com- signed by a majority of the Members of the consideration of the measure or rec- mittee, or any Member of the Committee au- Committee, for the reporting of that meas- ommendation. thorized by the Committee, and may be ure. Upon the filing with the Committee

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(10) Cooperative efforts to encourage, en- (1) All measures and matters concerning (c) Supplemental, Additional or Minority hance and improve international programs the U.S. Geological Survey, except for the Views.—Any Member may, if notice is given for the protection of the environment and activities and programs of the Water Re- at the time a bill or resolution is approved the conservation of natural resources other- sources Division or its successor. by the Committee, file supplemental, addi- wise within the jurisdiction of the Sub- (2) All measures and matters affecting geo- tional, or minority views. These views must committee. thermal resources. be in writing and signed by each Member (11) Forest reservations, including manage- (3) Conservation of United States uranium joining therein and be filed with the Com- ment thereof, created from the public do- supply. mittee Chief Legislative Clerk not less than main. (4) Mining interests generally, including two additional calendar days (excluding Sat- (12) Public forest lands generally, includ- all matters involving mining regulation and urdays, Sundays and legal holidays except ing measures or matters related to entry, enforcement, including the reclamation of when the House is in session on those days) easements, withdrawals, grazing and Federal mined lands, the environmental effects of of the time the bill or resolution is approved reserved water rights. by the Committee. This paragraph shall not (13) General and continuing oversight and mining, and the management of mineral re- preclude the filing of any supplemental re- investigative authority over activities, poli- ceipts, mineral land laws and claims, long- port on any bill or resolution that may be re- cies and programs within the jurisdiction of range mineral programs and deep seabed quired for the correction of any technical the Subcommittee. mining. error in a previous report made by the Com- (5) Mining schools, experimental stations Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and and long-range mineral programs. mittee on that bill or resolution. Insular Affairs (d) Review by Members.—Each Member of (6) Mineral resources on public lands. (1) All matters regarding insular areas of the Committee shall be given an opportunity (7) Conservation and development of oil the United States. to review each proposed Committee report and gas resources of the Outer Continental (2) All measures or matters regarding the before it is filed with the Clerk of the House Shelf. Freely Associated States and Antarctica. of Representatives. Nothing in this para- (8) Petroleum conservation on the public (3) Fisheries management and fisheries re- lands and conservation of the radium supply graph extends the time allowed for filing search generally, including the management supplemental, additional or minority views in the United States. of all commercial and recreational fisheries (9) Measures and matters concerning the under paragraph (c). (except for the reauthorization of the Mag- (e) Disclaimer.—All Committee or Sub- transportation of natural gas from or within nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and committee reports printed and not approved Alaska and disposition of oil transported by Management Act), interjurisdictional fish- by a majority vote of the Committee or Sub- the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. eries, international fisheries agreements, committee, as appropriate, shall contain the (10) Rights of way over public lands for un- aquaculture, seafood safety and fisheries pro- following disclaimer on the cover of the re- derground energy-related transportation. motion. (11) Cooperative efforts to encourage, en- port: (4) Wildlife resources, including research, ‘‘This report has not been officially adopt- hance and improve international programs restoration, refuges and conservation. ed by the {Committee on Natural Resources} for the protection of the environment and (5) All matters pertaining to the protection {Subcommittee} and may not therefore nec- the conservation of natural resources other- of coastal and marine environments, includ- essarily reflect the views of its Members.’’ wise within the jurisdiction of the Sub- ing estuarine protection. committee. RULE 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEES; (6) Coastal barriers. (12) General and continuing oversight and FULL COMMITTEE JURISDICTION; BILL REFER- (7) Oceanography. investigative authority over activities, poli- RALS (8) Ocean engineering, including materials, cies and programs within the jurisdiction of (a) Subcommittees.—There shall be five technology and systems. the Subcommittee. standing Subcommittees of the Committee, (9) Coastal zone management. with the following jurisdiction and respon- (10) Marine sanctuaries. Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Af- sibilities: (11) U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. fairs Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and (12) Sea Grant programs and marine exten- (1) Measures relating to the welfare of Na- Public Lands sion services. tive Americans, including management of (13) Cooperative efforts to encourage, en- Indian lands in general and special measures (1) Measures and matters related to the hance and improve international programs relating to claims which are paid out of In- National Park System and its units, includ- for the protection of the environment and dian funds. ing Federal reserved water rights. the conservation of natural resources other- (2) The National Wilderness Preservation (2) All matters regarding the relations of wise within the jurisdiction of the Sub- System. the United States with Native Americans (3) Wild and Scenic Rivers System, Na- committee. and Native American tribes, including spe- (14) General and continuing oversight and tional Trails System, national heritage areas cial oversight functions under Rule X of the investigative authority over activities, poli- and other national units established for pro- Rules of the House of Representatives. cies and programs within the jurisdiction of tection, conservation, preservation or rec- (3) All matters regarding Native Alaskans. the Subcommittee. reational development, other than coastal (4) All matters related to the Federal trust barriers. Subcommittee on Water and Power responsibility to Native Americans and the (4) Military parks and battlefields, na- (1) Generation and marketing of electric sovereignty of Native Americans. tional cemeteries administered by the Sec- power from Federal water projects by Feder- (b) Full Committee.—The following meas- retary of the Interior, parks in and within ally chartered or Federal regional power ures and matters shall be retained at the the vicinity of the District of Columbia and marketing authorities. Full Committee: the erection of monuments to the memory of (2) All measures and matters concerning (1) Environmental and habitat measures of individuals. water resources planning conducted pursu- general applicability, including the National (5) Federal and non-Federal outdoor recre- ant to the Water Resources Planning Act, Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered ation plans, programs and administration in- water resource research and development Species Act, and reauthorization of the Mag- cluding the Land and Water Conservation programs and saline water research and de- nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Fund Act of 1965 and the Outdoor Recreation velopment. Management Act. Act of 1963. (3) Compacts relating to the use and appor- (2) All matters regarding Native Hawai- (6) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and tionment of interstate waters, water rights ians. objects of interest on the public domain and and major interbasin water or power move- (3) Cooperative efforts to encourage, en- other historic preservation programs and ac- ment programs. hance and improve international programs tivities, including national monuments, his- (4) All measures and matters pertaining to for the protection of the environment and toric sites and programs for international irrigation and reclamation projects and the conservation of natural resources other- cooperation in the field of historic preserva- other water resources development and recy- wise within the jurisdiction of the Full Com- tion. cling programs, including policies and proce- mittee under this paragraph. (7) Matters concerning the following agen- dures. (4) All other measures and matters re- cies and programs: Urban Parks and Recre- (5) Indian water rights and settlements. tained by the Full Committee, including ation Recovery Program, Historic American (6) Cooperative efforts to encourage, en- those retained under Committee Rule 6(e). Buildings Survey, Historic American Engi- hance and improve international programs (5) General and continuing oversight and neering Record, and U.S. Holocaust Memo- for the protection of the environment and investigative authority over activities, poli- rial. the conservation of natural resources other- cies and programs within the jurisdiction of (8) Public lands generally, including meas- wise within the jurisdiction of the Sub- the Committee under House Rule X. ures or matters relating to entry, easements, committee. (c) Ex-officio Members.—The Chairman withdrawals, grazing and Federal reserved (7) General and continuing oversight and and Ranking Minority Member of the Com- water rights. investigative authority over activities, poli- mittee may serve as ex-officio Members of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.023 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 each standing Subcommittee to which the (b) Ex-Officio Members.—The Chairman who shall not remove the material from the Chairman or the Ranking Minority Member and Ranking Minority Member of the Com- Committee offices without the written per- have not been assigned. Ex-officio Members mittee may serve as ex-officio Members of mission of the Chairman. shall have the right to fully participate in each Task Force, or special or select Sub- (f) Committee Information Available for Subcommittee activities but may not vote committee if they are not otherwise mem- the Public.—In addition to any other re- and may not be counted in establishing a bers. Ex-officio Members shall have the right quirement of these rules or the Rules of the quorum. to fully participate in activities but may not House of Representatives, the Chairman (d) Powers and Duties of Subcommittees.— vote and may not be counted in establishing shall cause to be made available publicly in Each Subcommittee is authorized to meet, a quorum. electronic form the following: hold hearings, receive evidence and report to (c) Party Ratios.—The ratio of Majority (1) a record of the votes on any question on the Committee on all matters within its ju- Members to Minority Members, excluding which a recorded vote is demanded which risdiction. Each Subcommittee shall review ex-officio Members, on each Task Force, spe- shall be posted no later than 24 hours after and study, on a continuing basis, the appli- cial or select Subcommittee shall be as close the vote is taken that shall include: cation, administration, execution and effec- as practicable to the ratio on the Full Com- (i) a copy of the amendment or a detailed tiveness of those statutes, or parts of stat- mittee. description of the motion, order or other utes, the subject matter of which is within (d) Temporary Resignation.—A Member proposition; and (ii) the name of each Member voting for that Subcommittee’s jurisdiction; and the can temporarily resign his or her position on and each Member voting against such organization, operation, and regulations of a Subcommittee to serve on a Task Force, amendment, motion, order, or proposition, any Federal agency or entity having respon- special or select Subcommittee without prej- the names of those Members voting present, sibilities in or for the administration of such udice to the Member’s seniority on the Sub- committee. and the names of any Member not present. statutes, to determine whether these stat- (2) copies of all amendments adopted in utes are being implemented and carried out (e) Chairman and Ranking Minority Mem- ber.—The Chairman of any Task Force, or Committee by voice vote or unanimous con- in accordance with the intent of Congress. sent within 24 hours of the adoption of the Each Subcommittee shall review and study special or select Subcommittee shall be ap- pointed by the Chairman of the Committee. amendment. any conditions or circumstances indicating (3) the rules of the Committee, once adopt- The Ranking Minority Member shall select a the need of enacting new or supplemental ed, and any amendments thereto, in accord- Ranking Minority Member for each Task legislation within the jurisdiction of the ance with clause 2(a)(2) of House Rule XI. Subcommittee. Each Subcommittee shall Force, or standing, special or select Sub- (4) the statements required under the sec- have general and continuing oversight and committee. ond sentence of clause 2(g)(5) of House Rule investigative authority over activities, poli- RULE 8. RECOMMENDATION OF CONFEREES XI, with appropriate redactions to protect cies and programs within the jurisdiction of Whenever it becomes necessary to appoint the privacy of the witness, which shall be the Subcommittee. conferees on a particular measure, the Chair- posted no later than one day after the wit- (e) Referral to Subcommittees; Recall. man shall recommend to the Speaker as con- ness appears before the Committee. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and ferees those Majority Members, as well as RULE 10. COMMITTEE BUDGET AND EXPENSES for those measures or matters retained at those Minority Members recommended to (a) Budget.—At the beginning of each Con- the Full Committee, every legislative meas- the Chairman by the Ranking Minority gress, after consultation with the Chairman ure or other matter referred to the Com- Member, primarily responsible for the meas- of each Subcommittee and the Ranking Mi- mittee shall be referred to the Sub- ure. The ratio of Majority Members to Mi- nority Member, the Chairman shall present committee of jurisdiction within two weeks nority Members recommended for con- to the Committee for its approval a budget of the date of its referral to the Committee. ferences shall be no greater than the ratio on covering the funding required for staff, trav- If any measure or matter is within or affects the Committee. el, and miscellaneous expenses. the jurisdiction of one or more Subcommit- RULE 9. COMMITTEE RECORDS (b) Expense Resolution.—Upon approval by tees, the Chairman may refer that measure the Committee of each budget, the Chair- or matter simultaneously to two or more (a) Segregation of Records.—All Com- man, acting pursuant to clause 6 of House Subcommittees for concurrent consideration mittee records shall be kept separate and Rule X, shall prepare and introduce in the or for consideration in sequence subject to distinct from the office records of individual House a supporting expense resolution, and appropriate time limits, or divide the matter Committee Members serving as Chairmen or take all action necessary to bring about its into two or more parts and refer each part to Ranking Minority Members. These records approval by the Committee on House Admin- a Subcommittee. shall be the property of the House and all istration and by the House of Representa- (2) The Chairman, with the approval of a Members shall have access to them in ac- tives. majority of the Majority Members of the cordance with clause 2(e)(2) of House Rule XI. (c) Amendments.—The Chairman shall re- Committee, may refer a legislative measure port to the Committee any amendments to or other matter to a select or special Sub- (b) Availability.—The Committee shall make available to the public for review at each expense resolution and any related committee. A legislative measure or other changes in the budget. matter referred by the Chairman to a Sub- reasonable times in the Committee office transcripts of public meetings and hearings, (d) Additional Expenses.—Authorization committee may be recalled from the Sub- for the payment of additional or unforeseen committee for direct consideration by the except those that are unrevised or unedited and intended solely for the use of the Com- Committee expenses may be procured by one Full Committee, or for referral to another or more additional expense resolutions proc- Subcommittee, provided Members of the mittee. (c) Archived Records.—Records of the Com- essed in the same manner as set out under Committee receive one week written notice mittee which are deposited with the Na- this rule. of the recall and a majority of the Members tional Archives shall be made available for (e) Monthly Reports.—Copies of each of the Committee do not object. In addition, public use pursuant to House Rule VII. The monthly report, prepared by the Chairman a legislative measure or other matter re- Chairman of the Committee shall notify the for the Committee on House Administration, ferred by the Chairman to a Subcommittee Ranking Minority Member of any decision, which shows expenditures made during the may be recalled from the Subcommittee at pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of reporting period and cumulative for the any time by majority vote of the Committee House Rule VII, to withhold, or to provide a year, anticipated expenditures for the pro- for direct consideration by the Full Com- time, schedule or condition for availability jected Committee program, and detailed in- mittee or for referral to another Sub- of any record otherwise available. At the formation on travel, shall be available to committee. written request of any Member of the Com- each Member. (1) Consultation.—Each Subcommittee mittee, the matter shall be presented to the RULE 11. COMMITTEE STAFF Chairman shall consult with the Chairman of Committee for a determination and shall be (a) Rules and Policies.—Committee staff the Full Committee prior to setting dates for subject to the same notice and quorum re- members are subject to the provisions of Subcommittee meetings with a view towards quirements for the conduct of business under clause 9 of House Rule X, as well as any writ- avoiding whenever possible conflicting Com- Committee Rule 3. ten personnel policies the Committee may mittee and Subcommittee meetings. (d) Records of Closed Meetings.—Notwith- from time to time adopt. (g) Vacancy.—A vacancy in the member- standing the other provisions of this rule, no (b) Majority and Nonpartisan Staff.—The ship of a Subcommittee shall not affect the records of Committee meetings or hearings Chairman shall appoint, determine the re- power of the remaining Members to execute which were closed to the public pursuant to muneration of, and may remove, the legisla- the functions of the Subcommittee. the Rules of the House of Representatives tive and administrative employees of the RULE 7. TASK FORCES, SPECIAL OR SELECT shall be released to the public unless the Committee not assigned to the Minority. SUBCOMMITTEES Committee votes to release those records in The legislative and administrative staff of (a) Appointment.—The Chairman of the accordance with the procedure used to close the Committee not assigned to the Minority Committee is authorized, after consultation the Committee meeting. shall be under the general supervision and with the Ranking Minority Member, to ap- (e) Classified Materials.—All classified ma- direction of the Chairman, who shall estab- point Task Forces, or special or select Sub- terials shall be maintained in an appro- lish and assign the duties and responsibil- committees, to carry out the duties and priately secured location and shall be re- ities of these staff members and delegate any functions of the Committee. leased only to authorized persons for review, authority he determines appropriate.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.025 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E157 (c) Minority Staff.—The Ranking Minority HONORING WILLIAM L. This debt and its interest payments we are Member of the Committee shall appoint, de- BLANCKENBURG OF NAPA COUN- passing to our children and all future Ameri- termine the remuneration of, and may re- TY, CALIFORNIA cans. move, the legislative and administrative staff assigned to the Minority within the f budget approved for those purposes. The leg- HON. MIKE THOMPSON HONORING CLIFFORD M. KENDALL islative and administrative staff assigned to OF CALIFORNIA the Minority shall be under the general su- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pervision and direction of the Ranking Mi- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN nority Member of the Committee who may OF MARYLAND delegate any authority he determines appro- Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES priate. I rise today to recognize Judge William (d) Availability.—The skills and services of Blanckenburg, a great leader in the community Tuesday, February 8, 2011 all Committee staff shall be available to all of Napa Valley. Judge Blanckenburg is being Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Members of the Committee. honored by the Napa Valley College Founda- to honor the outstanding achievements of my RULE 12. COMMITTEE TRAVEL tion with their ‘‘Spirit of Napa Valley College constituent, Clifford M. Kendall. On February In addition to any written travel policies Award’’ for his many contributions to higher 9, 2011, Mr. Kendall will be receiving the the Committee may from time to time education in Napa County. Technology Council of Maryland’s Lifetime adopt, all travel of Members and staff of the Committee or its Subcommittees, to hear- Judge Blanckenburg is being recognized Achievement Award. This recognition is richly ings, meetings, conferences and investiga- this evening for being one of the founding fa- deserved. tions, including all foreign travel, must be thers of the Napa Valley College Foundation. Cliff Kendall is a widely-respected business authorized by the Full Committee Chairman He served as its first President and as a mem- leader and entrepreneur whose accomplish- prior to any public notice of the travel and ber of the board of directors for 33 years. His ments have benefitted our local community prior to the actual travel. In the case of Mi- vision and leadership was essential in growing and our Nation. The first member of his family nority staff, all travel shall first be approved the foundation—today it boasts assets of over to graduate from college, Cliff earned a B.A. by the Ranking Minority Member. Funds au- $5 million. He has also made personal finan- from the University of Maryland. Following thorized for the Committee under clauses 6 and 7 of House Rule X are for expenses in- cial contributions to the college by establishing graduation, he received an ROTC commission curred in the Committee’s activities within several endowment funds to support the li- and served as a contracting officer in the U.S. the United States. brary, student scholarships and college pro- Air Force. After earning an M.B.A. from the RULE 13. CHANGES TO COMMITTEE RULES grams. George Washington University, Cliff held posi- The rules of the Committee may be modi- Bill is one of Napa Valley’s most accom- tions at the Washington Gas and Light Com- fied, amended, or repealed, by a majority plished citizens. He is a retired Napa County pany, American University, Washington Uni- vote of the Committee, provided that written Judge who served for 22 years on the bench. versity in St. Louis, and the consulting firm of notice of the proposed change has been pro- He received his B.A. in History from UC Booz, Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. vided each Member of the Committee prior Berkeley as well as a JD from Boalt Hall of In 1968, Cliff Kendall co-founded Computer to the meeting date on which the changes Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Cali- Data Systems, Inc. (CDSI), now one of the na- are to be discussed and voted on consistent fornia in 1939, establishing a law practice in tion’s largest government contractors for infor- with Committee Rule 3(a). A change to the Napa from 1941 to 1957. Bill’s career as an mation technology services and consulting. rules of the Committee shall be published in the Congressional Record no later than 30 attorney was interrupted by his service with Serving as the company’s President, CEO, days after its approval and made publicly the United States Army in World War II. Judge and Chairman, Cliff helped CDSI become a available in electronic form. Blanckenburg was a combat infantryman with company known for its outstanding service to RULE 14. OTHER PROCEDURES the 3rd division at Anzio and was later com- Federal, State, and local government agencies The Chairman may establish procedures missioned in the Judge Advocate General and for its loyalty to its employees. Cliff is cur- and take actions as may be necessary to Corps Reserve. rently the Chairman of the Board of VSE Cor- carry out the rules of the Committee or to Judge Blanckenburg’s catalog of community poration, and has served on the Boards of facilitate the effective administration of the involvement and achievements is far too pro- i360technology, Inc. and Burdeshaw Associ- Committee, in accordance with the rules of lific to list here. He is a past President of the ates, Ltd. He has also served as Chairman of the Committee and the Rules of the House of Rotary Club of Napa as well as the Napa the Board of On-Site Sourcing, Inc., and on Representatives. Chamber of Commerce and the Napa County the Boards of Washington Real Estate Trust f Bar Association. He is also a lifetime member and Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. HONORING LOGAN CASSIDY of the Ridgeview PTA and a Member of the An inductee to the Washington Business AZEVEDO UC Berkeley Alumni Council, among many Hall of Fame, Cliff Kendall has drawn admira- other boards and commissions. tion and respect from his peers and competi- HON. SAM GRAVES Mr. Speaker and colleagues, it is my distinct tors alike. He has received numerous honors pleasure to recognize Bill Blanckenburg for his for his accomplishments in the business and OF MISSOURI many years of service. He has been a model education communities. He is Past Chairman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES citizen and leader in the Napa Valley and his of the Technology Council of Maryland, the Tuesday, February 8, 2011 presence has enriched the lives of everyone in Montgomery/Prince George’s County CEO Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I our community. I join his entire family in thank- Business Roundtable, and the Greater Wash- proudly pause to recognize Logan Cassidy ing Bill for a distinguished lifetime of service ington Board of Trade, and the President of Azevedo. Logan is a very special young man and wishing him continued success and fulfill- the Montgomery County Education Connec- who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- ment. tion. He has also served on the Board of the zenship and leadership by taking an active f Maryland Economic Development Commission part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 351, OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL and the Suburban Maryland High Technology and earning the most prestigious award of DEBT Council. Eagle Scout. Cliff Kendall has dedicated substantial effort Logan has been very active with his troop, to ensuring access to higher education. He is participating in many scout activities. Over the HON. MIKE COFFMAN currently serving in his eighth year as Chair- OF COLORADO many years Logan has been involved with man of the Board of Regents for the University IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scouting, he has not only earned numerous System of Maryland and has also served on merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 the Board of Directors for the Association of ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, Governing Boards of Universities and Col- Logan has contributed to his community today our national debt is leges. Cliff led the effort to build a new build- through his Eagle Scout project. $14,099,823,671,305.06. ing for the George Washington University Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th School of Business and continues to serve on commending Logan Cassidy Azevedo for his Congress, the national debt was the GWU Business School Advisory Board. He accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of $10,638,425,746,293.80. and his wife Camille created the Cliff and America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- This means the national debt has increased Camille Kendall Foundation, which funds ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. by $3,461,397,925,011.20 since then. scholarships to students studying Computer,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.026 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E158 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 Mathematical, and Physical Sciences at the ducted at the Nevada Test Site. During the MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES University of Maryland and Montgomery Col- 1950s, atmospheric testing provided for some lege. Cliff also has taught the capstone course spectacular visual performances, but also sent HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH for Johns Hopkins University’s M.B.A. program radioactive clouds beyond the test site bound- OF OHIO as an adjunct professor. aries and over inhabited areas. Concern re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In addition to his leadership and many con- garding radioactive fallout spurred international Tuesday, February 8, 2011 tributions to business and higher education, test ban negotiations that culminated in the Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, banks repos- Cliff Kendall has been deeply involved with Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963. The test ban sessed more than 1 million homes and issued non-profit organizations. He is the Founding treaty banned atmospheric testing, replacing it nearly 3 million foreclosure notices in 2010. Chair of the Community Foundation of Mont- with underground testing. gomery County and has been active with These record-breaking numbers defy a mas- The Nevada Test Site played a major role in Lighthouse for the Blind and the Greater sive effort over the last two years by the winning the Cold War. Nuclear weapons capa- Obama Administration to prevent foreclosures. Washington Salvation Army. bilities and their testing shaped the manner in Nearly $12 billion dollars has been spent on a On a personal note, I have benefitted great- which the Cold War was fought. Many have system to incentivize banks into lowering the ly from Cliff’s sage advice on a range of argued that it was the determining factor in monthly payments of troubled borrowers. But issues over the years. He was actively en- keeping the struggle from becoming an all-out the program hasn’t made a serious dent, and gaged in our debates in Annapolis over the fu- hot war. here’s why: banks make more money on fore- ture of higher education in Maryland. He has closure than they do on mortgage loan modi- The Nevada Test Site resembles an actual also been a strong advocate for making sure fication. Maryland is at the cutting-edge of the high- battleground. Hundreds of saucer-like craters, Banks who give mortgages to homeowners technology economy. I am very grateful for all formed by the subsidence of the ground above also own many of the companies, known as he has done for our community. an underground test shot, pock the test site, servicers, which collect the monthly payments Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor Clifford creating an almost moon-like landscape. Al- by borrowers. This seems like a logical ar- Kendall and his extraordinary contributions to though massive amounts of high-level radioac- rangement, until you understand that servicers our country. tivity were locked into the earth in the con- make more profit if a homeowner defaults on f tained blasts, plutonium and other radioactive their mortgage and gets foreclosed on, than if substances are still detectable above ground. the bank gives that struggling homeowner a RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVER- This is the legacy of Cold War combat. mortgage modification. Yet one in five home- SARY OF THE NEVADA TEST owners owe more on their mortgage than their SITE As the Representative for Nevada’s First Congressional District, it is my great honor to home is even worth. recognize the 60th anniversary of the Nevada This has kept well-intentioned mortgage HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY Test Site and commend all the men and modification efforts by the Obama Administra- OF NEVADA tion will not be able to seriously reduce fore- women who contributed to the security of our closures until the banks are forced to write IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nation through their expertise, service, sac- down the value of mortgages. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 rifice and duty to country. f Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the f IN HONOR OF THE UNI-CAPITOL 60th anniversary of the Nevada Test Site on WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP PRO- January 27, 2011, and the contributions of the HONORING JEFFREY BRENDAN GRAM thousands of men and women who served LEAN there throughout the Cold War. I deeply ap- HON. SAM FARR preciate their dedication to their work and their OF CALIFORNIA unwavering patriotism. These test site workers HON. SAM GRAVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are outstanding Americans and I thank them OF MISSOURI Tuesday, February 8, 2011 for being outstanding members of the south- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- ern Nevada community. ognize the current participants of the Uni-Cap- In 1950, President Harry Truman approved Tuesday, February 8, 2011 itol Washington Internship Program. The Uni- the recommendations of the Atomic Energy Capitol Washington Internship Program is a Commission and the Department of Defense Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I unique eight week experience that brings to establish a continental site for atomic bomb proudly pause to recognize Jeffrey Brendan some of the most dedicated Australian univer- experiments. After consideration of possible Lean. Brendan is a very special young man sity students who have exhibited a passion for sites throughout the United States, it was de- who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- civic engagement and public service to Wash- cided that the 5000 square mile Las Vegas zenship and leadership by taking an active ington, DC to work in Congressional offices. Bombing and Gunnery Range would be used part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 376, This year, I am honored to welcome Eliza- for America’s atomic weapons development and earning the most prestigious award of beth ‘Liz’ Noble into my Washington, DC office program. Eagle Scout. and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to par- Shortly after midnight on January 27, 1951, Brendan has been very active with his ticipate in this valuable exchange program, as personnel from the Los Alamos Scientific Lab- troop, participating in many scout activities. I have since this program was established in oratory delivered a ‘‘nuclear capsule’’ to a Over the many years Brendan has been in- 2000. Since its inception, the program has heavily guarded Air Force B–50D sitting on a volved with scouting, he has not only earned seen 118 young Australians walk the halls of taxi strip at Kirtland Air Force Base outside Al- numerous merit badges, but also the respect Congress in various capacities and it is with buquerque. The B–50D lifted off from the run- of his family, peers, and community. Most no- the utmost pride that I recognize the impor- way and headed west through the darkness tably, Brendan has earned rank of Ordeal tance of the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship toward Frenchman Flat, a remote desert valley Member in the Order of the Arrow and Program in the United States House of Rep- located on the new Nevada Test Site, sixty- Firebuilder in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. Brendan resentatives. five miles northwest of Las Vegas. Ms. Noble joined my office on January 3, has also contributed to his community through Shortly after 3:00 a.m., the go-ahead was 2011 from the University of Canberra where his Eagle Scout project. Brendan designed issued for the test, code named Able. At 5:45 she is pursuing her B.A. in International Stud- and supervised the construction of a brick a.m., the device exploded as planned at a ies and Political Communication. During her height of 1,060 feet The Atomic Energy Com- walkway to connect the East Entrance to the time in my office, Liz has proven herself to be mission swiftly moved to turn the Nevada Test Family Life Center at Liberty United Methodist a tremendously caring, intelligent and dedi- site into a permanent proving ground for nu- Church in Liberty, Missouri. cated intern and I am honored to host her. In clear weapons. Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in addition to serving my constituents with pro- For over four decades, the Nevada Test commending Jeffrey Brendan Lean for his ac- fessionalism and respect, she has attended Site served as the nation’s principal proving complishments with the Boy Scouts of Amer- hearings and briefings, drafted legislative cor- ground for nuclear weapons. Almost 90 per- ica and for his efforts put forth in achieving the respondence and has assisted my staffers cent of the 1,052 tests since 1945 were con- highest distinction of Eagle Scout. with a variety of important research projects.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.029 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E159 Founded and directed by former House and HONORING ELDER BERRESFORD Although these days are difficult, I pray that Senate staffer, Eric Federing, the program fos- ‘‘BERRY’’ BINGHAM our fond memories of Berry will bring us com- ters cultural and educational exchanges be- fort and strength as we celebrate his life and tween the United States and Australia. Mr. HON. BARBARA LEE legacy. May his soul rest in peace. Federing deserves distinguished praise for his OF CALIFORNIA f efforts in coordinating this program and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE JOBLESS RATE: A support he provides to all participants is truly Tuesday, February 8, 2011 STATISTICAL FAKE-OUT incredible. Outside of working in Democratic and Republican House, Senate and Com- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise mittee offices, interns are given the oppor- today to honor the extraordinary life of Elder HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO tunity to explore our brand of democracy Berresford ‘‘Berry’’ Bingham, the political di- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through panel discussions with political cor- rector of Service Employees International respondents, Members of Congress and rep- Union, SEIU, Local 1021. A devoted commu- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 nity member and the first African American resentatives from various government offices Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, recent head- elected to the Alameda School Board, Mr. as well as professionals at non-government lines have celebrated the most recent unem- Bingham was a beloved father, grandfather, agencies. ployment statistics from January, which friend and colleague. Berry Bingham was showed the number of unemployed Americans Mr. Speaker, I cannot fully express how re- taken from us too soon, on January 25, 2011 to 9 percent. The rate is down from 9.8 per- markable the Uni-Capitol Washington Intern- at the age of 64. Today, let us find comfort in cent in November, at its lowest level since ship Program is and how critical it is to the joy his life inspired. He was a talented, April 2009. This is the biggest two-month de- strengthening ties with America’s allies. Par- kind and spiritual man who touched countless cline in the unemployment rate since 1958. ticipating in this special exchange is a memo- lives throughout the Bay Area and beyond. This news was celebrated along with news of rable experience that will stay with Liz, her Berry Bingham was born in Montego Bay, the stock market breaking high levels not seen peers and my staff for the rest of their lives. Jamaica, and moved with his family to the in years. United States at the age of 12. After high I extend my sincere appreciation to Mr. But the upbeat headlines celebrating these school and a brief stint in college, Mr. Bing- Federing for developing and organizing this figures are little comfort to the nearly 15 mil- ham enlisted in the U.S. Navy and began a program, to my fellow Members of Congress lion unemployed Americans. Pull back the two-decade naval career. After retirement from and their dedicated staff for hosting, to Liz for headlines and you discover a grim reality. the service in 1994, Mr. Bingham became in- grasping this opportunity with an open heart More than 40 million Americans are in poverty, creasingly interested in local schools in Ala- and a curious mind and to all participants for and that number is actually closer to 50 mil- meda. That very same year, he became the engaging in public service. I ask my col- lion, once health care, transportation, child first African American ever elected to the Ala- leagues to join with me in recognizing the con- care and other costs are included. The labor meda School Board. During his tenure from tributions of the Uni-Capitol Washington In- force participation rate, a measure of the num- 1994 to 2002 he was known as a patient and ternship Program and, again, thank Elizabeth ber of working-age Americans who are em- steadfast advocate for children from all walks Noble for her admirable participation and dili- ployed, are willing to work or are actively look- of life. gent work. ing for work, is the lowest it has been in over He was passionate about ensuring equal a generation. The job situation has been so education opportunities for underserved chil- f grim for so long, that of the more than 6 mil- dren, and he was a candid proponent for di- lion Americans who have been unemployed versity in schools throughout the west and ALEX WALKER TRIBUTE for 27 weeks or longer, many have given up east ends of Alameda. Even after he joined hope of ever finding a job, and are no longer Local 616, which became SEIU Local 1021, being counted. So before we start patting our- Mr. Bingham kept children’s interests as a pri- HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON selves on the back for climbing out of the ority, often traveling to Stockton to develop a Great Recession, let’s remember that for too OF COLORADO Head Start campaign. For over 17 years, Mr. many Americans, behavioral economics and Bingham utilized his skill as a professional IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES celebratory newspaper headlines are not worker’s advocate to fortify the union’s ties something you can eat. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 with community organizations. In his role as Community Strength Coordinator, Mr. Bing- f Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ham worked to represent public workers, in- TRIBUTE TO SUE ANSCHUTZ- recognize Alex Walker IV, of Salida, Colorado. cluding those in the city of Oakland, Alameda RODGERS The Colorado District Attorneys Council County, and employees of BART. He was also named him Investigator of the Year for his out- passionate about advocating for home care standing track record and tenacious work HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON workers. OF COLORADO ethic. In addition to being a delegate of the Cen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A native of Salida, Alex has progressively tral Labor Council and a stalwart leader in the Tuesday, February 8, 2011 worked his way up through the law enforce- labor community, Mr. Bingham served as a ment field. He served as a corrections officer Deacon and Elder of his church. Often called Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, it is a great at the Buena Vista prison for two years before the ‘‘neighborhood dad,’’ Mr. Bingham was im- honor and privilege of mine to rise and pay becoming a detective at the Salida Police De- mensely proud of the accomplishments of his tribute to a lady who represents dignity, relent- partment. After four years of detective work, three adult children, Kenya, Jovon and Brian, less perseverance and the pioneer spirit. Mrs. Alex went to work for the 11th Judicial District from his union with former wife, Kathy Bing- Sue Anschutz-Rodgers is an inspirational Attorney’s office as an investigator. Superiors ham. The amicably divorced couple had re- woman who can lay claim to being many dif- and coworkers quickly recognized Alex’s high cently become proud grandparents. ferent things at once. Most importantly she is level of integrity and determined approach to On a personal level, I was proud to call the loving mother and grandmother of three tackling tough cases. One murder case re- Berry not only my friend and colleague, but wonderful daughters and many grandchildren. quired Alex to document 60 miles of disjointed my brother. I met him in the early 90s. Berry Aside from being the matriarch of her family, was a consistent supporter and worker in my and rambling crime scene to prep a case for she is also a passionate philanthropist, a tal- political efforts, and he was also a confidant ented business woman and a dedicated trial, a task few others wanted to take on. An- who always ‘‘watched my back.’’ For that, I am rancher. other case looked hopeless after three failed deeply grateful. Mrs. Anschutz-Rodgers was born on the searches for a missing murder weapon. After Today, California’s 9th Congressional Dis- Kansas countryside, and those rural roots other members of his team thought it was a trict salutes and honors an outstanding human have never left her sense of being. She went lost cause, Alex was able to turn up with the being, Elder Berresford ‘‘Berry’’ Bingham. The on to graduate from the University of Kansas. weapon and close the case for good. contributions he made to others throughout his She then moved to Arkansas before putting Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Alex life are countless and precious. Mr. Bingham permanent roots in Denver with the rest of her Walker’s committed approach to law enforce- was a dear friend and he will be deeply family. It was not long before Anschutz-Rod- ment. I would like to thank him for his service. missed by an extended group of loved ones. gers results driven attitude began making

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K08FE8.017 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E160 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 great contributions to Denver and to Colorado. dividuals such as Dr. Opperman who are hance the retention of a well-trained and expe- She has been a staple on the Anschutz Fam- strengthening our Nation’s Science and Tech- rienced workforce. ily Foundation since its inception in 1982, and nology infrastructure. I know that Dr. The simple fact is that these officers have is now the chairwoman and president. The Opperman will take the same passion and dangerous jobs and deserve to be recognized Anschutz Family Foundation has been instru- vigor from her previous roles into her new po- as law enforcement officers, just like others mental in aiding urban and rural charities and sition as President-Elect of the American As- with whom they serve, side by side, and who organizations across the State of Colorado. sociation of Anatomists. share the same level of risk. I encourage my Mrs. Anschutz-Rodgers also owns and oper- Madam Speaker, it gives me great pride to colleagues to join me in supporting the Law ates an impressive cattle ranch on Colorado’s know talented individuals such as Dr. Enforcement Officers Equity Act. The valiant western slope. She is a reputable Opperman reside in the district I represent. It officers who protect us deserve no less. cattlewoman, and a champion of ranching should give us all optimism knowing individ- f causes throughout Colorado and the western uals such as Dr. Opperman are making a RUTH HUMPHREYS BROWN United States. Sue has developed a remark- positive difference in this country. I ask all of TRIBUTE able ability to translate her own personal suc- my colleagues to join with me in celebrating cess as a philanthropist and business minded Dr. Lynne Opperman being named as Presi- cattlewoman into benefitting Colorado and the dent-Elect of the American Association of HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON way of life she loves. Anschutz-Rodgers has Anatomists. OF COLORADO actively supported and become closely in- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES volved in a multitude of beneficial organiza- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 tions. She was an original member of the Col- LAW ENFORCEMENT STATUS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS! Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to orado Cattleman’s Agricultural Land Trust and recognize the life of Ruth Humphreys Brown actively serves the National Western Stock of Aspen, Colorado. She passed away on De- Show. In keeping with her rural background HON. BOB FILNER cember 30, 2010, at the age of 90. Ruth was she has been instrumental in bringing about OF CALIFORNIA an important contributor in her community. Colorado Philanthropy Days, which brings IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. Brown grew up in Denver and received non-profit organizations to the rural regions of Tuesday, February 8, 2011 an education from the Kent School, Miss Por- Colorado. She is also on the board of Crow Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I recently reintro- ter’s School in Connecticut and Finch College Canyon Archeological Center in Cortez, CO; in New York. After graduation, she served in which strives to preserve the Native American duced The Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (H.R. 327). The purpose of this bill is sim- World War II as a Women’s Air Force Service culture in the Southwest part of our state. Pilot and received the Congressional Gold Anschutz-Rodgers is also quite active in The ply to give law enforcement status to all fed- eral law enforcement officers. Medal for her wartime efforts. Following the National Stroke Association, The Boy Scouts war, she returned to her home in Colorado to of America and the National Fish and Wildlife Many federal officials—for example, the Bor- der Patrol—are classified as ‘‘law enforcement start a family and small business. Brown mar- Foundation. Sue Anschutz-Rodgers has been ried her husband, DRC Brown, and the two a pillar in the Colorado Community, and has officers,’’ for the purposes of determining sal- ary and retirement benefits. But many other settled in Carbondale, Colorado, where they relentlessly given herself to countless causes lived on a ranch for more than three decades. that benefit an untold amount of people. officers—such Immigration and Customs En- forcement (ICE) Inspectors, Veterans’ Affairs Brown was a leader in her community and Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Sue Anschutz-Rodgers is a constant contributor to the public good. She the embodiment of the age old adage that to Police Officers, U.S. Mint Police Officers, In- ternal Revenue Officers, Customs and Border helped start the Tri County Medical Center, whom much is given, much is expected. Ac- The Brown Ice Palace, the Aspen Recovery tions speak louder than words, and her ac- Protection Seized Property Specialists, and police officers in about two dozen other agen- Unit, a blind skiing program, and the first Out- tions reveal a woman who is dedicated to im- ward Bound program in the United States. In proving the world she lives in. cies—do not have equal pay and benefits sta- tus. 1959, Mrs. Brown started a foundation in her f The tragic irony is that the only time these name to benefit non-profits in Colorado. The HONORING DR. LYNNE OPPERMAN officers are classified as law enforcement offi- city of Aspen has honored her by inducting ON BEING NAMED PRESIDENT- cers is when they are killed in the line of duty. Mrs. Brown into the Aspen Hall of Fame. ELECT OF AMERICAN ASSOCIA- Then their names are inscribed on the wall of Ruthie’s Run, on Aspen, bears her name for TION OF ANATOMISTS the National Law Enforcement Officers Memo- her efforts in the skiing community. rial right here in Washington. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor a great HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Let me say that again. It is only when they American and committed citizen, wife and are killed that they are called law enforcement mother. Ruth Humphreys Brown deserves the OF TEXAS recognition of this body for her service to her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES officers, and that is a tragic irony. My district encompasses the entire Cali- community and her country. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 fornia-Mexico border and is home to two of f Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. the busiest border crossings in the entire RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Lynne world, so I am very familiar with the work of HOMELAND SECURITY Opperman on being named president-elect of our nation’s border inspectors. They wear bul- the American Association of Anatomists. letproof vests, they carry firearms, and, unfor- HON. PETER T. KING Dr. Lynne Opperman currently serves as the tunately, have to use them. Most importantly, OF NEW YORK director of the director of technology develop- these inspectors are subject to the same risks IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment and professor in biomedical sciences at as other officers with whom they serve side- the Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor by-side. However, they are not eligible for Tuesday, February 8, 2011 College of Dentistry located in Dallas, Texas. early retirement and other benefits, which are Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I sub- Her stellar career path in the sciences spans designed to maintain a young and vigorous mit the following. over twenty-five years where she has pub- law enforcement workforce that we need to RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND lished numerous articles and served as a prin- combat those who pose life-threatening risks SECURITY ADOPTED JANUARY 26, 2011 cipal investigator for grants and subcontracts. to our society. RULE I.—GENERAL PROVISIONS. She has been a friend and a mentor to many, The Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (A) Applicability of the Rules of the U.S. inspiring the next generation of leaders in will provide well-deserved pay and retirement House of Representatives.—The Rules of the these fields. Dr. Opperman is constantly giving benefits to the officers protecting our borders, U.S. House of Representatives (the ‘‘House’’) back to her community through her dedication our ports of entry, our military and veterans’ are the rules of the Committee on Homeland and hard work and should be honored for the installations and other sensitive government Security (the ‘‘Committee’’) and its sub- committees insofar as applicable. example she sets. buildings. The costs of these benefits would (B) Applicability to Subcommittees.—Except Throughout the years as a nurse, elected likely be off-set by savings in training costs where the terms ‘‘Full Committee’’ and official and now as the Ranking Member on and increased revenue collection. The bill will ‘‘subcommittee’’ are specifically mentioned, the Committee on Science, Space and Tech- also reduce turnover, increase yield, decrease the following rules shall apply to the Com- nology I have always been encouraged by in- recruitment and development costs and en- mittee’s subcommittees and their respective

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08FE8.019 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E161 Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members to quorum being present for the transaction of erage of each hearing or meeting in a man- the same extent as they apply to the Full business, the Chairman shall make the an- ner that allows the public to easily listen to Committee and its Chairman and Ranking nouncement at the earliest possible date. and view the proceedings and shall maintain Minority Member. The names of all witnesses scheduled to ap- the recordings of such coverage in a manner (C) Appointments by the Chairman.—Clause pear at such hearing shall be provided to that is easily accessible to the public. 2(d) of Rule XI of the House shall govern the Members no later than 48 hours prior to the (C) Transcripts.—A transcript shall be made designation of a Vice Chairman of the Full commencement of such hearing. of the testimony of each witness appearing Committee. (2) Meetings.—The date, time, place and before the Committee during a Committee (D) Recommendation of Conferees.—When- subject matter of any meeting, other than a hearing. All transcripts of meetings or hear- ever the Speaker of the House is to appoint hearing or a regularly scheduled meeting, ings that are open to the public shall be a conference committee on a matter within may not commence earlier than the third made available. the jurisdiction of the Full Committee, the day on which Members have notice thereof RULE V.—PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS AND Chairman shall recommend to the Speaker except in the case of a special meeting called HEARINGS. of the House conferees from the Full Com- under clause 2(c)(2) of House Rule XI. These (A) Opening Statements.—At any meeting of mittee. In making recommendations of Mi- notice requirements may be waived if the the Committee, the Chairman and Ranking nority Members as conferees, the Chairman Chairman with the concurrence of the Rank- Minority Member shall be entitled to present shall do so with the concurrence of the ing Minority Member, determines that there oral opening statements of five minutes Ranking Minority Member of the Com- is good cause to begin the meeting sooner or each. Other Members may submit written mittee. if the Committee so determines by majority opening statements for the record. The (E) Motions to Disagree.—The Chairman is vote, a quorum being present for the trans- Chairman presiding over the meeting may directed to offer a motion under clause 1 of action of business. permit additional opening statements by Rule XXII of the Rules of the House when- (a) Copies of any measure or matter to be other Members of the Full Committee or of ever the Chairman considers it appropriate. considered for approval by the Committee at that subcommittee, with the concurrence of (F) Committee Website.—The Chairman shall any meeting, including any mark, print or the Ranking Minority Member. maintain an official Committee web site for amendment in the nature of a substitute (B) The Five-Minute Rule.—The time any the purposes of furthering the Committee’s shall be provided to the Members at least 24 one Member may address the Committee on legislative and oversight responsibilities, in- hours in advance. any bill, motion, or other matter under con- cluding communicating information about (b) At least 24 hours prior to the com- sideration by the Committee shall not ex- the Committee’s activities to Committee mencement of a meeting for the markup of a ceed five minutes, and then only when the Members, other Members, and the public at measure or matter, the text of such measure Member has been recognized by the Chair- large. The Ranking Minority Member may or matter, including any mark, print or man, except that this time limit may be ex- maintain a similar web site for the same pur- amendment in the nature of a substitute, tended when permitted by unanimous con- poses. The official Committee web site shall shall be made publicly available in elec- sent. display a link on its home page to the web tronic form and, to the extent practicable, (C) Postponement of Vote.—The Chairman site maintained by the Ranking Minority posted on the official Committee web site. may postpone further proceedings when a Member. (c) Not later than 24 hours after concluding record vote is ordered on the question of ap- (G) —Not later than the Activity Report. a meeting to consider a measure or matter, proving any measure or matter or adopting 30th day after June 1 and December 1, the the text of such measure or matter as or- an amendment. The Chairman may resume Committee shall submit to the House a semi- dered forwarded or reported, including any proceedings on a postponed vote at any time, annual report on the activities of the Com- adopted amendments, shall be made publicly provided that all reasonable steps have been mittee. After adjournment sine die of a reg- available in electronic form and, to the ex- taken to notify Members of the resumption ular session of Congress, or after December tent practicable, posted on the official Com- of such proceedings, including, when prac- 15, whichever occurs first, the Chair may file mittee web site. ticable, circulation of notice by the Clerk of the second or fourth semiannual report with (3) Publication.—The meeting or hearing the Committee. When proceedings resume on the Clerk at any time and without approval announcement shall be promptly published a postponed question, notwithstanding any of the Committee provided that a copy of the in the Daily Digest portion of the Congres- intervening order for the previous question, report has been available to each Member of sional Record. To the greatest extent prac- an underlying proposition shall remain sub- the Committee for at least seven calendar ticable, meeting announcements shall be en- ject to further debate or amendment to the days and the report includes any supple- tered into the Committee scheduling service same extent as when the question was post- mental, minority, or additional views sub- of the House Information Resources. poned. mitted by a Member of the Committee. RULE IV.—OPEN MEETINGS AND HEARINGS; (D) Contempt Procedures.—No recommenda- RULE II.—TIME OF MEETINGS. BROADCASTING. tion that a person be cited for contempt of (A) Regular Meeting Date.—The regular (A) Open Meetings.—All meetings and hear- Congress shall be forwarded to the House un- meeting date and time for the transaction of ings of the Committee shall be open to the less and until the Full Committee has, upon business of the Full Committee shall be at public including to radio, television, and notice to all its Members, met and consid- 10:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday that the still photography coverage, except as pro- ered the alleged contempt. The person to be House is in Session each month, unless oth- vided by Rule XI of the Rules of the House or cited for contempt shall be afforded, upon erwise directed by the Chairman. when the Committee, in open session and notice of at least 72 hours, an opportunity to (B) Additional Meetings.—At the discretion with a majority present, determines by re- state why he or she should not be held in of the Chairman, additional meetings of the corded vote that all or part of the remainder contempt prior to a vote of the Full Com- Committee may be scheduled for the consid- of that hearing on that day shall be closed to mittee, with a quorum being present, on the eration of any legislation or other matters the public because disclosure of testimony, question whether to forward such rec- pending before the Committee or to conduct evidence, or other matters to be considered ommendation to the House. Such statement other Committee business. The Committee would endanger the national security, com- shall be, in the discretion of the Chairman, shall meet for such purposes pursuant to the promise sensitive law enforcement informa- either in writing or in person before the Full call of the Chairman. tion, tend to defame, degrade or incriminate Committee. (C) Consideration.—Except in the case of a a witness, or violate any law or rule of the RULE VI.—WITNESSES. special meeting held under clause 2(c)(2) of House of Representatives. (A) Questioning of Witnesses.— House Rule XI, the determination of the (B) Broadcasting.—Whenever any hearing or (1) Questioning of witnesses by Members business to be considered at each meeting of meeting conducted by the Committee is open will be conducted under the five-minute rule the Committee shall be made by the Chair- to the public, the Committee shall permit unless the Committee adopts a motion per- man. that hearing or meeting to be covered by tel- mitted by clause 2(j)(2) of House Rule XI. RULE III.—NOTICE AND PUBLICATION. evision broadcast, internet broadcast, print (2) In questioning witnesses under the five- (A) Notice.— media, and still photography, or by any of minute rule, the Chairman and the Ranking (1) Hearings.—Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of such methods of coverage, in accordance Minority Member shall first be recognized. rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep- with the provisions of clause 4 of Rule XI of In a subcommittee meeting or hearing, the resentatives, the Chairman of the Com- the Rules of the House. Operation and use of Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of mittee shall make public announcement of any Committee operated broadcast system the Full Committee are then recognized. All the date, place, and subject matter of any shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accord- other Members that arrive before the com- hearing before the Full Committee or sub- ance with clause 4(b) of Rule XI and all other mencement of the meeting or hearing will be committee, which may not commence earlier applicable rules of the Committee and the recognized in the order of seniority on the than one week after such notice. However, if House. Priority shall be given by the Com- Committee, alternating between Majority the Chairman of the Committee, with the mittee to members of the Press Galleries. and Minority Members. Committee Members concurrence of the Ranking Minority Mem- Pursuant to clause 2(e) of rule XI of the arriving after the commencement of the ber, determines that there is good cause to Rules of the House of Representatives, the hearing shall be recognized in order of ap- begin the hearing sooner, or if the Com- Committee shall, to the greatest extent pearance, alternating between Majority and mittee so determines by majority vote, a practicable, provide audio and video cov- Minority Members, after all Members

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(A) Breaches of Decorum.—The Chairman (A) Designation.—The Chairman of the Full (3) The Chairman, in consultation with the may punish breaches of order and decorum, Committee, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, or the Com- by censure and exclusion from the hearing; Ranking Minority Member, may designate a mittee by motion, may permit an extension and the Committee may cite the offender to panel of the Committee consisting of Mem- of the period of questioning of a witness be- the House for contempt. bers of the Committee to inquire into and yond five minutes but the time allotted must (B) Access to Dais.—Access to the dais be- take testimony on a matter or matters that be equally apportioned to the Majority party fore, during, and after a hearing, markup, or warrant enhanced consideration and to re- and the Minority and may not exceed one other meeting of the Committee shall be port to the Committee. hour in the aggregate. limited to Members and staff of the Com- (B) Duration.—No panel appointed by the (4) The Chairman, in consultation with the mittee. Subject to availability of space on Chairman shall continue in existence for Ranking Minority Member, or the Com- the dais, Committee Members’ personal staff more than six months after the appointment. mittee by motion, may permit Committee may be present on the dais during a hearing (C) Party Ratios and Appointment.—Con- staff of the Majority and Minority to ques- if their employing Member is seated on the sistent with the party ratios established by tion a witness for a specified period of time, dais and during a markup or other meeting if the Majority party, all Majority members of but the time allotted must be equally appor- their employing Member is the author of a the panels shall be appointed by the Chair- tioned to the Majority and Minority staff measure or amendment under consideration man of the Committee, and all Minority and may not exceed one hour in the aggre- by the Committee, but only during the time members shall be appointed by the Ranking gate. that the measure or amendment is under ac- Minority Member of the Committee. The (B) Minority Witnesses.—Whenever a hear- tive consideration by the Committee, or oth- Chairman of the Committee shall choose one ing is conducted by the Committee upon any erwise at the discretion of the Chairman, or of the Majority Members so appointed who measure or matter, the Minority party Mem- of the Ranking Minority Member for per- does not currently chair another Sub- bers on the Committee shall be entitled, sonal staff employed by a Minority Member. committee of the Committee to serve as upon request to the Chairman by a majority (C) Wireless Communications Use Prohib- Chairman of the panel. The Ranking Minor- of those Minority Members before the com- ited.—During a hearing, mark-up, or other ity Member of the Committee shall similarly pletion of such hearing, to call witnesses se- meeting of the Committee, ringing or audi- choose the Ranking Minority Member of the lected by the Minority to testify with re- ble sounds or conversational use of cellular panel. spect to that measure or matter during at telephones or other electronic devices is pro- (D) Ex Officio Members.—The Chairman and least one day of hearing thereon. hibited in the Committee room. Ranking Minority Member of the Full Com- (C) Oath or Affirmation.—The Chairman of mittee may serve as ex officio Members of RULE IX.—SUBCOMMITTEES. the Committee or any Member designated by each committee panel but are not authorized the Chairman, may administer an oath to (A) Generally.—The Full Committee shall be to vote on matters that arise before a com- any witness. organized into the following six standing sub- mittee panel and shall not be counted to sat- (D) Statements by Witnesses.— committees and shall have specific responsibility isfy the quorum requirement for any purpose (1) Consistent with the notice given, wit- for such measures or matters as the Chairman other than taking testimony. nesses shall submit a prepared or written refers to it: (E) Jurisdiction.—No panel shall have legis- statement for the record of the proceedings (1) Subcommittee on Border and Maritime lative jurisdiction. (including, where practicable, an electronic Security (F) Applicability of Committee Rules.—Any copy) with the Clerk of the Committee no (2) Subcommittee on Emergency Prepared- designated panel shall be subject to all Com- less than 48 hours in advance of the witness’s ness, Response and Communications mittee Rules herein. (3) Subcommittee on Transportation Secu- appearance before the Committee. Unless the RULE XI.—REFERRALS TO SUBCOMMITTEES. rity 48-hour requirement is waived or otherwise Referral of Bills and Other Matters by Chair- modified by the Chairman, after consulta- (4) Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence man.—Except for bills and other matters re- tion with the Ranking Minority Member, the tained by the Chairman for Full Committee failure to comply with this requirement may (5) Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infra- structure Protection, and Security Tech- consideration, each bill or other matter re- result in the exclusion of the written testi- ferred to the Full Committee shall be re- mony from the hearing record and/or the nologies (6) Subcommittee on Oversight, Investiga- ferred by the Chairman to one or more sub- barring of an oral presentation of the testi- committees within two weeks of receipt by mony. The Clerk of the Committee shall pro- tions, and Management (B) Selection and Ratio of Subcommittee Mem- the Committee. In referring any measure or vide any such prepared or written statement bers.—The Chairman and Ranking Minority matter to a subcommittee, the Chair may submitted to the Clerk prior to the hearing Member of the Full Committee shall select specify a date by which the subcommittee to the Members of the Committee prior to their respective Members of each sub- shall report thereon to the Full Committee. the commencement of the hearing. committee. The ratio of Majority to Minor- Bills or other matters referred to sub- (2) To the greatest extent practicable, the ity Members shall be comparable to the Full committees may be reassigned or discharged written testimony of each witness appearing Committee, except that each subcommittee by the Chairman. in a non-governmental capacity shall include shall have at least two more Majority Mem- RULE XII.—SUBPOENAS. a curriculum vita and a disclosure of the bers than Minority Members. amount and source (by agency and program) (A) Authorization.—Pursuant to clause 2(m) (C) Ex Officio Members.—The Chairman and of any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or of Rule XI of the House, a subpoena may be Ranking Minority Member of the Full Com- contract (or subcontract thereof) received authorized and issued under the seal of the mittee shall be ex officio members of each during the current fiscal year or either of House and attested by the Clerk of the subcommittee but are not authorized to vote the two preceding fiscal years by the witness House, and may be served by any person des- on matters that arise before each sub- or by an entity represented by the witness. ignated by the Full Committee for the fur- committee. The Chairman and Ranking Mi- Such disclosures shall be made publicly therance of an investigation with authoriza- nority Member of the Full Committee shall available, with appropriate redactions to tion by— only be counted to satisfy the quorum re- protect the privacy of the witness, in elec- (1) a majority of the Full Committee, a quirement for the purpose of taking testi- tronic form not later than one day after the quorum being present; or mony and receiving evidence. (2) the Chairman of the Full Committee, witness appears. (D) Powers and Duties of Subcommittees.— after consultation with the Ranking Minor- RULE VII.—QUORUM. Except as otherwise directed by the Chair- ity Member of the Full Committee, during Quorum Requirements.—Two Members shall man of the Full Committee, each sub- any period for which the House has ad- constitute a quorum for purposes of taking committee is authorized to meet, hold hear- journed for a period in excess of 3 days pur- testimony and receiving evidence. One-third ings, receive testimony, mark up legislation, suant to a concurrent resolution when, in of the Members of the Committee shall con- and report to the Full Committee on all mat- the opinion of the Chairman of the Full Com- stitute a quorum for conducting business, ex- ters within its purview. Subcommittee mittee, authorization and issuance of the cept for (1) reporting a measure or rec- Chairmen shall set hearing and meeting subpoena is necessary to obtain the material ommendation; (2) closing Committee meet- dates only with the approval of the Chair- or testimony set forth in the subpoena. The ings to the public, pursuant to Committee man of the Full Committee. To the greatest Chairman of the Full Committee shall notify Rule IV; (3) authorizing the issuance of sub- extent practicable, no more than one meet- Members of the Committee of the authoriza- poenas; and (4) any other action for which an ing and hearing should be scheduled for a tion and issuance of a subpoena under this actual majority quorum is required by any given time. rule as soon as practicable, but in no event rule of the House of Representatives or by (E) Special Voting Provision.—If a tie vote later than one week after service of such law. The Chairman shall make reasonable ef- occurs in a Subcommittee on the question of subpoena. forts, including consultation with the Rank- forwarding any measure to the Full Com- (B) Disclosure.—Provisions may be included ing Minority Member when scheduling meet- mittee, the measure shall be placed on the in a subpoena with the concurrence of the

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Material.—Executive branch documents or revelation by witnesses and their counsel of (1) Proposed Travel by Majority Party Com- other materials containing classified infor- Full Committee’s inquiries. mittee Members and Committee Staff.—In mation in any form that were not made part (C) Subpoena duces tecum.—A subpoena the case of proposed travel by Majority party of the record of a Committee hearing, did not duces tecum may be issued whose return to Committee Members or Committee staff, be- originate in the Committee or the House, the Committee Clerk shall occur at a time fore such authorization is given, there shall and are not otherwise records of the Com- and place other than that of a regularly be submitted to the Chairman in writing the mittee shall, while in the custody of the scheduled meeting. following: (a) the purpose of the travel; (b) Committee, be segregated and maintained by (D) Affidavits and Depositions.—The Chair- the dates during which the travel is to be the Committee in the same manner as Com- man of the Full Committee, in consultation made and the date or dates of the event for mittee records that are classified. Such doc- with the Ranking Minority Member of the which the travel is being made; (c) the loca- uments and other materials shall be re- Full Committee, or the Committee may au- tion of the event for which the travel is to be turned to the Executive branch agency from thorize the taking of an affidavit or deposi- made; (d) the estimated total cost of the which they were obtained at the earliest tion with respect to any person who is sub- travel; and (e) the names of Members and practicable time. poenaed under these rules but who is unable staff seeking authorization. On the basis of (C) Access by Committee Staff.—Access to to appear in person to testify as a witness at that information, the Chairman shall deter- classified information supplied to the Com- any hearing or meeting. Notices for the tak- mine whether the proposed travel is for offi- mittee shall be limited to Committee staff ing of depositions shall specify the date, cial Committee business, concerns a subject members with appropriate security clear- time and place of examination. Depositions matter under the jurisdiction of the Full ances and a need-to-know, as determined by shall be taken under oath administered by a Committee, and is not excessively costly in the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member, Member or a person otherwise authorized by view of the Committee business proposed to and under the direction of the Majority or law to administer oaths. Prior consultation be conducted. Minority Staff Directors. with the Ranking Minority Member of the (2) Proposed Travel by Minority Party Com- (D) Maintaining Confidentiality.—No Com- Full Committee shall include written notice mittee Members and Committee Staff.—In mittee Member or Committee staff shall dis- three business days before any deposition is the case of proposed travel by Minority close, in whole or in part or by way of sum- scheduled to provide an opportunity for Mi- party Committee Members or Committee mary, to any person who is not a Committee nority staff to be present during the ques- staff, the Ranking Minority Member shall Member or authorized Committee staff for tioning. provide to the Chairman a written represen- any purpose or in connection with any pro- RULE XIII.—COMMITTEE STAFF. tation setting forth the information speci- ceeding, judicial or otherwise, any testimony (A) Generally.—Committee staff members fied in items (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of sub- given before the Committee in executive ses- are subject to the provisions of clause 9 of paragraph (1) and his or her determination sion. Classified information and controlled House Rule X and must be eligible to be con- that such travel complies with the other re- unclassified information (CUI) shall be han- sidered for routine access to classified infor- quirements of subparagraph (1). dled in accordance with all applicable laws, mation. (B) Foreign Travel.—All Committee Mem- executive orders, and other governing au- (B) Staff Assignments.—For purposes of bers and Committee staff requests for foreign thorities and consistently with the provi- these rules, Committee staff means the em- travel must include a written representation sions of these rules and Committee proce- ployees of the Committee, detailees, fellows, setting forth the information specified in dures. or any other person engaged by contract or items (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of subparagraph (E) Oath.—Before a Committee Member or otherwise to perform services for, or at the (A)(1) and be submitted to the Chairman not Committee staff may have access to classi- request of, the Committee. All such persons fewer than ten business days prior to the fied information, the following oath (or affir- shall be either Majority, Minority, or shared start of the travel. Within thirty days of the mation) shall be executed: staff. The Chairman shall appoint, determine conclusion of any such foreign travel author- I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will remuneration of, supervise, and may remove ized under this rule, there shall be submitted not disclose any classified information re- Majority staff. The Ranking Minority Mem- to the Chairman a written report summa- ceived in the course of my service on the ber shall appoint, determine remuneration rizing the information gained as a result of Committee on Homeland Security, except as of, supervise, and may remove Minority the travel in question, or other Committee authorized by the Committee or the House of staff. In consultation with the Ranking Mi- objectives served by such travel. The re- Representatives or in accordance with the nority Member, the Chairman may appoint, quirements of this section may be waived or Rules of such Committee or the Rules of the determine remuneration of, supervise and abridged by the Chairman. House. may remove shared staff that is assigned to (C) Compliance with Committee Travel Policy Copies of the executed oath (or affirma- service of the Committee. The Chairman and Guidelines.—Travel must be in accord- tion) shall be retained by the Clerk of the shall certify Committee staff appointments, ance with the Committee Travel Policy and Committee as part of the records of the Com- including appointments by the Ranking Mi- Guidelines, as well as with House Rules, the mittee. nority Member, as required. Travel Guidelines and Regulations and any (F) Disciplinary Action.—The Chairman (C) Divulgence of Information.—Prior to the additional guidance set forth by the Com- shall immediately consider disciplinary ac- public acknowledgement by the Chairman or mittee on Ethics and the Committee on tion in the event any Committee Member or the Committee of a decision to initiate an House Administration. Committee Members Committee staff member fails to conform to investigation of a particular person, entity, and staff shall follow these rules, policies, the provisions of these rules governing the or subject, no member of the Committee guidelines, and regulations in requesting and disclosure of classified or unclassified infor- staff shall knowingly divulge to any person proceeding with any Committee-related mation. Such disciplinary action may in- any information, including non-classified in- travel. clude, but shall not be limited to, immediate formation, which comes into his or her pos- RULE XV.—CLASSIFIED AND CONTROLLED dismissal from the Committee staff, criminal session by virtue of his or her status as a UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION. referral to the Justice Department, and noti- member of the Committee staff, if the mem- (A) Security Precautions.—Committee staff fication of the Speaker of the House. With ber of the Committee staff has a reasonable offices, including Majority and Minority of- respect to Minority staff, the Chairman shall expectation that such information may alert fices, shall operate under strict security pre- consider such disciplinary action in con- the subject of a Committee investigation to cautions administered by the Security Offi- sultation with the Ranking Minority Mem- the existence, nature, or substance of such cer of the Committee. A security officer ber. investigation, unless authorized to do so by shall be on duty at all times during normal RULE XVI.—COMMITTEE RECORDS. the Chairman or the Committee. office hours. Classified documents and con- (A) Committee Records.—Committee Records RULE XIV.—COMMITTEE MEMBER AND trolled unclassified information (CUI)—for- shall constitute all data, charts and files in COMMITTEE STAFF TRAVEL. merly known as sensitive but unclassified possession of the Committee and shall be (A) Approval of Travel.—Consistent with (SBU) information—may be destroyed, dis- maintained in accordance with clause 2(e) of the primary expense resolution and such ad- cussed, examined, handled, reviewed, stored, House Rule XI. ditional expense resolutions as may have transported and used only in an appro- (B) Legislative Calendar.—The Clerk of the been approved, travel to be reimbursed from priately secure manner in accordance with Committee shall maintain a printed calendar funds set aside for the Committee for any all applicable laws, executive orders, and for the information of each Committee Mem- Committee Member or Committee staff shall other governing authorities. Such documents ber showing any procedural or legislative be paid only upon the prior authorization of may be removed from the Committee’s of- measures considered or scheduled to be con- the Chairman. Travel may be authorized by fices only in furtherance of official Com- sidered by the Committee, and the status of the Chairman for any Committee Member or mittee business. Appropriate security proce- such measures and such other matters as the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.039 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 Committee determines shall be included. The days after the Chairman of the Committee is High School and Duff’s Institute in Pittsburgh, calendar shall be revised from time to time elected in each odd-numbered year. Pennsylvania. In 1983, she and Bishop Bob to show pertinent changes. A copy of such re- (B) Changes to Committee Rules.—These Jackson were married. The couple began Acts visions shall be made available to each Mem- rules may be modified, amended, or repealed ber of the Committee upon request. by the Full Committee provided that a no- Full Gospel Church the following year. To- (C) Members Right To Access.—Members of tice in writing of the proposed change has gether, they had a son, David, as well as an the Committee and of the House shall have been given to each Member at least 48 hours extended family of youth who benefitted from access to all official Committee Records. Ac- prior to the meeting at which action thereon their loving mentorship and guidance. cess to Committee files shall be limited to is to be taken and such changes are not in- Sister Jackson was an effective adminis- examination within the Committee offices at consistent with the Rules of the House of trator of church affairs in her roles as office reasonable times. Access to Committee Representatives. manager and administrative assistant to Records that contain classified information f Bishop Jackson. She faithfully served the min- shall be provided in a manner consistent istry beside her husband, and was coordinator with these rules. MARTHA ELIZABETH WERNER of the Praise Team, as well as a member of (D) Removal of Committee Records.—Files HAZARD TRIBUTE and records of the Committee are not to be the Chords of Acts Adult Choir. removed from the Committee offices. No As a trusted counselor and mentor, Sister Committee files or records that are not made HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON Jackson taught in the church’s marriage min- publicly available shall be photocopied by OF COLORADO istry, Women’s Department, and Young Adult any Member. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Department. She also authored, ‘‘Don’t Start (E) Executive Session Records.—Evidence or No Mess, Won’t Be No Mess,’’ a text offering testimony received by the Committee in ex- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 ecutive session shall not be released or made straight talk to women about conducting suc- Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cessful relationships with men. available to the public unless agreed to by honor the life of Martha Elizabeth Werner Haz- the Committee. Members may examine the Sister Jackson was truly a spirit-filled Committee’s executive session records, but ard, of Monte Vista, Colorado. Martha passed woman of God who inspired many to a life of may not make copies of, or take personal away this January, and she will be remem- faith. She fulfilled her role as the First Lady of notes from, such records. bered for her passion for teaching and her Acts Full Gospel Church with dignity and love. (F) Availability of Committee Records.—The service to her community. And, as a wife and helpmate to Bishop Bob Committee shall keep a complete record of A native of Moffat, Colorado, Martha grad- Jackson, she showed exemplary passion, sup- all Committee action including recorded uated from Moffat High School and attended port and commitment to her husband, family votes and attendance at hearings and meet- Western State College, eventually graduating ings. Information so available for public in- and congregation. spection shall include a description of each from Adams State College, and embarking on The legacy of her strength and grace will amendment, motion, order, or other propo- a 35-year teaching career. Starting out in a live on in the hearts of many as we celebrate sition, including the name of the Member one-room school house in Crested Butte, she her life for years to come. Sister Jackson who offered the amendment, motion, order, eventually moved to Saguache to teach the leaves behind her loving husband, Bishop or other proposition, and the name of each first grade for the rest of her career. Even Jackson, her son, David, her sister Janice Member voting for and each Member voting after her retirement in 1989, she spent a dec- Canon, sister-in law Pastor Doris Limbrick, against each such amendment, motion, ade on the Saguache School Board serving and Lisa, Jamal, Kamani and Shavonn. order, or proposition, as well as the names of her community. those Members present but not voting. Such Today, California’s 9th Congressional Dis- record shall be made available to the public Martha was involved in all aspects of her trict salutes and honors an outstanding human at reasonable times within the Committee hometown. She was a Girl Scout leader, pep being, First Lady Charlene Jackson. The con- offices and also made publicly available in club sponsor, and leader in her school and tributions she made to others throughout her electronic form and posted on the official church. She was also responsible for feeding life are countless and precious. My thoughts Committee web site within 48 hours of such hired help, in addition to her large family at are with Bishop Jackson and his family as we record vote. Hazard family ranch. Martha loved the out- commemorate the life of this incredible (G) Separate and Distinct.—All Committee doors, reading, and helping others, in addition woman. May her soul rest in peace. records and files must be kept separate and to spending as much time as possible with her distinct from the office records of the Mem- f bers serving as Chairman and Ranking Mi- family. nority Member. Records and files of Mem- Mr. Speaker, Martha will be deeply missed TRIBUTE TO THE PAISANO bers’ personal offices shall not be considered by her family and her community, but her con- records or files of the Committee. tributions will not be forgotten. I would like to HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ (H) Disposition of Committee Records.—At thank her for her dedication to educating our OF TEXAS the conclusion of each Congress, non-current youth and for her service to her community. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES records of the Committee shall be delivered f to the Archivist of the United States in ac- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 cordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the HONORING FIRST LADY CHARLENE Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- House. JACKSON (I) Archived Records.—The records of the leagues to join me in honoring The Paisano Committee at the National Archives and on its 30th anniversary as the independent Records Administration shall be made avail- HON. BARBARA LEE student newspaper for the University of Texas able for public use in accordance with Rule OF CALIFORNIA at San Antonio. VII of the Rules of the House. The Chairman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For 30 years, The Paisano has remained an shall notify the Ranking Minority Member all volunteer, student run publication that has of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or Tuesday, February 8, 2011 celebrated freedom of the press, independent clause 4(b) of the Rule, to withhold a record Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise college news reporting and entrepreneurship. otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a determina- today to honor the extraordinary life of the Throughout this time, The Paisano has been tion on the written request of any member of First Lady of Acts Full Gospel Church, staffed by dedicated teachers, students and the Committee. The Chairman shall consult Charlene Jackson. Affectionately called ‘‘Sister community volunteers who have kept the spirit with the Ranking Minority Member on any Charlene’’ by the community, she was loving of independent journalism alive in their com- communication from the Archivist of the wife, mother, sister and friend. Sister Charlene munity. United States or the Clerk of the House con- Jackson will be remembered for her warm and I am proud of a publication that circulates cerning the disposition of noncurrent records vivacious presence in daily life, as well as her 7,000 free copies among UTSA campuses pursuant to clause 3(b) of the Rule. exemplary service to her congregation and the and their communities each week without the RULE XVII.—COMMITTEE RULES. powerful strength of her ministry. With Sister support of student fees or tax dollars. The (A) Availability of Committee Rules in Elec- Jackson’s passing on January 26, 2011, we Paisano Educational Trust, which operates as tronic Form.—Pursuant to clause 2(a) of rule are reminded of her life’s journey and the joy- the publisher of this newspaper, offers modest XI of the Rules of the House of Representa- tives, the Committee shall make its rules ful legacy she inspired. scholarships for students and instills the spirit publicly available in electronic form and Sister Jackson was born on May 14, 1946, of entrepreneurship by providing on the job posted on the official Committee web site and as a teenager, resided at the Termon Av- training. and shall submit such rules for publication enue Home for Children (now Three Rivers I am inspired by the passion of students in the Congressional Record not later than 30 Youth). She graduated from David B. Oliver who run a publication without the support of a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.040 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS February 8, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E165 formal journalism department or program and Diego’s Human Services Department. In 1991, The commercial aviation safety record in the the teachers who dedicate their time to foster Bob moved to Sacramento where he served U.S. is a result of safety-minded aviation pro- their students’ creativity. From story design to as Director of Health and Human Services for fessionals throughout our nation. I agree with photography training, the fundamentals of jour- Sacramento County. Following his tenure with the FAA that it is incumbent on all parties in nalism and the basics of business are taught Sacramento County, Bob served as the Exec- the aviation system to identify its risks in order through the creation of The Paisano. utive Director for the Center for AIDS Re- to eliminate or mitigate them. San Antonio has benefited greatly from the search, Education and Services (CARES) and History has shown that safety improvements diverse Paisano staff who then entered the became instrumental in helping almost double are implemented more quickly and effectively workforce to become lawyers, accountants, CARES’ annual budget from $2.8 million to when all sectors of the industry work together school teachers, poets, writers, environmental $5.4 million. to develop solutions to identified and agreed researchers, advertizing specialists and edi- In 2001, Bob took over the non-profit Family upon areas that could use improvement. tors. I congratulate this newspaper on their Services Agency and, in 2005, merged that I hope that a year from now, I can report 30th anniversary and wish for its continued counseling intervention organization with the again that there were no fatalities and even success. primary health care services non-profit, The fewer major injuries attributable to our com- f Effort. Today. The Effort Community Health mercial aviation industry; and, believe this can Center has nine sites and provides primary happen if the airlines, pilots, flight attendants, LINWOOD WARWICK TRIBUTE care services, addiction treatment, mental mechanics, inspectors and the many others health treatment, and crisis intervention who play a role in our aviation industry work HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON throughout the Sacramento region. Without his together and with the FAA on making safety OF COLORADO vision and strong leadership, The Effort would their top priority. not be the multifaceted and well-renowned IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f network of community clinics it is today. Due Tuesday, February 8, 2011 to Bob’s success, he has been able to estab- JOHN VERNA TRIBUTE Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, it is a consider- lish meaningful partnerships with Sutter Health able privilege for me to rise and pay honor to and the UC Davis Health System. For in- HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON the career of Mr. Linwood Warwick. Aside stance, in 2009, Sutter Health issued a two- OF COLORADO from being a loving husband, and a caring fa- year, one million dollar grant, to The Effort to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ther of six children, Mr. Warwick was a dedi- help the organization cover costs associated Tuesday, February 8, 2011 cated musical educator who mentored and in- with medical care and mental health care vis- Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, it brings me spired his students for nearly a half-century. its in the Sacramento area. In 2010, The Effort great pleasure as a Colorado Congressman to Lin Warwick is a native of Colorado’s San was awarded $500,000 in federal funding to rise and give tribute to a man whose vision for Luis Valley, an area in which he had a pro- cover construction costs of a new primary the future is only surpassed by the passion he found impact teaching music for forty-seven health care clinic in North Highlands. These has for his community. Pueblo resident John years at Alamosa, Centauri and Sangre de are only two of many examples where Bob’s Verna has selflessly used his own success to Cristo Schools. His quality as a musical in- hard work has demonstrated how much he enhance the city he resides in, and for his structor is illustrated by the countless trophies and the organization have grown under his decades of commitment to Southern Colorado his bands have been awarded throughout the tenure. he has been recognized as Pueblo’s Citizen of years. 36 marching trophies in all. The state of In addition to serving as director of various the Year. Colorado recently inducted Warwick into the health care non-profits, Bob made time to serve on a number of non-profit boards, such Mr. Verna is a successful entrepreneur, and Colorado Music Educators Association Hall of a business man with a fruitful career that has Fame as a token of appreciation for his endur- as of the American Leadership Forum Board of Directors. Bob’s tireless effort to improve involved many pursuits. John Verna owned ing legacy as an excellent music educator in and operated a landscaping company for more the San Luis Valley. Though Mr. Warwick has access to quality care to the underserved has not gone unnoticed. In 1997, he was named than thirty years, and was a major factor in the retired from teaching music, his passion for development of Lake Pueblo. Even more im- the art still burns strong as he still participates Outstanding Public Administrator by the Amer- ican Society for Public Administration, Sac- pressive than Mr. Verna’s accomplished as a member in multiple bands. record in business is his ability to help the city Mr. Speaker, it has been an honor for me to ramento Chapter. of Pueblo, Colorado. He has served on the stand and acknowledge the career of Mr. Mr. Speaker, as Bob, his wife Bette, family, Pueblo Community College Foundation, the Linwood Warwick. A man who chose to give friends and colleagues gather to celebrate his Youth Track Academy Advisory Commission, so much back to the community he was raised retirement, I ask all my colleagues to join me Pueblo City Council and the Pueblo Medal of in; the school districts in the San Luis Valley in saluting this pioneering man for his many Honor Foundation. Mr. Verna had such an ef- will ever be indebted to an educator who years of service to the Sacramento commu- fect on the Medal of Honor Foundation, that strived to bring the most out of everyone he nity. he brought the national convention to Pueblo worked with. f in 2000. John was also very influential in lead- f NO DOMESTIC AIRLINE FATALI- ing the way for the new Pueblo Convention HONORING ROBERT ‘‘BOB’’ S. TIES IN 2010 IS WELCOME NEWS Center. John Verna’s hard work and devotion CAULK has helped and improved his community in HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON countless ways. Mr. Verna is a pillar within his OF TEXAS community, and for his endless efforts he has HON. DORIS O. MATSUI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been duly recognized as Pueblo’s Citizen of OF CALIFORNIA Tuesday, February 8, 2011 the Year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, it has been an honor to stand Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 and recognize the accomplishments of Mr. Mr. Speaker, despite recent news that air traf- John Verna. He is a wonderful example to all Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fic control errors have risen, I want to recog- citizens of our country, and I congratulate him recognize Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Caulk, who has been nize the air traffic controllers, pilots, the Fed- on his achievement as Pueblo’s Citizen of the a dynamic activist and practitioner of quality eral Aviation Administration (FAA) and others Year. health care for more than forty-five years; the in the commercial aviation industry on news last twenty of which have been devoted to the that there were no commercial airline fatalities f Sacramento region. As he retires as the Chief in 2010. This marks the third year over the HONORING MS. BETTY GADLING Executive Officer of The Effort, Inc., I ask all past four years that there were no deaths at- of my colleagues to join me in thanking Bob tributable to commercial aviation. HON. BARBARA LEE for his endless service to the Sacramento Last year there were more than 10 million OF CALIFORNIA community. domestic flights, carrying more than 700 mil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For the better part of five decades, Bob has lion passengers. According to the National served a leadership role at a number of health Transportation Safety Board, during this time, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 and human service agencies, such as Mary- only 14 passengers suffered serious injuries Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise land’s Department of Social Services and San and there were no major accidents. today to honor the extraordinary career of Ms.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:40 Feb 09, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08FE8.043 E08FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 8, 2011 Betty Gadling. Known affectionately as ‘‘Sister public schools and received a four-year schol- Daniel was an accomplished writer, an avid Betty,’’ Ms. Gadling has served Allen Temple arship to attend Alabama State University reader, hunter, fisher and competitive marks- Baptist Church for 35 years as the venerable where she graduated summa cum laude with man. He was a regular contributor to numer- Minister of Music and Performing Arts. a B.S. degree in Mathematics with a double ous publications, writing editorials about var- A woman of many talents, Ms. Gadling has minor in Physics and Music. Additionally, Ms. ious topics including politics and government. traveled the world as a performer, composed Boyd was the first African American to earn a He was a lifelong learner and obsessive read- and published original pieces, recorded two al- Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering er. Daniel was an accomplished marksman, bums of gospel music, directed numerous from Yale University. and in the 1970’s lent his time as a volunteer choral groups, and produced full-scale produc- Gwendolyn Boyd is an engineer and the Ex- deputy sheriff for the Rio Grande Sheriff’s Of- tions, such as The Black Nativity and The ecutive Assistant to the Chief of Staff at the fice. Celebration of Light. Through her passion and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize skill as a music instructor and mentor, she has Laboratory. She was appointed by the Presi- Daniel’s significant contributions to his com- developed countless programs that inspire our dent of Johns Hopkins University as Chair of munity and his trade, and thank him and his young people in the fields of music apprecia- the Diversity Leadership Council, a position family for his military service. tion, instrumental instruction, voice lessons, she has held since 2001. Ms. Boyd is a mem- f ber of the Capital City Chapter of The Links, music theory, business of music and ensem- HONORING MAJOR GENERAL VANG Inc., a Life Member of NAACP, the Alabama ble playing. PAO Her contributions to the Bay Area through State University Alumni Association and the the Allen Temple Musical, Cultural and Per- Association of Yale Alumni, as well as a par- HON. JEFF DENHAM forming Arts Committee are unmatched, and ticipant in various engineering organizations OF CALIFORNIA her musical gifts are only outweighed by her for minorities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES personal commitment to ministry, faith and From 2000–2004 Gwendolyn Boyd served service. In addition to a long musical career, as the 22nd National President of Delta Sigma Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Ms. Gadling was the first African-American fe- Theta Sorority, Inc., an international service Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to male Sheriff in Contra Costa County, a valued sorority with over 200,000 members in over honor the life and achievements of Major Gen- staff member of the University of California, 950 chapters throughout the world. She cur- eral Vang Pao. General Pao served in the and an employee at Fairfield-Suisun Army Air rently serves along with Patricia Lattimore, Royal Lao Army and fought alongside the Base (now Travis Air Force Base) while pur- former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Admin- United States Armed Forces during the Viet- suing a degree at the San Francisco Conserv- istration and Management, as the Sorority’s nam war. He passed away Thursday, January atory of Music. National Social Action Co-Chair. Very active in 6th, 2011. She has acted as a consultant for youth ‘‘giving back’’ and helping promote an agenda General Pao was born December 8, 1929 in programs to the American Baptist Con- for the positive growth and development of our the Xiangkhuang Province of northeastern ferences, served on the Committee of Musi- youth, Ms. Boyd uses her many talents and Laos. He worked as a farmer in Laos until cians and Pastors for the African American skills to the benefit of the community. This in- Japanese forces occupied the region as part Hymnal, and was honored in 2009 as a Cal cludes freely sharing her time while she en- of the French Indo-China War. During the con- State East Bay Outstanding Alumnus and a courages their interests in careers in math, flict he fought alongside fellow Laotians to pro- Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and science and engineering and in their overall tect his country against the Japanese inva- the Choir Directors’ Organists’ Guild Work- success. sion. Following the war, Vang Pao continued shop, ‘‘Living Legend in Church Music.’’ It is my honor to recognize this accom- to serve in the army of the Kingdom of Laos Betty is a musical genius and giant. Her cre- plished woman and commend her many under the King of Laos. General Pao received the honored title of Phagna Norapramok, ative spirit soars. She has been an inspiration achievements. roughly translated as ‘‘Lord Protector of the to those whose lives she has touched, includ- f Country’’ from the last King of Laos, King ing myself. On behalf of the residents of Cali- DANIEL JOHN DENNEHY TRIBUTE Savang Vatthana. fornia’s 9th Congressional District, Ms. Betty During the 1960s and 1970s, General Pao Gadling, I salute you. Thank you for your ex- HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON led the Secret Army, during the Secret War, ceptional contributions to Allen Temple Baptist OF COLORADO where they fought against the Pathlet Lao and Church and to residents throughout the Bay IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the People’s Army of Vietnam to prevent the Area. I wish you and your loved ones all the Tuesday, February 8, 2011 spread of communism into Southeast Asia. best in this next chapter of life. General Pao commanded the Military Region f Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Two where he successfully fought to prevent honor the life of Daniel John Dennehy, of Del HONORING GWENDOLYN E. BOYD the capture of this region by the communist Norte, Colorado, who recently passed away. forces of the North Vietnamese Army. Addi- Daniel was a career sailor in the U.S. Navy, tionally, he was an ally of the Central Intel- HON. AL GREEN an avid outdoorsman and expert knife maker. ligence Agency and organized 39,000 guerrilla OF TEXAS A distinguished member of the United warriors to aid downed American pilots and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States armed forces, he joined the Navy at a defend American outposts from the enemy. young age and served in World War II, the Tuesday, February 8, 2011 After the war, General Pao emigrated to the Korean War, and Vietnam. He retired from ac- United States in May of 1975. He actively Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it tive duty in 1970 as a chief petty officer. worked to ensure the resettlement of hundreds was my privilege to have participated in the Daniel was known worldwide for his expert of thousands of Hmong and Lao immigrants in 22nd Delta Days, an annual Legislative Con- knowledge in the art of knife-making, and for America and to ensure equal rights for them. ference held in our Nation’s capital today by his highly coveted ‘‘Dan-D’’ knives. During Additionally he worked to help facilitate U.S.- the distinguished service organization, Delta World War II, he crafted and sold knives to Lao relationships and helped the Hmong com- Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Marines as they went into battle. Later in life munity embrace their new identity as Hmong- It is also my honor, during this Black History he started his own knife-making company, Americans. Month, to recognize a trailblazer in academia Dan-D knives. Dennehy’s knives are recog- General Vang Pao dedicated his life to fight and a role model for thousands of Black nized globally as top of the line outdoor and for freedom and democratic rights for all women, the Honorable Gwendolyn E. Boyd. tactical knives. They have been included in Southeast Asians. He relentlessly worked to Due to her accomplishments both in the class- national outdoor and sporting publications and improve the Hmong community and the world room and in the community, she was recently notable public figures such as Clint Eastwood, around him. General Vang Pao’s legacy will appointed by President Obama and confirmed Barry Goldwater and Steve Miller count them- not only be his leadership and accomplish- by the United States Senate as a Member of selves as Dan-D knife owners. Most impor- ments, but first and foremost, his service to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater tantly, his knives have been at the front lines his country and community. Scholarship and Excellence in Education of every conflict since World War II. Elite units Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor General Foundation. Ms. Boyd was sworn in to this po- to include Navy SEALS, Marine Force Recon Vang Pao for his service and dedication to the sition by Senator BARBARA MIKULSKI. and Army Special Forces rely on Dan-D United States and the Hmong community. I in- Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd is a native of knives for their durability and high quality con- vite my colleagues to join me in honoring Montgomery, Alabama. She was educated in struction. Major General Vang Pao.

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EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Radio. to honor and acknowledge Dr. Gary Jeffers as OF TEXAS Throughout his trailblazing career, Mr. he concludes his term of service as President IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Taliaferro has been a fearless leader and a of the Michigan Dental Association. bold advocate for numerous causes. He was After receiving an Artium Baccalaureatus Tuesday, February 8, 2011 president of the San Francisco chapter of the degree from Malone College in 1969, Gary Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. NAACP from 1968 to 1971, helped found the Jeffers went on, in 1971, to earn a Master of Mr. Speaker, February 17, 2011 marks the 9th National Association of Black Journalists in Science degree in Physiology and Pharma- Annual Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership 1975, and was honored by the San Francisco cology at Ohio University. He earned a Doctor Award luncheon. On this day, the award will Black Chamber of Commerce in 1994 with the of Dental Medicine degree at the University of be bestowed upon a dedicated leader in the Black Chamber Life Award. Additionally, due Pittsburgh in 1975. Dr. Jeffers pursued grad- Dallas community, Mr. Joel Allison. Mr. Allison to his tremendous efforts to help raise money uate training at the United States Navy Re- will be presented the award by Dr. Ann Stuart, for leukemia research, Mr. Taliaferro was gional Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, Chancellor and President of Texas Woman’s named board president of the Northern Cali- the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in University and the Bank of Texas. fornia Chapter of the Leukemia Society of Atlanta, Georgia and at Emory University. In 2002, the award was established in honor America from 1995 to 2000. Dr. Gary Jeffers was a member of the of notable Dallasite Virginia Chandler Dykes, a Among his many achievements, Mr. United States Navy Dental Corps from 1972 health care provider committed to professional Taliaferro has fostered a tremendous involve- ment in the arts. He led the San Francisco Art until 1979. He was employed as a Resident and civic achievements in her public service Commission for 16 years, was the Mayor’s Instructor at Emory University and then as a through helping others. Past award recipients Commissioner of the War Memorial Trustee Clinical Instructor at the University of Pitts- include: Kathleen Mason, 2010; Caroline Rose Board from 1992 to 2000, and served as burgh’s School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Jeffers Hunt, 2009; T. Boone Pickens, 2008; Lindalyn president of the Frederick Douglass Sympo- built a private practice of Oral and Maxillo- Adams, 2007; Dr. and Mrs. Kern Wildenthal, sium. He currently serves as a member of the facial Surgery in North Canton, Ohio before 2006; Gretchen Minyard Williams and J.L. Board of Governors of The Commonwealth joining the staff of the University of Detroit ‘‘Sonny’’ Williams, 2005; Geraldine ‘‘Tincy’’ Club of California. And, in addition to his tal- Mercy School of Dentistry in July 1985 where Miller, 2004; and Susan and Charles Cooper, ents as an orator, Mr. Taliaferro is an accom- he continues to be a Tenured Associate Pro- 2003. plished musician who conducted the ‘‘Ray Tal fessor. Mr. Allison has been with Baylor Health Chorale’’ and served as the music director of Prior to being elected as President of the Care System (BHCS) since 1993 and was Third Baptist Church. Michigan Dental Association, Dr. Jeffers promoted from Chief Operating Officer to In September of 2010, Mr. Taliaferro was a served on the MDA Board of Trustees as the Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Under his vi- recipient of another Hall of Fame honor trustee of the 18th district before serving as sionary leadership, Baylor remains as a trust- through the Newseum in Washington DC, and MDA president-elect and as vice president. ed health care system where patients can go in July of that year, the National Association of Having completed his term as President, he to receive safe, compassionate, quality health Black Journalists named ‘‘The Ray Taliaferro will continue to serve the MDA Board as past care. BHCS has been ranked by US News as Entrepreneurial Award of Excellence’’ in his president. one of the best hospitals in the country for honor. A life-long Democrat, and one of the Dr. Jeffers’ extensive involvement with the their care and treatment of kidney disorders, premier liberal talk show hosts in America, MDA and organized dentistry is evident in the gastroenterology, and their rehabilitation serv- Ray Taliaferro has long encouraged civic en- numerous committees and task forces on ices. gagement through astute political commentary. which he has served. These include the Ref- Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Mr. Allison for Furthermore, his strength of opinion and jour- erence Committee on Membership, Bylaws stellar leadership in the delivery of health care. nalistic passion continue to be a catalyst for and Dental Practice; Board Committee on Fi- Both he and Mrs. Dykes are a testament to community dialogue and healthy debate. nance, Board Planning Work Group for Stra- the types of role models who inspire us to give As we join in celebration of Mr. Taliaferro tegic Planning, and the Washington VIsitation our best in all that we do. and his fellow 2011 NABJ Hall of Fame in- team. In addition, Dr. Jeffers chaired the Com- f ductees, Ed Bradley, Eugene Robinson, Merri mittee on Governmental Affairs; MDA Insur- Dee and JC Hayward, we are reminded of the ance & Financial Group Endorsed Services HONORING RAFAEL ‘‘RAY’’ invaluable service that America’s journalistic Committee; and the MDA/MDAA and the TALIAFERRO community provides. What’s more, we cele- MDA/MDHA task forces. He is also a past brate the countless contributions that journal- president of the Detroit District Dental Society HON. BARBARA LEE ists of color continue to make in the dissemi- and has served the American Dental Associa- OF CALIFORNIA nation of news, the diversity of our media, and the history of our country. On behalf of Califor- tion in various capacities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Jeffers’ work outside the MDA bears ac- nia’s 9th Congressional District, Rafael ‘‘Ray’’ knowledgement. He is a licensing examiner for Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Taliaferro, we salute you. Thank you for your the North East Regional Board and spent four Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise continued service to the Bay Area community years serving on the Michigan Board of Den- today to honor the extraordinary journalistic and to our great nation. tistry. He also served as assistant to the Dean contributions of veteran KGO-AM radio jour- f of Legislative Affairs at UDM and instigated nalist Rafael ‘‘Ray’’ Taliaferro as he is in- COMMUNICATION FROM THE the dental school’s legislative activity on both ducted into the National Association of Black CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE the state and national level. During his tenure Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame. ON THE BUDGET REGARDING IN- at UDM, Dr. Jeffers spearheaded a proposal Renowned for his San Francisco Bay Area TERIM BUDGET ALLOCATION resulting in an important $2 million HUD con- 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. broadcast called, ‘‘The Early FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 FOR THE struction grant that was used to help relocate Show,’’ Ray Taliaferro has been a progressive COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIA- the dental school to its current facility. voice in lively, late-night discussions of polit- TIONS Mr. Speaker, as Dr. Gary Jeffers concludes ical, cultural and current events for the past 25 his term as President of the MDA I am re- years. Moreover, Mr. Taliaferro’s entire broad- minded of the words he spoke to first year casting career spans four decades, and he is HON. PAUL RYAN OF WISCONSIN dental students. These words bear remem- recognized as the first African-American talk IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bering; ‘‘Ethics is not something that is easily show host on a major market radio station in taught or learned. It comes from within your our nation’s history. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 heart and your soul.’’ Today, I ask my col- Born February 7, 1939, Mr. Taliaferro grew Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, pur- leagues to join me in honoring Dr. Gary Jef- up in the Hunters Point district of San Fran- suant to Section 3 of House Resolution 5 and

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Section 302(f) prohibits chuckle from even his fiercest opponents. As we celebrated the 100th birthday of the consideration of legislation inconsistent The first time I saw Ronald Reagan was at President Reagan this Sunday (or the 61st an- with the budgetary levels set forth in the budg- the 1968 Republican Convention in Miami niversary of his 39th birthday; he never et resolution and the accompanying report. Beach. Much to the dismay of my dyed-in-the- missed a chance to poke fun at his own age), For the Committee on Appropriations, the wool Democrat grandmother, I was there as a we should learn from The Great Communi- allocation for fiscal year 2011 is set at $1,055 proud Texas College Republican delegate. cator. billion in discretionary budget authority. He lost the nomination to Nixon, but I was Americans want to be talked to again, not This submission also includes language re- sold on Reagan from that moment on. pushed aside by a government that talks lated to Advance Appropriations as required Of course, I instantly like him for his auto- above them. In Reagan’s inaugural address by House Resolution 5. mobile of choice—a jeep. I drove the same he said, ‘‘It is time to check and reverse the If there are any questions on this interim al- kind and still do. He appealed to me and other growth of government which shows signs of location, please contact Paul Restuccia, Chief renegade conservatives my age, particularly having grown beyond the consent of the gov- Counsel of the Budget Committee. those of us in the yellow-dog South, because erned.’’ we were a herd without a shepherd. Back The Gipper was right then, and he is right ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE then, it was taboo to be a Republican in now. Happy birthday, Mr. President. COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Texas. But then, along came Reagan. We And that’s just the way it is. [In millions of dollars] were Reagan Republicans. Reagan cut the class warfare. He trans- f Fiscal year formed the ‘‘country-club GOP’’ image, and 2011 HONORING DR. JANET L. brought out of the shadows. It HOLMGREN Discretionary Action ...... BA ...... 1,054,684 was cool to be a conservative. He represented OT ...... 1,283,861 Current Law Mandatory ...... BA ...... 765,584 what Americans wanted—Democrats and Re- HON. BARBARA LEE OT ...... 755,502 publicans alike. He wasn’t the Grand Old OF CALIFORNIA Party leader; he was the people’s president. ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS Reagan’s tenure in the White House saw IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Section 3(e) of House Resolution 5 limits some of the most historic events in our coun- Tuesday, February 8, 2011 the amount and type of advance appropria- try and the world. His line, ‘‘Mr. Gorbachev, tions for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Under Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise tear down this wall,’’ will probably resonate for today to honor the extraordinary career of Dr. this section, advance appropriations for fiscal time immemorial. year 2012 are restricted to $28.852 billion for Janet L. Holmgren as she retires from over 20 Although criticized by his foes for being a years of transformative leadership as the the programs, projects, activities, or accounts Hollywood actor, Reagan masterfully engi- listed below. Advances for 2013 are listed president of my alma mater, Mills College, in neered a feat that so-called political experts Oakland, California. I can say with gratitude separately with the same cap of had little confidence could be accomplished— $28,852,000,000. Additional accounts are list- and admiration that, during her tenure, Presi- the end of the Cold War. dent Holmgren has propelled Mills into one of ed below for certain veterans programs which Within minutes of his swearing in, news the most respected and successful liberal arts are also specified in House Resolution 5. The broke in one of the most widely followed situa- colleges in the United States. section defines advance appropriations as any tions of that time. President Reagan an- In addition to increasing enrollment while si- new discretionary budget authority provided in nounced the Iran hostage crisis was over. The multaneously elevating the academic profile of a bill or joint resolution making general or con- Americans were coming home. Make no mis- the College, President Holmgren has created tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011 that take—the significance of his election was an a national model for women’s education and first becomes available for any fiscal year after intimidating and influential factor in their re- increased educational opportunities for a di- 2011. lease. Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year When the entire country was devastated by verse pool of talented women and men. 2012: Employment and Training Administra- the Challenger tragedy, Reagan addressed a Known for her thoughtful, strategic, creative tion; Office of Job Corps; Education for the grieving nation by giving one of his most and collaborative leadership ability, President Disadvantaged; School Improvement Pro- memorable and touching speeches. His ability Holmgren has been a staunch advocate for grams; Special Education; Career, Technical to heal the brokenhearted was more than an expanding educational access and student di- and Adult Education; Payment to Postal Serv- admired political attribute. He never talked versity. As one of the leading women’s col- ice; Tenant-based Rental Assistance; Project- above the people—always to the people. It leges in the country with an impressive roster based Rental Assistance. was what made him one of us. of innovative coed graduate programs, Mills is Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year And of course, there is his most beloved also considered one of the nation’s most di- 2013: The Corporation for Public Broad- legacy. He single handedly made the jelly verse selective liberal arts colleges. casting. bean a national treasure. Reflecting the renowned multiculturalism of Other Allowable Accounts Receiving Ad- Reagan never took himself too seriously. the surrounding Oakland area and the entire vance Appropriations: Department of Veterans Even when his own life was on the line, the 9th Congressional District, the Mills College Affairs for the Medical Services; Medical Sup- leader of the free world was cracking jokes. undergraduate student population comprises port and Compliance; Medical Facilities Ac- On his way into emergency surgery after the 39 percent students of color, and is instructed counts of the Veterans Health Administration. 1981 assassination attempt, he looked up at by a teaching community that is 25 percent faculty of color (A large jump compared to 21 f the surgeons and said, ‘‘I hope you are all Re- publicans.’’ percent students of color and 5 percent faculty LESSONS RONALD REAGAN While he was a one-of-a kind politician—the of color in 1991). President Holmgren has also TAUGHT US Everyman of our time. He was a ‘‘pull yourself been a highly effective fundraiser, enabling up by the boot straps’’ kind of guy. Mills to grow its endowment to $175 million. HON. TED POE From union halls to country clubs, everyone The College’s most recent capital campaign, OF TEXAS felt like Reagan was one of them. Being an ending in 2004, exceeded its $100 million goal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American meant something to him. He was by $32 million. And in the 2008–2009 fiscal unabashedly unapologetic for our country’s year, Mills raised over $18 million in crucial Tuesday, February 8, 2011 success. funding. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, liberals He was the great defender of capitalism. In the past decade alone, President loathed him. Conservatives idolized him. The Reaganomics was hailed ingenious by the Holmgren’s funding initiatives have resulted in middle overwhelmingly loved him. He charmed supply-side, pro-growth economists and harsh- over $100 million of capital improvements, in- America. His knack to connect was unmistak- ly criticized as ‘‘voodoo’’ by the big govern- cluding facilities to house the School of Edu- able. And although many have tried to rep- ment crowd. cation (offering Mills’ first doctoral degree) and

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Additional Cosponsors: Page S629 February 10, 2011. (For Senate’s program, see the re- Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on Pages S629–34 page S635.) Additional Statements: Pages S628–29 Committee Meetings Amendments Submitted: Pages S634–35 Privileges of the Floor: Page S635 (Committees not listed did not meet) Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. BUSINESS MEETING (Total—14) Page S626 Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- reported an original bill entitled, ‘‘Airport and Air- journed at 11:17 a.m., until 4 p.m. on Thursday, way Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011’’. h House of Representatives National Council on the Arts—Reappointment: Chamber Action Read a letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 45 pub- Leader, in which she reappointed the Honorable lic bills, H.R. 519–563; 2 private bills, H.R. Betty McCollum to the National Council on the 564–565; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 23–24; H. Arts. Page H527 Con. Res. 14; and H. Res. 72, 74–77, were intro- Board of Trustees of the Congressional Hunger duced. Pages H549–51 Fellows Program—Reappointment: Read a letter Additional Cosponsors: Pages H553–54 from Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: which she reappointed Mr. James P. McGovern of H. Res. 72, directing certain standing committees Worcester, MA to the Board of Trustees of the Con- to inventory and review existing, pending, and pro- gressional Hunger Fellows Program. Page H527 posed regulations and orders from agencies of the House Democracy Partnership—Appointments: Federal Government, particularly with respect to Read a letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority their effect on jobs and economic growth (H. Rept. Leader, in which she appointed the following Mem- 112–6) and bers to the House Democracy Partnership: Rep- H. Res. 73, providing for consideration of the res- resentatives Price (NC), Capps, Holt, Schwartz, olution (H. Res. 72) directing certain standing com- Payne, Farr, Ellison, Hirono, and Roybal-Allard. mittees to inventory and review existing, pending, Page H527 and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission—Ap- the Federal Government, particularly with respect to pointment: Read a letter from Representative their effect on jobs and economic growth (H. Rept. Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she appointed the 112–7). Page H549 Honorable Silvestre Reyes to the Ronald Reagan Suspension—Failed: The House failed to agree to Centennial Commission. Page H527 suspend the rules and pass the following measure: Recess: The House recessed at 3:12 p.m. and recon- Extending expiring provisions of the USA PA- vened at 6:30 p.m. Page H527 TRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of Publication of Committee Rules: Agreed by unan- 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Pre- imous consent that the chair of each committee be vention Act of 2004: H.R. 514, to extend expiring permitted to submit their respective committee rules provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and for publication in the Congressional Record and that Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Re- the chair of the Committee on the Budget be per- form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating mitted to submit material related to the budget to access to business records, individual terrorists as process for publication in the Congressional Record. agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until Page H528 December 8, 2011, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 277 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Eu- yeas to 148 nays, Roll No. 26. Pages H520–27, H527–28 rope—Appointments: The Chair announced the

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Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on the Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up H.R. 5, Help Ef- Impact of the Health Care Law on the Economy, Employ- ficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare ers, and the Workforce, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. (HEALTH) Act of 2011; and to consider the Committee’s Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on En- Oversight Plan, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. ergy and Power, hearing on the Energy Tax Prevention Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Act of 2011, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. committee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Subcommittee on Health, hearing on a measure to Public and Private Programs, hearing on State and Mu- amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to nicipal Debt: The Coming Crisis? 9:30 am., 210–HVC. modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion serv- Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ‘‘Buried in ices under such Act, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn. Paperwork a 1099 Update,’’ 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee Capital Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ‘‘GSE Reform: Immediate Steps to Protect Tax- committee on Aviation, to continue hearings on Federal payers and End the Bailout,’’ 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. Aviation Administration Reauthorization: Stakeholders, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Tech- 10:15 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. nology, hearing entitled ‘‘Can Monetary Policy Really Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. hearing on alleged viola- Create Jobs?’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. tions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Committee on Foreign Affairs, to meet for organizational 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon. purposes, followed by a hearing on Recent Developments Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the status of in Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for U.S. Policy and the President’s trade policy agenda, 10 a.m., 1100 Long- Allies in the Broader Middle East, Part 1, 10 a.m., 2172 worth. Rayburn. Subcommittee on Social Security, to meet for organiza- Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Un- tional purposes, 3 p.m., 1105 Longworth. derstanding the Homeland Threat Landscape—Consider- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to meet for or- ations for the 112th Congress,’’ 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. ganizational purposes, 2 p.m., 304–HVC.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4 p.m., Thursday, February 10 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 9

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following morning business. suspensions: (1) S. 188—A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the ‘‘John M. Roll United States Courthouse’’ and (2) H.R. ll.—To secure the return to the United States the $179 million overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund as of De- cember 31, 2009, and for other purposes.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Frank, Barney, Mass., E152 McKeon, Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’, Calif., E145 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E143 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E148 Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E144 Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E164 Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E165 Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E151, E158 Graves, Sam, Mo., E145, E149, E150, E151, E152, E153, Miller, George, Calif., E149 Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E148, E149 E157, E158 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E144 Carson, Andre´, Ind., E152, E153 Green, Al, Tex., E166 Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E149 Cassidy, Bill, La., E144 Grijalva, Rau´ l M., Ariz., E143 Poe, Ted, Tex., E168 Castor, Kathy, Fla., E150 Guinta, Frank C., N.H., E145 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E157 Hastings, Doc, Wash., E153 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E149 Costa, Jim, Calif., E150 Heinrich, Martin, N.M., E152 Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E167 Denham, Jeff, Calif., E166 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E160, E165, E167, E169 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E151 Dingell, John D., Mich., E149 King, Peter T., N.Y., E160 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E157 Farr, Sam, Calif., E158 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E143, E158, E159 Tipton, Scott R., Colo., E159, E159, E160, E164, E165, Filner, Bob, Calif., E160 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E159, E164, E165, E167, E168 E165, E166 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E149 McCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E167 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E152, E157

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