H324 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 15, 2006 people to petition the government is make sure that they get the biggest making sure that we have the kinds of hardly a solution to this much more se- bang for their tax dollar. innovation that the President spoke rious and pervasive problem. I think it is important to point out, about, Mr. Speaker; making sure that If we are inclined to improve condi- Mr. Speaker, that we are having some the veterans do not have to pay a high- tions we should give serious consider- real financial issues right now. Some er co-payment for health insurance ation to the following policy reforms, may say on the majority side, and I do that we promised them as a country. reforms the American people who cher- respect the members on the majority We salute one flag right now, Mr. ish liberty would enthusiastically sup- side, and I know that there are a few Speaker, not because of coincidence. port. Let us have no more No Child members on the majority side that feel Because individuals have died for that Left Behind legislation. Let us have no the way we feel here on the minority opportunity. We have individuals that more prescription drugs programs. No side, on the Democratic side of the have served and served in many thea- more undeclared wars. No more nation aisle, that we have to get our fiscal ters to make sure that we can salute building. No more acting as the world house in order. And we are not there one flag, and the bottom line is we policeman. No more deficits. No more yet. I can say here boldly and honestly should not turn our backs on those in- excessive spending everywhere. No that we are not there. dividuals. more political and partisan resolutions There are a number of third-party What Mr. RYAN and I are going to designed to embarrass those who may validators that are talking about the talk about in this 30-Something hour is well have legitimate and honest dis- fiscal irresponsibility on the majority the tax on corruption, the corruption agreements with current policy. No in- side and by this President that has put tax that the American people have to ferences that disagreeing with policy is this country in financial jeopardy. You pay and the American children have to unpatriotic or disloyal to the country. have individuals saying we want to cut pay, and men and women that have No more pretense of budget reforms the deficit in half, but, meanwhile, worn a uniform have to pay. while ignoring off-budget spending in back at the ranch, they want to borrow Guess what? It is not just Democrats. the ever-growing 14 appropriations from countries like China. They want It is not just Republicans. It is not just bills. to borrow from countries like Saudi independents. It is the American peo- Cut funding for corporate welfare, Arabia and give those countries a piece ple. It is not just the folks that vote. It foreign aid, international NGOs, de- of the American pie, Mr. Speaker. is not just the folks that do not vote. It fense contractors, the military indus- I think it is important that in the is not the folks who are seeking status trial complex, and rich corporate farm- last hour, when we talked about inno- that have green cards in this country ers before cutting welfare for the poor vation, we talked about putting Amer- that are legally here. It is happening at home. No more unconstitutional in- ica first. We talked about not cutting right now. trusions into the privacy of law-abid- student loans to everyday Americans. Mr. Speaker and Mr. RYAN, I just ing American citizens. Reconsider the We talked about assisting that next want to say before I yield, I feel good hysterical demands for security over generation and the generations that we about the fact that we were talking liberty by curtailing the ever-expand- expect to be able to stand up and make about the K Street Project 2 years ago. ing oppressive wars on drugs, tax viola- this and continue to make this country Night after night, week after week, we tors and gun ownership. free and put us ahead as it relates to talked about it. We were honest and Finally, why not try something novel inventions, as it relates to innovation. upfront with the American people that like having Congress act as an inde- We are talking about on this side of something was fundamentally wrong pendent and equal branch of govern- the aisle, Mr. Speaker, that we em- when you have a K Street Project, talk ment? Restore the principle of the sep- brace and we appreciate our troops and about it, put a press release out about aration of powers so that we can per- our veterans. But, meanwhile, in the it, about how we have this relationship form our duty to provide checks and President’s budget, it talks about cuts with the special interests. balances on an executive branch and an in veterans affairs. It talks about high- What about a relationship with the accommodating judiciary that spies on er co-payments for veterans. American people, Mr. Speaker? So now Americans, glorifies the welfare state, I must say, Mr. Speaker, I am a Dem- we have a lobbyist here in this town fights undeclared wars, and enor- ocrat, but guess what? I represent Re- that has admitted to guilt, Mr. RYAN, mously increases the national debt. publicans, Independents, green party, that has said, I have broken the law. Congress was not meant to be a rub- and Democrats back in my district; We do not have to have a trial because ber stamp. It is time for a new direc- and they feel the way that I do. the evidence is so strong. We do not tion. I have not had one constituent say, have to have a jury pool. We do not f Congressman, I want you to go to have to have people come in and waste Washington, D.C., and make sure that 6 months of their lives on a jury pool 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP you borrow as much money as possible and a jury selection. I will admit to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. so that I can pay it back with interest. guilt. CONAWAY). Under the Speaker’s an- Congressman, I want you to go to Days after this particular lobbyist nounced policy of January 4, 2005, the Washington, D.C., and be irresponsible said, I am guilty, I am willing to help gentleman from Florida (Mr. MEEK) is with my tax dollars and make sure the government in seeking out those recognized for 60 minutes. that we do not have accountability as Members that were part of this. Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it it relates to unbid contracts. Congress- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Would the gen- is an honor to come and address the man, I want you to look the other way tleman yield? U.S. House of Representatives. I want when it comes down to making sure Mr. MEEK of Florida. I am closing in to thank Democratic Leader NANCY that you have the proper oversight so a minute, Mr. RYAN, because we have PELOSI and our Democratic Whip, Mr. that we do not have this culture of cor- been talking about this. I admit to STENY HOYER, and also our chairman, ruption, cronyism and incompetence guilt, and I am willing to help the gov- Mr. JAMES CLYBURN, and I think it is that we are seeing on the majority side ernment. All of a sudden, all of a sud- also Mr. LARSON who is our vice chair, and in the White House right now. den, Mr. Speaker, the Republican ma- and the rest of the ranking members I think it is very, very important, jority says, you know, we are done. The and other members of the Democratic Mr. Speaker, the perception that the K Street Project is no longer in exist- Caucus. American people and the reality that ence. As a matter of fact, this little Mr. Speaker, an hour ago we were they are seeing right now. This is not thing that we call K Street, what are talking about the issues of fiscal re- the Kendrick Meek or the 30-Some- you talking about? I do not know what sponsibility. We were talking about thing or the Tim Ryan report. This is you are talking about. We are just trying to make sure that the American what is being printed every day in the going to rip it up. It is not anything taxpayer gets what they deserve out of papers. that we really care about. We are going this government, this government that It is not that the Congress is taking to do away with that. they have elected to come to Wash- a bold step to make sure that the chil- It is almost like, as I would say, Mr. ington, D.C., to represent them, to dren of America have what they need; RYAN, and as I will yield to you, the

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With interest I b 2230 on right now is what is going on with must add, and I will tell you that it is Mr. RYAN of Ohio. You are exactly the interest on the debt. The Nation’s very, very unfortunate when we tell right, and it is that. It is the cost of debt is now over $8 trillion with a T, children who want free and reduced the American people of the kind of cor- and the interest in the 2007 President’s lunch that we cannot do what they ruption that is inherent in this system budget, the interest alone is almost need us to do. today as the Republicans run the two-hundred-and-twenty-some billion I think also what is wrong is when we House and the Senate and the White dollars out of this budget. Now, when tell veterans that they have to pay House. you look and you compare what we higher copayments because we do not Let me just say this so we are clear. have to pay in interest on the debt have the money to be able to assist After record profits had been earned by compared to what we are paying for them in their health care. the oil industry, they received in the education or homeland security or vet- I think another thing that is wrong, energy bill $12 billion in corporate wel- erans, it is totally and utterly dis- when we tell individuals that pay taxes fare, but nothing is done by this Con- proportionate to the kind of invest- every day, that we cannot assist them gress to address lowering gas prices or ments we need to be making, because as it relates to innovation and finding home heating oil. this money, and on the chart here, we other opportunities to be able to find Now, Halliburton, the former com- are borrowing this money from the alternative fuel to fuel their vehicles pany of Vice President CHENEY, got bil- Japanese government. We are bor- or home. lions of dollars in no-bid contracts, and rowing the money from the Chinese I think it is also a travesty when we they have since been fined $2 million Government. We are borrowing the have no-bid contracts. Time after time for over charging the government and money from OPEC countries. again, reports are released here in are suspected of costing the govern- We are ceding our country away to Washington, D.C., on how we failed the ment $1.4 billion. Halliburton has been these other foreign interests, and at American people domestically and how the same time, we are asking Japan fined for basically stealing the tax- we failed the American people as it re- and China to borrow money because we payers’ money. lates to their U.S. tax dollars overseas do not have enough because we are giv- The oil industry is getting $12 billion as its relates to the war. There are bil- ing out corporate subsidies to the oil in subsidies, and nothing is being done lions of dollars that are unaccounted companies and corporate welfare to the to lower Mom and Dad or Grandma or for and that cannot be attached to pharmaceutical companies. While we Grandpa’s gas cost, and the top Medi- what its purpose was supposed to be in are doing that, we have to go and bor- care administrator, Tom Scully, nego- Iraq. row the money from the Chinese gov- tiated to get a lobbying job at the same This is not fiction. This is fact, and ernment, and then we have to borrow it time he was negotiating the Medicare tomorrow night and I want to say this from the OPEC countries, and as we prescription drug bill, which helped to the staff and make sure that the showed before earlier, an hour or so companies more than it helped senior rest of the 30 Somethings hear, we ago, the Chinese Government is taking citizens. You say corruption tax, and want to talk a little bit about what this money, they are lending it to us, that is what I mean. Tit-for-tat, tax- happened to the other $9 billion U.S. collecting the interest and investing payer pays for it. Corporate welfare to tax dollars in Iraq. We both serve on that money in the training of engineers the oil industries, nothing to lower gas to the tune of 600,000 engineers that the Committee on Armed Services and prices, citizens pay that corruption they are going to train next year while I think it is important that the Amer- tax. we are training 70. ican people know. It is unacceptable, Mr. MEEK of Florida. This is reality. That really is the bottom line, that unacceptable for us to do or for the Re- It is not something that you are mak- these kind of decisions are leading and publican majority to do what they ing up. This is reality for individuals costing. They are leading to enormous have done as it relates to a lack of that may be hard core supporters of problems for our country, and they are oversight. the majority; that is fine. I am a sup- costing us a lot of money. They are I think it is important that we talk a porter of the American people. We are really beginning, I think, to push the little bit more about innovation and not here on behalf of party. We are burden down on to the next generation. our plans to move America forward, here on behalf of the American people. We cannot continue to sustain the kind but I want to make sure that the Mr. RYAN of Ohio. There have been a of deficits that we are running. The American people and the Republican few Members who I consider very good next year or 2007 year’s budget deficit side know, the Members on the other friends on the other side of the aisle is projected at over $400 billion, $400 side of the aisle know, here is our plan who have over the past few weeks and billion, and that is unacceptable while right here. This is a summary of our few months have really come out and we are giving the oil industry $12 bil- plan. It is on the Web site, said we have got to get rid of the cor- lion and $16 billion to the energy indus- housedemocrats.gov, very simple. It is porate welfare, we do have to make try, and we are giving to the tune of not a secret. It has been there for a these changes, we do have to get rid of $50, $60, $70 billion to the health care long time. The only reason why it is the things that are going on with the industry in subsidies. there in the Web site, and the only rea- oil industry. It is a coincidence, or maybe it is son why we have it in legislative bills, The problem is, is they are just a not, that the oil industry’s profits are Mr. Speaker, is the fact that we cannot handful of those people, and the rest going through the roof. So it begs the move innovation. are putting the kibosh on the minority question, why are we subsidizing them? Let us talk about innovation for a of the minority of the minority of the The energy companies, profits going minute because I want to make sure we Republican party, just like they are up, subsidizing them, too. Pharma- do not fake anyone out and have folks doing to the Democrats. ceutical companies, profits through the confused. Innovation means we are Mr. MEEK of Florida. These will be roof, subsidize them, too. This is pay- committed to making sure this genera- the very Members that if the American to-play in Washington, D.C., and all tion and future generations are ready people allow us to lead, that what you the while, it is happening at the ex- to lead in the way that the past gen- are talking about, would be a bad chap- pense of average people. All this is hap- eration has done and this present gen- ter in American history. Well, we can pening at the cost of the American peo- eration are trying to do right now. put this country on the right track ple. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Can I say some- that will partner with us in a bipar- There is a corruption tax. There is a thing? There has been this whole dis- tisan spirit, and all it takes, and you K Street tax to average people who are cussion over the last 10 or 15 years, and

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John Chambers, president and brutal competition that we are facing. ernment cannot solve all the problems CEO of Cisco Systems, Incorporated: I have an opportunity to spend 2 weeks nor should it, and we understand the ‘‘The Innovation Agenda focuses on the in China in August, but the brutal private sector can solve a lot of these right issues for building on our Na- competition that we must face in order problems, but there are areas where tion’s competitiveness, from investing to continue to lead the world because the two need to work together. That is in basic R&D, expanding science and we cannot have a tier one military what we are talking about with The In- math education and broadband infra- with a tier two economy. And you want novation Agenda. structure, to creating a globally com- to maintain your superiority in the A lot of the recommendations that petitive business environment. This world, you better have a tier one mili- we have here are coming from CEOs, agenda thoughtfully addresses how tary, and if you want a tier one mili- Republicans, who are saying this is government can best play a role in im- tary, you better have a tier one econ- what we do, and if you look at the his- proving our economic competitiveness omy. If you want to have a tier one tory of the country, railroads, the by focusing on innovation. I look for- economy, you better make the kind of space program, the interstate highway, ward to working with both sides of the investments that the Democratic National Institutes of Health research aisle to implement these laudable Party wants to make in order to start and development that has been going goals.’’ evening out some of these numbers so on for years and years, National b 2245 we have job growth in the United Science Foundation, they are critical. States, so we are filling the need and Universities are government. They are That is the CEO of Cisco Systems. filling that pool of well-educated, publicly funded, publicly subsidized, And then we have the managing di- skilled workers that companies need. and they are doing all kinds of research rector of Federal Government Affairs Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, for all kinds of really good causes. for Microsoft saying, ‘‘At Microsoft Mr. RYAN knows he had me at hello on So we have a responsibility here, and Technology we are committed to all of that. our responsibility is to take the changing the world through innovative When he says Mr. MEEK, he is really public’s tax dollars here that they give technology; and in order to fulfill that talking to the Republican majority. I us and spend it wisely and spend it in commitment we need a pool of well- will say to my colleagues, because I a way that there is accountability. educated, skilled workers. We ask Con- want to be sure that they have good Now, $9 billion lost in Iraq is not ac- gress to give these issues serious con- and accurate information from third- countability. Borrowing from the Chi- sideration and support.’’ party validators, they can go to nese and the OPEC countries and the We need a pool of skilled workers, www.HouseDemocrats.gov/30something Japanese governments to fund our defi- American skilled workers, and we need and you can get the charts, get what cits, that is not accountability. That is to increase it. Our innovation agenda Mr. RYAN is talking about. reckless fiscal policy, and it prevents calls for 100,000 new scientists and engi- Most of these people that are third- us from investing in the kind of inno- neers over the course of the next 4 party innovators as relates to innova- vation that we want to invest into. years and putting broadband in every tion, they can care less who says that That is the cost to the country of this household in the country in the next 5 we brought innovation into the United nonsense that is going on down here, years. And we probably could do it States again, that we are investing in $400 billion deficits, and we are spend- quicker, but we have this tremendous innovation. They just want it to hap- ing $16 billion in corporate welfare to trade deficit and budget deficit here in pen. These individuals are Republicans, subsidize the oil industry? $400 billion the United States that will not allow Independents and Democrats that are projected deficit for 2007, and we give it us to do it because of the reckless fis- begging us to give them the workforce in a giveaway to the pharmaceutical cal policies of the Republican Party that they need. They want to hire the companies? That is irresponsible fiscal that run the House, the Senate and the American worker. They want to make policy because we do not have the White House. sure that local communities and States money to give them in the first place. Mr. Speaker, this is what we are have the kind of economy that they I will stand up here if we had the competing with. China is going to need. I think it is important. money and make the argument that we produce 600,000 engineers next year; Mr. Speaker, it goes a little deeper. still should not give it to them, but we India, 350,000 engineers next year; the This is not just about one or two peo- are borrowing money that we do not United States of America, Mr. Speaker, ple and the decisions they are making. have to give to people that do not need 70,000 engineers next year. That is un- I have a real problem, and I do not it. That would be like giving Bill Gates acceptable. want to change the channel here, but I a tax cut. We have given Bill Gates a And I recognize that they have larger have a real problem with the fact that tax cut, too. We are giving people populations than we do, but when we it is so easy for the Republican major- money that we do not have and they do have many of our school districts that ity to abuse not only the spirit of the not need it, and it is coming at the ex- have 70 or 80 percent of the kids living rules in the House of Representatives pense of things and investment in tech- in poverty, we are never going to be but also when we start dealing with the nology, and innovation is a part of able to catch this number because we Constitution of the United States. this. do not have enough players on the We had a budget reconciliation vote I just want to read a couple of quotes field. This is a broad approach that the that came up here, I do not know, because the 30 Somethings are all Democratic Party has. maybe three or four times, not because about the third party validator. There Our friends on the other side of the the Members did not show up to vote, may be some people who say, well, aisle, and many of them are very dear it is because the Members did not want there goes the Democrats, there goes friends, they have been in charge of to vote on budget reconciliation that the 30 Somethings, they are the on the this House since 1994, and we have the cut student aid and that will bring floor, they do not have any solution. highest budget deficits that we have about the kind of innovation that Mr. What are they talking about? This is a ever had in the history of the country. RYAN is talking about, that cut free third party validator about our Innova- They have had to pass a debt limit in- and reduced lunch, that directed the tion Agenda that Leader PELOSI came crease five times since President Bush Veterans Affairs Committee to make up with. has been in office. millions of dollars in cuts in veterans Mr. MEEK of Florida. This is good, Mr. MEEK of Florida. And they want affairs over a period of years, that did third party validator outside of the po- to do it again. a lot of other things, that gave give- litical process. They do not carry a Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And they are aways to the oil industry. They did not voting card here in the U.S. House. going for number six. want to vote on it. They are not a stakeholder. The only We need to get the fiscal house in I remember we were on this floor on stake that they hold is having Ameri- order and start making targeted in- the eve of I believe it was veterans’

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Only the recipients it, leave here and march in a parade curity and make sure that it is sound of corruption, cronyism and incom- and someone may holler out, congress- and solid for generations even beyond petence are the cheerleaders for that man, congresswoman, how can you the 40 years it will be solvent, and kind of activity. march with the veterans here, waving a maybe we need to look at health care Mr. RYAN, they would not even come flag, talking about I am with you all and not this health savings plan be- up to the 1 percent of Americans that the way; meanwhile, you voted with cause we already know that does not have benefited from the bad policies your colleagues on the Republican side work. Let us look at some of the Demo- that the majority side has put forward. that closed our clinic. They just could cratic alternatives and let us have a I can tell you right, and the record re- not do it. conference report, let us have a bipar- flects and it reflects in the President’s So now we are in a situation when we tisan conference report that we actu- budget of who is on the side and who talk about respect for the way we do ally invite Democrats to participate in. they are standing up for in that budget. business, the President signed the Mr. Speaker, we have legislation In that budget, they are cutting vet- budget reconciliation bill that was not right now that the first time that the erans affairs. In that budget, they are identical. Let me go back to Govern- ranking members, and I want to break cutting student aid. In that budget, ment 101 here. They have to be iden- this down so we all understand, the they are giving tax giveaways to the tical pieces of legislation between the ranking members who are the lead individuals that are on K Street, obvi- House and Senate for the President of Democrats on the committee, see for ously that have access to this adminis- the United States to sign. the first time a bound bill, this wide, tration and to the majority. Mr. RYAN, you remember the old car- this thick, coming to the floor and it is So I would say this. The record toon, I am just a bill, I am on Capitol their first time seeing it. That is not speaks to what we are sharing with the Hill. It talked about going from com- because they decided to sit in their of- Members. The record speaks to the fact mittee to committee, and you pass the fice and eat pecans, but because they that we on this side, without one Re- House and go to the Senate or you were not told where negotiations were publican vote, Mr. Speaker, not one. start in the Senate and go to the taking place. One would think maybe two might House, and then you go to the Presi- There are a lot of rooms in this Cap- have said I am going to vote to balance dent of the United States. One bill, itol, and I think it is important that the budget. A big fat zero. My 8-year- same language, identical, side by side. we spend a lot of time, not some time, old and my 11-year-old can understand You cannot have language in one bill but a lot of time letting the American what a zero is. Not one. For anyone to that says one thing and have a budget people know that here on the Demo- come to the floor and say the Demo- that says something else. Not one line, cratic side of the aisle we have history crats want such and such, let me tell you, we cannot do anything but raise not one word can be different. The on our side in balancing the budget. We the question and put pressure on the President and the administration that have history on our side in making we know, and we are going to get into majority side to do the right thing. sure that we have a very strong U.S. We said there could be a 9/11 Commis- this tomorrow night, and like I said, I economy where everyone shares in it, sion. The Republicans did not want it. challenge the majority side to try to go everyone makes money. Small busi- The American people joined in us. in the bathroom and look in the mirror nesses are able to do what they have to We said there should be a national and say, ‘‘I can go out there and say do, and making sure that we have in- strategy on homeland security and we this is right.’’ We are 110 percent right tegrity in a government that people should have a department addressing on this, just like we were right on the know when they pay their taxes that the issues of homeland security. Re- K Street Project. We are talking fact those dollars are going in the right publicans did not want it. The Amer- here. place. We balanced the budget. ican people joined with us, and we have The President signed a bill that I challenge the Republican majority a Department of Homeland Security. many have said is unconstitutional. It to say the same thing. Not that we cut We said we need to come to Wash- is not an identical bill. All of us know it in half or took a quarter of it. That ington, DC, and deal with body armor it. The issue about secrecy and mis- is not what we did. We balanced the on behalf of the troops in Iraq. The Re- leading the public is becoming an ev- budget with surpluses as far as the eye publicans said they have their armor. eryday occurrence here in Washington, could see. Donald Rumsfeld came down from the DC. I challenge the Republican side to Department of Defense and said we I think it is fundamentally wrong for come with one proposal and say any have a strategy, we have a plan. Oil is us to salute one flag, believe in the time in the history of the Republic going to pay for the war. All of these bedrock of a Constitution and to allow that they have done that, period dot. things that we now know are incorrect. individuals that are in control now to That is just the bottom line. History We said it, and then the Republican say a couple of words are different and speaks to it, the CONGRESSIONAL majority started responding to it. there is more money here than there, RECORD speaks to it, and the Congres- I can tell you in this case, as it re- what is the big deal. I signed it, it is sional Budget Office speaks to it. lates to fiscal responsibility, the record done, we are in control, and who is It is not the Kendrick Meek Report does not reflect a past history of this going to question us, Mr. Speaker. or the Tim Ryan Report. We are not Republican majority doing the right They say, who is going to call us before here to entertain the Congress. We are thing and balancing the budget. the committee and say, excuse me, who here to make sure that these individ- is going to send subpoenas to the White uals that are in control on the major- b 2300 House and say, did you know these ity side understand that we mean seri- We didn’t say that we were going to bills were not identical? Who is going ous business about saving this country cut the budget in half. We said, we’ll to call in the leadership of the House not on behalf of Republicans or Demo- balance the budget. And we did. We and Senate and say, how could you do crats or Independents but on behalf of have an innovation agenda, if given the something when you knew they were the American people. opportunity, and we invite our Repub- not identical bills? Well, it is not a big Are we passionate? You are doggone lican friends that are over there, that a deal because they are in charge. right we are passionate. We are pas- few of them think the way we think, Mr. Speaker, if the American people sionate for all of the right reasons. We move with us in moving this agenda to- were to bring about the kind of para- are not here arguing on behalf of some- gether. We are talking about all of the digm shift that this country deserves one who said let us just talk about good stuff that the American people in the next election, my goodness, it things are bad because we need to are asking for, Mr. RYAN. They are ask- will take up a lot of time here in Con- make up some kind of story because we ing for creating an educated, skilled gress to be able to fix what is broken. want to be in control of the U.S. Con- workforce in the areas of science, Maybe the Republican majority may gress. This is fact. This is fact. math, engineering and information say we need to start working on a bi- I do not care if you have a club of technology. They are asking for an in- partisan basis and start working with hard-core individuals saying that I vestment as it relates to Federal re- the Democrats on some of these issues. want to support corruption, cronyism search and development initiatives in

VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:40 Nov 16, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORDCX\T37X$J0E\H15FE6.REC H15FE6 CCOLEMAN on PROD1PC71 with CONG-REC-ONLINE H328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 15, 2006 promoting public-private partnerships. ments. That is 2004, vote number 534, have several other examples on that We are saying that we want every basically saying, we need to put a sys- chart. American to have access to affordable tem in place to make sure that this Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I want to talk broadband. That is making sure that Congress doesn’t just spend money about how the veterans could be they have access to the Internet, mak- recklessly like they are doing now. helped. ing sure their children have access, $9 billion lost in Iraq. Mr. MEEK of Florida. We don’t want seniors and every household can afford $16 billion to the energy companies, to hold the veterans off. But what I it. What is the deal about saying, some the oil industry in particular, the most want to just say real quick, Mr. RYAN, people can afford it, some people can’t? profitable industry in the world right $1 million a day would be able to solve We are a country. We are not a bunch now. many issues in the gulf coast right now of individuals. And we are saying that Billions upon billions upon billions of of individuals who are homeless. We we will achieve energy independence in dollars to the pharmaceutical industry are evicting individuals out of tem- developing emerging technology and in corporate welfare. And we are not porary housing at this point and mak- clean substantive alternatives to balancing the budget. We are taking ing them homeless. Not people over- strengthen national security and pro- the money again and we are borrowing seas, not folks in Iraq, people that pay tect our environment, not within 20 it. We are borrowing money we don’t taxes every day here in the United years, not within 50 years, not within have and we are giving it to people who States. They are in Mississippi. They 100 years. We are talking about 10 have a lot of money. are in Alabama. They are definitely in Louisiana. They are in Texas. They are years, Mr. Speaker. It can happen. This is the interest payments that we in places that are a part of this coun- We know together, Mr. RYAN, in are making in the red. This is the in- America, we can do better. We are will- vestments that we are making in edu- try. We are telling them that we can’t ing to partner with the American peo- cation, homeland security and vet- do it. We have individuals that come to the ple like we have done before. But I can erans. floor, Mr. RYAN, saying we have got to Mr. MEEK, I know we are beginning tell you right now, Mr. RYAN, this Re- wean the American people off the Fed- to wrap up and work our way out here, publican majority, they didn’t get it 10 eral tax dollar. We need to wean the years ago, they are not getting it now, but I just want to share this with the special interests and irresponsibility and they won’t get it tomorrow. Speaker and the Members of Congress. and the corruption tax that we are put- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. As you were talk- What else could the government do if ting on the backs of Americans. We are ing about, the Democrats have a his- we weren’t so far in debt and had to putting a heavy corruption tax on the tory of balancing budgets in this pay all this interest? backs of Americans. I just want to say Chamber. In 1993, without one Repub- Mr. MEEK of Florida. I think that is this out loud because I want to make lican vote, the Democrats balanced the important, Mr. RYAN. sure, Mr. Speaker, that the Members budget and it was signed into law by Mr. RYAN of Ohio. It is an important know. I want them to see this ball President Clinton, led to great sur- answer. What else could the govern- coming and it is not a softball. It is a pluses, the greatest expansion in the ment do with the interest the country baseball. We are going to talk about history of the country and created over pays every day on the publicly held this corruption tax and we are going to 20 million jobs. debt? We could invest $1 million a day, talk about it and we are going to talk Now, the Democrats have tried, while Mr. MEEK, in every single congres- about it and we are going to point out we have been down here, to try to get sional district. Every district. So at to the Members what it is costing the our friends on the Republican aisle to the end of the year, you would have American people. We are going to point show some fiscal discipline, to show a $365 million to invest into your con- out to the Members what it is costing little bit of fiscal restraint. And we gressional district in South Florida. I their constituents. And if we want to have tried. There is a provision here know that you have a lot of needs down continue the kind of corruption tax called PAYGO, pay-as-you-go. If you there, as do I in Ohio. and if we want to continue to have this spend money, you have got to pay for Mr. MEEK of Florida. $1 million a air and environment of corruption, cro- it. If you cut revenues, you have got to day. Mr. Speaker, we need to let that nyism and incompetence here in Wash- pay for it. If you increase spending in a sink in. $1 million a day can be able to ington, D.C. and it is costing the very certain program, you have got to pay assist a small business in providing people that woke up one given Tuesday for it. Pay-as-you-go. health care for their employees. $1 mil- Now, over the last few years, Demo- morning very early to vote for rep- lion on the back end of that can pre- resentation, then you go home and ex- crats have tried to reinstate PAYGO vent individuals from paying high which led to all these surpluses in the plain to them how you stood idly by copays, because that is what is taking and allowed this kind of activity to nineties, and then our friends on the the American people under, this whole Republican side got rid of this a few continue. health care issue. So, Mr. RYAN, I just wanted to say years back. But over the last few years, $1 million a day will be able to re- that very quickly, because we are talk- we have tried to put these PAYGO solve some of the issues of over- ing about spending the taxpayers’ dol- rules in. Let me give you three third- crowding and the underfunding of No lars in a responsible way. I think it is party validators, not TIM RYAN, not Child Left Behind in my district. important for us to talk about the KENDRICK MEEK, this is in the CON- $1 million a day, goodness gracious, present. So I just want to put the Mem- GRESSIONAL RECORD. March 30, 2004. Re- maybe we will be able to prevent many bers on notice right now. I want to publicans voted by a vote of 209–209, young Americans from making youth- make sure the Republican majority can ties lose, to reject a motion offered by ful indiscretions so that they don’t get in a huddle and start talking about Representative MIKE THOMPSON, Demo- have to be on the taxpayers’ dole and how we are going to deflect this issue crat from California, to instruct the being incarcerated. on the corruption tax, because I am budget conferees to put the pay-as-you- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And we talk going to tell you right now, this cul- go requirements in the 2006 budget res- about getting our children prepared to ture of corruption that is ongoing right olution. That is 2004, vote number 97, if become engineers and scientists in part now in Washington, D.C., and I am not you would like to check it out, Mr. of our innovation agenda. Just what we talking about individuals, I am talking Speaker. Also, May 5, 2004, Republicans pay every day on the debt could enroll about the corruption tax based on the voted by a vote of 208–215 to reject a almost 61,000 children in Head Start for policies that have passed out of this in- similar motion by Representative DEN- an entire year. We are getting young stitution. When it is okay, Mr. RYAN, NIS MOORE, Democrat from Kansas. kids who are at risk into the Head for the President to sign a bill that is That is 2004, vote number 145. And then Start program which has shown that not identical, that deals with the budg- again, November 18, 2004, Republicans there is constant improvement and et of these United States and then voted to block consideration of the they fare much better than kids who someone says, excuse me, Mr. Presi- Charlie Stenholm amendment to the don’t get in. dent, you know you just signed a bill debt limit increase bill which would Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. RYAN, I that is unconstitutional? And the mes- have restored pay-as-you-go require- know you want to move on and you sage comes back, well, it’s okay, it’s

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I can tell you that I miss our this country. This is not, oh, well, in 10 Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I wanted to finish friend, DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, years or more people of interest or in- up. I want to just say thank you to you who is usually here who puts it best. vestigations in 20 years. In the history for coming down here every night and We are trying, but she knows how to of this country. So this calls for special making these points in such a pas- hit the nail right on the head. attention. sionate way. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. A lot of air comes So I call upon the Members of this The debt and the deficit I think real- out of the balloon. Congress to look in the mirror real ly as you are talking about are part of Mr. MEEK of Florida. When she quick. Do you want to talk about lob- this corruption tax. And I know I want- speaks because I think it is important bying reform? Well, I can tell you this ed to get into this, but these are the for people to understand that this right now, and this just comes from the numbers here. This is what we owe. thing is bigger than the two of us and book of common sense: I am pretty This is what the national debt is. $8.2 that it is bigger than the 30-some- sure the lobbyists did not call up Cap- trillion. You want to let a number sink things. And that you are addressing itol Hill and say, hey, listen, we want in? Try to wrap your brain around that not only Americans in Ohio but Ameri- you to start a K Street project because sucker. $8.2 trillion. Every Member of cans throughout the country. $27,500 we want to be forced to hire ex-staffers Congress, every child, every adult, that is owed by every Americans, not from the Republican Party. That is every senior citizen, your share of that just Democrats, not just Republicans, just what we want. Or we want to make debt is $27,500. So take your credit card not just Independents, not just Green sure that we have to give X amount of debt, take your house, take your car, Party, Mr. Speaker, that is every campaign contributions to a particular add it all up and throw another $27,500 American. So we look forward to Ms. party. They did not call that up. So what I am going to say right now, on it. Take your college loans and WASSERMAN SCHULTZ coming back and throw another $27,500 on it because of sharing with the American people what Mr. Speaker, is I think that we need to the fiscal irresponsibility of this Con- they need to know. make sure that we do the right thing. Mr. RYAN, I just want to say, sir, gress and this administration. Mr. RYAN, I know that we are going that I appreciate your candor. I appre- This number has gone up dramati- to come in for a landing here in about ciate your courage. It would be some- cally over the past 5 years. The Repub- 3 to 4 minutes, and you know that we thing very, very wrong for us to do if lican majority has raised the debt have a meeting to talk about some of we came to the floor and talked about limit, allowing the Treasury Depart- the information that we just received fiction. This is fact. So I look forward ment to borrow more money, five today that is going on in this House of to any Member that wants to talk times. And they are not done. Five Representatives, Mr. Speaker. There about balancing the budget, Mr. Speak- times, Mr. MEEK. And they are not are not enough hours in the day. er. I am ready, set, go. My chin strap is done. Many high-powered Members of b 2315 buckled, and my mouthpiece is in. I Congress got this letter from Secretary want to talk about it. I am saying let’s of Treasury John Snow saying that the Literally, there are not enough hours get down, low man wins. I am ready to United States needs the Republican in the day; and, thanks to the major- do what we have to do. If you want to Congress to raise the debt ceiling one ity, we are having to spend these hours talk about it, I can tell you right now more time. in a late night, Mr. Speaker, trying to on this side of the aisle, we have done Mr. MEEK of Florida. As soon as pos- turn the ship and save this country on it. And until the Republican majority sible. That is what the letter says. a fiscal standpoint. can say that we have done it, then Mr. RYAN of Ohio. As soon as pos- Do not get me wrong. We are not there is really no discussion. sible. This particular letter was sent talking about individual decisions. We Mr. RYAN held up the letter from December 29 to Senator MCCONNELL. know that people make bad decisions. Individuals make bad decisions, and we Secretary Snow. I held it up an hour Dear Senator MCCONNELL: ago. The man is saying for the sixth can survive an individual bad decision. The administration now projects that time, Mr. Speaker, that we have to But when we have an entire culture of the statutory debt limit, currently raise the debt limit. It does not sound corruption and the corruption tax that $8.184 trillion, will be reached in mid like things are in order. It does not is going on here in the United States as February of 2006. sound like there is fiscal responsi- I speak now, Mr. Speaker, we have got Mr. MEEK of Florida. That is right bility. It does not sound like there are to burn the midnight oil. We have got now. individuals that are being responsible to drink an extra cup of coffee in the Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And at that time with taxpayer dollars. morning. We have got to go to the gym unless the debt limit is raised or the And the bottom line, Mr. RYAN, is the Treasury Department takes authorized and take a hot shower so we can make Republican majority is in charge. Not extraordinary actions, we will be un- this thing happen. And we are going to Democrats. Republicans are in charge, able to continue to finance government continue to meet and caucus, do the for the sixth time in a row, raising the operations. things that we need to do. debt limit. For the sixth time in a row, Now, that is where we are. Because of I want to commend our staff to do irresponsibility. that number, my friends, because of the same thing. I want to commend So I look forward, Mr. RYAN, to our that number and that number, the gov- you, Mr. RYAN, Ms. WASSERMAN meeting after we leave the floor. I look ernment will shut down unless we go SCHULTZ, and the rest of the 30-some- forward to hitting the alarm clock in out and borrow more money. That is ir- things for doing what we do. Because I the morning, taking my kids to school, responsible. I have got a friend back am going to tell you something. It is and coming to the Capitol. I look for- home. I won’t give his last name. His extra-extraordinary. We have got to be ward to our cup of coffee in the morn- first name is Dave. He is a banker. He here in the morning just like everyone ing in the cafeteria downstairs talking consistently addresses this issue as we else to get out and do what we need to about what is the game plan for today. talk, how the country cannot keep do on behalf of our constituents. We So thank you, sir, for your service to going on and on and on borrowing this have got to go to more meetings pos- the country; and I want to thank Ms. kind of money without putting the bur- sibly, Mr. Speaker, than the majority WASSERMAN SCHULTZ in her absence, den on the next generation. has to go to because we are in the busi- too. For those people who don’t think this ness of making sure that we represent Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Thank you. matters, your share of your tax reve- not only our constituents but the Mr. MEEK of Florida. If you would nues are going to pay off the interest American people in this time. give the Web site out.

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With that, Mr. of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- Speaker, we thank the Democratic tion of the committee concerned. tion, transmitting the Corporation’s final leader for allowing us to be here. rule — Valuation of Benefits; Mortality As- f sumptions (RIN: 1212-AA55) received January f ADJOURNMENT 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to OMISSION FROM THE CONGRES- the Committee on Education and the Work- Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I SIONAL RECORD OF TUESDAY, force. move that the House do now adjourn. 6198. A letter from the Deputy Executive FEBRUARY 14, 2006 AT PAGE H270 The motion was agreed to; accord- Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- ingly (at 11 o’clock and 20 minutes tion, transmitting the Corporation’s final p.m.), the House adjourned until to- rule — Disclosure to Participants; Benefits SENATE BILLS REFERRED Payable in Terminated Single-Employer morrow, Thursday, February 16, 2006, Plans — received January 9, 2006, pursuant A bill of the Senate of the following at 10 a.m. title was taken from the Speaker’s to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on f Education and the Workforce. table and, under the rule, referred as 6199. A letter from the Deputy Executive follows: EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- S. 2166. An act to direct the Election As- ETC. tion, transmitting the Corporation’s final rule — Benefits Payable in Terminated Sin- sistance Commission to make grants to Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive States to restore and replace election admin- gle-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in istration supplies, materials, records, equip- communications were taken from the Single Employer Plans; Interest Assump- ment, and technology which were damaged, Speaker’s table and referred as follows: tions for Valuing and Paying Benefits — re- destroyed, or dislocated as a result of Hurri- 6189. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- ceived January 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; to the Com- ment of Commerce, transmitting a report of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education mittee on House Administration. a violation of the Antideficiency Act by the and the Workforce. 6200. A letter from the Deputy Executive f National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- LEAVE OF ABSENCE Committee on Appropriations. tion, transmitting the Corporation’s final rule — Benefits Payable in Terminated Sin- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- 6190. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of De- gle-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assump- sence was granted to: fense, transmitting a letter on the approved tions for Valuing and Paying Benefits — Mr. HINCHEY (at the request of Ms. retirement of Vice Admiral David L. Brewer February 8, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. PELOSI) for today and the balance of III, United States Navy, and his advance- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education the week on account of illness. ment to the grade of vice admiral on the re- and the Workforce. Mr. OSBORNE (at the request of Mr. tired list; to the Committee on Armed Serv- 6201. A letter from the Deputy Director, BOEHNER) for today and the balance of ices. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, trans- the week on account of official busi- 6191. A letter from the Acting President mitting the annual report on Military As- ness in the district. and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the sistance, Military Exports, and Military Im- United States, transmitting a report on ports for Fiscal Year 2005, as required by f transactions involving U.S. exports to the Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Sec- 1961 (FAA), as enacted 10 February 1996, by tion 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of Section 1324 of Pub. L. 104–106, and 21 July By unanimous consent, permission to 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Fi- 1996, by Section 148 of Pub. L. 104–164; to the address the House, following the legis- nancial Services. Committee on International Relations. lative program and any special orders 6192. A letter from the Director, Child Nu- 6202. A letter from the Associate Director, heretofore entered, was granted to: trition Division, FNS, Department of Agri- PP&I, OFAC, Department of the Treasury, (The following Members (at the re- culture, transmitting the Department’s final transmitting the Department’s final rule — Economic Sanctions Enforcement Proce- quest of Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) to rule — Child and Adult Care Food Program: dures for Banking Institutions — January 11, revise and extend their remarks and in- Age Limits for Children Receiving Meals in Emergency Shelters (RIN: 0584-AD56) re- 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the clude extraneous material:) ceived January 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee on International Relations. Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education 6203. A letter from the Associate Director, Mr. EMANUEL, for 5 minutes, today. and the Workforce. PP&I, OFAC, Department of the Treasury, Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. 6193. A letter from the Acting Director, transmitting the Department’s final rule — Partial Withdrawal of Proposed Rule — Jan- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, for 5 min- OSRV, MSHA, Department of Labor, trans- mitting the Department’s final rule — Train- uary 11, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. utes, today. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Inter- Ms. DELAURO, for 5 minutes, today. ing Standards for Shaft and Slope Construc- tion Workers at Underground Mines and Sur- national Relations. Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, for 6204. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, face Areas of Underground Mines (RIN: 1219- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 5 minutes, today. AB35) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to transmitting the Department’s final rule — Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Mr. WYNN, for 5 minutes, today. Education and the Workforce. Inventory Adoption Act of 2000; Accredita- Ms. SOLIS, for 5 minutes, today. 6194. A letter from the Acting Director, tion of Agencies; Approval of Persons (RIN: Ms. HERSETH, for 5 minutes, today. OSRV, MSHA, Department of Labor, trans- 1400-AA-88) received January 30, 2006, pursu- Mr. RUSH, for 5 minutes, today. mitting the Department’s final rule — Low- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Mr. STUPAK, for 5 minutes, today. and Medium-Voltage Diesel-Powered Elec- on International Relations. (The following Members (at the re- trical Generators (RIN: 1219-AA98) received 6205. A letter from the Acting Secretary to January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Council, Council of the District of Co- quest of Mr. POE) to revise and extend 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education their remarks and include extraneous lumbia, transmitting a copy of Council Reso- and the Workforce. lution 16-443 the, ‘‘Transfer of Jurisdiction material:) 6195. A letter from the Acting Director, Over a Portion of U.S. Reservation 475, Fort Mr. BURGESS, for 5 minutes, today OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guid- Mahan Park Approval Resolution of 2006,’’ and February 16. ance, Department of Labor, transmitting the pursuant to D.C. Code section 1–233(c)(1); to Mr. GINGREY, for 5 minutes, today. Department’s final rule — Roll-Over Protec- the Committee on Government Reform. tive Structures [Docket No. S-270-A] (RIN: 6206. A letter from the General Counsel, f 1218-AC15) received January 9, 2006, pursuant General Accounting Office, transmitting the SENATE BILL REFERRED to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on FY 2005 report of the instances in which a Education and the Workforce. federal agency did not fully implement a rec- A bill of the Senate of the following 6196. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ommendation made by the GAO in connec- title was taken from the Speaker’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, tion with a bid protest decided the prior fis- table and, under the rule, referred as Department of Labor, transmitting the De- cal year, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3554(e)(2); to follows: partment’s final rule — Annual Funding No- the Committee on Government Reform.

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