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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011 No. 112 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was First, we would understand that, in a high value areas provide better quality called to order by the Speaker pro tem- divided government with real economic health care. Let’s use the power of the pore (Mr. CAMPBELL). challenges, no one group is allowed, es- Health Care Reform Act to accelerate f pecially those representing a minority those reforms and spread them around opinion, to have their way entirely. America, saving money and improving DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Then, we would begin by repealing the quality of care. TEMPORE the silly debt ceiling limitation, a law Turn to the Tax Code. The American The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- that was enacted in 1917 when the public would support a modest reason- fore the House the following commu- United States was about to embark able tax reform that would actually nication from the Speaker: upon a borrowing binge in World War I. raise some revenue by closing unjusti- WASHINGTON, DC. It was used to look like we were fis- fied tax loopholes and be able to deal July 25, 2011. cally responsible, a charade that we with fairness and simplicity. More peo- I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN have done dozens of times since. ple would actually pay their taxes. We CAMPBELL to act as Speaker pro tempore on The fact is, these are debts we’ve al- would have more revenue, and there this day. ready incurred, and the United States would be more confidence in the sys- JOHN BOEHNER, will honor them. What sort of theatrics tem. Speaker of the House of Representatives. are we going to go through until we fi- We should deal with our infrastruc- f nally own up? ture deficit, something that doesn’t get Next, we would actually deal with MORNING-HOUR DEBATE as much attention around here as it the twin challenges of unsustainable should. We have a serious deficiency in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- spending and tax cuts along with the terms of basic infrastructure, transpor- ant to the order of the House of Janu- need to restore our economy and com- tation, sewer, water, trillions of dollars ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- pete in a global business environment. of a deficit that is building, under- nize Members from lists submitted by In an ideal world, my Republican mining our competitiveness in a global the majority and minority leaders for friends would use their opportunity economy. We would have modest user morning-hour debate. over the next 10 weeks to actually fees to support needed improvement, The Chair will alternate recognition show how they would control spending together with intelligent use of credit between the parties, with each party in a way that is possible within the po- that would put hundreds of thousands limited to 1 hour and each Member litical process. In fact, they would have of people to work, strengthening not other than the majority and minority two opportunities between now and the just the economy, but improving our leaders and the minority whip limited election to actually shut down the gov- health and our global competitiveness. to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall ernment, if they didn’t get their way, We would reform agricultural spend- debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. to highlight that effort. ing. Those college students could figure f We would also deal with a real con- out what the experts have told us: that sensus on things like military spend- we can actually provide more support A WEEK IN POLITICAL ing. There’s broad agreement across for America’s farmers and ranchers, WONDERLAND party lines. For example, why improve the environment, put more re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The shouldn’t we, more than a half century sources into nutrition for our children Chair recognizes the gentleman from after the end of World War II, 22 years in schools, all the time strengthening Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- after the collapse of the Soviet Union, American agriculture, saving money. utes. bring those troops home from Europe? This isn’t rocket science. Mr. BLUMENAUER. We begin an- Of course we can do that, and it’s a Finally, we would launch a very pub- other week in political wonderland. start of many things that would help lic American process on how to The Dow falls 100 points at the opening us restore balance to our military strengthen Social Security; protect bell. What is it that we should do? spending. that lifeline for our seniors in a way Well, if we had the knowledge and Next, we can deal meaningfully with that brings people together rather than problem-solving skills of average col- our health care costs. Many parts of divides them. Any Rotary Club with 10 lege sophomore economic students, or the United States spend far less money people, an Internet connection and a women in a church study group, before for Medicaid, Medicare than the high- sheet of butcher paper could come up the week is out, we would take some spending areas. We know how to do with one, two or three alternatives simple steps. this and, in fact, those low-spending, that would solve the problem over the

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY7.000 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H5402 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2011 next 50 years and would be acceptable The yeas and nays were ordered. than $5 trillion. That’s a 50 percent in- to the American public. The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, crease in just 6 years. This doesn’t have to be so hard. It rule XX, further proceedings on this Do you see the pattern? The longer doesn’t need to risk knocking the econ- question will be postponed. Obama is in Washington, the worse omy into another tailspin. Done right, f America’s debt and the weaker Amer- we can meet our real challenges in a ica becomes. way that puts us on a sustainable eco- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE What is President Obama’s solution? nomic path. We can rebuild and renew The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman Obama submits record-high budgets to America, and unite our country to from Missouri (Mr. CLAY) come forward Congress that continue Washington’s meet our challenges ahead. and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- unsustainable spending binge. Obama f legiance. demands a debt ceiling increase with Mr. CLAY led the Pledge of Alle- no spending cuts. RECESS giance as follows: Mr. President, America needs White The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the House leadership. If you have a written ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair United States of America, and to the Repub- solution to this debt crisis, please sub- declares the House in recess until noon lic for which it stands, one nation under God, mit it. The American people deserve no today. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. less. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 7 min- f f utes a.m.), the House stood in recess ANOTHER AMERICAN MURDERED until noon. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER IN MEXICO PRO TEMPORE f (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. b 1200 given permission to address the House CAMPBELL). The gentleman is reminded for 1 minute.) AFTER RECESS to address his remarks to the Chair. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, The recess having expired, the House Mexican bandits have killed yet an- f was called to order by the Speaker at other American. The reason: His family COMMUNICATION FROM THE noon. couldn’t come up with the $10,000 ran- CLERK OF THE HOUSE f som. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Jorge Dieppa was a court translator PRAYER fore the House the following commu- for the Federal court in El Paso, Texas. nication from the Clerk of the House of The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick He also was a lecturer at UTEP. Dieppa Representatives: J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: had gone to Juarez to get his car fixed, OFFICE OF THE CLERK, We give You thanks, O God, for giv- but he was kidnapped on July 6. When HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ing us another day. his relatives didn’t pay the ransom, he Washington, DC, July 22, 2011. Please hear our prayers for the Mem- was murdered. He was found bound Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, bers of this assembly, upon whom the with duct tape after being stabbed re- The Speaker, U.S. Capitol, House of Representa- authority of government is given. Help peatedly. tives, Washington, DC. them to understand the tremendous re- Juarez is the border city of death. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- sponsibility they have to represent Thousands of Mexicans have been mur- mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of both their constituencies and the peo- dered there as well as several Ameri- the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- ple of this great Nation of ours. cans. Rogue bandits and drug cartels sage from the Secretary of the Senate on This is a great but complex task. rule the city. They rein terror on peo- July 22, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.: Grant them as well the gift of wisdom ple through violence, racketeering, ex- That the Senate passed S. Res. 234. to sort through what competing inter- tortion, robbery, kidnapping, and drug That the Senate passed S. 300. ests might exist to work a solution deals. With best wishes, I am that can serve all of the American peo- The violence in ‘‘death city’’ is not Sincerely, ple. the only border town with an atmos- KAREN L. HAAS, Finally, give each Member peace and phere of outlawry. Other border towns Clerk. equanimity and give all Americans such as Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros f generosity of heart to understand that are dangerous for honest persons. Vio- b 1210 governance is not simple but difficult lence in Mexico affects the U.S. border work, at times requiring sacrifice and towns with the cross-border crime, in- CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE forbearance. cluding reports of Americans with (Mr. LANDRY asked and was given May all that is done within the peo- Spanish surnames being kidnapped and permission to address the House for 1 ple’s House this day be for Your great- held for ransom. minute and to revise and extend his re- er honor and glory. Failure to realize that crime in marks.) Amen. ‘‘death city’’ and other Mexican border Mr. LANDRY. Mr. Speaker, I had an f towns is real and expanding is to live opportunity this weekend to go home like Alice in Wonderland. to Louisiana, which I enjoyed doing. I THE JOURNAL And that’s just the way it is. heard from a State senator of mine The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- f who is also a banker. He said that he ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- had a gentleman come in his office this ceedings and announces to the House AMERICA NEEDS WHITE HOUSE weekend, asking for some more money his approval thereof. LEADERSHIP on his loan. He said, Well, in order to Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (Mr. BROOKS asked and was given do that, you have to give us some more nal stands approved. permission to address the House for 1 information. We have to see your debt- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, pur- minute.) to-income ratio—your assets versus suant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a Mr. BROOKS. During Barack your liabilities. So, after looking at vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s ap- Obama’s 2 years as a freshman Senator, that, he explained to him that, if the proval of the Journal. America’s debt increased $400 billion. ratio doesn’t work, he can’t lend him The SPEAKER. The question is on During Obama’s next 2 years in the any more money. the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. Senate majority, America’s debt in- If you were to plug in that same ratio The question was taken; and the creased another $1.8 trillion. As Presi- of what our Federal regulators are re- Speaker announced that the ayes ap- dent, Barack Obama drove up Amer- quiring of our financial institutions peared to have it. ica’s debt another $3 trillion. In Barack when they look upon the American Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Obama’s time in Washington, Amer- people and American businesses, you that I demand the yeas and nays. ica’s debt load has increased by more would find that if we put that same set

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.003 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5403 of rules on this government that, basi- the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- between providing funds for ongoing cally, our Federal regulators would not ly divided and controlled by the chair and Federal programs while also saving the let us borrow any more money. ranking minority member of the Committee taxpayers 7 percent over last year’s en- The point of the matter, Mr. Speak- on Appropriations. After general debate the acted levels. It puts us back roughly to bill shall be considered for amendment under er, is that we have a spending problem the five-minute rule. The amendment print- the 2009 levels. here in Washington. We cannot raise ed in section 2 of this resolution shall be con- There are some who will claim that this debt ceiling unless we do three sidered as adopted in the House and in the there are certain programs that have things: unless we cut, we cap, and we Committee of the Whole. Points of order been hurt heavily. It is true, for exam- balance our budget. against provisions in the bill, as amended, ple, that the Environmental Protection for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule f Agency has an 18 percent reduction in XXI are waived. During consideration of the funding in this bill. Please remember, THE TRUTH: AMERICA’S DEBT bill for further amendment, the chair of the though, that this was made possible CEILING MUST BE RAISED Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the simply because of unprecedentedly (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked Member offering an amendment has caused high record appropriations for EPA in and was given permission to address it to be printed in the portion of the Con- 2009, of which $3 billion remains unobli- the House for 1 minute.) gressional Record designated for that pur- gated. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. pose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments In an era when 42 to 44 cents of every Speaker, my good friend did what so printed shall be considered as read. When dollar that we spend goes for interest, many of us did, my neighbor in Lou- the committee rises and reports the bill, as it makes no sense in continuously isiana. I went home to Texas, and amended, back to the House with a rec- overappropriating line items where interacted with so many constituents, ommendation that the bill do pass, the pre- money is not needed, not used, and sits vious question shall be considered as ordered many of them asking the question: on the bill, as amended, and amendments there vacant. Why? I believe it’s important to ask thereto to final passage without intervening This is a bill that oftentimes for the question: Why not? motion except one motion to recommit with those of us who live in the West has Let me tell you, my friends, that we or without instructions. been full of riders year after year after don’t need to politicize the debt ceil- SEC. 2. The amendment considered as year. It probably makes no difference ing, which has been raised many, many adopted in the House and in the Committee here, but I realize that some are going times, but we do need to tell the truth: of the Whole is as follows: Strike section 427. to be very sensitive to this issue. I for if the debt ceiling is not raised, tril- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- know the gentlelady from New York is lions of dollars will be lost, not of tleman from Utah is recognized for 1 very concerned about these potential those of us who sit on this floor, but hour. issues that may be on this bill. And from the portfolios and packages for Mr. BISHOP of Utah. For the purpose why should she not be? If you include seniors and 401(k)s. of debate only, I yield the customary 30 the military, 0.8 percent of New York is If you want to talk about $1 trillion, minutes to the gentlewoman from New owned by the Federal Government. I talk about what will be lost to our sen- York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), pending which I will contrast that with my State, iors and hardworking Americans in col- yield myself such time as I may con- which has 64 percent owned by the Fed- lapsing their 401(k)s. There is no op- sume. During consideration of this res- eral Government. And we’re not the tion. There is not an option for the olution, all time yielded is for the pur- highest. short term. That’s a joke. That’s poli- pose of debate only. This is an issue and a bill that is very tics to start us back again in April or GENERAL LEAVE important to those of us. And, Mr. March. Let’s go forward with the pro- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I ask unani- Speaker, this is a good bill; it is an exposed Reid plan. Let’s get a deficit re- mous consent that all Members may tremely fair rule. It can’t get any fair- duction; raise the debt ceiling; cut have 5 legislative days during which er than this one. I urge its adoption. what we can and go into regular order. they may revise and extend their re- I reserve the balance of my time. That is the responsible, adult way to marks. Ms. SLAUGHTER. I thank the gen- go. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tleman from Utah, my colleague, for America is watching. America is objection to the request of the gen- yielding me the customary 30 minutes, looking. I am not going to stand by tleman from Utah? and I yield myself such time as I may while trillions of dollars are lost. I ask There was no objection. consume. my Republican friends to join us in a Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, in these tough times we reasoned response to America’s con- this resolution provides an open rule must make choices that reflect our val- cerns. for the consideration of H.R. 2584. It al- ues and our belief that we solve our f lows any Member of the House to offer toughest problems through shared sac- amendments which are germane and rifice and working together. Unfortu- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION comply to the House rules. The rule al- nately, today we consider yet another OF H.R. 2584, DEPARTMENT OF lows priority recognition for the bill that is devoid of these values. THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, amendments that have been preprinted Once again, today’s legislation places AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. I am the burden on the American people PRIATIONS ACT, 2012 pleased to support this resolution, while rewarding the special interests Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, by which continues the record of our and the lobbyists who walk these halls. direction of the Committee on Rules, I Rules Committee in this Congress of One of the many riders inserted into call up House Resolution 363 and ask providing for as open and fair and or- the bill will effectively open up a mil- for its immediate consideration. derly a process as possible. lion acres of national forest and other The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- public land around the Grand Canyon lows: b 1220 National Park because people want to H. RES. 363 I commend our chairman, Mr. mine uranium there. Resolved, That at any time after the adop- DREIER, for continuing the record of Democrats have great concerns about tion of this resolution the Speaker may, pur- fairness and openness in the formula- maintaining the integrity of the Grand suant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the tion of this rule, which is in contrast Canyon and the effect of uranium min- House resolved into the Committee of the to some rules that we have had in past ing on water quality, not to mention Whole House on the state of the Union for years. the spectacle that shows us auctioning consideration of the bill (H.R. 2584) making Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2584 provides $27.5 off a national treasure with the pro- appropriations for the Department of the In- billion overall for programs within the ceeds going to mostly foreign-owned terior, environment, and related agencies for Department of Interior and the Forest entities. the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. The first reading of the Service, Environmental Protection Who is it that wants to drill for ura- bill shall be dispensed with. All points of Agency, the Indian Health Service, and nium and mine for uranium? Russia, order against consideration of the bill are other agencies. But it is a bill that their state atomic energy corporation, waived. General debate shall be confined to strikes a fiscally responsible balance and South Korea’s state-owned utility.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.010 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H5404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2011 In other words, we will give up the The funding created $166.2 billion in waived all points of order against the Grand Canyon and potable water, like- total economic activity, supported 5.7 bill, preventing Members from striking ly, to benefit the Russians and South million jobs, and, for the $167 million, provisions that are clearly in violation Koreans. And any mining that is in- generated back $12.6 billion in tax rev- of House rules. cluded in this bill comes under a bill enue to the United States Treasury. In particular, title V of the bill in- that was signed by Ulysses S. Grant in And that does not count what happens cludes the Reducing Regulatory Bur- 1872. We have not raised royalties on to help improvements to States’ treas- dens Act of 2011, H.R. 872, a bill that anything that anybody takes from us, uries and local treasuries. amends the Clean Water Act, which is including foreign entities as they come Today’s legislation targets a program solely within the jurisdiction of the here to mine our resources. proven to create jobs and contribute to Transportation and Infrastructure At the same time, the majority pro- the economic and the cultural well- Committee and the Water Resources poses crippling cuts to the EPA that being of our Nation. You would think and Environment Subcommittee, of will cut programs that protect our air that people who are elected to the Con- which I am the ranking member. and water. There are few more impor- gress of the United States would really Furthermore, the provision amends tant responsibilities in making sure want a program like that not only to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and when we go to the kitchen sink that survive but to grow. But, no, here they Rodenticide Act, better known as the water coming out is safe. We know are cutting the budget once again. FIFRA, that is under the jurisdiction a human being may live as long as he Our country is blessed with stunning of the House Agriculture Committee. or she may without food—four days natural beauty and a wealth of natural As we all know, advancing author- without water. If our Nation can’t pro- resources that are unparalleled any- izing legislation within an appropria- tect these most basic of our life neces- where in the world. But in one final tions vehicle is not within the jurisdic- sities, we have indeed fallen far. swipe at our national interest, today’s tion of the Committee on Appropria- Today’s bill would also prohibit the bill cuts the budget for the Land and tions, and it stands in stark contrast to clause 2(b) of rule XXI of the House use of government moneys to add ani- Water Conservation Fund by a whop- rules, which states, in part, ‘‘A provi- mals to the Endangered Species List ping 78 percent. The Land and Water sion changing existing law may not be but allows the use of government Conservation Fund ensures that our reported in a general appropriation money to take species off the same list. national treasures will be here for our bill’’; and yet that is precisely what This policy change threatens the En- children and our grandchildren, a mis- dangered Species Act and the environ- title V is: a change in existing law. sion that apparently deserves 78 per- Not only is the inclusion of title V in mental protections that come with it. cent less money than it did the year the underlying bill a violation of House The misguided priorities in this bill before. A cut like that says all you rules, but it is also legislatively redun- will directly impact my district, and need to know about the priorities of dant. The House has already passed my colleague is right about that, and the majority and the special interests H.R. 872 earlier this year under suspen- the citizens I am elected to represent. that are being served. sion of the rules. The bill is now being But not just them. If getting our fiscal house in order is considered in the Senate, where it has Twenty percent of the freshwater on truly about shared sacrifices, this bill been reported out of the Senate Agri- this planet resides in the Great Lakes. does not reflect it. We could have start- culture Committee. Most of us who live around the Great ed by asking oil and gas companies to In my opinion, including H.R. 872 in Lakes believe it is our responsibility to pay their fair share after profiting so the Interior appropriations bill will take care of them and to pass it on to richly from resources found on Amer- hamper negotiations between Senators future generations. But in recent ican soil. Instead, the majority re- and between the House and the Senate years, the Great Lakes have been dam- jected an amendment that would have to get a final bill that everyone can be aged by pollution and invasive species asked oil and gas companies to pay a disappointed with—frankly, that’s carried on to our water by foreign ves- little more so the Nation can fund pro- what’s at stake here—but that can pass sels. We have allowed that. grams to clean up the most polluted both Chambers and be enacted into law New York, of course, being closest to lands in our country. The majority will before the court-ordered deadline of the Atlantic Ocean and the St. Law- not even allow this amendment to re- October 31, 2011. Let me say that again: rence Seaway, has enacted stronger ceive a vote on the floor. There is a court-ordered deadline of Oc- laws against dumping ballast, and this Today’s bill asks nothing of the com- tober 31, 2011, to resolve this issue. bill punishes us for doing that. panies that are making record profits. Mr. Speaker, I will be offering an The invasive species are not dam- Instead, cuts to programs and services amendment to strike title V when it aging just an ecosystem but a way of and the agencies that serve the Amer- comes up during debate this week. life for the Great Lakes communities ican people and protect our environ- However, I am deeply disappointed that that line the shore, as well as endan- ment for future generations. the Rules Committee has blatantly ig- gering our freshwater. The EPA has Mr. Speaker, a bill like this does not nored the rules of the House by elimi- come to the aid of these communities reflect our values. It is not up to the nating the ability of Members to raise by dedicating funding to restore the standards the American people have a point of order against provisions of Great Lakes. But today’s bill would bar come to expect and deserve. It puts an appropriations bill that changes ex- New York State from receiving any special interests over our general wel- isting law. restoration funding from the EPA and fare, and it fails totally to invest in There are approximately 39 policy leave the Great Lakes to be overrun by our future. We can and we must do bet- riders included in the Interior appro- private polluters and the invasive spe- ter. priations bill. And let’s be clear: These cies they have delivered from overseas. I am pleased to now yield 3 minutes are policy earmarks, and these ear- Any bill that stands up for foreign to my colleague from New York, the marks undermine the jurisdiction of shipping magnates but won’t provide a ranking Democrat on the Water Re- authorizing committees and undermine cent to help Americans should never sources and Environment Sub- the ability of the House and the Senate see the light of day and will never re- committee, Mr. BISHOP. to work its will. It is unfortunate that ceive my vote. the Rules Committee is protecting b 1230 Today’s legislation also harms the these new earmarks from the rules of arts. If today’s bill takes effect, the Mr. BISHOP of New York. I thank the House. National Endowment for the Arts will my friend from New York for yielding. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule and a have lost 20 percent of its funding in 2 I rise in opposition to this rule and to ‘‘no’’ vote on the underlying bill. years. Now, these cuts target a pro- the underlying bill. As every member Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I gram that works. In fiscal year 2010, we of the Rules Committee knows, the In- yield myself such time as I may con- invested $167.5 million into the NEA— terior and Environment appropriations sume. remember that number, $167.5—for the bill that we will debate today simply We find that this particular bill is a purpose of providing funding to non- violates the rules of the House. Unfor- great illustration of one of the prob- profit arts organizations. tunately, the Rules Committee has lems that we have here in the House of

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The unfortunate lower than uranium levels found in country, which is why 1 out of every 3 thing is it was always intended to be freshwater lakes in the desert area. acres in America is now owned by the used there for mining purposes because Now, why isn’t all that considered? Federal Government. there is a great deal of uranium ore Because the decision to withdraw that I defy anyone on that side to find for there. area from mining was not based on any a constitutional provision that Unlike other kinds of mining, this science. If it were based on science, would allow that ownership; but, none- ore is found in little pipes, strips with- then the Department of Environmental theless, it is. in the ground that go up and down. And Quality of Arizona would not have tes- The unfortunate thing is it is dis- what you need to do is simply bore into tified that there was no scientific basis proportionate. One out of every 2 acres the pipe, find the ore in the middle, for it. The State of Arizona would not in the West is owned by the Federal take it out, and then replace all the have passed a piece of legislation de- Government. That means 52 percent of stuff back in. So once you are done crying the withdrawal of that par- the area west of Denver is owned by with that mine, no one ever sees that it ticular area. The guy who was actually the Federal Government. Four percent was there in the first place. The ore part of the National Parks Conserva- of the area east of Denver is owned by that is taken out is not left in Arizona. tion Association as well as the Audu- the Federal Government, much of that It’s actually going to be shipped for bon Society and the Save the Redwoods in military installations. processing somewhere else. So there League, who was actually the one that As I said, the State of New York has will be no tailings. There will be no did the scientific study in ’84 when the 0.3 percent of its land owned by the wind pollution. There will be no dust original design by Mo Udall was made, Federal Government, 0.8 percent if you issues whatsoever. simply said there was no legitimate include military. The State of Virginia Certain special interest groups said, evidence to say there could be any con- has 8 percent owned by the Federal well, it could change the water quality tamination of that air, which basically Government, almost all military. The that goes through Colorado and then means the withdrawal of this land was gentleman from Massachusetts, who would eventually flow to Las Vegas done for political purposes, not sci- will be here as well, 1.1 percent of his and do something strange in Las entific purposes. State is owned by the Federal Govern- Vegas, as if that were ever possible. So to put a provision back into this ment. Unfortunately, as stated by the Ari- bill saying that if you’re going to do And so it means different issues for zona Department of Environmental this kind of stuff, it had darn well bet- my State, which is 65 percent owned by Quality, their mines and mining ter be on a scientific basis and not a the Federal Government; Alaska; Ne- groups, there have been certain inter- political basis makes sense. It’s one of vada, which is almost 90 percent owned est groups that have inferred, with no the right things to do in here. by the Federal Government; Idaho, substantive supporting data, that b 1240 which is over 60 percent owned by the groundwater in this particular area of Federal Government. Things take place the Colorado River may be contami- I realize we have some other speakers differently. nated by uranium mining. That simply here; so I’m not going to take all the That’s why, for example, things like won’t happen, and it won’t happen be- time yet, but I would desperately like the Land and Water Conservation Fund cause of where the ore is. The ore is to talk about the clean water provi- is a nice fund if it were used to pre- found 100 feet below the surface. There sions, the navigable water provisions serve what we already have. Unfortu- is only 12 inches of rain a year there. and what EPA does with those because nately, that fund is used to buy more There is no particular kind of any run- it has a different impact on those of us territory, with an administration deci- off that will take place. It is also found in the West, where almost all of our sion and mindset that no land should 1,000 feet above the aquifer with clay land is controlled by them, versus ever be given back or given up; more underneath, so there is no way there those in the East, where almost no should be accumulated. That’s why it’s can be any kind of leaching that goes land is controlled by them and they the ability of this appropriations bill into the aquifer. have a great deal of freedom to develop to try to put that money—not simply The bottom line is there will never, the resources on their own. to cut it, but to move it into preserva- never be any kind of contamination on With that, I reserve the balance of tion as opposed to access to buying this water, which was the excuse used my time. more land, which makes sense to us in to justify a political reason for taking Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I the West because we recognize this this land that had been part of the ’84 would like to respond for a minute be- heavy-handed tyranny that takes agreement off the table, and it could fore I yield to the gentleman from Mas- place. not be used again. sachusetts. Let me just give you one simple ex- Unfortunately, the EPA gets in- I have, from the Las Vegas Sun of ample that was brought up here that volved in this one again because they July 22, an article saying that the pre- deals with uranium mining in Arizona, have determined that if the uranium— vious allowing of uranium mining has one of the so-called ‘‘riders’’ in this or whatever they call the uranium— caused great damage. This watershed particular appropriations bill. It takes gets into the water and it’s more than gives water to 26 million people and place in what is called the Arizona 30 parts per billion, that’s unsafe. Un- provides 90 percent of the water used in Strip, which has led some people to fortunately, there are uranium pipes southern Nevada. mistakenly think that we were going within the Grand Canyon itself which Let me quote from the paper: to be strip mining around the Grand already erode into the water, and it ‘‘As it is, the Colorado River is al- Canyon. creates a situation where, naturally oc- ready endangered by the uranium The Arizona Strip is the size of the curring, there are 4 parts per billion. mines’’—which the gentleman talked State of New Jersey. That is the area So they did some testing at existing about has not hurt anybody at all— between Utah and the Colorado River. mines up in the Kanab Creek area to ‘‘that sit in the watershed, some peril- In that area in 1984, Morris Udall, who find out what would happen if actually ously close to the water. The morato- was at the time the chairman of the some of this uranium were to leach rium also doesn’t prevent existing min- Resources Committee here in the into the water, and it would increase ing claims from being developed. The House, created a wilderness com- that 4 number to 6 parts per billion. Interior Department says there are promise in which a wilderness area was In essence, what they are saying is: about 3,500 claims in the area. Adding to be created in the State of Arizona. You could take all of the tailings that the potential for more uranium to In that, 56 percent of the State of Ari- could come from these potential mines enter the water doesn’t make sense. zona was put off limits to any kind of and dump them into the Colorado Republicans in Congress should quit

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The Obama administration has extended may, and a New York Times editorial I give my Republican colleagues of June 28, ‘‘Mining and the Canyon.’’ for six months a 2009 moratorium on new uranium mining claims on one million acres credit. They have left no stone Absolute harm is being done. around the Grand Canyon. This is good news; unturned in their environmental as- [From the Las Vegas Sun, June 22, 2011] even better is the promise from Ken Salazar, sault. Unfortunately, though, that REPUBLICANS SHOULD QUIT TRYING TO ROLL the interior secretary, that he will soon rec- stone will be covered in toxic algae, BACK URANIUM MINING MORATORIUM ommend a 20-year ban on new claims in the coal ash, and polluted water if they Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in June region. That is the maximum allowed under have their way. issued a six-month moratorium on new ura- the 1872 mining law. nium mining claims on 1 million acres near With uranium prices rising, the number of One of the most egregious cuts in the Grand Canyon. The ban provides time for mining claims have jumped sharply over the this bill is to the Land and Water Con- the government to complete a study of the last few years. There have been about 3,500 servation Fund. The Land and Water effects of uranium mining in the area. claims in the Grand Canyon-area alone. If Conservation Fund has been one of the A final report is due this fall, and Salazar developed, they would generate toxic wastes greatest conservation success stories that would threaten the Colorado River—the said the department is considering banning over the past 50 years, protecting thou- new mining claims in the area for the next 20 source of drinking water for roughly 27 mil- years. lion people—the aquifer and the Grand Can- sands and thousands of acres of land at The issue is important. Uranium mining yon ecosystem in general. the Federal and State levels. States threatens not only the beauty and ecosystem Mr. Salazar said he could not cancel valid rely on this funding and demonstrate of the Grand Canyon, but it also poses a existing claims, but there is likely to be lit- their commitment to its value by pro- threat to the Colorado River, which is a key tle actual mining. The decision to ‘‘with- viding matching funding for State park source of water for about 26 million people in draw’’ the land from future claims creates and recreational purposes. Not only Arizona, Nevada and California. The Colo- new regulatory hurdles for existing claim- that, but the Land and Water Con- ants, who must demonstrate, among other rado River, which forms Lake Mead, provides servation Fund has a dedicated source 90 percent of the water used in Southern Ne- things, that they had discovered actual min- vada. eral deposits before the 2009 moratorium. of funding derived from oil and gas Salazar cited a concern for water quality Only a handful have been able to do so. leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf in announcing the moratorium extension be- There have been the usual complaints from and is authorized to accumulate $900 cause the 1 million acres are in the Colorado mining lobbyists and their Congressional al- million annually from its dedicated River watershed. Water officials worry that lies. Representative Jeff Flake, a Republican sources. Nonetheless, my Republican more uranium mines could result in radio- from Arizona, has threatened to use the inte- friends forget all of this and still slash active material streaming into the river. rior appropriations bill to block Mr. the Land and Water Conservation Fund The Grand Canyon and the Colorado River Salazar’s plan. The moratorium will have lit- need to be protected. The moratorium on tle effect on the country’s uranium supply, funding by 78 percent from the current new claims was put in place because of an in- most of which comes from Wyoming and New fiscal year. This represents the lowest credible spike in mining interest in the area Mexico. level of funding in the 45-year history under the George W. Bush administration. It will protect a treasured national park of the Land and Water Conservation The Grand Canyon doesn’t need to see any and the drinking water for millions of peo- Fund. What’s most troubling is that, in more mining around it. ple. the committee report, my Republican Environmental groups and Colorado River I am now pleased to yield 5 minutes colleagues acknowledge the enormous water users cheered Salazar’s decision, but to the gentleman from Massachusetts, value of the Land and Water Conserva- in Congress, Salazar’s announcement was targeted by some Republicans who claimed it a member of the Rules Committee, Mr. tion Fund but then go right ahead and was a bad policy. MCGOVERN. decimate its budget. In a news release issued this month, Rep. Mr. MCGOVERN. I want to thank the The bill also cuts clean water and Jeff Flake, R–Ariz., boasted about inserting ranking member, the gentlelady from safe drinking water grant programs by a provision to block the administration from New York, for yielding me the time. nearly 40 percent, threatening Ameri- enforcing the moratorium in the spending I rise today to oppose this rule and bill that covers the Interior Department. cans’ ability to access clean water and the underlying legislation. adding to the already significant back- The bill passed the House Appropriations Mr. Speaker, I have two children, Committee this month. Flake claimed that log of safe drinking water infrastruc- mining ‘‘can create jobs and stimulate the ages 13 and 10, and one of our favorite ture projects. things to do as a family is to go hiking. economy in Northern Arizona.’’ Look, I know it’s politically popular But Flake’s argument is shameless. He is We have hiked all over this great coun- using the nation’s poor economy as an ex- try. We have a love and a respect for to demonize the EPA right now, and at cuse to force a dangerous policy on the coun- our open spaces and for our environ- times I’ve had my own strong disagree- try. ment. Unfortunately, the Republicans’ ments with the EPA on certain issues, Flake’s argument is part of the larger Re- fiscal year 2012 Interior appropriations but this Interior appropriations bill is publican attempt to roll back any sort of bill throws that into grave danger. not the way to meaningfully address regulation. In passing the interior spending any of those disagreements. This bill bill from his committee, Appropriations This Interior appropriations bill represents an unprecedented departure puts the priorities of special interests Chairman Hal Rogers complained about what and scoring cheap political points over he called the administration’s ‘‘widespread from our Nation’s decades-long bipar- regulatory overreach’’ and pledged to cut it. tisan commitment to protecting our public health and our natural re- But when it comes to clean water, Con- shared environment, magnificent nat- sources. It’s as simple as that. gress shouldn’t be cutting back. People need ural resources and our cherished cul- Mr. Speaker, I realize that these are to be confident their water supply is pro- tural treasures. It’s a shame that my tough budgetary times, but what trou- tected, and if the Republican plan moves forward, there will be serious doubt. Republican colleagues prioritize tax bles me about the Republicans’ ap- As it is, the Colorado River is already en- breaks and incentives for highly profit- proach to this appropriations process is dangered by uranium mines and tailing piles able oil companies over the Grand Can- that so many of their cuts are aimed at that sit in the watershed, some perilously yon, the Cape Cod National Seashore, programs that will lower the standard close to the water. The moratorium also State parks, and even public health. of living and lessen the quality of life doesn’t prevent existing mining claims from Mr. Speaker, I could be here all day for a majority of Americans. This ap- being developed. The Interior Department talking about the harmful cuts and propriations process should be about says there are about 3,500 hard-rock mining misplaced priorities that are included lifting people up, not putting people claims in the area. Adding the potential for more uranium to enter the water doesn’t in this bill: from the more than 25 pol- down, and it should be about a decent make sense. icy riders that do not belong in an ap- respect for our environment, and cer- Republicans in Congress should quit trying propriations bill, that do everything tainly a respect for our environment to repeal the moratorium and should instead from gutting the Endangered Species over corporate special interests.

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We have a lot of Federal cally put the brakes on the all-electric I would urge my colleagues to reject land in northern Michigan, and people vehicle, plug-in hybrid revolution. this rule and reject the underlying bill. in my district depend on the timber in- Now, I know that’s what the auto in- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I am once again dustry for jobs. Every little town has a dustry wants. I know that’s what the appreciative that data from newspaper mill, a flooring mill. Jobs, high-paying oil industry wants. They don’t want to articles were put into the RECORD, be- jobs, and the frustration that comes see cars become more and more effi- cause the newspapers have a tendency from having a forest full of timber and cient so we don’t have to consume all of quoting one another and also being unable to harvest it because of that oil so that we can tell OPEC we quoting environmental groups. Unfor- onerous regulations and rules result in don’t need their oil any more than we tunately, the data still says the same a less healthy forest and less jobs for need their sand. thing from those who know, the sci- northern Michigan. But in this bill, they actually ban the entific community, that actually We have a long way to go to respon- EPA from improving the fuel economy knows what they’re talking about, who sibly harvest timber in northern Michi- standards of the vehicles that we drive, said: gan and elsewhere in this country, but and they ban all 50 States from improv- ‘‘A few environmental groups claim, I believe this is a good start, and I am ing the efficiency of the vehicles that without providing any scientific sup- certainly looking forward to working we drive. porting data, that the groundwater in with this committee in the future to And how else could you explain that the Colorado would be contaminated continue to promote jobs in northern this bill would increase smog and dirty with uranium mining. We conclude Michigan. air days if you didn’t have the House that even the most implausible acci- Republicans living in their own world? b 1250 dent would increase the amount of ura- When families are planning their nium in the Colorado River by an Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I summer trips to explore our national amount that is undetectable over those yield myself 30 seconds before yielding parks, how else could you explain a bill that occur there normally.’’ to the gentleman from Massachusetts. that allows for mining of nuclear fuel Another said: ‘‘I continue to view We’re always being told what’s junk uranium near Grand Canyon National such activities as posing no credible science in here, but I will tell you right Park? threat of environmental harm to either now, I really think that the science is Under this bill, when families go to the Grand Canyon National Park or very strong, and thank goodness enjoy the sunset across the canyon, it the Colorado River that flows through there’s a moratorium on this mining won’t just be the sun that’s causing the it. I can see no credible justification around the Grand Canyon. glow, but the radiation as well from for a 1.1 million-acre withdrawal from I am now pleased to yield 5 minutes the uranium mining. mineral entry of lands to the north and to the gentleman from Massachusetts And when Americans are canceling south of the park.’’ (Mr. MARKEY), who will make it very vacations because they can’t pay for Another said: ‘‘It is important to clear. gas, how else can you explain a bill note that the research conducted by Mr. MARKEY. This spending bill rep- that would tell auto companies to stop the United States Geological Survey resents one of the most egregious as- making more fuel-efficient cars and and the preliminary findings by the saults on our Nation’s environment in trucks? University of Arizona confirm uranium the history of our country. If this bill If you live in an air conditioned man- exploration and mining pose no threat were to pass, our air will be smoggier. sion with an indoor pool and you have to the Grand Canyon watershed or the Our climate will be hotter. Our water your bottled water delivered, then this park.’’ will be more polluted. Our public lands bill makes perfect sense to you, espe- This is the study. This is the sci- will become more despoiled. cially if you also work for the oil, coal entific data. It would be nice if, for Simply put, this legislation is so mining, or chemical industries. For once, we used this data instead of toxic, H.R. 2584 is so toxic, that you’d those industries, this bill represents quoting one another and quoting better handle it wearing a hazmat suit their summer vacation from regula- things that have no basis in science. because there are so many future envi- tion. For the rest of us, it is a one-way With that, I yield 2 minutes to the ronmental crimes committed against ticket to a dirtier environment for the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. the environment in our country that United States of America. BENISHEK), a member of the Natural you have to handle this bill with ex- House Republicans have a tough time Resources Committee. treme care. raising the debt ceiling, but with this Mr. BENISHEK. I thank the gen- The actual title of this bill is Interior bill they are proving to have no res- tleman for yielding. Environment and Related Agencies Ap- ervations when it comes to raising the Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support propriations for 2012. But it could be death ceiling with more pollution in of this rule and final passage of the called the Have the Republicans Been our air, in our water, making us less bill. In a time when government is bor- Outside Act. healthy, making us more likely to be rowing over 40 cents for every dollar it It’s hot, ladies and gentlemen. It is able to contract diseases that we would spends, this bill makes needed cuts and hot. The world is warming. All of the not otherwise. puts forward a responsible and sensible evidence has been pointing in this di- It is bad enough that the House Re- framework for managing our Nation’s rection for decades, and people are liv- publicans want to take Medicare away natural resources. ing it on a daily basis. from grandma, but now they want to I represent a vast district in northern It’s appropriate that this bill starts make the air she and her grandkids Michigan that includes Federal forests, with the word ‘‘interior,’’ because only breathe and the water they drink more national parks, and three Great Lakes. the House Republicans who have been polluted. This bill would cause more I am particularly pleased that the com- cooped up inside for weeks debating premature deaths, more asthma, more mittee included language to boost and whether to crater our economy could harm to children from toxins like mer- streamline timber harvests in Federal possibly ignore what’s going on outside cury. forests, similar to legislation that I in- in our natural environment. Yes, they don’t want to lift the debt troduced earlier this year. The weather forecasters said we were ceiling, but they will be lifting the Right now on the Federal forests, for trapped under a heat dome last week. death ceiling because of the exposure them to plan a timber harvest takes Well, the Republican majority, under to all of these chemicals, all of these nearly 8 years to complete a harvest, this Capitol dome, would commit us to pollutants. from the beginning of the attempt to even more dangerous heat if this bill Vote ‘‘no’’ on the Republican appro- sell a parcel of land for timber and the passes. priations bill.

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I thank you for some respects, not try to add to that freeway, through the barrel pit, that, and I am willing to close. drama and go back to facts, something through the southbound freeway, Mr. Speaker, let me just close with we don’t necessarily like around here. through another one of the adjacent this: I think we have demonstrated We’ve already talked about this so- roads to the southbound freeway, up a that this bill contains an astonishing called uranium issue showing facts. 3 percent grade to an area that had array of devastating cuts and special The chart that we just saw from the been previously determined to be not interest riders that jeopardize the gentleman from Massachusetts was an wetlands area, and eventually into the water we drink, the air we breathe, and interesting chart. The area of the Bear River system which was stopped our country’s national heritage. United States that was colored on that from going to the Great Salt Lake by I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule and chart is the area that there are those the Bear River Bird Refuge. the underlying legislation. in this administration, indeed, on this b 1300 I yield back the balance of my time. floor, want to be owned by the Federal Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I Government here. They claim that could happen. And think we’ve also proven in this bill Let me talk to you just a moment— because of that, the water from the ir- that we are moving in the right direc- and I’ll even grant some time to the rigation system was navigable waters tion to try to control the excesses that gentlelady from New York if she could of the United States and the Environ- continuously take place here and still actually answer this one—and talk mental Protection Agency claimed ju- maintain the core responsibilities that about what some of these issues do to risdiction over it, which meant that have to be there, and we have done it those of us who live under what Nelson the citizens of that community could in a rule that is adamantly fair. It is Rockefeller called the ‘‘deadening hand not expand their sewer system. In- an open rule that will allow anyone to of bureaucracy’’ because, once again, in stead, they had to take money out of bring anything down here to the floor the East you don’t have to deal with their pockets to ship their sewage ei- until we do a UC agreement that stops these situations; in the West we do. ther to Brigham City or Willard be- it. It is a good rule, and I urge adoption Let me talk about simply the Envi- cause the Environmental Protection of that particular rule. ronmental Protection Agency and Agency now controlled the navigable In closing, I will once again reiterate some of the brilliant things they do in waters because we gave them the power the fairness of this open rule. I urge its the name of trying to clean up our to do that under the Clean Water Act. adoption, and I urge the adoption of water and our air and make life more One of the things I am talking about the underlying legislation. livable for us. One of the suburbs of my here and one of the frustrations we I yield back the balance of my time, community—and I call it a suburb sim- have illustrated by this bill is, unfortu- and I move the previous question on ply because my community only has, nately, time after time these agencies the resolution. what, 18,000 people in it; so I like call- funded in this bill do not consider what The previous question was ordered. ing it a suburb—has no rivers, no they do to real people. Real people in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The creeks, no streams, no anything. It my community are being harmed time question is on the resolution. does have irrigation ditches. Starting after time by decisions made from bu- The question was taken; and the at the top of the mountain, the irriga- reaucrats sitting here in Washington, Speaker pro tempore announced that tion water flows down so it covers all and then we wonder why we rail the ayes appeared to have it. the fields, as normally you would want against these environmental groups, Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, on to do. why we rail against these agencies, and that I demand the yeas and nays. We passed legislation for the Clean why we don’t want to have some kind The yeas and nays were ordered. Water Act allowing the Federal Gov- of control over this process. And the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ernment, especially the EPA, to come only vehicle we seem to have is the ap- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- in and monitor water that is navigable propriation bill. ceedings on this question will be post- water systems on interstate commerce. The Land and Water Conservation poned. The Great Salt Lake in Utah is all con- Fund is used to buy more land to get fined in the State of Utah. There are no more control; if it were not, we would f outlets. That’s why it’s salty. There is not complain about it. The EPA is used REQUESTING RETURN OF nothing more intra-navigable than the to get more control over people’s lives, OFFICIAL PAPERS ON H.R. 1309 Great Salt Lake. and they hurt people in the process. If Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I offer a But because in the 1880s some of the it were not so, we would not complain privileged resolution and ask for its pioneers used to ship sheep over there about it. The withdrawing of uranium immediate consideration. for summer grazing on the islands in mining on the Arizona strip was done, The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- the Great Salt Lake, it is now part of despite all the scientific testimony, for lows: the interstate commerce system and political reasons. Were it not done so, H. RES. 368 part of the navigable water system of we would not complain about it. the United States, therefore control- This is a decent bill, which moves us Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of lable by the Environmental Protection a step forward to try to control our Representatives request the Senate to return to the House the bill (H.R. 1309) entitled ‘‘An Agency. spending habit, dealing with what is Act to extend the authorization of the na- Now, let’s see what they did in my really the core issue and core responsi- tional flood insurance program, to achieve particular community. In this commu- bility of our agencies and trying not to reforms to improve the financial integrity nity where there were irrigation harm people. and stability of the program, and to increase ditches, the overflow from the irriga- I reserve the balance of my time. the role of private markets in the manage- tion ditches ran down, and the Envi- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I ment of flood insurance risk, and for other ronmental Protection Agency said the have no further requests for time. May purposes’’. runoff from those irrigation ditches I inquire of my colleague if he has fur- The resolution was agreed to. would eventually go into the Great ther speakers. A motion to reconsider was laid on Salt Lake; therefore, that runoff from Mr. BISHOP of Utah. May I inquire the table. a ditch was part of the navigable water how much time actually remains. f systems of the United States and con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- trollable as wetlands by the Environ- tleman from Utah has 11 minutes re- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER mental Protection Agency, even maining, and the gentlewoman from PRO TEMPORE though that irrigation runoff to get to New York has 9 minutes remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the Great Salt Lake would actually Mr. BISHOP of Utah. To the gentle- Chair will remind the House that on have to run down the mountain, lady from New York, I have a brilliant July 24, 1998, at 3:40 p.m., Officer Jacob

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Price (NC) Stearns LaTourette Pitts Mack Sullivan ognize the anniversary of this tragedy Simpson Quigley Latta Platts Maloney Tiberi by observing a moment of silence in Smith (NE) Richardson Lewis (CA) Poe (TX) Marchant Vela´ zquez Smith (NJ) Rohrabacher their memory. LoBiondo Pompeo McCarthy (CA) Walsh (IL) Smith (TX) Roskam f Long Price (GA) Southerland McDermott Waters Lucas Quayle McNerney Ross (AR) Watt Stivers Luetkemeyer Reed Miller, Gary Rothman (NJ) Welch ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Stutzman Lummis Rehberg Myrick Roybal-Allard Wilson (FL) Terry PRO TEMPORE Manzullo Reichert Nadler Rush Wolf Thompson (PA) Marino Renacci Napolitano Ryan (OH) Young (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Thornberry McCaul Ribble ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings McClintock Rigell Tipton b 1337 Turner will resume on questions previously McCotter Rivera Ms. WOOLSEY and Messrs. MORAN McHenry Roby Upton postponed, as follows: Walberg and CARNEY changed their vote from Adopting House Resolution 363 and McKeon Roe (TN) McKinley Rogers (AL) Walden ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of McMorris Rogers (KY) Webster Mr. WEBSTER changed his vote from West the Journal. Rodgers Rogers (MI) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ The first electronic vote will be con- Meehan Rokita Westmoreland Mica Rooney Whitfield So the resolution was agreed to. ducted as a 15-minute vote. The second Miller (FL) Ros-Lehtinen Wilson (SC) The result of the vote was announced electronic vote will be conducted as a Miller (MI) Ross (FL) Wittman as above recorded. 5-minute vote. Mulvaney Royce Womack A motion to reconsider was laid on Murphy (PA) Runyan Woodall f Neugebauer Ryan (WI) Yoder the table. Noem Scalise Young (AK) Stated for: PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Nugent Schilling Young (IN) Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. OF H.R. 2584, DEPARTMENT OF 630, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been NAYS—131 THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- Ackerman Hahn Murphy (CT) Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to Altmire Hanabusa Neal PRIATIONS ACT, 2012 Andrews Hastings (FL) Pallone participate in the following vote. If I had been The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Barrow Heinrich Pascrell present, I would have voted as follows: Roll- Bass (CA) Higgins finished business is the vote on adop- Pastor (AZ) call vote 630, on agreeing to the resolution— Bishop (NY) Himes Peters H. Res. 363, providing for consideration of tion of the resolution (H. Res. 363) pro- Blumenauer Hinojosa Peterson H.R. 2584, making appropriations for the De- viding for consideration of the bill Boswell Hochul Pingree (ME) Brady (PA) Holden Polis partment of the Interior, environment, and re- (H.R. 2584) making appropriations for Butterfield Holt Rahall lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- the Department of the Interior, envi- Capps Honda Capuano Hoyer Rangel tember 30, 2012, and for other purposes—I ronment, and related agencies for the Reyes fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, Cardoza Inslee would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Carnahan Israel Richmond Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July and for other purposes, on which the Ruppersberger Carney Jackson (IL) 25, 2011, I was unavoidably detained and yeas and nays were ordered. Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Sanchez, Loretta missed the first vote in a series of two votes. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Castor (FL) (TX) Sarbanes Chu Johnson (GA) Schiff I missed rollcall vote No. 630. Had I been tion. Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Schrader present and voting, I would have voted as fol- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clarke (MI) Kaptur Schwartz lows: Rollcall vote No. 630: ‘‘yea’’ (On agree- question is on the resolution. Clarke (NY) Keating Scott (VA) ing to H. Res. 363). The vote was taken by electronic de- Clay Kildee Serrano Cleaver Kind Sewell Stated against: vice, and there were—yeas 205, nays Clyburn Kucinich Sherman Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, on Mon- 131, not voting 96, as follows: Connolly (VA) Langevin Sires day, July 25, 2011, I was absent during rollcall [Roll No. 630] Conyers Larsen (WA) Slaughter Cooper Lee (CA) Speier vote No. 630. Had I been present, I would YEAS—205 Costa Levin Stark have voted ‘‘nay’’ on H. Res. 363—Rule pro- Adams Chaffetz Gibson Courtney Lewis (GA) Sutton viding for consideration of H.R. 2584—Interior, Critz Lowey Aderholt Coble Gingrey (GA) Thompson (CA) Crowley Luja´ n Environment, and Related Agencies Appro- Akin Coffman (CO) Gohmert Thompson (MS) Cuellar Lynch priations Act, 2012 because it waives all Alexander Conaway Goodlatte Tierney Cummings Markey Amash Cravaack Gowdy Tonko points of order against the bill. H.R. 2584 in- Austria Crawford Graves (GA) Davis (CA) Matheson Davis (IL) Matsui Towns cludes many harmful policy riders that violate Bachus Culberson Griffin (AR) Tsongas the House rules by legislating on an appro- Barletta Denham Griffith (VA) DeLauro McCarthy (NY) Deutch McCollum Van Hollen priations bill. Bartlett Dent Grimm Visclosky Bass (NH) DesJarlais Guinta Dicks McGovern Walz (MN) Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Benishek Diaz-Balart Guthrie Doggett McIntyre Wasserman today I was unavoidably detained and missed Biggert Dreier Hall Donnelly (IN) Meeks Schultz Bilbray Duffy Hanna Edwards Michaud the following vote: H. Res. 363—Rule pro- Waxman Bilirakis Duncan (SC) Harper Filner Miller (NC) viding for consideration of H.R. 2584—Interior, Woolsey Bishop (GA) Duncan (TN) Harris Frank (MA) Miller, George Environment, and Related Agencies Appro- Fudge Moore Wu Bishop (UT) Ellmers Hastings (WA) priations Act, 2012. Had I been present, I Black Emerson Hayworth Grijalva Moran Yarmuth Blackburn Farenthold Heck would have voted ‘‘no’’ on this resolution. Bonner Fincher Hensarling NOT VOTING—96 Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, earlier today I Bono Mack Fitzpatrick Herger Baca Chandler Fattah was unavoidably detained and missed rollcall Boustany Flake Herrera Beutler Bachmann Cohen Garamendi vote 630. If present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ Brooks Fleischmann Huelskamp Baldwin Cole Giffords Broun (GA) Fleming Huizenga (MI) Barton (TX) Costello Gonzalez on rollcall vote 630. Bucshon Flores Hultgren Becerra Crenshaw Gosar f Buerkle Forbes Hunter Berg Davis (KY) Granger Burgess Fortenberry Hurt Berkley DeFazio Graves (MO) THE JOURNAL Calvert Foxx Issa Berman DeGette Green, Al Camp Franks (AZ) Jenkins Boren Dingell Green, Gene The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Campbell Frelinghuysen Johnson (IL) Brady (TX) Dold Gutierrez ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Canseco Gallegly Johnson (OH) Braley (IA) Doyle Hartzler ished business is the question on agree- Cantor Gardner Johnson, Sam Brown (FL) Ellison Hinchey ing to the Speaker’s approval of the Capito Garrett Jones Buchanan Engel Hirono Carter Gerlach Jordan Burton (IN) Eshoo King (IA) Journal, on which the yeas and nays Chabot Gibbs Kelly Cassidy Farr Kissell were ordered.

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Mr. Speaker, on July 25, Gardner Larsen (WA) Renacci [Roll No. 631] Latham 2011, I was not present for two recorded votes Garrett Reyes Lee (CA) because my flight from Iowa to Washington, YEAS—233 Gerlach Richmond Lewis (GA) Aderholt Gallegly Paulsen Gibbs Sanchez, Loretta DC was significantly delayed. I had returned to LoBiondo Akin Gingrey (GA) Pence Gibson Sarbanes Iowa to meet with constituents and regret that Lowey Alexander Goodlatte Petri Grijalva Lummis Schilling I was not present to cast my vote on rollcall Austria Gowdy Pingree (ME) Hahn Lynch Slaughter Nos. 630 and 631. Bachus Graves (GA) Pitts Hanna Maloney Stark Barletta Green, Al Platts Harris Markey Stivers f Barrow Griffin (AR) Polis Hastings (FL) Matheson Sutton Bartlett Griffith (VA) Pompeo Heck Matsui Terry GENERAL LEAVE Bass (NH) Grimm Price (GA) Herrera Beutler McCotter Thompson (CA) Becerra Guinta Quayle Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Himes McGovern Thompson (MS) Benishek Guthrie Rangel Holden Meeks Tierney unanimous consent that all Members Biggert Hall Rehberg Holt Miller (FL) Tipton may have 5 legislative days within Bilirakis Hanabusa Reichert Honda Miller (NC) Towns Bishop (GA) Harper Ribble which to revise and extend their re- Hoyer Miller, George Visclosky Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Rigell marks and include extraneous material Huelskamp Neal Woodall Black Hayworth Rivera Israel Noem Wu on H.R. 2584 and that I may include Blackburn Heinrich Roby Jackson (IL) Nugent Young (AK) tabular material on the same. Blumenauer Hensarling Roe (TN) Bonner Herger Rogers (AL) ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—2 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Bono Mack Higgins Rogers (KY) Amash Gohmert objection to the request of the gen- Boustany Hinojosa Rogers (MI) tleman from Idaho? Brooks Hochul Rokita NOT VOTING—89 Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Rooney There was no objection. Baca Gonzalez Pelosi Bucshon Hultgren Ros-Lehtinen f Buerkle Hunter Ross (FL) Bachmann Gosar Perlmutter Baldwin Granger Butterfield Hurt Royce Posey DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Calvert Inslee Runyan Barton (TX) Graves (MO) Price (NC) Camp Issa Ruppersberger Berg Green, Gene Quigley ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED Campbell Jenkins Ryan (WI) Berkley Gutierrez Richardson AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Canseco Johnson (GA) Scalise Berman Hartzler Rohrabacher ACT, 2012 Capito Johnson (IL) Schiff Boren Hinchey Roskam Capps Johnson, Sam Schmidt Brady (TX) Hirono Ross (AR) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Braley (IA) King (IA) Carnahan Jones Schock Rothman (NJ) EBSTER Brown (FL) Kissell W ). Pursuant to House Resolu- Carney Jordan Schrader Roybal-Allard Buchanan Labrador tion 363 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Carter Kaptur Schwartz Rush Burton (IN) Lamborn Cassidy Kelly Schweikert Ryan (OH) clares the House in the Committee of Cantor Lipinski Castor (FL) Kildee Scott (SC) Sa´ nchez, Linda the Whole House on the state of the Chandler Loebsack Chabot King (NY) Scott (VA) T. Union for the consideration of the bill, Chaffetz Kingston Scott, Austin Cohen Lofgren, Zoe Costello Lungren, Daniel Schakowsky H.R. 2584. Cicilline Kline Scott, David Sensenbrenner Clarke (MI) Lance Serrano Crenshaw E. Davis (KY) Mack Shuler b 1348 Clay Langevin Sessions Sires Cleaver Lankford Sewell DeFazio Marchant DeGette McDermott Smith (WA) IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Clyburn Larson (CT) Sherman Stearns Coble Dingell McMorris Accordingly, the House resolved LaTourette Shimkus Sullivan Coffman (CO) Latta Shuster Dold Rodgers Tiberi itself into the Committee of the Whole Cole Levin Simpson Doyle McNerney Tonko House on the state of the Union for the Connolly (VA) Lewis (CA) Smith (NE) Ellison Miller, Gary Vela´ zquez Conyers Long Smith (NJ) Engel Nadler consideration of the bill (H.R. 2584) Waters Cooper Lucas Smith (TX) Eshoo Napolitano making appropriations for the Depart- Watt Crawford Luetkemeyer Southerland Farr Olver Fattah Owens Welch ment of the Interior, environment, and Critz Luja´ n Speier related agencies for the fiscal year end- Cuellar Manzullo Stutzman Garamendi Paul Wilson (FL) Culberson Marino Thompson (PA) Giffords Payne Young (FL) ing September 30, 2012, and for other Cummings McCarthy (CA) Thornberry b 1347 purposes, with Mr. CAMPBELL in the Davis (CA) McCarthy (NY) Tsongas chair. Davis (IL) McCaul Turner So the Journal was approved. The Clerk read the title of the bill. DeLauro McClintock Upton The result of the vote was announced The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Denham McCollum Van Hollen as above recorded. DesJarlais McHenry Walberg bill is considered read the first time. Diaz-Balart McIntyre Walden f The gentleman from Idaho (Mr. SIMP- Doggett McKeon Walsh (IL) Dreier McKinley Walz (MN) PERSONAL EXPLANATION SON) and the gentleman from Virginia Duncan (SC) Meehan Wasserman Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, my flight was (Mr. MORAN) each will control 30 min- Duncan (TN) Mica Schultz utes. Edwards Michaud Waxman delayed on July 25, 2011 and I was unable to Ellmers Miller (MI) Webster cast my vote on rollcall vote Nos. 630 and The Chair recognizes the gentleman Emerson Moore West 631. Had I been present, I would have voted from Idaho. Farenthold Moran Westmoreland ‘‘yea’’ on both. Mr. SIMPSON. I yield myself such Fincher Mulvaney Whitfield time as I may consume. Flake Murphy (CT) Wilson (SC) f Fleischmann Murphy (PA) Wittman Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to bring Fleming Myrick Wolf PERSONAL EXPLANATION to the floor H.R. 2584, the fiscal year Flores Neugebauer Womack 2012 Interior, Environment, and Re- Fortenberry Nunes Woolsey Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, on Frank (MA) Nunnelee Yarmuth Monday, July 25, 2011, I was not present for lated Agencies appropriations bill. Franks (AZ) Olson Yoder votes 630 and 631. Had I been present for As we begin, I want to personally Frelinghuysen Palazzo Young (IN) rollcall 630, I would have voted no. Had I been thank Mr. MORAN, Mr. DICKS, and each NAYS—108 present for rollcall 631, I would have voted of the members of our subcommittee Ackerman Boswell Clarke (NY) yea. for their active participation in the bi- Adams Brady (PA) Conaway f partisan spirit that has been part of Altmire Burgess Costa our deliberations this year. Regardless Andrews Capuano Courtney PERSONAL EXPLANATION of our positions on this bill, I do sin- Bass (CA) Cardoza Cravaack Bilbray Carson (IN) Crowley Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- cerely appreciate their constructive Bishop (NY) Chu Dent avoidably absent for votes in the House contributions.

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While rein and year out, as it has in the past. to increase tenfold over the next 2 ductions in discretionary spending In fact, Members might be interested years and because LandSat is a widely alone will not totally erase the deficit, to know that 26 percent of the funding used governmental and private sector we all know that reducing Federal in this bill is for programs in which the resource, this bill sends the proposal spending is a necessary first step. authorizations have expired. That’s not back to the administration with in- The fiscal year 2012 Interior and En- how the process is supposed to work, structions to start over. vironment bill is funded at $27.5 billion, Mr. Chairman. And just as we are going Within the EPA, the bill includes $15 which is $2.1 billion, or 7 percent below back to regular order and passing ap- million for a new competitive grant the fiscal year enacted level, and $3.8 propriation bills, we need to return to program to fund rural water technical billion, or 12 percent below the budget regular order when it comes to working assistance, which is widely supported request. with the authorizers to update and fix on both sides of the aisle. The NEA and Overall, funding within this bill is es- laws that no longer work or have ex- the NEH are both funded at $135 mil- sentially level within fiscal year 2009 pired. lion, which is a level too low for some spending. The subcommittee has made It’s time to fix the ESA. The best Members and too high for others. It’s some very difficult choices in pre- way to do that is for the authorizers worth noting that both sides worked paring this budget proposal. In total, and stakeholders in the conservation together in a effort to maintain several 235 Members of the House submitted community to come to the table to fix longstanding proven programs that the over 1,700 programmatic requests to what is broken so we can actually administration had slated for termi- the subcommittee for consideration. begin recovering species. We are send- nation. While the bill makes significant ing that message today. The bill provides funding for the spending reductions across many agen- Climate change is another item of in- Smithsonian at levels just below the cies and programs, it also provides terest to members of this committee. FY11-enacted level and includes $50 ample funding to address the needs of Most of the Members know that I am million to begin construction of the key accounts supported by a bipartisan not a climate change naysayer. The National Museum of African American cross-section of Members. For instance, fact is that climate change funding has History and Culture and $75 million for fire suppression at the Department of been increasing over the past few revitalization of existing Smithsonian the Interior and the Forest Service is years, and no one has any idea how or buildings. The bill also provides a $30 fully funded at the 10-year average. whether its funding is being coordi- million down payment to begin con- The bill includes a $37 million in- nated between various agencies. The struction next year of a memorial to crease over fiscal year 2011 for the Bu- GAO came to the same conclusion in a honor the memory of Dwight D. Eisen- reau of Ocean Energy Management to report released in May of this year. hower. hire new inspectors and move forward The GAO said: ‘‘Without further im- I suspect that most of the headlines with offshore oil and gas permitting provement in how Federal climate from House consideration of this bill and leasing while also improving safe- change funding is defined and reported, will focus on the committee’s attention ty. And Members will be pleased to strategic priorities are set, and funding to the EPA. We need to continue fund- know that the operations of our na- is aligned with priorities, it will be dif- ing the EPA in order for business to ob- tional parks are sustained at levels ficult for the public and Congress to tain the necessary permits to operate only slightly below last year, which fully understand how climate change in accord with the environmental laws. means every park unit in the country funds are accounted for and how they will be operational and fully staffed are spent.’’ As a result of this ongoing Through EPA funding, we also con- without the threat of furloughs or lay- concern, climate change funding in this tinue to address our Nation’s critical offs. bill is reduced by $83 million, or 22 per- water and wastewater infrastructure Finally, this bill also makes critical cent. needs. However, one of the major un- investments in Indian Country. Build- The bill also makes significant re- derlying themes to this year’s work is ing upon efforts initiated by Mr. DICKS ductions in funding for land acquisi- the sheer volume of regulatory actions and Mr. MORAN, this bill continues to tion. Land acquisition was funded at being pursued by agencies in the ab- make investments in human health $301 million in the current fiscal year. sence of legislation and without clear and wellness programs in Indian Coun- The President had requested $900 mil- congressional direction. try, affecting health care, education, lion for next year. We funded it at $66 My intense opposition to the EPA’s and self-determination. Overall, the million in this bill to complete land ac- efforts to control nearly every industry Department of the Interior is funded at quisitions currently under consider- in this country is no secret. The EPA’s $9.9 billion, which is a $715 million, or ation. I would personally like to see unrestrained effort to regulate green- 7 percent, reduction below last year’s more funding in the LWCF. The prob- house gases and the pursuit of an over- enacted level. lem is, we just don’t have the money. ly aggressive regulatory agenda are As I mentioned, we’ve done some It’s also worth noting that while we signs of an agency that has lost its things that Secretary Salazar will sup- increase funding for oil and gas rig in- bearings. port. The Secretary and I have had spections, we don’t pay for them by in- Wherever I go, the biggest complaint many discussions about these issues as cluding the President’s proposed $38 I hear about the Federal Government is well as some areas where funding isn’t million increase for additional onshore about how the EPA is creating eco- what he would like to see. One of those gas and oil fees or the $55 million in- nomic uncertainty and killing jobs. areas relates to the funding of the En- crease for additional offshore oil and This isn’t a partisan issue. Members of dangered Species Act. gas fees. These issues are best left to both parties have said that the EPA’s Since the ESA was enacted, there the authorizing committees of jurisdic- regulatory actions vastly exceed its au- have been 2,018 species listed and only tion. And I hope that by next year, the thority and congressional intent. The 21 species recovered. By any calcula- authorizing committees will address responsibility to determine whether or tion, that’s a pretty poor track record. this issue. not to expand that authority rests sole- Any other program with such a poor There are a few other items that may ly with Congress, not with the EPA. We rate of success would have long since be of interest to Members that I’ll have included a number of provisions been terminated. There isn’t one mem- mention briefly: The U.S. Geological in the base bill to address some of ber of this subcommittee opposed to re- Survey is funded at $1.1 billion, which these issues and more were added in covering endangered species; but the is $30 million, or 3 percent, below the full committee. We saw during consid- ESA has become so contentious, so po- FY11-enacted level. The next-genera- eration of H.R. 1 earlier this year and litical, and so litigious that it has be- tion LandSat satellite imaging pro- we will see again on the House floor come a policy failure. The authoriza- gram, which has been a cooperative even more efforts to rein in the EPA.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.031 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE Insert offset folio 1151/22 here EH25JY11.022 July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5435 I reserve the balance of my time. drinking water grant programs, just at company. Imagine, giving away pub- Mr. MORAN. I yield myself such time the time when the States and localities licly owned uranium to a foreign firm. as I may consume. have run out of money to try to pro- The list of legislative riders and Mr. Chairman, this is a sad day, a sad vide for clean water and to deal with funding limitations in the bill is long: day for the environment and for Amer- storm water overflow and all of the National Environmental Policy Act ica’s great natural and cultural herit- plumbing infrastructure that is nec- waivers, limitations on judicial review, age. H.R. 2584, with its deep cuts in im- essary throughout our country. When and the blocking of air and water pol- portant environmental and natural re- the majority says it wants to rein in lution controls. Whole legislative texts source programs and shocking array of the EPA, what they’re really reining in have been dumped into this bill. These special interest riders and funding lim- is the ability to protect clean air and riders and limitations have nothing to itations, falls far short of meeting our clean water. It also cuts more than 600 do with deficit reduction and every- responsibilities to protect and wisely positions in EPA’s regulatory work- thing to do with carrying out an ex- use our Nation’s natural resources. force. treme ideological agenda. The bill before the House today is I am extremely disappointed at the Repealing environmental regulations more than $2 billion below the current majority’s decision to prohibit funds doesn’t save money; it costs money. spending level, and it’s almost $4 bil- for the Endangered Species Act listings Keeping toxins out of our air and water lion below the President’s request. It’s and critical habitat designations. is a great deal cheaper than cleaning even $324 million below the CR level of These are the vital first steps needed to up the damage or dealing with the ad- H.R. 1 that was passed by the House begin the recovery process for 260 spe- verse health effects. Preventing the just in February. cies currently at risk of extinction. Deepwater Horizon disaster would have Given the subcommittee’s Under the guise of sending a signal to been far cheaper than having to clean punishingly low 302(b) allocation, I do the authorizing committee, this bill at- it up after the fact. recognize the difficulties that Chair- tacks the very heart of the Endangered Each rider or funding limitation man SIMPSON of the subcommittee and Species Act. There are a great many seems designed to benefit one industry Chairman ROGERS of the full com- unauthorized programs in this bill. or another. These provisions have be- mittee faced in crafting the bill. I do Wildlife programs overall are hard come the new earmarks, with 39 such appreciate their efforts, Mr. SIMPSON’s hit by this bill. State and tribal wild- provisions already in the bill, and more efforts particularly and Mr. COLE’s, to life grants are cut by two-thirds, mul- are going to be proposed to be added. protect funding for American Indian tinational species conservation by a While this bill rewards businesses programs. I only wish that that protec- fifth, and cooperative endangered spe- and industries that seek to delay or un- tion could have extended to other im- cies conservation by 95 percent. Even dermine environmental protections, it portant portions of this bill. funding for the National Wildlife Ref- penalizes others who try to do the But as bad as the funding cuts are in uge System will be cut by 71⁄2 percent. right thing. As just one example, this bill, what is most important is the Our national parks and forests, wild- American Electric Power recently an- extent to which the majority has filled life refuges, wilderness areas, and other nounced it’s going to stop work on a this bill with extremist legislative rid- conservation units deserve better than low-carbon, coal-fired power plant, car- ers and funding limitations. The bill is what this bill provides. As stewards of bon sequestration, showing it can short on needed funds and long on these magnificent resources that were work, but they’re going to stop work antienvironmental riders. passed down to us, we have a responsi- on it in light of the pullback in regu- H.R. 2584 is not so much a spending bility to defend and preserve them for lating emissions related to climate bill as the fulfillment of a wish list for future generations. Spending reduc- change. They see what the Congress is special interests. Oil companies, cattle tions like the 78 percent cut to the doing, they see what their competitors grazers, industrial agribusiness, min- Land and Water Conservation Fund, a are doing, so they’ve decided not to do ers, and those who wish to pollute our nearly 80 percent cut to the Land and the right thing because we’re making air and water for greater profit all have Water Conservation Fund to the lowest it too expensive to do the right thing. their special provisions tucked away level it has ever been, and a 33 percent With the funding cuts and special in- into this bill. It is a dump truck of pro- cut to the National Landscape Con- terest provisions, it’s no wonder that visions for special interests. servation System will place at risk the Statement of Administration Pol- In addition, this bill picks up where some of our most precious resources. icy on H.R. 2584 runs five pages with its H.R. 1 left off and includes dozens of I would also like to note that this veto threat. I concur with the adminis- deep cuts in conservation and environ- bill is about more than our natural re- tration’s views on the bill and under mental protection programs, while the sources and the environment, and general leave will submit the adminis- extractive or consumptive uses of our while the cultural activities and insti- tration’s statement. public lands are shielded from cuts and tutions are a small portion of the bill, We owe it to our constituents and our given a pass from complying with our they are a vital part of our commu- communities to protect the air we Nation’s landmark environmental nities and they do enhance our econ- breathe and the water we drink, to pro- laws. We continually hear from the ma- omy and our way of life. Yet these protect public health from the dangers of jority that the pain of budget cuts has grams and activities would receive sub- mercury and arsenic and lead. Imagine, to be shared by all, but in this bill they stantial cuts under this bill as well. we have more than 500 coal-fired power have chosen winners and losers—the I am also struck by the contradic- plants in this country and they emit extractors and the exploiters and the tions contained in H.R. 2584. Here are more than 78,000 pounds of mercury, despoilers of the forests are the win- just two examples: and yet one drop of mercury will poi- ners and the animals and the people On the one hand, the bill allocates son an entire lake. who depend upon clean air and water millions of dollars to restore the Ever- are the losers. The animals, the envi- glades in Florida, yet the majority in- b 1410 ronment, the forests, the waterways, cludes a funding limitation that will That’s what we should be looking to, and humans who depend on clean air permit the pollution of the Everglades. and not tying EPA’s hands. We ought and water all lose. The bill also includes funding to deal to be good stewards of the abundant This bill continues the majority’s as- with the continuing fallout from ura- natural and cultural heritage passed sault on the Environmental Protection nium mining on the Navajo Indian Res- down to us. President Johnson noted in Agency with deep cuts. After the EPA ervation, yet it includes language that 1964, and I’m going to quote, ‘‘If future budget was cut by 16 percent in the will expose Grand Canyon National generations are to remember us with current fiscal year, the majority is now Park and the millions of Americans gratitude rather than contempt, we proposing a further reduction of 18 per- who depend upon the Colorado River must leave them something more than cent for next year. In other words, a 34 for their drinking water to the well- the miracles of technology. We should percent cut in environmental protec- known dangers of uranium mining, and be leaving them a glimpse of the world tion. Cuts of nearly 40 percent are they give away the publicly owned ura- as it was in the beginning, not just made to the clean water and safe nium to a foreign-owned Asian mining after we got through with it.’’

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The funding in the bill for LWCF Executive Branch’s environmental policies H.R. 2584—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND programs would deny willing sellers the op- and programs will be substantially reduced RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 portunity to sell land holdings, and severely at the funding level in the bill. (Rep. Rogers, R–KY) impair the ability of Federal, State, and The Administration strongly opposes prob- The Administration strongly opposes local officials, as well as private landowners, lematic policy and language issues that are House passage of H.R. 2584, making appro- to preserve and manage areas important to beyond the scope of funding legislation, in- priations for the Department of the Interior, wildlife, recreationalists, and sportsmen and cluding, but not limited to, the following environment, and related agencies for the women. provisions in this bill: fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. The Wildland Fire Suppression. The bill’s fund- Restrictions on Implementing the Endan- Administration is committed to ensuring the ing for suppression is substantially below the gered Species Act. Preventing FWS from im- Nation lives within its means and reducing 10-year average, which is the accepted meth- plementing key provisions of the Endangered the deficit so that the Nation can compete in od for calculating suppression requirements. Species Act will only result in increased the global economy and win the future. That While the bill directs DOI and the Forest costs and delays in the future. is why the President put forth a comprehen- Service to use emergency fire suppression Mountain Top Mining Reform. Preventing sive fiscal framework that reduces the def- balances to make up the shortfall, this strat- the Office of Surface Mining from developing icit by $4 trillion, supports economic growth egy carries high risk given the high fire ac- or implementing the stream buffer zone rule and long-term job creation, protects critical tivity to date and the cancellation of bal- could increase the risk of litigation and po- investments, meets the commitments made ances in FY 2011 appropriations. tentially delay sustainable coal mining. to provide dignity and security to Americans Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mineral Withdrawal Prohibition. Prohib- no matter their circumstances, and provides iting DOI from restricting new mining EPA Operating Budget. At the funding for our national security. claims on approximately 1 million acres of level provided, EPA will be unable to imple- The Administration strongly opposes a Federal lands near the Grand Canyon will re- ment its core mission of protecting human number of provisions in this bill, including verse a temporary moratorium on new ura- health and the environment. Research nec- ideological and political provisions that are nium and other mining claims. The Sec- essary to support this mission will be cur- beyond the scope of funding legislation. If retary of the Interior is currently assessing tailed, and restoration of key ecosystems the President is presented with a bill that the impact to water quality in Grand Canyon such as the Great Lakes and the Chesapeake undermines ongoing conservation, public National Park to ensure that any future ura- Bay will be delayed. health, and environmental protection efforts nium or other mining activity in the area State Revolving Funds (SRFs). The level of through funding limits or restrictions, his does not lead to the human health and envi- funding provided in the bill would result in senior advisors would recommend he veto ronmental impacts seen from previous min- approximately 400 fewer wastewater and the bill. ing-caused contamination of ground water drinking water projects, and impede EPA’s While overall funding limits and subse- and drinking water supplies. ability to reach the long-term goal of pro- quent allocations remain unclear pending Gray Wolves. The Endangered Species Act viding approximately 5 percent of total the outcome of ongoing bipartisan, bi- expressly gives the public the right to chal- water infrastructure funding annually. cameral discussions between the Administra- lenge listing decisions. Restricting judicial State Categorical Grants. The funding pro- tion and congressional leadership on the Na- review of any published final rule to delist vided in the bill for grants to States would tion’s long-term fiscal picture, the Adminis- gray wolves in Wyoming or the Great Lakes impede States’ ability to carry out critical tration has concerns regarding the level of region from the Endangered Species Act public health and environmental activities resources the bill would provide for a number would deny the public an opportunity to such as air quality monitoring and water of programs in a way that undermines core make sure that a future listing decision on quality permitting. This would greatly re- government functions, investments key to gray wolves is based on science. duce core high-priority State environmental economic growth and job creation, as well as Protecting Wilderness Characteristics Sec- programs at a time of declining State budg- protection of public health and the environ- retarial Order. Prohibiting the Bureau of ets. ment and preservation of our Nation’s nat- Land Management (BLM) from imple- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Programs. The re- ural resource heritage, including, but not menting Secretarial Order 3310, which di- ductions in funding for GHG programs and limited to: rects BLM to use the public resource man- regulations severely limit actions the Ad- Department of the Interior (DOI) agement planning process to designate cer- ministration could take under current law to tain lands with wilderness characteristics as Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Conserva- permit, control, and monitor greenhouse ‘‘Wild Lands’’ is unnecessary given the De- tion Grants. The level of funding provided to gases and would block EPA’s efforts to re- partment’s policy that includes collabora- the North American Wetlands Conservation duce GHG emissions from vehicles and large tion with stakeholders to identify public Act and State and Tribal Wildlife grants, as stationary sources. lands that may be appropriate candidates for well as the termination of Neotropical Mi- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). congressional designation under the Wilder- gratory Bird Conservation Act grants, would The level of resources for the GLRI would re- ness Act. threaten the ability of States and private or- duce the ability of Federal agencies and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from ganizations to conserve and provide access to their partners to clean up contaminated Stationary Sources. Preventing EPA from habitat, undermining the conservation of sediments, fight invasive species, restore regulating GHG emissions from stationary game and non-game species. habitat, and improve water quality in this Safety Inspection Fees. The bill does not sources would prevent the Agency from pro- critical ecosystem. posing or finalizing new regulations to con- include user fees to cover inspections of oil High Priority Ecosystems Funding. The trol GHG emissions from power plants and and gas production facilities offshore and on- level of funding provided for the Chesapeake petroleum refineries, increasing the risk of shore. Without these fees, taxpayers, rather Bay would jeopardize the successful clean-up long-term environmental consequences from than industry, would have to shoulder the of the Nation’s largest estuary. GHG emissions. EPA is under two settlement cost of these operations, which are critical Responsible Energy Development and Oil agreements to complete these rules in 2012. to ensuring safe and responsible energy de- Spill Response. The level of resources in the Clean Air Act Permitting. Section 431(a)(2– velopment. bill would eliminate efforts to increase the FWS Operations. The funding provided for 4) of the bill effectively overrides Federal frequency of environmental compliance in- operations would seriously degrade the abil- and State- issued permits for emissions from spections at oil facilities. In addition, the ity of FWS to maintain the network of Na- industrial facilities that are very large bill does not include emergency transfer au- tional Wildlife Refuges and fulfill other stat- emitters of greenhouse gases by stating that thority necessary to improve the Govern- utory responsibilities. This would result in the Clean Air Act’s requirement to obtain a ment’s ability to prevent and respond to oil delays in environmental compliance reviews, permit has no legal effect and that no law- spills. which could impede major infrastructure suits may be brought against a facility due Smart Growth. The bill terminates funding projects, including road construction, water to uncontrolled greenhouse gas emissions. for EPA’s Smart Growth program, which delivery, and other federally funded projects Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Standards. contributes to efforts to assist communities that directly benefit State and local govern- Section 453 of the bill undermines Executive in coordinating infrastructure investments ments. Branch efforts to set standards that will save and minimizing environmental impact of de- Landsat. The bill does not provide funding consumers money at the pump and reduce velopment. to begin the acquisition of the next Landsat GHG emissions through increased vehicle satellite, ending a 40-year stream of data National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). fuel efficiency on Model Year 2017–2025 Light- that is used by Federal, State, local and The funding in the bill for the NEA, which Duty Vehicles. Tribal governments and the private sector to is the largest national funder of the arts in Utility Maximum Achievable Control make informed land and resource manage- the United States, would cut support for arts Technology (MACT)/Transport Rule. Section

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This I reserve the balance of my time. provision interferes with the long-delayed thority of Congress, especially when it The Acting CHAIR (Mr. POE of implementation of major air pollution rules has such destructive effects on our Na- Texas). The Committee will rise infor- covering pollution from power plants. tion’s economic recovery. Mountaintop Mining Coordination and mally. I’d like to say that we’ve heard from The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Guidance. Section 433 of the bill prohibits Americans all across the country and implementing or enforcing an EPA/Army HASTINGS of Washington) assumed the across every sector of the economy who Corps of Engineers (Corps)/Office of Surface chair. Mining coordination Memorandum of Under- attribute harsh regulatory burdens to f standing and EPA guidance on the Clean their economic uncertainty, uncer- Water Act/National Environmental Policy MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT tainty that’s crushing job growth. Act and mountaintop mining. This issue is A message in writing from the Presi- It’s my hope that this legislation currently undergoing judicial review and dent of the United States was commu- sends the message loud and clear: Leg- should be allowed to conclude without con- islation by regulation must stop. We’ve gressional intervention. nicated to the House by Mr. Pate, one Clean Water Act. Section 435 of the bill of his secretaries. restricted funding for EPA personnel, would stop an important Administration ef- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The as well as addressed EPA’s flawed fort to provide clarity around which water Committee will resume its sitting. greenhouse gas regulations and de bodies are covered by the Clean Water Act. facto moratorium on mining permits in f The Administration’s work in this area will Appalachia. It’s my hope that provi- help to protect the public health and eco- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, sions like these will return the EPA to nomic benefits provided to the American ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED a better working order, facilitating a public by clean water, while also bringing AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS more effective government, sending greater certainty to business planning and ACT, 2012 investment and reducing an ongoing loss of money where it really needs to go, and wetlands and other sensitive aquatic re- The Committee resumed its sitting. removing burdensome barriers to job sources. The existing regulations were the Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield creation to clear the way for economic subject of two recent Supreme Court cases, 5 minutes to the gentleman from Ken- recovery. in which the Court itself indicated the need tucky (Mr. ROGERS), the esteemed Mr. Chairman, I want to thank for greater regulatory clarity regarding the chairman of the full committee. Chairman SIMPSON and Ranking Mem- appropriate scope of the Clean Water Act ju- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I rise ber MORAN, the subcommittee, and all risdiction. Outer Continental Shelf Drilling. Section today to commend this bill to our col- of the staff for all their hard work on 443 of the bill limits EPA’s Clean Air Act leagues and urge that it be passed. It this very tough bill. Chairman SIMPSON permitting authority for Outer Continental includes $27.5 billion in Federal spend- has led the way on an excellent bill, I Shelf drilling and would eliminate the Agen- ing. That’s a reduction of $2.1 billion think, that makes good on our promise cy’s discretion in considering human health below last year, $3.8 billion below the to reduce government spending with and environmental protections when issuing President’s request. real significant spending reforms. these permits. His subcommittee, Mr. Chairman, Integrated Risk Information System. Sec- Some have complained that these tion 444 of the bill withholds funding for EPA cuts are too much, too fast. But it’s held 22 oversight hearings, more than to take administrative action following its important to remember that these any other of the 12 subcommittees on assessment of risk for certain chemicals. agencies and programs have seen un- Appropriations. I’m confident that This provision would delay scientific assess- precedented massive increases in they’ve gone above and beyond their ment of environmental contaminants and spending in recent years. This sort of duty to ensure that these cuts come could delay regulatory or other Agency ac- excess has contributed to our astro- from wasteful and redundant programs. tions designed to protect public health. Limiting Compliance of the Endangered nomical debt and is threatening our re- I know these decisions were not made Species Act. Section 447 of the bill would covery. We simply can’t fund unneces- lightly, were not made easy, but they prevent EPA from implementing a biological sary and ineffective programs when we are responsible, and will help us move opinion related to pesticides if the opinion are borrowing 42 cents on every dollar in the right direction. identifies modifying, canceling, or sus- we spend. We just simply can’t afford Although it’s been difficult at times, pending registration of a pesticide registered it. the House should be proud to be mov- under FIFRA. This could undermine efforts This legislation makes smart, signifi- ing this year’s appropriations process to protect species from being put into jeop- cant cuts across each and every agency in regular order, the first time in ardy from a Federal project and could stop development and delay issuance of permits. funded by this bill. The bill still ade- years. With this bill we will have fin- Lead Renovation and Repair Rule. Section quately funds the agencies that are im- ished more than half of the fiscal 12 ap- 450 of the bill prohibits funding for EPA to portant to the health of our citizens, propriation bills before the recess. And implement the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair the stability of our economy, and the nearly all of the bills have been moved and Painting (RRP) rule, as amended, until preservation of our environment, but through subcommittee or full com- after industry develops and EPA approves we’ve made some priority adjustments mittee, and therefore are on cue to different lead paint test kits. This would undermine efforts to protect sensitive popu- in areas that can and should withstand come to the full body. This return to lations from exposure to lead, a known toxin lower budgets. regular order has contributed to to children and developing fetuses, during Some areas that will see bigger re- thoughtful, collaborative appropria- home renovation projects. The currently ductions include climate change pro- tions bills that reflect the will of the available test kits allow renovators to com- grams, which are trimmed 22 percent American people and will help get our ply with the 2008 rule. from last year, and land acquisition Nation’s finances in order. Reducing Emissions from Cement Facili- funding, which is at a level nearly 79 I urge my colleagues to support this ties. The language would prevent common sense deployment of technology that has percent lower than last year. bill. been around for decades that will improve Frankly, many of the cuts in this bill Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 public health by reducing emissions of pol- are just plain common sense, particu- minutes to the gentleman from Wash- lutants, including known carcinogens such larly when it comes to the Environ- ington (Mr. DICKS), the very distin- as dioxin, from cement facilities. mental Protection Agency. The reduc- guished ranking member of the full Ap- Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. Sec- tions and provisions in this bill were propriations Committee. tions 449 and 451 of the bill fall short of their made with very good reason—to rein in (Mr. DICKS asked and was given per- intended purposes of protecting the interest of the Nation’s taxpayers. The Administra- unparalleled, out-of-control spending mission to revise and extend his re- tion looks forward to working with the Con- and job-killing overregulation by the marks.) gress to achieve the common goal of fighting EPA. Mr. DICKS. I rise to state my opposi- fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal contracts, Though we all appreciate the core tion to H.R. 2584, the FY 2012 Interior grants, and other Federal assistance. mission of the EPA, this agency has and Environment appropriations bill.

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I also committee, and I fear that there will don’t fit neatly within the Fish and want to repeat my gratitude to the ma- be more policy amendments offered on Wildlife Service’s arbitrarily set geo- jority for being inclusive when devel- the floor as we consider this bill. graphical boundaries, and it reverses a oping this bill. One of the riders is language that policy that the Fish and Wildlife Serv- That being said, however, the low al- would effectively block any funding to ice itself implemented by regulation in location foisted on the Interior Sub- the Fish and Wildlife Service for new 2003 in which wolves were delisted in committee made it impossible to de- listings under the Endangered Species all of the State of Washington and velop a bill that is responsible and rea- Act. As Mr. MORAN said, there are 260 other areas with appropriate State re- sonable, so it is no surprise that the re- candidate species waiting to be listed, covery measures in place. sulting bill will harm the environment and they will not receive the protec- Under the current administration’s and our ongoing efforts to preserve tion of the Endangered Species Act. policy, in my own district in central America’s natural heritage. Two key The Acting CHAIR. The time of the Washington, wolves will be delisted on examples of this potential damage are gentleman has expired. the eastern side up to a highway that that the bill includes the lowest level Mr. MORAN. I yield 1 additional cuts through a heavy agriculture area. of spending in the Land and Water Con- minute to the gentleman. Wolves on one side of the highway will servation Fund in more than 40 years, Mr. DICKS. Here is the situation that be listed, the other side not. The same and funding levels for EPA not seen in the Fish and Wildlife Service faces in is true in Oregon and Utah. more than a decade. the administration of the ESA. Speak- I appreciate the steps the gentleman Overall, the allocation for the bill is ing of that 260, of that total, there are has included in this bill to create a 7 percent below the amount enacted in just under 30 species that are poised for more rational approach toward the current year, a level that will have listing in the near future. The spending delisting these recovered wolves by al- a negative impact on our natural re- provisions in this bill would block fur- lowing the States to manage the popu- source agencies and on the Environ- ther activity to protect these declining lations using sound wildlife manage- mental Protection Agency. After the species. And remember, if you delay ment principles. I want to confirm my EPA took a substantial cut of 16 per- listing too long, a species will go ex- understanding that the bill and accom- cent in the current fiscal year, 2011, the tinct, thus making recovery impos- panying report language on page 10 is Republican majority is now proposing sible. intended to include all States in their a further reduction in the agency’s I also will be strongly supporting the entirety within the northern Rocky budget of 18 percent. You add that to- amendments that aim to remove these Mountain area, including Washington, gether, it’s a 34-percent reduction in riders. These amendments include an Oregon, and Utah. just this year. attempt to protect Grand Canyon Na- Mr. SIMPSON. Will the gentleman This bill would substantially dimin- tional Park and the folks who depend yield? ish the capacity of EPA to carry out on the Colorado River for drinking Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I its responsibilities, which may actually water from the potential danger from yield to the chairman. be the goal of some of my colleagues on new uranium mines. Another amend- Mr. SIMPSON. I thank the gen- the other side. But the repercussions ment that I strongly support will in- tleman for yielding. will be felt across the Nation, including crease funding for sanitation facilities Yes. Our intent is to make it clear an ever-growing backlog of water for Native American communities. that States with approved management treatment infrastructure projects and In closing, I do want to reiterate my plans should be given authority to a decline in air and water quality. praise expressed at subcommittee manage delisted wolf populations in As was pointed out in a recent Wash- mark for Chairman SIMPSON, Mr. their States. The language in the bill ington Post article, the vast majority MORAN, Mr. COLE and other sub- ensures that delisting decisions are of the EPA’s funds pass through to committee members for the funding made by scientists on the ground, not States and localities that are already levels for programs serving American judges in courtrooms. squeezed by budget cuts. Indians. It is gratifying that this sub- The report language clarifies that committee’s bipartisan commitment to similar bill language should apply to b 1420 tribal programs forged over the last areas where wolves have expanded be- These infrastructure projects create few years has been continued by the yond their original population bound- jobs in communities all across the new majority. aries once State management plans are country and provide one of the most Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield in place and the Fish and Wildlife Serv- basic services taxpayers expect—clean such time as he may consume to the ice determines that the population water. The Bush administration’s EPA gentleman from Washington (Mr. HAS- should be delisted. That language is in- administrator estimated that there TINGS) for the purpose of colloquy. tended to address States that currently was a $688 billion nationwide backlog Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I face mixed management challenges, of clean water infrastructure projects, thank the chairman for yielding. like Washington, Oregon, and Utah. and that total is even larger today. Mr. Chairman, as you know, 2 I know your concern about this issue, That backlog will not disappear if we months ago, the Secretary of the Inte- and Representative WALDEN from Or- just ignore it, but as we have seen in so rior announced that the U.S. Fish and egon has shared with me similar con- many cases this year, the majority has Wildlife Service would remove gray cerns as well. decided to push this problem further wolves from the Endangered Species Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Re- down the road. Act list in areas covering the northern claiming my time, I thank the gen- In addition to the clearly insufficient Rocky Mountain States and roughly tleman for that clarification. levels of funding across the board in the easternmost one-third of the State As we both know, the problem goes this legislation, we were surprised that of Washington, the eastern quarter of far beyond wolves. The ESA has nearly the majority also included a wish list the State of Oregon, and a small piece 1,400 listed species in the U.S. and hun- of special interest riders to the bill of Utah. I understand that H.R. 2584 dreds of millions of dollars being spent that will handcuff the EPA and the De- also would exempt from judicial review by local, State, Federal, and private partment of the Interior. These types any final rule issued by the Secretary entities on ESA activities; yet Federal of riders are largely ideological, have that delists wolves in the State of Wyo- agencies are being regularly sued for no impact on deficit reduction, and will ming and the western Great Lakes. So poor science and poorly drafted regula- be rejected by the Senate and the I commend the chairman for your lead- tions, and only 20 species have been re- President, hopefully. ership to see that these States are covered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.039 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5439 Do you agree with me that the En- engages in colloquies, sharing that lan- have the right to protect their own dangered Species Act is broken and guage with the minority. waters from dangerous aquatic needs to be modernized and updated? Would the gentleman like to re- invasive species. I yield to the chairman. spond? I yield to the gentleman from Another particularly harmful rider Mr. SIMPSON. I thank the gen- Idaho. would stop the EPA from limiting tleman for yielding. Mr. SIMPSON. I thank the gen- greenhouse gas emissions from sta- Yes, today’s ESA is so highly conten- tleman for yielding. tionary sources for a 1-year period. tious, political, and litigious that it I have no problem sharing with you Overall, 69 percent of greenhouse gas has become a failure of public policy. the colloquies that we engage in. emissions in the United States come Funding authorization for ESA pro- Mr. MORAN. Good. So we would like from stationary sources, such as our grams expired nearly two decades ago, a copy of the colloquy that just tran- electric utilities and petroleum refin- but because we have continued to fund spired. eries. This rider, which prevents the them, ESA reform continues to stay on Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to EPA from acting, will have far reach- the back burner. the gentleman from New York (Mr. ing and devastating consequences on This bill calls for a ‘‘timeout’’ for un- SERRANO), the ranking member of the our Nation’s air quality. In particular, authorized funding of new critical habi- Financial Services Appropriations my Bronx congressional district, which tat or ESA listing decisions in order to Committee. has one of the highest asthma rates in encourage authorizers and stake- b 1430 the Nation, will continue to suffer from holders to come to the table to bring poor air quality. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, I rise the ESA into the 21st century, which it Because of the sharp reductions in- today to express my opposition to H.R. is not now. cluded in this bill to the programs and 2584, the Interior Appropriations bill Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Re- agencies that protect our environment, for fiscal year 2012. First, however, I claiming my time, a couple of weeks enrich our lives through the arts, and would like to acknowledge both Chair- ago Secretary Salazar acknowledged, increase recreational opportunities; man SIMPSON and Congressman MORAN, ‘‘There are changes and improvements and because of the riders that harm our who have worked in a bipartisan and that can be made to how we deal with wildlife, our land, our water, and our collaborative way throughout the endangered species’’ and that ‘‘we need air quality, I will be voting against lengthy hearing and markup process. It to have an endangered species program this bill. that does, in fact, work.’’ I couldn’t has been a pleasure for me to serve as Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield agree more with the Secretary’s state- a member of this subcommittee. 2 minutes to the gentleman from Cali- ment. Unfortunately, this subcommittee’s fornia (Mr. CALVERT), a valued member The Natural Resources Committee insufficient spending allocation has re- of the subcommittee. that I chair has jurisdiction over ESA, sulted in deep cuts in funding for im- as well as NOAA and the Fish and portant agencies and programs. In ad- Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Chairman, I rise Wildlife Service, and we will be work- dition, numerous anti-environmental in strong support of the Fiscal Year ing in coming months to conduct ro- riders have been attached to this legis- 2012 Interior, Environment and Related bust oversight and look at much need- lation. Agencies Appropriations bill. I would ed proposals to update this law. I ap- Although there are many to choose like to thank Chairman SIMPSON and preciate your leadership and look for- from, I would like to mention a few of Ranking Member MORAN for being ex- ward to working with you on this very these cutbacks and what their impact cellent leaders on the subcommittee. It important issue. will be on specific agencies and pro- has been a pleasure to work with both I yield to the chairman. grams. For example, the Land and of them. I especially commend the 22 Mr. SIMPSON. I thank the gen- Water Conservation Fund, which is oversight hearings that our sub- tleman. crucial in helping to fund land acquisi- committee held this year. The sub- It is important that authorizing com- tion and in protecting threatened and committee works hard, and we have mittees like yours be able to modernize endangered species, was funded at $66 done our due diligence in putting this landmark laws like the ESA—laws that million, which is $834 million below the bill together. were widely supported when they were budget request. The FY 2012 Interior and Environ- passed but no longer work as Congress State and Tribal Wildlife Grants, ment Appropriations bill recognizes originally intended. No less than 56 which play an important role in mak- the current economic environment and agencies or programs in this bill have ing sure that we have strategic and ef- the past 4 years of out-of-control expired authorizations, and stake- fective wildlife conservation programs, spending. It is $2.1 billion below last holders and interested Members of Con- were funded at $22 million, or $73 mil- year’s level, and $3.8 billion below the gress should know that these programs lion below the request. President’s 2012 request. It is a focused are also at risk of defunding if they are The Environmental Protection Agen- and lean bill which supports funding not reauthorized. Our bill, hopefully, cy, EPA, is funded at $7.1 billion, which for duties which are clearly the respon- will provide incentive for stakeholders is $1.8 billion below the request. At this sibility of the Federal Government and who have been unwilling to participate funding level, the EPA will be pre- makes tough decisions about how we in the reform process to finally enter- vented from accomplishing many of its allocate taxpayers’ dollars. tain serious reform of the ESA, which missions to protect our environment. The bill fully funds Federal fire- I am sure your committee will actively There are so many destructive riders fighters and Forest Service Wildland pursue. attached to this legislation that it is Fire Management. It ensures our na- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Re- difficult to figure out which ones to tional parks, which belong to the claiming my time, that certainly is the highlight during my brief remarks. One American people, remain fully oper- intent that we tend to pursue. that specifically harms my State of ational in 2012. And it includes $30 mil- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, the mi- New York was added during full com- lion for diesel emissions reduction nority would respectfully request of mittee markup. This rider prevents the grants to retrofit old diesel engines the majority that such colloquies, in- Great Lakes States from receiving any with cleaner burning ones, a program cluding the one that just transpired, as EPA funding if they have implemented that has been successfully imple- well as future ones, be shared with the ballast water rules that have stronger mented across the United States and is minority. They are meant to be a clari- timelines or standards than the Fed- contributing to cleaner air. fication of language and funding in the eral or international requirements that The bill also reduces the EPA in- bill. And they may very well prompt are currently in effect. Because New flated budget back down to the 2006 actions on our part to strike language York has been at the forefront of ef- level and cuts $46 million in requested if we don’t fully understand what the forts to require ships to treat their bal- funding for burdensome regulation of intent was, and that may very well last water before discharging it into greenhouse gases, which means control apply to the delisting of wolves. So we New York’s waterways, our State will of carbon dioxide, a regulation unilat- would appreciate, when the majority be immediately affected. States should erally adopted by the administration

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This is probably the hardest- we have to start somewhere to bring diseases. working subcommittee on a very hard- economic sanity back to the budgeting In 2010, the EPA found the Clean Air working Appropriations Committee; 22 process, and this is one of the first of Act saved 160,000 lives nationwide. separate hearings, a very open process. many steps to come. That’s equivalent to the entire popu- I think even the minority that dis- In conclusion, I am pleased to sup- lation of Tempe, Arizona. By 2020, that agreed with some of the decisions that port this bill. I urge my colleagues to number is expected to grow to 230,000 were made would agree that they were support the bill. lives saved, leading to $2 trillion in made fairly, openly, transparently, and Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 economic benefits. by votes. And the American people can minutes to the gentlewoman from Min- Republican riders also stop EPA’s look at what we did. nesota (Ms. MCCOLLUM). work under the Clean Water Act to Usually, when you come to this floor, Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, as a clean our rivers, streams, lakes, and to you come to debate and to disagree. member of the Interior Environment protect our drinking water from the We’re certainly going to have a great Appropriations Subcommittee, I have impacts of coal mining, storm water deal of that over the course of the next great respect for Chairman SIMPSON, discharge, and toxic nutrient pollution several days as we work through the Ranking Member MORAN, and the staff- and pesticides. main legislation and the many amend- ers on both sides of the aisle. Essentially, House Republicans are ments which undoubtedly will be of- One important aspect of this bill is telling the American people that pro- fered. But I want to focus today on an Chairman SIMPSON and Representative tecting public health and the environ- area of bipartisan agreement, and COLE have worked together with Demo- ment from corporate polluters is no that’s the decisions that were made re- crats to protect critical education and longer important. And despite the Tea garding funding in Indian Country and health care investments in Indian Party Republicans’ supposed ban on Native American programs. Country as part of our trust relation- earmarks, this bill is loaded with ear- Mr. Chairman, our chairman gener- ship with the 565 tribes in this country. marks for a few privileged polluters ously mentioned, and appropriately Native American children, families and and special interests. mentioned, the hard work that Mr. elders will all benefit as a result of our MORAN and Mr. DICKS did in setting the b 1440 efforts. foundation for the progress that’s However, on virtually every other as- Here are just four out of a dozen Re- being built upon this year. What he pect of this bill, particularly on the en- publican earmarks contained in this was too modest about was his own role, vironment, this appropriations bill is a bill: first as a ranking member and then as radical attempt to take America back- An earmark for foreign companies to the chairman, and also seeing that an wards from 40 years of bipartisan allow for uranium mining adjacent to appropriate focus was placed on Indian progress in protecting human health the Grand Canyon, one of America’s Country. Frankly, while I disagree and our environment. most treasured places; with the administration in many There are nearly 40 special interest An earmark for Shell Oil to ignore places, I want to thank them as well policy riders in this bill. It is out- environmental regulations to drill off- because in many cases, they had great rageous that these riders protect cor- shore in the Arctic Ocean; suggestions, they certainly put forward porate polluters while attacking clean An earmark for a few sheep farmers serious proposals, and they’ve been water, clean air, our public lands, and subsidized by U.S. taxpayers on U.S. very easy to work with in Native wildlife conservation. Representatives land so they can evade environmental American issues. So there’s a lot of WAXMAN, MARKEY and RUSH, as rank- laws that protect bighorn sheep; praise here to go around. ing members of the House Energy and A special earmark for the State of Most importantly, I think from an Commerce Committee and Natural Re- Texas to continue its illegal air per- appropriations standpoint, the num- sources Committee have sent letters mitting program in violation of the bers speak for themselves. The Bureau expressing their grave concern about Clean Air Act. of Indian Affairs funding was cut, but these extreme, destructive policy rid- These dirty, toxic, and dangerous actually cut less than the President re- ers that have no business being on an earmarks to a few special interests quested. The Indian Health Service got appropriations spending bill. come at the expense of cleaner water, a 9 percent increase—almost $400 mil- This abuse of the legislative process healthier air, our cherished national lion. You can run through the program. to further Republicans’ radical agenda parks, and endangered wildlife. Min- IHS staffing for new facilities, $63 mil- on behalf of polluters and special inter- nesotans are deeply troubled by this lion. Fully funded at the President’s ests should not be tolerated. These pol- reckless bill that endangers the health request. Road maintenance, $25 mil- icy riders put the public health of of our communities while destroying lion. Funded at the President’s request. Americans at risk and will imperil our natural resources that are our chil- Indian guaranteed loan program, some- America’s natural heritage for future dren’s inheritance. This is one of the thing to help tribes as they move into generations. In particular, Republicans most extreme pieces of anti-environ- private industries, actually funded have chosen to mount an unprece- mental legislation to ever come to the above the President’s request. Contract dented assault on the Environmental floor of the House. As far as the Amer- support costs, fully funded, $228 mil- Protection Agency, an agency created ican people are concerned, H.R. 2584 lion. Indian Health Service, fully fund- by President Richard Nixon. should be declared a toxic Superfund ed, $574 million. Clearly, Republicans have now come site that is so dangerous to human The Acting CHAIR. The time of the full circle and this bill makes House health and the environment that it gentleman has expired. Republicans the most polluter-friendly needs to be remediated rather than Mr. SIMPSON. I yield the gentleman Congress in nearly two generations. In passed into law. 1 additional minute. addition to gutting EPA’s budget, Re- I urge my colleagues to oppose this Mr. COLE. I thank the gentleman. publicans have added 10 policy riders bill and its abandonment of 40 years of Contract support, again, fully funded that will make the air we breathe dirti- progress we have made in protecting or funded at very near what the Presi- er and eight policy riders that will the American people’s health and the dent requested. Most importantly, lan- make the water we drink more polluted American national heritage. guage put in to make sure that those and toxic. The Republican riders halt Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield contracts are actually fully funded by the EPA’s work under the Clean Air 2 minutes to an esteemed colleague and the BIA, something that has not al- Act to protect the public health from member of the subcommittee, the gen- ways happened in the past. Again, im- impacts of carbon dioxide pollution, tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE). portant language on joint ventures

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That endangered while we have serious disagreements district depends on clean water, clean species is the desert tortoise. and serious debates, and while we made air, and safe, swimmable beaches. The The Acting CHAIR. The time of the very hard decisions, overall funding is, cuts in this bill place all of these in gentleman has expired. as Chairman SIMPSON suggested, down jeopardy. If the Republican priorities Mr. SIMPSON. I yield the gentleman 7 percent from last year and certainly in this bill prevail, we could put an ef- an additional 30 seconds. well below the request that the Presi- fective tax rate of zero on the small Mr. LEWIS of California. We could dent made. In this area, defending one businesses in my district and it have solved that problem years ago by of the most challenged populations in wouldn’t help at all because they would planting endless numbers of eggs in the the country, Republicans and Demo- have no income—and no income means East Mojave. Instead, the EPA decided crats alike can be exceptionally proud no jobs. to ignore and the environmentalists de- of what was done and the priorities Mr. SIMPSON. I yield 2 minutes to cided to ignore that potential, saying when we put, again, the most chal- the esteemed former chairman of the it took too long to plant those and lenged people that we deal with on that full committee, the member emeritus have them grow to adulthood. The fact committee in the most favored posi- of several subcommittees, the gen- is, over the last 15 years, had we done tion. That hasn’t always happened. I tleman from California (Mr. LEWIS). that, we would not have that endan- want to thank my friend Chairman Mr. LEWIS of California. Thank you, gered species any longer. Recently, we SIMPSON for making sure it happened Mr. Chairman. learned the only healthy population of I want to express my deep apprecia- and my friends Mr. MORAN and Mr. the desert tortoise was on the National tion to the chairman of the sub- DICKS for doing the same. Training Center Army base where they Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield committee as well as the ranking took care of the animals versus what member, especially for the number of 21⁄2 minutes to the distinguished gen- we did in the environment. Indeed, the public hearings they had reviewing all tleman from New York (Mr. BISHOP). EPA deserves some serious review as Mr. BISHOP of New York. I thank of the programs of this subcommittee, well as reauthorization. the gentleman for yielding. taking us back to regular order in al- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 Mr. Chairman, I strongly oppose the most unprecedented form, making sure minutes to the distinguished gen- the public had a chance to talk to us FY 2012 Interior appropriations bill in tleman from Oregon (Mr. BLU- about their view as to how these pro- its current form. Not only am I deeply MENAUER), an extraordinary champion troubled by the bill’s lack of infra- grams were working. of the environment. As we meet today, the country is structure investment that would create Mr. BLUMENAUER. I appreciate the faced with a crisis regarding our debt. jobs, grow the economy, and protect gentleman’s courtesy. Should we raise the national debt ceil- public health, but it is unfortunate I am uncomfortable coming to the ing or not? That debate is swirling that the Appropriations Committee has floor and having to speak against this around whether we should reduce included several dozen egregious spe- bill. There is nobody in Congress I have spending or we should increase taxes to cial interest policy earmarks in the more respect and affection for than the fund additional spending desired by the bill that will undermine our Nation’s subcommittee chairman; but this bill administration and the former major- commitment to clean water, clean air, is an example of why the Republican ity. It’s very, very important to know and the environment, which are funda- budget gimmick last week was a fool’s that we are at a crisis point in terms of mental to local economies like the one errand. If ever enacted, the public spending. With that backdrop, we can I represent. would be outraged. hear the same debate taking place in We’ve heard from our friends on the These critical programs of EPA are this very committee discussion. People Appropriations Committee that we not overfunded. Just talk to anybody complaining about not enough money must make difficult decisions in these in your home community who is deal- for EPA, for example. trying economic times. I couldn’t agree The fact is that most of these pro- ing with things like the revolving fund more. Furthermore, we’ve heard from grams are over-funded relative to just for sewer and water. the chairman of the subcommittee that a few years ago, and the debate and the This bill is not balanced. There are he believes that many of the programs concern is an expression about a desire opportunities where there could have that are cut are good programs, but for more spending or a lack of in- been fees and charges from people who that we must be willing to make cuts creased funding above and beyond the profit from the activities of this bill. to reduce our growing debt. wish list of many around here. The fun- But no. Instead, we are shifting costs Consider this: The bill cuts $2.1 bil- damental issue ought to be discussed in to the public and damage to the envi- lion from 2011 levels for the Depart- terms of how programs have worked ronment. We are actually giving more ment of the Interior, EPA, and other and not worked. money to some of the special interests agencies. However, if we were to elimi- I’ve heard many complaints about air that profit from these activities. nate the Bush tax cuts only for those quality questions today by the other We are slashing things that matter households earning more than a mil- side. It was, Mr. Chairman, my privi- to most Americans—the ability of the lion dollars per year, we could save the lege to write the toughest environ- EPA to protect our families and their revenues necessary to preserve these mental laws in the country relative to environment and land acquisition to critical agencies in less than 18 days. improving air quality. Years ago, as we protect American treasures. It’s going The bill provides $1.4 billion less for discussed implementing those policies to cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, in my State of California, the center of rural and small town America where a fund that is critical to both environ- the discussion was to make sure we people rely on our open spaces, our mental protection and economic devel- focus upon the real problems. public lands, our parks and rec- opment. If we were to eliminate the reational activities. Bush tax cuts, we could reestablish our b 1450 It shortchanges America’s future. commitment to clean water within 12 We can solve the problems of sta- The jihad against climate change days, affecting only those tax cuts tionary sources, we said then, very continues from my friends on the Re- from people who make a million dol- quickly, very easily—up to 97 percent- publican side of the aisle, and it’s iron- lars a year or more. That’s a reason- plus of their pollution. The real prob- ic. When people can barely walk out- able price to pay for the economic de- lem lies with the automobile, doing side in Washington, D.C. and when velopment that would result. something serious about that. What we’re dealing with drought, flood, Over the past several months we have people do driving their cars is the key wildfires, the extreme weather events heard repeatedly that we must do all to the question. across the country, the scientists tell

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All time for gen- very difficult job, in part, because of and our economy. eral debate has expired. the unrealistic numbers that were The programs included in the Interior and Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be given to them; but sadly, if you look at Environment Appropriations bill affect so many considered for amendment under the 5- the bill in its entirety, I must take aspects of our lives including clean air, clean minute rule. gentle exception to Chairman ROGERS water, public health and support for the arts. The amendment printed in section 2 saying we all support the core mission Unfortunately, at the funding level provided, of House Resolution 363 is adopted. of EPA. Sadly, anybody who reads this the Environmental Protection Agency will be During consideration of the bill for fur- bill understands that that’s not the fundamentally dismantled, making the agency ther amendment, the Chair may accord case and that it’s being brought to us unable to implement its core mission of pro- priority in recognition to a Member of- in a way that simply undermines that tecting the environment and promoting public fering an amendment who has caused it core mission that means so much to health. to be printed in the designated place in Americans, to our environment, and to The bill also removes funding for programs the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Those our future. that help modernize buildings and other infra- amendments will be considered read. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman structure and funding for innovative projects The Clerk will read. from Idaho has 1 minute remaining, that are helping communities implement The Clerk read as follows: and the gentleman from Virginia has 30 smarter water management solutions that pro- H.R. 2584 seconds remaining. tect clean water and save consumers money. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. SIMPSON. I reserve the balance In my district, the Sacramento and American resentatives of the United States of America in of my time. Rivers provide 85 percent of drinking water to Congress assembled, That the following sums Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, the re- those that live in the City of Sacramento that are appropriated, out of any money in the ality is that this is a bad bill. There is over 400,000 of my constituents. Mr. Speak- Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior, environment, may be some good people who have er, we rely on federal support to ensure the and related agencies for the fiscal year end- been involved in putting it together. I water we drink is safe. Without the proper ing September 30, 2012, and for other pur- like the distinguished chairman of the level of funding I am very worried that we are poses, namely: subcommittee, but the fact is that this going down a path of unknown consequences. TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE would severely restrict our govern- This bill also hurts Sacramento by slashing INTERIOR ment’s ability to improve the quality funds for the EPA’s Office of Smart Growth AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SIMPSON of our air and water. It would substan- which has worked closely with the Sacramento Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I offer tially cut programs that, I think, many Area Council of Governments to ensure sus- a manager’s amendment, and I ask of the American people take for grant- tainable, positive growth in our region. In a unanimous consent that it be in order ed. Our environment will be despoiled time when local governments are suffering to consider the amendment en bloc and by this bill if it becomes enacted, so I massive cuts, the investment in the Office of at this point in the reading. would strongly urge that this body Smart Growth offers our communities assist- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection vote against it. ance that will help them grow and revitalize to the request of the gentleman from With that, I yield back the balance of their local economies. Idaho? my time. Mr. Chair, the Sacramento area is on a path There was no objection. Mr. SIMPSON. In closing, I thank to become a national leader in the green Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask the Members for the debate that has economy, with over 230 companies, and unanimous consent that the amend- gone on with regard to this bill. 14,000 jobs. It is critical that we support poli- ment be considered as read. I notice that Members on the other cies that foster new innovation, and job growth The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection side of the aisle continually refer to in the green economy. Unfortunately, this bill to the request of the gentleman from some of the policy provisions that are does not do that! Idaho? in this bill as policy rider/special inter- What’s more, this bill would cut the National There was no objection. est legislation. In fact, they were Endowment of the Arts and the National En- The text of the amendment is as fol- called ‘‘earmark legislation’’ in this dowment for the Humanities by 13 percent. lows: bill, but they are special interest. Both NEA and NEH grants are essential for Page 48, line 3, insert ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘funds’’. Let me tell you that the only special our local economies. This funding is funda- Page 48, line 5, strike ‘‘exhausted’’ and in- interest that I care about right now are mental to supporting a thriving arts scene in sert ‘‘obligated’’. the unemployed people in this country my district, creating jobs and inspiring local Page 67, line 14, after the dollar amount, who are looking for a job. If you talk students. As a former docent of the Crocker insert ‘‘(reduced by $6,812,000)’’. to any business in this country, the one Art Museum in Sacramento, I can tell you first- Page 81, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $40,000,000)’’. thing they will tell you is the uncer- hand the effect that an individual piece of art Page 105, line 19, insert ‘‘to the National tainty created by the potential regula- or a trip to a museum can have on a child. Endowment for the Humanities’’ after tion and proposed regulation by the These are cuts we cannot afford to make. ‘‘available’’. EPA is stopping them from expanding In previous years, the Interior and Environ- Page 125, lines 14 and 15, strike ‘‘may es- their businesses because they have no ment Appropriations bill has provided an op- tablish’’ and ‘‘programs’’. idea—no idea—what it’s going to cost portunity to move our nation forward and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman to hire a new employee. make progress in areas as diverse as climate from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. They are the biggest wet blanket on change to water use efficiency. But in this Mr. SIMPSON. The manager’s our economy that we have today, so we Congress, this Majority is forcing us to take a amendment before us makes several need to do something about it. We need huge step backwards. technical and conforming changes to to rein them back in because they are As a whole, this legislation has an unprece- the bill. These are all noncontroversial totally out of control. That’s what this dented number of special-interest policy riders changes, and they have been shared bill does. that endanger public health and go beyond the with the minority. I believe the minor- This is under an open rule. That scope of the legislation. ity is supportive of the amendment, means Members will have the oppor- In an austere budget environment, we can and I urge its adoption. tunity, if they have different ideas and all agree that cuts need to be made but cuts I yield back the balance of my time. if they can get a majority of the votes, to public health, cannot and should not be The Acting CHAIR. The question is to remove some of these things. If so, made just to give subsidies to Big Oil and Wall on the amendment offered by the gen- they can remove them, but I’d suspect Street Executives. tleman from Idaho (Mr. SIMPSON). more are going to be added rather than I urge my colleagues on the other side of The amendment was agreed to. removed as this bill moves through its the aisle to consider the dangerous and un- Mr. CLAY. Mr. Chairman, I move to full consideration. precedented ramifications this bill would have strike the last word.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.051 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5443 The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman to comply with this requirement, and at appropriate accredited zoological in- from Missouri is recognized for 5 min- we urge the Secretary to take this into stitutions upon a finding that such im- utes. consideration when making a final de- portation will benefit the health and Mr. CLAY. I rise for the purpose of termination on these permits. welfare of the animal or is otherwise entering into a colloquy with the dis- There is also a requirement that such consistent with the conservation of the tinguished chairman of the Interior takings be for scientific purposes. Mr. polar bear. Appropriations Subcommittee. Chairman, I think you would agree I thank the gentleman for raising the I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman that establishing successful captive matter and for working with me on and Ranking Member MORAN, for your breeding programs for a threatened this important issue. leadership and for this opportunity to species fits into the Congress’s intent Mr. CLAY. I thank the chairman, as discuss an important and urgent mat- for scientific purposes. Declining habi- well as Ranking Member DICKS for re- ter. tat conditions for the polar bear and an questing additional time. As the chairman knows, there are increasing number of human-bear I yield back the balance of my time. two acts that seek to conserve marine interaction have resulted in an in- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will mammals—the Endangered Species Act crease in the number of polar bears read. and the Marine Mammal Protection brought into temporary or permanent The Clerk read as follows: Act. I am not here to debate the merits captivity in Canada in recent years, in- BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT of those acts but to discuss an inad- cluding an increase in the number of MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES vertent and unexpected consequence of non-releasable animals and orphaned For necessary expenses for protection, use, them. cubs. improvement, development, disposal, cadas- Canadian institutions cannot house b 1500 tral surveying, classification, acquisition of all of these bears and any animals not easements and other interests in lands, and There is what seems to be a con- placed in suitable facilities could be performance of other functions, including tradiction when it comes to the protec- used, euthanized or left to die in the maintenance of facilities, as authorized by tion of polar bears. Exactly the oppo- wild. law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bu- site may be happening. The Government of Manitoba, Can- Mr. SIMPSON. Will the gentleman reau of Land Management, including the ada, has passed legislation allowing general administration of the Bureau and yield? such bears to be exported from Canada the assessment of mineral potential of public Mr. CLAY. I yield to the gentleman for purposes of captive maintenance lands pursuant to Public Law 96–487 (16 from Idaho. and public display at accredited zoolog- U.S.C. 3150(a)), $918,227,000, to remain avail- Mr. SIMPSON. I thank the gen- ical institutions in the United States. able until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall tleman from Missouri for yielding. These are institutions that have under- be available in fiscal year 2012 subject to a I am aware of this issue. This is one gone a thorough and rigorous review match by at least an equal amount by the of those times when a law whose intent National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for and inspection process by zoological cost-shared projects supporting conservation is to protect may be unintentionally professionals to examine all aspects of causing harm. of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be ad- an institution’s operation. vanced to the Foundation as a lump sum Mr. CLAY. Mr. Chairman, you are Prior to issuing those permits, the grant without regard to when expenses are correct. This is an urgent issue, as we Secretary of the Interior should deter- incurred. know, of polar bears, specific bears mine the institution is accredited by AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MORAN today that are in danger of being lost the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I have and which could be saved by importa- and meets specific public display cri- an amendment at the desk. tion into the United States. While it teria as determined by the Secretary. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- was the intent of Congress to protect Mr. Chairman, I would like to clarify port the amendment. these animals, the acts were never in- that it is your understanding that The Clerk read as follows: tended to be bureaucratic obstacles to under these acts, the Secretary of the Page 2, line 20, insert after the dollar common sense and to saving their Interior may issue permits for the im- amount the following: ‘‘(reduced by lives. portation into the U.S. of live polar $18,663,000)’’. Some brief background is in order. bears for the purpose of public display Page 92, line 1, insert after the dollar Mr. Chairman, section 101 of the Ma- at appropriate accredited zoological in- amount the following: ‘‘(increased by rine Mammals Protection Act estab- stitutions. Upon a finding that such $18,663,000)’’. lished a moratorium on the importa- importation of such will benefit the Mr. MORAN (during the reading). I tion of marine mammals. However, sec- health and welfare of the animal or is ask unanimous consent that the tion 102 and 104 of the act allow for the otherwise consistent with the con- amendment be considered as read. issuance of permits for the importation servation of the polar bears, in addi- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection of marine mammals under certain cir- tion with the other areas, the Sec- to the request of the gentleman from cumstances. retary’s authority is granted under the Virginia? Now, the act generally prohibits per- Marine Mammals Protection Act, sec- There was no objection. mits from public display of marine tion 102(b) and 104(c)(4)(A). The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman mammals from a species of stock des- Again, I want to thank the chairman from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- ignated as depleted, which is defined as for this opportunity. utes. one that is listed as an endangered spe- The Acting CHAIR. The time of the Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, as I cies or threatened species under the gentleman has expired. noted previously, there are a lot of Endangered Species Act. (On request of Mr. DICKS, and by winners and losers in H.R. 2584. On May 15, 2008, the Secretary of the unanimous consent, Mr. CLAY was al- Two of the winners are the oil and Interior listed the polar bear as a lowed to proceed for 3 additional min- gas companies and the cattle grazers threatened species under the Endan- utes.) who use our publicly owned land. One gered Species Act; and since then, no Mr. CLAY. I yield to the gentleman of the losers is Indians who need Sani- permits for the importation of polar from Idaho. tation Facilities. bears for the health and welfare of the Mr. SIMPSON. I agree with the gen- My amendment would do two things. animals or for the purposes of public tleman from Missouri, and I want to be First, it decreases funding from the in- display have been issued by the Sec- clear. I hope the Secretary of the Inte- crease in the bill for the BLM’s oil and retary. The act does require that con- rior and the Fish and Wildlife Service gas and grazing management programs. servation plans for taking animals in- hear us clearly when we say that it is Second, the amendment would restore clude proposals to enhance their habi- the sense of the committee that under the Indian Sanitation Facilities Pro- tat which, in this case, is impossible. these acts the Secretary of the Interior gram by what it was cut below the cur- One of the main reasons the polar may issue permits for the importation rent spending level. I find it ironic that bear was listed as threatened is the into the United States of live polar the majority refused to allow the ad- loss of their habitat. It is not possible bears for the purposes of public display ministration to collect an inspection

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That’s why I I think this amendment is a very wise cattle ranchers get about $400 mil- would urge support for the amendment, good deal for the American taxpayer. lion in subsidies per year by paying Mr. Chairman. And, by the way, if you’ve ever been their ridiculously low fee of $1.35 per Mr. SIMPSON. I move to strike the out in Indian country, one of the prob- month per cow while States charge so last word. lems that they have is a lack of sani- much more. Texas, for example, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tary facilities. I can think of the charges $65 to $150 per cow per month from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. Skokomish Indians in my district in to graze on State-owned lands, but the Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise Mason County, Washington, where Federal Government charges only $1.35. in opposition to the amendment offered they have a very serious need for new Well, in this bill, they would see an in- by my friend and colleague from Vir- sanitary facilities. And across Indian crease in taxpayer resources devoted to ginia. country, this is still a major problem. grazing management from $75 million Honoring our Nation’s obligations to In fact, there was a group of scientists to $90 million, a 20 percent increase. American Indians and Alaskan Natives a few years ago who were asked, What Why not ask them to at least pay the is an unshakable bipartisan sentiment was the greatest thing that happened cost of administering their grazing sub- shared by Members of the Interior Ap- in the 20th century to improve health sidy? propriations Subcommittee and is an care? They came up with sewers and If our national budget is truly about accomplishment in this bill that I am sanitary facilities as the thing that im- shared sacrifice, how about starting most proud of. This bill increases fund- proved health care around the world with the oil and gas companies that ing for Indian Health Services by $392 the most substantially. have profited so handsomely from the million over the current fiscal year The Indian Health Service program resources owned by the American pub- while almost virtually everything else to construct sanitary facilities that lic and from ranchers whose use of the is being cut, a 10 percent increase that would benefit from this amendment public lands is heavily subsidized by also happens to be one of the rare and, improves the lives of some of our poor- the American taxpayer. by far, the largest increases in this bill. est fellow citizens. The Indian Health The second part of my amendment This bill includes the same $19 billion Service program provides funding for provides an additional $18.6 million for cut for sanitation facilities that was people who often lack basic sanitary the Indian Sanitation Facilities Pro- proposed by the President. And I note facilities, such as the delivery of pota- gram. It would simply restore funding that the President’s Indian Health ble water to their homes. For me, the to last year’s level. Service budget was an additional $162 choice is simple. I urge my colleagues At the end of fiscal year 2010, there million higher than this bill. to choose to help provide basic sanita- were about 230,000 Native American The problem is the offset. The BLM’s tion to Native Americans by making homes in need of sanitation facilities management of land resources account small cuts to programs that assist the including 34,000 homes without running has already been cut by $43.5 million energy and livestock industries. This is water. According to the Indian Health below the FY 2011 and $15.5 million a good amendment and should be Service, Native Americans in these below the President’s budget request. adopted. homes are at extremely high risk for This account funds the management of I yield back the balance of my time. gastrointestinal disease and res- the BLM’s more than 245 million sur- Ms. MCCOLLUM. I move to strike the piratory disease at rates similar to face acres and 700 million subsurface last word, Mr. Chairman. Third World countries. Additionally, acres. Further cuts to this account are The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman the Indian Health Service has noted not appropriate. from Minnesota is recognized for 5 min- that many of these homes without Mr. Chairman, am I proud of the in- utes. services are very remote with limited creases we were able to provide in this Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I access to health care, which increases bill and in previous bills by my prede- rise to also support the Moran amend- the importance of improving environ- cessors Mr. MORAN and Mr. DICKS? You ment for providing more access to mental conditions in these homes. bet I am. Will I continue to fight for clean drinking water. The least we can do is to provide the more funding for Indian country de- And to Chairman SIMPSON’s point, we same level of funding that was provided spite the attacks from virtually every did do a good job working together to this current year to the Indian Sanita- other interest group who isn’t happy significantly improve the quality of tion Facilities Program, which is an in- with their share of the pie? You bet I life in Indian country, and we did that tegral component of the Indian Health will. Will I stand by and let my friend working together. But one area in Services disease prevention activities. and colleague from Virginia continue which some of us felt we could have I urge support of the amendment. to systematically dismantle the budget done a little better is in the area of In- Mr. Chairman, again, the chairman of the largest landowner in the West, dian sanitation. We’re seeking to put suggested that there were no special the BLM? Absolutely not. I urge my the funding level back to where this interests. Well, this disproves that. colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on this amend- Chamber had it in FY 2011, not a cut. There are special interests. Oil and gas ment. And the way that we’re asking to do companies already getting subsidies I yield back the balance of my time. that—and I will speak to the issue of from the American taxpayer of about Mr. DICKS. I move to strike the req- grazing because I offered the amend- $4 billion a year, they get increases in uisite number of words. ment in the full Appropriations Com- this bill. We’re simply asking them to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman mittee—is to ask cattle ranchers to pay a little more towards the Federal from Washington is recognized for 5 pay a fair fee to graze their cattle. A Government’s cost of managing the minutes. fee of $1.35, as Mr. MORAN pointed out, fees that they should be paying. (Mr. DICKS asked and was given per- is less than what most States are mission to revise and extend his re- charging for the use of their public b 1510 marks.) lands. And it is significantly less, as I Just a little bit more, we’re asking Mr. DICKS. I support my friend from found in some information gathering them to pay. And we’re also asking the Virginia’s (Mr. MORAN) amendment that I did, than the private sector ranchers who, again, get special inter- which would increase funding for the charges for the use of their lands. est subsidies of about $400 million in Indian Health Service sanitary facili- When we have our lands at $1.35, not this bill, more money for the ranchers, ties construction program. The amend- only is it not of benefit to the tax- more subsidy, more subsidy for the oil ment would provide $18 million for this payers, but it leads to overgrazing of and gas companies; and yet at the same important health program, which our lands, which does nothing to help time, we cut the money that would would bring the funding level back up improve the quality of public lands for

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And safe drinking water. insert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,231,000)’’. when the EPA isn’t hampering our No infant and no child in this coun- Mr. HUELSKAMP (during the read- economy at home, they are sending our try or in Indian country should be at ing). I ask unanimous consent the tax dollars abroad. Nearly $1.3 million risk of gastrointestinal disease rates amendment be considered as read. was sent to China in grants over the that are found in Third World coun- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection past 2 years. Yes, that’s right, these tries. Let us provide the same level of to the request of the gentleman from grants were sent to the China Coal In- funding that we had in the FY 2011 bill Kansas? stitute, the China University of Petro- for Indian sanitation. Let us support There was no objection. leum, the China Urban Construction clean drinking water for our children. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Design and Research Academy, and the I yield back the balance of my time, from Kansas is recognized for 5 min- China Association of Rural Energy In- Mr. Chairman. utes. dustry. I guess the hundreds of billions The Acting CHAIR. The question is Mr. HUELSKAMP. Today I rise on of dollars of debt we owe them is not on the amendment offered by the gen- behalf of the Republican Study Com- enough. tleman from Virginia (Mr. MORAN). mittee to offer an amendment to bring The EPA has long given up sound sci- The question was taken; and the Act- the Interior appropriations bill in line entific methods to ensure a clean envi- ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- with the RSC budget. ronment for a left-wing agenda that peared to have it. Mr. Chairman, credit rating agencies heaps billions in costs on our economy Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I de- around the country are threatening to in exchange for nearly immeasurable mand a recorded vote. downgrade our debt, and not because incremental changes in our water and The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to we won’t pass a debt ceiling increase air quality. Mr. Chairman, this amendment also clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- but more so because we have not zeroes out funding for the NEA and the ceedings on the amendment offered by passed a credible plan to pay that debt NEH. Federal spending on the arts and the gentleman from Virginia will be back. Every child born in America humanities has long been controver- postponed. today owes the Federal Government sial, not only for the nature of some of AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HUELSKAMP over $46,000, and that bill rises every Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I the grants but also for the fact that I day. believe the Federal Government should have an amendment at the desk. The times we are in demand that we The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- not play such a role in our society and look at the effectiveness of every Fed- certainly should not at a time when we port the amendment. eral dollar we spend, and that is why I The Clerk read as follows: are facing an impending debt crisis. If offer this amendment today. This we cannot make relatively easy deci- Page 2, line 20, after the dollar amount, in- amendment makes cuts across the bill, sert ‘‘(reduced by $70,000,000)’’. sions to eliminate this funding, how but the biggest cuts come from the can the American people expect us to Page 4, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- EPA. In my opinion, no agency in our sert ‘‘(reduced by $4,880,000)’’.. make the harder decisions necessary to Page 8, line 18, after the dollar amount, in- Federal Government has done more to balance our Federal budget? sert ‘‘(reduced by $85,000,000)’’. negatively impact our economy than Mr. Chairman, the amendment also Page 9, line 18, after the dollar amount, in- the EPA. ends funding for National Heritage sert ‘‘(reduced by $11,804,000)’’.. In my district in western Kansas, Area grants. This provision was in- Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- EPA foot-dragging and redtape is de- cluded as a result of the YouCut pro- sert ‘‘(reduced by $15,047,000)’’.. laying the construction of a new power gram where the American people could Page 10, line 4, after the dollar amount, in- plant. The construction of the plant sert ‘‘(reduced by $4,000,000)’’.. vote on a government program to cut, Page 10, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- would create 1,900 construction jobs and this is the one they selected. Fed- sert ‘‘(reduced by $120,000)’’.. and 261 permanent jobs, yet they can- eral funding for heritage areas was sup- Page 14, line 19, after the dollar amount, not even break ground. Region VII is posed to be seed capital to get them up insert ‘‘(reduced by $9,000,000)’’. asking for changes. Environmental and running for the States, localities, Page 15, line 8, after the dollar amount, in- groups continue to file lawsuits based and private sector who requested them. sert ‘‘(reduced by $32,000,000)’’. on EPA rules, exacting a death-by-liti- Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, Many of the grants have exceeded their insert ‘‘(reduced by $75,000,000)’’. gation strategy against the rural elec- original 10-year limitation. Even the Page 39, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- tric cooperative members seeking to President recommended a 50 percent sert ‘‘(reduced by $47,000,000)’’. build this plant. cut in his budget for them, which was Page 65, line 5, after the dollar amount, in- b 1520 included in the bill; but in this time of sert ‘‘(reduced by $150,000,000)’’. much needed Federal spending re- Page 65, line 19, after the dollar amount, According to a study by the U.S. straint, it is time to cut them alto- insert ‘‘(reduced by $900,000,000)’’. Chamber of Commerce, 351 proposed Page 66, line 10, after the dollar amount, gether. solar, wind, wave, biofuel, coal, gas, Mr. Chairman, I encourage my col- insert ‘‘(reduced by $16,000,000)’’. nuclear and energy transmission Page 68, line 11, after the dollar amount, leagues to pass this amendment and insert ‘‘(reduced by $771,000,000)’’. projects have been delayed or canceled help put us on a track to balance our Page 68, line 12, after the dollar amount, due to significant impediments, such as budget in the next decade. insert ‘‘(reduced by $344,000,000)’’. regulatory barriers, including ineffi- I yield back the balance of my time. Page 68, line 15, after the dollar amount, cient review processes and the attend- Mr. MORAN. I rise in strong opposi- insert ‘‘(reduced by $427,000,000)’’. ant lawsuits and threats of legal action to this amendment. Page 76, line 22, after the dollar amount, tion. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman insert ‘‘(reduced by $78,000,000)’’. The study found that these projects Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- sert ‘‘(reduced by $12,500,000)’’. would produce 1.9 million new jobs dur- utes. Page 88, line 9, after the dollar amount, ining construction and almost 800,000 Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, this sert ‘‘(reduced by $432,000,000)’’. jobs on an ongoing basis. These jobs amendment cuts every environmental, Page 96, line 16, after the dollar amount, are simply in limbo when our economy conservation, and cultural program insert ‘‘(reduced by $9,000,000)’’. sorely needs them. In fact, not a week across the bill, totaling $3 billion in Page 103, line 14, after the first dollar seems to go by without the EPA cuts, and then puts those funds in the amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $12,000,000)’’. Page 105, line 7, after the dollar amount, issuing a new rule or regulation that spending reduction account. insert ‘‘(reduced by $135,000,000)’’. increases costs to businesses and con- The funding in the bill is already Page 105, line 18, after the dollar amount, sumers. BoilerMACT, water cooling in- grossly inadequate, and this amend- insert ‘‘(reduced by $135,000,000)’’. takes for power plants, interstate air ment would cut the bill by more than

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It zeroes out the National Endow- earlier this year on the floor—we’re the poll where Americans are clamoring ment for the Humanities. It cuts State only body to have passed a budget, ac- for the Congress to undermine pollu- and local water infrastructure by $770 tually. The Senate has not passed one tion controls, damage public health, million, 30 percent, even though the in- yet. We were given an allocation, and and unravel a 40-year bipartisan con- frastructure needs across this country, this bill comes in under that alloca- servation consensus. I can’t think of a as Mr. DICKS has stated, is $688 billion. tion. single environmental program or ini- This amendment goes on to cut the We all know that we cannot balance tiative that is spared under the base National Park Service, the Office of this budget simply by cutting, but we legislation, and this amendment makes the Secretary, Wildland Fire Manage- also know that reducing Federal spend- it even worse. ment, EPA Science and Technology, et ing is a necessary priority and a first The base bill would mean more toxic cetera, et cetera, et cetera. step toward getting us toward a bal- mercury, arsenic and soot pollution re- Mr. Chairman, we should all oppose anced budget. leased in our air. It leaves the area sur- these draconian cuts. They don’t make I think that this amendment goes too rounding the Grand Canyon, the Grand sense. I don’t think the gentleman pro- far. It would take $3 billion from the Canyon, an iconic national park, open posing them necessarily knows what numerous accounts in this bill, includ- to toxic uranium mining. the full impact would be. I suspect, ing the BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service, It cuts the Land and Water Conserva- though, that if his constituents, let National Park Service, NEA and NEH, tion Fund by 78 percent. It tears the alone the American people, knew what as was mentioned, and transfer it to heart out of the Clean Water Act, and was being attempted, they would agree the budget reduction account. it guts the Endangered Species Act. with me that this amendment should While I appreciate the gentleman’s And it removes those pesky regulatory be soundly defeated. concern that he expressed about the obstacles that keep pesticides out of I yield back the balance of my time. impact that the EPA is having in this our waterways. Mr. BLUMENAUER. I move to strike country on job creation, and I have The Republicans want to block EPA’s the last word. said repeatedly that when I go out and efforts to protect communities from The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman give a speech somewhere to a chamber stormwater runoff and to issue new en- from Oregon is recognized for 5 min- of commerce or Lions Club or what- ergy-efficiency standards for new vehi- utes. ever, I’ll talk about the Interior bill cles after 2016. Everything we’ve put in Mr. BLUMENAUER. Thank you, Mr. and the agencies that we fund, and place that makes sense is what they Chairman. when I get to the EPA, someone in the want to get rid of. I want to join with my good friend audience will say, Just defund it, get And on and on and on and on it goes, from Virginia in speaking against this rid of it, and it’s the first applause line Mr. Chairman, one extreme policy amendment, although I do appreciate in the speech. That’s the reputation rider after another. None of this will do my friend from Kansas in offering it, the EPA has out in the public, and anything to save taxpayers money. It because this is precisely what would be that’s the concern that the public has is an absolute frontal assault on the required if the budget gimmick that about the direction that the EPA is water we drink, the air we breathe, the was offered by the Republicans last headed. public lands we cherish. week to restrict funding to 1966 levels, So I appreciate the gentleman’s con- This is a big special interest give- a budget level that was never met by cern about the EPA; but as I try to ex- away, and that is simple. It’s a classic Ronald Reagan, who never proposed a plain to people, you can’t just do away example of legislating to benefit budget that was less than 21 percent, with the EPA because if you’re out friends and benefactors, Big Oil and but this is exactly what would be re- there and you have a business and the other corporate polluters at the ex- quired. It’s why the House is going to underlying law requires you to get an pense of national interests. The Na- demonstrate the schizophrenia on the air quality permit or a water permit or tion’s natural resources are not ours to part of my friends on the other side of something like that and you call the exploit at our will. They are on loan to the aisle, because this amendment is EPA to get your air quality permit and us. We must be the responsible stew- going to be rejected, I predict. It will no one’s there to answer the phone, to ards. be rejected, even though that is what help you with that, then you’ve got a It will be a moral failure if we don’t they would wish on the American pub- problem. We don’t want to eliminate pass an improved environmental bill, lic. the EPA. What we want to do is rein and if we don’t pass an environment on Zeroing out the resources for the Na- the EPA back in, because I think to the next generation, one that is in tional Humanities, for the NEA, things they’ve got an overly aggressive agen- even better condition than the one we that, when push comes to shove, the da; and, as I have said, I think they’re have today. American public embraces, supports, the biggest wet blanket on the growth But that’s what this disgraceful leg- have dramatic economic impact at in our economy that there is. islation would do. It breaks a covenant home, that leverage private dollars, I rise in opposition to the amend- that the American people take very se- but this is just the tip of the iceberg. I ment, and I would hope that my col- riously, a covenant they actually take appreciate it being offered. I wish that leagues would oppose the amendment. for granted. It’s Republican extremism people would look at it closely because Ms. WOOLSEY. I move to strike the run amok on steroids, voraciously ram- this is what is being proposed by our last word to oppose this amendment. paging out of control. Republican friends in their effort going The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman The base bill, H.R. 2584, must be forward. from California is recognized for 5 min- stopped. This amendment cannot see Mr. Chairman, at this point I will utes. the light of day. I urge all my col- yield back, but I do hope people pay Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, what leagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ close attention to what is embodied the American people want from their I yield back the balance of my time. here, because this is a taste of what leaders in Washington can be summed Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I move to people have in store for the American up in a single word: jobs, J-O-B-S. The strike the requisite number of words. public. Republicans have now controlled the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. SIMPSON. I move to strike the House for more than 200 days, and they from Washington is recognized for 5 last word. haven’t lifted a finger to address the minutes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman single overriding priority of the people Mr. DICKS. I want to commend from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. we work for, that is, jobs. Chairman SIMPSON for opposing this

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When I hear people talk about grow- Page 65, line 19, after the dollar amount, Mr. CLEAVER. Communities across ing the economy by cutting the budget, insert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. the country are coming together, I wonder what school of economics The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman working with the EPA, State and local they attended. In fact, there was an from Missouri is recognized for 5 min- agencies, and taking steps to access, outstanding article just a few weeks utes. restore, and benefit from their urban ago in The New York Times that really Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Chairman, in the waters and the surrounding lands. My Missouri 5 District, a large section of laid out the basic problem we have in committee report for this bill, the ap- which is Kansas City, is one such com- this economy, and that is that con- propriations committee included some munity. The EPA regional staff are sumer spending has dropped by 7 per- language expressing concerns in regard working with Kansas City and local cent. Normally, in previous recessions, to the Environmental Protection Agen- citizen groups to monitor water supply it only went down 3 percent. cy’s Urban Waters Initiative and provides no funding in the bill for this pro- and plan and conduct improvements to So then when you cut State and local the Blue River watershed and Brush government funding, when you cut gram for fiscal year 2012. I understand the committee’s reluc- Creek. Federal funding, you make a bad situa- Covering 270 square miles, the Blue tance to extend funding for new broad, tion worse in terms of consumption. River compromises the largest water- cross-cutting initiatives, given our eco- And that is why the economy has shed in the greater Kansas City metro- nomic situation. However, I feel this slowed down, and that’s why it’s not politan area. Its drainage is divided be- initiative has immense value to mil- going to go up as a result of these tween the States of Kansas and Mis- lions of people who live in urban cen- kinds of reckless cuts being offered by souri and flows through three counties, ters and who rely on the government to the other side. 12 cities, and 10 school districts. Brush ensure that they have clean water to Let me give you one example. The Creek is the most visible tributary to drink and use in their daily lives. This former EPA administrator, Christine the Blue River and runs completely Todd Whitman, from New Jersey, did a amendment would restore partial fund- through an area that we are trying to study of what the backlog on waste- ing for the Urban Waters Initiative for rebuild called the Green Impact Zone. water treatment facilities was. And it fiscal year 2012. This amendment does The EPA is monitoring water quality was $688 billion, and this was in 2002. not increase the spending by one single along the watershed and assisting in It’s definitely gone up. penny. local efforts to conduct large-scale wa- And yet we’re slashing, and would Cities share one key characteristic: tershed planning for Brush Creek and slash again, the amount of money for they’re full of people, buildings, and the Blue River. the Clean Water Revolving Fund and businesses. Because everyone shares Whether as a part of a cleanup lead- the Safe Drinking Water Revolving the same relative space, air and water ing to waterfront development or put- Fund and the State and Tribal Assist- environmental impacts are con- ting monitoring in place to ensure safe ance Grants. Those are exactly the pro- centrated in smaller areas, including drinking water with the EPA’s help, grams that we should be plussing up in waterways. Urban waters take on large community groups across the country order to get people back to work. It’s amounts of pollution from a variety of have taken the initiative, engaging infrastructure. That’s one thing we sources, including industrial dis- volunteers, community organizations, used to be able to agree on, both Demo- charges, mobile sources, such as cars and local and State government to crats and Republicans in this House, and trucks, residential/commercial make their waters safe for many uses. that we need infrastructure work. This wastewater, trash and polluted This amendment provides $3 million will put people to work. stormwater runoff from urban land- for urban waters within the EPA’s En- How are you going to get the deficit scapes. As urban populations often vironmental Programs and Manage- down? Not by slashing government share centralized water sources, this ment account, though it is by no spending. You’re going to get it by put- pollution creates public and environ- means the maximum amount of funds ting people back to work. When you mental health hazards like lowered that this program could utilize. It will put them back to work, they start pay- drinking water quality and water bod- ensure that this vital, community-driving taxes, they start buying goods, and ies that aren’t safe for human swim- en initiative can continue, and I ask that will drive down the deficit. It will ming. for the approval of this amendment. drive down unemployment. The EPA launched the Urban Waters I yield back the balance of my time. Program to address water quality chal- This reckless amendment from the Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I move lenges in the urban watersheds and gentleman from Kansas, again, would to strike the last word. build capacity of disadvantaged com- The Acting CHAIR (Mr. POE of make this bad situation even worse in munities through projects that revi- Texas). The gentleman from Idaho is terms of job creation. So I am pleased talize these watersheds. If maintained recognized for 5 minutes. that the majority is resisting this ill- properly, urban waters can also yield Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise thought-out amendment, and I urge its positive impacts for populations in in opposition to this amendment. defeat. both urban and upstream communities. The amendment would take $3 mil- I yield back the balance of my time. Revitalization of waterways can spur lion from the BLM Management of The Acting CHAIR. The question is employment and the growth of local Lands and Resources and transfer it to on the amendment offered by the gen- businesses and promote improvements the EPA’s Urban Waters Initiative. The tleman from Kansas (Mr. HUELSKAMP). in housing, safety, and quality of life in BLM Management of Lands and Re- The question was taken; and the Act- these areas. sources account has already been cut ing Chair announced that the noes ap- by $43.5 million below the FY11 and peared to have it. b 1540 $15.5 million below the President’s Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I The Acting CHAIR (Mr. REICHERT). budget request. This account funds the demand a recorded vote. The gentleman will suspend. management of the BLM’s more than The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF OFFICER 245 million surface acres and 700 mil- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- JACOB J. CHESTNUT AND DETECTIVE JOHN M. lion subsurface acres. Further cuts to ceedings on the amendment offered by GIBSON this account would not be appropriate. the gentleman from Kansas will be The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the We eliminated funding for the EPA’s postponed. Chair’s announcement of earlier today, new Urban Waters Initiative because it

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I would be happy to Republicans and Democrats alike urban waters; it only results in dupli- yield to the gentleman from Wash- want more clean air; this bill gives cative spending. ington State. them less. They want more clean I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on Mr. DICKS. I just want to associate water; this bill gives them less. They this amendment. myself with the gentleman’s remarks. I want more open good ground; this bill I yield back the balance of my time. support this amendment. gives them less. And the reason is is Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I move I can think back to when I was going that it’s based on a huge, mistaken be- to strike the last word. to the University of Washington, when lief that dirty air is good for our econ- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Lake Washington, which is between Se- omy, that dirty water is good for our from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- attle and Bellevue, was completely pol- economy, and that despoiled land is utes. luted and you couldn’t swim in it. The good for our economy. These are false- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I support people there bonded themselves and hoods. the distinguished gentleman from Mis- completely restored the lake. Today, You want to talk about job creation, souri. Mr. CLEAVER’s amendment would that is some of the most valuable prop- I’d like to talk about some jobs we add a modest $3 million to the Environ- erty in the entire Pacific Northwest. would like to create and keep that are mental Protection Agency for the So these urban water initiatives are damaged by this bill. Right now in Urban Waters Initiative, which the critically important for the environ- Puget Sound out in Washington State, subcommittee refused to fund. ment and for the health of the people we have historically grown some of the EPA and the Department of the Inte- of those areas. best oysters in the world in Hood Canal rior announced the first pilot dem- I think this is a modest amendment, and other places. And now, because of onstrations of this program last and I urge our colleagues to accept it. water pollution, the oyster industry month. They included Baltimore’s Pa- Mr. MORAN. I very much thank the that employs thousands of people in tapsco watershed, the Anacostia water- distinguished ranking member of the my State is endangered by water pollu- shed in the District of Columbia and full Appropriations Committee. tion. Maryland, the Bronx and Harlem River Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- watersheds in New York, the South ance of my time. b 1550 Platte River in Denver, the Los Ange- The Acting CHAIR. The question is les River watershed, the Lake Pont- on the amendment offered by the gen- Now, one would think, when we’re chartrain area in New Orleans, and the tleman from Missouri (Mr. CLEAVER). trying to protect jobs in every indus- northwest Indiana area, all areas in The question was taken; and the Act- try, including the oyster industry, we drastic need of attention. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- might be interested in preventing pol- The subcommittee report chides EPA peared to have it. lution that destroys a whole industry. for reprioritizing funds to begin the Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I de- But no, that’s not what this bill does. program in fiscal year 2011 without the mand a recorded vote. This bill weakens our ability to protect express approval of the committee. But The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to against dirty water and storm water my friends on the other side should clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- pollution that is endangering jobs in know that when you fund the govern- ceedings on the amendment offered by my State and other places in this Na- ment under a continuing resolution, the gentleman from Missouri will be tion. Now, if you go to talk to people in the agency has more flexibility. If we postponed. this industry, they’ll say their jobs are don’t want EPA or any other agency to Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I move important. But according to this bill, decide how to prioritize funding, then to strike the requisite number of they are not. What’s important are the we should pass real bills. And, frankly, words. special interests and the ability to de- they did exactly the right thing in The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman grade our environmental protection. moving forward with this Urban from Washington is recognized for 5 Take a look at the alternative fuels Waters Initiative—that’s where the minutes. industry that is now growing across need is. Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, it is true this country and its ability to create Furthermore, denying funds to urban that no bill is perfect, but this bill is millions of new jobs. A few weeks ago, watersheds—where a majority of our truly atrocious. I have come here as co- I was at a company called Targeted population lives—because of a dislike chair of the Sustainable Energy and Growth. Targeted Growth had an idea a for all things EPA does is simply unfair Environment Coalition to talk about few years ago of creating biofuels that to these urban communities. how this bill represents a wholesale we could fly airplanes with. Five years On a bipartisan basis, we have failure to really recognize our steward- ago, people thought this was a pipe worked together to provide needed ship responsibilities of the greatness of dream. But because of their intellec- funding for rural water programs. We this country. And it is a great country. tual prowess, just a few weeks ago, agree that should be a priority, but we I fly across it every Monday and Fri- using Targeted Growth biofuels, we should also show the same level of day, and the words of the song that flew the first transoceanic flight using commitment for the Urban Waters Ini- God’s grace was shed on thee in this biofuels from camelina that can be tiative. country are really true. But this bill grown in my State and refined in my This program will also capitalize on shows nothing but disdain for the pre- State, the first time in American his- work being done through EPA’s broad- cious assets of clean air, clean water, tory. That’s something to be proud of. er geographic programs, such as Chesa- and good open ground that we have in Now, one would think in a bill like peake Bay and Lake Pontchartrain. this country. this, we would help new job-creating These are two very critical water bod- I’m sad to say that when you look industries like that get started. But ies that are endangered. I don’t think I out across America today you will see no. What this bill does is degrade the need to get into the extent of the Republicans and Democrats out recre- clean energy parts of our law that endangerment for Chesapeake Bay and ating—they understand what a beau- would give inspiration and additional certainly not Lake Pontchartrain. tiful playground we have in our na- innovation and investment in these Imagine, just think back to what hap- tional lands and clean water—but right clean energy industries. pened in New Orleans just a few years now all this bill is is a playground for This bill is an anti-job creation bill ago. This offset is from the manage- the special interests. And it’s sad to because it makes the assumption that ment account of the Bureau of Land say that a party that we have worked dirty air and sick people are good for

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It cuts EPA’s operating budget, I urge my colleagues to vote against licans alike. This is one thing I hope oversight budget for offshore drilling, this bill. We can and must do better for we can fix in this bill, and it is not and will leave communities around the our communities. something that is so urban or rural. I country struggling to provide services Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I move think about this little city park in to their citizens and even comply with to strike the last word. Mossy Rock, Washington. A police offi- Federal laws. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman cer said, Why do I get all of these kids In Oregon, the cuts to public lands from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. hanging around the bars? Let’s get funding will mean missed opportunities Mr. SIMPSON. I yield to the gen- them in something. Let’s get them off to protect special places like the Co- tleman from New York for the purpose the streets. Using some of these funds, lumbia River Gorge. of a colloquy. we now have a city park being built in It will also cripple local economies. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, during Mossy Rock, Washington. Is that such Studies have shown that for every bil- our full committee markup on the In- a dangerous thing for our economy? lion dollars invested in water infra- terior bill, Congressman LATOURETTE I hope the Bass amendment is suc- structure, between 20,000 and 26,000 jobs offered an amendment to prevent the cessful later on so we can at least fix are created. It cuts almost a billion Great Lakes States from receiving any one thing in this bill. Otherwise, reject dollars from the State revolving fund EPA funding if they have implemented this bill. that helps States finance federally ballast water rules that have stronger Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I mandated upgrades in repairs to water timelines or standards than the Fed- move to strike the last word. and sewer systems. It will put addi- eral or international requirements that The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tional pressure on already tight local are currently in effect. from Oregon is recognized for 5 min- budgets, as well as potentially increas- At the time, Mr. Chairman, I asked utes. ing water and sewer rates. And in com- that we look more thoughtfully at the Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I munities like mine, we’ve seen them potential impact this amendment take modest exception to the com- skyrocket in recent years. might have. ments of my good friend from the State The bill rolls back lifesaving and Since that markup, I have heard con- of Washington because, having read cost-saving measures under the Clean cerns from numerous groups and the ‘‘Wilderness Warrior’’ about Teddy Air Act and other environmental laws State of New York. In addition, it is Roosevelt, there is no doubt that T.R. which were enacted to protect the my understanding that both EPA and is spinning in his grave. health and environment of the Amer- the Coast Guard are working towards This Interior Environment appropria- ican people. It should be no surprise finalizing national standards. Would tions bill represents an abdication of that it is cheaper and easier to prevent you be willing as we move toward con- responsibility on the part of the Fed- toxics like mercury and arsenic from ference with the Senate to work with eral Government. Not only does the going into our air and water in the the New York Members, Congressman bill cut funding for clean air, clean first place than trying to remove them LATOURETTE, and other Great Lakes water, and protection of public lands, later. The EPA studies show that the Members to help us find a workable so- it is polluted with anti-environmental benefits far outweigh the costs. lution to this problem of invasive spe- riders. These riders have nothing to do There is no doubt why a number of cies and ballast water discharges? with reducing the deficit and every- public health organizations, including Mr. SIMPSON. I thank the gen- thing to do with undermining the role the American Lung Association, the tleman for his question. of the Federal Government in pro- American Public Health Association, The gentleman from New York has tecting our Nation’s environment and and the American Academy of Pediat- spoken to me about these concerns, public health. rics have all written to Congress oppos- and I am aware that this is a serious This is a partisan attack on 40 years ing these clean air policy riders. issue that will have an immediate im- of progress to protect our health and The policy riders in the spending bill pact on the State of New York and environment. It places profit-seeking can only be described as fulfilling a other Great Lakes States. Before con- interests of large polluters over the special interest wish list. From block- ference, I will work with you, Con- health of the American public, ing clean air regulations and oversight gressman LATOURETTE, and other privatizing the benefits while forcing of mining to preventing Federal action Great Lakes Members to try to resolve the children and elderly to bear in- to clarify the jurisdiction of the Clean these concerns. creased health care costs. Water Act and to a new moratorium on Mr. SERRANO. I thank the gen- Most of all, this bill is a waste of listings in the Endangered Species Act, tleman for his assistance. time. In the midst of a looming debt the bill countless times ignores the Mr. LATOURETTE. Will the gen- crisis, we are engaged in a rhetorical needs of our communities and instead tleman yield? debate about legislation that moves us implements what polluting industries Mr. SIMPSON. I yield to the gen- backward and will never become law, have been asking for. Why are we talk- tleman from Ohio. either defeated in the Senate or vetoed ing about allowing new mining around Mr. LATOURETTE. I want to com- by the President. the Grand Canyon? mend the gentleman from New York Republicans are risking the stability Finally, most paradoxically, this bill (Mr. SERRANO) for the reasoned and of our economy for the opportunity to restricts the funding for the EPA Office balanced approach he has taken to demonstrate once again they are more of Sustainable Communities. This is an this. Rather than filing a knee-jerk re- concerned in protecting industry prof- office that provides technical assist- action either in committee or now on its than the American people. ance and guidance to local commu- the floor, he has recommitted to work- In the midst of a heat wave in Wash- nities that wish to plan for increased ing together to solve this problem. ington, D.C., and around the country, economic growth and development, and the bill pretends that climate change account for the changes in their com- b 1600 isn’t happening, and even prevents the munity and demographic impacts. This It’s a problem that needs to be EPA from following the law and a Su- office has been in existence for over 15 solved. And I just want the record to be preme Court decision to reduce green- years. It is an extraordinarily useful clear: In 2008, the New York Depart- house gas emissions. It threatens 2 mil- tool to help communities understand ment of Environmental Conservation— lion jobs and over $363 billion of the how to put the pieces together, how to not the State legislature, not the Nation’s economy that depends on the coax out more value. The demand is so State—enacted ballast water exchange

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The gentlewoman from Cali- sage,’’ and that is it applies to all ships mate change. The majority also wants fornia is recognized for 5 minutes. that pass through New York’s water, to block regulations to cut carbon pol- Ms. CHU. I rise today in strong oppo- whether they take on ballast water or lution from motor vehicles, even sition to the 2012 Interior appropria- discharge ballast water or whatever. though these regulations help break tions bill, the most anti-environment I take a backseat to no one in this our dangerous dependence on oil, save bill I’ve seen on the House floor since I Congress on the issue of invasive spe- American families money, and clean was elected to Congress. cies in the Great Lakes. My first piece the air we breathe. If this bill passes, our air will be of legislation I wrote was with Senator This House can deny science, we can more polluted, our water will be dirti- John Glenn, the Invasive Species legis- amend our Nation’s laws, but we can- er, and we will know that much of what lation, in 1996. But this particular pro- not rewrite the laws of nature. The we love will disappear. This bill rolls vision by the New York Port Authority longer we ignore the scientific reality back the clock to a time when big com- would cripple and perhaps eliminate that our actions are destabilizing the panies could poison our streams and commerce on the Great Lakes. environment, destabilizing our cli- rivers with impunity, when power So this deserves thoughtful consider- mate, the more costly and disruptive plants could freely contaminate the air ation. It deserves our study. And I our response will need to be—and the we breathe, and when our national would again commit to the gentleman more we endanger our children’s fu- treasures were destroyed by corpora- from New York (Mr. SERRANO) to work ture. tions, all for a bigger profit. with you and the chairman to find a When we were debating carbon regu- First, the bill slashes funding to the way that solves this horrible problem lations earlier this year, my colleagues EPA by $1.8 billion, stealing funding of invasive species in ballast water or on the other side of the aisle claimed that keeps our drinking water and anything else but doesn’t stop inter- that they supported reductions in what wastewater systems clean. state commerce on the Great Lakes. they call ‘‘real’’ air pollution, whatever Then it guts the Land and Water Mr. SIMPSON. I yield back the bal- that means. But it turns out they’re Conservation Fund. This program has ance of my time. gutting those protections as well. This done more than any other to expand Mr. WAXMAN. I move to strike the legislation includes provisions that local parks, recreational green spaces, last word. will block landmark rules to protect and public lands enjoyed by hundreds The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the health of our children by cutting of millions of Americans. This bill cuts from California is recognized for 5 min- air pollution and reducing toxic mer- this program by 80 percent, to its low- utes. cury pollution. est level in history, nearly eliminating Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman and my The bill blocks the Cross-State Air efforts to ensure that our treasured colleagues, I rise in strong opposition Pollution rule—an important rule that places are protected for families to to this bill. I hope the press and the is designed to prevent dirty power enjoy for generations to come. American people are paying attention plants in one State from contributing Then it abolishes the National Oce- to what’s going on on the House floor. to air quality problems in other down- anic and Atmospheric Administration I know the news is all about raising the wind States. EPA estimates that this Climate Service, which is crucial to debt ceiling and all the cuts or reve- rule will prevent up to 34,000 premature understanding how the changes in our nues that might be involved before we deaths and nearly 2 million sick days a national climate affect our farms, can get legislation to do something year beginning in 2014. coastal communities, and businesses. that has been routinely done—almost The bill indefinitely delays mercury Finally, it proposes crippling cuts to automatically done—every year or two and air toxics standards from power the development of renewable energy for decades. plants. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin sources and energy efficiency, only What is happening on the House floor that damages brain development in in- making our Nation more dependent on deserves the attention of the American fants and children, impairing their importing oil and gas from foreign people. This is the most ability to think and learn. EPA’s mer- countries. But what’s worst of all is antienvironmental House of Represent- cury rule will clean up this pollution that these cuts severely jeopardize the atives in history. The new Republican and prevent 17,000 premature deaths 12.5 million jobs that could be created majority seems intent on restoring the each year. as a result of American clean energy robber-baron era where there were no Republicans like to argue that envi- innovation and undermine growth in controls on pollution from power ronmental regulations must be justi- our Nation’s clean tech industries. plants, oil refineries, and factories. fied by a rigorous cost-benefit analysis. Even though some are calling this a This year, we’ve witnessed weather Well, these regulations have been thor- cost-cutting bill, it’s really a bill to disaster after weather disaster. There oughly analyzed and their benefits are pad the pockets of big corporations and have been massive floods, record- 10 times greater than their cost, yet the worst polluters. Unbelievably, it breaking fires, record-breaking they want to stop those regulations gives away $55 million in subsidies to droughts, and now record-breaking from going into place. oil and gas companies and blocks the heat waves. Yet earlier this year, the These essential health protections necessary increase in fees to inspect oil House passed a bill that repealed EPA’s are not being targeted because they are and gas stations from disasters like the scientific finding that climate change too costly. They are being targeted be- BP gulf spill. That’s not all. is occurring, is caused by man, and is a cause they are opposed by powerful The bill includes 39 different environ- serious threat. We don’t hear about the special interests like oil companies and mental policy bans that open up our connection between these weather electric utilities. We need to stop put- natural resources to greedy polluters events and climate change and carbon ting the special interests ahead of the and keep our environmental agencies emissions. We’re not hearing about it public interest. from doing their jobs to protect us when we watch the daily news shows This bill poses a choice: Are we for from contamination. It allows more and we’re not hearing about it from protecting pregnant women, infants, soot pollution in our air by blocking this administration. and children from toxic pollution or critical public health standards that I just sent, recently, a letter to Sec- are we for protecting the profits of spe- ensure our air is very healthy for retary Chu, the Secretary of Energy, a cial interests? A strong and vital EPA Americans to breathe. Nobel Prize winner, asking him to is in our national interest and the pub- It blocks the EPA from imple- speak out. We need to educate the lic interest. If we disarm EPA—as this menting greenhouse gas pollution

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It exempts oil companies from that some people would like to get it to 1—to completely dismantle our envi- complying with Clean Air Act stand- zero, and I don’t know what happens ronmental protections. ards for offshore drilling—again, pro- constitutionally after that if the budg- I confess to you, I just don’t under- tecting the special interests of Big Oil. et is at zero—then the country will do stand the motivations of our colleagues better and everything will be well. Cou- b 1610 on the other side of the aisle. Do we ple that with the fact that, while some not breathe the same air? Do we not It puts the drinking water of 117 mil- folks on that side are, in fact, strong drink the same water? Do we not tra- lion Americans at risk by blocking believers that you must cut spending, verse the same beautiful terrain across EPA from keeping our water clean— others have taken the opportunity to this country? I can’t imagine. I can’t half of America’s streams and some 20 roll back language, to roll back regula- fathom what the motivation is to en- million acres of wetlands. It allows the tions that have made the environment gage in this wholesale attack on our unregulated discharge of pesticides di- safer, that have made our lives better, environment. rectly into our rivers and lakes. that have made us safer as Americans. Let’s look at that attack. This bill is a direct attack, a declara- The public is being told it’s about They are proposing to cut the EPA’s tion of war, on our air, water, wildlife, cutting the budget. The public is being budget. This is the agency that is and wildlands. It is clear that this bill told it’s about not having a national charged with protecting our environ- isn’t about cutting spending. It is debt. The public is being told it’s about ment. They are proposing to cut that about cutting years off our children’s the future of our country in terms of budget by 18 percent below 2011 levels lives by increasing their exposure to what we owe. Yes, that is a legitimate and by 40 percent below 2010 levels. contaminants in the air and water. The concern; but what the country is not I come from the Chesapeake Bay. I Republicans are putting polluters being told is that, for instance, in this grew up fishing for crabs in the Nan- ahead of the health and safety of the bill, through riders, we are going back, ticoke River on the Eastern Shore of American people, so I urge my col- perhaps not even to the sixties, but to Maryland. My grandmother lived in leagues to oppose this bill. the fifties or even the forties on envi- Salisbury. That’s where we used to go I yield back the balance of my time. ronmental issues and on other issues. during the summers. This would be Mr. SERRANO. I move to strike the So what we need to do is to continue devastating for the Chesapeake Bay. It last word. to be a voice on this side, as well as the cuts funding to the Chesapeake Bay The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman folks on that side who believe as I do, Program, which is designed to put the from New York is recognized for 5 min- that this is a wrong route to take and Bay on a pollution diet so we can clean utes. that we have to continue to stand up up the Chesapeake Bay. This would un- (Mr. SERRANO asked and was given and say, We all understand the need to dermine that. It puts all these policy permission to revise and extend his re- address the issues we have to, but we riders on it. It’s loaded up with policy marks.) can’t throw away everything that riders. It would prevent the regulation Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Chairman, when we’ve had; we can’t throw away every- of coal ash as a hazardous waste. We some of us go home and we speak to thing that we’ve built, and we can’t have that issue in my district, regu- different groups about how Congress simply not invest in the future. lating coal ash. I want the Environ- conducts its business, one of the parts I sit on other committees, commit- mental Protection Agency to be able to of those conversations that may be tees that have traditionally given us do that work, but this bill would un- hard to understand is that we have per- an opportunity to invest. Somewhere dermine it. So it is an assault on clean sonal relationships and that we have right now in this country, there is a water, and that affects the Chesapeake people on both sides of the aisle who we person, male or female, sitting with a Bay. respect and we like. So especially dur- white robe, in a laboratory, who is Let’s look at what else it does. ing these times it becomes difficult for coming up with the next medicine, the It’s an assault on clean air. This bill, some of us when, for instance, a person next Velcro, if you will—the next in- with all of these policy riders, would like myself looks at a Chairman ROG- vention that will make us a better Na- block standards to cut air pollution ERS or a Chairman WOLF or a Chairman tion and a better society, that will help from cement kilns, delaying standards SIMPSON, and we know that these are us and help the world. for power plants by 6 months, stand- good people who are totally confused as If you look at those budgets—and ards that would do—what?—reduce to what it is we’re supposed to be they’ll be coming to a floor near you mercury, arsenic and lead in the air. doing. pretty soon—those budgets are dev- Don’t we want to do that? So why You say to a Republican these days, astated when it comes to investing would we undermine that effort? Good morning; and he or she answers, money in research. So, while it’s good It would exempt oil companies. Now, Cut the budget. to tell the public to cut the budget, we this is no surprise. That has become a The sky is blue. need to be honest and say, In the proc- common practice. How many exemp- Cut the budget. ess, we may set you back 30 or 40 years. tions can we give to the oil and gas in- We all understand the need to get I yield back the balance of my time. dustry? Here is another one. It would certain amounts of spending under con- Mr. SARBANES. I move to strike the exempt oil companies from complying trol, but the problem is that some last word. with the Clean Air Act in offshore folks—and this bill shows that—con- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman drilling operations. It’s an assault on tinue to totally misunderstand that, from Maryland is recognized for 5 min- clear air. Do you know what? A study yes, we may have economic issues that utes. was done by the EPA that said the air we have to deal with—that’s a given— Mr. SARBANES. This bill, H.R. 2584, quality improvements under the Clean but we are also still—and are perhaps is a terrible bill. It is a terrible bill for Air Act, if maintained for the period forever—the greatest country on our country, and it represents an as- from 1990 to 2020, will result in $2 tril- Earth. sault on our environment. lion in savings for this country and How did we get there? Actually, I was looking through the will prevent 230,000 deaths. So why We didn’t get there because we de- various assessments about this bill, would you want to undermine the pro- cided every couple of years to simply this Interior and Environment appro- tections with respect to our clean air? cut the budget. We got there because priations legislation for 2012, from dif- we invested money; because we cre- ferent advocacy groups out there that b 1620 ated, yes, rules; because we created, are concerned about the environment, It’s an assault on environmental edu- yes, laws that protected our way of life that are concerned about clean air and cation, taking funding away from the

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It’s an assault on con- there’s an American somewhere who It’s also accomplished through servation, reducing the Land and said, ‘‘Look, protect the special inter- defunding agencies, such as the EPA, Water Conservation Fund to a 45-year ests and undermine our environment,’’ so that their oversight is weakened and low of $66 million. That’s an 80 percent but I just missed talking to them their enforcement becomes non- cut from 2011 levels. maybe. Maybe that was it. existent. But here is the great shame of it. These riders would endanger and ex- Giveaway public lands. These mecha- The great shame of it is the Amer- ploit our public resources, including nisms are used in this legislation to ican people are ready to step up and be such treasures as the Grand Canyon not only undermine but to dismantle stewards of the environment. They and the Colorado River, the quality of protections that have been part of the want to do that. They want to take our Nation’s air and water for the pri- legacy of this Nation for years upon ownership in their own backyards, but vate gain of just a few. years and decade upon decade. Matters they can’t do it if the Federal Govern- The Land and Water Conservation of life and death to the American peo- ment isn’t there as a partner, so I urge Fund, which reinvests money we can ple, clean air and clean water, are left the defeat of this bill. gain from offshore oil and gas drilling without funding to protect American I yield back the balance of my time. into protecting our public lands—now, families. Mr. HOYER. I move to strike the last we have just seen a dramatic assault And the legislation before us does not word. on our lands on the gulf coast—it’s cut create jobs. If the reason of the def- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman 78 percent from the current year’s icit—the reason that this is being done, from Maryland is recognized for 5 min- funding in this bill. as we hear from the other side, is for utes. Communities waiting for funding for deficit reduction, that sounds hollow Mr. HOYER. The American public new sewer and drinking water systems and contrived when one measures the was concerned mainly about two things will find a 40 percent cut from current cost of public health and cleanup that in this last election: levels. No American asked me for that. awaits the taxpayer in the very near A, jobs—trying to get opportunities In 1995, the very first vote the new future. It sounds hollow when the tax- for themselves and their children and Republican majority cast was on a bill payer sees the tax breaks, the public young people to earn a living. They like this one, one that attempted to resource giveaways, and unregulated were also concerned, correctly, about slash the EPA and an active wish list privileges to industry and big business. the debt and deficit that confronts this of special interest priorities. The year It seems hollow when the average country. Those were the two items that is different but the policy is the same. American taxpayer suffers both the fi- they were very focused on and con- But there was one major difference. nancial and human costs of this legis- cerned about, and I think almost ev- That failed bill had just 17 environ- lation. eryone on this floor shares their con- mental riders—less than half of this Let me use one example of a rider in- cerns. one. This one has 39. These provisions troduced by my colleague from Ari- I got no message from any voter that do nothing to control spending. They zona, a son of Arizona, to the Grand I ought to come to Congress and under- are end-runs simply around laws to Canyon. This would effectively defund mine the air, water, land that they sur- protect our environment. any opportunity to study, to analyze vive on, recreate on and rely on for the Now, as then, the wish list deserves the consequences of uranium mining on quality of their lives. Not one con- to be voted down. Sherry Boehlert, who 1 million acres around the Grand Can- stituent, whether they voted for me or was a member of the Natural Resources yon. against me, said, ‘‘Undermine the pro- Committee, stood on this floor when b 1630 tections of our land and water and that 1995 bill was offered. A Republican air.’’ Not one. However, that is what leader in the House of Representatives If anything else were to be an impor- we’re dealing with today—not jobs, not said: Do not do this to our land, our tant point for this Congress, it is the deficit—but undermining the integrity air, and our water. icon of all our national parks, the of our air, our water and our land. Let me close by quoting the wise Grand Canyon. And the uranium min- I rise, therefore, Mr. Chairman, in words of the ranking member of the In- ing in that area has caused damage to strong opposition to this bill, which terior Appropriations Subcommittee, people and the environment for years puts some of our Nation’s most pre- my colleague and friend Congressman upon years. And now with this rider, cious natural resources at severe risk. JIM MORAN: ‘‘There are those who want we are perpetuating the same climate, This bill slashes funding for the Envi- to make this controversy between hu- the same strategy that has caused the ronmental Protection Agency by near- mans and the environment, but that is problems in the area. We are jeopard- ly 20 percent, after a year in which its a false assertion.’’ izing the water, the Colorado River, funding already declined by 16 percent. I urge you to read the balance of Mr. and water users in Nevada, California, The result of these cuts will be an MORAN’s quote in opposing this bad and Arizona. And they use an expert; agency unequipped. bill. they tout an expert, as of today and re- Now, Mr. Chairman, I don’t have to I yield back the balance of my time. cently, a person who rationalized that address you, but if I didn’t under the Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I there will be no real damage to the rules have to address you, I would ad- move to strike the last word. Grand Canyon. Isn’t it ironic and some- dress all of America about their con- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman what interesting to note that this ex- cerns about this undermining of the from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- pert is sitting on 30 or more mining Environmental Protection Agency. utes. claims in the withdrawal area around Americans want the environment pro- Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 2584 is, without the Grand Canyon and would stand to tected. They don’t want that effort un- question and without precedent, the do very, very well financially upon the dermined. most regressive, destructive, and sale and resale of these claims? This is It will mean higher risks of dirtier shameless attack on our environmental the expert. air, unsafe water and carbon pollution protections, this country’s public This legislation, H.R. 2584, is a feed- in our atmosphere. No American said health, and conservation in over four ing frenzy for polluters, Big Oil, and that that’s what they wanted when decades. speculators who make their huge prof- they talked to me. This is accomplished through the its by cutting corners, ignoring regula- This bill also includes a rider that backdoor changes, 40 idealogically tions, and skirting the responsibilities would defund the listing of endangered driven policy riders in the legislation, that we all have to follow the law. Now

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Now, Mr. Chairman, tect public health and reduce health Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I when I was growing up, green was a care costs for all by preventing adverse move to strike the last word. color. This folder was green. Not any- health outcomes, including cancer, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman more. If I can’t demonstrate this folder asthma attacks, strokes, and emer- from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. has something to do with livability and gency department visits. It is not just Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, as sustainability, I am misleading the for the beauty of this country, al- we sit and endure this mini-filibuster people that are watching this program. though that might be reason enough to about how horrible Republicans are There’s another company in Ohio try to preserve all of these things; it is when it comes to this bill and the envi- that’s over in Toledo—Ms. KAPTUR’s for the health of America’s people. ronment, I want to give a perspective district—they have a product called This legislation would put children’s about how some of these riders actu- Anderson’s Golf Pro. And the EPA has health at risk at the same time that it ally got in the bill. indicated that they are not allowed to would be exempting oil companies from I and a number of my colleagues have call it ‘‘Golf Pro’’ anymore because you complying with clean air standards. We spent a lot of time talking with this don’t have to use the seed or the weed cannot tolerate this. Unregulated dis- EPA, this EPA administrator, and it’s and seed on a golf course. You could charge of pesticides into our water- like talking to this lectern. Nothing use it, Mr. Chairman, on your front ways, withholding funding for wild gets through. And I want to bring to lawn. So they have to call it ‘‘Ander- lands, allowing uranium mining all your attention one particular matter son’s Pro.’’ Well, wait a minute—they around the Grand Canyon. Mr. Chair- that I put in this bill that’s a rider, and can’t call it ‘‘Pro’’ anymore either be- man, this is an unprecedented attack, it has to do with the U.S. EPA draft cause that’s misleading. So they can and not just on those things I’ve men- notice 2010–X, and that was a notice call it ‘‘Anderson’s’’ and hope you can tioned, not just on lifesaving public that went out to the manufacturers of figure out what you are supposed to do health protections and essential pollu- lawn fertilizers. with it. tion control; it’s an attack on science Now, everybody in the Chamber I told my friends at Scotts, You have as well. would agree that the people who manu- really barely scratched the surface on This bill includes reductions in fund- facture lawn fertilizer, what they put this thing because the product that ing for the U.S. Geological Survey, rein the bag should be safe; it should not Scotts manufactures that I like so search in climate and land use, sci- harm the environment; and it should much is Miracle-Gro. Now can you entific research, monitoring, modeling, actually what do it’s supposed to do, imagine, Mr. Chairman, how is the forecasting. Let me give an example: and that’s grow grass or do something EPA going to be able to certify when I The LandSat 7 satellite just in the past else. However, the EPA, because they put that Miracle-Gro on my tomato month has been used to track the larg- had precious little to do, decided that plant that a miracle has occurred? You est fire in Arizona’s history. Yet be- they weren’t content with regulating are going to put a tremendous burden cause of the cuts that would come to what was in the bag. They want to reg- on the Vatican. All these little old la- pass through this legislation, the data ulate what’s on the bag, and not the dies are going to be at the airport, fly- coming from the LandSat system list of ingredients but what the product ing over to Rome to talk to the College would go unrecorded, unanalyzed, un- is called. of Cardinals and say, Did a miracle used. Talk about false economy. And it’s an unprecedented attack on So draft regulation 2010–X says that occur? That’s why some of these riders our public lands. The largest cut in the these companies need to reevaluate the are in here. You have to be able to talk Land and Water Conservation Fund trademark names—some of them that to people. And if they won’t talk to that most of the Members of this House have been in effect since the 1960s—and you, you have to take action, as is con- have seen in their service. And I must remove those that the EPA determines templated by the Constitution as a co- say, that’s particularly important to a are misleading to the public. Now I sat equal branch in the government. We State like mine, New Jersey. My con- down with Ms. Jackson, the adminis- have done that. And I’m sorry that it stituents reside in the most densely trator of the EPA, and went over this. offends some of our colleagues. She sort of smiled and said, You know I yield back the balance of my time. populated State in the Union, and yet what, this really doesn’t make a lot of Mr. HOLT. I move to strike the last they’ve demonstrated again and again sense to me. I brought it up in sub- word. with their votes their support for open committee last year and withdrew it at The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman space preservation, for fighting sprawl, the request of the then-majority who from New Jersey is recognized for 5 for providing their kids, our kids, with said they’d work on it. Well, it’s still minutes. safe places to experience the outdoors. here. Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, when b 1640 And here is a list of the words that Americans think of America, they Mr. Chairman, there is a long list of they determined you can’t use if you think of our great resources. Now for reasons, and you’ll be hearing still are in a lawn fertilizer business: ‘‘Germ Big Oil, that probably means the oil more about why this is terrible legisla- shield,’’ ‘‘100 percent protection,’’ ‘‘pro- that’s found on public lands and off our tion. fessional grade,’’ ‘‘pro,’’ ‘‘safe,’’ shores, where they can get it for a song I yield back the balance of my time. ‘‘safer,’’ ‘‘safest,’’ ‘‘natural,’’ ‘‘environ- and charge a fortune. Ms. TSONGAS. I move to strike the mentally safe,’’ and ‘‘green.’’ But for most Americans, it’s the spa- last word. Now, hold on a minute. There’s a cious skies and purple mountain maj- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman company in Ohio. It’s not in my dis- esties. This bill, this legislation that from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 trict—full disclaimer—but it’s called we’re considering here now has no ap- minutes. Scotts, and they make a product called preciation for America’s priceless re- Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chairman, I rise Turf Builder. They also make a product sources. According to the League of in strong opposition to the underlying called Turf Builder Pro. This draft no- Conservation Voters, though, going bill, H.R. 2584, and am disappointed tification tells them they can’t call it farther than just beautiful vistas or that my colleagues on the other side of ‘‘Pro’’ anymore because it’s misleading purple mountain majesties, ‘‘This bill the aisle are using this appropriations to the public, even though the word is the biggest assault on the air we process to put at risk the air that we ‘‘Pro’’ was installed to create a brand breathe, the water we drink, and the breathe, the water that we drink, our that small hardware stores could sell wildlife and wild places we hold dear to public lands, and our public health. so you didn’t have to go to the big- ever come before Congress.’’ Con- For example, this bill would dis- boxes, the Wal-Marts, the Kmarts, and tinuing, the Clean Water Network or mantle the Clean Water Act, which

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And it cuts the Land and Water dress the looming default crisis or to a key part of the history, culture, Conservation Fund, which protects na- create American jobs, today House Re- economy, and natural beauty of the tional parks, forests, and wildlife ref- publicans have brought to the floor Fifth District. Most of our rivers have uges from development, by 78 percent. H.R. 2584, unprecedented legislation excellent water quality; and it is com- In addition, this partisan legislation that would gut pollution controls and mon on warm days to see people swim- includes at least 38 policy riders that, public health protections in order to ming, fishing, and paddling. But our for purely ideological reasons, would give bigger profits to Big Oil and other rivers were not always so hospitable. harm American families and the envi- special interest polluters. There was a time when the Merrimack ronment. River, one of the largest watersheds in The bill would prohibit the EPA from By attaching more than three dozen New England and the river that flows implementing rules to protect commu- policy riders to this bill, the House through my hometown of Lowell, was a nities from power plant pollution. It GOP is attempting to use a spending depository for waste and pollution. For blocks the EPA from restoring Clean bill to make backdoor changes to 40 150 years, the Merrimack River was one Water Act protections to more than years of Federal laws that protect of the 10 most polluted rivers in the half of our Nation’s streams and 20 mil- clean air, water, lands, and wildlife. country. It was the Clean Water Act lion acres of wetlands, meaning the The legislation would also cripple the enforcement of the early 1970s that drinking water of 117 million Ameri- budgets of key Federal agencies changed the future of our rivers. Be- cans is put at risk. It blocks the EPA charged with protecting American citi- cause of the act, and the enforcement from moving forward on fuel efficiency zens and our natural resources. authority it afforded the EPA, a clean- standards that will reduce foreign oil This is a new low for the 112th Con- up plan was put in place and polluters imports and cut pollution. It blocks gress, which has already seen the new and violators were held responsible. the EPA from regulating carbon pollu- House GOP majority attempt to gut Slowly, the Merrimack and sur- tion at power plants, refineries, and in- the Clean Air Act, overturn the Clean rounding rivers were monitored and dustrial sites. It even stops indefinitely Water Act, repeal cost-saving energy improved to meet the clean water long overdue standards to control air efficiency standards, and pull the plug standards we take for granted today. pollution from toxic mercury, endan- on American jobs in clean energy inno- This is just one unfortunate example, gering pregnant women, infants and vation and manufacturing. This legis- but replicated all across our country, children. lation would overturn 40 years of bipar- to our great good fortune and that of This legislation would open up more tisan progress protecting the American our children and grandchildren. of our coastline to offshore drilling and people and the environment. While some States may adequately 1 million acres of land around the protect their waters on their own, not One area I choose to focus on is the Grand Canyon, a national treasure, to all do. That is why Congress has given continued attacks on the Clean Air toxic uranium mining. the EPA the authority to protect our Act, which has saved hundreds of thou- Mr. Chairman, there was a time when sands of lives and improved the health waterways under the Clean Water Act. the Republican Party was known as de- We must continue to strengthen safe- of Americans in every State. It pro- fenders of the environment. It was a guards for rivers and streams to ensure tects the air we breathe and the water Republican President, Teddy Roo- that all across the country Americans we drink. It protects our children from sevelt, who inaugurated the National enjoy the benefit of clean, safe water. developing asthma and our seniors I urge my colleagues to reject the Forest Service and who worked to con- from developing emphysema. Accord- shortsighted proposal to undercut the serve 230 million acres of American ing to the American Lung Association, Clean Water Act and help protect land, including the Grand Canyon, in 2010 alone, the Clean Air Act saved America’s clean water legacy. which is now put at risk. He called the over 160,000 lives. Since 1990, the EPA I yield back the balance of my time. canyon, and I quote, a natural wonder, estimates the Clean Air Act prevented Ms. DELAURO. I move to strike the which is in kind absolutely unparal- an estimated 843,000 asthma attacks, 18 last word. leled throughout the rest of the world. million cases of respiratory illness The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman ‘‘Leave it as it is,’’ he said. ‘‘You can- among children, 672,000 cases of chronic from Connecticut is recognized for 5 not improve on it. The ages have been bronchitis, 21,000 cases of heart disease, minutes. at work on it, and man can only mar and 200,000 premature deaths. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Chairman, I rise it.’’ It is clear that the Republican major- in strong opposition to a reckless and It was a Republican President, Rich- ity is doing all it can to stop EPA from unconscionable Interior appropriations ard Nixon, who signed significant ex- carrying out its mission of protecting bill put forward by the House Repub- pansions of the Clean Air and Clean public health and protecting the envi- lican majority. Once again, they have Water Acts and who brought life to the ronment. Many will claim that the put a radical, out-of-touch agenda and Environmental Protection Agency. EPA is moving at a faster pace than the desires of Big Oil and big polluters Twenty years later, another Repub- any other administration in history. before the interests of the American lican President, George Bush, Sr., ex- However, the EPA has proposed fewer people, the need to create jobs, and the panded the Clean Air Act even further Clean Air Act rules under President health of our environment. This appro- to protect Americans’ health. priations bill is more than just a dan- Yet today, a Republican majority Obama over the past 24 months than in ger to the health and safety of Amer- brings us an Interior appropriations the first 2 years of either President ican families. It represents the worst bill which undoes all of this good work, Bush or President Clinton. assault on clean air and clean water in which endangers American families That is why in December of 2010, 280 our Nation’s history. and threatens to do permanent and ir- groups, including the American Heart This legislation slashes funding for revocable damage to the environment. Association, the American Lung Asso- the Environmental Protection Agency I urge my colleagues in the majority, ciation, the American Public Health by 18 percent. The majority has shown return to your roots to once again put Association and others sent a letter time and time again that it opposes the American people before the inter- urging the Congress to ‘‘reject any any environmental regulation that ests of polluters, and to oppose this dis- measure that would block or delay the might hurt the bottom line of pol- astrous legislation. United States Environmental Protec- luters. But it doesn’t stop there. I yield back the balance of my time. tion Agency from doing its job to pro- This legislation also slashes the Mr. TONKO. I move to strike the last tect all Americans from life-threat- Clean Water State Revolving Fund, word. ening air pollution.’’

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Reducing Federal funds that help pendence, but Republicans would give What’s more, 27,000 Rhode Island support these kinds of projects to im- big polluters a loophole to roll back children currently suffer from asthma. prove our water and wastewater sys- our clean energy progress and continue The average length of a hospitalization tems will only incite deferred mainte- our addiction to foreign oil. The Clean stay for children with asthma in Rhode nance. Deferred maintenance only Air Act is good for the economy. Many Island is 2 days, with an average cost of makes future projects more expensive studies have shown that the Clean Air $7,840. and, in many instances, will increase Act’s economic benefits far exceed any My colleagues on the other side of the likelihood of infrastructure fail- costs associated with the law by as the aisle need to realize that the dras- ures that threaten public health and much as 40–1 ratio. tic reductions and the anti-environ- the environment and impede economic As President Obama so eloquently ment riders in this bill threaten not growth. These will undoubtedly cost us spoke of during his State of the Union only our air and water quality, but more in the long run. address, we must out-innovate, out- they will have real and economic con- Some have called this bill the worst educate, and out-build our global com- sequences on real people, on real fami- assault on clean air and clean water in petitors and win the future. Rolling lies, increasing health care costs, gen- history. I strongly urge my colleagues back a law that protects the air our erating additional lost days of work to reject this assault on the health, children breathe to allow oil compa- and productivity, and inciting detri- welfare, and economic vitality of our nies, companies that are already reap- mental long-term health and develop- States, our cities, and our towns. Let ing record profits the ability to spew mental consequences for our children. us not be known as the Congress who chemicals, smog, soot and pollution In addition, this bill slashes vital in- betrayed our solemn responsibility to into the air just to please a lobbyist or frastructure funding that’s not only es- be good stewards of the earth. a big oil corporation is irresponsible sential to protecting our environment I urge my colleagues to reject this and, yes, extreme. and public health, but also creates jobs bill. The Clean Air Act has been on the and supports State and local economic I yield back the balance of my time. books for decades with positive results development opportunities. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- for our economy, our environment, and This bill sets the Clean Water State man, I move to strike the last word. our businesses. Rolling back these pro- Revolving Fund at 55 percent, or $833 The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is tections will hurt our most vulnerable. million below the FY 2011 level. The recognized for 5 minutes. We simply cannot afford to go back- bill sets the Drinking Water State Re- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Having set ward. volving Fund 14 percent below the fis- sail in search of new shores for pirating I yield back the balance of my time. cal year 2011 level, and that’s a cut of and profiteering, it’s quite apparent Mr. CICILLINE. I move to strike the $134 million. that the GOP is lost at sea under the last word, Mr. Chairman. I’d like to read an excerpt from the helm of a confused, misguided leader- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman 2010 annual report of the Rhode Island ship. Under the guise of austerity and from Rhode Island is recognized for 5 Clean Water Finance Agency, the enti- deficit reduction, they have plotted our minutes. ty charged with administering Federal Nation on a fateful course that will Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chairman, the and State programs relating to munic- only result in the surging of torrents of Interior and Environment appropria- ipal wastewater and drinking water fi- sewage, untreated chemicals and other tions bill before us today represents an nancial assistance: ‘‘A revolving fund hazardous materials into our rivers, all-out assault on clean air, clean allows the perpetual availability of streams and creeks, along with fac- water, and land conservation efforts in funds to assist local governmental tories, plants and refineries belching our country. To be clear, passage of units in meeting water quality goals by smoke, smog and mercury into our this measure is an absolute abandon- providing loans and other forms of fi- blue skies. Sick children and the aged ment of this body’s responsibility to nancial assistance. Our primary goals who suffer from asthma, respiratory provide for the general welfare of the are to provide low-cost means to re- illnesses, they’ll get sicker and sicker, United States. This bill seriously undermines the duce pollution caused by wastewater, while oil and gas companies and min- significant advances that we’ve made help provide safe drinking water, and ing companies get fatter and fatter. as a country as responsible stewards of to provide low interest loans to cities Mr. Chair, as I see it, this bill is our land and natural resources, our and towns to help citizens repair failed, nothing more than an attempt to re- wildlife, our air, and our water. And failing or substandard septic systems.’’ move 40 years of Federal laws that pro- perhaps most important, this legisla- Undeniably, at this moment we’re tect our air, water, land, and wildlife. tion is a threat to the health and well- working to rein in our public debt, we Only in a Republican-controlled House being of all Americans. have to be smart about the invest- would we increase access to oil and gas Some have argued that the riders at- ments we make. Just consider the mis- leases, while reducing our ability to en- tached to this bill are sensible and an sion of this State agency whose efforts sure drilling operations are environ- attempt to rein in what they call the are supported through the Clean Water mentally safe. excesses of the Environmental Protec- and Drinking Water State Revolving Only in a Republican-controlled tion Agency and job-killing regula- Funds to provide low-cost means to re- House would we reduce the ability of tions. This is an absurd claim. This leg- duce pollution caused by wastewater States to safely manage their sewage islation is nothing more than a com- and to provide safe drinking water. and wastewater run off. plete caving in to special interests and These are fundamental objectives to And, Mr. Chair, only in a Republican- Big Oil and some of our Nation’s worst safeguard the health and well-being of controlled Congress would we allow polluters. Rhode Islanders and of men, women more uranium mining near the Grand For the people I represent in the and children all across this country. Canyon. First Congressional District of Rhode And what’s the response by our Mr. Chair, these efforts are opposed Island, the stunning reductions to the friends on the other side of the aisle in by the majority of Americans who be- EPA and the related policy riders that this Congress? To cut these vitally im- lieve in oversight of drilling oper- strike against the gains we’ve made to portant infrastructure programs by ations, protection from tainted drink- clean air and clean water are a threat more than $1 billion. If this Congress ing water, and those who believe that to public health and the environment. wants to be serious about reining in the Grand Canyon, with all of its ma- Let me give you one example, Mr. spending, we can no longer try to fool jestic beauty, should be a natural na- Chairman: According to reports from ourselves with the misguided belief tional treasure for the enjoyment of

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I have joined to- b 1700 are times when it is important to exist gether where we can deregulate and de- These aren’t the rants and raves of as a single nation. entangle the regulations that would liberal environmentalists hell-bent on One single State did not defend the keep us from creating jobs. But I also protecting nature at all costs. These Nation after the attacks on Pearl Har- believe that when it comes to pro- are the sentiments of red-blooded bor; we came together. One State on its tecting the Nation’s assets, we join to- Americans who believe that our nat- own or one region did not end segrega- gether as Republicans and Democrats. ural resources, like the Grand Canyon, tion and establish civil rights; we did it I remind you that none of this cre- improve our quality of life. together. ates jobs. I remind you that we have al- The American people don’t want There are times when the stakes are ready engaged in these cuts. Isn’t it in- progress if progress means that our so high that we simply must unite. And teresting that in regular order we are skies get darker, our water gets so I raise the question of: Where are we now doing, even though there is dis- murkier, and they don’t want our wild- with this bill that seems to attack agreement, what our friends on the life to go extinct, but clearly that will both clean air and clean water by re- other side of the aisle said they can’t be the effect of this bill should this ill- pealing requirements that prevent pes- do? That’s why they’re not raising the gotten measure pass. ticides sprayed from chemical compa- debt ceiling. But I will tell you that Mr. Chairman, day after day, week nies from entering rivers and streams? these draconian cuts, along with the after week, and month after month I come from the energy sector, and I draconian debate on the debt ceiling, is House Republicans hand out life pre- believe that the energy sector creates what is going to undermine America. servers to special interests while kick- jobs. I also believe that we can be a Let’s stand as Americans unified to ing the American people overboard like good neighbor, strong in our domestic fix this crisis. the bundled tea kicked overboard by development and production, but also First, I would like to thank my friends in the the real tea partiers at the start of the concerned about clean air, clean water Congressional Progressive Caucus who are American Revolution. Sure our chil- and the environment. here today to stand up for the environment, dren have asthma, but big business When you listen to those who have and the health of our constituents. I am sad- gets to pump more pollution into our worked in this area for so long, you dened that so many of my Republican friends air. Sure our water is tainted, but spe- hear opposition from the Wilderness are willing to sacrifice the quality of the very cial interests get to dump runoff in our Society that says this Interior bill is air we breathe, and water that we drink. streams. Yes, our endangered species an extreme assault on America’s bed- This harmful legislation cuts the budget of are slowly fading away, but now we can rock—environmental protection; the the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by drill in their habitats. What happens, Clean Water Network that says these 18 percent, in addition to a 16 percent cut in Mr. Chairman, when our air becomes severe spending and budgetary cuts in funding for FY 2011. This is unacceptable; in too dirty to breathe, when our water this bill include not only cuts but a se- order to protect the environment without harm- becomes too dirty to drink, and when ries of policy riders, really having no ing industry, we must reach a compromise in- our wildlife all go extinct? place in the appropriations process; stead of haphazardly slashing the EPA budg- I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on this bill. But and the American Lung Association, et. before I close, I would like to remind the American Public Health Associa- The cuts to the EPA budget included in the my colleagues across the aisle that the tion, Physicians for Social Responsi- bill reduce funding for the Clean Water and captain always goes down with the bility, these budget cuts and/or policy Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, grants ship. And that’s the real deal. riders would impact EPA’s ability to for state implementation of environmental pro- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- do their job. grams, and restorative funding for the Great ance of my time. I don’t know if our Members realize Lakes, Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. that in 2011 we cut 16 percent from the The Administration estimates that cuts to Chairman, I move to strike the last EPA; now we want to cut 18 percent, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund will cut word. over $1.5 billion. That cripples the very off funding for nearly 400 wastewater and The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman agency that protects our water and our drinking water infrastructure projects, resulting is recognized for 5 minutes. air, protects our children and our el- in thousands of lost jobs. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Col- derly. These cuts purposefully limit the EPA’s abil- leagues, Mr. Chairman, if I might, I What is the response to our responsi- ity to ensure that all Americans have access just wanted to start by acknowledging bility to be the custodians of this won- to drinking water that does not contain harmful the loss of our valiant Capitol Police, derful Nation? What a beautiful coun- pathogens and toxins that expose Americans Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detec- try we have. And then to hear that an- to serious risks, such as typhoid, hepatitis, tive John M. Gibson, who were honored other one-third is being cut from the cancer, and organ damage. today. I just wanted to acknowledge National Landscape and Conservation This legislation has attached several riders the men and women of the United System that does monuments and to further undermine the Clean Water Act, by States Capitol Police for their service, trails and our wild rivers. How many repealing requirements that prevent pesticides and my sympathy again to the families families pack up in times that are hard sprayed by chemical companies from entering of Officer Chestnut and Detective John and take those family members on a rivers and streams, and stopping the EPA M. Gibson. road trip to travel the beauty of this from treating coal ash as hazardous waste. I also wanted to make note of my Nation—the tall mountains, the deep The assault on public health does not stop worshipping with the Norwegian Sea- valleys, and the wonderful rivers? with the quality of our drinking water; this bill men’s Church yesterday in Houston Well, let me tell you what this legis- also takes drastic steps to weaken the Clean and let the Norwegian people and the lation will do. It will be a bill with a Air Act. A rider is attached that will prevent the people of Norway, of course, know that litany of additional cuts, important for EPA from implementing the Cross-State Air America stands with them during this programs that cut climate change pre- Pollution Rule, a regulation that was imple- very difficult time. vention programs, the Fish and Wild- mented to protect the public from dangerous I thought it was appropriate to ac- life, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. air pollution and prevent up to 34,000 pre- knowledge those tragedies because it is It is a program that, in essence, as- mature deaths, 15,000 heart attacks, and a time when we have had to come to- saults what we’re trying to do here in 400,000 cases of aggravated asthmas. gether. And I also believe that as we America. As a Representative of the 18th District of look at where we are today, this should How many friends know that we have Houston, I am firmly committed to protecting be an opportunity for us to be able to been able to prevent 230,000 deaths each the air we breathe, the water we drink, and

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The carcinogens found in the air have allow all National Parks to remain open and from California is recognized for 5 min- been known to cause cancer, particularly in NPS activities to continue through next year utes. children. The EPA is the very agency charged without furloughs or reductions in full time or Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, I want with issuing regulations that would address seasonal employees. These cuts result in the to speak in strong opposition to this this serious problem. Those regulations should loss of jobs and the loss of our Nation’s cher- reckless bill and the abundance of ex- be of course fair while doing the job they are ished and prized history. traneous and irresponsible provisions intended to do. The EPA has a broad responsibility, for re- that it contains. But, my friends, the disregard this bill shows search, standard-setting, monitoring and en- Right now we are down to the wire on defaulting on our debt. But instead of for the health of the American people does not forcement with regard to five environmental focusing on a way forward, the major- stop there. Another rider prohibits the EPA hazards: air pollution, water pollution, solid ity is offering up this ill-conceived from finalizing regulations to reduce mercury waste disposal, radiation, and pesticides. The piece of legislation, a bill that is pol- emissions from factories. There is no reason EPA represents a coordinated approach to luted—and I emphasize ‘‘polluted’’— why Energy, jobs creation and the environ- each of these problems. There has been a with unrelated and inappropriate riders ment cannot work harmoniously. systematic effort to tie the hands of the EPA’s that do not belong in a spending bill. Not only does this legislation irresponsibly ability to protect our environment and thereby The reality is that these riders will eradicate life saving provisions of the Clean protect the long term health of our Nation. have very little impact on our national Air and Water Acts, it also cuts the Land and Cuts to the EPA are just another means to deficit, but they will have a huge and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) budget by bring down the agency. The EPA can keep lasting effect on our health, our envi- 78 percent. The LWCF funds many park and our environment safe without hindering job ronment, and our natural resources. outdoor recreation areas that contribute over creations. There are many critics out there So why are these programs being tar- $700 billion to the economy and facilitate 6.5 who despise the EPA because they say that geted? Well, we’ve seen this before with million jobs. it is a burden to economic growth. I say that H.R. 1 earlier this year, and we’re see- This bill makes a litany of additional cuts to this is nonsense, for healthy populations are ing it again now. The majority is important programs that cut climate change the foundation for prosperity. choosing to reward Big Oil and pol- prevention programs, the Fish and Wildlife Let us not forget what happened in Woburn, luters at the expense of the air we Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It is Massachusetts in the 1980s, where numerous breathe, the water we drink, and the full of perks for special interest, and reduces families were afflicted with cancer as a result wildlife and wild places we hold dear. our ability to facilitate the upkeep of National of toxins being placed in the water. It was the Mr. Chairman, it’s not an exaggera- Parks, protect the Grand Canyon, and add work of brilliant lawyers in conjunction with the tion to say that this bill drastically species to the endangered species list. EPA who proved that the chemical entities in- undermines our government’s ability I am outraged that my friends on the other volved deliberately placed toxins in the water. to protect our environment. This bill side of the aisle would consider passing this Let us also not forget The Love Canal of the jeopardizes the conservation and pro- legislation that compromises our access to 1970s near Niagara Falls either. In this region, tection of places like the Channel Is- healthy air and clean water; that reverses EPA scores of women had miscarriages and many lands National Park in my congres- regulations that were implemented to save more were contaminated from chemical sional district and the wildlife this spe- lives. Public lands, national parks, the air, the wastes in the water. Are supporters of this bill cial place harbors; closing a quarter of water, the wildlife in this nation belongs to ev- encouraging our country to go back to a time national wildlife refuges across the eryone, and I cannot support a bill that trades when these problems were common? country, affecting places like the Gua- the quality of these precious resources for Because the issues associated with Woburn deloupe Dunes near Santa Maria; slash- benefits to big business and special interest and the Love Canal are well in the past, sup- ing support for Federal programs that groups. porters of cuts to the EPA must feel that the support our outstanding natural areas, There are times in which we are 50 states, water people drink is perfectly safe to drink like the Piedras Blancas Light Station and times when we exist as a single, united, and does not need to be regulated. Just last or the Carrizo Plain National Monu- nation. One single state did not defend the na- year in the small town of Crestwood, outside ment in California; opening up pro- tion after the attacks on Pearl Harbor. One of Chicago, it was discovered that town offi- tected and sensitive areas in Califor- state, on its own, did not end segregation and cials were secretly introducing tainted well nia’s national forest to off-road vehicle establish Civil Rights. There are times when water into the town water supply for years. use, putting places like Los Padres Na- the stakes are too high, when we must unite The people were told that the water came tional Forest at risk; and blocking the as states and act as one. from Lake Michigan. When the story broke, protection of wilderness-quality lands. Our Nation’s parks are maintained by the the Department of Public Health conducted a And as the bill stands, Mr. Chairman, National Park Service. The Park Service is re- survey of disease rates and found that men in it would bar new listings of threatened sponsible for preserving, restoring, and main- the town had high rates of kidney and gastro- and endangered species as well as crit- taining our Nation’s monuments for the enjoy- intestinal cancer. I, for one, will not tolerate ical habitat designations. And it would ment of all Americans. this and I know the American people will not gut the successful Land and Water Con- Recently, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Na- tolerate this as well. The American people will servation Fund, which is our Nation’s tional Memorial has joined other historic sites not tolerate the fear of turning on their faucets principal source of Federal funding to on our Nation’s Mall. Martin Luther King, Jr., and wondering whether or not the water com- preserve irreplaceable lands and gave his life in the pursuit of a dream. His ‘‘I ing out has lead, plutonium, or wastes from waters. Have a Dream’’ speech has been read and chemical entities. Under this disaster of a bill, the heard by millions of men, women, and children Protecting the quality of our air and water, LWCF would be reduced to the lowest around the world. protecting the health of each and every one of level in its 45-year history, an 80 per- The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memo- our constituents, is an example of a time when cent cut compared to last year’s fund- rial is one of many cherished sites honoring Congress must consider the implications being. men and women who have advanced the soci- yond our districts and our states. ety we know today; historic sites that include Surely preventing 230,000 deaths each year b 1710 Freedman town and the Vietnam Veterans by regulating toxins in the air, and ensuring And who will benefit from this cut? Memorial. When the Republicans cut the Na- that millions will not lose their access to Not the American taxpayer because tional Park Service, they cut our ability to healthy drinking water is not controversial. I this fund is paid for from offshore drill- maintain and preserve our Nation’s monu- urge my colleagues to consider the constitu- ing revenues. Instead, communities ments. ents they represent, and take essential steps will lose important conservation and The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic to protect the environment. Until that time, I recreation projects that create jobs and site is operated by the National Park Service cannot, and will not, support this damaging improve the quality of life for working (under U.S. Department of the Interior). This legislation. and middle class Americans.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY7.029 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H5458 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2011 But this assault isn’t limited to our and Wildlife Foundation, National Wild Mr. Chairman, the irony in all this is lands and wildlife. This dirty legisla- Turkey Foundation, Theodore Roo- that these organizations and these pro- tion is also littered with riders that sevelt Conservation Partnership, and grams have been giving at the idol of seek to gut the protections of the Trout Unlimited, and it was also signed deficit reduction for some time. In Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, such by the president of The Wilderness So- fact, over the last 30 years, American as preventing the EPA from strength- ciety, Bill Meadows, and a board mem- investment in parks, wildlife, clean ening limitations on polluted storm ber of the Civil War Trust, John Nau. I water, and clean air has fallen from 1.7 water runoff, blocking the EPA’s over- would like to read that letter at this percent of overall Federal budget to sight on water used by power plants, time. less than 0.6 percent. So throughout and impeding the clarification of which ‘‘We are a broad coalition of organi- the years, there has been a continual streams and wetlands are protected zations representing millions of mem- reduction in funding for these pro- under the act. bers with very diverse political back- grams. The irony is that for many of Under the House spending plan, the grounds and areas of interest united these programs, for every public dollar Clean Water and Drinking Water State behind a shared belief that natural re- used, it is leveraged to draw in more Revolving Funds will also see signifi- source conservation, outdoor recre- private sector dollars. This too will be cant cuts. These are the funds estab- ation, and historic preservation, and in great jeopardy with the dismantling lished for States to complete water in- investments in them, are vital to the of these programs. These aren’t pro- frastructure projects, projects which future of our great Nation. grams you can just turn on and off ‘‘Like you, we are concerned about create jobs and provide clean, safe with a spigot. You need a continuity of our Nation’s fiscal health. The Nation drinking water. The riders in this bill, care to keep them going. With funding faces unsustainable future fiscal defi- Mr. Chairman, are also an assault on reductions of this magnitude, it will be cits, which must be addressed. As part the very air we breathe. They would difficult, if not impossible, to maintain of the overall solution to our deficit prevent the EPA from limiting carbon that continuity of care. Whether it is challenges, we know that conservation, pollution from power plants and other to clean water, clean air, to wildlife recreation, and historic preservation stationary sources, from updating lim- preservation and enhancement, all of programs will not and should not be ex- its on smog and mercury emissions. these programs are under a direct as- empted from scrutiny. We are willing One rider would block the EPA from sault with this Interior appropriations to engage in a process to find further setting new mileage standards for cars, bill. savings in spending and review the eco- and won’t even allow the State of Cali- With the Land and Water Conserva- nomic and budgetary benefits of crit- fornia to set its own standards. Surely tion Fund, an 80 percent proposed cut, ical conservation, outdoor recreation, the irony with this program is that it we can think of better solutions to and historic preservation programs. solve our fiscal problems rather than is funded by oil royalties. It has been a ‘‘The Federal budget cannot and grand bargain that has been used in the attacking our air, our water, and our should not be balanced disproportion- lands. Sadly, this Interior appropria- past to allow development of oil on ately on the backs of conservation, public lands. tions bill deeply undermines our im- outdoor recreation, and preservation. portant role of passing on an America I encourage my colleagues to vote Doing so will impose on the future gen- ‘‘no’’ on this appropriations bill. We whose land, water, and air are clean, erations whose well-being depends on healthy, productive, beautiful, and ac- can do better than this. We have to do the conservation and preservation of better. cessible for all to enjoy. our common natural and historic re- JULY 6, 2011. I strongly urge my colleagues to vote sources. ‘‘no’’ on this terrible, terrible bill. Hon. HARRY M. REID, ‘‘As a diverse community of tax- U.S. Senate, I yield back the balance of my time. payers and voters who care about nat- Mr. KIND. Mr. Chairman, I move to Washington, DC. ural resource conservation, outdoor Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, strike the last word. recreation, and historic preservation, House of Representatives, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman we stand ready to work with you on se- Washington, DC. from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 min- rious efforts to address our Nation’s DEAR MAJORITY LEADER REID AND SPEAKER utes. economic and fiscal challenges, as they BOEHNER: We are a broad coalition of organi- Mr. KIND. Mr. Chairman, as one of relate to investments in, and tough zations representing millions of members the former cochairs and leaders of the with very diverse political backgrounds and choices about, the programs we care areas of interest united behind a shared be- Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, the about. We urge this Congress to ad- largest, bipartisan, bicameral caucus in lief that natural resource conservation, out- dress the Federal deficit while still indoor recreation, and historic preservation, this Congress, I reluctantly rise in vesting in critical conservation, recre- and investments in them, are vital to the fu- strong opposition to this Interior ap- ation, and historic preservation pro- ture of our great nation. propriations bill. grams in 2012.’’ Like you, we are concerned about our na- Mr. Chairman, this bill falls short on Mr. Chairman, these groups realize, tion’s fiscal health. The nation faces so many different levels—especially as many of us realize too, this is more unsustainable future fiscal deficits, which our responsibility to future genera- than just being good stewards of the must be addressed. As part of the overall solution to our deficit challenges, we know tions to be good stewards of the public land and doing right by future genera- lands, the vital natural resources, and that conservation, recreation, and historic tions. Investment in these vital pro- preservation programs will not and should the wildlife that we have within our grams is crucial for economic develop- not be exempt from scrutiny. We are willing borders. ment and job creation in this country. to engage in a process to find further savings But don’t take my word for it, Mr. The Outdoor Industry Foundation has in spending, and review the economic and Chairman. We have had a tradition in issued a survey from year to year budgetary benefits of critical conservation, this place for many years of having showing the economic impact of many outdoor recreation, and historic preservation strong, bipartisan support for reason- of these conservation programs on out- programs. able, sensible, land and water conserva- The Federal budget cannot and should not door recreation activities. They found be balanced disproportionately on the backs tion programs. That’s why earlier this that outdoor recreation contributes of conservation, outdoor recreation and pres- month, a coalition of over 640 outdoor $730 billion annually to the U.S. econ- ervation. Doing so will impose on the future recreation entities sent a letter to each omy, supports 61⁄2 million private sec- generations whose well-being depends on the of our offices, including the Congres- tor jobs, one out of every 20 jobs, and conservation and preservation of our com- sional leadership, expressing their deep stimulates 8 percent of consumer mon natural and historic resources. concern and dismay over the funding spending. As a diverse community of taxpayers and cuts proposed in this appropriation In Wisconsin, my home State, hunt- voters who care about natural resource conservation, outdoor recreation, and historic bill. ing and fishing alone supports 57,000 preservation, we stand ready to work with This letter was signed by entities jobs, and $400 million in State revenue. you on serious efforts to address our nation’s such as the Boone and Crockett Club, Sportsmen spend $3.1 billion annually, economic and fiscal challenges, as they re- Congressional Sportsmen’s Founda- which helps stimulate the Wisconsin late to investments in, and tough choices tion, Ducks Unlimited, National Fish economy and other States. about, the programs we care about. We urge

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ORGANIZATIONS Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Ref- BILL MEADOWS, Agricultural Stewardship Association, Ala- uge, Texas, Friends of Hakalau Forest, President, The Wilder- bama Historical Commission, Alabama Trust Friends of Heinz Refuge at Tinicum, Friends ness Society. for Historic Preservation, Alaska Associa- of Ironwood Forest, Friends of Las Vegas Na- JOHN NAU, tion for Historic Preservation, Alliance for tional Wildlife Refuge, Friends of Louisiana Board Member, Civil Historic Landscape Preservation, Alliance Wildlife Refuges, Inc., Friends of War Trust. for Historic Wyoming, Alliance for New York Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, State Parks, Alton Marketplace/Illinois Friends of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, We are a broad partnership of nonprofits, Main Street, American Society of Landscape Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Friends of organizations and businesses that represent Architects, Amigos de la Sevilleta, Amigos Noxubee Refuge, Friends of Princeton Nurs- tens of millions of American citizens who be- de los Rios, Ammonoosuc Chapter of Trout ery Lands, Friends of Princeton Open Space, lieve we must elevate the importance of nat- Unlimited (New Hampshire), Angel Island Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife ural resource conservation, outdoor recre- Immigration Station Foundation, Appa- Refuge, Friends of Red Rock Canyon, ation, and historic preservation programs. lachian Highlands Conservancy, Appalachian Friends of Sherburne National Wildlife Ref- LIST OF SIGNATORIES Mountain Club, Arabia Mountain National uge, Friends of Shiawassee National Wildlife NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Heritage Area, Arkansas Historic Preserva- Refuge, Friends of Sunkhaze Meadows Na- Access Fund, Alliance of National Heritage tion Program, Arlington Heritage Alliance, tional Wildlife Refuge, Friends of the Arap- Areas, American Alpine Club, American As- Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society, Ash- aho Wildlife Refuge Complex, Friends of the sociation for State and Local History, Amer- land Mainstreet, Inc., Audubon Outdoor Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge ican Bird Conservancy, American Canoe As- Club, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, Complex, Inc., Friends of the Florida Pan- sociation, American Cultural Resources As- Baltimore Department of Recreation and ther Refuge, Friends of the National Wildlife sociation, American Farmland Trust, Amer- Parks, Baltimore National Heritage Area, Refuges of Rhode Island, Friends of the ican Federation of Labor and Congress of In- Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, Bedminster Neches River, Friends of the Prairie Learn- dustrial Organizations (AFL–CIO), American Regional Land Conservancy, Berkley Con- ing Center. Fisheries Society, American Fly Fishing servation Institute, Bernheim Arboretum Friends of the Refuge Headwaters, Friends Trade Association, American Forest Founda- and Research Forest, Bird City Wisconsin, of the Sonoran Desert National Monument, tion, American Hiking Society, American Blue Mountain Land Trust, Bosco-Milligan Friends of the Southwest Louisiana Wildlife Land Conservancy, American Mountain Foundation, Boston Harbor Island Alliance, Refuges and Wetlands, Friends of the Tampa Guides Association, American Recreation Branford Land Trust, Breckenridge Outdoor Bay National Wildlife Refuges, Friends of Coalition, American Rivers, American Education Center, Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Trails, American Whitewater, Association of Alliance, CA Japanese American Community Friends of Wallkill River, Friends of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Bird Conservation Leadership Council, Cahaba Riverkeeper, Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, George- Network, Blue Goose Alliance, Boone and California Capitol Historic Preservation So- town Trust for Conservation & Preservation, Crocket Club, Catch-A-Dream Foundation, ciety, California Council of Land Trusts, Georgia Forest Watch, Georgia Land Con- Choose Outdoors, City Parks Alliance, Civil California Heritage Council, California Pres- servation Center, Georgia Trust for Historic War Trust, Congressional Sportsmens Foun- ervation Foundation, California State His- Preservation, Glendale Heritage Preserva- dation, Conservation Force, Dallas Safari toric Preservation Office, Californians for tion, Gold Coast & Hamburg Historic Dis- Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Delta Waterfowl Western Wilderness, Carolina Mountain trict Association, Grand Canyon Trust, Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Endangered Land Conservancy, Cascade Land Conser- Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, Grand Tra- Species Coalition. vancy, Cashiers Historical Society, Catawba verse Regional Land Conservancy, Great Egg Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc., Center for Harbor Watershed Association, Greater HistoriCorps, International Mountain Bicy- Desert Archeology, Central Coast Land Con- Houston Preservation Alliance, Greater cling Association, Izaak Walton League of servancy, Central Virginia Battlefields Lovell Land Trust, Greater Yellowstone Coa- America, Land Trust Alliance, Marine Fish Trust, Charles River Watershed Association, lition, Greenbelt Land Trust, Guam Historic Conservation Network, National Alliance of Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. Resources Division, Harris Center for Con- Forest Owners, National Association of For- Complex, Inc., Cherokee County Historical servation Education, Harrodsburg First, est Service Retirees, National Association of Society, Cherokee Forest Voices, Chesa- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, State Park Directors, National Audubon So- peake Conservancy, Chesapeake Wildlife Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Heart ciety, National Conference of State Historic Heritage, Chicago Wilderness, Chisago Lakes of the Lakes for Land Conservation Policy, Preservation Officers, National Fish and Main Street Initiative, Chisholm Trail Herit- Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee & Wildlife Foundation, National Marine Sanc- age Museum, Cienega Watershed Partner- Southwest Virginia, Heritage Nebraska, Her- tuary Foundation, National Park Trust, Na- ship, City of Madisonville, City of Min- itage Ohio, Historic Annapolis, Historic tional Parks Conservation Association, Na- neapolis, Department of Community Plan- Boulder, Inc., Historic Charleston Founda- tional Preservation Institute, National ning and Economic Development, City of tion, Historic Chicago Bungalow Associa- Shooting Sports Foundation, National Wild Shelby, Clinton Brown Company Architec- tion, Historic Denver, Historic FL Keys Turkey Federation, National Wildlife Fed- ture ReBuild, Coastal Conservation League, Foundation. eration, National Wildlife Refuge Associa- Colorado Mountain Club, Colorado Preserva- Historic Fort Worth, Inc., Historic Hawaii tion, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, tion, Inc., Columbus Landmarks Foundation, Foundation, Historic Kansas City Founda- Openlands, Organic Farming Research Foun- Community Open Land Trust, Connecticut tion, Historic Madison, Inc., Historic Preser- dation, Orion—The Hunters’ Institute, Out- Audubon Society, Connecticut Preservation vation Alliance of Arkansas, Historic Preser- door Alliance, Outdoor Industry Association, Action, Connecticut State Historic Preserva- vation Commission of South Bend & Joseph Outdoors America, Outward Bound U.S.A., tion Office, Conservation Council for Ha- County, Historic Preservation League of Or- Partnership for the National Trails System, wai’i, Conservation Federation of Missouri, egon, Historic Seattle, Historic Valley Junc- Pheasants Forever, Portland Trails, Preser- Conservation Trust for North Carolina, tion Foundation, History Colorado, Hoosier vation Action, Public Lands Foundation, Cooks Creek Watershed Association, Cross- Environmental Council, Housatonic Valley Quality Deer Management Association, Re- roads of the American Revolution, Crow Can- Association, Hudson Highlands Land Trust, store America’s Estuaries, Rocky Mountain yon Archaeological Center, D&R Canal Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Elk Foundation. Watch, DC Preservation League, Deer Creek Station, Ice Age Trail Alliance, Idaho Con- Saving Birds Thru Habitat, Sierra Club, Museum, Glenrock Historical Commission, servation League, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Society for American Archaeology, The Cen- Delaware and Raritan Canal Coalition, Dela- State Historic Preservation Office, Idaho ter for Desert Archaeology, The Center for ware Highlands Conservancy, Delmarva Or- State Historical Society, Illinois Audubon Large Landscape Conservation, The Coastal nithological Society, Eau Claire Historic Society, Illinois Environmental Council, Illi- States Organization, The Colorado Mountain Preservation Foundation, Endangered Habi- nois Historic Preservation Agency, Indian Club, The Conservation Fund, The Forest tats League, Environmental League of Mas- River Lakes Conservancy, Iowa Wildlife Fed- Land Group, The Hawk Migration Associa- sachusetts, Finger Lakes Land Trust, Fire eration, Jackson County Tourism, Jay Herit- tion of North America, The Land Connec- Island Land Trust, Florida Trail Association, age Center, Jefferson Land Trust, John G. tion, The Lands Council, The National Trust Inc. Riley House Museum, Kentucky Woodland for Historic Preservation, The Nature Con- Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Owners, Keweenaw Land Trust, Kingston servancy, The Trumpeter Swan Society, The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Greenways Association, Kingston Historical Trust for Public Land, The Wilderness Soci- Forest Trust, Foundation for Historical Lou- Society, Land Conservancy of Adams Coun- ety, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Part- isiana, Four Corners School of Outdoor Edu- ty, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County,

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Gramicci, Great Outdoor Store, Harboe Ar- Trust, Messa Land Trust, Michigan Historic Society for the Protection of New Hamp- chitects, PC, HCFR Outdoors, LLC. Preservation Network, Milford Preservation shire Forests, Soda Mountain Wilderness Honey Stinger, Hornady Manufacturing, Trust, Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Council, Solano Land Trust, Somers Land Horny Toad, Hurricane Kayaks, Immersion Commission, Minnesota Forestry Associa- Trust, Sourland Planning Council, Southern Research, Injinji, Karhu, KINeSYS Inc., tion, Mississippi Heritage Trust, Mississippi Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, Spo- Kokatat, Lafuma America Inc., Lawson Land Trust, Mississippi River Trust, Mis- kane Preservation Advocates, St. Marks Ref- Hammock, LEKI USA Inc., Leupold & Ste- sissippi SHPO, Missoula Parks and Recre- uge Association, Inc., Stanford White Casino vens, Liberty Mountain, Light and Motion, ation, Monadnock Conservancy, Montana As- Theatre corp., State Historic Preservation Loksak Inc., LOWA Boots LLC, Marmot sociation of Land Trusts, Montana Audubon, Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, State Mountain, LLC, Merrell, Metolius Mountain Montana Preservation Alliance, Montana Historical Society of South Dakota, Swan Products Inc., Momentum Media PR, Morsel Wildlife Federation, Montpelier Mansion, Ecosystem Center, Tampa Bay National Munk, LLC, Mountain Gazette, Mountain Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, MS Wildlife Refuges, Taos Land Trust, Tapteal Gear, Mountain Mama, Mountain Shades, Dept. of Marine Resources, Nantucket His- Greenway Association, Tennessee Clean Mountain Tools, Nantahala Outdoor Center, toric District Commission, Napa County Water Network, Tennessee Ornithological National Marine Manufacturers Association, Landmarks, National Committee for the New Society, Tennessee Parks and Greenways Nau, Inc., NEMO Equipment, Inc., Nester Ho- River, National Outdoor Leadership School, Foundation, Tennessee Riverkeeper, Texas siery, New England Wood Pellet LLC, New Natural Resources Council of Maine, Natural Land Conservancy, The Arkansas Audubon Forests Inc., Noelani Hawaii SUP LLC, Resources Initiative of Mississippi, Society, The Audubon Society of Greater North Preston Properties, Oboz Footwear, Naturaland Trust, Nevada Conservation Denver, The Cazenovia Preservation Founda- One Source Apparel, Orvis, Osprey Packs, League & Education Fund, New Jersey Con- tion, The Clinch Coalition, The Connecticut Outdoor Divas, Outdoor Industries and Asso- servation Foundation, New Jersey Recre- Ornithological Association, The Conservancy ciations Association. ation and Park Association, New London of Montgomery County, The Cragsmoor Con- Outside Adventure Film School, Pack Rat Landmarks, New Mexico Archeological servancy, Inc., The Delaware River Green- Outdoor Center, Paddlers Supply, Pennsyl- Council, New Mexico Heritage Preservation way Partnership, The Foundation for Histor- vania Fly Fishing Company, Petzl, Piragis Alliance, New Mexico Wildlife Federation. New River Land Trust, New York City Au- ical Louisiana, The Georgia Conservancy, Northwoods Company, Prana, Product Archi- dubon, New York-New Jersey Trail Con- The Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, tects Inc., Pure Fishing, Red Wing Shoe ference, NH Association of Conservation The Great Swamp Conservancy, The Harris Company, Reflex Sourcing Inc., REI, Rem- Commissions, North Carolina Coastal Land Center for Conservation Education, The His- ington Arms Company, Rock Creek Outfit- Trust, North Carolina Historic Preservation torical Society of Harford County, Inc., The ters, Rose Creek Anglers, Inc., Sanitas Sales Office, North Country Trail Association, Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partner- Group, Sasquatch, Saucony, Serac Adven- North County Conservancy, North Dakota ship, The Lake County Forest Preserve Dis- ture Films, Sierra Business Council, Skinny Historical Society and State Historic Preser- trict, The Land Conservancy for Southern Skis, Small Planet, Smith Optics, vation Office, North Preston Properties, Chester County, The Land Conservancy of SnowSports Industries America, Sport Cha- North Shore Land Alliance, Northeast Wil- New Jersey, The Maryland Historical Trust. let, Inc., Sporting Culture Advisors, The Mississippi Department of Archives derness Trust, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Sportworks Northwest, Inc., Sullivan-Bishop and History, The Oblong Land Conservancy, Northern Sierra Partnership, Northern Vir- Agency LLC, Suspenz Storage Racks, Terra Inc., The Prairie State Conservation Coali- ginia Conservation Trust, Northwest Water- Public Relations, Terra Strenua Outfitters, tion, The Preservation League of New York shed Institute, Norwalk Preservation Trust, Terramar Sports Inc., The Fly Shop, Inc., State, The Trustees of Reservations, The Oakland Heritage Alliance, Oblong Land The Forest Group, The Lyme Timber Com- Villagers Inc., The Warwick Conservancy Conservancy, Ohio Archeological Council, pany, The Mountaineers, The Painted Trout, Inc., TN Environmental Council, Torne Val- Ohio Forestry Association, Ohio Historic The Seeley Lake Nordic Ski Club, The South ley Preservation Association, Tug Hill To- Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society, Carolina Aquarium, The Trailhead, The Wal- morrow Land Trust, Tulsa Foundation for Oklahoma Historical Society, Old Escondido ton Works, LLC, Thompson Manufacturing, Architecture, Upper Midwest Archaeology, Historic District, Open Space Institute, Or- Inc., Tierra Environmental, Timbuk2, Twen- Utah Heritage Foundation, Valley Conserva- egon Natural Desert Association, Oregon ty Two Designs, LLC, W & W associates, Inc., tion Council, Vanceburg Renaissance on Wild, Oregon-California Trails Association, Waterwisp Flies, West Coast Corp., Wild Main, Vermont Land Trust, Virgin Islands Outside Las Vegas Foundation, Pacific Crest River Outfitters, Inc., Yellow Dog Flyfishing Historic Preservation Office, Virginia Forest Trail Association, Pacific Rivers Council, Adventures. Watch, Voyageurs National Park Associa- Parker River Clean Water Association, Pasa- I yield back the balance of my time. tion, Wallowa Land Trust, Inc., Washington dena Heritage, Passaic River Coalition, Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I Water Trails Association, Washington Wild- Peconic Land Trust, Pleasant River Wildlife life and Recreation Coalition, Washington move to strike the last word. Foundation, Prairielands Preservation Foun- Wildlife Federation, Weeks Bay Foundation, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman dation Board, Preservation Alliance of Western North Carolina Alliance, Western from New Jersey is recognized for 5 Philadelphia, Preservation Alliance of Min- Reserve Land Conservancy, Western Re- nesota, Preservation Alliance of West Vir- minutes. source Advocates, WHALE—New Bedford, ginia, Preservation America. (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given Preservation Buffalo Niagara, Preservation Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association, permission to revise and extend his re- Commission, Rock Island, Illinois, Preserva- Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Wildlife Mis- marks.) tion Foundation of Palm Beach, Preserva- sissippi, Williamsburg Main Street Program, Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, there Willistown Conservation Trust, Winyah Riv- tion Kentucky, Preservation Louisville, is an unfortunate time-honored tradi- Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Re- ers Foundation, Woodstock Land Conser- vancy, WV Land Trust, Young Preservation tion in the House of people coming to source Center, Preservation Texas, Inc., the floor and objecting to reductions in Preservation Trust of Vermont, Preservation Associates of Pittsburgh. Wayne, Preserve Calavera, Preserve Rhode INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATIONS spending with heartfelt arguments as Island, Providence Preservation Society, 1% for the Planet, Acorn Products, Ad- to why the spending is necessary and Public Land and Water Access Association, vanced Flexible Materials, Inc. American Al- never offering any suggestions about Putnam County Coalition to Preserve Open pine Institute, American Outdoor Products, where the money might be made up in- Space, Quindaro Ruins/Underground Rail- Inc., American Sportfishing Association, An- stead. That, frankly, is one of the rea- road-Exercise 2011, Redlands Conservancy, gling Trade Magazine, B.A.S.S. LLC, Back- sons we have the huge deficits and Richland County Conservation Commission, packer Magazine, Big Agnes, Bison Belts, debts that we do. So I want to break Ridges to Rivers Open Space Network, Rio Black Diamond, Blue Ridge Outdoors Maga- with that tradition and talk to you Grande Return, Riveredge Bird Club, Rock zine, BlueWater Ropes, Boa Technology Inc., Island Arsenal Historical Society, Rock Is- Brandwise, Inc., Breathe Magazine, C4 Wa- about a spending reduction I have a land Preservation Society, Rowayton Arts terman, CamelBak, CarbonVerde, LLC, Cas- great concern about and then talk Center, Sacred Sites International, Saginaw cade Designs, Inc., Casual Adventure, Chaco, about how we might make it up in- Basin Land Conservancy, Salem Audubon Colorado Kayak Supply, Confluence Films, stead.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY7.033 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5461 There is not a person in this House and we’re going to give them about $7 lution, threatening the quality of life who has not been touched in some way billion from the wallets of the people of for our children, our families, our com- by cancer in their family, in someone this country this year. That’s six times munities, including my constituents in they love, some friend. I don’t think the amount of this cut in the Clean the East Bay, many of whom suffer un- there is anybody here who hasn’t had Water Fund. fairly from poor air quality. the heartbreak of dealing with malig- So I understand if you come to the Now, let me just tell you this per- nancy in their family. Let me say from floor you’ve got the responsibility of sonal story. Many of my childhood the outset, Mr. Chairman, I don’t think saying, Well, if you don’t want to cut friends who grew up with me in my there is a Member of this House that this, you’ve got the responsibility to neighborhood, a polluted neighborhood doesn’t want to do everything he or she say, Where else should we get it from? in El Paso, Texas, many of them were could to deal with solving that prob- I think that’s a reasonable rule under dead before they turned 55 years of age, lem. There is not a Member in this which to live. or many of them who are still alive place, Republican or Democrat, who is So, ladies and gentlemen of the have chronic or debilitating diseases. indifferent to the problem of fighting House, my proposal would be this: These tragedies can be directly related cancer. Let’s not reduce the Clean Water Fund to environmental degradation of the Now, cancer comes from a lot of by 55 percent. Let’s not say to cities neighborhoods in which I lived and things. It’s genetic. It’s hereditary. It and villages and towns and States and grew up in in El Paso, Texas. comes from foods. But a lot of it comes Indian tribes around our country that Also, let me just say, this bill is un- from the environment. It comes from the money that we lend to them—we just because it really does refuse to water. If the water we drink or we cook don’t give it to them; most of the time fund EPA at a level where there can be with or we bathe in is not clean, it can it’s a loan—to help build clean water some justice in terms of the overall sometimes be the trigger that triggers systems that bring clean water to our programs of environmental administra- the dreaded disease of cancer for some- kitchens and our homes and our places tion, where it can implement its core one we care about. of worship and work, hospitals, let’s mission of protecting human health So a long time ago when this was dis- not reduce that. Instead, let’s take 21⁄2 and the environment. This means that covered in the 1960s, there was a bipar- days of what we’re going to spend in more women and more children and tisan agreement to try to do something Iraq and Afghanistan and put it there. more people facing or living in poverty to try to clean the water of this coun- Let’s take one-sixth of the money and more communities of color are try and keep it clean. It was upheld by we’re going to hand to the oil compa- bearing the brunt once again of pollu- Presidents like Ronald Reagan and nies and put it there. tion, environmental degradation, and George Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Car- This is something we shouldn’t do. climate change. Sadly, this is in line ter, Barack Obama, many others, I yield back the balance of my time. with the Republican plan to balance Democrats and Republicans in control Ms. LEE. I move to strike the last the budget on the backs of the poor. of Congress. word. Rather than Republicans taking ac- That’s why I have to look at the bill The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman tions to create jobs, this bill guts fund- before us today and just be astonished from California is recognized for 5 mining to create jobs—especially green by the fact that the Clean Water Fund utes. jobs. Rather than the Republicans tak- Ms. LEE. I rise in strong opposition is cut by 55 percent. Let me say that ing action to protect our Nation’s to H.R. 2584, the Interior appropria- again. The fund that has been set up to clean water supply and open spaces, tions bill. protect the clean water of our country this bill takes us back to dirty water As a member of the Appropriations that is consumed by Democrats and and closed parks. Rather than taking Committee, I want to thank Ranking Republicans, liberals and conserv- action to ensure that people across this Member MORAN and our full committee atives, cut by 55 percent. The amount country can trust our government—and ranking member, Congressman DICKS, of that cut is about $833 million below they want to trust us—to protect the for leading the fight every step of the the amount of money that we spent water that they drink and the air that way against this Republican assault on last year; about $833 million. they breathe, this bill rolls back the the environment. standards and protections aimed at b 1720 Sadly, Mr. Chair, this bill is nothing protecting public health. Usually, people stop there. But I more than a vehicle for bigger profits want to talk about where we should get for Big Oil and other special interest Mr. Chairman, as a person of faith, I the money instead. polluters. believe that there is a moral and eth- Now, $833 million is less than 3 days’ This bill and all it contains destroys ical responsibility to protect the nat- worth of spending in Iraq and Afghani- critical environmental standards es- ural resources provided by our Creator. stan. How about that? We will spend tablished to protect the public’s This measure before us prohibits us more than $833 million in the next 3 health. By attaching more than 40 ex- from acting on that very, very serious days in Kabul and Baghdad, in part to tremely dangerous policy riders, the and important responsibility. help build clean water systems there, Republicans take direct aim on the How can we here make decisions that in part to help create jobs there. I just water we drink, the air we breathe, and knowingly harm people? How can we think that’s inexcusable that we find the environment in which we live. This make decisions that pollute our envi- ourselves in a position where we’re terrible legislation guts the budgets of ronment? How can we make these crass spending in 2 or 3 days in Iraq and Af- key Federal agencies charged with pro- decisions, as Members of Congress, that ghanistan what we could spend to tecting our citizens and our national will increase health hazards leading to eliminate this cut and provide clean resources. It terminates air quality diseases such as cancer? drinking water for the people of our standards as well as land and water People elect us because they trust us country. conservation funding that will impact to make decisions that protect and en- The amount of subsidies we’re going all communities in our country. But hance their quality of life. They want to give oil companies—the oil compa- these cuts will hit my home State of us to preserve our beautiful planet. Fu- nies made record profits in 2010. They California especially hard. ture generations are counting on us. made about $60 billion in profits, if I’m Mr. Chair, I’m proud to serve as a This bill really does let them down. not mistaken—$77 billion, actually, in Representative of California’s Ninth We need to defeat this horribly de- profits last year. We’ll spend six times Congressional District, which has long structive bill and move quickly to mat- as much of this cut in the Clean Water been at the forefront of the environ- ters that the American people expect Fund to give money away to those oil mental movement, including working us to address, like to create jobs, raise companies this year. These are people on critical issues of climate change as our debt ceiling, and to protect the who made $77 billion in profits last well as fighting for renewable energy, public health. year, whose stocks are off the charts, green jobs, and environmental justice. I yield back the balance of my time. who are paying their CEOs hundreds of This bill undermines the Clean Air Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. I move to strike millions of dollars in compensation, Act’s ability to crack down on air pol- the last word.

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While our Na- izing drinking water for 117 million rently doing battle over the debt limi- tion stumbles toward a potential de- Americans; and many others weaken tation, and they’re suggesting that fault, the Republican Party is wasting the Clean Air Act and limit regulations we’re holding this up because of some our time with consideration of a bill against toxic air pollution, which saved loopholes in taxes for the so-called that will not move through the Senate an estimated 160,000 lives just last ‘‘rich.’’ and which the President has already year. Conversations taking place by many threatened to veto. But even though The Clean Air Act and Clean Water of the rich of the House indeed reflect this legislation is a futile effort, it does Act have protected American health the reality that what they really want clearly articulate the philosophy of the and welfare for 40 years, and have been is more spending and more funding for Republicans in this House of Rep- the catalyst for green energy invest- these programs. While we’re attempt- resentatives. This is a bill that really ment and job creation. More than 80 ing to make an effort to cut back makes one shake one’s head. It is an percent of the American people believe spending and to cut the impact of gov- astonishing effort to destroy hard-won, the EPA should not be prevented from ernment on the private sector, these longstanding, and successful and pop- performing its duties, and the Gallup same voices will not give up until they ular laws. It cuts valuable health and Poll reports that four out of five Amer- have an opportunity to impose more environmental programs. It caps the icans are personally concerned about taxes. responsibility of corporate polluters the water they drink, as well they One of the two parties having this and balances minimal cost savings on should. discussion wants more spending on the back of our most precious natural Although this legislation is dead on government programs and wants more resources. arrival at the White House, it poses a taxes. The other side of this discussion H.R. 2584, the funding bill for the De- fundamental debate about the type of would suggest we ought to cut back partment of the Interior and Environ- country we want to hand over to our spending, make sense out of our budget mental Agencies, completely guts children and grandchildren. Do we and, indeed, recognize that the private funding for public lands and public want to be a Nation that oversees the sector, in keeping some money in their health programs that the American disappearance of animal populations, jeans in order to invest in the private people care about and desperately need. wetlands and national parks because sector, is really the way to create jobs. A 64 percent cut to the State and we aren’t willing to ask for one penny With that, it’s fascinating to watch Tribal Wildlife Grants program and a more from millionaires and billion- this discussion. I’ll be glad to come 95 percent cut to the Cooperative En- aires? Do we want to be a Nation that back three or four more times and have dangered Species Conservation Funds turns away from water treatment and this discussion, Mr. Chairman. In the means we can expect a rapid increase infrastructure in the hopes that no one meantime, I certainly would hope more in endangered and extinct species on will notice? Do we want to be a Nation people would talk about what they Federal and non-Federal lands alike. that values the profits of corporate pol- really know about the environment or An 80 percent reduction in the Land luters over the health of children? really know about the Interior bill and Water Conservation Fund means The Republican majority has clearly rather than the rhetoric that is part of we should not expect adequate mainte- stated its position. I oppose this bill. next year’s campaign. nance of landmarks, including Harpers The funding cuts and destructive pol- I yield back the balance of my time. Ferry, West Virginia; Yellowstone Na- icy riders that riddle this bill turn Mr. GARAMENDI. I move to strike tional Park; or California’s Big Sur back the clock on vital environmental the last word. coast. and health policies. We owe it to our The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman children and grandchildren to uphold from California is recognized for 5 min- b 1730 our commitment to clean air, clean utes. A 40 percent cut to the National water and preserved natural resources. Mr. GARAMENDI. What a fortuitous Landscape Conservation System means This weekend, my granddaughter, moment to have the opportunity to fol- 27 million acres of national monu- who celebrated her 10th birthday, had low my colleague from California. ments, wilderness areas, scenic rivers, her party on Lake Michigan and en- Indeed, I do know something about and other treasures will be inad- joyed the precious clean water. I urge the Interior budget. I was the Deputy equately protected. my colleagues to vote against this at- Secretary at the Department of the In- A 60 percent cut to the North Amer- tack on our American resources and terior, and I know full good and well ican Wetlands Conservation Act means our values. what the Department of the Interior our birds, fish and wildlife resources I yield back the balance of my time. means to America. will lose protections that keep these Mr. LEWIS of California. I move to Early this morning, I left Sac- populations viable. strike the last word. ramento. My mind was very much on A 55 percent reduction to the Clean The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is the debate you just suggested: What Water State Revolving Fund means recognized for 5 minutes. are we going to do about the deficit? less protection for water quality im- Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chair- But it didn’t take long to realize, as provement projects in the United man, I’ve been listening from afar to I sat by the window, as I moved over States. this discussion on the floor, which is the Sierra Nevada mountains into Ne- And a prohibition of funding for the so, so fascinating. The former major- vada, then across to the Rockies, and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ity, wanting so desperately to become across this entire Nation—for most of means my home State of Illinois and the majority again, is suggesting that the way, it was rather clear—that we the great Lake Michigan will lose mil- by way of this bill we’re taking the have an awesome, unbelievably beau- lions of dollars in Federal assistance to heart out of America’s infrastructure tiful country. We’re the strongest Na- promote good jobs and clean drinking program. tion in the world, and we have great water for millions of our citizens. The fact is, in just recent years, the economic strength. While this bill severely cuts these former majority increased spending in This bill, however, would take this and other priorities, it provides hand- all of these categories at levels that great Nation, the great beauty and the outs to corporate polluters in the form would almost startle the people if incredible people of America, and put of policy riders. These riders would they’d ever see the detailed facts. The them at risk. It would put this Nation’s threaten the enforcement of the public fact that we are not increasing spend- extraordinary beauty and resources at health and environmental laws which ing to their wish lists ahead, in some risk. That’s what this is about. This have protected our country for decades. way, becomes a cut in their mind’s eye isn’t going to solve the budget deficit One rider reverses a moratorium on when we’re faced with the reality that one way or the other. This is a min- uranium mining on the rim of the the covered wagon that took us to Cali- iscule part of the overall Federal budg- Grand Canyon, and would turn one of fornia from the East is about to go et. It is important—important because

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Mr. Given how essential water supply is whatever word you want about clean- Chairman, I rise in opposition to the to economic growth, this is ironic at up—use the nice words—but we’re talk- fiscal 2012 Interior and Environmental this particular time as our commu- ing about poisoning the rivers and the appropriations bill. nities struggle to retain and regain air of America. That’s what this bill I do want to start on a positive note. jobs. I suggest to colleagues, ask your does. When you take the Environ- The bill would restore the President’s State and local governments how mental Protection Agency and you proposed cuts to mitigation fish hatch- they’re going to make up this dif- take away its ability to protect us, eries. That’s a good thing. It would in- ference. then you are allowing poisons to be in crease funding for the Indian Health Mr. Chairman, as if these cuts our water and in our air and in our Service, and it would largely maintain weren’t bad enough, the majority has land. funding for the National Park Service loaded this bill with legislative policy You look at this bill, and you’re talk- operations and the Smithsonian. So I riders and funding limitations that will ing about the extraordinary physical commend the subcommittee for those roll back 40 years of progress towards nature of America. Do you want the decisions. clean air and clean water. great mountains of the Appalachians But I’m afraid the list of positive These anti-environmental riders have to be flattened so you can have more things is pretty short. So I want to, in no place in an appropriations bill. They coal to burn and then foul the atmos- the time I have, list some of the dev- will not save the country a penny, and phere? That’s what this bill does. astating cuts that this bill includes. they will cost tens of thousands of Do you want to take away the ability And while our friend from California lives. They will expose our children, of this Nation to protect your precious has suggested that these really aren’t families, and communities to unneces- Mojave Desert? That’s what this bill deep cuts, I believe the content of this sary illnesses, and they will degrade does. bill belies that notion. our irreplaceable natural resources. Do you want to allow those who The bill before us picks up where The majority claims that these cuts would destroy by grabbing the re- H.R. 1 left off last spring making nu- are needed to demonstrate fiscal dis- sources of this Nation without even merous and deep cuts to the programs cipline. Mr. Chairman, this book is a bothering to pay a decent royalty? that protect our air, water, public textbook case in false economies. In That’s what this bill does whether it’s lands, and wildlife. Here are just a cou- gutting critical environmental protec- the oil in the gulf or the copper in a ple of the most egregious cuts in this tion programs, it piles up frightful eco- new mine in Arizona. bill: nomic and human costs for the future. I’ve listened to the Republican bills First to the Land and Water Con- Our constituents and our environ- day after day on this floor and in com- servation Fund. This funds the acquisi- ment today and in future generations mittee, and they would strip away the tion of public lands so they’re pro- deserve better than what this bill is of- protections that Americans want for tected from development and can be fering. I urge my colleagues to oppose their health and for their land. That’s enjoyed by future generations. The this shortsighted appropriations bill. not what we should be doing. Land and Water Conservation Fund has I yield back the balance of my time. Do you want to know where the a dedicated revenue stream from off- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I move money is? My colleague from New Jer- shore drilling royalties. It takes noth- to strike the last word. sey said it very well: The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is It’s in Afghanistan and it’s in Bagh- ing from the General Fund. And yet recognized for 5 minutes. dad. We’re building the bridges. We’re this bill would cut Land and Water Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Well, cleaning the rivers. We’re providing the Conservation funding by 80 percent— congratulations. This is probably the water and the electrical systems there the lowest level for the program in 45 most radical anti-environment bill to the tune of $150 billion a year. years. Bring our troops home. Bring our It threatens completion of the acqui- that the House of Representatives has money back to America. Build Amer- sition of the Rocky Fork tract in Ten- ever considered. It cuts open space ica. Rebuild America. There is the an- nessee and several treasures in North funding to the lowest level in a half a swer. Not in this way will you ever Carolina that need protection. Every century. It opens the Grand Canyon to solve the deficit. Member of this body should ask: How uranium mining. It denies the exist- By the way, this bill lays off people— many acquisition projects would this ence of climate change and eliminates 15,000 people at the EPA alone. This halt in my State? There is no reas- funding for Federal agencies to mon- bill will not build infrastructure. This suring answer. itor and adapt to it. It contains more bill will take away the infrastructure Secondly, the Environmental Protec- than three dozen anti-environment pol- for our sanitation systems, for our tion Agency, the bill continues the Re- icy riders that eviscerate the Clean Air water systems. That’s what this bill publican majority’s assault on the Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endan- does. EPA. After imposing a 16 percent cut gered Species Act, the National Envi- in the current fiscal year, the majority ronmental Policy Act, and other land- b 1740 is now proposing a further 18 percent mark environmental statutes. My colleague from California knows reduction in the agency’s budget. That The bill desecrates the legacy of full good and well what’s intended would push agency staffing to 1991 lev- Teddy Roosevelt and a long line of bi- here. It’s to give our resources to the els. The goal of a cut so massive is partisan conservation leaders while it polluters. It’s to foul our air. It’s to re- plain and simple: to ensure that the also endangers public health. move the ability of the people of Amer- EPA doesn’t have the resources it The Republican majority claims to ica, not some government in Wash- needs to fulfill its core mission, and be concerned about spending, but this ington but the people of America, who that mission includes lifesaving and reckless bill will impose billions of dol- have for the last 40 years demanded life-enhancing research, largely based lars, Mr. Chairman, of health care clean water, that their resources be in my district, that Research Triangle costs on Americans by increasing the protected, that the commons be pro- part. incidence of asthma, emphysema, heart tected. It is the people of America that Third, the Clean Water and Drinking attacks, and even premature death. want a future that’s good for their chil- Water State Revolving Fund. The SRFs This anti-environmental bill will in- dren, that want a future that’s viable, provide funding directly to the States crease health care costs by up to $539 that want a future that does not have to fund water infrastructure projects billion according to the Congressional poisoned water and air. That’s what that enable communities to better Research Service. Since Medicare, the people of America want. This bill manage wastewater and polluted runoff Medicaid, and CHIP are responsible for goes exactly the wrong direction. and to protect clean and safe drinking 33.9 percent of total health care costs,

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This bill eliminates funding for crit- cutting the deficit and fiscal responsi- Yet it increases spending for the 1879 ical and conservation priorities, com- bility when it’s actually policy-making mining law and other elements that ac- pletely defunding the Forest Legacy to implement a hard right, radical, tually threaten to endanger our envi- program. It defunds the Chesapeake anti-environmental agenda which can ronment and are an additional handout Bay Restoration program. It blocks actually cost more money in the short, to Big Oil. Environmental Protection Agency im- medium, and long term. Mr. Chairman, this bill isn’t a serious plementation of public health stand- Mr. Chairman, the cuts proposed by funding proposal. It’s a polluter’s wish ards for particulate, lead, greenhouse the majority in this bill have nothing list of subsidies, handouts, and pork. gas and other pollutants. It allows the to do with fiscal responsibility. They The majority can call it what they unregulated destruction of one of have everything to do with imple- will, but don’t say that this bill serves America’s two most biodiverse regions, menting radical anti-environmental the cause of cut-cutting while it lards southern Appalachia, by repealing ideology. The bill makes sweeping cuts up programs that are little more than Clean Water Act standards to protect to critical programs that protect the a subsidy to wealthy mining and drill- streams from mountaintop removal. public’s health, reduce our expendi- ing interests. It imperils the cleanliness of public tures for health care, protect our envi- I yield back the balance of my time. drinking water by allowing unregu- ronment, and keep industry from run- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. RICHMOND lated disposal of coal, waste, and pes- ning over the public and consumer Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, I ticides, and casts into regulatory pur- rights. have an amendment at the desk. gatory developers and others seeking Yet at the same time it does that, The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- clarity of Clean Water Act regulations. Mr. Chairman, this bill actually in- port the amendment. The Republican majority seems to be creases spending on programs that are The Clerk read as follows: living in an alternative reality. As little more than handouts and sub- Page 2, line 20, after the dollar amount, in- Americans face unprecedented drought sidies to oil and gas companies and sert ‘‘(decreased by $6,000,000)’’. in the Southwest, record floods in the mining companies, in particular, one Page 19, line 20, after the dollar amount, Mississippi basin, record heat here in that the government waste watchdog insert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’. eastern and midwestern cities, accel- group Taxpayers for Common Sense The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman erating sea level rises, and other symp- has called ‘‘the granddaddy of Federal from Louisiana is recognized for 5 min- toms of global warming, this bill subsidies.’’ This isn’t about saving tax- utes. blocks funding even to monitor global payer money in this bill; it’s about Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, what warming. Not only do the Republicans slashing environmental protections this amendment does is increase the deny the existence of global warming, while giving handouts and subsidizing funding for our Bureau of Ocean En- apparently, they have even blocked the dirtiest, most influential indus- ergy Management, Regulation and En- funding to monitor its impacts. tries. forcement by $5 million. And what it This reckless policy rider doesn’t just There’s more pork in this bill than in would do is it would allow BOEMRE to endanger polar bears, coral reefs, and an Iowa hog lot. This is supposed to be quicken the pace of permit approval countless other species and eco- a spending bill that attempts to bal- and, in turn, promote the rate of oil systems; it endangers American infra- ance various budget priorities against and gas investment in the gulf region. structure from the Norfolk Naval Base one another. It’s not supposed to be a To accomplish this, we will reduce the to the Jefferson Memorial. grab bag of provisions demanded by the Rangeland Management Fund by $6 It endangers public health by in- Nation’s worst polluters, energy com- million, which still leaves that fund creasing smog pollution and heat-re- panies, and other special interests who above its fiscal year 2011 funding level. lated deaths, as we’ve seen from the re- receive handouts under this bill. Let me point out to you why this is cent heat wave that swept across the Yes, this bill would do away with the the wise thing to do. In response to the east and midwest United States, set- Clean Water Act, putting the rest of us Deepwater Horizon explosion and the ting record temperatures here in Wash- in danger because mountaintop coal resulting oil spill last year, in May, the ington, D.C., Newark, and other cities mining companies and factory farms administration issued a temporary across this eastern seaboard. want it. This bill does away with key moratorium, halting permits of oil and I urge my colleagues to reject this provisions of the Clean Air Act, under- gas production on the Outer Conti- reckless legislation that defunds crit- mines protections of our public lands, nental Shelf. The moratorium was lift- ical public lands programs, eviscerates and repeals the Endangered Species ed in October of last year; but since 40 years of bipartisan environmental Act to satisfy a few at the expense of then, the issuance of permits has been standards, and desecrates the memory the many. slow. President Obama directed of Teddy Roosevelt. The bill will put more toxic mercury, BOEMRE to reorganize itself into two I yield back the balance of my time. arsenic, and lead into our air and put independent groups: one that handles our children’s health at risk by block- revenue from oil and gas leasing, and b 1750 ing standards to cut toxic air pollution the other that regulates the oil and gas Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, I move to from cement kilns, allow more soot industry. This is all a change that strike the requisite number of words. pollution in our air, block EPA from most of us believe is necessary and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman moving forward with carbon pollution wise. from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- standards for new vehicles after 2016, However, the speed of permitting ac- utes. jeopardizing a process projected to cre- tivity has not returned to pre-Deep- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, our coun- ate up to 700,000 new jobs and save 2.4 water Horizon levels. There is a signifi- try is facing an incredibly important million barrels of oil every day by 2030. cant and growing backlog of drilling moment as critical decisions need to be States would also be blocked from plans pending approval. The number of made regarding the national debt and moving ahead with their own clean car pending deepwater exploration and de- our long-term deficit and how to con- standards, threatening the health of velopment plans has increased by more strain spending. Members on both sides America’s children, elderly citizens, than 250 percent. This is up from a his- of this aisle recognize the reality that and other vulnerable populations by torical average of 18 plans pending to we need to restore fiscal responsibility blocking EPA’s ability to limit dan- now nearly 65 pending approval. in our budget. gerous carbon pollution from power Also there’s a drastic decline in drill- However, Mr. Chairman, in times of plants and other large stationary ing permit approvals. Deepwater explo- national importance, we need to stay sources. ration and development drilling permit

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The question is wetlands. ploration and development drilling per- on the amendment offered by the gen- That, Mr. Chairman, I think, is the mits approvals have also dropped by tleman from Louisiana (Mr. RICH- responsible thing to do, the wise thing nearly 50 percent from an average of MOND). to do, and I would encourage all of my 390 per year to a pace of fewer than 180 The question was taken; and the Act- colleagues to support it. a year. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- I would now yield to the gentleman Mr. Chairman, I will tell you that peared to have it. from Illinois. there was a recent study that showed Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, I de- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I want to that increasing the pace of permitting mand a recorded vote. thank the gentleman from Louisiana and, subsequently, the pace and scale The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to for yielding. of investment in the gulf would create clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- I rise in support of the Richmond 230,000 domestic jobs in 2012 as well as ceedings on the amendment offered by amendment and in opposition to H.R. more than $44 billion in U.S. gross do- the gentleman from Louisiana will be 2584, the Interior and Environment ap- mestic product. postponed. propriations, and I do so because we I just want to focus on that number AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. RICHMOND cannot afford to make such drastic for a second, Mr. Chairman, because as Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, I cuts to programs that benefit our Na- we have been here for the 112th Con- have an amendment at the desk. tion’s drinking water, deplete our air gress, the American people have been The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- pollution standards, and reduce the demanding that we use the money we port the amendment. beautiful landscape. have efficiently so that we can invest The Clerk read as follows: For example, in Illinois, where I live, in the American people and get a re- Page 2, line 20, after the dollar amount in- the drinking water systems face a return on our investment. So here we are sert ‘‘(reduced by $10,617,000)’’. quired investment of $13.5 billion over asking the American people for $5 mil- Page 10, line 21, after the dollar amount in- the next 20 years to replace aging fa- lion and are asking our colleagues on sert ‘‘(increased by $10,617,000)’’. cilities and comply with safe drinking the other side of the aisle who earlier The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman regulations. In 2009, total Federal fund- this year proposed legislation that was from Louisiana is recognized for 5 mining for drinking water was less than $3 purported to increase drilling and to utes. billion, which included a one-time $2 lower gas prices. Well, now they have billion infusion of funds from the b 1800 the opportunity to take $5 million, in- American Recovery and Reinvestment vest it in BOEMRE, and have the op- Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, Act. portunity to create 230,000 jobs. again I rise to talk about what I con- Within Cook County, a large portion There are 14.1 million people in this sider to be wise investments into the of my district, we can take only half an country who are actively seeking em- future and the stability of this great inch of rainwater before flooding takes ployment and cannot find it. Here we country. place. This means sewer water and have a chance to help 230,000 of them in For the last 21 years, the North other contaminants flood both the fiscal year 2012 alone, and we have the American Wetlands Conservation Act streets and homes. We cannot afford to ability to increase our gross domestic has created jobs and served as an im- reduce the health and safety of our product by $44 million. portant investment tool in our Na- citizens, and we cannot disrupt our en- Mr. Chairman, I think that’s what tion’s economy and for wetlands in vironment. the American people are demanding. every single State. NAWCA has been Again, I thank the gentleman for They want us to use our money wisely. responsible for restoring over 26 mil- yielding, urge support of his amend- That’s what this amendment does. And lion acres of wetlands, equivalent to ment, and urge that we defeat the over- I will just ask my colleagues on both the size of the State of Ohio. Not only all appropriation bill. sides of the aisle to support this. It’s a did it restore over 26 million acres, it Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Chairman, in job creation amendment. also creates nearly 7,500 jobs annually closing, I would just say that this is I yield back the balance of my time. and hundreds of millions in worker another one of my small attempts to Mr. LATOURETTE. I move to strike earnings every year. make an awful bill just a little bit bet- the last word. If we look at the fiscal year 2011 ap- ter, and I would encourage my col- The Acting CHAIR (Mr. CHAFFETZ). propriations with $37.5 million, it is leagues on both sides of the aisle to The gentleman from Ohio is recognized down from $47.6 million for fiscal year support the amendment. for 5 minutes. 2010. This bill allocates only $20 million I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I for fiscal year ’12, a cut of 47 percent Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. from fiscal year ’11 levels and 58 per- move to strike the last word in opposi- The amendment would take $6 mil- cent from fiscal year ’10 levels. tion to the amendment. lion from BLM’s Lands and Resources Here is the important point, Mr. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman and transfer it to BOEMRE. The BLM’s Chairman: The law requires that each from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. management account has already been Federal dollar put into the program be Mr. LATOURETTE. I thank the cut $43.5 million below fiscal year 11, matched by $1 in non-Federal funds. Chair. $15.5 million below the President’s re- Because the competition for these dol- Again, I want to commend the gen- quest. This fund allows the BLM to lars is so great, on average, each Fed- tleman from Louisiana for his amend- take care of more than 245 million sur- eral dollar is matched 3 to 1. ment, but he again targets the account face acres and 700 million subsurface Mr. Chairman, over and over again I that we talked about in the last acres; further cuts to this account keep saying that the American people amendment, and that is the Bureau of would not be warranted. are looking for us to spend money in Land Management’s land and resources I want to commend the gentleman this great country, where we get a re- account which, as I indicated during for the location where he wants to send turn on our investment. Now we have the last amendment, is already cut by the money. I have no big opposition to another program where, for every dol- $431⁄2 million below the fiscal year ’11 the increase in the BOEMRE spending. lar we spend on this program, the level and $151⁄2 million below the Presi- But we did the best we could to balance American people get $3. That’s what we dent’s request. this particular piece of legislation. should be doing in this time of great In addition, this time the gentleman BOEMRE has already been increased economic hardship. attempts to reach the Secretary’s ac- by $37 million above fiscal year 2011. I am asking my colleagues on the count and wants to reduce it by $6.8 It’s also been increased significantly in other side to look at where we’re million. Nobody likes to stand up for several continuing resolutions. There- spending money in this bill and put bureaucrats or the Secretaries around fore, because of the location of the off- money where we’re going to get a good here, but that account has already

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been cut by $331⁄2 million. Any further simple statement that these companies An amendment by Mr. RICHMOND of reductions could impede the new Office should pay for the administrative ex- Louisiana. of Natural Resource Revenue, which penses associated with processing their An amendment by Ms. HOCHUL of collects royalties for on- and offshore applications. New York. oil and gas production, which I know is Some people don’t have a problem The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes so important to our friends in the mi- asking our seniors, our families, and the time for any electronic vote after nority. our small businesses to pay more dur- the first vote in this series. For those reasons, again not because ing these tough times. Well, I do. I of the place where the gentleman think it is fundamentally unfair to in- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MORAN wants to put the additional funds but crease spending in their areas while at The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished because of where they come from, I the same time we are hurting our sen- business is the demand for a recorded urge opposition to the amendment. iors. Almost every other area of this vote on the amendment offered by the I yield back the balance of my time. bill is being slashed, but the one that gentleman from Virginia (Mr. MORAN) The Acting CHAIR. The question is greases the skids for oil companies to on which further proceedings were on the amendment offered by the gen- get their approval is being increased postponed and on which the ayes pre- tleman from Louisiana (Mr. RICH- over last year’s budget. Something is vailed by voice vote. MOND). just not right with our national prior- The Clerk will redesignate the The amendment was rejected. ities, and I believe that reasonable amendment. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. HOCHUL Democrats and Republicans will agree. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Chairman, I have Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- ment. an amendment at the desk. ance of my time. RECORDED VOTE The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- Mr. SIMPSON. I move to strike the port the amendment. last word in opposition to the amend- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Clerk read as follows: ment. has been demanded. Page 3, line 3, after the dollar amount in- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman A recorded vote was ordered. sert ‘‘(reduced by $4,452,000)’’. from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. The vote was taken by electronic de- Page 3, line 17, after the first dollar Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I ap- vice, and there were—ayes 175, noes 237, amount insert ‘‘(reduced by $4,452,000)’’. preciate the gentlewoman’s concern for not voting 20, as follows: The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman the budget deficit and reducing the [Roll No. 632] from New York is recognized for 5 min- budget deficit, but I rise in opposition utes. to this amendment. AYES—175 Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Chairman, I be- This amendment would limit the Ackerman Grijalva Pastor (AZ) lieve my amendment is going to have BLM from spending $4.5 million of off- Andrews Gutierrez Payne appeal for both sides of the aisle. I have Baca Hahn Pelosi setting collections for the processing of Baldwin Hanabusa Perlmutter sat here and listened for some time, application of permits to drill. The Barrow Hastings (FL) Peters particularly on the Republican side, BLM still collects the fees, they just Bass (CA) Heinrich Pingree (ME) about the need to be cutting our ex- Becerra Higgins Polis wouldn’t be able to spend the funds. Berkley Himes penses. Well, my amendment does just Posey Mr. Chairman, this makes little Berman Hinojosa Price (NC) that. sense as those fees offset the cost to Bishop (GA) Hirono Quigley Bishop (NY) Hochul My amendment actually removes $4.4 administer the oil and gas permitting Rahall Blumenauer Holden Rangel million in spending increases and re- program. In other words, these pro- Brady (PA) Holt Reyes turns those very funds to deficit reduc- Brown (FL) Honda grams are paid for by the industry, not Richmond tion. Those of us who also believe that Butterfield Hoyer by taxpayers. In other words, the BLM Rothman (NJ) the taxpayers should not hand over an Capps Inslee will have the cost of these programs Capuano Israel Roybal-Allard additional $4.4 million just to help out but won’t be allowed to spend the fees Carnahan Jackson (IL) Ruppersberger the oil and gas industry would also it has collected. Carney Jackson Lee Rush support this amendment. Carson (IN) (TX) Ryan (OH) So I have a problem with this amend- Sa´ nchez, Linda What my amendment does is remove Castor (FL) Jenkins ment, and I would urge my colleagues Chandler Johnson (GA) T. a $4.4 million increase in funding for oil to vote ‘‘no.’’ Chu Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta and gas management. I just cannot I yield back the balance of my time. Cicilline Jones Sarbanes stand here and support an additional Clarke (MI) Kaptur Schakowsky The Acting CHAIR. The question is Clarke (NY) Keating Schiff increase in taxpayer spending at a time on the amendment offered by the gen- Clay Kildee Schrader when the other parts of this budget are tlewoman from New York (Ms. Cleaver Kind Schwartz being slashed. HOCHUL). Clyburn Kucinich Scott (VA) Forgive me today if I don’t have a lot Cole Langevin Scott, David The question was taken; and the Act- Connolly (VA) Larsen (WA) of sympathy for Big Oil. Last quarter, Serrano ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Conyers Larson (CT) Sewell Exxon posted $11.4 billion in profits, in peared to have it. Cooper Lee (CA) Sherman one quarter alone, Mr. Chairman. Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Chairman, I de- Courtney Levin Sires Critz Lewis (GA) Slaughter Royal Dutch Shell posted over $6 bil- mand a recorded vote. Crowley Lipinski lion profit in one quarter alone. The Smith (WA) The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Cummings Loebsack Speier Davis (CA) Lofgren, Zoe additional $4.4 million added to help clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Stark Davis (IL) Lowey out the oil and gas companies to cover Sutton ceedings on the amendment offered by DeGette Luja´ n Thompson (CA) their permit application processing is the gentlewoman from New York will DeLauro Maloney Thompson (MS) literally pocket change for these big Deutch Markey be postponed. Tierney companies. Dicks Matsui b 1810 Doggett McCarthy (NY) Tipton We live in tough economic times, and Donnelly (IN) McCollum Tonko we all came to Congress to make tough ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Doyle McGovern Towns decisions. We need to cut spending. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Edwards McIntyre Tsongas Van Hollen That’s why I ask my colleagues on clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Ellison McNerney Engel Meeks Vela´ zquez both sides of the aisle to support my now resume on those amendments on Eshoo Michaud Visclosky amendment and cut this spending in- which further proceedings were post- Farr Miller (NC) Walz (MN) crease. poned, in the following order: Fattah Miller, George Wasserman Filner Moore Schultz My amendment, I assure you, does An amendment by Mr. MORAN of Vir- Frank (MA) Moran Watt not address the merits of drilling what- ginia. Fudge Murphy (CT) Waxman soever. This is simply an issue of fair- An amendment by Mr. HUELSKAMP of Garamendi Nadler Welch ness for the taxpayers. In times of gov- Kansas. Gonzalez Napolitano Wilson (FL) Gosar Neal Woolsey ernment austerity and record profits An amendment by Mr. CLEAVER of Green, Al Pallone Wu for oil companies, this amendment is a Missouri. Green, Gene Pascrell Yarmuth

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The unfinished Ros-Lehtinen Bartlett Guinta Pitts Cuellar Kinzinger (IL) Ross (AR) business is the demand for a recorded Cummings Kissell Barton (TX) Guthrie Platts vote on the amendment offered by the Rothman (NJ) Bass (NH) Hall Poe (TX) Davis (CA) Kucinich Roybal-Allard Benishek Hanna Pompeo gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Davis (IL) Lance Runyan Biggert Harper Price (GA) HUELSKAMP) on which further pro- Davis (KY) Langevin Ruppersberger Bilbray Harris Quayle DeGette Larsen (WA) Rush ceedings were postponed and on which DeLauro Larson (CT) Bilirakis Hartzler Reed Ryan (OH) the noes prevailed by voice vote. Denham Latham Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Rehberg Sa´ nchez, Linda Dent Lee (CA) Black Hayworth Reichert The Clerk will redesignate the T. Blackburn Heck Deutch Levin Renacci amendment. Sanchez, Loretta Bonner Hensarling Diaz-Balart Lewis (CA) Ribble Sarbanes Bono Mack Herger The Clerk redesignated the amend- Dicks Lewis (GA) Rigell Schakowsky Boswell Herrera Beutler ment. Doggett Lipinski Rivera Schiff Boustany Huelskamp Dold LoBiondo Roby RECORDED VOTE Schilling Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Donnelly (IN) Loebsack Roe (TN) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Schmidt Brooks Hultgren Rogers (AL) Doyle Lofgren, Zoe Schock Broun (GA) Hunter Rogers (KY) has been demanded. Dreier Lowey Schrader Bucshon Hurt Rogers (MI) A recorded vote was ordered. Duffy Lucas Schwartz Buerkle Issa Rohrabacher Edwards Luja´ n Burgess Johnson (IL) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Schweikert Rokita minute vote. Ellison Lummis Burton (IN) Johnson (OH) Rooney Ellmers Lungren, Daniel Scott (VA) Calvert Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen The vote was taken by electronic de- Emerson E. Scott, David Camp Jordan Roskam vice, and there were—ayes 126, noes 284, Engel Lynch Serrano Campbell Kelly Ross (AR) Eshoo Maloney Sewell Canseco King (NY) not voting 22, as follows: Ross (FL) Farr Marino Sherman Cantor Kingston Royce [Roll No. 633] Fattah Markey Shimkus Capito Kinzinger (IL) Runyan Filner Matheson Simpson Cardoza Kissell AYES—126 Ryan (WI) Fitzpatrick Matsui Sires Carter Kline Adams Graves (GA) Olson Scalise Fortenberry McCarthy (NY) Slaughter Cassidy Labrador Akin Griffith (VA) Palazzo Schilling Frank (MA) McClintock Smith (NJ) Chabot Lamborn Amash Guinta Paul Schmidt Frelinghuysen McCollum Chaffetz Lance Bachus Hall Pearce Smith (TX) Schock McCotter Coble Landry Bartlett Harper Pence Fudge Smith (WA) Coffman (CO) Lankford Schweikert Benishek Harris Pitts Gallegly McGovern Speier Conaway Latham Scott (SC) Bishop (UT) Hartzler Poe (TX) Garamendi McIntyre Stark Costa LaTourette Scott, Austin Black Hensarling Pompeo Gardner McKeon Stivers Cravaack Latta Sensenbrenner Blackburn Herger Posey Gerlach McKinley Sutton Crawford Lewis (CA) Sessions Boustany Huelskamp Price (GA) Gibson McMorris Terry Crenshaw LoBiondo Shimkus Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Quayle Gonzalez Rodgers Thompson (CA) Cuellar Long Shuster Brooks Hultgren Renacci Gosar McNerney Thompson (MS) Culberson Lucas Simpson Broun (GA) Hunter Ribble Granger Meehan Thompson (PA) Smith (NE) Davis (KY) Luetkemeyer Buerkle Hurt Rigell Green, Al Meeks Tiberi Smith (NJ) Denham Lummis Burgess Issa Roe (TN) Green, Gene Mica Tierney Smith (TX) Dent Lungren, Daniel Burton (IN) Jenkins Rogers (AL) Griffin (AR) Michaud Tipton Southerland Miller (NC) DesJarlais E. Campbell Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher Grijalva Tonko Stearns Miller, George Diaz-Balart Manzullo Canseco Johnson, Sam Rokita Grimm Towns Dold Marchant Stivers Cassidy Jordan Rooney Guthrie Moran Tsongas Dreier Marino Stutzman Chabot Kingston Roskam Gutierrez Murphy (CT) Turner Duffy Matheson Sullivan Chaffetz Kline Ross (FL) Hahn Murphy (PA) Upton Duncan (SC) McCarthy (CA) Terry Coffman (CO) Labrador Royce Hanabusa Nadler Van Hollen Duncan (TN) McCaul Thompson (PA) Conaway Lamborn Ryan (WI) Hanna Napolitano Vela´ zquez Ellmers McClintock Thornberry Culberson Landry Scalise Hastings (FL) Neal Visclosky Emerson McCotter Tiberi DesJarlais Lankford Scott (SC) Hastings (WA) Noem Farenthold McHenry Turner Duncan (SC) Latta Scott, Austin Hayworth Owens Walden Fincher McKeon Upton Duncan (TN) Long Sensenbrenner Heck Pallone Walz (MN) Fitzpatrick McKinley Walberg Farenthold Luetkemeyer Sessions Heinrich Pascrell Wasserman Flake McMorris Walden Fincher Manzullo Smith (NE) Herrera Beutler Pastor (AZ) Schultz Fleischmann Rodgers Walsh (IL) Flake Marchant Southerland Higgins Paulsen Watt Fleming Meehan Webster Fleischmann McCarthy (CA) Stearns Himes Payne Waxman Flores Mica West Fleming McCaul Stutzman Hinojosa Pelosi Welch Forbes Miller (FL) Westmoreland Flores McHenry Sullivan Hirono Perlmutter West Whitfield Forbes Fortenberry Miller (MI) Miller (FL) Thornberry Hochul Peters Whitfield Foxx Miller, Gary Wilson (SC) Foxx Miller (MI) Walberg Holden Peterson Wilson (FL) Franks (AZ) Mulvaney Wittman Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Walsh (IL) Holt Petri Wittman Frelinghuysen Murphy (PA) Wolf Garrett Mulvaney Webster Honda Pingree (ME) Wolf Gallegly Myrick Womack Gibbs Myrick Westmoreland Hoyer Platts Womack Gardner Neugebauer Woodall Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Wilson (SC) Inslee Polis Woolsey Garrett Noem Yoder Gohmert Nugent Woodall Price (NC) Wu Gerlach Nugent Young (AK) Goodlatte Nunes Yoder Israel Quigley Yarmuth Gibbs Nunes Young (FL) Gowdy Nunnelee Young (IN) Jackson (IL) Gibson Nunnelee Young (IN) Jackson Lee Rahall Young (AK) NOES—284 (TX) Rangel Young (FL) NOT VOTING—20 Ackerman Bilbray Capuano Bachmann DeFazio Mack Aderholt Bilirakis Cardoza NOT VOTING—22 Berg Dingell McDermott Alexander Bishop (GA) Carnahan Bachmann Dingell Moore Boren Giffords Olver Altmire Bishop (NY) Carney Berg Giffords Olver Braley (IA) Graves (MO) Richardson Andrews Blumenauer Carson (IN) Boren Graves (MO) Richardson Buchanan Hinchey Shuler Austria Bonner Carter Braley (IA) Hinchey Shuler Cohen King (IA) Waters Baca Bono Mack Castor (FL) Buchanan King (IA) Shuster Costello Baldwin Lynch Boswell Chandler Cohen LaTourette Waters Barletta Brady (PA) Chu Costello Mack b 1837 Barrow Brown (FL) Cicilline DeFazio McDermott Barton (TX) Bucshon Clarke (MI) Messrs. CASSIDY, BOSWELL, and Bass (CA) Butterfield Clarke (NY) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR SOUTHERLAND changed their vote Bass (NH) Calvert Clay from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Becerra Camp Cleaver The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Berkley Cantor Clyburn Mr. COLE, Ms. JENKINS, Messrs. Berman Capito Coble There are 2 minutes remaining in the PERLMUTTER, HOLDEN, SCHRA- Biggert Capps Cole vote.

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The unfinished Bilirakis Harper Pompeo vote on the amendment offered by the business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (UT) Harris Posey gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. RICH- Black Hartzler Price (GA) MOND) on which further proceedings vote on the amendment offered by the Blackburn Hastings (WA) gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Quayle were postponed and on which the noes Bonner Hayworth Rahall CLEAVER) on which further proceedings Bono Mack Heck Reed prevailed by voice vote. were postponed and on which the noes Boswell Hensarling Rehberg The Clerk will redesignate the Boustany Herger Renacci prevailed by voice vote. Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler amendment. Reyes The Clerk will redesignate the Brooks Holden The Clerk redesignated the amend- Ribble Broun (GA) Huelskamp amendment. Rigell ment. Bucshon Huizenga (MI) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Rivera RECORDED VOTE Buerkle Hultgren Roby ment. Burgess Hunter The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Roe (TN) Burton (IN) Hurt RECORDED VOTE Rogers (AL) has been demanded. Calvert Issa A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Camp Jenkins Rogers (KY) has been demanded. Campbell Johnson (OH) Rogers (MI) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- A recorded vote was ordered. Canseco Johnson, Sam Rohrabacher minute vote. Cantor Jones Rokita The vote was taken by electronic de- The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Capito Jordan Rooney minute vote. Cardoza Kelly Ros-Lehtinen vice, and there were—ayes 221, noes 192, The vote was taken by electronic de- Carter King (NY) Roskam not voting 19, as follows: vice, and there were—ayes 165, noes 248, Cassidy Kingston Ross (AR) [Roll No. 635] Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Ross (FL) not voting 19, as follows: Chaffetz Kissell Royce AYES—221 [Roll No. 634] Coble Kline Runyan Ackerman Filner Matsui Ryan (WI) AYES—165 Coffman (CO) Labrador Alexander Fitzpatrick McCarthy (NY) Cole Lamborn Scalise Altmire Fleming McCaul Ackerman Gutierrez Pascrell Conaway Lance Schilling Andrews Flores McCollum Andrews Hahn Payne Costa Landry Schmidt Baca Frank (MA) McGovern Baca Hanabusa Pelosi Cravaack Lankford Schock Bachus Fudge McHenry Baldwin Hastings (FL) Perlmutter Crawford Latham Schrader Baldwin Garamendi McIntyre Bass (CA) Heinrich Peters Crenshaw LaTourette Schweikert Barrow Gerlach McNerney Becerra Higgins Petri Critz Latta Scott (SC) Bartlett Gibbs Meehan Berkley Himes Pingree (ME) Cuellar LoBiondo Scott, Austin Barton (TX) Gibson Meeks Berman Hinojosa Polis Culberson Long Sessions Bass (CA) Gohmert Mica Bishop (GA) Hirono Price (NC) Davis (KY) Lucas Shimkus Becerra Gonzalez Michaud Bishop (NY) Hochul Quigley Denham Luetkemeyer Shuster Berkley Green, Al Miller (NC) Blumenauer Holt Rangel DesJarlais Luja´ n Simpson Berman Green, Gene Miller, George Brady (PA) Honda Reichert Diaz-Balart Lummis Smith (NE) Bishop (GA) Grimm Moore Brown (FL) Hoyer Richmond Donnelly (IN) Lungren, Daniel Smith (NJ) Bishop (NY) Gutierrez Moran Butterfield Inslee Rothman (NJ) Blumenauer Hahn Mulvaney Dreier E. Smith (TX) Capps Israel Roybal-Allard Boswell Hall Murphy (CT) Duffy Manzullo Southerland Capuano Jackson (IL) Ruppersberger Duncan (SC) Marchant Boustany Hanabusa Murphy (PA) Stearns Carnahan Jackson Lee Rush Duncan (TN) Marino Brady (PA) Hanna Nadler Stivers Carney (TX) Ryan (OH) Ellmers Matheson Brady (TX) Harper Napolitano Stutzman Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Emerson McCarthy (CA) Brooks Hastings (FL) Neal Sullivan Castor (FL) Johnson (IL) T. Farenthold McCaul Brown (FL) Higgins Nugent Terry Chandler Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Fincher McClintock Butterfield Himes Nunnelee Chu Kaptur Sarbanes Fitzpatrick McCotter Thompson (CA) Capps Hinojosa Owens Cicilline Keating Schakowsky Flake McHenry Thompson (PA) Capuano Hirono Palazzo Clarke (MI) Kildee Schiff Fleischmann McIntyre Thornberry Cardoza Hochul Pallone Clarke (NY) Kind Schwartz Fleming McKeon Tiberi Carnahan Holden Pascrell Clay Kucinich Scott (VA) Flores McKinley Tipton Carney Holt Paul Cleaver Langevin Scott, David Forbes McMorris Turner Carson (IN) Honda Payne Clyburn Larsen (WA) Sensenbrenner Fortenberry Rodgers Walberg Cassidy Hoyer Pelosi Connolly (VA) Larson (CT) Serrano Foxx Meehan Walden Castor (FL) Inslee Peters Conyers Lee (CA) Sewell Franks (AZ) Mica Walsh (IL) Chandler Israel Peterson Cooper Levin Sherman Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Webster Cicilline Jackson (IL) Petri Courtney Lewis (CA) Sires Gallegly Miller (MI) West Clarke (MI) Jackson Lee Pingree (ME) Crowley Lewis (GA) Slaughter Gardner Miller, Gary Westmoreland Clarke (NY) (TX) Pitts Cummings Lipinski Smith (WA) Garrett Mulvaney Whitfield Clay Johnson (GA) Poe (TX) Davis (CA) Loebsack Speier Gerlach Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) Cleaver Johnson, E. B. Posey Davis (IL) Lofgren, Zoe Stark Gibbs Myrick Wittman Clyburn Jones Price (NC) DeGette Lowey Sutton Gibson Neugebauer Wolf Connolly (VA) Jordan Rangel DeLauro Lynch Thompson (MS) Womack Conyers Kaptur Renacci Dent Maloney Tierney Gingrey (GA) Noem Gohmert Nugent Woodall Cooper Keating Richmond Deutch Markey Tonko Courtney Kildee Rooney Goodlatte Nunes Yoder Dicks Matsui Towns Cravaack Kind Ross (AR) Gosar Nunnelee Young (AK) Doggett McCarthy (NY) Tsongas Critz King (NY) Ross (FL) Gowdy Olson Young (FL) Dold McCollum Upton Crowley Kucinich Rothman (NJ) Granger Owens Young (IN) Doyle McGovern Van Hollen Cummings Lance Roybal-Allard Edwards McNerney Vela´ zquez Davis (CA) Landry Ruppersberger Ellison Meeks Visclosky NOT VOTING—19 Davis (IL) Langevin Rush Engel Michaud Walz (MN) Bachmann DeFazio McDermott DeLauro Larsen (WA) Ryan (OH) Eshoo Miller (NC) Wasserman Berg Dingell Olver Dent Larson (CT) Sa´ nchez, Linda Farr Miller, George Schultz Boren Giffords Richardson Deutch Lee (CA) T. Fattah Moore Watt Braley (IA) Graves (MO) Shuler Dicks Levin Sanchez, Loretta Filner Moran Waxman Buchanan Hinchey Waters Doggett Lewis (GA) Sarbanes Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Welch Cohen King (IA) Dold Lipinski Scalise Fudge Nadler Wilson (FL) Costello Mack Donnelly (IN) LoBiondo Schakowsky Garamendi Napolitano Woolsey Doyle Loebsack Schiff Gonzalez Neal Wu ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Edwards Lofgren, Zoe Schilling Green, Al Pallone Yarmuth Ellison Lowey Schwartz The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Engel Lynch Scott (VA) NOES—248 Eshoo Maloney Scott, David Adams Akin Altmire There are 2 minutes remaining in this Farr Markey Sensenbrenner Aderholt Alexander Amash vote. Fattah Matheson Serrano

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Sewell Sutton Wasserman AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. HOCHUL Davis (KY) Johnson (OH) Quayle Sherman Thompson (CA) Schultz The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished DeGette Johnson, Sam Rahall Shimkus Thompson (MS) Watt Denham Jones Reed Shuster Tierney Waxman business is the demand for a recorded Dent Jordan Rehberg Sires Tonko Welch vote on the amendment offered by the DesJarlais Kelly Reichert Slaughter Towns West gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Diaz-Balart King (NY) Renacci Smith (NJ) Tsongas Dold Kingston Reyes Westmoreland HOCHUL) on which further proceedings Smith (WA) Van Hollen Wilson (FL) Donnelly (IN) Kinzinger (IL) Ribble Southerland Vela´ zquez Dreier Kissell Woolsey were postponed and on which the noes Richmond Speier Visclosky Duffy Kline Wu prevailed by voice vote. Rigell Stark Walsh (IL) Duncan (SC) Labrador Yarmuth The Clerk will redesignate the Rivera Sullivan Walz (MN) Duncan (TN) Lamborn Roby amendment. Ellmers Lance NOES—192 Roe (TN) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Emerson Landry Rogers (AL) Adams Gosar Pastor (AZ) ment. Farenthold Lankford Rogers (KY) Fincher Larsen (WA) Aderholt Gowdy Paulsen Rogers (MI) RECORDED VOTE Fitzpatrick Latham Akin Granger Pearce Rohrabacher Flake LaTourette Amash Graves (GA) Pence The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Rokita Austria Griffin (AR) Fleischmann Latta Perlmutter has been demanded. Rooney Barletta Griffith (VA) Fleming Lewis (CA) Platts Ros-Lehtinen Bass (NH) Grijalva A recorded vote was ordered. Flores Lipinski Polis Roskam Benishek Guinta Forbes LoBiondo Pompeo The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Ross (AR) Biggert Guthrie Fortenberry Long Price (GA) minute vote. Ross (FL) Bilbray Harris Foxx Lucas Quayle The vote was taken by electronic de- Royce Bilirakis Hartzler Quigley Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer ´ Runyan Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Rahall vice, and there were—ayes 141, noes 271, Frelinghuysen Lujan Black Hayworth Gallegly Lummis Ryan (WI) Reed not voting 20, as follows: Scalise Blackburn Heck Rehberg Gardner Lungren, Daniel Bonner Heinrich [Roll No. 636] Garrett E. Schilling Reichert Schmidt Bono Mack Hensarling Reyes AYES—141 Gerlach Manzullo Broun (GA) Herger Gibbs Marchant Schock Ribble Ackerman Hanabusa Peters Bucshon Herrera Beutler Gibson Marino Schweikert Rigell Andrews Hastings (FL) Pingree (ME) Buerkle Huelskamp Gingrey (GA) Matheson Scott (SC) Rivera Baldwin Higgins Polis Burgess Huizenga (MI) Gohmert McCarthy (CA) Scott, Austin Roby Bass (CA) Hirono Burton (IN) Hultgren Price (NC) Gonzalez McCaul Sensenbrenner Roe (TN) Becerra Hochul Calvert Hunter Quigley Goodlatte McClintock Sessions Rogers (AL) Berkley Holt Camp Hurt Rangel Gosar McCotter Shimkus Rogers (KY) Berman Honda Campbell Issa Rothman (NJ) Gowdy McHenry Shuster Rogers (MI) Bishop (NY) Hoyer Canseco Jenkins Roybal-Allard Granger McIntyre Simpson Rohrabacher Blumenauer Inslee Cantor Johnson (IL) Ruppersberger Graves (GA) McKeon Smith (NE) Rokita Boswell Israel Capito Johnson (OH) Rush Green, Al McKinley Smith (NJ) Ros-Lehtinen Brady (PA) Jackson (IL) Carter Johnson, Sam Ryan (OH) Green, Gene McMorris Roskam Brown (FL) Johnson (GA) Smith (TX) Chabot Kelly Sa´ nchez, Linda Griffin (AR) Rodgers Royce Butterfield Johnson, E. B. Southerland Chaffetz Kingston T. Griffith (VA) Meehan Runyan Capps Kaptur Stearns Chu Kinzinger (IL) Sanchez, Loretta Grijalva Mica Ryan (WI) Capuano Keating Stivers Coble Kissell Sarbanes Grimm Miller (FL) Schmidt Carnahan Kildee Stutzman Coffman (CO) Kline Schakowsky Guinta Miller (MI) Schock Carney Kind Sullivan Cole Labrador Schiff Guthrie Miller, Gary Castor (FL) Kucinich Terry Conaway Lamborn Schrader Schrader Hall Mulvaney Chu Langevin Thompson (MS) Costa Lankford Schweikert Schwartz Hanna Murphy (PA) Cicilline Larson (CT) Thompson (PA) Crawford Latham Scott (SC) Scott (VA) Harper Myrick Clarke (MI) Lee (CA) Thornberry Crenshaw LaTourette Scott, Austin Scott, David Harris Neugebauer Clarke (NY) Levin Tiberi Cuellar Latta Sessions Hartzler Noem Clay Lewis (GA) Serrano Tipton Culberson Lewis (CA) Simpson Hastings (WA) Nugent Cleaver Loebsack Sewell Turner Davis (KY) Long Smith (NE) Hayworth Nunes Clyburn Lofgren, Zoe Sherman Upton DeGette Lucas Smith (TX) Heck Nunnelee Connolly (VA) Lowey Sires Walberg Denham Luetkemeyer Stearns Heinrich Olson Conyers Lynch Slaughter Walden DesJarlais Luja´ n Stivers Hensarling Owens Courtney Maloney Smith (WA) Walsh (IL) Diaz-Balart Lummis Stutzman Herger Palazzo Cummings Markey Speier Webster Dreier Lungren, Daniel Terry Herrera Beutler Pastor (AZ) Davis (CA) Matsui Stark Duffy E. Thompson (PA) Himes Paul West Davis (IL) McCarthy (NY) Sutton Duncan (SC) Manzullo Thornberry Hinojosa Paulsen Westmoreland DeLauro McCollum Thompson (CA) Duncan (TN) Marchant Tiberi Holden Pearce Whitfield Deutch McGovern Tierney Ellmers Marino Tipton Huelskamp Pence Wilson (SC) Dicks McNerney Tonko Emerson McCarthy (CA) Turner Huizenga (MI) Perlmutter Wittman Doggett Meeks Towns Farenthold McClintock Upton Hultgren Peterson Wolf Doyle Michaud Tsongas Fincher McCotter Walberg Hunter Petri Womack Edwards Miller (NC) Van Hollen Flake McKeon Walden Hurt Pitts Woodall Ellison Miller, George Vela´ zquez Fleischmann McKinley Webster Issa Platts Wu Engel Moore Visclosky Forbes McMorris Whitfield Jackson Lee Poe (TX) Yoder Eshoo Moran Walz (MN) Fortenberry Rodgers Wilson (SC) (TX) Pompeo Young (AK) Farr Murphy (CT) Wasserman Foxx Miller (FL) Wittman Jenkins Posey Young (FL) Fattah Nadler Schultz Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Wolf Johnson (IL) Price (GA) Young (IN) Filner Napolitano Watt Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Womack Frank (MA) Neal Waxman Gallegly Myrick Woodall NOT VOTING—20 Fudge Pallone Welch Gardner Neugebauer Yoder Garamendi Pascrell Wilson (FL) Bachmann Crowley Mack Garrett Noem Young (AK) Gutierrez Payne Woolsey Berg DeFazio McDermott Gingrey (GA) Nunes Young (FL) Hahn Pelosi Yarmuth Boren Dingell Olver Goodlatte Olson Young (IN) Braley (IA) Giffords Richardson NOES—271 Buchanan Graves (MO) Shuler NOT VOTING—19 Cohen Hinchey Adams Bishop (UT) Cardoza Waters Bachmann DeFazio McDermott Costello King (IA) Aderholt Black Carson (IN) Berg Dingell Olver Akin Blackburn Carter Boren Giffords Richardson Alexander Bonner Cassidy Braley (IA) Graves (MO) b 1903 Shuler Altmire Bono Mack Chabot Buchanan Hinchey Waters Amash Boustany Chaffetz Cohen King (IA) So the amendment was rejected. Austria Brady (TX) Chandler Costello Mack The result of the vote was announced Baca Brooks Coble ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Bachus Broun (GA) Coffman (CO) as above recorded. The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Barletta Bucshon Cole Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I move Barrow Buerkle Conaway There are 2 minutes remaining in this that the Committee do now rise. Bartlett Burgess Cooper The motion was agreed to. vote. Barton (TX) Burton (IN) Costa Bass (NH) Calvert Cravaack Accordingly, the Committee rose; b 1856 Benishek Camp Crawford and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. So the amendment was agreed to. Biggert Campbell Crenshaw NUGENT) having assumed the chair, Mr. Bilbray Canseco Critz The result of the vote was announced Bilirakis Cantor Cuellar CHAFFETZ, Acting Chair of the Com- as above recorded. Bishop (GA) Capito Culberson mittee of the Whole House on the state

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In addition tions for the Department of the Inte- FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF to ensuring that terrorists are denied THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES- rior, environment, and related agencies TIGATION. victory, some of our public servants for the fiscal year ending September 30, Section 1101 of the Omnibus Crime Control also protect us from crime and ensure 2012, and for other purposes, had come and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (28 U.S.C. 532 that justice is served. to no resolution thereon. note) is amended by adding at the end the The agency that is charged with this following: f unique duty is the Federal Bureau of ‘‘(c)(1) Effective on the date of enactment Investigation. The FBI director is lim- REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- of this subsection, a new term of service for ited to a 10-year nonrenewable term. the office of Director of the Federal Bureau VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Congress imposed this restriction to H.R. 1938, NORTH AMERICAN- of Investigation shall be created, which shall begin on or after August 3, 2011, and continue ensure political independence and to MADE ENERGY SECURITY ACT until September 4, 2013. Notwithstanding the act as a restraint on unbridled power Mr. WEBSTER, from the Committee second sentence of subsection (b) of this sec- and the potential for misuse of that on Rules, submitted a privileged report tion, the incumbent Director of the Federal power. (Rept. No. 112–181) on the resolution (H. Bureau of Investigation on the date of enact- In just a few weeks, the current FBI Res. 370) providing for consideration of ment of this subsection shall be eligible to director, Robert S. Mueller, III, will be appointed to the new term of service pro- conclude his 10-year term. The Presi- the bill (H.R. 1938) to direct the Presi- vided for by this subsection, by and with the dent to expedite the consideration and advice and consent of the Senate, and only dent has asked for a one-time 2-year approval of the construction and oper- for that new term of service. Nothing in this extension for Mr. Mueller to ensure ation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, subsection shall prevent the President, by continuity in America’s national secu- and for other purposes, which was re- and with the advice of the Senate, from ap- rity team. The killing of Osama bin ferred to the House Calendar and or- pointing an individual, other than the in- Laden and personnel changes in key dered to be printed. cumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of national security posts make these un- Investigation, to a 10-year term of service f usual times that justify a short-term subject to the provisions of subsection (b) extension. after the date of enactment of this sub- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Director Mueller has shown himself a PRO TEMPORE section. ‘‘(2) The individual who is the incumbent dedicated public servant who has kept The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- in the office of the Director of the Federal terrorists at bay and reduced crime. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair Bureau of Investigation on the date of enact- Mr. Mueller assumed leadership of will postpone further proceedings ment of this subsection may not serve as Di- the FBI on September 4, 2001, just 1 today on motions to suspend the rules rector after September 4, 2013. week prior to the attacks of September on which a recorded vote or the yeas ‘‘(3) With regard to the individual who is 11, 2001. During his tenure, he has re- the incumbent in the office of the Director of and nays are ordered, or on which the formed the FBI to ensure that it is able the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the to address not only terrorist threats, vote incurs objection under clause 6 of date of enactment of this subsection, the sec- rule XX. ond sentence of subsection (b) shall not but also threats posed by traditional Record votes on postponed questions apply.’’. criminals. This request for an exten- will be taken later. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sion was made not by Mr. Mueller but by the President of the United States. f ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. Mueller has agreed to accept this Texas (Mr. SMITH) and the gentleman FBI DIRECTOR EXTENSION ACT, extension if it is approved by Congress. from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) each will 2011 control 20 minutes. It’s not every day that the House, the Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I The Chair recognizes the gentleman Senate, and the White House can agree, move to suspend the rules and pass the from Texas. but this is something we all can agree bill (S. 1103) to extend the term of the is essential. GENERAL LEAVE This bill creates a new, one time only incumbent Director of the Federal Bu- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I reau of Investigation. 2-year term of service for the director ask unanimous consent that all Mem- of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Clerk read the title of the bill. bers may have 5 legislative days within The text of the bill is as follows: Mr. Mueller will be eligible to be ap- which to revise and extend their re- pointed to this new term of service S. 1103 marks and include extraneous material with the advice and consent of the Sen- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- on S. 1103, currently under consider- ate. The Senate will hold a confirma- resentatives of the United States of America in ation. Congress assembled, tion vote after the President signs this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bill. SECTION 1. FINDINGS. objection to the request of the gen- Congress finds that— This new term would expire on Sep- tleman from Texas? tember 4, 2013, after which, Mr. Mueller (1) on May 12, 2011, the President requested There was no objection. that Congress extend the term of Robert S. would no longer serve as director. This Mueller III as Director of the Federal Bureau Mr. SMITH of Texas. I yield myself bill does not prevent the President of Investigation by 2 years, citing the crit- such time as I may consume. from appointing a different individual ical need for continuity and stability at the Mr. Speaker, this September 11 to a new tenured term by and with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the face marks the 10-year anniversary of the advice and consent of the Senate. of ongoing threats to the United States and worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. If the President wants to continue leadership transitions at the Federal agen- America is fortunate not to have suf- cies charged with protecting national secu- the services of the incumbent, this bill fered another attack of such magnitude allows that to happen for a limited rity; and devastation in the past decade. (2) in light of the May 1, 2011, successful time and in a constitutional manner. I operation against Osama bin Laden, the con- America has remained safe but not be- urge my colleagues to support this bill tinuing threat to national security, and the cause those who are determined to to continue the service of FBI Director approaching 10th anniversary of the attacks deny us our freedoms and destroy our Robert S. Mueller, III, for an additional of September 11, 2001, the President’s request way of life have given up. We are safe 2 years. for a limited, 1-time exception to the term because of the men and women who Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of limit of the Director of the Federal Bureau serve our country with devotion and of Investigation, in these exceptional cir- my time. distinction—those who serve in our Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield cumstances, is appropriate; and Armed Forces, our intelligence com- (3) this Act is intended to provide a 1-time myself such time as I may consume. munity, and our law enforcement agen- exception to the 10-year statutory limit on b 1910 the term of the Director of the Federal Bu- cies. reau of Investigation in light of the Presi- These public servants and their fami- I am pleased to join with the chair- dent’s request and existing exceptional cir- lies make tremendous sacrifices to man of the committee in support of the

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At the time, the raised about the resources necessary napping and coercion, and human trafficking. President said, ‘‘In his 10 years at the for law enforcement; and certainly a Under Director Mueller’s leadership, the FBI FBI, Bob Mueller has set the gold leader who understands the broad has made unprecedented improvements to standard for leading the bureau. Given needs of the American public and the face the challenges of hatred and global ter- the ongoing threats facing the United collaborative needs, collaborating with rorism; the agency has thwarted a plot to det- States, as well as the leadership transi- other law enforcement because of past onate a bomb in the Sears Tower, arrested in- tions at other agencies like the Defense experiences, is very important. dividuals engaged in a massive recruiting ef- Department and Central Intelligence Mr. Mueller, in his 10 years, has had fort to attract young people to jihadist groups, Agency, I believe continuity and sta- collaborative efforts with all of the and stopped an attack on Fort Dix. Director bility at the FBI is critical at this Federal law enforcement agencies and Mueller and his agency have achieved these, time.’’ has opened up a dialogue between local and a litany of other accomplishments, without I agree with the President’s remarks, and State law enforcement agencies. asking for applause or recognition. and I am confident that Director Just ask New York to tell you how im- The FBI is America’s primary federal agency Mueller will continue to work with in- portant that is; ask Texas or a number responsible for investigating and preventing tegrity and respect for Americans’ of our other large States with assets acts of terrorism. Now, more than ever, when rights as he ensures the safety of the that are in the eye of the storm of po- we are faced with aggression from an enemy American people. The Nation needs, tential terrorist acts. intent on destroying our way of life, the leader now as much as at any time in our his- So I join with my colleagues and ac- of the FBI must be able to meet the chal- tory, an FBI that is capable of a multi- knowledge the leadership of the Presi- lenges ahead. The future of our nation is not faceted mission to best protect us from dent for asking the FBI Director to entirely of our choosing; we are faced with an a variety of criminal threats, which stay for 2 extra years and that this assault on our principles and freedoms we did has been proven under Mueller’s leader- does not undermine the 10-year term not seek to galvanize, and a confrontation with ship. I congratulate him on his note- that is by law. I ask colleagues to sup- intolerance and evil we did not expect. With worthy 10-year term and look forward port this legislation. strategic and forward looking leaders like Di- to continuing to work with him and Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. rector Mueller, we will overcome these chal- with the Committee on the Judiciary. 1103, a bill to extend the term of the incum- lenges. The job of the Federal Bureau of In- bent Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves- As a senior Member of the Committee on vestigation is critical, and that agency tigation (FBI). Director Robert Mueller has Homeland Security, I agree with the Presi- must have experienced and capable shown extraordinary leadership, and made dent’s recommendation that extending Director leadership. There are many threats fundamental changes to the FBI for the better Mueller’s term for two additional years will which the FBI must concentrate its protection of the American people. greatly benefit our national security. I am limited resources on, ranging from Director Mueller has a long and distin- pleased at the bipartisan support that this leg- interstate violent crime, organized guished history of public service. After com- islation has received. crime, human trafficking, exploitation pleting college, he joined the United States Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I have of children, corporate fraud, mortgage Marine Corps, and is a decorated Vietnam no further requests for time, and I fraud, cybercrime, and domestic ter- veteran. Director Mueller served as the Chief yield back the balance of my time. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rorism. of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s have no requests for time, and I yield As time advances, so do the demands office in San Francisco, and prosecuted cases back the balance of my time as well. we place on the FBI and its agents of financial fraud, corruption and terrorism as The SPEAKER pro tempore. The across the country. We appreciate the the Assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston, before question is on the motion offered by difficulty the Director must face when being named U.S. Attorney in San Francisco. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) President Bush nominated Mr. Mueller as determining how to allocate resources. that the House suspend the rules and the sixth FBI Director on September 4, 2001, As these demands grow and the nature pass the bill, S. 1103. of the threats evolve, I hope the FBI just one week prior to the attacks of Sep- The question was taken; and (two- will maintain an appropriate degree of tember 11. Director Mueller has since led the thirds being in the affirmative) the focus on the types of crime that impact Bureau in modernizing its approach to law en- rules were suspended and the bill was average Americans every day, whether forcement, and developed an intelligence driv- passed. it be fraud against seniors, corporate en organization with a focus on prevention. By A motion to reconsider was laid on officers defrauding investors, civil centralizing intelligence management, and co- the table. rights violations by those who abuse ordinating intelligence and counterterrorism ef- f power, theft of individual identities, or forts, Director Mueller has improved the effec- electronic intrusions into people’s pri- tiveness of his agency. RESTORING GI BILL FAIRNESS vacy. Over the last ten years, Director Mueller has ACT OF 2011 Director Mueller is the right person overseen the transformation of the FBI, from a Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, to continue to lead the Federal Bureau reactive investigatory agency, to a far more I move to suspend the rules and concur of Investigation in confronting these proactive bureau that uses intelligence to seek in the Senate amendments to the bill challenges at this time. He has proven out threats before they materialize. His vision- (H.R. 1383) to temporarily preserve himself to be honest, frank, and com- ary leadership has increased collaboration be- higher rates for tuition and fees for mitted to the rule of law. tween the FBI and other intelligence gathering programs of education at non-public in- While this extension is unusual, it is agencies, including foreign partners, estab- stitutions of higher learning pursued important that we grant it so that we lished partnerships between the bureau, busi- by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 have continuity in the leadership of nesses, private industry stakeholders, and the Educational Assistance Program of the the FBI at this critical time. I urge general public, and greatly increased commu- Department of Veterans Affairs before support of this important measure. nication between FBI field offices and state the enactment of the Post-9/11 Vet- I yield 2 minutes to our distinguished and local law enforcement bodies. erans Educational Assistance Improve- Member from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). During his tenure leading the agency, Direc- ments Act of 2010, and for other pur- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. As a tor Mueller has increased resources to combat poses. member of the Homeland Security the threat of terrorism, without neglecting its The Clerk read the title of the bill. Committee, I want to join my col- other duties. Just last week, the FBI arrested The text of the Senate amendments leagues on the Judiciary Committee, 16 individuals for engaging in cyber attacks. is as follows: on which I also serve, to note the Last Thursday, the FBI, along with the Drug On page 3, strike lines 10 and 11 and insert uniqueness of our times. There’s a Enforcement Agency, and other Federal law the following:

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The Senate has now Our veterans have indeed, as Chair- title 38, United States Code, is amended— acted on that bill, and we’re ready to man MILLER pointed out, earned their (1) in clause (i)— finish the job and send the bill to the education benefits, and I firmly believe (A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2004’’ and in- President before these cuts can take that we should seek to avoid any ac- serting ‘‘October 1, 2011’’; and place. tions that may interfere with the use (B) by striking ‘‘3.00’’ both places it ap- of their benefits. I am pleased that we pears and inserting ‘‘3.30’’; b 1920 are here today taking action to allevi- (2) in clause (ii)— Similar to the original House meas- (A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2004, and before ate this potential burden on a small October 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, ure, the Senate amendment would tem- population of these student veterans. 2011, and before October 1, 2012’’; and porarily restore the cap on tuition and The start of the new school year, of (B) by striking ‘‘3.30’’ both places it ap- fees to the State-based method effec- course, is right around the corner, so I pears and inserting ‘‘2.80’’; and tive on August 1, 2011. This increase hope that with our quick action today (3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘October 1, would apply only to veterans who were we will have this issue solved in time 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2012’’. enrolled in nonpublic institutions of for the new academic year. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments higher learning in the seven States made by subsection (a) shall take effect on We have made quite a few changes to the later of October 1, 2011, or the date of the that I mentioned previously before the improve the so-called Post-9/11 GI Bill, enactment of this Act. 4th of January of 2011—in other words, and more changes are still being con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- they had to have already been enrolled templated. As a veterans’ committee ant to the rule, the gentleman from on the 4th of January of this year—a and as a Congress, we must continue to change from the House-passed version Florida (Mr. MILLER) and the gen- work hard to ensure future changes do which was actually April 1 of 2011. Vet- tleman from California (Mr. FILNER) not delay or diminish benefits. Vet- each will control 20 minutes. erans who initially enrolled after Janu- erans are our priority, and we will pro- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ary 4, 2011, would be subject to the new tect their interests. from Florida. cap. I have no further requests for time, Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, it has come to our at- Mr. Speaker, and I yield back the bal- I yield myself such time as I may con- tention that some veterans are con- ance of my time. sume. cerned about the January 4 eligibility GENERAL LEAVE I rise today in support of the Senate date. We have talked with VA. They Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, amendments to H.R. 1383, as amended, have assured us that any veteran who I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- the Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of has applied and was accepted to a bers have 5 legislative days in which to 2011. The bill would temporarily re- school on or before the 4th of January revise and extend their remarks on the store the Post-9/11 GI Bill program’s of 2011 will be covered under this par- Senate amendments to H.R. 1383. original method of paying tuition and ticular bill we are considering on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fees to veterans attending private floor today. Veterans who applied or objection to the request of the gen- schools in several States. were accepted after that date will be tleman from Florida? When the original Post-9/11 GI Bill grandfathered under H.R. 1383. There was no objection. was enacted, veterans were promised I believe VA’s interpretation of the Mr. MILLER of Florida. I have no that the VA would pay 100 percent of bill accurately reflects the House’s in- further requests for time. tuition and fees up to a State’s most tent. I would note that this bill, as Once again, I encourage all Members expensive instate undergraduate tui- amended, passed the Senate unani- to support my motion to concur in the tion and fee charges at a public institu- mously, and, of course, it passed this Senate amendments. tion of higher learning. The State- body unanimously as well. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The based cap applied to veterans who I reserve the balance of my time and question is on the motion offered by chose both public and private schools. would encourage a positive vote by all the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- What this meant to some veterans at- my colleagues. LER) that the House suspend the rules tending schools in certain States was Mr. FILNER. I yield myself such and concur in the Senate amendments tuition and fee payments could be well time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I also rise in support of to the bill, H.R. 1383. in excess of $20,000 annually. Veterans The question was taken. H.R. 1383, as amended. I thank Chair- applied and enrolled in these schools The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the man MILLER for the work he has done based on that original promise. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being on the bill to make sure it was palat- However, in an effort to ‘‘fix’’ some in the affirmative, the ayes have it. elements of the original GI Bill, Con- able in both the House and the Senate. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, gress left those veterans in a bind. The Let me just say, though, for the on that I demand the yeas and nays. Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assist- record, the GI Bill updates which we The yeas and nays were ordered. ance Improvements Act of 2010, which passed last Congress were passed with The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- was enacted on January 4, 2011, made the full support of virtually every vet- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the several changes. And one of those erans service organization in the Na- Chair’s prior announcement, further changes included a national cap of tion, the majority of which submitted proceedings on this motion will be $17,500 on tuition and fee payments for letters of support and strongly advo- postponed. veterans attending private schools, a cated for the bill, which included this f change that will go into effect 1 week tuition cap which we have been talking from today. For veterans that were en- about. Everyone was well aware of the BLOCKING PROPERTY OF rolled in certain private schools in sev- effect of the tuition cap, so I was sort TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL OR- eral States, including New York, of surprised when these same folks GANIZATIONS—MESSAGE FROM Texas, Arizona, Michigan, New Hamp- started talking about what they called THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED shire, Pennsylvania, and South Caro- ‘‘unintended consequences.’’ I think ev- STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112–46) lina, this change has real con- erybody knew the consequences. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- sequences. They will see their tuition I know that many of our veterans fore the House the following message and fee payments reduced by thousands made plans about their education based from the President of the United of dollars. And, Mr. Speaker, I just on the laws in effect before they start- States; which was read and, together don’t think that’s fair. ed. And while most States ended up with the accompanying papers, referred We shouldn’t change the rules on getting an increase with the new na- to the Committee on Foreign Affairs these veterans when they had already tional average, a few States also saw a and ordered to be printed:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY7.036 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5473 To the Congress of the United States: ity and need to move money. It does Sculpture Symposium in Changchun, Pursuant to the International Emer- this by blocking the property and in- China. Artists from 96 different coun- gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. terests in property of four tries are creating sculptures there 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report transnational criminal organizations, which will be added to some 500 sculp- that I have issued an Executive Order listed in the Annex to the order, that tures already exhibited in that city (the ‘‘order’’) declaring a national currently pose significant threats to from previous symposia. We all watch emergency with respect to the unusual U.S. domestic and foreign economic in- the progress on the massive clay sculp- and extraordinary threat that signifi- terests, as well as to U.S. promotion of ture Barry is creating, wish him well, cant transnational criminal organiza- transparency and stability in the inter- and thank him for representing the tions pose to the national security, for- national political and financial sys- Northern Marianas and America with eign policy, and economy of the United tems. The order provides criteria for such distinction. States. the further blocking of persons deter- Fifty years ago, President Kennedy ob- Organized crime is no longer a local mined by the Secretary of the Treas- served that ‘‘the life of the arts, far from being or regional problem; it has become a ury, in consultation with the Attorney an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a danger to international stability. Sig- General and the Secretary of State: nation, is very close to the center of a nation’s nificant transnational criminal organi- to be a foreign person that con- purpose—and is a test of the quality of a na- zations have become increasingly so- stitutes a significant transnational tion’s civilization.’’ I ask you to join me today phisticated and dangerous to the criminal organization; in recognizing Barry Wonenberg, an artist in United States, and their activities have to have materially assisted, spon- the Northern Mariana Islands who very much reached such scope and gravity that sored, or provided financial, material, embodies the ideal of which the president they destabilize the international sys- or technological support for, or goods spoke, and who, through his avocations as tem. These groups have taken advan- or services to or in support of, any per- both artist and educator has, for more than 20 tage of globalization and other factors son whose property and interests in years, broadened our community’s apprecia- to diversify their geographic scope and property are blocked pursuant to the tion of art, creativity, and culture—and encour- range of activities. They have in- order; or aged others to explore, and achieve in, artistic creased and deepened their ties to gov- to be owned or controlled by, or to endeavors as well. ernments and the international finan- have acted or purported to act for or on Barry came to the Commonwealth in 1989 cial system, relying not only on brib- behalf of, directly or indirectly, any under an artist-in-residence contract and he ery and violence, but also more and person whose property and interests in initially aided in the design of lesson plans and more on the ability to exploit dif- property are blocked pursuant to the textbooks for the local public school system, ferences among countries and to create order. including the first-ever Northern Marianas His- and maintain legal facades to hide il- I have delegated to the Secretary of tory textbook. Not long thereafter, Barry ac- licit activities. the Treasury the authority, in con- cepted a teaching position at Northern Mari- The specific harms that significant sultation with the Attorney General anas College, where he developed a ceramics transnational criminal organizations and the Secretary of State, to take program and has assisted in the development threaten today are many. They cor- such actions, including the promulga- of other arts-related curricula. rupt—and in some cases co-opt—gov- tion of rules and regulations, and to ernments, thereby destabilizing them Barry’s true passion as an artist, and the employ all powers granted to the Presi- area in which he has inspired most students, and weakening democratic institutions dent by IEEPA as may be necessary to and the rule of law. They threaten U.S. though, remains sculpture and pottery—which carry out the purposes of the order. he has been crafting for 35 years. As in most economic interests by subverting, ex- The order is effective at 12:01 a.m. cultures around the world, these arts represent ploiting, and distorting legitimate eastern daylight time on July 25, 2011. a tangible link to our local historical past. The markets, and could gain influence in All executive agencies of the United mediums also inspire exploration, consider- strategic sectors of the world economy. States Government are directed to ation, and interpretation of the natural beauty Significant transnational criminal take all appropriate measures within that abounds in our contemporary island envi- organizations that engage in their authority to carry out the provi- ronment. cybercrime threaten sensitive public sions of the order. and private computer networks, under- I am enclosing a copy of the Execu- Barry’s passion for pottery has led to local mine the integrity of the international tive Order I have issued. and international distinction. In 2003, Barry was a recipient of the Governor’s Humanities financial system, and impose costs on BARACK OBAMA. the American consumer. Those that en- THE WHITE HOUSE, July 24, 2011. Award in the CNMI. He was celebrated for bringing local cultural elements of design into gage in the theft of intellectual prop- f erty not only erode U.S. competitive- the vision of the contemporary artist, which ness, but also endanger the public RECOGNIZING BARRY WONENBERG has aided the preservation of a primary indige- health and safety through the distribu- (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given nous cultural art. tion of tainted and counterfeit goods. permission to address the House for 1 In 2008, Barry was one of 31 sculptors Many of them also engage in drug traf- minute and to revise and extend his re- worldwide invited to participate in the Inter- ficking. marks.) national Sculpture Symposium in Changchun, Finally, significant transnational Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, 50 years China. His ten-foot-high bronze and stainless criminal organizations increasingly ago, President Kennedy observed that steel sculpture has a permanent place in the support the activities of other dan- ‘‘the life of the arts, far from being an Changchun World Sculpture Park, which is gerous persons. Some of these organi- interruption, a distraction, in the life home to hundreds of sculptures from artists zations are involved in arms smug- of a nation, is very close to the center around the world. In 2010 he was again cho- gling, which can facilitate and aggra- of a nation’s purpose—and is a test of sen to represent the Northern Mariana Islands vate violent civil conflicts. Others are the quality of a nation’s civilization.’’ at the Symposium. Out of 1,060 submissions involved in human smuggling, exacer- I ask you to join me today in recog- from around the world, 29 artists were se- bating the problem of forced labor. nizing Barry Wonenberg, an artist in lected to attend the Symposium. Of those 29 There is also evidence of growing ties the Northern Mariana Islands, who artists, four were chosen to create two works between significant transnational very much embodies the ideal of which of art each. Barry was one of those four. criminal organizations and terrorists. the President spoke, and who, through Barry’s artistic talents have also benefitted The Executive Order I have issued his avocations as both artist and edu- our island community in some very real and today is one part of a comprehensive cator, has, for more than 20 years, significant ways. For example, he joined with strategy to address the growing threat broadened our community’s apprecia- others to transform a underutilized area of our of transnational organized crime. The tion of art, creativity, and culture— local hospital into a calming therapeutic gar- order targets significant transnational and encouraged others to explore, and den for psychiatric patients. He also served as criminal organizations and the net- achieve in, artistic endeavors as well. an advisor to a group that worked to apply for, works that support them, striking at Today, Barry is representing the and receive, funding through NOAA’s Prescott the core of those networks—their abil- United States at the 12th International Grant Program to engage in a regional study

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I’m sure our utilities in or raffle by social service organizations in the ited me in my office in my district this the Virgin Islands would be much high- Commonwealth. morning. I had a visit from AARP leader than that. And families could pay an Today, as a nation, we face challenges to ership and some of their advocates and additional $318 per year on food. They the arts—for both financial and ideological rea- volunteers this morning in my St. could lose thousands of dollars in their sons. I hope that we all consider the nexus Croix office. They came to bring this retirement savings. between the arts and our civilization, globally petition to the office, signed by hun- We are so proud and honored to have and locally, as we debate the issues. And I dreds of people just on one of my is- a leader like Leader NANCY PELOSI, also hope that you will join me in paying trib- lands. And it says: who has represented us in all of the dis- ute to Barry Wonenberg—who has spent ‘‘Dear Members of Congress, cussions at the White House, and has ‘‘Seniors and future retirees earned much of his life, to the benefit of the Northern stood strong for Democratic priorities their benefits after a lifetime of hard Mariana Islands, practicing what President and kept the voices of House Demo- work and paying into the system. Yet Kennedy preached. crats and the interests of the American some Members of Congress from both f people on the table. parties are considering harmful cuts to We have heard of two different pro- TRIBUTE TO TERRY R. GORSUCH Medicare and Social Security’’—I know posals that are coming forth this nobody in the Congressional Black (Mr. TIPTON asked and was given evening. It’s interesting that Speaker Caucus is considering those kinds of permission to address the House for 1 BOEHNER has brought forth a proposal cuts—‘‘as a part of a deal to pay the minute and to revise and extend his re- with, still, no tax hikes. We were never Nation’s bills. A deal like that could marks.) talking about tax hikes, Mr. Speaker. dramatically increase health care costs We were talking about letting the tem- Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise for seniors and future retirees, threat- today to pay tribute to an American porary Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest en their access to doctors, hospitals Americans expire, as they were always hero. Not a hero in our typical sense of and nursing homes, and reduce benefit the word but in a context of heroism intended to expire. checks they rely on to pay the bills. His proposal speaks about entitle- that we have seen replicated across the ‘‘Instead of cutting the benefits of ment reforms and savings. I just read face of this great Nation. Today, Mr. seniors and future retirees, Congress the letter from the AARP, the petition, Speaker, I pay tribute to Terry R. should be reducing wasteful spending at least in part, which calls on us to Gorsuch. and closing tax loopholes. Instead of save Social Security, Medicare, and He was a man who embodied the shifting more health care costs to sen- Medicaid. Yet the Republican proposal characteristics that we rightly honor iors, Congress should be working to would include entitlement reforms and in our country. He worked hard, over- hold down health care costs for every- came adversity, and in business he in- one,’’ as the Democrats worked very savings. And again, here comes the balanced novated. He risked all and, by the hard to do last year when we passed the budget amendment, a budget amend- grace of God and through perseverance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care ment that would be required before the was rewarded with his successful com- Act. pany, Triad Western Constructors. So these undersigned are calling on end of the year. And then a short-term The story could stop there, but he be- us to oppose any deal that would make lifting of the debt ceiling, something lieved his greatest accomplishment and harmful cuts to the Medicare and So- that will not bring the stability to our blessing in life was his family—married cial Security benefits Americans have economy and that would still put our to his loving wife, Rita, for 45 years, been working on for all these years. credit in the world at risk. raising their two children, Traci and And this is just the beginning, Mr. He says it’s a two-step approach to Terry D., and then seeing their chil- Speaker and colleagues. There will be hold President Obama accountable. Is dren grow to adulthood, marry, and more of these petitions to come. that what this is all about? Or is it blessed the family with two grand- Some of the participants that came that we’re trying to restore the good children, Gracine and Jaydine. to my office this morning are: Aloma faith and credit of this Nation? Terry R. Gorsuch lived the American Peters, Lucie Rodriguez, Elizabeth Their two-step approach to hold Dream. He worked hard, played by the Torruela, Nicolas Encarnacion, Luz D. President Obama accountable, I don’t rules, loved his family, and always ex- Sierra, Theodora Moorehead, Ann think he needs to be held accountable. tended a helping hand to others. He Thomas, Ellarine Batiste, Joan He’s been a good President, and he could not win his final battle as he suc- Sackey, Miguel Ramos, Ramomta doesn’t need us to help him be account- cumbed to Lou Gehrig’s disease, but Cagnes, Doris Brown, Paul Simmonds, able. his admirable moral fiber held firm Denyce Singleton, Genny Dargan, and They have cuts. They want cuts that even as the final sands of his time Lumoz Ayala, but representing the exceed the debt hike, the hike in the slipped from beneath his feet. hundreds of people that sent this peti- debt ceiling. I think that’s a new one. We don’t often reflect on the heroes tion to the Congress of the United I thought that originally we talked who make this country work and help States. about having a balance between the make this country what it is, but In my district, and they talked about lifting of the debt ceiling and the cuts. Caps to control future spending. today, Mr. Speaker, I am proud to this this morning, we have one of the Well, we know what that would mean. honor an American hero, Terry R. highest utility bills in our country, and All the programs that our commu- Gorsuch. they’re just trying to figure out what they would do if their Social Security nities, the communities that we rep- f checks were not coming to them next resent, would lose funding for programs b 1930 month. that they need. Again, here comes the But a default is not just catastrophic balanced budget amendment and enti- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS for individuals on Social Security. It tlement reforms and, of course, no tax The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under would be catastrophic for everyone. It’s hikes. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- catastrophic for our Nation and our Now, I’ve been joined by several of uary 5, 2011, the gentlewoman from the economy. The poor, of course, would my colleagues, and I’d like them to Virgin Islands (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) is lose their safety net and the ability to join in this Special Order if they are recognized for 60 minutes as the des- pull themselves out of poverty, the ready at this point in time. And I’m al- ignee of the minority leader. help that they need. ways pleased to be joined on these Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, And the middle class will also pay a Monday evenings by the gentlelady this evening the Congressional Black price. It would be so catastrophic that from Houston, Texas, Congresswoman

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You have been determined, are able to pay their way, but others households that report incomes of and your leadership has caused us to who are on Medicaid. So I don’t think more than $1 million. One day of the have this, I think, very thoughtful dis- that we should suggest that this is a Bush tax cuts for millionaires expiring cussion more often than not. drama and a dramatization to say that gives us $120 million. That may provide I’m also pleased to be joined by my some seniors will be put out on the the resources for our national parks friend and colleague from Virginia, curb because they depend upon Med- and wildlife. It may as well shore up who has developed tenure on these icaid. Even those who worked but had hospitals that really depend upon issues dealing with the budget and has jobs that did not allow them to have a Medicare reimbursement. It might help always been helpful, Mr. SCOTT, on 401(k) or long-term care, they depend in a military family’s pay increase. really sort of getting us through the upon Medicaid. Then of course if you take one week of weeds. And as we look at the plan that we allowing those tax cuts to expire, here And in an hour or two, or approxi- will hear tonight, it’s been put on the is revenue to the Federal Govern- mately an hour and a half maybe, the Web site by Speaker BOEHNER, there is ment—here you get $857 million. That President will speak to the Nation. a great deal of fear that Social Secu- is one week. Just a reminder, in terms of moneys that were spent, we created And I believe that this President truly rity—or apprehension might be the 3 million jobs—and I’ll get to that. I appreciates democracy and, frankly, word that we want to use—that really think I’m going to hold that point be- has no problem with coming to the the Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Se- cause I want you to see the difference— American people in a straightforward curity safety net are in the eye of the $857 million comes in for one week. and honest manner. storm. And so when you look at no tax hikes—which we have heard a number That’s Pell grants for our students; b 1940 of people raise their voices on that, and that’s allowing research at the NIH for But it really is important I think to I think it should be noted that the cancer, cures for cancer and as well for educate ourselves, to educate our col- Obama administration and this Demo- heart disease, stroke, neurological dis- leagues, because with all the chatter, it cratic leadership in the last Congress ease; payments for those suffering from seems as if they’ve lost their way. gave tax cuts over and over again, and mental health needs. Soon after the President speaks to- particularly gave tax cuts to the work- And then if you just go 1 month of the expiration of the Bush cuts, you night—I believe around 9 o’clock—Mr. ing and middle class. The stimulus have $3.43 billion. Now in the Recovery BOEHNER will come forward. But if our package, the American Recovery and and Reinvestment, the President, be- Republican friends come forward, are Reinvestment Act, gave tax cuts. But cause of the crisis he faced—which was they coming forward with facts? Will how do you truly say to the American none of the Clinton surplus was left; it they educate the American people to people that we’re trying to do what you was all gone because of two unpaid inform them that the debt ceiling has do, which is to tighten your belts, that wars—he had to come in and save us. been raised 100 times before? Will they is, looking realistically at the right So about $800 billion in the Recovery educate the American people that prob- kinds of cuts—and most economists Act put 3 million jobs on the table. It ably for the first time in 2011 they have will tell you that the cuts should be created 3 million jobs. Just imagine actually put ‘‘debt ceiling’’ in your vo- long range. They tell you it makes no what would happen if those tax cuts ex- cabulary. Now it’s going to be high- sense to talk about cuts overnight. In pired. We would have $3.43 billion, and lighted in Webster’s dictionary. Most fact, it’s unrealistic. The family sits at we would have the opportunity to mul- Americans did not know that termi- the kitchen table trying to balance tiply that, which I think goes in about nology, but I think those of us who re- their books. It is almost impossible for six times—math on the floor of the member our history and those who them, in the next 24 hours, to have a House—a little less than that, four studied the Constitution—even those of total change. They have to, over a times. It would create 4 times 3 mil- us who are lawyers remember the im- measured period of time—maybe some- lion: 12 million jobs—real quick math portance of studying the Constitution, one gets another job, maybe someone here. and will always remember the words finds an increased amount of wages, So the question is, and let me reverse the ‘‘full faith and credit of the United and then they, over time, cut their that math because I see BOBBY SCOTT States.’’ Even in difficult days that budget and begin to pay bills. America looking up. I thought it was 343; it’s keeps the country going. Why? Because has to pay its bills right now. But over only 3. So I won’t do any math on the the world buys America’s Treasury the timeframe, we need to look for floor of the House, but I will say that notes. They buy it willingly and openly ways to raise revenue. it will create jobs. Because we had $800 and excitedly, which means that our So let me just share with you: A billion—I was reading that as $343 bil- dollar is strong and that people are friend of ours, a colleague, Congress- lion. So it was $3.43, and then if we do happily holding on to the Treasury man BISHOP has shared this very po- 1 year of Bush cuts, it will be $41 bil- note, again, because they believe that tent poster that is very easy to under- lion. And so we can take a portion of America will never default on her debt. stand. We need to allow those tax cuts the $800 billion and we can see the jobs Now if you wanted to get more de- for a small percentage of the American that will be created by $3 billion and tailed, I’d refer you to the 14th Amend- public—and this is not a class warfare $41 billion. ment, section 4. There’s a lot of chatter situation. I believe it is important for What I will say to you, my friends, is about what it means, but the clear lan- people to enjoy their wealth, to create that the announcement that is going to guage says that the public debt shall wealth, to create jobs, but this is what be made by the Speaker doesn’t give us not be questioned. Of course it lists we call equal sacrifice, accepting the that flexibility. It truly undermines wars and other issues that occurred in burden of being an American, rising to the safety network of Medicare, Med- the historical perspective of that the cause when you’re called upon to icaid, and Social Security, but it also amendment, but scholars have not serve. No one can compare to the men puts in some elements that clearly un- formed opposition to the thought— and women right now as we stand here dermine the running of this country. hardcore opposition—that it also lives that are on the front lines of Iraq and A balanced budget amendment is not today and really means that we must Afghanistan. No one can compare to realistic for the United States because recognize the public debt and pay our families who are welcoming flag-draped the Federal Government takes care of bills. So full faith and credit and a con- coffins home right now because their 50 States, not just one. And our friends stitutional premise for doing what we soldiers died on the battlefield. We will tell us that these States have bal- should do. can’t compare to that. But right now anced budgets. It’s okay when you’re

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.141 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H5476 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2011 taking care of one household, but if Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. I thank you, was balanced in a few short years. Now, you’re taking care of 300 million house- and I thank you for bringing the charts there are some in Congress who talk holds plus, when that particular State so we can see very clearly how much about the historic balanced budget that needs the Federal Government— money is lost from just not taking the amendment in the mid-90s. Well, if like Missouri during the horrible tor- tax cuts back to the Clinton tax rates. they hadn’t come to such agreement, nados, or Alabama, or the floods, or You can imagine, and I’m not doing the balance would have balanced itself. any other manmade or natural dis- any math on the floor, either, but how We didn’t know when we voted on that, aster—they want us to be able to help much money we have lost during the as a matter of fact, whether the budget them. A balanced budget amendment time those cuts have been in place and had already gone into surplus. They would not allow that. will continue to lose through next hadn’t finished counting the money. It year. went from a 290 deficit, we got down to b 1950 The Republican proposal that is $10 billion, and the agreement slowed And then the caps to control spend- being brought to us now, I don’t see down the progress a little bit. But we ing do not allow the discretion to be any investment for the future. No in- still went into surplus. able to make priorities when priorities vestment in education, no investment In 2001, Chairman Greenspan was an- are necessary. in relieving ourselves of our depend- swering questions like, what’s going to The last point I want to make about ence on foreign fuel or continuing to happen when we pay off the entire na- what our Speaker will be announcing invest in health care or creating jobs. tional debt held by the public? What’s tonight to calm the markets is that There is nothing like that. It is just going to happen to interest rates? this is going to be a bifurcated process. cut, cut, cut; and the economists also What’s going to happen to the bond Let me say to my colleagues, if you are tell us that this is not the time to be market when there are no government having fun now, just think about 4 cutting spending. bonds? How do you calculate invest- months from now or 6 months. We will We have a budget guru here with us ment strategy when you don’t have have to go through this again. Another this evening, the person who leads us government bonds setting the no-risk debate about the debt ceiling. And I re- every year in putting together a fan- limit, and you have increased rate of mind you, we have raised it 100 times tastic Congressional Black Caucus return after that, how do you calculate before. Most Americans have never budget, one that not only invests in the investment strategies if there are no heard of it because we worked with the future and in all of those things that I government bonds because you have Presidents, like President Reagan who talked about, but also has every year, paid them all off? in 1983 wrote his own Republican Sen- has found a way while investing to also By 2008, it was projected we would ate majority leader, Senator Baker, reduce the deficit. owe no money to China, Japan, and and said you cannot not pass the debt I am pleased to yield to the gen- Saudi Arabia. We would have paid off ceiling. It is incalculable to think of tleman from Virginia. our entire national debt. So people are America defaulting on her bills. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I thank the thinking this is hard. We had done it. So here we go with a proposal that gentlelady for yielding. If we are going In 2001, by August of 2001, after the would cause us to have to vote twice in to talk about how bad the budget situ- first round of tax cuts, we had already a 6-month period. What does that ation is now, I think it makes sense to gone broke. Instead of the surplus, So- mean? It means that a young couple explain how we got here. cial Security surplus, they were talk- trying to buy a house sees a surge in First, in the early 1990s, the budget ing about the lock box, put that away had gone totally out of whack. The their interest rate. It means if you for Social Security, Medicare surplus, first President Bush got together with have a credit card, it may be defunct put that in the lock box for Medicare. the Democratic leadership of the House only because you cannot afford to pay We had a surplus over that. and Senate. Unfortunately, we had to the surging interest rate. Fees for you By August of President Bush’s first break his pledge on ‘‘read my lips, no to buy a house might skyrocket. Hous- year, we had gone through all of the new taxes,’’ and they came to an agree- surplus, and we were into Social Secu- ing costs might go up. Houses might ment and did a little bit to fix the rity and Medicare by August. You can- stop being built. budget. not blame September 11 for the fact So I would simply ask my colleagues In 1993 after President Clinton came that we had already gone broke a today: let’s be Americans. Let’s look at in, we did some serious work about the month before. And so after two tax what we can do together. Just allow budget. We raised some taxes and got cuts, not paid for, after prescription these tax cuts to expire and allow us to the budget under control in the 1993 drug benefit not paid for, a couple of be able to calculate this amount of budget. When you vote on budgets, wars not paid for, we are in the ditch. money. And, again, $3.43 billion and $41 they are tough budgets. President Bush Now, during the Clinton administra- billion makes a difference in the lives to a large extent can credit his decision tion, we had PAYGO. You wanted to of Americans. to address the budget with new taxes spend some more money, you had to So I thank the gentlelady from the as part of the reason for his defeat. come up with the money to pay for it. Virgin Islands for allowing me to share And when the Democrats, without a You wanted to cut taxes, you had to some thoughts and to hopefully dispel single Republican vote in the House, cut some programs, you had to pay for some myths, and also some fears. It is and not a single Republican vote in the it. Everything you did, you had to pay $14.3 trillion. It is a big number, but Senate, passed the 1993 budget, 50 for it. When President Bush came in, economists will tell you that America Democrats lost their seats. It was a they did away with PAYGO and put us is not broke. It’s not broken, either. It tough vote. You lose your seats when in the ditch. is at a stage when we need to come to- you have very serious deficit reduction. Now we’re so far in the ditch that gether to raise this debt ceiling and go But as a result of that 1993 budget, we most experts suggest we need $4 tril- back into regular order. not only balanced the budget in just a lion in deficit reduction to get back to Whether I agree or disagree with few short years, but we went into sig- a point where we are fiscally respon- what the House Republicans bring for- nificant surplus and created a record sible. About $4 trillion. The Simpson- ward in the appropriation process, we number of jobs. The Dow Jones Indus- Bowles committee came up with one can hassle that out on the floor of the trial Average almost quadrupled. plan with a lot of this and a little of House. But we will allow America to In 1995, when the Republicans got in that—$4 trillion. But there is one inter- pay her bills. And soldiers on the bat- control by demagoguing the votes that esting thing that you could do to come tlefield will not fear that grandparents we cast fixing the budget, they came in up with almost $4 trillion: let all of the are not getting their Social Security, and tried to undermine everything in Bush tax cuts expire. Done. That is all or worrying about their family mem- the entire budget. President Clinton let you have to do. bers getting compensation that they the government get shut down rather As a matter of fact, in the Congres- are truly due because of the sacrifice than sign those irresponsible budgets sional Black Caucus budget this year, that their loved ones are making on be- that the Republicans passed. we started off with that premise. Let half this Nation. I believe America is As a result of his tenacity and hold- them all expire. But we wanted to ex- going to stand up and be counted. ing on to his original plan, the budget tend some, and so we paid for them. We

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.143 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5477 cut the oil loopholes and extended The charade about the thing is usu- Last year we passed health care re- some, and we cut some other loopholes, ally the majority party has to cast the form. It cost a trillion dollars. We and added this tax and cut this. We got tough votes and the minority party raised more than a trillion dollars in to a point where we could extend a lot gets to talk about fiscal irrespon- taxes. That’s a balanced approach. If of the tax cuts because we paid for sibility and grandstand a little bit, but we didn’t want to pay the taxes, we them. it’s never in the context that there’s couldn’t have the program. And so any question about whether the debt b 2000 that’s the balanced approach that ceiling is going to be increased. we’re not making as we go along now If you want to know what deficit re- Speeches are made, but it’s in the con- because the next step in this process duction looks like without revenue, text it’s going to pass. And you can will be not cuts but caps. you can look at the continuing resolu- make a speech about it. No program will be cut if any deal tion earlier this year. It started out at Now they’re saying, Maybe we won’t comes on. These $2 trillion or $3 tril- $66 billion, which annualized, was increase the debt ceiling. Nobody lion deals come back. Not a single pro- about a hundred billion. And 10 years, knows what would happen if the debt gram will be cut. There will just be that would be about a trillion. If you ceiling were not increased, if we de- caps. Three months from now, when look at what was in that first trillion faulted on our bonds, if we didn’t send you try to appropriate under those dollars that they wanted to cut, it was out Social Security checks. Nobody caps, you’ll wonder why you can’t af- so bad that they couldn’t get it passed. knows what would happen—what would ford Head Start, why you can’t afford They ended up having to compromise. happen to the investments, what would any food inspectors, why you can’t af- We had cuts in the safety net like com- happen to the interest rates. We had a ford any FBI agents, because the caps munity health centers, cuts in energy temporary technical glitch a few years are so low. assistance for low-income seniors, cuts ago where checks were a day or two— If you put them all together, if you in community action agencies, and we couple of days late going out and they had made your choices, if you had had cuts in investments in the future. calculate that as a result of that little known you were going to have to cut Head Start, Pell Grants got cut. Sci- glitch we paid about half a percent Head Start and FBI agents and Clean entific research and NASA all got cut. higher interest rate for many years. Water Grants when you cut taxes, And then just perfunctory parts of Now, a 1 percent interest rate on the maybe you wouldn’t have cut the government. FBI agents got cut. We’re national debt now is about in the range taxes. You should have made the sitting up in the Judiciary Committee of $100 billion. So if you’re looking at choices all at once. trying to figure out how to deal with what would happen if you defaulted on Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Will the many of the problems we’ve got, and the debt and people charged more in- gentleman yield? half of it is we don’t need new criminal terest, well, that’s the order of mag- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I yield to the laws. We need new FBI agents to inves- nitude that we would be talking about. gentlelady from Texas. tigate the cases. FBI agents were cut; We shouldn’t have to even discuss what Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I think 4,000 fewer. Clean Water Grants, Envi- would happen ‘‘if,’’ because it could be you said playing politics. Is that the ronmental Protection, all cut. Air traf- anything. And who would want to find same as a schoolyard game of playing fic controllers. There are so few. out? We ought to just go ahead and in- chicken? And in the course of what you They’re working so hard that they’re crease the debt ceiling and not use it as just said, is there any light for creating falling asleep on the job. They were a threat that unless you do this, we’ll jobs in this approach that is being cut. blow up the economy. I would hope taken, where you have no revenue and The next round of cuts would be, ob- that our leadership would not capitu- you have cuts, with no plan? I see no viously, Medicare and housing and late to those kind of threats because if opportunity for creating jobs. other programs were next on the chop- you capitulate this time, in October Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. In terms of ping block. We could not get—they they can shut down October by not jobs, much has been said about the rea- could not get that passed. As a matter passing appropriations bills. Don’t get son why you would not want to in- of fact, by the time they finished, now ‘‘my way or the highway’’ to close crease taxes in an economic downturn. they’re going to a program suggesting down the government. In a year or so Because you would adversely effect the that we need to cut not $1 trillion but you would have to do the debt ceiling economy. That’s true. But if you have $2 trillion or $3 trillion. If you couldn’t again. Same thing. spending cuts, the effect on the econ- get the first trillion passed because So if you capitulate to these kinds of omy is not only larger but more direct you’re so deep into the things that peo- childish threats, there will be no end to and more immediate. Increases in ple believe in, things that—Clean it and you will certainly invite them taxes don’t hit until the following Water Grants, food inspectors. There back. As a matter of fact, what is going year. As soon as you cut spending, are so few food inspectors in that budg- on now is they’re kind of slow-walking somebody is getting fired. Jobs get lost et that some meatpacking plants would us through some cuts that never could immediately when you have spending have to close because they are obli- have been made in the normal legisla- cuts. gated to have a Federal meat inspector tive process. Last year, in December, So for the same reason that they say on site. And if you can’t be on site, you we extended the Bush tax cuts. That you can’t increase taxes during an eco- can’t operate. They had so few meat in- cost $400 billion a year. Now we’re nomic downturn, the stronger argu- spectors that they anticipated many of broke, and we need to come up with ment could be made that you should the companies would have to close about $400 billion a year, as if we had not have any spending cuts. The esti- down or at least close temporarily be- forgotten what we did last December. mates on some of the Republican plans cause there were so few. Now, when we extended those tax are that hundreds of thousands of jobs Now they’re trying to figure out how cuts, there’s no mention of how it would be lost if those plans had been you can do $2 trillion or $3 trillion would be paid for. It would have been enacted. worth of cuts. They came up with this nice to know what the plan was, wheth- Now, one of the real tragedies about idea of the debt ceiling. The debt ceil- er we’re going to have to cut Social Se- all this discussion is sometimes—talk ing is something that recognizes the curity or Medicare in order to afford about rhetoric in politics—some people fact that we’ve already spent the the tax cuts that were extended in De- are talking about this so-called bal- money. So you raise the debt ceiling cember. Now they’re going to try to anced budget amendment as a condi- not because you’re spending any money get some cuts that they couldn’t other- tion of moving forward. Well, one of but because you have already spent the wise get if you’re making rational the things about the legislation that money. It’s a perfunctory kind of choices. And legislative process is we’ll consider called the balanced thing. Dozens of times, almost once a about choices. If you want a program, budget amendment is a bill that has a year over the last 50 years, we’ve had you ought to pay for it. If you’re will- misleading title. It says: Proposing a to increase the debt ceiling. Democrats ing to pay the taxes, then you can have balanced budget amendment to the and Republicans all have had to vote your program. Not willing to pay the Constitution. Guess what that legisla- for the debt ceiling. taxes, can’t have your program. tion does not require?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.145 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H5478 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2011 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Will the gen- gross national product, a two-thirds need to actually read past the title in tleman yield? vote to pass if it’s more than 18 percent the balanced budget amendment. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I yield to the of GDP. We haven’t been that low since Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. That happened gentlelady from the Virgin Islands. we passed Medicare, so that’s going to so often with some of these bills. Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Does it require put a lot of pressure on the Medicare I thank you for taking us through a balanced budget? program. Guess what? If you put all the history of how we got to where we Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. It does not these things together with the pressure are, because there is a lot of rhetoric require a balanced budget. What it does on Medicare, we know we can cut the that tries to hide how we got here: the is require a three-fifths vote to pass a benefits with a simple majority, but to fact that hard votes were taken in ’93, budget that is not unbalanced. Every save the program with new taxes: two- that President Clinton did leave a large budget we consider this year was not in thirds in the House and two-thirds in surplus and that, by the end of Presi- balance the first year. So the Ryan the Senate. dent Bush’s term, we were in a deep budget that passed would have required There is another little insulting pro- deficit and then in a recession—a reces- a three-fifths vote. The Republican vision at the end. It’s a three-fifths sion that was not created by this Presi- Study Committee plan that was not vote to raise the debt ceiling, and rais- dent but inherited by this President. balanced the first year that in the full- ing the debt ceiling this year has been When they talk about, yes, President ness of time would cut discretionary enough of a spectacle that they want it Obama has increased the deficit, what spending 50, 60, or 70 percent was not in to be an annual, everyday occurrence. should he do—allow us to fall deeper balance the first year. It would require You have this thing called the ‘‘bal- into a recession? a three-fifths vote. anced budget amendment,’’ which will Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. What would Now, as I said, when you cast those make it harder to balance the budget, he do? What would the Republicans tough votes, the first President Bush and it would certainly put pressure on have supported him doing to reduce the lost his Presidency trying to balance Social Security and Medicare by allow- deficit? Would they have supported in- the budget. Fifty Democrats lost their ing those programs to be cut with a creased taxes? What spending are they seats in 1993 trying to balance the simple majority. Yet to save them with talking about with specificity? budget. new revenues like increasing the Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. They have amount right now with Social Security never accepted increased taxes, not in b 2010 a little over $100,000—no more Social any crisis. I will guarantee you that there will Security tax—and if we were to extend Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Legislation is be Republicans who will lose their that like Medicare to all of your in- about choices. I mean, if you want a seats for voting for the Ryan plan become, we could pretty much solve the Head Start program, you’ve got to pay cause it included, essentially, a repeal problem, but you couldn’t do that for it. If you want clean water grants, of Medicare and replacing it with an in- without a two-thirds vote. You you’ve got to pay for them. We need to adequate voucher, and they’re going to couldn’t close an oil loophole to save be making these choices, not in the lose their seats over it. We already Social Security without a two-thirds context of threats about blowing up picked up one seat in upstate New vote—but to cut the benefits, a simple the economy, but by making the ra- York where that Ryan plan was an majority. They want to inflict the bal- tional choices about what kind of vi- issue, but when you vote on real deficit anced budget amendment in there to sion and what kind of future we think reduction, people will lose their seats. preserve their oil company millionaire we want. Some of us think that edu- If you were to move the threshold up loopholes and jeopardize Social Secu- cation is important. You have to pay to three-fifths and if you were the chief rity and Medicare and put us in a budg- taxes to get a good education. Some sponsor of a severe deficit reduction et situation where it will be virtually people think that clean water grants plan, common sense will let you know impossible to ever balance the budget. are important. Some people think that that it will be harder to pass if you People should read the bill past the scientific research, food inspectors, move that thing up to three-fifths. So title. Most people, when they hear the FBI agents, air traffic controllers are the enactment will make it harder to title, they start debating whether it’s a important. There are a lot of things we pass deficit reduction. Once you need good idea or a bad idea to have a bal- like in government, and you’ve got to three-fifths, there is no limit to how ir- anced budget or whether it’s a good pay for them. responsible you can get. The tax cut idea or a bad idea to balance the budg- Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Thank you extensions of $400 billion in December, et every year without exception, which again for joining us and for laying out that got three-fifths. You could have would not allow countercyclical spend- that history. more tax cuts and more additional ing in times of downturn. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. To add spending totally out of control, and all Now, interestingly enough, the gen- to what my colleague just said, we are you’d need is three-fifths. tlelady from Texas and I serve on the also in a climate of fighting against Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. But the caps Judiciary Committee, and we heard terrorism, and in order to secure the would be in place. one of the Representatives from Ari- homeland, you have to make choices Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. The caps are zona talk about the Arizona balanced about how you invest, so I have a dif- another part. budget amendment and how that works ferent opinion. I think, if you invest Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. They would be on the State level. Then we did a little money, you get innovation and you get in place as part of the bill, but you research to find out: How did Arizona jobs; and none of what has been said by couldn’t raise any revenue. balance its budget? Speaker BOEHNER says anything about Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. There are We found out, first of all, they got innovation, jobs, and he has no, seem- four provisions. billions of dollars of stimulus money to ingly, understanding of the importance The first is you need three-fifths to help them balance the budget, but that of securing the homeland. pass a budget. That’s going to make it wasn’t enough. Do you know, in the Mr. Speaker, I am joined this evening by harder to pass a budget. The second last couple of years, the Arizona State Members of the Congressional Black Caucus provision is a two-thirds vote to raise government has sold—sold—their State to call upon Congress to pass a bill that in- taxes. So, if you’re trying to balance a capitol and sold their Supreme Court creases the debt ceiling so that we can avoid budget, having a two-thirds vote to building and leased it back? They got economic disaster and continue to work for raise taxes will obviously make it hundreds of millions of dollars in the the American people in repairing our economy harder to balance the budget. This kitty that helped them balance the and creating jobs. thing is called a ‘‘balanced budget budget by selling the State capitol and While I support bipartisan efforts to increase amendment.’’ The first two provisions by selling the Supreme Court. That’s the debt limit and to resolve our differences obviously make it harder to balance what a balanced budget amendment over budgetary revenue and spending issues, the budget. does for you, I guess. I cannot support any measure that unduly con- The third provision is you need a We need to make sure that we don’t strains the ability of Congress to deal effec- two-thirds vote to pass a budget that get lost in the rhetoric about the mis- tively with America’s economic, fiscal, and job spends more than 18 percent of the leading titles of legislation, and we creation troubles.

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By refusing to do so, it endan- Today, the debt ceiling currently stands at ready agreed to by Presidents and Con- gers our economy and the recovery of our $14.3 trillion. In reality, that limit has already gresses, both past and present. Raising the jobs. been eclipsed, but due to accounting proce- debt limit simply matches the amount the Last week Republicans introduced the ‘‘Cut, dures by Treasury Secretary Geithner, the United States is allowed to borrow to the Cap and Balance Act’’ which I aptly named debt limit can be avoided until August 2nd. amount it already owes. the ‘‘Tap Dance, Loser Club, and Bust Bill.’’ Congress must act now in order to avert a Moreover, the impending crisis would have Because it tap danced around raising our debt crisis. Never in the history of America has the already occurred were it not for the extraor- ceiling and acting in a responsible manner to United States defaulted on its debt obligations. dinary measures taken by Treasury Secretary pay our nation’s debt obligations. That bill We must be clear on what this issue means Timothy Geithner, including the suspension of would have forced our nation to join a losers for our country. United States Treasury bonds the investment in securities to finance the Civil club as it would have eliminated important so- have traditionally been one of the safest in- Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as cial programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, vestments another country or investor could well as the redemption of a portion of those Social Security, and Pell grants. The theme for make. For foreign nations and investors, pur- securities already held by that fund. the Republicans seems to be a focus on cut- chasing a U.S. Treasury bond meant that they If the United States defaults on its obliga- ting programs for the most at need and ignor- held something virtually as safe as cash, tions on August 3rd, the stock market will ing the need to focus on Job creation. This bill react violently to the news that for the first backed by the full faith and credit of the busts the hopes and dreams of our children, time in history, America is unable to keep its United States government. seniors, and military families. It busts the promises to pay. Not once in American history As we continue to discuss the necessity of hopes to grow our nation in the future. The has the country’s full faith and credit been increasing out debt ceiling, I have heard the ‘‘Tap Dance, Loser Club, and Bust Bill’’ was called into question. Credit rating agencies like concerns of many of my constituents and the just a distraction and now we have the oppor- Moody’s and Standard & Poors stand ready to American people regarding the size of our na- tunity to once again get serious about raising downgrade the triple A rating that America tional debt and the care with which taxpayer our debt. We can not continue to waste a tre- money is spent. I, too, am concerned about currently enjoys. Once America defaults, investors who pur- mendous amount of time. The Deadline is these issues; for to burden future generations chase U.S. bonds and finance our government right around the corner. The American people of Americans with tremendous amounts of will be less likely to lend to America in the fu- cannot have a government that is the embodi- debt should not be a way to avoid our fiscal ture. Just as a person who defaults on a loan ment of living check to check. We must do responsibilities to the American people. How- will find it harder to convince banks to lend something NOW! ever, the task of resolving our debt ceiling cri- them money in the future, a country that de- For a moment think about the American sis must take precedence over other con- faults on its debt obligations will find it harder people. Step back and envision the faces of cerns, including political ideology. to convince investors to lend money to a gov- those who will be impacted if we are not suc- Prior to the existence of the debt ceiling, ernment that did not pay them back. Showing cessful in finding common ground. They are Congress had to approve borrowing each time the world that the United States does not pay the faces of the the elderly who will not re- the federal government wished to borrow its debts makes the purchasing of that debt ceive their social security payments. They are money in order to carry out its functions. With less desirable because it requires the assump- the faces of children and infants who will not the onset of World War I, more flexibility was tion of more risk on the part of the investors. receive their WIC benefits. They are the faces needed to expand the government’s capability Furthermore, any investors who continue to of hardworking every day Americans, including to borrow money expeditiously in order to purchase U.S. Treasury bonds will demand the multitudes of poor working families who meet the rapidly changing requirements of much higher interest rates in order to cover will not be able to receive the benefits they funding a major war in the modern era. the increased risk. Once a default occurs, in- need from government run programs that are To address this need, the first debt ceiling vestors figure that the chance of the United keeping them from falling into homelessness. was established in 1917, allowing the federal States defaulting again is much greater, and When you think of our future, also see our government to borrow money to meet its obli- will require the government to pay higher rates present. Without raising this debt limit we are gations without prior Congressional approval, of interest in order to make the loan worth the putting the present and the future of Ameri- so long as in the aggregate, the amount bor- risk for investors to take on. cans at risk. rowed did not eclipse a specified limit. Imagine the impact on our stock market if Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. I thank you for In turn, with the proceeds from the bonds, we do not pay our debts. As we have seen adding that again. the federal government of the world’s largest throughout the recent financial crisis, a bad At this time, I would like to yield to economy is able to finance its operations. If stock market hurts not only big businesses the former chair of the Congressional the United States defaults on its debt obliga- and large investors on Wall Street, but small Black Caucus, Congresswoman BAR- tions, the financial crisis that began in 2008 businesses and small investors as well. Fami- BARA LEE from Oakland, who is also would pale in comparison, according to eco- lies with investments tied to the stock market, chair of the Out of Poverty Caucus. A nomic experts. The ensuing economic catas- such as 401(k)s, pension plans, and savings, lot of times—well, even up to this trophe would not only place the U.S. economy will once again see the value of their invest- weekend—nobody is talking about the in a tailspin, but the world economy as well. ments drop. The American people are tired of poor. The fact that Congress, a body that typically the uncertainty of the value of their retirement I thank you for starting the Out of has its fair share of political battles, has never accounts. With uncertainty still lingering in the Poverty Caucus and for leading us played political chicken when it came to rais- markets and in the minds of citizens, we must through an agenda that continues even ing the debt ceiling should give us all pause, not allow another wild fluctuation in the mar- today of pathways out of poverty and and is a testament to the seriousness with kets to occur due to default. for bringing us to the floor every day which we must approach this issue. However, One of the major reasons that the job mar- for the last couple of weeks to talk this time around, some of my Republican col- ket continues to remain so stagnant is the fact about how the Republican policies, the leagues have created an impasse based upon that the flow of credit to small businesses that bills that they are proposing and the an ideological commitment to spending cuts. enables them to hire and expand has slowed. way they’re holding the debt ceiling While I understand and share the concern Increasing the debt ceiling is the responsible hostage are hurting the poor in our of my Republican colleagues with respect to thing to do. Congress has already debated country. deficit spending, and will continue to work with and approved the debt that an increased ceil- Ms. LEE. Let me thank Congress- them in order to find reductions, now is not the ing makes room for. However, my Republican woman CHRISTENSEN for leading this time to put ideology over pragmatism. The re- colleagues have chosen to use this as an op- Special Order tonight. ality is that, on August 3rd, the United States portunity to hold the American people hostage I also thank you for your leadership will begin to default on its debt obligations if to their extreme agenda. They knew that the on behalf of, really, my constituents the debt ceiling is not raised. ‘‘Cut, Cap, and Balance Act’’ was not a real- and on behalf of the entire country be- This detour into a spending debate is as un- istic proposal and that it was not going to pass cause it is so important that you as necessary as it is perilous, as increasing the the Senate. They just wanted to waste time. first vice chair of the Congressional

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So thank you very lionaires and the bankers, financial from defaulting on our debts. much for what you’re doing. It’s so im- services industries, subsidies for mas- And let me just remind those who portant that these issues be swept from sive oil company profits. You’re on one want to cut Medicare and dismantle under the rug and discussed in an open side or the other in this debate. Medicare. That’s basically what they forum. The Congressional Black Caucus con- want to do. Medicare recipients did not The debate and the discussion with tinues to be on the side of our Nation’s create the national debt. And that is Congressman BOBBY SCOTT and Con- most vulnerable populations, who, in unconscionable to even talk about bal- gresswoman SHEILA JACKSON LEE were these very hard economic times, de- ancing the budget or paying down the very important to have because I think pend on these vital safety net programs debt on the backs of our most vulner- that the public, who is listening to this for their survival day-in and day-out. able populations, including those who discussion, will understand the history Meanwhile, we keep hearing claims are facing living in poverty. and the background and the technical from the other side of the aisle that And let me remind our Republican aspects about this budget and deficit only misdirect attention. colleagues again that the Congres- reduction plan that the Speaker is America really is not broke. We’re sional Black Caucus, under the leader- bringing forward, which really do, once the richest and we’re the strongest ship of Chairman CLEAVER, Congress- again, put the American people as country in the world, and we still have woman CHRISTENSEN, Congressman pawns, I think, in a game that they are the best ideas, the best workers, the BOBBY SCOTT, already offered a budg- not responsible for playing. People can- best schools, and the largest economy et—and he mentioned it earlier—that not wait any longer. They are tired of in the world. But we won’t be for long would have saved $5.7 trillion from the having their futures threatened by Re- if the Republicans have their way. deficit, protected our most vulnerable publican politicians who are playing You know, you often wonder for communities, and would have ensured games that put the entire Nation and those who say that default will not the stability of Medicare, Medicaid, our economy at risk. wreak havoc on the country. There are and Social Security. And our budget As for the Ryan budget and now this some who I think could care less if we was balanced. debt ceiling plan put forth by the Re- went into default because if you listen So the country is not broke. We publicans, I’ll tell you that what comes to what they’re saying, it doesn’t real- know how we got here—two wars, these to mind is, when you look at it and ly bother a lot of Members here. And massive tax cuts for the very wealthy, when you listen to what’s in it, it’s a that, to me, is tragic. Wall Street going amok. So it’s time to ‘‘you’re on your own’’ kind of plan. For Some tell us that the future is bleak be real, and it’s time to be truthful. those who are wealthy and those are and that the government cannot afford It’s time to be honest, and it’s time to beholden to special interests and hedge to invest in a prosperous and growing make sure that the decisions we make fund billionaires and millionaires and America. But the truth is that raising here will not dig us deeper into the all of those who have benefitted from the debt ceiling should be very simple. hole. America really doesn’t have any the tax cuts, they’ll be fine; but for It should be a simple vote by all of us more time for these Republican games. those, as you mentioned earlier, who to allow the United States Treasury to Let me also conclude by talking are poor or who could possibly fall fund all of its programs and obligations about those who are unemployed be- from middle income into the ranks of and debts of the entire Federal Govern- cause if we don’t do something quickly, the poor, this debt ceiling plan put ment that are already in the law. the ranks of the unemployed are going forth by the Republicans is morally Republicans in the House have al- to grow even greater. And unemploy- wrong and is fiscally unsound. We don’t ready voted to support and pass a $9 ment compensation is really survival want to see the majority of the Amer- trillion increase in the national debt. funds, survival compensation, until we ican people on their own once again, so And now again, instead of working to figure out how we’re going to create I’m glad we’re here tonight discussing create jobs and help our Nation rise jobs. And incidentally, the Republicans this. out of this great recession, and depres- haven’t put forth any job plan since A Republican default on our debt, sion for many, the Republicans are they’ve been in power. this would devastate the retirement really playing a high-stakes game of But these long-term unemployed savings of millions of American sen- chicken with the safety net and with Americans who have run out of their iors—just devastate. We know that So- the security of every single American unemployment compensation, known cial Security, Medicare, Medicaid— so that they can protect the massive— as the 99ers, they continue to face un- these government safety net pro- and Congressman SCOTT and yourself certainty and hardships, and the House grams—have provided for millions of talked about this—$400 billion tax cut must act now to stand with these indi- our seniors to live a decent life in their that Congressman SCOTT warned us we viduals. golden years and to not fall into the would have to pay for some time soon. H.R. 589, which my colleague, Con- ranks of poverty. Now all of these pro- It came sooner rather than later, Con- gressman SCOTT, and I introduced ear- grams are on the chopping block. It gressman SCOTT. And we listened to lier this year, Congresswoman makes no sense. A Republican default you, and those of us who voted ‘‘no,’’ CHRISTENSEN and many members of the on our debts, it would weaken our en- we tried. But here we are with your Congressional Black Caucus are co- tire economy and weaken our national prediction coming true. sponsors. This would add 14 weeks of security, and we heard earlier that Here we’re asking once again those unemployment emergency compensa- hundreds of thousands of jobs could be who have been hurt, the most vulner- tion. It would make these benefits lost, that even more jobs would be lost. able, to pay once again. And that is retroactively available to people who We should be about creating jobs, not just downright wrong. have exhausted all of their benefits and putting forth measures that would A failure to raise the debt limit are still unemployed. Extending these take us further down the road into a would mean an immediate stop to over benefits for long-term unemployed in- recession and, for some, a depression. 40 percent of the entire Federal Gov- dividuals will stimulate our economy, ernment. Our soldiers would not get empower more consumers, and create b 2020 paid, Social Security, Medicare, and more jobs. In fact, it’s very simple. America Medicaid payments would be delayed. So this extension should be in any must pay our bills on time, and we And the health and safety of every sin- deficit reduction plan because we know must do this in a way that does not gle American would be threatened, that not only is it the right thing to devastate the safety net for our senior along with the health of our very frag- do, the morally correct thing to do, citizens and our children’s future. ile economy. this is the economically prudent thing

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We should If Congress fails to reach an agreement on friends from the Congressional Black help keep middle-income individuals raising the debt ceiling, it will cripple our econ- Caucus, were talking about the budget from falling into poverty. We should be omy, halt our recovery and end up costing tax- and what we’re trying to do with re- looking at a budget and a plan that, payers more in the long-run. For those rea- gard to moving forward, talking, of yes, will help pay down our debt. Yes, sons, I agree with financial analysts and ex- course, about safety net programs and it is part of deficit reduction—that in- perts who say that raising the debt ceiling is entitlement programs, such as Social corporates deficit reduction as part of necessary to ensure our fiscal stability and Security and Medicare. And that’s a it. But no, that does not cut Medicare, continued economic recovery. great segue into the topic of our dis- Social Security, or Medicaid. And we Although the bill to raise the debt limit did cussion this evening because it’s going should really be trying to figure out a not pass in the U.S. House of Representatives to be about the Medicare program. We, on our side of the aisle in the Re- way to create some jobs for people. I in May, I voted in favor of the measure be- publican-passed House budget, take a mean, that’s the bottom line. That’s cause the consequences would have been responsible approach to solving the what we need to do. disastrous for our economy. Medicare crisis, which the trustees Thank you again, Congresswoman The Republican leadership brought this bill have said to all Members of Congress— CHRISTENSEN, for calling this Special to the floor, but ironically urged their Members not Republicans, not Democrats, not Order today. We should make sure that not to vote for it. The national debt limit is not the world knows that the Congres- House Members, not Senate Members, a joke and needs to be taken very seriously. but all of us—that according to the sional Black Caucus continues to call Normally, the periodic raising of the national attention to the games that Repub- trustee report, by the year 2024, if we debt limit is a noncontroversial legal necessity don’t do something about the Medicare licans are playing that will threaten to ensure that the U.S. does not default on its our national security interests as well program as it currently exists, as it’s debt obligations to foreign creditors and main- currently funded, the amount of spend- as our economic interests. And the fact tains its credit rating. that we’re here working to try to cre- ing that occurs year after year—and Raising the debt limit does not authorize will only increase as more and more of ate some jobs and to help ensure that new spending—it simply allows the govern- this debt ceiling is raised, that’s the our baby boomers are reaching age 65— ment to finance existing legal obligations that if we don’t do something about that, bottom line. Congresses and presidents of both parties Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Thank you, then that Medicare part A hospital have made in the past. The United States trust fund is not supported by any con- Congresswoman BARBARA LEE. Congress has acted 78 times to raise, extend, I just want to mention that when we stituent premiums, it’s going to go or revise the debt limit; 49 times under Repub- had our job summit about a week and broke. It absolutely is going to go lican presidents and 29 times under Demo- a half ago, we passed out some infor- broke. cratic presidents. mation to those in attendance that So I say to my Democratic colleagues While no one is more frustrated than I am added up about 30 job-creating pieces of who just spoke, the compassionate about our current fiscal state of affairs, I sup- legislation that just the CBC has intro- thing—and I know they have great port responsible efforts to bring down our na- duced in this year. I don’t believe that compassion for those who, maybe tional debt. I firmly believe that it is a mistake the Republican majority has brought through no fault of their own, can’t to compound past irresponsibility with further any job-creating bills to the floor, and help themselves; but the compas- irresponsibility on this issue. If Congress fails in this recovery, that’s what we need, sionate thing, Mr. Speaker, is to save to increase the debt limit, the government jobs. the program, to guarantee, preserve it I know sometimes we were accused of would start to default on its foreign owned for current Medicare recipients. In- class warfare, but we’re not pitting the debts, which would have ‘‘calamitous’’ con- deed, even for folks that are only 55 poor against the rich or the middle sequences for the U. S. economy. Not to men- years old today, Medicare, as we know class against the rich. We just think tion it would be unprecedented in American it, would be protected, would be that everyone needs to be on the side of history. strengthened for all of those individ- our country. We are calling for shared In addition, if the United States defaulted: uals. And by the time those who are 55 sacrifice and for fairness. Investors would be less likely to lend to this years old today become 65, in 10 years, And really, this ought to be a clean country; borrowing costs, not only for the fed- around 2024, there would be something raising of the debt ceiling. The cuts eral government, but for families, businesses like 65 million seniors and a smaller we’re talking about that are going to and local governments would increase; and so number of disabled individuals in the hurt the people of this country are too would interest rates for municipal bonds, mort- Medicare program as we know it. They important for us to be rushing through gages, car loans, and student and business would be in that Medicare program as and using to hold the debt ceiling hos- loans. we know it for the rest of their natural tage. Mr. Speaker, America’s debt is a non-par- lives. And thank God, because of good tisan concern. Both parties share responsibly health care in this country, women, I b 2030 for ensuring that this nation’s bills are paid. I think, are living on average to age 82 So let’s not hold such a critical thing stand ready to work with all of my colleagues and men maybe to age 78. So these 65 as our ability to pay our bills and take to meet our obligations and put forward a pro- million people will be on Medicare for care of our seniors, our children, our ductive plan to reduce the deficit. a long time. Medicare as we know it. people with disabilities, and preserving f My colleagues didn’t mention this in our creditworthiness not only for their hour; but what we do in our budg- Americans but the whole world depends GOP DOCTORS CAUCUS et is go forward with a plan for young- on us, and we cannot let them down. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under er folks—indeed, even for my grand- We cannot let the American public the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- children, my 10 grandchildren, the old- down, including my constituents. We uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Geor- est two are 13-year-old twins—but let’s cannot let our country down and all of gia (Mr. GINGREY) is recognized for 60 say them, or 25-year-olds, 35-year-olds, the countries in the world who depend minutes as the designee of the major- 45-year-olds, indeed, we create the on us. ity leader. adult approach, the mature approach With that, I thank my colleagues for Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- to solving the Medicare problem so joining me. I want to, once again, er, I thank my leadership, the majority that it will be there for them instead of thank the AARP for their petitions and leader on the Republican side, the nothing come 2024. And maybe some of for their strong advocacy on behalf of Speaker of the House, and our con- us have paid for 25 years that FICA tax not only seniors but all Americans and ference chairman, Representative JEB that’s taken out of our paychecks our country. HENSARLING, for giving us the oppor- every week or every month.

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And one of the things I found in yard,’’ in other words, pretending that on health care reform. In the Physi- there, Mr. Speaker, was a very little a problem doesn’t exist. And that’s an cians Caucus in the previous Congress, known board called the Independent unconscionable approach. there were nine of us in the caucus. Payment Advisory Board. Before, I am very pleased tonight, Mr. Not one of us was consulted on the Af- Medicare has had this board in there, Speaker, to have a number of my col- fordable Health Care Act. I mean, dec- which was strictly that, MedPAC. It leagues who have joined with us. Some ades worth of experience, over 200 years was an advisory board to Congress, to of them are a part of the House GOP of experience in the Congress at that say, hey, we’ve got some problems here Doctors Caucus. We are mostly medical time, and no one—not one of us—was with funding; maybe we should look doctors. There are a number of reg- actually consulted. over here. Congress would then have the ability to make those decisions. istered nurses in our caucus. We have a b 2040 lot of health care providers. There are Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. If the gen- dentists. But in the aggregate, the The way I looked at the problem in tleman will yield, I would like to call members of the House GOP Doctors our health care system was we had my colleagues’ attention to this poster, Caucus are medical professionals who three problems: because this is exactly what Dr. ROE, spent a lot of their lives practicing One is we had a problem where the Mr. Speaker, is talking about now, this medicine and providing care, indeed, system was too expensive. When you go IPAB, Independent Payment Advisory under Medicaid and the Medicare pro- to the doctor, it cost too much money Board. I want all my colleagues to see grams, seeing those patients mostly at to go see a physician. Number two, we this poster because this is what Dr. a financial loss, but still very willing had a group of people out there who ROE is taking us through at this point. to try to help those folks who need us didn’t have affordable health care cov- Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, to be there for them in these safety net erage. Maybe the husband is a car- what I did when I read this, I looked at programs. penter, as in our area, maybe the wife it and thought, how was this created I think in the aggregate, the mem- worked at a local diner or somewhere and why was it created? bership of the House GOP Doctors Cau- else that didn’t provide insurance cov- This board has 15 members that are cus may have over 350 years of clinical erage. Thirdly, we had a liability prob- appointed by the administration, by experience. Some of us are getting a lem in this country. the President, and, quite frankly, I little long in the tooth and a little So what did we do? We had an over don’t want a Republican President or a gray by the sideburns. But we are now 2,000-page bill that got through the Democratic President doing this. These Members of Congress, and we are try- House and got to the Senate and failed. people are then approved by the Senate ing to do things for our constituents The Senate dusted a bill off that was for a 6-year term. They’re paid about and the seniors of this great country of 2,500-plus pages, that never went $165,000 a year. ours to make sure that we preserve and through a committee hearing, that no- And what is their charge? Well, their protect programs like Medicare and body on the House had a chance to do, charge is, is if Medicare spending hits Medicaid. And that’s what this is all and I know that the three physicians certain targeted limits, that cuts occur about tonight. that are here tonight all read that bill. first to providers and for prescription I want to first yield to my friend When I read that bill, Mr. Speaker, I drugs and then later to hospitals. What from Tennessee, my co-OB/GYN doctor. found some things in there, as did my worries me about this is right now we Dr. PHIL ROE has been a Member of this colleagues, which greatly worried us. have a problem—and Dr. PAUL BROUN is body now for 4 years and has been a How do they fund this bill? Only here tonight, who’s a primary care great asset. And I know that Dr. ROE Washington could fund anything like physician—with our patients with their has a bill that he wants to address con- this. Dr. GINGREY has pointed out that Medicare, finding a physician to take cerning some problems that were en- we’re trying to save Medicare. Medi- care of them. acted under ObamaCare. care is a system that the Congressional What happens is if you hit these tar- I would gladly yield to Dr. ROE from Budget Office says by 2020 will be out geted limits and physician payments Tennessee. of money; 2024, by the actuaries at are cut, access to care is going to be Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the CMS say will be broke. cut, quality of care is going to be cut, gentleman for yielding. It’s a pleasure There are four parts of Medicare: and, thirdly, the cost to our seniors is to be here tonight. Medicare part A, which is paid for by going to go up. What also worries me is Mr. Speaker, I go back to when Medi- your premiums. That’s your hos- that this board very much mimics the care first began. In 1965, there was a pitalization. board that’s in England called NICE, problem identified in America where Medicare part B, that’s doctor serv- the National Institute of Clinical Ex- we had a group of our citizens, as they ices and some lab services. That’s only cellence. This board makes rec- became 65 years of age and older, that funded 25 percent from your premiums. ommendations to their health board didn’t have access to quality health The other 75 percent comes from the there about what care is provided to care. So a plan was put in place, along general fund, the taxpayers. patients. President Obama has taken with Medicaid for our poor citizens at Medicare Advantage, which was cut this board, he’s going to use this, and that point, to access quality care. drastically by the Affordable Care Act. he actually wants to increase the In 1965, the Medicare program was a And Medicare part D, which is a pre- power of it to help hold Medicare costs $3 billion program. There was no Con- scription drug plan, also is only funded down. Ultimately what will happen, gressional Budget Office at that time. 25 percent by our premiums. I’m a when you have more demand for serv- The estimates were in 25 years that Medicare recipient myself, as of last ices than you have money to pay for it, this would be a $15 billion program. It year. is your care will be rationed. That’s actually turned out to be over a $100 So what did the administration do the fear that we have. billion program in 1990. In 2010, it will and the Senate do to fund this Afford- Our concern is, and I’ve gone to sen- be somewhere about $550 billion. able Health Care Act? They took out of iors in my district and been very clear We also have, as has been pointed out an already underfunded program, as I and pointed this out at town hall meet- in our previous hour by our friends just pointed out, $500 billion, and Dr. ings and have held town hall meetings from the Congressional Black Caucus, GINGREY just pointed out moments ago with seniors and said, We want to pro- that we have a tremendous deficit. that we’re adding about 3 million baby vide you quality access of care. That’s We’re borrowing 42, 43 cents of every boomers per year, so 10,000 per day or what I do as a doctor. I want to be able dollar that we spend in this country. more. We’re adding millions of new re- to see those patients and have them

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I thank zeroes in this; 63 and a lot of zeros. about it’s about the children so much the gentleman very much for his pres- This is the unfunded liability of Medi- that I wanted to throw up. entation on the IPAB, that board care over just the next several decades. But the thing is, when you talk about which Dr. ROE describes, Mr. Speaker Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. If the gen- it’s the children and their future, we’ve and my colleagues. Again, I’m going to tleman will yield, that would be $63 got to deal with this debt. We’ve got to refer back to a previous poster that I trillion, if I’m not mistaken. deal with Social Security and Medicare wanted to present as Dr. ROE got into Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Well, I just and make them economically viable by talking about the Democrats’ solution tried to make it so that the zeroes strengthening them, by making them to so-called ‘‘save Medicare.’’ didn’t confuse folks. The unfunded li- so that they’re still available when my They wanted initially to ignore the ability for Medicare is $63 trillion. This kids get grown. problem, the fact that Medicare is is unsustainable. There’s no way to And we’re going down a road right going broke. As I pointed out in my take care of this. now—this President and the Democrats opening remarks, Medicare today will We need to shore up Medicare. We in the Senate and the Democrats here be broke in less than 10 years. Without need to make sure that it’s strength- in the House have a three-word plan. action, the Social Security trustees re- ened so that our future generations, Their plan is a three-word plan for So- port that Medicare seniors will either not only the senior citizens today, can cial Security and Medicare: deny the see a 22 percent benefit cut or workers continue to get Medicare, but the fu- problem. They’re denying it. They’re will see a 22 percent hike in payroll ture generations also. delaying doing anything about it. And taxes. So basically, not really com- Now, what does $63 trillion of un- they’re going to destroy it, because pletely ignoring the problem, but what funded liabilities mean to everybody in both Medicare and Social Security are the Democrats want to do is create this this country? I mean, that’s too big a going broke if we don’t strengthen it, if so-called IPAB board, which Dr. ROE number for everybody to really con- we don’t make it economically viable, describes. They say there will be no ra- sider. So I broke it down to every fam- if we don’t do the necessary hard work tioning, yet they’re restricted in the ily in the United States. Every family’s that this Congress and Republicans are recommendations that they can make part of this $63 trillion of unfunded li- trying to do. in regard to cuts, and those cuts will be abilities for Medicare, as it exists But what do we hear from our col- to providers; they will be to pharma- today, is over $500,000 per family, leagues on the other side? Dema- ceutical companies that provide the $500,000 per family of unfunded liabil- goguery and trying to play politics. It’s drugs that so greatly keep people alive ities for Medicare just in the next sev- time to stop the politics. It’s time to today that in the past were ending up eral decades. stop playing games. in the emergency room with strokes Now, I don’t know about most fami- The American people deserve the because of uncontrolled high blood lies, but my family can’t afford to pay truth. No more accounting gimmicks. pressure, needing amputations because $500,000 and neither can the govern- No more playing with numbers. No of uncontrolled diabetes or needing to ment. more double talk, political speak. be on a dialysis machine because of un- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. I’ve got a This is the Democrats’ plan—deny it, controlled renal disease. All of these poster that points out just exactly delay it, destroy it—for Medicare, So- have been helped by Medicare part D. what the gentleman from Georgia, Dr. cial Security and this country eco- So, clearly, the plan that the Obama BROUN, is saying. nomically. We’ve got to change it, and administration and our Democratic If you look, colleagues, at the bottom that’s what Republicans are working colleagues have is not for saving Medi- of this poster, CBO estimates indi- very hard to do. care. vidual and corporate income tax rates Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- At this time, let me yield the floor to would have to rise by 90 percent er, I thank the gentleman very much. my colleague from Georgia, fellow phy- through the year 2050 to finance Medi- And while we’re on the ‘‘D’’ word, if sician and member of the House GOP care and Medicaid. And if Medicare is you will, deny, delay, demagogue, I’ll Doctors Caucus, Dr. PAUL BROUN. not fixed, millions of workers today use another, D word, and it’s really the Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, will lose the money that they have in- softest thing I can say about the Demo- Dr. GINGREY. I appreciate you yielding vested. And, indeed, they have invested crats’ plan, and that is disingenuous. a few minutes. with that payroll tax over those many For them to stand up, or for the I wanted to kind of break all this years of their employment. President to stand up and say that he’s down so that the American people Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, going to fix Medicare, at the same could understand very clearly what Dr. GINGREY. What the American peo- time, Dr. ROE talked about this earlier we’re talking about tonight. I’ve got a ple need to understand is that we need in the evening, I’m going to refer back little poster here that shows President to strengthen Medicare and Social Se- to him in just a few minutes, but at the Obama’s and the Democrats’ Medicare curity for future generations. same time, in the creation of a whole solution. This picture right here is a picture of new entitlement program in March of This is their Medicare plan. They my two grandchildren, Tillman and last year, we know it as ObamaCare. deny the problem. They deny the prob- Cile Surratt. I love these two kids Officially, I guess I should say, it’s lem that the gentleman from Georgia greatly. They won’t see Medicare, and called the Patient Protection and Af- was just talking about with this huge, they’re going to see an America that’s fordable Care Act. I think it’s the huge problem, where Medicare is going quite different from the one that we unaffordable care act in that it cost $1 to go broke in a matter of just a dec- see today if we don’t make some major trillion. ade. They want to delay any fixes. In changes, major changes in Medicare But where did the money come from fact, Medicare as we know it today ex- and Social Security. If we don’t shrink to pay for this new entitlement pro- ists no longer. ObamaCare took care of them and make them economically gram that really has nothing to do that. And they want to destroy it. viable for my grandchildren, that are 6 with seniors? They will destroy it by letting it go and 7, my grandchildren won’t see Well, my colleagues, look at this broke. Medicare. They won’t see Social Secu- poster to my left, your right. Here’s So this is the Democrat Party’s rity. And, in fact, people who are 45 or where at least half of the money came health care plan: Deny It, Delay It, and 50 today won’t see Social Security or from. Cutting Medicare, cutting Medi- Destroy It by letting it go broke. Medicare if we don’t strengthen them, care by $575 billion. I mean, right out

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And my colleagues know this, the gentleman from Georgia. from the Deloitte & Touche Web site— and I’m sure they’ll want to comment I now yield to my cochair of the the Institute for Healthcare on it, of the 47 million people, 45, 47 House GOP Doctors Caucus, the gen- Informatics study concluded: The aver- million people today who are on Medi- tleman from Pennsylvania, Dr. TIM age cost for drugs frequently used by care, about seven to 10 million of them MURPHY. Medicare prescription drug part D receive their medical care on the Medi- Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. beneficiaries declined since the imple- care Advantage option, which gives Thank you, Dr. GINGREY. mentation of the program in 2006. Be- them more benefits, more bang for the I want to talk for about 5 minutes tween January, 2006, and December, buck; and it covers a lot of preventive here on an issue that you brought up, 2010, for the top ten therapeutic class- services that are not given, not offered Dr. GINGREY, about the $575 billion es, part D drugs decreased by over one- in traditional Medicare as we know it. from the Medicare program that also third, from $1.50 to $1. The study pro- So that cut, $130 billion, that’s some- cuts $135 billion from Medicare Advan- jected that costs will continue to de- thing like a 14 percent cut out of that tage plans, forcing over 7 million sen- cline by 57 percent from 2006 to 2015, program. That means that at least half iors out of their current Medicare plan reaching 65 cents by the end of 2015. of these seniors are going to have to go unless they pay more. That’s a massive decline. Why? Be- back into Medicare as we know it and I wanted to help point out that while cause plans are competing against each get a lesser benefit. the President and others are out there other. Plans innovate, they try and do In fact, it’s been said by the actuary saying we’re trying to cut Medicare things better and smarter, with better of Medicare, Richard Foster, on April and what it does, nothing could be fur- quality, and they ask seniors to choose 22, 2010, that 15 percent of hospitals, ther from the truth. What we’re trying their plan. Seniors then, by signing nursing homes, and home health care to do here is show how if Medicare is their name, can choose a plan that providers will close because Medicare handled differently—not by IPAB or a works for them. pays less under ObamaCare. board of bureaucrats, but by letting Why not allow seniors to have Medi- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Will the gen- the plans work and letting doctors care choice with their major Medicare tleman yield? work, they can drive down cost by im- plan? Why not allow seniors to have Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. I want to proving quality. Medicare Advantage instead of gutting yield just briefly again to the gen- Let me explain what happened in the the program? This is the very thing tleman from Georgia before I yield Medicare Advantage program that was we’re saying; by improving efficiencies some additional time to my colleague, gutted in the health care bill that was and qualities within the program, a lot our cochair of the House GOP Doctors passed out of the House. Well, seniors of cost can be reduced. It can’t be re- Caucus, the gentleman from Pennsyl- are able to make choices right now— duced, however, by the status quo. As vania. with Medicare, they can get Medicare you pointed out, Dr. GINGREY, and my Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I thank you part D drug coverage and supplemental colleagues, keeping the status quo for yielding just a moment to me be- Medigap policies with the Medicare Ad- means there won’t be Medicare. There cause I want to add to that statistic; 15 vantage plan. What the Medicare Ad- will be Medicare for those currently on percent of hospitals, nursing homes, vantage plan does is allows some man- it. It won’t be there for their children and home health care will close be- agement of diseases that are chronic and certainly not for their grand- cause Medicare pays less under illnesses, which is very different from children. We want to save Medicare, ObamaCare. That’s absolutely true. A the current fee-for-service where some- but you can’t save it by the continued lot of those hospitals are going to be in body would get paid based upon the way it’s being done now. rural communities because rural com- number of procedures they do. Under Quite frankly, the system that’s munities are going to be hit the hard- the regular Medicare fee-for-service being done out there now to frighten est. plan, hospital readmission rates— seniors, to say that if we don’t simply Right now I’m a primary care doctor. that’s 30 days post-discharge for the pass this debt limit increase without As the gentleman knows, I’m a family country—in 2007 was over 18 percent, strings attached, that seniors won’t doctor. I’ve done general medicine for but the average readmission rate have Social Security or Medicare, this almost 40 years now. across Medicare Advantage was 13.5 is such a falsehood. And it’s a serious The American Academy of Family percent. Why? Because it allowed phy- problem in two ways: One, it’s serious Physicians said right now, today, one sicians and nurses to talk to the pa- because it’s telling a falsehood to sen- in eight family docs will not accept tient, to follow the patient, to work iors; and two, it looks down upon sen- Medicare at all. Only one in three doc- with the disease, to make sure what- iors thinking that they’re susceptible, tors, according to the American Med- ever complication they had—an infec- not smart enough to figure out that ical Association limits how many tion or heart disease or lung disease or this is false. Medicare patients that they take. an orthopedic problem—to pay that It is so important, and we want the physician and staff to work for them. American public to understand: We are b 2100 Here is another interesting thing: trying to save Medicare because we do That is a marked rise. Back in 2004, The Medicare fee-for-service rate of want it to be there for the future, but only 6 percent of all doctors limited preventable emergency department visit means making it more efficient. And their Medicare patients. In 2008, it its was 15.5 visits per 100 beneficiary what’s wrong with letting doctors be went up to 8 percent. Now it’s almost months in 2007. But the average rate the ones who call the shots on improv- one-third limit the amount of Medicare across Medicare Advantage plans and ing care? patients that they see. And one in study was two visits per 100 beneficiary Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- eight family docs don’t take Medicare months—86 percent lower than Medi- er, I appreciate so much the gentleman at all; they can’t afford to because of care’s national average. from Pennsylvania, who has spent his the low reimbursement rates. And Here’s another point: Actual cost for professional life providing medical IPAB is going to hit those folks that the drug plan we know, Medicare part services to his patients, just as so much harder. D, comes out 40 percent under budget many of the doctors in the caucus. During our Special Order when we because insurers are forced to compete Talking about this cut to Medicare were discussing ObamaCare I made a with each other. Now imagine this: Advantage, as Dr. MURPHY described comment that somebody may have a Seniors can choose Medicare supple- that method of getting care, Mr. free health care card in their pocket, mental plans, and those plans compete Speaker, it is exactly what we continue but it’s going to be as worthless as a for seniors’ coverage. The drug plans to talk about today of wanting to re- Confederate dollar after the War Be- compete for seniors’ coverage. What ward health care based on quality and

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I find this abso- Medicare cuts to dialysis treatment Dr. MURPHY correctly pointed out, Mr. lutely offensive, on August 2, 10 days, will be cut in 2012. Speaker, that’s exactly what Medicare about a week from now, we have had In 2014, this Independent Payment Advantage does; it offers a quality of the audacity to tell people who have Advisory Board begins. And, by the care and a wellness provision. Were we paid into Social Security for 40 or 50 way, they are getting, I believe it’s $12 paying these plans a little too much for years they will not be able to get their million a year to fund this right now. If those services? I don’t know, maybe, check. Why? Because the Federal Gov- there is any way we can cut off funding possibly. But if you’re going to cut any ernment has spent that money. We are to that board right now, it should be amount, certainly 14 percent, $130 bil- doing the same thing again with the done. lion, is too much because that guts CLASS Act. There has already been In 2015, a permanent cut to the pay- those plans. legislation to perhaps overturn that. ment rate to home health agencies. On But whatever savings you get out of I want to get back to something a lit- and on. We have felt these cuts because Medicare, shouldn’t they stay in the tle more basic, and that is to the exam- they haven’t come to fruition yet. Medicare program, if you believe the ining room with the patient. The peo- What we are trying to do with Medi- Medicare actuary and the trustees that ple who should be making health care care is to salvage the program for fu- say that if we don’t do something by decisions should be a family, the pa- ture generations. 2024, the trust fund, the hospital trust tient and their physician, sitting A promise made is a promise kept. If fund is depleted, there is no more Medi- around and talking about what their you are 55 years and older, with Social care as we know it or any other way. options are, not some 15 people ap- Security and Medicare, nothing hap- So if you’re going to find savings in the pointed bureaucrats in Washington, pens. I hear all the time about a vouch- Medicare program, you don’t take that D.C. er. This is a voucher system and so money, $575 billion, and use it to create By the way, Dr. GINGREY and Mr. forth. Here is what a voucher is. A a whole new entitlement program so Speaker, we have over 190 cosponsors, voucher is when I go to my mailbox, that everybody in the whole country including a bipartisanship cosponsor- something comes that says this has so has health insurance whether they ship to the repeal of IPAB, including much value. You take this piece of need it or not, whether they want it or every physician, every health care pro- paper and purchase something with it. not. I can think of a lot of things in the vider on the Republican side and Dr. Premium support is where the Federal Medicare program where this money CHRISTENSEN, who was down here just a Government, through its massive abil- could be well spent. How about long- moment ago on the Democratic side. It ity to go out and negotiate prices, ex- term care, extended care facility cov- is a bipartisan agreement that we actly like they do for you and me, Mr. erage to keep that money in Medicare? should overturn this. The American Speaker, in our health care plan here Instead, what ObamaCare comes up Medical Association believes it should in Congress, they negotiate with nu- with is something called the CLASS be overturned. Over 270 major medical merous companies through the Federal Act—which is a classless act, Mr. organizations see through this as a exchange. Our plan is called the Fed- Speaker, because it is a misleading very bad thing for patients. eral Employees Health Benefit Plan, program that can’t fund itself, that ab- The reason we are worried about it, and they negotiate the best price. And solutely can’t fund itself. we have heard Dr. BROUN speak about what happens is all during the cam- So there are so many things about it, and we have heard you speak about paign, the last 2 years I have heard sen- ObamaCare and Obama’s plan to save it, Mr. Speaker. Ultimately it will af- iors and others say, Congressman, I Medicare—which really, as Dr. BROUN fect the quality of care. Why? Because want exactly what you have. That is pointed out, is no plan at all, other if you don’t have access to your doctor, exactly what we are trying to do. than what Dr. ROE has pointed out in the quality of your care will go down. A higher income senior like myself, regard to this Independent Payment The other thing I want to mention is and you and the others in this room, Advisory Board that is going to cut we talk about changing Medicare. will pay a higher premium. And folks spending for the most vulnerable sen- Quite frankly, I’m going to go through with preexisting conditions and lower iors, those that are the sickest, those just a few of the things that already income will pay much lower. And they that incur the highest cost. And they have been changed in this Affordable will have those choices. As Dr. MURPHY say there is no rationing, but it will in- Care Act. Beginning in 2010, there were pointed out, why do we think that will deed, as my colleagues have pointed Medicare cuts to hospitals, long-term save money and why are we doing it. It out, Mr. Speaker, be denial of care. care and inpatient rehabilitation serv- has been pointed out that it is a catas- At this point, I would like to yield ices. trophe waiting to happen if we do not back to the gentleman from Tennessee In 2011, it has been pointed out that do something. to talk a little bit more about that. the Medicare Advantage plans, the sen- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the iors did get a $250 check to fill the er, I thank the gentleman from Ten- gentleman for yielding. doughnut hole. The wealthier seniors nessee, Dr. ROE. What he was describ- Mr. Speaker, I do want to point out began paying higher premiums for ing, if I can elaborate a little more on one thing that Dr. GINGREY just point- Medicare part D; that’s in 2011. Medi- that point to our colleagues because I ed out, which was one of the reasons care imaging cuts, Medicare reimburse- think some still are confused, possibly that the American people don’t trust ment cuts: when seniors get a CT scan on both sides of the aisle, but clearly politicians. The CLASS Act may be a or an MRI, Medicare cuts for durable this plan that is put forth in the House good idea. The CLASS Act began this medical equipment began, ambulance budget, and it’s the Republican budget year where you have some money services, ambulatory service centers, because we are in the majority. It is taken out of your paycheck and put in diagnostic labs, durable medical equip- sometimes referred to as the Paul a savings account over here. It’s sup- ment, wheelchairs. Seniors prohibited Ryan budget because he is chairman of posed to be about $87 billion in 5 years, from purchasing power wheelchairs un- the Budget Committee. It is sometimes and we can’t get it out until that 5- less they rent for 13 months. referred to as the Path to Prosperity. year period of time occurs and this In 2012, elimination of the deduction But in that budget which we sent to money has accumulated. At that time for the employer expenses for Medicare the Senate; and, unfortunately, the it’s supposed to pay for long-term care, drug subsidies, that is how they raised Senate majority leader has deep-sixed about $50 per day. But guess what hap- $4.5 billion. And that is not to improve it, if you will, but in that budget plan pens, Mr. Speaker? What happens is our current underfunded Medicare that Dr. ROE was referring to, it has

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Democrats, the Democrat majority in able growth rate, which I’m sure I’m To ignore that, as my colleague from the Senate and from this President: correct on this, in the past 9 years Georgia said in his remarks, the ‘‘D’’ deny it, delay it, destroy it, demagogue every calculation has been a cut to pro- words, to defund, to deny, what were it. Or, as my colleague from Tennessee vider reimbursement to the point now some of the others, Dr. BROUN? To has pointed out, kill it by creating this that while we in Congress have had the deny, delay, destroy, demagogue, and I Independent Payment Advisory Board, ability to mitigate that, that if these added to those ‘‘D’’ words their plan is IPAB, which will, without question, cuts finally in the aggregate come due rather disingenuous, but what Dr. ROE lead to denial of care and rationing. December 31 of this year, it is a 30 per- was describing is to protect and pre- I yield to my colleague from Ten- cent cut. So we haven’t solved that serve Medicare as we know. nessee. problem yet for our providers but yet Whether it is traditional Medicare, Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the we are adding on top of that this IPAB maybe we can salvage Medicare Advan- gentleman for yielding. board that can make additional cuts to One of the things, Mr. Speaker, that tage, and hold harmless anybody that provider reimbursement without any I want to emphasize is having no plan is over age 55, 55 through 65. They were ability of the Congress, we the Mem- is a prescription for disaster for our 10 years away from being eligible for a bers of Congress, to stop that injustice. country. We have a solemn obligation Medicare benefit. So they will be in Mr. ROE of Tennessee. A good point. to provide health care for our seniors. those plans as we know it. But this ap- Peter Orszag, who was the previous We have made that promise. And how proach that Dr. ROE so adequately de- OMB Director here, said this is one of do we do it? Again, back to what I said, scribes, Mr. Speaker, this premium the biggest losses of power the Con- I do not want a board that is appointed support program, not a voucher, as he gress has given up since the Federal by a Democrat or Republican or any Reserve. That’s been almost a hundred pointed out, the premium support pro- bureaucrat. What I want is I want years ago. What we’re doing is the Con- gram, which by the way would be ad- health care decisions made by physi- gress takes two-thirds to overturn ministered by the Office of Personnel cians, the patient, and their family. what they recommend in this IPAB. We Management, the same folks that talk The way that is going to happen is could do it if we get a two-thirds vote. to us and find out what kind of health through this plan where we use pre- And it is not appealable. You don’t care benefit we want, those Members mium support to allow people choice who are under 65, that you pick and and to have them make those choices, have any appeal to a court system to choose and you negotiate. They will do not insurance companies and certainly do anything about this. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. If the gen- the same thing for future, those under not the Federal Government. age 55 today, future Medicare bene- From what I have seen up here in my tleman will yield, still, we can overrule ficiaries. They will get the best bang two terms is I don’t want a bunch of with a two-thirds vote. But we still for the buck, the best care for their in- Federal bureaucrats in charge of my have to find cuts in the Medicare pro- dividual needs. bypass operation or my gallbladder op- gram somewhere else for the same dol- Now, it is estimated that in 2022 that eration—or my bunion operation, for lar amount. premium support amount on average that matter. I want my doctor in Mr. ROE of Tennessee. The gen- will be $8,000 a year. Now, our Demo- charge of it. That is who I want mak- tleman is correct. cratic friends, Mr. Speaker, want to ing those decisions, along with my What would happen is we could make say, Well, that’s not enough. That’s not family. those cuts, but they have to be made enough. Seniors are going to have to I think this is one of the biggest dis- somewhere else. The cuts have to be reach in their pocket. cussions we will have in this Congress made. Nowhere should Congress give up But what they don’t tell you, Mr. is how we do this right. Not only does its ability to do that. We are, our Speaker, is that premium will be high- it affect the budget. Forget the budget. House, the House side, we’re the rep- er for anybody who comes into the Forget all that right now. We are talk- resentatives of the people. We are the Medicare program who is already sick, ing about people’s lives. We are talking closest to them. We have 700,000 con- who already has several things wrong about the care that they get. And right stituents that we go talk to every time with them; and that certainly is pos- now, as I mentioned, these changes are we get home. And we ought to be be- sible. already made. This is already in the holden to those folks in our districts When I got Medicare eligible, I had current law that I talked about just a across this country and not to some already had open heart surgery. So minute ago. board up here in Congress that is not these people will have a higher pre- When you talk about Medicare as it accountable to anybody. mium than the average of $8,000 a year. is, folks, it’s been changed, big time. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. I thank And as they age, even if their health is When this board kicks in—and there’s the gentleman. perfect the day they come into Medi- a very good article if you are sort of a The gentleman from Georgia is kind care, they become Medicare eligible— wonk like I am and want to go back to enough to have stayed with us through- they may have the Methuselah gene the New England Journal of Medicine, out the hour, and I would like to yield and have wonderful health. They may one of our major journals, in, I believe additional time to him, if he would jog 3 miles a day, don’t smoke, don’t it was, May of 2010. Their estimate like. drink excessively, don’t skydive—but was—this is one of our major scientific Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, as they get older, that premium sup- journals—that this IPAB board would Dr. GINGREY. I would certainly like the port will automatically go up because have kicked in 21 of the last 25 years if time. we know statistically that as you get it had been in place. So it’s not some The American people need to under- older the chances of something hap- idle threat that this will happen. If you stand that the purpose of ObamaCare, pening are greater. look retrospectively at what’s hap- the bottom line really was expressed by And last but not least, the higher pened, it would have happened 21 out of the President himself when he said he your income, the lower your premium 25 times. wanted everybody in this country in support. What would that mean? That would one pool. What’s that mean for every- mean, as Dr. BROUN, Mr. Speaker, body? It means socialized medicine. b 2120 pointed out just a moment ago, as That’s what all IPAB and all these cuts So our seniors, who need it the most, these payments for physicians go down and everything is geared to do is to will get a higher—they won’t get the and down and down below their cost of force doctors out of private practice, average $8,000. They will get a higher providing the care, they no longer can make them employees of the Federal premium support. I think it is a won- see you. You lose access to your doc- Government, make patients subject to derful plan, Mr. Speaker. I absolutely tors, like Dr. BROUN. some bureaucrat here in Washington

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:23 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.161 H25JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKD9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5487 and tell them what kind of health care tors Caucus Web site and sign the on- partment of Defense, transmitting the De- they can get. line petition. Oppose the Democrats’ partment’s final rule — Defense Federal Ac- And the Democrats’ plan is to deny, plan to destroy Medicare. quisition Regulation Supplement; Successor Entities to the Netherlands Antilles (DFARS to delay, and to destroy Medicare by And here are the Web sites: Case 2011-D029) (RIN: 0750-AH32) received letting it go broke. But I want to just doctorscaucus.gingrey.house.gov or July 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. add, Dr. GINGREY, to your other ‘‘d,’’ doctorscaucus.murphy.house.gov, the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed the demagoguery that we see. I want to two cochairs of the House Doctors Cau- Services. give three examples because the facts cus. 2597. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- have really been, by and large, hidden Mr. Speaker, I thank our leadership partment of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s final rule — Changes from the American people. for giving us an opportunity to bring to in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket AARP did an ad, a new one, talking the American public and to our col- ID: FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket about all the places where the Feds leagues on both sides of the aisle the No. FEMA-B-1195] received June 20, 2011, pur- could cut spending, like treadmills for true facts of this case—that we have a suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- shrimp—well, I certainly want to cut plan; the President has no plan. mittee on Financial Services. that out—but instead, Republicans in- I yield back the balance of my time. 2598. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- sist on cutting seniors’ Medicare. Well, partment of Homeland Security, transmit- f ting the Department’s final rule — Changes that’s not true. AARP and the Demo- in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket crats want to cut Medicare by destroy- LEAVE OF ABSENCE ID: FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket ing it, letting it go broke. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- No. FEMA-B-1199] received June 28, 2011, pur- An ad put out by the Gender Project, sence was granted to: suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- a liberal nonprofit group, shows an el- Mr. BERG (at the request of Mr. CAN- mittee on Financial Services. derly woman being heaved off the side 2599. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- TOR) for today on account of attending ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting of a cliff, with her being in a wheel- the funeral of his good friend, former the Commission’s final rule — Extension of chair, and asks: Is America beautiful North Dakota State Senate Majority Temporary Exemptions for Eligible Credit without Medicare? Ask PAUL RYAN and Leader Bob Stenehjem. Default Swaps to Facilitate Operation of his friends in Congress. Mr. BACA (at the request of Ms. Central Counterparties to Clear and Settle That is nothing but bald-faced lies, PELOSI) for July 22 on account of at- Credit Default Swaps [Release Nos. 33-9232; because we are trying to make sure 34-64800; 39-2476; File No. S7-02-09] (RIN: 3235- tending a funeral in the district. AK26) received July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 that seniors get, as Dr. ROE said, a Mr. DEFAZIO (at the request of Ms. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- promise made, a promise kept. We PELOSI) for today on account of travel nancial Services. want to shore up Medicare and Social delays. 2600. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Security. We want to strengthen Medi- Mrs. NAPOLITANO (at the request of General Counsel for Regulatory Services, De- care, not destroy it, like the Demo- Ms. PELOSI) for today until 5 p.m. partment of Education, transmitting the De- partment’s final rule — Final Priority; Na- crats are going to do. Ms. RICHARDSON (at the request of Let me give you a third example, tional Institute on Disability and Rehabili- Ms. PELOSI) for today. tation Research (NIDRR) —— Rehabilitation then I will yield back. f Research and Training Center (RRTCs) —— On the Republican budget, President Interventions to Promote Community Living Obama said in his speech at George SENATE BILL REFERRED Among Individuals with Disabilities [CDFA Washington University just last A bill of the Senate of the following Number: 84.133B-1] received June, 28, 2011, month: ‘‘Instead of guaranteed health title was taken from the Speaker’s pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mittee on Education and the Workforce. care, you will get a voucher. If that table and, under the rule, referred as voucher isn’t worth enough to buy the 2601. A letter from the Assistant Secretary follows: for Export Administration, Department of insurance that is available in the open S. 300. An act to prevent abuse of Govern- Commerce, transmitting the Department’s marketplace, well, tough luck. You’re ment charge cards; to the Committee on final rule — Revision to the Validated End- on your own. Put simply, it ends Medi- Oversight and Government Reform; in addi- User Authorization for CSMC Technologies care as we know it.’’ President Obama. tion to the Committee on Armed Services for Corporation in the People’s Republic of It’s demagoguery. It’s lies, bald-faced a period to be subsequently determined by China [Docket No.: 1101519290-1298-01] (RIN: lies designed to try to scare the Amer- the Speaker, in each case for consideration 0694-AF25) received June 28, 2011, pursuant to ican people, particularly senior citi- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tion of the committee concerned. Foreign Affairs. zens. We are trying to shore up Medi- 2602. A letter from the Assistant Secretary care. We are trying to strengthen Medi- f for Export Administration, Department of care. We are trying to save Medicare ADJOURNMENT Commerce, transmitting the Department’s from going broke. But the Reid-Pelosi- final rule — Addition of Certain Persons on Obama ObamaCare is to deny it, to Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting delay it, to destroy it, and to dema- I move that the House do now adjourn. Contrary to the National Security for For- gogue it. The motion was agreed to; accord- eign Policy Interests of the United States [Docket No.: 110128065-1135-01] (RIN: 0694- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. As I said ingly (at 9 o’clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the AF12) received June 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 earlier, the kindest thing I can say is it U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on For- is disingenuous. House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- eign Affairs. Stop the Democrats’ plan to end day, July 26, 2011, at 10 a.m. for morn- 2603. A letter from the Associate Director, Medicare. If left alone, the Democrats’ ing-hour debate. Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department’s final rule — Libyan Sanc- Medicare cut plan created in f ObamaCare threatens Medicare seniors tions Regulations, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Af- today as well as those who will come EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. fairs. into the program tomorrow. 2604. A letter from the Assistant Secretary So, colleagues, how do we stop the Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department Democrats’ Medicare cut plan first and communications were taken from the of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- foremost? We need to repeal Speaker’s table and referred as follows: ment’s final rule — Native American Graves ObamaCare. But we need to vote and 2595. A letter from the Administrator, Risk and Repatriation Act Regulations — Defini- tion of ‘‘Indian tribe’’ (RIN: 1024-AD98) re- support Dr. ROE’s bill to repeal this Management Agency, Department of Agri- ceived June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. culture, transmitting the Department’s final IPAB board and tell President Obama 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural rule — Common Crop Insurance Regulations; and Democrats that Medicare reform Resources. Extra Long Staple Cotton Crop Provisions should not rely on restricting benefits f and access for sick and disabled seniors [Docket No.: FCIC-10-0002] (RIN: 0563-AC27) received June 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. in need. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS As we conclude tonight, let me just culture. say, colleagues, oppose the Democrats’ 2596. A letter from the Director, Defense Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Medicare cut board. Visit the GOP Doc- Procurement and Acquisition Policy, De- committees were delivered to the Clerk

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A bill to authorize the Secretary dering any employer to close, relocate, or pare young people for college, careers, and of Commerce to convey real property, in- transfer employment under any cir- citizenship through innovative partnerships cluding improvements, of the National Oce- cumstance; with an amendment (Rep. 112– that meet the comprehensive needs of chil- anic and Atmospheric Administration in 179). Referred to the Committee of the Whole dren and youth; to the Committee on Edu- Ketchikan, Alaska, and for other purposes; House on the State of the Union. cation and the Workforce, and in addition to to the Committee on Natural Resources. Mr. KLINE: Committee on Education and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for By Mrs. BIGGERT: the Workforce. H.R. 2445. A bill to amend the a period to be subsequently determined by H. Res. 368. A resolution requesting return Elementary and Secondary Education Act of the Speaker, in each case for consideration of official papers on H.R. 1309; considered and 1965 to provide States and local educational of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- agreed to. agencies with maximum flexibility in using tion of the committee concerned. By Mr. TERRY: Federal funds provided under such Act, and By Mr. FILNER: H. Res. 369. A resolution to state the belief for other purposes; with an amendment H.R. 2638. A bill to authorize the adjust- of the House of Representatives that the (Rept. 112–180). Referred to the Committee of ment of status for immediate family mem- President and the Secretary of the Treasury the Whole House on the State of the Union. bers of individuals who served honorably in have the authority to choose the order in Mr. WEBSTER: Committee on Rules. the Armed Forces of the United States dur- which to pay obligations of the United House Resolution 370. Resolution providing ing the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, and States; to the Committee on Ways and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1938) to di- for other purposes; to the Committee on the Means. rect the President to expedite the consider- Judiciary. By Ms. WILSON of Florida: ation and approval of the construction and By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. ACK- H. Res. 371. A resolution expressing support operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ERMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BASS of for designation of a ‘‘Hear My Cry Day’’ in and for other purposes (Rept. 112–181). Re- California, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BER- schools across the United States; to the ferred to the House Calendar. MAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mrs. Committee on Education and the Workforce. f CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARNAHAN, f PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Under clause 2 of rule XII, public of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, STATEMENT bills and resolutions of the following Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUM- Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of titles were introduced and severally re- MINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. the Rules of the House of Representa- ferred, as follows: AVIS E AZIO D of California, Mr. D F , Ms. tives, the following statements are sub- DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTCH, By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Ms. mitted regarding the specific powers KAPTUR): Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. H.R. 2631. A bill to amend the Packers and ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Mr. granted to Congress in the Constitu- Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of tion to enact the accompanying bill or certain anti-competitive forward contracts; Massachusetts, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. joint resolution. to the Committee on Agriculture. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, By Mrs. LUMMIS: By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Ms. Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. H.R. 2631. SCHWARTZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PAS- HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Congress has the power to enact this legis- CRELL, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, lation pursuant to the following: Mr. DENT, and Mr. FATTAH): Mr. HONDA, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Con- H.R. 2632. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, gress shall have Power] To regulate Com- enue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of merce with foreign Nations, and among the life sciences research; to the Committee on Georgia, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. ZOE LOF- several States, and with the Indian Tribes. Ways and Means. GREN of California, Mrs. MALONEY, By Mr. NUNES: By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. H.R. 2632. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. COHEN): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2633. A bill to amend title 28, United MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of lation pursuant to the following: States Code, to clarify the time limits for California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MORAN, Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Con- appeals in civil cases to which United States Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. NAD- stitution of the United States. officers or employees are parties; to the LER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, By Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, H.R. 2633. By Mr. FILNER: Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- H.R. 2634. A bill to direct the Secretary of lation pursuant to the following: lina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. State to provide assistance for certain indi- Clause 9 and clause 18 of section 8 of Arti- RICHARDSON, Mr. ROTHMAN of New viduals affected by exposure to Agent Orange cle I of the Constitution. Jersey, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LINDA T. and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to en- By Mr. FILNER: SA´ NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA hance the availability of medical care for de- H.R. 2634. SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHA- scendants of veterans of the Vietnam era, Congress has the power to enact this legis- KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of and for other purposes; to the Committee on lation pursuant to the following: Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Wash- Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy granted to Congress under Article I, Section ington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STARK, Ms. and Commerce, for a period to be subse- 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- SUTTON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, quently determined by the Speaker, in each tion. Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. TSON- case for consideration of such provisions as By Mr. POLIS: GAS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee H.R. 2635. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WAXMAN, concerned. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, By Mr. POLIS (for himself and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, and Mr. YAR- SPEIER): Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 MUTH): H.R. 2635. A bill to amend title 31, United H.R. 2639. A bill to prohibit the application The Congress shall have Power to regulate States Code, to suspend the Presidential $1 of certain restrictive eligibility require- Commerce with foreign Nations, and among Coin Program when coin stockpiles are suffi- ments to foreign nongovernmental organiza- the several States, and with the Indian cient to meet the needs for one year, and for tions with respect to the provision of assist- Tribes. other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- ance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 cial Services. Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Af- The Congress shall have Power to coin By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California fairs. Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights MCCARTHY of New York, and Mr. KEATING, Mr. FRANK of Massachu- and Measures. FRANK of Massachusetts): setts, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- H.R. 2636. A bill to authorize depository in- TIERNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LYNCH, fornia: stitutions, depository institution holding Ms. TSONGAS, and Mr. OLVER): H.R. 2636. companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to H.R. 2640. A bill to designate the facility of Congress has the power to enact this legis- lease foreclosed property held by such enti- the United States Postal Service located at lation pursuant to the following:

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Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to H.R. 664: Ms. HIRONO and Mr. BOSWELL. DEFAZIO, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and the power to regulate interstate commerce). H.R. 680: Mr. HULTGREN. Ms. CHU. By Ms. CHU: H.R. 687: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H.R. 2217: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 2637. H.R. 688: Ms. RICHARDSON. H.R. 2247: Mr. QUIGLEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 711: Mr. GUTIERREZ. H.R. 2250: Mr. REHBERG. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 719: Mr. TIPTON and Mr. CONNOLLY of H.R. 2304: Mr. MICA. Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Virginia. H.R. 2310: Ms. DEGETTE. and Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Con- H.R. 721: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 2324: Mr. TOWNS. stitution of the United States of America, H.R. 735: Mrs. NOEM. H.R. 2337: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. the authority to enact this legislation rests H.R. 743: Mr. SCHIFF. HOLT, Ms. BASS of California, Mrs. SCHMIDT, with the Congress. H.R. 835: Mr. WEST. Mr. MARINO, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. By Mr. FILNER: H.R. 886: Mr. SCALISE, Mr. GINGREY of ELLISON, Mr. JONES, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. H.R. 2638. Georgia, and Mr. WITTMAN. VAN HOLLEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 959: Mr. HULTGREN and Ms. H.R. 2362: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. ´ lation pursuant to the following: VELAZQUEZ. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. COHEN. Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 1041: Mr. BOREN and Mr. TERRY. H.R. 2397: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 1058: Mr. QUAYLE. Constitution H.R. 2402: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Mr. H.R. 1154: Mr. ROHRABACHER. By Mrs. LOWEY: GINGREY of Georgia. H.R. 1195: Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. ROTHMAN of H.R. 2639. H.R. 2407: Mr. DEUTCH. New Jersey. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2414: Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. H.R. 1206: Mr. MARINO and Mr. HALL. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2429: Mr. LATTA. H.R. 1219: Mr. RYAN of Ohio and Mr. ROTH- Article I of the Constitution. H.R. 2433: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. MAN of New Jersey. By Mr. MARKEY: H.R. 2443: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. H.R. 1283: Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. RUNYAN, and H.R. 2640. H.R. 2449: Ms. MOORE, Mr. STARK, and Mr. Mr. WEST. Congress has the power to enact this legis- BLUMENAUER. H.R. 1291: Mr. NUNNELEE. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2453: Mr. HANNA. H.R. 1311: Mr. CARNEY. Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. H.R. 2457: Mr. COBLE. H.R. 1331: Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 2469: Mr. SOUTHERLAND. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 1342: Mr. COSTA. H.R. 2641. H.R. 2492: Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. H.R. 1348: Mr. CARNEY. WEST, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ´ H.R. 1351: Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. LIPINSKI, H.R. 2497: Mr. KING of Iowa. lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. H.R. 2524: Mr. HONDA and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 1358: Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 2530: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. f H.R. 1386: Mr. BOREN. BOREN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. LOBI- H.R. 1394: Ms. LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New ONDO, and Mr. ACKERMAN. USH AVIS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS York, Mr. R , Mr. D of Illinois, Ms. H.R. 2534: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, and NORTON, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Mr. LONG. H.R. 1397: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. H.R. 2541: Mr. RAHALL. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1461: Mr. LUJA´ N. H.R. 2543: Mr. FILNER and Mr. MCDERMOTT. tions as follows: H.R. 1464: Mr. MORAN and Mr. JACKSON of H.R. 2544: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DOYLE, and Illinois. H.R. 23: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. MORAN. H.R. 1465: Ms. LEE. H.R. 24: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. HARPER, Ms. H.R. 2559: Mr. SCHIFF and Mr. RYAN of H.R. 1466: Mr. RANGEL. KAPTUR, Mr. OLVER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ohio. H.R. 1479: Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. H.R. 2576: Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 1489: Mr. FILNER and Ms. BALDWIN. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ISSA, H.R. 2581: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 1505: Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLORES, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. RIVERA. and Mr. LAMBORN. MARCHANT, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. H.R. 2587: Mr. HARPER and Mrs. BLACK. H.R. 1558: Mr. ROONEY. BLACKBURN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. H.R. 2594: Mr. FILNER, Ms. BROWN of Flor- H.R. 1588: Mr. MCHENRY. UPTON, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. CARDOZA, ida, and Mr. SOUTHERLAND. H.R. 1666: Mr. CLEAVER. and Mr. GOHMERT. H.R. 2597: Mr. GRIMM. H.R. 1681: Mr. PALLONE. H.R. 49: Mr. ROE of Tennessee and Mr. H.R. 2600: Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. H.R. 1697: Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MCINTYRE, and DAVIS of Kentucky. BACHUS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 87: Mr. WALSH of Illinois. Illinois, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. CRENSHAW. H.R. 1754: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- H.R. 114: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 2605: Mr. HECK and Mr. GINGREY of fornia, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. FILNER, H.R. 136: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania and Georgia. and Mr. BILBRAY. Ms. FUDGE. H.J. Res. 8: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 1815: Mr. MARKEY. H.R. 176: Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. JACKSON LEE H.J. Res. 13: Mr. HALL. H.R. 1817: Ms. BORDALLO. of Texas, and Mr. RANGEL. H.J. Res. 41: Mr. BOSWELL. H.R. 1845: Mr. BOSWELL and Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 210: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. H.J. Res. 69: Mr. NEAL. H.R. 1852: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. HECK. H.J. Res. 73: Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. POLIS, CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. RUNYAN, and Ms. H.R. 303: Mr. WEST. and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. BERKLEY. H.R. 361: Mr. HALL. H. Con. Res. 4: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 1855: Mrs. MALONEY and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 371: Mr. HURT, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. URTON H.R. 1865: Mr. POMPEO. H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. B of Indiana. WOODALL, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. SCHIL- H.R. 1897: Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. H. Res. 60: Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CARDOZA, LING, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. HUIZENGA BOREN. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. PRICE of North of Michigan, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, H.R. 1959: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Carolina, and Mr. MCCOTTER. Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. H.R. 1981: Mr. STARK and Mr. PIERLUISI. H. Res. 134: Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DOGGETT, and RIGELL, and Mrs. ADAMS. H.R. 1995: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. SMITH of Texas. H.R. 376: Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 2005: Ms. MCCOLLUM and Mr. WALZ of H. Res. 207: Mr. PLATTS. H.R. 402: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Minnesota. H. Res. 295: Ms. DELAURO. H.R. 420: Mr. PENCE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. H.R. 2016: Mr. PETERS. H. Res. 304: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. QUAYLE, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HARPER, H.R. 2025: Mr. BROOKS. H. Res. 361: Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MURPHY of and Mr. BACHUS. H.R. 2028: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. WAXMAN. Connecticut, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LEWIS of H.R. 431: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. LOBIONDO. H.R. 2032: Mr. HERGER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. Georgia, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, H.R. 440: Mr. LEVIN. GALLEGLY, Mr. GARDNER, and Mr. GRIFFIN of Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. H.R. 451: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Arkansas. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. H.R. 452: Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 2069: Ms. NORTON. FARR, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON- REED, and Mr. RENACCI. H.R. 2086: Mr. HINOJOSA. LEE of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WATERS, H.R. 459: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 2092: Mrs. ELLMERS. Ms. MOORE, Mr. ELLISON, and Mr. H.R. 546: Mr. FLEISCHMANN and Mr. JACK- H.R. 2107: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. WELCH. MCDERMOTT. SON of Illinois. H.R. 2140: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H. Res. 364: Mr. WOLF, Mr. GEORGE MILLER H.R. 574: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 2146: Mr. LATHAM. of California, Mr. WEST, Mr. OLSON, Mr. H.R. 583: Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. H.R. 2164: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mrs. BENISHEK, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. STARK, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. SCHA- CAPITO, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. ROGERS of Michi- SCHWARTZ, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. KOWSKY, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BAR- gan, and Mr. MILLER of Florida. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. HEIN- ROW, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Mr. H.R. 2189: Mr. CONYERS. RICH, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of TONKO. H.R. 2210: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. New York, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, H.R. 645: Mr. KINGSTON and Mr. HARPER. KUCINICH, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.

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STARK, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. VAN Page 88, line 9, after the dollar amount, in- H.R. 2584 HOLLEN, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. sert ‘‘(reduced by $432,000,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA f Page 96, line 16, after the dollar amount, AMENDMENT NO. 14: Page 101, line 10, after insert ‘‘(reduced by $9,000,000)’’. the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by AMENDMENTS Page 103, line 14, after the first dollar $55,624,000)’’. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $12,000,000)’’. Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount Page 105, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $55,624,000)’’. posed amendments were submitted as insert ‘‘(reduced by $135,000,000)’’. follows: H.R. 2584 Page 105, line 18, after the dollar amount, OFFERED BY: MR. BERG H.R. 2584 insert ‘‘(reduced by $135,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 15: At the end of the bill OFFERED BY: MR. AMASH Page 105, line 19, after the dollar amount, (before the short title), insert the following: insert ‘‘(reduced by $125,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 4: At the end of the bill, SEC. ll. None of the funds made available before the short title, insert the following: Page 105, line 22, after the dollar amount, by this Act may be used to promulgate, im- insert ‘‘(reduced by $10,000,000)’’. FUNDING LIMITATION FOR NATIONAL CAPITAL plement, administer, or enforce a Federal Page 105, line 24, after the dollar amount, implementation plan under the Clean Air AREA PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM insert ‘‘(reduced by $8,000,000)’’. Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) that imposes any SEC. ll. None of the amounts made avail- Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, standard or requirement to address regional able in the Act may be used for the National insert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,231,000)’’. haze pursuant to subpart P of part 51 of title Capital Area Performing Arts Program. H.R. 2584 40, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to H.R. 2584 protection of visibility). OFFERED BY: MR. FLORES OFFERED BY: MR. AMASH H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 8: At the end of the bill OFFERED BY: MR. LATHAM AMENDMENT NO. 5: Page 14, line 7, after the (before the short title), add the following first dollar amount, insert ‘‘(decreased by new section: AMENDMENT NO. 16: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: $2,206,000)’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, by this Act may be used to enforce section by this Act may be used by the Adminis- insert ‘‘(increased by $2,206,000)’’. 526 of the Energy Independence and Security trator of the Environmental Protection H.R. 2584 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. Agency to finalize or implement any rule- OFFERED BY: MR. SULLIVAN 17142). making under section 308 of the Federal AMENDMENT NO. 6: At the end of the bill H.R. 2584 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1318) (before the short title), insert the following: OFFERED BY: MR. BURGESS pertaining to a settlement agreement re- SEC. . No funds made available by this lated to the case captioned ‘‘National Pork ll AMENDMENT NO. 9: At the end of the bill Producers Council v. EPA, No. 08-61093’’ or Act may be used to implement— (before the short title), insert the following: (1) the decision of the Administrator of the ‘‘NRDC v. EPA, No. 09-60510’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Environmental Protection Agency entitled by this Act may be used by the Environ- H.R. 2584 ‘‘Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean mental Protection Agency to, pursuant to OFFERED BY: MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. AMENDMENT NO. 17: Page 4, line 6, after the Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable 7545), register, or consider registration of, a dollar amount, insert ‘‘(decreased by Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent’’ fuel that contains greater than 10 volume $4,880,000)’’. published in the Federal Register on Novem- percent ethanol. Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- ber 4, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 68093 et seq.); or sert ‘‘(decreased by $15,047,000)’’. (2) the decision of the Administrator of the H.R. 2584 Page 15, line 19, after the dollar amount, Environmental Protection Agency entitled OFFERED BY: MR. BURGESS insert ‘‘(decreased by $18,294,000)’’. ‘‘Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Ap- AMENDMENT NO. 10: At the end of the bill Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- plication Submitted by Growth Energy To (before the short title), insert the following: sert ‘‘(decreased by $12,500,000)’’. Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of SEC. ll. None of the funds made available insert ‘‘(increased by $llllllllll)’’. Gasoline to 15 Percent’’ published in the Fed- by this Act may be used by the Environ- eral Register on January 26, 2011 (76 Fed. mental Protection Agency to register, or H.R. 2584 Reg. 4662 et seq.). consider registration of, a fuel pursuant to— OFFERED BY: MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA H.R. 2584 (1) the decision of the Administrator of the AMENDMENT NO. 18: Page 76, line 2, insert OFFERED BY: MR. HUELSKAMP Environmental Protection Agency entitled after the dollar amount the following: ‘‘(re- ‘‘Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean duced by $20,860,800)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 7: Page 2, line 20, after the Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Page 158, line 25, insert after the dollar dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable amount the following: ‘‘(increased by $70,000,000)’’. Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent’’ $20,860,800)’’. Page 4, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- published in the Federal Register on Novem- H.R. 2584 sert ‘‘(reduced by $4,880,000)’’. ber 4, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 68094 et seq.); or OFFERED BY: MR. LANDRY Page 8, line 18, after the dollar amount, in- (2) the decision of the Administrator of the sert ‘‘(reduced by $85,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 19: At the end of the bill Environmental Protection Agency entitled Page 9, line 18, after the dollar amount, in- (before the short title), insert the following: ‘‘Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Ap- sert ‘‘(reduced by $11,804,000)’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available plication Submitted by Growth Energy To in this Act may be used to pay the salary of Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of individuals appointed to their current posi- sert ‘‘(reduced by $15,047,000)’’. Gasoline to 15 Percent’’ published in the Fed- tion through, or otherwise carry out, para- Page 10, line 4, after the dollar amount, in- eral Register on January 26, 2011 (76 Fed. graph (1), (2), or (3) of section 5503(a) of title sert ‘‘(reduced by $4,000,000)’’. Reg. 4662 et seq.). 5, United States Code. Page 10, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $120,000)’’. H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 Page 14, line 19, after the dollar amount, OFFERED BY: MR. CARTER OFFERED BY: MR. GOSAR AMENDMENT NO. 20: At the end of the bill, insert ‘‘(reduced by $9,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 11: Page 15, line 8, after Page 15, line 8, after the dollar amount, in- the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(decreased by before the short title, insert the following: sert ‘‘(reduced by $32,000,000)’’. $11,000,000) (increased by $11,000,000 )’’. FUNDING LIMITATION RELATED TO BORDER Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, PATROL ACTIVITIES H.R. 2584 insert ‘‘(reduced by $75,000,000)’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Page 39, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- OFFERED BY: MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA under this Act may be used to enforce any sert ‘‘(reduced by $47,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 12: Page 105, line 18, after regulation that would impede or obstruct the Page 65, line 5, after the dollar amount, in- the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by United States Border Patrol from patrol ac- sert ‘‘(reduced by $150,000,000)’’. $2,510,000)’’. tivities on Federal lands. Page 65, line 19, after the dollar amount, Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount H.R. 2584 insert ‘‘(reduced by $900,000,000)’’. insert ‘‘(increased by $2,510,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. GOSAR Page 66, line 10, after the dollar amount, H.R. 2584 insert ‘‘(reduced by $16,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 21: Page 31, line 3, strike Page 68, line 11, after the dollar amount, OFFERED BY: MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA ‘‘not’’. insert ‘‘(reduced by $771,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 13: Page 105, line 18, after H.R. 2584 Page 76, line 22, after the dollar amount, the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by OFFERED BY: MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA insert ‘‘(reduced by $78,000,000)’’. $13,500,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 22: Page 4, line 6, after the Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount dollar amount, insert ‘‘(decreased by sert ‘‘(reduced by $12,500,000)’’. insert ‘‘(increased by $13,500,000)’’. $4,880,000)’’.

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Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available SEC. ll. None of the funds made available sert ‘‘(decreased by $15,047,000)’’. by this Act may be used to conduct aerial by this Act may be used to enforce the re- Page 15, line 19, after the dollar amount, surveys of any facility in the State of Flor- quirements of section 211(o) of the Clean Air insert ‘‘(decreased by $18,294,000)’’. ida in Polk county or Hillsborough county Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) against a refiner (as Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- that is listed in the Comprehensive Environ- defined in section 80.1142(a)(1) of title 40, sert ‘‘(decreased by $12,500,000)’’. mental Response, Compensation, and Liabil- Code of Federal Regulations) for operations Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, ity Information System (CERCLIS). conducted in 2012 fiscal year. insert ‘‘(increased by $50,721,000)’’. H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 OFFERED BY: MR. AUSTIN SCOTT OF GEORGIA OFFERED BY: MR. GOSAR OFFERED BY: MS. RICHARDSON AMENDMENT NO. 31: Page 103, line 14, after AMENDMENT NO. 41: Page 76, lines 10 and 13, AMENDMENT NO. 23: Page 66, line 10, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by insert after each dollar amount the fol- the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $1,660,000)’’. lowing: ‘‘(increased by $10,000,000)’’. $10,000,000)’’. Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount Page 80, line 1, insert after the dollar Page 68, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $1,660,000)’’. insert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’. amount the following: ‘‘(reduced by Page 68, line 23, after the dollar amount, H.R. 2584 $10,000,000)’’. insert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. AUSTIN SCOTT OF GEORGIA H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 32: Page 32, line 12, after OFFERED BY: MR. NUGENT OFFERED BY: MR. FARENTHOLD the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by AMENDMENT NO. 42: At the end of the bill, AMENDMENT NO. 24: At the end of the bill, $12,507,550)’’. before the short title, insert the following: before the short title, insert the following: Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $12,507,550)’’. FUNDING LIMITATION RELATED TO FUNDING LIMITATION RELATED TO SPEED LIMIT ESTABLISHING A MANATEE REFUGE IN FLORIDA REDUCTION IN PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEA- H.R. 2584 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available OFFERED BY: MR. AUSTIN SCOTT OF GEORGIA SHORE by this Act may be used to implement or fi- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available AMENDMENT NO. 33: At the end of the bill nalize the proposed rule published in the in this Act may be used issue a preliminary (before the short title), insert the following: Federal Register on June 22, 2011, at 76 Fed. rule or a final rule, or to take any other ac- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Reg. 36493 (related to Endangered and tion to reduce the legal speed limit in Padre by this Act may be used for climate change Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Island National Seashore. research, activities, or programs. Rule To Establish a Manatee Refuge in Kings H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 Bay, Citrus County, Florida). OFFERED BY: MR. FARENTHOLD OFFERED BY: MR. TERRY H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 25: At the end of the bill AMENDMENT NO. 34: At the end of the bill OFFERED BY: MR. REED (before the short title), insert the following: (before the short title) insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 43: Page 108, line 17, after SEC. ll. No funds made available by this SEC. . None of the funds made avail- llll the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by Act may be used on any activity interfering able under this Act may be used to pay at- $12,000,000)’’. with States’ efforts to regulate the energy torneys fees under the Equal Access to Jus- Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, recovery technology known as hydraulic tice Act (5 U.S.C. 504; 28 U.S.C. 2412) that insert ‘‘(increased by $12,000,000)’’. fracturing by making recommendations that arise out of any administrative proceeding or apply national solutions to unique State or civil action in which the party commencing H.R. 2584 regional issues, including well construction the proceeding or action would suffer no eco- OFFERED BY: MR. REED and disclosure. nomic loss as a result of not prevailing in AMENDMENT NO. 44: Page 32, line 12, insert H.R. 2584 the proceeding or action. after the dollar amount the following: ‘‘(re- OFFERED BY: MR. LANDRY H.R. 2584 duced by $8,291,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 26: At the end of the bill, OFFERED BY: MR. HUELSKAMP Page 76, line 2, insert after the dollar before the short title, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 35: At the end of the bill amount the following: ‘‘(increased by FUNDING LIMITATION RELATED TO REGULATION (before the short title), insert the following: $8,291,000)’’. OF OFFSHORE SERVICE CONTRACTORS SEC. 6XX. None of the funds made available H.R. 2584 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide grants to OFFERED BY: MR. POSEY under this Act may be used to regulate non- the People’s Republic of China. AMENDMENT NO. 45: At the end of the bill lease holders under the Outer Continental H.R. 2584 (before the short title) add the following: Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 331 et seq.). OFFERED BY: MR. HUELSKAMP SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 36: At the end of the bill, by this Act may be used by the Department OFFERED BY: MR. MURPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA before the short title, insert the following: of the Interior for any oil or gas preleasing, leasing, or related activities for any area of AMENDMENT NO. 27: At the end of the bill FUNDING LIMITATION RELATED TO THE the Outer Continental Shelf located within (before the short title), insert the following: HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SEC. ll. None of the funds made available 25 miles of the State of Florida. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Environ- H.R. 2584 mental Protection Agency for grants to for- by this Act may be used for the Heritage OFFERED BY: MR. POSEY eign governments or organizations. Partnership Program. H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 46: At the end of the bill (before the short title) add the following: OFFERED BY: MR. POE OF TEXAS OFFERED BY: MR. HUELSKAMP SEC. ll. None of the funds made available AMENDMENT NO. 37: At the end of the bill AMENDMENT NO. 28: At the end of the bill by this Act may be used by the Department (before the short title), insert the following: (before the short title), insert the following: of the Interior for any new oil or gas SEC. 6XX. None of the funds made available SEC. ll. None of the funds made available preleasing, leasing, drilling, or related ac- by this Act may be used to provide assist- by this Act may be used by the Environ- tivities using facilities that are visible from ance to the Government of the People’s Re- mental Protection Agency to prohibit the shore for any area of the Outer Continental public of China. use of sulfuryl fluoride for agricultural pur- Shelf located within 25 miles of the State of poses, including for the control of insect H.R. 2584 Florida. pests in harvested and processed foods and in OFFERED BY: MR. POMPEO food handling and processing facilities. H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 38: Page 127, line 25, strike OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS H.R. 2584 ‘‘from manure management systems’’. OFFERED BY: MR. POE OF TEXAS AMENDMENT NO. 47: Page 14, line 19, after H.R. 2584 AMENDMENT NO. 29: At the end of the bill the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by OFFERED BY: MR. POMPEO (before the short title), insert the following: $2,000,000)’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available AMENDMENT NO. 39: Page 65, line 19, after Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, by this Act may be used by the Environ- the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by insert ‘‘(decreased by $2,500,000)’’. mental Protection Agency for grants for pro- $6,246,000)’’. H.R. 2584 Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, grams, projects, or activities outside the OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS United States. insert ‘‘(increased by $6,246,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 48: Page 14, line 19, after H.R. 2584 H.R. 2584 the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by OFFERED BY: MR. ROSS OF FLORIDA OFFERED BY: MR. POMPEO $3,500,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 30: At the end of the bill AMENDMENT NO. 40: At the end of the bill Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, (before the short title), insert the following: (before the short title), insert the following: insert ‘‘(decreased by $2,500,000)’’.

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H.R. 2584 FUNDING LIMITATION Page 76, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS SEC. ll. None of the funds made available sert ‘‘(increased by $4,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 49: Page 14, line 19, after by this Act may be used in contravention of H.R. 2584 the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS 470) or the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands $2,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 52: At the end of the bill, Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333). Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, before the short title, insert the following: insert ‘‘(decreased by $3,000,000)’’. H.R. 2584 FUNDING LIMITATION H.R. 2584 OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS SEC. ll. None of the funds made available OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS AMENDMENT NO. 51: Page 32, line 12, after by this Act may be used in contravention of AMENDMENT NO. 50: At the end of the bill, the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(decreased by sections 405(b) or 410(b) of Public Law 101– before the short title, insert the following: $5,000,000)’’. 593.

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011 No. 112 Senate The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was appoint the Honorable CHRISTOPHER A. also come here to represent this Nation called to order by the Honorable CHRIS- COONS, a Senator from the State of Dela- and the American people in that de- TOPHER A. COONS, a Senator from the ware, to perform the duties of the Chair. mocracy. Every day a brave and dedi- State of Delaware. DANIEL K. INOUYE, cated group of men and women come President pro tempore. here to serve as Capitol police officers, PRAYER Mr. COONS thereupon assumed the to ensure that whether we are here to The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- chair as Acting President pro tempore. work or to visit, we are safe from fered the following prayer: f harm. In 1998, two of those dedicated Let us pray. police officers gave their lives pro- O, God, You are our God. Our thirsty RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER tecting this Capitol and the people in souls seek You. Lord, we look to You this Capitol. They were Special Agent for help, longing to see Your power and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chest- might because Your loving kindness is pore. The majority leader is recog- nut. Thirteen years ago yesterday, a better than life. nized. man entered the House side of the Cap- Guide our Senators. Conform their f itol building with a gun, shot officer lives more and more to fulfill Your pur- Chestnut at point-blank range. poses, using them as instruments of SCHEDULE Agent Gibson warned tourists and good in a challenging world. May they Mr. REID. Mr. President, following staff to take cover and then confronted yield themselves to Your Spirit that any leader remarks, the Senate will be the gunman. Although Agent Gibson Your promised kingdom of truth and in a period of morning business until was also shot, he prevented anyone else righteousness may become the king- 4:30 this afternoon. At 3:40 p.m., the from being killed. Both officers died dom of all humanity. Senate will conduct a moment of si- that day. They served a combined 36 Lord, today as we remember the 1998 lence in memory of Officer Jacob J. U.S. Capitol shooting tragedy, we years on the force, protecting their fel- Chestnut and Detective John M. Gib- pause to thank You for the sacrifice of low men and women. son of the U.S. Capital Police who were Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detec- When I first came to Washington, I killed 13 years ago defending this Cap- tive John M. Gibson. worked the night shift—the swing itol against an armed intruder. We pray in Your merciful Name. shift—as a Capitol police officer. That At 4:30 p.m., the Senate will be in ex- Amen. is why I feel a particular closeness to ecutive session to consider the nomina- the Capitol police. When I worked, I f tion of Paul Englemayer to be United was never in danger. I was never called PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE States District Judge for the Southern on to put my life on the line. I only The Honorable CHRISTOPHER A. COONS District of New York and Ramona hope I would have shown the bravery led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: Manglona to be District Judge for the Agent Gibson and Officer Chestnut dis- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands. played that afternoon they were killed. United States of America, and to the Repub- At 5:30 p.m., there will be a rollcall I was a Member of the Senate when lic for which it stands, one nation under God, vote on confirmation of the Agent Gibson and Officer Chestnut indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Englemayer nomination. The gave their lives to save the lives of oth- f Manglona nomination is expected to be ers. I know nothing can make up for confirmed by voice vote. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING the loss of a cherished loved one. We Additional rollcall votes are possible PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE hope their families and friends take this evening. some comfort in knowing those of us The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f who were here that day hold them in clerk will please read a communication our memories and in our hearts. While to the Senate from the President pro OFFICERS JACOB J. CHESTNUT I know it is little solace to their fami- tempore (Mr. INOUYE). AND JOHN M. GIBSON lies, the tragedy of that day made the The legislative clerk read the fol- Mr. REID. Mr. President, every day Capitol a safer place. It led to the con- lowing letter: people from across this great Nation struction of the Capitol Visitor Center U.S. SENATE, around the globe come here to visit the which prevents a madman such as the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Capitol—to see the seat of American one who shot Agent Gibson and Officer Washington, DC, July 25, 2011. To the Senate: democracy. Every day, those of us who Chestnut from entering the Capitol. We Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, are fortunate to have been elected by are all grateful for their sacrifice, and of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby our home States to serve in Congress we are grateful that every day devoted

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I guard Saturday and Sunday as we er they remember how to say yes when know he joins me in honoring Jacob worked to reach an agreement to avert the compromise on the table gives Joseph Chestnut and John Michael a default on our national debt. Leaders them everything they have demanded. Gibson, as well as all Capitol Police in both parties were here throughout Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I who put their lives on the line every the weekend. Differences still separate suggest the absence of a quorum. day to protect us and this institution. our two sides, but work toward an The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- To all members of the Capitol Police agreement continues. pore. The clerk will call the roll. force: thank you for your service and This afternoon I will put on the floor Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous your professionalism. Your duties do a proposal that I hope will break that consent that the order for the quorum not go unnoticed. And on this day that impasse. This legislation would put to call be rescinded. we remember Officer Chestnut and De- rest the specter of default. It would cut The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tective Gibson, I would also like to $2.7 trillion from the deficit over the pore. Without objection, it is so or- take a moment to remember the fami- next decade. It would not raise any new dered. lies of these good men who have been revenue or make any cuts to Medicare, f so deeply affected by this tragedy. Our Medicaid, or Social Security. All the prayers continue to go out to them. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY May God continue to protect them as cuts included in this package have pre- LEADER viously been supported by Republicans. their loved ones protected us. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The proposal provides everything the f pore. The minority leader is recog- House Republicans have said they nized. BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS needed from an agreement to avert de- f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I fault and cut the deficit. I hope my col- would like to say a few words now leagues on the other side will still ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATHS OF about the ongoing debt ceiling discus- know a good deal when they see it. I J.J. CHESTNUT AND JOHN GIBSON sions. hope they will remember how to say Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, as I think the American people can be yes. visitors walk through the Capitol for excused for being a little confused at The tea-party-led House of Rep- the first time, they eventually come this point as to what is going on here resentatives has held up a resolution of across a plaque near one of the en- in Washington and a little bit frus- these negotiations for weeks because trances on the East Front that memo- trated. I am too, frankly. they did not want oil companies, cor- rializes an event which took place 13 There is no reason in the world that porations that ship jobs overseas, and years ago yesterday. the American people should have had millionaires and billionaires in their It was 13 years ago that Officers to wake up this morning unsure of corporate jets to pay their fair share. If Jacob Joseph Chestnut and Detective whether Washington was going to re- they now oppose an agreement that John Michael Gibson made the ulti- solve this problem. meets every one of their demands, it mate sacrifice to protect all who were Candidly, as of Saturday afternoon, I will be because they have put politics working and visiting the Capitol on had no doubt that a solution was at first and the good of this Nation and that Friday afternoon. hand. the economy last. And every year at this time, we take That is just what we did. We came to- I hope they will not continue to in- a moment to step back from our work, gether in good faith and decided to do sist on the kind of short-term fix they put aside our differences, and remem- the right thing. Everyone agrees de- opposed a few short weeks ago, and ber these good men whose sacrifice fault wasn’t an option, so we put to- they know Democrats in the Senate stands as a permanent reminder of the gether a responsible proposal that pre- will not pass and President Obama will debt we owe to them, and to all those vented default while reducing Wash- not sign. who continue to put themselves on the ington spending. Republicans and, yes, some Demo- Economists have already said a front line every day to defend the rest crats, have been clear for months that short-term solution is no solution at of us—from the Capitol Police force, to tax hikes couldn’t be part of the pack- all. It will not give the markets the local law enforcement officials, to age. We have also been clear that seri- certainty they need. The credit rating those serving overseas. agencies have said a short-term Band- America has always been blessed to ous cuts would have to be part of any Aid could have many of the same ef- have men and women rise up in every package. So taking all this into consideration, fects of default: downgrade of U.S. generation who are willing to put their the responsible path forward was clear debt, soaring interest rates, and an ef- Nation ahead of their lives. Today, we to everyone: a plan that avoided de- fective tax increase for every American honor two in particular who did so in fault and required additional savings family and business. this building. Officer Chestnut was a before any further increase in the debt The financial markets do not trust 20-year veteran of the Air Force, a lov- ceiling. the rightwing tea-party-led House of ing husband, and a father of five. Leaders from both parties in both Representatives. They do not believe Detective Gibson had served 3 years Houses agreed this was the right path they should hold this process hostage, on Congressman Tom DeLay’s protec- forward legislatively. The only thing to and they do not want them to do it tive detail. Both had served 18 years on do at that point was to present this bi- again in 6 months. We need to make the Capitol Police force. A friend of De- partisan solution to the President. the right decision now, and we need to tective Gibson’s recalled shortly after What was the President’s response? do it because the economy is on the the shooting that just a few days be- Unfortunately, to demand the largest line. fore, John told him he had never had to single debt increase in history, $1⁄2 tril- This is what one market analyst said draw his weapon on the job. Yet despite lion more than the previous biggest in- about a plan to avert for only a few being mortally wounded on the day he crease Democrats approved 2 years ago months. ‘‘From the markets’ point of died, John did not hesitate to return when they controlled both Congress view, a two-stage plan is a nonstarter fire, wounding the intruder. Calling and the White House. because we now know it is amateur upon his instincts and training, Detec- This was the President’s justifica- hour on Capitol Hill and we don’t want tive Gibson’s actions saved many lives tion, as he put it on Friday: to be painted in this corner again.’’ that day. The only bottom line I have is that we The markets need certainty; America Officer Chestnut and Detective Gib- have to extend the debt ceiling through the needs certainty; the world needs cer- son exemplify the best America has to next election, into 2013.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:15 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G25JY6.001 S25JYPT1 pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4857 That is a direct quote from the Presi- to this day. That is why the shock of Let us let our own children know that we dent of the United States. There is ab- Friday’s violence hit us so close to will stand against the forces of fear. When solutely no economic justification for home. there is talk of hatred, let us stand up and insisting on a debt limit increase that This past weekend, I joined Minneso- talk against it. When there is talk of violence, let us stand up and talk against it. brings us through the next election. It tans and the whole world in offering is not the beginning of a fiscal year. It our country’s prayers and sympathy to I call on my colleagues to stand true is not the beginning of a calendar year. the people of Norway. I attended a me- to those words. We will continue to Based on his own words, it is hard to morial service at the Mindekirke Nor- confront the forces of fear and hatred conclude that this request has to do wegian Lutheran Memorial Church in with that same spirit of faith, toler- with anything, in fact, other than the Minneapolis, where hundreds of people ance, and good will. Let us continue to President’s reelection. of Norwegian heritage gathered to go stand strong in support of our allies Look, Congress has raised the Fed- to mourn their loss. and friends in Norway. Today, our eral debt limit 62 times since 1972. The It is especially heartbreaking that a thoughts and prayers are with them. average length of an increase over that mass murder such as this would take The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- period is just over 7 months. But now place in a country such as Norway. The pore. The Senator from Arizona. the President says it has to be nearly 2 world knows Norway as a country that Mr. KYL. Mr. President, let me asso- years. Why? So he can continue to is both peaceful and peace-seeking. ciate myself with the remarks of the spend as he pleases. After all, Norway is home to the Senator from Minnesota. My wife and I This weekend, we offered the Presi- Nobel Peace Prize, and it has offered traveled to Oslo, Norway, a few years safe haven to refugees and the politi- dent a bipartisan proposal to avoid de- ago and were deeply touched by the cally persecuted from all around the fault so we could have the time we hospitality of the people there and the world. It just doesn’t make sense. peacefulness of the country. It is al- need to put together a serious plan for I am a parent. My daughter is the getting our house in order, and he re- most too much to bear to think about same age as many of the young people what they have gone through as a rejected it out of hand—not for economic who were at that camp. She was there reasons, understand, but, as he put it, sult of this recent tragedy. I appreciate with our family at the memorial serv- her remarks. ‘‘to extend this debt ceiling through ice on Sunday. The kids at this camp f the next election.’’ were idealistic kids. They were teen- Time is running out. With all due re- agers. They were at the camp because REMEMBRANCE OF FALLEN spect to the President, we have more of their interest in their community OFFICERS important issues to worry about than and in democracy. getting through the next election. Mr. KYL. Mr. President, the majority It is very hard and very painful even and minority leaders talked about the A bipartisan plan to resolve this cri- to think about such a cold-blooded at- sis was literally within our reach this sacrifice of two of our Capitol police of- tack and the massacre of so many in- ficers who died in the line of duty pro- weekend. The President has to know nocent children. It is a kind of terrible this approach is the responsible path tecting people here at the Capitol and tragedy that puts all of us to the test. our remembrance of them on this day. forward, and we ought to put it back on It tests our resilience, our trust, and the table. The Chaplain also prayed that we re- our faith. member their sacrifice. Congressional leaders of both parties On Saturday morning, I spoke with I think it is important for us to have shown they are willing to work in Ambassador Strommen, Norway’s Am- pause in circumstances such as this, es- good faith. I suggest the President re- bassador to the United States. I con- pecially when we are involved in such consider their offer rather than veto veyed the deepest sympathies of the deeply divided discussions about the the country into default. people of our State. He assured me issues of the day that confront us. I yield the floor. that, even though this is a very dif- f f ficult time, Norway is strong, the Nor- wegian people are strong, and they will DEBT CEILING RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME make it through this time of trouble Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I also The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and sorrow. We will stand by them. But we will thought it interesting that, regarding pore. Under the previous order, leader- the issues we are debating that so deep- ship time is reserved. also stand against the hate that inspired this action. We are starting to ly divide us, a Wall Street Journal op- f get a sense, over the last 2 days, of ed today appeared, which is one of those rare times when the author puts MORNING BUSINESS what motivated this madman. We know now that while most of the peo- into a much larger perspective, a more The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ple attacked were native Norwegians, cosmic perspective, what we are talk- pore. The Senate will now be in a pe- there were also people from other coun- ing about and puts it in moral terms— riod of morning business until 4:30 tries, immigrants to Norway, new citi- long-term moral terms—rather than p.m., with Senators permitted to speak zens there. just Democrats versus Republicans and therein for up to 10 minutes each. We all need to remember that my the fight of the day. The Senator from Minnesota is rec- State was originally settled by Nor- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- ognized. wegians, Swedes, Danes, and Germans, sent that this article be printed in the f but we also remember there were other RECORD after my remarks. It is written waves of immigrants who came too, in- by Arthur C. Brooks and is called ‘‘The NORWAY TERRORIST ATTACK cluding Slovenians, such as my rel- Debt Ceiling and the Pursuit of Happi- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I atives, as well as people from Poland, ness.’’ rise to share my deepest sympathies Russia, and most recently in Min- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- for the people of Norway who, as my nesota the Hmong people have a major pore. Without objection, it is so or- colleagues know, experienced a des- presence, as well as people from Soma- dered. picable terrorist act this past Friday, lia. We must remember what made our (See exhibit 1.) July 22. State, our country, and Norway such Mr. KYL. Arthur Brooks is the head In the Senate, I represent the State vibrant places for democracy is that of AEI, American Enterprise Institute, of Minnesota. It is a State that has the openness, that freedom, and it is that and he has written on the subject of largest number of people of Norwegian tolerance. happiness in our country and how we heritage outside the country of Norway I reminded my friends at the Nor- get there. His most recent book is itself. wegian church on Sunday morning of called ‘‘The Battle: How the Fight Be- The influence of Norwegian culture something President Clinton actually tween Free Enterprise and Big Govern- can be found throughout our State, and said after the Oklahoma City bombing, ment Will Shape America’s Future.’’ the bonds between Norway and Min- when he spoke at that memorial. He His theme in this article was similar nesota continue to be incredibly strong said this: to the one in the book, which is that

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Among same dollar for dollar or $2 or $3 for $1 are engaged in now about extending likely voters, the answer is this: 62 per- that you are promised in reductions in the debt ceiling as being a fight against cent of voters believe the deal will spending. Moreover, when you aim at 50-year trends toward statism, which raise taxes too much. Only 26 percent hitting the millionaires and billion- he identifies as a state that would be think we will raise taxes too little. aires—which is usually the excuse for very disappointing to Americans, On the spending side, 56 percent are raising taxes—you end up hitting a lot where we would not have the ability to afraid it will cut spending too little. of other folks. pursue our dreams or the same oppor- Only 25 percent think it will cut spend- One of the things we are concerned tunity we have today to be successful if ing too much. about is exactly what happened with We can see the American people are we take risks and to utilize the full po- the alternative minimum tax. We tried with us here. They understand our tential of the free market system. to make sure 128 specific millionaires He says, ‘‘Consider a few facts,’’ and problem is spending, not taxes. They didn’t get out of paying taxes because are worried we are not going to reduce this is the one thing I will quote from of deductions and credits they could spending enough and that, in fact, we his article: take, and so we put into effect the al- are going to increase taxes too much. ternative minimum tax. Today, the al- The Bureau of Economic Analysis tells us Rasmussen had already done a survey a that total government spending at all levels ternative minimum tax affects 25 mil- has risen to 37 percent of the gross domestic week before of likely voters. It asked: lion Americans. So when you aim at Do you favor including a tax hike in product today from 27 percent in 1960—and is the millionaires, you hit everybody the deal? set to reach 50 percent by 2038. The Tax else. In fact, that is exactly what This was interesting. Fifty-five per- Foundation reports that between 1986 and would happen under the proposal of the 2008, the share of Federal income taxes paid cent of voters said no. Only 34 percent by the top 5 percent of earners has risen to of likely voters said yes. So the major- President today. The President says we need to hit the 59 percent from 43 percent. Between 1986 and ity, by far, is saying don’t include a tax millionaires and billionaires. Well, 2009, the percentage of Americans who paid hike in the deal. Again, they under- there are 319,000 American households zero or negative Federal income taxes has in- stand what the problem is: It is not creased to 51 percent from 18.5 percent. And that report incomes of over $1 million taxes, it is spending. all this is accompanied by an increase in our CNN had a poll a few days before a year, but there are 3.6 million other national debt to 100 percent of gross domes- households that would be affected in tic product today from 42 percent in 1980. that, and the question—there were several questions in the poll, but the one the same way by the President’s tax in- All of these, obviously, portend a that struck my eye asked about raising crease because they are also in the top trend toward statism, toward the fund- the debt ceiling only if we also cut two income tax brackets. So when you ing of the state through increased tax- spending, cap it at certain levels, and raise the top two brackets, you are not ation by fewer and fewer people but at pass a balanced budget amendment. just going to hit the millionaires and a greater and greater amount of That is the so-called cut, cap, and bal- billionaires, you are also going to hit a money. In his view and in mine, it will ance proposal that passed the House of lot of other Americans who don’t re- ultimately reduce the kinds of incen- Representatives but was tabled by our port incomes of over $1 million a year. tives that the free market system pro- Democratic colleagues here in the Sen- Probably the primary reason Repub- vides for Americans to be able to earn ate last week. CNN reports that by a 2- licans have argued we should not be and hire others and to assist our econ- to-1 margin the American people raising taxes in this bad economic time omy to grow and, in the process, to in- thought we should cut, cap, and bal- is that it is a job killer. This is illus- crease our standard of living. ance—66 percent favored, only 33 per- trated by many things, one of which is This is one of the reasons why Repub- cent opposed. the President’s own Small Business Ad- licans have been so focused on reducing It is interesting to me the American ministration. One of the taxes the spending as the solution to the problem people have internalized the same President has proposed hiking would we face in Washington today. Our prob- thing as we Republicans; and probably hit small businesses especially hard. lem is not that we don’t tax Americans the reason Republicans are expressing According to the Office of Advocacy of enough; our problem is that we spend this is because we have been listening the Obama Small Business Administra- too much here in Washington. That is to our constituents who have been tell- tion, this tax ‘‘could ultimately force manifested by the statistic that now ing us this. Our concern is not that we many small businesses to close.’’ Why we are spending almost 25 percent of should raise taxes; our concern is that would you impose a tax on small busi- the GDP. We were up to 25, and we are we should cut spending. That is why we nesses that could ultimately force headed back up there. Yet just 3 short have been saying what we have been many of them to close? It is the wrong years ago, we were at the average level saying here. medicine for a sick economy. of spending in our country of about 20 I find it interesting even the Presi- In addition to the fact we always end percent of GDP. So spending has sky- dent himself—in an earlier time— up hitting a lot more than the million- rocketed in the last 3 years. shared the same sentiment. In August aires and billionaires, and that taxes If a physician is wanting to treat a of 2009 he made a similar point. In De- are forever but the savings never quite patient’s condition, the physician diag- cember of last year, when the tax rates seem to materialize, the most impor- noses the patient for what is wrong and that have been in existence for decades tant point here is that raising taxes is then treats that illness. What is wrong were extended for another 2 years, he a job killer. Two-thirds of all the jobs with us today is that Washington said: You don’t raise taxes in a reces- coming out of a recession are in the spending is out of control. That is the sion. He is exactly right. And, by the small business sector. Fifty-four per- diagnosis. What is the treatment? The way, at the time he said that, growth cent of all jobs in the country are cre- treatment is not to pile more taxes in the quarter was at about 6 percent of ated by small business. onto an already sick economy. The GDP. Today, growth is less than 2 per- Republicans are going to continue to treatment is to reduce the amount of cent of GDP. So our economic situa- push for reductions in spending as the government spending. tion has gotten worse since then. We way forward here, and I hope during That is what Republicans have urged are up to 9.2 percent unemployment. this next week we will be able to get us to do. The American people, fortu- Obviously, you don’t raise taxes in a together with our House colleagues, nately, are in the same place. recession. When you have a bad eco- and Republicans and Democrats alike I will cite three surveys that make nomic condition, the worst medicine is will be able to at least rally around one the point. One of them is a Rasmussen to raise taxes. thing we can all agree on: spending has survey, just reported July 22, of likely Another point Republicans have been to be reduced. If later on we need to voters in the country. It asks the ques- trying to make with regard to this dif- have discussions about tax reform, that

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His unanimous consent that the order for end of the day, that is what we should greatest book was ‘‘The Theory of Moral the quorum call be rescinded. all be for. Because a growing pie means Sentiments,’’ a defense of a culture that there is more for everyone—rich and could support true freedom and provide the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- poor alike—the families of America as greatest life satisfaction. pore. Without objection, it is so or- well as the governments. I hope my Yet today, it is progressives, not free dered. marketeers, who use the language of moral- colleagues will focus on what the ity. President Obama was not elected be- f American people are telling us through cause of his plans about the taxation of repa- these surveys: Let’s reduce spending, triated profits, or even his ambition to re- not increase taxes. form health care. He was elected largely on MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR EXHIBIT 1 the basis of language about hope and change, OFFICER JACOB J. CHESTNUT [From the Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2011] and a ‘‘fairer’’ America. AND DETECTIVE JOHN M. GIB- The irony is that statists have a more ma- SON THE DEBT CEILING AND THE PURSUIT OF terialistic philosophy than free-enterprise HAPPINESS advocates. Progressive solutions to cultural The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- (By Arthur C. Brooks) problems always involve the tools of income pore. Under the previous order, the The battle over the debt ceiling is only the redistribution, and call it ‘‘social justice.’’ Senate will observe a moment of si- latest skirmish in what promises to be an Free-enterprise advocates, on the other ongoing, exhausting war over budget issues. hand, speak privately about freedom and op- lence in memory of Officer Jacob J. Americans can be forgiven for seeing the portunity for everybody—including the poor. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gib- whole business as petty, selfish and tire- Most support a limited safety net, but also son of the U.S. Capitol Police. some. Conservatives in particular are begin- believe that succeeding on our merits, doing (Moment of silence.) ning to worry that public patience will wear something meaningful, and having responsi- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- thin over their insistence that our nation’s bility for our own affairs are what give us government-spending problem must be rem- the best life. Sadly, in public, they always pore. The Senator from Oregon. edied through spending cuts, not by raising seem stuck in the language of economic effi- Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I more revenues. ciency. thank the Chair for leading the mo- But before they succumb to too much cau- The result is that year after year we slip ment of silence we just had for Officer tion, budget reformers need to remember further down the redistributionist road, dis- Jacob Chestnut and Detective John three things. First, this is not a political satisfied with the growing welfare state, but fight between Republicans and Democrats; it with no morally satisfying arguments to Gibson of the U.S. Capitol Police. is a fight against 50-year trends toward stat- make a change that entails any personal sac- It is important to recognize that ism. Second, it is a moral fight, not an eco- rifice. each and every day the citizens of the nomic one. Third, this is not a fight that Examples are all around us. It is hard to United States come to the Capitol. anyone can win in the 15 months from now to find anyone who likes our nation’s current They are able to visit this Chamber health-care policies. But do you seriously ex- the presidential election. It will take hard and visit the offices of their elected work for at least a decade. pect grandma to sit idly by and let Repub- Consider a few facts. The Bureau of Eco- licans experiment with her Medicare cov- Senators and, across the building, the nomic Analysis tells us that total govern- erage so her great-grandchildren can get bet- offices of the Members of the House of ment spending at all levels has risen to 37% ter treatment for carried interest? Not a Representatives. They are able to do so of gross domestic product today from 27% in chance. because the Capitol Police maintain a 1960—and is set to reach 50% by 2038. The Tax If reformers want Americans to embrace form of security that gives us this ac- Foundation reports that between 1986 and real change, every policy proposal must be cess while at the same time protects 2008, the share of federal income taxes paid framed in terms of self-realization, by the top 5% of earners has risen to 59% meritocratic fairness and the promise of a the functioning of democracy from the from 43%. Between 1986 and 2009, the percent- better future. Why do we want to lower taxes very real threats of a changing world. age of Americans who pay zero or negative for entrepreneurs? Because we believe in So it is appropriate that the east federal income taxes has increased to 51% earned success. Why do we care about eco- front door was renamed the Memorial from 18.5%. And all this is accompanied by nomic growth? To make individual oppor- Door in honor of Officer Jacob Chest- an increase in our national debt to 100% of tunity possible, not simply to increase nut and Detective John Gibson and GDP today from 42% in 1980. wealth. Why do we need entitlement reform? that we take this moment to recognize Where will it all lead? Some despairing Because it is wrong to steal from our chil- souls have concluded there are really only dren. the service of all of the members of the two scenarios. In one, we finally hit a tip- History shows that big moral struggles can Capitol Police who not only protect all ping point where so few people actually pay be won, but only when they are seen as dec- of those who work here, all of those for their share of the growing government ade-long fights and not just as a way to pre- who legislate here, but all of the citi- that a majority become completely invested vail in the next election. Welfare reform was zens of the country who come to advo- in the social welfare state, which stabilizes first proposed in 1984 and regarded popularly cate for their concerns. at some very high level of taxation and gov- as a nonstarter. Twelve years of hard work ernment social spending. (Think Sweden.) by scholars at my own institution and others Thank you, Mr. President. I note the In the other scenario, our welfare state helped make it a mainstream idea (signed absence of a quorum. slowly collapses under its weight, and we get into law by a Democratic president) and per- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- some kind of permanent austerity after the haps the best policy for helping the poor to pore. The clerk will call the roll. rest of the world finally comprehends the escape poverty in our nation’s history. Polit- The assistant legislative clerk pro- depth of our national spending disorder and ical consultants would have abandoned wel- stops lending us money at low interest rates. fare reform as unworkably audacious and po- ceeded to call the roll. (Think Greece.) litically suicidal. Real leaders understood Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask In other words: Heads, the statists win; that its moral importance transcended unanimous consent that the order for tails, we all lose. short-term politics. Anyone who seeks to provide serious na- the quorum call be rescinded. No one deserves our political support today The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. tional political leadership today—those unless he or she is willing to work for as long elected in 2010 or who seek national office in as it takes to win the moral fight to steer MERKLEY). Without objection, it is so 2012—owe Americans a plan to escape having our nation back toward enterprise and self- ordered. to make this choice. We need tectonic governance. This fight will not be easy or po- changes, not minor fiddling. litically safe. But it will be a happy one: to Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R., Wis.) budget plan is f share the values that make us proud to be the kind of model necessary. But structural Americans. change will only succeed if it’s accompanied CONCLUSION OF MORNING by a moral argument—an unabashed cultural Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I suggest the BUSINESS defense of the free enterprise system that absence of a quorum. helps Americans remember why they love The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning their country and its exceptional culture. pore. The clerk will call the roll. business is closed.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:15 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G25JY6.005 S25JYPT1 pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S4860 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 25, 2011 EXECUTIVE SESSION Let me put that into perspective. and the Senate Judiciary Committee Way back when snow was still falling has set aside partisan actions by voting in my State, every single Republican for the nominees unanimously. Why NOMINATION OF PAUL A. and every single Democrat voted for should they be held up because of par- ENGELMAYER TO BE UNITED these two nominees. In past years they tisan actions on this floor? STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR would have been confirmed probably in Kathleen Williams and Robert Scola THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF a voice vote that same week in a wrap- are among the 27 judicial nominees re- NEW YORK up session. For some reason, my viewed by the Judiciary Committee friends on the other side think it and reported favorably to the Senate should be different with a Democratic for final action who are being stalled. I NOMINATION OF RAMONA am glad that we are finally being al- VILLAGOMEZ MANGLONA TO BE President than it was for a Republican President, or for that matter, all past lowed to consider the 2 nominees who JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT will be confirmed today, but they have COURT FOR THE NORTHERN Presidents. Despite the support of every Demo- been waiting since early April. This is MARIANA ISLANDS crat and every Republican on the Judi- not traditional, and there are still 25 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ciary Committee, the nominations of who languish. This is not how the Senate has acted the previous order, the Senate will pro- Paul Engelmayer to fill a judicial in years past with other Presidents’ ju- ceed to executive session to consider emergency vacancy in the Southern dicial nominees. It is not accurate to the following nominations, which the District of New York, and Ramona pretend that real progress is being clerk will report: Manglona to fill a 10-year term in the made in these circumstances. After we The bill clerk read the nomination of District Court for the Commonwealth Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to have these two votes, we will still have of the Northern Mariana Islands, have 25 nominees sitting on the calendar be United States District Judge for the 1 been stalled for 3 ⁄2 months on the Sen- who could be disposed of within an Southern District of New York; Ra- ate’s Executive Calendar. These are the mona Villagomez Manglona, of the hour, yet they are blocked week after kinds of qualified, consensus judicial week after week. That is not progress. Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge nominations that in past years— for the District Court for the Northern We may be making progress in the whether under President Ford, Presi- committee, but if the nominees are Mariana Islands. dent Carter, President Reagan, or ei- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under blocked on the floor, it is not progress. ther of the President Bushes—would Vacancies are being kept high, con- the previous order, there will be 1 hour have been confirmed promptly rather for debate on the nominations, equally sensus nominees are being delayed, and than being forced to languish for it is the American people—Repub- divided and controlled in the usual months because of Republican refusal form. licans, Democrats, and Independents to consent to debate and vote on nomi- alike—that are being made to suffer. The Senator from Vermont. nations. Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I under- This is another area in which we At a time when judicial vacancies re- must come together for the American stand the vote will be at 5:30; is that main above 90 throughout this country, correct? people. Let us do something for the these needless delays perpetuate the American people, and not just for our The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is judicial vacancy crisis that Chief Jus- debate for 1 hour. If no time is yielded political parties. There is no reason tice Roberts, a Republican appointee, Senators cannot join together to fi- back, the vote will be at 5:36. wrote of last December and that the Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I will nally bring down the excessive number President, the Attorney General, bar yield back 6 minutes of my time so the of vacancies that have persisted in our associations and chief judges around vote can begin at 5:30. Federal courts throughout the Nation the country have urged us to join to- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without for far too long. It is not a Republican gether to end. Imagine the example we objection, it is so ordered. or Democratic issue, it is an American set to litigants by saying: ‘‘Well, we issue. MOMENT OF SILENCE can’t hear your litigation, no matter Between now and the August recess Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I note the how important it is. You are going to the Senate should consider all of the Senate observed a moment of silence have to wait year after year after year judicial nominees ready for a final for John Gibson and Jacob Chestnut, because we don’t have a judge. We vote, including those desperately need- who were killed in the Capitol in 1998 can’t get one confirmed.’’ The Senate ed in southern Florida backed by Sen- on July 24. Both were excellent police can do a better job working to ensure ator NELSON and Senator RUBIO. officers—one uniformed, one plain the ability of our Federal courts to I expect the two nominations we are clothes—in the protective division. My provide justice to our fellow Americans going to consider today will be con- wife and I knew both John Gibson and around the country. firmed overwhelmingly. They are ex- Jacob Chestnut, and we were at both of Recently, Chief Judge Moreno of the amples of the almost two dozen con- their memorial services. Both were fine Southern District of Florida wrote to sensus nominees who are being stalled officers, and I am glad we had a mo- the Senate leaders urging that they ex- for no good reason. Mr. Engelmayer is ment of silence. pedite action on two nominations to a nominee with unassailable creden- We sometimes forget that we have a fill judicial emergency vacancies in tials. After receiving his undergraduate lot of very good police officers, both in that district. Both Kathleen Williams and law school degrees with honors the uniform division and the plain and Robert Scola are among the many from Harvard Law School, Mr. clothes division, in this Capitol. They judicial nominees who were reported Engelmayer served as a law clerk to are here to protect us at all times of unanimously by the Judiciary Com- Judge Patricia Wald of the United day or night, no matter what the mittee, yet both are being delayed for States Court of Appeals for the District weather or what the circumstances. It no good reason. of Columbia and then to Justice is something we should keep in mind. Chief Judge Moreno writes: Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme We often can go home when the session [T]he judicial shortage with three vacan- Court. He worked as a Federal pros- ends, but they are here to make sure cies in our district is becoming acute. For ecutor in the Southern District of New everything is still safe. So we owe all this reason, I ask your assistance in expe- York for 9 years, where he climbed the of them a debt of gratitude, and I hope diting both confirmations. The Judiciary ranks from a young lawyer to become all of them will remain safe. It is a Committee has found the nominees qualified Chief of the Major Crimes Unit. Mr. tragedy that Officers Gibson and Chest- and the people of South Florida eagerly Engelmayer served for 2 years as an nut were not able to remain safe but await their service. Assistant Solicitor General for the died protecting the Capitol. Both of these nominees have the sup- United States. Since 2000, he has been a Today, the Senate is finally going to port of their home State Senators— partner in the law firm WilmerHale, vote on two judicial nominations re- Senator NELSON, a Democrat, and Sen- where he practices civil and criminal ported unanimously by the Judiciary ator RUBIO, a Republican. The two Sen- litigation and regularly dedicates him- Committee in early April. ators have set aside partisan actions, self to pro bono work. The ABA’s

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With almost a score of judicial Democrats, are to the detriment of all the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), nominees available to the Senate for Americans. Most people, when they go having previously served as a Justice final action, only one was considered into court, do not go in as a Republican Pro Tempore on the Guam Supreme before the July 4 recess. That is not or Democrat. They are just an Amer- Court and a Judge Pro Tempore on the the way to make real progress. ican seeking justice. But the courts’ Guam Superior Court. From 1998 to Regrettably, the Senate has not re- doors are now being closed; closed be- 2003, she worked in the CNMI Office of duced vacancies as dramatically as we cause the Senate will not allow con- the Attorney General is several capac- did during the Bush administration. firmation of the judges who could open ities, including a term as Attorney Federal judicial vacancies around the those doors. That is wrong. It is a stain General. Born in Saipan, Northern country still number too many, and on the judiciary, and it is a stain on Mariana Islands, Judge Manglona they have persisted for far too long. this body. earned her B.A. from the University of Whereas the Democratic majority in California, Berkeley and her J.D. from the Senate reduced vacancies from 110 EXHIBIT 1 the University of New Mexico. When to 60 in President Bush’s first two U.S. DISTRICT COURT, confirmed, Judge Manglona will be the years, Senate Republicans’ insistence SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, first indigenous person to serve as a on objections and delays have resulted Miami, FL, July 21, 2011. Re Nominations of Kathleen Williams and U.S. District Court Judge in the Com- in judicial vacancies still numbering Robert Scola to the U.S. District Court monwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- more than 90 two and a half years into for the Southern District of Florida. lands. Her confirmation should also President Obama’s term. By now, judi- Senator MITCH MCCONNELL, save money and help ease the burden cial vacancies should have been re- Russell Senate Office Building, on judges who have had to travel to the duced to similar levels, but we have Washington, DC. Pacific from the mainland to provide barely kept up with attrition. DEAR SENATOR MCCONNELL: As Chief Judge judicial resources. In fact, the Senate has reversed of the United States District Court for the I, again, thank Senator GRASSLEY for course during the Obama administra- Southern District of Florida, I urge you to his cooperation in working with me to tion given Republican objections, and expedite the Senate’s confirmation of Kath- make progress in the committee con- the slow pace of confirmations are leen Williams and Robert Scola to the posi- cerning judicial nominations in regular keeping judicial vacancies at crisis lev- tions of district judges in our district. I un- order. We have made progress in the els. Over the eight years of the Bush derstand that the Judiciary Committee has sent both nominations by unanimous voice committee, but it goes for naught if we administration, from 2001 to 2009, we vote and is awaiting a vote by the full Sen- cannot get nominees confirmed on the reduced judicial vacancies from 110 to a ate. Ms. Williams, our district’s Federal Pub- floor. Our work in the committee has low of 34. That has now been reversed, lic Defender, has been awaiting confirmation not been matched in the Senate, where with vacancies staying near or above 90 for the longest period of any present nomi- agreements to debate and vote on judi- for the last two years. The vacancy nee to the district court in the entire coun- cial nominations are too few and too rate—which we reduced from 10 percent try. State Judge Robert Scola’s nomination far between. These are only the sixth to 6 percent by this date in President is of a more recent vintage but the litigants and seventh nominations the Senate Bush’s third year, and ultimately to are eagerly awaiting his confirmation. has considered in the last 2 months, at less than 4 percent in 2008—is back The judgeship Ms. Williams has been nominated to fill has been vacant for two years! a time when vacancies have remained above 10 percent. At the present time, our district has three at or above 90, and despite the many By this time in the third year of the vacancies. Unfilled positions in our Court consensus nominees that have been Bush administration, the Senate had present an undue hardship on the citizens re- voted on in a bipartisan fashion by the confirmed 136 judges. That is over 40 siding in the Southern District of Florida, committee and are now waiting for a percent more than the number of Presi- particularly those with cases pending in the vote on the Senate floor. dent Obama’s nominees we have been affected division of the Court. Our district is These will be only the 13th and 14th allowed to process to confirmation. We huge and heavily populated. It includes the nominees confirmed this year who had have a long way to go to do as well as most populous counties in Florida, Miami- their hearings this year. The other con- we did during President Bush’s first Dade, Broward (where Fort Lauderdale is located) and Palm Beach Counties. The dis- firmations were all from the group con- term, when we confirmed 205 of his ju- trict also includes Monroe, St. Lucie, High- sidered by the Judiciary Committee dicial nominations. The Senate con- lands, Okeechobee, Martin, and Indian River last year, but were renominated after firmed 100 of those judicial nomina- Counties. having had their confirmations delayed tions during the 17 months I was Chair- We have been laboring under a judicial unnecessarily last year. Ignoring the man during President Bush’s first 2 shortage for quite some time. The Judicial words of the Chief Justice and others years in office. In the other 31 months, Conference of the United States has for the concerned with the continuing high Republicans were able to do another past several years annually recommended to number of judicial vacancies, Senate 105. So again, we demonstrated we are Congress three additional permanent judge- Republicans have continued the pat- ready to work faster with President ships and to convert one temporary judgeship into a permanent one. tern and practice of delay for virtually Bush than even his Republican Sen- This shortage is exacerbated by the fact all judicial nominees. ators were—and we certainly worked a that we are one of the busiest district courts In addition to the 2 nominations we lot faster than we have been able to in the nation. Our district had 10,556 new fil- consider today, there are currently 25 work now. President Obama is now in ings in both criminal and civil cases in 2010, judicial nominations that have been his 30th month in office and we have an increase of 6.7% over the year 2000. The fully considered by the Judiciary Com- only been allowed to consider and con- latest national statistics (FY 2010) are at- mittee and sent to the Senate for final firm 91 of his Federal Circuit and Dis- tached and show that our district is first in action. Of them, 20 were unanimously trict Court nominees. Compare that to ‘‘weighted filings’’ in the Eleventh Circuit. reported, by Republicans and Demo- the 100 I did in 17 months for President In sum, the judicial shortage with three crats, without a single negative vote. Bush. vacancies in our district is becoming acute. At the very least, we ought to take up The delays continue, despite the For this reason, I ask your assistance in ex- pediting both confirmations. The Judiciary those 20. The two nominations we con- needs of the Federal judiciary, as evi- Committee has found the nominees qualified sider today were reported in April. denced by Chief Judge Moreno’s recent and the people of South Florida eagerly There remain 13 judicial nominations letter, which I ask unanimous consent await their service. on the calendar reported favorably by to be made part of the RECORD at the Please call me if I can provide any addi- the committee way back in May or ear- conclusion of my remarks. tional information. I thank you in advance

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I support this nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and congratulate him on his profes- clerk will call the roll. objection, it is so ordered. sional accomplishments. The assistant editor of the Daily Di- The clerk will call the roll. Now I have a few words about Judge gest proceeded to call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to Manglona. Judge Manglona received Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- call the roll. her bachelor off arts degree from the imous consent the order for the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask University of California at Berkeley in quorum call be rescinded. unanimous consent the order for the 1990. In 1996, she graduated from the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without quorum call be rescinded. University of New Mexico School of objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Law. Following law school, the nomi- f objection, it is so ordered. nee clerked for the Superior Court of Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, the Commonwealth of the Northern MORNING BUSINESS today the Senate will vote on the nom- Mariana Islands. She then worked in ination of Paul Engelmayer to be Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- the Attorney General’s Office and in imous consent that we proceed to a pe- United States District Judge for the 2002, the Governor appointed her attor- Southern District of New York and Ra- riod of morning business, with Sen- ney general for the Northern Mariana ators permitted to speak for up to 10 mona Villagomez Manglona to be Islands. In 2003, she was appointed to Judge for the District Court for the minutes each. We will be in morning serve as an associate judge for the business until 7 o’clock tonight. Northern Mariana Islands. The seat to Northern Mariana Islands Superior which Mr. Engelmayer is being consid- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Court. During her time on the superior objection, it is so ordered. ered has been deemed a judicial emer- court, she has also served as a judge gency. With this vote, we will have pro tem on the Guam Superior Court f confirmed 29 article III judicial nomi- and the Guam Supreme Court. DEBT CEILING EXTENSION nees. Eighteen have been for such judi- The ABA Standing Committee on the cial emergencies. Ms. Manglona’s con- Federal Judiciary has rated Judge Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I ask to firmation vote marks the second arti- Manglona unanimously ‘‘Qualified.’’ I speak as in morning business. I cer- cle IV judicial confirmation this year. I also support this nomination and con- tainly will not take 10 minutes that am pleased we are moving forward with gratulate her on her professional ac- the majority leader has requested be- filling two more vacancies. complishments. cause I know the Senator from Ala- We continue to make great progress I yield the floor. bama is eager to speak. I wish to make in processing President Obama’s judi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- sure I understand where we are with re- cial nominees. As of today, the Senate jority leader. gard to the debt ceiling. has confirmed 60 percent of President Mr. REID. We have an unusual situa- I have an article from The Hill, dated Obama’s nominees since the beginning tion. It looks nice outside today. The yesterday. It points out—it heard the of his Presidency. That is not including Sun is shining. But earlier today, if same thing in the speech the rest of the the two Supreme Court Justices nomi- someone looked out the window, we Nation heard when the President nated by President Obama. As I am had some violent storms. They are all spoke—the President said he would be sure my colleagues recall, those nomi- over the area. We have Senators stuck willing to work on any plans law- nations consumed a considerable in airplanes trying to get out of New makers brought to him over the week- amount of time in the committee and York. We have one Senator traveling end. The President went on to say: on the Senate floor. from the Midwest stuck in Richmond, The only bottom line I have is that we During this Congress, the Judiciary VA, now. I think it would be in every- have to extend this debt ceiling through the Committee has held hearings on more one’s interest—and I apologize to peo- next election, into 2013. than 72 percent of the President’s ple who worked hard to get back here I ask my colleagues what does the nominees. Another hearing is sched- today—but I think it is in everyone’s election of 2012 have to do with the uled to take place this Wednesday. interest that we not have a vote to- debt ceiling? What does it have to do During the comparable time period for night. We have a lot of people who sim- with deciding to pay our obligations President Bush, only 64 percent of ply would miss the vote unless we keep after August 2? What does it have to do President Bush’s nominees had hear- it open for a matter of hours. I again with avoiding the calamity we have all ings by this time. We have also re- apologize to people who came here to heard about from both sides of the aisle ported 64 percent of the judicial nomi- vote, but I think this is the best thing and certainly from the administration? nees, compared to only 56 percent of to do. I have spoken to the Republican It strikes me as very odd that most President Bush’s nominees. leader and this is what we should do. debt ceiling extensions have been about Let me say just a few words about I ask unanimous consent the votes 7 months during a decade-long period, Mr. Engelmayer and then Judge scheduled for tonight be vitiated, and and for some reason because of the Manglona. Mr. Engelmayer graduated that on Tuesday, July 26, at 12:15 p.m., election of 2012, the President of the summa cum laude from Harvard Uni- the Senate proceed to executive session United States wants to extend the versity in 1983. He then graduated and resume consideration of the nomi- deadline past that election into 2013. I magna cum laude from Harvard Law nations, Calendar Nos. 83 and 84, that think it makes Americans wonder if School in 1987. Following law school, there be 2 minutes for debate, equally the President is playing politics with the nominee clerked for Judge Patricia divided in the usual form; that upon this very important issue. Wald on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the use or yielding back of time, the The President went on to say in the the District of Columbia and then for Senate proceed to vote without inter- press conference that we all listened to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the Su- vening action or debate on Calendar that he wondered if the Republicans preme Court of the United States. Nos. 83 and 84, in that order; the mo- were able to say yes to any agreement. After his clerkships, Mr. Engelmayer tions to reconsider be considered made That was the President on Friday joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for and laid upon the table, with no inter- evening. Now we come to Washington, the Southern District of New York as vening action or debate; that no fur- DC today with the clock ticking, 8 days an assistant U.S. attorney. In 1994, he ther motions be in order; that any re- away from a supposed debacle, and I became an assistant to the Solicitor lated statements be printed in the read in today’s Wall Street Journal

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If you need to borrow more, Con- ment involved Speaker BOEHNER, Sen- tisan plan by both leaders in this body gress will have to approve it. We have ate Majority Leader REID, and Senate on behalf of their membership and the the power of the purse under the Con- GOP Leader MCCONNELL. In fact, ac- Republican Speaker of the House who stitution. cording to this Wall Street Journal ar- said, we believe we can get this This has been brewing for some time. ticle, staffers from Senator REID and through, and the President rejected it I have been warning about this, since Senator MCCONNELL’s offices were out of hand. That is the larger point. we have not done our job, since the working on the legislative language to- The point of the Senator from Ala- Budget Committee has not met about these issues, the Appropriations Com- gether on Sunday. When REID took the bama is well taken. The legislative lan- bipartisan, bicameral plan down to the guage is important. The agreement in mittee has not met about these issues, White House, it was rejected by the concept is one thing, but as he is point- the Finance Committee has not met President. ing out, the legislative language is also about the tax and mandatory entitle- I ask my colleagues: Who is unable to important. As ranking member of the ment programs that are under their ju- say yes? The Democratic majority Budget Committee, he knows full well risdiction. No work has been done all leader of this body said yes to a bipar- Members need time to see if the lan- year. None. We are told not to worry, our leaders are going to meet a few tisan agreement. The Republican guage actually reduced the concepts times in secret. This little group failed, Speaker of the House of Representa- into writing that can be enforced and and this group with the Vice President tives, the leader of that majority in the work long term to get us out of this met and that didn’t work. Then they other body, said yes to an agreement. horrendous debt crisis we are in. I ap- are going to meet with the President, EID preciate the Senator’s point. Senator R ’s colleague and friend, and that didn’t work. Finally, last the Republican leader, Senator MCCON- Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the Senator. night, as Senator WICKER said, it did I appreciate that. The point the Sen- NELL, said yes to a bipartisan agree- appear an agreement was reached be- ator made is tremendously important. ment, and then Senator REID was given tween the Democratic leadership and the task of taking it to the President All year we have conducted Senate the Republican leadership on a bill of the United States and the President business, with regard to the financial that at least would get us past this rejected it. future of our country, in the most trou- debt crisis. They had the leadership I think Americans have a right to bling way. It is unlike anything we agreement. I have not read it. I do not ask who is unable to say yes to a bipar- have done in our history. I would say know what is in it. I am going to know tisan deal that gets us out of this box. from a structural, systemic cir- what is in the bill. I have a constitu- Who is playing politics with this issue? cumstance, this Nation has never had a tional responsibility, as do the other 99 The public debt is $14.2 trillion. We more serious debt problem. We are bor- Senators here, to make a good judg- meet the deadline a week from tomor- rowing 40 cents of every dollar we ment on it. row. The clock is ticking. The Presi- spend. Yes, we do have a war going on It is odd that after all of that a bipar- dent had an opportunity to say yes to that is costing $150 billion this year. tisan agreement was reached, and the a bipartisan agreement endorsed by the But the deficit this year will be $1.5 President walked away from it. Now he leadership of this Congress and yet he trillion. It is not the war. That is only is going to blame Speaker BOEHNER, said no. I am calling on this President, about 10 percent of our deficit, unfortu- who produced a budget. The Republican on my President, to do the right thing nately. House produced a far-reaching, historic by the American people and to do the Back in World War II, we could see budget that would actually change the right thing for our country and for our our way out of the war and into our debt trajectory of our country and put economy and ask this bipartisan group victory, and we saw great growth in us on the right path, the path to re- of leaders to come back to the White the future. But the deficits we are now storing prosperity and the creation of House and say yes to the agreement accruing every day, every week, every jobs. This debt is so large it is a wet which they offered him last night. month are significant because they are blanket, as Speaker BOEHNER said. I I thank the President. I thank the going to be hard to change. We are called it an anchor, a weight that is Senator from Alabama for allowing me spending more than we take in and we pulling down the economy, as expert to go in front of him. have got to change. We can change. If economists have told us. Not just me. I yield the floor. we do change we will get this country Experts tell us that when you have this Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I back on a growth path. much debt, you lose 1 million jobs a know we have talked about having an I have repeatedly warned against year that would otherwise be created. opportunity to digest and analyze and avoiding the normal budget process We have a serious problem, and I am score any kind of proposal. I under- this year, a process required by law but not pleased about it. I felt all along stand this afternoon the majority lead- that this Senate under the Democratic that this is exactly what was going to er, Senator REID, said he would propose leadership explicitly refused to do—the happen. Somewhere in the back of the legislation tonight and file cloture to- majority leader said it would be foolish minds of the President or the leaders night, and that would, according to the to produce a budget. We are now about or somebody was the idea that they rules of the Senate, move this vote up 820 days or so without a budget. For would bring up a plan at the eleventh to early Wednesday morning. That over 2 years we have not had a budget hour, fiftieth minute, bring it to the would give us only tomorrow, 1 day, to for the United States of America, and floor of the Senate, and say: If you digest a bill that would impact our they never even attempted to move a don’t vote it, Members of the Senate, if spending trajectory for the next dec- budget even though a law says we you don’t vote for it, Members of the ade. I would ask my experienced col- should pass one by April 15. Well, it House, we are going to have a debt cri- league, who was a distinguished Mem- doesn’t put anybody in jail. Maybe that sis and it will all be your fault. Well, I ber of the House and now in the Sen- is what it should have done. Maybe a am not interested in that. I am not ate, does that cause him concern? bunch of people would be in jail today. going to vote for any kind of signifi- Mr. WICKER. I think absolutely it Maybe we would have a budget if we cant legislation, as this is, until I have should cause concern and this is some- had some teeth in the axe. It is the had a chance to read it and think about thing both parties have campaigned on statute of the United States that re- it. Majority Leader REID told us of his in the past, the lack of transparency, quires we have a budget and we do not plan this afternoon and he told us not the lack of time, things being rushed have one. to worry, he has a 1-page summary. through at the last minute. But my Then we begin to hear the warnings 6 Trust us. He is going to introduce leg- larger point is that on Friday after- months ago that we would reach a islation tonight and we will vote

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It said we are riod, there will be about 8 years, near- American people know there is no jus- going to reduce the deficit by $2.7 tril- ly, at $50 billion or so spent on the war tification whatsoever in this country lion. Forgive me if I am not buying instead of $150 billion. That is part of for spending so much money that 40 into that until I see it and it has been the plan we have been operating on for percent of every dollar we spend has to scored. That is what I think ought to a long time. So $150 billion for the war be borrowed. They know better. They happen here today. is not a baseline projection of the know we have no business spending By the way, we have heard the de- United States. It was never projected $3,700 billion when we take in only bates—and Speaker BOEHNER used this to continue at that level. So hopefully $2,200 billion. That is what happened in phrase and others have used it: we we can bring it below $50 billion. this last election. They said: Oh, these want to have dollar for dollar spending Maybe we won’t get to $50 billion; I tea party people, they are not good reduction to debt limit increase. What don’t know. But what is the reasonable Americans. They are angry. They are that means is that if we increase the estimate? I think the House Repub- mad. That is not good. You are bad debt ceiling and allow the government licans and the President said it would people. Well, give me a break. Why to borrow another $1 trillion, we should drop to $50 billion, so that should be shouldn’t they be? If we had a recall cut spending by $1 trillion. That is just the baseline projection for the rest of election, we all ought to be voted out a rough idea. I don’t know how they the time. That is $1 trillion total. So if of office, I suppose. There is no way we came up with that. That is what they we take $1 trillion out of the $2.7 tril- should ever have been in this situation. came up with. lion in savings, we are down to $1.7 tril- Remember, the debt is still going up Now under the pressure of the Amer- lion in savings. ican people and fear of the next elec- every year because we are still spend- Another thing is that since the $1 tion, why did the President reject this ing more than we take in. This is like trillion is war-related spending, as Mr. Wimpy in the old ‘‘Popeye’’ cartoon. bipartisan agreement? Well, it would REID wants it, it is not a real reduction Wimpy said: Give me a hamburger require us to meet again next year. We from baseline spending. It is always today, and I will pay you tomorrow. So will need to talk about more cuts be- considered to be extra, war-related we are going to get the immediate abil- cause the cuts they are talking about emergency spending. And he claims in- ity to borrow $1 trillion, $2 trillion are clearly insufficient to meet the terest savings on this money as an- more, raising the debt limit that much, challenge we are facing today—clearly other $200 billion. So now we have on a promise that we will reduce spend- insufficient. We have to do more. about $1.2 trillion right there, over- ing by that amount over 10 years—not So if a person runs up their credit stating his cuts through the elimi- 1 year but 10 years. card too much and they hit the limit OEHNER This is a dangerous process. This is nation of the war. Speaker B and they want the limit raised, the per- the kind of rhetoric that has put us in does not do that. His numbers are far son who is loaning the money—the the position we are in today, which is more accurate and honest and realistic. I also would like to point out that American people—would like to know, that 40 cents of every dollar we spend when we talk about spending and how have you changed your habits? Are you is borrowed. It is what is threatening we measure it, we have to know what going to do better? Let’s see a plan—a the financial future of our country, the baseline is. One reason this country budget—a plan that gets us out of this this kind of thinking in Washington, fix. That has been steadfastly rejected and we have to change that. We have to is broke and is in financial crisis is be- by the leadership in this Senate all be honest about our numbers. As the cause we claim we are cutting spending year, and we knew we were heading to ranking Republican on the Budget when we are actually increasing spend- this date. So Senator REID is throwing Committee, I feel an obligation. And ing. The way it works is the Congres- something out there. Let’s talk a little our staff is eager to see the legislative sional Budget Office produces an as- bit about what appears to be in it. language, not a one-page outline, about sumption that we will increase spend- The President has had a friendly what will actually happen with our ing at the rate of inflation or some press on most of the things he has pro- spending. We want to be sure the prom- posed. He proposed a budget—the ises made with this bill are more accu- other rate over a period of years. Then, Democratic Senate never produced one, rate than the ones President Obama if we reduce that rate of spending in- but by law the President has to made when he said his budget would crease a little bit, politicians claim produce one. Every President has to call for us to live within our means they have produced savings, that they produce one every year. So the Presi- when it plainly does not. have cut spending. But spending is not dent produced one this year. The low- I will mention a couple of things at really reduced. Spending is still going est annual deficit in that budget would this point that jump out at me from up. There are various baselines out be $740 billion. The highest deficit the one-page outline we have seen. there that are used to calculate this, President Bush ever had was $450 bil- Majority Leader REID says his plan and it is very significant over 10 years lion, and he was criticized for that. The would produce savings of $2.7 trillion, and even more so over 20 years. So we lowest he would have in 10 years was but really it appears to represent a $1.2 hear people saying: We are cutting $750 billion, and in the 10th year it was trillion or so reduction in discretionary spending under this plan. So for Speak- back over $1 trillion, according to the spending, and the rest of it is accrued er BOEHNER or Senator REID, either one Congressional Budget Office’s analysis in other ways. Speaker BOEHNER’s pro- of those plans, I am confident will show of his budget. So that is where we are posal has discretionary spending reduc- we are spending a good bit more money heading. That is the kind of thing the tions of about the same, but what is in the 10th year than we are spending President has submitted to us. obvious is that Speaker BOEHNER’s today. Do my colleagues know what he said commission would reduce spending This is confusing to the American about it? He said: I am proud of my more and has a target, a goal to reach people. I am really convinced the only budget. It will have America living an additional $1.8 trillion. The one pro- way we can honestly compare the plans within its means. duced by Senator REID, on the other is to go back to basics—the way fami- Can we believe the President of the hand, mentions a commission, but has lies do it: Do you increase your spend- United States said that—that a budget no reduction in spending as a require- ing or not, based on what you spent with a lowest annual deficit of over ment of that commission. They don’t last year? You take a flat level, and $700 billion was living within our have any obligation to produce a reduc- how much do you increase it over the means? tion in spending. next year, 2 years, 10 years? How much He also said, ‘‘It would add no more What else is in there? Another factor does it go up? That is the way to do it. to our debt.’’ And his budget director, is that we are now drawing down the Then we can compare plans. Then we

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Can we thinking like that and get away from of Congress, and I am not happy about please just stick to the facts? The fact this confusing mishmash, which we use it. I oppose it, I object to it, and I ex- is, if we do not act immediately, we to claim that we are saving $1 trillion pect to have an appropriate amount of will see a downgrade of our credit rat- when really nobody plans for us to be time to consider whatever plan comes ing and possibly even default on our spending $150-plus billion on the war in forward. debt. Both would be entirely counter- Iraq and Afghanistan for the next 10 I thank the Chair and yield the floor. productive to our goal of shrinking our years. That money has never been pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- deficits and growing our economy. We jected to be spent in that fashion. ator from Minnesota. cannot control the fantasies of clueless So we are in a situation where it is Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, this ideologues, but we must act respon- important for the country to reach an weekend, driving around the Twin Cit- sibly and do our jobs. And we must do agreement and we need to pass some- ies, I was listening to public radio. The it now. thing that raises the debt ceiling for host of the program introduced a Re- I suggest the absence of a quorum. America. I hate to say that, but it is a publican member of the House Budget The PRESIDING OFFICER. The fact. It would be too disruptive not to Committee. The member, whom I will clerk will call the roll. do that. But, in exchange for that, as a not name to spare him or her a great The assistant legislative clerk pro- part of that process, we truly need to deal of embarrassment, was asked ceeded to call the roll. start bringing our house into financial about the consequences of not raising Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- order. We are in disarray and discord, the debt ceiling. imous consent that the order for the but if we were to do that, we could The member assured the host and lis- quorum call be rescinded. leave this a better country for our chil- teners that failing to raise the debt The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. dren and grandchildren. ceiling would not create a default for a MANCHIN). Without objection, it is so I know some just want to increase number of reasons. Among them was, ordered. spending and then raise taxes to pay according to this member, we can pay f for it. The Defense Department last out all the Social Security checks to RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF year got about a 2-percent increase, a seniors because—and I quote—‘‘the THE CHAIR 3-percent increase. Next year, there is money is in the trust fund.’’ projected to be a 2-percent increase in Well, of course, there is $2.6 trillion Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- some of the budget numbers. It might of assets in the trust fund, but the So- imous consent that the Senate now not happen because we don’t have even cial Security trust fund is composed stand in recess subject to the call of that much money. entirely of Treasury notes. Allow me to the Chair. But we know how much nondefense quote from the Congressional Research There being no objection, the Senate, discretionary spending increased dur- Service: at 6 p.m., recessed subject to the call of ing this time of record deficits under By law, Social Security revenues credited the Chair and reassembled at 7:21 p.m. President Obama’s leadership, not to the trust fund . . . are invested in non- when called to order by the Presiding counting the almost $900 billion in marketable U.S. government obligations. Officer (Mr. BLUMENTHAL). stimulus money. Baseline, nondefense These obligations are physical (paper) docu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- discretionary spending increased 24 ments issued to the trust fund and held by jority leader is recognized. percent between 2008 and 2010, and now the Social Security Administration. When Mr. REID. Mr. President, thank you we are seeing the biggest deficits ever. the obligations are redeemed, the Treasury very much for your patience and also must issue a check (a physical document) to President Bush never had any increases the Social Security trust fund for the inter- for being willing to be here when most in baseline spending like that—never. est earned on the obligations. are doing other things. It is just stunning. CRS continues: f There was a huge Democratic major- SHARED SACRIFICE IN RESOLVING ity in the Senate and in the House, and However, unlike a private trust that may hold a variety of assets and obligations of THE BUDGET DEFICIT—Resumed the President wanted his investments, different borrowers, the Social Security and he got these huge increases, and trust fund can hold only non-marketable Mr. REID. Mr. President, what is the now they want to raise taxes to pay for U.S. government obligations. The sale of pending business? it and keep it up there and maintain it. these obligations by the U.S. government to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We can’t afford to maintain that level. the Social Security trust fund is federal gov- clerk will report the pending business. We have to bring it back down to 2009, ernment borrowing (from itself) and counts The legislative clerk read as follows: 2008, 2007 levels. The country is not against the federal debt limit. A bill (S. 1323) to express the sense of the going to go bankrupt—broke—and peo- Now, I have no idea what this Repub- Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the ple are not going to be thrown into the lican member of the House Budget budget deficit. streets if we return to those levels of Committee believes is in the Social Se- Pending: spending. If we make some tough curity trust fund. Stacks of hundred- Reid amendment No. 529, to change the en- choices, the same way cities and coun- dollar bills? Gold bricks? Warehouses actment date. ties and families are doing all over of freezers with steaks in them? Reid amendment No. 530 (to amendment America, we can get this house in To me, it is shocking—shocking— No. 529), of a perfecting nature. order. That is what we are going to that a Member of Congress—let lone a Reid motion to commit the bill to the member of the House Budget Com- Committee on Finance, with instructions, have to do. Reid amendment No. 531, of a perfecting na- I look forward to studying plans put mittee—can be so wildly ignorant of ture. forward by the majority leader and to the basic workings of our government. Reid amendment No. 532 (to the instruc- studying the plan put forward by We come to Washington to work to- tions (amendment No. 531) of the motion to Speaker BOEHNER. The American peo- gether to solve our Nation’s problems. commit), of a perfecting nature. ple need time to know what is in them How are we to do that if Members are Reid amendment No. 533 (to amendment and what they mean to us in terms of unwilling or unable to come to even No. 532), of a perfecting nature. taxing and spending, deficits, and in- the most rudimentary understanding of Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- terest payments. And then Congress our government? imous consent to vitiate the action needs to have time to vote on it. None of us is immune to making mis- with respect to the pending amend- Again, I repeat my deep frustration takes. Yet we find ourselves in this moments and motion to commit relative that we have not conducted this in ment of existential crisis, with the full to S. 1323.

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The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sion. That is what their legislation is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. that the Speaker indicated he was amendment is withdrawn. The assistant legislative clerk read going to send to us today. Every Demo- AMENDMENT NO. 581 as follows: crat—not virtually every Democrat— (Purpose: To cut spending, maintain existing The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] pro- every Democrat will vote against that commitments, and for other purposes) poses an amendment numbered 584 to the in- legislation. The President, if there was Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an structions of the motion to commit. some way it passed—which it will not— amendment at the desk which is a per- The amendment is as follows: would veto it. They are wasting the fecting amendment. In the amendment, strike ‘‘3 days’’ and in- time of the American people. Now is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sert ‘‘2 days’’. the time to do what legislators must clerk will report. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for do, and that is compromise. But my The assistant legislative clerk read the yeas and nays on that amendment. friends in the House, they do not even as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a have to compromise. All they have to The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] pro- sufficient second? do is say ‘‘yes’’ because we have given poses an amendment numbered 581. There appears to be a sufficient sec- them what they have asked for. (The amendment is printed in today’s ond. f RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) The yeas and nays were ordered. HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for AMENDMENT NO. 585 TO AMENDMENT NO. 584 the yeas and nays on that amendment. STAFF SERGEANT LEX LEWIS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. sufficient second? second-degree amendment at the desk. President, I rise today to pay tribute There appears to be a sufficient sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to SSG Lex Lewis and his heroic serv- ond. clerk will report. ice to our country. As a cavalry scout The yeas and nays were ordered. The assistant legislative clerk read in the B Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cav- Mr. REID. The yeas and nays are or- as follows: alry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, dered, Mr. President? The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] pro- of Fort Carson, CO, Staff Sergeant The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas poses an amendment numbered 585 to amend- Lewis was serving in support of Oper- ment No. 584. and nays are ordered. ation Enduring Freedom. On July 15, AMENDMENT NO. 582 TO AMENDMENT NO. 581 The amendment is as follows: 2011, he died of injuries sustained when Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a In the amendment, strike ‘‘2 days’’ and in- his dismounted patrol received small second-degree amendment at the desk. sert ‘‘1 day’’. arms fire in Farah Province, Afghani- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. REID. Mr. President, what we stan. clerk will report. have done is put in the process our ef- A graduate of Rapid City Central The assistant legislative clerk read forts, sound legislation to end the High School, Staff Sergeant Lewis as follows: budget crisis we are in. It, in effect, began his military career in the Navy, The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] pro- does everything the Republicans have where he was stationed in Japan. He poses an amendment numbered 582 to amend- asked. It is dollar-for-dollar; that is, it joined the Army in 1999 and was on his ment No. 581. increases the amount of spending cuts third deployment, having previously The amendment is as follows: we make to arrive at $2.7 trillion, served two tours in Iraq. From 2006– At the end, add the following new section: which, in effect, would carry the coun- 2007 Staff Sergeant Lewis served in SECTION XXX. EFFECTIVE DATE try into sometime in 2013. Rapid City as a member of the South The provisions of this Act shall become ef- It consists of, as I indicated, what Dakota Army National Guard. During fective 1 day after enactment. Republicans have agreed upon: discre- his military career, his awards and MOTION TO COMMIT WITH AMENDMENT NO. 583 tionary spending, $1.2 trillion; manda- decorations included two Army Com- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a tory, $100 billion; something called the mendation Medals and five Army motion to commit the bill with in- Overseas Contingency Fund, which is Achievement Medals. He was post- structions, which is at the desk. warfighting, that is scored both by humously promoted to the rank of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The CBO and the Office of Management and Staff Sergeant and awarded a Bronze clerk will report. Budget to the tune of about $1 trillion. Star Medal and a Purple Heart. The assistant legislative clerk read That saves about $400 billion in inter- Staff Sergeant Lewis will be remem- as follows: est. That is $2.7 trillion. bered as a dedicated soldier and a good The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] moves There are other issues in this matter, friend. He demonstrated profes- to commit the bill (S. 1323) to the Committee including it allows us to finish our ap- sionalism in his job and was known as on Finance with instructions to report back propriations bills for the next 2 years. a reliable man who you could count on. forthwith with the following amendment We have a joint committee that will Former colleague Sgt. Dwayne Graves numbered 583. allow us to work to do more for the recalls, ‘‘He was just a real likeable The amendment is as follows: long term. So it is a sound piece of leg- guy. He’d do anything for you. You At the end, add the following new section: islation. definitely want him watching your SECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. As I indicated, virtually everything back.’’ As a young man, Staff Sergeant The provisions of this Act shall become ef- we have in there has been suggested by Lewis knew he wanted to serve his fective 3 days after enactment. the Republicans, and now they need to country. His mother remembers his Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for take ‘‘yes’’ for an answer. We have childhood spent playing soldier. He will the yeas and nays on that motion. given them ‘‘yes.’’ be deeply missed by those who survive The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a For example, the Overseas Contin- him: his wife Molly, step-daughter sufficient second? gency Fund—this passed the House of Ariel, stepbrother Frank, half-sister, There appears to be a sufficient sec- Representatives with 5 Republicans Lacy, and his mother, Betty. ond. voting no; 230, approximately, Repub- Staff Sergeant Lewis gave his all for The yeas and nays were ordered. licans voted yes. Over here in the Sen- his soldiers and his country. Our Na- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am sorry. ate, the same thing came up. Forty Re- tion owes him a debt of gratitude, and I may not have been listening closely publicans voted for it. the best way to honor his life is to

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He will be missed, highly trained physicians and nurses in 15 but his service to our Nation will never emergency rooms and in special inten- The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- be forgotten. sive care, coronary care, and post- fore the Senate the following message operative care units. f from the President of the United This concept that dangerously ill pa- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS tients have a better chance at recovery States, together with an accompanying under the care of specially trained phy- report and papers; which was referred sicians and nurses in emergency rooms to the Committee on Banking, Hous- REMEMBERING BOB STENEHJEM and intensive care units is standard ing, and Urban Affairs: ∑ Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, today I today but it was revolutionary in 1961. To the Congress of the United States: honor the life and exemplary service of Considered one of the fathers of crit- Pursuant to the International Emer- North Dakota’s late Senate majority ical care medicine who founded the In- gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. leader Bob Stenehjem. Bob died last stitute of Critical Care Medicine a half 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report week in a car accident in Alaska on his century ago, Dr. Max Harry Weil is that I have issued an Executive Order way back from doing one of the things also the founding president of the Weil (the ‘‘order’’) declaring a national he loved best when not working: fish- Institute of Critical Care Medicine that emergency with respect to the unusual ing in the great outdoors. continues to operate in Rancho Mirage, and extraordinary threat that signifi- During the 10 years he served as ma- CA. cant transnational criminal organiza- jority leader of the North Dakota Sen- My colleague, Senator BARBARA tions pose to the national security, for- ate and the nearly 20 years he served as BOXER would like to join me in recog- eign policy, and economy of the United a State senator, I counted Bob as a nizing Dr. Weil and his institute and States. friend, a colleague, and a partner in the offer our congratulations on a half cen- Organized crime is no longer a local important work we were doing to build tury of medical success and best wishes or regional problem; it has become a on many more successful years to a stronger, more dynamic North Da- danger to international stability. Sig- come. kota. Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am nificant transnational criminal organi- It has been said many times by many pleased to join my colleague, Senator zations have become increasingly so- people that Bob had the ability to see phisticated and dangerous to the NELSON, in recognizing an extraor- all sides of an issue and appreciate ev- dinary Californian who has done so United States, and their activities have eryone’s interest. That is an invaluable much, not just to save lives in his com- reached such scope and gravity that quality for a leader and essential to a munity but to advance the practice of they destabilize the international sys- good legislator. He worked well with medicine in order to save lives around tem. These groups have taken advan- others and considered among his dear- the world. tage of globalization and other factors est friends many on the opposite side of Recognized as one of the fathers of to diversify their geographic scope and the aisle who held a different philo- critical care medicine, 50 years ago Dr. range of activities. They have in- sophical viewpoint. Bob could disagree Weil cofounded the Weil Institute of creased and deepened their ties to gov- without being disagreeable and always Critical Care Medicine, an inter- ernments and the international finan- respected the opinions of others. It was national center for clinical education cial system, relying not only on brib- that ability that helped him to forge and research in Rancho Mirage, CA. ery and violence, but also more and good legislation for the people of North The institute is renowned for con- more on the ability to exploit dif- Dakota. ducting groundbreaking research into ferences among countries and to create As a public servant, as a citizen, finding new ways of monitoring and and maintain legal facades to hide il- Bob’s deep love of North Dakota in- dealing with life-threatening cir- licit activities. formed every decision he made in the culatory shock, heart failure, acute The specific harms that significant legislature, and his legacy today is a lung failure and infections. transnational criminal organizations more vibrant and secure State than it In addition to this impressive record, threaten today are many. They cor- was when he was first elected to rep- Dr. Weil led the institute’s work in rupt—and in some cases co-opt—gov- resent District 30 in 1993. His remark- training members of the community in ernments, thereby destabilizing them able service and devotion to North Da- CPR, giving thousands of Californians and weakening democratic institutions kota benefited our State and our peo- the basic training they need to help and the rule of law. They threaten U.S. ple in countless ways over the years, save lives. economic interests by subverting, ex- helping to bridge differences and im- I know that I join thousands of Cali- ploiting, and distorting legitimate prove the quality of life for all North fornians and patients who have bene- markets, and could gain influence in Dakotans. fitted from Dr. Weil’s work many of strategic sectors of the world economy. Mikey and I extend our deepest sym- them without even knowing it in Significant transnational criminal thanking him for his dedication and his pathy to his wife Kathy and the entire organizations that engage in service to our Nation.∑ Stenehjem family on this tragic loss. cybercrime threaten sensitive public Our thoughts and prayers go out to f and private computer networks, under- them, and we pray that they will take MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT mine the integrity of the international comfort in knowing that he served his Messages from the President of the financial system, and impose costs on State and his fellow North Dakotans United States were communicated to the American consumer. Those that en- well.∑ the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- gage in the theft of intellectual prop- f retaries. erty not only erode U.S. competitiveness, but also endanger the public TRIBUTE TO DR. MAX HARRY f health and safety through the distribu- WEIL EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED tion of tainted and counterfeit goods. ∑ Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. Presi- As in executive session the Presiding Many of them also engage in drug traf- dent, today I wish to note the golden Officer laid before the Senate messages ficking. anniversary of an event that has saved from the President of the United Finally, significant transnational thousands and thousands of lives. States submitting sundry nominations criminal organizations increasingly It was 50 years ago this year that the which were referred to the Committee support the activities of other dan- Institute of Critical Care Medicine was on Armed Services. gerous persons. Some of these organi- founded as a nonprofit public founda- (The nominations received today are zations are involved in arms smug- tion at the University of Southern printed at the end of the Senate gling, which can facilitate and aggra- California School of Medicine. proceedings.) vate violent civil conflicts. Others are

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A communication from the Acting between significant transnational General Counsel, Department of Energy, f transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- criminal organizations and terrorists. ative to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform The Executive Order I have issued EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS and Consumer Protection Act and regula- today is one part of a comprehensive tions issued by the Department that require strategy to address the growing threat The following communications were the use of an assessment of the credit-wor- of transnational organized crime. The laid before the Senate, together with thiness of a security or money market in- order targets significant transnational accompanying papers, reports, and doc- strument; to the Committee on Energy and criminal organizations and the net- uments, and were referred as indicated: Natural Resources. works that support them, striking at EC–2619. A communication from the Direc- EC–2629. A communication from the Dep- tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition uty Assistant Administrator for Operations, the core of those networks—their abil- Office of Protected Resources, Department of ity and need to move money. It does Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, this by blocking the property and in- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered terests in property of four titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- tion Supplement; Identification of Critical and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endan- transnational criminal organizations, Safety Items’’ ((RIN0750–AH92) (DFARS Case gered Status for the Largetooth Sawfish’’ listed in the Annex to the order, that 2010–D022)) received in the Office of the (RIN0648–XQ03) received in the Office of the currently pose significant threats to President of the Senate on July 21, 2011; to President of the Senate on July 21, 2011; to U.S. domestic and foreign economic in- the Committee on Armed Services. the Committee on Environment and Public Works. terests, as well as to U.S. promotion of EC–2620. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Tech- EC–2630. A communication from the Chair- transparency and stability in the inter- man of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, national political and financial sys- nology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Defense Ad- transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board’s tems. The order provides criteria for vanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Annual Report for 2010; to the Committee on the further blocking of persons deter- Strategic Plan, February 2011’’; to the Com- Foreign Relations. mined by the Secretary of the Treas- mittee on Armed Services. EC–2631. A joint communication from the ury, in consultation with the Attorney EC–2621. A communication from the Under Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary General and the Secretary of State: Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Thefts, to be a foreign person that con- ness), Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2011 Re- Losses, or Releases of Select Agents or Tox- stitutes a significant transnational ins for Calendar Year 2010; to the Committee criminal organization; port to Congress on Sustainable Ranges’’; to the Committee on Armed Services. on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. to have materially assisted, spon- EC–2622. A communication from the Chair- EC–2632. A communication from the Sec- sored, or provided financial, material, man and President of the Export-Import retary of Health and Human Services, trans- or technological support for, or goods Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to or services to or in support of, any per- port relative to transactions involving U.S. implementation of menu and vending mason whose property and interests in exports to South Korea; to the Committee on chine labeling; to the Committee on Health, property are blocked pursuant to the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC–2623. A communication from the Sec- EC–2633. A communication from the Pro- order; or gram Manager, Information Sharing Envi- to be owned or controlled by, or to retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Financial Stability Oversight ronment, Office of the Director of National have acted or purported to act for or on Council Secured Creditor Haircut Study; to Intelligence, transmitting, pursuant to law, behalf of, directly or indirectly, any the Committee on Banking, Housing, and a report entitled, ‘‘Annual Report to the person whose property and interests in Urban Affairs. Congress on the Information Sharing Envi- property are blocked pursuant to the EC–2624. A communication from the Asso- ronment’’; to the Select Committee on Intel- order. ciate General Counsel for Legislation and ligence. I have delegated to the Secretary of Regulations, Office of Housing, Department EC–2634. A communication from the Direc- of Housing and Urban Development, trans- tor, Administrative Office of the United the Treasury the authority, in con- States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to sultation with the Attorney General mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Real Estate Settlement Procedures law, a report related to Delayed-Notice and the Secretary of State, to take Act (RESPA): Technical Corrections and Search Warrants and Extensions during fis- such actions, including the promulga- Clarifying Amendments’’ (RIN2502–AH85) re- cal year 2010; to the Committee on the Judi- tion of rules and regulations, and to ceived in the Office of the President of the ciary. employ all powers granted to the Presi- Senate on July 21, 2011; to the Committee on EC–2635. A communication from the Assist- dent by IEEPA as may be necessary to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative carry out the purposes of the order. EC–2625. A communication from the Dep- Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- uty to the Chairman for External Affairs, ting, pursuant to law, a legislative proposal The order is effective at 12:01 a.m. relative to violence against Native women; eastern daylight time on July 25, 2011. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of to the Committee on the Judiciary. All executive agencies of the United a rule entitled ‘‘Retail Foreign Exchange f States Government are directed to Transactions’’ (RIN3064–AD81) received in take all appropriate measures within the Office of the President of the Senate on INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND their authority to carry out the provi- July 21, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, JOINT RESOLUTIONS sions of the order. Housing, and Urban Affairs. The following bills and joint resolu- I am enclosing a copy of the Execu- EC–2626. A communication from the Regu- tions were introduced, read the first tive Order I have issued. latory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treas- and second times by unanimous con- BARACK OBAMA. ury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the resent, and referred as indicated: THE WHITE HOUSE, July 24, 2011. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Office of Thrift Su- By Mr. CASEY: f pervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act Im- S. 1410. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE plementation’’ (RIN1557–AD41) received in enue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the Office of the President of the Senate on life sciences research; to the Committee on At 2:09 p.m., a message from the July 21, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Finance. House of Representatives, delivered by Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- EC–2627. A communication from the Assist- COLLINS, and Mr. COBURN): nounced that the Clerk be directed to ant Secretary for Export Administration, S. 1411. A bill to require the Public Printer request the Senate to return to the Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- to establish and maintain a website acces- House of Representatives the bill (H.R. ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant sible to the public that allows the public to 1309) to extend the authorization of the to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Addi- obtain electronic copies of all congression- tion of Certain Persons on the Entity List: ally mandated reports in one place, and for national flood insurance program, to Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the other purposes; to the Committee on Rules achieve reforms to improve the finan- National Security or Foreign Policy Inter- and Administration. cial integrity and stability of the pro- ests of the United States’’ (RIN0694–AF21) re- By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. gram, and to increase the role of pri- ceived in the Office of the President of the BROWN of Massachusetts):

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A bill to amend the Internal Rev- providers, or property. MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of enue Code of 1986 to temporarily increase the S. 570 S. 979, a bill to designate as wilderness investment tax credit for geothermal energy At the request of Mr. TESTER, the certain Federal portions of the red property; to the Committee on Finance. name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau f PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of and the Great Basin Deserts in the ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 570, a bill to prohibit the Depart- State of Utah for the benefit of present ment of Justice from tracking and S. 164 and future generations of people in the cataloguing the purchases of multiple At the request of Mr. BROWN of Mas- United States. rifles and shotguns. sachusetts, the name of the Senator S. 1025 S. 609 from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY) was At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the added as a cosponsor of S. 164, a bill to At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the name of the Senator from Louisiana repeal the imposition of withholding on names of the Senator from Kentucky (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- certain payments made to vendors by (Mr. MCCONNELL), the Senator from sor of S. 1025, a bill to amend title 10, government entities. Wisconsin (Mr. JOHNSON), the Senator United States Code, to enhance the na- from Louisiana (Mr. VITTER), the Sen- S. 202 tional defense through empowerment ator from Texas (Mrs. HUTCHISON), the At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name of the National Guard, enhancement of Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON), the functions of the National Guard of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. CHAMBLISS) was added as a cosponsor of Bureau, and improvement of Federal- GRAHAM), the Senator from Florida S. 202, a bill to require a full audit of State military coordination in domes- (Mr. RUBIO), the Senator from Texas the Board of Governors of the Federal tic emergency response, and for other (Mr. CORNYN), the Senator from Mis- Reserve System and the Federal re- purposes. sissippi (Mr. WICKER), the Senator from serve banks by the Comptroller Gen- S. 1048 North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Sen- eral of the United States before the end At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the ator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH), the Sen- of 2012, and for other purposes. names of the Senator from New Hamp- ator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO), the Sen- shire (Ms. AYOTTE) and the Senator S. 242 ator from Utah (Mr. LEE), the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) were added as co- At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from Kentucky (Mr. PAUL), the Senator the name of the Senator from New sponsors of S. 1048, a bill to expand from Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN), the Sen- sanctions imposed with respect to the Mexico (Mr. BINGAMAN) was added as a ator from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO) cosponsor of S. 242, a bill to amend Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and the Senator from North Carolina and Syria, and for other purposes. title 10, United States Code, to enhance (Mr. BURR) were added as cosponsors of the roles and responsibilities of the S. 609, a bill to provide for the estab- S. 1228 Chief of the National Guard Bureau. lishment of a committee to assess the At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S. 371 effects of certain Federal regulatory the name of the Senator from New At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, mandates. York (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1228, a bill to prohibit the name of the Senator from West S. 658 trafficking in counterfeit military Virginia (Mr. ROCKEFELLER) was added At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the goods or services. as a cosponsor of S. 371, a bill to im- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. S. 1294 prove the efficiency, operation, and se- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of curity of the national transportation S. 658, a bill to provide for the preser- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the system to move freight by leveraging vation by the Department of Defense of name of the Senator from Rhode Island investments and promoting partner- documentary evidence of the Depart- (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- ships that advance interstate and for- ment of Defense on incidents of sexual sponsor of S. 1294, a bill to promote the eign commerce, and for other purposes. assault and sexual harassment in the oil independence of the United States, S. 384 military, and for other purposes. and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the S. 829 S. 1346 names of the Senator from Arizona At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the At the request of Mr. LEVIN, the (Mr. KYL) and the Senator from Maine names of the Senator from Delaware name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. (Ms. COLLINS) were added as cosponsors (Mr. COONS) and the Senator from BEGICH) was added as a cosponsor of S. of S. 384, a bill to amend title 39, Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) were added 1346, a bill to restrict the use of off- United States Code, to extend the au- as cosponsors of S. 829, a bill to amend shore tax havens and abusive tax shel- thority of the United States Postal title XVIII of the Social Security Act ters to inappropriately avoid Federal Service to issue a semipostal to raise to repeal the Medicare outpatient reha- taxation, and for other purposes. funds for breast cancer research. bilitation therapy caps. S. 1369 S. 401 S. 834 At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the At the request of Mr. CASEY, the name of the Senator from Arkansas name of the Senator from Minnesota names of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- (Ms. MIKULSKI), the Senator from Cali- sor of S. 1369, a bill to amend the Fed- sponsor of S. 401, a bill to help Federal fornia (Mrs. BOXER) and the Senator eral Water Pollution Control Act to ex- prosecutors and investigators combat from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) empt the conduct of silvicultural ac- public corruption by strengthening and were added as cosponsors of S. 834, a tivities from national pollutant dis- clarifying the law. bill to amend the Higher Education Act charge elimination system permitting S. 497 of 1965 to improve education and pre- requirements. At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the vention related to campus sexual vio- S. 1370 name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. lence, domestic violence, dating vio- At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. lence, and stalking. name of the Senator from New York 497, a bill to amend the Immigration S. 968 (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- and Nationality Act to modify the re- At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the sponsor of S. 1370, a bill to reauthorize quirements of the visa waiver program name of the Senator from Colorado 21st century community learning cen- and for other purposes. (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor ters, and for other purposes.

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This legislation will create a sponsors of S. 1392, a bill to provide ad- cember, in the middle of a New Eng- more level playing field among clean, ditional time for the Administrator of land blizzard, armed robbers descended renewable energy technologies and the Environmental Protection Agency on the Kohl’s department store in help stimulate investment in geo- to issue achievable standards for indus- Woburn, MA. They threatened the em- thermal energy projects. trial, commercial, and institutional ployees of the store and fled with Geothermal energy can provide a boilers, process heaters, and inciner- money and jewelry. Officer John continuous supply of renewable energy ators, and for other purposes. ‘‘Jack’’ Maguire, on duty that night, with very few environmental impacts. S. 1395 rushed to the scene in his cruiser. Re- Although the United States has more At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the sponding to his fellow officer’s call for geothermal capacity than any other names of the Senator from Nebraska assistance in a foot chase, Officer country, this potential energy resource (Mr. JOHANNS) and the Senator from Maguire blocked the gunman’s path has not been widely developed. This is Nevada (Mr. HELLER) were added as co- with his cruiser and got out of his vehi- due in large part to the high initial sponsors of S. 1395, a bill to ensure that cle to confront the gunman. The two cost and risk involved in locating and all Americans have access to waivers exchanged gunfire, which killed the developing geothermal resources. Ex- from the Patient Protection and Af- gunman and left Officer Maguire mor- tending the 30 percent tax credit fordable Care Act. tally wounded. Officer Maguire’s death through 2016 will help geothermal de- marks the first officer killed in the velopers obtain the financing they need S.J. RES. 17 line of duty in Woburn, MA, since the to make investments in exploration At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, department was established back in and development. the name of the Senator from Ohio 1847. This legislation is identical to a bi- (Mr. PORTMAN) was added as a cospon- On behalf of the Maguire family, partisan companion bill, H.R. 2408, that sor of S.J. Res. 17, a joint resolution Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, Woburn our colleagues from the Pacific North- approving the renewal of import re- Chief of Police Richard Kelley, and the west, Rep. DAVID REICHERT from Wash- strictions contained in the Burmese residents of Woburn, I am introducing ington and Rep. EARL BLUMENAUER Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. legislation to rename the U.S. Post Of- from Oregon have sponsored in the S.J. RES. 19 fice on Washington Street in Woburn House. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the the Officer John Maguire Post Office. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. This post office is only a few hundred sent that the text of the bill be printed ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of yards from the spot where Officer in the RECORD. S.J. Res. 19, a joint resolution pro- Maguire was killed. I believe it is a fit- There being no objection, the text of posing an amendment to the Constitu- ting honor to a public servant who the bill was ordered to be printed in tion of the United States authorizing gave his life protecting the city of the RECORD, as follows: Congress to prohibit the physical dese- Woburn. It is my hope that when peo- S. 1413 cration of the flag of the United States. ple pass by the Post Office on Wash- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- S. RES. 80 ington Street, they will be reminded of resentatives of the United States of America in At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name the sacrifices made by both Officer Congress assembled, of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. John ‘‘Jack’’ Maguire and his family. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. MENENDEZ) was added as a cosponsor of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Geothermal S. Res. 80, a resolution condemning the By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Tax Parity Act of 2011’’. Mr. CRAPO): SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN INVESTMENT Government of Iran for its state-spon- TAX CREDIT FOR GEOTHERMAL EN- sored persecution of its Baha’i minor- S. 1413. A bill to amend the Internal ERGY PROPERTY. ity and its continued violation of the Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily in- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subclause (II) of section International Covenants on Human crease the investment tax credit for 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of Rights. geothermal energy property; to the 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph Committee on Finance. (3)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i) or (iii) of S. RES. 175 Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I am paragraph (3)(A)’’. At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the pleased to join with my colleague from (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment name of the Senator from New Jersey made by this section shall apply to property Idaho, Sen. MIKE CRAPO, in introducing (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- placed in service after the date of the enact- the Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011. sor of S. Res. 175, a resolution express- ment of this Act. This legislation will modify an existing ing the sense of the Senate with re- f investment tax credit for geothermal spect to ongoing violations of the terri- energy authorized under Section 48 of AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND torial integrity and sovereignty of the Federal tax code. Although both PROPOSED Georgia and the importance of a peace- solar energy and geothermal energy ful and just resolution to the conflict SA 581. Mr. REID proposed an amendment projects are eligible for an investment within Georgia’s internationally recog- to the bill S. 1323, to express the sense of the tax credit under Section 48, they are Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the nized borders. not equal. While I am a strong sup- budget deficit. S. RES. 199 porter of solar energy technology and SA 582. Mr. REID proposed an amendment At the request of Mr. REID, the name support the solar energy tax credit, I to amendment SA 581 proposed by Mr. REID of the Senator from North Carolina to the bill S. 1323, supra. am also a strong advocate for having a SA 583. Mr. REID proposed an amendment (Mr. BURR) was added as a cosponsor of level playing field when it comes to to the bill S. 1323, supra. S. Res. 199, a resolution supporting the government incentives. That is why SA 584. Mr. REID submitted an amendment goals and ideals of ‘‘Crohn’s and Colitis this bill is called the Geothermal Tax intended to be proposed to amendment SA Awareness Week’’. Parity Act, because it will create par- 583 proposed by Mr. REID to the bill S. 1323, ity in the tax code for these two impor- supra. f SA 585. Mr. REID proposed an amendment tant renewable energy resources. to amendment SA 584 submitted by Mr. REID STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED This bill would provide geothermal BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS to the amendment SA 583 proposed by Mr. energy with the same 30 percent invest- REID to the bill S. 1323, supra. By Mr. KERRY (for himself and ment tax credit that is now available f Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts): to solar energy and fuel cell tech- S. 1412. A bill to designate the facil- nologies in Section 48 and extend this TEXT OF AMENDMENTS ity of the United States Postal Service 30 percent tax credit for geothermal SA 581. Mr. REID proposed an amend- located at 462 Washington Street, through December 31, 2016, as it is for ment to the bill S. 1323, to express the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:41 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY6.020 S25JYPT1 pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4871 sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice (ii) for the nonsecurity category (f)(7) for a fiscal year, OMB shall calculate, in resolving the budget deficit; as fol- $439,000,000,000 in budget authority. and the sequestration report and subsequent lows: (B) For fiscal year 2013— budgets submitted by the President under (i) for the security category $607,000,000,000 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Strike all after ‘‘Section’’ and insert the in budget authority; and Code, shall include, adjustments to discre- following: (ii) for the nonsecurity category tionary spending limits (and those limits as 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. $440,000,000,000 in budget authority. adjusted) for the fiscal year and each suc- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as (C) For fiscal year 2014, $1,068,000,000,000 in ceeding year through 2021 upon the enact- the ‘‘Budget Control Act of 2011’’. budget authority. ment of a bill or resolution relating to any (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- (D) For fiscal year 2015, $1,089,000,000,000 in matter described in paragraphs (2), (3), or (4). tents for this Act is as follows: budget authority. (C) ESTIMATES.— Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. (E) For fiscal year 2016, $1,111,000,000,000 in (i) CBO ESTIMATES.—As soon as practicable TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING budget authority. after Congress completes action on any dis- CAPS AND ENFORCEMENT (F) For fiscal year 2017, $1,134,000,000,000 in cretionary appropriation, CBO, after con- budget authority. sultation with the Committees on the Budg- Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits. Sec. 102. Senate budget enforcement. (G) For fiscal year 2018, $1,156,000,000,000 in et of the House of Representatives and the budget authority. Senate, shall provide OMB with an estimate TITLE II—OTHER SPENDING CUTS (H) For fiscal year 2019, $1,180,000,000,000 in of the amount of discretionary new budget Subtitle A—Spectrum Auction Proposals and budget authority. authority for the current year (if any) and Public Safety Broadband Network (I) For fiscal year 2020, $1,204,000,000,000 in the budget year provided by that legislation. Sec. 211. Definitions. budget authority. (ii) OMB ESTIMATES AND EXPLANATION OF PART I—AUCTIONS OF SPECTRUM AND (J) For fiscal year 2021, $1,228,000,000,000 in DIFFERENCES.— SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT budget authority. (I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 calendar (2) AUTHORIZED ADJUSTMENT TO LIMITS.— days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Sec. 221. Clarification of authorities to re- (A) ADJUSTMENTS FOR BUDGET SUBMIS- legal holidays) after the date of enactment purpose Federal spectrum for SION.—When the President submits a budget of any discretionary appropriation, OMB commercial purposes. under section 1105 of title 31, United States shall make publicly available on the day it is Sec. 222. Incentive auction authority. Code, OMB shall calculate and the budget issued and, on the following day, shall be Sec. 223. Incentive auctions to repurpose shall include adjustments to discretionary printed in the Federal Register a report con- certain mobile satellite serv- spending limits (and those limits as cumula- taining the CBO estimate of that legislation, ices spectrum for terrestrial tively adjusted) for the budget year and each an OMB estimate of the amount of discre- broadband use. out year equal to the baseline levels of new tionary new budget authority for the current Sec. 224. Permanent extension of auction au- budget authority using up-to-date concepts year (if any) and the budget year provided by thority. and definitions minus those levels using the that legislation, and an explanation of any Sec. 225. Authority to auction licenses for concepts and definitions in effect before such difference between the 2 estimates. domestic satellite services. changes. Such changes may only be made (II) DIFFERENCES.—If during the prepara- Sec. 226. Auction of spectrum. tion of the report OMB determines that Sec. 227. Report to Congress on improving after consultation with the committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House there is a significant difference between spectrum management. of Representatives and the Senate and that OMB and CBO, OMB shall consult with the PART II—PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND consultation shall include written commu- Committees on the Budget of the House of NETWORK nication to such committees that affords Representatives and the Senate regarding Sec. 241. Reallocation of D Block for public such committees the opportunity to com- that difference and that consultation shall safety. ment before official action is taken with re- include, to the extent practicable, written Sec. 242. Flexible use of narrowband spec- spect to such changes. communication to those committees that af- trum. (B) ADJUSTMENTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL EN- fords such committees the opportunity to Sec. 243. Public Safety Trust Fund. FORCEMENT.—For the purposes of Congres- comment before the issuance of the report. Sec. 244. Public safety research and develop- sional enforcement of the limits in this sec- (D) ASSUMPTIONS AND GUIDELINES.—OMB ment. tion, the Chairmen of the Committees on the estimates under subparagraph (C) shall be Sec. 245. Incentive auction relocation fund. Budget of the Senate and House may adjust made using current economic and technical Sec. 246. Federal infrastructure sharing. the discretionary spending limits in amounts assumptions. In its final sequestration re- Sec. 247. FCC report on efficient use of pub- equal to the adjustments made pursuant to port, OMB shall use the OMB estimates lic safety spectrum. subparagraph (A) as contained in the Presi- transmitted to the Congress under this para- Subtitle B—Federal Pell Grant and Student dent’s budget. Any adjustment made pursu- graph. OMB and CBO shall prepare estimates Loan Program Changes ant to this subparagraph shall not constitute under this paragraph in conformance with Sec. 251. Federal Pell Grant and student a repeal or change to the limits contained in scorekeeping guidelines determined after loan program changes. this section. consultation among the House and Senate (c) ESTIMATES AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.— Committees on the Budget, CBO, and OMB. Subtitle C—Farm Programs (1) IN GENERAL.— (E) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For purposes Sec. 261. Definition of payment acres. (A) LIMITS AND SUBALLOCATIONS FOR CON- of this paragraph, amounts provided by an- TITLE III—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE GRESSIONAL ENFORCEMENT.—After the report- nual appropriations shall include any new ON DEFICIT REDUCTION ing of a bill or joint resolution relating to budget authority for the current year (if Sec. 301. Establishment of Joint Select Com- any matter described in paragraph (2), (3), or any) and the advance appropriations that be- mittee. (4), or the offering of an amendment thereto come available in the budget year from pre- Sec. 302. Expedited consideration of joint or the submission of a conference report viously enacted legislation. committee recommendations. thereon— (2) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.—Other adjust- Sec. 303. Funding. (i) for the purposes of enforcement of the ments referred to in paragraph (1)(B) are as Sec. 304. Rulemaking. discretionary spending limits in the Senate follows: TITLE IV—PUBLIC DEBT and the House of Representatives, the Chair- (A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SSI man of the Committee on the Budget of that REDETERMINATIONS.— Sec. 401. Public debt. House may adjust the discretionary spending (i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint resolution TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING limits in this section, the budgetary aggre- is reported making appropriations in a fiscal CAPS AND ENFORCEMENT gates in the concurrent resolution on the year of the amount specified in clause (ii) for SEC. 101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. budget most recently adopted by the Senate continuing disability reviews and Supple- (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in and the House of Representatives, and allo- mental Security Income redeterminations order in the House of Representatives or the cations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Con- under the heading ‘‘Limitation on Adminis- Senate to consider any bill, resolution, gressional Budget Act of 1974, by the amount trative Expenses’’ for the Social Security amendment, motion or conference report of new budget authority in that measure for Administration, and provides an additional that includes any provision that would cause that purpose; and appropriation for continuing disability re- the discretionary spending limits as set forth (ii) following any adjustment under clause views and Supplemental Security Income rein this section to be exceeded. (i), the Committee on Appropriations of that determinations for the Social Security Ad- (b) LIMITS.— House may report appropriately revised sub- ministration, or one or more initiatives that (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term allocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the the Office of the Chief Actuary determines ‘‘discretionary spending limits’’ has the fol- Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry would be at least as cost effective as a rede- lowing meaning subject to adjustments in out this subsection. termination of eligibility under the heading paragraph (2) and subsection (c): (B) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.—For the purposes ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’ (A) For fiscal year 2012— of determining an end of the year sequester for the Social Security Administration of an (i) for the security category $606,000,000,000 pursuant to subsection (f), when OMB sub- amount further specified in clause (ii), then in budget authority; and mits a sequestration report under subsection the discretionary spending limits, allocation

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(V) for fiscal year 2016, an appropriation of (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an appropriation of (iii) DEFINITION.—As used in this subpara- $822,000,000, and an additional appropriation $5,858,000,000, and an additional $2,447,000,000 graph the term ‘‘program integrity or fraud of $778,000,000; for additional or enhanced tax enforcement; and abuse activities’’ means— (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an appropriation of (VII) for fiscal year 2018, an appropriation (I) those activities authorized by section $849,000,000, and an additional appropriation of $6,065,000,000, and an additional 1817(k)(3) of the Social Security Act; and of $804,000,000; (VII) for fiscal year 2018, an appropriation $2,421,000,000 for additional or enhanced tax (II) those activities, including administra- of $877,000,000, and an additional appropria- enforcement; tive costs, in the Medicare Advantage and tion of $831,000,000; (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an appropriation the Medicare Prescription Drug Program au- (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an appropriation of $6,284,000,000, and an additional thorized in title XVIII of the Social Security of $906,000,000, and an additional appropria- $2,383,000,000 for additional or enhanced tax Act, in section 1893 of the Social Security tion of $860,000,000; enforcement; Act, in Medicaid authorized in title XIX of (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an appropriation of (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an appropriation of the Social Security Act, and in the Chil- $935,000,000, and an additional appropriation $6,493,000,000, and an additional $2,371,000,000 dren’s Health Insurance Program (‘‘CHIP’’) of $890,000,000; and for additional or enhanced tax enforcement; authorized in title XXI of the Social Secu- (X) for fiscal year 2021, an appropriation of and rity Act. $963,000,000, and an additional appropriation (X) for fiscal year 2021, an appropriation of (iv) REPORT.—The report required by sec- of $924,000,000. $6,705,000,000, and an additional $2,361,000,000 tion 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for (iii) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subpara- for additional or enhanced tax enforcement. each fiscal year shall include measures of graph, the terms ‘‘continuing disability re- (iii) DEFINITION.—In this subparagraph, the the operational efficiency and impact on views’’ and ‘‘Supplemental Security Income term ‘‘additional appropriation for tax com- fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, redeterminations’’ mean continuing dis- pliance activities’’ means new and con- Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds ability reviews under titles II and XVI of the tinuing investments in expanding and im- provided by this adjustment. Social Security Act and redeterminations of proving the effectiveness and efficiency of (D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER eligibility under title XVI of the Social Se- the overall tax enforcement and compliance PAYMENT REVIEWS.— curity Act. program of the Internal Revenue Service. (i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint resolution (iv) REPORT.—The Commissioner of Social Such new and continuing investments in- is reported making appropriations in a fiscal Security shall provide annually to the Con- clude, but are not limited to, additional re- year of the amount specified in clause (ii) for gress a report on continuing disability resources for implementing new authorities in-person reemployment and eligibility as- views and Supplemental Security Income re- and for conducting additional examinations, sessments and unemployment insurance im- determinations which includes— audits, and enhanced third party data proper payment reviews under the heading (I) the amount spent on continuing dis- matching; ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Em- ability reviews and Supplemental Security (iv) FIRST AMOUNT.—The first amount spec- ployment Service Operations’’ for the De- Income redeterminations in the fiscal year ified in clause (ii) is the amount provided for partment of Labor, and provides an addi- covered by the report, and the number of re- a fiscal year under the heading ‘‘Enforce- tional appropriation for in-person reemploy- views and redeterminations conducted, by ment’’ for the Internal Revenue Service. ment and eligibility assessments and unem- category of review or redetermination; (v) AMOUNT FURTHER SPECIFIED.—The ployment insurance improper payment re- (II) the results of the continuing disability amount further specified in clause (ii) is the views under the heading ‘‘State Unemploy- reviews and Supplemental Security Income amount under one or more headings in an ap- ment Insurance and Employment Service redeterminations in terms of cessations of propriations act for the Internal Revenue Operations’’ for the Department of Labor of benefits or determinations of continuing eli- Service that is specified to pay for the costs up to an amount further specified in clause gibility, by program; and of the additional appropriation tax compli- (ii), then the discretionary spending limits, (III) the estimated savings over the ance activities, but such amount shall be ‘‘0’’ allocation to the Committees on Appropria- short-, medium-, and long-term to the old- (zero) unless the appropriations act under tions of each House, and aggregates for that age, survivors, and disability insurance, sup- the heading ‘‘Operations Support’’ for the In- year may be adjusted by an amount in budg- plemental security income, Medicare, and ternal Revenue Service provides that such et authority not to exceed the additional ap- medicaid programs from continuing dis- sums as are necessary shall be available, propriation provided in such legislation for ability reviews and Supplemental Security under the ‘‘Operations Support’’ heading, to that purpose for that fiscal year. Income redeterminations which result in fully support tax enforcement and compli- (ii) AMOUNTS SPECIFIED.—The amounts cessations of benefits and the estimated ance activities. specified are— present value of such savings. (C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CON- (I) for fiscal year 2012, an appropriation of (B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX EN- TROL.— $60,000,000, and an additional appropriation FORCEMENT.— (i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint resolution of $10,000,000; (i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations in a fiscal (II) for fiscal year 2013, an appropriation of is reported making appropriations in a fiscal year for program integrity or fraud and $60,000,000, and an additional appropriation year to the Internal Revenue Service of not abuse activities under the heading ‘‘Health of $15,000,000; less than the first amount specified in clause Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account’’ pro- (III) for fiscal year 2014, an appropriation (ii) for tax compliance activities to address gram for the Department of Health and of $61,000,000, and an additional appropria- the Federal tax gap (taxes owed but not Human Services of up to the amount speci- tion of $19,000,000; paid), and provides an additional appropria- fied in clause (ii), then the discretionary (IV) for fiscal year 2015, an appropriation of tion for tax compliance activities to address spending limits, allocation to the Commit- $61,000,000, and an additional appropriation the Federal tax gap of an amount further tees on Appropriations of each House, and of $24,000,000; specified in clause (ii), then the discre- aggregates for that year may be adjusted in (V) for fiscal year 2016, an appropriation of tionary spending limits, allocation to the an amount not to exceed the amount in $62,000,000, and an additional appropriation Committees on Appropriations of each budget authority provided for that program of $28,000,000; House, and aggregates for that year may be for that fiscal year. (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an appropriation of adjusted by the amount in budget authority (ii) AMOUNTS SPECIFIED.—The amounts $63,000,000, and an additional appropriation not to exceed the amount of additional or en- specified are— of $28,000,000;

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(VII) for fiscal year 2018, an appropriation (A) IN GENERAL.—If, for fiscal years 2011 (ii) DESIGNATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP- of $64,000,000, and an additional appropria- through 2021, appropriations for discre- RESENTATIVES.—If an appropriations act in- tion of $29,000,000; tionary accounts are enacted that Congress cludes a provision expressly designated as an (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an appropriation designates as being for disaster relief in stat- emergency for the purposes of this section, of $64,000,000, and an additional appropria- ute, the adjustment shall be the total of such the Chair shall put the question of consider- tion of $30,000,000; appropriations in discretionary accounts des- ation with respect thereto. (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an appropriation of ignated as being for disaster relief, but not (iii) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— $65,000,000, and an additional appropriation to exceed the total of— (I) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is con- of $31,000,000; and (i) the average funding provided for disas- sidering an appropriations act, if a point of (X) for fiscal year 2021, an appropriation of ters over the previous ten years, excluding order is made by a Senator against an emer- $66,000,000, and an additional appropriation the highest and lowest years; and gency designation in that measure, that pro- of $31,000,000. (ii) for years when the enacted new discre- vision making such a designation shall be (iii) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subpara- tionary budget authority designated as being stricken from the measure and may not be graph, the terms ‘‘in-person reemployment for disaster relief for the preceding fiscal offered as an amendment from the floor. and eligibility assessments’’ and ‘‘unemploy- year was less than the average as calculated (II) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— ment improper payment reviews’’ mean rein (A) for that year, the difference between views or assessments conducted in local (aa) WAIVER.—Subclause (I) may be waived the enacted amount and the allowable ad- or suspended in the Senate only by an af- workforce offices to determine the continued justment as calculated in (A) for that year. eligibility of an unemployment insurance firmative vote of three-fifths of the Mem- (B) OMB REPORT.—The Office of Manage- bers, duly chosen and sworn. claimant under the Federal Unemployment ment and Budget shall report to the Com- (bb) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from Tax Act, Title III of the Social Security Act, mittees on Appropriations in each House the the decisions of the Chair relating to any and applicable State laws, to ensure they are adjustment for disaster funding for fiscal provision of this subsection shall be limited meeting their obligation to search for work year 2011, and a preview report of the esti- to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and as a condition of eligibility, and to speed mated level for fiscal year 2012, not later controlled by, the appellant and the manager their return to work. than 30 days after enactment of this section. (3) OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED of the bill or joint resolution, as the case (d) LIMITATIONS ON CHANGES TO THIS SEC- ACTIVITIES.— may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of TION.—Unless otherwise specifically provided the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and (A) CAP ADJUSTMENT.—The discretionary in this section, it shall not be in order in the spending limits, allocation to the Commit- sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal Senate or the House of Representatives to tees on Appropriations of each House, and of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order consider any bill, resolution (including a aggregates for that year may be adjusted by raised under this subsection. concurrent resolution on the budget), an amount in budget authority not to exceed (III) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNA- amendment, motion, or conference report the amount provided in such legislation for TION.—For purposes of subclause (I), a provi- that would repeal or otherwise change this that purpose for that fiscal year, but not to sion shall be considered an emergency des- section. exceed in aggregate the amounts specified in ignation if it designates any item as an subparagraph (B) for any— (e) WAIVER AND APPEAL.— emergency requirement pursuant to this sub- (1) WAIVER.—In the Senate, subsections (a) (i) bills reported by the Committees on Ap- section. through (d) shall be waived or suspended propriations of either House or in the Sen- (IV) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point only— ate, passed by the House of Representatives; of order under subclause (I) may be raised by (A) by the affirmative vote of three-fifths (ii) joint resolutions or amendments re- a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the of the Members, duly chosen and sworn; or ported by the Committees on Appropriations Congressional Budget Act of 1974. (B) if the provisions of section (f)(8) are in of either House; (V) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Sen- effect. (iii) amendments between the Houses, Sen- ate is considering a conference report on, or (2) APPEAL.—Appeals in the Senate from ate amendments to such amendments offered an amendment between the Houses in rela- the decisions of the Chair relating to any by the authority of the Committee on Appro- tion to, an appropriations act, upon a point provision of this section shall be limited to 1 priations of the Senate, or House amend- of order being made by any Senator pursuant hour, to be equally divided between, and con- ments to such amendments offered by the to this section, and such point of order being authority of the Committee on Appropria- trolled by, the appellant and the manager of the measure. An affirmative vote of three- sustained, such material contained in such tions in the House of Representatives; or conference report shall be deemed stricken, (iv) conference reports; making appropria- fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sus- and the Senate shall proceed to consider the tions for overseas deployments and related question of whether the Senate shall recede activities. tain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on from its amendment and concur with a fur- (B) LEVELS.— a point of order raised under this section. ther amendment, or concur in the House (i) LEVELS.—The initial levels for overseas (f) END-OF-YEAR SEQUESTER FOR EXCEEDING amendment with a further amendment, as deployments and related activities specified DISCRETIONARY CAPS.— the case may be, which further amendment in this subparagraph are as follows: (1) SEQUESTRATION.— shall consist of only that portion of the con- (I) For fiscal year 2012, $126,544,000,000 in (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 cal- budget authority. endar days after Congress adjourns to end a ference report or House amendment, as the (II) For the total of fiscal years 2013–2021, session, there shall be a sequestration to case may be, not so stricken. Any such mo- $450,000,000,000 in budget authority. eliminate a budget-year breach, if any, with- tion in the Senate shall be debatable under (ii) LEVELS FOR CONGRESSIONAL ENFORCE- in the discretionary categories as set by sub- the same conditions as was the conference MENT.—For each fiscal year after fiscal year section (b). report. In any case in which such point of 2012, Congress shall adopt in the concurrent (B) OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS.—Any amount order is sustained against a conference re- resolution on the budget for that fiscal year of budget authority for overseas deploy- port (or Senate amendment derived from an adjustment for overseas deployments and ments and related activities for fiscal year such conference report by operation of this related activities, provided that Congress 2012 in excess of the levels set in subsection subsection), no further amendment shall be may not adopt an adjustment for any fiscal (c)(3)(B)(i), or for fiscal years 2013–2021 that in order. year that would cause the total adjustments would cause the total adjustment for fiscal (2) ELIMINATING A BREACH.—Each non-ex- for fiscal years 2013-2021 to exceed the years 2013–2021 to exceed the amount author- empt account within a category shall be re- amount authorized in subclause (II). ized in section (c)(3)(B)(II), that is not other- duced by a dollar amount calculated by mul- (iii) ACCOUNTING FOR OVERSEAS DEPLOY- wise offset pursuant subsection (c)(3)(C)(i) tiplying the baseline level of sequesterable MENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.—In any report shall be counted in determining whether a budgetary resources in that account at that issued under section 7(f), the Office of Man- breach has occurred in the security category time by the uniform percentage necessary to agement and Budget shall state the total (for fiscal years 2012 and 2013) or the discre- eliminate a breach within that category. amount of spending on overseas deployments tionary category (thereafter). (3) MILITARY PERSONNEL.— and related activities for fiscal years 2013– (C) EMERGENCY SPENDING.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The President may, with 2021 and the estimated amount of budget au- (i) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION IN STATUTE.—If, respect to any military personnel account, thority adjustment remaining for that pe- for any fiscal year, appropriations for discre- exempt that account from sequestration or riod. tionary accounts are enacted that Congress provide for a lower uniform percentage re- (C) ADJUSTMENT FOR OFFSET OVERSEAS DE- designates as emergency requirements in duction than would otherwise apply, pro- PLOYMENT COSTS.—The levels set in subpara- statute pursuant to this subsection, the total vided that the President has notified Con- graph (B) may be further adjusted by the of such budget authority in discretionary ac- gress of the manner in which such authority amount of budget authority provided in leg- counts designated as emergency require- will be exercised pursuant to paragraph islation for additional costs associated with ments in all fiscal years from such appro- (7)(A)(ii). overseas deployments and related activities priations shall not be counted in deter- (B) REDUCTIONS.—If the President uses the if the amount of budget authority above mining whether a breach has occurred, and authority to exempt any military personnel those levels is offset. shall not count for the purposes of Congres- from sequestration under paragraph (4) ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISASTER FUNDING.— sional enforcement. (7)(A)(ii), each account within subfunctional

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SEC. 102. SENATE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT. age necessary to offset the total dollar (ii) For the current year and the budget (a) IN GENERAL.— amount by which budget authority is not re- year the estimated new budget authority for (1) For the purpose of enforcing the Con- duced in military personnel accounts by rea- each category and the breach, if any, in each gressional Budget Act of 1974 through April son of the use of such authority. category. 15, 2012, including section 300 of that Act, and (4) PART-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS.—If, on the (iii) For each category for which a seques- enforcing budgetary points of order in prior date specified in paragraph (1), there is in ef- tration is required, the sequestration per- concurrent resolutions on the budget, the al- fect an Act making or continuing appropria- centages necessary to achieve the required locations, aggregates, and levels set in sub- tions for part of a fiscal year for any budget reduction. section (b)(1) shall apply in the Senate in the account, then the dollar sequestration cal- (iv) For the budget year, for each account same manner as a concurrent resolution on culated for that account under paragraphs to be sequestered, estimates of the baseline the budget for fiscal year 2012 with appro- (2) and (3) shall be subtracted from— level of sequesterable budgetary resources priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 (A) the annualized amount otherwise avail- and the amount of budgetary resources to be and 2013 through 2021. able by law in that account under that or a sequestered. (2) For the purpose of enforcing the Con- subsequent part-year appropriation; and (8) SUSPENSION IN THE EVENT OF LOW gressional Budget Act of 1974 after April 15, (B) when a full-year appropriation for that GROWTH.—Section 254(i) and subsections (a), 2012, including section 300 of that Act, and account is enacted, from the amount other- (b)(1), and (c) of section 258 of the Balanced enforcing budgetary points of order in prior wise provided by the full-year appropriation. Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act concurrent resolutions on the budget, the al- (5) LOOK-BACK.—If, after June 30, an appro- of 1985 with respect to suspension of this sec- priation for the fiscal year in progress is en- tion for low growth only shall apply to this locations, aggregates, and levels set in sub- acted that causes a breach within a category section, provided that those sections are section (b)(2) shall apply in the Senate in the for that year (after taking into account any deemed not to apply to titles III and IV of same manner as a concurrent resolution on sequestration of amounts within that cat- the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and sec- the budget for fiscal year 2013 with appro- egory), the discretionary spending limits for tion 1103 of title 31, United States Code. priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2012 that category for the next fiscal year shall (g) DEFINITIONS.— and 2014 through 2022. be reduced by the amount or amounts of that (1) NONSECURITY CATEGORY.—The term (b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES breach. ‘‘nonsecurity category’’ means all discre- AND LEVELS.— (6) WITHIN-SESSION SEQUESTRATION.—If an tionary appropriations, as that term is de- (1) As soon as practicable after the date of appropriation for a fiscal year in progress is fined in section 250(c)(7) of the Balanced enactment of this section, the Chairman of enacted (after Congress adjourns to end the Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act the Committee on the Budget shall file— session for that budget year and before July of 1985, not included in the security category (A) for the Committee on Appropriations, 1 of that fiscal year) that causes a breach defined in this Act, but does not include any committee allocations for fiscal years 2011 within a category for that year (after taking appropriations designated for overseas de- and 2012 consistent with the discretionary into account any prior sequestration of ployments and related activities pursuant to spending limits set forth in this Act for the amounts within that category), 15 days after section (c)(3), or appropriations designated purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Con- such enactment there shall be a sequestra- as an emergency pursuant to this Act. gressional Budget Act of 1974; tion to eliminate that breach within that (2) SECURITY CATEGORY.—The term ‘‘secu- (B) for all committees other than the Com- category following the procedures set forth rity category’’ includes discretionary appro- mittee on Appropriations, committee alloca- in paragraphs (2) through (4). priations, as that term is defined in section tions for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012–2016, and (7) REPORTS.— 250(c)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 2012–2021 consistent with the Congressional (A) SEQUESTRATION PREVIEW REPORT.— gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, in budget Budget Office’s March 2011 baseline adjusted (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 days be- functions 050 and 700, but does not include to account for the budgetary effects of this fore the date of the President’s budget sub- any appropriations designated for overseas Act and legislation enacted prior to this Act mission for CBO, and the date of the Presi- deployments and related activities pursuant but not included in the Congressional Budget dent’s budget submissions for OMB, OMB and to section (c)(3), or appropriations des- Office’s March 2011 baseline, for the purpose CBO shall issue a preview report regarding ignated as an emergency pursuant to this of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional discretionary spending based on laws enacted Act. Budget Act of 1974; through those dates. The preview report (3) DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY.—The term (C) aggregate spending levels for fiscal shall set forth estimates for the current year ‘‘discretionary category’’ includes all discre- years 2011 and 2012 and aggregate revenue and each subsequent year through 2021 of the tionary appropriations designated as an levels fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012–2016, 2012– applicable discretionary spending limits for emergency pursuant to this Act, as that 2021 consistent with the Congressional Budg- each category and an explanation of any ad- term is defined in section 250(c)(7) of the Bal- et Office’s March 2011 baseline adjusted to justments in such limits under this section. anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control account for the budgetary effects of this Act (ii) NOTIFICATION REGARDING MILITARY PER- Act of 1985, but does not include any appro- and legislation enacted prior to this Act but SONNEL.—On or before the date of the seques- priations designated for overseas deploy- not included in the Congressional Budget Of- tration preview report, the President shall ments and related activities pursuant to sec- fice’s March 2011 baseline, and the discre- notify the Congress of the manner in which tion (c)(3), or appropriations designated as tionary spending limits set forth in this Act he intends to exercise flexibility with re- an emergency pursuant to this Act. for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the spect to military personnel accounts under (4) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION.—The term Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and subsection (f)(3). ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means appropria- (D) levels of Social Security revenues and (iii) EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES.—The tions of new budget authority that become outlays for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012–2016, OMB reports shall explain the differences be- available one or more fiscal years beyond the and 2012–2021 consistent with the Congres- tween OMB and CBO estimates for each item fiscal year for which the appropriation act sional Budget Office’s March 2011 baseline set forth in this subsection. was passed. adjusted to account for the budgetary effects (B) SEQUESTRATION UPDATE REPORT.—Not (5) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—The of this Act and legislation enacted prior to later than August 15 for CBO, and August 20 term ‘‘discretionary spending limits’’ means this Act but not included in the Congres- for OMB, OMB and CBO shall issue a seques- the amounts specified in section 101 of this sional Budget Office’s March 2011 baseline, tration update report, reflecting laws en- Act. for the purpose of enforcing sections 302 and acted through those dates, containing all of (6) DEFINITIONS.—To the extent they are 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. the information required in the sequestra- not defined in this section, the terms used in (2) Not later than April 15, 2012, the Chair- tion preview reports. This report shall also this section shall have the same meaning as man of the Committee on the Budget shall contain a preview estimate of the adjust- the terms defined in section 251(c) of the Bal- file— ment for disaster funding for the upcoming anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control (A) for the Committee on Appropriations, fiscal year. Act of 1985, as amended. committee allocations for fiscal years 2012 (C) FINAL SEQUESTRATION REPORT.—Not (h) SEQUESTRATION RULES.— and 2013 consistent with the discretionary later than 10 days after the end of session for (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (g) and (k) of spending limits set forth in this Act for the CBO, and 14 days after the end of session for section 256 of the Balanced Budget and purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Con- OMB (excluding weekends and holidays), Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall gressional Budget Act of 1974; OMB and CBO shall issue a final sequestra- apply to sequestration under this Act. (B) for all committees other than the Com- tion report, updated to reflect laws enacted (2) INTERGOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.—For pur- mittee on Appropriations, committee alloca- through those dates, with estimates for each poses of sequestration under this section, tions for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2013–2017, and of the following: budgetary resources shall not include activi- 2013–2022 consistent with the Congressional

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COSTS.—Section 113(g)(3) of the National discretionary spending limits set forth in (7) EXISTING PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND Telecommunications and Information Ad- this Act for the purpose of enforcing section SPECTRUM.—The term ‘‘existing public safety ministration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; broadband spectrum’’ means the portion of 923(g)(3)) is amended to read as follows: and the electromagnetic spectrum between the ‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF RELOCATION AND SHARING (D) levels of Social Security revenues and frequencies— COSTS.—For purposes of this subsection, the outlays for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, 2013– (A) from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz; terms ‘relocation costs’ and ‘sharing costs’ 2017, and 2013–2022 consistent with the Con- (B) from 793 megahertz to 798 megahertz; mean the costs incurred by a Federal entity gressional Budget Office’s March 2012 base- (C) from 768 megahertz to 769 megahertz; to plan for a potential or planned auction or line budget for the purpose of enforcing sec- and sharing of spectrum frequencies and to tions 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget (D) from 798 megahertz to 799 megahertz. achieve comparable capability of systems, Act of 1974. (8) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Federal regardless of whether that capability is (c) SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD.— entity’’ has the same meaning as in section achieved by relocating to a new frequency (1) Upon the date of enactment of this sec- 113(i) of the National Telecommunications assignment, relocating a Federal Govern- tion, for the purpose of enforcing section 201 and Information Administration Organiza- ment station to a different geographic loca- of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the Chair- tion Act (47 U.S.C. 923(i)). tion, modifying Federal Government equipment to mitigate interference or use less man of the Senate Committee on the Budget (9) NARROWBAND SPECTRUM.—The term shall reduce any balances of direct spending ‘‘narrowband spectrum’’ means the portion spectrum, in terms of bandwidth, geography, or time, and thereby permitting spectrum and revenues for any fiscal year to zero. of the electromagnetic spectrum between the sharing (including sharing among relocated (2) Not later than April 15, 2012, for the frequencies from 769 megahertz to 775 mega- Federal entities and incumbents to make purpose of enforcing section 201 of S. Con. hertz and between the frequencies from 799 spectrum available for non-Federal use) or Res. 21 (110th Congress), the Chairman of the megahertz to 805 megahertz. relocation, or by utilizing an alternative Senate Committee on the Budget shall re- (10) NIST.—The term ‘‘NIST’’ means the technology. Comparable capability of sys- duce any balances of direct spending and rev- National Institute of Standards and Tech- tems includes the acquisition of state-of-the enues for any fiscal year to zero. nology. art replacement systems intended to meet (3) Upon resetting the Senate paygo score- (11) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the comparable operational scope, which may in- card pursuant to paragraph (2), the Chair- National Telecommunications and Informa- clude incidental increases in functionality. man shall publish a notification of such action Administration. Such costs include— tion in the Congressional Record. (12) PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITY.—The term ‘‘(A) the costs of any modification or re- (d) FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS.— ‘‘public safety entity’’ means an entity that (1) The Chairman of the Committee on the placement of equipment, spares, associated provides public safety services. ancillary equipment, software, facilities, op- Budget may revise any allocations, aggre- (13) PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.—The term gates, or levels set pursuant to this section erating manuals, training costs, or regula- ‘‘public safety services’’— tions that are attributable to relocation or to account for any subsequent adjustments (A) has the meaning given the term in sec- sharing; to discretionary spending limits made pursu- tion 337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 ‘‘(B) the costs of all engineering, equip- ant to this Act. (47 U.S.C. 337(f)); and ment, software, site acquisition, and con- (2) With respect to any allocations, aggre- (B) includes services provided by emer- struction costs, as well as any legitimate gates, or levels set or adjustments made pur- gency response providers, as that term is de- and prudent transaction expense, including suant to this section, sections 412 through fined in section 2 of the Homeland Security term-limited Federal civil servant and con- 414 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress) shall Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). tractor staff necessary to carry out the relo- remain in effect. cation activities of an eligible Federal enti- (e) EXPIRATION.— PART I—AUCTIONS OF SPECTRUM AND ty, and reasonable additional costs incurred (1) Sections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1) shall ex- SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT by the Federal entity that are attributable pire if a concurrent resolution on the budget SEC. 221. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES TO to relocation or sharing, including increased for fiscal year 2012 is agreed to by the Senate REPURPOSE FEDERAL SPECTRUM recurring costs above recurring costs of the and House of Representatives pursuant to FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. system before relocation for the remaining section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act (a) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section estimated life of the system being relocated; of 1974. 113(g)(1) of the National Telecommunications ‘‘(C) the costs of research, engineering (2) Sections (a)(2), (b)(2), and (c)(2) shall ex- and Information Administration Organiza- studies, economic analyses, or other expire if a concurrent resolution on the budget tion Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(1)) is amended to penses reasonably incurred in connection for fiscal year 2013 is agreed to by the Senate read as follows: with— and House of Representatives pursuant to ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Any Fed- ‘‘(i) calculating the estimated relocation section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act eral entity that operates a Federal Govern- costs that are provided to the Commission of 1974. ment station authorized to use a band of fre- pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection, TITLE II—OTHER SPENDING CUTS quencies specified in paragraph (2) and that or in calculating the estimated sharing Subtitle A—Spectrum Auction Proposals and incurs relocation costs because of planning costs; Public Safety Broadband Network for a potential auction of spectrum fre- ‘‘(ii) determining the technical or oper- SEC. 211. DEFINITIONS. quencies, a planned auction of spectrum fre- ational feasibility of relocation to 1 or more In this subtitle, the following definitions quencies, or the reallocation of spectrum fre- potential relocation bands; or shall apply: quencies from Federal use to exclusive non- ‘‘(iii) planning for or managing a reloca- (1) 700 MHZ BAND.—The term ‘‘700 MHz Federal use, or shared Federal and non-Fed- tion or sharing project (including spectrum band’’ means the portion of the electro- eral use shall receive payment for such costs coordination with auction winners) or poten- magnetic spectrum between the frequencies from the Spectrum Relocation Fund, in ac- tial relocation or sharing project; from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz. cordance with section 118 of this Act. For ‘‘(D) the one-time costs of any modifica- (2) 700 MHZ D BLOCK SPECTRUM.—The term purposes of this paragraph, Federal power tion of equipment reasonably necessary to ‘‘700 MHz D block spectrum’’ means the por- agencies exempted under subsection (c)(4) accommodate commercial use of shared fre- tion of the electromagnetic spectrum be- that choose to relocate from the frequencies quencies or, in the case of frequencies reallo- tween the frequencies from 758 megahertz to identified for reallocation pursuant to sub- cated to exclusive commercial use, prior to 763 megahertz and between the frequencies section (a), are eligible to receive payment the termination of the Federal entity’s pri- from 788 megahertz to 793 megahertz. under this paragraph.’’. mary allocation or protected status, when (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- (b) ELIGIBLE FREQUENCIES.—Section the eligible frequencies as defined in para- GRESS.—Except as otherwise specifically pro- 113(g)(2)(B) of the National Telecommuni- graph (2) of this subsection are made avail- vided, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of cations and Information Administration Or- able for private sector uses by competitive Congress’’ means— ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(2)(B)) is bidding and a Federal entity retains primary (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, amended to read as follows: allocation or protected status in those fre- and Transportation of the Senate; and ‘‘(B) any other band of frequencies reallo- quencies for a period of time after the com- (B) the Committee on Energy and Com- cated from Federal use to non-Federal or pletion of the competitive bidding process; merce of the House of Representatives. shared use, whether for licensed or unli- ‘‘(E) the costs associated with the acceler- (4) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘As- censed use, after January 1, 2003, that is as- ated replacement of systems and equipment sistant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Sec- signed— if such acceleration is necessary to ensure

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Such non-Federal entities shall com- sharing initiatives. to national security, homeland security, ply with all applicable rules of the Commis- ‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the public safety, or jeopardize law enforcement sion and the NTIA, including any regulations term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ investigations, the head of the executive promulgated pursuant to this section. Any means agency shall notify the NTIA of that deter- remuneration associated with such access ‘‘(i) the Committee on Appropriations of mination prior to release of such informa- shall be deposited into the Spectrum Reloca- the Senate; tion. In that event, such classified information Fund established under section 118. A ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Commerce, tion shall be included in a separate annex, as Federal entity that incurs costs as a result Science, and Transportation of the Senate; needed. These annexes shall be provided to of such access is eligible for payment from ‘‘(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the appropriate subcommittee in accordance the Fund for the purposes specified in para- the House of Representatives; and with appropriate national security stipula- graph (3) of this section. The revenue associ- ‘‘(iv) the Committee on Energy and Com- tions, but shall not be disclosed to the public ated with such access shall be at least 110 merce of the House of Representatives.’’; or provided to any unauthorized person percent of the estimated Federal costs.’’. (4) in subsection (e)(2)— through any other means. (e) SPECTRUM RELOCATION FUND.—Section (A) by inserting ‘‘and sharing’’ before SEC. 222. INCENTIVE AUCTION AUTHORITY. 118 of the National Telecommunications and ‘‘costs’’; (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section Information Administration Organization (B) by inserting ‘‘or sharing’’ before ‘‘is Act (47 U.S.C. 928) is amended— 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 complete’’; and (1) in subsection (b), by inserting before U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended— (C) by inserting ‘‘or sharing’’ before ‘‘in ac- the period at the end the following: ‘‘and any (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(B), cordance’’; and payments made by non-Federal entities for (D), and (E),’’ and inserting ‘‘(B), (D), (E), (5) by adding at the end the following: and (F),’’; and access to Federal spectrum pursuant to sec- ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FROM THE (2) by adding at the end the following: tion 113(g)(7) (47 U.S.C. 113(g)(7))’’; FUND.—Notwithstanding subsections (c) (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as through (e), after the date of the enactment ‘‘(F) INCENTIVE AUCTION AUTHORITY.— follows: of the Budget Control Act of 2011, and fol- ‘‘(i) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— lowing the credit of any amounts specified in other provision of law, if the Commission de- ‘‘(1) FUNDS FROM AUCTIONS.—The amounts subsection (b), there are hereby appropriated termines that it is consistent with the public in the Fund from auctions of eligible fre- from the Fund and available to the Director interest in utilization of the spectrum for a quencies are authorized to be used to pay re- of the OMB up to 10 percent of the amounts licensee to relinquish voluntarily some or all location costs, as such costs are defined in deposited in the Fund from the auction of li- of its licensed spectrum usage rights in order section 113(g)(3), of an eligible Federal entity censes for frequencies of spectrum vacated to permit the assignment of new initial li- incurring such costs with respect to reloca- by Federal entities, or up to 10 percent of the censes through a competitive bidding process tion from any eligible frequency. amounts deposited in the Fund by non-Fed- subject to new service rules, or the designa- ‘‘(2) FUNDS FROM PAYMENTS BY NON-FED- eral entities for sharing of Federal spectrum. tion of new spectrum for unlicensed use, the ERAL ENTITIES.—The amounts in the Fund The Director of OMB, in consultation with Commission may disburse to that licensee a from payments by non-Federal entities for the Assistant Secretary for Communications portion of any auction proceeds that the access to Federal spectrum are authorized to and Information, may use such amounts to Commission determines, in its discretion, be used to pay the sharing costs, as such pay eligible Federal entities for the purpose are attributable to the licensee’s relin- costs are defined in section 113(g)(3), of an el- of encouraging timely access to such spec- quished spectrum usage rights. igible Federal entity incurring such costs. trum, provided that— ‘‘(ii) REPACKING.—When assigning spec- ‘‘(3) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) any such payment by the Director of trum to television broadcast station licens- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph OMB is based on the market value of the ees pursuant to clause (i), if the Commission (B), the Director of OMB may transfer at any spectrum, the timeliness of clearing, and determines that it is in the public interest to time (including prior to any auction or con- needs for essential missions of agencies; modify the spectrum usage rights of any in- templated auction, or sharing initiative) ‘‘(2) any such payment by the Director of cumbent licensee in order to facilitate the such sums as may be available in the Fund OMB is used to carry out the purposes speci- assignment of such new initial licenses sub- to an eligible Federal entity to pay eligible fied in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of ject to new service rules, or the designation relocation or sharing costs related to pre- paragraph (3) of subsection 113(g) to enhance of spectrum for an unlicensed use, the Com- auction estimates or research, as such costs other communications, radar, and spectrum- mission may disburse to such licensee a por- are described in section 113(g)(3)(C). using investments not directly affected by tion of the auction proceeds for the purpose ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Director of OMB such reallocation or sharing but essential for of relocating to any alternative frequency or may not transfer more than $100,000,000 asso- the missions of the Federal entity that is relocation that the Commission may des- ciated with authorize pre-auction activities locating its systems or sharing frequencies; ignate. before an auction is completed and proceeds ‘‘(3) the amount remaining in the Fund ‘‘(iii) UNLICENSED SPECTRUM.— are deposited in the Spectrum Relocation after any such payment by the Director is ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect to fre- Fund. not less than 10 percent of the winning bids quency bands between 54 and 72 MHz, 76 and ‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY.—The Director of OMB in the relevant auction, or is not less than 10 88 MHz, 174 and 216 MHz, 470 and 698 MHz, 84 may transfer up to $10,000,000 to eligible Fed- percent of the payments from non-Federal MHz (referred to in this clause as the ‘speci- eral entities for eligible relocation or shar- entities in the relevant sharing agreement; fied bands’) shall be assigned via a competi- ing costs related to pre-auction estimates or and tive bidding process until the winning bid- research, as such costs are described in sec- ‘‘(4) any such payment by the Director ders for licenses covering 90 megahertz from tion 113(g)(3)(C), for costs incurred prior to shall not be made until 30 days after the Di- the specified bands deposit the full amount the date of the enactment of the Budget Con- rector has notified the Committees on Ap- of their bids in accordance with the instruc- trol Act of 2011, but after June 28th, 2010.’’. propriations and Commerce, Science, and tions of the Commission. In addition, if more (3) in subsection (d)— Transportation of the Senate, and the Com- than 90 megahertz of spectrum from the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:15 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY6.024 S25JYPT1 pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4877 specified bands is made available for alter- 309(j)(8)), including, as appropriate, subpara- (G) The spectrum identified pursuant to native use utilizing payments under this sub- graph (F) of such section. subsection (a). section, and such spectrum is assigned via (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au- (2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may con- competitive bidding, a portion of the pro- thority granted under subsection (a) shall duct the auctions of the licenses described in ceeds may be disbursed to licensees of other terminate on September 30, 2021. paragraph (1) unless the President deter- frequency bands for the purpose of making SEC. 224. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF AUCTION mines that— additional spectrum available. AUTHORITY. (A)(i) such spectrum should not be reallo- ‘‘(II) NOTICE.—The Chairman of the Com- Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications cated due to the need to protect incumbent mission, in consultation with the Director of Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11) is repealed. Federal operations; or OMB, shall notify the Committees on Appro- SEC. 225. AUTHORITY TO AUCTION LICENSES FOR (ii) reallocation must be delayed or propriations and Commerce, Science, and Trans- DOMESTIC SATELLITE SERVICES. gressed in phases to ensure protection or portation of the Senate, and the Committees Section 309(j) of the Communications Act continuity of Federal operations; and on Appropriations and Energy and Com- of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended by adding (B) allocation of other spectrum— merce of the House of Representatives of the the following: (i) better serves the public interest, con- methodology for calculating such payments ‘‘(17) AUTHORITY TO AUCTION LICENSES FOR venience, and necessity; and to licensees at least 3 months in advance of DOMESTIC SATELLITE SERVICES.— (ii) can reasonably be expected to produce the relevant auction, and that such method- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any receipts comparable to auction of spectrum ology consider the value of spectrum vacated other provision of law, the Commission shall frequencies identified in this paragraph. in its current use and the timeliness of clear- use competitive bidding under this sub- (c) AUCTION ORGANIZATION.—The Commis- ing; and section to assign any license, construction sion may, if technically feasible and con- ‘‘(iv) TREATMENT OF REVENUES.—Notwith- permit, reservation, or similar authorization sistent with the public interest, combine the standing subparagraph (A), and except as or modification thereof, that may be used spectrum identified in paragraphs (4), (5), provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), solely or predominantly for domestic sat- and the portion of paragraph (6) between the all proceeds (including deposits and up front ellite communications services, including frequencies of 1755 megahertz and 1780 mega- payments from successful bidders) from the satellite-based television or radio services. hertz, inclusive, of subsection (b) in an auc- auction of spectrum under this subparagraph The Commission may, however, use an alter- tion of licenses for paired spectrum blocks. shall be deposited with the Public Safety native approach to assignment of such li- (d) FURTHER REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN Trust Fund established under section 243 of censes or similar authorities if it finds that OTHER SPECTRUM.— the Budget Control Act of 2011. such an alternative to competitive bidding (1) COVERED SPECTRUM.—For purposes of ‘‘(G) ESTABLISHMENT OF INCENTIVE AUCTION would serve the public interest, convenience, this subsection, the term ‘‘covered spec- RELOCATION FUND.— and necessity. trum’’ means the portion of the electro- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—There is established in ‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the magnetic spectrum between the frequencies the Treasury of the United States a fund to term ‘predominantly for domestic satellite of 3550 to 3650 megahertz, inclusive, minus be known as the ‘Incentive Auction Reloca- communications services’ means a service the geographic exclusion zones, or any tion Fund’. provided in which the majority of customers amendment thereof, identified in NTIA’s Oc- ‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATION.—The Assistant Sec- that may be served are located within the tober 2010 report entitled ‘‘An Assessment of retary shall administer the Incentive Auc- geographic boundaries of the United States. Near-Term Viability of Accommodating tion Relocation Fund using the amounts de- ‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— Wireless Broadband Systems in 1675–1710 posited pursuant to this section. This paragraph shall take effect on the date MHz, 1755–1780 MHz, 3550–3650 MHz, and 4200– ‘‘(iii) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.—There shall of enactment of this paragraph and shall 4220 MHz, 4380–4400 MHz Bands’’. be deposited into or credited to the Incentive apply to all Commission assignments or res- (2) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with require- Auction Relocation Fund any amounts speci- ervations of spectrum for domestic satellite ments of section 309(j) of the Communica- fied in section 243 of the Budget Control Act services, including, but not limited to, all as- tions Act of 1934, the Commission shall re- of 2011. signments or reservations for satellite-based allocate covered spectrum for assignment by ‘‘(iv) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the In- television or radio services as of the effective competitive bidding unless the President of centive Auction Relocation Fund shall be date.’’. the United States determines that— available to the NTIA for use— SEC. 226. AUCTION OF SPECTRUM. (A) such spectrum cannot be reallocated ‘‘(I) without fiscal year limitation; (a) IDENTIFICATION OF SPECTRUM.—Not due to the need to protect incumbent Fed- ‘‘(II) for a period not to exceed 18 months later than 1 year after the date of enactment eral systems from interference; or following the later of— of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall (B) allocation of other spectrum— ‘‘(aa) the completion of incentive auction identify and make available for immediate (i) better serves the public interest, con- from which such amounts were derived; or reallocation or sharing with incumbent Gov- venience, and necessity; and ‘‘(bb) the date on which the Commission ernment operations, at a minimum, 15 mega- (ii) can reasonably be expected to produce issues all the new channel assignments pur- hertz of contiguous spectrum at frequencies receipts comparable to what the covered suant to any repacking required under sub- located between 1675 megahertz and 1710 spectrum might auction for without the geo- paragraph (F)(ii); and megahertz, inclusive, minus the geographic graphic exclusion zones. ‘‘(III) without further appropriation. exclusion zones, or any amendment thereof, (3) ACTIONS REQUIRED IF COVERED SPECTRUM ‘‘(v) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Incen- identified in NTIA’s October 2010 report enti- CANNOT BE REALLOCATED.— tive Auction Relocation Fund may only be tled ‘‘An Assessment of Near-Term Viability (A) IN GENERAL.—If the President makes a used by the NTIA, in consultation with the of Accommodating Wireless Broadband Sys- determination under paragraph (2) that the Commission, to cover— tems in 1675–1710 MHz, 1755–1780 MHz, 3500– covered spectrum cannot be reallocated, ‘‘(I) the reasonable costs of licensees that 3650 MHz, and 4200–4220 MHz, 4380–4400 MHz then the President shall, within 1 year after are relocated to a different spectrum channel Bands’’. the date of such determination— or geographic location following an incen- (b) AUCTION.— (i) identify alternative bands of frequencies tive auction under subparagraph (F), or that (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, totaling more than 20 megahertz and no are impacted by such relocations, including 2016, the Commission shall conduct the auc- more than 100 megahertz of spectrum used to cover the cost of new equipment, installations of the following licenses, by com- primarily by Federal agencies that satisfy tion, and construction; and mencing the bidding for: the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of ‘‘(II) the costs incurred by multichannel (A) The spectrum between the frequencies paragraph (2)(B); video programming distributors for new of 1915 megahertz and 1920 megahertz, inclu- (ii) report to the President and appropriate equipment, installation, and construction re- sive. committees of Congress and the Commission lated to the carriage of such relocated sta- (B) The spectrum between the frequencies an identification of such alternative spections or the carriage of stations that volun- of 1995 megahertz and 2000 megahertz, inclu- trum for assignment by competitive bidding; tarily elect to share a channel, but retain sive. and their existing rights to carriage pursuant to (C) The spectrum between the frequencies (iii) make such alternative spectrum for sections 338, 614, and 615.’’. of 2020 megahertz and 2025 megahertz, inclu- assignment immediately available for re- SEC. 223. INCENTIVE AUCTIONS TO REPURPOSE sive. allocation. CERTAIN MOBILE SATELLITE SERV- ICES SPECTRUM FOR TERRESTRIAL (D) The spectrum between the frequencies (B) AUCTION.—If the President makes a de- BROADBAND USE. of 2155 megahertz and 2175 megahertz, inclu- termination under paragraph (2) that the (a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the sive. covered spectrum cannot be reallocated, the Commission makes available spectrum li- (E) The spectrum between the frequencies Commission shall commence the bidding of censes on some or all of the frequencies be- of 2175 megahertz and 2180 megahertz, inclu- the alternative spectrum identified pursuant tween 2000 and 2020 MHz and 2180 and 2200 sive. to subparagraph (A) within 3 years of the MHz for terrestrial broadband use, such li- (F) Subject to paragraph (2), 25 megahertz date of enactment of this Act. censes shall be assigned pursuant to the au- of spectrum between the frequencies of 1755 (4) ACTIONS REQUIRED IF COVERED SPECTRUM thority provided in section 309(j)(8) of the megahertz, minus appropriate geographic ex- CAN BE REALLOCATED.—If the President does Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. clusion zones. not make a determination under paragraph

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However, the rules es- RELATED TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING.—Section cated for the sole purpose of deficit reduc- tablished by the Administrator shall 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 tion. prioritize use by Federal agencies over pub- U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended— (b) APPROPRIATION.—There is hereby appro- lic safety entities and prioritize use by pub- (1) in paragraph (3)— priated from the Public Safety Trust Fund lic safety entities over commercial or other (A) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘; to the Secretary of Commerce $7,000,000,000, non-Federal entities. and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and to remain available through fiscal year 2017, (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Remuneration received (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the pe- for the establishment of a national network for use of Federal infrastructure is available riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; to support secure and interoperable public- to the Administrator without further appro- and safety broadband communications: Provided, priation to pay for the full incremental costs (2) by amending clause (i) of the second That the Secretary may make shall make of using the infrastructure. Any amounts re- sentence of paragraph (8)(C) to read as fol- these amounts available to a Public Safety ceived above the full incremental cost shall lows: Broadband Corporation, to be established in be deposited in the general fund of the Treas- ‘‘(i) the deposits— a subsequent statute, to support the Cor- ury. ‘‘(I) of successful bidders of any auction poration’s activities in providing governance SEC. 247. FCC REPORT ON EFFICIENT USE OF conducted pursuant to subparagraph (F) or of such network; in developing standards to PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM. to section 226 of the Budget Control Act of promote systemwide interoperability and se- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 2011 shall be paid to the Public Safety Trust curity of such network; in entering into con- after the date of enactment of this Act and Fund established under section 243 of the tracts with the National Institute of Stand- every 2 years thereafter, the Commission Budget Control Act of 2011; and ards and Technology (NIST), for NIST to shall, in consultation with the Assistant ‘‘(II) of successful bidders of any other auc- provide services to the Corporation; and in Secretary and the Director of NIST, conduct tion shall be paid to the Treasury;’’. making grants, as necessary, to State, local, a study and submit to the appropriate com- SEC. 227. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IMPROVING and tribal entities for their activities in sup- mittees of Congress a report on the spectrum SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT. port of such network: Provided further, That allocated for public safety use. Not later than 90 days after the date of en- the Secretary shall make these amounts (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by sub- actment of this part, the NTIA shall submit available to such Corporation after submis- section (a) shall include— to the appropriate committees of Congress a sion of a spend plan by the Corporation and (1) an examination of how such spectrum is report on the status of the NTIA’s plan to approval by the Secretary of Commerce, in being used; implement the recommendations contained consultation with the Secretary of Homeland (2) recommendations on how such spec- in the ‘‘President’s Memorandum on Improv- Security, Director of the Office of Manage- trum may be used more efficiently; ing Spectrum Management for the 21st Cen- ment and Budget, and Attorney General of (3) an assessment of the feasibility of pub- tury’’, 49 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875, Nov. the United States. lic safety entities relocating from other 29, 2004. SEC. 244. PUBLIC SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVEL- bands to the public safety broadband spec- PART II—PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND OPMENT. trum; and NETWORK After approval by the Office of Manage- (4) an assessment of whether any spectrum SEC. 241. REALLOCATION OF D BLOCK FOR PUB- ment and Budget of a spend plan developed made available by the relocation described LIC SAFETY. by the Director of NIST, up to $300,000,000 for in paragraph (3) could be returned to the (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall re- fiscal year 2012 shall be made available for Commission for reassignment through auc- allocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by the Director of NIST to carry out a tion, including through use of incentive auc- use by public safety entities in accordance research program on public safety wireless tion authority under subparagraph (G) of with the provisions of this Act. communications. If less than $300,000,000 is section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act (b) SPECTRUM ALLOCATION.—Section 337(a) approved by the Office of Management and of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), as added by sec- of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Budget, the remainder shall be transferred to tion 222. 337(a)) is amended— the Public Safety Broadband Corporation, to Subtitle B—Federal Pell Grant and Student (1) by striking ‘‘24’’ in paragraph (1) and in- be established in subsequent statute, and be Loan Program Changes serting ‘‘34’’; and available to support the Corporation’s ac- SEC. 251. FEDERAL PELL GRANT AND STUDENT (2) by striking ‘‘36’’ in paragraph (2) and in- tivities in providing governance of a na- LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES. serting ‘‘26’’. tional network to support secure and inter- (a) FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.—Section SEC. 242. FLEXIBLE USE OF NARROWBAND SPEC- operable public-safety broadband commu- 401(b)(7)(A)(iv) of the Higher Education Act TRUM. nications; in developing standards to pro- of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)) is amend- The Commission may allow the mote systemwide interoperability and secu- ed— narrowband spectrum to be used in a flexible rity of such network; and in making grants, (1) in subclause (II), by striking manner, including usage for public safety as necessary, to State, local, and tribal enti- ‘‘$3,183,000,000’’ and inserting broadband communications, subject to such ties for their activities in support of such ‘‘$13,683,000,000’’; and technical and interference protection meas- network. (2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$0’’ and ures as the Commission may require and sub- SEC. 245. INCENTIVE AUCTION RELOCATION inserting ‘‘$7,500,000,000’’. ject to interoperability requirements of the FUND. (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE IN- Commission and the Corporation (to be es- Not more than $1,000,000,000 shall be depos- TEREST SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO GRADUATE AND tablished in subsequent legislation, to pro- ited in the Incentive Auction Relocation PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS.—Section 455(a) of vide governance of the network, develop- Fund established under section 309(j)(8)(G) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. ment of standards to promote system-wide the Communications Act of 1934. 1087e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the interoperability and security, and implemen- SEC. 246. FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING. following: tation grants, where necessary, to state, (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of ‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE local and Tribal entities). General Services shall establish rules to INTEREST SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO GRADUATE AND SEC. 243. PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND. allow public safety entities licensed or oth- PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY erwise permitted to use spectrum allocated any provision of this part or part B, for any TRUST FUND.— to the Public Safety Broadband Corporation period of instruction beginning on or after (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the and other non-Federal users of spectrum to July 1, 2012— Treasury of the United States a trust fund to have access to those components of Federal ‘‘(A) a graduate or professional student be known as the ‘‘Public Safety Trust infrastructure appropriate for the construc- shall not be eligible to receive a subsidized Fund’’. tion and maintenance of the nationwide pub- Federal Direct Stafford Loan under this (2) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.— lic safety interoperable broadband network part; (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be deposited to be established under this part or oper- ‘‘(B) the maximum annual amount of Fed- into or credited to the Public Safety Trust ation of a commercial or other non-Federal eral Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans such Fund the proceeds from the auction of spec- wireless networks. a student may borrow in any academic year trum carried out pursuant to— (b) REQUIRED PAYMENT.—Rules established (as defined in section 481(a)(2)) or its equiva- (i) section 102 of this Act; and by the Administrator shall require payments lent shall be the maximum annual amount (ii) section 309(j)(8)(F) of the Communica- from public safety entities or other non-Fed- for such student determined under section tions Act of 1934, as added by section 102 of eral users to cover at least the full incre- 428H, plus an amount equal to the amount of this Act. mental costs of using Federal infrastructure. Federal Direct Subsidized Loans the student (B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited into (c) PAYMENT ABOVE FULL INCREMENTAL would have received in the absence of this or credited to the Public Safety Trust Fund COST.—The Administrator may adopt rules paragraph; and

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(D) DATE.—Members of the joint com- subparagraph (B), as prescribed by the Sec- (B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LEGIS- mittee shall be appointed not later than 14 retary by regulation.’’. LATIVE LANGUAGE.— calendar days after the date of enactment of (c) INAPPLICABILITY OF TITLE IV NEGO- (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November this section. TIATED RULEMAKING AND MASTER CALENDAR 23, 2011, the joint committee shall vote on— (E) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members EXCEPTION.—Sections 482(c) and 492 of the (I) a report that contains a detailed state- shall be appointed for the life of the joint Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. ment of the findings, conclusions, and rec- committee. Any vacancy in the joint com- 1089(c), 1098a) shall not apply to the amend- ommendations of the joint committee and mittee shall not affect its powers, but shall ments made by this section, or to any regu- CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation be filled not later than 14 calendar days after lations promulgated under those amend- estimate required by paragraph (5)(D)(ii); the date on which the vacancy occurs in the ments. and same manner as the original appointment. If Subtitle C—Farm Programs (II) proposed legislative language to carry a member of the committee leaves Congress, SEC. 261. DEFINITION OF PAYMENT ACRES. out such recommendations as described in the member is no longer a member of the joint committee and a vacancy shall exist. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(11) of the subclause (I). (5) ADMINISTRATION.— Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE (A) IN GENERAL.—To enable the joint com- (7 U.S.C. 8702(11)) is amended— LANGUAGE.—The report of the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions and (1) in subparagraph (A)— mittee and the proposed legislative language duties, there are authorized to be disbursed (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in- described in clause (i) shall require the ap- by the Senate the actual and necessary ex- serting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’; and proval of not fewer than 7 of the 12 members penses of the joint committee approved by (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; of the joint committee. (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the pe- the co-chairs, subject to Senate rules and (iii) ADDITIONAL VIEWS.—A member of the regulations. riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and joint committee who gives notice of an in- (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) EXPENSES.—In carrying out its func- tention to file supplemental, minority, or ad- tions, the joint committee is authorized to ‘‘(C) in the case of direct payments for the ditional views at the time of final joint com- 2012 crop year, 59 percent of the base acres incur expenses in the same manner and mittee vote on the approval of the report and for the covered commodity on a farm on under the same conditions as the Joint Eco- legislative language under clause (ii), shall which direct payments are made.’’. nomic Committee as authorized by section 11 be entitled to 3 calendar days in which to file (b) PAYMENT ACRES FOR PEANUTS.—Section of Public Law 79–304 (15 U.S.C. 1024(d)). 1301(5) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy such views in writing with the staff director (C) QUORUM.—7 members of the joint com- Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8751(5)) is amended— of the joint committee. Such views shall mittee shall constitute a quorum for pur- (1) in subparagraph (A)— then be included in the joint committee re- poses of voting, meeting, and holding hear- (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in- port and printed in the same volume, or part ings. serting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’; and thereof, and their inclusion shall be noted on (D) VOTING.— (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; the cover of the report. In the absence of (i) PROXY VOTING.—No proxy voting shall (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the pe- timely notice, the joint committee report be allowed on behalf of the members of the riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and may be printed and transmitted immediately joint committee. (3) by adding at the end the following: without such views. (ii) CBO AND JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION ‘‘(C) in the case of direct payments for the (iv) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT AND LEGISLA- ESTIMATES.—CBO and Joint Committee on 2012 crop year, 59 percent of the base acres TIVE LANGUAGE.—If the report and legislative Taxation shall provide estimates of the leg- for peanuts on a farm on which direct pay- language are approved by the joint com- islation (as described in paragraph (3)(B)) in ments are made.’’. mittee pursuant to clause (ii), then not later accordance with sections 201(f) and 308(a) of TITLE III—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON than December 2, 2011, the joint committee the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 DEFICIT REDUCTION shall submit the joint committee report and U.S.C. 601(f) and 639(a)), including estimates legislative language described in clause (i) to of the effect on interest payments on the SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT the President, the Vice President, the Speak- COMMITTEE. debt. In addition CBO shall provide informa- er of the House, and the Majority and Minor- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: tion on the budgetary effect of the legisla- ity Leaders of both Houses. (1) JOINT COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘joint tion beyond fiscal year 2021. The joint com- committee’’ means the Joint Select Com- (v) REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE TO mittee may not vote on any version of the mittee on Deficit Reduction established BE MADE PUBLIC.—Upon the approval or dis- report, recommendations, or legislative lan- under subsection (b)(1). approval of the joint committee report and guage unless an estimate described in ths (2) JOINT COMMITTEE BILL.—The term ‘‘joint legislative language pursuant to clause (ii), clause is available for consideration by all committee bill’’ means a bill consisting of the joint committee shall promptly make the members at least 48 hours prior to the the proposed legislative language of the joint the full report and legislative language, and vote as certified by the Co-Chairs. committee recommended under subsection a record of the vote, available to the public. (E) MEETINGS.— (b)(3)(B) and introduced under section 302(a). (4) MEMBERSHIP.— (i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 45 cal- (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COM- (A) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee endar days after the date of enactment of MITTEE.— shall be composed of 12 members appoint- this section, the joint committee shall hold (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a ment pursuant to subparagraph (B). its first meeting. joint select committee of Congress to be (B) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the joint (ii) AGENDA.—The Co-Chairs shall provide known as the ‘‘Joint Select Committee on committee shall be appointed as follows: an agenda to the joint committee members Deficit Reduction’’. (i) The majority leader of the Senate shall not less than 48 hours in advance of any (2) GOAL.—The goal of the joint committee appoint 3 members from among Members of meeting. shall be to reduce the deficit to 3 percent or the Senate. (F) HEARINGS.— less of GDP. (ii) The minority leader of the Senate shall (i) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee may, (3) DUTIES.— appoint 3 members from among Members of for the purpose of carrying out this section, (A) IN GENERAL.— the Senate. hold such hearings, sit and act at such times (i) IMPROVING THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG- (iii) The Speaker of the House of Rep- and places, require attendance of witnesses TERM FISCAL IMBALANCE.—The joint com- resentatives shall appoint 3 members from and production of books, papers, and docu- mittee shall provide recommendations and among Members of the House of Representa- ments, take such testimony, receive such legislative language that will significantly tives. evidence, and administer such oaths the improve the short-term and long-term fiscal (iv) The minority leader of the House of joint committee considers advisable. imbalance of the Federal Government and Representatives shall appoint 3 members (ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBIL- may include recommendations and legisla- from among Members of the House of Rep- ITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— tive language on tax reform. resentatives. (I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The joint committee (ii) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER BIPARTISAN (C) CO-CHAIRS.— Co-Chairs shall make a public announcement PLANS.—As a part of developing the joint (i) IN GENERAL.—There shall be 2 Co-Chairs of the date, place, time, and subject matter committee’s recommendations and legisla- of the joint committee. The majority leader of any hearing to be conducted not less than tion, the joint committee shall consider ex- of the Senate shall appoint one Co-Chair 7 days in advance of such hearing, unless the isting bipartisan plans to reduce the deficit, from among the members of the joint com- Co-Chairs determine that there is good cause including plans developed jointly by Sen- mittee. The Speaker of the House of Rep- to begin such hearing at an earlier date. ators or Members of the House. resentatives shall appoint the second Co- (II) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—A witness ap- (iii) RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOUSE AND SEN- Chair from among the members of the joint pearing before the joint committee shall file ATE COMMITTEES.—Not later than October 14, committee. The Co-Chairs shall be appointed a written statement of proposed testimony

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at least 2 calendar days prior to appearance, sage without intervening motion except 2 (6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— unless the requirement is waived by the Co- hours of debate equally divided and con- Appeals from the decisions of the Chair re- Chairs, following their determination that trolled by the proponent and an opponent lating to the application of the rules of the there is good cause for failure of compliance. and one motion to limit debate on the joint Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure (G) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon written committee bill. A motion to reconsider the relating to a joint committee bill shall be request of the Co-Chairs, a Federal agency vote on passage of the joint committee bill decided without debate. shall provide technical assistance to the shall not be in order. (d) AMENDMENT.—The joint committee bill joint committee in order for the joint com- (4) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage shall not be subject to amendment in either mittee to carry out its duties. of the joint committee bill shall occur not the House of Representatives or the Senate. (c) STAFF OF JOINT COMMITTEE.— later than December 23, 2011. (e) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the joint (1) IN GENERAL.—The Co-Chairs of the joint (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.— committee may jointly appoint and fix the committee bill, one House receives from the (1) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A joint other a joint committee bill— compensation of staff as they deem nec- committee bill introduced in the Senate essary, within the guidelines for Senate em- (A) the joint committee bill of the other under subsection (a) shall be jointly referred House shall not be referred to a committee; ployees and following all applicable Senate to the committee or committees of jurisdic- rules and employment requirements. and tion, which committees shall report the bill (B) the procedure in the receiving House (2) ETHICAL STANDARDS.—Members on the without any revision and with a favorable joint committee who serve in the House of shall be the same as if no joint committee recommendation, an unfavorable rec- bill had been received from the other House Representatives shall be governed by the ommendation, or without recommendation, House ethics rules and requirements. Mem- until the vote on passage, when the joint not later than December 9, 2011. If any com- committee bill received from the other bers of the Senate who serve on the joint mittee fails to report the bill within that pe- committee and staff of the joint committee House shall supplant the joint committee riod, that committee shall be automatically bill of the receiving House. shall comply with Senate ethics rules. discharged from consideration of the bill, (d) TERMINATION.—The joint committee (2) REVENUE MEASURE.—This subsection and the bill shall be placed on the appro- shall terminate on January 13, 2012. shall not apply to the House of Representa- priate calendar. SEC. 302. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF JOINT tives if the joint committee bill received (2) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwithstanding COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. from the Senate is a revenue measure. Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Sen- (a) INTRODUCTION.—If approved by the ma- (f) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH jority required by section 301(b)(3)(B)(ii), the ate, it is in order, not later than 2 days of OTHER HOUSE.— proposed legislative language submitted pur- session after the date on which a joint com- (1) TREATMENT OF JOINT COMMITTEE BILL OF suant to section 301(b)(3)(B)(iv) shall be in- mittee bill is reported or discharged from all OTHER HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to intro- troduced in the Senate (by request) on the committees to which it was referred, for the duce or consider a joint committee bill under next day on which the Senate is in session by majority leader of the Senate or the major- this section, the joint committee bill of the the majority leader of the Senate or by a ity leader’s designee to move to proceed to House shall be entitled to expedited floor Member of the Senate designated by the ma- the consideration of the joint committee procedures under this section. jority leader of the Senate and shall be in- bill. It shall also be in order for any Member (2) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES IN troduced in the House of Representatives (by of the Senate to move to proceed to the con- THE SENATE.—If following passage of the request) on the next legislative day by the sideration of the joint committee bill at any joint committee bill in the Senate, the Sen- majority leader of the House or by a Member time after the conclusion of such 2-day pe- ate then receives the joint committee bill of the House designated by the majority riod. A motion to proceed is in order even from the House of Representatives, the leader of the House. though a previous motion to the same effect House-passed joint committee bill shall not (b) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP- has been disagreed to. All points of order be debatable. The vote on passage of the RESENTATIVES.— against the motion to proceed to the joint joint committee bill in the Senate shall be (1) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—Any com- committee bill are waived. The motion to considered to be the vote on passage of the mittee of the House of Representatives to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not joint committee bill received from the House which the joint committee bill is referred subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to of Representatives. shall report it to the House without amend- reconsider the vote by which the motion is (3) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the ment not later than December 9, 2011. If a agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in joint committee bill, debate on a veto mes- committee fails to report the joint com- order. If a motion to proceed to the consider- sage in the Senate under this section shall be mittee bill within that period, it shall be in ation of the joint committee bill is agreed 1 hour equally divided between the majority order to move that the House discharge the to, the joint committee bill shall remain the and minority leaders or their designees. committee from further consideration of the unfinished business until disposed of. (g) LOSS OF PRIVILEGE.—The provisions of bill. Such a motion shall not be in order (3) CONSIDERATION.—All points of order this section shall cease to apply to the joint after the last committee authorized to con- against the joint committee bill and against committee bill if— sider the bill reports it to the House or after consideration of the joint committee bill are (1) the joint committee fails to vote on the the House has disposed of a motion to dis- waived. Consideration of the joint com- report or proposed legislative language re- charge the bill. The previous question shall mittee bill and of all debatable motions and quired under section 201(b)(3)(B)(i) by No- be considered as ordered on the motion to its appeals in connection therewith shall not ex- vember 23, 2011; or adoption without intervening motion except ceed a total of 30 hours which shall be di- (2) the joint committee bill does not pass 20 minutes of debate equally divided and con- vided equally between the Majority and Mi- both Houses by December 23, 2011. trolled by the proponent and an opponent. If nority Leaders or their designees. A motion SEC. 303. FUNDING. such a motion is adopted, the House shall further to limit debate on the joint com- Funding for the joint committee shall be proceed immediately to consider the joint mittee bill is in order, shall require an af- derived from the applicable account of the committee bill in accordance with para- firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members House of Representatives, and the contin- graphs (2) and (3). A motion to reconsider the duly chosen and sworn, and is not debatable. gent fund of the Senate from the appropria- vote by which the motion is disposed of shall Any debatable motion or appeal is debatable tions account ‘‘Miscellaneous Items,’’ sub- not be in order. for not to exceed 1 hour, to be divided equal- ject to Senate rules and regulations. (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After ly between those favoring and those opposing SEC. 304. RULEMAKING. the last committee authorized to consider a the motion or appeal. All time used for con- The provisions of this title are enacted by joint committee bill reports it to the House sideration of the joint committee bill, in- Congress— or has been discharged (other than by mo- cluding time used for quorum calls and vot- (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power tion) from its consideration, it shall be in ing, shall be counted against the total 30 of the House of Representatives and the Sen- order to move to proceed to consider the hours of consideration. ate, respectively, and as such they shall be joint committee bill in the House. Such a (4) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to considered as part of the rules of each House, motion shall not be in order after the House the joint committee bill, or a motion to respectively, or of that House to which they has disposed of a motion to proceed with re- postpone, or a motion to proceed to the con- specifically apply, and such rules shall suspect to the joint committee bill. The pre- sideration of other business, or a motion to persede other rules only to the extent that vious question shall be considered as ordered recommit the joint committee bill, is not in they are inconsistent therewith; and on the motion to its adoption without inter- order. (2) with full recognition of the constitu- vening motion. A motion to reconsider the (5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has tional right of either House to change such vote by which the motion is disposed of shall voted to proceed to the joint committee bill, rules (so far as relating to such House) at not be in order. the vote on passage of the joint committee any time, in the same manner, and to the (3) CONSIDERATION.—The joint committee bill shall occur immediately following the same extent as in the case of any other rule bill shall be considered as read. All points of conclusion of the debate on a joint com- of such House. order against the joint committee bill and mittee bill, and a single quorum call at the TITLE IV—PUBLIC DEBT against its consideration are waived. The conclusion of the debate if requested. The SEC. 401. PUBLIC DEBT. previous question shall be considered as or- vote on passage of the joint committee bill Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, dered on the joint committee bill to its pas- shall occur not later than December 23, 2011. United States Code, is amended by striking

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WALTER section and inserting ‘‘$16,994,000,000,000’’. the first 30 minutes and the Repub- IN THE ARMY licans controlling the second 30 min- Mr. REID proposed an amend- SA 582. utes; that following morning business, THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE ment to amendment SA 581 proposed UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE the Senate proceed to executive session RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADES INDICATED by Mr. REID to the bill S. 1323, to ex- under the previous order; and that the UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: press the sense of the Senate on shared Senate recess following the rollcall To be major general sacrifice in resolving the budget def- vote on the Engelmayer nomination BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID B. ENYEART icit; as follows: until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly To be brigadier general At the end, add the following new section: caucus meetings; finally, I ask that at COLONEL RANDY A. ALEWEL SECTION XXX. EFFECTIVE DATE. 2:15 the Senate resume consideration of COLONEL KAREN D. GATTIS The provisions of this Act shall become ef- S. 1323, which is the legislative vehicle COLONEL CATHERINE F. JORGENSEN fective 1 day after enactment. COLONEL BLAKE C. ORTNER for the debt limit increase. COLONEL TIMOTHY P. WILLIAMS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without COLONEL DAVID E. WILMOT SA 583. Mr. REID proposed an amend- THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE ment to the bill S. 1323, to express the objection, it is so ordered. UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADES INDICATED sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice f UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: in resolving the budget deficit; as fol- PROGRAM To be major general lows: Mr. REID. Mr. President, there will BRIGADIER GENERAL STEPHEN E. BOGLE At the end, add the following new section: BRIGADIER GENERAL DOMINIC A. CARIELLO SECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. be a rollcall vote on the confirmation BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID J. ELICERIO of the Engelmayer nomination tomor- BRIGADIER GENERAL SHERYL E. GORDON The provisions of this Act shall become ef- BRIGADIER GENERAL RONALD W. HUFF fective 3 days after enactment. row at approximately 12:15. BRIGADIER GENERAL GERALD W. KETCHUM BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM L. SEEKINS f BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD E. SWAN SA 584. Mr. REID submitted an BRIGADIER GENERAL JOE M. WELLS ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. amendment intended to be proposed to To be brigadier general amendment SA 583 proposed by Mr. TOMORROW COLONEL MATTHEW P. BEEVERS REID to the bill S. 1323, to express the Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is COLONEL JOEL E. BEST sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice COLONEL MICHAEL E. BOBECK no further business to come before the COLONEL JOSEPH M. BONGIOVANNI in resolving the budget deficit; as fol- Senate, I ask unanimous consent that COLONEL BRENT E. BRACEWELL lows: COLONEL ALLEN E. BREWER it adjourn under the previous order. COLONEL LEON M. BRIDGES In the amendment, strike ‘‘3 days’’ and in- There being no objection, the Senate, COLONEL ERIC C. BUSH sert ‘‘2 days’’. COLONEL SCOTT A. CAMPBELL at 7:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, COLONEL WILLIAM R. COATS July 26, 2011, at 10 a.m. COLONEL ALBERT L. COX SA 585. Mr. REID proposed an amend- COLONEL SYLVIA R. CROCKETT ment to amendment SA. 584 submitted f COLONEL TERRY A. ETHRIDGE COLONEL KEVIN R. GRIESE by Mr. REID to the amendment SA 583 NOMINATIONS COLONEL JOHN J. JANSEN proposed by Mr. REID to the bill S. 1323, COLONEL DONALD O. LAGACE, JR. Executive nominations received by COLONEL LOUIS J. LANDRETH to express the sense of the Senate on COLONEL WILLIAM S. LEE the Senate: shared sacrifice in resolving the budget COLONEL JERRY H. MARTIN IN THE AIR FORCE COLONEL ROBERT A. MASON deficit; as follows: COLONEL CRAIG M. MCGALLIARD THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED COLONEL CHRISTOPHER J. MORGAN In the amendment, strike ‘‘2 days’’ and in- STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE COLONEL TODD M. NEHLS sert ‘‘1 day’’. OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADES INDICATED UNDER COLONEL KEVIN L. NEUMANN f TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: COLONEL MICHAEL J. OSBURN To be major general COLONEL LANNIE D. RUNCK ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 26, COLONEL GEORGE M. SCHWARTZ BRIGADIER GENERAL TRULAN A. EYRE COLONEL DAVID O. SMITH 2011 BRIGADIER GENERAL MARK R. JOHNSON COLONEL TERENCE P. SULLIVAN BRIGADIER GENERAL BRUCE W. PRUNK COLONEL ALICIA A. TATE-NADEAU Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- BRIGADIER GENERAL HAROLD E. REED COLONEL THOMAS P. WILKINSON BRIGADIER GENERAL ROY E. UPTEGRAFF III COLONEL WILBUR E. WOLF III imous consent that when the Senate COLONEL DAVID C. WOOD completes its business today, it ad- To be brigadier general IN THE NAVY journ until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July COLONEL PATRICK D. AIELLO 26; that following the prayer and COLONEL AARON J. BOOHER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT COLONEL KEVIN W. BRADLEY AS CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, UNITED STATES NAVY, pledge, the Journal of proceedings be COLONEL DAVID T. BUCKALEW AND APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE approved to date, the morning hour be COLONEL PETER J. BYRNE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPON- COLONEL PAUL D. CUMMINGS SIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 AND 5141: deemed expired, and the time for the COLONEL VYAS DESHPANDE To be vice admiral two leaders be reserved for their use COLONEL BRIAN T. DRAVIS COLONEL BRENT J. FEICK VICE ADM. SCOTT R. VAN BUSKIRK later in the day; that following any COLONEL MARK K. FOREMAN leader remarks, the Senate be in a pe- COLONEL DAVID R. FOUNTAIN IN THE ARMY COLONEL TIMOTHY L. FRYE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT riod of morning business until 12:15 COLONEL PAUL D. GRUVER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED COLONEL MICHAEL A. HUDSON p.m., with Senators permitted to speak WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND COLONEL SALVATORE J. LOMBARDI RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: for up to 10 minutes each, with the COLONEL STEPHEN E. MARKOVICH time equally divided and controlled be- COLONEL RICHARD L. MARTIN To be general COLONEL BRIAN A. MILLER tween the two leaders or their des- COLONEL WILLIAM W. POND LT. GEN. CHARLES H. JACOBY, JR.

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RECOGNIZING HUMAN TECH- been employed by HTC for more than 24 and more than 70 other supply terminals.’’ As NOLOGIES CORPORATION AND years. His dedication and quality work allows he notes, ‘‘Gulf Oil supplies gasoline, heating THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM me to be of even greater service to my con- oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel and kerosense through stituents every day. I was also visited this past its terminal network.’’ month in my Washington D.C. office by an- HON. RICHARD L. HANNA Mr. Speaker, the central point is that Mr. other AbilityOne/HTC employee named Sandy. OF NEW YORK Petrowski, as someone who is in the business IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sandy is a sewing machine operator and cuts and sews trousers and shirts for the thou- of selling various forms of fuel, for the ultimate Monday, July 25, 2011 sands of Federal employees HTC serves in its purchase by individual consumers, rebuts Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to uniform program line of business. HTC and those who argue that speculation is irrelevant recognize a program, which in the last several the AbilityOne Program have given individuals to the price that is paid at the pump and else- years, has helped more than 47,000 Ameri- like Herb and Sandy exactly what every Amer- where by consumers, as Mr. Petrowski notes cans who are blind or who have significant ican wants and deserves—an opportunity. in the accompanying letter, ‘‘Today with price disabilities gain skills and training that ulti- They have been afforded countless ways to levels more volatile than ever, prices higher mately led to gainful employment: The make a difference in both their lives, and in than ever, and open interest larger than ever, AbilityOne Program. ours, each day and we as a community, and and both exchange and off exchange volume The AbilityOne Program harnesses the pur- as a country, benefit from their hard work, of trade a double digit multiple to physical chasing power of the Federal Government to skills and dedication. usage, there is little doubt that speculation is buy products and services from participating HTC believes that work is inherently dig- a key determinant of prices and may very well community-based nonprofit agencies that are nified and fulfilling, and that individuals with be the determining factor in setting prices.’’ dedicated to training and employing individuals disabilities and other barriers to employment Mr. Speaker, this point deserves great em- with disabilities. This program affords Ameri- deserve the opportunity to work and to phasis—to repeat, because of the centrality of cans with disabilities the opportunity to acquire achieve their fullest potential. The direct im- job skills and training, receive good wages pact of such an organization on the lives of this to our policy debate, the CEO of one of and benefits, and gain greater independence Americans with disabilities cannot be over- the leading distributors of gasoline, oil and die- and quality of life. stated and as such, the AbilityOne Program sel fuel affirms, based on the experience he This comes in a segment of the population and Social Enterprises like HTC are invalu- has had in this industry for many years and that has suffered from significant unemploy- able. the current economics, ‘‘there is little doubt ment. But opportunities through the AbilityOne Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I that speculation is the key determinant of Program have come a long way in helping to extend my support to the AbilityOne Program. prices and may very well be the determining bring people with disabilities into a working so- I also want to commend the dedication and factor in setting prices.’’ ciety. I am proud to acknowledge that Human commitment of Richard E. Sebastian, Jr., Mr. Speaker, there has been a totally mis- Technologies Corporation, also known as HTC’s President and Chief Executive Officer guided effort here in this House to slash funds HTC, represents one of the many Social En- and his staff for helping individuals who are for the Commodity Futures Trading Commis- terprises dedicated to the mission of enhanc- blind or have significant disabilities find em- sion and the Securities and Exchange Com- ing the lives of people with disabilities. ployment. Their work helps people live fuller mission, and to suspend until late next year HTC is a company made up of six diverse lives and become contributors to each of their the authority given by the Financial Reform bill businesses which provide a wide-range of re- communities and to our country. I also com- to Federal regulators to limit speculation. Mr. sources that expand opportunities for people mend each AbilityOne employee who works Petrowski makes very clear that the effect of with disabilities in New York and provide high every day to provide valuable products and quality products and services for Federal cus- services to Federal agencies throughout this this is to add to higher prices through un- tomers throughout the United States and great land and in so doing, improve their own checked speculation, and given the authority Puerto Rico. A DLA Not for Profit Vendor of lives by engaging in meaningful work. that he brings to this issue, I ask that his very thoughtful letter on this subject be printed the Year recipient, HTC manufactures apparel f and equipage items for several branches of here. the military and provides sophisticated em- MAJOR FUEL DISTRIBUTOR CALLS I know, Mr. Speaker, that in addition to af- FOR ENFORCING DODD-FRANK ployee uniform program management and dis- firming the importance of speculation, Mr. ANTI-SPECULATION PROVISIONS tribution of apparel to thousands of Federal ci- Petrowski makes some other thoughtful sug- vilian employees for the U.S. Forest Service, gestions about legislative changes and it is my Army Corps of Engineers and will soon man- HON. BARNEY FRANK intention to study these carefully and after that age the Air Force Civilian Police uniform pro- OF MASSACHUSETTS talk with my colleagues on the Financial Serv- gram. In addition to the manufacture and dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ices Committee about acting on Mr. tribution of apparel and equipage, HTC pro- Petrowski’s suggestions in some respects. But vides building maintenance and associated Monday, July 25, 2011 the key point is to affirm here what one of the groundskeeping services for GSA, NAVFAC Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, and the Air Force. HTC performs to the high- last month, I met in my office with Joseph leading voices in the fuel business thinks est standards and does so through the em- Petrowski, who is the Chief Executive Officer about speculation and the impact it has on the ployment of individuals with significant disabil- of the Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies, prices ultimately paid by retailers. ities. In 2010 HTC provided more than 416 headquartered in the district of my friend and CUMBERLAND GULF GROUP jobs for persons with disabilities and an addi- colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts OF COMPANIES, Framingham, MA, July 7, 2011. tional 123 jobs for people without disabilities (Mr. MARKEY). I was interested in meeting with Hon. BARNEY FRANK, resulting in more than 415,400 hours of em- Mr. Petrowski to get his view of the current U.S. House of Representatives, Rayburn House ployment. debate that is going on as to whether or not Office Building, Washington, DC. HTC, and its Property Management Group we should be taking action at the Federal level DEAR REPRESENTATIVE FRANK: While I un- division, is responsible for the cleaning of my to curb speculation in the energy industry. As derstand some of the criticism of the Dodd- district office in Utica. I could not be more Mr. Petrowski notes in the accompanying let- Frank legislation, no legislation and no re- pleased with the service provided by these ter, the Cumberland Gulf Group includes ‘‘Gulf form effort is ever going to be perfect. All men and women. I am proud to say that Oil, which distributes motor fuels through a administrative oversight and legislative re- among the workforce is a Vietnam War Vet- network of more than 3,500 gasoline stations sponse is a continuous process as markets eran with a disability named Herb. Herb has in over 27 States, 12 proprietary oil terminals, and technologies evolve. Dodd-Frank was not

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Such ing worked in the commodities and energy do not grow spontaneously nor do they exist liquidity was not the problem with mort- business for over 35 years, I am well aware of for long in a state of nature absent oversight gages, it was leverage, lack of transparency, how the commodity markets operate and and rule making. complexity, and very simply in many cases what factors determine the price of energy, I have set forth some preliminary thoughts dishonesty, that brought down the housing food stuffs, and other essential commodities. below on reforms we need to improve market market. I am a strong advocate of free markets but performance set forth below and would wel- In general, all markets operate best when only the most naive would claim that free come the opportunity to discuss these issues they are transparent, liquid and not over le- markets can exist and flourish without pain more detail with you, your staff and oth- veraged. I am hopeful that Congress will rameters and a framework of rules and pro- ers on the Financial Services Committee. allow the Commodities Futures Trading cedures that render the process fair. This has 1. Make the exchange requirements of what Commission to proceed with the implemen- always been so but never more so than it means to be a ‘‘Hedger’’ much more strin- tation of the Dodd-Frank Act. I strongly be- today. Globalization, technology, and gent. Today, almost anyone with a small and lieve we will see positive effects from this securitization among other factors have am- insignificant physical position can qualify as regulation on not only the price of oil but plified the need for effective legislative and a ‘‘hedger’’. Also large entities with massive many other commodities upon which our administrative oversight. financial strength can qualify as a hedger, country relies. In my current capacity, I serve as CEO of exceed the speculative limits in a given Sincerely, the Cumberland Gulf Group. Under that um- index or exchange instrument, manipulate JOSEPH H. PETROWSKI, brella sits Gulf Oil, which distributes motor that index and then trade multiple volume CEO. fuels through a network of more than 3,500 contracts off that index in non-exchange gasoline stations in over 27 states, 12 propri- business. We see a proliferation of financial f etary oil terminals, and more than 70 other and bank entities entering the physical mar- EGYPT ASSESSMENT supply terminals. Gulf Oil supplies gasoline, ket for no other reason but to qualify for the heating oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel and kerosene more generous liberties afforded a ‘‘hedger’’. through its terminal network. Before coming 2. Raise the margin requirements for non- HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL to Gulf Oil, I served as the Chief Executive hedgers significantly to minimize specu- OF NEW YORK Officer and President of Louis Dreyfus En- lator-driven volatility and still allow enough IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ergy Corp., one of the largest commodities liquidity in the market so that entities with traders in the world. In both capacities, as a real business purposes can transact. This Monday, July 25, 2011 trader and now a fuel purchaser and supplier, will drive weaker speculators out of the mar- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call atten- I am intimately familiar with the inner ket. It will also dramatically reduce vola- tion to the Report on a Trip to Cairo, Egypt, workings of the derivatives market. tility because the Variance Margin buffer As in any market, supply and demand play could be increased dramatically which would written by R. Leslie Deak, and presented to a critical role for energy prices. The percep- stop the phenomenon of leverage that has the Policy and Planning section of the Joint tion of the future pace of both supply and de- often been at the foundation of many finan- Chiefs of Staff. Mr. Deak is an American busi- mand are often more of a determinant of cial train wrecks (see mortgage market). As- nessman who has spent the last nine years prices than actual supply and demand. This sume you are a $10/bbl balance sheet com- living part of each year in Egypt. He is on the can be frustrating to members of the general pany. You buy 1 barrel of oil costing $100 and Board of Advisors of the Center for a New public who sometimes see a price rise or fall you only have to post $6, the market goes American Security and is a Trustee of the Na- without any tangible change in current sup- from $100 to $96, you are poised to sell quick- tional Defense University Foundation. ply or demand. Yet today with price levels ly because you know if it goes to $90, you are more volatile than ever, prices higher than out of business, so you start selling to make This is an interesting and important docu- ever, and open interest larger than ever, and sure you can pull back your initial margin to ment, and I commend it to my colleagues. both exchange and off exchange volume of cover your variance margin and live to fight EGYPT ASSESSMENT: REPORT ON TRIP TO trade a double digit multiple to physical another day (and likely lose as 90% of spec CAIRO, EGYPT usage, there is little doubt that speculation traders do). Now imagine the same scenario (By R. Leslie Deak) is a key determinant of prices and may very with $30 margin requirements. The market PRESENTED TO J–5 JCS, MAY 11, 2011 well be the determining factor in setting would never move enough for the trader to (Pentagon—Policy and Planning for Joint prices. And even if the disproportionate in- be concerned about not having enough initial Chiefs of Staff) crease in trade volume to physical usage margin to pull back to cover the variance. were not disturbing and one believed that in The fundamental/technical influence would I just returned from two weeks in Egypt. the end the average price was still set by shift hard back towards the fundamental. I During my trip, I spent most of my time in supply and demand forces rather than finan- am not certain exactly what the right mar- Cairo reestablishing existing contacts and cial speculation (an assertion with which I gin increase should be (though 500% is not developing contacts with new players in the would disagree), volatility induced by excess out of the question from my perspective), emerging power structure. speculation is not in the best interests of ef- but it is clear that today the margin require- I met with informed figures in the busi- ficient markets, the general public and in- ments are too low. The phenomenon of sharp ness, political, legal, journalism and reli- dustrial activity. Simply put, an oil market spikes in the absence of attributing ‘‘events’’ gious fields. I also had extensive contact that goes from $40/barrel to $147 per barrel is evidence of a highly leveraged market. with our people over there to get their as- and back to $32 per barrel in less than a year 3. The government should create a govern- sessment and to gauge their views against is destructive to society and beneficial to ment-backed exchange that helps long term those from the Egyptians. The country is a transition that will likely only a very few. consumers and producers hedge. If a small I should note that speculation is not nec- land owner owns a 3,000 bbl/day well in mid- end in a manner not to our liking. There are essarily a bad thing—it brings liquidity to dle Kansas and wants to lock in his price at some efforts that can be undertaken at this the market and allows commercial entities $95 a barrel for 5 years, how does he do it? Is time to help try to impact the outcome if to hedge their risk on future contracts for he going to sell 5.5 million barrels of futures implemented rapidly. the trade of physical goods. However, there on Nymex and post $32,000,000 in initial mar- I have summarized the current situation, has been a rapid increase of the participation gin? What happens if the price goes up $40 explored in more depth the key areas of con- in the market by non-commercial entities per barrel? Mr. Small Producer is going to cern and suggested actions that may help such as hedge funds and financial institu- pay the exchange $220,000,000 in margin and impact on the outcome. tions. Those entities, depending on their be- claw it back 3,000 bbls a day at a time? I First Impressions havior, have the ability not only to specu- think not. Right now some of the banks will The fall of Mubarak’s regime is widely wel- late in the market but manipulate the mar- do that business but they are enjoying comed. There is a palpable relief among peo- ket. It is the regulation of these entities ‘‘healthy’’ margins. If the government came ple that the repression and corruption are fi- that is most necessary and the Dodd-Frank in and provided the credit umbrella (through nally easing. This is mixed with an uncer- Act brings regulation to this market a government sponsored exchange) they tainty about what the future holds. This is through a requirement of mandatory clear- would bring a lot of production to the hedg- very a much an Inch Allah moment at all ing of swaps and the placement of position ing market and would also incentivize both levels that I had contact with. limits on certain futures contracts, includ- producers and consumers to think long term. The impression of the US is poor. We are ing energy. Financial markets in certain as- Users should have the opportunity to lock in viewed as a contributory factor to the prob- pects do resemble a casino and I am not costs for longer durations and sellers should lems because of our prior support for Muba- making a moral judgment on casinos but be able to hedge out their revenue streams rak and our wavering during the early stages even a casino has rules of engagement and but credit, financing costs, and other struc- of the revolution. Our direct involvement in enforcement that ensure a level playing tural factors remain impediments to devel- their affairs is not welcomed. Our operating field. A rigged casino is certainly not good opment. While some might criticize this pro- in the background and providing support is for most participants and in the long run is posal based upon the recent issues in the more acceptable.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY8.003 E25JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1397 The society in general is fascinated with able or binding decision on which to make (civil) outcome. They then dissolved the the unfolding spectacle of arrests, incrimina- business judgments since the current Cabi- NDP in order to further strengthen the MB. tions and the extent of the corruption. Poli- net is transitional and their decisions are Unfortunately, barring a change in the tics and then soccer are the subjects dis- subject to change in the future. timing of the elections or a suspension by cussed, in that order. Since there is uncer- The public sector is growing dramatically the Military due to security concerns, the tainty about the future, most attention is fo- both in terms of cost and size as the Su- MB will sweep the elections simply due to cused on the past and day-to-day life. preme Council races to prevent uprisings their organizational capabilities. They re- Prices are up by thirty percent from before from the lower class. cently raised their public target from 35% to the revolution but people seem to take it in They recognize that they are going to soon 50% of the seats. I personally believe that stride. The Government is raising public em- be facing a massive external liquidity they will ultimately win more than 70% of ployee salaries dramatically and is hiring squeeze and are casting about for any the seats. This will place them in position to unemployed workers in great numbers in sources of foreign funds available in order to dominate the process that will result in a order to try to maintain social stability. be able to continue to import essential sta- new constitution that has been mandated as Continued and worsening inflation in the ples. Their foreign policy reflects this with part of the recent referendum. near term is inevitable and the population is their playing off the U.S., Iran and Saudi to Except for the MB, there is no organization reacting accordingly—retaining or acquiring see who will give them money first. with the capability to get out the vote. The property, jewelry, hoarding, converting I believe we can expect increasing eco- opposition is highly fragmented and disorga- pounds to foreign currency when possible, nomic and, eventually, social instability due nized. There is a possibility that the old par- etc. to the deteriorating economic trends. liamentarians may run for election inde- Withdrawal of Egyptian Pounds was just pendently and serve to weaken the MB, but Politics liberalized. Foreign currency withdrawals it is unlikely. The old members benefitted are restricted to the equivalent of EL10.000 In my opinion, I see little likelihood of the from their positions in Parliament and under per day in foreign currency. Transfers abroad Muslim Brotherhood not becoming the domi- the current environment will most likely not are restricted to $100,000 maximum per ac- nant force in Egypt in the near term. This run (as one told me, it cost him EGP 5 mil- count and need individual approval from the will occur despite the desire by the popu- lion to win each election but he could make Central Bank. lation as a whole to have a more representa- EGP 50 million through his position—he has Tourism, second largest source of external tive secular government. no interest in exposing his past activities of funds after Suez, is off by 85%. Although the To understand this conclusion, some back- running again with no prospect of recovering recent lifting of the USDOS Travel Advisory ground is in order. his investment—I believe this is representa- initially helped increase interest in travel For the last eighty years, the Muslim tive of the situation in general). from the US to Egypt, the recent sectarian Brotherhood (MB) has been providing social While this has been going on in the back- conflict has been a new setback. The con- services to a growing sector of the popu- ground, much international and public at- sensus opinion is that travel will not recover lation. They provide health care, education, tention has been kept focused on the Presi- until the Fall at the earliest assuming that food, shelter, counseling, adjudicate dis- dential election. This is a diversion since the the security situation stabilizes by that putes, etc. This impact has become espe- new President will have very proscribed pow- time. cially pronounced over the last thirty years ers. The MB has indicated that they will not Recently, traffic police have returned to as increasing resources were diverted from run, but they are negotiating with the can- the streets in Cairo but regular police, spe- government services and wound up in the didates and will throw their weight behind cial police, detectives and prosecutors have pockets of corrupt officials. During this the one that will assure their interests. not yet returned. Our people have been in- time, the MB had developed a highly effi- The recent issue with the Salafis is largely formed by sources they consider reliable, cient network that is well integrated into viewed as manufactured by the MB in order that police presence is back up to 65%. Reli- the society throughout the country and espe- to make the MB appear more moderate. I able Egyptian sources I spoke with put the cially in the poorer areas and in the rural would personally expect that the MB and the figure closer to 50%. Police salaries have areas in Upper Egypt (the South) and the military will resolve the Salafi problem once been increased ten-fold (to EL 3,000–4,000 per Delta. it has served its purpose. month) and law school graduates are being The military, which is a conscript army, is What Can be Done recruited to become police. Internal security largely drawn from this lower socio-eco- The first thing that needs to be done is to is nonoperational and is supposedly being nomic half of the population. Accordingly, overhauled. All US assisted police training improve our image with the Egyptian people. they are familiar with, and are largely sym- We can do this through several actions. programs have been suspended over concerns pathetic to, the MB. They do not currently of working with bad actors. First, we could use our current available view them as a threat. In fact, virtually all resources to help locate and freeze funds that While Cairo is safe during the daytime, at of the Military officers I have met over the night there is occasionally sporadic gunfire. belong to the long list of individuals under years are religiously conservative as are detention or indictment. Publicizing our ef- Travel outside populated areas carries dan- their families. gers of hijacking. There is widespread car- forts to assist in this manner will be front An alliance with the MB does not pose an page news throughout the Middle East and rying of firearms by the population and no issue for the military and in fact helps solve apparent consequence or prosecution for use will have an enormous positive impact on two critical issues that the military faces. public perception of the U.S. in Egypt. I rec- of deadly force in self-defense. The first issue is complicity—the military Politically, the general belief is that ommend this while at the same time ac- leadership is assumed to be complicit in all things will work out and that the Muslim knowledging the broader impact such an ac- of the corruption and problems of the old re- Brotherhood will play a role in the country’s tion may have on investors from other coun- gime. They have been able to shelter almost future but will not dominate. Unfortunately, tries. all of the ex-military from prosecution, but I do not agree with this assessment. Secondly, we should remain neutral and pressure is mounting to throw them to the Where Things are Heading supportive of the election process and their wolves. This does not bode well for the cur- right to set their own destiny regardless of The following analysis is conjecture on my rent leadership and they are focused on pro- the outcome. It will be very important for us part. However, I vetted the conclusions tecting themselves from prosecution with not to be seen as judgmental of, or in opposi- against all of my sources in Egypt and here any new civilian government that they allow tion to, the outcome of the election. Any and, sadly, found that none could refute to emerge. I believe that they have reached perceived effort on our part to influence the them. this accommodation with the MB. election will backfire and both damage our Economics Secondly, is the issue of the patronage sys- reputation and adversely impact any indi- The country seems to be sliding towards a tem. The military controls thirty percent vidual or group perceived to be supported by modified socialism with the government set patent of the economy and much of the land us. to play a significantly increased role in the in Egypt. The proceeds from these enter- This does not mean that we have to sit economy. We can expect that most, if not prises and sale of land are used to provide back and accept the long term impact of the all, of the economic reforms implemented benefits and perks to the officer corps so as elections. over the last five years to be rolled back. to maintain loyalty and discipline. If any- If we hope to see the situation improve, The government is already beginning to thing interrupts this arrangement, the sen- then the next, and immediate, focus should abrogate contracts and seize properties im- ior staff faces the danger of possible insur- be to ramp up our efforts to work with plicated in any dealings with the prior gov- rection from the junior officers. I believe the groups that can bring influence to bear on ernment. Since the Mubarak regime and MB recognizes the need to maintain this sys- the constitutional process. These include the their cronies were involved in every aspect of tem and has reached an accommodation with opposition groups, the youth groups, the the economy, no prior business arrangement the military to continue it. emerging parties, the Copts and the military is immune—this is especially true where With these two issues apparently resolved, and possibly the new President once we deals were based on the use of or access to I believe that the military cleared the path know who it is. State assets (land, businesses, natural re- for accelerated elections in September know- The only way to short-circuit the MB sources, etc.) ing that the MB would dominate the elec- dominating the constitutional process after Another current problem for the private tions despite the desire by the opposition the election is to help the opposition orga- sector is that there is no place to get a reli- forces to see a more balanced and secular nize to focus the issues and bring people out

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Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be ready been established in order to help them He coordinated 71 joint sessions of Congress, present to cast my vote on final passage of work towards an open process so as to assure as well as many other special events, within H.R. 2018, The Clean Water Cooperative Fed- a fully representational political process in eralism Act of 2011. I wish the record to re- the future. this Chamber. Jim also acted as a vital con- As long as the constitutional process can nection between his hometown, South Buffalo, flect my intentions had I been able to vote. be opened up so that it is representative, it New York, and Congress, inspiring countless Had I been present for rollcall No. 573, I is likely that the MB will be a one-election men and women from the Buffalo area to con- would have voted ‘‘no.’’ This bill is an assault on the fundamental phenomenon and that we will see an outcome sider careers in public service. Additionally, like Kuwait. Any group that wins this elec- water protections the American people rely on tion is doomed to fail because of the deterio- Jim served as chairman of the board on the and would reverse decades of progress. It sig- rating economic and security situation. The Wright-Patman Congressional Credit Union, a nificantly undermines the Clean Water Act, only real concern we should have is what position he held for 30 years. jeopardizes public health, and gravely affects happens next. I believe that we can have an our environment and economy. impact on that outcome which will serve the James T. Molloy was awarded numerous interest of both Egypt and the U.S. honors for his life’s work in public service. He f However, our window of opportunity is received the Outstanding Citizen Award for the PERSONAL EXPLANATION closing quickly. New York State AFL–CIO, the President’s f Award from the New York State Federation of Police, the United States Senate Youth Alumni HON. EARL BLUMENAUER HONOR THE LIFE OF JAMES T. OF OREGON Association Outstanding Service, and the Sid MOLLOY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Yudain Congressional Staffer of the Year HON. BRIAN HIGGINS Award from Roll Call. In July of 2005, I consid- Monday, July 25, 2011 ered it a privilege and an honor to sponsor a Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, due to the OF NEW YORK bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to celebration of my daughter’s wedding, I was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES name a South Buffalo Post Office in James T. unable to be in Washington, DC for votes dur- Monday, July 25, 2011 Molloy’s honor. This recognition was so well ing the week of July 18. Had I been present for the votes that week, I would have voted as Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to deserved and a lasting reminder of Jim’s follows: honor and celebrate the life of James T. strong commitment to his neighborhood and Rollcall vote 602: I would have voted in ‘‘Jimmy’’ Molloy, former Doorkeeper of the our great Nation. favor of H.R. 33, legislation amending the Se- House of Representatives. Jimmy was one of I was deeply saddened upon learning of the curities Act of 1933 to specify when certain my district’s finest citizens, a proud and favor- securities issued in connection with church ite son of South Buffalo, New York and un- passing of James T. Molloy. To pay respect to plans are treated as exempted securities for doubtedly one of the greatest public servants his legacy, I issued the following statement: purposes of that Act. in our Nation’s Capitol for over 40 years. Jim’s ‘‘For 20 years South Buffalo’s own James T. Rollcall vote 606: I would have voted passing marked a sad day throughout Capitol Molloy served as the House of Representa- against H.R. 2560, legislation submitting a Hill and throughout Jim’s neighborhood, a loss tives doorkeeper, a prestigious title held by constitutional amendment to the States that that will be felt for years to come, yet his gra- only 34 people going back to 1789. As the in- would irresponsibly limited the government’s cious spirit and world-class stories will be re- dividual with control of access to the House ability to respond to wars, disasters, or other membered by all those who were fortunate Chambers he held great authority but was es- challenges as well as changing Congressional enough to call Jimmy Molloy a friend. voting procedures that would end majority James T. Molloy was born in South Buffalo pecially known for greeting Western New Yorkers visiting the Capitol with particular af- rule. on June 3, 1936, to Matthew Molloy and Kath- Rollcall vote 611: I would have voted fection. Generations of local residents, many erine Hayden Molloy. Educated in Buffalo’s against H.R. 2553, legislation that, while ex- Catholic schools, he followed his father’s foot- of whom can be found working on the Hill tending the operations of the Federal Aviation steps by working in the grain elevators of Buf- today, benefited from his welcoming spirit and Authority, would undermine labor relations. falo’s waterfront and fighting fires as a proud institutional knowledge.’’ Rollcall vote 621: I would have voted member of the Buffalo Fire Department. ‘‘Jim was a friend and confidant. In my first against H.R. 1315, legislation undermining Through his labor, James T. Molloy paid his days and months in Congress he was gen- consumer protections implemented as part of own way through Canisius College, a great the Dodd-Frank Act. erous with his time and advice, passing on Jesuit institution in Western New York, and Rollcall vote 629: I would have voted valuable lessons I keep with me today. He will became a lifelong friend of Western New York against H.R. 2551, ideologically driven legisla- working families. He was a member of the be dearly missed by those in Washington, DC tion that cuts funding for House and joint oper- AFL–CIO, the International Brotherhood of and friends and family locally but we have ations by $227 million (6.4 percent) from FY11 Longshoremen and International Association peace knowing that our own legendary and enacted levels, which is $472 million (12.4 of Firefighters. After pursuing studies at St. beloved doorkeeper has now gone on to meet percent) below the requested amount. These John’s University Law School, James T. a doorkeeper of a much higher power.’’ cuts risk possible layoffs and pay-cuts for leg- Molloy worked as a schoolteacher in the cities islative branch staff, which will damage Con- Mr. Speaker, our country has suffered a of Buffalo and Lackawanna. He also worked in gress’ ability to fulfill its Constitutional duties the office of Erie County District Attorney great loss with Jim’s passing and my deepest and responsibilities to the public. For example, where he met his wife, Roseanne. condolences are with his wife, Roseanne, his the Library of Congress, which is the nation’s Jim came to Washington in 1968 at the invi- daughter, Amy and son-in-law Michael oldest federal cultural institution and provides tation of New York Congressman John Roo- Bogardus, his beloved grandchildren Cath- critical resources to Members of Congress, ney. During his service in the House Finance erine and Caroline and Jim’s siblings Janet was severely cut to 13.7 percent below the re- Office, he oversaw the legislative appropria- Molloy and Kathleen and William Straub, as quest. I was also dismayed by the cuts to re- tions for the House as they grew from $75 mil- well as extended family members and friends. lated agencies such as Congressional Re- lion to $126 million per year. James T. Molloy As someone who was blessed to know Jimmy search Service, Government Accountability Of- was elected doorkeeper of the United States Molloy, I will always carry his memory through fice and Congressional Budget Office, which House of Representatives in 1974 and proudly provide crucial assistance and oversight to these halls. remained in that post through the 103d Con- Congress. These cuts will make the Legisla- gress, serving as the primary aide to Speakers tive Branch less effective, not more efficient.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to zens succumbed to a long illness, which she family matter. Had I been present, I would recognize the philanthropic activities of the Mi- had courageously fought. Myra Kraft was the have voted: chael Allen Davidson (M.A.D.) 9/11 Founda- partner and wife of Robert Kraft, and co-owner ‘‘Yes’’—Representative Melvin Watt Amend- tion and their efforts to provide a new play- of the New England Patriots. Under the lead- ment; ership of the Kraft family, the Patriots became ground facility in Neptune, New Jersey. The ‘‘Yes’’—Representative Nan Hayworth late Michael Davidson is remembered as a one of the great sports franchises in America, Amendment; not simply because of their extremely impres- young professional determined to make a dif- ‘‘No’’—Representative Paul Broun Amend- sive record of Super Bowl championships, but ference in the lives of those around him, yet ment; because of the honorable way in which they tragically lost his life in the North Tower of the ‘‘Yes’’—Representative Marlin Stutzman conducted their business, and because of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Amendment; The new playground facility in Neptune has ‘‘No’’—Representative Glenn Thompson great contributions they made to their commu- been erected in his honor and will continue to Amendment; nity. I have the honor of representing the stand as a symbol of Michael’s spirit and for- ‘‘No’’—Representative James Moran Town of Foxboro, in which the Patriots play, titude. Amendment; and in which the Kraft family created a wonderful commercial complex that adds a great Michael Allen Davidson was an impressive ‘‘No’’—Representative Rush Holt Amend- deal to the economic and cultural life not just individual, dedicated to building a successful ment; and of the town but of the entire region. professional career while assisting others. Mi- ‘‘Yes’’—Final Passage of H.R. 2551. Mr. Speaker, I’ve had the pleasure of walk- chael was a member of the Rutgers University f ing through the complex with members of the Class of 1997 and applied his educational HONORING THE COHOCTON Kraft family and I can report to you that the background to become a successful trader. In VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT residents of New England—not just Massa- 2001, Michael was to be named the youngest chusetts—are understandably great enthu- Partner at Cantor Fitzgerald, located on the HON. TOM REED siasts of the work the family has done. 104th floor of the World Trade Center, North Myra Kraft was an extraordinary contributor Tower. At the early age of 27, Michael trag- OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the society around her, not just through the ically lost his life during the terrorist attacks on work of the Patriots, but through her great Monday, July 25, 2011 September 11, 2001. He is remembered for charitable efforts. She was a leading member his uncanny ability to make others smile and Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of the organized work of the Jewish commu- laugh. These characteristics are a testament honor the brave men and women of the nity of Greater Boston, but her good works to his continuous outpouring of love and com- Cohocton Volunteer Fire Department who were not confined. passion for others. have tirelessly served our local and national All of Massachusetts will miss her, even The M.A.D. 9/11 Foundation has continued community for 125 years. As the Cohocton those who did not know of the work she did, to organize various philanthropic activities in Volunteer Fire Department celebrates its 125th because she was not one to seek publicity for honor of the late Michael Davidson. Play- anniversary, I applaud the many ways they her efforts. And those of us who did have the grounds, for children ages 2 through 5, have have served our community. privilege of knowing her are particularly sad- been erected in Tinton Falls, Wall, and From July 22–24, members of the depart- dened by her loss. Eatontown, New Jersey. The most recent ment will hold several events commemorating Mr. Speaker, the Boston Globe for Friday, project in Neptune has expanded the rec- the service of their valiant volunteers. Histor- July 22, in its lead editorial expressed what reational facilities for children in the commu- ical displays, parades, competitions and din- our community feels about Myra Kraft and I nity and continues to provide a beautiful land- ners will be held. The department will even be ask that because she presented such a won- scape for children to grow, while commemo- publishing a commemorative book on its his- derful example of good citizenship in a democ- rating the life of an outstanding individual. tory to celebrate this milestone. racy, that this editorial be printed. Among many other projects, the foundation For the past 125 years, members have self- [From the Boston Globe, July 22, 2011] lessly given their time and energy to serve our has also committed to fund the majority of a MYRA KRAFT WAS A ROLE MODEL FOR FAMILY rehabilitation project—a World Trade Center community throughout periods of emergency LOYALTY AND GIVING and disaster. While the Cohocton Volunteer replica memorial that sits in front of the Tinton Bob Kraft, the developer turned football Falls Fire Department. The M.A.D. 9/11 Foun- Fire Department should be commemorated for impresario, made the once-derided New Eng- dation has been supported by caring individ- all of their service to our community, I want to land Patriots a symbol of local pride. Myra, uals dedicated to making a difference in the especially highlight their tireless work during his wife of 48 years, made the Kraft family a community on behalf of the late Michael Allen the 1972 Flood, the Ice Storm of 1991 and the symbol of civic responsibility. Her numerous Davidson. Blizzard of 1993—three major storms which charitable works, including chairing the devastated the Chemung Valley. local boards of the Combined Jewish Philan- As a result of their outstanding efforts, the Furthermore, the department also aided the thropies and the Boys & Girls Clubs, par- M.A.D. 9/11 Foundation was awarded the national community during the terrorist attacks alleled Bob’s rise in the statewide business community 2001 Fay S. Mathewson Award, presented by of September 11, 2001. Under a mutual aid the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Asso- The Krafts were an unbreakable unit. Bob request, the department sent an ambulance and Myra’s four sons shared in all their par- ciation as a testament to their contributions to and personnel to the Twin Towers Site after the Monmouth County community. They are ents’ endeavors. On May 3, the Greater Bos- the attack. The ambulance was equipped with ton Chamber of Commerce honored the fam- also the recipient of the 2009 Monmouth medical supplies donated by the local commu- ily for their work on behalf of the commu- County Parks and Recreation Difference nity for use by the FDNY. nity, fueled by Myra’s tireless exertions. Maker Award and the Tinton Falls Apprecia- Members of the Cohocton Volunteer Fire She was too ill to attend the banquet, but tion Award. Department have repeatedly risked their lives her husband, sons, daughters-in-law, and Mr. Speaker, once again please join me in in order to save our friends and neighbors. I grandchildren all stood proudly together on the dais—an honor guard of which any moth- thanking the Michael Allen Davidson 9/11 am proud to recognize such a self-sacrificing er would be eternally proud, Foundation for their dedication to the Mon- and courageous organization. I congratulate ‘‘I got it right the first time,’’ quipped Bob, mouth County community and commemorate the Cohocton Volunteer Fire Department and referring to Myra, whom he married when the life of Michael Allen Davidson. thank them for their 125 years of service. she was just 20. Myra Kraft, who died

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY8.008 E25JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1400 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 25, 2011 Wednesday and for whom services will be network dedicated to creating leaders, innova- IN RECOGNITION OF THE MURID held today made many contributions to the tions, and social enterprises to address the ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN AMER- Boston area. Foremost among them is the world’s needs. Founded in 2002 by Dr. Curtis ICA’S 23RD ANNUAL CHEIKU example she set for family loyalty and AHMADOU BAMBA MBACKE IS- shared commitment. It will live on not only L. DeBerg, the network now extends to over through her offspring, but through others 500 high schools in 17 countries, and is run LAMIC CULTURAL WEEK who tightened their own family bonds, even completely by volunteers. CELERATION IN NEW YORK CITY if in a small way, in response to her inspira- Each year, the winners of SAGE’s national tion. competitions advance to the ‘‘SAGE World HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL f Cup,’’ where teams are judged not only on OF NEW YORK marketplace viability, but also on social im- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATIVE BRANCH pact, environmental stewardship, and civic en- APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 Monday, July 25, 2011 gagement. This year, the World Cup will be held in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, NY. Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to SPEECH OF honor, recognize, and celebrate the Murid Is- HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Mr. Speaker, I hope that you will join me in lamic Community in America’s 23rd Annual honoring SAGE and its 2011 World Cup par- Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Islamic Cul- OF MARYLAND ticipants, whose dedication to creating better tural Week Celebration in New York City. On IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES futures for themselves and others through so- Thursday, July 21, the Murid Islamic Commu- Thursday, July 21, 2011 cially responsible enterprises and businesses nity in America (MICA) will host its annual wel- is commendable. The House in Committee of the Whole come reception at Wadleigh Secondary House on the State of the Union had under School for the Performing & Visual Arts in consideration the bill (H.R. 2551) making ap- f Harlem, where they will officially launch the propriations for the Legislative Branch for North American Tour of the Cheikh Ahmadou the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and IN HONOR OF MRS. IRENE M. MORROW Bamba Mbacke Islamic Cultural Weeks. for other purposes: The Honorable Iman Ababacar Dabo, Presi- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise in oppo- dent of the Murid Islamic Community in Amer- sition to the FY 2012 Legislative Branch Ap- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH ica and The Honorable Serigne Mame Mor propriations Bill. Not because I object to cuts Mbacke, grandson to Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba OF OHIO affecting Members of Congress or their staff. Mbacke will pay special tribute to my brother, I do not. As I have repeatedly said, I believe IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Honorable David N. Dinkins, first African a responsible solution to our national debt will Monday, July 25, 2011 American and 106th Mayor of the City of New require shared sacrifice from every Amer- York. David Dinkins was the first public official ican—and that includes Members of Con- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in outside of Senegal, West Africa to proclaim gress, their staff and other employees of this honor of Mrs. Irene Morrow who is being hon- ‘‘Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Day’’ in celebration House. ored at this year’s American Nationalities of his profound philosophies of Universal I object to this legislation because of the Movement’s awards dinner. Peace and International Brotherhood. wrongheaded choices it makes elsewhere in Mrs. Morrow began her work in the public Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba was born in the the legislative branch of our government. For sector in 1964 when she was appointed as year 1271 (A.H.), which is 1853 in Mbacke example, H.R. 2551 cuts funding for the Gov- Deputy Registrar for the Board of Elections Baol, a small village in Senegal. Cheikh ernment Accountability Office by 6.4%—de- and began working for the Notary Public Com- Ahmadu Ba`mba Mba`kke was born in the vil- spite the fact that every dollar spent by the mission. During the same year, she began lage of Mbacke´ Mba`kke Bawol in Wolof in the GAO on its oversight activities returns $4 in serving as Deputy Auditor in the Cuyahoga Kingdom of Baol, the son of a Marabout from savings to the taxpayers. Additionally, as we County Auditor’s Office where she would re- the Xaadir Qadriyya brotherhood, the oldest in wrestle with difficult issues in an increasingly main for eight years. Subsequently, Irene Senegal. A religious prayer leader, poet and complex world, I think Members of Congress worked as the Personnel Administrator and monk, Ahmadou Bamba founded the Mouride on both sides of the aisle would agree that Secretary of the Civil Service Commission for brotherhood in 1883 and the city of Touba. In policymakers need access to more objective seventeen years. In 1978 she was elected Ex- one of his numerous writings, Matlabul and independent expert analysis, not less. Yet ecutive Secretary and Treasurer of the Amer- Fawzeyni the quest for happiness in both this bill slashes funding for the Library of Con- ican Nationalities Movement, a post which she worlds, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba describes the gress and its widely respected nonpartisan retained until 2011. In 2004, Irene established purpose of the city, which he founded in 1887. Congressional Research Service by 8.5%— the Ralph J. Perk Foundation, an organization In his concept, Touba should reconcile the and it cuts funding for the nonpartisan Con- which works to fund free mammograms and spiritual and the temporal. gressional Budget Office that serves as the prostate screenings for the inner-city poor. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba intended to have definitive scorekeeper for every measure Con- the spiritual capital of Brotherhood, by show- Mrs. Morrow has received numerous awards gress considers by 6.4%. ing all the characteristics of a Muslim city. He and honors throughout her decades of public Mr. Speaker, there are responsible and ef- is the son of Muhammad, and grandson of service. She was presented with the Keys to fective ways to reduce federal spending, and Abibul-allah, who was the son of Muhammad. the City of Cleveland from Mayor Ralph J. there are irresponsible and ineffective ways to His father Mohammad Ibn Habiballah was a Perk and then Mayor George V. Voinovich in reduce Federal spending. Unfortunately, this famous Juriconsult and a well-respected 1977 and again in 1985. In 1982 she was bill has too much of the latter and not enough Imam. The Cheikh’s mother was known as honored as one of the forty most outstanding of the former. Diaratoullah close to Allah, because of her re- women in Ohio by Mrs. Barbara Bush. She I urge a no vote. nowned piety and chastity. Cheikh Ahmadou has also received accolades from the Polonia Bamba memorized the Holy Qu’ran very early. f Foundation of Ohio in 1985, the American Na- He was very educated in the different fields of tionalities Movement in 1988, and she was RECOGNIZING THE 2011 SAGE Islamic sciences and the Arabic language. He presented with an Appreciation Award from WORLD CUP wrote many books in the teaching of Islam, the United Hungarian Societies in 2007. Last and great poems dedicated to the Prophet year, she was inducted into the International Muhammad. HON. BRIAN HIGGINS Hall of Fame of Greater Cleveland. OF NEW YORK As his fame spread, the French colonial Irene is married to Mr. Edward Morrow, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES government worried about Bamba’s growing together they have six children and six grand- power and potential to wage war against Monday, July 25, 2011 children. She continues to serve on the Advi- them. He had converted a number of tradi- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sory Board of Fairview Park and Lutheran tional kings and their followers and no doubt recognize the 2011 SAGE World Cup, which Hospitals. could have raised a huge military force, as is being hosted by Canisius College in Buffalo, Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Muslim leaders like Umar Tall and Samory NY. in honoring Mrs. Irene M. Morrow, a woman Toure´ had before him. SAGE (Students for the Advancement of who has done so much for her community and The French sentenced him to exile in Global Entrepreneurship) is an international for her country. Gabon 1895–1902 and later in Mauritania

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A25JY8.011 E25JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1401 1903–1907. However, these exiles fired sto- post office building on South Park Avenue But as forward-thinking as California is, ries and folk tales of Bamba’s miraculous sur- named after him in 2006. He was also recog- progress will be held back if the provisions to vival of torture, deprivation, and attempted nized by the New York AFL–CIO, the New cut high-speed rail funding are included in the executions, and thousands more flocked to his York State Federation of Police and the United final version of this bill. organization. On the ship to Gabon, forbidden States Senate Youth Alumni Association. In my district alone, we would lose millions from praying, Bamba is said to have broken Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me of dollars intended for rail projects funded by his leg irons, leapt overboard into the ocean in honoring Mr. James T. Malloy, a man the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. and prayed on a prayer rug that appeared on whose presence in Washington will be sorely This rescission would result in the loss of the surface of the water or, when the French missed. many jobs and endanger the necessary safety put him in a furnace, he simply sat down in it f and efficiency improvements need for the and drank tea with Muhammad. In a den of IN OPPOSITION TO CUTS TO HIGH tracks between Sacramento and Davis. hungry lions, the lions slept beside him, etc. SPEED RAIL FUNDING I think we can all agree that now is not the By 1910, the French realized that Bamba time to remove opportunities for improved job was not interested in waging war against growth and economic recovery. Yet, my Re- them, and was in fact quite cooperative, even- HON. DORIS O. MATSUI publican colleagues are doing just that by in- tually releasing him to return to his expanded OF CALIFORNIA cluding the elimination of funding for high- community. In 1918, he won the French Le- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES speed rail in this bill. gion of Honor for enlisting his followers into Monday, July 25, 2011 It is my hope that the Senate approves a World War I. The French allowed him to es- Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice final bill that restores this funding, and that the tablish his community in Touba, believing in my opposition to the cuts to high-speed rail in- President signs into law a bill that appro- part that his doctrine of hard work could be cluded in H.R. 2354, the Fiscal Year 2012 En- priately invests in our infrastructure: levees made to serve French economic interests. The ergy and Water Development Appropriations and rail alike. French government allowed his movement to bill. f grow, and in 1926, he began work for the At a time when this Congress should be fo- great Mosque at Touba, where he is buried. cused on creating jobs, investing in our infra- IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVER- Upon his death in 1927, The Cheikh has been structure, and supporting transportation alter- SARY OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI succeeded by his descendants as hereditary natives, the bill before us unfortunately in- FRATERNITY leaders of the Brotherhood with absolute au- cludes a provision to cut funding for high- thority over their followers. speed rail. These cuts are both harmful and HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Murid Islamic Community in America MICA short-sighted, and will limit key opportunities OF OHIO is a non-profit organization was founded in for job growth and economic development IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1989 to spread the teachings of Cheikh throughout our nation. Monday, July 25, 2011 Ahmadou Bamba in accordance with the According to a recent study from the U.S. Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muham- Conference of Mayors, building high-speed rail Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in mad. I ask my colleagues and our nation to networks in the U.S. will have a significant honor of the 100th anniversary of the Omega join me in this special Congressional Recogni- positive economic impact. The study shows Psi Phi fraternity, the first African-American tion in celebration of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba that in the four urban areas surveyed, high- national fraternal organization with roots in a Mbacke Islamic Cultural Week in New York speed rail could add $19 billion in new busi- historically African-American college. City. ness development and 150,000 jobs. We The Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded f should not be turning our backs on this his- at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on IN HONOR OF JAMES T. MOLLOY toric opportunity. November 17, 1911. As illustrated by the It is clear: investing in rail, whether it is prominent careers of its four founders, Bishop high-speed, or inter-city, has the potential to Edgar Amos Love, Dr. Oscar James Cooper, HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH create desperately-needed jobs in commu- Professor Frank Coleman and Dr. Ernest OF OHIO nities around the country. Case in point: in Oc- Everett Just, members of Omega Psi Phi are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tober last year, a contract awarded to the Sie- known to go on to successful careers. Monday, July 25, 2011 mens Transportation Systems manufacturing Omega Psi Phi is dedicated to the principles Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in plant in my district of Sacramento, California of ‘‘manhood, scholarship, perseverance and honor and remembrance of Mr. James T. to build 70 new electric trains for Amtrak is uplift.’’ The fraternity has also shown a strong Molloy, the former Doorkeeper for the U.S. creating 200 local jobs—not to mention that commitment to philanthropy and community. It House of Representatives. they employ approximately 64,000 people began a National Social Program in 1945 to Mr. Molloy was born in South Buffalo on throughout the country. Not only is Siemens aid with health, housing, civil rights and edu- June 3, 1936, the son of Matthew Molloy (a creating jobs, but they are also building a cational issues of the African-American com- Buffalo firefighter) and Catherine Hayden high-quality product that will make train travel munity. Furthermore, the fraternity has made Molloy. He graduated from Bishop Timon High more efficient and environmentally friendly. annual donations of $50,000 to the United School and proceeded to work in waterfront These trains are built in an environmentally- Negro College Fund since 1955. grain elevators. He also joined the Buffalo Fire friendly way, using solar energy developed on Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Department before continuing his education at site. in recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Canisius College. Upon graduating, Mr. Molloy In Sacramento, rail is not just a part of our founding of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, began teaching in Buffalo and Lackawanna, history, it is our future. whose members have been strong community New York. In April, we broke ground on a track reloca- supporters and leaders since the fraternity’s Mr. Molloy was a member of the Erie Coun- tion project that will not only improve safety origin. I wish the alumni and current members ty Democratic Party and later moved to Wash- and efficiency, but will pave the way for the of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity the best in all ington, DC, where he became the Chief Fi- development of both an intermodal transpor- of their future endeavors. nance Officer of the House of Representa- tation facility and future economic growth in f tives. In 1974, he became the Doorkeeper of our downtown. This project is creating 350 the House, a position that he would hold for jobs onsite, and 1,100 jobs in total. It will also CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC- the next 20 years. Throughout his tenure as make room for high-speed rail. TION SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS doorkeeper, Mr. Molloy was able to make What is happening in Sacramento is a snap- IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2011 many friends in Washington, including Speak- shot of the interest in rail statewide. The voter Thomas O’Neill, Jr. and President Reagan. ers in my home state of California have ap- SPEECH OF He was known around Washington as a ‘‘Buf- proved plans to build a high-speed rail net- HON. RUSH D. HOLT falo Guy.’’ Tom Brokaw called him ‘‘the pride work that will eventually link Sacramento to OF NEW JERSEY San Diego, and communities throughout the of South Buffalo’’ each year when he intro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES duced Mr. Molloy as the President walked out state. This high-speed rail line will create jobs, for the State of the Union. provide viable transportation options to resi- Thursday, July 21, 2011 Mr. Molloy has received many awards dents and visitors alike, and reduce our de- The House in Committee of the Whole throughout his lifetime, including having a U.S. pendence on foreign oil. House on the State of the Union and under

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY8.013 E25JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1402 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 25, 2011 consideration the bill (H.R. 1315) to amend the Fair, to create, produce and offer quality Terry’s dedication to the teaching of the the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and events in their unique setting of 22 oak-stud- legal system is inspiring. He served as an in- Consumer Protection Act to strengthen the ded acres, has educated, entertained and in- structor for the California Center for Judicial review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council of regulations issued by spired our people for 75 years. Education and Research where he taught judi- the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- The Monterey County Fairground is a State cial skills and ethics to both new and experi- tion, and for other purposes: owned Multi-Use Facility, generating $22.9 enced Judges. Throughout California, Terry Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to million annually in spending activity over its educated students in places like the California the so-called ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection history and contributing 300 full-time and part- Judicial College, the Stanford Law School Trial Safety and Soundness Improvement Act,’’ time jobs. This year’s theme, chosen by the Advocacy Program and the Monterey College which would weaken the Consumer Financial 7th District Agricultural Association, will be of Law Community Education Program. Protection Bureau, just as it is beginning its ‘‘Horse’n Around’’ and was inspired by the art- Terry has also been an active member of work on behalf of American consumers. While work of artist Jo Mora. This summer, from Au- the legal community by being a part of many its supporters claim this bill is innocuous, it gust 31st to September 5th, livestock dem- prestigious organizations. He served as an Of- would water down the CFPB’s ability to issue onstrations, displays and auctions will recall ficer and Director of the California Judges’ As- consumer protections and subject new pro- and promote the rich agricultural heritage and sociation, was President of the California posals to an additional layer of bureaucratic diverse resources of Monterey County. The Court Commissioners’ Association, and he review. money raised from the auctions goes towards was also the President of the Board of Trust- It is noteworthy that the Republican majority scholarships for local students and includes ees of the Monterey College of Law. has brought this bill to the floor one year after the participation of over 5,000 of Monterey Not only is Terry an active member of his Congress passed sweeping reforms and con- County’s youth through the Future Farmers of professional community but he has also been sumer protections for the nation’s financial America and 4-H programs. heavily involved with helping the community of sector, maybe to blunt any press coverage on The Monterey County Fair prides itself on Monterey County. He was the founder in 1989 the launch of the CFPB. With no chance of being an inclusive environment where every- and President of Monterey County Sober this bill becoming law, House Republicans are one in Monterey County can join in the festivi- Graduation which is an all-volunteer organiza- sending a message to big banks and financial ties. Seniors’ Day, Kids’ Day, Special Friends’ tion that introduced the concept of sober grad- institution that they are fighting to protect their Day and Military Day ensure that citizens of all uation activities for high school seniors. Terry interests, not the interests of American con- abilities and income levels can participate and was also President of the Monterey Kiwanis sumers. enjoy the fair. Club and director of the Sports Car Racing But House Republicans are sending another Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to hold up Association of the Monterey Peninsula message—that they still fail to understand the the Monterey County Fair as a model for other (SCRAMP). SCRAMP is an organization that causes of our current economic troubles. If we community and cultural events. On behalf of makes major donations to charities each year. have learned any lesson from the financial cri- the whole House, I acknowledge the valuable Terry also served as a Board President of the sis of the last several years, it should be that contributions of the Monterey County Fair, and Beacon House alcohol recovery home in Pa- by protecting consumers we can protect the invite the community to join the celebration of cific Grove, along with numerous other com- rest of the financial system. its 75th Anniversary. May their continued suc- munity activities serving those in need. It is clear that the consumer credit and cess inspire many more generations to cele- Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole housing bubbles of the last decade were the brate our agricultural and cultural heritage. House as I commend the contribution Terry result of unfair and deceptive practices of f has made to Monterey County’s justice system. This is not the end of a career of service credit card companies and lenders that PERSONAL EXPLANATION steered families into financial products that to the legal system for I know that Terrance they did not understand and that they could will continue to serve the County of Monterey not afford to repay. HON. SAM GRAVES and the legal community in other capacities. Congressional Republicans claim the CFPB OF MISSOURI Our region is fortunate to have the quality of will be a cumbersome bureaucracy that will be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leadership that Judge Terrance Duncan exem- a drag on the marketplace. All we need to do Monday, July 25, 2011 plifies. is look at the CFPB’s first reform effort—sim- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on f plifying the long, tedious paperwork con- Thursday, July 21, I missed a rollcall vote. PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARINE sumers face when purchasing a home down Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ SCIENCE TECHNICIAN SECOND to a short, simple form—to know that Repub- on No. 612. CLASS NICOLE EMMONS FOR lican claims have no merit. f I am hearing different messages from con- BEING SELECTED AS THE MILI- sumer advocates like AARP and the Con- IN HONOR OF TERRANCE R. TARY TIMES COAST GUARD sumer Federation of America and my constitu- DUNCAN SERVICE MEMBER OF THE YEAR ents. They know that transparency in consumer financial products is long overdue and HON. SAM FARR HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG they support the CFPB. OF CALIFORNIA OF FLORIDA A free marketplace can only function prop- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erly if consumers can make well-informed de- Monday, July 25, 2011 Monday, July 25, 2011 cisions about financial products, whether they are home mortgages or credit cards. The Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise American people deserve a strong, effective honor the career of my good friend, Terrance to pay tribute to Marine Science Technician CFPB. We should allow it to do its work, and Duncan, who is retiring from the Superior Second Class Nicole Emmons, of Clearwater that is why I urge my colleagues to oppose Court of California of Monterey County on Au- Florida, for her selection as the Military Times this legislation. gust 17, 2011. Terry honorably served as a ju- Coast Guard Service Member of the Year. Ni- dicial officer in the Monterey County Courts for cole exemplifies the best in our nation’s mili- f over 29 years. We shared the Monterey Court- tary and serves as a shining example of how IN HONOR OF THE MONTEREY house as a workplace before he was sworn in one person can make an impact at the com- COUNTY FAIR ON ITS 75TH ANNI- as a Court Commissioner. munity, the state and the national level. VERSARY Since Terry’s appointment as a Municipal Nicole Emmons was chosen as both the Court Commissioner in 1982, he worked tire- Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles, Louisiana HON. SAM FARR lessly to help serve justice in Monterey Coun- and the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Gal- OF CALIFORNIA ty. In 1995 he was elected as a Municipal veston’s Enlisted Person of the Year by area IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Court Judge and elevated to the Superior Chiefs, Senior Chiefs and Master Chiefs. Court in 2000. As a judge Terry presided over Working with the Contingency Preparedness/ Monday, July 25, 2011 thousands of criminal and civil cases in Sali- Incident Management Division at Marine Safe- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nas, Monterey, and King City. From 2003 to ty Unit Lake Charles, Nicole contributed count- honor the Monterey County Fair on the occa- 2005 he served as the Presiding Judge of the less hours to stand-up her unit’s first Home- sion of its 75th anniversary. The mission of Superior Court. land Security Division. As one of three Law

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Many vic- worked during off-duty hours in mission re- township in my district, for generations to tims’ lives are cut short and others live with quirements associated with specially targeted come. disease, disabilities and pain, often untreated vessels and has participated in over 20 secu- Mr. Viverito’s career in public service spans or unrecognized. rity boardings. five decades, starting in 1965. Since that time, Therefore, Congress resolves to address Displaying exceptional initiative, she de- he has held many positions, but public health and remediate the ongoing problems and con- ployed to the Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur has always been his passion. He has served cerns that arose or will arise from the use of Incident Command Post, providing her exper- as a State Senator, reaching positions of lead- these deadly Agents during the Vietnam War tise as a Situation Unit Leader in the aftermath ership in that capacity. Mr. Viverito was elect- in both the United States and in Vietnam. of the EAGLE OTOME’s 450,000 gallon crude ed President of Stickney Public Health District I strongly urge my colleagues to support oil spill. She filled a key role in providing oper- in 1973, and has worked tirelessly for his con- H.R. 2634. ational commanders with continuous feedback stituents in Stickney since then. Mr. Viverito’s f regarding the progress of the clean-up efforts decades of work will culminate in a brand new and was awarded the Coast Guard Com- section of Stickney’s health center that will DOG PARK COMPETITION OFFERS mandant’s Letter of Commendation. During preserve the wellbeing of thousands over the LESSON OF UNITY the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, she was next several decades. awarded the Coast Guard’s Special Oper- Stickney’s new medical center stands as a HON. NICK J. RAHALL II ations Ribbon for training reservist pollution in- testament to dedicated public service and in- OF WEST VIRGINIA vestigators. In November of 2010, she trans- telligent public policy. The six million dollar IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health center will open after years of work ferred to the Planning Division and imme- Monday, July 25, 2011 diately accepted several large areas of re- from public servants who put the needs of sponsibility well above her pay grade, includ- their citizenry first: the Officials of Stickney Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, perhaps the dog ing providing critical updates needed for the Township, the Stickney Public Health District, days of summer, exacerbated by the hot air Geographic Response Plan and Area Re- and especially Lou Viverito. The project was sometimes generated in this city, are contrib- sponse Plan. completed without any increases in taxes and uting to our current budget morass. Rather Nicole Emmons also serves her community. without a bond issue, showing how respon- than throwing our hands up, and saying every- She helped create the unit’s Moving Assist- sible planners can bring substantial public thing is going to the dogs, I want to share with ance Team to minimize the financial burden of good to a community without the need for our colleagues, that man’s best friend, and local moves for fellow shipmates. She is a public debt. maybe our only friend in this city, Mr. Speaker, founding member of her unit’s COMPASS pro- The medical center is a continuation of a can be a rallying cry for unity and a lesson on gram, which promotes community outreach long history of quality health care for the resi- how to get things done. and diversity education in local high schools. dents of Stickney. Since the founding of In fact, Mr. Speaker, the good people of Serving as the Vice President of the Human Stickney’s Public Health District in 1946, resi- Huntington, West Virginia, are rallying support Relations Council, she helps to provide a safe, dents have enjoyed excellent care for little or for their city in a nationwide contest that has open forum for discussing human relation no cost. Medical professionals will continue to a grand prize of $100,000 to construct the issues and celebrating different cultures. offer ambulatory health care, podiatry, immuni- town’s first off-leash dog park. Nicole Emmons’ service to the community zations, maternal health, WIC nutrition pro- Huntington is a town devoted to beautiful, also includes volunteering for the local Boys grams, school health services, communicable peaceful and useful parks, and has a long and and Girls Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Lunch disease control, chronic disease management, proud history of maintaining a grand system of Buddy program and mentoring an academi- elderly community care, behavioral health, and parks. Moreover, Huntington has a tradition of cally and socially challenged child. She has dental services in this state-of-the-art facility. coming together, when it seems the world as participated in charity fund-raising and com- Please join me in honoring Mr. Viverito, the they know it, is coming apart. I refer of course munity events, such as the Ethel Precht Officials of Stickney Township, and the to the tragic loss of Marshall University’s foot- Breast Cancer 3K, the Coast Guard Relay for Stickney Public Health District on their accom- ball team in 1970. Ultimately, and with sheer Life and volunteering for the Lake Charles plishment. I know this project will have wide- determination as their only ally at times, the Special Olympics Torch Run. ranging positive effects for Stickney residents University and the City produced National Along with all of her numerous career for years, and I thank Mr. Viverito for his piv- Championship teams. Herein, I do believe, lie achievements, Nicole holds two Bachelor of otal role in bringing this idea to fruition. lessons for our fellow Americans, for the mem- Arts degrees from the University of North f bers of this body, and the entire Congress. At last count, Huntington was in first place Carolina at Chapel Hill. VICTIMS OF AGENT ORANGE in the contest that will be decided by Internet Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful Nation, RELIEF ACT OF 2011 I join my colleagues today in saying thank you voting and ends next week. Local businesses to Marine Science Technician Second Class HON. BOB FILNER and media are all supporting this community Nicole Emmons for her extraordinary dedica- driven effort. This past weekend, Hillbilly Hot OF CALIFORNIA Dogs in downtown Huntington sponsored a tion to duty and service to this country through IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her outstanding performance in the United hot dog eating contest to draw attention to the States Coast Guard and her community. We Monday, July 25, 2011 campaign. As the winning contestant Ron wish Nicole, her husband Michael, and her Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, from 1961 to Clark said, the proposed park can be a ‘‘good family all the best in her remarkably bright fu- 1971, approximately 19 million gallons of fif- place to make great friends.’’ Maybe members ture. teen different herbicides, including 13 million of this body ought to take a few minutes each f gallons of Agent Orange, were sprayed over morning to walk their pooches and pass some the southern region of Vietnam. Many, includ- pleasantries with their colleagues. HONORING MR. LOU VIVERITO AND ing Agent Orange were based with the toxic My little dog, Billie Sue, will enjoy romping STICKNEY TOWNSHIP FOR EX- contaminant, known as dioxin. with Huntington’s proud pets in their newest PANDING STICKNEY’S It is estimated that between 2.1 million and park and I look forward to chatting with my HEALTHCARE CLINIC 4.8 million Vietnamese people were present constituents old and new. Whatever the final during the spraying of Agent Orange and other outcome however, Huntington will have fierce- HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI herbicides and many more were or continue to ly and fairly campaigned to the final second. OF ILLINOIS be exposed through contact with the environ- But I know I join Huntingtonians in saluting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment and food that was contaminated, or as every community taking part in this contest offspring of those exposed who now suffer that has reawakened pride, stirred spirit and Monday, July 25, 2011 from illnesses and deformities. strengthened ties across the country. Hun- Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Today there are still dozens of environ- tington will always be in first place with that honor Mr. Lou Viverito, President of Stickney mental hot spots in Vietnam which contami- commitment. I ask my colleagues to reflect

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K25JY8.008 E25JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 25, 2011 upon Huntington’s example in the coming HONORING HAL DAVID Center and serves as a member of the Board days. of Governors at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN Mr. Speaker and distinguished colleagues, I f OF CALIFORNIA ask that you join me in thanking Hal for the joy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his music has brought to our lives, and in CONGRESSIONAL COMMENDATION wishing him a happy birthday and many happy Monday, July 25, 2011 COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF returns. DEACON HORACE A. MCKNIGHT, Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to II honor my good friend Hal David on the occa- f sion of his 90th birthday. Hal is being honored HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL by his many colleagues, family and friends for WILLIAM R. TRACY ON HIS PRO- HON. CORRINE BROWN his ability to touch the lives of others through MOTION TO THE RANK OF COLO- the art of songwriting. NEL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR OF FLORIDA Hal is a first-generation American, born in FORCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Brooklyn to immigrant parents. One of his earliest ventures in using his musical talents to Monday, July 25, 2011 help others occurred when he served in the HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI U.S. Army Entertainment Section during World OF ILLINOIS Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, this War II, along with his colleagues Carl Reiner IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES communication is forwarded with great love, and Werner Klemperer. Four years after the Monday, July 25, 2011 respect and admiration on behalf of the con- conclusion of the war, Hal—along with Don stituents of the Third Congressional District of Rodney—co-wrote his first hit record, ‘‘The Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Florida and myself as we pay tribute to the life Four Winds and the Seven Seas’’ recorded by honor a great American and constituent of Illi- of Deacon Horace A. McKnight, II. Vic Damone. Hal continued to write hits, in- nois’ 3rd Congressional District, Lieutenant Colonel William R. Tracy. On July 29th, 2011, We are all deeply saddened by the loss of cluding ‘‘Bell Bottom Blues’’ for Teresa Brew- he will be promoted to the rank of Colonel in this most loved and admired gentleman, who, er, ‘‘Brokenhearted Melody’’ for Sarah the United States Air Force. William Tracy’s by his sheer determination served his country, Vaughan and ‘‘Johnny Get Angry’’ for Joanie talent and commitment were obvious 25 years his community, his church and most proudly, Sommers. Hal then began his legendary collaboration ago when he received his appointment to the his family, immediate and extended. Mr. United States Air Force Academy from my fa- McKnight, a World War II Veteran served val- with composer Burt Bacharach. The two com- prised one of the best-known songwriting ther, Representative William O. Lipinski. I am iantly for an ideal, a place in his heart that privileged today to recognize Lt. Col. Tracy for would be a testament to one’s ability to rise teams of the 50’s and 60’s. The incredibly pro- lific duo Hal and Burt wrote four songs that his exemplary service to our country. above the mediocre and the perceived notions were nominated for Academy Awards, with Upon his graduation from the United States of others, in order to serve the common good ‘‘Raindrops’’ from the 1969 film Butch Cassidy Air Force Academy in 1990 as a Second Lieu- for all. His was a selfless and true act of patri- and the Sundance Kid winning the Oscar for tenant, Lt. Col. Tracy served for three years otism and love of country and he perhaps ‘‘Best Song.’’ The two also co-wrote the score as a maintenance officer at Luke Air Force knew that with such service, the lives of his for the hit 1968 Broadway musical Promises, Base in Arizona. After his completion of flight flintily and his felloe countrymen would be Promises, for which the original cast recording training to become an F–15C Eagle Pilot, Lt. made better. He was right, and his act of serv- won a Grammy Award. The show was revived Col. Tracy served at Tyndall Air Force Base. ice at that time in our history and his dedica- last year with Hal’s original lyrics. Over the past 17 years he has accumulated tion, helped shape the social direction of an In addition to his career as a lyricist, Hal more than 2,000 flying hours, including partici- entire nation and paved the way for all he was also served as President of the American So- pation in no-fly missions over both northern to accomplish and did, for many to benefit ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers. I and southern Iraq. While taking part in these from. was fortunate enough to meet and work with no-fly missions, Lt. Col. Tracy was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries sustained when an in- Horace McKnight, husband to his beloved him during these years. Hal’s devotion to his surgent’s bomb exploded near him in Saudi childhood sweetheart Delia of forty-seven art was apparent as he led the battle against Arabia. years, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, great source licensing efforts and today he con- Lt. Col. Tracy graduated in the top ten per- grandfather, friend, church and community tinues to serve on ASCAP’s Board of Direc- cent of his class at the Air Force Staff and leader and entrepreneur, was and shall always tors. Hal also spent ten years as the Chairman Command Academy, demonstrating his intel- be our example of a leader and caring man, and CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. lect and work ethic, and received his pro- deserving of all the accolades and acknowl- During his tenure, the Songwriters Hall of motion to Lieutenant Colonel upon graduation edgements received and most deserved. This Fame established an important digital pres- from the Air Force War College. Due to his ex- quiet, calm, confident gentleman and ‘‘Chief ence and launched a gallery at the Grammy cellent leadership qualities, the Air Force Deacon’’, was a giant among men who saw a Museum in Los Angeles. placed Lt. Col. Tracy as commanding officer of job and just got it done, without fanfare or ap- As a result of his professional accomplish- a Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air plause. It is this manner of applause, great re- ments, Hal has been inducted into both the Force Base, where he currently serves today. spect and love we now bestow upon our dear Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville I would like to recognize the dedication, Horace. And in so doing, we say thank you for Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has also re- skill, and valor Lt. Col. Tracy has displayed all you have done, for all you stand for and ceived the prestigious Songwriters Hall of throughout his career in the United States Air most assuredly, for all that you have meant to Fame Towering Song Award and its Johnny Force. We are all thankful for his service and so many of us. We are eternally grateful for Mercer Award. Hal has also been honored the sacrifices he has made during his lifetime having known, loved and respected Horace with The Recording Academy’s Grammy of service to the United States. I congratulate McKnight, and are blessed for, and by, his Trustees Award and the British Performing Lt. Col. William R. Tracy on his promotion and manner of life, living and giving. A true gen- Rights Society’s Ivor Novello Award, becoming I will continue to follow his career closely as tleman was he. God Bless each one, and may the first American citizen ever to receive that he continues to be an asset to our armed the memory of Deacon Horace A. McKnight award. He is also listed as a ‘‘Distinguished services. remain with you always. Patron of the Arts’’ at the Los Angeles Music

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Jul 26, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY8.018 E25JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS July 25, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1405 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2:30 p.m. officer is seriously injured or killed in Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Commerce, Science, and Transportation the line of duty, S. 409, to ban the sale Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and of certain synthetic drugs, S. 605, to agreed to by the Senate on February 4, Insurance Subcommittee amend the Controlled Substances Act 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- To hold hearings to examine improving to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I, tem for a computerized schedule of all highway and vehicle safety, focusing S. 839, to ban the sale of certain syn- meetings and hearings of Senate com- on reauthorization of the National thetic drugs, and the nominations of mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- Highway Traffic Safety Administra- Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United tees, and committees of conference. tion. States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Cir- This title requires all such committees SR–253 cuit, Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Judiciary United States Circuit Judge for the To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Ninth Circuit, Scott Wesley Skavdahl, Digest—designated by the Rules Com- to be United States District Judge for mittee—of the time, place, and purpose tions of Edgardo Ramos, of Con- necticut, Andrew L. Carter, Jr., and the District of Wyoming, Sharon L. of the meetings, when scheduled, and Jesse M. Furman, all to be a United Gleason, to be United States District any cancellations or changes in the States District Judge for the Southern Judge for the District of Alaska, meetings as they occur. District of New York, James Rodney Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, to be United As an additional procedure along Gilstrap, to be United States District States District Judge for the Northern with the computerization of this infor- Judge for the Eastern District of District of California, and Richard G. mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Texas, and Jennifer Guerin Zipps, to be Andrews, to be United States District Digest will prepare this information for United States District Judge for the Judge for the District of Delaware. printing in the Extensions of Remarks District of Arizona. SD–226 SD–226 1:30 p.m. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Commission on Security and Cooperation on Monday and Wednesday of each JULY 28 in Europe week. To hold hearings to examine United Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July 9:30 a.m. States policy and the Organization for 26, 2011 may be found in the Daily Di- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Co-oporation in Europe, focusing on To hold hearings to examine the nomina- gest of today’s RECORD. making good on commitments and tion of Brian T. Baenig, of the District challenges, including unresolved con- of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary flicts, ethnic tension, corruption and MEETINGS SCHEDULED of Agriculture; to be immediately fol- lack of governance, racism and intoler- JULY 27 lowed by a hearing to examine opportu- ance, and trafficking in persons. 10 a.m. nities for specialty crops and organics 210, Cannon Building Finance in the farm bill. 2 p.m. To hold hearings to examine chief execu- SD–G50 Appropriations tive officer (CEO) perspectives on how Armed Services Financial Service and General Government the tax code affects hiring, businesses To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Subcommittee and economic growth. tions of Admiral Jonathan W. To hold hearings to examine Federal dis- SD–215 Greenert, USN for reappointment to aster assistance budgeting, focusing on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- the grade of admiral and to be Chief of the role of the Federal government in fairs Naval Operations, and Lieutenant Gen- mitigating the economic impact of se- To hold hearings to examine ten years eral Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., USA to be vere weather events through long-term after 9/11, focusing on emergency com- general and to be Commander, United budgetary planning. munications. States Northern Command, and Com- SD–138 SD–342 mander, North American Aerospace 2:15 p.m. Judiciary Defense Command, both of the Depart- Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine fulfilling ment of Defense. To hold an oversight hearing to examine our treaty obligations and protecting SD–106 enforcing the ‘‘Indian Gaming Regu- Americans abroad. 9:45 a.m. latory Act’’, focusing on the role of the SD–226 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions National Indian Gaming Commission Appropriations To hold hearings to examine Food and and tribes as regulators. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, SD–628 Services, and Education, and Related focusing on advancing public health. 2:30 p.m. Agencies Subcommittee SD–430 Homeland Security and Governmental Af- To hold hearings to examine proposed 10 a.m. fairs budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine the nomina- the Department of Education. Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security tions of Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, SD–124 Subcommittee and Robert G. Taub, of New York, both Veterans’ Affairs To hold hearings to examine aviation to be a Commissioner of the Postal To hold hearings to examine the lifetime fuels, focusing on needs, challenges, Regulatory Commission. costs of supporting the newest genera- and alternatives. SD–342 tion of veterans. SR–253 Energy and Natural Resources SD–562 Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings to examine the nomina- To hold hearings to examine S. 264, to di- To hold hearings to examine maximizing tions of Charles DeWitt McConnell, of rect the Secretary of the Interior to America’s prosperity, focusing on how Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of En- convey to the State of Mississippi 2 fiscal rules can restrain Federal over- ergy for Fossil Energy, and Rebecca R. parcels of surplus land within the spending. Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant boundary of the Natchez Trace Park- SH–216 Secretary of the Interior for Fish and way, S. 265, to authorize the acquisi- 10:30 a.m. Wildlife. tion of core battlefield land at Cham- Commerce, Science, and Transportation SD–366 pion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Finance for addition to Vicksburg National Guard Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Military Park, S. 324, to amend the To hold hearings to examine defending tions of Janice Eberly, of Illinois, to be Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Develop- United States economic interests in Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, ment Act to extend to the Chesapeake the changing arctic, focusing on if and Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, to be a and Ohio Canal National Historical there is a strategy. Judge of the United States Tax Court. Park Commission, S. 764, to amend the SR–253 SD–215 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make 2 p.m. Judiciary technical corrections to the segment Armed Services Business meeting to consider S. 401, to designations for the Chetco River, Or- Readiness and Management Support Sub- help Federal prosecutors and investiga- egon, S. 864, to designate a Distin- committee tors combat public corruption by guished Flying Cross National Memo- To hold hearings to examine financial strengthening and clarifying the law, rial at the March Field Air Museum in management and business trans- S. 657, to encourage, enhance, and inte- Riverside, California, S. 883, to author- formation at the Department of De- grate Blue Alert plans throughout the ize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to fense. United States in order to disseminate establish a memorial on Federal land SR–232A information when a law enforcement in the District of Columbia to honor

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Cleaver amendment that sought to increase fund- H5466–67, H5467, H5468, H5468–69, H5469–70. ing, by offset, for Environmental Programs and Man- There were no quorum calls. agement by $3 million (by a recorded vote of 165 Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 634); and journed at 9:31 p.m. Pages H5447–64, H5468 Hochul amendment that sought to reduce the Committee Meetings amount in the Bureau of Land Management account available for the processing of applications for drill- NORTH-AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY ing permits by $4,452,000 (by a recorded vote of SECURITY ACT 141 ayes to 271 noes, Roll No. 636). Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Pages H5466, H5469–70 H.R. 1938, the ‘‘North-American-Made Energy Se- H. Res. 363, the rule providing for consideration curity Act.’’ The Committee granted, by voice vote, of the bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of a structured rule providing one hour of general de- 205 yeas to 131 noes, Roll No. 630, after the pre- bate with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled vious question was ordered without objection. by the chair and ranking minority member of the Page H5409 Committee on Energy and Commerce, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules ranking minority member of the Committee on and pass the following measure: Transportation and Infrastructure, and 10 minutes Extending the term of the incumbent Director of equally divided and controlled by the chair and the Federal Bureau of Investigation: S. 1103, to ranking minority member of the Committee on Nat- extend the term of the incumbent Director of the ural Resources. The rule waives all points of order Federal Bureau of Investigation. Pages H5470–71 against consideration of the bill. The rule provides Suspension—Proceedings Postponed: The House that the amendment in the nature of a substitute debated the following measure under suspension of recommended by the Committee on Energy and the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: Commerce shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011: Concur as read. The rule waives all points of order against in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1383, to tempo- the committee amendment in the nature of a sub- rarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for stitute. The rule makes in order only those amend- programs of education at non-public institutions of ments printed in the Rules Committee report ac- higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in companying the resolution. Each such amendment the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the may be offered only in the order printed in the re- Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment port, may be offered only by a Member designated of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Im- in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be provements Act of 2010. Pages H5471–72 debatable for the time specified in the report equally Presidential Message: Read a message from the divided and controlled by the proponent and an op- President wherein he transmitted notification that an ponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall Executive Order was issued declaring a national not be subject to a demand for division of the ques- emergency with respect to the unusual and extraor- tion. The rule waives all points of order against the dinary threat that significant transnational criminal amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule organizations pose to the national security, foreign provides one motion to recommit with or without policy, and economy of the United States—referred instructions. Testimony was heard from Rep. Terry; Rep. Waxman; Rep. Hanabusa; and Rep. Kucinich. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112–46). Pages H5472–73 LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Senate Message: Message received from the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the Health held a hearing on the following: H.R. 198, House today appears on page H5402. the ‘‘Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act’’; H.R. 1154, the ‘‘Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Senate Referrals: S. 300 was referred to the Com- Dogs Act’’; H.R. 1855, the ‘‘Veterans’ ‘Traumatic mittees on Oversight and Government Reform and Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services’ Improvements Armed Services. Page H5487 Act of 2011’’; H.R. 2074, the ‘‘Veterans Sexual As- Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and sault Prevention Act’’; H.R. 2530, to amend title five recorded votes developed during the proceedings 38, United States Code, to provide for increased of today and appear on pages H5409, H5410, flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of

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Jesse, M.D., Principal Deputy Under Sec- an exchange of notes on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. retary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, 111–07), Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and public wit- Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the nesses. Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fis- cal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, Joint Meetings signed on May 20, 2009, at Luxembourg (the ‘‘proposed No joint committee meetings were held. Protocol’’) and a related agreement effected by the ex- f change of notes also signed on May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 111–08), Protocol Amending the Convention be- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, tween the United States of America and the Swiss Con- JULY 26, 2011 federation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Re- spect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on Oc- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) tober 2, 1996, signed on September 23, 2009, at Wash- ington, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected No- Senate vember 16, 2010 and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009 (Treaty Doc. Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 112–01), Treaty between the Government of the United the nomination of General Martin E. Dempsey, USA for States of America and the Government of Bermuda relat- reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chair- ing to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 9:30 a.m., SD–106. signed at Hamilton on January 12, 2009 (Treaty Doc. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to 111–06), and the nominations of Jonathan Don Farrar, of hold hearings to examine the nominations of Martin J. California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nica- Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be Chairperson and to be a ragua, Derek J. Mitchell, of Connecticut, to be Special Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma, with Insurance Corporation, Thomas J. Curry, of Massachu- the rank of Ambassador, Frankie Annette Reed, of Mary- setts, to be Comptroller of the Currency, Department of land, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Fiji Is- the Treasury, and S. Roy Woodall, Jr., of Kentucky, to lands, and to serve concurrently and without additional be a Member of the Financial Stability Oversight Coun- cil, 10 a.m., SD–538. compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine per- the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of spectives on deficit reduction, focusing on a review of key Kiribati, Paul D. Wohlers, of Washington, to be Ambas- issues, 10 a.m., SD–215. sador to the Republic of Macedonia, William H. Moser, Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to con- of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of sider S. 1280, to amend the Peace Corps Act to require Moldova, Thomas M. Countryman, of Washington, to be sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, and Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and the development of sexual assault protocol and guidelines, Non-Proliferation, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, to be Alternate the establishment of victims advocates, the establishment Representative of the United States of America for Special of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, S. Res. 216, en- Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of couraging women’s political participation in Saudi Ara- Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the bia, S. Con. Res. 17, expressing the sense of Congress United States of America to the Sessions of the General that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), S. Res. service as Alternate Representative of the United States of 227, calling for the protection of the Mekong River Basin America for Special Political Affairs in the United Na- and increased United States support for delaying the con- tions, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., S–116, struction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River, Capitol. S. Res. 175, expressing the sense of the Senate with re- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to spect to ongoing violations of the territorial integrity and hold hearings to examine building a ladder of oppor- sovereignty of Georgia and the importance of a peaceful tunity, focusing on what’s working to make the American and just resolution to the conflict within Georgia’s inter- dream a reality for middle class families, 10 a.m., nationally recognized borders, Treaty between the Gov- SD–430. ernment of the United States of America and the Govern- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: ment of the Republic of Rwanda Concerning the Encour- Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold agement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed hearings to examine small business contracts, focusing on at Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110–23), how oversight failures and regulatory loopholes allow Convention between the Government of the United States large businesses to get and keep small business contracts, of America and the Government of the Republic of Hun- 10 a.m., SD–342.

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Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Manage- proliferation, and Trade, joint hearing on AFRICOM: ment, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Colum- Promoting Partnership for Global Security in Africa, 2 bia, to hold hearings to examine Federal workers’ com- p.m., 2255 Rayburn. pensation program for injured employees, 2 p.m., Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cy- SD–342. bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Tech- Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigra- nologies, hearing entitled ‘‘The Last Line of Defense: Fed- tion, Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to eral, State, and Local Efforts to Prevent Nuclear and Ra- examine the economic imperative for enacting immigra- diological Terrorism Within the United States.’’ 10 a.m. tion reform, 10 a.m., SD–226. in 311 Cannon. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to exam- Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, ine the nomination of Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, 2572, the ‘‘Clean Up Government Act of 2011.’’ 10 a.m., Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. SD–562. Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforce- Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. ment, hearing on H.R. 2497, the ‘‘Hinder the Adminis- tration’s Legalization Temptation Act.’’ 1:30 p.m., 2141 House Rayburn. Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fish- Ten Years After the 2001 Authorization for Use of Mili- eries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs, hearing enti- tary Force: Current Status of Legal Authorities, Deten- tled ‘‘NOAA’s Fishery Science: Is the Lack of Basic tion, and Prosecution in the War on Terror, 10 a.m., Science Costing Jobs?’’ 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. 2118 Rayburn. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Lands, hearing on the following: H.R. 2578, to amend hearing on Department of Defense investment in tech- the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of nology and capability to meet emerging security threats, the Lower Merced River in California, and for other pur- 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. poses; and H.R. 1581, the ‘‘Wilderness and Roadless Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on total force Area Release Act of 2011.’’ 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth. readiness, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Com- Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Operation Fast and Furious: The on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing en- Other Side of the Border.’’ 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. titled ‘‘Redefining ‘Fiduciary’: Assessing the Impact of Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Over- the Labor Department’s Proposal on Workers and Retir- sight and Government Spending, hearing entitled ‘‘Lights ees.’’ 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Out: How EPA Regulations Threaten Affordable Power Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on and Job Creation.’’ 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ‘‘Cyberse- Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. curity: An Overview of Risks to Critical Infrastructure.’’ 2587, the ‘‘Protecting Jobs from Government Interference 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. Act.’’ 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. Subcommittee on Health, markup of the following: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee H.R. 2405, the ‘‘Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness on Research and Science Education, hearing entitled ‘‘The Reauthorization Act’’; H.R. 1254, the ‘‘Synthetic Drug Merit Review Process: Ensuring Limited Federal Re- Control Act’’; and H.R. 1852, the ‘‘Children’s Hospital sources are Invested in the Best Science.’’ 10 a.m., 2318 GME Support Reauthorization Act.’’ 10 a.m., 2123 Ray- Rayburn. burn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Finan- committee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, cial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining Rental Purchase Agreements and the Poten- hearing entitled ‘‘How to Improve Operations and Imple- tial Role for Federal Regulation.’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Ray- ment Efficiencies for the United States Coast Guard.’’ 10 burn. a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Tech- Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing nology, hearing entitled ‘‘Impact of Monetary Policy on on alternative tax systems, with a focus on tax systems the Economy: A Regional Fed Perspective on Inflation, that are based on taxing consumption rather than income, Unemployment, and QE3.’’ 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe f and Eurasia, hearing on Eastern Europe: The State of De- mocracy and Freedom, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Joint Meetings Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Reassessing American Grand Strategy in South Asia, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. hearings to examine Bosnia, focusing on obstacles to Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human progress and recommendations for the international re- Rights and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non- sponse, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon Building.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 26 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 26

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any Program for Tuesday: Consideration of H.R. 1938— morning business (not to extend beyond 12:15 p.m.), North American-Made Energy Security Act (Subject to a Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Rule). Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and the nomination of Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the Dis- trict Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of ten years, with a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, at approximately 12:15 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 1323, Sense of the Senate Regarding the Budget Deficit. (Senate will recess following the vote on confirmation of the nomination of Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Filner, Bob, Calif., E1403 Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1403, E1404 Frank, Barney, Mass., E1395, E1399 Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1401 Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1404 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1402 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1399 Black, Diane, Tenn., E1399 Hanna, Richard L., N.Y., E1395 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E1403 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1398 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1398, E1400 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1400 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E1404 Himes, James A., Conn., E1398 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E1399 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1396 Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1401 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1400 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1402, E1402 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1400, E1401, E1401 Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E1402

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