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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 No. 6 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, January 18, 2008, at 10 a.m. House of Representatives WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 The House met at 10 a.m. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the IN RECOGNITION OF AMBER The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. United States of America, and to the Repub- MCDANIEL Coughlin, offered the following prayer: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Lord, if and when Members of Con- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina gress are ever broken-hearted or frus- asked and was given permission to ad- trated in their efforts to do Your will f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- or accomplish good purpose for Your vise and extend his remarks.) people, let them recall the words of A NEW VISION FOR INVESTING IN Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Isaiah: ‘‘Thus says God, the Lord, who AMERICA Madam Speaker, I rise today to wish a created the heavens and stretched fond farewell to a member of the Sec- them around the Earth and spread (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House ond Congressional District staff, across the Earth crops and resources. Amber McDaniel. A member of our It is I, the Lord, who have called you for 1 minute.) team from the very beginning, Amber for the victory of justice. I have Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, served as deputy campaign manager grasped you by the hand. I have formed there’s a certain irony: As the country during my 2001 run for Congress, as a you and set you as a covenant of the is slipping towards recession, the Bush people and a light for the nations.’’ field representative and as our office administration is backing away from manager. She will be joining Emerging Open, Lord, their eyes that they may its own study on infrastructure fi- have a vision filled with hope and Markets Private Equity Association as nance. The answer is simple. It’s not a promise. Bring them out of their prison their executive assistant. gimmick. Think of the subprime mess of emptiness and from the dizziness of that got us into this situation in the Amber’s hard work and dedication their darkness. Glorify Your name in first place. The solution is more money have earned her a reputation as some- them and through them again and one that is willing to always go that again, both now and forever. Amen. to invest. There are examples of where money may be available. For example, extra mile to get the job done. I have f the carbon-constrained economy that had the privilege of getting to know THE JOURNAL we are moving into will create a great Amber as someone of immense per- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- deal of value, some of which could be sonal and professional integrity, as ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- captured to help pay for infrastructure. well as a dear friend. Her service will be missed. ceedings and announces to the House It is critical, however, that we have a her approval thereof. new vision of cleaning up the environ- As a 4-year letterman graduate of the Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ment, rebuilding America, and making University of South Carolina, Amber is nal stands approved. it more energy efficient, because peo- the daughter of Pete and Andi Riddell f ple are not, nor should they put a lot of of Westerville, Ohio, and sister of An- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE money into yesterday’s plan. A new vi- drew Riddell and Richard Fleeman. We are all tremendously proud of Amber The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- sion for investing in America in this and wish her the best in the years to woman from Ohio (Mrs. JONES) come century is a key, not just to fighting come. forward and lead the House in the this temporary recession but making Pledge of Allegiance. our communities more livable and In conclusion, God bless our troops, Mrs. JONES of Ohio led the Pledge of making our families safer, healthier, and we will never forget September the Allegiance as follows: and more economically secure. 11th. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H27 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:53 Jan 17, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JA7.000 H16JAPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with HOUSE H28 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 16, 2008 DEMOCRATS RECOGNIZE THAT cisions, because that is what the Amer- TAX BREAKS FOR THOSE ECONOMY IS IN TROUBLE, VOW ican people put us here to do. SUFFERING THE MOST TO WORK WITH BUSH TO STIMU- (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- LATE ECONOMY f mission to address the House for 1 (Mr. SIRES asked and was given per- minute.) mission to address the House for 1 ADMINISTRATION’S BUILDUP TO Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, the minute.) WAR IN IRAN Dow Jones Industrial Average has Mr. SIRES. Madam Speaker, across dropped over 10 percent, and all eco- (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given nomic indicators indicate that we are the country more and more Americans permission to address the House for 1 are struggling to make ends meet. Un- in serious financial trouble. This Con- minute and to revise and extend his re- gress needs to respond on behalf of the employment has risen to 5 percent. marks.) Home values are dropping and millions American people. Unfortunately, in the Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, over past this Congress has responded by of Americans are getting hit with the past few years this administration mortgage rate adjustments. At the giving tax breaks to the wealthiest, has been beating the drums of war and it has created the largest gap in in- same time, the costs of health care, against Iran. There are parallels groceries, gasoline, home heating oil, come between the upper 1 percent and against their efforts to try to create a the other 99 percent, probably in the and college educations continue to rise. war against Iran and the falsehoods It is welcome news that Federal Re- history of this country. that set us on the path to war against We need to work in a bipartisan fash- serve Chairman Bernanke is signaling Iraq. We know that the United States that the Fed will cut interest rates to ion. We need to work together. The intelligence community was able to previous speaker was correct: We need address the slowing economy. But this demonstrate that the administration’s to give money back to taxpayers. But is not enough. claims that Iran had a nuclear weapons they need to be the working taxpayers, Democrats want to work with the program were in fact not true. who are suffering the most, the people President and the Republican Congress The January 6 incident at the Strait who are now unemployed, not able to in the coming weeks to jump-start the of Hormuth is still another cause for pay taxes because they have lost their economy and provide sound relief to this Congress to look deeply at the ad- jobs, or people who need help with food American families. I would hope that ministration’s Iranian war buildup, be- stamps, and people who will imme- we can all agree that the economy cause it appears from news reports that diately put that money into the econ- needs a jolt. Democrats believe a fiscal the Department of Defense grossly in- omy, not the wealthiest who have sav- stimulus plan should adhere to three flated an encounter that took place in ings in the hundreds and thousands and simple principles to be effective: It the strait, an encounter that was not millions of dollars and can live on must be timely, targeted, and tem- like any that had taken place before, through this and survive it and won’t porary. and then not only inflated it, but fab- put that money back into the econ- Madam Speaker, we want to work in ricated information that would cause omy. a bipartisan fashion immediately to de- the American people to believe that The tax breaks of the past were mis- velop a legislative plan based on these Iran was demonstrating military ag- takes. The spending needs to be for three principles so that the stimulus gressiveness. people who are suffering. They are the plan can be passed and implemented We really have to get off the path of people who know the hard economic into law without delay. war towards Iran and start working on times we have. I read my e-mails on a f building diplomatic relations. daily basis and there are many people out there suffering who need economic SOUND POLICY FOR AMERICA’S f help now. We need to act in a bipar- ENERGY NEEDS, NOT HOLLOW tisan fashion, but remember those who PROMISES suffer the most. TAX INCREASES HARM THE (Mr. BOUSTANY asked and was f given permission to address the House ECONOMY for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr.