E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 No. 36 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was This week the Rasmussen Report Mr. Speaker, I also want to show a called to order by the Speaker pro tem- finds that 52 percent of voters want our poster from the honor guard at Dover pore (Mr. LATTA). troops home from Afghanistan this walking a transfer case, which most f year. To quote this poll, ‘‘A majority of people know is a coffin. It’s the re- voters, for the first time, support an mains of an American hero off the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO immediate withdrawal of all U.S. plane. This again is war and the pain of TEMPORE troops from Afghanistan or the cre- war. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ation of a timetable to bring them all Mr. Speaker, this is a beautiful, fore the House the following commu- home within a year.’’ handsome couple. It’s a young marine, nication from the Speaker: Fourteen months ago, I asked a re- his wife, and his child. This young ma- WASHINGTON, DC, tired military general to advise me on rine had been deployed so much that he March 10, 2011. Afghanistan. I have asked him for his developed PTSD. A year ago, on the I hereby appoint the Honorable ROBERT E. thoughts, and I will read some of them main drag at Camp Lejeune known as LATTA to act as Speaker pro tempore on this to you. Back in November, I emailed McHugh Boulevard, he committed sui- day. this general and I said, What do you cide. He stepped out of the car, he put JOHN A. BOEHNER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. think about the possibility of being in a gun to his head, and he committed Afghanistan for 4 more years? suicide. f Mr. Speaker, he replied, ‘‘I do not be- Mr. Speaker, I hope that the Con- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE lieve that 40 more years would guar- gress would join Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- antee ’victory,’ whatever that is; so 4 PAUL, and others in this House and ant to the order of the House of Janu- will do nothing. The war is costing let’s have a debate, and let’s vote. Let’s ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- money and lives, all in short supply.’’ meet our constitutional responsibility, nize Members from lists submitted by Mr. Speaker, there is a retired lieu- and let’s bring our troops home before the majority and minority leaders for tenant colonel in Jacksonville, North we break the military. It is time to morning-hour debate. Carolina, which is in my district, who bring our troops home from Afghani- The Chair will alternate recognition served in the United States Marine stan. between the parties, with each party Corps for 31 years. His name is Dennis Mr. Speaker, as I always do, I ask limited to 1 hour and each Member Adams. He wrote me a letter, and the God to please bless our men and women other than the majority and minority last paragraph of the letter I would in uniform. I ask God to please bless leaders and the minority whip limited like to read to the House. the families of our men and women in to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall ‘‘I urge you to make contact with all uniform. I ask God to love the families debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the current and newly elected men and who have given a child dying for free- f women to Congress and ask them to dom in Afghanistan and Iraq, and I ask end this war and bring our young men God to please bless the House and Sen- END THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN and women home. If any of my com- ate that we would do what is right in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ments will assist you in this effort, you the eyes of God. I ask God to give wis- Chair recognizes the gentleman from are welcome to use them and my dom, strength, and courage to Presi- North Carolina (Mr. JONES) for 5 min- name.’’ dent Obama that he will do what is utes. Mr. Speaker, I want to show the right in the eyes of God. Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, faces. I want to show the faces of war And three times I will ask, God DENNIS KUCINICH, RON PAUL, and I, and the faces of pain. please, God please, God please continue along with other colleagues, held a This is a young man whose name is to bless America. press conference to announce House Phillip Jordan. At the time of his fa- f Concurrent Resolution 28, which would ther’s death—his father was a gunnery require the President to withdraw all sergeant—he was 6 years of age. I wish DIRTY AIR United States Armed Forces from Af- the people could see the eyes of this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ghanistan by the end of 2011. young boy, 6 years of age, with a folded Chair recognizes the gentleman from Last month’s USA Today/Gallup poll, flag under his arm and the coffin that Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) for 1 minute. 72 percent of Americans favor congres- is following right behind him. This is Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sional action this year to bring our war. Children feel war as adults feel opposition to Chairman UPTON’s dirty troops home from Afghanistan. war. air act. 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. H1669 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:30 Mar 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10MR7.000 H10MRPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H1670 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 10, 2011 In 2007, the Supreme Court issued the agree that when President Bush tapped ture energy production. This includes a Massachusetts v. EPA decision, direct- into the strategic reserve during the large portion of Alaska’s Outer Conti- ing the EPA to examine greenhouse gas aftermath of Katrina, it was in re- nental Shelf, even though expanding emissions and their impact on the pub- sponse to a serious supply disruption production would ultimately create up- lic health. EPA conducted a highly and an unforeseeable disaster. wards of 1.2 million jobs and generate credible, peer-reviewed scientific anal- But if we draw down on these re- $8 trillion in economic output. That’s ysis under the Bush EPA and the serves when gas hits $4 a gallon, what why we must immediately begin a Obama EPA, both concluding that will we do if the reserves are depleted long-term energy policy and begin to greenhouse gases harm our health. and then a real emergency hits? The drill today to deal with higher gas This was not a political analysis; it President’s shortsighted answer to our prices. was a scientific analysis. But that has rapidly increasing oil and gas prices I also believe that it is vitally important to in- not stopped the chairman from trying does nothing to protect America from vest in the development of clean coal tech- to legislatively undermine scientific future energy prices skyrocketing, nor nologies. Coal is our Nation’s most abundant fact. According to the EPA, President does it help lead toward American en- and affordable energy resource, and another Nixon’s Clean Air Act will prevent ergy independence. way to energy independence is through eco- 230,000 premature deaths and result in From the beginning, the Obama ad- nomically and environmentally sound clean $2 trillion in economic benefits in 2020. ministration has failed to initiate a se- coal technology. President Obama has specifi- But, Chairman UPTON has decided, rious energy policy. Instead, this ad- cally said that he would bankrupt the coal in- with much help from corporate pol- ministration has actively taken steps dustry through regulations and impossible luters’ lobbyists, that the fiscal and to block or delay American energy pro- standards. physical well-being of the American duction, therefore making us more de- Democrats continue to operate an anti-busi- people are less important than Big pendent on unstable foreign countries’ ness agenda and restrict the advancement of Oil’s importance and Big Oil’s billion oil production. domestic energy development through regula- dollar bottom line next quarter. b 1010 tions, moratoriums and increased taxes on The bottom line for America is that American energy production. The President’s undermining EPA science will cost Recently, we remembered the 50th 2012 budget includes over $60 billion in tax trillions. anniversary of President Kennedy’s in- and fee increases on American energy pro- auguration. Following that inaugura- f duction. This will only add to the burden of tion, the President stood in this very families and businesses. PAIN AT THE PUMP Chamber and challenged our Nation to The current unrest in the Middle East only The SPEAKER pro tempore. The make it a national goal to place a man emphasizes the importance for America to de- Chair recognizes the gentleman from on the Moon and return him safely velop more of its own domestic resources.