E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2006 No. 9 House of Representatives The House met at noon. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, OFFICE OF THE CLERK, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Washington, DC, January 16, 2006. Washington, DC, January 26, 2006. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Lord God, ever present, source of all Speaker, House of Representatives, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, wisdom and self-giving love, the sacred Washington, DC. DC. scriptures reveal Your continued guid- Mr. SPEAKER: For the past thirteen years I DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- have had the great honor and privilege of mission granted in Clause 2(h) of rule II of ance in human affairs. We thank You serving the people of New Jersey as a Mem- the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- for the many blessings granted this Na- ber of the United States House of Represent- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- tion throughout its history. atives. sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Today, as a new page is turned, fill As Governor Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey January 26, 2006, at 10:15 am: the hearts of Your people with even has told me his intention to appoint me to That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 77. fulfill the remainder of his term in the Appointments: greater confidence and renewed faith in United States Senate upon his inauguration Board of Visitors of the United States Mili- Your promises to be near us and atten- as Governor, I submit my resignation as a tary Academy. tive to our needs. Member from the House of Representatives, Board of Visitors of the United States As work begins on this Second Ses- effective close of business on Monday, Janu- Naval Academy. sion of the 109th Congress, we seek ary 16, 2006. Board of Visitors of the United States Air Your mercy and rely on Your revela- I accept my new position with enthusiasm Force Academy. but also a sense of gratitude for the trust With best wishes, I am tion to guide and protect this legisla- and confidence the voters of the Thirteenth Sincerely, tive body. As this House of Representa- Congressional District have placed in me KAREN L. HAAS, tives and the United States Senate an- over the years. I have always tried to reflect Clerk of the House. ticipate a joint session and await the credit on the District, the great state of New f State of the Union message of Presi- Jersey, and this body. It has been a distinct dent George W. Bush, we pray to You pleasure to work and serve with many good COMMUNICATION FROM THE for his health, enlightenment, and friends and colleagues in the House of Rep- CLERK OF THE HOUSE well-being. Together with the Supreme resentatives. I look forward to continuing my service to The SPEAKER laid before the House Court, may all three branches of this the people of the State of New Jersey the following communication from the government be drawn into Your Spirit through my service as a Member of the Clerk of the House of Representatives: of wisdom and good judgment. With re- United States Senate. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, newed standards of ethics and a deeper Sincerely, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, commitment of accountability, may all ROBERT MENENDEZ, Washington, DC, January 27, 2006. who serve in public office be Your Member of Congress. Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, steady instrument in unifying, pro- Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, tecting, and guiding the American peo- f DC ple of this democracy to increasing vir- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER mission granted in Clause 2(h) of rule II of tue, greater prosperity, and a witness the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- to goodness for the world. The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of tives, the Clerk received the following mes- Lord, bless America and its people rule XX, the Chair announces to the sage from the Secretary of the Senate on who place their trust in You, now and House that, in light of the resignation January 27, 2006, at 3:00 pm: forever. of the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 78. With best wishes, I am Amen. MENENDEZ), the whole number of the House is adjusted to 433. Sincerely, KAREN L. HAAS, f Clerk of the House. f f RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE COMMUNICATION FROM THE RECESS OF REPRESENTATIVES CLERK OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause The SPEAKER laid before the House The SPEAKER laid before the House 12(a) of rule I, the House stands in re- the following resignation from the the following communication from the cess until approximately 3:30 p.m. House of Representatives: Clerk of the House of Representatives: today. 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. H3 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:15 Feb 01, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31JA7.000 H31JAPT1 hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMHOUSE H4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 31, 2006 Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 5 min- Larson (CT) Olver Shaw COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE utes p.m.), the House stood in recess Latham Ortiz Shays PRESIDENT LaTourette Osborne Sherman until approximately 3:30 p.m. Leach Otter Sherwood Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a Lee Owens Shimkus privileged resolution (H. Res. 649) pro- f Levin Oxley Shuster Lewis (CA) Pallone Simmons viding for a committee to notify the b 1530 Lewis (GA) Pascrell Simpson President of the assembly of the Con- Lewis (KY) Pastor Skelton gress, and ask for its immediate con- AFTER RECESS Lipinski Paul Smith (TX) sideration. The recess having expired, the House LoBiondo Pearce Snyder Lofgren, Zoe Pelosi Sodrel The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- was called to order at 3 o’clock and 30 Lowey Pence Solis lows: Lucas Peterson (MN) minutes p.m. Souder H. RES. 649 Lungren, Daniel Peterson (PA) Spratt f E. Petri Stearns Resolved, That a committee of two Mem- Mack Platts Stupak bers be appointed by the Speaker on the part CALL OF THE HOUSE Maloney Poe Sullivan of the House of Representatives to join with Marchant Pombo The SPEAKER. The Clerk will utilize Sweeney a committee on the part of the Senate to no- Markey Pomeroy Tancredo Marshall Porter tify the President of the United States that the electronic system to ascertain the Tanner Matheson Price (GA) a quorum of each House has assembled and presence of a quorum. Tauscher Matsui Price (NC) Congress is ready to receive any communica- Taylor (MS) Members will record their presence McCarthy Pryce (OH) tion that he may be pleased to make. Terry by electronic device. McCaul (TX) Putnam Thomas McCollum (MN) Radanovich The resolution was agreed to. The call was taken by electronic de- Thompson (CA) McCotter Rahall A motion to reconsider was laid on Thompson (MS) vice, and the following Members re- McCrery Ramstad Thornberry the table. sponded to their names: McDermott Regula Tiahrt McGovern Rehberg f [Roll No. 1] Tiberi McHenry Reichert APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF Abercrombie Clay Goode McHugh Renzi Tierney Ackerman Cleaver Goodlatte McIntyre Reyes Towns COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE Aderholt Clyburn Gordon McKeon Reynolds Turner PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO Akin Coble Granger McKinney Rogers (AL) Udall (CO) HOUSE RESOLUTION 649 Alexander Cole (OK) Graves McMorris Rogers (MI) Udall (NM) Allen Conaway Green (WI) McNulty Rohrabacher Upton The SPEAKER. Pursuant to House Andrews Cooper Green, Al Meek (FL) Ros-Lehtinen Van Hollen Resolution 649, the Chair appoints as Baca Costa Green, Gene Vela´ zquez Meeks (NY) Ross members of the committee on the part Bachus Costello Gutierrez Mica Rothman Visclosky Baird Cramer Gutknecht Michaud Roybal-Allard Walden (OR) of the House to join a committee on Baker Crenshaw Hall Millender- Royce Walsh the part of the Senate to notify the Baldwin Crowley Harman McDonald Ruppersberger Wamp President of the United States that a Barrett (SC) Cubin Harris Miller (FL) Ryan (OH) Wasserman Barrow Cuellar Hart Miller (MI) Ryan (WI) Schultz quorum of each House has been assem- Bartlett (MD) Cummings Hastert Miller (NC) Ryun (KS) Waters bled and that Congress is ready to re- Barton (TX) Davis (AL) Hastings (FL) Mollohan Sabo Watt ceive any communication that he may Bass Davis (CA) Hastings (WA) Waxman Moore (KS) Salazar be pleased to make: Bean Davis (IL) Hayes Moore (WI) Sa´ nchez, Linda Weiner Beauprez Davis (KY) Hayworth Moran (VA) T. Weldon (PA) The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Becerra Davis (TN) Hefley Murphy Sanchez, Loretta Weller BLUNT) and Berkley Davis, Jo Ann Hensarling Murtha Saxton Westmoreland The gentlewoman from California Berry Davis, Tom Herger Musgrave Schakowsky Wexler Biggert Deal (GA) Herseth Myrick Schiff Whitfield (Ms. PELOSI). Bilirakis DeFazio Higgins Nadler Schmidt Wicker f Bishop (GA) Delahunt Hinojosa Napolitano Schwartz (PA) Wilson (NM) Bishop (NY) DeLauro Hobson Neugebauer Schwarz (MI) Wilson (SC) NOTIFICATION TO THE SENATE Bishop (UT) Dent Hoekstra Ney Scott (GA) Wolf Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a Blackburn Diaz-Balart, M. Holden Norwood Scott (VA) Woolsey Blumenauer Dicks Holt Nunes Sensenbrenner Wu privileged resolution (H.