February 6, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S351 ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes eco- serving the natural resources of the dren is contrary to principles of self- systems, and for other purposes. United States and to maximize govern- government and federalism, and that, S. 1039 ment efficiency and reduce costs, in co- because the United Nations Convention At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the operation with State, local, and tribal on the Rights of the Child undermines name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. governments and other entities. traditional principles of law in the COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1882 United States regarding parents and 1039, a bill to impose sanctions on per- At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the children, the President should not sons responsible for the detention, name of the Senator from Wisconsin transmit the Convention to the Senate abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, (Mr. KOHL) was added as a cosponsor of for its advice and consent. for the conspiracy to defraud the Rus- S. 1882, a bill to amend the Federal AMENDMENT NO. 1470 sian Federation of taxes on corporate Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to en- At the request of Mr. REID, the name profits through fraudulent transactions sure that valid generic drugs may enter of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. and lawsuits against Hermitage, and the market. COONS) was added as a cosponsor of for other gross violations of human S. 1925 amendment No. 1470 proposed to S. rights in the Russian Federation, and At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 2038, an original bill to prohibit Mem- for other purposes. names of the Senator from North Caro- bers of Congress and employees of Con- S. 1099 lina (Mrs. HAGAN) and the Senator gress from using nonpublic information At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the from South Dakota (Mr. JOHNSON) were derived from their official positions for name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. added as cosponsors of S. 1925, a bill to personal benefit, and for other pur- HELLER) was added as a cosponsor of S. reauthorize the Violence Against poses. 1099, a bill to improve patient access to Women Act of 1994. f health care services and provide im- S. 1947 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS proved medical care by reducing the At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, excessive burden the liability system the name of the Senator from Oregon places on the health care delivery sys- (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon- tem. SENATE RESOLUTION 368—RECOG- sor of S. 1947, a bill to prohibit attend- NIZING THE ANNIVERSARY OF S. 1265 ance of an animal fighting venture, and THE TRAGIC EARTHQUAKE IN At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the for other purposes. HAITI ON JANUARY 12, 2010, HON- name of the Senator from New Jersey S. 1984 ORING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. KERRY, the LIVES IN THAT EARTHQUAKE, sor of S. 1265, a bill to amend the Land name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. AND EXPRESSING CONTINUED and Water Conservation Fund Act of AKAKA) was added as a cosponsor of S. SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE 1965 to provide consistent and reliable 1984, a bill to establish a commission to OF HAITI authority for, and for the funding of, develop a national strategy and rec- the land and water conservation fund ommendations for reducing fatalities Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, to maximize the effectiveness of the resulting from child abuse and neglect. Mr. RUBIO, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. GILLI- BRAND, Mr. COONS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LAU- fund for future generations, and for S. 2043 TENBERG, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. AKAKA, other purposes. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CORKER, Mrs. FEIN- S. 1316 name of the Senator from Tennessee STEIN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LUGAR, and Mr. At the request of Mr. ENZI, the names (Mr. ALEXANDER) was added as a co- NELSON of Nebraska) submitted the fol- of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. sponsor of S. 2043, a bill to amend title lowing resolution; which was consid- MORAN) and the Senator from Nebraska XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ered and agreed to: (Mr. JOHANNS) were added as cospon- to provide religious conscience protec- S. RES. 368 sors of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a fiscal tions for individuals and organizations. Whereas, on January 12, 2010, an earth- crisis by enacting legislation to bal- S. 2059 ance the Federal budget through reduc- quake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, struck the country of Haiti; tions of discretionary and mandatory the names of the Senator from West Whereas, according to the United States spending. Virginia (Mr. ROCKEFELLER) and the Geological Survey, the epicenter of the S. 1335 Senator from Minnesota (Mr. FRANKEN) earthquake was located approximately 15 At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the were added as cosponsors of S. 2059, a miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the cap- name of the Senator from South Da- bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a ital of Haiti; Whereas, according to the Government of kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- minimum effective tax rate for high-in- Haiti, more than 220,000 people died as a re- sponsor of S. 1335, a bill to amend title come taxpayers. sult of the earthquake, and more than 300,000 49, United States Code, to provide S.J. RES. 21 people were injured; rights for pilots, and for other pur- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the Whereas, according to the United Nations poses. name of the Senator from Maryland and the International Organization for Mi- S. 1629 (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor gration an estimated 3,000,000 people, or nearly 1⁄3 of the population of Haiti were di- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, of S.J. Res. 21, a joint resolution pro- rectly affected by the disaster, and an esti- the names of the Senator from Penn- posing an amendment to the Constitu- mated 1,500,000 people were displaced from sylvania (Mr. CASEY) and the Senator tion of the United States relative to their homes; from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) equal rights for men and women. Whereas a Post Disaster Needs Assessment were added as cosponsors of S. 1629, a S. RES. 99 conducted by the Government of Haiti, the bill to amend title 38, United States At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter- Code, to clarify presumptions relating name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. American Development Bank, and other ex- perts, estimated that damage and economic to the exposure of certain veterans who HELLER) was added as a cosponsor of S. served in the vicinity of the Republic losses totaled $7,800,000,000, which amounted Res. 99, a resolution expressing the to approximately 120 percent of the gross do- of Vietnam, and for other purposes. sense of the Senate that the primary mestic product of Haiti in 2009; S. 1881 safeguard for the well-being and pro- Whereas the response of the United States At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, tection of children is the family, and Government, led by the United States Agen- the name of the Senator from Con- that the primary safeguards for the cy for International Development and United necticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN) was added as legal rights of children in the United States Southern Command, was swift and a cosponsor of S. 1881, a bill to estab- States are the Constitutions of the resolute; Whereas individuals, businesses, and phil- lish an integrated Federal program to United States and the several States, anthropic organizations throughout the respond to ongoing and expected im- and that, because the use of inter- United States and the international commu- pacts of climate variability and change national treaties to govern policy in nity responded to the crisis by supporting by protecting, restoring, and con- the United States on families and chil- Haiti and its people through innovative VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:04 Feb 07, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06FE6.026 S06FEPT1 PWALKER on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S352 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 6, 2012 ways, such as fundraising through text mes- people and caused the death of more than organizations in Haiti to work in full part- saging; 6,700 people nationwide by November 30, 2011; nership with authorities, civil society, and Whereas the Haitian diaspora in the United Whereas, as of December 2011, the United the private sector in Haiti and to prioritize States was integral to emergency relief ef- States Government had provided technical sustainable projects with greater oppor- forts and continues to make significant fi- assistance and contributed more than tunity for capacity building; and nancial contributions to Haiti and seeks op- $73,000,000 in purified drinking water, soap, (6) encourages the United States Govern- portunities to participate in the rebuilding and oral rehydration salts to combat the ment, the Government of Haiti, and inter- of Haiti; spread of cholera in Haiti; and national donors— Whereas the International Organization for Whereas, since the January 12, 2010, earth- (A) to give priority to policies that would Migration estimates that approximately quake, the people of Haiti have dem- enhance the ability of the Government of 550,000 people remain in spontaneous and or- onstrated unwavering resilience, dignity, Haiti to attract private sector investment ganized camps in Haiti; and courage: Now, therefore, be it and meaningful diaspora participation, in- Whereas, at the time of the January 2010 Resolved, That the Senate— cluding judicial reform, civil registry, enter- earthquake, Haiti was the poorest, least de- (1) mourns the loss of lives as a result of prise