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, OCTOBER 13, 2011 No. 153 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF called to order by the Honorable TOM from the State of New Mexico, to perform SOUTH KOREA the duties of the Chair. UDALL, a Senator from the State of DANIEL K. INOUYE, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, New Mexico. President pro tempore. later today, Senators will have the op- portunity to hear from South Korean PRAYER Mr. UDALL of New Mexico thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President President Lee, and I know we all look The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- pro tempore. forward to it. fered the following prayer: South Korea is a stalwart ally that f Let us pray. enjoys a flourishing economy. It is a Eternal God, hallowed be Your Name. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY shining example of how embracing de- Today, empower our lawmakers to run LEADER mocracy and free market principles with patience the race that is set be- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- can transform a society for the good. fore them, looking to You, the author pore. The majority leader is recog- Imagine, in 50 years, they went from and finisher of our faith. Keep them nized. a civil war to a military dictatorship from discouragement as You help them f to an evolving democracy and on the to be persistent in their efforts to meet economic side to a thriving capitalist today’s challenges with faith and trust SCHEDULE country that has the 13th largest econ- in You. Sustain them ever in Your Mr. REID. Mr. President, following omy in the world—from a country that grace and bestow upon them Your leader remarks, the Senate will be in was a recipient of foreign aid and Peace abundant Spirit. morning business until noon. The Re- Corps volunteers to a country with its Lord, give uncommon wisdom to the publicans will control the first 30 min- own foreign aid program and its own Joint Select Committee on Deficit Re- utes and the majority will control the peace corps—all of that in 50 years, duction. As its members strive to forge next 30 minutes. At noon, the Senate right on the same peninsula with one a deficit reduction plan, grant them will be in executive session to consider of the last Stalinist regimes in the wisdom and courage for the living of the Nathan, Hickey, and Forrest nomi- world. It is a great success story that these days. nations. They are all nominated to be the United States has had an awful lot We pray in Your great Name. Amen. U.S. district court judges. We expect to do with promoting. two rollcall votes at around 2 p.m. in f The South Korean Free Trade Agree- relation to these nominations. ment we passed overwhelmingly last PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Additionally, there is a joint meeting night on a bipartisan basis will only of Congress today at 4 p.m. with the The Honorable TOM UDALL led the make our two economies stronger. Our President of South Korea. Senators already strong alliance will be even Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: will gather on the floor at 3:40 p.m. to stronger. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the proceed to the House. We will do that United States of America, and to the Repub- These agreements should serve as an together. example of the kind of bipartisan legis- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, I suggest the absence of a quorum. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lation Congress should be focused on right now. f pore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to Many of us have been amazed to wit- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING call the roll. ness, as I indicated earlier, the rapid PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I growth and evolution of South Korea— The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ask unanimous consent that the order truly a remarkable accomplishment. clerk will please read a communication for the quorum call be rescinded. So we welcome this great friend of to the Senate from the President pro The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the United States to our shores. We tempore (Mr. INOUYE). pore. Without objection, it is so or- hope he and his wife have a memorable The legislative clerk read the fol- dered. trip. lowing letter: f As we face together the threat of North Korea and the rapid changes oc- U.S. SENATE, RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY curring in the strategic balance in PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, LEADER Washington, DC, October 13, 2011. Northeast Asia, we look forward to an To the Senate: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- even stronger alliance with South Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, pore. The Republican leader is recog- Korea in the years to come. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby nized. I yield the floor. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S6473 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:29 Oct 14, 2011 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13OC6.000 S13OCPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 13, 2011 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this week and the way it is paid for. people down. We will not stop working pore. The majority leader is recog- Yet still, Republicans unanimously to pass the proposals contained in the nized. voted against these tax cuts, infra- American Jobs Act just because Repub- f structure investments, and jobs for licans have used every obstructionist teachers, police officers, and veterans. trick in the book to stop it from mov- WORKING TOGETHER They voted, I repeat, against 2 million ing forward. We will continue to ask Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would just jobs for American workers. the richest Americans to share the bur- say, as my friend leaves—I know he has My Republican colleagues pay lip den of getting our economy back on an appointment—the work that has service to the unemployment crisis in track, and we will never give up in the been done in the last few weeks in the the country, but in the end actions fight to create jobs for the 14 million Senate has been very important. We speak louder than words. people in this country who are out of have been able to work on the FEMA As Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, work. bill, we worked through the problems the first African-American woman to Remember, the American Jobs Act with that; China currency, we worked be elected from the Deep South to Con- reduces taxes for everybody, except through that. Even though, as my gress, once said: those who make more than $1 million a friend, the distinguished Republican The citizens of America expect more. They year. leader, knows, I did not agree with the deserve and they want more than a recital of f trade bills—what they did—I think it is problems. a good sign of our working together. In The American people demand action. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME spite of strong feelings on both sides, They deserve it. I hope my Republican The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- people put that aside. There were no colleagues would have a plan to create pore. Under the previous order, the dilatory efforts made to hold them up, jobs, other than the constant talk leadership time is reserved. and we moved forward. I think that is about let’s get rid of regulations, let’s f commendable. That should be the pat- lower taxes. MORNING BUSINESS tern for the rest of this Congress. Let’s work together to create jobs. If I also want the RECORD to be spread my friends do not like what the Presi- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- with the fact that as far as congres- dent put forward, come forward with pore. Under the previous order, the sional action, this legislation would something that is constructive in na- Senate will be in a period of morning not have happened but for the Repub- ture. As Barbara Jordan said: business until 12 p.m., with Senators lican leader. He has been laser focused The citizens of America expect more. They permitted to speak therein for up to 10 for a long time, and there were some deserve and they want more than a recital of minutes each, with the time equally di- things we had to work through to get problems. vided and controlled between the two here, but one of the reasons I did what We can all recite the problems. There leaders or their designees, with the Re- I did to help move this along is because are lots of them. But let’s work to- publicans controlling the first 30 min- of his feelings about the importance of gether to create some jobs. utes and the majority controlling the this legislation. I was happy to hear from some of my second 30 minutes. f Republican colleagues that they want The Senator from Georgia is recog- JOBS to work together to create jobs. I told nized. Mr. REID. Mr. President, we also one of the Senators: Wonderful. Grab f any one of the Democrats; they will need to focus on jobs.