E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 No. 167 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL billion into the program for the fees to called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The address spent nuclear waste. Yet be- pore (Mr. POE of Texas). Chair has examined the Journal of the cause of the President’s party politics, a facility does not exist. f last day’s proceedings and announces to the House his approval thereof. Thankfully, the judicial system sided DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- with the American people this week PRO TEMPORE nal stands approved. and demanded the Energy Department to stop collecting these fees until a The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f path forward is created. Yucca Moun- fore the House the following commu- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tain is clearly environmentally safe nication from the Speaker: and secure and should be completed. WASHINGTON, DC, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the This is great news for the Aiken- November 21, 2013. gentleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) Barnwell community and other com- I hereby appoint the Honorable TED POE to come forward and lead the House in the mercial reactor sites across the coun- act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Pledge of Allegiance. try. The President should abide by the JOHN A. BOEHNER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah led the Pledge of Speaker of the House of Representatives. law. America is a strong Nation be- Allegiance as follows: cause we are a Nation of laws. f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the In conclusion, God bless our troops, United States of America, and to the Repub- and we will never forget September the PRAYER lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 11th in the global war on terrorism. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick I appreciate the community service J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: f of Bill and Anne West. Eternal God, we give You thanks for ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER f giving us another day. PRO TEMPORE We come to the end of a week where REMEMBERING THOSE LOST IN we have given thanks for the heroism The SPEAKER pro tempore. The THE ILLINOIS TORNADO of the brave men who served as code Chair will entertain up to five requests (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given talkers during the world wars. They for 1-minute speeches on each side of permission to address the House for 1 answered the call to service of their the aisle. minute and to revise and extend his re- Nation at a time of great danger, and f marks.) we are grateful to them. Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Now we approach a week during BIG WEEK FOR AMERICA’S today to remember those who trag- which all Americans will gather to re- ENERGY SUPPORTERS ically lost their lives this week in Illi- member who we are: a Nation gener- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina nois. Last weekend, tornados ripped ously blessed not only by You, our God, asked and was given permission to ad- across my State and six people were but by courageous ancestors, faithful dress the House for 1 minute and to re- killed. allies, and the best good wishes of peo- vise and extend his remarks.) Extreme weather events are sadly be- ple everywhere who long for freedom, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. coming the norm across the country; who would glory in the difficult work Speaker, over 25 years ago, Congress 2012 was the second most extreme of participative government, and who legislated Yucca Mountain as our na- weather year to date, with 11 extreme do not enjoy the bounty we are privi- tional repository for nuclear waste. weather events across our country. leged to possess. Sadly, the President discontinued the Last year, Illinois experienced a total Bless the Members of this assembly, project in 2009 solely for political rea- of 113 broken heat records, two broken and us all, that we would be worthy of sons. On Monday, the Nuclear Regu- snow records, 36 broken precipitation the call we have been given as Ameri- latory Commission ordered the Depart- records, and one large wildfire. Clearly, cans. Help us all to be truly thankful ment of Energy to proceed with the re- this year looks to be no different. and appropriately generous in our re- view process. The reality is this: stronger, more de- sponse. This administration has failed to structive storms are pounding our re- May all that is done this day be for produce a clear plan for storing spent gion with distressing regularity and Your greater honor and glory. nuclear fuel, putting the environment with huge costs to our State, our resi- Amen. at risk. South Carolinians have paid $2 dents, and our economy. 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. H7313 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:37 Nov 22, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21NO7.000 H21NOPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7314 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 21, 2013 Our task is to aid those devastated minute and to revise and extend his re- new economy in Buffalo, an economy by these events, as well as addressing marks.) marked by new waterfront develop- the underlying cause of their increased Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise ment and clean-energy manufacturing. severity and frequency—climate today to reflect on the destructive tor- Energy independence and hundreds of change. nados and severe thunderstorms that new jobs in the new economy are re- f struck Indiana and much of the Mid- making Buffalo, New York; and this west this past Sunday. LOSS OF COVERAGE III project should serve as a national On Monday, I had an opportunity to model to grow the economy and for na- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- tour areas that sustained some of the tion-building right here at home. mission to address the House for 1 worst damage. Kokomo, Indiana, was f minute.) particularly hard hit, and Logansport, Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, President Lafayette, and Lebanon sustained seri- LOSS OF COVERAGE IV Obama and the Democrats who run ous damage as well. (Mr. WHITFIELD asked and was Washington spent a lot of time telling While Hoosier lives were spared dur- the American people that if they like given permission to address the House ing this, some of our Illinois neighbors for 1 minute and to revise and extend their health care plan, they can keep were not so lucky. All throughout the their health care plan. his remarks.) Midwest, people lost their homes, their So what would they say to the 4 mil- Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, over lion Americans who have had their in- possessions, and in some cases their the last 6 weeks, every Member of Con- surance canceled under ObamaCare? livelihoods as businesses were de- gress has heard from constituents who What would they say to all the folks stroyed. have been very much concerned about who have logged onto our House Re- Some of our communities and neigh- the cancelation of health insurance publican Web site at gop.gov and told bors face a long, painful recovery. I en- policies, primarily because someone us their stories of lost coverage? courage all Hoosiers and Americans to has determined that their health insur- Americans need real solutions, not keep those suffering from the destruc- ance policy is not adequate. the political fix the President proposed tion of these storms in their thoughts We are hearing about higher pre- last week. and prayers. miums, and then we all know about the The House passed our Keep Your As is often the case in our great Na- difficulty of getting on the Web site to Health Plan Act with strong bipartisan tion, tragedy reminds us of the good- select your insurance policy. support. That is a real solution. We ness and generosity of our fellow citi- So there is a lot of confusion out call on the Senate to listen to the zens. In the past, I have seen Hoosiers there, there is a lot of anger out there, American people and support it. step up in tough times to help their and there are a lot of people that are f family, friends, neighbors, and even asking the U.S. Congress to help. complete strangers in a time of need. We want to hear how this ObamaCare U.S. RESPONSE TO TYPHOON While touring Kokomo, I met two HAIYAN is affecting individual Americans from men who had driven all the way up coast to coast. We have developed a (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked from the Indianapolis suburbs just to Web site called gop.gov. We would in- and was given permission to address lend a hand however they could. Shel- vite those people who are experiencing the House for 1 minute and to revise ters had opened. Charitable organiza- difficulty to go on gop.gov, click on and extend his remarks.) tions had swung into action. Neighbors Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. ‘‘your story,’’ and tell us explicitly were helping neighbors.