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, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011 No. 11 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER last night. In it he mentioned the word called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- ‘‘jobs’’ 31 times; he used the word ‘‘in- f tain up to five 1-minute speeches from novate’’ 11 times. But he didn’t men- each side. tion the word ‘‘unemployment’’ a sin- PRAYER gle time. f The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. That’s because creating jobs is dif- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: HOPE VS. REALITY ferent than ending unemployment. In Almighty God, Your wisdom is pro- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was America capitalism and entrepreneur- found beyond our grasp and Your love given permission to address the House ship have created great things and penetrates all You create to reveal for 1 minute and to revise and extend great wealth. To name a few, the auto- Your infinite beauty in everything and his remarks.) mobile, the personal computer, the air- to everyone. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the plane. It is my hope that the cure for Bless the House of Representatives, President’s speech last night was long cancer will come from an enterprising its Members, and all who work here on hope and short on reality. entrepreneur. serving the people of this Nation. May The administration’s answer to But there is one persistent problem the vision of righteousness, where jus- America’s problems is more invest- that innovation has not solved: unem- tice and peace reign and where truth ments, which is a fancy word for more ployment. As FDR said, ‘‘Necessitous and true patriotism are standard, re- spending and more government con- men are not free men.’’ So I challenge our leading innovators main the constant guide in the daily trol. to help find a way to eliminate unem- labor to enact just laws and clear poli- The administration plans to freeze ployment, since Democrats and Repub- cies. domestic spending, but domestic spend- licans have run out of ideas. Gracious God, in truth we recognize ing is already too high. Since last year Mr. Gates, Mr. Buffett, Mr. that our own insights and powers are the national debt has gone up over $1.7 Zuckerman, Mr. Immelt, Mr. Mulally: not able to right all the wrongs or find trillion. Put your organizational genius, your the paths to peace and reconciliation. Once again, the administration pre- job-creating skills to use so that our So we turn to You, all powerful Lord, sents an incomplete solution to Amer- Nation can be free from the threat of and place our trust in Your faithful- ica’s economic problems: A spending unemployment. But don’t give us ideas ness, now and forever. freeze is not enough to fix the deficits that have been tried before, because Amen. or the debt. We must go one step fur- none of them have eliminated unem- f ther and actually cut massive out-of- ployment. control government spending to get us THE JOURNAL Our task as leaders should be to end out of this spending madness. the scourge of unemployment once and The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- If we cut spending, then we need to for all so that life, liberty, and the pur- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- also cut taxes. Putting money back in suit of happiness can really be avail- ceedings and announces to the House the hands of the American people is the able to all Americans. proven way to stimulate the economy. his approval thereof. f Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- We must cut both taxes and spending nal stands approved. to reboot the American economy. We IRANIAN CHRISTIANS f need less spending, fewer taxes, and (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- less government. Congress needs to mission to address the House for 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE deal in reality, not hope. minute and to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- And that’s just the way it is. marks.) woman from New York (Ms. SLAUGH- f Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, on an early TER) come forward and lead the House morning last month, over 70 Christians UNEMPLOYMENT in the Pledge of Allegiance. in Iran were suddenly arrested and de- Ms. SLAUGHTER led the Pledge of (Mr. JACKSON of Illinois asked and tained by the Iranian authorities. As Allegiance as follows: was given permission to address the these Iranian Christians were taken to I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the House for 1 minute and to revise and a notorious Tehran prison, one married United States of America, and to the Repub- extend his remarks.) couple was forced to leave a 2-year-old lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- child behind. Another mother was indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. er, the President gave a great speech taken while breast-feeding her baby. 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. H473 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:16 Jan 27, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26JA7.000 H26JAPT1 sroberts on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with HOUSE H474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 26, 2011 Eleven were released after hours of Whose problem does it become then? important and that every child learns harsh interrogation. The fate of the Let me guess, America’s problem. differently. others remains unknown. According to I have introduced legislation to stop Across this Nation, we are seeing some reports they are suffering this project. I hope my colleagues from proposals for school choice expansion through sleep deprivation and blind- both sides will join me in this effort to in places like Wisconsin, Florida, Geor- folded interrogations. They are likely protect our coast. gia, Indiana and others. In my home to face charges of proselytizing, a f State of South Carolina, I’m pleased to death penalty offense in Iran. see that legislators in both chambers The peaceful worship of these Chris- TRIBUTE TO JACK LALANNE and on both sides of the aisle have in- tians poses no threat to the Iranian (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given troduced a bill that would give oppor- Government, and the government’s permission to address the House for 1 tunity to all children in South Caro- persistence in accusing its own popu- minute and to revise and extend her re- lina to attend the school of their lation of being enemies does nothing to marks.) choice. strengthen the regime. Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise It is imperative that we empower We stand with these oppressed Chris- today to honor the life of a truly re- parents with the ability to choose the tians and other religious minorities in markable constituent of mine, Mr. best educational experience for their Iran that face constant harassment and Jack LaLanne, who passed away this child, whether it is public, charter, pri- potential prosecution. Most of all, we past Sunday. vate, or home school. call on the Iranian Government to re- Known as the godfather of fitness, May God bless our children, and may lease those prisoners so they can raise Mr. LaLanne opened his health club in God continue to bless the United their families and peacefully practice Oakland in 1936. For over 30 years, he States of America. their faith. starred in ‘‘The Jack LaLanne Show,’’ f Mr. Speaker, why would a govern- encouraging all Americans to eat CONGRESS ON YOUR CORNER ment that claims to be so powerful be healthier and to exercise. afraid or threatened by such a small, Today, as our country faces an epi- (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given peaceful minority? demic of obesity, we know that Jack permission to address the House for 1 f LaLanne’s emphasis on physical fitness minute and to revise and extend her re- PAYING TRIBUTE TO DOCK BROWN and healthy eating made him a man marks.) Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, less than 3 (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was truly ahead of his time. In addition, he accomplished many weeks ago, a horrible tragedy in Ari- given permission to address the House zona gave our Nation pause. All Ameri- for 1 minute and to revise and extend remarkable feats over the course of his life, such as swimming handcuffed from cans were horrified at the news that his remarks.) Congresswoman GABBY Giffords, her Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, it Alcatraz to Fisherman’s Wharf in San staff, and constituents were shot in an is with great sadness that I rise today Francisco in 1955, completing 1,033 appalling act of violence. Six people to pay tribute to a community giant, pushups in 23 minutes on TV in 1956, lost their lives that day. Even more Mr. Dock M. Brown, a very special and swimming the Golden Gate Chan- were hurt. And our friend GABBY now friend who passed away yesterday. nel towing a 2,500-pound cabin cruiser faces a long road to recovery. As a lifelong resident of Weldon, in 1957. But some good came out of all of that North Carolina, Dock Brown was an Jack LaLanne used to say, ‘‘I can’t horror.