22690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 155, Pt. 17 September 25, 2009 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Friday, September 25, 2009 The House met at 9 a.m. and was NORMALIZING THE RELATIONSHIP taxes are not strategies that will called to order by the Speaker pro tem- BETWEEN THE REPUBLICS OF produce jobs or that will protect the pore (Ms. BALDWIN). ARMENIA AND TURKEY value of our currency. f (Mr. SNYDER asked and was given With health insurance reform, we permission to address the House for 1 need solutions that are built on DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER strengthening individual choice and on PRO TEMPORE minute.) Mr. SNYDER. Madam Speaker, I rise protecting the doctor-patient relation- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- today to call attention to recent en- ship. We need to expand competition in fore the House the following commu- couraging developments concerning the health insurance market by letting nication from the Speaker: discussions between the Republic of individuals shop for plans across State WASHINGTON, DC, Turkey and the Republic of Armenia. lines. Rather than a plan that empow- September 25, 2009. On August 31, 2009, Turkey and Arme- ers the government, we can empower I hereby appoint the Honorable TAMMY nia, along with Switzerland, which individuals and small businesses to BALDWIN to act as Speaker pro tempore on acted as broker for the talks, an- band together to secure affordable this day. health care. NANCY PELOSI, nounced two protocols and a timetable Speaker of the House of Representatives. for normalizing relationships between In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the f Armenia and Turkey. These protocols have been initialed by both foreign 11th in the global war on terrorism. PRAYER ministries. God bless Benjamin Netanyahu as a The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. While many have seen the long- leader of the free world. standing disputes between Turkey and Coughlin, offered the following prayer: f Let us rejoice in the Lord. Armenia as intractable, the recent an- In His beauty, we trace our creation. nouncement gives hope that these two HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE In His compassion and mercy, we claim countries have taken the first tangible OF SERGEANT FIRST CLASS steps on the road to rapprochement. our salvation. SHAWN PATRICK MCCLOSKEY In profound humility, we offer our The Protocol for the Establishment of works of justice and our public service Diplomatic Relations between the Re- (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and on behalf of others, and so we find ful- public of Armenia and the Republic of was given permission to address the fillment. Turkey reinforces the willingness of House for 1 minute and to revise and To the Lord, we commend this Na- these two governments to open their extend his remarks.) tion, its people, its resources and its shared border and to advance bilateral Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam leadership. relations, including trade and eco- Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to May all give You, Lord God, glory, nomic cooperation. a fallen American patriot. praise, honor, and thanksgiving, today Although this process still faces a Thousands of my constituents lined and forever. number of hurdles, including ratifica- the streets of Peachtree City, Georgia, Amen. tion by the two countries’ respective this week, waving American flags to honor the late Sergeant First Class f parliaments, I am encouraged by and applaud the initial important steps Shawn Patrick McCloskey. The ser- THE JOURNAL Turkey and Armenia have taken to geant, returning home to his final rest- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The strengthen their relations by beginning ing place, died while serving in the U.S. Chair has examined the Journal of the an open dialogue on some of the major Army in Afghanistan. last day’s proceedings and announces issues that divide them. I commend Before joining the service, Sergeant to the House her approval thereof. Switzerland for its important role. McCloskey worked for a construction Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- My four little boys—Penn, Aubrey, company in Fayette County. Like nal stands approved. Wyatt, and Sullivan—and all of the many of his fellow soldiers, he was a regular American, going to work every f children of the world, whether Turkish, Armenian or American, benefit when day and providing for his family, when PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE diplomacy succeeds. he decided to join the military in 2002. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the f At a great time of anguish for our Na- gentleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) tion, he heard the call to duty and an- BIG GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE come forward and lead the House in the swered it. SOLUTION Pledge of Allegiance. Sergeant McCloskey became a Green Mr. SHIMKUS led the Pledge of Alle- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Beret in 2004, and his valor won him giance as follows: asked and was given permission to ad- many medals and awards, including the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the United States of America, and to the Repub- vise and extend his remarks.) National Defense Service Medal. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Our Nation mourns the loss of each indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam Speaker, American families are soldier sacrificed on the battlefield. f concerned that the failed solutions Today, we remember and grieve this they see coming out of Washington all great American hero, Sergeant First ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER have the same themes: more govern- Class Shawn McCloskey. He died so PRO TEMPORE ment, more taxes, more borrowing, and that we and his fellow Americans could The SPEAKER pro tempore. The more spending. continue to live in freedom. Chair will entertain up to five requests At a time when our government is We thank the McCloskey family for for 1-minute speeches on each side of heavily in debt and when our economy their gift to us. May God bless them the aisle. is losing jobs, more spending and more during this hour of grief. 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. VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:58 Apr 26, 2012 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR09\H25SE9.000 H25SE9 erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD September 25, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 155, Pt. 17 22691 SCRAPPING NATIONAL MISSILE acter and the courage he demonstrated research. This is exactly what we have DEFENSE through his service will live on. been working on and developing in up- (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given f state New York, and it is what has made our region a leader in the innova- permission to address the House for 1 NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE tion economy. minute and to revise and extend his re- FOR MURDER VICTIMS marks.) As our economy becomes more Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, the (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was knowledge-based, the continued leader- United States has an operating na- given permission to address the House ship of our colleges and universities tional missile defense to protect our for 1 minute.) will be ever more important. Twenty- west coast. Why would we leave our Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, first century jobs will require increas- east coast undefended? this day, we honor the memory of ingly knowledgable workers in the in- In an ABC story today, it reads, ‘‘The those whose lives are suddenly vio- novative programs, and our Nation’s Obama administration believes Iran lently taken by homicide. Everything a fine higher education institutions are a has now lied to inspectors three times. person was or ever will be—stolen by key to them. the assassin’s hands. In addition to today’s news there were f revelations in 2002 about a different Most of us will never lose a loved one clandestine plant, and news discovered to a violent crime. Most of us never HEALTH CARE REFORM in 2007 that Iran had been working to even think about murder. Victims (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given design a nuclear warhead.’’ don’t wake up in the morning knowing permission to address the House for 1 Our response should be: Don’t trust, they’ll be murdered that day, and for minute.) but defend. their families, it’s the most painful and Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I If the Obama administration believes traumatic thing they can ever imagine. was watching the Senate Finance Com- that Iran has lied to the United States Suddenly, their loved one is gone. What mittee yesterday, and I was pleased to on nuclear weapons, why would we drop takes their place are images of that see that they were moving along in our defenses on the east coast? violent death and of things left unsaid. adopting health care reform and in Our national government is con- Then comes the police investiga- moving it out of committee. It couldn’t stituted to protect our citizens. By tion—learning more than any layman be too soon. scrapping national missile defense for wants to know about murder—then the The bottom line is that we’ve heard our east coast, we fail in our job. trial if the police capture someone, more reports about how more and more f then crime scene photographs; sitting people have no insurance in this coun- PAYING TRIBUTE TO STAFF in the courtroom day by day with the try and that insurance is increasingly SERGEANT SHANNON M.