E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 155 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 No. 165 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Texas and the U.S. are at half staff this called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- crisp morning. In the hill country of central Texas, f tain up to five requests for 1-minute speeches from each side of the aisle. at the largest military base, a place PRAYER called Fort Hood, soldiers and families f mourn. They mourn for 13 of their own The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. ECONOMIC INEQUITIES who have been murdered. They weep Coughlin, offered the following prayer: for 30 others who fill hospitals because The Holy Scriptures tell us: (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given of bullet wounds. ‘‘The Lord is my stronghold, my for- permission to address the House for 1 The soldiers were going about the tress and my champion. My God, my minute.) business of making ready to deploy and rock where I find safety . ’’ Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, why defend this country overseas against And yet, Lord, even our celebrated is it we have finite resources for health tyranny and terrorism, only to face a stronghold, the home of the brave, our care but unlimited money for war? The terrorist here at home. A radicalized heroic military and their families, Fort inequities in our economy are piling soldier named Nidal Hasan rejected his Hood, can be penetrated with violence. up: trillions for war, trillions for Wall order to go abroad and took out his Be with those fallen, the wounded Street, tens of billions for insurance anger on those he knew. and their families, as the Nation companies. Banks and other corpora- We come upon Veterans Day next mourns with them and prays with them tions are sitting on piles of cash and week where we honor our veterans, but and for them. taxpayers’ money, while firing work- let us here today in Congress on this Renew the fortress of faith and be ers, cutting pay, and denying small solemn occasion give thought, prayer, their champion over all the forces of businesses money to survive. and thanks to the men and women of evil, those recognized as outside us and People are losing their homes, their the military who have volunteered to the insidious hidden in our midst. jobs, their health, their retirement se- defend the rest of us against those Lead us not into temptation but de- curity. Yet there is unlimited money forces of evil. We mourn with their liver us from evil. For Thine is the for war and Wall Street and insurance families. These of our military are a kingdom, the power and the glory for- companies but very little money for rare breed, a unique breed, the Amer- ever and ever. Amen. jobs. There is unlimited money to blow ican breed. up things in Iraq and Afghanistan, rel- And that’s just the way it is. f atively little money to build things in f THE JOURNAL the U.S. The administration will soon bring to HEALTH CARE The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Congress a request for an additional $50 (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- billion for war. I can tell you, a Demo- permission to address the House for 1 ceedings and announces to the House cratic version of the wars in Iraq and minute.) her approval thereof. Afghanistan is no more acceptable Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, I rise Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- than a Republican version of the wars this morning to speak out in favor of nal stands approved. in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trillions for reforming our health care system to f war, for Wall Street, billions for insur- guarantee that every citizen has access ance companies. When we were prom- to the care that they need when and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ised change, we weren’t thinking it where they need it, at a price they can The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman meant we give a dollar and get back 2 afford to pay. People like Jenny, who is cents. from Colorado (Mr. PERLMUTTER) come a single mother of two asthmatic chil- forward and lead the House in the f dren who I got the fortune of taking care of. With two asthmatic children, Pledge of Allegiance. FORT HOOD, TEXAS Mr. PERLMUTTER led the Pledge of she couldn’t afford the price of the pre- Allegiance as follows: (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was scription drugs they needed to keep her I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the given permission to address the House children healthy. United States of America, and to the Repub- for 1 minute.) People like Mary with rheumatoid lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, arthritis so severe that she is an expen- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the bugle sounds Taps. The flags of sive date to the insurance companies 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. H12459 . VerDate Nov 24 2008 06:36 Jan 30, 2010 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD09\H06NO9.REC H06NO9 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H12460 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 6, 2009 and for which no other insurance com- I would also like to call attention to cheap alternative. It would cover only pany would take her because of her the flag flying over our Capitol today three million uninsured. It maintains preexisting condition. in honor of Colonel Hixson, and it is the status quo for insurance compa- People like Stacie, who had cancer of with great pride that I stand here be- nies. It has no serious reforms to elimi- her thyroid and had it surgically cured, fore my colleagues to pay tribute to nate the perverse incentives in our and yet, because of a preexisting condi- him. His courage, bravery, and dedica- present payment system. tion, would be denied access to the care tion to his country and family serve as So the Republican are left with she needs. an inspiration to us all. I wish peace to catchy phrases. The American people And, finally, people like a 6-day-old the family and friends of Colonel Todd see through it. That is why they are child named Hope, who at 6 days of age, Hixson, and I thank him for his service still supporting this bill. The American through no fault of her own, had to to the United States and the State of people know that the time to enact have heart surgery to correct a heart Maryland. quality health care is now. Tomorrow deformity. On this Friday before Veterans Day, is the day. We are going to change this health we honor Colonel Hixson’s memory and care system and guarantee that no one all our veterans and service men and f shall suffer from discrimination any women and their families who make AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW BEST longer in this country. their greatest sacrifice for each of us. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- f f mission to address the House for 1 WRONG BILL AT WRONG TIME PROTECT OUR JOBS minute.) (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, yester- permission to address the House for 1 fornia asked and was given permission day was an exciting day for those of us minute and to revise and extend his re- to address the House for 1 minute and who believe the American people know marks.) to revise and extend his remarks.) best. Thousands of people came to Cap- Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Speaker, all Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- itol Hill to tell Speaker PELOSI that across this country there are families fornia. Madam Speaker, a number of they do not want her tax increase gov- that are waking up concerned about years ago, a prominent Democratic po- ernment takeover of health care. They their future. They are concerned about litical consultant coined the phrase, said that this bill is a bill the Amer- their jobs. They are concerned about ‘‘It’s the economy, stupid.’’ What that ican people cannot afford. Republicans what the direction of this country is. meant was, after the issues of national in the House agree with them. We read a new statistic that showed security and personal security, the Hardworking Americans do not want that only 2,500 of the supposed 640,000 state of the economy is number one in to pay for abortions and illegal aliens jobs that were created or saved by the the minds and hearts of the American and should not have to pay for them. stimulus were manufacturing jobs. people. Unemployment is now 10.2 percent, Only 2,500. Manufacturing is good. We We have just heard disturbing news: and this bill will make it worse. Like need that in this country. The unemployment rate is now 10.2 other ill-conceived bills such as the At the same time, we hear this morn- percent, the highest rate in decades.