March 11, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1503 2008 has brought discredit to the House of A recorded vote was ordered. Conaway Johnson, Sam Porter Crenshaw Jones (NC) Price (GA) Representatives: Now, therefore, be it The vote was taken by electronic de- Resolved, That the House of Representa- Cubin Jordan Putnam tives should immediately consider a motion vice, and there were—ayes 218, noes 192, Culberson Keller Radanovich answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 18, as Davis (KY) King (IA) Ramstad to concur in the Senate amendment to the Davis, David King (NY) Regula bill, H.R. 3773. follows: Davis, Lincoln Kingston Rehberg The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the [Roll No. 116] Davis, Tom Kirk Reichert gentleman from Georgia wish to be Deal (GA) Kline (MN) Renzi AYES—218 Dent Knollenberg Reynolds heard on whether or not the resolution Abercrombie Green, Gene Obey Diaz-Balart, L. Kuhl (NY) Rogers (AL) constitutes a question of the privileges Ackerman Grijalva Olver Diaz-Balart, M. LaHood Rogers (KY) of the House? Allen Gutierrez Ortiz Doolittle Lamborn Rogers (MI) Mr. PRICE of Georgia. I do. Altmire Hall (NY) Pallone Drake Lampson Rohrabacher Andrews Hare Pascrell Dreier Latham Roskam The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Duncan LaTourette Arcuri Harman Pastor Royce Ehlers Latta Ryan (WI) tleman is recognized. Baca Hastings (FL) Paul Emerson Lewis (CA) Sali Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Baird Herseth Sandlin Payne English (PA) Lewis (KY) Saxton we are now 25 days into a unilateral Baldwin Higgins Perlmutter Everett Linder Schmidt Bean Hill Peterson (MN) disarmament, a disarmament that Fallin LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Becerra Hinchey Pomeroy Feeney Lucas Sessions doesn’t make any sense to our con- Berkley Hinojosa Price (NC) Ferguson Lungren, Daniel Shadegg stituents in each and every district Berman Hirono Rahall Flake E. Shays Berry Hodes Reyes across this Nation. Forbes Mack Shimkus Bishop (GA) Holden Richardson The Senate voted 68–29, 68–29. Fortenberry Manzullo Shuster Bishop (NY) Holt Rodriguez Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, the issue Fossella Marchant Simpson Blumenauer Honda Ross that the gentleman needs to address Boren Hoyer Foxx McCarthy (CA) Smith (NE) Rothman Franks (AZ) McCaul (TX) Smith (NJ) himself to is why this is a privilege of Boswell Inslee Roybal-Allard Boucher Israel Frelinghuysen McCotter Smith (TX) the House. I suggest that the Speaker Ruppersberger Gallegly McCrery Stearns Boyd (FL) Jackson (IL) Ryan (OH) make sure he is talking to that point. Boyda (KS) Jackson-Lee Garrett (NJ) McHenry Sullivan Salazar Gerlach McHugh Terry The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Brady (PA) (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda Braley (IA) Jefferson Gilchrest McKeon Thornberry tleman from Maryland is correct. The T. Gingrey McMorris Tiahrt Butterfield Johnson (GA) Sanchez, Loretta gentleman from Georgia may only ad- Capps Johnson, E. B. Gohmert Rodgers Tiberi dress the rule IX issue. Sarbanes Goode Mica Turner Capuano Jones (OH) Schakowsky Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Cardoza Kagen Goodlatte Miller (FL) Upton Schiff Granger Miller (MI) Walberg would draw my colleague’s attention to Carnahan Kanjorski Schwartz Carney Kaptur Graves Miller, Gary Walden (OR) the context in the stated ‘‘whereas’’ Scott (GA) Hall (TX) Moran (KS) Walsh (NY) Castor Kennedy Scott (VA) that on at least one occasion, if not Chandler Kildee Hastings (WA) Murphy, Tim Wamp Serrano Clarke Kind Hayes Musgrave Weldon (FL) countless others across this Nation, in Sestak Clay Klein (FL) Heller Myrick Weller the Charleston Post and Courier, it was Shea-Porter Cleaver Kucinich Hensarling Neugebauer Westmoreland Sherman written that the House of Representa- Clyburn Langevin Herger Nunes Whitfield (KY) Shuler tives’ Democrat leadership was de- Cohen Larsen (WA) Hobson Pearce Wilson (NM) Sires Conyers Larson (CT) Hoekstra Petri Wilson (SC) scribed as ‘‘indeed causing a poten- Skelton Cooper Lee Hulshof Pickering Wittman (VA) Slaughter tially dangerous gap in the Nation’s de- Costa Levin Hunter Pitts Wolf Smith (WA) fenses’’ and ‘‘creating an unnecessary Costello Lewis (GA) Inglis (SC) Platts Young (AK) Snyder Courtney Lipinski Issa Poe Young (FL) cloud of uncertainty in a critical area Solis of intelligence operations where there Cramer Loebsack ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Space should be great clarity.’’ Cuellar Lowey Spratt Johnson (IL) There have been multiple articles Stark Cummings Lynch NOT VOTING—18 Davis (AL) Mahoney (FL) Stupak and multiple references across this Na- Sutton tion as to why this House of Represent- Davis (CA) Maloney (NY) Bishop (UT) Mitchell Ros-Lehtinen Davis (IL) Markey Tanner Capito Oberstar Rush atives is bringing discredit to the DeFazio Marshall Tauscher Ellsworth Pence Souder House and also not fulfilling its respon- DeGette Matheson Taylor Hooley Peterson (PA) Tancredo sibility, in fact, abrogating its respon- Delahunt Matsui Thompson (CA) Kilpatrick Pryce (OH) Thompson (MS) DeLauro McCarthy (NY) Tierney Miller, George Rangel Woolsey sibility and its duty. An abrogation of Dicks McCollum (MN) Towns duty by this House of Representatives Dingell McDermott Tsongas b 1718 brings discredit to the House, and, Doggett McGovern Udall (CO) Udall (NM) So the motion to table was agreed to. therefore, this is a question of privi- Donnelly McIntyre Doyle McNerney Van Hollen The result of the vote was announced lege. Edwards McNulty Vela´ zquez as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ellison Meek (FL) Visclosky A motion to reconsider was laid on Chair is prepared to rule. Emanuel Meeks (NY) Walz (MN) Wasserman the table. Under the precedents recorded in sec- Engel Melancon Eshoo Michaud Schultz tion 702 of the House Rules and Man- Etheridge Miller (NC) Waters f ual, the resolution addresses a legisla- Farr Mollohan Watson tive sentiment and not a question of Fattah Moore (KS) Watt INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION Waxman the privileges of the House. Filner Moore (WI) ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 VETO Foster Moran (VA) Weiner MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Welch (VT) appeal the ruling of the Chair. Giffords Murphy, Patrick Wexler OF THE UNITED STATES The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gillibrand Murtha Wilson (OH) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Gonzalez Nadler Wu question is, Shall the decision of the Gordon Napolitano Wynn finished business is the further consid- Chair stand as the judgment of the Green, Al Neal (MA) Yarmuth eration of the veto message of the House? President on the bill (H.R. 2082) to au- NOES—192 MOTION TO TABLE OFFERED BY MR. HOYER thorize appropriations for fiscal year Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I move to Aderholt Blunt Burgess 2008 for intelligence and intelligence- Akin Boehner Burton (IN) lay the appeal on the table. Alexander Bonner Buyer related activities of the United States The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bachmann Bono Mack Calvert Government, the Community Manage- question is on the motion to table. Bachus Boozman Camp (MI) ment Account, and the Central Intel- The question was taken; and the Barrett (SC) Boustany Campbell (CA) Barrow Brady (TX) Cannon ligence Agency Retirement and Dis- Speaker pro tempore announced that Bartlett (MD) Broun (GA) Cantor ability System, and for other purposes. the ayes appeared to have it. Barton (TX) Brown (SC) Carter The Clerk read the title of the bill. RECORDED VOTE Biggert Brown, Corrine Castle The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bilbray Brown-Waite, Chabot Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Bilirakis Ginny Coble question is, will the House, on recon- demand a recorded vote. Blackburn Buchanan Cole (OK) sideration, pass the bill, the objections VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:45 Jun 26, 2008 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 J:\CRONLINE\2008BA~2\2008NE~2\H11MR8.REC H11MR8 mmaher on PROD1PC76 with CONG-REC-ONLINE H1504 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 11, 2008 of the President to the contrary not- policy trouble. An independent CIA So today, Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- withstanding? audit is one way to prevent problems leagues to vote to override the Presi- (For veto message, see proceedings of that have embarrassed our Nation and dent’s veto. the House of March 10, 2008, at page have eroded our moral authority. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of H1419) The authorization act also requires my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- detailed accounting to Congress on the Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield tleman from Texas (Mr. REYES) is rec- use of intelligence contractors. The use myself as much time as I may con- ognized for 1 hour. of contractors has grown exponen- sume. Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, for pur- tially, and no one is asking critical Mr. Speaker, this bill is just the lat- poses of debate only, I yield the cus- management questions about whether est example of the complete and utter tomary 30 minutes to the distinguished this is a good use of taxpayer money. failure of the Democratic leadership in gentleman from Michigan (Mr. HOEK- An important substantive provision the House to give the intelligence com- STRA). Pending that, I yield myself of the legislation also requires the CIA munity the tools that it needs to pro- such time as I may consume. and the rest of the intelligence commu- tect the American people and our allies Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of over- nity to abide by the same regulations from radical jihadists who have sworn riding the President’s veto. This year, that DOD follows in the context of in- to wage holy war against freedom in for the first time in 3 years, the Con- terrogations. If it’s not permissible for order to impose a radical religious tyr- gress passed an intelligence authoriza- soldiers in Iraq, where they face a life- anny. I urge my colleagues to oppose tion act and presented it to the Presi- or-death threat daily, it shouldn’t be this override of the President’s veto.