E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012 No. 86 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012 The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tate the job creation that comes from called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman expanded energy development. f from Georgia (Mr. BARROW) come for- We have endured 38 straight months of higher than 8 percent unemploy- PRAYER ward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. ment. The fact that we are not fully The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Mr. BARROW led the Pledge of Alle- benefiting from our energy resources J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: giance as follows: here at home is simply wrong. I urge God of the universe, thank You for this administration to follow our lead I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the giving us another day. in the House and support an energy Quicken our spirits so that we will United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, policy that puts people back to work. know the blessings of living together in indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. unity and peace. We have our personal f f aspirations and ideas of what is best. CLOSING OF SNOOKY’S Grant that we might know the satis- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER RESTAURANT faction from sharing our common con- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- cerns and experiencing the joy of mu- (Mr. BARROW asked and was given tain up to five 1-minute requests on tual accomplishment. permission to address the House for 1 Bless the Members of the people’s each side of the aisle. minute and to revise and extend his re- House with success in bringing fruition f marks.) to all efforts to work toward common Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise ENERGY POLICY THAT CREATES today to mourn the passing of an insti- solutions to the issues facing our Na- JOBS tion—solutions which seem so distant tution in my district—Snooky’s Res- in these days. (Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado asked taurant in Statesboro, Georgia. Forty- During the days of the coming week, and was given permission to address one years ago, Bruce Yawn opened a may the American people be able to the House for 1 minute and to revise family-style restaurant, along with his communicate their hopes for the ef- and extend his remarks.) father, Snooky Yawn. forts of their congressmen and -women. Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. For 41 years, Snooky’s wasn’t just a May they understand as well that a Speaker, today the oil and gas industry place to get some great Southern cook- unified nation is equally the work of in Colorado directly employs 50,000 peo- ing, it was a favorite gathering place each of us where we live. ple and supports over 190,000 jobs in our for the folks who call Statesboro home, May all that is done this day be for State. However, the Obama administra- and it was home away from home for Your greater honor and glory. tion has increasingly put up barriers tens of thousands of young people who Amen. that drive out energy development on came from all over the State of Geor- f Federal lands—a practice that dis- gia to attend Georgia Southern Univer- proportionately impacts job creation in sity. THE JOURNAL Colorado and other Western States. In fact, the Georgia Southern Univer- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- For this reason, my colleagues and I sity football program was practically ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- have introduced the Domestic Energy founded at Snooky’s, where the leg- ceedings and announces to the House and Jobs Act of 2012. My portion of this endary founding coach, Erk Russell, his approval thereof. bill will ensure responsible, steady, and was a regular. Coach Russell and his Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- reliable exploration of our abundant re- many friends and admirers would sit nal stands approved. sources every year, which will facili- around and talk about football, fishing, 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. H3663 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:23 Jun 09, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JN7.000 H08JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 8, 2012 and farming—among other things—for next week because we won’t be here. Those of us who believe in investing hours. The next time we’re on the floor, this in a national transportation system, Mr. Speaker, our country needs all chart will be down to 11 days until the putting America back to work, being the places like Snooky’s that we can rate doubles. more competitive and more fuel effi- get, and we need to keep all of those Mr. Speaker, this work schedule by cient last night were accused of being that we can. So it’s appropriate to the Republican leadership would make Socialists. We’re Socialists because we thank Bruce Yawn, and all the other Homer Simpson blush. It is time for us believe in that. Right, Dwight David Bruce Yawns of the land, for the con- to go to work and find a compromise Eisenhower was a Socialist? The U.S. tribution they make to our sense of that is going to fix this issue for 7 mil- Chamber of Commerce are Socialists? community. lion college students waiting for an an- The U.S. Chamber is adamantly op- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE swer all across America. posed to the Broun instruction. They The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. f say the Chamber strongly opposes the BASS of New Hampshire). The Chair PRESIDENT’S POLICIES HURTING Broun motion to instruct conferees and would remind Members and staff to AMERICA urges you to vote against this effort to slash funding for highways, transit and take their conversations outside the (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Chamber. safety programs. asked and was given permission to ad- He would take it zero—no new invest- f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- ment on October 1. vise and extend his remarks.) That’s bad for America. VERA, VOICE OF TEXAS Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Mr. Speaker, there are too many Amer- f given permission to address the House icans out of work, and the President’s b 0910 for 1 minute.) policies only make things worse. There Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, each are fewer prime working-age adults in FIND THE LEAK, MR. PRESIDENT month I receive thousands of emails jobs than at any point in the two dec- (Mr. BROOKS asked and was given from my neighbors in Texas about ades prior to the start of the recession. permission to address the House for 1 issues that are important to them. By combining those who are not ac- minute.) Vera from Humble, Texas, wrote me tively seeking work, along with those Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, today I this: who are involuntarily working part- call on the White House to get off the ‘‘American manufacturers do their time, the real unemployment rate campaign trail, show leadership, do the part to improve the environment, and checks in at 14.5 percent. President’s job, and aggressively pur- United States manufacturing is the The President’s policies have led to sue the leakers of America’s state se- leader in developing clean tech- lower U.S. rankings on world indexes of crets. These leaks have ranged from nologies. Policymakers should look economic freedom and business oppor- implicating the United States in very cautiously at new government tunity. The President’s regulations are Stuxnet, a computer virus that tar- programs that would expand environ- costing businesses billions. The EPA geted nuclear centrifuges in Iran, to re- mental rules or impose entirely new Utility MACT rule alone will cost $9.6 vealing a detailed ‘‘kill list’’ for terror- regulatory regimes. The EPA’s actions, billion per year to the American con- ists targeted for assassination. Not such as those on ozone standards, sumer, according to the Agency’s own only do these leaks compromise Amer- chemical action plans, and cement estimates. ica’s efforts to preserve our national emission regulations will increase The President has stalled energy de- security, they teach our allies not to velopment on public lands, leaving us costs, destroy jobs, and undermine U.S. trust us. Look at the doctor who helped subject to foreign oil imports and high manufacturers’ ability to compete in the United States gather DNA evidence gas prices. the global marketplace. Our position to locate Osama bin Laden. His reward? and our prosperity will not hold if Mr. Speaker there are 28 bipartisan bills awaiting Senate action. It is long His identity was revealed, and he faces American manufacturing continues to 33 years in a Pakistan jail. be the victim of overregulation. Con- past time for the President and the Senate to join with the House to in- Mr.