E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 No. 46 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was pen and making these job opportunities experience to bear on the task of pro- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- available to jobseekers in the local viding quality equipment for construc- pore (Mr. UPTON). community. tion and other industrial uses. We are f As a former community college presi- proud that they call Statesville home dent, I am aware of the important role and grateful for the opportunities they DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO these institutions play in providing provide to members of our community. TEMPORE workers with the opportunity to im- ASMO in North Carolina employs The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- prove their skills in order to meet the more than 350 people in Statesville. fore the House the following commu- demands of employers. This company produces blower motors, nication from the Speaker: Mitchell Community College and the power seat motors, power window mo- WASHINGTON, DC. Statesville Chamber of Commerce both tors, electric power steering motors, March 24, 2014. played large roles in ensuring that and other assemblies for auto manufac- I hereby appoint the Honorable FRED Statesville remains a dynamic eco- turers. UPTON to act as Speaker pro tempore on this nomic center within the Fifth District Mr. Speaker, at last week’s job fair, a day. of North Carolina. common refrain among employers is JOHN A. BOEHNER, More than 40 companies were rep- that they have had a hard time finding Speaker of the House of Representatives. resented at last week’s job fair. About individuals with the skills needed to f 500 jobs were available, spanning a fill available positions. This reminded MORNING-HOUR DEBATE broad range of skills, abilities, and me of H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act. This compensation levels. The organizers of- bill would reform and reorganize our The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fered a resume workshop to help appli- broken Federal workforce development ant to the order of the House of Janu- cants make a first good impression. system. ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- I would like to take a few minutes to There is bipartisan agreement that nize Members from lists submitted by recognize just a few of those who the current Federal workforce develop- the majority and minority leaders for helped make this event a success and ment programs are not meeting the morning-hour debate. who spend every day making the econ- needs of America’s jobseekers, many of The Chair will alternate recognition omy and community of Statesville run. whom were in attendance at the between the parties, with each party Gina Shumaker is a graduate of the Statesville job fair last week. limited to 1 hour and each Member Mitchell Community College Back to In his 2012 State of the Union ad- other than the majority and minority Work program, and now she is giving dress, the President asked that these leaders and the minority whip limited back to her work with Workforce Caro- programs be reformed, and Republicans to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- lina. Gina spends every day matching in the House went to work and passed bate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. jobseekers with opportunities. She was the SKILLS Act, which would stream- f at the job fair looking to fill 197 posi- line 35 ineffective and duplicative pro- tions, and I commend her efforts to grams, including 26 identified as being THE STATESVILLE, NORTH help individuals get back on their feet. ineffective in a 2011 GAO report. CAROLINA, JOB FAIR Goodyear; I also had the opportunity The SKILLS Act empowers job cre- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to talk with Joe Wegmiller, who is the ators, such as Goodyear, Doosan, Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from plant manager for the Goodyear manu- ASMO, and many others that were North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for 5 min- facturing plant in Statesville. This fa- looking to hire in Statesville last utes. cility has been manufacturing tire week. The SKILLS Act would allow Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, last week it molds in Statesville since 1995. I have local businesses to help steer workforce was my pleasure to attend a job fair at had the opportunity to tour the facil- development resources toward fields Mitchell Community College in States- ity, and it is a key employer in the that are in demand right now. This bill ville, North Carolina. The job fair was Fifth District. passed the House over a year ago. I call cohosted by the Statesville Chamber of Doosan; Doosan Portable Power spe- on our colleagues over in the Senate to Commerce; and both Mitchell Commu- cializes in making generators, air com- act on this vital piece of legislation. nity College president Dr. Tim Brewer pressors, and other light construction Mr. Speaker, this House will main- and Chamber president David Bradley equipment. This company is tain its focus on creating an environ- and their staffs are to be commended headquartered in Statesville and brings ment conducive to economic growth for making this important event hap- more than 100 years of manufacturing and job creation. We have passed more 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. H2567 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:59 Mar 25, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24MR7.000 H24MRPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2568 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 24, 2014 than 30 pieces of legislation designed to WILSON) come forward and lead the As the open enrollment period dead- decrease the bureaucracy, increase op- House in the Pledge of Allegiance. line approaches leading to more hard- portunity, and restore vitality to our Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led ship for families, medical professionals, economy. Unfortunately, the majority the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: and small businesses, it is our duty to of this legislation is languishing in the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the work together to change ObamaCare, Senate. The employers, jobseekers, and United States of America, and to the Repub- which destroys jobs. community members I spoke with last lic for which it stands, one nation under God, In conclusion, God bless our troops, week in Statesville want to move for- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and we will never forget September the ward with their businesses and lives. f 11th in the global war on terrorism. There are House-passed bills that will FOUR YEARS AFTER OBAMACARE, f help solve some of the problems they AMERICANS ARE WORSE OFF GET THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF are facing. The Senate and the Presi- (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given THE WAY OF JOB CREATORS dent need to act to turn these bills into permission to address the House for 1 law. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- minute and to revise and extend his re- mission to address the House for 1 f marks.) minute and to revise and extend her re- RECESS Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, this is marks.) the Affordable Care Act. Yesterday The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, tonight the marks the 4-year anniversary of when Statesville Chamber of Commerce will ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair it was signed into law. We all knew, at declares the House in recess until 2 host its annual dinner and recognize least on the Republican side of this the individuals, businesses, and non- p.m. today. House, how this thing was troubled Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 6 min- profits that help make Statesville, when it was passed 4 years ago, but utes p.m.) the House stood in recess. North Carolina, thrive. what no one could have predicted was Unfortunately, our work here will f the aggressive incompetence of the ad- keep me from joining them. As we rec- b 1400 ministration and the agencies during ognize the great work local organiza- the implementation. AFTER RECESS tions like the Statesville Chamber do It is hurting average Americans. I to help local businesses compete, we The recess having expired, the House get comments from people back home should remain focused on the task of was called to order by the Speaker pro on my Facebook page literally every keeping Washington out of their way. tempore (Mr. COLLINS of New York) at day. People tell me their stories of We have passed numerous bills in the 2 p.m. their health care plans being canceled, House to cut through bureaucracy and f their premiums and deductibles going get the government out of the way of PRAYER up, and trusted access to family doc- job creators. tors being lost. In the last week of February, the The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Rosie told me her premiums went up House passed one such bill: the Un- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: 62 percent last year. Heidi’s husband funded Mandates Information and Gracious God, we give You thanks for lost his job because his company was Transparency Act. UMITA would re- giving us another day. forced to downsize because of the law. quire new Federal rules and regula- In this Chamber, where the people’s Kim told me her family’s premium has tions to undergo more complete and ac- House gathers, we pause to offer You gone up, resulting in over $9,000 a year curate cost analyses.