E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 No. 90 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces Rabbi Davidson is joined here today by called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. his wife, Mia; their daughter, Mikaela; pore (Mr. PASTOR of Arizona). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- his aunt, Greer Goldman; and his in- f nal stands approved. laws, Carol and David Fram. f Rabbi Davidson is president of the DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Westchester Board of Rabbis. He has PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE served Temple Beth El since 2002, and The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the before that served at the Central Syna- fore the House the following commu- gentleman from New York (Mr. HALL) gogue in New York City. He has a long, nication from the Speaker: come forward and lead the House in the distinguished career, serving on the WASHINGTON, DC, Pledge of Allegiance. boards of many charitable organiza- June 16, 2010. Mr. HALL of New York led the tions, interfaith coalitions, and pres- I hereby appoint the Honorable ED PASTOR Pledge of Allegiance as follows: tigious Jewish organizations. to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. He served as the chair of the Central I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the NANCY PELOSI, Conference of the American Rabbis’ Speaker of the House of Representatives. United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Committee on Justice, Peace, and Reli- f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. gious Liberties, vice chair of the Com- mission on Social Action of Reform Ju- PRAYER f Rabbi Joshua Davidson, Temple Beth daism. He currently chairs the commis- El of Northern Westchester, Chappa- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE sion’s task force on Israel and World qua, New York, offered the following A message from the Senate by Ms. Affairs. Rabbi Davidson is a member of prayer: Curtis, one of its clerks, announced the Hebrew Union College President’s O God, source of the spirit of living that the Senate has passed without Rabbinic Council, and serves on the things, You created humanity with all amendment a bill of the House of the Clergy Advisory Board of Interfaith its diversity in Your image and placed following title: Impact of New York State. House chaplains are a long, proud us upon this Earth to tend it, guiding H.R. 3951. An act to designate the facility us along whichever spiritual path we of the United States Postal Service located tradition in the House of Representa- call our own toward goodness and at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, tives, dating back to the time of our peace. Louisiana, as the ‘‘Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Of- Founding Fathers, and Rabbi Davidson In this great Hall where dreams come fice Building’’. is a worthy entry into the long roll of true, we ask Your blessing upon these The message also announced that distinguished guests. men and women, these representatives pursuant to Public Law 111–5, the f of the people. They have devoted their Chair, on behalf of the Republican ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER lives to our welfare. Strengthen them Leader, appoints the following indi- PRO TEMPORE with Your courage. Inspire them as vidual to the Health Information Tech- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The they answer Isaiah’s call to feed the nology Policy Committee: Chair will entertain up to 15 further re- hungry and clothe the naked, to lift up Richard Chapman of Kentucky. those in this land and in all lands who quests for 1-minute speeches on each cannot stand on their own. f side of the aisle. In this Chamber of debate, may every WELCOMING RABBI JOSHUA f debate be for the sake of justice, and DAVIDSON THE WARMEST JANUARY TO may justice always be tempered with APRIL EVER compassion. May this House be home The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without to the hopes and aspirations of every objection, the gentleman from New (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- American, and may America shine as York, Congressman HALL, is recognized mission to address the House for 1 an example to all the world. for 1 minute. minute and to revise and extend his re- Amen. There was no objection. marks.) Mr. HALL of New York. I am pleased f Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, back in to welcome Rabbi Joshua Davidson, February, when Washington was THE JOURNAL Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth El in slammed with record-breaking snow- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Northern Westchester, New York, as storms, many of my Republican col- Chair has examined the Journal of the our guest chaplain in the House today. leagues stood on this very floor and 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. H4509 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:20 Jun 17, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.000 H16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4510 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2010 made scientific conclusions that there FIREFIGHTERS Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, lis- was not climate change. Many Repub- (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona tening to my friend from Pennsylvania, licans seemed to suggest Vice Presi- asked and was given permission to ad- I remind him as well as others that the dent Gore come back and build an igloo dress the House for 1 minute and to re- last month of George Bush this country on the White House. vise and extend her remarks.) lost 780,000 jobs in 1 month. Okay? Well, the National Oceanic and At- Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. Fourteen months later, 15 months later mospheric Administration has released Speaker, we are entering the heart of we gained some 400,000 jobs in this information that says we had the wildfire season in Arizona. Over the country, a swing of 1,100,000 jobs per warmest January to April ever, the coming months, folks in my district month. warmest January to April ever since will be faced with serious threats to But in the process, down here in the they started collecting data in 1880. their lives and property time and recession after the Bush administra- And what do we get from our Repub- again; and time and again, these tion, we lost 8 million jobs. We have a lican colleagues? More drilling, more threats will be contained thanks to our long way to go to put those people drilling. Not safeguards, but more drill- firefighters. back to work. But for Democrats, ing. As much as anyone, we in District that’s job number one, to continue to They go out and hold a press con- One know the risk firefighters take to add jobs and put people back to work. When President Bush left it was a ference and ask for more offshore drill- protect our communities. We remem- $1.3 trillion deficit. We know that we ing. Rather than that, they should call ber how hard they worked to keep us have to rein in spending, and we can for more solar investment, rebates for safe when the Rodeo-Chediski fire begin with Iraq, by drawing down those Americans to have solar technology, forced thousands of Arizonans to evac- troops and saving this country some and get us away from fossil fuels that uate their homes. We saw them head- are ruining the gulf and causing the real money. ing into the forest to battle the Boggy Our first job is to put people back to greatest disaster we have known in the fire, which they successfully contained Gulf of Mexico and ecological disaster work, and that’s what Democrats are 18 miles from Alpine just yesterday. going to do. we have known on this Earth. These brave men and women face in- While it’s unclear what caused this credible danger as a basic part of their f tragic spill, what we can do to prevent jobs. So far this year, 34 firefighters MARINE CORPS LEGEND future catastrophes is clear: We need to have lost their lives in the line of duty. SERGEANT CHUCK TALIANO get away from fossil fuels. But Repub- We must honor their service and sac- licans are only interested in lining the (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina rifice and renew our commitment to pockets of oil companies and making asked and was given permission to ad- providing them with the support they sure that they have the opportunity to dress the House for 1 minute and to re- need to fulfill their duties. It is the drill, drill, drill; spill, spill, spill. We vise and extend his remarks.) least we can do. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. need to stop it, and we need to get a Speaker, a Marine Corps legend and policy that works. f Beaufort, South Carolina, resident, f MORE DEBT passed away on Friday, leaving behind CONGRATULATING ISAAC BEHAR (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- many touched lives, an iconic image, ON HIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT mission to address the House for 1 and a legacy of service to our great AWARD FROM MIAMI JEWISH minute and to revise and extend his re- country.