{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where congress = 111 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgD1248-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1248", "D1248", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. D1248", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1248]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n The House was not in session today. The House will meet at 12 noon on\nWednesday, January 5, for the convening of the first session of the\n112th Congress."], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgD1248", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1248", "D1248", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. D1248", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1248]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, December 29, 2010\n\n[[Page D1248]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n See Resume of Congressional Activity.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\n The Senate stands in sine die adjournment until 12 noon, on\nWednesday, January 5, 2011 for the convening of the first session of\nthe 112th Congress."], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgD1249-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1249", "D1250", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. D1249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1249-D1250]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. 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All Senators are\nasked to report to the floor at that time. The Senate will then be in\nperiod of morning business.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 12 noon, Wednesday, January 5\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Wednesday: Convening of the first session of the 112th\nCongress.\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue\n HOUSE\n\nHodes, Paul W., N.H., E2257\nJohnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2257, E2258\nMcCollum, Betty, Minn., E2258\nOrtiz, Solomon P., Tex., E2258"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgD1249", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Interim Resume of Congressional Activity", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDRESUMEONGOING", "D1249", "D1249", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. D1249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no\naccompanying report. A total of 275 written reports have been\nfiled in the Senate, 306 reports have been filed in the House.\n\n[[Page D1249]]\n\n Interim Resume of Congressional Activity\n\n SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS\n\n The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative\nbusiness transacted by the Senate and House.\n The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the\nSenate by the President for Senate confirmation.\n\n EXECUTIVE DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY\n\n January 5 through December 22, 2010\n\n Senate House Total\n Days in session............... 158 127 . .\n Time in session............... 1074 hrs., 40\u007f 879 hrs., 20\u007f . .\n Congressional Record:\n Pages of proceedings........... 11,075 8,990 . .\n Extensions of Remarks.......... . . 2,256 . .\n Public bills enacted into law. 67 150 217\n Private bills enacted into law 2 . . 2\n Bills in conference........... . . . . . .\n Measures passed, total........ 569 921 1,490\n Senate bills................... 106 80 . .\n House bills.................... 163 334 . .\n Senate joint resolutions....... 4 4 . .\n House joint resolutions........ 5 6 . .\n Senate concurrent resolutions.. 14 7 . .\n House concurrent resolutions... 33 51 . .\n Simple resolutions............. 244 439 . .\n Measures reported, total...... *388 *295 683\n Senate bills................... 275 1 . .\n House bills.................... 96 200 . .\n Senate joint resolutions....... 2 . . . .\n House joint resolutions........ . . . . . .\n Senate concurrent resolutions.. 2 . . . .\n House concurrent resolutions... . . 3 . .\n Simple resolutions............. 13 91 . .\n Special reports............... 6 9 . .\n Conference reports............ . . 2 . .\n Measures pending on calendar.. 454 115 . .\n Measures introduced, total.... 1,506 3,098 4,604\n Bills.......................... 1,139 2,158 . .\n Joint resolutions.............. 17 41 . .\n Concurrent resolutions......... 30 111 . .\n Simple resolutions............. 320 788 . .\n Quorum calls.................. 8 4 . .\n Yea-and-nay votes............. 299 450 . .\n Recorded votes................ . . 210 . .\n Bills vetoed.................. . . 2 . .\n Vetoes overridden............. . . . . . .\n DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS\n\n January 5 through December 22, 2010\n\n Civilian nominations, totaling 644 (including 209\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n Confirmed..........................................453...\n Withdrawn...........................................16...\n Returned to White House............................175...\n Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,352 (including 112\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n Confirmed........................................2,347...\n Returned to White House..............................5...\n Air Force nominations, totaling 7,359 (including 759\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n Confirmed........................................7,318...\n Returned to White House.............................41...\n Army nominations, totaling 7,562 (including 76 nominations\n carried over from the First Session), disposed of as\n follows:\n Confirmed........................................7,553...\n Withdrawn............................................5...\n Returned to White House..............................4...\n Navy nominations, totaling 4,456 (including 8 nominations\n carried over from the First Session), disposed of as\n follows:\n Confirmed........................................4,454...\n Returned to White House..............................2...\n Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,341 (including 714\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n Confirmed........................................1,202...\n Returned to White House............................139...\n\n Summary\n Total nominations carried over from the First Session1,878\n Total nominations received this Session.............21,836\n Total confirmed.....................................23,327\n Total unconfirmed....................................... .\n Total withdrawn.........................................21\n Total returned to the White House......................366"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2257-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "COMMENDING CHAIRMAN DAVE OBEY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "COMMENDING", "E2257", "E2257", "[{\"name\": \"Eddie Bernice Johnson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2257", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2257]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMENDING CHAIRMAN DAVE OBEY\n\n ______\n\n HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 29, 2010\n\n Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to\ncommend Chairman Dave Obey on a remarkable career and to congratulate\nhim on his retirement from the U.S. Congress.\n Chairman Obey has honorably served the citizens of Wisconsin's 7th\ndistrict since 1969. When Chairman Obey began his service in the\nCongress--succeeding Mel Laird, who was appointed Secretary of\nDefense--he was the youngest Member of Congress in the United States.\nHe has an impressive record of legislative accomplishments. He is now\nthe longest-serving member of either House of Congress in Wisconsin's\nhistory.\n His commitment to the integrity of the House has taught me a great\ndeal about the legislative process. His respect for the minority,\ninterest in listening to all voices and his common-sense leadership\nhave been critical in ensuring civil debate and productive solutions to\nextremely difficult problems.\n Chairman Dave Obey is the only Democratic Member of the House to have\nserved on the three major economic committees in the Congress: the\nBudget Committee, the Joint Economic Committee and the Committee on\nAppropriation.\n Chairman Obey has been a mentor and a friend and I will miss his\nleadership in the U.S. House. I thank him for his service to the 7th\ndistrict of Wisconsin, the country and the world, and wish him the very\nbest in his retirement.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2257-3", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2257", "E2258", "[{\"name\": \"Paul W. Hodes\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"67\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"81\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HJRES\", \"number\": \"105\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"118\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"335\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"372\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"628\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1107\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1377\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1461\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1621\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1733\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1746\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1757\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1767\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1779\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1783\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2925\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3243\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3592\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3874\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3903\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4036\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4058\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4748\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5510\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5809\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5901\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6517\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6533\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6540\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6547\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6560\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2257", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2257-E2258]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. PAUL W. HODES\n\n of new hampshire\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 29, 2010\n\n Mr. HODES. Madam Speaker, I missed the following votes from Friday,\nDecember 17 through Wednesday, December 22, 2010. I would have voted\n``yes'' on the following votes:\n\nFriday:\n\n H.J. Res. 105--Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal\nYear 2011 (Representative Obey--Appropriations) (Voice vote)\n 1. H. Res. 1377--Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshio Mineta\n(Representative Honda--House Administration)\n 2. Senate Amendment to H.R. 1107--To enact certain laws relating to\npublic contracts as title 41, United States Code, ``Public Contracts''\n(Representative Conyers--Judiciary)\n 3. Senate Amendment to H.R. 628--To establish a pilot program in\ncertain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of\nexpertise in patent cases among district judges (Representative Issa--\nJudiciary)\n 4. H. Res. 1733--Recognizing Mark Twain as one of America's most\nfamous literary icons on the 175th anniversary of his birth and the\n100th anniversary of his death (Representative Snyder--Oversight and\nGovernment Reform)\n 5. H. Res. 1621--Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the historic\nfounding of Catholic Charities USA (Representative Holt--Oversight and\nGovernment Reform)\n 6. H. Res. 1767--Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an\noutstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid (Representative Baldwin--\nEducation and Labor)\n 7. H. Con. Res. 335--Honoring the exceptional achievements of\nAmbassador Richard Holbrooke and recognizing the monumental\ncontributions he has made to United States national security,\nhumanitarian causes, and peaceful resolutions of international conflict\n(Representative Lowey--Foreign Affairs)\n 8. S. 3874--Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act (Senator Boxer--\nEnergy and Commerce)\n 9. H.R. 6533--To implement the recommendations of the Federal\nCommunications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM\nservice (Representative Doyle--Energy and Commerce)\n 10. H.R. 6523--Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2011 (Representative Skelton--Armed Services)\n 11. H.R. 2142--Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance\nImprovement Act of 2009 (Representative Cuellar--Oversight and\nGovernment Reform)\n 12. H.R. 5510--Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010\n(Representative Kaptur--Financial Services)\n\nTuesday:\n\n Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5116--America\nCOMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Representative Gordon--Science\nand Technology)(228-130)\n Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2142--Government\nEfficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act\n(Representative Cuellar--Oversight and Government Reform) (216-139)\n Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2751--FDA Food\nSafety Modernization Act (Representatives Waxman/Dingell--Energy and\nCommerce) (215-144)\n Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3082--Making Further\nContinuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 (Representative Obey--\nAppropriations) (193-165)\n 1. S. 3592--A bill to designate the facility of the United States\nPostal Service located at 100 Commerce Drive in Tyrone, Georgia, as the\n``First Lieutenant Robert Wilson Collins Post Office Building''\n(Senator Chambliss--Oversight and Government Reform)\n 2. Senate Amendment to H.R. 81--Shark Conservation Act\n(Representative Bordallo--Natural Resources)\n 3. Senate Amendment to H.R. 5809--Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of\n2010 (Representative Inslee--Energy and Commerce)\n 4. H.R. 6540--To require the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a\ncontract for the KC-X Aerial Refueling Aircraft Program, to consider\nany unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may possess\n(Representative Inslee--Armed Services)\n 5. H.R. 6547--To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of\n1965 to require criminal background checks for school employees\n(Representative George Miller--Education and Labor)\n 6. S. 118--Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act\n(Senator Kohl--Financial Services)\n 7. S. 1481--Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act (Senator\nMenendez--Financial Services)\n 8. S. 3243--Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 (Senator Pryor/\nRepresentative Shuler--Homeland Security)\n 9. S. 2925--Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims\nSupport Act of 2010 (Senator Wyden--Judiciary)\n 10. Senate Amendment to H.R. 4748--Northern Border Counternarcotics\nStrategy Act of 2010 (Representative Owens--Judiciary)\n 11. Senate Amendment to H.R. 1746--Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of\n2009 (Representative Oberstar--Transportation and Infrastructure)\n\nWednesday:\n\n Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 847--James Zadroga\n9/11 Health and Compensation Act (Representative Maloney--Energy and\nCommerce)(206-60)\n\nBills Adopted By Unanimous Consent (13):\n\n 1. Senate Amendment to H.R. 6523--Ike Skelton National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Representative Skelton--Armed\nServices)\n 2. S. 3481--Amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to\nclarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (Senator\nCardin--Transportation and Infrastructure)\n 3. House Amendment to S. 372--Whistleblower Protection Enhancement\nAct (Senator Akaka--Oversight and Government Reform)\n 4. H. Res. 1461--Supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2010, and\ncongratulating Team USA and World Fit participants (Representative\nLangevin--Oversight and Government Reform)\n 5. S. 4036--A bill to clarify the National Credit Union\nAdministration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures\nwithout borrowing from the Treasury (Senator Dodd--Financial Services)\n 6. S. Con. Res. 67--A concurrent resolution celebrating 130 years of\nUnited States-Romanian diplomatic relations, congratulating the\nRomanian people on their achievements as a great nation, and\nreaffirming the deep bonds of trust and values between the United\nStates and Romania, a trusted and most valued ally (Senator Voinovich--\nForeign Affairs)\n 7. Senate Amendment to H.R. 6560--Removal Clarification Act of 2010\n(Representative Hank Johnson--Judiciary)\n 8. H. Res. 1779--Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders\n(Representative John Lewis (GA)--Judiciary)\n\n[[Page E2258]]\n\n 9. Senate Amendment to H.R. 5901--Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act\nof 2010 (Representative Joe Crowley--Ways & Means)\n 10. H. Res. 1783--Technical Correction to H. Res. 1757\n(Representative Brady (PA)--House Administration)\n 11. S. 4058--Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010 (Senator\nKerry--Veterans' Affairs)\n 12. S. 3903--To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in\ntrust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (Senator Udall--Natural Resources)\n 13. Senate Amendment to H.R. 6517--To extend trade adjustment\nassistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend the\nHarmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily\ncertain rates of duty, and for other purposes (Representative Levin--\nWays and Means)\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2258-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "CELEBRATING 130 YEARS OF UNITED STATES-ROMANIAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "CELEBRATING", "E2258", "E2258", "[{\"name\": \"Solomon P. Ortiz\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"67\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"291\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2258", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2258]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CELEBRATING 130 YEARS OF UNITED STATES-ROMANIAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as Co-Chair of the Romanian\nCaucus in the House of Representatives, to support the unanimous\nconsent to Senate Resolution S. Con. Res. 67, which Senator George\nVoinovich introduced on June 30 of this year, to celebrate 130 years of\nU.S.-Romanian diplomatic relations, to congratulate the Romanian people\nof their achievements as a great nation, and to reaffirm the deep bonds\nof trust and values between the United States and Romania. This\nResolution is concurrent with House Resolution H. Con. Res. 291 that I\nintroduced on June 29 of this year.\n In my five years of leadership of the Romanian Caucus I worked\nclosely with Romanian officials and leaders, and witnessed their\ncommitment to upholding and advancing the values of freedom, democracy\nand prosperity. Romania has been an extraordinary ally in NATO and a\ncritical partner in the European Union, in addressing some of the most\nimportant challenges facing our transatlantic and global community--\nfrom ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan, to nuclear\nproliferation, to energy security. Romania is a trusted ally and a\nstrategic partner of the United States, with whom we have developed\ngreat cooperation on issues of common interest, including security,\neconomic and political conditions in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the\nBlack Sea and Caucasus regions.\n I am very proud of the Congress passing this Resolution, as it\nreflects and commends the many achievements of the U.S.-Romanian\npartnership and of the Romanian people. I thank all my colleagues who\nsupported the Resolution and I urge Congress to continue to support\ncooperation between the United States and Romania, and to deepen the\nbonds of trust and friendship between our two countries.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2258-3", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "CLARIFYING FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR STORMWATER POLLUTION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2258", "E2259", "[{\"name\": \"Eddie Bernice Johnson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2258", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2258-E2259]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CLARIFYING FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR STORMWATER POLLUTION\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong\nsupport of S. 3481, a bill that would clarify Federal responsibility\nfor stormwater runoff from buildings, facilities, and lands owned or\noperated by the Federal Government. This common sense bill ensures that\nthe Federal Government maintains its equitable responsibility for\nstormwater pollution runoff originating or emanating from its property.\n I applaud the outstanding work of the sponsors of this legislation,\nthe distinguished Senator from the State of Maryland (Mr. Cardin), as\nwell as the sponsor of the House companion for this bill, the Delegate\nfrom the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton), for their efforts to move\nthis legislation so quickly to the President's desk.\n Madam Speaker, simply put, this legislation clarifies that Federal\nagencies and departments are financially responsible for any reasonable\nFederal, State, or locally-derived charges for treating or otherwise\naddressing stormwater pollution that emanates from Federal property.\n Existing section 313 of the Clean Water Act states that ``Each\ndepartment, agency, or instrumentality . . . of the Federal Government\n. . . shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State,\ninterstate, and local requirements . . . including the payment of\nreasonable service charges.''\n Unfortunately, over the past few months, Congress has learned of\nseveral Federal agencies, including some here in the Nation's Capital,\nthat have made the determination that stormwater management fees are\n``taxes'' for which the agencies have claimed sovereign immunity and\nhave refused to pay.\n This has left several State and local municipalities with the\nfinancial responsibility of addressing ongoing sources of pollution to\nthe nation's waters that any other private business, landowner, or\nhomeowner would otherwise be responsible for paying.\n Polluted runoff from urban areas is the fastest growing source of\nwater pollution in America. As urbanization increases, impervious\nsurfaces such as highways, roads, parking lots, and buildings replace\nnon-impervious surfaces that absorb stormwater.\n Runoff from impervious surfaces is a central cause of pollution for\nthe nation's waters, and is estimated to be the primary source of\nimpairment for 13 percent of rivers, 18 percent of lakes, and 32\npercent of estuaries in the U.S. These are significant figures,\nespecially given that urban areas cover only 3 percent of the land mass\nof the country.\n Even here, in the Nation's Capital, pollution from stormwater runoff\nposes a significant challenge to the quality of local receiving waters,\nand negatively impacts the overall environmental health of the\nChesapeake Bay.\n According to the Environmental Protection Agency, stormwater runoff\nfrom urban and suburban areas is ``a significant source of impairment\nto the Chesapeake Bay.'' According to Agency statistics, 17 percent of\nphosphorus, 11 percent of nitrogen, and 9 percent of sediment loads to\nthe Bay come from stormwater runoff.\n In addition, chemical contaminants from runoff can rival or exceed\nthe amount reaching local waterways from industries, federal\nfacilities, and wastewater treatment plants.\n Several states and municipalities, including the District of\nColumbia, have taken aggressive action to address these ongoing sources\nof pollution.\n Yet, when a significant percentage of property owners take the\nposition that they cannot be held responsible for their pollution, it\nplaces a greater financial burden on our States, cities, communities,\nand local-ratepayers, and makes it less likely that significant\nreductions in stormwater pollution can be achieved.\n S. 3481 amends section 313 of the Clean Water Act to clarify that\n``reasonable service charges'' for addressing pollution from Federal\nfacilities includes reasonable nondiscriminatory fees, charges, or\nassessments that are based\n\n[[Page E2259]]\n\non the proportion of stormwater emanating from the facility and used to\npay (or reimburse) costs associated with any stormwater management\nprogram.\n This is a simple effort to clarify, again, that the Federal\nGovernment bears a proportional responsibility for addressing pollution\noriginating from its facilities, and should remain an active\nparticipant in improving National water quality and the overall\nenvironment."], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2258", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT, 2011", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2258", "E2258", "[{\"name\": \"Betty McCollum\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2258", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2258]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT,\n 2011\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. BETTY McCOLLUM\n\n of minnesota\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3082,\na continuing resolution that would fund federal government operations\non a temporary basis through March 4, 2011. Regrettably, one of the\nlast votes of the 111th Congress has become the first vote of the\nRepublican-controlled House of Representatives.\n As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I take seriously\nmy annual responsibility to assess funding priorities, perform\noversight, and allocate federal dollars where they are most needed and\nwill make the greatest impact. Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues\nin the House and Senate are choosing to abandon this important work.\nThey are blocking action on a fiscal year 2011 funding package that\nwould respond to the current needs of the American people and make\ncritical investments in our communities.\n Due to Republican obstruction, the House is forced to consider this\nappropriations measure, which places the Federal Government on auto-\npilot for two months. All difficult decisions are being delayed until\nanother day. Critical federal agencies including the Federal Aviation\nAdministration and Department of Defense are being subjected to\nenormous--and avoidable--uncertainty. And the uncertainty created by\nthis short-term continuing resolution goes far beyond Washington. Every\nstate and community across the country will be debating whether they\nare able to move forward with critical investments, such as the Central\nCorridor Light Rail in Minnesota.\n This temporary appropriations measure underfunds critical priorities\nin every area of American life from education and agriculture, to\ntransportation and energy. It is inexcusable to withhold necessary\ninvestments in the American economy while adding to the deficit with\ntax cuts for the wealthiest in our society. But that is exactly what\nCongress is doing this month as a result of the reckless game of\nbrinkmanship my Republican colleagues are playing with the American\npeople.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "FRONTMATTER", "H8991", "H8991", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8991", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8991]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S\n\nVol. 156\n\nWASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010\n\nNo. 174"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8991-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "APPOINTMENT AFTER SINE DIE OF MEMBER TO NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8991", "H8991", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8991", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8991]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n APPOINTMENT AFTER SINE DIE OF MEMBER TO NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE\n REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES\n INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY\n\n Pursuant to Section 1002 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for\nfiscal year 2003 (P.L. 107-306) as amended by Section 701(a)(3) of the\nIntelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010 (P.L. 111-259), and\nthe order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker on Tuesday,\nDecember 28, 2010, appointed the following Member of the House to the\nNational Commission for the Review of the Research and Development\nPrograms of the United States Intelligence Community:\n Ms. Harman, California\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8991-3", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8991", "H8991", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"71\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"78\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"275\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8991", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8991]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\n\n Office of the Clerk,\n\n House of Representatives,\n\n Washington, DC, December 23, 2010.\n Hon. Nancy Pelosi,\n The Speaker, U.S. Capitol, House of Representatives,\n Washington, DC.\n Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in\n Clause 2(h) of rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of\n Representatives, the Clerk received the following message\n from the Secretary of the Senate on December 23, 2010 at\n 10:10 a.m.:\n That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 78.\n That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 71.\n That the Senate agreed to without amendment H. Con. Res.\n 275.\n Appointment: National Commission for the Review of the\n Research and Development Programs of the United States\n Intelligence Community. Indian Law and Order Commission.\n With best wishes, I am,\n Sincerely,\n Lorraine C. Miller.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8991-4", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ENROLLEDSIGNED", "H8991", "H8991", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5809\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5901\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6517\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8991", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8991]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\n\n Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House, after sine die adjournment of\nthe 2d Session, 111th Congress, reported and found truly enrolled bills\nof the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by\nthe Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Hoyer, on Thursday, December 23, 2011:\n\n H.R. 847. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to\n extend and improve protections and services to individuals\n directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on\n September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 6517. An act to extend trade adjustment assistance and\n certain trade preference programs, to amend the Harmonized\n Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily\n certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.\n\n Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House, after sine die adjournment of\nthe 2d Session, 111th Congress, also reported and found truly enrolled\nbills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed\nby the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Hoyer, on Tuesday, December 28, 2011:\n\n H.R. 2142. An act to require quarterly performance\n assessments of Government programs for purposes of assessing\n agency performance and improvement, and to establish agency\n performance improvement officers and the Performance\n Improvement Council.\n H.R. 2751. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and\n Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.\n H.R. 5809. An act to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to\n reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel\n emissions reduction program.\n H.R. 5901. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of\n 1986 to authorize the tax court to appoint employees.\n H.R. 6523. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal\n year 2011 for military activities of the Department of\n Defense, for military construction, and for defense\n activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military\n personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other\n purposes.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8991-5", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ENROLLEDSIGNED", "H8991", "H8992", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3903\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4036\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4058\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8991", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Pages H8991-H8992]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\n\n The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Hoyer, after sine die adjournment of the\n2d Session, 111th Congress, announced his signature to enrolled bills\nof the Senate of the following titles on Thursday, December 23, 2010:\n\n S. 3481. An act to amend the Federal Water Pollution\n Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater\n pollution.\n S. 3903. An act to authorize leases of up to 99 years for\n lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo.\n S. 4036. An act to clarify the National Credit Union\n Administration authority to make stabilization fund\n expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury.\n S. 4058. An act to extend certain expiring provisions\n providing enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to\n mortgages and mortgage foreclosure.\n\n[[Page H8992]]\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8991", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8991", "H8991", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8991", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8991]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page H8991]]\n\nHouse of Representatives\n\n PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\nOF THE 111TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8992-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "HOUSE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8992", "H8992", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1061\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2941\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2965\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4337\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5591\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6198\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6278\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6473\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6516\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8992", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8992]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n HOUSE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\n\n The President, after sine die adjournment of the 2d Session, 111th\nCongress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following date,\nhe had approved and signed bills of the following titles:\n\n December 22, 2010:\n H.R. 1061. An act to transfer certain land to the United\n States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place\n land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other\n purposes.\n H.R. 2941. An act to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law\n to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to\n gynecologic cancers.\n H.R. 2965. An act to amend the Small Business Act with\n respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and\n the Small Business Technology Transfer, Program, and for\n other purposes.\n H.R. 3082. An act making appropriations for military\n construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related\n agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and\n for other purposes.\n H.R. 4337. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of\n 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to regulated\n investment companies, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 5591. An act to designate the airport traffic control\n tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane,\n Washington, as the ``Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control\n Tower''.\n H.R. 6198. An act to amend title 11 of the United States\n Code to make technical corrections; and for related purposes.\n H.R. 6278. An act to amend the National Children's Island\n Act of 1995 to expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage\n Islands by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 6473. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of\n 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the\n Airport and Airways Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United\n States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and\n for other purposes.\n H.R. 6516. An act to make technical corrections to\n provisions of law enacted by the Coast Guard Authorization\n Act of 2010.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8992-3", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8992", "H8992", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"30\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1275\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1405\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1448\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1609\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1774\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2906\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3199\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3794\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3817\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3860\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3984\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3998\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4005\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4010\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8992", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8992]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\n\n The President, after sine die adjournment of the 2d Session, 111th\nCongress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following date,\nhe had approved and signed bills of the following titles:\n\n December 20, 2010:\n S. 3817. An act to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and\n Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services\n Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption\n Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act\n of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and for other purposes.\n December 22, 2010:\n S. 30. an act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to\n prohibit manipulation of caller identification information.\n S. 1275. An act to establish a National Foundation on\n Physical Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to\n support and supplement the mission of the President's council\n on Physical Fitness and Sports.\n S. 1405. An act to redesignate the Long-fellow National\n Historic Site, Massachusetts, as the ``Longfellow House-\n Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site''.\n S. 1448. An act to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to\n authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe, and Confederated Tribes\n of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower\n Umpqua, and Siuslaw, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Pauite\n Tribe to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land.\n S. 1609. An act to authorize a single fisheries cooperative\n for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher\n processor subsector, and for other purposes.\n S. 1774. An act for the relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke.\n S. 2906. An act to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to\n modify a provision relating to leases involving certain\n Indian tribes.\n S. 3199. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act\n regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of\n hearing loss.\n S. 3794. An act to amend chapter 5 of title 40, United\n States Code, to include organizations whose membership\n comprises substantially veterans as recipient organizations\n for the donation of Federal surplus personal property through\n State agencies.\n S. 3860. An act to require reports on the management of\n Arlington National Cemetery.\n S. 3984. An act to amend and extend the Museum and Library\n Services Act, and for other purposes.\n S. 3998. An act to extend the Child Safety Pilot Program.\n S. 4005. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to\n prevent the proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime\n located in the United States from being shielded from foreign\n forfeiture proceedings.\n S. 4010. An act for the relief of Shigeru Yamada.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8992-4", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "HPUBCOMMREPORT", "H8992", "H8993", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8992", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Pages H8992-H8993]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS\n\n Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to\nthe Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as\nfollows:\n\n[[Page H8993]]\n\n [The following actions occurred on December 23, 2010]\n\n Ms. VELAZQUEZ: Committee on Small Business. Report on the\n Activity of the Committee on Small Business for the One\n Hundred Eleventh Congress (Rept. 111-695). Referred to the\n Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.\n Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California: Committee on Education and\n Labor. Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education\n and Labor during the 111th Congress (Rept. 111-696). Referred\n to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the\n Union."], ["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgH8992", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8992", "H8992", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"81\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"628\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1107\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1746\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4445\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4602\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4748\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4973\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5133\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5470\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5605\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5606\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5655\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5877\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6392\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6398\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6400\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6412\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6510\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6517\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6533\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8992", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8992]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT\n\n Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House, reports that on December 23,\n2010 she presented to the President of the United States, for his\napproval, the following bills.\n\n H.R. 6398. To require the Federal Deposit Insurance\n Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust\n Accounts.\n H.R. 6517. To extend trade adjustment assistance and\n certain trade preference programs, to amend the Harmonized\n Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily\n certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 847. To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend\n and improve protections and services to individuals directly\n impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on\n September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.\n\n Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House, also reports that on December\n28, 2010 she presented to the President of the United States, for his\napproval, the following bills.\n\n H.R. 5470. To exclude an external power supply for certain\n security or life safety alarms and surveillance system\n components from the application of certain energy efficiency\n standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.\n H.R. 4445. To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a\n restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held\n in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico.\n H.R. 5116. To invest in innovation through research and\n development, to improve the competitiveness of the United\n States, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 81. To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium\n Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation\n and Management Act to improve conservation of sharks.\n H.R. 1746. To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief\n and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster\n mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management\n Agency.\n H.R. 4748. To amend the Office of National Drug Control\n Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern\n border counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 6412. To amend title 28, United States Code, to\n require the Attorney General to share criminal records with\n State sentencing commissions, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 1107. To enact certain laws relating to public\n contracts as title 41, United States Code, ``Public\n Contracts''.\n H.R. 6533. To implement the recommendations of the Federal\n Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding\n low-power FM service, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 6510. To direct the Administrator of General Services\n to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the\n Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 628. To establish a pilot program in certain United\n States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise\n in patent cases among district judges.\n H.R. 4973. To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to\n reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for\n national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.\n H.R. 5655. To designate the Little River Branch facility of\n the United States Postal Service located at 140 NE 84th\n Street in Miami, Florida, as the ``Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post\n Office''.\n H.R. 6392. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located at 5003 Westfields Boulevard in\n Centreville, Virginia, as he ``Colonel George Juskalian Post\n Office Building''.\n H.R. 4602. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Sharon\n Center, Ohio, as the ``Emil Bolas Post Office''.\n H.R. 5133. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located at 331 1st Street in Carolstadt, New\n Jersey, as the ``Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance\n Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building''.\n H.R. 5605. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located at 47 East Fayette Street in\n Uniontown, Pennsylvania, as the ``George C. Marshall Post\n Office''.\n H.R. 6400. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located in 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis,\n Missouri, as the ``Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office''.\n H.R. 5606. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located at 47 South 7th Street in Indiana,\n Pennsylvania, as the ``James M. `Jimmy' Stewart Post Office\n Building''.\n H.R. 5877. To designate the facility of the United States\n Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain,\n Massachusetts, as the ``Lance Corporal Alexander Scott\n Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building''.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgD1235", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1235", "D1243", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"71\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"78\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"275\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"336\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"432\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"583\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"700\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"705\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"707\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"705\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"706\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"707\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"773\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1274\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2764\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2870\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3304\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3688\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4052\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4059\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4053\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4058\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6398\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6517\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. D1235", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1235-D1243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n[[Page D1235]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senate agreed to the resolution of Advise and Consent to\n Ratification to the New START Treaty, as amended.\n Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 336, Adjournment Resolution.\n Second Session of the 111th Congress adjourned sine die.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S10935-S11075\nMeasures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 4052-4059, and S. Res. 705-707.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11037\nMeasures Reported:\n S. 3688, to establish an international professional exchange program.\n(S. Rept. No. 111-383)\n Report to accompany S. 773, to ensure the continued free flow of\ncommerce within the United States and with its global trading partners\nthrough secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued\ndevelopment and exploitation of the Internet and intranet\ncommunications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a\ncadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain\neffective cybersecurity defenses against disruption. (S. Rept. No. 111-\n384)\n Report to accompany S. 2764, to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer\nExtension and Reauthorization Act of 2004. (S. Rept. No. 111-385)\n Report to accompany S. 3304, to increase the access of persons with\ndisabilities to modern communications. (S. Rept. No. 111-386)\n Report to accompany S. 1274, to amend title 46, United States Code,\nto ensure that the prohibition on disclosure of maritime transportation\nsecurity information is not used inappropriately to shield certain\nother information from public disclosure. (S. Rept. No. 111-387)\n Report to accompany S. 2870, to establish uniform administrative and\nenforcement procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High\nSeas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes.\n(S. Rept. No. 111-388)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S11036-37\nMeasures Passed:\n Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011:\nSenate passed H.R. 6523, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year\n2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military\nconstruction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,\nto prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, after\nagreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S10936-38\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n On page D1235, December 22, 2010, the following language\nappears: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2011: Senate passed H.R. 6523, to authorize appropriations\nfor fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of\nDefense, for military construction, and for defense activities of\nthe Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel\nstrengths for such fiscal year, after agreeing to the following\namendment proposed thereto: Pages S1-936-38 James Zadroga 9/11\nHealth and Compensation Act: Senate passed H.R. 847, to amend the\nPublic Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and\nservices to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack\nin New York City on September 11, 2001, after agreeing to the\nfollowing amendment proposed thereto: Page S10980 Reid (for\nGillibrand/Schumer) Amendment No. 4923, in the nature of a\nsubstitute. Page S10980\n\n The online Record has been corrected to read: Ike Skelton\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011: Senate\npassed H.R. 6523, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011\nfor military activities of the Department of Defense, for military\nconstruction, and for defense activities of the Department of\nEnergy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal\nyear, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\nPages S1936-38 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act:\nSenate passed H.R. 847, to amend the Public Health Service Act to\nextend and improve protections and services to individuals\ndirectly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on\nSeptember 11, 2001, after agreeing to the following amendment\nproposed thereto: Pages S10980-82 Reid (for Gillibrand/Schumer)\nAmendment No. 4923, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S10980-82\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n Levin/McCain Amendment No. 4921, to strike title XVII.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S10936\n SBIR and STTR Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 4053, to\nreauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11000-11\n Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts: Senate passed H.R. 6398, to\nrequire the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure\nInterest on Lawyers Trust Accounts.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S10964\n James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act: Senate passed H.R.\n847, to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve\nprotections and services to individuals directly impacted by the\nterrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, after agreeing\nto the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S10980-82\n Reid (for Gillibrand/Schumer) Amendment No. 4923, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S10980-82\n Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act: Senate passed S. 4058, to extend\ncertain expiring provisions providing enhanced protections for\nservicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure.\n Pages S10990-92\n\n[[Page D1236]]\n\n Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 336, providing\nfor the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred\nEleventh Congress.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S10999\n Omnibus Trade Act: Senate passed H.R. 6517, to extend trade\nadjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend\nthe Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify\ntemporarily certain rates of duty, after agreeing to the following\namendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11011\n Brown (OH) Amendment No. 4924, in the nature of a substitute.\n Page S11011\n Arts in Education Week: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 275,\nexpressing support for designation of the week beginning on the second\nSunday of September as Arts in Education Week, and the resolution was\nthen agreed to.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11053\n Delta Regional Authority: Committee on Environment and Public Works\nwas discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 78, honoring\nthe work and mission of the Delta Regional Authority on the occasion of\nthe 10th anniversary of the Federal-State partnership created to uplift\nthe 8-State Delta region, and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Pages S11053-54\n Prevent and Mitigate Acts of Genocide: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res.\n71, recognizing the United States national interest in helping to\nprevent and mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against\ncivilians, and supporting and encouraging efforts to develop a whole of\ngovernment approach to prevent and mitigate such acts, after agreeing\nto the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.\n Pages S11054-57\n Year of the Lung: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions\nwas discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 432, supporting\nthe goals and ideals of the Year of the Lung 2010, and the resolution\nwas then agreed to.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11057-58\n Technical Correction: Senate agreed to S. Res. 705, providing for a\ntechnical correction to S. Res. 700.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11058\n Senate National Security Working Group: Senate agreed to S. Res. 706,\nextending the authority for the Senate National Security Working Group.\n Page S11058\n Honoring Lula Davis: Senate agreed to S. Res. 707, honoring Lula\nDavis.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11038, S11058-60\nAppointments:\n Indian Law and Order Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority\nLeader, in consultation with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on\nIndian Affairs and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the\nJudiciary, pursuant to Public Law 111-211, appointed the following\nindividuals to be members of the Indian Law and Order Commission: Troy\nEid of Colorado and Jefferson Keel of Oklahoma.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11060\n Indian Law and Order Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the\nRepublican Leader, in consultation with the Chairman of the Senate\nCommittee on Indian Affairs and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on\nthe Judiciary, pursuant to Public Law 111-211, appointed the following\nindividual to be a member of the Indian Law and Order Commission: Affie\nEllis of Wyoming.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11060\n National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development\nPrograms of the United States Intelligence Community: The Chair, on\nbehalf of the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Chairman of\nthe Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and pursuant to the\nprovisions of Public Law 107-306, as amended by Public Law 111-259,\nannounced the appointment of the following individual to serve as a\nmember of the National Commission for the Review of the Research and\nDevelopment Programs of the United States Intelligence Community:\nSenator Mark R. Warner of Virginia.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11060\nStar Print--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that Calendar #706, S. 583, reported by the Committee on\nCommerce, Science and Transportation on December 17, 2010, be star\nprinted with the changes at the desk. An incorrect version of the\ncommittee substitute amendment was reported to the Senate.\n Page S11060\nSigning Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that Senator Bayh be authorized to sign any duly enrolled\nbills or joint resolutions on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, and Senator\nLincoln be authorized to sign any duly enrolled bills or joint\nresolutions on Thursday, December 23, 2010, and Friday, December 24,\n2010.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11060\nAuthorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the\nupcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the\nSenate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority\nLeaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees,\nboards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by\nlaw, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.\n Page S11060\n\n[[Page D1237]]\n\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the\nSenate returns on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at 12:00 noon, following\nthe presentation of the certificates of election and the swearing in of\nelected members, and the required live quorum, that there then be a\nperiod of morning business.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S11070\nExecutive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following\nexecutive report of a committee:\n Report to accompany Investment Treaty with Rwanda (Treaty Doc. 110-\n23) (Ex. Rept. 111-8).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S11037\nTreaty Approved:\nTreaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of\nStrategic Offensive Arms: By 71 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 298), two-\nthirds of the Senators present having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nagreed to the resolution of Advise and Consent to Ratification, as\namended, to Treaty Doc. 111-5, between the United States of America and\nthe Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and\nLimitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8,\n2010, with Protocol, after having passed through its various\nparliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the\nresolution of ratification, and taking action on the following\namendments proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S10938-80, S1082-86\nAdopted:\n Kyl Further Modified Amendment No. 4892, to require a certification\nregarding the design and funding of certain facilities.\n Pages S10939-53\n McCain Further Modified Amendment No. 4904, to provide a condition\nand an additional element of the understanding regarding the\neffectiveness and viability of the New START Treaty and United States\nmissile defenses.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S10953-55\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing actions:\n Chair sustained a point of order against Kirk Amendment No. 4922 (to\nAmendment No. 4904), to provide an additional understanding regarding\nthe December 18, 2010, letter from President Obama to the Senate\nregarding missile defense, as being in violation of rule XXII of the\nStanding Rules of the Senate, that the amendment was not timely filed,\nand the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S10955-64\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. 299), Mary Helen Murguia,\nof Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.\n Pages S10986-87\n Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge\nfor the Tenth Circuit.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S10987\n Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013.\n Carolyn W. Colvin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social\nSecurity for the term expiring January 19, 2013.\n P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.\n Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term\nexpiring July 1, 2010.\n Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2015.\n Michele Marie Leonhart, of California, to be Administrator of Drug\nEnforcement.\n Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014.\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n On page D1237, December 22, 2010, the following language\nappears: Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Member of the\nEqual Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July\n1, 2014. Page S10987\n\n The online Record has been corrected to read: Scott M. Matheson,\nJr., of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth\nCircuit. Page S10987\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n Kathleen M. O'Malley, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for\nthe Federal Circuit.\n Jonathan Woodson, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nDefense.\n Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be Chair of the United States\nSentencing Commission.\n Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the United States\nSentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015.\n Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United\nStates Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015.\n Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Columbia.\n Robert Anacletus Underwood, of Guam, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term\nexpiring November 28, 2012.\n Anthony Bryk, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring\nNovember 28, 2011.\n Kris D. Gutierrez, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term\nexpiring November 28, 2012.\n Ramona Emilia Romero, of Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel of the\nDepartment of Agriculture.\n Sean P. Buckley, of New York, to be Commissioner of Education\nStatistics for a term expiring June 21, 2015.\n\n[[Page D1238]]\n\n Beryl Alaine Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Columbia.\n Kevin Glenn Nealer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2011.\n Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September\n17, 2013.\n Chase Theodora Rogers, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September\n17, 2012.\n Allison Blakely, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016.\n Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Mississippi\nRiver Commission for a term of nine years.\n Carol Fulp, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United\nStates of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of\nthe United Nations.\n Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, to be a Representative of the\nUnited States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General\nAssembly of the United Nations.\n Roger F. Wicker, of Mississippi, to be a Representative of the United\nStates of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of\nthe United Nations.\n Gregory J. Nickels, of Washington, to be an Alternate Representative\nof the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the\nGeneral Assembly of the United Nations.\n Stacia A. Hylton, of Virginia, to be Director of the United States\nMarshals Service. vice John F. Clark, resigned.\n William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nState (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs).\n Eugene Louis Dodaro, of Virginia, to be Comptroller General of the\nUnited States for a term of fifteen years.\n Paige Eve Alexander, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Administrator of\nthe United States Agency for International Development.\n Isabel Framer, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012.\n Susan H. Hildreth, of Washington, to be Director of the Institute of\nMuseum and Library Services.\n Mark Green, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years.\n Thomas R. Nides, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary\nof State for Management and Resources.\n Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two\nyears.\n Russel Edwin Burger, of Oregon, to be United States Marshal for the\nDistrict of Oregon for the term of four years. (Prior to this action,\nCommittee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration.)\n Charles Edward Andrews, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for\nthe Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years. (Prior to\nthis action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further\nconsideration.)\n Christopher R. Thyer, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for\nthe Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years. (Prior to\nthis action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further\nconsideration.)\n 1 Force nominations in the rank of general.\n 214 Army nominations in the rank of general.\n 4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.\n 4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.\n Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps,\nand Navy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S10987, S11061-66, S11072-75\nNomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:\n Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on\nthe Arts.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S11070\nNominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were\nreturned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate rule\nXXXI at the time of the sine die adjournment of the 111th Congress:\n Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for\nAdvocacy, Small Business Administration.\n Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management,\nDepartment of Homeland Security.\n Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce\nfor Export Administration.\n Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade\nRepresentative, with the rank of Ambassador.\n Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator,\nOffice of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of\nAmbassador.\n Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health\nand Human Services.\n Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the\nTreasury.\n\n[[Page D1239]]\n\n Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of\nthe Office of Science and Technology Policy.\n Solomon B. Watson, IV, of New York, to be General Counsel of the\nDepartment of the Army.\n Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to\nthe Republic of El Salvador.\n Robert Stephen Ford, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab\nRepublic.\n Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be Inspector General,\nCorporation for National and Community Service.\n Amy Totenberg, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Georgia.\n William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer.\n Paul Kinloch Holmes, III, of Arkansas, to be United States District\nJudge for the Western District of Arkansas.\n Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge\nfor the Second Circuit.\n Anthony J. Battaglia, of California, to be United States District\nJudge for the Southern District of California.\n Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Northern District of California.\n James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy\nAttorney General.\n Matthew J. Bryza, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nAzerbaijan.\n James E. Shadid, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Central District of Illinois.\n Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.\n James E. Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit\nJudge for the Fifth Circuit.\n James Emanuel Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be United\nStates District Judge for the District of Columbia.\n Amy Berman Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Columbia.\n Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to\nthe Czech Republic.\n Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian\nRepublic of Venezuela.\n Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador\nto the Republic of Turkey.\n Marco A. Hernandez, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge\nfor the District of Oregon.\n Steve C. Jones, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Northern District of Georgia.\n Sue E. Myerscough, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Central District of Illinois.\n Diana Saldana, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the\nSouthern District of Texas.\n Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for\nthe District of Oregon.\n Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for\nthe Ninth Circuit.\n Louis B. Butler, Jr., of Wisconsin, to be United States District\nJudge for the Western District of Wisconsin.\n Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be United States District\nJudge for the Northern District of California.\n John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Rhode Island.\n Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of\nGovernors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of\nfourteen years from February 1, 2000.\n Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner\nfor the term expiring June 30, 2014.\n Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime\nCommissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015.\n Joseph A. Smith, Jr., of North Carolina, to be Director of the\nFederal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years.\n Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.\n Katherine M. Gehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2010.\n Jill Long Thompson, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Farm Credit\nAdministration Board, Farm Credit Administration (Recess Appointment).\n Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce\nfor International Trade (Recess Appointment).\n Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce\nfor Export Administration (Recess Appointment).\n Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade\nRepresentative, with the rank of Ambassador (Recess Appointment).\n Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the\nTreasury (Recess Appointment).\n Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator,\nOffice of the United States\n\n[[Page D1240]]\n\nTrade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador (Recess Appointment).\n Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, to be Ambassador at Large for\nInternational Religious Freedom.\n Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of\nthe Office of Science and Technology Policy (Recess Appointment).\n Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the\nPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Recess Appointment).\n Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the\nInternal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September\n14, 2010.\n Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the\nInternal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September\n14, 2015.\n Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt for a term of fifteen years.\n Elizabeth Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of\nAgriculture for Food Safety (Recess Appointment).\n Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs,\nDepartment of Homeland Security.\n Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the\nCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services.\n Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the\nTreasury.\n Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health\nand Human Services (Recess Appointment).\n Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to\nthe Republic of El Salvador (Recess Appointment).\n George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic\nof Uzbekistan.\n Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, to be a Member of the\nBoard of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a\nterm expiring December 17, 2012.\n Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign\nService, Class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his\ntenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific\nEconomic Cooperation (APEC ) Forum.\n Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy Under\nSecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.\n Michael Vickers, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for\nIntelligence.\n Sue Kathrine Brown, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Montenegro.\n Pamela L. Spratlen, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz\nRepublic.\n David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Representative of the United\nStates of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with\nthe rank and status of Ambassador.\n Eric G. Postel, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the\nUnited States Agency for International Development.\n Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a Member of the Marine\nMammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2012.\n Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nCommerce.\n Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Fish\nand Wildlife Service.\n Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt for a term of fifteen years.\n Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nEnergy (Nuclear Energy).\n Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface\nTransportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2015.\n Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013\n(Recess Appointment).\n Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014\n(Recess Appointment).\n Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor\nRelations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014\n(Recess Appointment).\n Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term\nexpiring July 1, 2010 (Recess Appointment).\n P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years (Recess\nAppointment).\n Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor\nRelations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2013\n(Recess Appointment).\n Paul M. Tiao, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of\nLabor.\n Beverly L. Hall, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring March\n15, 2012.\n Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the\nremainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012.\n\n[[Page D1241]]\n\n Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a\nterm expiring October 6, 2014.\n Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a\nterm expiring June 10, 2014.\n Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board\nof Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for\na term expiring October 6, 2013.\n John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the\nBoard of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community\nService for a term expiring October 6, 2014.\n Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring February 8, 2014.\n Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2012.\n James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2010.\n James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2013.\n Daniel L. Shields III, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Brunei\nDarussalam.\n Joseph M. Torsella, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the\nUnited States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and\nReform, with the rank of Ambassador.\n Joseph M. Torsella, of Pennsylvania, to be Alternate Representative\nof the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly\nof the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative\nof the United States of America to the United Nations for U. N.\nManagement and Reform.\n David Bruce Shear, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Socialist\nRepublic of Vietnam.\n Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, of Virginia, to be Representative of the\nUnited States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.\n Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring\nDecember 17, 2011.\n Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management,\nDepartment of Homeland Security (Recess Appointment).\n Esteban Soto III, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the\nSuperior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four years.\n Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of\nSpecial Counsel, for the term of five years.\n Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance\nCommission for a term expiring December 12, 2013.\n Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for\nAdvocacy, Small Business Administration (Recess Appointment).\n Stephanie O'Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Director of\nNational Intelligence.\n Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the\nBoard of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community\nService for a term expiring October 6, 2013.\n Pamela Young-Holmes, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on Disability for the remainder of the term expiring September\n17, 2010.\n Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the\nPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Recess Appointment).\n Anthony Bryk, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring\nNovember 28, 2015.\n Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National\nScience Foundation.\n Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation\nBoard for a term expiring July 1, 2013.\n Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016.\n Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the\nNational Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26,\n2016.\n Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013.\n Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour\nDivision, Department of Labor.\n Kelvin K. Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the National\nScience Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10,\n2016.\n Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member\nof the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January\n26, 2016.\n Constance M. Carroll, of California, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016.\n\n[[Page D1242]]\n\n Cathy M. Davidson, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016.\n Aaron Paul Dworkin, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014.\n Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013.\n Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of\nSpecial Counsel, for the term of five years.\n Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of\nthe term expiring September 19, 2011.\n Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four\nyears.\n John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of\nthe term expiring September 19, 2011.\n John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four\nyears.\n Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on\nthe Arts.\n Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be Chairman of the Foreign\nClaims Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring\nSeptember 30, 2012.\n Andrew L. Traver, of Illinois, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol,\nTobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.\n Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Western District of Pennsylvania.\n Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Southern District of New York.\n Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., of Florida, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Middle District of Florida.\n Sara Lynn Darrow, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Central District of Illinois.\n John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Central District of California.\n Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Middle District of Tennessee.\n S. Amanda Marshall, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney for the\nDistrict of Oregon for the term of four years.\n Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge\nfor the Sixth Circuit.\n Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be United States District\nJudge for the Eastern District of Virginia.\n Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be United States District\nJudge for the Western District of Virginia.\n Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge\nfor the District of New Jersey.\n Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for\nthe District of New Jersey.\n Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney\nfor the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.\n John B. Stevens, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the\nEastern District of Texas for the term of four years.\n Edward Carroll DuMont, of the District of Columbia, to be United\nStates Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.\n Victoria Frances Nourse, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit\nJudge for the Seventh Circuit.\n Charles Bernard Day, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge\nfor the District of Maryland.\n Kathleen M. Williams, of Florida, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Southern District of Florida.\n Marina Garcia Marmolejo, of Texas, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Southern District of Texas.\n M. Scott Bowen, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the\nWestern District of Michigan for the term of four years.\n Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September\n17, 2010.\n Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit\nJudge for the Second Circuit.\n Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge\nfor the District of Columbia Circuit.\n Jimmie V. Reyna, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for\nthe Federal Circuit.\n Richard Brooke Jackson, of Colorado, to be United States District\nJudge for the District of Colorado.\n Mae A. D'Agostino, of New York, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Northern District of New York.\n Mark Raymond Hornak, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District\nJudge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.\n Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District\nJudge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.\n\n[[Page D1243]]\n\n John Andrew Ross, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Eastern District of Missouri.\n Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of\nJustice Assistance.\n Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Privacy\nand Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29,\n2014.\n James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a Member of the Privacy\nand Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29,\n2016.\n 6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.\n 4 Army nominations in the rank of general.\n 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination in the\nrank of admiral.\n 2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.\n Routine lists in the Air Force, Foreign Service, Marine Corps.\n Pages S11070-72\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11033-34\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11034\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11034-36\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S11037\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11037-38\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11030-33\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S11038-53\nRecord Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--299)\n Pages S10982, S10987\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned sine die, pursuant\nto the provisions of H. Con. Res. 336, at 8:03 p.m., until 12 noon on\nWednesday, January 5, 2011, for the convening of the 112th Congress.\n(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in\ntoday's Record on page S11070.)"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgD1243-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1243", "D1245", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"67\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HJRES\", \"number\": \"106\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HJRES\", \"number\": \"107\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"336\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"372\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1461\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1779\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1783\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1784\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1783\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1784\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3903\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4036\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4053\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"4058\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5901\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6517\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6560\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6570\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. D1243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1243-D1245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 6570;\nand 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 106-107; and H. Res. 1783-1784 were\nintroduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8990\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8990\nReports Filed: There were no reports filed today.\nChaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Monsignor\nStephen J. Rossetti, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.\n Page H8943\nIke Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011:\nAgreed by unanimous consent to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R.\n6523, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military\nactivities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and\nfor defense activities of the Department of Energy and to prescribe\nmilitary personnel strengths for such fiscal year.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8944-45\nRecess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 3:50 p.m.\n Page H8946\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 24, 2010, unless it sooner has\nreceived a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H.\nCon. Res. 336, in which case the House shall stand adjourned sine die\npursuant to that concurrent resolution.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8947\nOrder of Procedure: The House agreed by unanimous consent that it be in\norder at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 847, with the\nSenate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without\nintervention of any point of order except those arising under clause 10\nof rule XXI, a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Energy\nand Commerce or his designee that the House concur in the Senate\namendment; that the Senate amendment be considered as read; that the\nmotion be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by\nthe chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and\nCommerce; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on\nthe motion to final adoption without intervening motion.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8947\nJames Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010: The House\nconcurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 847, to amend the Public\nHealth Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to\nindividuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City\non September 11, 2001, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 60 nays,\nRoll No. 664.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8947-66\n\n[[Page D1244]]\n\nWhistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: The House agreed by unanimous\nconsent to S. 372, amended, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United\nStates Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from\nprohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure\npolicies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and\nagreements conform with certain disclosure protections, and provide\ncertain authority for the Special Counsel.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8966-74\nSupporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2010: The House agreed by unanimous\nconsent to H. Res. 1461, to support Olympic Day on June 23, 2010, and\nto congratulate Team USA and World Fit participants.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8975\nClarifying the National Credit Union Administration authority to make\nstabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury:\nThe House agreed by unanimous consent to S. 4036, to clarify the\nNational Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization\nfund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury.\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8975-76\nCelebrating 130 years of United States-Romanian diplomatic relations:\nThe House agreed by unanimous consent to S. Con. Res. 67, to celebrate\n130 years of United States-Romanian diplomatic relations, to\ncongratulate the Romanian people on their achievements as a great\nnation, and to reaffirm the deep bonds of trust and values between the\nUnited States and Romania, a trusted and most valued ally.\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8976\nRemoval Clarification Act of 2010: The House agreed by unanimous\nconsent to H.R. 6560, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify\nand improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation\nagainst Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts.\n Pages H8976-77\nHonoring the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides: The House agreed by\nunanimous consent to H. Res. 1779, to honor the 50th anniversary of the\nFreedom Rides.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8977\nReal Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2010: The House agreed by\nunanimous consent to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5901, to\namend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real\nestate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in United\nStates real property interests.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8977-78\nMaking a technical correction to a cross-reference in the final\nregulations issued by the Office of Compliance to implement the\nVeterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998: The House agreed by\nunanimous consent to H. Res. 1783, to make a technical correction to a\ncross-reference in the final regulations issued by the Office of\nCompliance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of\n1998 that apply to the House of Representatives and employees of the\nHouse of Representatives.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8978\nAmending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal\nresponsibility for stormwater pollution: The House agreed by unanimous\nconsent to S. 3481, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to\nclarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution.\n Pages H8978-80\nExtending certain expiring provisions providing enhanced protections\nfor servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure: The\nHouse agreed by unanimous consent to S. 4058, to extend certain\nexpiring provisions providing enhanced protections for servicemembers\nrelating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8980\nAuthorizing leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay\nOwingeh Pueblo: The House agreed by unanimous consent to S. 3903, to\nauthorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay\nOwingeh Pueblo.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8980\nCommittee to Notify the President: The House agreed to H. Res. 1784,\nproviding for a committee of two Members to be appointed by the House\nto join a similar committee appointed by the Senate, to wait upon the\nPresident to inform him that the two Houses have completed their\nbusiness of the session and are ready to adjourn, unless the President\nhas some other communication to make to them. Subsequently, the Speaker\nappointed Majority Leader Hoyer and Minority Leader Boehner to the\ncommittee.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8980-81\nExtension of Remarks: Agreed that the Chairman and ranking minority\nMember of each standing committee and each subcommittee be permitted to\nextend their remarks in the Record, up to and including the Record's\nlast publication, and to include a summary of the work of that\ncommittee or subcommittee.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8981\n Also agreed that Members may have until publication of the last\nedition of the Congressional Record authorized for the Second Session\nof the One Hundred Eleventh Congress by the Joint Committee on Printing\nto revise and extend their remarks and to include brief, related\nextraneous material on any matter occurring before the adjournment of\nthe Second Session Sine Die.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H8981\nBoard of Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation--Appointment:\nThe Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member\n\n[[Page D1245]]\n\nof the House to the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Education\nFoundation: Upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader:\nRepresentative Loretta Sanchez of California.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8981\nNational Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity--\nAppointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the\nfollowing member on the part of the House to the National Advisory\nCommittee on Institutional Quality and Integrity for a term of six\nyears: Upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader: Dr. George T.\nFrench of Fairfield, AL.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H8982\nOmnibus Trade Act of 2010: The House agreed by unanimous consent to\nconcur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6517, to extend trade adjustment\nassistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend the\nHarmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily\ncertain rates of duty.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8982-83\nAdvisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance--Appointment: The\nChair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following member on\nthe part of the House to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial\nAssistance for a term of four years: Upon the recommendation of the\nMajority Leader: Ms. Deborah Stanley of Bowie, MD.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H8983-85\nSenate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today and a message received from\nthe Senate today appear on pages H8944, H8946-47, H8974, H8982.\nSenate Referrals: S. 3903, S. 4053, and S. 4058 were held at the desk.\n Pages H8944, H8947, H8974\nQuorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the\nproceedings of today and appears on pages H8965. There were no quorum\ncalls.\nAdjournment Sine Die: The House met at 11 a.m. and in accordance with\nthe provisions of H. Con. Res. 336, the House adjourned sine die at 6\np.m. until 12 noon on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 for the Convening of\nthe First Session of the 112th Congress."], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgD1243", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1243", "D1243", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. D1243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgD1245-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDNEWPUBLAWS", "D1245", "D1245", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2965\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. D1245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1233)\n H.R. 2965, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small\nBusiness Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology\nTransfer Program. Signed on December 22, 2010. (Public Law 111-321)\n H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal\nyear ending September 30, 2010. Signed on December 22, 2010. (Public\nLaw 111-322)"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgD1245-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1245", "D1246", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. 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All Senators are\nasked to report to the floor at that time. The Senate will then be in a\nperiod of morning business.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 12 p.m., Wednesday, January 5\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Wednesday: Convening of the first session of the 112th\nCongress.\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue\n HOUSE\n\nBaca, Joe, Calif., E2244\nBecerra, Xavier, Calif., E2243\nBishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E2246\nBlumenauer, Earl, Ore., E2247\nBordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E2243, E2249\nCuellar, Henry, Tex., E2241\nCulberson, John Abney, Tex., E2240\nDavis, Danny K., Ill., E2237, E2241, E2246, E2249\nDavis, Geoff, Ky., E2244\nDriehaus, Steve, Ohio, E2245\nFarr, Sam, Calif., E2237\nFlake, Jeff, Ariz., E2249\nGerlach, Jim, Pa., E2237\nGranger, Kay, Tex., E2254\nGutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E2244\nHall, John J., N.Y., E2238, E2250, E2255\nHall, Ralph M., Tex., E2247\nHeller, Dean, Nev., E2238, E2240, E2243, E2246, E2247, E2248, E2249,\nE2255\nHinojosa, Ruben, Tex., E2248\nKaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E2252\nKilpatrick, Carolyn C., Mich., E2240, E2254\nKilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E2245\nLee, Barbara, Calif., E2243\nMcCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E2252\nMcClintock, Tom, Calif., E2242\nMcCollum, Betty, Minn., E2244\nMcMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E2244\nNorton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E2245\nPascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2238, E2240, E2249\nPaulsen, Erik, Minn., E2247, E2249, E2255\nPerlmutter, Ed, Colo., E2237, E2241, E2243\nPierluisi, Pedro R., Puerto Rico, E2246\nPomeroy, Earl, N.D., E2245\nRoybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E2247\nSires, Albio, N.J., E2240\nSkelton, Ike, Mo., E2241, E2251\nSmith, Adam, Wash., E2245\nSmith, Christopher H., N.J., E2252\nSpratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E2248\nWilson, Joe, S.C., E2249"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgD1245", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1245", "D1245", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. D1245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No committee meetings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2237-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF STEPHEN J. ROSS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2237", "E2237", "[{\"name\": \"Jim Gerlach\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2237", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2237]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n IN HONOR OF STEPHEN J. ROSS\n\n ______\n\n HON. JIM GERLACH\n\n of pennsylvania\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Stephen ``Steve''\nJ. Ross for his more than 40 years of faithful service to communities\nin southeastern Pennsylvania.\n During the last two years, the residents, businesses and all\ntaxpayers of West Pikeland Township, Chester County have benefitted\nimmeasurably from Steve's breadth of experience and tremendous\nleadership as Township Manager.\n Prior to taking the helm in West Pikeland, Steve had a distinguished\ncareer spanning nearly 30 years as Township Manager in West Whiteland\nTownship, Chester County. He has been an outstanding steward of public\nfinances and played a critical role in helping a region experiencing\nphenomenal growth protect its open space and natural resources, enhance\nits recreational opportunities, and improve its infrastructure.\n The West Pikeland Township Board of Supervisors will recognize Steve\nfor his exemplary efforts on December 28, 2010.\n Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in honoring\nStephen J. Ross for his extraordinary commitment to public service and\ndedication to making southeastern Pennsylvania a great place to live,\nwork and raise a family.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2237-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CONRADO JAVIER JR.", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2237", "E2237", "[{\"name\": \"Sam Farr\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2237", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2237]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n IN HONOR OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CONRADO JAVIER JR.\n\n ______\n\n HON. SAM FARR\n\n of california\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a young,\nbrave soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, December 19,\n2010. Private First Class Conrado Javier Jr. of Marina, California was\nonly nineteen years old. It is with a heavy heart that I wish to offer\nmy sincere condolences to the family of Conrado Javier Jr.\n Private First Class Conrado Javier Jr. served in the United States\nArmy and was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment\nbased in Vilseck, Germany. He was serving a tour in Afghanistan\nsupporting Operation Enduring Freedom. On Sunday, December 19, 2010, in\nthe Kandahar province of Afghanistan, the vehicle he driving in struck\nan improvised explosive device. Pfc. Javier was unable to recover from\nhis wounds sustained in the deadly explosion.\n Conrado Javier Jr. is the fifth service member from my district to\npay the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country in Operation\nEnduring Freedom. Sadly, he is the youngest service member from my\ndistrict to lose his life in Afghanistan. There are no words that can\nfill the far reaching potential of this young man. However, I have no\ndoubt he touched many lives during his very short time on Earth and his\nlife will continue through them.\n Conrado attended Seaside High School and was a member of the\nschool's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. It is evident he was\ndedicated to serving his country and possessed the strengths of a\nleader. Some may say his strongest value was being a loyal friend, who\nput others before him.\n Madam Speaker, I rise today and ask for my colleagues to join me in\nhonoring the life of Conrado Javier Jr. I extend the sincere\ncondolences of the House to his mother, Julia Dominga Javier Diaz; his\nfather, Conrado Javier; and the seven siblings he leaves behind.\nPrivate Javier, we salute you!\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2237-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "KAY EHALT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2237", "E2237", "[{\"name\": \"Ed Perlmutter\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2237", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2237]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n KAY EHALT\n\n ______\n\n HON. ED PERLMUTTER\n\n of colorado\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and applaud Kay\nEhalt for her outstanding service to our community.\n Kay Ehalt has made a life of caring for others. She has raised two\nsons and a daughter. She puts her heart and soul into creating gift\nbaskets that are creative and unique and adds the personal touch to\nmake each recipient feel cherished.\n Kay has been involved with the Kiwanis for many years and travels\nannually with the Children's Hospital Jungle Mobile. The Jungle Mobile\nis an ambulance converted into a safety education classroom on wheels.\nIt travels to rural areas to teach kids about fire safety, water safety\nand how to call 911.\n In addition, Kay is an avid supporter of the Jefferson Foundation's\nCrystal Ball. Volunteering her time for the event and donating items\nfor the silent auction. Whenever an organization needs something for\nauctions, fundraisers or decorations, Kay is always offering her\nservices or her baskets without being asked.\n I extend my deepest congratulations to Kay Ehalt for her well\ndeserved recognition by the West Chamber serving Jefferson County. I\nhave no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication and character in all\nher future accomplishments.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2237-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2237", "E2238", "[{\"name\": \"Danny K. Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2237", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2237-E2238]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. DANNY K. DAVIS\n\n of illinois\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5116,\nthe America COMPETES Act. To maintain economic growth and a high\nstandard of living, our nation must remain competitive in a global\neconomy. To be competitive, U.S. companies must engage in trade,\npreserve market shares, and provide sustainable products, processes,\nand services. Scientific and technological advances serve as critical\ncomponents of economic growth because they contribute to the creation\nof new goods, services, jobs, and increased productivity. Our country\nis in need of innovative concepts and ideas to strengthen our economy\nboth domestically and internationally. The America COMPETES Act will\nincrease the nation's investment in science, technology, engineering,\nand mathematics, STEM. Further, COMPETES provides critical federal\ninvestment in science through research and education. I am pleased that\nthe 111th Congress will reauthorize this law, and I am pleased that it\ncontains some important elements to broaden the participation of groups\nof Americans who are underrepresented in STEM fields, such as women and\nracial or ethnic minorities.\n According to the Census Bureau, 39 percent of the population under\nthe age of 18 is a racial or ethnic minority. Yet, in 2003, only 4.4\npercent of U.S. science and engineering jobs were held by African\nAmericans and only 3.4 percent by Hispanics. In 2008, the American\nCommunity Survey reported that 10.3 percent of the total U.S.\npopulation were in the Professional, Scientific, Management and\nAdministrative Services industry; however, only 7.7 percent of\nCambodians, 6.8 percent of Hmongs, and 5.2 percent of Laotians actually\nheld these types of jobs. Further, women represent only a little more\nthan one quarter of our science and technology workforce. Many experts\nmaintain that the ability of the U.S. to produce enough scientists will\nfall far short unless we take strong action to develop the potential of\nwomen and minorities. Thus, broadening participation efforts are\ncritical to meeting the growing demand for U.S. workers with STEM\nskills and to improving American competitiveness globally.\n Although minorities have increased their share of degrees awarded in\nthe sciences, poor preparation in science and mathematics is a major\nfactor limiting the access of these citizens to careers in the STEM\nfields. H.R. 5116 helps improve secondary STEM education by requiring\nfederal agencies to report how they are disseminating federally funded\nSTEM education resources to practitioners, including to teachers and\nadministrators at high-needs schools. Further, it requires the\nestablishment of an inventory of federally sponsored STEM education\nprograms that must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the\nprograms and the rates of participation of underrepresented minorities\nin such programs. An increased investment in STEM-based programs will\noffer more high-level science and mathematics courses in high school,\nenhance undergraduate and graduate degrees in science and engineering,\nand solidify employment in science and engineering positions in this\nglobal economy. The National Science\n\n[[Page E2238]]\n\nFoundation will receive substantial funds to develop and implement a\npolicy for the broader impacts review criterion that will result in\nimproving the effectiveness and impact of activities to broaden\nparticipation within STEM. Such a policy is long overdue. We spend\nbillions of federal dollars for science advancements but have limited\nrequirements for the institutions receiving these dollars to give back\nto the nation in terms of helping institutions or students beyond their\nwalls improve their access to quality science.\n I support the bill because it advances our nation in the STEM areas;\nhowever, I am disappointed that many of the provisions to broaden\nparticipation that were included in the House-passed version were\nabsent from the final version. I promise to continue to work to ensure\nthat all Americans have access to high quality STEM education and\ncareers. I support H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Act of 2010; this\nbill will enhance our present practices in science and our economic\nstrength in the global marketplace.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2238-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO FERRARO MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A.", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2238", "E2238", "[{\"name\": \"Bill Pascrell, Jr.\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2238", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2238]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n TRIBUTE TO FERRARO MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A.\n\n ______\n\n HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.\n\n of new jersey\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call to your attenion\nthe work of an outstanding medical practice Ferraro Medical Associates,\nP.A., which is celebrating its 65th Anniversary of dedicated service to\nits patients, and by extension, the greater community. It is only\nfitting that Ferraro Medical Associates, and its late founder Dr.\nStephen P. Ferraro, be honored in this permanent record of the greatest\ndemocracy ever known, for the comfort and care that it has provided to\nso many Paterson families.\n Dr. Stephen P. Ferraro was born in 1920 in Paterson, NJ to Angelo and\nNatalizia who emigrated from Sicily to the United States. They had four\nchildren, two of whom died untimely deaths leaving Stephen and Joseph.\nStephen's parents ingrained in their sons the importance of education,\nand became successful themselves, owning multiple properties in\nPaterson.\n Dr. Ferraro attended School No. 15 and graduated Eastside High School\nin 1937. In high school he was very athletic but music intrigued him\nmost and he played the violin for the Eastside orchestra. After\ngraduation he earned a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University in\n1941. Stephen developed a passion for medicine and flying which lasted\na lifetime.\n In 1946 Dr. Ferraro obtained his degree of Doctor of Medicine from\nGeorgetown University Medical School. He graduated in the top of his\nclass. He returned to Paterson to pursue his career. He did a rotating\ninternship at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Paterson. In\n1947 he was certified and passed the State of New Jersey Board as\nDoctor in Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Ferraro then decided to join the\nUnited States Air Force University School of Medicine in Randolf, Texas\nand became a USAF Flight Surgeon, spending three years in Okinawa. In\nthe Air Force he saw many in great need and he was determined to always\nbe a ``people doctor'' and provide his service where the need was\ngreatest.\n By 1950, when he returned from spending four years at Boston City\nHospital, becoming Chief Surgical Resident, he had met a nurse named\nBetty. He went to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and became Chief\nSurgical Resident from 1954-1956. Betty followed him and worked\nalongside him as his operating room nurse. They later married at St.\nAnthony Church in Paterson and had six children-- Stephen Jr., Natalie,\nAngelo, Lisa, Lucia and Barbara.\n Dr. Ferraro never forgot the city he came from. In 1957 he became\nattending surgeon of St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center in\nPaterson. He soon decided to open his own practice at 414 Broadway.\nBetty was always by his side and was his nurse at the practice.\nTogether they were the perfect ``team.'' The office was on the first\nfloor and their apartment was on the upper levels. He became the Co-\nChief of Department of Surgery at Fairlawn Memorial Hospital, attending\nsurgeon at Saddle Brook Hospital, Police Surgeon and City of Paterson\nphysician, Medical Director of Nabisco Brands, Inc., assistant\nprofessor at Seton Hall University Department of Surgery and also\nbecame Medical Examiner for Federal Aviation-Class A, and USCIS Civil\nSurgeon. Dr. Ferraro was a distinguished and respected physician who\nwith all his qualities provided the best to his patients and left a\nremarkable legacy to his children.\n Dr. Ferraro's children admired their father for instilling the\nimportance of education in them. When his children were very young he\nwould always encourage them to read. They spent time with their father\naround the office. Dr. Ferraro was a great role model, allowing them to\nsee the medical world in his office as one of the choices for their\nlives.\n Lisa Ferraro followed her father's footsteps and graduated from Ross\nUniversity Medical School. In 1984-1987 she completed her internship\nand residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph's Regional Medical\nCenter in Paterson and immediately went to work with her father. Dr.\nLisa Ferraro was Board Certified in Internal Medicine in 1987 and\njoined attending staff Internal Medicine at SJHMC.\n She has worked as school physician for Public Schools Nos. 5, 8, 28\nand Kilpatrick School. She was assistant Medical Director at Nabisco\nfrom 1987-1992 and has taught first year medical students from UMDNJ,\nas well as forth year foreign medical students. In 2000 she was\nappointed as Civil Surgeon for USCIS. In February 2010 she became\nCertified in Aesthetic Medicine.\n Dr. Ferraro left a truly wonderful legacy in Paterson. In April 1996\nDr. Stephen and Dr. Lisa Ferraro registered the office as a\ncorporation, Ferraro Medical Associates, P.A. Despite the challenges,\nthe office still serves our community at 414 Broadway. Presently the\npractice provides medical care to approximately five hundred patients a\nmonth. It is estimated that close to half a million patients have\npassed through the doors at 414 Broadway.\n Although Dr. Stephen P. Ferraro departed from this earth in 2002, he\nleft a legacy of perseverance as well as a well recognized practice,\nwhich continues to thrive under the leadership of Dr. Lisa Ferraro. Her\nsiblings are all successful professionals in their fields. Stephen P.\nFerraro, Jr. M.D., is an orthopaeadic surgeon in Redding, California,\nAngelo Ferraro, M.D., a cardiologist, Spokane, Washington, Lucia\nFerraro, M.D., an anesthesiologist and Critical Care, Sherman Oaks,\nCalifornia, Natalia Ferraro is a homemaker and professional\nphotographer and Barbara Tabano is a homemaker and operates a family\nbusiness, The Sock Company, with her husband Jim.\n The job of a United States Congressman involves much that is\nrewarding, yet nothing compares to recognizing the efforts of wonderful\npeople in my District. Madam Speaker, I ask that you join all of the\npatients and friends of the Ferraro family, all those who have been\nhelped throughout the years, and me in recognizing the outstanding\ncontributions they have made to the community in Paterson and beyond.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2238-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "FEDERAL GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2238", "E2240", "[{\"name\": \"John J. Hall\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2238", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2238-E2240]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n FEDERAL GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOHN J. HALL\n\n of new york\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, I would like to submit the\nfollowing:\n I was proud to bring millions of federal dollars home to local\ntaxpayers. New Yorkers pay more in federal taxes than New York receives\nin federal funding support, so I worked hard to bring additional\ndollars back home for local projects, thereby reducing the burden on\nlocal property taxpayers.\n\n orange county\n\n Obtained $19.6m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for\ninfrastructure upgrades and renovations at the U.S. Military Academy at\nWest Point.\n Obtained $4.4m from the U.S. Department of Transportation for\nimproved runway lighting and resurfacing at Stewart Airport, thereby\nincreasing its air traffic capacity. The new lighting improves both\nenergy efficiency and public safety during take offs and landings.\n Obtained $3.6m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for\nrepairs and renovations at the Stewart Air National Guard base.\n Obtained over $3.5m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act\nfor energy efficiency improvements in Orange County.\n Obtained $2.3m for the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School\nDistrict, including $1.5m in federal impact aid and $800,000 in federal\nfunding to improve science and technology programs.\n Obtained $2m in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to\nconstruct a new water filtration plant for the Village of Warwick.\n\n[[Page E2239]]\n\n Obtained $1.33m in federal funding to support the Newburgh-Beacon\nferry enabling easier access to public transportation for commuters.\n Obtained $597,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for five\nlocal fire departments, including Greenville Fire Department; the Slate\nHill and New Hampton Fire Departments in Wawayanda; and the Johnson and\nthe Unionville Fire Departments in Minisink.\n Obtained $564,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for\nimprovement projects at Greenwood Lake.\n Obtained $394,000 in federal funding to replace the Hambletonian\nWater Main in Goshen which improved water quality and saved property\ntax dollars.\n Obtained $245,600 in federal funds for the Hudson Valley Agricultural\nViability Program that will create jobs and attract private investment\nin local farms.\n Obtained $110,000 for the Port Jervis Police Department to upgrade\ntheir outdated communications system.\n Obtained $160,000 in federal funding for the Monroe Police\nDepartment.\n Obtained $95,300 in federal funding for St. Anthony Community\nHospital in Warwick for their Wound Care Program.\n Obtained a $78,683 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant\nfrom the U.S. Dept of Justice to improve public safety in Orange County\nthrough increased police patrols and improved equipment and technology.\n Assisted in obtaining almost $72,000 for Museum Village.\n Obtained a $66,500 Department of Homeland Security grant for the\nSouth Blooming Grove Fire District.\n Obtained $60,000 for the Woodbury Police Department.\n Obtained $40,000 for the Quassaick Bridge Fire District.\n\n Westchester County\n\n Obtained over $13m for improvements to I-684.\n Obtained $6.75m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for\ninfrastructure upgrades and renovations of patient care areas at the\nFDR Veterans Hospital in Montrose.\n Obtained $6.1m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for\ninfrastructure improvements at the Camp Smith National Guard Training\nSite in Cortlandt.\n Obtained $5m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a\nwater treatment plant for the Peach Lake community in North Salem. The\nnew water treatment plant will help restore the quality of the lake and\ncreate local jobs.\n Obtained almost $2m for improvements at the Croton-Harmon train\nstation including flood prevention and infrastructure upgrades.\n Obtained $1.96m in federal funding for reconstruction and\nimprovements to Route 6 in Cortlandt.\n Assisted in obtaining $1.3m from the Dept of Energy for the Bedford-\nNorthern Westchester Energy Action Coalition.\n Obtained over $1.1m for improvements to the Annsville Circle in\nCortlandt.\n Obtained $665,000 in federal funding to improve the Peekskill\nDowntown Business District including sidewalk improvements,\nlandscaping, and lighting upgrades on Main Street.\n Obtained $332,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice for the\nWestchester County Forensic Science Laboratory, to improve the quality\nand timeliness of medical examiner services, thereby reducing the case\nbacklog.\n Obtained $325,000 from the federal Drug Free Communities Support\nProgram for programs sponsored by the Village of Croton-on-Hudson,\nAlliance for Safe Kids in Cortlandt Manor, and the Town of Cortlandt.\n Obtained over $300,000 for programs at the Yorktown Senior Center.\n Obtained $196,000 in federal funding for improvements at the South\nSalem library.\n Obtained $120,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for the\nGoldens Bridge Volunteer Fire Department.\n Assisted in obtaining $115,000 for the Katonah Museum of Art.\n Obtained 98,400 in federal funding for A-HOME to build an affordable\nhome for a first responder in Lewisboro, using the most state of the\nart energy efficient technologies.\n Obtained $95,300 in federal funding for the new emergency department\nat the Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.\n Obtained $87,000 for the Katonah Fire Department.\n Obtained $70,000 in federal funding for the Pound Ridge Police\nDepartment for communications systems that will improve emergency\nresponse capabilities.\n Obtained $47,000 in federal funding for education programs at the Van\nCortlandt Manor historic site in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.\n\n Dutchess County\n\n Obtained $8.22m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for\ninfrastructure and energy efficiency improvements at Castle Point\nVeterans Hospital.\n Obtained $3.6m from the U.S. Department of Transportation for\nimprovements in public transportation including local busses and bus\nfacilities in Poughkeepsie.\n Obtained $2.4m for the development and manufacture of night vision\ngoggles by E-Magin, located in Dutchess County. These goggles improve\nthe safety of our troops in the field, while creating local\nmanufacturing jobs.\n Obtained $330,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to\nhelp retrofit stormwater systems in East Fishkill and Beekman.\n Obtained $314,000 for Hudson River Housing in Poughkeepsie to assist\nin rehabilitating affordable homes and creating opportunities for local\nfinancing.\n Obtained $196,000 in federal funding for the Village of Wappingers\nFalls to create Consentino Park.\n Secured Dyson Foundation grant funding of $108,000 for Arlington High\nSchool's club ACTION students to install solar panels on the roof the\nHigh School.\n Obtained $98,600 for the Glenham Fire District.\n Obtained $86,000 in federal funding for technology improvements at\nthe St. Francis Hospital emergency room.\n Obtained $77,000 for the Fishkill Fire Department.\n Obtained $66,000 in federal funding to install solar panels on the\nBeacon Municipal Building.\n Obtained $61,750 from the Department of Homeland Security for the\nWappingers Falls Fire Department.\n\n Putnam County\n\n Obtained $1.9m from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a\nwater treatment plant for the Peach Lake community in Southeast. The\nnew water treatment plant will help restore the quality of the lake and\ncreate local jobs.\n Obtained $1.6m for upgrades to roads in Kent.\n Obtained $400,000 in federal funding for Putnam Valley for their Lake\nOscawana Management and Restoration Plan, saving money for local\nproperty taxpayers while improving water quality.\n Obtained $192,000 in federal funding for Putnam Hospital Center's\ncomprehensive cancer care program.\n Obtained $190,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for the\nMahopac Volunteer Fire Department.\n Obtained $145,000 for the Carmel Police Department for a police\nvehicle video system.\n Obtained $125,000 from the federal Drug Free Communities Support\nProgram for programs implemented through Putnam's Council for\nAlcoholism and Other Drugs.\n Obtained $106,000 for equipment for the Kent Fire District.\n\n Rockland County\n\n Obtained over $15m for improvements to the Palisades Parkway.\n Obtained $2.5m for road improvements in downtown Haverstraw.\n Obtained $383,000 in federal funding for the Stony Point Ambulance\nCorps.\n Obtained $352,500 in federal funding for youth gang prevention\nprograms.\n Helped obtain $297,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for the\nNorth Rockland Central School District.\n Obtained $188,000 for the Thiells-Roseville Fire District.\n Obtained $66,000 for the Stony Point Police Department to maintain a\nfull time school resource officer at the James A. Farley Middle School.\n\n Constituent Services\n\n Casework: One of the aspects of the job that I find most rewarding is\nthe ability to assist local constituents with individual problems. In\nmany of these cases the constituent needs assistance cutting through\nthe federal bureaucracy to get the attention they need to their\nindividual situation. Although I believe that people shouldn't need to\nturn to their Congressional office in order to get their cases\nresolved, I am happy to be able to assist when such instances occur.\n My Congressional office resolved thousands of constituent service\ncases, which included providing assistance to Veterans, Seniors with\nMedicare and Social Security concerns, foreclosure and mortgage\nassistance to homeowners, families seeking adoptions, and expediting\npassports. The Congressional office provided assistance to constituents\ntrying to reach family members during natural disasters overseas such\nas Haiti and Chile. In many of these cases our assistance made a real\ndifference in people's daily lives.\n Some specific examples of the hundreds of successful results achieved\nby the Congressional office are described below.\n Veterans: Obtained well over $2 million in retroactive payments and\nbenefits for individual local veterans earned but never received from\nthe Veterans Administration due to administrative backlogs and errors.\nThese awards ranged from a few dollars to over $100,000 depending on\nthe type of injury, level of disability, and length of the VA delay in\nprocessing the case.\n\n[[Page E2240]]\n\n Successfully assisted many local Veterans in receiving long over due\ncombat medals such as medals from World War 2 for a Mahopac veteran and\nseveral Purple Heart recipients.\n Awarded the prestigious Air Medal to former flight crewmembers of the\n336th Medical Detachment, and Army Reserve Helicopter Ambulance unit in\na ceremony at Stewart Airport. The 60 men and women of the 336th\nMedical Detachment, trained as Medevac pilots, helicopter crew chiefs\nand medics, evacuated sick and wounded soldiers from the battlefield.\nDue to adverse field conditions and administrative oversight, the\nunit's flight crews did not receive their Air Medals until my office\nintervened on their behalf.\n Social Security: Assistance was provided to constituents such as\nexplaining eligibility for disability benefits; facilitating\ncommunication between beneficiaries and local SSA offices; assisting in\nsetting up payment schedules for overpayments to beneficiaries'\naccounts; reinstatement of disability benefits that were incorrectly\nstopped; expediting appeal hearings, expediting the processing of\nretroactive checks in favorable disability cases that included amounts\nin excess of $100,000; removal of overpayments that were mistakenly put\nonto beneficiaries' records; and assisting with the appeal of an\noverpayment waiver request.\n For example--\n Expedited a Social Security appeals hearing for a constituent who\nsuffered major spinal injuries, was unable to work and facing\nbankruptcy. The case was found fully favorable to the constituent.\n Expedited a retroactive payment in a Social Security disability case\nfor $79,000.\n Helped get a Social Security disability appeals hearing for a woman\nsuffering from a tick-borne illness similar to Lyme's Disease. The\nappeal was expedited and she was awarded more than $1,800 in monthly\nbenefits and more than $65,000 in retroactive benefits, and found\neligible for Medicare.\n Medicare: Facilitated reimbursement for Durable Medical Equipment and\nother services.\n Helped remove surcharge on Part B, premium and processing of\nretroactive payment.\n Internal Revenue Service: Expedited processing of refund and economic\nstimulus payments.\n Helped change filing status for taxpayer.\n Department of Labor: Challenged denial of prescription coverage for a\ndrug that was in a beneficiary's plan.\n Assisted in having overpaid monthly COBRA premium credited toward\nfuture monthly premiums.\n Assisted with having COBRA premium reduction applied to several\nbeneficiaries who did not initially receive it.\n Federal Trade Commission: Worked with constituents and relevant\ncredit agencies to fix mistakes on credit reports.\n Visiting Washington DC: When constituents, school groups, and local\norganizations visit Washington DC, my office helps arrange tours, and\ncan help with other aspects of the visits. I make every effort to\npersonally greet local visitors. In 2009 my office arranged and gave\nover 700 tours of the Capitol to local families, school classes, and\nother visitors from the 19th Congressional District. The office also\nassisted with information including assistance in arranging for tours\nof other significant sites in Washington.\n Service Academy Nominations: Each year my Congressional office\nsubmits nominations of local students to our nation's military service\nacademies including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA),\nNaval (USNA), Air Force (USAFA), and Merchant Marine (USMMA) Academies.\nI consider it a great honor to be able to nominate top local students\nwho will become the next generation of military leaders. During my two\nterms in office, I was proud to serve on the U.S. Military Academy's\nBoard of Visitors.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2238", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2238", "E2238", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2238", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2238]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 659, I was unavoidably\ndetained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2240-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2240", "E2240", "[{\"name\": \"John Abney Culberson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2240", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2240]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Speaker, on December 21, 2010, I was unable to\nbe present for all rollcall votes due to a medical necessity.\n If present, I would have voted accordingly on the following rollcall\nvotes: roll No. 657--``nay''; roll No. 658--``aye''; roll No. 659--\n``nay''; roll No. 660--``nay''; roll No. 661--``nay''; roll No. 662--\n``nay''; roll No. 663--``aye''.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2240-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2240", "E2240", "[{\"name\": \"Carolyn C. Kilpatrick\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2240", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2240]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK\n\n of michigan\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I was unable to attend to\nseveral votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on\nrollcall Nos. 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662 and 663.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2240-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2240", "E2240", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2240", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2240]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 660, I was unavoidably\ndetained. Had I been present, I would have voted, ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2240-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO GEORGE W. McCULLOUGH III", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2240", "E2241", "[{\"name\": \"Bill Pascrell, Jr.\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2240", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2240-E2241]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n TRIBUTE TO GEORGE W. McCULLOUGH III\n\n ______\n\n HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.\n\n of new jersey\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call to your attention\nthe story of an outstanding individual, Mr. George W. McCullough, III,\nwho will visit New Jersey's 8th District on Sunday, December 12, 2010,\nfor he is a great example of service to our Nation and communities.\n It is only fitting that he be honored in this, the permanent record\nof the greatest democracy ever known, for his story is a true\nembodiment of the American Dream.\n George W. McCullough, III serves as Supreme Governor of the Loyal\nOrder of Moose for 2010-2011. He was elected to this post, which also\nserves as chairman of the Moose International Board of Directors, at\nthe 122nd International Convention in Nashville in July 2010. He had\npreviously served as Supreme Jr. Governor in 2009-2010, and Supreme\nPrelate during 2008-09.\n He is a Life Member of Charlotte, NC Lodge 1113, having been\nsponsored by his father in 1969. He immediately took an active role,\nserving on all standing and special committees, and holding all chairs,\nincluding Past Governor. He stepped in as acting Administrator for an\neight month period. He has been an active Ritualist for more than 20\nyears, and has been honored as an International Champion in Ritual\nCompetition.\n He has served on all the committees and chairs of WENOCA Moose Legion\n78 and is a Past North Moose. He has served the North Carolina Moose\nAssociation on several District committee posts, as District President,\nand on most Association Committees; he is a Past President of the\nAssociation by Service. He was also conferred the honor of Past\nPresident by both the Louisiana and Minnesota Moose Associations.\n Mr. McCullough served on the International Community Service\nCommittee before his appointment to the Mooseheart Board of Directors\nin 1994. A member of the 150 Division of the Moose 25 Club, he received\nthe Fellowship Degree of Honor in 1978 and the Pilgrim Degree of Merit\nin 1990. He was awarded the Shining Star as International Moose of the\nYear for 1995.\n He is an ordained minister of the Baptist Church, and he is a U.S.\nArmy combat veteran with service in Vietnam, holding the Bronze Star\nand the Purple Heart among other decorations. He and his wife Sue\nreside in Charlotte, where he owns and operates McCullough & Associates\nAuto Electric. The McCulloughs have two daughters, two sons, a\ndaughter-in-law and two grandsons.\n The job of a United States Congressman involves much that is\nrewarding, yet nothing compares to learning about and recognizing the\nefforts of individuals like Mr. George W. McCullough, Ill.\n Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues, George's family\nand friends, all the members of the Loyal Order of Moose, and me in\nrecognizing the outstanding contributions of Mr. George W. McCullough,\nIII to our Nation.\n\n[[Page E2241]]\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2240", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2240", "E2240", "[{\"name\": \"Albio Sires\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2240", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2240]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. ALBIO SIRES\n\n of new jersey\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. SIRES. Madam Speaker, on December 21, 2010, I missed rollcall\nvote numbers 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, and 663. Had I been present,\nI would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall 657, ``yes'' on rollcall 658,\n``yes'' on rollcall 659, ``yes'' on rollcall 660, ``yes'' on rollcall\n661, ``yes'' on rollcall 662, and ``yes'' on rollcall 663.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2241-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2241", "E2241", "[{\"name\": \"Ike Skelton\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2241", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2241]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. IKE SKELTON\n\n of missouri\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Friday, December 17, 2010\n\n Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following exchange of letters\non H.R. 6523 for printing in the Congressional Record:\n\n House of Representatives, Committee on Science and\n Technology,\n Washington, DC, December 21, 2010.\n Hon. Ike Skelton,\n Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,\n House of Representatives, Washington, DC.\n Dear Chairman Skelton: I am writing to you concerning the\n jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Science and\n Technology in H.R. 6523, the Ike Skelton National Defense\n Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.\n Our committee recognizes the importance of H.R. 6523 and\n the need for the legislation to move expeditiously.\n Therefore, while we have a valid claim to jurisdiction over\n the bill, I do not intend to request a sequential referral.\n This, of course, is conditional on our mutual understanding\n that nothing in this legislation or my decision to forego a\n sequential referral waives, reduces or otherwise affects the\n jurisdiction of the Committee on Science and Technology, and\n that a copy of this letter and your response acknowledging\n our jurisdictional interest will be included in the\n Congressional Record during consideration of this bill by the\n House.\n Thank you for your consideration in this matter.\n Sincerely,\n Bart Gordon,\n Chairman.\n ____\n\n House Committee on Armed Services, House of\n Representatives,\n Washington, DC, December 21, 2010.\n Hon. Bart Gordon,\n Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology,\n Washington, DC.\n Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.\n 6523, the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for\n Fiscal Year 2011. 1 agree that the Committee on Science and\n Technology has valid jurisdictional claims to certain\n provisions in this important legislation, and I am most\n appreciative of your decision not to schedule a mark-up of\n this bill in the interest of expediting consideration of this\n important measure. I agree that by agreeing to waive\n consideration of certain provisions of the bill, the\n Committee on Science and Technology is not waiving its\n jurisdictional claims over these matters.\n During consideration of this bill on the House floor, I\n will ask that this exchange of letters be included in the\n Congressional Record.\n Very truly yours,\n Ike Skelton,\n Chairman.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2241-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2241", "E2241", "[{\"name\": \"Henry Cuellar\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"372\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2241", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2241]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. HENRY CUELLAR\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I was absent due to personal family\nmatters, but if present, I would have voted ``yes'' on:\n S. 3481--Amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify\nFederal responsibility for stormwater pollution.\n S. 372--Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.\n Senate Amendment to H.R. 6523--Ike Skelton National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2241-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "STATEMENT OF CONCERN ABOUT UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OF BAHA'I RELIGIOUS MINORITY IN IRAN", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2241", "E2242", "[{\"name\": \"Danny K. Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"175\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2241", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2241-E2242]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n STATEMENT OF CONCERN ABOUT UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OF BAHA'I RELIGIOUS\n MINORITY IN IRAN\n\n ______\n\n HON. DANNY K. DAVIS\n\n of illinois\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express both my\ndeep concern and the deep concern of some of my constituents about the\nunjust imprisonment of several members of a religious minority in Iran.\nIn particular, I wish to speak of the member of the Baha'i faith who\nhave been persecuted and imprisoned in Iran. My home district in\nChicago has a rich diversity of people from all backgrounds and faiths,\nand I am fortunate to have Baha'is as part of this rich diversity. The\nBaha'i faith is a peaceful religion that teaches the oneness of\nhumanity and that all forms of prejudice should be eliminated.\n Some of you will recall that in 2009 I was one of the co-sponsors to\nHouse Resolution 175. That resolution condemned the Government of Iran\nfor its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its\ncontinued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. H.\nRes. 175 passed with 407 ``aye'' votes on October 22, 2009. However,\nsome of my constituents have informed me that the persecution and\nsuppression of the Baha'i faith in Iran persist with no relief in\nsight.\n In 2009 the international press reported that seven Baha'I leaders in\nIran were unjustly arrested and held in prison without knowing the\ncharges for their arrest for approximately 20 months.\n The unjust prosecution of these seven particular Baha'is was\ncondemned by international leaders and drawn into our national\nawareness for a short time. Those seven Baha'is are real people with\nfamilies, who continue to suffer injustice because of their peaceful\nreligious beliefs. The more disturbing fact is that those seven Baha'i\nleaders are merely the ones that made the headlines. There are\napproximately 48 additional Baha'is currently imprisoned in Iran.\nApproximately 132 Baha'is have been arrested and released on bail to\nawait trial, and another 92 Baha'is have been sentenced to\nimprisonment. In the last decade, hundreds of Baha'is have been\nprosecuted and imprisoned for their religious beliefs. But that is not\nthe only degradation that Baha'is in Iran must face. Baha'is have been\ndismissed from their jobs, expelled from universities, and deprived of\ntheir property and pensions, all because of their religious beliefs.\n Our national consciousness would not be so aware of this unjust and\nunfair treatment if it had not been for yet another unjust prosecution\nof a young American journalist, Roxana Saberi, in 2009. While Roxana\nshared a prison cell with two of the female Baha'i leaders in Evin\nprison, she was astounded by the tranquility of her Baha'i cell mates\neven as they faced harsh conditions and uncertainty about their future.\nFortunately, Roxana was freed from prison and has returned safely to\nthe United States; however, those seven Baha'i leaders remain in prison\nand were sentenced to 10 years of confinement in one of the most\ndreadful prisons in Iran.\n In short, the Baha'i faith teaches tolerance, patience, peace and\nself-investigation of the truth. Yet, Baha'is are singled out and\nmarked from persecution and ridicule from the class room to the court\nroom and from the lunch room to the laboratory. We have our own history\nof unjust treatment in this country and the grievous and slow healing\nwounds from such pernicious and repugnant conduct can still be felt\ntoday. However, the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion in\nour great country have contributed greatly to the healing of our\nsociety.\n I believe each and every human being has a fundamental right to\nfreedom of religion that should not be curtailed or circumscribed by\nthe coincidence of one's citizenship in a particular nation. The\nfreedom in our country to choose how to peacefully worship God is\nsomething many of us take for granted. We need only consider the unjust\nand inhumane treatment of Baha'is in Iran to realize that this freedom\nis not available to everyone in the world.\n I agree with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she\ncondemned the sentencing of the Baha'i leaders and stated that the\n``United States is committed to defending religious freedom around the\nworld, and we have not forgotten the Baha'i community in Iran.''\n I speak to you today as a reminder that religious persecution remains\na fact of life in our\n\n[[Page E2242]]\n\nworld and that the plight of the Baha'is in Iran is a poignant example\nof injustice. On behalf of my Baha'i constituents, I ask that you lend\nyour voice to mine, so that we may create a chorus of diverse voices\nagainst the type of blatant religious persecution that we are\nwitnessing in the unjust treatment of Baha'is in Iran.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2241", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "JENNIFER FRIEDNASH", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2241", "E2241", "[{\"name\": \"Ed Perlmutter\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2241", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2241]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n JENNIFER FRIEDNASH\n\n ______\n\n HON. ED PERLMUTTER\n\n of colorado\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and applaud\nJennifer Friednash for her outstanding service to our community.\n Jennifer works full time as a real estate attorney, but always finds\ntime to teach her kids the value of volunteering through leading by\nexample. She has been an active member and fundraiser for Project\nPRIDE, which constructed an outdoor classroom alongside Red Rocks\nAmphitheatre.\n Jennifer's work doesn't stop there. She is an active committee\nmember of the Jefferson Economic Council, chair of a committee that\nprovides junior NAIOP members an opportunity to learn about the real\nestate industry from seasoned professionals and has been a provisional\ninstructor for the Colorado Association of Realtors.\n I extend my deepest congratulations to Jennifer Friednash for her\nwell deserved recognition by the West Chamber serving Jefferson County.\nI have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication and character in\nall her future accomplishments.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2242", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "COUNTERING IRAN'S NUCLEAR & TERRORIST THREATS, THE OPPOSITION'S ROLE: WHAT ARE THE U.S. POLICY OPTIONS?", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2242", "E2243", "[{\"name\": \"Tom McClintock\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2242", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2242-E2243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COUNTERING IRAN'S NUCLEAR & TERRORIST THREATS, THE OPPOSITION'S ROLE:\n WHAT ARE THE U.S. POLICY OPTIONS?\n\n ______\n\n HON. TOM McCLINTOCK\n\n of california\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to insert into the Record\nexcerpts of remarks made at a symposium sponsored by Executive Action,\nLLC: ``Countering Iran's Nuclear & Terrorist Threats, The Opposition's\nRole: What Are the U.S. Policy Options?'' held at the Willard\nIntercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC on Friday, December 17, 2010.\n\n Michael Mukasey, former Attorney General of the United States\n\n This is one of those moments in history when we know that\n future generations are going to ask what we did to advance\n good and what we did to resist evil . . . .\n I'm a lawyer, and lawyers make their cases with facts and\n law and policy. So let's look at some facts, and some law,\n and some policy, and see whether the case is there. The\n history of the relationship between the United States and the\n Iranian regime since the 1979 revolution can be summed up as\n a series of attempts by the United States to, as the\n diplomats say, engage the Iranian regime, each attempt less\n successful than the one that preceded it. I'm not going to go\n through that entire history, but an important part of it\n begins in the 1990s, during the Clinton administration, when\n the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as\n the MEK, was designated by the Secretary of State under U.S.\n law as a foreign terrorist organization and that designation\n regrettably continues to this day . . . .\n The MEK is the only organization of Iranians, both inside\n Iran and outside Iran that opposes the current regime that\n favors a government in Iran that is democratic, secular, non-\n nuclear, and a republic. Again, this is not one of the few\n organizations that fit that description; it is the only one .\n . . .\n If in fact MEK has renounced violence, as it has; if in\n fact it presents no threat to any U.S. personnel or interest,\n in fact it presents no such threat; and if in fact it has\n been of affirmative assistance to the United States, as it\n has; and is not regarded as a terrorist organization in the\n United Kingdom or the European Union, then why was it placed\n on that list and why does it continue to remain on the list\n of such organizations that is kept by the Secretary of State?\n Well, I think, it's pretty openly acknowledged that the\n reason MEK was placed on that list during the Clinton\n administration was to curry favor with Iran, and to use the\n designation as a way of entering into dialogue with the\n Iranian regime. And I am sorry to say that even during the\n administration that I served in, it is reported that MEK\n continued to remain on the list for the same misguided reason\n . . . .\n The Iranian regime is now in the enviable position of\n having the United States designate as a terrorist\n organization a group of Iranians who are a threat to that\n regime, and of limiting that group's activities. In other\n words, the Iranians now have the great Satan working for them\n . . . .\n The continued designation of MEK as a terrorist\n organization gives great comfort and legitimacy to the\n Iranian regime, by putting on the sidelines an organization\n that is potentially a grave threat to the regime. What's to\n be done? Well as I'm sure many of you know there is an\n ongoing case in which MEK has challenged the designation. In\n July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia\n circuit issued an opinion essentially sending the matter back\n to the State Department and to the Secretary of State and\n asking her to re-evaluate whether MEK should be on that list.\n But the court did something more than that. It expressed a\n good deal of skepticism at least about the non-classified\n information that was put before the court and shared with\n MEK, and which MEK could therefore rebut. Without getting\n into a whole lot of detail, the Secretary of State may choose\n to base her determination entirely on classified information\n if she wants, and then nobody knows why she made the\n decision, but she didn't do that in this case. She said she\n based her decision on both the classified information and the\n non-classified information and the court discussed in some\n detail some of the non-classified information, and it showed\n that a lot of it consisted of unsubstantiated, anonymous\n rumor, whose reliability was unknown and could not be tested.\n And all we can say is that if the classified part of the\n record, which MEK has not been allowed to see and to which it\n cannot therefore respond to directly, consists of the same\n kind of information as the non-classified part, then the\n Secretary of State's decision would be based on absolutely\n nothing substantial. Time will tell. But this is about more\n than a case in the District of Columbia and more than MEK.\n This is about the posture of the United States toward the\n Iranian regime . . . .\n When succeeding generations consider the question I\n presented at the beginning of these remarks, of what we did\n to advance what is good and to resist what is evil, they will\n find an answer that we and they can live with.\n ____\n\n Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security\n\n At one point in time, we talked about and we put the MEK on\n the terrorist list because we thought it might enhance and\n improve the dialogue, change the dialogue. There might be\n some noticeable improvement in our relationship with Iran and\n I think history concludes so far in the past several years\n since we put that organization, which by the way disarmed\n itself, consolidated itself and has been a source of some\n very important intelligence for this country's use and the\n rest of the world's knowledge. If the goal was to improve\n engagement and to solicit a different response from the\n Iranian government, that hasn't worked out very well either.\n So, you say to yourself at the end of the day, these efforts\n during the past several years have been fruitless, and some\n say through some organizations that are basically feckless,\n not terribly effective. What happens if they become even\n further emboldened by having nuclear capability? One, we know\n what it says about Iran--if you think that part of the world\n is unstable now, we can only imagine what the consequences\n will be then . . . .\n And you know what is probably even more alarming is that\n we're starting to see more and more analysts accept in their\n writings the notion of a nuclear Iran and how we would deal\n with it. Think about that, ten years ago we were worried and\n trying to figure out how we could make sure that didn't\n happen and now we have some pundits and some analysts in the\n international community saying, it's almost a fait\n accompli, ``now what are we going to do?'' Let's just\n pause for a moment and think what that means to the rest\n of the world vis-a-vis America. What does it say about our\n ability to influence geopolitical events? What does it say\n about how our allies and friends in that region look to\n us, and our ability to affect change that affects their\n lives and the security of that particular region. . . .?\n So how do we go forward? What do we do next? I think the\n Attorney General very clearly identified probably one of the\n most significant things we can do and that is delist as the\n UK has done, and the European Union has done, MEK. They did\n consolidate. They did disarm. They were a source of\n considerable intelligence for us, and if we are to look for\n peaceful means of encouraging a regime change, it seems to me\n that one of the first and most significant steps we could\n take, I guess it's under review right now by the State\n Department, but as you well know in January of this year I\n think the DC Circuit Court of Appeals said that, based on the\n information you presented in this court right now (and\n unfortunately you had to go to court, everybody goes to court\n in the United States, but to get them delisted from the State\n Department) the court said preliminarily, the information\n that you've at least shared with us in court today doesn't\n warrant them being listed as a terrorist organization. I\n think the consequences of that particular decision, the State\n Department as I understand it and perhaps others on this\n panel can give us a more enlightened and more recent point of\n view that they're actually honestly and actively considering\n that outcome.\n What's the benefit of that outcome? First of all it's the\n strongest possible signal that our approach toward Iran is\n changing. It's saying that 30 years of peaceful engagement\n hasn't been effective, and I think everybody around the world\n knows that. But I'm going to give you a different perspective\n if I might because I think it has as much to do as how we're\n viewed around the rest of the world and why I think we should\n do it as soon as possible. I've always thought that, if\n America was considered to be a product that we look to sell\n around the world then our brand is based on our value system.\n Think about that for a moment. For 200+ years, more recently\n we have tried to promote the notion of civil society, and\n civil institutions, and believing that in the heart of all\n men and women everywhere around the world there is a desire\n to be free, a desire to control your own destiny, to raise\n your own family, to share in hopefully, the opportunities\n that your society and your government would provide for you.\n In inheriting all of that, we have many of those discussions\n as it relates to how we are engaged in our effort against\n terrorism around the world. We challenge ourselves around Abu\n Ghraib, we challenge ourselves around Guantanamo, we\n challenge ourselves with regard to due process. We know what\n we stand for. It's part of the American brand. We are our\n strongest allies; we're also our strongest critics. We know\n what we believe in and when we seem to deviate, if some of us\n seem to think we deviate from that brand, we take a close\n look at ourselves in the mirror and ask ourselves ``What are\n we doing?'' Well, part of that American brand I think is\n being consistent with our values overseas as well. And when\n we see a repressive theocracy, day in and day out,\n imprisoning, torturing, executing men, women, entire families\n because they've been brave enough, courageous enough to stand\n in opposition to the theocracy. In their hearts, not\n\n[[Page E2243]]\n\n necessarily looking to the institutions of government like\n America but looking to the value system of freedom and\n liberty, speech, assembly, peaceful opposition. So I frankly\n think one of the most important things this country can do,\n and hope we will do it as soon as possible is to delist.\n Delist the People's Mujahedin of Iran. It's not a terrorist\n organization. And after that, be part of a sustained, public,\n rhetorical, and as well diplomatic embrace of our brand, with\n the hope of convincing the rest of the world that the loyal\n opposition, those pro-democracy warriors, individuals and\n families in Iran can at least look to the United States not\n with casual and occasional criticism of the Iranian\n government and how it treats its citizens, but a sustained\n clamor for change, aggressive diplomatic efforts to at least\n pull some of our friends and allies into the chorus of\n opposition to this regime. Time is running out. There aren't\n too many options left.\n ____\n\nFrances Fragos Townsend, former advisor to President George W. Bush on\n Homeland Security\n\n Our policy goals in this country really must be a\n reflection of our values. It must be consistent and it must\n be fundamental to how we build a policy process. It struck\n me, when you go back and look at the current, when we heard\n Tom Ridge and others talk about the sanctions regime, we can\n debate its efficacy we can debate its impact, but the\n statement of the goal right now as we sit here today in\n Washington the goal of the sanctions, which have not been yet\n successful, is to get the regime to the bargaining table. Is\n that really all? To describe that is as humble and modest in\n terms of an objective, that's not enough. So, when you look\n at all the other things we've talked about just so far this\n morning that the MEK is still listed as an FTO all of that\n stems from ``what are you trying to achieve.'' If you're not\n clear, and you're not ambitious, and your goals don't\n represent your values, you are doomed to failure. . . .\n The FTO designations, as you can imagine during my time in\n the government (I was in the Justice Department for many\n years and then in the White House), monitoring the FTO\n process, the Foreign Terrorist Organizations designation\n process, working with the State Department was among my\n responsibilities. I must tell you that having traveled\n throughout the Middle East and around the world, talking to\n our allies, the FTO designation process (we should just be\n honest) is disrespected by our allies. It is ineffective. It\n is corrupted by politics, and I don't mean, ``corrupted'' in\n the criminal sense, but it has been pervaded by political\n debate, which is part and parcel of a foreign policy\n discussion when you're setting foreign policy goals. The fact\n that we permit domestic politics in foreign policy concerns\n to come into what is supposed to be an objective process,\n that is the designation of a foreign terrorist organization,\n undermines US credibility. . . .\n Not only, having disarmed, and renounced violence and\n assisted the United States, should the MEK come off the list,\n the US Congress should abolish the list because I frankly\n think in many respects because of how it's operated, it does\n more to undermine our credibility on these subjects. So, I\n would both take MEK off the list and I would ask Congress to\n abolish it. . . .\n The other thing that I would say and hasn't been spoken\n about, again I'm sensitive to this because of my\n responsibilities in the White House is, I frankly think, as\n part of the delisting process one of the things that would\n enable or open the potential for is permitting MEK leaders\n who are outside of Iran to get visas and come to the United\n States. That's an entirely, again, separate process. It would\n be treated separately. Delisting does not necessarily mean\n that those leaders would be able to apply and get such a visa\n that ought to be part of this process. Those people ought to\n be able to come here and speak about the atrocities, they\n ought to be able to speak about the human rights abuses and\n what's happening inside Iran to those advocates for democracy\n and freedom. And they ought to be able to be their own\n advocates. Right now, we are their advocates, but they are\n entitled to make their own case both before the American\n Congress and the American people, to raise money, to raise\n support, and to raise awareness. So, for me, it's: take them\n off the list, abolish the list and grant visas to expatriates\n and exiled MEK leaders so that they can come and make their\n own case.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2243-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF SANCTUARY, INC.", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2243", "E2243", "[{\"name\": \"Madeleine Z. Bordallo\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n HONORING THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF SANCTUARY, INC.\n\n ______\n\n HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO\n\n of guam\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the exemplary\nservice of Sanctuary, Inc., a community based non-profit organization\nthat aims to improve the quality of life for Guam's families and youth.\nThrough their 24-hour crisis intervention, Sanctuary promotes mediation\nservices during times of family conflicts while also providing\ntemporary safe refuge to youth in need of further supportive\ncounseling. In addition, Sanctuary fosters the development of\nresponsible community members and assists in preserving and promoting\nfamily unity through their outreach, education and prevention programs.\n Founded in 1971 by Father Robert Phelps and Mr. Luis Martinez, with\nthe goal of creating a safe refuge for Guam's youth, Sanctuary\noriginated in southern Guam, with seven families volunteering their\ntime and homes to provide temporary housing to troubled youth who are\nnot suitable for youth correctional facilities. Sanctuary has since\nrelocated to central Guam and now provides shelter and services at\nthree dedicated buildings: an emergency shelter, a transitional living\nprogram, and substance abuse program. They have made tremendous strides\nover the years and annually provide safe haven for over 300 youth and\nalso provide assistance through outreach and prevention programs to\nover 3,000 troubled teens. These services and programs, such as alcohol\nand drug treatment programs, provide safe alternatives to detention or\nyouth correctional facilities and are instrumental in helping troubled\nyouth turn their lives around and contribute to society.\n It is on the occasion of Sanctuary's 39th anniversary that I join our\ncommunity in commending their humanitarian services and outreach\nefforts in helping Guam's youth. I commend the efforts of Interim\nExecutive Director, Millie Lujan; Staff members and Volunteers who have\ndedicated and contributed their time over the past 39 years and I look\nforward to many more years of continued service by Sanctuary Guam.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2243-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2243", "E2243", "[{\"name\": \"Barbara Lee\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1771\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6540\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6547\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. BARBARA LEE\n\n of california\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I missed rollcall votes 657\nthrough 663 on Tuesday, December 21st. Had I been present I would have\nvoted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 657 on H. Res 1771, rollcall 658 on H.R.\n6540, rollcall 659 on agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5116,\nrollcall 660 on agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2142,\nrollcall 661 on agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2751,\nrollcall 662 on agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3082, and\nrollcall 663 on H.R. 6547.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2243-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "BARBARA ROOSE-CRAMER", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2243", "E2243", "[{\"name\": \"Ed Perlmutter\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n BARBARA ROOSE-CRAMER\n\n ______\n\n HON. ED PERLMUTTER\n\n of colorado\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and applaud\nBarbara Roose-Cramer for her outstanding service to our community.\n Barbara has been married 47 years, is the mother of three and\ngrandmother of seven. She is an accomplished athlete, writer,\nmotivational speaker and volunteer. Barbara has been the recipient of\nnumerous awards including California's Outstanding Athlete and Most\nInspirational Athlete, the YWCA's Most Courageous Athlete and a two\ntime Olympic Gold Medalist. Since the onset of polio at age eight,\nBarbara has been in a wheelchair.\n In addition to her accomplishments as an athlete, Barbara has served\non numerous committees for organizations dedicated to those with\ndisabilities. She is currently writing for major publications on issues\nconcerning those with disabilities. Being a sports enthusiast she has\nwritten a book about the history of the Denver Broncos and donated all\nthe profits to a local wheelchair basketball team.\n I extend my deepest congratulations to Barbara Roose-Cramer for her\nwell deserved recognition by the West Chamber serving Jefferson County.\nI have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication and character in\nall her future accomplishments.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2243-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2243", "E2244", "[{\"name\": \"Xavier Becerra\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2243-E2244]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. XAVIER BECERRA\n\n of california\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. BECERRA. Madam Speaker, on December 17, 2010, I was unavoidably\ndetained\n\n[[Page E2244]]\n\nand missed rollcall votes 651 and 654. If present, I would have voted\n``yea'' on rollcall votes 651 and 654.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2243", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2243", "E2243", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2243", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 661, I was unavoidably\ndetained.\n Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2244-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2244", "E2244", "[{\"name\": \"Joe Baca\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2244", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2244]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n IN HONOR OF SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOE BACA\n\n of california\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, I thank you for your service to our country,\nfor your sacrifice and unyielding dedication.\n Because of your leadership, Democrats have much to be proud of during\nour work in the 110th and 111th Congress.\n As Speaker, you have made the United States a better country. Women\nhave more rights in the workforce, children are safer, our military is\nstronger and our economy was saved from near complete collapse.\n Without you at the helm, healthcare for all would only be a dream.\nBecause of your labor, it will be a reality.\n As the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, you have left an\nindelible mark on our history. Your positive, supportive and empowering\nleadership will forever remind us of what it is to be an American.\n Your strength of leadership will continue to serve the American\npeople well as we protect the victories we have secured, and renew our\nefforts to move America forward.\n Speaker, I remember the day of your swearing-in. All the children\nsurrounding you as you pounded the gavel leading us on a new direction.\nYou have made them proud. You have made us all proud.\n Thank you, Speaker Pelosi. Thank you.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2244-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "RECOGNIZING MS. JENNIFER CRASE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E2244", "E2244", "[{\"name\": \"Geoff Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2244", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2244]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n RECOGNIZING MS. JENNIFER CRASE\n\n ______\n\n HON. GEOFF DAVIS\n\n of kentucky\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms.\nJennifer Crase, a mathematics teacher at South Oldham Middle School in\nthe Fourth Congressional District of Kentucky.\n Ms. Crase has been an educator for more than thirteen years and has\ntaught eighth grade mathematics in Crestwood, Kentucky for 6 years.\n In June 2010, Ms. Crase was nominated by President Barack Obama as a\nPresidential Awardee for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in\nMathematics and Science Teaching.\n In addition to being an outstanding teacher, she has worked at the\nState level to develop a standards-based report card for all Kentucky\nmiddle schools. Ms. Crase serves as a team leader, mentor, presenter\nand mathematics lead teacher for her school.\n Ms. Crase is a strong mentor and a reliable friend to her colleagues.\nShe encourages collaboration and sets high goals for all students.\n Today, as we celebrate the accomplishments of this exceptional\nKentuckian, it is my hope that others are encouraged by her hard work\nand determination.\n Madam Speaker, please join me in commending Jennifer Crase for her\ntime and devotion in helping the youth of the Commonwealth of Kentucky\nand the United States of America.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2244-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHAIRMAN DAVID OBEY OF WISCONSIN", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2244", "E2244", "[{\"name\": \"Betty McCollum\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2244", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2244]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nHONORING THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHAIRMAN\n DAVID OBEY OF WISCONSIN\n\n ______\n\n HON. BETTY McCOLLUM\n\n of minnesota\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, with the conclusion of the 111th\nCongress, a career of extraordinary public service in the House of\nRepresentatives comes to an end. My colleague, friend and mentor--\nChairman David Obey--is concluding his career in Congress representing\nthe families of northwestern Wisconsin that began in 1969. For twenty\nterms, David Obey has been a liberal champion and a fierce defender of\nworkers and their families. He has been a passionate and effective\nlegislator for right of all Americans to access quality health care and\neducation. And, in the realm of U.S. foreign policy, Chairman Obey has\na lifetime record of always striving to advance human dignity, peace,\nand the highest ideals of the American people around the world.\n It has been my privilege to serve in this House with Rep. Obey for\nthe past ten years--one-quarter of his congressional career. For the\npast four years, I had the honor of serving on the House Appropriations\nCommittee, calling the gentleman from Wisconsin ``Mr. Chairman.'' I\nhave watched David Obey work--work hard, tirelessly, and with\ntremendous determination and intellect--to advance an agenda that makes\nthe lives of regular Americans the highest priority of the federal\ngovernment. Chairman Obey always fought for the less fortunate, the\nvulnerable, those struggling for an opportunity to succeed, and to\nensure those who have made this country great with their toil and\nsacrifice in the factory, the farm field, or on the battlefield. He\nfought so they too could live and retire with security, respect, and\ndignity.\n It is often said that Mr. Obey was tough and rough on the outside,\nbut I always found him to be a kind, warm soul who knew the importance\nand magnitude of his responsibilities and carried them out with the\nhumble expertise of a legislative master. ``I started as a shy boy from\na troubled family of modest means,'' Rep. Obey once said. Well, that\nshy boy has made a lifetime of contributions to our country that will\nbe judged by history as both profound and far reaching. People who will\nnever know David Obey are living better lives with more opportunities\nbecause of him. The State of Wisconsin and the United States are better\nplaces because of his years of service in the U.S. House.\n As a Wisconsin Progressive in the tradition of Robert LaFollette,\nRep. Obey has never shied away from calling out injustice or just plain\ndumb policymaking. In his book, ``Raising Hell for Justice,'' he\nreminds citizens and policymakers that ``federal budgets that pay for\ntax cuts for millionaires with budget cuts in education, Medicaid,\nchild care, and health care are not just unfair; they are immoral.''\n This quote was again put to the test only last week as Chairman Obey\nvoted against extending massive tax cuts for millionaires and\nbillionaires. I was proud to join Chairman Obey in opposing this tax\ncut for the wealthy that only continues the disturbing pattern of\nincome re-distribution away from working families and towards a class\nof economic elites.\n As the longest serving Member of Congress in Wisconsin history, I\nknow David spent far too much time away from his wife, Joan, and their\nfamily. I wish David, Joan, and their sons' families many happy days\ntogether in the coming years.\n In conclusion, let me simply say--Mr. Chairman, you have served our\ncountry so very well. It is personally difficult to see you leave, but\nyour lifetime of service will live on in the lives of millions of\nAmericans whose lives you have helped to improve. As a colleague and a\nfriend, you have made me a better legislator and for that I am grateful\nto you.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2244-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2244", "E2245", "[{\"name\": \"Luis V. Gutierrez\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2244", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2244-E2245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ\n\n of illinois\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. GUTIERREZ. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably absent for votes in\nthe House\n\n[[Page E2245]]\n\nChamber yesterday. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on\nrollcall votes 662 and 663.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2244", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2244", "E2244", "[{\"name\": \"Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6547\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2244", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2244]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS\n\n of washington\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 659 on, H.R.\n5116 on Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, America COMPETES\nReauthorization Act, I am not recorded because I was absent because I\ngave birth to my baby daughter. Had I been present, I would have voted\n``nay.''\n Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 660 on H.R. 2142, on Motion to Concur\nin the Senate Amendment, GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, I am not\nrecorded because I was absent because I gave birth to my baby daughter.\nHad I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''\n Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 661 on H.R. 2751, on Motion to Concur\nin the Senate Amendment, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, I am not\nrecorded because I was absent because I gave birth to my baby daughter.\nHad I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''\n Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 662 on H.R. 3082, on Motion to Concur\nin the Senate Amendment to House Amendment to Senate Amendment, Making\nappropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans\nAffairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,\n2010, and for other purposes, I am not recorded because I was absent\nbecause I gave birth to my baby daughter. Had I been present, I would\nhave voted ``nay.''\n Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 663 on H.R. 6547, on Motion to Suspend\nthe Rules and Pass, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent\nPredators Act, I am not recorded because I was absent because I give\nbirth to my baby daughter. Had I been present, I would have voted\n``yea.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2245-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "HONORING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF OHIO", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2245", "E2245", "[{\"name\": \"Steve Driehaus\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n HONORING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE\n FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF OHIO\n\n ______\n\n HON. STEVE DRIEHAUS\n\n of ohio\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. DRIEHAUS. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize the following\nindividuals for their work on behalf of the people of the first\ncongressional district of the State of Ohio and for their dedicated\nservice to the 111th United States Congress. I offer my sincerest\nappreciation to Alyson Budd, Jay Stolkin, Robert George, Danielle\nVizgirda, Sean Kelley, Ozie Davis III, Steve Brinker, Victoria Parks,\nMary Ellen Sullivan, Shannon Faulk, Alex Kisling, Colby Nelson, Morgana\nCarter, Sarah McHugh, Aaron Wasserman, Tim Mulvey, Heidi Black, Greg\nMecher, and Sarah Curtis.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2245-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "CONCLUSION OF MY SERVICE IN THE CONGRESS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2245", "E2245", "[{\"name\": \"Earl Pomeroy\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONCLUSION OF MY SERVICE IN THE CONGRESS\n\n ______\n\n HON. EARL POMEROY\n\n of north dakota\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. POMEROY. Madam Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to thank\nthe people of North Dakota for the chance to represent our great state\nin this great chamber for the past 9 terms.\n Words cannot adequately express the feelings of gratitude I have as\nmy time as a member of body draws to a close.\n At varying times I've agreed or disagreed with virtually every\nmember--Democratic or Republican--in this House. Steering the course\nfor the United States of America is a very difficult and complex\nundertaking. As our country moves into its third century in the first\ndecade of the new millennium, it seems like the challenges only get\nbigger as we go forward.\n But I conclude my life here with a strong sense of hope and optimism\nfor the future.\n The United States Capitol is the icon of democracy known throughout\nthe world. In this historic place, sometimes in the darkest hour,\nleaders here assembled have set the course to see us through.\n If the American people exhibit the best aspects of their nature--\ncourage, compassion, strength, resolve, community--the leaders in the\nchamber will deliver accordingly.\n I will always treasure the time I had here. I won some, I lost some,\nbut I tried my best to reflect the concerns of those I represented, as\nwell as the genuine goodness of the folks who call North Dakota home.\n North Dakotans have selected a new Congressman, Representative-elect\nRick Berg, and I wish him great success in delivering for our state.\n In conclusion, there is one group in particular I want to thank--all\nof those who have served on my staff now at the end or any time during\nthese nine terms. Present and recent staff members include Bob Siggins,\nMelanie Rhinehart Van Tassel, Stacy Austad, Brenden Timpe, Adam Durand,\nDustin Olson, Diane Oakley, Chris Cunningham, Matt Pearce, Hillary\nPrice, David Grant, Annie Finkenbinder, Ross Keys, Joan Carlson, Dianne\nMondry, Nick Keaveny, Geoff Greenwood, Bill Heigaard, and Erin Hill.\n They are extraordinarily talented and dedicated individuals,\nreflective of the wonderfully gifted staff members I have been\nprivileged to work with for the 18 years of my service in the House.\n Now I look forward to more time with my wife, Mary, and my children,\nKathryn and Scott, as this term ends and my membership in this body\nceases.\n I thank my colleagues for their commitment to work so hard to serve\ntheir constituents and our country.\n I have been richly blessed to have had the chance to work with you in\nthe people's House--the United States Congress.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2245-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2245", "E2245", "[{\"name\": \"Adam Smith\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1771\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6540\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6547\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. ADAM SMITH\n\n of washington\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, December 21 and\nWednesday, December 22, 2010, I was unable to be present for recorded\nvotes.\n Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yes'' on rollcall vote No.\n657 (on agreeing to the resolution H. Res. 1771); ``yes'' on rollcall\nvote No. 658 (on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 6540);\n``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 659 (on the motion to concur in the Senate\namendment to H.R. 5116); ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 660 (on the\nmotion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2142); ``yes'' on\nrollcall vote No. 661 (on the motion to concur in the Senate amendments\nto H.R. 2751); ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 662 (on the motion to\nconcur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate\namendment to H.R. 3082); ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 663 (on the\nmotion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 6547); and ``yes'' on\nrollcall vote No. 664 (on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment\nto H.R. 847).\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2245-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "S. 3481--A BILL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2245", "E2246", "[{\"name\": \"Eleanor Holmes Norton\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3481\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5724\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2245-E2246]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n S. 3481--A BILL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT\n\n ______\n\n HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON\n\n of the district of columbia\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 3481\nto amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which clarifies that\nthe Federal Government, like private citizens and businesses, must take\nresponsibility for the pollution it produces. This bill is the Senate\ncompanion to my bill, H.R. 5724, cosponsored by my good friends from\nVirginia and Arizona, Rep. Jim Moran and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The\nbill passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support because the\nSenate understood that this is simply an issue of fairness and equity\nto users and a matter of managing pollution and protecting the\nenvironment, In fact, this bill simply clarifies current law, that the\nFederal Government has a responsibility to pay its normal and customary\nfees assessed by local governments for managing polluted stormwater\nrunoff from federal properties, just as private citizens pay. The\nconsequence of failing to pass this bill is that we give the Federal\nGovernment a free ride and pass its fees on to our constituents\nthroughout the United States.\n Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act states, ``Each\ndepartment, agency, or instrumentality . . . of the Federal Government\n. . . shall be subject to, and comply with all Federal, State,\ninterstate, and local requirements . . . in the same manner, and to the\nsame extent as any nongovernmental entity including the payment of\nreasonable service charges.'' However, the Government Accountability\nOffice issued letters to Federal agencies in the District of Columbia\ninstructing them not to pay the District of Columbia's Water and Sewer\nAuthority's (D.C. Water's) Impervious Area Charge. D.C. Water\ncalculates the charges to manage stormwater runoff based on the amount\nof impervious land occupied by the landowner. Impervious surfaces, such\nas roofs, parking lots, sidewalks and other hardened surfaces are the\nmajor contributors to stormwater runoff entering the sewer system and\nlocal rivers, lakes and streams, causing significant amounts of\npollutants to enter these waters. This bill clarifies that in my\ndistrict and all others congressional districts, Federal agencies must\ncontinue to pay their utility fees instead of passing the fees to our\nconstituents.\n Nothing in this Act was intended to affect the payment by the United\nStates or any department, independent establishment, or agency thereof\nof any sanitary sewer services furnished by the sanitary sewage works\nof the District through any connection thereto for direct use by the\ngovernment of the United States or any department, independent\nestablishment, or agency thereof. The rules for those payments are set\nforth in law codified at section 34-2112 of the D.C. Code and nothing\nin this Act amends or otherwise affects those rules. This bill requires\nthat Congress make available, in appropriations acts, the funds that\ncould be used for to pay stormwater management charges, but not that\nthe appropriations act would need to state specifically or expressly\nthat the funds could be used to pay these charges.\n\n[[Page E2246]]\n\n This bill is supported by the National Governors Association, the\nNational Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State\nGovernments, the National Association of Counties, the National League\nof Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the International City/County\nManagement Associations, as well as the National Association of Clean\nWater Agencies. All of these national groups understand that stormwater\nmanagement fees, without any exceptions, are necessary for managing and\nreducing water pollution caused by stormwater runoff. Moreover, they\nunderstand that many agencies in States and localities may stop paying\ntheir water and stormwater management fees if we do not act, putting\neven more financial burden on residents.\n Federal law has mandated that these local governments must collect\nthese fees. No exemption has been granted to Federal facilities. Please\nsupport S. 3481 to clarify the original intent of the law.\n I urge my colleagues to support this bill.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2245", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2245", "E2245", "[{\"name\": \"Mary Jo Kilroy\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2245", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2245]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. MARY JO KILROY\n\n of ohio\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. KILROY. Madam Speaker, on the legislative day of Tuesday,\nDecember 21, 2010, I cast a vote but it apparently was not recorded on\nrollcall vote 661. As a co-sponsor of this legislation, had my vote\nbeen properly recorded I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 661.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2246-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2246", "E2246", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2246", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2246]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 662 I was unavoidably\ndetained.\n Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2246-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT, 2011", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2246", "E2246", "[{\"name\": \"Pedro R. Pierluisi\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2246", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2246]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT,\n 2011\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. PEDRO R. PIERLUISI\n\n of puerto rico\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n Mr. PIERLUISI. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my strong support for\nthe inclusion of increased funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program\nin the Continuing Resolution. Pell Grants are instrumental in helping\nstudents obtain college degrees and further prepare themselves to join\nthe modern workplace. In Puerto Rico, over 280,000 students benefit\nfrom this funding each year.\n Last year, I was proud to join my colleagues on the House Education\nCommittee in voting to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,550\nfor the current academic year and to tie future awards to inflation.\nHowever, this increased funding will be put in jeopardy if Congress\ndoes not act today. Largely as a result of the economic downturn, Pell\nGrant applications have increased by 20 percent during the past year.\nWithout an additional investment in the Pell Grant Program, the maximum\naward could be cut by more than 15 percent, putting college out of\nreach for many students.\n I urge my colleagues to support the Continuing Resolution to ensure\nthat college remains affordable for our Nation's students.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2246-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2246", "E2247", "[{\"name\": \"Timothy H. Bishop\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3447\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6430\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2246", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2246-E2247]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP\n\n of new york\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 15, 2010\n\n Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S.\n3447, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of\n2010.\n The original GI Bill proved to be a landmark initiative for our\ntroops and an outstanding investment in the future of our Nation. The\nPost-9/11 GI Bill, signed into law in 2008, built on the success of the\noriginal program by providing helpful and hard-earned educational and\neconomic benefits for our newest generation of veterans. Although\ntoday's legislation seeks to make it easier for veterans to utilize\ntheir educational benefits, some of the changes will have detrimental\nconsequences.\n Just as the veterans of WWII were the engine of economic recovery and\nexpansion in the post-war period, the most recent generation of\nveterans will continue their service to America by reaching their full\neducational and economic potential through the Post-9/11 GI Bill.\n While I support this bill and urge my colleagues to vote for it,\nthere are some provisions in the legislation that I believe deserve\nadditional consideration. Although I support setting a national average\ntuition rate for benefits, I am concerned that students in states like\nNew York will be negatively impacted by the $17,500 baseline.\n This legislation will reduce benefits for students in New York\nalready enrolled in programs where the cost is above the baseline.\nStudents based decisions about which institution of higher education to\nattend partly on a benefit level guaranteed in the 2008 law. A ``hold\nharmless'' provision would have allowed these students to continue to\nreceive the same level benefits for which they are entitled.\n Under current law, state approving agencies, SAAs, are charged with\napproving programs and schools that are deemed appropriate for vets\nusing the GI Bill. S. 3447 permits the Veterans Administration, VA, to\nmake this determination and I am concerned that this responsibility\nshould remain within SAA's jurisdiction, as they have been the experts\nin protecting veterans from fraudulent programs. The bill goes further\nby permitting veterans to use their GI benefits at schools without any\napproval by SAAs or the VA. In my view this is unwise.\n This legislation permits the VA to expand GI benefits to trade\nschools, unaccredited colleges, and programs that lead to no degree or\ncertificate. While I understand that many veterans choose not to take a\nmore traditional path and attend an institution of higher education, I\nam deeply concerned that taxpayer dollars will go to programs that will\nnot lead to gainful employment.\n I am also concerned that this bill includes a so-called ``last-\npayer'' provision. The last payer provision withholds the student's GI\nBill benefit until a calculation is made of any state and private\ntuition aid, for which a veteran may be eligible. In some cases, this\nwould cause a delay in GI benefits and lead to needless confusion.\n As a former college administrator, I am very pleased to see so many\nveterans returning home and choosing to seek further education.\nHowever, I am deeply concerned with a growing number of reports that\nsome institutions may be abusing GI tuition payments by aggressively\ntargeting veterans for academic programs that may not provide an actual\nbenefit to a student, such as preparation for future employment.\n Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that in the 112th Congress we can achieve\nbipartisan solutions to these issues to protect both taxpayers and\ndistinguished veterans. The Post-9/11 GI Bill is a small token of our\nappreciation for their valor and service to our Nation. I would like to\nsubmit for the Record a letter signed by various higher education\ngroups that outlines the community's concerns with this legislation.\n\n American Council on Education,\n\n Washington, DC, December 14, 2010.\n House of Representatives,\n Washington, DC.\n Dear Representative: On behalf of the American Council on\n Education and the organizations listed below, we write to\n express our hope that before adjournment, the 111th Congress\n will approve a final version of the\n\n[[Page E2247]]\n\n Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvement Act of\n 2010 that addresses the concerns outlined below.\n Both the House version (H.R. 6430) and the Senate version\n (S. 3447) make welcome improvements to current law, such as\n expanding the benefits to troops serving in the Active Guard\n Reserve and to National Guard members who have honorably\n served their country on active duty, including at the sites\n of natural disasters. The bills also replace the complex\n state-by-state tuition and fee cap look-up chart with\n language that specifies that GI Bill benefits cover tuition\n and fees for veterans attending public institutions while\n establishing a single national tuition baseline for those who\n enroll in private institutions.\n However, we believe that the House version is preferable in\n two very critical respects. First, S. 3447 contains a\n provision that would add a new source of confusion for\n veterans and prevent them from having a clear idea of the\n level of support to which they are entitled. This so-called\n ``last-payer'' provision, which withholds the GI Bill benefit\n until a calculation is made of any state and private tuition\n aid for which a veteran may be eligible, would not only\n confound veterans and delay the delivery of aid, but in some\n cases would conflict with state statutes. In contrast, H.R.\n 6430 does not include such a provision and will help end the\n frustration and confusion that far too many veterans have\n experienced in attempting to access their benefits.\n Second, H.R. 6430 includes an important ``hold harmless''\n provision, designed to protect veterans who might otherwise\n be negatively impacted by the establishment of a national\n baseline. In several states, veterans attending private\n institutions currently receive a base benefit that is greater\n than the new national baseline amount provided in either\n version of the legislation. By failing to include this ``hold\n harmless'' language, the Senate bill would reduce benefits\n for a number of veterans upon enrollment for a subsequent\n term. In contrast, the House bill would help ensure that\n veterans continue to receive their current benefits without\n interruption.\n As this legislation nears passage, we strongly urge you to\n modify S. 3447 so that it reflects the approach taken by the\n House bill on these two important issues. Our campuses have\n worked very hard to smooth out the difficulties that veterans\n have faced under current law, and these improvements will\n enable them to serve veterans even more effectively.\n Thank you for all of your work on behalf of the nation's\n veterans.\n Sincerely,\n Molly Corbett Broad,\n President.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2246", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2246", "E2246", "[{\"name\": \"Danny K. Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1771\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6540\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6547\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2246", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2246]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DANNY K. DAVIS\n\n of illinois\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I was unable to cast votes on\nthe following legislative measures. If I were present for roll call\nvotes, I would have voted ``aye'' for each of the following votes:\n Roll 657, December 21, 2010: On Agreeing to the Resolution: H. Res.\n1771, Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to\nconsideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on\nRules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.\n Roll 658, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass:\nH.R. 6540, Defense Level Playing Field Act.\n Roll 659, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Concur in the Senate\nAmendment: H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act.\n Roll 660, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Concur in the Senate\nAmendment: H.R. 2142, GPRA Modernization Act of 2010.\n Roll 661, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Concur in the Senate\nAmendments: H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.\n Roll 662, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Concur in the Senate\namendment to House amendment to Senate amendment: H.R. 3082, Making\nappropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans\nAffairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,\n2010, and for other purposes.\n Roll 663, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass:\nH.R. 6547, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act.\n Roll 664, December 21, 2010: On Motion to Concur in the Senate\nAmendment: H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2247-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2247", "E2247", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2247", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2247]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on roll call No. 663, I was unavoidably\ndetained.\n Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2247-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2247", "E2247", "[{\"name\": \"Earl Blumenauer\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"847\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2247", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2247]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. EARL BLUMENAUER\n\n of oregon\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, due to an illness, I was unable to be\nin Washington, DC, for votes on December 21, 2010 and December 22,\n2010.\n Had I been present for the votes on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, I\nwould have voted as follows:\n Rollcall vote No. 662: I would have voted in favor of the Motion to\nConcur in the Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment\non H.R. 3082, the Continuing Appropriations Act for 2011.\n Had I been present for the votes on Wednesday, December 22, I would\nhave voted as follows:\n Rollcall vote No. 663: I would have voted in favor of the Motion to\nConcur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11\nHealth and Compensation Act.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2247-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALPHONSE R. TELESE JR. AND SPECIALIST JIM BATCHELOR", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2247", "E2247", "[{\"name\": \"Ralph M. Hall\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2247", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2247]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nTRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALPHONSE R. TELESE JR. AND SPECIALIST JIM\n BATCHELOR\n\n ______\n\n HON. RALPH M. HALL\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HALL of Texas. Madam Speaker, as we approach the close of the\n111th Congress, it is important to remember our men and women in\nuniform around the world. These brave men and women sacrifice every day\nto ensure that United States citizens enjoy the freedom that we all\ncherish. We pay tribute as well to our wounded warriors and wish them a\nsafe and happy holiday season.\n One such hero is retired specialist Jim Batchelor who has served his\ncountry proudly for over three and a half years. During his tenure in\nthe Army he has earned numerous awards and decorations, including the\nPurple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, expert badges in driving and\nmarksmanship, good conduct medals, and Army Commendation medals. Not\nallowing his military injury to slow him down, he has finished his\ndegree in criminal justice and is now pursuing a master in psychology\nto help his fellow soldiers returning from the war. He and his wife,\nAntoinette, live in Cooper Texas, and are expecting the birth of their\nfirst child.\n Another hero who deserves tribute is retired Lieutenant Colonel\nAlphonse R. Telese Jr. Mr. Telese served in the U.S. Army for over 32\nyears before retiring in August of 2008. It was during his tour of duty\nin Iraq that he was permanently injured during a mortar attack. He has\nreceived numerous awards and decorations throughout his distinguished\ncareer. These include the Legion of Merit award, National Defense\nMedal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, to name a\nfew. Today, he and his wife Tierney reside in Frisco, Texas. Since his\nretirement, LTC Telese continues to support the military, volunteering\nhis time and talents to the Dallas Summer Boat Show Tournament of\nHeroes Invitation Bass Fishing Tournament which provides a much\ndeserved break for our military heroes.\n As we adjourn today, let us do so in memory and in honor of those who\nanswer the call to duty and to whom we owe a debt of gratitude that can\nnever be paid.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2247-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2247", "E2248", "[{\"name\": \"Erik Paulsen\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1771\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2247", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2247-E2248]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. ERIK PAULSEN\n\n of minnesota\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 657, (H. Res. 1771), my\nflight was delayed due to weather and had I been present, I would have\nvoted ``no.''\n\n[[Page E2248]]\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2247", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE AND VICTIMS SUPPORT ACT OF 2010", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2247", "E2247", "[{\"name\": \"Lucille Roybal-Allard\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2925\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2247", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2247]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE AND VICTIMS SUPPORT ACT OF\n 2010\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD\n\n of california\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of\nS. 2925, the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims\nSupport Act.\n It is fitting that as one of the last acts of this Congress which has\ndone so much to aid the most vulnerable in our society, we are\nconsidering legislation that would protect children from sex\ntraffickers.\n Tragically, this heinous crime is becoming more common with as many\nas 100,000 young people trafficked every year within our borders.\n To address this heartbreaking trend, the legislation before us\nauthorizes a comprehensive grant program to identify and assist victims\nand strengthens the National Crime Information Center, NCIC, database\nthat enables law enforcement officials to track missing and exploited\nchildren.\n These commonsense steps will make a real difference in the lives of\nthousands of kids who have experienced unimaginable ordeals.\n S. 2925 mirrors House legislation authored by my colleagues\nCongresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Congressman Chris Smith. I applaud\ntheir hard work on behalf of these forgotten young people and commend\nthem for their leadership in devising smart solutions to fight the\nscourge of child prostitution in America.\n The Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act\nwill significantly augment our efforts to help children traumatized by\nthe worst kind of criminal act and I urge its swift passage.\n In an era characterized by bitter partisanship, it is exceedingly\ngratifying for me that members of this body can still reach across the\naisle and stand together in defense of children caught in perilous\ncircumstances.\n It is my sincere hope that next year we can come together in the same\nspirit of bipartisanship to help young people apprehended along our\nsouthern border.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2248-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2248", "E2248", "[{\"name\": \"Ruben Hinojosa\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2248", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2248]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HINOJOSA. Madam Speaker, I regret that I was unavoidably\ndetained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall\nNo. 660 and 661.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2248-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "REFLECTIONS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2248", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"John M. Spratt, Jr.\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2248", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2248-E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n REFLECTIONS\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOHN M. SPRATT, JR.\n\n of south carolina\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. SPRATT. Madam Speaker, when I was elected to Congress 28 years\nago, it was the fulfillment of a life-long ambition. But I had never\nserved in elective office before, and frankly, I wondered how well it\nwould wear--all the back-slapping and glad-handing and garrulous talk.\n My first revelation was to find that this House is not made up of\nback-slappers and glad-handlers. It is made up of members who work hard\nto get here, many out of patriotic purpose, hoping that they in their\ntime can contribute something worthy of this great country. Most of the\nmembers are extroverted and energetic, and have to be, to get elected\nevery two years.\n At Davidson College, my alma mater; at Oxford on scholarship; at Yale\nLaw; in the Pentagon as a young analyst, and as a practicing lawyer, I\nmade many good friends, but few as good as the friends I have made\nhere. Of all the things I will miss, I will miss most the fellowship\nand camaraderie.\n I first experienced Congress as a young Army officer in the Pentagon,\nworking for the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) on defense\ncontractors in financial distress, mainly Lockheed Aircraft\nCorporation. As staff at the Department of Defense, we did a lot of\nwork that I thought staff at Congress should be doing, particularly if\nCongress hoped to be a co-equal branch. The greatest difference between\nCongress then, from '69 through '71, and Congress 12 years later, when\nI came here in 1983 as an elected member, was staff. Committee staff\nand members' staff both had grown greatly, in quality and quantity. As\na result, today's Congress is better staffed and equipped, more\neffective and independent, and a lot closer to being co-equal.\n I have had the good fortune of working with talented staff in my\noffice and on the committees where I have served; and as I leave, I\nthank them all, because anything I have done of significance, I did\nwith their good help.\n My first quest in Congress was to get a good committee assignment.\nAfter two days of bidding, I had struck at every option and never\nscored a hit. I was at a loss for where to go when Tony Coelho sought\nme out and offered me a seat on the House Armed Services Committee.\n The HASC dove-tailed nicely with my district because the Fifth\nDistrict includes Shaw Air Force Base. But as important as Shaw is, I\nlearned that other members had defense interests far larger than mine.\nSince I was not carrying water for a large defense constituency, I had\nthe independence to take on troubled systems, like the DIVAD, the\nDivision Air Defense gun, which my amendment effectively killed; or the\nMX , which I voted to stop at 50 missiles, or binary chemical weapons,\nwhich my amendments helped side-track and eventually derail.\n In selecting members for every committee, the leadership tries to\nmatch the member's interests at home with his committee in the House.\nThat's natural and to be expected, but we should also select members\nfor ballast--members free to act, ask hard questions, and offer\namendments.\n At the time I took my seat on Armed Services, the nation was engaged\nin the biggest defense build-up in our peace-time history, and the\ncommittee chairman presiding over this build-up was well past his\nprime. Elderly and weak, he could barely be heard over the din of noise\nin the committee room. When Les Aspin let it be known that he was going\nto run for the chair, and leap-frog six senior members, I was among the\nfirst to offer support. We prevailed, and over the next five years,\nAspin allowed me to set up and chair two panels, the first on Reagan's\nStrategic Defense Initiative, and the second, on the nuclear weapons\ncomplex. Though both were important, neither was receiving the\nattention it deserved by the committee or any of its subcommittees, due\nto other issues or a lack of interest in these.\n\n Because of our oversight, we were able to pare back the SDI budget;\nshift funds from strategic missile defense to theater missile defense,\nand wipe out a few far-fetched systems altogether. For example, my\namendment deleted funding for the space-based interceptor. In the press\nrelease accompanying passage of the defense bill, the headline read:\n``House Takes the Star out of Star Wars.'' President Reagan did not\nfind it amusing; he vetoed the defense bill, but after many years and\nbillions of dollars, our cuts have stood the test of time.\n After two years, we had to return SDI to the Research and Development\nSubcommittee, so we set up a new panel dealing with nuclear facilities.\nThe Cold War had enabled our nuclear complex to put off environmental\nand safety issues. To deal with these problems, we shifted nearly a\nbillion dollars from Defense to Energy, and saved over a billion\ndollars by stopping the Special Isotope Separator, a laser-driven\nprocess to produce plutonium, even though the Secretary of Energy\nacknowledged we were ``awash in plutonium.''\n We scored a number of such successes, but the most satisfying took\nplace largely off stage where we made the case for a moratorium on\nnuclear testing. We first helped Representative. Kopetski draft a bill\ncalling for an immediate cessation of testing, and we then drafted an\nalternative that we thought the Senate would pass allowing for a few\nfinal tests before declaring a moratorium. We proposed the alternative\nto Senators Exon and Hatfield, who took up its support and moved it to\npassage through the Energy and Water Appropriations bill. This saved\nthe moratorium from being vetoed because the super-collider was also in\nthis bill, and President Bush wanted it to be funded.\n Another satisfying measure: my substitute to the war powers\nresolution authorizing President Bush to use force against Iraq. This\nsubstitute authorized the force needed to search for weapons of mass\ndestruction, but before going further, it called on the president to\nseek the sanction of the U.N. Security Council, as his father had done,\nand to come back to Congress with the case for a broader use of force,\nwhich would be received with a fast-track guaranty, an up-or-down vote\nin the House and Senate. My substitute did not prevail, but it drew 157\nvotes, and gave many members a position they could uphold.\n I made my mark in the House on defense, but during most of my 28\nyears, my greatest concern was the budget and chronic deficits. In\n1997, I was elected by the Democratic Caucus as ranking member of the\nBudget Committee. I ran against opposition and told the caucus that if\nI was elected, we would ``finish the job'' of balancing the budget that\nbegan with President Clinton's first budget. About the same time,\nErskine Bowles returned to Washington to be the President's Chief of\nStaff, and when he paid me a courtesy call, he told me that he had the\nsame understanding with the President. With the President's\nencouragement, the four budget principals in the House and Senate began\nmeeting, and by May 1997 we had hammered out a balanced budget\nagreement which worked. By 1998, the budget was in balance for the\nfirst time in 30 years.\n President Bush took office with an advantage few presidents have\nenjoyed, a budget in balance, in the black by $236 billion the year\nbefore. I was invited to Austin, Texas with 12 other members to discuss\ndefense issues with the incoming president. I used my time to encourage\nPresident Bush to apply the surplus in Social Security to buy\noutstanding Treasury debt, and reduce Treasury debt held by the public.\nThis would increase net national saving, lower public debt, and be a\nlong step toward making Social Security solvent. The president-elect\nprofessed interest but not for long, and by 2004, the deficit was over\n$400 billion.\n President George W. Bush was greeted as he took office by a surplus\nof $200 billion. When he left office in 2009, the surplus was gone, and\nthe deficit projected for that fiscal year was $1.2 trillion.\n As I leave Congress, the deficit is hovering around a trillion\ndollars and while improving, current deficits exceed the deficits of\nthe mid-1990s by every measure. But the process of resolving both is\nbasically the same: everything must be on the table and everyone must\nbe at the table.\n As the menu for such a meeting, the President's Fiscal Commission has\nsubmitted a plate full of recommendations. I served on the commission\nand voted for the report, even though I do not support all of its\nproposals. I cast an ``aye'' because our country is in desperate need\nof a plan for balancing the budget and making Social Security and\nMedicare solvent. These will not be popular--far from it--but as they\nshore up our economy, they will prove their worth and raise the\nstanding of Congress in the eyes of our countrymen. I am\n\n[[Page E2249]]\n\nsorry that I will not be here to lend my support, but as a parting\ngesture, I urge the House to go for it.\n I will remember with pride my 28 years in the House of\nRepresentatives and our positive accomplishments over that time. I am\ntold that only 500 members have served in the House for as long as 28\nyears. I thank my constituents for that opportunity, and hope that\nhistory will show that I used it to make this a better country in ways\nthat stood the test of time.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2248", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2248", "E2248", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2248", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2248]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 657, I was unavoidably\ndetained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "HONORING JOHN SHADEGG", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2249", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"Jeff Flake\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n HONORING JOHN SHADEGG\n\n ______\n\n HON. JEFF FLAKE\n\n of arizona\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. FLAKE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a valued member of\nthe Arizona delegation, John Shadegg.\n John Shadegg is ending his service to this institution after 16\nyears. He came here in 1994 and has served the State of Arizona\nextremely well during that time. During his time here, John promoted\nthe principles of limited government, economic freedom, and individual\nresponsibility, and has stayed true to his ideals while proudly serving\nthe people of Arizona's Third District.\n Arizona has a habit of producing great legislators, including Barry\nGoldwater, Mo Udall, Carl Hayden, and others; John Shadegg's name will\ncertainly be added to that illustrious list.\n I want to pay tribute to John today and tell him how much the Arizona\ndelegation, and all of us will miss his steady, constant, principled\nleadership here in the House of Representatives. Well done, John\nShadegg.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF PFC JAYSINE P.S. PETREE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2249", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"Madeleine Z. Bordallo\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF PFC JAYSINE P.S. PETREE\n\n ______\n\n HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO\n\n of guam\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and\nsacrifice of United States Army Private First Class Jaysine P.S.\nPetree. PFC Petree was assigned to the 109th Transportation Company,\n17th Combat Sustainment Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at\nFort Richardson, Alaska. On September 24, 2010, PFC Petree passed away\nin support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. She was 19\nyears old.\n Known by her friends as ``Jen'', PFC Petree was born in the\nPhilippines and moved to Guam in 2002. PFC Petree attended Simon\nSanchez High School in Yigo, Guam, where she excelled in both academics\nand interscholastic sports. Shortly after her graduation in 2009, PFC\nPetree enlisted in the U.S. Army, and on September 24, 2010, she made\nthe ultimate sacrifice while defending our Nation's freedom in support\nof combat operations in Afghanistan. I join our community in mourning\nthe loss of PFC Petree and I offer my most sincere condolences to her\nparents, Herbert and Jayne Sucgang Petree, and to her many family and\nfriends. We are eternally grateful for her service and will never\nforget the sacrifices of PFC Petree.\n May God bless the family and friends of PFC Jaysine P.S. Petree, God\nbless Guam, and God bless the United States of America.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2249", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 664 I was unavoidably\ndetained.\n Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "A ONE-OF-A-KIND-MINNESOTAN: WIN WALLIN", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2249", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"Erik Paulsen\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n A ONE-OF-A-KIND-MINNESOTAN: WIN WALLIN\n\n ______\n\n HON. ERIK PAULSEN\n\n of minnesota\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor the life of Winston\n``Win'' Wallin: businessman, philanthropist, pioneer and one-of-a-kind\nMinnesotan.\n Born in Minneapolis in 1926, Win, like so many in his generation,\nserved in the military during World War II. After two years as a Navy\npilot, he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from\nthe University of Minnesota.\n Following graduation, Win began a long and industrious career with\nPillsbury, rising through the ranks to Chief Operations Officer.\n In the mid-80's, Win left Pillsbury to head a little-known,\nstruggling medical device company based in Minnesota, named Medtronic.\nWin's leadership and determination, changed the face of Medtronic.\nToday it is the world's largest medical device company.\n Although Win brought great success to the companies he led, his life\ncannot simply be measured in their bottom lines, but rather in the\ncountless lives he touched through his philanthropic endeavors.\n Win was a true believer in empowerment through higher education.\nSince 1986, Win and his wife Maxine have helped over 3,000 high school\nstudents make the dream of a college education a reality through their\nWallin Scholarship.\n While Minnesota will never be able to replace Win, his legacy lives\non through the lives he has touched and the state he has made better\nthrough his presence.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249-6", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "CONGRATULATING THE FERGUSON FAMILY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "CONGRATULATIONS", "E2249", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"Joe Wilson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRATULATING THE FERGUSON FAMILY\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOE WILSON\n\n of south carolina\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, congratulations to our\nformer Colleague from New Jersey, Mike Ferguson, and his wife Maureen\nFerguson on the birth of their new daughter Lucy Therese Ferguson. Lucy\nwas born on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Sibley Hospital in\nWashington, DC.\n Lucy Therese Ferguson is eight pounds and two ounces of pride and joy\nto her loving grandparents, Patrick and Esther Malloy of West Swanzey,\nNew Hampshire, and Tom Ferguson of Wellington, Florida. I am so excited\nfor this new blessing to the Ferguson family and wish them all the\nbest.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249-7", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "POSTHUMOUS TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT WILLIE JAMES QUINCE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2249", "E2250", "[{\"name\": \"Bill Pascrell, Jr.\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2249-E2250]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n POSTHUMOUS TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT WILLIE JAMES QUINCE\n\n ______\n\n HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.\n\n of new jersey\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call your attention to\nthe life and work of an outstanding individual, the late Sergeant\nWillie James Quince of Paterson, New Jersey, whose life was celebrated\nduring a memorial service on Monday, November 29, 2010, at the First\nA.M.E. Zion Church.\n It is only fitting that he be honored in this, the permanent record\nof the greatest democracy ever known, for he served countless others\nthroughout his lifetime.\n Sergeant Willie James Quince was born in Valdosta, Georgia in 1921 to\nMr. Remer Quince and Helen Braswell. His family moved to West Palm\nBeach, Florida, where he finished elementary school and graduated from\nIndustrial High School. He went on to courses at Purple Kerpels School\nof Mechanical Dentistry in New York City, NY. He then studied 4 years\nat the Jones Barber School in Atlantic City, NJ, and the Interracial\nBarber College in Atlantic City, NJ, graduating in 3 years. After\ngraduation, he moved to Paterson, N.J. in January 1958 and opened\nQuince's Barber Shop.\n He was married to Mary M. Quince for 61 years, and together they\nraised five children,\n\n[[Page E2250]]\n\nWiley ``Sonny'' Quince, William A. Quince (Linda), Madgeline Z. Quince,\nSylvia A. Lucas, and Kelvin C. Quince (Cora); and also now have 10\ngrandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mr. Quince was a faithful\nhusband, dedicated father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and a\ncommitted community servant. He earned many accolades and had a long\nrecord of accomplishment as a forerunner for civil rights and a leader\nthroughout Paterson. He was a long-time member of First A.M.E. Zion\nChurch, where he was elected Man Of The Year multiple times, served on\nthe Board of Trustees for 31 years and served as Chairman for 15 years.\nHe also served on the Stewart Board, Usher Board, The Dreamers, The\nKitchen Cabinet, and The Zion Seniors.\n He served our nation as a Drill Sergeant during World War II Army Air\nForce and received the Medal of Good Conduct, WWII Victory Medal and\nATO Medal. He was an Honored Life Member of the NAACP Paterson Branch,\na member of the Habitat for Humanity Paterson Chapter Tenants Selection\nCommittee for Home Ownership. He was the first African-American elected\nchairman of the Paterson Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, and\nhe served as Project Housing Manager of Christopher Columbus Housing\nDevelopment and as Manager of the Riverside Terrace Housing\nDevelopment. He also served as Paterson's Fourth Ward Leader of the\nPassaic County Democratic Party for many years. He was known for his\nsuperb social mannerisms and good conversation.\n The job of a United States Congressman involves much that is\nrewarding, yet nothing compares to recognizing the lifetime achievement\nof a giving person such as Sergeant Willie James Quince.\n Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues, Willie's family\nand friends, and me in recognizing the late Sergeant Willie James\nQuince's outstanding life of service to his community.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2249", "E2249", "[{\"name\": \"Danny K. Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2249", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2249]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT\n\n ______\n\n speech of\n\n HON. DANNY K. DAVIS\n\n of illinois\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R.\n2751, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010, a bill that would\noverhaul our Nation's food safety system by fundamentally changing the\nway we protect the safety of our food supply. The focus of this\nlegislative measure is to prevent contamination of food before it\noccurs, which is a departure from the current system today that\nresponds after a food-borne illness outbreak. Specifically, it requires\nfood producers to come up with strategies to prevent contamination and\nthen continually test to make sure these strategies are working. In\naddition, H.R. 2751 would allow the FDA to increase the number of\ninspections to conduct, and requires foreign importers to ensure their\nfood products meet U.S. safety standards.\n Mr. Speaker, I applaud the leadership of the House and the Senate for\nthis bipartisan legislation to provide a framework for developing\npreventive control standards from farm to table to protect the public\nfrom food contamination.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2250", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2250", "E2251", "[{\"name\": \"John J. Hall\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2250", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2250-E2251]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOHN J. HALL\n\n of new york\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, I would like to submit the\nfollowing:\n\n Legislative Actions\n\n ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND CREATING JOBS\n\n AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT, enacted to jumpstart\n our economy, create and save 3.5 million jobs, give a tax cut\n to small business and 95% of American workers, begin to\n rebuild America's road, rail, and water infrastructure, and\n make a historic commitment to education, clean energy, and\n science and technology, with unprecedented accountability.\n (Signed into Law)\n SMALL BUSINESS JOBS ACT, landmark legislation providing $12\n billion in tax relief for small businesses by enacting 8 more\n small business tax cuts on top of the 8 already enacted by\n this Congress; creating up to 500,000 jobs, by leveraging up\n to $300 billion in private sector lending for small\n businesses through a $30 billion lending fund for community\n banks; fully paid for--doesn't add a dime to the deficit.\n (Signed into Law)\n TEACHER JOBS/STATE AID/CLOSING TAX LOOPHOLES, creating and\n saving nearly 320,000 jobs; providing $10 billion to save\n 161,000 teacher jobs and $16 billion in Medicaid aid, with\n the effect of creating/saving 158,000 jobs, including police\n officers, firefighters, nurses & private sector workers;\n fully paid for by closing loopholes that encourage companies\n to ship American jobs overseas; cutting deficit by $1.4\n billion. (Signed into Law)\n STUDENT AID & FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT, making the largest\n investment in college aid in history--increasing Pell Grants,\n making college loans more affordable, and strengthening\n community colleges--while reducing the federal deficit by\n ending wasteful student loan subsidies to banks. (Signed into\n Law)\n HIRE ACT, creating up to 300,000 jobs, by providing a\n payroll tax holiday for businesses that hire unemployed\n workers and a tax credit for businesses that retain these\n workers; also unleashes tens of billions of dollars to\n rebuild infrastructure; fully paid for by cracking down on\n offshore accounts for wealthy. (Signed into Law)\n CASH FOR CLUNKERS, jump-starting the U.S. auto industry,\n providing consumers with up to $4,500 to trade in an old\n vehicle for one with higher fuel efficiency--spurring the\n sale of 700,000 vehicles. (Signed into Law)\n WORKER, HOMEOWNERSHIP & BUSINESS ASSISTANCE ACT, boosting\n the economy and creating jobs with more unemployment benefits\n for Americans hit by the recession, an expanded 1st-time\n homebuyer tax credit, and enhanced small business tax\n relief--expanded to all struggling U.S. businesses. (Signed\n into Law)\n U.S. MANUFACTURING ENHANCEMENT ACT, to help U.S.\n manufacturers compete at home and abroad by temporarily\n suspending or reducing duties on intermediate products or\n materials these companies use that are not made domestically.\n (Signed into Law)\n UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXTENSION, extending unemployment\n benefits to millions of American families through November\n 30, 2010; every dollar of unemployment benefits creates at\n least $1.61 in economic activity. (Signed into Law)\n CURRENCY REFORM/FAIR TRADE, to promote U.S. manufacturing\n jobs, by giving our government effective tools to address the\n unfair trade practice of currency manipulation by foreign\n countries, including China; their undervalued currency makes\n Chinese exports cheaper and America's exports to China more\n expensive, putting U.S. manufacturers at an unfair\n disadvantage; bill is WTO-compliant. (Passed by House)\n AMERICAN JOBS AND CLOSING TAX LOOPHOLES ACT, to promote\n American jobs by restoring credit to small businesses,\n extending tax incentives for American R&D and tax relief for\n middle class American families, rebuilding American\n infrastructure, and expanding jobs for young people; and to\n close tax loopholes to make Wall Street billionaires pay\n their fair share of taxes. (Passed by House)\n HOME STAR JOBS, to create 168,000 American jobs making\n energy efficiency products, by providing incentives for\n consumers to make their homes energy-efficient--cutting\n energy bills for 3 million families and reducing our\n dangerous dependence on foreign oil and dirty fuels. (Passed\n by House)\n RURAL STAR/HOME STAR LOANS, to create tens of thousands\n more U.S. jobs, by creating Rural Star loans for people in\n rural America to make their homes and farms more energy-\n efficient; and a Home Star Loan Program for no-interest loans\n for energy efficiency home upgrades in other areas; boosts\n demand for energy efficient products/materials and\n construction and installation services that are made in\n America. (Passed by House)\n PROTECTING AMERICAN PATENTS, providing funding, fully\n offset, to prevent additional backlogs in patent\n applications, as patents are critical to American innovation\n and economic growth. (Signed into Law)\n AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION, to invest in modernizing\n manufacturing; basic R&D; high risk/high reward clean energy\n research; and teaching science, technology, engineering and\n math. (Passed by House)\n JOBS FOR MAIN STREET ACT, to boost small business and to\n rebuild highways and transit; paid for by redirecting TARP\n funds from Wall Street to Main Street. (Passed by House)\n SMALL BUSINESS & INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT, to extend Build\n America Bonds to help finance the rebuilding of schools,\n hospitals, roads and bridges; and target tax incentives to\n spur investment in small businesses and help entrepreneurs\n looking to start a new business. (Passed by House)\n EDWARD M. KENNEDY SERVE AMERICA ACT, tripling volunteerism\n opportunities to 250,000 for national service for students to\n retirees; increased college financial awards. (Signed into\n Law)\n PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF at the 2009 level to ensure\n that 99.8 percent of estates never pay a dime of taxes and\n offer certainty and stability for farmers and small\n businesses. (Passed by House)\n\n PROTECTING CONSUMERS\n\n WALL STREET REFORM, historic reforms to end taxpayer-funded\n bailouts and the idea of ``too big to fail,'' and protect and\n empower consumers to make the best decisions on mortgages,\n credit cards, and their own financial future. Lack of\n accountability for Wall Street and big banks cost 8 million\n jobs. (Signed into Law)\n CREDIT CARDHOLDERS' BILL OF RIGHTS, providing tough new\n protections already saving consumers money--like banning\n unfair rate hikes, abusive fees, and penalties--and\n strengthening enforcement. (Signed into Law)\n FRAUD ENFORCEMENT & RECOVERY ACT, providing tools to\n prosecute mortgage scams and corporate fraud that contributed\n to financial crisis; creating an outside commission to\n examine its causes. (Signed into Law)\n LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT, restoring the rights of women\n and other workers to challenge unfair pay--to help close the\n wage gap where women earn 78 cents for every $1 a man earns\n in America. (Signed into Law)\n AIRLINE PASSENGER SAFETY, to improve airline passenger\n safety, by several steps including strengthening commercial\n pilot training requirements, requiring a minimum of 1,500\n flight hours required for an airline pilot certificate.\n (Signed into Law)\n\n HELPING HOMEOWNERS\n\n HELPING FAMILIES SAVE THEIR HOMES ACT, to stem the\n foreclosure crisis, with significant incentives to lenders,\n servicers, and homeowners to modify loans. (Signed into Law)\n FHA REFORM, to shore up federal mortgage insurance in order\n to expand homeownership opportunities by making essential\n reforms to strengthen the financial footing of the Federal\n Housing Administration, saving taxpayers $2.5 billion over 5\n years. (Passed by House)\n FLOOD INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION & REFORM, reauthorizing the\n National Flood Insurance Program, upon which millions of\n American families and businesses rely, for five years and\n making key reforms to put the program on a stronger financial\n footing. (Passed by House)\n\n AFFORDABLE QUALITY\n\n HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM, landmark legislation\n putting\n\n[[Page E2251]]\n\n American families and small business owners--not the\n insurance companies--in control of their own health care;\n lowering costs for middle class and small business; holding\n insurance companies accountable to prevent denials of care\n and coverage, including for pre-existing conditions;\n strengthening Medicare and lowering prescription drug costs;\n creating up to 4 million jobs; and reducing deficit by\n largest amount in almost two decades. (Signed into law)\n HEALTH CARE FOR 11 MILLION CHILDREN, to finally provide\n cost-effective health coverage for 4 million more children\n and preserve coverage for 7 million children already\n enrolled. (Signed into Law)\n FDA REGULATION OF TOBACCO, granting the Food and Drug\n Administration authority to regulate advertising, marketing,\n and manufacturing of tobacco products, the #1 cause of\n preventable U.S. deaths, and to stop tobacco companies from\n targeting our children. (Signed into Law)\n ENSURING SENIORS' ACCESS TO THEIR DOCTORS, by blocking\n scheduled 21% cut in Medicare physician payments through\n November 30, 2010 and also updating payments by 2.2%. (Signed\n into Law)\n FOOD SAFETY, to fundamentally change the way we protect our\n food supply; close gaps exposed by recent food-borne illness\n outbreaks; give the FDA new authorities. (Passed by House)\n RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT, guaranteeing\n access to lifesaving medical services, primary care, and\n medications for low-income patients with AIDS and HIV.\n (Signed into Law)\n\n CLEAN ENERGY JOBS/HOLDING BP ACCOUNTABLE\n\n AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT, historic\n legislation to create 1.7 million jobs (with the Recovery\n Act); help free us from funding terrorism with our dependence\n on foreign oil; reduce the carbon pollution causing climate\n change; keep costs low for Americans; will not increase the\n deficit. (Passed by House)\n RESPONSE TO BP OIL SPILL, a bill providing a comprehensive\n response to BP oil spill--eliminating the $75 million cap on\n the liability of oil companies, restoring the Gulf Coast and\n protecting local residents, imposing new safety requirements\n and strengthening oversight of offshore drilling, and\n protecting whistleblowers in offshore drilling industry who\n report safety violations. (Passed by House)\n Just hours after a Committee hearing during which I asked\n BP America's President whether chemical dispersants they were\n using to break up the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico are\n safe, the EPA ordered BP to choose a less toxic chemical. The\n Washington Post reported the EPA ordered the change following\n a hearing by the House Transportation and Infrastructure\n Committee at which I questioned BP's use of hundreds of\n thousands of gallons of chemical dispersants.\n SPILL ACT, to reform maritime liability laws to ensure that\n the families of those killed or injured in the BP Oil Spill\n and other such tragedies are justly compensated for their\n losses. (Passed by House)\n BP OIL SPILL COMMISSION SUBPOENA POWER, to give subpoena\n power to National Commission on BP Oil Spill to ensure that\n it cannot be stonewalled by BP or others in its search for\n spill's causes. (Passed by House)\n OMNIBUS PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT, the most significant\n conservation bill in 15 years, strengthening tourism and\n rural economies with more than 2 million new acres of\n wilderness and parks. (Signed into Law)\n\n FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY & GOVERNMENT REFORM\n\n BUDGET BLUEPRINT, creating jobs with investments in health\n care, clean energy and education; cutting taxes for most\n Americans by $1.5 trillion; cutting Bush deficit by more than\n half by 2013. (Action Completed)\n BUDGET ENFORCEMENT RESOLUTION, setting a limit on\n discretionary spending for FY 2011 that requires spending\n cuts of $7 billion below the President's budget and $3\n billion below Senate. (Action Completed)\n STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO, to restore 1990s law that turned\n record deficits into surpluses, by forcing tough choices;\n Congress must offset new policies that reduce revenues or\n expand entitlements. (Signed into Law)\n IMPROPER PAYMENTS ELIMINATION, to help identify and\n eliminate improper federal payments, as well as recover lost\n funds that federal agencies have spent improperly. (Signed\n into Law)\n WEAPON SYSTEMS ACQUISITION REFORM, cracking down on\n Pentagon waste and cost overruns in the acquisition of weapon\n systems, increasing oversight and competition. (Signed into\n Law)\n REFORMING OTHER DOD ACQUISITION, cleaning up DOD\n acquisition spending for the 80 percent that is for services\n and other non-weapons items, saving taxpayers an estimated\n $27 billion a year. (Passed by House)\n DISCLOSE ACT, to fight a corporate takeover of our\n elections, requires them to disclose they are behind\n political ads; bans foreign-controlled corporations from\n putting money in U.S. elections. (Passed by House)\n\n NATIONAL SECURITY/TROOPS AND VETERANS\n\n FY 2010 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, authorizing 3.4% troop pay\n raise, strengthening military readiness and military families\n support, focusing our strategy in Afghanistan and\n redeployment from Iraq. (Signed into Law)\n I travelled to Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Kuwait, and UAE\n to visit with troops, and receive updates from U.S. military\n leaders and NGOs.\n FY 2011 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, increasing hostile fire and\n imminent danger pay; extending TRICARE dependent coverage up\n to age 26; and strengthening counterterrorism. (Passed by\n House)\n REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL, to provide for the repeal\n of this outdated policy, contingent on the certification that\n military review completed and that repeal would not impact\n readiness. (Signed into Law)\n IRAN SANCTIONS, significantly strengthening sanctions\n against Iran, including imposing sanctions on foreign\n entities that sell refined petroleum to Iran or assist Iran\n in its domestic refining capacity. (Signed into Law)\n VETERANS HEALTH CARE BUDGET REFORM & TRANSPARENCY ACT, a\n top priority of veterans' groups, authorizing Congress to\n approve VA medical care appropriations one year in advance to\n ensure reliable and timely funding and prevent politics from\n ever delaying VA health care funding. (Signed into Law)\n I authored and introduced the Veterans Administration\n Claims Modernization Act. This law streamlined the VA\n benefits application process. It was based on problems I\n heard directly from the experiences of local veterans as well\n as national VSOs. The law was called ``the most sweeping\n reform of the VA in a generation'' by the Times Herald\n Record.\n I successfully advocated for a VA rule change to create an\n automatic service connection for veterans diagnosed with PTSD\n after serving in combat. This change dramatically streamlines\n the process for veterans to receive appropriate care and\n compensation.\n Implemented the post-9/11 GI Bill to provide for a college\n education for returning veterans.\n FY 2010 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION-VA APPROPRIATIONS,\n strengthening quality health care for 5 million veterans by\n investing 11% more for medical care, benefits claims\n processors, and facility improvements. (Signed into Law)\n CAREGIVERS AND VETERANS OMNIBUS HEALTH SERVICES, landmark\n legislation providing help to caregivers of disabled, ill or\n injured veterans, and improving VA health services for women\n veterans. (Signed into Law)\n AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS, providing long overdue disability\n benefits to more than 150,000 Vietnam veterans and survivors\n for exposure to Agent Orange. (Signed into Law)\n\n SECURITY FOR AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES\n\n FY 2010 HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS, strengthening\n security at our ports and borders and on commercial airlines,\n giving first responders tools to respond to terrorism.\n (Signed into Law)\n HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT, giving law enforcement\n resources to prevent and prosecute hate crimes against\n Americans based on gender, sexual orientation, gender\n identity, or disability. (Signed into Law)\n BORDER SECURITY EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS, providing $600\n million to enhance security at the Southwest Border,\n including funding 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents, 500\n additional CBP officers, and additional FBI, DEA, and ATF\n agents for the border region; paid for by visa fees. (Signed\n into Law)\n I visited the border patrol in Arizona to view the\n situation first hand and obtain a better understanding of the\n situation they face.\n COPS ON THE BEAT, putting an additional 50,000 cops on the\n street over the next 5 years. (Passed by House)\n CHEMICAL & WATER SECURITY ACT, to increase security and\n safety of the nation's chemical plants and water facilities\n vulnerable to terrorist attacks and the millions of Americans\n that live nearby. (Passed by House)\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2251", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO AVIS GREEN TUCKER", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2251", "E2252", "[{\"name\": \"Ike Skelton\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2251", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2251-E2252]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n TRIBUTE TO AVIS GREEN TUCKER\n\n ______\n\n HON. IKE SKELTON\n\n of missouri\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, it is with sorrow that I inform the House\nof the death of Mrs. Avis Green Tucker, a distinguished Missouri\ncitizen from Warrensburg, in the 4th Congressional District. Avis Green\nTucker was not just my own long-time friend. She was one of Missouri's\nmost highly respected newspaper publishers. She was a willing volunteer\nfrequently called to important service by Missouri governors from both\npolitical parties. And she was a particularly inspiring role model\namong women leaders in our state.\n Avis and her husband, William Tucker, bought the Daily Star-Journal\nin 1947 and the paper stayed in the Tucker family for some 60 years,\nuntil its sale in 2007 to another distinguished Missouri newspaper\nfamily, the Bradleys of St. Joseph. Bill Tucker was serving as\npublisher in Warrensburg when he died of a heart attack in 1966. Avis\ntook over as one of the few female daily newspaper publishers in the\nMidwest. She once said: ``I decided I was going to run this paper. I\nwas going to try. I told everyone that I had more nerve than ability,\nwhich was the truth.'' But that was a typically reticent and humble\nstatement from a\n\n[[Page E2252]]\n\nwoman whose abilities were quite remarkable. Those abilities were\nwidely recognized. In 1982, Avis became the first female president of\nthe Missouri Press Association. That was just one of many ``firsts''\nachieved by Avis Tucker, including serving as the first female\npresident of the Missouri Associated Dailies organization, and becoming\nthe first woman inducted into the Missouri Press Association Hall of\nFame. She received the National Newspaper Association's McKinney Award,\ngiven to a woman who ``exhibited distinguished service to the community\npress.'' Just this past May, Avis became chair emeritus of the Missouri\nPress Association's Foundation Board, which she helped found and fund.\n She served not only as one of the state's rare female publishers, but\nin other leadership roles, particularly at our mutual alma mater, the\nUniversity of Missouri. Mizzou's world-famous School of Journalism\nhonored her with its Honor Medal in 1976. And in 1972, Avis became the\nfirst woman president of the University of Missouri's governing body,\nthe Board of Curators. Her service as a curator has particular\nsignificance for me, since she was appointed to succeed her late\nhusband as a curator upon his death. And Bill Tucker had been appointed\nto succeed my father, Isaac Newton Skelton III, upon his passing. In\nMissouri, one of the highest honors one can achieve is being named to\nhelp guide our land-grant state university, and this is an honor that\nhas been treasured by both the Skelton and Tucker families.\n Avis Green Tucker will be remembered fondly by all who had the\nprivilege of knowing her, including me. When she passed away at age 95\non Friday, December 17th, 2010, she had lived a life that was\nexemplary. Her leadership was superb, her newspaper's readers and her\ncommunity were well-served, and her place in Missouri journalism and\npublic service is secure. Avis is survived by two nephews, Bob and\nRichard Green. I know members of the Congress will join me in paying\ntribute to the life, achievements and service of Avis Green Tucker, and\nin extending our condolences to her family and friends.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2252-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2252", "E2252", "[{\"name\": \"Carolyn McCarthy\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1771\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2142\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2751\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"3082\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5116\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6540\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6547\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2252", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2252]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY\n\n of new york\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably absent on\nDecember 21, 2010. If I were present, I would have voted on the\nfollowing:\n H. Res. 1771, Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with\nrespect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the\nCommittee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to\nsuspend the rules--rollcall No. 657--``yea''.\n H.R. 6540, Defense Level Playing Field Act--rollcall No. 658--\n``yea''.\n H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act--rollcall No. 659--\n``yea''.\n H.R. 2142, GPRA Modernization Act of 2010--rollcall No. 660--``yea''.\n H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act--rollcall No. 661--\n``yea''.\n H.R. 3082, Making Appropriations for Military Construction, the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal\nyear ending September 30, 2010 and for other purposes--rollcall No.\n662--``yea''.\n H.R. 6547, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators\nAct--rollcall No. 663--``yea''.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2252-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "BLACK: THE DOMINANCE OF UNETHICAL BANKING", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2252", "E2254", "[{\"name\": \"Marcy Kaptur\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2252", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2252-E2254]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n BLACK: THE DOMINANCE OF UNETHICAL BANKING\n\n ______\n\n HON. MARCY KAPTUR\n\n of ohio\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, today I am inserting into the\n Congressional Record a recent blog post by Professor William\n Black from the Associate Professor of Economics and Law at\n the University of Missouri--Kansas City. Professor Black has\n focused on white collar crime and routing out of fraud in our\n financial system, both in practice and as a field of academic\n study. Professor Black's answers on this CNN blog give\n direction to our work on cleaning up our financial system of\n the criminals while protecting those who follow the law. As\n this Congress\n\n[[Page E2253]]\n\n comes to a close and we look to the future, we are faced with\n the task of doing more to address the challenges of Main\n Street while holding Wall Street accountable. Professor\n Black's writing should be one of our guides.\n\n Black: The Dominance of Unethical Banking\n\n (By Jay Kernis)\n\n Only on the blog: Answering today's five OFF-SET questions\n is William K. Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law\n at the University of Missouri--Kansas City.\n He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud\n Prevention from 2005-2007. Black also served as litigation\n director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, deputy director\n of the FSLIC, SVP and General Counsel of the Federal Home\n Loan Bank of San Francisco, and Senior Deputy Chief Counsel,\n Office of Thrift Supervision. He was also deputy director of\n the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform,\n Recovery and Enforcement.\n You say that fraud by America's major banks plays an\n enormous continuing role in the country's financial crisis.\n How widespread is the fraud and what are the most serious\n charges?\n The FBI testified in September 2004 that mortgage fraud was\n ``epidemic'' and predicted that it would cause an ``economic\n crisis'' if it were not contained. Instead of being\n contained, FBI data show that it grew enormously after 2004.\n The mortgage lending industry's own anti-fraud experts (MARI)\n warned in 2006 that ``liar's'' loans deserved their name--\n MARI reported a study finding that 80% of such loans were\n fraudulent. MARI warned that liar's loans were ``an open\n invitation to fraudsters.''\n In a liar's loan the lender agrees not to verify the\n borrower's income, wealth, job, and debts. The lender and its\n agents, loan brokers, can then make up those numbers to make\n the loan appear to be only moderately insane and sell the\n fraudulent loan to an entity, typically an investment banking\n firm or Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, who will pool thousands of\n fraudulent loans together and create a toxic financial\n derivative called a ``CDO.'' The rating agencies and\n investment bankers knew they had to engage in the financial\n version of ``don't ask; don't tell'' on these CDOs because if\n they ever really kicked the tires they would all explode--the\n frauds in the underlying liar's loans from which the CDOs\n were supposed to ``derive'' their value were that obvious and\n common.\n A credit ratings firm couldn't give a ``AAA'' rating (the\n highest possible--the rating that virtually all these toxic\n derivatives were given) if it looked at a sample of the\n loans--so they religiously did not kick the tires on the\n liar's loans. So we had the farce of ``credit rating''\n agencies whose expertise was supposedly in reviewing credit\n quality never looking at that credit quality so that they\n could make enormous fees by giving toxic waste pristine\n ``AAA'' ratings.\n The investment banks couldn't sell the financial\n derivatives loans to others if the investment bankers (whose\n supposed expertise was evaluating credit risk) were to\n actually look at credit quality of the underlying liar's\n loans. If they looked, they'd document that the loans were\n overwhelmingly fraudulent. They'd then have three options.\n A. They could sell the CDOs to others by calling them\n wonderful ``AAA'' investments--while having files proving\n that they knew this was a lie. This option is the\n prosecutor's dream.\n B. They could have sued the lenders that sold them the\n fraudulent liar's loans. The investment banks typically had a\n clear contractual right to force the fraudulent loans to buy\n back the liar's loans. But there were fatal problems with\n that option. The lenders that made liar's loans typically had\n minimal capital (net worth). If the investment banks had\n demanded that they repurchase the loans they would have been\n unable to do so--and the demand would have exposed the\n investment banks' bright shining lie that by pooling liar's\n loans they could create ``AAA'' CDOs. Every CDO purchaser\n from the investment banks would then demand that the\n investment banks repurchased their CDOs--which would have\n caused virtually every large U.S. investment bank to fail.\n C. They could have gone to the Justice Department and\n expose the massive fraud that was destroying the American\n economy and help the FBI investigate the lenders specializing\n in making liar's loans, the corrupt appraisers, and the\n credit rating agencies. But that would have caused the CDO\n bubble to burst and the investment banks to fail.\n That's why the industry went with the fourth option--\n ``don't ask; don't tell.'' It's like the famous fable of the\n emperor and the fraudulent designer. The designer tells\n everyone that he has created clothes for the emperor of such\n beauty that only the most sophisticated people can even see\n the clothes. The emperor and his cronies all agree that the\n clothes are glorious. The fraud only collapses when a boy\n blurts out: ``the emperor is naked.'' As long as no one\n engaged in the frauds pointed out that you can't make a\n ``AAA'' rating out of a pool of massively overvalued\n fraudulent loans the housing bubble could hyper-inflate and\n the officers of the investment banks and credit rating\n agencies could become wealthy beyond their dreams.\n I cite a study by Fitch, the smallest of the Big 3 rating\n agencies later that documents the endemic nature of the fraud\n in the nonprime mortgages backing the CDOs. That study does\n not contradict the ``don't ask; don't tell'' strategy because\n Fitch only published it in November 2007--after the secondary\n market that created CDOs collapsed and it would not lose any\n fees by asking and telling about the endemic fraud.\n The industry sharply increased the number of liar's loans\n after MARI's warnings that they were overwhelmingly\n fraudulent. Fitch reviewed a small sample of the nonprime\n loan and found that there was evidence of fraud in ``nearly\n every'' file they reviewed and that the frauds were obvious\n on the face of the loan and servicing files and would have\n been discovered by any competent loan underwriting process.\n Self-reviews by fraudulent nonprime lenders have consistently\n revealed pervasive fraud in liar's loans. Reviews by\n independent experts demonstrate that fraud was endemic in\n liar's loans.\n My testimony to the Senate and the Financial Crisis Inquiry\n Commission (FCIC) explains why the number of criminal\n referrals the FBI receives annually extrapolates to millions\n of frauds. There were no formal definitions of an ``alt a''\n or ``stated income'' loan (the two most common euphemisms for\n liar's loans and, therefore, all the data are best guesses),\n but Credit Suisse reported in 2007 that by 2006, 49% of new\n mortgage loans in the U.S. were stated income (liar's loans).\n If one assumes an 80% fraud incidence--which is the low end\n of published studies by independent experts--that translates\n into millions of fraudulent loans being made in 2006 alone.\n State Attorney Generals' investigations have found that it\n was lenders and their agents who put the lies in ``liar's''\n loans. The NY AG found, for example, that Washington Mutual\n (WaMu), which specialized in nonprime loans, (and is the\n largest bank failure in U.S. history) kept a ``black list''\n of appraisers. Appraisers got on the black list, however, if\n they refused to provide WaMu with inflated (fraudulent)\n appraisals. Survey data of appraisers confirms that nonprime\n lenders and their agents commonly coerced appraisers to\n inflate market values. The borrower has no leverage to coerce\n appraisers.\n There is no honest reason for a lender to seek, or permit,\n appraisals to be inflated. White-collar criminologists and\n competent banking regulators recognize that appraisal fraud\n is a superb ``marker'' of ``control fraud''--the devastating\n frauds in which the senior officers that control a seemingly\n legitimate firm use it as a ``weapon'' to defraud. Iowa\n Attorney General Miller testified before the Federal Reserve\n in 2007 that his investigations found that the lenders and\n the agents typically prompted or even directly provided the\n false information in nonprime loan applications.\n This makes sense because only lenders and loan brokers\n would know the key debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios\n that would make the borrowers' application more likely to be\n approved and generate the largest fees to the lenders and\n their agents. AG Miller even aptly described the\n ``Gresham's'' dynamic that prevailed in nonprime lending. A\n Gesham's dynamic arises in this context when lenders and loan\n brokers that cheat gain a competitive advantage over honest\n lenders and agents. The result can be a race to the bottom in\n which those with no ethics drive the ethical from the\n marketplace.\n Attorneys General in 50 states are investigating mortgage\n fraud and foreclosure fraud. Do you think this was bad\n bookkeeping or are banks intentionally doing something\n illegal?\n I've explained why the data demonstrate that mortgage\n fraud, particularly via liar's loans, was endemic,\n intentional, and driven by the lenders and their agents.\n Lenders and agents engaged in mortgage fraud do not want to\n keep accurate records, for those records could provide a\n roadmap for prosecuting them. The dearth of records was one\n of the key attractions of liar's loans to these lenders and\n their agents. That dynamic means that records are commonly\n missing at lenders engaged in fraud.\n Keeping good records is also a pain for loan officers. It\n is a cost--it slows them down from making new (fraudulent)\n loans that drive their income. Another marker of loan fraud\n is paying loan officers large bonuses based on loan volume\n instead of loan quality--everyone in the trade knows this\n ends in disaster. But the failure of the lender is not a\n failure of the fraud scheme. Here's the four-part recipe for\n lenders maximizing fictional short-term accounting income\n (thereby maximizing their bonuses). Note that the same recipe\n maximizes real losses:\n A. Grow extremely rapidly\n B. Make very bad loans at high interest rates (``yield'')\n C. Use extreme leverage (high debt relative to you equity)\n D. Provide grossly inadequate loss reserves\n A lender that follows this recipe is mathematically\n guaranteed to report record (albeit fictional) income in the\n near term--and to cause massive losses in the longer term.\n This is why the Nobel prize winning economist, George Akerlof\n and his colleague Paul Romer wrote the famous 1993 article\n entitled: ``Looting: the Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy\n for Profit.'' They describe accounting fraud as ``a sure\n thing.'' The lender fails, but the senior officers walk away\n wealthy. Since 1993, things have become far worse--we now\n often bail out the failed lenders and leave the thieves in\n charge.\n But a lender making thousands of bad loans has to gut its\n ``back office'' operations--the folks who are supposed to\n document loans and prevent bad loans. We know that this is\n exactly what happened. Bank officers and employees of\n nonprime lenders\n\n[[Page E2254]]\n\n were reamed out by their superiors if they tried to block the\n bad loans. This dynamic is an independent reason why\n recordkeeping at the nonprime lenders is often horrific.\n Finally, lenders like Bank of America, Citibank, and WaMu\n acquired major nonprime lenders that were notorious for their\n predatory and fraudulent lending. These banks then often\n place the employees they obtained via these mergers in charge\n of loan servicing. It was utterly predictable that they would\n continue their unethical practices when they functioned as\n loan servicers--particularly because the alternative would be\n to admit that their loan servicing files were a shambles. Far\n better to simply file false affidavits and claim that\n everything was in order--which is exactly what many of the\n largest loan servicers did ten thousand times a month.\n This is one of the reasons that my colleague Randy Wray and\n I have called for Bank of America to be placed promptly into\n receivership. A minor blue collar thief can go to prison for\n life under some ``three strikes'' laws--a huge bank doesn't\n even suffer a major loss of reputation when it commits a\n hundred thousand felonies. The U.S. now has its own version\n of crony capitalism that has produced recurrent, intensifying\n financial crises--just as crony capitalism does in many\n nations. The difference is that our economy is so massive\n that when we have a crisis many nations suffer. When a\n nation's elites are able to cheat with impunity the result is\n always disastrous.\n What should President Obama and Congress be doing right now\n to regulate the banks in a meaningful and fair way?\n Economists, white-collar criminologists, and regulators\n agree that the key is to stop, or at least limit, perverse\n incentives. Intensely criminogenic environments lead to\n epidemics of control fraud. There are six key components of\n what makes an environment dangerously criminogenic.\n A. Size matters. A tremendous bubble in the price of\n persimmons won't harm the U.S. economy. Real estate bubbles,\n by contrast, could cause losses that were a large percentage\n of the U.S. GDP. That's how you get a Great Recession.\n Accounting control frauds are particularly dangerous because\n of they can grow so rapidly and because they tend to cluster\n in the assets that are most ideal for accounting fraud. The\n combination of clustering and rapid growth means that\n epidemics of accounting control fraud can hyper-inflate\n massive bubbles. Akerlof & Romer and my work have long warned\n specifically about this danger.\n The federal regulatory and prosecutorial agencies are\n filled with ``chief economists,'' but there are no ``chief\n criminologists'', no comprehensive federal data on the most\n destructive white-collar crimes, and virtually zero federal\n funding for research into the elite financial frauds that\n have caused trillions of dollars of losses in the U.S. over\n the last 20 years. We need to do the opposite--hire chief\n criminologists, keep comprehensive data on the worst frauds,\n and fund research so that we can actively identify the\n industries at greatest risk of developing the next epidemic\n of control fraud. (And this needs to be done not only for\n banks. The FDA, for example, needs help in spotting frauds\n that maim and kill.) We then need to act, quickly, to stop\n those epidemics in their tracks. We did this in 1990-91 as\n S&L regulators when we stopped the rapid spread of ``liar's''\n loans at several California S&Ls.\n B. Deregulation, desupervision (the rules remain in place\n but the anti-regulators running the regulatory agencies don't\n enforce them) and de facto decriminalization (the three\n ``de's'') produce the ideal criminogenic environment. The\n regulators are the ``cops on the beat'' when it comes to\n sophisticated frauds. If you remove the cops of the beat,\n cheaters prosper and honest businesses are driven from the\n markets. President Obama largely kept in place the failed\n anti-regulators he inherited from President Bush. Indeed,\n Obama promoted Geithner--an abject failure as a regulator in\n his capacity as President of the NY Fed--and renominated\n Bernanke, an even greater failure. Obama should fire Attorney\n General Holder and Treasury Secretary Geithner and ask\n Chairman Bernanke to resign. He should appoint regulators and\n prosecutors who have a track record of success.\n C. Executive compensation. There is a consensus that\n executive compensation should be based on long-term (real)\n profitability. In reality, executive compensation is\n overwhelmingly based on short-term reported income. (It's\n actually worse than that--if the short-term results are bad\n corporations commonly gimmick the compensation system to\n reward the senior officers' failures.) Everyone agrees that\n short-term reported accounting income is easy to inflate\n through accounting fraud and virtually everyone agrees that\n this creates strong, perverse incentives. Since, the current\n crisis began, the percentage of bonus compensation based on\n short-term reported income has increased--executive\n compensation has become more perverse.\n Note that executive compensation also allows the CEO to\n convert the firm's assets to his personal benefit using\n seemingly normal corporate mechanisms, which makes it far\n harder to prosecute the CEO for looting the firm. All bonus\n income that takes annual income above $200,000 should be paid\n after five years--if the firm's reported income turns out to\n be real. There should be ``clawback'' provisions to recover\n bonuses even after those five years if they were based on\n corporate income inflated by fraud or ``window dressing.''\n D. Professional compensation is perverse. Accounting\n control frauds deliberately exploit this to create the\n Gresham's dynamic that allow them to suborn the outside\n professionals--appraisers, attorneys, auditors, and rating\n agencies--who are supposed to prevent fraud, but who actually\n become the frauds' most valuable allies. Honest professionals\n don't get hired, the unethical professionals prosper. This\n process creates ``echo'' epidemics of control fraud.\n Fraudulent nonprime lenders, for example, shaped financial\n incentives to be perverse to create endemic appraisal and\n loan broker fraud. The banks should not be able to hire or\n fire the appraisers, credit rating agencies, and auditors--\n except for fraud or serious incompetence. Those professionals\n can only be truly independent if they are assigned to work\n for the bank by a truly independent entity.\n E. The federal government has permitted banks to inflate\n their reported incomes and ``net worth'' for the purpose of\n evading the mandatory statutory duty under the Prompt\n Corrective Action (PCA) law to close deeply insolvent banks.\n Congress, at the behest of the Chamber of Commerce, the\n banking trade associations, and Chairman Bernanke,\n successfully extorted the Financial Accounting Standards\n Board (FASB) to scam the accounting rules so that the banks\n could fail to recognize on their accounting reports over a\n trillion dollars in losses.\n When banks understate their losses massively they, by\n definition, overstate their net worth massively. The PCA's\n provisions kick in when net worth falls, so the accounting\n lies have gutted the PCA. The accounting lies also allow the\n banks to (once again) report high fictional income when they\n are experiencing large, real losses. This accounting scam\n allows the bank executives to collect hundreds of billions of\n dollars in bonuses. We should end the accounting scam and\n enforce the PCA.\n We are also secretly subsidizing banks and hiding their\n losses through massive loans from the Federal Reserve backed\n by toxic collateral. We should end those subsidies and force\n them to post good collateral.\n F. Systemically dangerous institutions (SDIs) have often\n become far larger and more dangerous since the crisis. The\n administration is taking no serious steps to protect us\n against the roughly 20 SDIs even though the administration\n claims that when one of them next fails it is likely to cause\n a global financial crisis. Why are we juggling 20 live\n grenades? The only question is when the next pin will drop\n out and we'll be blown up.\n The good news about the SDIs is that they have reason to\n exist. They would be far more efficient if they shrank in\n size to levels at which they no longer endangered the global\n economy. We should do three things about the SDIs. One, stop\n their growth--immediately. Two, order them to shrink over the\n next five years to a size at which they no longer are SDIs.\n Let them decide what operations to sell. Three, intensively\n regulate the SDIs during those five years. That includes\n placing any insolvent SDIs in ``pass through\n receiverships''--which does not prompt crises.\n If there were one questionable banking practice that you\n could stop today, what would that be?\n The foreclosure frauds.\n You have spent decades examining what goes on in banks. Do\n think that bankers, either through culture or genetics, are\n ethically-challenged?\n When you allow a Gresham's dynamic to operate and when\n entry to an industry is easy (as it was for loan brokers and\n mortgage bankers), you concentrate the least ethical business\n leaders in the industry that is most criminogenic. In the\n last decade, banking has been severely criminogenic in the\n U.S. and much of the world. The unethical banking leaders\n became dominant. Their banks, which followed the four-part\n recipe for maximizing fictional accounting income, became far\n larger and drew the greatest praise from the business\n boosters than dominated the financial media. They made their\n reputations and their fortunes through fraud.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2252", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "EMPTY CHAIR IN OSLO FOR LIU XIAOBO", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2252", "E2252", "[{\"name\": \"Christopher H. Smith\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2252", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2252]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n EMPTY CHAIR IN OSLO FOR LIU XIAOBO\n\n ______\n\n HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH\n\n of new jersey\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, in the theatrical adaptation\nof Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, Marius sings a haunting song--Empty\nChairs and Empty Tables--an expression of agony at the loss of his\nidealistic comrades, gunned down on a barricade.\n ``There's a grief that can't be spoken,'' he sings, ``there's a pain\nthat goes on and on. Empty chairs and empty tables, now my friends are\ndead and gone . . . .''\n ``Here it was they lit the flame . . . Here they sang about tomorrow\nand tomorrow never came . . . from the table in the corner they could\nsee a world reborn . . . And they rose with voices ringing. I can hear\nthem now . . . Empty chairs and empty tables, where my friends will\nmeet no more . . . .''\n When prisoner of conscience Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize winner for\n2010, learned that he was selected, he wept and dedicated his prize to\nthe martyrs of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.\n Throughout China today, families and friends know heartbreaking loss\nand the agony of empty chairs and empty tables--where young, brave,\nidealistic democracy activists were gunned down, bayoneted, or beaten\nto death by Chinese government troops and secret police. Both before\nand since Tiananmen, Chinese men and women have sacrificed their\nfreedom--even their lives--in the struggle for faith and liberty. Yet\nthe struggle for freedom, rule of law, and respect for human rights\ncontinues despite the enormous cost to individual Chinese men and\nwomen.\n At Oslo a couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of witnessing the\nconferring of the Nobel Peace Prize on Liu Xiaobo's empty chair--empty\nbecause this courageous nonviolent man of principle languishes in a\nlonely prison cell, serving an eleven-year sentence for promoting\ndemocracy in China, most recently through Charter 08, a human rights\nmanifesto. In a stunning revelation of Beijing's weakness, fear, and\nmoral deficiency, even Liu's wife and friends were barred from\nattending the Nobel ceremony.\n Amazingly, at his government show trial in 2009, Liu expressed\nabsolutely no malice toward the dictatorship that so cruelly mistreats\nhim--and millions of others like him.\n He said, ``I have no enemies and no hatred. None of the police who\nmonitored, arrested, and interrogated me, none of the prosecutors who\nindicted me, and none of the judges who judged me are my enemies . . .\nHatred can rot away at a person's intelligence and conscience. Enemy\nmentality will poison the spirit of a nation, incite cruel mortal\nstruggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity and hinder a\nnation's progress toward freedom and democracy. That is why I hope to\nbe able to transcend my personal experiences as I look upon our\nnation's development and social change, to counter the regime's\nhostility with utmost goodwill, and to dispel hatred with love.''\n The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony has come and gone. And, I would note\nparenthetically, it was an honor to join you in Oslo, Madam Speaker, as\nwell as Representative David Wu and numerous Tiananmen Square alumnae--\nChinese men and women who peacefully demonstrated for freedom in 1989--\nincluding Yang Jianli, Chai Ling, Bob Fu, Fang Zheng, and Kaixi Wuer.\nIt is now more important than ever that all of us who treasure freedom,\ndemocracy and human rights empathize more, pray more and do more to\nexpose and combat the cruelty and the crimes committed on a daily basis\nby Beijing.\n The brutality and violence that were witnessed by all the world in\n1989 at Tiananmen continues unabated today, especially in the gulags--\nlaogai--and detention centers throughout China, where people are\nsystematically tortured, sometimes to death, particularly Falun Gong\npractitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Christians, and democracy activists.\n The brutality and violence of unrestrained dictatorship has--and\ncontinues to be--unleashed against hundreds of millions of Chinese\nwomen and children--victims of the barbaric one child per couple\npolicy, a cruel policy that has made brothers and sisters illegal and\nrelies on forced abortion--a crime categorized as a ``crime against\nhumanity'' at the Nazi war crime trial at Nuremberg.\n As a result of the one child per couple policy, an estimated 100\nmillion girls are missing--dead through sex-selective abortion--which\nis a gender crime of unimaginable depravity and has made China a magnet\nfor sex trafficking. Chai Ling--one of the heroes of Tiananmen--has\nlaunched All Girls Allowed--an NGO that appeals to Beijing, the world,\nand especially mothers in China to protect the girl child in the womb.\n And finally, even the Internet has been turned into a tool of\nrepression and surveillance by the secret police.\n The selection of Liu Xiaobo as the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate\nobliges us to undertake sustained scrutiny and meaningful action.\n Indifference or silence or feigned ignorance concerning the Chinese\ngovernment's appalling and massive human rights violations simply isn't\nan option.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2254-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2254", "E2255", "[{\"name\": \"Carolyn C. Kilpatrick\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2254", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2254-E2255]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE\n\n ______\n\n HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK\n\n of michigan\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. Dear Madam Speaker, as I leave Congress\nas the people's representative for the 13th Congressional District of\nMichigan, I thank God, who is the head\n\n[[Page E2255]]\n\nof my life, for allowing me the blessing of serving in perhaps the most\naugust, deliberate, elected body in the world. I am humbled and honored\nthat the great citizens of Michigan and the people of Detroit chose me\nfor so many years to fight and serve them for more than three decades\nas a public servant. The many friendships, relationships, and\nassociations I have formed will remain with me forever.\n I finally want to thank perhaps the most underappreciated team in any\nelected body--the staff who have worked for me for those years in the\nState of Michigan and on Capitol Hill. The tireless dedication,\ndevotion and work will never be forgotten by me or the people to whom\nyou have been so effective and efficient for so long.\n I hope and pray for all of my colleagues that we may bring a better\nworld to all Americans, and never flinch from fighting for justice and\ndemocratic ideals. We made history. We made difficult decisions. We\nfought the good fight. We have difficult days ahead, and I remain\nfaithful to protecting the Constitution of the United States and the\ngoals of our great nation.\n God bless.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2254", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2254", "E2254", "[{\"name\": \"Kay Granger\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2254", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2254]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. KAY GRANGER\n\n of texas\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 662 and 661, I was\nabsent from the House. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2255-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2255", "E2255", "[{\"name\": \"Erik Paulsen\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6540\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. E2255", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2255]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n ______\n\n HON. ERIK PAULSEN\n\n of minnesota\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 658 (H.R. 6540) my flight\nwas delayed due to weather and had I been present, I would have voted\n``yes.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2255-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE 110TH AND 111TH CONGRESS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2255", "E2256", "[{\"name\": \"John J. Hall\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2255", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2255-E2256]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE 110TH AND 111TH CONGRESS\n\n ______\n\n HON. JOHN J. HALL\n\n of new york\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, I wold like to submit the\nfollowing: As the Representative for New York's 19th Congressional\nDistrict, I had numerous significant accomplishments in all aspects of\nmeeting local community needs, individual constituent services, and\nenacting federal legislation on behalf of my constituents.\n I kept my annual promise of holding at least one public event in\nevery town and city in the district to give my constituents an\nopportunity to speak directly with me about their opinions and\nconcerns. I hosted Town Hall Meetings, Congress on Your Corners,\nbusiness roundtables, issues forums and workshops throughout all 4\nyears of my Congressional service. In addition to these events, I\nattended numerous community events hosted by local organizations,\nsenior centers, fire departments, schools, etc. I also did a series of\n``work-a-day'' events where I worked alongside a constituent in a local\njob so I could better understand the day to day challenges they face.\nSome of these events included working with a nurse at an area hospital,\nan assembly line worker at a manufacturing plant, a ride along with a\ndelivery truck driver, weatherization installation at a home,\ninstallation of a geothermal heat/cooling system at a new senior\nhousing development, and installation of solar energy panels on the\nroof of an elementary school.\n The Congressional offices in Carmel, Goshen, and Washington responded\nto thousands of constituent opinions and information requests. Hundreds\nof casework problems were resolved for individuals and families who had\nproblems with federal agencies when applying for Veterans benefits,\nSocial Security and Medicare payments, and expediting passport\napplications.\n The Congressional office provided hundreds of Capitol tours for\nschool classes and families visiting Washington DC, fulfilled flag\nrequests, nominated students to our nation's military service\nacademies, and assisted with federal grant applications.\n I cosponsored and voted for important legislation to create and save\njobs, cut taxes on middle class families, improve the process for\nVeterans applying for well deserved benefits, reform financial services\nregulation, and health insurance reform designed to improve\naccessibility and affordability. I authored legislation that\ndramatically improved the Veterans benefits system, streamlining the\nprocess for veterans to receive the care and compensation they earned\nin service to our nation. My legislation is widely regarded as the most\nsweeping reform of the VA in a generation.\n I was proud to bring millions of federal dollars home for local\nprojects that create and save jobs, improve water quality, improve\ntraffic safety and public transportation, build local infrastructure,\nand save local property tax dollars.\n I voted against my own pay raise each time it came before the House,\nand donated my raise to local non-profit organizations rather than\naccepting it.\n\n Meeting Local Community Needs\n\n Economic Development: Local Jobs and Small Business Development\n\n I worked actively to bring new jobs to the area and save local jobs\nthat were at risk of leaving including:\n Kolmar--Successfully assisted in keeping the largest manufacturing\ncompany in Western Orange County from leaving the state, thereby\nretaining hundreds of local jobs in an economically depressed area.\n Pepsi Bottling--Successfully assisted with efforts to keep the\ncompany's facilities in Northern Westchester when they were considering\na move out of state.\n SpectraWatt--Instrumental in negotiations to bring a new solar energy\nmanufacturing company to Dutchess County, replacing almost a hundred\njobs that had been outsourced overseas. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis\nvisited the site to discuss the local benefits with business and labor\nleaders. Although recent reports indicate the company is struggling,\ndiscussions are still ongoing to keep the jobs in Dutchess County.\n I successfully advocated for Stewart Air National Guard Base to\nreceive 8 new C-17 aircraft and all of the support services and local\neconomic development opportunities that go with it. The Air Force made\nthis award after a very competitive national process. I also brought US\nTransportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Stewart Airport for a meeting\nwith local business and community leaders to discuss how the airport\ncould be more of an economic engine for the region.\n I hosted several small business seminars to inform local businesses\nabout the opportunities created by the federal economic stimulus\nlegislation, including direct tax reductions and capital availability.\nThese events were attended by hundreds of people. In addition, numerous\nroundtables were held with local business leaders to provide me with\ndirect input as to what they needed to create growth opportunities.\nThese meetings served as the basis for small business tax cut\nlegislation I introduced, several provisions were enacted into law.\n Job Opportunity and Training Fairs were held to provide assistance in\ngetting a job including interviewing skills, resume writing,\nnetworking, employer connections, adult and continuing education, green\njobs, and entrepreneurship and one-on-one consultation. Many local\nemployers attended and were able to talk directly with job seekers who\nwere in attendance.\n I brought House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller\nto the district for a public meeting to inform the community about the\nprovisions of the new Direct Student Loan legislation and how they will\nmake it easier for more students to attend college.\n I held workshops for local constituents to provide them with\ninformation regarding how to prevent home foreclosure as well as\nmortgage refinancing options. I brought together local banks and\nhousing counselors for presentations as well as direct individual\ncounseling opportunities.\n\n Energy Independence:\n\n I sponsored a series of energy independence forums throughout the\ndistrict to provide practical information to municipalities,\nbusinesses, and individuals interested in developing domestic energy\nresources. These forums focused on wind, solar, hydro and tidal power,\nas well as biofuels and conservation. I also held an event which\nbrought together solar manufacturers, retailers, and prospective buyers\nto create markets for local suppliers. Many local projects were\ndeveloped as a result of the information provided and the introductions\nmade between local providers and businesses.\n I helped bring more than $517m for weatherization funding and energy\nefficiency grants to New York. This money directly benefited local\nfamilies who were able to save money on their energy bills by\nweatherizing their homes, and it created local jobs.\n\n Veterans\n\n Many Veterans meetings were held throughout the district so I could\ngain input from local veterans regarding the challenges they face\nnavigating the VA claims and benefits processes generally, as well as a\nspecific challenges resulting from PTSD. Based on what I heard from\nlocal Veterans and VSOs, I successfully introduced legislation that\nsignificantly streamlined the benefits process, and advocated for a VA\nrules change regarding handling of PTSD claims. The rules change\n\n[[Page E2256]]\n\nmakes it much easier for veterans suffering with PTSD to receive the\ncare and compensation they deserve.\n I sponsored a Veterans Employment and Education forum to help\nreturning veterans transition from the battlefield to the classroom and\nthe workplace and make sure they are aware of all the benefits they\nearned. A member of the Wounded Warrior Program works on my\nCongressional staff.\n In addition I hosted a GI Bill forum to train Hudson Valley college\nadmissions and administrative personnel regarding the benefits due to\nVeterans and how to assist them with the application process.\n I strongly advocated for maintaining health care services for\nveterans at both campuses in Montrose and Castle Point. I also assisted\nin bringing a new veterans health clinic to Orange County.\n I successfully sponsored legislation to name the Chester Post Office\nin memory of First Lt. Lou Allen, who was killed in Iraq and to name\nthe Port Jervis Post office in memory of former Mayor and Senator\nArthur Gray.\n\n Seniors\n\n I hosted several events to help protect local Seniors from Medicare\nfraud. Experts were in attendance to provide specific information about\nscams in the area and how to avoid becoming a victim. In addition, I\nhosted informational events to prepare individuals and families who are\nnearing Medicare eligibility to prepare themselves to understand and\nnavigate the many enrollment options and various plans available.\nThousands of local Seniors participated in my Tele-Town Hall discussion\nabout how the Health Care Reform law would affect them. Topics covered\nincluded closing the donut hole, free preventative care and wellness\nvisits for seniors, reducing subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans,\nfighting waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, and long term care\noptions.\n\n Law enforcement training sessions\n\n I became aware of concerns regarding communication between some local\nlaw enforcement officials and federal Immigration and Customs\nEnforcement (ICE) officers. As a result I requested ICE officials come\nto the district and provide information to local law enforcement\nregarding how ICE can assist local law enforcement and ways they could\nwork together to improve public safety.\n\n Congressional Art Competition\n\n Each year my office hosted a Congressional Arts Competition for high\nschool students in my district. The winner's artwork is shown for a\nyear at the Capitol Building in Washington DC and runners up are shown\nin my local Congressional offices. The Congressional office worked with\narts facilities and schools to encourage student artists, review the\nsubmissions, and have them shown within the community.\n\n Resource Guides\n\n The Congressional office created the following resource guides to\nassist individuals, organizations, and small businesses with federal\ngovernment services and opportunities:\n Guide to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Provided details\nof the federal economic stimulus legislation for individuals,\nbusinesses, organizations, and municipalities including information\nabout available funding opportunities and how to apply for and access\nthe funds.\n Small Business Assistance Guide--A package of information and local\nresources for small businesses seeking assistance and information about\nloan opportunities and other federal and state support programs and\ndevelopments.\n Small Business Guide to the Affordable Care Act--Provided details on\nSmall Business Tax Credits for employer coverage of health premiums and\nhow other provisions of the new health care law affect small\nbusinesses.\n Senior Handbook--Described resources available for seniors including\nhealth care and prescription drug coverage, long term care options,\nhousehold utilities, VA, meal delivery and nutrition programs, senior\ncenters, and transportation.\n Veterans Services Website--Provides information about benefits and\nservices, eligibility requirements, and contact information for local\nand national agencies and private organizations that provide assistance\nwith healthcare, benefits, education, and employment.\n Fire and Emergency Services Grant Resources--A package of information\nabout federal, state and foundation grant opportunities for fire\ndepartments and ambulance corps and how to apply for such funds. In\naddition, the Congressional office hosted annual workshops to provide\nassistance to local fire departments as to how to write and submit\nfederal grant applications to the Dept of Homeland Security's\nAssistance to Firefighters Grant Program.\n Jobs Seekers' Handbook--Detailed information regarding resources\navailable to people looking for a job and how to improve individual\nskills.\n Foreclosure prevention tips and resource guide for homeowners."], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2255", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PERSONAL EXPLANATION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "PERSONALEXPLAIN", "E2255", "E2255", "[{\"name\": \"Dean Heller\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2255", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2255]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PERSONAL EXPLANATION\n\n HON. DEAN HELLER\n\n of nevada\n\n in the house of representatives\n\n Wednesday, December 22, 2010\n\n Mr. HELLER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 658, I was unavoidably\ndetained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "FRONTMATTER", "H8943", "H8943", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8943", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8943]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S\n\nVol. 156\n\nWASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010\n\nNo. 173"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8943-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PRAYER", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "PRAYER", "H8943", "H8943", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8943", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8943]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PRAYER\n\n Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti, Catholic University of America,\nWashington, D.C., offered the following prayer:\n Good and gracious God, as the year draws to a close, we reflect upon\nall that has taken place. It is easy for us to thank and praise You for\nthe many good things. It is more difficult to see Your hand in the hard\ntimes.\n Help us to treasure each event, each moment of our lives. Help us to\nknow that Your all-powerful spirit brings life and grace out of\neverything in our lives.\n May we embrace the joys and the sorrows. May we embrace the signs of\nnew life and the crosses.\n As we look forward to a new year, may we look to it with expectation\nand hope, knowing that You will guide and direct our lives in\neverything that comes our way.\n May we praise and thank You for the year that is passing and for the\nyear that is to come.\n We pray this in Your holy name.\n Amen.NOTICE\n\nIf the 111th Congress, 2d Session, adjourns sine die on or before\nDecember 23, 2010, a final issue of the Congressional Record for\nthe 111th Congress, 2d Session, will be published on Wednesday,\nDecember 29, 2010, in order to permit Members to revise and extend\ntheir remarks.\nAll material for insertion must be signed by the Member and\ndelivered to the respective offices of the Official Reporters of\nDebates (Room HT-59 or S-123 of the Capitol), Monday through\nFriday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. through\nWednesday, December 29. The final issue will be dated Wednesday,\nDecember 29, 2010, and will be delivered on Thursday, December 30,\n2010.\nNone of the material printed in the final issue of the\nCongressional Record may contain subject matter, or relate to any\nevent that occurred after the sine die date.\nSenators' statements should also be submitted electronically,\neither on a disk to accompany the signed statement, or by e-mail to\nthe Official Reporters of Debates at ``Record@Sec.Senate.gov''.\nMembers of the House of Representatives' statements may also be\nsubmitted electronically by e-mail, to accompany the signed\nstatement, and formatted according to the instructions for the\nExtensions of Remarks template at http://clerk.house.gov/forms. The\nOfficial Reporters will transmit to GPO the template formatted\nelectronic file only after receipt of, and authentication with, the\nhard copy, and signed manuscript. Deliver statements to the\nOfficial Reporters in Room HT-59.\nMembers of Congress desiring to purchase reprints of material\nsubmitted for inclusion in the Congressional Record may do so by\ncontacting the Office of Congressional Publishing Services, at the\nGovernment Printing Office, on 512-0224, between the hours of 8:00\na.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.\nBy order of the Joint Committee on Printing.\n\nCHARLES E. SCHUMER, Chairman.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8943-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "THE JOURNAL", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "HJOURNAL", "H8943", "H8943", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8943", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8943]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n THE JOURNAL\n\n The SPEAKER. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's\nproceedings and announces to the House her approval thereof.\n Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8943-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "PLEDGE", "H8943", "H8944", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8943", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Pages H8943-H8944]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE\n\n The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) come\nforward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.\n Mr. SKELTON led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows:\n\n[[Page H8944]]\n\n I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of\n America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation\n under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8943", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "CALLTOORDER", "H8943", "H8943", null, null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8943", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8943]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page H8943]]\n\nHouse of Representatives\n\n The House met at 11 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8944-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "HCLERK", "H8944", "H8944", null, "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3903\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4445\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5470\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8944", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8944]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE\n\n The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Edwards of Maryland) laid before the\nHouse the following communication from the Clerk of the House of\nRepresentatives:\n\n Office of the Clerk,\n\n House of Representatives,\n\n Washington, DC, December 22, 2010.\n Hon. Nancy Pelosi,\n The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.\n Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in\n Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of\n Representatives, the Clerk received the following message\n from the Secretary of the Senate on December 22, 2010 at 9:41\n a.m.:\n That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 5470.\n That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 4445.\n That the Senate passed S. 3903.\n That the Senate passed with amendments H.R. 6523.\n With best wishes, I am\n Sincerely,\n Lorraine C. Miller.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8944-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "SOUTH CAROLINA GAINS A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8944", "H8944", "[{\"name\": \"Joe Wilson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8944", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8944]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n {time} 1110\n SOUTH CAROLINA GAINS A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT\n\n (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to\naddress the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)\n Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I am grateful to welcome\nthe addition of a new congressional seat to my home State of South\nCarolina, one of America's fastest growing States. The Census Bureau\nannounced the State's population has grown enough to merit one more\nRepresentative in Congress. Our State has been enhanced by transplants\nfrom the Midwest and Northeast and from people across the world due to\na mild climate and lower tax rates.\n After 80 years, it appears we will regain a seventh House Member. The\npeople of South Carolina will now have another advocate on their behalf\nin Washington and another electoral vote for President. Growing our\nrepresentation on Capitol Hill is a key factor in achieving goals for\nthe people of South Carolina. Our State will have another voice\nfighting for conservative principles with the new district on the Grand\nStrand with Florence.\n In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget\nSeptember 11th in the global war on terrorism.\n Godspeed to Marine Captain Ky Hunter, who has successfully\naccomplished her service for the people of the Second District of South\nCarolina, and now will be in the liaison office of the Marine Corps.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8944-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8944", "H8945", "[{\"name\": \"Ike Skelton\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Madeleine Z. Bordallo\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Gene Green\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Joe Wilson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"44\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}, {\"congress\": \"111\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6523\"}]", "156 Cong. Rec. H8944", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Pages H8944-H8945]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011\n\n Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the\nSpeaker's table the bill (H.R. 6523) to authorize appropriations for\nfiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense,\nfor military construction, and for defense activities of the Department\nof Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal\nyear, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendments thereto, and\nconcur in the Senate amendments.\n The Clerk read the title of the bill.\n The text of the Senate amendments is as follows:\n\n Senate amendments:\n Strike title XVII and corresponding table of contents on\n page 18.\n\n The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the\ngentleman from Missouri?\n Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, I take\nthis moment to express great disappointment at the situation the House\nnow finds itself. It is very unfortunate that before us is an amended\nversion of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2011.\n Last night, the other body struck title XVII of the version of the\nbill that this House passed last Friday, December 17. Title XVII, Madam\nSpeaker, was the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, which the\nHouse has passed on multiple occasions with strong bipartisan support.\nSeveral Senators objected to its inclusion in the bill. They expressed\nconcerns over its budgetary impact, and indicated a willingness to work\ntoward identifying an acceptable way to authorize and pay the claims.\n I regret the inability to resolve this matter at this time, and I am\nvery appreciative of the strong support from Chairman Skelton and\nincoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mr. McKeon of\nCalifornia for their strong support of this provision. The unresolved\nnature of Guam war claims has serious implications for the military\nbuild-up on Guam. I appreciate the administration's strong support for\nthis provision. The administration recognizes the connection between\nresolving this issue and successfully implementing the military build-\nup on Guam.\n We will continue our work to bring closure to this matter of justice\nfor the people of Guam, and to act on the legislative recommendations\nof the Federal Guam War Claims Review Commission that reported to\nCongress pursuant to Public Law 107-333. It was not for a lack of\neffort from this body, and we will continue to build on the progress\nwe've made. The underlying bill is important for our national defense\nand for our men and women in uniform and their families, and therefore\nthis body is left no other choice but than to concur with the Senate\namendments at this time.\n Again, I want to thank everyone who has assisted me, both the leaders\nand to the multiple staff members who have helped us through this\nprocess.\n Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, I'll keep my remarks brief as this is the\nthird time that the House will debate and vote on the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. They say that the third time is\nthe charm. Let it be so this morning.\n I return to the floor with this bill because the Senate found it\nnecessary to delete a portion of the House-passed bill in order to\nachieve the consensus needed to move the bill to final passage. The\nSenate amendment removes from the House bill Title 17, which dealt with\nGuam War Claims. I am deeply disappointed in the Senate's decision to\nremove this important legislation, which I strongly support and which\nhas been so ably advocated by the delegate from Guam. However, here we\nare and we are out of time to engage with a back and forth with the\nSenate. We must move this bill to the President's desk or watch it die.\nThat is why I ask for unanimous consent for the House to concur to the\nSenate amendment to H.R. 6523.\n Let me briefly repeat what I said the other day. This bill is must\npass legislation with many provisions that cannot become law any other\nway. This bill stops an increase in health care fees from hitting the\nfamilies of military personnel; authorizes military families to extend\nTRICARE coverage to their dependent children under age 26; and adopts\ncomprehensive legislation fighting sexual assault in the military. It\ncreates a counter-IED database and enhances the effort to develop new,\nlightweight body armor. It gives DOD new\n\n[[Page H8945]]\n\ntools and authorities to reduce its energy demand while improving\nmilitary readiness. It bolsters our defense against cyber attacks. It\nrequires independent assessments of the National Nuclear Security\nAdministration modernization plan and of the annual budget request for\nsustaining a strong deterrent. It aligns the Navy's long term\nshipbuilding plan with the QDR. And, it includes significant\nacquisition reform, the Improve Acquisition Act of 2010, which could\nsave as much as $135 billion over the next 5 years. That is just a\nsampling of the good work done in this bill.\n I ask the House to support the men and women of the armed forces by\npassing this bill by unanimous consent, and ensure that the National\nDefense Authorization Act finally becomes law.\n Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, H.R. 6523 is a strong bill\nthat is intended to provide essential funding for our nation's troops,\nincluding providing our brave men and women in uniform the tools they\nneed to succeed in our nation's missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.\n Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my\nconcerns about the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6523, the Ike Skelton\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The Senate\namendment struck Title XVII of the underlying bill, once again, denying\nthe people of Guam the promise of closure and justice on the matter of\nGuam War Claims.\n The text of Title XVII was a compromise that eliminated payments to\ndescendents of survivors of the brutal occupation that were subjected\nto personal injury. I support that compromise; in fact, I am an\noriginal co-sponsor of H.R. 44, the Guam World War II Loyalty\nRecognition Act. It is important that we bring closure to this long\nstanding injustice for the people of Guam. It is even more important\ngiven that the realignment of Marines from Okinawa to Guam will begin\nin earnest over the coming year.\n I have travelled to Guam on a number of occasions and have been so\nimpressed by the patriotism of the people led by Governor Felix Camacho\nand First Lady Joann Camacho, and I recognize the importance of this\nlegislation to the Chamorro people. I look forward to working with\nCongresswoman Madeleine Bordallo and Incoming Chairman Congressman Buck\nMcKeon, incoming Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, to\naddress this matter in next year's defense authorization bill. It is\ntime to finally bring closure to this long standing matter for the\npeople of Guam which is so strategic for our nation's defense and where\nAmerica's day begins. I appreciate the tireless efforts of\nCongresswoman Madeleine Bordallo's service for the people of Guam.\n Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation.\n The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the\ngentleman from Missouri?\n There was no objection.\n A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8944", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8944", "H8944", "[{\"name\": \"Jared Polis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8944", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8944]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL\n\n (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1\nminute.)\n Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I just returned from the signing of the\nrepeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The President spoke wisely and\nstrongly and welcomed those who were discharged under the Don't Ask,\nDon't Tell policy to consider reenlisting.\n President Obama said:\n ``There will never be a full accounting of the heroism demonstrated\nby gay Americans in service to this country.'' He continued, ``As the\nfirst generation to serve openly in our armed services, you will stand\nfor all those who came before you, and you will serve as role models\nfor all those who come after you.''\n Madam Speaker, today is an important day, not just for gay and\nlesbian members of the military, but to all of us who are gay or\nlesbian, to our families, to our friends, for they all know that today\nwe hold our heads a little higher as Americans. We are closer to equal\ntreatment under the law, which is all we've ever asked for.\n Our government will no longer be an instrument of discrimination\nagainst us, and all America will see and be told of the patriotism of\nthe gay and lesbian Americans who proudly defend a country that today\nis one step closer to considering us equal.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8945-2", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "THE RUMP CONGRESS", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8945", "H8945", "[{\"name\": \"Tom McClintock\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8945", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8945]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n THE RUMP CONGRESS\n\n (Mr. McCLINTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House\nfor 1 minute.)\n Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, this lame duck session is rapidly\ndescending into farce. I believe the House is now in danger of becoming\na caricature of everything the American people rejected in November:\nincompetence, arrogance, and a complete detachment from reality.\n Nearly 2 months ago, the American people said very clearly they don't\nwant this Congress legislating for them any longer. And instead of\ngraciously and humbly accepting the public's verdict, the Democratic\nleaders seem intent to thumb their nose at the American people.\n Perhaps the most bitter indictment of a malingering legislative body\nwas delivered by Cromwell to the Rump Parliament. His words seem\nappropriate now to this rump Congress:\n ``You have sat here too long for any good you have been doing. It is\nnot fit that you should sit here any longer. You shall now give way to\nbetter men. Now depart and go, I say, in the name of God, go.''\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8945-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "CELEBRATING THE 111TH CONGRESS", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "CELEBRATING", "H8945", "H8945", "[{\"name\": \"Steve Cohen\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8945", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8945]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CELEBRATING THE 111TH CONGRESS\n\n (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1\nminute.)\n Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, today does end the 111th Congress, which\nNorm Ornstein, one of the most respected historians and observers of\npublic events, said was the most historic and productive Congress since\n1965.\n I am proud to have been a Member of this 111th Congress that gave us\nhealth care, which this country yearned for for over 100 years; that\nsaved us from the precipice of economic decline with the stimulus act\nthat has done much good for this country and saved us from a great\ndepression; that gave us the Lilly Ledbetter law for women who were\ndiscriminated against in the workplace; that gave us Don't Ask, Don't\nTell; that also gave us credit card reform, student loan reform,\nadditional Pell Grants, tobacco regulations, and food safety\nlegislation.\n This 111th Congress did more than any Congress since Lyndon Johnson's\nin 1965 to 1966, and did it under the effective, passionate, honest,\nand remarkable leadership of the most historic Speaker in the House of\nRepresentatives' history, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, who I am proud to\nhave voted for and served with.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8945-4", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "CONGRATULATING LADY NITTANY LIONS VOLLEYBALL TEAM", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "CONGRATULATIONS", "H8945", "H8945", "[{\"name\": \"Glenn Thompson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8945", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8945]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRATULATING LADY NITTANY LIONS VOLLEYBALL TEAM\n\n (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to\naddress the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)\n Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, the Lady Nittany Lions\nvolleyball team went to Kansas City on Saturday, December 18, and\nbrought home a terrific and unprecedented Christmas present to their\nschool, Penn State University. They won their fourth straight NCAA\nDivision I championship.\n While the team was undefeated in their previous two seasons, they\nwere 32-5 going into the championship this year, and the California\nGolden Bears went into the match with a 30-4 season. The two teams have\ndominated the championships, meeting for 4 consecutive years in the\nregionals, semis or finals.\n This was Coach Russ Rose's fifth championship, and the ladies\ncelebrated by giving their coach a ring for his thumb. He is the first\ncoach in NCAA Division I women's volleyball history to win five\nnational titles.\n The most outstanding player was Deja McClendon. Blair Brown summed up\nthe feelings of the team in this quote:\n ``We're thrilled to have four national championships, but the legacy\nwe want to leave is the program's history, I guess. It's the tradition\nof working hard every day in practice and going hard, because that's\nhow you get here.''\n Congratulations to the team, the coach, and the school for this\noutstanding record.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8945-5", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "PASS THE 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS BILL", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8945", "H8946", "[{\"name\": \"Donald M. Payne\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8945", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Pages H8945-H8946]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n PASS THE 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS BILL\n\n (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1\nminute and to revise and extend his remarks.)\n Mr. PAYNE. This is my country! Land of my birth!\n This is my country! Grandest on Earth!\n I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,\n For this is my country to have and to hold.\n\n[[Page H8946]]\n\n This is my country! Land of my choice!\n This is my country! Hear my proud voice!\n I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,\n For this is my country to have and to hold.\n As a youngster in elementary school, I sang this song proudly many\ntimes. And nearly a decade ago, 9/11 responders embodied the American\nspirit proclaimed in this song when they dropped everything to help\nthis country. These Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice and risked\ntheir health and lives when our country was attacked. Unfortunately,\nmany have developed health issues as a result of their service.\n But my Republican colleagues believe that this treatment is too\ncostly. The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act would provide monitoring\nand specialized treatment for those responders who were exposed to\ntoxins during 9/11 and this bill is completely paid for. No responders\nquestioned whether they should go in.\n Those American flag-wearing lapel Senators should vote for the 9/11\nHealth and Compensation Act.\n\n ____________________"], ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgH8945", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "SAYING GOOD-BYE TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES", "HOUSE", "HOUSE", "ALLOTHER", "H8945", "H8945", "[{\"name\": \"John A. Yarmuth\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. H8945", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[House]\n[Page H8945]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n SAYING GOOD-BYE TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES\n\n (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for\n1 minute.)\n Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to say good-bye to some dear\nfriends and colleagues. Four years ago, we arrived in this body, over\n40 of us, and we were called the majority makers because we had brought\ncontrol of the House back to the Democrats. And now 18 of us are\nleaving for other endeavors. They have become more than colleagues and\nMembers and great Americans, they have become part of a family.\n So I salute Baron Hill, Paul Hodes, John Hall, Carol Shea-Porter,\nPatrick Murphy, Ron Klein, Steve Kagen, Joe Sestak, Brad Ellsworth,\nCharlie Wilson, Chris Carney, Zack Space, Harry Mitchell, Mike Arcuri,\nPhil Hare, Bill Foster, Travis Childers, and Ciro Rodriguez. 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