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things that God was angry over was 

that people had fallen into such incredible idol worship that they were willing 

to sacrifice their own children. That is 

so abominable. How could anybody love 

such idols and idol worship such that 

they would sacrifice their own child 

and allow the taking of their own 

child’s life? 

And then I thought about abortion in 

this country, and we have no room to 

talk. For 20 years, Priests for Life have 

known that, and they have stood firm 

that the most essential right of our 

Creator is life, and you can’t get to liberty until you start with life. 

And then the irony of all ironies, 

today, the first day that the Catholic 

church and really all of us who are 

Christians, all of us who believe in freedom of religion, all of us that in fact 

actually believe the Constitution 

means what it says have been slapped 

down by this administration. Regardless of what the Supreme Court says, 

the First Amendment makes clear, as 

my friend from Nebraska (Mr. FORTENBERRY) says: 

Congress shall make no law respecting an 

establishment of religion or prohibiting the 

free exercise thereof. 

Or prohibiting the free exercise 

thereof. 

And we have friends, Christian 

friends, who believe with all their 

heart it is a right to practice their religion, and they have these religious beliefs, and this administration has demeaned them to the point that it 

would release a quote as was pointed 

out by Amy Payne with the Heritage 

Foundation today, when quoting the 

Health and Human Services Department: 

The Obama administration will continue 

to work with all employers to give them the 

flexibility and resources they need to implement the health care law in a way that protects women’s health while making commonsense accommodations for values like religious liberty. 

Values nothing. It’s a constitutional 

right that this administration is 

trodding on and trampling and stomping on. And if it will take this right, 

what’s next? Can Jews not worship on 

the Sabbath because it’s inconvenient? 

But maybe this administration will 

help try to accommodate that value. 

Or how about communion? Maybe 

this administration will find at some 

point it’s really not healthy, and so 

they’ll try to accommodate the religious conviction, the freedom of religion, as a value. They’ll try to work 

with people who believe this to the 

core of their hearts. 

You go back to the founding. We 

didn’t even have a Constitution. Ben 

Franklin sat for 5 weeks, virtually, listening to all the rancor back and forth. 

He finally rises, 80 years old, gout, 

trouble getting up, overweight, a couple of years or so from meeting his 

Judge, and he points out, We’ve been 

going for nearly 5 weeks. We’ve got 

more noes than ayes on virtually everything, and he asks: 

How has it happened, sir, that we’ve not 

once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning contest with 

Great Britain when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room. Our 

prayers, sir, were heard and they were graciously answered. 

Now that’s not a deist, and it’s someone who does not believe in the accommodation of a religious value. He believed in religious freedom. Not only 

that, he believed in the power of prayer 

because in that same speech that we 

know is his speech, because he wrote it 

out in his own hand, he says: 

I have lived, sir, a long time, and the 

longer I live the more convincing proofs I see 

of this truth: God governs in the affairs of 

men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the 

ground without His notice, is it possible that 

an empire could rise without His aid? 

Ben Franklin said: 

We have been assured, sir, in the sacred 

writing— 

Not that we’re accommodating, but 

that we believe in— 

We’ve been assured in the sacred writing 

that unless the Lord build it, they labor in 

vain that build it. I firmly believe this. I also 

believe without His, God’s, concurring aid, 

we will succeed in our political building no 

better than the builders of Babel. 

Now, here we are over 200 years later 

trying to accommodate what Ben 

Franklin said that stirred the hearts of 

those and even stirred Randolph to say, 

You know what: Let’s take a break. 

Let’s go listen to a preacher preach the 

word all together as a constitutional 

convention and then come back. And 

they did and they came back with a 

new spirit and they gave us a Constitution that this administration is now 

trodding and trampling upon. 

God, the God of which Ben Franklin 

spoke, without whom we will succeed 

in our political building no better than 

the builders of Babel, is now being told 

by this administration that they’ll accommodate as best they can, but make 

no mistake, they’re trampling on the 

rights that Priests for Life have been 

preaching about for 20 years. 

I thank my friend for yielding. 

Mrs. BACHMANN. I thank our friend 

from Texas. 

I just want to say, we’ve had so many 

Members of Congress that wanted to be 

down here on the floor this evening and 

there was only so much time. 

I would like to thank also Congresswoman BLACK of Tennessee, Congressman HUELSKAMP of Kansas, Congressman LANKFORD of Oklahoma, Congresswoman BLACKBURN of Tennessee. Also, 

I want to thank Congressman TRENT

FRANKS of Arizona. We had many in addition to the Members that we have 

heard from this evening: Congressman 

FORTENBERRY of Nebraska, Congressman WALBERG of Michigan, and Congresswoman SCHMIDT of Ohio, in addition to Congressman SMITH of New Jersey. I want to thank them, Congressman GOHMERT of Texas, and so many 

other pro-life Members of Congress. 

This is an important night. We thank 

Priests for Life for 20 years of standing 

firm for the cause of the unborn. We 

will get there yet. Thank you, Father 

Frank. 

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance 

of my time. 

Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today the 

Obama Administration is following through on 

their HHS mandate that violates religious freedom as today begins the date where the rule 

goes into effect. 24 separate lawsuits across 

the country have been filed representing 76 

plaintiffs. 

On Friday, a Carter-appointed judge in Denver provided a preliminary injunction against 

the HHS mandate to the Newland family, the 

Catholic owners of a HVAC company in Colorado. This case, led by Alliance Defending 

Freedom, is a welcomed initial victory for religious freedom. We will need the courts or the 

Congress to reverse this tragic disregard for 

American’s First Amendment right to freedom 

of religion without government interference. 

Protecting the First Amendment has to be 

our First priority. The first words of the First 

Amendment read: ‘‘Congress shall make no 

law respecting an establishment of religion, or 

prohibiting the free exercise thereof. . . .’’ 

What happened to the promise that ‘‘if you 

like the health care you have you can keep 

it?’’ 

The radical mandate makes it so religiousbased institutions are forced to defy a Higher 

Order at the will of a Goverment Order. Religious liberty is a sacred and fundamental 

right. It’s central to who we are as a country, 

a country founded by people who fled Europe 

for their religious beliefs. 

If President Obama does not reverse his administration’s attack on religious freedom, 

Congress, led by the People’s House, will do 

it for him. 

People who go to church on Sunday and 

who put money in an offering plate shouldn’t 

have to worry that their donations will go to 

pay for things that they don’t believe in their 

hearts to be good. 

The House is going to address this matter 

fairly and deliberately, through the appropriate 

legislative channels in the House Energy & 

Commerce Committee. 

The rule announced by the Obama Administration’s Department of Health & Human Services would require faith-based employers—including Catholic charities, schools, universities, and hospitals—to provide services they 

consider immoral. Those services include sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and devices, 

and contraception (FDA approved items). 

The effect is government crowding out religious-based institutions. Government is using 

raw political force to impose a government 

view on society where religious institutions are 

not welcome to serve or practice their faith 

freely. It is government forcing private and religious institutions off the public square. They’re 

forcing resources off the table that serve the 

public good. Since when was that a good 

idea? 

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PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY 

MATERIAL 

REVISIONS TO THE AGGREGATES AND ALLOCATIONS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 BUDGET RESOLUTIONS

Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 404 of H. Con. Res 34, the 

House-passed budget resolution for fiscal year 

2012, deemed to be in force by H. Res. 287, 

and sections 503 of H. Con. Res. 112, the 

House-passed budget resolution for fiscal year 


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2013, deemed to be in force by H. Res. 614 

and H. Res. 643, I hereby submit for printing 

in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD revisions to 

the budget allocations and aggregates. The 

revision reflects the budgetary impact of H.R. 

8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, which would extend for one 

year through 2013, certain tax policies enacted in 2001, 2003, and 2010 and would provide relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax. 

A corresponding table is attached. 

This revision represents an adjustment pursuant to sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended 

(Budget Act). For the purposes of the Budget 

Act, these revised aggregates and allocations 

are to be considered as aggregates and allocations included in the budget resolutions, pursuant to sections 101 of H. Con. Res. 34 and 

H. Con. Res. 112. 

BUDGET AGGREGATES 

[On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2012 2013 2013–2022 

Current Aggregates:1

Budget Authority ....... 2,858,503 2,793,848 2

Outlays ...................... 2,947,662 2,891,589 2

Revenues ................... 1,890,365 2,293,339 32,472,564 

The Job Protection & Re- cession Prevention Act 

of 2012 (H.R. 8): 

Budget Authority ....... 0 0 2

Outlays ...................... 0 0 2

Revenues ................... 0 ¥227,950 ¥383,203 

BUDGET AGGREGATES—Continued 

[On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2012 2013 2013–2022 

Revised Aggregates: 

Budget Authority ....... 2,858,503 2,793,848 2

Outlays ...................... 2,947,662 2,891,589 2

Revenues ................... 1,890,365 2,065,389 32,089,361 

1 Sections 407 and 506 of H. Con. Res. 34 and H. Con. Res. 112, respectively, stipulate that adjustments to allocations and aggregates shall apply 

while the measure is under consideration and take effect upon enactment of 

that measure. The current aggregates reflect the original budget resolution 

levels adjusted only for those measures, which were provided an adjustment 

during consideration and that have been enacted into law. At present, the 

original aggregates in H. Con. Res.34 have been adjusted by ¥$42 million 

for budget authority; ¥$254 million for outlays and ¥$1,046 million for 

revenues for measures enacted into law. No adjustments to the aggregates 

in H. Con. Res.112 have been enacted into law. 2 Not applicable because annual appropriations acts for fiscal years 2013 

through 2022 will not be considered until future sessions of Congress. 

DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION—AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR RESOLUTION CHANGES 

[Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars] 

House Committee on Ways and Means 

2012 2013 2013–2022 Total 

Budget authority Outlays Budget authority Outlays Budget authority Outlays 

Current allocation: .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,030,960 1,031,280 985,036 982,582 11,683,572 11,672,931 

Changes for the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) ......................................................................................... 0 0 0 0 +19,561 +19,561 Revised Allocation: .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,030,960 1,031,280 985,036 982,582 11,703,133 11,692,492 

SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 

The Speaker announced his signature 

to enrolled bills of the Senate of the 

following titles: 

S. 679. An act to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation. 

S. 1959. An act to require a report on the 

designation of the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other purposes. 

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ADJOURNMENT 

Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I 

move that the House do now adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 10 p.m.), under its previous 

order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, August 2, 2012, at 9 

a.m. 

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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 

ETC. 

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 

communications were taken from the 

Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 

7150. A letter from the Chairman, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 

transmitting the Board’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report pursuant to Pub. L. 106- 

569; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

7151. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting notification of a possible unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles pursuant to Section 3(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA); to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs. 

7152. A letter from the Chairman, Council 

of the District of Columbia, transmitting 

Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-400, ‘‘Heat Wave 

Safety Temporary Amendment Act of 2012’’; 

to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

7153. A letter from the Chairman, Council 

of the District of Columbia, transmitting 

Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-399, ‘‘Walter 

Reed Army Medical Center Base Realignment and Closure Homeless Assistance Submission Approval Act of 2012’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

7154. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting the Department’s Seventh Annual No FEAR Report to Congress for Fiscal 

Year 2011; to the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform. 

7155. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration’s final 

rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 

Area [Docket No.: 111213751-2120-02] (RIN: 

0648-XC083) received July 20, 2012, pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Natural Resources. 

7156. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, 

Limited, Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2012- 

0087; Directorate Identifier 2011-SW-029-AD; 

Amendment 39-17091; AD 2012-12-11] (RIN: 

2120-AA64) received July 20, 2012, pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7157. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0600; Directorate Identifier 

2012-SW-017-AD; Amendment 39-17076; AD 

2012-11-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 20, 

2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7158. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Enstrom Helicopter Corporation 

Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0562; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-038-AD; Amendment 39-17068; AD 2012-11-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 

received July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7159. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 

[Docket No.: FAA-2011-0645; Directorate 

Identifier 2010-NM-009-AD; Amendment 39- 

17052; AD 2012-10-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 

July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7160. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 

[Docket No.: FAA-2011-0991; Directorate 

Identifier 2010-NM-134-AD; Amendment 39- 

17110; AD 2012-13-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 

July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7161. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: 

FAA-2012-0040; Directorate Identifier 2011- 

NM-121-AD; Amendment 39-17108; AD 2012-13- 

06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 20, 2012, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7162. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 

[Docket No.: FAA-2010-1115; Directorate 

Identifier 2010-NM-221-AD; Amendment 39- 

17111; AD 2012-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 

July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7163. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 

[Docket No.: FAA-2012-0673; Directorate 

Identifier 2012-NM-091-AD; Amendment 39- 

17109; AD 2012-13-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 

July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7164. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0441; Directorate Identifier 2012-CE-011-AD; Amendment 

39-17106; AD 2012-13-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7165. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade Commission, transmitting 

the Commission’s report entitiled, ‘‘The 

Year in Trade 2011’’; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 


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