H5774 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2012 

Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, the 

Obama Administration has said that 

they have created 4.5 million new jobs 

in the last 4 years. But, my colleagues, 

CNN, along with another group of individuals, in fact, a host of other organizations, have really fact-checked this 

claim. They found that, despite a surge 

in temporary hiring for the 2010 census, 

there were actually 400,000 fewer— 

fewer—nonfarm payroll jobs today 

than when the President took office in 

January 2009. 

But our job crisis is actually much, 

much worse because a large chunk of 

Americans have simply given up looking for work, and the jobs have not 

come back, and aren’t the same ones 

that we lost. 

Also, according to a study released 

by the National Employment Law 

Project, low-wage fields such as retail 

sales and food service are adding jobs 

nearly three times as fast as higherpaid occupations. But we need to add 

these higher-paying jobs. 

The sad truth is that there are fewer 

people working now than when President Obama took office. And Madam 

Speaker, these are simply the facts. 

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REMEMBERING THE TRAGIC 

EVENTS OF 9/11 

(Mr. BARBER asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. BARBER. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to remember the tragic events of 

September 11, 2001. As we honor the 

nearly 3,000 lives lost that day, my 

thoughts remain with the loved ones of 

those who did not return to their families. 

We also remember with pride the national unity that our country showed 

that horrible day and in the days that 

followed. In tragedy, we laid our differences aside and found common purpose. The legacy of 9/11 is our ability to 

say with certainty that no enemy or 

threat can change the values of our 

country and that which it stands for. I 

remain awed by the bravery and valor 

shown each day by our first responders 

and their brothers and sisters in uniform and by ordinary Americans. 

In Tucson, we have a special connection to 9/11. Christina Taylor Green was 

a 9/11 baby. Today would have been her 

11th birthday. She died in the tragic 

shooting on January 8, 2011, when she 

came to speak with her Congresswoman. 

Just as on 9/11, we saw the spirit of 

the American people who came together in prayer, compassion, and 

unity on January 8, 2011, and in the 

days and weeks that followed. This is 

who we are as a people and who we always will be. 

God bless all of us and this great 

country in which we are privileged to 

live. 

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FREE DR. AFRIDI 

(Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was 

given permission to address the House 

for 1 minute and to revise and extend 

his remarks.) 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, as we commemorate the monstrous 

crime committed against America on 

9/11, let us remember the plight of a heroic figure who helped us bring justice 

to those who murdered our fellow citizens on this day 11 years ago. I speak of 

Dr. Afridi, the man who risked his life 

to provide the intel our forces needed 

to locate and eliminate Osama Bin 

Laden, who now languishes in a jail in 

Pakistan. 

There has been no resolution through 

this Congress nor public effort by the 

United States government to support 

Dr. Afridi in this, his hour of need. He 

has been tortured. His family has been 

attacked, and he is still in a desperate 

situation. 

It behooves us as Americans to state 

in a unified and loud voice to his Pakistani captors, ‘‘Dr. Afridi should be 

freed.’’ The continued incarceration of 

Dr. Afridi affirms to all Americans 

that Pakistan is not our friend but instead is a partner in terrorism of especially those terrorists who are murdering our fellow Americans. Our 

motto today must be ‘‘Free Dr. Afridi.’’ 

Dr. Afridi was asked why he risked his life 

to help in the efforts to bring Bin Laden to justice. His answer was that he respects and 

loves us, the American people. 

On this 9–11 commemoration we need to 

express our outrage that Pakistan has incarcerated and tortured this hero in the war 

against terrorists. 

Certainly, not one cent should ever be given 

to Pakistan in American aid, now that they’re 

exposed for their evil terrorist deeds. 

Free Dr. Afridi should be our cry on this 

commemoration of 9–11. 

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THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 

ATTACKS OF 9/11 

(Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Ms. CHU. It’s been 11 years since blue 

skies over New York were blackened 

with soot, 11 years since the Pentagon 

sustained its only attack in history, 

and 11 years since the heroism of our 

countrymen over a quiet field in Pennsylvania. Today, we remember and 

honor all of the lives lost on this day 11 

years ago. 

In the aftermath of 9/11, we mourned 

those who lost their lives. What had 

seemed so far from possible just 1 day 

before was ever present from that moment on, and we will never forget. 

From the ashes came stories of 

heartbreak, like twins born on September 15 who never knew their father. 

For them and so many others, it’s not 

11 years; it’s every single day. 

As we reflect on this anniversary of 9/ 

11, let us remember those 3,000 people, 

the fathers and mothers, sons and 

daughters, and brave first responders, 

and the values of this country for 

which they lost their lives, our tolerance, our democracy, and our freedom. 

HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THE 

VICTIMS OF 9/11 

(Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and 

was given permission to address the 

House for 1 minute and to revise and 

extend his remarks.) 

Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam 

Speaker, as we reflect as a Nation on 

that tragic day 11 years ago, our 

thoughts and prayers go out to the 

families who lost loved ones. Out of the 

horror of the murders of thousands of 

innocent souls rose the selfless heroic 

spirit of America. 

Thousands of first responders rushed 

into danger to help their fellow citizens, total strangers. Thousands of 

warriors have paid the ultimate price 

to defend us. 

The sense of national unity that 

spontaneously arose was something 

none of us will ever forget. We, the living, must pledge not just in words but 

in deeds to never forget. 

We in this body, as representatives of 

the American people, must work to see 

our colleagues first and foremost as 

Americans and as members of a political party a distant second. To truly 

honor the principles that this Nation 

stands for, we must see this other side 

of the aisle for what it truly is: a 3-foot 

space that’s not so hard to reach 

across. 

Let’s honor the memories of those 

who gave so much on and after that 

fateful day by working together to 

truly create a more perfect Union. 

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9/11 ANNIVERSARY 

(Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, 

today we mark the 11th anniversary of 

9/11. The tragedy that day still burns in 

our hearts, and once again, we renew 

our pledge to ‘‘never forget.’’ The thousands who died and the thousands who 

rushed to rescue them truly deserve 

this moment of honor and remembrance; but today, there is also good 

news for those who became sick as a direct result of being exposed to the 

deadly toxins. 

As part of the James Zadroga 9/11 

Health and Compensation Act, which 

Speaker PELOSI and my colleagues in 

the House and especially the New York 

delegation fought so hard to pass, the 

World Trade Center Health Program 

ruled yesterday that 50 kinds of cancer 

will now be included under the Zadroga 

Act. This important step means that 

those who have developed cancer, often 

years after their exposure, will have 

the opportunity to receive the needed 

care and compensation that they justly 

deserve. 

On 9/11, thousands lost their lives, 

and thousands more lost their health 

because of their exposure to the deadly 

toxins. Many are sick and dying. I am 

proud that the Zadroga Act can now include their needs, and I hope that they 


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