September 12, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5871 

On Thursday, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel will hold a hearing to investigate these issues in an effort to determine why the Department of Defense 

has failed to properly implement the 

legislation. As chairman of the subcommittee, I look forward to hearing 

witnesses explain and ensure that 

those serving in our Armed Forces are 

given the best available access to voter 

registration. Every reasonable effort 

should be made to enable a servicemember’s ability to vote. 

In conclusion, God bless our troops, 

and we will never forget September the 

11th in the global war on terrorism. 

Our sympathies to the families of 

Ambassador Christopher Stevens and 

our Foreign Service officers in Libya 

and Egypt. 

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ATTACKS ON OUR DIPLOMATIC 

MISSIONS IN LIBYA AND EGYPT 

(Mr. ELLISON asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I am 

deeply disturbed by the attacks on our 

diplomatic missions in Libya and 

Egypt. Four Americans have now been 

killed, including U.S. Ambassador to 

Libya Chris Stevens. These Americans 

served bravely and with distinction, 

and this is a terrible, terrible tragedy. 

I have seen this amateurish and stupid 

video, and there is nothing in it, despite the fact that it is deliberately 

provocative, that could ever justify the 

murders of these innocent people. 

The fact is this must be condemned 

in the strongest terms. These individuals who didn’t like this video—and 

there is much to dislike about it— 

could have peacefully protested or 

could have written letters. They could 

have registered their disapproval in a 

number of ways, but they resorted to 

murder. This is morally objectionable, 

and the whole world must condemn it. 

Of course, it doesn’t help to provoke 

people even if you have the right to do 

so, but it is always wrong to respond 

with violence and mayhem. 

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VOICE OF TEXAS, KELLY FROM 

CROSBY, TEXAS 

(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was 

given permission to address the House 

for 1 minute and to revise and extend 

his remarks.) 

Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Texans have shared with me their stories 

about the businesses that they have 

built without the help of the Federal 

Government. 

Kelly from Crosby, Texas, wrote me 

this: 

Congressman, you are correct that small 

business owners carry the full load of government taxes. 

On average, our small $3 million-a-year 

business pays 35 percent in Federal taxes, 

pays Social Security of 7.45 percent, Federal 

unemployment tax, State franchise tax, 

school district and real estate property 

taxes, and I am taxed on the computer used 

to send this email to you. And the President 

says I didn’t build it? I beg to differ. During 

the first 3 years, my workweek was 80 hours 

a week. If the Federal Government’s debt of 

$16 trillion is not brought under control, it 

will not matter how hard I work, because the 

dollar’s value will be worthless. 

Federal Government, fix your spending 

problem, and put your House in order because small business is watching and thinking, If I ran my business like you run yours, 

the bank would foreclose. 

Mr. Speaker, Kelly is correct. Big 

Government hasn’t built America. 

American small business owners have 

built it—on their own. 

And that’s just the way it is. 

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THE WIND PRODUCTION TAX 

CREDIT 

(Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today as a member of the Sustainable 

Energy and Environment Coalition to 

talk about a critical issue for Massachusetts and our Nation: the wind protection tax credit. 

Providing a modest credit of 2.2 cents 

per kilowatt hour generated, it has encouraged over $75 billion in private investment over the last 5 years. Now 60 

percent of the average turbine is manufactured here in the United States. 

These companies hire a diversity of 

workers and provide good-paying jobs 

in a rapidly growing sector of our economy. 

Bay Stater Nigel Greene worked for 

GE Wind as a wind farm parts runner. 

He says: 

I can tell you honestly that nothing gave 

me more pride in my country than seeing a 

turbine go from ‘‘in-repair’’ status back to 

‘‘on-line’’ and producing clean, renewable 

power. It is truly a sight to behold. 

Last year alone, clean energy jobs in 

Massachusetts grew 11 percent. If it is 

allowed to expire, we will lose an important new manufacturing opportunity and too many good-paying 

American jobs. 

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IMPLEMENTING THE JOBS ACT 

(Ms. HAYWORTH asked and was 

given permission to address the House 

for 1 minute and to revise and extend 

her remarks.) 

Ms. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, during our recess this past month, we held 

a small business roundtable in our 

Hudson Valley. Actually, everybody 

sat, transfixed—all the participants— 

for an hour and a half while talking 

about what our small businesses need 

to do and what we need to do to help 

our small businesses. One of the key 

considerations was to ease the climate 

for creating jobs and growing our businesses. 

I am so proud to have supported the 

JOBS Act with our Democratic and Republican colleagues and with the Senate. It was signed into law, as we all 

know, in March by the President. Tomorrow, in the Financial Services 

Committee, we begin to review the implementation of the JOBS Act, and I 

hope that we can continue to work together to make true progress in growing our small businesses and in helping 

them by making sure that the path is 

clear for them to grow and thrive and 

prosper. This is a great example of how 

both parties can work together to 

achieve that goal. 

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EXTENDING THE PRODUCTION TAX 

CREDIT 

(Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) 

Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, last 

month, our Nation reached a significant milestone in the growth of homegrown renewable energy. The United 

States surpassed 50 gigawatts of installed wind power capacity, which is 

enough to power over 13 million American households a year. This is a major 

accomplishment for an industry predicted to deliver only a quarter of that 

amount a decade ago. 

We should be celebrating this success 

brought about by innovation, hard 

work, and smart policies. Sadly, the 

celebration may be a short one if Congress doesn’t act swiftly to continue 

the bipartisan production tax credit, 

which is a key factor in wind power’s 

expansion. My constituents who work 

at companies like Clipper Windpower 

and Infinity Wind Power have told me 

that letting the PTC lapse would devastate their industry and eliminate 

thousands of jobs. 

It’s time to give these companies certainty by taking up a multiyear extension of the PTC without delay. Our 

country cannot afford to pull the rug 

out from under a true American success story. Let’s renew the production 

tax credit now and maintain our leadership in transitioning to cleaner, safer 

sources of energy. 

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ATTACK ON U.S. CONSULATE 

(Mr. YODER asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, just 1 day 

after the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the 

United States of America, sadly the 

American flag flies at half staff today 

at the U.S. Capitol once again following the senseless and tragic attack 

against our U.S. consulate in Libya, 

which left four patriotic Embassy 

workers laying dead. 

Among those murdered include 

American Ambassador Christopher Stevens, marking one of the rare moments 

in U.S. history where a U.S. Ambassador is killed representing our Nation 

abroad. This type of cowardly and brutal attack is an outrage, and those responsible should be swiftly brought to 

justice. 


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