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of Israel, all around Israel almost, it 

doesn’t seem it would be impossible to 

get one smuggled in. Rockets have 

been smuggled in by the hundreds that 

are routinely fired into Israel from the 

Gaza Strip. That’s why there was a legitimate legal blockade to try to prevent those types of things from coming 

into the Gaza Strip, but they came in 

anyway, and they continue to come in. 

We owe our friend, our ally, who this 

President has pressured, has cajoled, 

has ridiculed, has snubbed, and taunted 

by just saying, Trust us, we’ll take 

care of Iran, don’t worry about your 

national security, trust us. No nation 

should be told that they cannot invoke 

self-defense when their nation is at 

risk of being annihilated. 

I remember learning in college that 

President Eisenhower had ordered that 

people from towns surrounding areas of 

these concentration camps where, 

when totaled together, was 6 million 

Jews that were killed, murdered, tortured, maimed, and he ordered that the 

people from the towns be required to 

come help clean up. The reasoning was 

so that no one could ever say the Holocaust never happened, because they 

cleaned up the atrocity. I remember 

thinking that was a little overboard for 

General Eisenhower. Really, you had to 

rub those peoples’ noses in such horrible affliction? It hasn’t been that 

long ago that I had these thoughts, and 

now we have people, like leaders of 

countries like Iran, that is about to 

have nuclear weapons if we don’t intercede, who have said just that the Holocaust never happened, it was a hoax. 

Unbelievable. 

It is unbelievable to me that in a 

matter of decades since World War II, 

since that horrible Holocaust, such an 

indictment against the human race, 

that people could do that to one race. 

It’s just almost unfathomable that 

even in Europe, where those atrocities 

were committed and genocide was attempted, that we would see this growing anti-Semitism raising its ugly head 

again. And at the same time anti-Semitism is growing even in Europe, a civilized area, an educated area, it grows 

around the world, as we see people in 

the Middle East begin to have dreams 

of a new Ottoman Empire where every 

religion will be subjected to some of 

what we’ve seen happen in those countries where we helped bring about an 

Arab spring that’s turned into a winter 

nightmare. 

This is not a time to play petty personal games, to snub leaders of friends, 

of allies, even when you disagree with 

them, for heaven’s sake. Take a little 

time from a fundraiser, take a little 

time that you don’t go to the golf 

course, and meet with the leader of a 

country that sees hatred for its people, 

anti-Semitism, the racism, the bigotry 

growing around the world, that is 

scared for its own existence, that can’t 

be sure we’re going to be there with 

them because of the actions of this administration. Take a little time to 

meet with them. It is an inconvenient 

thing to have to be President when you 

are really best at running for office, 

but take some time and be President 

and meet with our friends. 

The messages that are going out to 

those whom we seek to make allies for 

the future is not a good message. The 

people that have laid down their lives 

for the American ideal deserve the best 

we can give them. So on this day when 

we grieve and our flags are at half mast 

for the atrocity committed against our 

ambassador and others, our thoughts 

and prayers are with the families, and 

our thoughts and prayers are that our 

leadership will become what it should 

be to protect America. 

With that, I yield back the balance of 

my time. 

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LEAVE OF ABSENCE 

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to: 

Mr. CULBERSON (at the request of Mr. 

CANTOR) for today until 3:30 p.m. on account of a family obligation. 

Mr. CICILLINE (at the request of Ms. 

PELOSI) for September 10 and 11 on account of district work. 

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ADJOURNMENT 

Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move 

that the House do now adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o’clock and 29 minutes 

p.m.), under its previous order, the 

House adjourned until tomorrow, 

Thursday, September 13, 2012, at 10 

a.m. for morning-hour debate. 

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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: 

7583. A letter from the Director, Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Administration’s final rule — Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reporting of Government — Furnished Property 

(DFARS Case 2012-D001) (RIN: 0750-AG83) received August 24, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

7584. A letter from the Chief, Broadband 

Division, Wireless Communications Bureau, 

Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission’s final rule — In the 

Matter: Amendment of Part 101 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate the Use of 

Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other 

Uses and to Provide Additional Flexibility to 

Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational 

Fixed Microwave Licensees; Petition for 

Rulemaking filed by Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition to Amend Part 101 of the 

Commission’s Rules to Authorize 60 and 80 

MHz Channels in Certain Bands for 

Broadband Communications [WT Docket No.: 

10-153] [RM-11602] received August 29, 2012, 

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

7585. A letter from the Director, Office of 

Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, transmitting the Commission’s 

final rule — Endorsement of Nuclear Energy 

Institute Guidance for Developing Seismic 

Hazard Information Requested in the 50.54(F) 

Letter Dated March 12, 2012 received August 

20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

7586. A letter from the Acting Director, 

International Cooperation, Department of 

Defense, transmitting Pursuant to Section 

27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and 

Section 1(f) of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 3-12 informing of an intent to sign 

the Memorandum of Understanding with 

Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7587. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-068, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7588. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-081, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 

Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7589. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-085, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 

Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7590. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-073, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 

Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7591. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-099, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 

Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7592. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-084, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7593. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-038, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7594. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-049, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7595. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-088, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7596. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-065, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7597. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-074, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7598. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 12-097, 

pursuant to the reporting requirements of 

Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 


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