H6004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 

congressional historians, Norm 

Ornstein and Thomas Mann, who have 

said: 

We have no choice but to acknowledge that 

the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party. 

They go on to say: 

Today, thanks to the GOP, compromise 

has gone out the window in Washington. 

Despite this reality, we have to get 

some important work done for those 

who sent us here. Republicans continue 

to choose politics over policy, ignoring 

critical legislation which requires our 

attention. 

After returning from a 5-week recess, 

the House Republican leadership has 

scheduled only 5 days in session in September, despite this growing list of important challenges facing our country. 

While we voted 33 times to repeal the 

Affordable Care Act and passed a budget that ends the guarantee of Medicare, 

much work remains, including extending tax cuts for the middle class, comprehensive jobs legislation like the 

Make It In America agenda, reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, 

postal reform, and a big, balanced plan 

to reduce the deficit. 

I ask my colleagues on the other side 

of the aisle, let’s get to work. 

f 

PEYTON BELL 

(Mr. BARROW asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to pay tribute to Peyton Bell, 

who’s moved on from my staff after 2 

years of service to the citizens of Georgia’s 12th District. 

A native Augustan, Peyton came 

highly recommended after graduating 

from Rhodes College and interning 

with the U.S. Senate. He began as a 

legislative correspondent but was 

quickly promoted, becoming my point 

man on veterans’ affairs issues. His 

hard work was rewarded with more 

work, and he assumed the dual roles of 

legislative assistant and press secretary, no small feat. 

Peyton has recently taken on two 

new roles, having married the former 

Kate Parker this July, and enrolling in 

the University of Georgia School of 

Law this fall. I know he will handle 

these responsibilities the way he handles life—with humor, enthusiasm, and 

dedication. 

Peyton, you have the appreciation of 

many grateful constituents and of this 

proud Congressman. Thank you for a 

job well done. 

f 

REMEMBERING SAN DIEGO 

VICTIMS OF LIBYA ATTACK 

(Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and 

was given permission to address the 

House for 1 minute.) 

Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, San Diegans are very sad today because they learned yesterday that two 

of the Libya victims were from the San 

Diego area. As we know, they were 

killed in the consulate in Benghazi, 

protecting fellow Americans there with 

Ambassador Chris Stevens and Sean 

Smith. 

The two victims from San Diego were 

Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. In 

talking about Mr. Doherty, a friend 

said: 

You never take off your uniform. You hang 

it in the closet, but everything that went 

along with it is still there. All the training 

and the dedication that you have to your Nation is what drives these guys. 

And also for Tyrone Woods, a friend 

said: 

If there were more people like him, the 

country would be in much better shape. We 

need people to keep doing what he was doing 

because he really believed in freedom, and he 

really believed in the United States. 

As we know, these were two highly 

decorated military SEALs who had left 

the community of SEALs and were 

serving with the consulate there and 

with the State Department in Libya. 

We certainly celebrate their life and we 

mourn their death. I want to recognize 

their families and let them know that 

our thoughts and our prayers are with 

them. 

f 

CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENSHIP 

DAY 

(Mr. CUMMINGS asked and was 

given permission to address the House 

for 1 minute.) 

Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, this 

fall we will walk to voting booths in 

every community across this Nation to 

elect our leaders. Our right to vote is 

one of many rights guaranteed by our 

Constitution. Yet every election cycle, 

millions of young Americans fail to exercise this right, often because they do 

not realize the importance of doing so. 

On September 17, we will celebrate 

the 225th anniversary of the signing of 

our Nation’s Constitution. To mark 

that momentous anniversary, this 

week I introduced the Constitution and 

Citizenship Day Act of 2012, H.R. 6390. 

This bill would support expanded 

education about our Constitution by 

enabling high school students to organize special events to mark Constitution and Citizenship Day. 

Our young people should be given 

every opportunity to learn what our 

democracy means and to partake in it. 

The Congress is the living embodiment 

of our Constitution’s provisions. I invite all Members on both sides of the 

aisle to join me in cosponsoring this 

legislation to ensure that future generations understand their rights, duties, and responsibilities. 

f 

b 0910 

JOB TRAINING 

(Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and 

was given permission to address the 

House for 1 minute and to revise and 

extend his remarks.) 

Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. 

Speaker, yesterday I met a young entrepreneur who owns a remanufacturing business headquartered in Metro 

Detroit. In spite of his success, he faces 

one major challenge—he can’t hire 

enough people with the skills necessary 

to rebuild the products that could be 

sold around the world. So that’s why I 

ask this House, this Congress, to stay 

in session to do our work so that we 

can train our people, especially our 

young people, for the jobs that exist in 

this country that are going unfilled; 

train them with the skills that they 

need to sell and rebuild the best products that can be sold worldwide. This is 

how we can create more jobs in our 

economy and make the United States 

an even stronger contributor to our 

world. 

f 

NO MORE SOLYNDRAS ACT 

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 

have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 6213. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. 

STEARNS). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michigan? 

There was no objection. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 779 and rule 

XVIII, the Chair declares the House in 

the Committee of the Whole House on 

the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 6213. 

The Chair appoints the gentleman 

from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) to preside over 

the Committee of the Whole. 

b 0912 

IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Accordingly, the House resolved 

itself into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for the 

consideration of the bill (H.R. 6213) to 

limit further taxpayer exposure from 

the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005, with Mr. BISHOP of 

Utah in the chair. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the 

bill is considered read the first time. 

The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 

UPTON) and the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DEGETTE) each will control 

45 minutes. 

The Chair recognizes the gentleman 

from Michigan. 

Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 

myself such time as I may consume. 

Mr. Chairman, I care about America’s energy future, and I certainly 

care about America’s fiscal future as 

well. For those two reasons, I would 

urge every one of us here to vote ‘‘yes’’ 

on the No More Solyndras Act. 

On the energy front, I continue to advocate concrete measures towards 

achieving North American energy independence. That includes approving the 

Keystone XL pipeline, it includes increasing conventional and renewable 


tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE