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United States

of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112th

 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

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Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 No. 124 

Senate 

The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 2 p.m. 

House of Representatives 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 

The House met at 9 a.m. and was 

called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. BISHOP

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of Utah). 

DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: 

WASHINGTON, DC, 

September 14, 2012. 

I hereby appoint the Honorable ROB BISHOP

to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. 

JOHN A. BOEHNER, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

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PRAYER 

Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, associate professor, the Catholic University 

of America, Washington, DC, offered 

the following prayer: 

Good and gracious God, today more 

than ever, we are aware that we are 

small, that we are made of the Earth, 

and that we are mortal. In our weakness, may You be our shield. In our humility, may You be our strength. In 

our mortality, may You be our source 

of eternal life. May people of every 

party and nation unite together in 

their human frailty. May they proclaim with one voice and one heart 

that we are one people united in serving You and in loving our brothers and 

sisters. Our prayer today is small. Our 

voice is weak. We trust that You incline Your ear and You will hear this 

simple prayer. We thank You. 

Amen. 

THE JOURNAL 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

Chair has examined the Journal of the 

last day’s proceedings and announces 

to the House his approval thereof. 

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. 

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the 

gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. 

CICILLINE) come forward and lead the 

House in the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Mr. CICILLINE led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: 

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 

United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

Chair will entertain up to five requests 

for 1-minute speeches on each side of 

the aisle. 

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PRESIDENT’S LACK OF LEADERSHIP IS ENDANGERING AMERICAN FAMILIES 

(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina 

asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. 

Speaker, on Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of September 11, 2001, there was a 

cowardly, murderous terrorist attack 

at the American consulate in Benghazi, 

Libya. Our Embassy was breached in 

Cairo, Egypt, with the American flag 

being desecrated. 

Unfortunately, the President’s failed 

leadership has led to weakness, reducing the Army to the smallest size since 

1939, reducing the Navy to the smallest 

fleet since 1916, and reducing the Air 

Force to the smallest size since it was 

created. This endangers our national 

security and puts American families 

and our allies at risk. Additionally, the 

President supports sequestration and 

has done nothing to halt the defense 

budget cuts which will limit the capabilities of our Armed Forces while destroying hundreds of thousands of jobs. 

American families deserve better. To 

continue to promote democracy and 

peace, we must implement President 

Ronald Reagan’s approach of providing 

peace through strength. The bias of the 

coordinated disinformation of the liberal media is a disgrace to journalism. 

In conclusion, God bless our troops, 

and we will never forget September 

11th in the global war on terrorism. 

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

(Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to implore my colleagues on the 

other side of the aisle to put aside politics and get to work on behalf of the 

American people. 

Just 61 bills have been signed into 

law this year, the fewest in more than 

60 years. There have been two noted 


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