September 13, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5973 

CONDEMNING THE SHOOTING 

THAT KILLED SIX INNOCENT 

PEOPLE AT THE SIKH TEMPLE 

OF WISCONSIN IN OAK CREEK, 

WISCONSIN, ON AUGUST 5, 2012 

Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I 

ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform be discharged from further consideration of House Resolution 775, and 

ask for its immediate consideration in 

the House. 

The Clerk read the title of the resolution. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. 

MULVANEY). Is there objection to the 

request of the gentleman from Texas? 

There was no objection. 

The text of the resolution is as follows: 

H. RES. 775 

Whereas on Sunday, August 5, 2012, a 

shooting took place at the Sikh Temple of 

Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wisconsin; 

Whereas as a result of the shooting, six innocent individuals lost their lives while preparing to attend a Sunday morning worship; 

Whereas three individuals were severely 

injured in the attack; 

Whereas many individuals and members of 

the Sikh community selflessly sought to aid 

and protect others above their own safety; 

and 

Whereas the quick action of law enforcement officials prevented additional losses of 

life: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) condemns the senseless attack at the 

Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Sunday, August 5, 2012; 

(2) offers condolences to the families, 

friends, and loved ones who were killed in 

the attack and expresses hope for the full recovery of those injured in the attack; 

(3) honors the selfless, dedicated service 

of— 

(A) the emergency response teams and law 

enforcement officials who responded to the 

attack; and 

(B) law enforcement officials who continue 

to investigate the attack; and 

(4) remains hopeful, as additional details 

regarding the attack are gathered, that the 

citizens of this country will come together, 

united in a shared desire for peace and justice while standing with the Sikh community to grieve the loss of life. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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SOLIDARITY WITH THE SIKH 

COMMUNITY 

(Mr. ROYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I would 

like to speak in favor of the resolution 

I coauthored with the Wisconsin delegation here in solidarity with the Sikh 

community in Oak Creek and the Sikh 

community all across the United 

States. 

In a strange coincidence, I had a previously scheduled meeting in California at a Sikh temple on the very day 

when that murderous attack in Oak 

Creek occurred. Obviously, our discussion shifted to the subject of that premeditated attack. 

I was able to hear about the plight of 

being targeted because of one’s religion, the plight of being targeted for 

one’s appearance. 

We are in a constant struggle against 

bad ideas, despicable ideas. 

Passing this resolution will not ease 

the pain of those affected by this tragedy, but it does show to the world that 

people from across the United States 

can unite and denounce bigoted violence. 

Our great country is rooted in religious tolerance. The Constitution 

makes freedom of religion first and 

foremost. There is no place in this 

country for religious-motivated terrorism, and this resolution that we 

passed reaffirms that. 

I end by thanking Mr. RYAN and the 

Wisconsin delegation for their efforts 

on this resolution, but also I thank the 

leadership of both parties here today 

for working with us to make sure that 

this resolution came to the floor. 

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NO MONEY FOR LIBYA OR EGYPT 

(Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and 

was given permission to address the 

House for 1 minute.) 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I’m really disappointed today. We 

passed a CR for 6 months, and it contained language in there that was supposedly designed to keep Libya and 

Egypt from getting funds. My colleagues overwhelmingly voted for it. I 

do not criticize them for that. 

But I do feel very strongly in my 

heart that we made a mistake by not, 

in the Rules Committee, passing an 

amendment which would make sure 

that the money in that bill for foreign 

assistance did not go to Libya or 

Egypt. 

I read the document that they put 

out, and it does not prohibit the money 

from getting to Libya and Egypt. The 

Muslim Brotherhood runs Egypt. They 

hate the United States, and their 

President has said he wanted to model 

his country after Iran. 

In Libya, they killed our Ambassador 

and scaled the walls. They burned our 

flag. They did it in Egypt, and they 

held up the al Qaeda flag; and we’re 

going to give them money. It makes no 

sense. 

If the American people were paying 

attention to this right now, they would 

raise hell. 

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HUNGER STRIKES IN CUBA 

(Mr. RIVERA asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. RIVERA. Mr. Speaker, this Monday, prominent Cuban dissident Marta 

Beatriz Roque launched a hunger 

strike in order to draw attention to the 

unwavering attempts by the Castro 

dictatorship to suppress pro-democracy 

supporters. She has since been joined 

in her hunger strike by an additional 25 

dissidents. Roque suffers from diabetes, 

and her water-only fast could easily 

kill her in days. 

Castro’s thugs have continually increased the level of repression against 

the opposition movement. It is intolerable that this has become the ‘‘norm’’ 

in Cuban society. Jailing, beating, and 

detaining peaceful protestors who are 

simply demanding their basic human 

rights is not the norm. It is unacceptable. 

The Castro brothers will continue 

their violent and abusive ways and will 

stop at nothing to remain in power. 

How bad do things need to get before 

the international community finally 

recognizes the plight of the Cuban people? These brave men and women continue to risk their lives every day, and 

we must call attention to their struggle. 

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RUSSIA PNTR 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 5, 2011, the gentleman from California (Mr. DREIER) is recognized for 60 

minutes as the designee of the majority leader. 

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that all Members 

may have 5 legislative days to revise 

and extend their remarks on the subject of my Special Order. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from California? 

There was no objection. 

Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to talk about an issue that both 

Democrats and Republicans, and virtually every American, is talking 

about, and people all over the world are 

talking about. What is that issue? How 

do we increase global economic growth; 

and here in this country, how do we 

create more good American jobs. 

It’s obviously a key part of the Presidential campaign. We have Democrats 

and Republicans daily stand in the well 

of the House of Representatives and 

offer proposals, talk about their ideas 

as to how we can create good jobs. 

We have the sad report of 380,000 people who fell off the rolls even looking 

for jobs. We have literally millions of 

our fellow Americans who are looking 

for jobs, and we have many businesses 

that are struggling. 

One of the great challenges that 

President Obama put forward was the 

goal of doubling our exports, and we all 

know that he very much wanted to do 

that. We, as Members of Congress, 

came together after a decade, and we 

finally were able to successfully pass 

market-opening opportunities for U.S. 

workers to sell their goods and provide 

our services in Panama, Colombia, and 

South Korea. 

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It took us a long time to get there. I 

know that it’s easy to point the finger 

of blame, but the fact is we’ve been 

ready for a long time. This institution 


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