H10646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 2, 2008 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE 

CLERK OF THE HOUSE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of 

Representatives: 

OFFICE OF THE CLERK, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, October 2, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

The Speaker, the Capitol, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the 

permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II 

of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on October 2, 2008, at 9:45 a.m.: 

That the Senate passed with amendment 

H.R. 1424. 

That the Senate agreed to the House 

amendment to the Senate amendment H.R. 

2095. 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 7081. 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 7177. 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 7198. 

That the Senate passed S. 602. 

That the Senate passed S. 1703. 

That the Senate passed S. 3013. 

That the Senate passed S. 3073. 

That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 105. 

Appointments: 

Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. 

With best wishes, I am, 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

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Clerk of the House. 

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following 

enrolled bills were signed by the 

Speaker on Monday, September 29, 

2008: 

H.R. 1157, to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to authorize the Director 

of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants 

for the development and operation of 

research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to 

the etiology of breast cancer; 

H.R. 1777, to amend the Improving 

America’s Schools Act of 1994 to make 

permanent the favorable treatment of 

need-based educational aid under the 

antitrust laws; 

H.R. 5057, to reauthorize the Debbie 

Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, 

and for other purposes; 

H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 years the 

program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement 

with respect to international medical 

graduates, and for other purposes; 

H.R. 6460, to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to provide 

for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for 

other purposes; 

H.R. 6946, to make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act 

of 2008; 

S. 2162, to improve the treatment and 

services provided by the Department of 

Veterans Affairs to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes; 

S. 2840, to establish a liaison with the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation in 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications; 

S. 2982, to amend the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes; 

S. 3597, to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for 

fiscal year 2008 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2009; 

and by Speaker pro tempore HOYER

on Wednesday, October 1, 2008: 

S. 3023, to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to improve and enhance 

compensation and pension, housing, 

labor and education, and insurance 

benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

Chair will entertain up to 10 requests 

for 1-minute speeches on each side of 

the aisle. 

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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS 

CHRISTOPHER T. FOX 

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

minute.) 

Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, as we are 

involved in this crisis with the economy, the world goes on. And part of the 

world is the war in Iraq. 

Unfortunately, when I returned home 

to Memphis, I learned that one of our 

citizens, Private First Class Christopher T. Fox, United States Army, became the 4,178th casualty in the Iraq 

war. He was the ninth casualty from 

my District; a 21-year-old gentleman 

who went to Hamilton High School, 

whose stepfather lives in Memphis, Mr. 

Randall Hancock, and whose guardian 

is in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Private First Class Fox served this 

country admirably. He had a great love 

for the Army. He was due to get out in 

July, and looking forward to going to 

UT Knoxville in the fall. He played 

football at Hamilton High School. He 

loved his country. 

The people of the Ninth District, the 

people of Shelby County, the people of 

Tennessee, and all of us in America appreciate his sacrifice and his service 

and join his family in grieving his loss. 

Thank you for your good deeds on 

Earth, Private First Class Fox. 

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ELKIN CITY SCHOOLS HONORED 

FOR NORTH CAROLINA’S HIGHEST GRADUATION RATE 

(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) 

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today I want 

to highlight some good news from the 

Fifth District of North Carolina. 

Last month, the State of North Carolina recognized Elkin City Schools in 

Elkin, North Carolina for having the 

best graduation rate in the entire 

State. 

By graduating nine out of ten seniors 

this past school year, Elkin City 

Schools is blazing a trail of high academic standards in Northwest North 

Carolina. 

Elkin’s efforts to make sure its students cross the finish line will pay real 

dividends for the Elkin community in 

the future. An outstanding high school 

graduation rate not only has a stabilizing effect on the social fabric of the 

community, but it also lays a foundation for young adults ready to take 

their place as community leaders and 

productive members of society. 

Congratulations to Elkin City 

Schools, its many graduates, their parents, faculty, and staff. You have set 

the standard for excellence. 

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RESTORING CONFIDENCE 

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

minute.) 

Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 

share the anger expressed by my constituents and constituents of many 

Members of Congress—anger over the 

financial mess that we are in, anger at 

Wall Street for the greed that got us 

there, and anger at the White House for 

the arrogance in asking Congress to 

authorize $700 billion without any conditions. 

However, the public should not be 

angry that the Congress has tried to respond, not to the President’s request 

but to the public’s need for checks and 

balances. We wrote an entirely new 

bill, the contents of which are on every 

Member’s Web site. It provides relief 

with checks and balances, oversight for 

taxpayer safeguards, and addresses obscene salaries and abusive golden parachutes. It is not a perfect bill, but it is 

a responsible bill. 

The best thing that came out of the 

last 10 days is that the institutions of 

government became responsible for 

governing the affairs of this Nation in 

a bipartisan manner. Now let’s hope 

that this House will follow the leadership of the Senate last night in passing 

a responsible recovery plan. 

In the end, it is the institutions of 

government that have to regain confidence. Let’s hope that this November 

election will elect leadership that can 

restore that confidence to the Nation 

and the world. 


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