January 6, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H25 

getting shot at, you have the right to 

shoot back to defend yourself. And 

Israel is fighting back. Israel has the 

moral right and duty to protect its 

people from Hamas militants waging 

war against them. 

Hamas is nothing more than a ragtag 

gang of terrorists intent on kidnapping, killing and terrorizing as many 

Israelis as possible. These attacks cannot go unanswered. The United States 

must stand with Israel. 

Hamas doesn’t want peace. They 

want a war of destruction against 

Israel. In the face of such hate, Israel is 

left with no other choice but to defend 

its people and its sovereign territory 

from these murderous outlaws. 

And that’s just the way it is. 

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SPECIAL ORDERS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 6, 2009, and under a previous order 

of the House, the following Members 

will be recognized for 5 minutes each. 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. COSTA) is 

recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. COSTA addressed the House. His 

remarks will appear hereafter in the 

Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. POE of Texas addressed the 

House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia 

(Ms. NORTON) is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Ms. NORTON addressed the House. 

Her remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. 

JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. JONES addressed the House. His 

remarks will appear hereafter in the 

Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) 

is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Ms. WOOLSEY addressed the House. 

Her remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) is 

recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed 

the House. His remarks will appear 

hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Ms. KAPTUR addressed the House. 

Her remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN) 

is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. SHERMAN addressed the House. 

His remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN MINORITY EMPLOYEES 

Mr. BILBRAY. Madam Speaker, I 

offer a resolution and ask unanimous 

consent for its immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 13 

Resolved, That pursuant to the Legislative 

Pay Act of 1929, as amended, the six minority employees authorized therein shall be the 

following named persons, effective January 

3, 2009, until otherwise ordered by the House, 

to-wit: Neil Bradley, Brian Gaston, Melanie 

Looney, Danielle Maurer, Nick Schaper, and 

Russ Vought, each to receive gross compensation pursuant to the provisions of 

House Resolution 119, Ninety-fifth Congress, 

as enacted into permanent law by section 115 

of Public Law 95–94. In addition, the Minority Leader may appoint and set the annual 

rate of pay for up to three further minority 

employees. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from California? 

There was no objection. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED 

By unanimous consent, permission to 

address the House, following the legislative program and any special orders 

heretofore entered, was granted to: 

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. ALTMIRE) to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material:) 

Mr. COSTA, for 5 minutes, today. 

Ms. NORTON, for 5 minutes, today. 

Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. 

Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. 

Mr. SHERMAN, for 5 minutes, today. 

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. POE of Texas) to revise and 

extend their remarks and include extraneous material:) 

Mr. POE of Texas, for 5 minutes, 

today, January 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13. 

Mr. JONES, for 5 minutes, today, January 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13. 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, for 5 minutes, 

today, January 7, 8 and 9. 

Mr. KIRK, for 5 minutes, January 7. 

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ADJOURNMENT 

Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I 

move that the House do now adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 55 minutes 

p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at 

10 a.m. 

N O T I C E 

Incomplete record of House proceedings. Except for concluding business which follows, 

today’s House proceedings will be continued in the next issue of the Record. 

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 

ETC. 

Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive 

communications were taken from the 

Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 

1. A letter from the OSD Federal Register 

Liaison Officer, DoD, Department of Defense, 

transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ 

final rule — TRICARE; Hospital Outpatient 

Prospective Payment System (OPPS) [DOD2007-HA-0048] (RIN: 0720-AB19) received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 

to the Committee on Armed Services. 

2. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, transmitting the Commission’s 

final rule — Regulatory Changes to Implement the Additional Protocol to the US/ 

IAEA Safeguards Agreement [NRC-2008-0543] 

(RIN: 3150-AH38) received January 5, 2009, 

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

3. A letter from the Secretary to the 

Board, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board’s report for FY 2008 on competitive sourcing activities, in accordance 

with Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 

2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform. 

4. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 

Representatives, transmitting a list of reports pursuant to clause 2(b), Rule II of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives; (H. 

Doc. No. 111-4); to the Committee on House 

Administration and ordered to be printed. 

5. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s final rule — Changes 

to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants [Docket No.: USCIS-2007-0055; 


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