H170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 13, 2009 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. 

Speaker, yesterday I had the privilege 

of attending the opening of a new 

branch of the Harvest Hope Food Bank 

in Cayce, South Carolina, welcomed by 

Mayor Elise Partin. This expansion of 

Harvest Hope comes at a time when job 

losses in our community have increased the need for food banks, and 

many individuals find it difficult to 

travel to other locations. 

Last year alone, Harvest Hope distributed 2.4 million pounds of food in 

Lexington County, and they expect 

that number to grow to well over 3 million in the coming year. With growing 

demand, I am grateful that Harvest 

Hope has chosen to expand their operations. 

I wish to commend Denise Holland, 

Executive Director of Harvest Hope, for 

her leadership. Additionally, Mitch 

Watson, the incoming chairman of the 

board, the volunteers and local churches, ministries, and nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to the 

food banks deserve our utmost gratitude for their service to our community. 

In conclusion, God bless our troops, 

and we will never forget September the 

11th. 

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RESTORING THE NATION’S 

ECONOMIC SECURITY 

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

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) 

Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, it is with 

great honor that I stand on the floor of 

this House to represent the people of 

Nevada’s Third District. I am humbled 

by the trust and faith they have placed 

in me, and I pledge to live up to that 

trust. 

This is a critical time in our Nation’s 

history. We face an economic crisis 

that has shaken our very roots. In my 

district, we have seen rampant foreclosures, record unemployment, and 

rising prices; but despite these challenges we remain optimistic. Next 

week, the band from Green Valley High 

School in my district will be in Washington marching in the parade to welcome our next President with hope and 

dreams for a brighter future. It is for 

them and all Americans that this 

President and Congress must usher in a 

new era. 

Working together in the spirit of bipartisanship, we can bring change to 

our community that restores our economic security and once again fulfills 

the potential that made our Nation 

great. 

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FISCAL DISCIPLINE 

(Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

to give voice to the need to cut the size 

and scope of government. While the 

rhetoric and calls for increased spending continue to escalate, let us also remember it is our duty and obligation 

to do more with less. 

Over the past 12 years, annual Federal spending has more than doubled, 

exceeding $3.1 trillion. Since January 

2007, our government has added an average of $2.8 billion per day to our national debt. If deficit spending were the 

way to prosperity, our economy would 

be booming. 

We are more than $10 trillion in debt 

and there is no end in sight. Let us remember it is not the government’s 

money we talk about and spend, it is 

the American people’s money. And we 

cannot afford to continue to run this 

government on a credit card. We’re 

going to have to do more with less, and 

that means finding ways to cut government spending. 

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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: 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

OFFICE OF THE CLERK, 

Washington, DC, January 13, 2009. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

The Speaker, 

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, I have the honor to transmit an envelope received from the White House on January 12, 2009, at 5:50 p.m. and said to contain 

a message from the President whereby he 

transmits the Troubled Assets Relief Program Section 115 Plan to Exercise Authority. 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

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Clerk of the House. 

REPORT DETAILING PLAN TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY UNDER 

EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008—MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. 

NO. 111–5) 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 

from the President of the United 

States; which was read and, together 

with the accompanying papers, without 

objection, referred to the Committee 

on Financial Services and ordered to be 

printed: 

To the Congress of the United States: 

Consistent with section 115(a)(3) of 

the Emergency Economic Stabilization 

Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–343) (the 

‘‘Act’’), I hereby transmit a report detailing the plan of the Secretary of the 

Treasury to exercise the authority 

under the Act. 

GEORGE W. BUSH.

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 12, 2009. 

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: 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

OFFICE OF THE CLERK, 

Washington, DC, January 12, 2009. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

The Speaker, 

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, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 

envelope received from the White House on 

January 9, 2009, at 5:15 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President whereby 

he transmits an agreement between the 

United States and new NATO Parties on the 

provision of atomic information. 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

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Clerk of the House. 

AGREEMENT ON PROVISION OF 

ATOMIC INFORMATION—MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. 

NO. 111–6) 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 

from the President of the United 

States; which was read and, together 

with the accompanying papers, without 

objection, referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 

printed: 

To the Congress of the United States: 

I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, consistent with sections 123 and 

144 b. of the Atomic Energy Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 2153 and 2164(b)), 

the text of the Agreement between the 

Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty 

for Co-operation Regarding Atomic Information, including a technical annex 

and security annex (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ATOMAL 

Agreement), as a proposed agreement 

for cooperation within the context of 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) between the United States 

of America and each of the following 

seven new members of NATO: the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Romania, the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia, hereinafter the ‘‘New Parties.’’ I 

am also pleased to transmit my approval, authorization, and determination concerning the ATOMAL Agreement with respect to the New Parties, 

together with a copy of the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense 

with respect to the agreement. The 

ATOMAL Agreement entered into force 

on March 12, 1965, with respect to the 

United States and the other NATO 

members at that time. The Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the 

Republic of Poland, and Spain subsequently became parties to the 

ATOMAL Agreement. The New Parties 

have signed this agreement and have 


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