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Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: DANIEL E. LUNGREN (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Cali

fornia. Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of H.R. 5912. which would terminate taxpayer financing of party conventions. Mr. Speaker. Im sorry to say that party conventions today are by and large weeklong televised movie sets and almost entirely symbolic. Although conventions do provide important insight into party platforms and Presidential candidates. spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund them. particularly in todays environment. is simply untenable. American taxpayers should not be subsidizing political party conventions. With our historic levels of deficit spending and our national debt over $16 trillion and climbing. this Congress and this President need to be thinking very differently about how we use taxpayer dollars. Since 1976. approximately $1.5 billion has been spent on publicly funding our Presidential primaries. our Presidential general elections. and our Presidential party conventions. Each partys national convention this year received almost $18 million in taxpayer funding. While I believe we should be getting rid of public funding of Presidential campaigns as well. at a minimum we should pass this commonsense measure to stop financing our parties with taxpayers dollars. The American taxpayer has paid enough for this unwise experiment. It should be ended. Mr. Speaker. this bill. introduced by my colleague from Oklahoma. I would hope would garner overwhelming bipartisan support. I thank him for introducing it and for his commitment to a responsible and efficient stewardship of taxpayer dollars. This should stop funding going to all party conventions. It is a bipartisan solution to a bipartisan problem. I urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 5912. Mr. Speaker. and I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: DANIEL E. LUNGREN (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Cali

fornia. Mr. Speaker. I yield myself 15 seconds. Mr. Speaker. it is a shame weve come to a point where it can be said on the floor of the House attempting to save the taxpayers of America $36 million is a waste of time. Mr. Speaker. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma . a distinguished member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget. Mr. COLE is the sponsor of this bill.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: DANIEL E. LUNGREN (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Cali

fornia. Mr. Speaker. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa . a distinguished member of the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on Armed Services.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce. in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies. to produce a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment. and for other purposes. as amended.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials into the RECORD on H.R. 5910.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to one of the very hardworking authors of this legislation. the gentleman from Illinois
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. Im just going to say that theres absolutely no magic bullet for putting Americans back to work again. but what we can do and what we should do is eliminate the endless roadblocks to job creation which are acting like a tire boot on the U.S. economy. Today were simply going nowhere fast. This bill will help to get America moving again by removing many of those barriers and by developing a muchneeded plan for attracting toptier businesses from around the world. Today. with more than 23 million Americans who are unemployed or underemployed. its time to cut that tire boot off of our economy and to develop a new roadmap for prosperity. The Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012 is one way for us to start on that journey. Mr. Speaker. again. I applaud my colleagues for their hard work. and I thank them very much for what theyve done. I strongly urge all of my colleagues to adopt H.R. 5910. It is a bipartisan bill. Its supported by leading business groups. And when it comes to job creation. its another piece to the puzzle that simply fits perfectly. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product. and for other purposes. as amended.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the RECORD on H.R. 4212.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce. Manufacturing and Trade. which has jurisdiction over the Consumer Product Safety Commission. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4212. an important bipartisan bill to help the Federal Government fight the problem of defective and potentially hazardous Chinese drywall. I would like to thank my colleague.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia . my colleague and the author of this bill. a very hard worker.
Date: 2012-09-19
Speaker: BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

As I have no further requests for time. in closing I just want to make one very important point hereand I think its a great point to make right nowwhich is that Republicans and Democrats are united on this very important health and safety issue. "Made in China" is stamped on everything from kids toys to consumer electronics. so lets just make sure it is stamped on our drywall. too. Lets also make sure that this is a safe product. that its environmentally friendly. and that someone stands behind it. I applaud Mr. RIGELL for his hard work. and I thank Mr. DEUTCH very much for bringing it to our attention and for working with our committee. I. too. thank the staffs of the subcommittee and the full committee for all of their hard work over these past many days. With that. Mr. Speaker. I am going to ask that my colleagues support H.R. 4212. and I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2012-09-20
Speaker: DANIEL E. LUNGREN (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Cali

fornia. Mr. Speaker. lets remember where we are. Up until 1965. we had a quota system that essentially gave advantages to certain countries to get their people in here versus others. We removed that in 1965. We went to a worldwide quota system based on the fact that everyone around the world would have an equal chance to get to the United States based on their talents and their reason for coming here. In about 1981. there was a cry that we werent getting enough Irish coming in here. Tip ONeillI recall. I was here on the floor at this timeTip ONeill and Teddy Kennedy worked together to create the Diversity program that allowed anybody to apply for it at 12:01 a.m. one morning. What do you know. only the Irish knew about it. We got essentially Irish in. That worked for a while. Then we changed it so that they and others were no longer allowed. and we only allowed certain countries in. Were going back to a quota system by country. It doesnt make sense. It ought to be a worldwide quota system. In addition. I would just say that most African American immigrants in the U.S. do not come through the Diversity program. We have many who are engaged in the STEM program study here. Just 3.000 from Nigeria alone would be able to participate.
Date: 2012-09-21
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. its time for Americans to know the truth about the abuse of their hardearned taxpayer dollars. especially at a time when the President is calling for tax increases. The issue Im talking about is IRS action that puts billions of taxpayer dollars at risk. Currently. the IRS allows individuals without a Social Security number to get cash benefitslike the $1.000 refundable child tax credit which is costing American taxpayers billions of dollarsby obtaining an individual taxpayer identification number. or ITIN. A recent IG report revealed a shocking scandal within the IRS that encouraged employees to fast track ITIN approval without regard to preventing fraud. The ITIN has become a ticket to get cash from Uncle Sam. and this is wrong. Im introducing the ITIN Reform Act to hold the IRS feet to the fire to better protect the American taxpayer. and I urge all my colleagues to support this bill.
Date: 2012-11-13
Speaker: TOM MASSIE (republican)
Chamber: H

from Lewis County. Kentucky. THOMAS earned two engineering degrees from MIT. He founded SensAble Technologies. Inc.. based on his invention that made computers easier to use. raised over $32 million of venture capital. created 70 jobs. and obtained 24 patents. Then he came home to a farm in Kentucky to raise his family. Ten years ago. he and Rhonda. his high school sweetheart. moved back home to Kentucky to raise their four children where they live on a farm in rural Lewis County. Kentucky. But you cant keep a good man down. He wanted to be of service to the public. and he ran for the county executives job in Lewis County on the Ohio River. and. of course. won that race. That was in 2010. Now we are honored to present to you. in a minute. the newest member of the Kentucky delegation representing the Fourth Congressional District. Before I introduce TOM. let me turn to my colleague. Mr. YARMUTH. from the Third District.
Date: 2012-11-27
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

I thank the gentleman for yielding. You know. RALPHS district adjoins mine. He and I have represented the same area in Collin County for many years. RALPH is just one of a kind. Hes one of the nicest guys Ive ever known. Its a privilege to recognize my fellow Texan and good friend for his many years of outstanding service to our country and to the great State of Texas. RALPH is a man of great integrity whose steadfast commitment of service to our Nation is to be commended. RALPH and I have known each other a long time. and Im lucky to have him as a neighbor and friend. I dont have a better friend or ally in the Congress. and I want to congratulate RALPH on reaching this milestone. He was in the United States Navy and he fought for our country in World War II. And then when we got back up where we do an event every year in McKinney. Texas. he was kind of mad at me because I jumped out of an airplane five times and he hadnt jumped out of one. And so he decided he was going to jump out of one just so he could come to that meeting and tell us he did it. And he did. Hes still a great patriot. He lives and breathes America. I look forward to many more years with RALPH HALL.
Date: 2012-11-28
Speaker: DANIEL E. LUNGREN (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Cali

fornia. It was 24 years ago that I left this House. I went to the LA Coliseum. I saw Notre Dame beat SC. and then I went on to see them win the national championship. Last Saturday. I went to the LA Coliseum. and I saw Notre Dame beat SC. In 6 weeks. Im going to go to the national championship game and see Notre Dame win again. I dont know whether Ill have another 24 years. however.
Date: 2012-11-30
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. back in 2007. thencandidate Obama said the Nation is facing "a Social Security crisis." And he was right. Unfortunately. 5 years later. as we deal with a looming fiscal cliff. some in the Presidents own party are denying the fiscal reality when it comes to Social Security. Here are the facts: Social Security is the governments most expensive program. Since 2010. it has been bleeding cash. and over the next 10 years. it will do so to the tune of nearly $1 trillion. As a recent USA Today editorial put it. Social Security is indeed contributing to our deficit. To say otherwise is to lie to the American people. Mr. Speaker. all Americans want. need. and deserve that we work together to address our fiscal challenges. We owe it to current and future beneficiaries to secure this critical safety net. We can make Social Security solvent forever. Lets do it.
Date: 2012-11-30
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. before I speak specifically to this bill. I think its important to note. I know my colleagues from the other side of the aisle are decrying this bill and its immigration stances. but I would submit for your consideration. when you had control of the House. the Senate. and the White House. you did not pass immigration reform. So lets stop treating this issue like a political football. As the first American of Hispanic descent to represent Washington State here in the United States House. I want us to tackle this issue. But lets keep the facts the facts. and not use it as a political football. because its important to millions of Americans and millions of immigrants who want to come here. And why wouldnt you? This is a land of opportunity. and we want the best and the brightest here in the United States creating jobs and growing our economy. because in southwest Washington. where Im from. we need jobs. Today were here to focus on commonsense solutions. And unfortunately. under the current setup. were literally educating foreign men and women and then requiring them to go to India and China and be our competitors. Under this scenario. who wins? Well. China and India win. Our competitors win. Who loses? The American worker because. as the best and the brightest internationally want to come here and we tell them go away. go start a business to compete with our jobs. those jobs arent going to grow in southwest Washington. Fortunately. today we have the opportunity to change that. and then we can go on and tackle some of the other issues that my colleagues are bringing up because theyre important and theyre valid. This STEM jobs bill ensures that employers are opening their doors and their job opportunities to Americans first. And if there arent enough Americans to fill these highly skilled job openings. then we invite those foreign STEM graduates to apply. Thats all this bill does. And its an important piece thats going to open up economic opportunity for the men and women that I serve and that we all serve across this great Nation. Right now. large employersMicrosoft was mentioned. thats from my home State. they have over 6.000 jobs that theyre trying to fill. And you know what? They want to fill them with American workers. If theyre not able to. then I think they should have the ability to offer those options to immigrants from China and India. South America. Mexico. Africa. Whoever wants to come here and be a part of the economic engine that creates opportunities. lets open those doors. Why not? With this bill. well continue to educate talented people to fuel our economy. and instead of sending them home to compete with us and our workers. well get to grow those jobs right here. This is a compassionate bill that will drive economic innovation and create jobs. It is profamily. It actually provides incentives to those folks. Those immigrants who go about this process in the right way. theyll be able to be united with their family here in the United States because of this bill. There are safeguards.
Date: 2012-11-30
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

This will allow them. and those family members who are waiting to immigrate legally. to come here and be with their mother. their father. who are here working. This has a lot of opportunities. and it also has safeguards for the American worker. Those jobs are first available to those citizens who may be able to fill the qualification. So Id ask my colleagues here today to support this very good bill. Its a piece of the puzzle. Its not the whole thing. but we need to take this a piece at a time. a solution at a time. And quite frankly. right now. solutions are what the American people are asking for. and this is a very good one.
Date: 2012-12-12
Speaker: MARY BONO MACK (republican)
Chamber: H

BRIAN BILBRAY. DAN LUNGREN. and DAVID DREIER. we thank you. I thank you for your service to the people of this country in this. the House of the people. the magnificent House of Representatives.
Date: 2012-12-12
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. for the last 30 years. Social Security has been required to make deceased Americans Social Security numbers and other personal information public through the socalled "Death Master File." Unfortunately. identity thieves have been using this file to obtain fraudulent tax refunds based on the identity of deceased Americans. particularly children like 4yearold Alexis Agin here. No grieving family should have to go through this. To put a stop to this heinous crime. earlier this year. I introduced the Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act with my Democrat colleague XAVIER BECERRA. And thanks to the budget deal. which includes a provision to restrict access to the Death Master File. American families will be better protected from tax fraud. I salute the Agins for their tireless advocacy. and God bless America.
Date: 2012-12-13
Speaker: OLYMPIA SNOWE (republican)
Chamber: S

I think anyone in this body would have to admit Senator SNOWE has been evenhanded. bipartisan. and often nonpartisan. She has objected to this very practice by this very majority leader. and I think it is destructive to the overall process of the Senate. In the specific words of retiring Senator OLYMPIA SNOWE: First and foremost. the Senate should have the ability to debate more than the three amendments the majority leader is allowing. It is therefore imperative that Senate deliberations on the Defense bill be conducted without limitations and in a manner that allows for the consideration of all related amendments that Senators may wish to offer. I have been aggrieved that my little amendment is not going to get anymore debate than these few moments right now. I know the Senator from Tennessee feels the same way. and undoubtedly Senator UDALL would prefer a vote and debate on his amendment. We can fix the Senate. We can get back to the leadership we had under Mansfield and Mitchell of Maine and Lott of Mississippi and other majority leaders. We can move legislation along but not if we continue this abuse of the process by filling the amendment tree. I will be voting with the distinguished Senator from Tennessee and the Senator from Pennsylvania on the point of order because we need to draw a bright red line there. Perhaps we can get on this issue at some other point. I hope the Senate can get back to an orderly debate on matters of substance. I thank my friend. the Senator from Tennessee. for yielding on that point. I yield back.
Date: 2012-12-18
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor a dedicated public servant. Marc Boldt. Through 18 years of public service. both as a State representative and as a Clark County commissioner. Marc has put the people of Clark County first. Marc has been a business advocate. a tireless supporter of the farming community. and a friend of the people he was elected to serve. He is a current member of the Clark County Farm Bureau and has served 18 years as a local youth leader and Sunday school teacher. He has also served for over 10 years as a 4H leader. In the month of August. there is one place you are going to find Marc. and thats at the Clark County Fair. serving up barbecue to support young lives. He has deep roots in our community. and his dedication and work has earned the respect of people throughout our community of all political stripes. While his time as county commissioner will end in January of 2013. Marc will no doubt continue to serve the people of southwest Washington. Today. I ask all Members of Congress to join me in honoring an extraordinary man. a public servant. and my friend. Marc Boldt.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. as amended.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the RECORD.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Kansas . a member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania . who is a member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California . also a member on the Ways and Means Committee and chairman on the Subcommittee on Health.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota . a member of the Ways and Means Committee and acting chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas . a member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
Date: 2012-12-19
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Thank you. Mr. DOGGETT. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. despite increasing pressure from this committee and this House. CMS has refused to act to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. If CMS wont act. we must. This commonsense bill is a vital step in protecting our Nations seniors from identity theft. and we cant afford to put seniors at risk any longer. Medicare beneficiaries want. need. and deserve better. I urge all my colleagues to vote "yes." and I hope the Senate will act immediately to pass this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2012-12-31
Speaker: LAMAR SMITH (republican)
Chamber: H

who. on the 3rd day of January will be the chairman of Science. Space. and Technology for many. many years.
Date: 2012-12-31
Speaker: TREY GOWDY (republican)
Chamber: H
State: South Carolina

for his very great contribution to H.R. 2076. as amended. that the House originally passed in 2011 by a vote of 3589. H.R. 2076 gives the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security the specific statutory authority to respond to requests from State and local law enforcement agencies for assistance in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in public places. and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Its very appropriate. of course. under the recent circumstances that the leaders on both sides of the aisle have mentioned. So this bill. unfortunately. due to the tragic shooting in Newtown. the consideration of this bill is appropriately timely. Of course we should pass the bill today so that the President may sign it into law. but it is unfortunate that were not also sending the President even more urgently needed legislation to protect us from gun violence. While we must take steps to assist in the investigation of such incidents. it is critical that we prevent them from occurring in the first place. Were simply not doing all we can do to protect our citizens. but we celebrate that we have come this far. So I urge my colleagues to support the Senate amendment to H.R. 2076.