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Date: 2015-07-08
Speaker: RODNEY DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Illinois

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to voice my concerns over the potential deal regarding Irans nuclear program. and I stand here thanking my colleague from the great State of Florida for putting this Special Order together on such a very important and timely issue. I want to read a quote: They will freeze and then dismantle their nuclear program. Our other allies will be better protected. The entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons. The United States and international inspectors will carefully monitor them to make sure it keeps its commitments. Sound familiar. Mr. Speaker? That is what President Clinton told the American people about the North Korean nuclear deal in 1994. Today. North Korea has anywhere from 10 to 20 nuclear weapons in their arsenal. and that number is expected to grow to 50 in the next 5 years. Now. we are hearing this same type of posturing from this administration about the Iran negotiations. The United States seems destined to repeat history. unwilling to hold their ground. and granting Iran extension after extension and concession after concession. As a strong supporter of increasing sanctions against Iran. which brought Iran to the negotiating table in the first place. it is common sense that additional sanctions could even put more pressure on them when they are already hurting from the low price of their most prized commodity. oil. Nobody believes Iran when they say their nuclear infrastructure is in place for peaceful purposes. If that were the case. they would have no need to enrich uranium past 3.5 percent. Iran has a record filled with lies. deceit. sponsored terrorism. human rights violations. and the list goes on and on. Just as North Korea couldnt be trusted two decades ago. neither should Iran today. Mr. Speaker. a nuclear Iran is not only a grave danger to American interests. but to Israelour strongest ally in the Middle Eastand our many allies throughout the world. Of course. the world would be a much safer place if Iran were to neutralize their nuclear production facilities. if they would allow inspections at anytime. if they would disclose all military implications of their nuclear program. or if Iran were to demonstrate a better record on human rights. Unfortunately. these are just whatifs that have failed to happen today and I am afraid will never happen under this proposed deal. Mr. Speaker. this is a bad deal.
Date: 2015-07-09
Speaker: MIMI WALTERS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: California

Mr. Chair. I rise today in support of the 21st Century Cures Act. This bill is a bold proposal that would accelerate our scientists ability to develop lifesaving cures. Our need for action is now. Currently. more than 10.000 known diseases exist in the world. however. we only have treatments for approximately 500. In my district of southern California. 4yearold Callan Mullins was born with a severe congenital heart defect. He has undergone four open heart surgeries. suffered numerous strokes. been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. and at the age of 3. doctors delivered the heartbreaking news that he had a brain tumor. Callan is a fighter and a survivor. but his parents are still seeking answers and medical breakthroughs to ensure that he can live life to its fullest. The Cures Act would offer hope to the millions of Americans like Callan battling devastating illnesses. I thank Chairman FRED UPTON for his tireless work on this bill. I urge my colleagues to stand with me as we pave the way for lifesaving treatments and cures.
Date: 2015-07-13
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. pursuant to section 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. I hereby submit for printing in the Congressional Record revisions to the aggregates and allocations set forth pursuant to the Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Conference Report. S. Con. Res. 11. The revision is for new budget authority and outlays for provisions designated as program integrity initiatives. pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(B) and (C) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA). contained in H.R. 3020. the Departments of Labor. Health and Human Services. Education. and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 2016. S. Con. Res. 11 set the base discretionary 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations at $1.016.582 million. which is the sum of the fiscal year 2016 discretionary spending limits under section 251(c) of BBEDCA. Section 251(b) of BBEDCA allows for adjustments to the discretionary spending limits for certain purposes including overseas contingencies. disaster relief. and program integrity initiatives. H.R. 3020. the Departments of Labor. Health and Human Services. Education. and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 2016. contains $1.484 million in budget authority for program integrity initiatives. which is within the allowable limits for this purpose as established in section 251(b)(2)(B) and (C) of BBEDCA. Accordingly. I am submitting an adjustment to S. Con. Res. 11 for an additional $1.484 million in budget authority to accommodate program integrity funding contained in H.R. 3020. After making this adjustment. H.R. 3020 is within the fiscal year 2016 discretionary spending limits under section 251(c) of BBEDCA and the 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations established by S. Con. Res. 11. These revisions are provided for bills. joint resolutions. and amendments thereto or conference reports thereon. considered by the House subsequent to this filing. as applicable. For fiscal year 2016. aggregate levels of budget authority and outlays and the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations. established by S. Con. Res. 11. are revised. Associated tables are attached. This revision represents an adjustment for purposes of budgetary enforcement. The revised allocation is to be considered as an allocation included in the budget resolution pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11. as adjusted. Sincerely.
Date: 2015-07-13
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: S
State: Texas

From the Committee on Small Business. for consideration of secs. 83134. 839. 840. 84246. 854. and 871 of the House bill and secs. 828. 831. 882. 883. and 885 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. CHABOT. HANNA. and Ms. VELAZQUEZ. From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. for consideration of secs. 302. 562. 569. 570a. 591. 1060a. 1073. 2811. and 3501 of the House bill and secs. 601. 642. 1613. 3504. and 3505. of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. GRAVES of Louisiana. CURBELO of Florida. and Ms. EDWARDS. From the Committee on Veterans Affairs. for consideration of secs. 565. 566. 592. 652. 701. 721. 722. 1105. and 1431 of the House bill and secs. 539. 605. 633. 719. 1083. 1084. 1089. 1091. and 1411 of the Senate amendment. and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. ROE of Tennessee. BILIRAKIS. and Ms. BROWN of Florida.
Date: 2015-07-14
Speaker: AUSTIN SCOTT (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 1847. the Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015. I want to thank Mr. HURT and Chairman HENSARLING for allowing the Agriculture Committee to manage time with them today. The members of our committee have always appreciated the close working relationship that we have with the Financial Services Committee on these financial and regulatory issues. H.R. 1847 is a targeted correction to remove barriers to information sharing. DoddFrank currently requires indemnification agreements from foreign regulators requesting information from U.S. swap data repositories or derivatives clearing organizations. The agreements state that the foreign regulators will abide by certain confidentiality requirements and indemnify the U.S. commissions for any expenses arising from litigation relating to the request for information. Unfortunately. the concept of indemnification does not exist in many foreign jurisdictions. Therefore. some foreign regulators cannot agree to these requirements. This may hinder our ability to make workable data sharing arrangements with those regulators and. ultimately. fragment the marketplace by encouraging them to establish their own data repositories. H.R. 1847 addresses this potential data sharing problem by removing the indemnification requirements from current law. while maintaining existing provisions requiring confidentiality obligations. This technical correction has been a longstanding priority for Congress. Similar legislation passed the House in the 113th Congress by a vote of 4202 and passed the House again this year as part of H.R. 37. the Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act. Additionally. this identical language was included in H.R. 2289. the Commodity EndUser Relief Act. after a small technical change was offered by
Date: 2015-07-14
Speaker: AUSTIN SCOTT (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Arkansas and thank him for his continued work on this technical but critical issue.
Date: 2015-07-14
Speaker: AUSTIN SCOTT (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. in closing. I want to thank both the Democrats and the Republicans who have worked on this. The House has acted several times in a bipartisan manner on this legislation4202 on very similar legislation. We have passed this multiple times. so I would just encourage all Members to support this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2015-07-15
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. the nuclear deal President Obama has reached with Iran is dangerous and delusional. He says it will stop Iran from getting the bomb. Well. I would like him to tell us how it would do so when it puts us at the mercy of Iran. This deal does not provide for anytime. anywhere inspections. We would have to ask Iran permission. which they could deny. The idea that Iran will not go nuclear with this deal defies history. Worse yet. it will undoubtedly start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. I say that as a veteran of two wars. This deal reflects Obamas disastrously naive foreign policy of appeasing our adversaries and stiffing our friends. We have a duty to protect American citizens from harm. and that is why I will be voting against this deal.
Date: 2015-07-15
Speaker: RODNEY DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Illinois

Mr. Speaker. I thank my good friend from Washington for leading this special order. Thank you to all of those who are interested in what I think is doing the right thing. reauthorizing and reforming the ExIm Bank. Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of small businesses. American manufacturing. and good jobs right here at home. The simple reality is that more than 95 percent of the globes consumers live outside of our borders. therefore. our ability to export American products around the world has a direct impact on many small. medium. and large companies and their ability to create and sustain jobs. Unfortunately. many potential global customers are not able to secure the necessary financing to complete a purchase from an American company because of the instability of their region or another circumstance. In order to connect these American exporters with their buyers around the globe. the ExIm Bank can provide vital loans to complete transactions with American companies that otherwise may not have occurred. The economic impacts here at home are significant. Last year. the ExIm Bank provided financing for $27.5 billion in U.S. exports. That supports more than 160.000 American jobs. most importantly. 90 percent of all of these publicprivate transactions were with Americas small businesses. Some have called for ending the ExIm Bank on the grounds that it competes with the private market. That is simply not the case. While we do need to reform this agency. we still need to make sure that the ExIm Bank is allowed to level the playing field and fill the gaps that exist in the private credit market. Additionally. the ExIm Bank brings in a surplus of dollars to the U.S. Treasury. Last year alone. it was upwards of $700 million. Over the past two decades. the surplus has been $7 billion. I ask many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle: What are we going to do to fill that hole? ExIm supports goodpaying jobs in Illinois. not only at great companies like Caterpillar and John Deere. but also at small- and mediumsized businesses. such as the GSI Group in Assumption. Illinois. my home countys largest employer. and also Litania Sports Group in Champaign. Congress has already let the ExIm Bank expire. but we cannot afford to put more jobs at risk. We must reform and reauthorize the ExIm Bank now. and I urge a speedy process to do so. I thank my colleague. once again. for his time. his energy. and his focus on this important issue.
Date: 2015-07-16
Speaker: AUSTIN SCOTT (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to voice my concerns over Senate Democrats standing in the way of funding our national security. Once again. we find ourselves in a position where Democrats in the Senate are attempting to extort higher Federal spending on their social agenda in return for adequately funding our troops. To be clear. this House passed a spending bill with the same proposed spending limits that the President of the United States asked for. but Senate Democrats are using the 60vote rule to prohibit this appropriation measure from coming to the floor. General Dempsey. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. recently said: Since 2011. global disorder has significantly increased while some of our comparative military advantage has begun to erode. We have seen this before. Mr. Speaker. where our security becomes a political bargaining chip. This is irresponsible. and I respectfully request my colleagues in the Senate to abandon these tactics. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to stop this dangerous game and support the Defense Appropriations bill.
Date: 2015-07-16
Speaker: RODNEY DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Illinois

Mr. Chairman. I was going to put this up. but I dont know how to work the tripod very well. But it is a very important issue. and this is a very important chart because many have asked: Why would somebody from Illinois come talk about a bill that has to do with water in California? Look at this chart. 99 percent of the almonds. 99 percent of the dates. and 99 percent of the kiwis that we eat in central Illinois. in my district. come from the Central Valley of California. All of those crops need water to grow. Now. I want to thank my colleague from California for introducing this bill. This is important to me because I have seen the Central Valley of California. I understand the importance of this industry to my consumers and as the subcommittee chairman on the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology. Horticulture. and Research. The issues we face herechanging policies in Washington. D.C.-affect the price of food that my consumers pay back in Illinois and affect the many Californians living in the Central Valley who are dealing with this tremendous issue. I urge a "yes" vote on this bill. I want to thank all of my colleagues who are here today and encourage them once more.
Date: 2015-07-16
Speaker: MIMI WALTERS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: California

Mr. Chairman. this year marks Californias fourth consecutive year of the drought. In California alone. over 37 million people are impacted by the drought. The economic cost of the drought is expected to be nearly $3 billion. and almost 19.000 agriculturerelated jobs will be lost as a result. Our current drought is not the result of a lack of rain. It is the result of failed policies that have mismanaged critical water resources throughout the West. My colleagues and I in the House come before you today with a solution: the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. This vital bill will modernize our water infrastructure into the 21st century and will ensure that California is well equipped to handle future drought crises. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and to stand with me as we work to provide Californians with the water resources they need.
Date: 2015-07-21
Speaker: RODNEY DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Illinois

Mr. Speaker. I rise tonight with deep sadness at the loss of my friend. Mike McElroy. the mayor of Decatur. Illinois. just last week. Mike was not just my friend. He was a friend to so many. and he led the City of Decatur through some very difficult times to where Decatur. my former hometown. as a student at Millikin University. has been able to see the progress that many envisioned 26 years ago when Mike and his wife. Lynn. made Decatur their hometown. Mike is going to be remembered not only as a friend of mine. but a friend to the entire community. be it the YMCA that he served on the board of directors. St. Teresa school that he was so active in. or the many other community efforts that he was a part of. "Tuna." as he was known. is going to be missed by all. but especially missed by me. Mike was an early supporter of mine and a friend when I didnt have as many friends in that town as I started my journey that ended right here on this House floor when I was sworn in a few short years ago. Tuna. you left this Earth way too early. My heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Decatur community. who will miss you. and. most importantly. to your wife. Lynn. and your son. Matt. Rest in peace. my friend.
Date: 2015-07-21
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman. It is with a very heavy heart that I take to the floor today to speak out against what really I think anybody who saw it or witnessed the video or read the transcripts felt. which is outrage. For those of you who were able to stomach watching these videos. you were left with many shocking questions about an organization that appears to callously commodify human baby body parts. The first video showed a senior Planned Parenthood official describing how to place medical forceps on a baby during an abortion in order to best harvest specific organs. She bartered over prices for these little human parts. She did it over a casual lunch. Sadly. there are voices that defend Planned Parenthood and its practices. They minimize this as an isolated innocent by one individual and sought to move on as quickly as possible. but then came. today. a second video. and we can only guess that there are more to come. The likelihood that these are two isolated incidents with two individuals that dont represent Planned Parenthoods values. but approach the business of selling body parts seemingly without feeling in the exact same way. I am not buying it. I believe this body has a duty to investigate. regardless of where you stand on prolife or prochoice. Given the history of Federal funding to Planned Parenthood. we have to ask these questions: Is Planned Parenthood profiting from the sale of human baby body parts? Are the clinics patients being asked if they are willing to donate? Do they know that the doctor who is performing their abortion could be profiting? Do they know whether or not this increases pain for their unborn baby during an abortion? Are these facilities abiding by State laws with regard to lateterm and partialbirth abortions? Gosh. I ask this because it sure seems like they want babies in the later second and third trimesters because anybody who has been a mom or has followed this journey knows that that is when organ development really strengthens and grows. If you are just trying to profit. you want the organ that is best going to function. whether it is for research or whatever. I think we need to find out what they are even using this for. I want to know who is buying these baby parts. That is the other piece that this body needs to investigate and find out. Planned Parenthood has always purported to provide a necessary service for womens health. but I ask: Is this even safe? How long does this prolong a procedure? Is it really the motivation for their practices? Not if you follow the moneyone of the doctors who was describing this. basically a harvesting doctor. joked she wants a Lamborghini. Like a lot of things. following the money does lead to answers. and this body is going to find out. Clearly. Planned Parenthood doctors are receiving and filling requests for hearts. lungs. lower extremities. and livers. a request that is unfortunately and apparently common. I have never taken to the floor of this House to express outrage over this issue. but today. I do. and it is time for answers.
Date: 2015-07-21
Speaker: JODY B. HICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

I thank the gentleman and appreciate his leadership in this Special Order. Mr. Speaker. I am honored to stand with my colleagues here tonight in mutual condemnation of Planned Parenthood and their horrific practices. Like so many others. I likewise have just been horrified. deeply disturbed by the flippant comments made by an executive at Planned Parenthood. It is bad enough knowing that this organization performs over 300.000 abortions every year. but it is another whole matter to come to the realization that they are also engaged in trafficking human baby parts. It is absolutely unconscionable. I believe that all life is sacred and needs to be protected. I commend my colleagues for stepping up and calling for a congressional investigation against Planned Parenthood. I also say a huge thank you to Governor Deal from my own State for. likewise. calling for an investigation of Georgia to see that infant organs are not for sale in that State. Mr. Speaker. enough is enough. It is time that Planned Parenthood be held accountable for these despicable acts. I again just say thank you. and I am honored to stand with my colleagues here this evening as we stand for life. and at the same time that we try to prevent these abysmal practices from marring our collective consciences. I plan to continue to champion life. It is just abhorrent that there would be any organization trying to make a profit. an industry for profit out of the sale and trafficking of baby human parts.
Date: 2015-07-22
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. President Obama is at it again. He is now seeking to deny millions of lawabiding Americans their Second Amendment right to bear arms by going through Social Security. And why is that? Because he couldnt get gun control through the Congress. The American people wouldnt stand for it. Mr. Speaker. old age or a disability does not make someone a threat to society. These folks should be able to defend themselves. just like everyone else. As chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee and a staunch defender of the Second Amendment. I will do everything in my power to stop this gun grab. Yesterday I ordered the Commissioner of Social Security to stand down and abandon any such plan. Mark my words: Americans Second Amendment rights must and will be protected.