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Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on H.R.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of H.R. 5282. a bill introduced by the gentleman from Georgia to provide a 5year authorization for the Corps of Engineers Veterans Curation Program. H.R. 5282 is a worthy piece of legislation. It provides job training to our veterans. It helps to record and protect our Nations cultural resources. and it assists the Corps in fulfilling its obligations to protect our Nations cultural and historical legacy. Thousands upon thousands of artifacts rest uncataloged in hundreds of museums and Federal repositories across the country. These objects represent our past and help describe who we are today. It is. therefore. a cultural imperative that we preserve and understand these pieces. It is also a matter of law and policy that we do so. The Veterans Curation Program. located at labs in Georgia. the District of Columbia. and Missouri. provides veterans with a skill set to preserve the many cultural and historical artifacts encountered by the Corps of Engineers. These employees gain valuable work skills in a host of areas. including computer database management. photographic and scanning techniques. and software proficiency. The development of these skills provides valuable training and experience for future work at museums. forensics labs. records management entities. and at government agencies. This legislation authorizes the program for 5 years. through fiscal year 2015. It also provides a realistic step increase of authorized funding from $5 million in 2011 through $9 million in 2015. This will allow the Corps to incrementally expand the program in a rational and deliberate manner. The Corps has had success with this program using Recovery Act dollars. so I ask all of the Members to join me in supporting this bill. It will ensure the continuation of a worthwhile program that respects the Nations cultural heritage at the same time as providing valuable training to the men and women who have valiantly served our Nation. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City. South Dakota. as the "Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of H.R. 5651. which designates the federally occupied building located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City. South Dakota. as the "Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse." Judge Andrew W. Bogue was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the war. After serving with the U.S. Army. Judge Bogue graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law and went into private practice for several years before another stint in the U.S. Army with the JAG Corps. Judge Andrew Bogue was nominated to the Federal bench by President Richard Nixon in 1970 and served for 15 years as an active district Federal judge before taking senior status in 1985. Even after taking senior status. Judge Bogue continued to hear cases up until a few months before his death on June 10. 2009. Given Judge Andrew Bogues contribution to public service to his country and the great State of South Dakota. it is fitting to designate the Federal building and the United States Courthouse located at 515 Ninth Street in Rapid City. South Dakota. as the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: HERSETH SANDLIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Madam Speaker. I thank Chairwoman JOHNSON for yielding me this time and for her support of the bill. This legislation enjoys bipartisan support of the South Dakota congressional delegation. Judge Andrew Bogue served this country honorably throughout his lifetime. A native of Parker. South Dakota. he served in the Army Signal Corps during World War II. and later in the Judge Advocate General Corps. He served as a States attorney for his home Turner County and was elected as a judge in the Second Judicial Circuit Court. In 1970. both South Dakota Senators at that time. Karl Mundt. a Republican. and George McGovern. a Democrat. recommended that President Nixon appoint Judge Bogue to the U.S. District Court for the State of South Dakota. Judge Bogue served in that position until his passing just last year. He was trying cases and working hard all of the way up to his 90th birthday. When Judge Bogue was confirmed. there was no Federal courthouse in Rapid City. As the first judge to be based in the western part of South Dakota. he served his first year in Deadwood. He moved his courtroom to Rapid City and worked the next few years in the First Federal Savings and Loan Building. Judge Bogue was present at the very beginning when the General Services Administration began planning the Federal building and courthouse that we are renaming after him today. and he participated in that planning. Put simply. Judge Bogue is a major reason the Rapid City Courthouse exists as it does today. Judge Bogue was an impressive figure on the bench. and lawyers who practiced before him knew him as someone who listened and who was committed to justice. Because of his role and his contributions to the administration of justice throughout his career on the bench. the group tasked with renaming the Rapid City Courthouse unanimously agreed on Judge Bogue. and I can think of no better tribute to his legacy.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to designate the facility of the Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo. Colorado. as the "Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building". as amended.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 5706. as amended.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support of H.R. 5706. as amended. which designates the facility of the Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo. Colorado. as the Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building. Congressman Evans is a distinguished former Member of the House of Representatives. born September 6. 1923. in Pueblo. Colorado. After serving as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II. Congressman Evans attended the University of Denver. graduating with a bachelors degree. and then received his law degree in 1950. Congressman Evans went on to be elected to the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1960. After serving in the Colorado House of Representatives. Congressman Evans would go on to win seven terms representing Colorados Third Congressional District in 1964 before retiring in 1978. He is often credited with helping to bring the Federal Citizens Information Center to Pueblo. Colorado. in 1970. Unfortunately. Congressman Frank Edwards Evans died this past summer on June 8. 2010. Given Representative Evans exceptional service to the Federal Government and to the Third Congressional District of Colorado. it is fitting to honor him by naming the Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo. Colorado. as the Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building. I urge my colleagues to support the bill. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to the bill to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson. Mississippi. as the "James Chaney. Andrew Goodman. and Michael Schwerner Federal Building".
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on the Senate amendments to H.R. 3562.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker. I rise in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3562. which designates the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson. Mississippi. as the James Chaney. Andrew Goodman. Michael Schwerner. and Roy K. Moore Federal Building. The Senate amendment to H.R. 3562 adds FBI agent Roy K. Moore to the naming designation of the federally occupied building that will house the Jackson. Mississippi. FBI field office. Agent Roy Moore was personally picked by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to lead the investigation into the deaths of Civil Rights activists James Chaney. Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. The events surrounding these three young men have a special place in civil rights history. They were civil rights activists who were training in Ohio to organize African Americans in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964. These three men represented a wave of young Americans who took time off from other parts of their lives to wade into certain adversity and to fight for equal rights for all Americans. All of the activists were murdered in the Freedom Summer of 1964. and their bodies were buried in an earthen dam outside of Philadelphia. Mississippi. FBI agent Roy Moore was tasked with leading the investigation of their disappearances and of bringing their attackers to justice. The events of that summer were later widely lauded as an important milestone in bringing law and order to Mississippi with respect to African American civil rights. Agent Moores efforts resulted in 19 people being indicted in 1967 for violating the civil rights of these three gentlemen. Ultimately. seven men were tried and convicted. Roy Moore served 34 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and died on October 12. 2008. at the age of 94. It is fitting that we honor the memories of these young men and the memory of the FBI agent responsible for leading the investigation of their disappearances by designating the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson. Mississippi. as the James Chaney. Andrew Goodman. Michael Schwerner. and Roy K. Moore Federal Building. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. and I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I have no further requests for time. I support this legislation. move that it pass. and yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to designate the Federal building located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore. Maryland. as the "Robert M. Ball Federal Building." as amended.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support of H.R. 5773. as amended. which designates the Social Security Operations Building located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore. Maryland. as the Robert M. Ball Federal Building. Commissioner Ball was often described in press accounts as not only the longest serving Social Security Commissioner. but also as chief advocate and defender through the years. Commissioner Ball started with the Social Security Administration as a field assistant in 1939 in New Jersey for the Social Security Administration. eventually becoming the Social Security Administrator from 1962 to 1973. After Commissioner Ball left the Social Security Administration. he continued to have an outsized role in shaping the program. In 1981. he served as a member of the National Commission on Social Security Reform. arguing for a mix of tax increases and benefit cuts to maintain the viability of Social Security. Commissioner Ball was an outspoken opponent of any attempts to dismantle Social Security or to privatize Social Security. Commissioner Robert M. Ball died January 29. 2008. Given Commissioner Balls exceptional public service and dedication to the Social Security Administration. it is fitting to honor him by naming the Operations Facility of the Social Security Administration located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore. Maryland. as the Robert M. Ball Federal Building. I urge support of my colleagues. Madam Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I have no further requests for time. I simply ask for support of the bill. and I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1583) observing the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Rita devastated the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. remembering those lost in the storm and in the process of evacuation. recovery. and rebuilding. saluting the dedication of the volunteers who offered assistance in support of those affected by the storm. recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region. commending the persistence of the people of the States of Louisiana and Texas following the second major hurricane to hit Louisiana that season. and reaffirming Congress commitment to restore and renew the Gulf Coast region. as amended.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and add any extraneous material on H. Res. 1583.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1583. observing the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Rita. Hurricane Rita made landfall as a category 3 hurricane just east of the Texas and Louisiana border with wind speeds of 120 miles per hour unleashing devastating destruction. Hurricane Rita directly led to the deaths of at least seven people. left over 1 million people without electricity. and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. In addition to this devastation the storm caused in Texas and Louisiana. it also caused flooding and tornadoes in the States of Arkansas. Mississippi. and Louisiana. Total damages from the storm are estimated to be over $11 billion. Hurricane Rita also led to one of the largest evacuations in United States history. Prior to making landfall. Hurricane Rita set a record as the most intense hurricane ever in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm also set a record for the most rapid intensification for any tropical cyclone. as it strengthened from a category 2 hurricane to a category 5 hurricane in less than a day. All of these factors. coming less than a month after Hurricane Katrina. prompted 3 million residents to evacuate their homes. In many instances. those who were evacuating from Hurricane Rita were displaced. having evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. The good news today is the gulf coast is coming back. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H. Res. 1583. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-15
Speaker: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

I have no further requests for time. I simply ask for support. and I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2010-09-16
Speaker: VAN HOLLEN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chair. I rise in strong support of the Rural Energy Savings Program Act and the Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program contained in todays substitute amendment. Together. these complementary initiatives will create good paying American jobs. save consumers money and enhance our nations energy security. The Rural Star program will enable rural electric cooperatives to borrow money from the USDA Rural Utilities Service to fund voluntary and costeffective energy efficiency upgrades for the citizens they serve. The resulting lowinterest loans would bear an interest rate of no greater than three percent and would be repaid on the participating consumers utility bill over a ten year period of time. The Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program is designed for those citizens not served by rural electric cooperatives. Under this companion measure. which tracks the National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund legislation I introduced earlier this Congress. states would be able to borrow federal funds they could then make available to electric utilities and other entities capable of administering a loan program for costeffective residential energy efficiency retrofits. As an added "Made in America" benefit. it is estimated that 92 percent of the products and materials that would be used in the Home Star program are manufactured in the United States. Mr. Chair. this is commonsense. forwardlooking legislation that will meaningfully advance Americas clean energy future. I urge "yes" vote.
Date: 2010-09-22
Speaker: HERSETH SANDLIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the chairman. the gentleman from New Jersey. for yielding. Mr. Speaker. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3199. the Emergency Medic Transition Act of 2010. This is a collaborative effort. and I would like to thank Representatives HARMAN. BEAN. SARBANES and so many others for their collaborative partnership on drafting the bill. I also want to thank Representative STEVE BUYER with whom I have worked closely on the Veterans Affairs Committee. Representative BUYER offered some commonsense suggestions as the ranking member of our full committee on how to improve H.R. 3199. He is also a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. and he helped make the final product a better piece of legislation. This bill takes important steps to improve the ability of veterans to translate their military experience into the civilian workforce. specifically working to help veterans with military medical experience to become civilian emergency medical technicians. The legislation creates a grant program that will assist individual States in the creation of a fasttrack EMT certification process that takes into account the experience a veteran gained while serving in the military. Recent estimates from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 had an unemployment rate of 21.6 percent in 2009. This is a terribly troubling number and the Veterans Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee. which I have the honor of chairing. has held a series of hearings during the 111th Congress on a variety of issues related to veterans employment. These hearings have shown that one of the critical barriers facing newly separated veterans trying to enter the workforce is the challenge of translating their military experience to the civilian market. So I am pleased that the legislation the House is considering today not only increases access to health care. but does so by increasing employment opportunities for veterans and allows them to use their skills gained in service to our country to serve their local communities in civilian life. H.R. 3199 also requires an assessment of whether this new program should be expanded to help veterans with medical training to obtain certification in other health professions. I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this important legislation.
Date: 2010-09-22
Speaker: GENE GREEN (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

I thank the chairman of the Health Subcommittee for those kind words but also for this legislation. I would also like to thank the full committee chair. HENRY WAXMAN. and our ranking mem-
Date: 2010-09-22
Speaker: JACKSON LEE (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Madam Speaker. I heard quite the contrary from my good friend on the other side of the aisle. In fact. I listened to a very eloquent comment being made in the other body as they discussed the DREAM Act. And many Americans understand and appreciate the value of legislation that would allow young people who have lived here and graduated with honors and high marks to be able to go to college even if they came with their parents undocumented. to allow them to access citizenship. to pay back their dues to the American people. to give of their talents to make this economic engine run and to serve their country. There was an amazing story recounted of a young man who tried over and over again to be able to join the United States military and was rejected over and over again because of his undocumented status. By some manner he managed to go on to school and enter into law school. Now. even as a person that is still seeking the appropriate status. he still wants to join the Marine Corps.
Date: 2010-09-23
Speaker: JACKSON LEE (democrat)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I disagree with my good friends on the other side of the aisle. I believe this is a day long in coming and I am grateful for it. because what all of us have said is that the small businesses of America are the backbone of America. the job creators of America. and now we have an opportunity for the President to sign this bill that incorporates tax cuts and job creation. What has been the message of the American people? What have they told us? Theyve indicated that they want to have jobs. Right off. this bill provides extra opportunities in the small business trade opportunities. and it helps to leverage more than $1 billion in export capacity for small businesses. getting their products overseas in what we call the State Export Promotion Grant Program. which excites me. which allows us to help save 40.000 to 50.000 jobs in 2010. And so we give them a step up to get their goods overseas. And weve got some talented small businesses who simply ask us. How do we promote our product overseas? After this bill is signed by the President. they will have a helping hand. For a startup business in 2010. we double the deduction for a startup from $5.000 to $10.000. One of the great complaints of small businesses is how do we do business with this massive Federal Government? Well. I will tell you. Were now going to increase the percentage of small businesses doing business with the Federal Government and create the opportunity for more of them to get contracts and more jobs to be created. Im grateful that this is a tax cutter as well. with a 100 percent exclusion of capital gains. and of course the opportunity to expand in lending by increasing the capacity of the Small Business Administration to provide access to credit. Loan limits have been increased. and Im grateful that this bill is going to be passed today and small businesses will be helped.