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ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 162.
THE NOES ARE --
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 163.
THE NOS ARE 262.
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER.
THE CHAIR REQUESTS THAT MEMBERS
REMOVE AUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS SO
THE COMMITTEE MAY CONCLUDE ITS
WORK.
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE IT IS
NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER A FINAL
PERIOD OF GENERAL DEBATE WHICH
SHALL NOT EXSEED 20 MINUTES
EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED
BY THE CHAIR AND RANKING
ON BUDGET.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN,
MR. RYAN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
MARYLAND, MR. VAN HOLLEN, EACH
WILL CONTROL 2010 MINUTES.
THE CHAIR WRECK NIESINGS THE --
RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
WISCONSIN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME
START BY THANKING ALL THE STAFF
AND THE MINORITY AND THEIR STAFF
FOR THE HARD WORK--I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE MR. VAN HOLLEN FOR
BRINGING A SUBS TUTE TO THE
FLOOR.
THE MINORITY DOES NOT NEED TO DO
THAT.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE PROCESS THAT
THEY DO THAT.
IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO THANK
OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF.
CONNOR, DAVID, DENNIS, ERIC,
GARRETT, JEAN, DENNIS, JIM,
JOHN, HOE DAY, JUSTIN, MARCH
SHA, NICOLE, SELF ANY, STEVE,
TED, TIM FLYNN.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
PERSONAL OFFICE STAFF AND THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER THERE AT THE
FORD BUILDING THAT NOT EVERYBODY
SEES BUT THAT WORK WORK FOR THE
C.B.O.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET WITH
THEM LAST DECEMBER WHILE THEY
WERE PUTTING THE PAYROLL TAX
NUMBERS TOGETHER.
THIS YEAR THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
CAME LATE.
EASTER CAME EARLY.
EVERYONE WAS CRUNCHED.
WE WORKED ON OVERTIME.
VERY HARD.
NOW WE DON'T ALWAYS LIKE THE
ESTIMATES THEY GIVE US, BUT I
WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
DEDICATION AND THEIR PRO
WORK.
AND I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE IN THE
RECORD WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO WE WISH
TO THANK AT C.B.O. IN ADDITIONAL
PERSONAL OFFICE STAFF.
THE GENTLEMAN'S
REQUEST IS COVERED UNDER GENERAL
LEAVE.
WITH THAT I RESERVE
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
RESERVES.
THE CHAIR WRECK AGAIN REQUESTS
THAT MEMBERS CEASE AUDIBLE
CONVERSATION.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND.
CHAIRMAN.
I WANT TO START BY THANKING ALL
THE MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET
OUR REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS A
WE HAD A VERY GOOD DEBATE IN THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
WE HAD A GOOD DEBATE HERE ON THE
I WANT TO THANK ALL OUR
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE DEEP DENCHES
DIFFERENCES, BUT I THINK
EVERYBODY'S CONDUCTED THIS --
DIFFERENCE -- DEEP DIFFERENCES,
BUT I THINK EVERYBODY'S CON
DUCTED THIS DEBATE IN A CIVIL
MANNER.
I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR
THE WAY HE CONDUCTED THE
COMMITTEE AND ALL THE STAFF,
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC STAFF,
I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM HEADED
BY TOM, MANY OF THEM HERE ON THE
FLOOR AS I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS
THEY SPENT MANY, MANY, LATE
NIGHTS WORKING ON THIS BUDGET.
SO I SALUTE ALL OF THEM AS WELL
AS THE FOLKS OVER AT THE C.B.O.
C.B.O.
-- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.
WE OBVIOUSLY THINK THAT THIS
BUDGET PROPOSED BY OUR
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES IS THE
WRONG CHOICE FOR AMERICA.
AND I NOW YIELD THREE MINUTES TO
THE DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATIC
WHIP, MY FRIEND, OUR COLLEAGUE
HOYER.
MINORITY WHIP IS
RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
FOR YIELDING.
MR. RYAN, WHO IS AN OUTSTANDING
MEMBER OF THIS BODY, AND MY
FRIEND, AN AND WHO IS ONE OF THE
MOST ABLE AMONG US, MR. VAN
HOLLEN, WHO HAS BEEN MY CLOSE
FRIEND FOR MANY YEARS AND ONE OF
THE MOST ABLE AMONG US.
I HAVE JUST SPENT TIME THANKING
-- THEY HAVE JUST SPENT TIME
THANKING OUR STAFFS FOR THE WORK
THEY HAVE DONE.
AND I SHARE THEIR VIEW THAT OUR
STAFFS HAVE WORKED MIGHTILY AND
INDEED THERE HAS BEEN MUCH
DEBATE.
TRADGEICALLY THE PRODUCT WE WILL
PRODUCE TODAY IS FAR LESS --
TRAGICALLY THE PRODUCT WE WILL
PRODUCE TODAY IS FAR LESS THAN
THE SUM OF THE PARTS OF THIS
BODY.
IT IS, I SUGGEST TO YOU, A
PRODUCT UNWORTHY OF THE INTEL
LECT THAT HAS BEEN APLIED TO IT.
IT IS--INTEL LENTH THAT HAS BEEN
APLIED TO IT.
IT IS A PRODUCT THAT WILL HURT
AMERICA NOT HELP AMERICA.
IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS TOO MUCH
LITTLE POLICY.
IT IS A PRODUCT OF WHICH I THINK
THIS HOUSE CANNOT BE PROUD.
IT IS A PRODUCT THAT RELYS ON
SUBSANCTIONLY UNDERMINING THE
SECURITY OF SENIORS.
AND I SAY THAT AS ONE WHO HAS
SAID REPEATEDLY THAT IN REACHING
A PHYSICAL CALI SUSTAINABLE PATH
WE MUST DEAL WITH ENTITLEMENTS.
WE NEED TO DO SO TOGETHER.
AND WE NEED TO DO SO IN A
BALANCED WAY.
BUT THERE IS NO BALANCE IN THIS
PROPOSAL.
SENIORS, MIDDLE CLASS,
VULNERABLE, WORKING AMERICANS
ARE ASKED TO PAY THE PRICE OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
AND INDEED NOT ONLY ARE THEY
ASKED TO PAY THE PRICE, BUT THE
BEST OFF AMONG US IS ASKED TO DO
THE LEAST.
THAT'S NOT THE AMERICA OF WHICH
PROUD THAT HAS WORKED
TOGETHER, SACRIFICED TOGETHER AT
TIMES, TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE
A JOINT CONTRIBUTION TO THE
WELFARE OF THIS COUNTRY.
THIS PRODUCT IS LESS THAN THE
SUM OF ITS PARTS.
THIS PRODUCT WOULD UNDERMINE THE
GARNE TEA OF MEDICARE.
DARE I SAY WE NEED TO DEAL WITH
ENTITLEMENTS BUT NOT IN A WAY, I
TELL MY FRIENDS, IN THIS HOUSE,
THAT UNDERMINES THE GUARANTEE OF
SENIOR SECURITY.
AND I WOULD SAY TO YOU, FAMILY
SECURITY.
SO THEIR CHILDREN WILL KNOW
THEIR PARENTS ARE SECURE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THIS
HOUSE, WE HAD AN AGREEMENT.
I THINK THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM
WISCONSIN IS AN HONORABLE MAN.
HE IS MY FRIEND.
I LIKE PAUL RYAN.
BUT I AM SORELY DISAPPOINTED, I
TELL MY FRIEND.
TO HAVING A DIFFERENCE
OF OPINION ON WHAT THE NUMBER
OUGHT TO BE ON THIS YEAR'S
YOU ARE A LOWER NUMBER.
WE HAD A LIE HIGHER NUMBER.
WE ALMOST TOOK THE NATION TO THE
BRINK, MATTER OF FACT WE TOOK IT
TO THE BRINK OF DEFAULT BEFORE
WE AGREED -- MAY I HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL MINUTE?
MINUTE.
WE CAME TO THE BRINK
OF DEFAULT IN THIS GREAT NATION,
THE MOST CONSIDERED AS READY
WORTHY NATION ON THE FACE OF
THIS EARTH THAT WAS DOWNGRADEED
OF A RESULT TO GET TO AN A
AGREEMENT.
WE GOT TO AN AGREEMENT.
IT WAS AN AGREEMENT.
AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO RELY ON
ONE ANOTHER'S WORD, WE OUGHT TO
KEEP OUR AGREEMENTS.
AND SIMPLY SAID THE 02-A WHICH
SIMPLI MEANS FOR THE PUBLIC THAT
DOLLARS WE ALREADY SPENT ON
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THIS
FISCAL YEAR COMING WOULD BE $1.4
TRILLION.
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
YOUR SIDE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
MY SIDE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
BUT WE AGREED UPON IT.
THIS, THAT AGREEMENT IS NOT
CARRIED OUT IN THIS BUDGET.
HOW CAN WE RELY ON THE FUTURE ON
SUCH AN AGREEMENT?
SENIORS PAY THE BILL, VULLNERBLE
TO PAY THE BILL, BUT NOT THE
WEALTHIEST IN AMERICA.
PUTS MEDICARE AT RISK AND DOES
NOT GET US TO WHERE WE WANT.
IN FACT, IT ADDS $10 TRILLION
AND SOME MAGICAL FORMULA--30
ADDITIONAL SECONDS.
SECONDS.
SOME MAGICAL FORMULA
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE LIKE WASTE,
FRAUD, AND ABUSE WE ARE GOING TO
FIND THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE
$10 TRILLION IN TAX CUTS.
THAT'S BY THE EXTENSION OF THE
BUSH TAX CUTS AND THE 35 TO 25.
SOME MAGICAL WAY WE ARE GOING TO
ELIMINATE, DOESN'T SAY WHICH
ONES, DOESN'T SAY WHO IS GOING
TO PAY THE BILL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE CAN DO
BETTER.
THE PARTS IN THIS BODY ARE VERY
GOOD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
COULD GOOD INTEL LECT, GOOD
INSTINCTS, AND A LOVE FOR THIS
WE CAN DO BETTER.
LET'S REJECT THIS BUDGET.
LET'S DO SOME REAL WORK.
LET'S COME TOGETHER AND PUT THIS
COUNTRY ON A FACE CALI
SUSTAINABLE PATH WITHOUT HARMING
OUR PEOPLE.
TIME.
HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN.
I TWO MINUTES TO MR.
MCCARTHY.
RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
WE WATCHED A LOT
OF DEBATE.
THIS FLOOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE IDEAL TO WIN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE WATCHED THE
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET COME HERE
AND UNFORTUNATELY UNITE US AND
NOBODY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE
DIRECTION TO GO.
WE WATCHED HISTORY BE MADE ON
THIS FLOOR FOR MANY YEARS.
IT'S ALWAYS SAID THAT HISTORY
REPEATS ITSELF.
IN MY SHORT LIFE SPAN, IF I'M
REALLY LOOKING AT WHERE AMERICA
STANDS, IT STANDS MUCH WHERE WE
STOOD IN 1980.
THE CHOICE BETWEEN TWO FUTURES.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT FOR A
MOMENT THE SIMILARITIES TO 1980
TO TODAY?
IN 1980, AMERICA WAS AFRAID
THAT JAPAN WAS GOING TO SURPASS
US IN OUR ECONOMY.
TODAY WE HAVE FEAR OF CHINA AND
INDIA BEING LARGER.
IN 1980, IRAN WAS HOLDING
AMERICANS HOSTAGE.
TODAY THEY WANT TO CLOSE THE
THEY WANT TO DEVELOP MISSILES
THAT HOLD THE WORLD HOSTAGE.
WE HAD AN ENERGY CRISIS.
TODAY THE PRICE OF GASOLINE IS
THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN.
EVERY GENERATION IN AMERICA HAS
BEEN ABLE TO IMPROVE ON THE
GENERATION BEFORE IT, BUT DO
YOU REALIZE IN 1980, IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THAT A MAJORITY OF
AMERICANS BELIEVE THE BEST DAYS
WERE BEHIND THEM?
50.4%.
TODAY IT'S AT 76%.
WE HAD A CHALLENGE IN OUR
FOREIGN POLICY.
WE HAD A PRESIDENT TO PUT A
SWEATER ON AND TELL US TO TURN
THE HEATER ON.
THE CHALLENGE IS THE DEBT THAT
FACES US.
TODAY WE HAVE A CHOICE, A
CHOICE OF TWO FUTURES.
JUST AS WE DID IN 1980.
SO THE CHOICE TODAY IS, DO YOU
WANT THAT EUROPEAN MODEL OR DO
YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT FACES
OUR CHALLENGE, HONEST TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE AND RISES TO
THE OCCASION?
WHEN RONALD REAGAN WAS SWORN
IN, IN HIS INAUGURAL HE SAID, A
WILLINGNESS TO BELIEVE IN
OURSELVES AND CAPACITY TO
PERFORM GREAT DEEDS, TO BELIEVE
THAT TOGETHER WITH GOD'S HELP
WE CAN AND WILL RESOLVE THE
PROBLEMS THAT NOW CONFRONT US.
AFTER ALL, WHY SHOULDN'T WE
BELIEVE THAT?
WE ARE AMERICANS.
YOU KNOW, WINSTON CHURCHILL
SAID OF AMERICA, YOU CAN ALWAYS
COUNT ON THEM TO DO WHAT'S
RIGHT AFTER THEY EXHAUSTED
EVERY OTHER OPTION.
WE'VE EXHAUSTED EVERY OTHER
OPTION.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
NEW PATH, FOR A NEW FUTURE.
I YIELD BACK.
THE TIME OF THE
GENTLEMAN HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND.
I RESERVE THE
BALANCE OF MY TIME.
WISCONSIN.
RYAN RABURN MR. CHAIRMAN, AT
THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE
MR. CHAIRMAN, AT THIS
TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD TO A
MAJORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE,
MR. CANTOR.
VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I
RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET
RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MY FRIEND
AND COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN
FROM WISCONSIN, CHAIRMAN PAUL
RYAN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE LOOKING.
THEY ARE DESPERATE TO SEE A
STRONG SIGNAL FROM WASHINGTON
THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE
THE TOUGH DECISIONS NECESSARY
TO ADDRESS OUR NATION'S FISCAL
CRISIS.
TODAY WE WILL PASS OUR BUDGET
THAT PROPOSES REAL HONEST
SOLUTIONS TO CREATE A STRONGER
ECONOMY AND A MORE CERTAIN
COUNTRY.
OUR BUDGET TAKES BOLD STEPS
THAT WILL GET THE FISCAL HOUSE
IN ORDER AND WILL MANAGE DOWN
THE DEBT AND DEFICIT.
IT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE
ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS WHICH ARE
THE BIGGEST DRIVERS OF OUR
IT REFORMS THE TAX CODE AND
PREVENTS DEVASTATING DEFENSE
CUTS FROM TAKING PLACE, ALL
WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ARE SEIZING
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS WHAT
EVEN THE MINORITY HAS ADMITTED
IS THE MOST PREDICTABLE
ECONOMIC CRISIS IN OUR NATION'S
HISTORY.
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. CHAIRMAN,
THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
AISLE SEEM TO REFUSE TO BE ABLE
TO DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS AND
ACTUALLY PROPOSE A SOLUTION.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED
SENATE HAS FAILED TO PASS A
DAYS.
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS REFUSED
TO PUT FORTH ANY SERIOUS
SOLUTION TO PAY DOWN THE
HISTORIC DEBT AND DEFICIT THAT
HE HELPED CREATE.
IN FACT, THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
WILL ACTUALLY AGGRAVATE THE
NATION'S PROBLEMS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BUDGET
SADDLES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WITH MASSIVE TAX INCREASES,
PUTS MORE BURDEN ON JOB
CREATORS, WEAKENS OUR MILITARY
AND FAILS TO PROVIDE A PLAN TO
SAVE OUR ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS.
I BELIEVE THESE POLICIES WILL
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE OUR NATION
FOR THE WORSE.
IN CONTRAST, MR. CHAIRMAN, OUR
BUDGET RESTORES A SYSTEM OF
FREE ENTERPRISE THAT HAS MADE
AMERICA THE GREATEST NATION IN
THE WORLD.
WE PROPOSE A SIMPLER, FAIRER
AND MORE COMPETITIVE TAX CODE
THAT WILL ACTUALLY FOSTER
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB
CREATION.
INSTEAD OF PICKING WINNERS AND
LOSERS, OUR PLAN LEVELS THE
PLAYING FIELD.
OUR BUDGET LOWERS TAX RATES FOR
ALL TAXPAYERS, BROADENS THE
BASE AND GETS RID OF LOOPHOLES
AND PREFERENCES SO WE CAN GROW
THE ECONOMY AND SEE MORE JOBS
CREATED.
MR. CHAIRMAN, OUR BUDGET SEEKS
TO SAVE OUR ENTITLEMENT
PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY
PRODUCE A PLAN TO SOLVE THE
DISPROPORTIONATE CAUSE OF OUR
DEFICITS, THE HEALTH CARE
SBIMETS.
THIS COMMITMENT TO LEAD --
HEALTH CARE ENTITLEMENTS.
THIS COMMITMENT TO LEAD, THIS
COMMITMENT TO FIND SOLUTIONS
AND TO ACTUALLY PUT A PLAN IN
PLACE IS WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING
FROM THE DEBATE IN THIS TOWN
AND WE ASK OUR COLLEAGUES ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO
JOIN US IN THAT COMMITMENT TO
ACTUALLY ADOPT A PLAN SO THAT
WE CAN BEGIN TO MAKE PROGRESS
AND SEND A SIGNAL TO THE
THAT WE GET IT,
THAT WE ARE HERE TO HELP SOLVE
THE PROBLEM.
MR. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE REPUBLICANS
ARE OFFERING THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE A CHOICE IN TERMS OF THE
DIRECTION THIS COUNTRY WILL
TAKE.
AND I THANK CHAIRMAN RYAN AND
THE MEMBERS OF HIS BUDGET
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HARD WORK
TO PRODUCE THIS PRO-GROWTH,
SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED BUDGET.
THIS DOCUMENT DOES BEGIN TO
ADDRESS THE SERIOUS FISCAL
CHALLENGES WE FACE AND GROW THE
ECONOMY SO THAT OUR CHILDREN
HAVE THE SAME HOPE, OPPORTUNITY
AND ABILITY TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS
THAT OUR PARENTS GAVE TO US AND
THEIR PARENTS TO THEM.
WITH THAT I YIELD BACK.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM
MARYLAND.
CHAIRMAN.
IF I COULD ASK HOW MUCH TIME
REMAINS.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM
MARYLAND HAS 4 1/2 MINUTES
REMAINING.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN
HAS 5 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING.
ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU.
IS THE GENTLEMAN GOING TO
CLOSE?
I THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
AGAIN, I THANK OUR COLLEAGUES
FOR A VIGOROUS DEBATE, AND I
WOULD REMIND EVERYBODY THAT
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THE
PRESIDENT WAS SWORN IN, OUR
ECONOMY WAS IN A TOTAL FREE
FALL.
THE BOTTOM WAS FALLING OUT.
WE HAD NEGATIVE 8% G.D.P.
OVER 800,000 JOBS BEING LOST
EVERY MONTH.
AND AS A RESULT OF
EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS THAT WERE
TAKEN, ALONG WITH THE TENACITY
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WE HAVE
CLIMBED OUT OF THAT HOLE THAT
WE INHERITED.
WE HAVE NOW HAD 24 MONTHS OF
GROWTH.
LET'S KEEP THAT GROWTH GOING.
THE BUDGET THAT THE PRESIDENT
PROPOSED, THE BUDGET THE
DEMOCRATS PROPOSED DID THAT.
IT EXPANDED INVESTMENTS IN
JOBS.
THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET, THE
BUDGET WILL CUT OUR
INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION
NEXT YEAR BY 46% WHEN WE HAVE
17% UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
INDEPENDENT ANALYSTS HAVE SAID
THAT THEIR BUDGET WILL COST US
A MILLION JOBS THIS YEAR AND
YEAR.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE NEED.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
HAVE SAID THAT OVER 1/3 OF OUR
CURRENT DEFICIT IS BECAUSE OF
UNDEREMPLOYMENT.
WHY DO WE WANT TO ADD TO
UNDEREMPLOYMENT AS THE
REPUBLICAN DOES?
NOW, IN THE LONG LONG TERM WE
HAVE TO GET OUR -- NOW, IN THE
LONG TERM WE HAVE TO GET OUR
DEFICITS UNDER CONTROL.
THE QUESTION IS THE CHOICE.
OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES
OVERWHELMINGLY HAVE SIGNED THIS
PLEDGE SAYING THEY ARE NOT
WILLING TO CLOSE ONE TAX
LOOPHOLE.
NOT ONE PENNY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF REDUCING THE DEFICIT.
AND WHEN YOU SAY TO FOLKS
MAKING OVER $1 MILLION A YEAR,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHARE ANY
MORE RESPONSIBILITY IN REDUCING
THE DEFICIT, WHEN YOU SAY TO
BIG OIL COMPANIES, WE'RE GOING
TO KEEP GOING WITH THE TAXPAYER
SUBSIDIES, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU
GOT TO TAKE OUT THE BUDGET ON
EVERYBODY ELSE AT THE EXPENSE
OF SENIORS, AT THE EXPENSE OF
MIDDLE INCOME TAXPAYERS AND THE
EXPENSE OF IMPORTANT
INVESTMENTS IN OUR ECONOMY.
THAT'S WHAT THEIR BUDGET DOES.
THAT'S WHY IT ENDS THE MEDICARE
GUARANTEE.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO GIVE
SENIORS A DEAL THAT'S A LOT
WORSE THAN WE HAVE FOR MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS.
WORSE THAN THE ONE FOR MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS.
SENIORS ON MEDICARE.
THEY CUT MEDICAID BY $800
BILLION.
MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE
PROGRAM BY 022, PUTTING SENIORS
AND -- 2022, PUTTING SENIORS
AND DISABLED AMERICANS AT RISK.
THEY CUT EDUCATION INVESTMENTS
AND WOULD ALLOW INTEREST RATES
ON STUDENT LOANS TO DOUBLE THIS
JULY.
THOSE ARE NOT DECISIONS THAT WE
MAKE IF WE WANT A STRONG
ECONOMY AND A ROBUST FUTURE FOR
OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
SO THIS IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES,
AND WE DON'T THINK THAT IT'S
BOLD TO PROVIDE TAX BREAKS TO
MILLIONAIRES WHILE YOU'RE
ENDING THE MEDICARE GUARANTEE
FOR SENIORS.
WE DON'T THINK IT'S COURAGEOUS
TO PROTECT BIG TAXPAYER
GIVEAWAYS TO COMPANIES THAT
SHIP AMERICAN JOBS OVERSEAS
WHILE WE'RE CUTTING EDUCATION
IN RESEARCH AND INFRASTRUCTURE
RIGHT HERE AT HOME.
WE DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO
PROVIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF TAX
TAX POLICY CENTER SAYS IT'S
GOING TO BE CLOSE TO $400,000
ON AVERAGE FOR PEOPLE MAKING
OVER $1 MILLION.
WE DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO DO
FINANCING THOSE TAX CUTS BY
INCREASING TAXES ON
MIDDLE-INCOME AMERICANS, AND I
WOULD CHALLENGE OUR COLLEAGUES,
SHOW US, SHOW US HOW YOU MAKE
TRILLION IN LOSS
REVENUE FROM DROPPING THAT TAX
RATE WITHOUT SOCKING IT TO
MIDDLE-INCOME TAXPAYERS.
SO FAR OUR REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN INCAPABLE
TO SHOW US THAT THEY ARE NOT
SHIFTING THE BURDEN TO
MIDDLE-INCOME TAXPAYERS.
SO MR. CHAIRMAN, IT IS ALL
ABOUT CHOICES.
UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T PASS
THE ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATIC
LET'S NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF
PASSING THIS REPUBLICAN BUDGET
PLAN.
WE CAN DO BETTER.
WE CAN DO WHAT BIPARTISAN
GROUPS HAVE DONE.
TAKE A BALANCED APPROACH, CUT
SPENDING, ALSO CUT THE
LOOPHOLES FOR SPECIAL
INTERESTS.
LET'S DO IT IN A WAY THAT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD SAY, THAT
BRINGS US TOGETHER RATHER THAN
APART, AND SO I WOULD URGE
ADOPTION OF -- I WOULD URGE
REJECTION OF THIS BUDGET.
IT MAKES THE WRONG CHOICE FOR
AMERICA, AND I THANK THE
CHAIRMAN AND I THANK MY
COLLEAGUES.
GENTLEMAN HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I WILL
YIELD MYSELF THE REMAINDER OF
THE TIME AND ADDRESS MYSELF
FROM THE WELL.
THE GENTLEMAN IS
RECOGNIZED.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ARE
BEARING WITNESS TO HISTORY THIS
WEEK.
ACROSS THE STREET WE ARE
WITNESSING WHAT COULD BE THE
END OF BUREAUCRAT-CONTROLLED
HEALTH CARE.
WHAT WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF
WITNESSING IS A POWERFUL
REAFFIRMATION OF THE AMERICA
IDEA, AND WE ARE FINALLY HAVING
THE DEBATE WE NEED TO HAVE.
OUR RIGHTS COME TO US
NATURALLY.
THEY COME FROM GOD AND NATURE,
NOT FROM GOVERNMENT.
THIS HEALTH CARE LAW IS THE
LATEST AND PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
THE NOTION THAT GOVERNMENT IS
NOW NEEDED TO GRANT US NEW
RIGHTS.
AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN
GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORITY TO
RATION, TO REGULATE AND TO
REDISTRIBUTE EXACTLY HOW WE
EXERCISE THESE NEW RIGHTS LIKE
HEALTH CARE.
AND IF THESE NEW
GOVERNMENT-GRANTED RIGHTS
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND
LIBERTIES, WELL, THEN SUCH IS
THE SACRIFICE NEEDED IN THE
NAME OF PROGRESS OR SO THE
THINKING GOES.
ACROSS THE STREET WE ARE
WITNESSING WHAT COULD BE A
THINKING.
THE NEW HEALTH CARE LAW, WHICH
ASSERTS UNLIMITED POWER TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE
FOR AMERICANS HOW THEY SHOULD
GO ABOUT GETTING THEIR HEALTH
CARE SIMPLY IS NOT COMPATIBLE
WITH THE CONSTITUTION.
BUT THE JUSTICES WHO ARE
CONSIDERING THIS CASE, THEY'VE
RAISED A VERY GOOD POINT.
IF THIS ISN'T THE END OF
BUREAUCRATIC CONTROLLED HEALTH
CARE, WHAT COMES NEXT?
AND IF YOU LISTEN TO THEM, YOU
MAY HEAR A PRETTY DIM VIEW OF
CONGRESS' ABILITY TO SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM.
WITH RESPECT I WOULD SUGGEST
THAT THEY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING HERE IN
THIS BODY TODAY.
HERE IN THIS CHAMBER, WE ARE
WITNESSING THE GROWING MOMENTUM
OF A NEW APPROACH, ONE THAT
MAINTAINS A CRITICAL ROLE FOR
GOVERNMENT BUT ULTIMATELY PUTS
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN CHARGE
WHERE THEY BELONG.
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WE
ARE PASSING A BUDGET THAT
OUTLINES A NEW APPROACH TO
MEDICARE.
WE KEEP THE PROTECTIONS THAT
MADE MEDICARE A GUARANTEED
PROMISE FOR SENIORS THROUGHOUT
THE YEARS.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE SAY TO THE
BUREAUCRATS WHO HAVE MISMANAGED
THIS PROGRAM INTO BANKRUPTCY.
ENOUGH.
YOUR APPROACH DOESN'T WORK.
GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER COME UP
WITH THE MAGIC FORMULA TO
MICROMANAGE AMERICA, LET ALONE
LOWER COSTS AND IMPROVE QUALITY.
MILLION
SENIORS, NOT 15 BUREAUCRATS, IN
CHARGE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE
DECISIONS.
FORCING INSURANCE COMPANIES TO
COMPETE, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO
GUARANTEE QUALITY, AFFORDABLE
HEALTH CARE FOR SENIORS THAT
LASTS FOR GENERATIONS.
THAT'S THE ANSWER TO WHAT COMES
NEXT.
LET'S KEEP BUILDING ON THE
GROWING BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS ON
HOW TO IMPROVE PATIENT-CENTERED
HEALTH CARE REFORM.
BUT PUTTING OUR TRUST IN
AMERICANS, IT GOES BEYOND HEALTH
CARE.
IT IS IT IS WHAT THIS ENTIRE
BUDGET IS ALL ABOUT.
WE GET GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS
OUT OF THE BUSINESS OF PICKING
WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE
ECONOMY.
BECAUSE AMERICANS SHOULD MAKE
THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT
KIND OF CAR THEY DRIVE OR WHAT
KIND OF LIGHT BULB THEY USE AND
WE GIVE POWER OVER THE SAFETY
NET PROGRAMS TO THE STATES
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT
GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO
THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE BEST
POSITION TO DESIGN PROGRAMS FOR
THEIR UNIQUE COMMUNITIES, TO
GET PEOPLE ON TO LIVES OF
SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND UPWARD
WHEN WE LOWER TAX RATES BY
CLOSING SPECIAL INTEREST
LOOPHOLES, WE'RE SAYING WE IN
WASHINGTON DON'T NEED TO
MICROMANAGE PEOPLE'S DECISIONS
THROUGH THE TAX CODE.
LET PEOPLE KEEP MORE OF THEIR
OWN HARR-EARNED DOLLARS, LET
THEM DECIDE HOW TO SPEND IT.
ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOBS, UPWARD
MOBILITY, OPPORTUNITY, THESE
ARE WHAT WE'RE STRIVING FOR,
JUST LIKE OUR PARENTS DID THE
SAME FOR US.
MR. CHAIRMAN, IT IS SO RARE IN
AMERICAN POLITICS TO ARRIVE AT
A MOMENT IN WHICH THE DEBATE
REVOLVES AROUND THE FUNDAMENTAL
NATURE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT.
BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE WE
ARE TODAY.
ONE APPROACH GIVES MORE POWER
TO UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS, TAKES
MORE FROM HARDWORKING TAX
PAYERS TO FUEL THE EXPANSION OF
GOVERNMENT AND COMMIT OURS
NATION TO A FUTURE OF DEBT AND
DECLINE.
THIS APPROACH IS PROVING
UNWORKABLE, IN CONGRESS AND IN
OUR COMMUNITIES.
THIS CONTRAST WITH OUR BUDGET
COULD NOT BECOME CLEARER.
WE PUT OUR TRUST IN CITIZENS,
NOT IN THE GOVERNMENT.
OUR BUDGET RETURNS POWERS TO
INDIVIDUALS, TO FAMILIES, TO
COMMUNITIES.
AS THESE CHOICES BECOME CLEAR,
TODAY'S BUDGET IS A VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE FOR THE AMERICAN
EXPERIMENT.
WE THINK THAT PUTTING OUR TRUST
IN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL
RENEW THEIR TRUST IN US.
WE THINK AMERICANS SHOULD
CONTROL THEIR DESTINIES AND WE
TRUST THEM TO MAKE THE RIGHT
CHOICES ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR
COUNTRY.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE THINK AMERICA
IS ON THE WRONG TRACK.
WE BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT IS
BRINGING US TOWARD A DEBT
CRISIS AND A WELFARE STATE IN
DECLINE.
WE ARE OFFERING THE NATION A
CHOICE.
WE ARE OFFERING THE NATION A
BETTER WAY FORWARD AND WE ARE
OFFERING THE NATION A PLAN TO
IDEA.
VOTE.
I YIELD BACK MY TIME.
ALL TIME FOR DEBATE
HAS EXPIRED.
UNDER THE RULE, THE COMMITTEE
RISES.
MR.
CHAIRMAN.
MECHANIC -- MR.
SPEAKER, THE COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE
UNION HAS HAD UNDER
CONSIDERATION HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 12.
OBJECTION, I REPORT THE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BACK TO
THE HOUSE.
THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE
UNION REPORTS THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS HAD UNDER
CONSIDERATION HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 112 AND REPORTS THE
THE HOUSE.
UNDER THE RULE, THE PREVIOUS
QUESTION IS ORERED.
THE QUESTION IS ON AGREEING TO
THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
UNDER CLAUSE 10 OF RULE 20, THE
YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION
WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS
VOTE THE YEAS ARE 228 AND THE
NAYS ARE 191.
THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS
AGREED TO.
THE CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A
MESSAGE.
THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER, A
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
THE SECRETARY: MR. SPEAKER.
SECRETARY.
THE SECRETARY: I HAVE BEEN
DIRECTED BY THE SENATE TO INFORM
THE HOUSE THAT THE SENATE HAS
PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENT H.R.
4281, CITED AS THE SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF
2012.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM GEORGIA SEEK RECOGNITION?
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY IT
ADJOURN TO MEET AT 11:00 A.M.
TOMORROW AND WHEN THE HOUSE
ADJOURNS ON THAT DAY IT ADJOURN
TO MEET AT 11:00 A.M. ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012.
AND WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS ON
THAT DAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET AT
2012.
AND WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS ON
THAT DAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET
AGAIN AT 10:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 10, 2012.
AND WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS ON
THAT DAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET
AGAIN AT 2:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY,
APRIL 13, 2012.
AND WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS ON
THAT DAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET AT
ON MONDAY, APRIL 16,
2012.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE
A COMMUNICATION.
SPEAKER, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, SIR, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 703-C OF THE PUBLIC
INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION ACT OF
2000, I HEREBY REAPPOINT MR.
DAVID E. SKAGGS OF COLORADO, TO
THE PUBLIC INTEREST
CLASSIFICATION BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION
SIGNED, SINCERELY, NANCY PELOSI,
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER.
THE
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ONE-MINUTE
REQUESTS.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE?
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
MINUTE, TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY
REMARKS.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
MINUTE.
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE
TODAY TO RECOGNIZE A
DISTINGUISHED COMPANY.
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST.
CAMDEN WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED
BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE AS ONE OF
THE 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK
FOR.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY
HAVE BEEN NAMED AS SUCH, AS
CAMDEN CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG
THE MOST DESIRABLE PLACES TO
WORK IN AMERICA.
CAMDEN IS THE ONLY MULTIFAMILY
REAL ESTATE COMPANY TO BE NAMED
TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS LIST.
EMPLOY NEARLY 1,800 PEOPLE
IN 13 STATES.
CAMDEN PROVIDES FINANCIAL
POLICIES AND A POSITIVE WORK
ENVIRONMENT.
CAMDEN IS ALSO COMMITTED TO
HELPING EMPLOYEES IMPROVE THEIR
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES,
THROUGH OUTSTANDING TRAINING
PROGRAMS, MENTORING, AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THIS COMMITMENT HAS HELPED
CAMDEN BECOME A LEADER IN THEIR
INDUSTRY AND A VALUED ASSET TO
THE HOUSTON AREA.
MR. SPEAKER, I APPLAUD THEIR
HIGH STANDARDS AND WISH THEM
CONTINUED SUCCESS.
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA RISE?
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR
ONE MINUTE.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE GENTLELADY IS
MINUTE.
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY
BECAUSE I MADE A PROMISE TO VISA
VON, I MADE A PROMISE TO HIS
MOTHER, I PROMISED TO STAND UP
FOR TRAYVON.
I PROMISED THAT I WOULD RISE
EVERY DAY AND LET THE WORLD KNOW
HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE HE
WAS MURDERED.
TODAY MARKS 33 DAYS
WITHOUT JUSTICE.
I WANT TO LET TRAYVON KNOW THAT
I'M GOING HOME THIS EVENING, I'M
GOING HOME BECAUSE VOTES HAVE
FINISHED FOR THE WEEK.
BUT I WILL BE BACK.
THE VIGIL WILL NOT STOP.
IT WILL CONTINUE EVERY DAY,
EVERY DAY THE HOUSE IS IN RECESS
I WILL TWEET TO THE WORLD AN
UPDATE ON HOW MANY DAYS HAVE
PASSED WITHOUT JUSTICE.
AND THIS SUNDAY I WILL
PERSONALLY HOST A RALLY BACK
HOME, TRAYVON'S HOME IN MIAMI,
FLORIDA.
MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TRAYVON TO
THAT HE IS NOT FORGOTTEN,
HE IS MISSED AND HE IS LOVED AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR
JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON.
THANK YOU.
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM ARKANSAS RISE?
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION THE GENTLEMAN
IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AS CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE
EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL
CAUCUS, I ADDRESS YOU TODAY
WITH A HEAVY HEART.
ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, STAFF
SERGEANT JOSEPH DEVINE WAS -- D
AUGUSTINE WAS KILLED.
HE HAD FOUR TOURS OF DUTY IN
CREDIT.
HE ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS
AFTER HE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL
IN 2001.
HE CLEARED
EXPLOSIVE THREATS, AND DEFENDED
THE LIVES OF HIS FELLOW
MARINES, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN.
TOO OFTEN, THEIR HEROIC DEEDS
GO UNREPORTED.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS
AND THREE SISTERS.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR HIS SERVICE TO
OUR COUNTRY AND ALL THE BRAVE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO DEFEND OUR
COUNTRY AT HOME AND ABROAD.
ON BEHALF OF THE E.O.D. CAUCUS
AND THE E.O.D. COMMUNITY, I
EXTEND MY SYMPATHY TO HIS
FAMILY.
I YIELD BACK.
THE GENTLEMAN IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY ON
A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY FOR
AMERICA'S STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES.
ON JULY 1, THE INTEREST RATES
ON NEED-BASED STUDENT LOANS
WILL DOUBLE FROM 3.4% TO 6.8%
INTEREST RATE HIKE WILL
HIT SEVEN MILLION AMERICANS WHO
ARE ALREADY IN FINANCIAL NEED.
WITH RATES AT
HISTORIC LOWS, FOR CONGRESS TO
LET THESE INTEREST RATES
DOUBLE, IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
CONGRESS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE
STUDENTS AND FAY WILL --
FAMILIES WHO CAN LEAST AFFORD
IT TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH ON
INTEREST ON THE SAME LOANS THEY
GOT THE YEAR BEFORE AT LOWER
RATES.
CONGRESS SHOULD HELP MAKE
COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE, NOT
MORE EXPENSIVE.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
HAVE ASKED CONGRESS TO ACT BUT
THEIR PLEAS TO HELP HAVE BEEN
MET WITH SILENCE FROM THE
REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.
SILENCE, SIMES IS NOT WHAT THEY
ACTION IS WHAT THEY NEED.
ONLY CONGRESS CAN SET THE RATES
FOR STUDENT LOANS.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING,
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING MADE TO
COLLEGE AND THE TIME TO ACT IS
NOW.
CONGRESS SHOULD NOT LET THE
INTEREST RATES GO UP, THE NOT
LET THE INTEREST RATES DOUBLE
ON THESE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS
BACK.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
RECOGNITION?
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SPEAK TO THE HOUSE FOR ONE
MINUTE AND REVISE AND EXTEND MY
REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
MINUTE.
I RISE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE AN
INDIANA-BORN AND BRED
ENTREPRENEUR.
CHARLOTTE LUCAS, ALONG WITH HER
HUSBAND, FORREST, FUNNED LIEU
CAT OIL PRODUCTS IN 1989.
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, LUCASOIL
EST TAB RUSHED ITSELF AS A
TOP-RATED ADDTIVE LINE.
CHARLOTTE IS STILL
THE GOOD-NATURED HOOSIER WHO
LOVES TO NEAT NEW PEOPLE --
MEET NEW PEOPLE.
THERE'S A SLOGAN AT LUCASOIL,
THAT SAYS, QUOTE, IT WORKS,
UNQUOTE.
I THINK THE SAME CAN BE SAID OF
CHARLOTTE.
WORKING ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN,
THE ELDERLY, RACE CAR DRIVERS
AND THEIR FAMILY, SHE HAS
PROVIDED SO MANY WITH A BETTER
PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A
FAMILY.
WHATEVER CHARLOTTE DOES, IT
WORKS.
AS A MAN OF FAITH, I BELIEVE WE
WERE PUT ON THE EARTH TO LOVE
ONE ANOTHER AND MAKE THE BEST
OF THE GIFTS THE LORD PROVIDED.
I LOOK AT CHARLOTTE, HER
HUSBAND FORREST, AND HOW SHE
SHARED HER GOOD FORTUNE WITH
THE WORLD, ALL I CAN SAY IS
AMEN.
SHE EXEMPLIFIES THE AMERICAN
DREAM IN EVERY WAY AND I AM
PROUD TO HONOR HER ON HER
BIRTHDAY FOR HER DEVOTION TO
HER FAMILY, FRIENDS, EMPLOYEES
COMMUNITY.
I YIELD BACK.
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS RISE?
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
MINUTE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR
ONE MINUTE.