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LAND EXCHANGE BILL FOR SOUTHEAST
HOUSE.
TO
ACCOMPANY HOUSE RESOLUTION 444
FOR EXTRACTION OF MINERAL
RESOURCES IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REFERRED TOLL HOUSE CALENDAR AND
ORDER PRINTED.
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, VOTES WILL
BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER.
THE FIRST ELECTRONIC VOTE WILL
BE CONDUCTED AS A 15-MINUTE
VOTE, REMAINING VOTES WILL BE
CONDUCTED AS FIVE-MINUTE VOTES.
THE FIRST VOTE IS ON THE MOTION
OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA,
MR. YOUNG, TO SUSPEND THE RULES
AND PASS H.R. 220.
HOUSE CALENDAR 55, A
BILL TO DESIGNATE A
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
MEMORIAL IN RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA.
THE
QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE
SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
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 392, THE NAYS
ARE ONE.
2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
THE BILL IS -- THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED AND THE BILL IS
PASSED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION THE TO BILL IS
PASSED, WITHOUT OBJECTION THE
MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON
THE TABLE, WITHOUT OBJECTION THE
TITLE IS AMENDED.
ON THE MOTION OF THE
NAYS WERE ORDERED.
H.R. 1160 A BILL TO
REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF
INTERIOR TO ASSIGN THE FISH
HATCHERY TO NORTH CAROLINA AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THIS IS
A FIVE-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
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS
VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 395, THE NAYS
ARE ZERO.
2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE
BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO BE REMOVED AS A
CO-SPONSOR FROM H.R. 2966.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
THE
HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
MEMBERS PLEASE CLEAR THE WELL OF
THE HOUSE.
THE
CHAIR IS PREPARED TO ENTERTAIN
REQUESTS.
MEMBERS WILL PLEASE TAKE THEIR
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR AND
CLEAR THE WELL OF THE HOUSE.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
RISE?
REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR
ONE MINUTE AND REVISE AND
EXTEND.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
SPEAKER.
IT WAS REPORTED TODAY THAT
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TURNING OUT A
NEW SLOGAN ON HIS ROAD TRIP.
THE SLOGAN IS WE CAN'T WAIT.
THIS SLOGAN IS AN ODD CHOICE
ESPECIALLY COMING FROM THE
PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY.
15 DIFFERENT HOUSE-PASSED JOBS
BILL IS HINDERING SMALL
BUSINESSES AND STUCK IN THE
SENATE AWAITING ACTION.
MR. SPEAKER, THE PRESIDENT IS
RIGHT.
WE CAN'T WAIT.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PRESIDENT
AND THE DEMOCRATS TO JOIN US IN
ELIMINATING EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS, STOPPING WASHINGTON
FROM SPENDING MONEY IT DOESN'T
AND FIXING THE TAX CODE FOR
FAMILIES AND JOB CREATORS.
WE CAPTAIN WAIT FOR THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION TO END THE DELAYS
TO CREATE DOMESTIC ENERGY
REGULATION AND AWAIT FOR THE
SENATE TO PASS JOBS BILLS.
AMERICANS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT
FOR WASHINGTON TO GET OUT OF THE
WAY.
TIME FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PUT
ASIDE POLITICS AND WORK WITH THE
HOUSE ON THESE COMMONSENSE
IDEAS.
WE CAN'T WAIT.
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE?
THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND.
MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR OF
THE HOUSE.
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
ONE MINUTE.
I RISE TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF
A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE
WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY.
DR. HUPTMANN WORKED FOR THE
MEDICAL FOUNDATION AND AWARDED
THE NOBODY ELL PRIZE IN
CHEMISTRY IN 1985 FOR HIS WORK
IN THE DETERMINING THE
STRUCTURES OF CRYSTALIZED
MATERIALS.
HIS STUDIES THIS AREA PROVIDED A
NEW WAY TO LOOK AT CHEMISTRY
TODAY.
AFTER EARNING THE PRIZE, THE
MEDICAL FOUNDATION WAS RENAMED
IN HIS HONOR.
TODAY, THE LOBBY OF THE MEDICAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHOWS THE
STRUCTURES HAUPTMA NMP N
INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD.
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS HELP LAY THE
GROUNDWORK FOR THE COMMUNITY IN
BUFFALO AND WESTERN NEW YORK.
I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN
SCHOLAR.
I YIELD BACK.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS SEEK
RECOGNITION?
PERMISSION TO ADDRESS
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
THE HOUSE PASSED FIVE ENERGY
BILLS MONTHS AGO AND THEY WILL
CREATE AMERICAN-ENERGY JOBS
RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA AND WILL
ALLOW MORE DEVELOPMENT IN GULF
OF MEXICO AND ALASKA.
ONE BILL REQUIRES THE
ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE A
DECISION ABOUT THE KEYSTONE
PIPELINE WHICH WILL PUT MORE
CITIZENS TO WORK.
WHAT'S THE DELAY?
THESE FIVE BIPARTISAN BILLS ARE
SIGHT.
THE SENATE JUST WON'T VOTE.
TO MY FRIENDS DOWN THE HALLWAY
IN THE SENATE, HOW ABOUT VOTING
ON THESE BILLS?
DOING NOTHING DOESN'T CREATE
ENERGY OR JOBS.
DOING NOTHING MAINTAINS
UNEMPLOYMENT AND SHOWS INABILITY
TO MAKE A DECISION.
TIME FOR THE SENATE TO PICK A
SOMETHING.
GET IN THE RACE, BEING A
SPECTATOR IS NOT AN OPTION.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED THE
JOBS AND WE NEED THE ENERGY.
WE JUST CAN'T WAIT.
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK SEEK
RECOGNITION?
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR
ONE MINUTE.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
OUR NATION IS FACING A CRISIS
WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
OVER 1,100 BRIDGES IN NEW YORK
STATE, MY STATE ALONE, ARE
CONSIDERED CRITICAL.
FRACTURE CRITICAL BRIDGES CAN
COLLAPSE IF ONE OF THEIR
FUNCTIONS FAILS AND THERE ARE 82
BRIDGES.
21 MILLION CARS IN MY STATE
CROSS STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT
BRIDGES.
AS A FORMER COUNTY CLERK
RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING VEHICLES
AND PEOPLE ON THE ROADS, THIS IS
PERSONAL TO ME.
I FEEL COME MELD TO FIGHT FOR
MONEY FROM WASHINGTON TO FIX OUR
BRIDGES AND ROADS AND BRING THEM
UP TO PAR.
THERE IS A SOLUTION, MR.
SPEAKER, AND THAT IS THE
AMERICAN JOBS ACT WHICH INCLUDES
MONEY FOR CRITICALLY NECESSARY
INFRASTRUCTURE TO REPAIR THESE
BRIDGES SO OUR DRIVING PUBLIC
CAN TRAVEL SAFELY.
I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT
ME IN SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN
JOBS ACT AND GETTING OUR COUNTRY
PUBLIC SAFER.
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
THE
GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS SEEK
RECOGNITION?
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, I HAD
OF MEETING WITH
JOB CREATORS AND WORKERS ACROSS
ILLINOIS' 10 CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
AS I LISTENED TO THE IDEAS THEY
HAD TO BRING JOBS TO THE REGION,
I WAS ENCOURAGED.
TOGETHER WE CAN AND MUST FIND
COMMON GROUND THAT ALLOWS SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS TO CREATE JOBS.
I JOINED WITH LAKE COUNTY
PARTNERS AND ANNOUNCED A NEW
INNOVATION IN NORTH CHICAGO.
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE CREATION
WILL BRING THE COMMUNITY
TOGETHER SO WE CAN FIND WAYS TO
RE-INVEST IN THE AREA AND CREATE
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS.
I WAS ALSO ABLE TO WORK WITH
LOCAL LABOR LEADERS TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THE REPAIRS THAT ARE
NEEDED SO DESPERATELY IN
WAUKEGAN HARBOR.
WE MUST MOVE FORWARD.
IS KEY TO BOLSTERING
THE ECONOMY.
WHEN WE WORK TO PRESERVE OUR
PRECIOUS RESOURCES, WE WILL
ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO EXPAND
AND CREATE ADDITIONAL JOBS HERE
AT HOME.
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA SEEK
RECOGNITION?
I WOULD LIKE TO REVISE AND
EXTEND MY REMARKS.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
AND GOD BLESS AMERICA AND TODAY
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL
THANKS TO THE MANY BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR SERVICE IN
THE MILITARY, BUT PARTICULARLY
TO THE MARINES AND THE MARKET
POINT MARINES ARE VISITING WITH
US IN THE CAPITOL.
AND MANY YEARS BEFORE JACKIE
ROBINSON AND BEFORE ROSA PARKS,
THESE HEROES JOINED THE MARINES
DID THEIR JOBS.
I APPLAUD THEM FOR THEIR
COMMITMENT.
TOMORROW THE HOUSE WILL DEBATE
AND VOTE TO SEND A RESOLUTION TO
FOR THE
MARINES 236TH BIRTHDAY ON
NOVEMBER 10.
WHEN THE COMMANDER AND I
DISCUSSED WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION, WE
AGREE YOU GET IT DONE.
WE WILL PASS THIS BILL IN THE
HOUSE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY
YOU CAN STILL SIGN ONTO THE
BILL.
YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF
TOMORROW.
YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF MAKING
HISTORY.
I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE
MARINES FOR THEIR SERVICE.
AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
THANK YOU.
THE
GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA SEEK
RECOGNITION?
I REQUEST PERMISSION TO
ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
MINUTE.
OBJECTION.
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
ONE MINUTE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
HOUSE, I RISE TODAY WITH
CONCERN, CONCERN ABOUT AN
INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT THE
STATES PENITENTIARY IN
LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, NINTH
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED FRIDAY
NIGHT AND THE ONLY GOOD NEWS IS,
NO ONE WAS KILLED.
AN OFFICER THERE WAS ASSAULTED
BY AN INMATE WHO WAS CARRYING A
SH INCH VE AND HE WAS ABLE TO
KICK OFF A PHONE THAT SENT OFF A
SILENT ALARM.
AND IT WAS RESPONDED TO BY SEAN
JONES WHO WAS INJURED IN THE
ASSAULT.
BOTH OF THESE MEN ACTED PROPERLY
AND BRAVELY.
WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO DEFEND
THEMSELVES WITH?
NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
OUR REGULATIONS AND RULES DO NOT
ALLOW THEM TO HAVE PEPPER SPRAY
OR A BATON TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
H.R. 1175 INTRODUCED BY
CONGRESSMAN CARDOZA, WOULD GET
TO FIX THIS
PROBLEM.
I URGE THAT WE PASS THIS.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES GENTLELADY
FROM TEXAS SEEK RECOGNITION?
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.
I RISE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING HAPPY, AND THAT IS THE
HAPPY-SAD PILLOW THAT IS MADE BY
THE PARENTS OF AVONCE.
THEY CAN TEACH NUMBERS,
EMOTIONS, SOCIAL SKILLS, MOTOR
SKILLS AND TEXTURES.
I WAS WITH THEM TODAY.
THEY HAVE A VERY HEALTHY HEAD
START PROGRAM AND WE WERE ABLE
TO GIVE THEM $8 MILLION IN
STIMULUS TO BUILD A NEW BUILDING
AND $3.2 MILLION GRANT FOR A
PROGRAM THAT HELPS PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS TO RAISE OUR
CHILDREN WHO ARE PRE-SCHOOLED.
THAT GO TO THIS
PROGRAM TEST HIGHER SCORES THAN
THOSE WHO DO NOT.
AND IT EVIDENCE DENSES THAT THE
GOVERNMENT CAN BE A
PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP.
WE CAN CREATE JOBS AND IMPROVE
THE EDUCATION AND LAY OUT A
PATHWAY FOR OUR CHILDREN.
NOTHING WRONG WITH THE
GOVERNMENT BEING PRODUCTIVE AND
FORCEFUL AND WORKING ON BEHALF
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
TO THE CONGRESS HERE, AND MY
COLLEAGUES, LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
SEEK RECOGNITION?
I ASK PERMISSION TO
ADDRESS THE HOUSE.
I'M GRATEFUL TO CONGRATULATE
2011 U.N. INTERNATIONAL
VOLUNTEER AWARD RECIPIENT, WHO
IS A NATIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE DOCTOR IS A GENERAL
PRACTITIONER IN FIGI AND FOUNDER
AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE AND
ACCESS TO THE MOST UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS OF FIJI AND
PROVIDING TABLES, CHAIRS AND
FREE MEDICATION.
DUE TO HIS LEADERSHIP, 200 TO
400 PATIENTS A WEEK ARE BEING
TREATED IN THE MOST REMOTE
COMMUNITIES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MY LIFELONG
FRIEND, HIS PARENTS WHO ARE
COMMUNITY LEADERS OF THE
MID-STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
INDIAN AMERICANS ARE MAKING A
DIFFERENCE AROUND THE GLOBE,
ENCOURAGED BY THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF
INDIAN ORIGIN.
IN CONCLUSION, GOD BLESS OUR
TROOPS AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET
SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE GLOBAL WAR
ON TERRORISM.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER REQUESTS
FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES?
THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE
REQUESTS.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
REQUESTED FOR MS. BURKLE, MR.
DAVIS OF ILLINOIS FOR TODAY, MR.
ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA FOR TODAY,
MR. SESSIONS OF TEXAS FOR TODAY
AND MS. SEWELL OF ALABAMA FOR
TODAY.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
THE REQUESTS ARE GRANTED.
UNDER
THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY
OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE
GENTLEWOMAN FROM IS THE THE VIR
JUDGE ISLANDS, MS. KRISTENSON,
IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES.
SPEAKER.
I EXPECT TO BE JOINED BY A FEW
COLLEAGUES, BUT I WANT TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADER FOR ALLOWING
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
TO CONTROL THIS HOUR OF SPECIAL
ORDERS.
AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER,
10 MONTHS INTO THIS CONGRESS AND
NOT ONE JOB-CREATING BILL HAS
BEEN BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR.
I KNOW THE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT
ARE SUFFERING AS ARE
CONSTITUENTS IN ALL OF OUR
DISTRICTS AND WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO HELP
THEM, NOT NEXT YEAR, BUT NOW.
AS A PHYSICIAN, IT AMAZES ME
THAT IT'S EVEN AFFECTING
PEOPLE'S HEALTH.
IT'S INCREASING VIOLENCE AND
CRIME IN SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT
WHEN WE WERE HERE A FEW -- A FEW
WEEKS AGO, I WAS REMARKING ON AN
ARTICLE THAT SHOWED HOW THE
MORTGAGE CRISIS WAS AFFECTING
PEOPLE'S HEALTH ADVERSELY.
BUT OF COURSE JOBLESSNESS IS.
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE THEY
DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY THEIR
MEDICATIONS, THEY'RE PUTTING OFF
NEEDED HEALTH CARE TO TRY TO
SAVE MONEY FOR OTHER THINGS TO
PROVIDE A ROOF OVER THEIR FAM
HEAD AND FOOD ON THE TABLE
FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND SO THIS
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IS
AFFECTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH.
IT'S ESPECIALLY HARD --
ESPECIALLY HARD IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISTRESSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF
TIME BEFORE THIS RECESSION.
WITH NO MOVEMENT FROM THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE BODY TO BRING
THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT TO THE
FLOOR WHERE WE CAN HAVE IT
DEBATED AND VOTED ON, THE PEOPLE
ARE BEGINNING TO LOSE HOPE, TO
THE EXTENT THAT SOME HAVE NOT
YET LOST HOPE IT'S BECAUSE THEY
SEE PRESIDENT OBAMA, THE
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, AND
THE OCCUPY WALL STREET AND
OCCUPY OTHER AREAS WHERE THOSE
PROTESTS ARE BEING HELD WORKING
ON THEIR BEHALF.
TODAY THE PRESIDENT IS ROLLING
OUT NEW PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS THE
THE CRISIS THAT ADDRESSED THIS
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I UNDERSTAND THE THEME IS, WE
CAN'T WAIT.
WHAT WE CAN'T WAIT HERE IN THIS
HOUSE EITHER PAUSE THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON US
FOR HELP AND THEY CAN'T AND
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT ANY
I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES ACROSS
THE AISLE WOULD ALSO ADD A
STRONG DOSE OF COMPASSION TO
THEIR PASSION FOR REDUCING THE
DEFICIT.
AT THIS TIME, IN ADDITION TO
REDUCING COME -- IN ADDITION TO
COMPASSION, GETTING JOBS FOR OUR
COMMUNITY IS WHAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT CUT ACCOUNTS, IT'S NOT
REPEALING THE HEALTH CARE REFORM
BILL, THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
IT'S NOT STOPPING REGULATION TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELT OF
THE PEOPLE IN THIS CRUNT AN IT'S
NOT DESTROYING THE SAFETY NETS
THAT ALLOW THE POOR TO SURVIVE
AND THRIVE WITH A CHANCE TO LIFT
THE POOR AND THEIR FAMILIES OUT
OF POVERTY.
WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT THIS
COULDN'T I-- COUNTRY'S WEALTH IS
CONCENTRATED IN THE TOP 1% WHILE
OTHERS ARE GOING HOMELESS AND
HUNGRY.
I WANT TO FOCUS FOR A MOMENT ON
HEALTH CARE JOBS, ESPECIALLY
SINCE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, A
JOB CREATOR, IS ON THE
REPUBLICAN CHOPPING BLOCK.
IF IT WAS REPEALED, IT WOULD NOT
ONLY SET HEALTH CARE BACK BUT
PLACE A HEAVY BURDEN ON AN
ALREADY HARD-HIT ECONOMY.
WE KNOW THAT THE HEALTH CARE
SECTOR IS THE ONLY ONE WHERE
JOBS ARE BEING CREATED AND
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS OVER THE NEXT DECADE,
THE 30 FASTEST GROWING JOBS, 17
OF THEM, MORE THAN HALF OF THEM,
WILL BE HEALTH CARE RELATED.
THEY ALSO REPORT THAT DURING THE
RECESSION, WHILE MOST INDUSTRIES
LOST JOBS, HEALTH CARE ADDED
OVER 600,000 JOBS.
WITH AN ANTICIPATED COVERAGE OF
OVER -- OVER 30 MILLION NEW
INDIVIDUALS, IT ISN'T ROCKET
SCIENCE TO SEE HOW THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT DOESN'T KILL
JOBS, BUT WILL BE THE SECTOR TO
BRING THIS ECONOMY BACK TO LIFE.
THE PROVISIONS IN THAT ACT ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE MORE THAN
FOUR MILLION JOBS OVER THE NEXT
10 YEARS.
WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING NOW IS
WHAT THE PRESIDENT CALLED FOR,
IMPROVING MATH AND SCIENCE IN
OUR SCHOOLS, THEN WE SHOULD BE
PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING
FOR THOSE JOBS ON ALL LEVELS
FROM THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
WORKERS TO DOCTORS, NURSES AND
ALLIED HEALTH TO THE MOST
TECHNICAL JOBS IN RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY AND MANY OF THOSE
JOBS ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
THEY WILL JUST INCREASE OVER THE
NEXT 10 YEARS.
I WANT TO READ FROM HEALTH CARE
EMPLOYMENT -- FROM "HEALTH CARE
EMPLOYMENT SET TO EXPLODE"
PUBLISHED IN "HEALTH CARE" ON
OCTOBER 20 OF THIS YEAR.
I'M QUOTING HERE.
IT READS, AMID HEALTH CARE
REFORM CHANGES TO PROMOTE HEALTH
CARE INTEGRATION AN NATIONAL
DEFICIT REDUCTION TO SAVE HEALTH
CARE JOBS, OUR F ARE PROJECTED
TO SOAR ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY
BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER, HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL WORK FORCE
INITIATIVE, WITH THE DELOIT WORK
FORCE INITIATIVE RELEASED ON
TUESDAY OF THAT WEEK.
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT IS
EXPECTED TO RISE TO 11.9% IN
2018 AND THAT MEANS THE TOTAL
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT WILL JUMP
FROM 15.8 MILLION, WHERE IT WAS
IN 2008 TO 19. MILLION IN 2018,
ACCORDING TO THAT REPORT -- TO
TO 19.8 MILLION IN 2018
ACCORDING TO THAT REPORT.
DURING THAT TIME, HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS WILL SEE THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES IN JOBS
GROWTH.
GROW BY
22.2%.
LICENSED PRACTICAL AND LICENSED
VOCATIONAL NURSES WILL GROW BY
HOME HEALTH AIDES WILL GROW BY
50%.
NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND
ATTENDANTS WILL GROW BY 28%.
PERSONAL AND HOME CARE AIDES
WILL GROW BY 28% AND PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS BY 21.8%.
THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY
MISREPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
BILL FROM ITS OPPONENTS BOTH
INSIDE OF CONGRESS AND OUT.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC WHO AT THE LEAST, VERY
LEAST, OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO
DEPEND ON THEIR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES FOR ACCURATE
INFORMATION AND THEN THEY OUGHT
TO BE ABLE TO EXPECT US TO ACT
ON THAT ACCURATE INFORMATION.
THERE ARE SOMEAGE CEASE THAT
SUGGEST THAT THE EFFECT ON THE
ECONOMY WILL BE MINIMAL.
EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT AGREE, I
WANT TO READ FROM THE CONCLUSION
ONE SUCH PAPER AND THAT PAPER
IS ENTITLED HOW WILL THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AFFECT JOBS
A TIMELY ANALYSIS OF IMMEDIATE
HEALTH POLICY ISSUES, WRITTEN BY
JOHN HOLLOHAN AND A BOWEN
GARRETT.
I THINK IT HELPS TO DISPEL
ERRONEOUS REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT
WHAT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
WOULD OR WOULD NOT DO.
IN ITS CONCLUSION THEY WRITE,
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS
UNLIKELY TO HAVE MAJOR AGGREGATE
AFFECTS ON THE U.S. ECONOMY, BUT
THEY ALSO SAY THE INCREASED
SPENDING BECAUSE OF THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WILL
INCREASE DEMAND FOR HEALTH
SERVICES AND DEMAND FOR LABOR IN
THE HEALTH SECTOR.
CUTS IN MEDICARE AND VARIOUS
COST CONTAINMENT PROVISION,
SUCCESSFUL, AS PROPOSED BY THE
RYAN PLAN, WOULD HAVE JUST THE
OPPOSITE EFFECT.
IT WOULD KILL JOBS.
THE NEW TAXES ON MEDICAL DEVICES
COULD HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON
THOSE INDUSTRIES, EXCEPT FOR THE
FACT THAT COVERAGE EXPANSION
WOULD PROVIDE NEW REVENUES WELL
IN EXCESS OF ANY NEW TAX
OBLIGATION.
COST CONTAINMENT EFFORTS, IF
SUCCESSFUL, WILL HAVE THE
OPPOSITE EFFECT.
REDUCING GROWTH AND SPENDING ON
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FOR COST
CONTAINMENT EFFORTS IF
SUCCESSFUL WILL HAVE SOMEWHAT
OPPOSITE EFFECTS, REDUCING
GROWTH IN SPENDING ON MEDICARE
AND MEDICAID, REDUCING TAXES OR
BORROWING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WOULD HAVE TO UNDERTAKE.
COST CONTAINMENT THEN THAT
REDUCES THE FEDERAL BUDGET
DEFICIT WOULD RESULT IN FASTER
ECONOMIC GROWTH, MORE EMPLOYMENT
AND HIGHER FAMILY INCOMES.
COST CONTAINMENT WOULD ALSO FREE
UP PRIVATE DOLLARS TO BE SPENT
IN NONHEALTH AREAS OF THE
ECONOMY.
THUS STIMULATING THE ECONOMY IN
MANY WAYS.
THEY ALSO GO ON TO SAY THAT
CONCERN OVER THE IMPACT OF THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND SMALL
BUSINESSES IS MISPLACED.
SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FEWER THAN
50 WORKERS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM
THE ASSESSMENT.
MOST LARGER FIRMS ALREADY
PROVIDE INSURANCE TO THEIR
WORKERS AND ARE UNLIKELY TO FACE
ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE NEW LAW.
SMALL BUSINESS THEY GO ON TO
SAY, SHOULD BENEFIT FROM THE
AVAILABILITY OF LOWER COST PLANS
AND THE EFFORTS TO INCREASE
COMPETITION AND CONTAIN COSTS
WITHIN THE EXCHANGE.
I HOPE THAT BEGINS TO CLEAR SOME
OF THE MISREPRESENTATIONS UP
ABOUT HOW THAT BILL WOULD HURT
THE ECONOMY BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT
KILL JOBS, IT WOULD NOT HURT
SMALL BUSINESSES AND IT'S NOT
LIKELY TO HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON
THE LARGER BUSINESSES EITHER.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
COMING TO THE FLOOR EVERY MONDAY
NIGHT THAT WE'RE IN SESSION IS
TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES
WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND IMPORTANT TO
AMERICANS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
THE PRIMARY ONE IS -- ONE IS
JOBS BUT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
IS NOT FAR BEHIND AN WE OUGHT TO
SUPPORT RATHER MISREPRESENT AND
TRY TO APPEAL, WE SHOULD SUPPORT
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, A GOOD
BILL THAT'S GOOD FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, GOOD FOR THE
ECONOMY AND GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY
AND WE'RE ONCE AGAIN CALLING ON
THIS BODY TO PASS THE AMERICAN
JOBS ACT.
THE FACT THAT IT COMES FROM
PRESIDENT OBAMA SHOULD NOT BE A
REASON TO DISMISS IT AND DECLARE
IT DEAD ON ARRIVAL AS SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE AISLE HAVE SAID.
MANY PROPOSALS COME DIRECTLY OUT
PROPOSED.
I WOULD SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES,
PLEASE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
SOISK THE POLITICS, THEY'RE SICK
BICKERING, THEY IMMEDIATE JOBS
NOW, THEY CAN'T WAIT, WE SHOULD
NOT WAIT, LET'S PASS THE JOBS
ACT NOW.
I DON'T SEE THAT I HAVE ANY OF
MY OTHER COLLEAGUES JOINING ME
THIS EVENING.
SO I AM READY TO YIELD BACK THE
BALANCE OF MY TIME.
THE
GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY
FROM THE *** ISLANDS RISE?
I MOVE THAT
THE HOUSE DO NOW AD JOURN, MR.
SPEAKER.
THE
QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
ADOPTED.