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HOW'D YOU DO WITHOUT AFTER IT
THAT IS THE UNDERCURRENT OF WHAT
THAT STORY WAS TRYING TO SAY.
IT IS A STRUGGLE TO ADJUST THE
MATTER WHAT PARTY YOU'RE IN.
SEE REAIRS ON C-SPAN.ORG.
LIVE TO THE U.S. HOUSE, MEMBERS
ARE TURNING.
TODAY THEY WILL VOTE ON THREE
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.
MARK TWAIN.
OF THE
THE
HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE
A COMMUNICATION FROM THE
SPEAKER.
THE SPEAKER'S ROOMS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
APRIL 16, 2012, I HEREBY
APPOINT THE HONORABLE ANDY
HARRIS TO ACT AS SPEAKER PRO
TEMPORE ON THIS DAY.
SIGNED, JOHN A. BOEHNER,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
THE
PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR
CHAPLAIN, FATHER CONROY.
FATHER CONROY: LET US PRAY.
DEAR LORD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS
FOR IFFING US ANOTHER DAY.
AT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW
WORKWEEK, WE USE THIS MOMENT TO
REMINDED OF YOUR PRESENCE
AND TO TAP THE RESOURCES NEEDED
BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS PEOPLE'S
HOUSE TO DO THEIR WORK AS WELL
AS IT CAN BE DONE.
WE ASK THAT YOU SEND YOUR HOLY
SPIRIT UPON THEM, GIVING THEM
THE GIFTS OF PATIENCE AND
DILIGENCE.
WITH ALL THE PRESSURES FOR
ACTION THAT CRY OUT EACH DAY
AND WITH ALL THE CONCERN AND
WORRY THAT ACCOMPANIES ANY
RESPONSIBILITY, WE PLAY THAT
THEY MIGHT KNOW YOUR PEACE
WHICH SURPASSES ALL HUMAN
UNDERSTANDING.
MAY YOUR VOICE SPEAK TO THEM IN
THE DEPTHS OF THEIR HEARTS,
ILLUMINATING THEIR MINDS AND
SPIRITS, THUS ENABLING THEM TO
VIEW THE TASKS OF THIS DAY WITH
CONFIDENCE AND HOPE.
ALL THIS DAY AND THROUGH THE
WEEK MAY THEY DO THEIR BEST TO
FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE PRESSING
ISSUES FACING OUR NATION.
MAY ALL THAT IS DONE THIS DAY
BE FOR YOUR GREATER HONOR AND
AMEN.
THE --
THE CHAIR HAS EXAMINED THE
JOURNAL OF THE LAST DAY'S
THE HOUSE HIS APPROVAL THEREOF.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1 OF RULE 1,
THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL
BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
ILLINOIS, MR. KINZINGER.
PLEASE JOIN ME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER
GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THE
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN REQUESTS
FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
RISE?
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS
REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN HAS ONE MINUTE.
AS I TRAVEL ACROSS
THE SEC CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, OVER THE
LAST CONSTITUENT WORKWEEK, I
BECAME INCREASINGLY AWARE OF A
GROWING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL
LABORATORY AND ONE OF THEIR
REGIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES,
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
THESE TWO ENTITIES ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO ADDRESS KEY
NATIONAL ENERGY NEEDS IN
NUCLEAR, HYDROGEN, FEW CELLS,
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ADVANCE
SENSORS, AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
IN ADDITION TO OTHER AREAS OF
GREAT NATIONAL INTEREST.
THE TWO INSTITUTIONS ANTICIPATE
THE FUTURE FORMATION OF A JOINT
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
INITIATIVE INVOLVING THE DARLA
MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO
BUILD NEW TECHNOLOGY BASED UPON
BUSINESSES AND CREATE JOBS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THESE JOINT
COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE
SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL
LABORATORY AND I AM CONFIDENT
THEIR SUCCESS WILL BE OF GREAT
BENEFIT TO SOUTH KOREA AND OUR
NATION.
IN CONCLUSION GOD BLESS OUR
TROOPS AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET
SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE GLOBAL WAR
ON TERRORISM.
REST IN PEACE, MEDAL OF HONOR
RESIPENT, ARMY MASTER SERGEANT
JOHN F. BAKER JR. OF COLUMBIA,
SOUTH CAROLINA, AND ROCK
ISLAND, ILLINOIS, FOR HIS
HEROIC SERVICE IN VIETNAM WHO
WAS BURIED AT ARLINGTON
NATIONAL CEMETERY TODAY.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM CONNECTICUT RISE?
MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST
PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE
REVISE AND EXTEND.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
MINUTE.
UNLESS 24 CONGRESS ACTS IN
75 DAYS, THE INTEREST RATE FOR
THE STAFFORD STUDENT LOAN
PROGRAM WILL EXPLODE FOR EIGHT
MILLION COLLEGE STUDENTS, THE
RATE WILL JUMP FROM 3.4% TO
6.8%.
AT A TIME WHEN STUDENT LOAN
DEBT NOW EXCEEDS CREDIT CARD
DEBT, ADDED INTEREST COTS FOR A
STUDENT USING STAFFORD WILL
INCREASE BETWEEN $5,000 AND
IT IS
UNCONSCIONABLE THE REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP WILL NOT BRING UP A
BILL I INTRODUCED WITH 119
CO-SPONSORS TO LOCK IN THE
LOWER RATE.
THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SPOKE LAST
WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA AND
SAID, I HAVE VERY LITTLE
TALRENS FOR PEOPLE WHO TELL ME
THEY DWRAD WAIT WITH $200,000
OF DEBT OR EVEN $800,000 OF
REALLY?
IT'S A SAD STATEMENT WHEN
TODAY'S REPUBLICAN PARTY TURNS
ITS BACK ON A PROGRAM THAT
HELPS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO
FILL THEIR DREAMS AND NAMED
AFTER A REPUBLICAN SENATOR,
ROBERT STAFFORD OF VERMONT, TOP
THE RATE HEIGHT.
KEEP THE AMERICAN DREAM ALIVE
STUDENTS.
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS RISE?
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
THE
MINUTE.
THANK YOU.
LAST WEEK THE NORTH KOREAN
REGIME SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE OF
DEFIANCE TO THE WORLD
RATHER THAN WORK TOWARDS A
PEACEFUL AGREEMENT, NORTH KOREA
WOULD PREFER ITS PEOPLE STARVE
IN ORDER TO PURSUE ITS NUCLEAR
AMBITIONS.
THE FAILURE OF THE LONG-RANGE
MISSILE TESTS UNDERMINES THE
CREDIBILITY OF THE NORTH'S NEW
LEADERSHIP AND REQUIRES THE
UNITED STATES TO STAND FIRM IN
SUPPORT OF STRONGER PENALTIES.
NORTH KOREA HAS ONE ALLY IN THE
REGION THAT HAS THE POWER TO
FORCE THEM TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD
FAITH.
IT'S TIME CHINA STEPPED UP AND
REALIZED THAT ITS ECONOMIC
SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON PEACE
IN THE REGION AND AROUND THE
WORLD.
WITH CHINA'S RISE COMES
RESPONSIBILITY.
I ENCOURAGE CHINA TO USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO FORCE THE NORTH
KOREAN REGIME TO ABANDON ITS
NUCLEAR MISSILE PROGRAM AND
SUPPORT THE WELFARE OF ITS
I ENCOURAGE THE UNITED STATES
TO CONTINUE A STRONG POSTURE,
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, IN THE
HOPES THAT SOMEDAY STRENGTH
MAKES WAR OBSOLETE.
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
SPEAKER.
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
MINUTE.
REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
MINUTE.
MR. SPEAKER, I LONG
ASPIRED TO A RELATIONSHIP AT
THE U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER LIKE
THE ONE THAT THE UNITED STATES
I KNOW THAT RAISES SOME RED
FLAGS BUT THE FACT OF THE
MATTER IS THREE THINGS NEED TO
WE NEED TO HAVE ECONOMIES OF
SCALE, END TO ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION, AND END TO
NARCOTRAFFICKING.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
ESSENTIAL IS ECONOMIC GROWTH IN
MEXICO.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONSTANTLY
TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE NOTHING BUT RICH AND POOR.
WHILE THAT DISPARATE STILL
EXISTS, THERE IS A VERY
IMPORTANT STUDY, YOU JUST GOT
THIS BOOK FROM THE GREAT
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR TO THE
UNITED STATES, ENTITLED MEXICO,
A MIDDLE CLASS SOCIETY.
POOR NO MORE, DEVELOPED NOT
YET.
WEST RUBIO.
THEY TALK ABOUT THE FACT, I
COMMEND IT TO MY COLLEAGUES, I
SUSPECT IT'S BEEN SENT TO A
NUMBER OF THEM.
THEY TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE SEEN THE MIDDLE CLASS
IN MEXICO EMERGE DRAMATICALLY
WITHIN THE LAST HALF CENTURY.
TO THE POINT WHERE THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO -- THE STUDY POINTS
FACT THAT IN 1960 A
MAJORITY OF MEXICANS LIVED IN
ONE ROOM HOMES.
TODAY A MAJORITY OF MEXICANS
LIVE IN HOMES WITH THREE ROOMS
OR LARGER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER
TREMENDOUS INDICATIONS, THE
FACT THAT THERE IS A BURGEONING
MIDDLE CLASS IN MEXICO IS A
POSITIVE SIGN TOWARDS DEALING
WITH THE CHALLENGES THAT WE
AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, I COMMEND
THIS DOCUMENT TO MY COLLEAGUES.
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE?
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
MINUTE.
MR. SPEAKER, TODAY'S
SO-CALLED MAIN STREET MEDIA IS
NOT MAINSTREAM.
THE MODERN
ENCYCLOPEDIA, WIKIPEDIA, SAYS
THE TERM MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS
GENERALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE
PREVAILING CURRENTS OF THOUGHT,
INFLUENCE, OR ACTIVITY.
BUT THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY
THE MEDIA ARE NEITHER
WIDESPREAD NOR ACCEPTED BY THE
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS.
FOR EXAMPLE, JOURNALISTS HAVE
VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS REGARDING
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
ACCORDING TO A PEW RESEARCH
CENTER POLL, LESS THAN ONE IN
FIVE JOURNALISTS SAID THEY
THOUGHT REDUCING ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION WAS A TOP PRIORITY.
YET OVER HALF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE RATED ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION REDUCTION AS A TOP
PRIORITY.
THE NATIONAL MEDIA SHOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED MAINSTREAM UNTIL
THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS AND
JOURNALISTS ARE ON THE SAME
PAGE.
THE BIAS OF THE NATIONAL
MEDIA'S JOURNALIST HAS CAUSED
THEM TO NOT ONLY BE ON THE
DIFFERENT PAGE BUT ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT PUBLICATION THAN THE
TYPICAL AMERICAN.
TO CALL TODAY'S NATIONAL MEDIA
MAINSTREAM IS INACCURATE.
THE NATIONAL MEDIA IS BETTER
DESCRIBED AS THE LIBERAL
NATIONAL MEDIA.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 12-A OF RULE
1, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE
IN RECESS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY