Kenny Hulshof

Mr. HULSHOF

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. As the gentleman from North Dakota recognizes; and, again, I do not think he meant to misspeak, but the underlying bill, H.R. 8, does provide a step up in basis of $3 million for the surviving spouse and a $1.3 million step up in basis for surviving heirs. Mr. Speaker, many have worked on the death tax repeal and going back even to the, I think, Family Heritage Preservation Act of 1993. The gentleman from California introduced that bill and I think had 29 cosponsors. Now, of course, we are over 200 on permanent repeal. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox).

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Price).

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman just indicated that the Pomeroy substitute solves the problem once and for all, and I have listened to a number of individuals on the other side during the course of this discussion that this is only going to affect the superwealthy and that really there are no family businesses that are affected by the estate tax. It has been interesting, because some of those comments have come from colleagues of mine on the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Speaker, we have had a number of hearings going back to at least, from my memory, 1997. So I will mention some of these folks who have come and testified in front of the Committee on Ways and Means. Martin Whalen testified about his family-owned and -operated company, Etline Foods Corporation, a distributor of food service products in York, Pennsylvania. When they purchased the business, 48 employees; in 1997, 105 employees. Rhetorically, I would say to my friend from North Dakota, will this solve their problem? Wayne Nelson, a farmer from Winner, South Dakota. His father farmed until his father's death in 1993. Their estate planning was inadequate. Several parcels of land in South Dakota were liquidated in order to pay the Federal tax. Will the substitute rectify that situation? What about Roger Hannay of Hannay Reels, Incorporated, a small manufacturer in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains about 25 miles from Albany, New York, a small manufacturer employing 150 employees? What about Richard Forrestal, Jr., a principal in Cold Spring Construction, a firm specializing in highway and bridge construction? What about Douglas Stinson, a tree farmer from Toledo, Washington, that runs the Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm? Each of these testified, Mr. Speaker, that they were impacted negatively by the existence of the death tax. What about Carol Loop, Jr., president of Luke's Nursery and Greenhouses, a wholesale plant nursery operation in Jacksonville, Florida? He started his business with a $1,500 loan and a borrowed truck. Would the problem be solved with the Pomeroy substitute? Or Christopher and Kimberly Clements of Golden Eagle Distributors in Tucson, Arizona. They lost their father unexpectedly after a valiant bout with cancer. He lost his life at the age of 58. Or Jeannine Mizell, a third-generation owner of Mizell Lumber and Hardware Company of Kensington, Maryland. What about Robert Sakata, a vegetable farmer from Brighton, Colorado, or Jean Stinson, a railroad track manufacturing company in Barto, Florida, running the R. W. Summers Railroad Contractors? Their family had to shut down a facility in North Carolina, laying off two-thirds of the 110 employees to pay the estate tax. Or Jack Cakebread, founder of Cakebread Cellars in Napa Valley, California. Would each of these individuals be solved or their estate problems solved by the substitute? It is a rhetorical question, and the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Pomeroy) knows it, and I do not mean to put him on the spot, but he cannot answer the question because when we draw a line, an arbitrary line, wherever we draw that line, we still are going to have those entrepreneurs that have been willing to invest in their businesses, hire employees, build local communities; and as long as the death tax remains in existence, they are going to have to do some sort of estate planning. I think it is much the better course to completely and finally permanently repeal the tax. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. HULSHOF. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, just a quick comment for whatever time I may consume before yielding to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Barrett). Did I hear the last speaker correctly, that we have given away, whose money is that? It would be the American taxpayers' money, who are probably, even as we speak, trying to grapple with those forms as they have tax day coming, as the income tax payers of America that provide for the comfortable living that he and I enjoy.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate in large measure the tone of the debate. What I would say to the gentlewoman who just spoke and to others who raised the red herring of Social Security is to remind folks, first of all, the Federal receipts from the Federal death tax represent less than 1.5 percent of all revenues, first of all; and, secondly, that none of the income tax money generated from the estate tax goes to Social Security for the trust funds, and eliminating the tax in no way will affect or impact current Social Security benefits. Not one bit. Now, I do want to respond. I heard, I think, the gentleman from Massachusetts earlier say that really there has been no policy justification for keeping this tax, other than we need the money. In fact, I think one gentleman said something, from Massachusetts, about we need to pay our fair share. Well, let me just ask you to consider your day. When you woke up this morning, if you hit the snooze button on your electric alarm clock, you are paying an electric tax. When you jumped into the shower this morning, you paid a water tax. If you saw the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Pomeroy) and I on C-SPAN debating this issue this morning, you are paying a cable TV tax. When you drove to work this morning, you are paying a gasoline tax. If you stopped for a cup of coffee, you paid a sales tax. If you used the telephone at all today, you are paying a telephone tax. And, of course, when you are at work, your wages are subject to a payroll tax that does go into Social Security, payroll taxes that do pay for Medicare, not to mention your income taxes. If you drive home to your home and you are lucky enough and fortunate enough to own a home, you are probably paying a local property tax. When you kiss your spouse good night, you think that is free. No, leave it to the Federal Government to continue to have this thing called the marriage tax. And, yes, if you scrape and invest and save and you build a family business, have the audacity to pursue the American dream, the Federal Government is there with its hand out saying give us 45 percent of the value of your family business. Now I have heard from my colleagues on the other side who say that family farms are not affected. Well, then let me tell you a very quick personal story, a story of a farm family in Missouri, a young married couple who in 1956 left Portageville, Missouri, in the district of the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson), with $1,000 in their pocket, and that was going to be the stake that they had. It happened that the woman was an expectant mother with her first child and, as it turned out, her only child. That married couple happened to be my parents, and over the last 2\1/ 2\ years I have had the unfortunate reality that obviously death is inevitable, and I have had the unfortunate experience in our family of having both my father pass away in late 2002 and my mother one year ago. I do not mind sharing with you, a 514 acre farm, a modest life insurance policy, the house that I grew up in, a combine, three tractors and some irrigation equipment, and that is it. And I am sitting across the mahogany desk from our long-time family accountant with the adding machine with a tape on it, and he is plugging in an arbitrary value for these assets that my parents invested their soul into. And I am breaking out into a cold sweat wondering whether or not this business that they built and wanted to pass on is going to fall above an arbitrary line or below an arbitrary line that we in Congress have set. Now we did not have to pay the tax, but 14 days ago I had the requirement of filling out the form and paying the $2,000 accountant fee; and, again, I do not quarrel with that. But, Mr. Speaker, the death of a family member should not be a taxable event, period. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for H.R. 8.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Akin). (Mr. AKIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Cramer), my cosponsor of H.R. 8.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from the great State of Missouri (Mr. Blunt) a colleague of mine, the majority whip.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. I am sure the gentleman from Michigan misspoke, and I am certain it was inadvertent. The bill, H.R. 8, actually does allow for a step up in basis of $3 million for a surviving spouse and another $1.3 million for surviving heirs. If the intent of the legislation, which it is, is to help family businesses be passed from one generation to the next and the surviving heirs choose not to farm or continue the family business, then they are the ones making the taxable decision to dispose of assets that would be subject to a 15 percent capital gains rate but certainly not the 45 percent estate tax. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw).

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I can assure my friend I will not use the entire 14 minutes to close. Mr. Speaker, who has the right to close?

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner).

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, among the many groups that support H.R. 8, including the National Federation of Independent Business, which is the voice of small business, there are many minority owners of small businesses that also support complete repeal. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop).

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, a lot of individuals have worked on H.R. 8, and I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Herger), one of those individuals.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 5 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the fact that we are here today poised to pass H.R. 8, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005. On behalf of the lead Democratic sponsor, my colleague, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Cramer), as well as the over 200 bipartisan Members who have co-sponsored this bill, I am pleased that we are poised to pass in this body this commonsense legislation. I would like to talk about a couple of constituents, particularly a constituent named Howard Effert who is a resident of Columbia, Missouri, who in 1965 began a lumber yard business there in Columbia. He contributed $100, which was a very modest contribution, as he had three young children to provide for with a modest wage. He had the idea and a desire for a new venture even though many within the community felt this venture would be unsuccessful, but yet his partners helped him provide the financial assistance and of course some valuable mentoring to help him open the doors to this lumber business. Fast forward now 40 years. His two sons, Brad and Greg, are running the day-to-day operations of the business. Of course, they want this family business that has been in their family since its modest beginnings in 1965 to be able to be passed on pursuant to the American Dream, that is, to create a legacy, to help your children be better off than you were. Yet the Effert family today, Mr. Speaker, has to write a check for $1,000 a week, $52,036 to be precise, to purchase a term life insurance policy, the proceeds of which will be to pay the Federal Government on that inevitable day that Howard Effert passes from this world to the next. In 2001 we passed historic legislation that let all income tax payers keep a little bit more of what they earned, and this historic legislation included a repeal of the Federal death tax which was a top tax priority for a lot of small business and family farm groups. Thus under current law, the death tax is gradually phased out between now and 2010. This is accomplished by increasing the exemption from the tax. Currently it is $1.5 million shielded from this very confiscatory tax, and at the same time we chip away at that top rate, which was as high as 55 percent, and in fact, in a few isolated instances as high as 60 percent tax. We now chip that away, and it is currently 47 percent. Unfortunately, as we know, the death tax does not stay dead and buried. As things now stand, it will rise from the grave in 2011, and it will revert to its form prior to 2001. Now, this quirk in the law can be directly attributed to the Senate's Byrd Rule, which applies to the consideration of reconciliation bills. As a matter of basic fairness, we must permanently repeal the death tax. The death of a family member quite simply should not be a taxable event. And if it was good policy when we enacted it in 2001, it remains a good idea today. Let me touch briefly on some policy rationales for finishing this unfinished work. The death tax is fundamentally unfair. By its very structure, the tax punishes thrift, savings, and hard work. Conversely, the tax forces taxpayers to engage in a host of economically inefficient activities to avoid the very punitive nature of the tax. Not only does this have a very real effect on taxpayers and their behavior but a negative impact on the economy. With a tax like the death tax, a family business or farm has no choice but to divert these precious resources, as in the case of the Effert family, to plan financially for the financial impact for the tax: money that could be used to expand the business, to purchase a forklift, to bring another person on the payroll, whatever is in the best interest of that business. Instead, this money is diverted in anticipation of this very punitive tax. Now, supporters of retaining the death tax will claim that perhaps redistribution of income promotes economic fairness and social responsibility. We will get to have that debate. I respectfully disagree. Instead of rewarding savings and investment, this tax actually rewards those who spend lavishly and leave no ongoing business interest or assets to the next generation. I am mindful of the bumper sticker that I saw recently traveling Missouri's highways on a big recreational vehicle that says ``I am spending my children's inheritance.'' If you wanted to give some good estate tax advice to someone that has put together some assets to pass along, it would be simply to consume it. Yet as we talk about some sort of tax reform and perhaps a consumption tax, this tax actually focuses on non-consumption and on thrift and savings. For that and for a variety of reasons, we will have the opportunity, I hope, in a good debate, in a civil discourse. I think we should permanently repeal the death tax. We should enact H.R. 8. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 8.

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 202, I call up the bill (H.R. 8) to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent, and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. HULSHOF

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a Missourian who has devoted countless hours promoting the arts in my hometown of Columbia, Missouri. She is in every sense a true Renaissance woman. Mr. Speaker, I am referring to Mary Nell Porter. After graduating from Chillicothe Business College, Mary Nell moved to Washington, D.C. to support her country in the effort that yielded victory in World War II. It was during this time that Mary Nell began what would become a lifetime commitment to volunteerism. Her unwavering support for fellow Americans is reflected in her activities that included volunteering her time at recruiting stations and at Cardinal Spellman's Foundling Home in New York. At the end of World War II, she moved to New York City, where she defied the limits that hindered the progress of women in the workforce. By rising to positions of authority and respect in prominent companies such as American Cynamid and Alexander's Department Store, Mary Nell served as an inspiration to countless women who made the decision to pursue a professional career. Upon her return to Missouri, Mary Nell continued her pursuit of knowledge and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Business Administration. Since that time, she has focused her efforts on a passion for music and joined the Women's Symphony League, Friends of Music of the University of Missouri, the University of Missouri's Arts & Sciences Alum Association Board and later served on the Missouri Symphony Society Board of Directors. Mary Nell's time, energy and generous spirit have been invaluable to the Missouri Symphony Society as well as the Missouri Theatre. She has been critical in the creation of a thriving arts community in my hometown of Columbia. I am eternally grateful for her devotion to our community, and it is my pleasure to share Mary Nell Porter's accomplishment and valuable contributions with my colleagues.

Mr. HULSHOF

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, the Constitution states: ``This great nation of ours was founded in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.'' These words echo the principles that have served our nation well for the past 228 years. It is of paramount importance that today's youth have a firm grasp of the principles and ideals outlined in this hallowed document. Mr. Speaker, as you may know, President Bush declared September 17th through September 23rd Constitution Week to commemorate the September 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution. I rise today to recognize Constitution Week and to honor civic education leaders and programs that have played an integral role in educating Missouri's youth about the Constitution. One exemplary program worthy of particular praise is We the People: the Citizen and Constitution. This program educates students in junior high and high school on the merits of a Constitutional democracy and discusses the material in a manner that provides relevance to the students and creates a model for student civic life. I want to draw particular praise for Millie Aulbur, who is the Director of Law-Related Education for the Missouri Bar. She has been a pillar in the civic education community, and her diligent work and strong leadership have vastly improved civic education programs in my home state. Likewise, she has been extremely effective in raising awareness of this issue with Missouri's Congressional delegation. Millie has recently succeeded in establishing a coalition of civic education leaders, known as the Advisory Committee for Civic Education of the Missouri Bar. I have known Millie since before coming to Congress, having served with her in the Missouri Attorney General office. I can say unequivocally that she is one of the finest and hard- working individuals I know. Her commitment to civic education and Missouri's youth is highly commendable. Without these civic education programs and leaders, we run the risk that future generations of Americans will lack knowledge of the document upon which our democracy is based. Millie Aulbur's efforts set a fine example, and I urge my colleagues to learn more about civic education programs in their Congressional districts and to assist these valued civic educators in this noble endeavor.

Mr. HULSHOF

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. I would like to commend the gentleman from Texas for working with me. I would like to commend the gentleman and thank the gentleman for the advance notice seeking to rescind funding for a competitive grant that has been awarded to a constituent of mine. I would like to, but I cannot because he did not have the common courtesy to advise me of that in advance. Certainly, the gentleman portrays the amendment in a simplistic way, and I know that is certainly great fodder for an election-year press release, but I would say to the gentleman that the grant itself does have substance. First about the scientist. Dr. Laura King, who is a constituent of mine at Columbia, Missouri, I would like to put her curriculum vitae into the Record, Mr. Chairman, at this point. Laura A. King, Ph.D. Office Address: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri McAlester Hall Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-6389 Kingla@missouri.edu Date of Birth: January 4, 1964, Dover, Ohio Academic Record & Honors Ph.D.--1991 University of California, Davis, Psychology, with distinction M.A.--1990 University of California, Davis, Psychology M.A.--1989 Michigan State University, Psychology, Phi Kappa Phi A.B.--1986 Kenyon College, English Literature with High Honors & Distinction; Psychology with Distinction; summa cum laude, ranked 2nd in class; Phi Beta Kappa; Semi-finalist for the Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities, 1986; Awards for Outstanding Junior English Major (1985) and Outstanding Senior Psychology Major (1986) Research Grants Awarded NIMH/FIRST Award MH54142 $475,728.00, 1995-2000 ``Goals, Identity, and Meaning in Life'' NIMH 2R01MH054142-06A2 (same grant, different name) ``Goals, Memory, and Self-Regulation'', 2002-2005; $450,000 Templeton Prize in Positive Psychology, $50,000 (including $35,000 unrestricted research grant) Awards Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2004, University of Missouri Named a H.O.P.E. Professor for excellence in teaching, SMU, 2000 Maguire Teaching Fellow (for Teaching Ethics), SMU, 2000 The ``M'' Award presented by SMU for ``sustained excellence,'' 1999 Mortar Board Senior Honor Society Faculty Appreciation Award, 1998 Rotunda Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, SMU, 1996 Faculty Member of the Month Award, SMU Student Association, April, 1995 Professional Experience 2003-present--Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia 2001-2003--Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia 1997-2001--Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University 1991-1997--Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University 1988-1991--Teaching Assistant and Instructor, University of California, Davis 1988--Graduate Assistant, Murray Lectures Committee, M.S.U. 1986-1988--Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University 1984-1986--Writing Clinic Tutor, English Department, Kenyon College Professional Affiliations Society for Personology (Elected for membership, 2004); Association for Research in Personality--elected Member At Large, 2002; American Psychological Association; APA Division 8; American Psychological Society; Midwestern Psychological Association; Society of Experimental Social Psychology; International Society for Self and Identity Editorial Activities Associate Editor, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1999-2003 Associate Editor, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 1998-1999 Guest Co-editor, with Kennon Sheldon American Psychologist: Special Section on Positive Psychology, 2001; Guest Editor, Journal of Personality: Special Section: Personality Development and Personal Growth, 2002; Editorial Board, Journal of Personality, 1996-2003; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1997-1999; Ad hoc Reviewer, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Review, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Social Cognition, Journal of Research in Personality, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Psychological Science Grant Review Panels National Institutes of Health Panel RPHG-4, 1999-2003 SPIP, 2003-present; Special emphasis panels, 3/2000, 7/2000 publications Articles Scollon, C.N., & King, L.A. (2004). Is the good life the easy life? Social Indicators Research 68, 127-162. Twenge, J.M., & King, L.A. (in press). A good life is a personal life: Relationship fulfillment and work fulfillment in judgments of life quality. Journal of Research in Personality. King, L.A., & Raspin, C. (2004). Lost and found possible selves, well-being and ego development in divorced women. Journal of Personality, 72, 603-631. Burton, C.M., & King, L.A. (2004). The health benefits of writing about peak experiences. Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 150-163. King, L.A., & Smith, S.N. (2004). Happy, mature, and gay: Intimacy, power, and difficult times in coming out stories. Journal of Research in Personality, in press. King, L.A., & Smith, N.G. (2004). Gay and straight possible selves: Goals, identity, subjective well-being, and personality development. Journal of Personality, 72, 967-994. King, L.A. (2003). The Mysterious and Audacious World of Melanie Klein. Contemporary Psychology, 48. King, L.A. (2003). Money really doesn't buy happiness. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. King, L.A. (2003). Some truths behind the trombones? Psychological Inquiry, 128-131. Invited commentary on Lazarus. Singer, J.A., King, L.A., Green, M.C., & Barr, S.C. (2002). Personal Identity and Civic Responsibility: ``Rising to the Occasion'' Narratives and Generativity in Community Action Student Interns. Journal of Social Issues 58, 535-556. King, L.A. (2002). Personal growth and personality development: A foreword to the special section. Journal of Personality, 70, 1-4 King, L.A. (2001). The health benefits of writing about life goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 798-807. Sheldon, K., & King, L.A. (2001). Why positive psychology is necessary. (foreword to the special section). American Psychologist, 56, 216-217. King, L.A. (2001). The hard road to the good life: The happy, mature person. The Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Special Issue on Positive Psychology, 41, 51-72. King, L.A., & Patterson, C. (2000). Reconstructing life goals after the birth of a child with Down Syndrome: Finding happiness and growing. International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health, 5, 17-30. King, L.A. (2000). Why happiness is good for you: A commentary on Fredrickson. Prevention and Treatment, 3, Article 4. Available on the World Wide Web: http:// journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030004c.html. King, L.A., Scollon, C.K., Ramsey, C.M., & Williams, T. (2000). Stories of life transition: Happy endings, subjective well-being, and ego development in parents of children with Down Syndrome. Journal of Research in Personality, 34, 509- 536. King, L.A., & Miner, K.N. (2000). Writing about the perceived benefits of traumatic life events: Implications for physical health. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 220-230. Pennebaker, J.W., & King, L.A. (1999). Linguistic Styles: Language use as an individual difference. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 1296-1312. King, L.A. (1998). Ambivalence over emotional expression and reading emotions in situations and faces. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 753-762. King, L.A., & Napa, C. (1998). What makes a life good? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 156-165. King, L.A., Richards, J., & Stemmerich, E.D. (1998). Daily goals, life goals, and worst fears: Means, ends, and subjective well-being. Journal of Personality, 66, 713-744. King, L.A., & Pennebaker, J.W. (1998). What's so great about feeling good? Psychological Inquiry, 9, 53-56. (Invited commentary on Ryff & Singer). King, L.A., & Broyles, S. (1997). Wishes, gender, personality, and well-being. Journal of Personality, 65, 50- 75. King, L.A., & Williams, T. (1997). Goal orientation and performance in the martial arts. Journal of Sport Behavior, 20, 397-411. King, L.A., McKee-Walker, L. & Broyles, S. (1996). Creativity and The Five Factor Model. Journal of Research in Personality, 30, 189-203. King, L.A. (1996). Who is regulating what and why? The motivational context of self-regulation. Psychological Inquiry, 7, 57-61. (Invited commentary on Baumeister & Heatherton). King, L.A. (1995). Wishes, motives, goals, and personal memories: Relations and correlates of measures of human motivation. Journal of Personality, 63, 985-1007. King, L.A. (1993). Emotional expression, conflict over expression, and marital satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 10, 601-607. King, L.A., Emmons, R.A., & Woodley, S. (1992). The structure of inhibition. Journal of Research in Personality, 26, 85-102. King, L.A., & Emmons, R.A. (1991). Psychological, physical and interpersonal correlates of emotional expressiveness, conflict and control. European Journal of Personality, 5, 131-150. King, L.A., & Emmons, R.A. (1990). Conflict over emotional expression: Psychological and physical correlates. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 864-877. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1989). Personal striving differentiation and affective reactivity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 478-484. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1988). Conflict among personal strivings: Immediate and long-term implications for psychological and physical well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 48, 1040-1048. Chapters King, L.A., Eells, J.E., & Burton, C.M. (2004). The good life, broadly defined. In A. Linley, & S. Joseph, (Eds.), Positive Psychology In Practice. (pp. 35-52). New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. King, L.A. (2003). Measures and meanings: The use of qualitative data in social and personality psychology. In C. Sansone, C. Morf, & A. Panter, Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology, (pp. 173-194). NY: Sage. King, L.A., & Burton, C.M. (2003). The Hazards of Goal Pursuit. In E. Chang & L. Sanna (Eds). Virtue, Vice and Personality: The Complexity of Behavior. (pp. 53-70). Washington, D.C.: APA. King, L.A. (2002). Gain Without Pain: Expressive Writing and Self Regulation. In S.J. Lepore & J. Smythe (Eds.), The Writing Cure, Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. King, L.A. (1998). Personal goals and personal agency: Linking everyday goals to future images of the self. In M. Kofta, G. Weary, and G. Sedek (Eds.), Personal Control in Action: Cognitive and Motivational Mechanisms (pp. 109-128). New York City, NY: Plenum. King, L.A., & Emmons, R.A. (2000). The assessment of motivation. In A.E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology, Vol. 5. (pp. 320-324). New York: American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press. King, L.A., & Napa, C. (1999). Ambivalence. In D. Levinson, J. Ponzetti, & P. F. Jorgensen (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Human Emotions, New York, NY: MacMillan Reference. King, L.A., & Pennebaker, J.W. (1997). Thinking about goals, glue, and the meaning of life. In R.S. Wyer, Jr. (Ed.), Advances in Social Cognition (pp. 97-105). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Emmons, R.A., King, L.A., & Sheldon, K. (1992). Goal Conflict and the Self-Regulation of Action. In D. M. Wegner and J. W. Pennebaker (Eds). Handbook of Mental Control (pp. 528-551). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1992). Thematic analysis, experience sampling, and personal goals. In C.P. Smith (Ed.), Thematic content analysis for motivation and personality research (pp. 73-86). New York: Cambridge University Press. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1989). On the personalization of motivation. In T.K. Srull & R.S. Wyer, Jr. (Eds), Advances in social cognition (V. 2., pp. 111-122). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Manuscrips Under Review King, L.A. Happy endings. King, L.A., Hicks, J.A., Baker, A.K., & Krull, J. Positive affect and the experience of meaning King, L.A. & Eells, J.E. Older but wiser, and happier and nicer: Folk concepts of maturity. Lyubomirsky, S., King, L.A., & Diener, E. The benefits of positive emotion. King, L.A., Baker, A.K., & Burton, C.M. The relocation of joy: Rediscovering happiness after a life transition. Manuscripts In Preparation King, L.A., Hicks, J., & Burton, C. Self disclosure vs. self construction: Reconsidering the healing power of writing King, L.A., & Williams, T. Enacting a life dream: Implications for daily experience, and psychological and physical well-being. King, L.A., & Kennedy, T.D. What they did for love; Generativity, subjective well-being and the career narratives of professional dancers. King, L.A., & Marquis, J. Making a contribution: Changing life goals, generativity, and subjective well-being in infertile individuals. King, L.A. The consequences and correlates of the pursuit of happiness. Williams, T., King, L.A., & Eels, J. Are important goals difficult? Person X Appraisal Interactions in Personal Goals. Drigotas, S.M., & King, L.A. Intuition, emotional intelligence, and social functioning. Presentations Invited Colloquia and Talks King, L.A. (2004, May). Who I am and who I was: Stories of the discovery and construction of meaning in life transitions. Presented in Symposium entitled ``Second Changes in Life: Transformative Stories of Self and Society. Dan McAdams, Chair. Foley Center for the Study of Lives, Northwestern University. King, L.A. (2004, April). Happiness and the Meaningful Life. Keynote Speaker Address. Michigan Undergraduate Research Conference. Kalamazoo College. King, L.A. (2004, April). Stories of Life Transition: Implications for Happiness and Personality Development. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH. King, L.A. (2004, April). Writing for Our Lives: Implications for psychological and physical health. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH. King, L.A. (2003, May). A Meaningful Life: The positive psychology approach to the Life Story. Psi Chi Distinguished Speaker Presentation. Midwestern Psychological Association Convention. Chicago, IL. King, L.A. (2002, October). In favor of happy endings. Presented at the International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, D.C. King, L.A. (August, 2002). All that ends well really is well. Invited address, presented at a Presidential Symposium. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Martin Seligman, Chair. King, L.A. (2002, February). The relative weight of work and family in judgments of life quality. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. King, L.A. (2001, December). The Articulated Self: Writing, revising and reinventing the life story. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Twenge, J., & King, L.A. (2001, October). A good life is a good personal life. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. King, L.A. (2001, February). Goals, stories, and the meaning of life. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. King, L.A. (2001, February). Healthy Pleasures. Two talks, plus discussion presented as part of SMU's Godbey Lecture Series, Looking on the Bright Side of Life, with Mike McCullough. King, L.A. (2000, April). Trivial Pursuits and Magnificent Obsessions: The Role of Life Goals in Happiness, Health, and Maturity. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. King, L.A. (2000, Spring). The Psychology of the Good Life. Godbey Lecture Series, Southern Methodist University. A series of four lectures, plus discussion, presented in Dallas, TX. King, L.A. (2000, February). Are only bad things good for us? University of Texas at Austin. King, L.A. (2000, February). Lost and found possible selves: The role of what might have been in subjective well- being and personality development. Presented at the First Annual Personality Preconference, The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. Nashville, TN. King, L.A. (1999, October) Reconstructing the future: Personal growth, subjective well-being, and physical health in response to life changing events. Iowa Psychological Association Convention, Pella, IA. King, L.A. (1999, November). Lost and Found Possible Selves: Implications for Well-being and Maturity. Feminist Reading Group, Southern Methodist University. Dallas, TX. King, L.A. (1999, April). What the stories we tell say about us: Subjective well-being and personal growth. University of Texas at Dallas. King, L.A. (1998, February). A psychology of Goya's Los Caprichos. Meadows Museum of Art. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. King, L.A., & Napa, C. (1997, April). What makes life worth living? Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL. King, L.A. (1996, October). Emotional disclosure: Basic mechanisms and re-writing the life story, Universidad Autonomous de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City. King, L.A. (1996, March). Personal goals and personal development: Becoming the people we want to be. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. King, L.A. (1996, February). Daily goals and best possible selves: Implications for Subjective well-being. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. King, L.A. (1996, April). Personal strivings, possible selves and the meaning of life. Invited paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, San Antonio, TX. King, L.A. (1995, December). Goals, wishes, and ultimate life dreams: Explorations in personality and motivation. The University of Houston, Houston, TX. King, L.A. (1994, September). Goal conflict, ambivalence and psychological well-being. Department of Psychiatry, Universitat Ulm and the Psychiatric Hospital at Weissenau, Germany. King, L.A. (1994, September). Linking current goals to future images of the self: Implications for well-being and goal progress. Presented at an invited conference entitled ``Issues in Personal Agency.'' The University of Warsaw, Poland. M. Kofta, G. Weary, and G. Sedek, Organizers. King, L.A. (1994, December). Personal strivings and the imagined future self: Implications for subjective well-being. The University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX. King, L.A. (1993, November). Ambivalence over emotional expression and the interpretation of emotional stimuli, Texas A&M University, Bryan-College Station, TX. Symposia Organized King, L.A. Chair (2000, October). Happiness, Optimism, Hope and Maturity: A social psychology of human strengths. Society of Experimental Social Psychology. Contributors: Ed Diener & Carol Nickerson, Sonja Lyubomirsky, C. R. Snyder, and Laura King. Selected Conference Papers King, L.A., Baker, A. K., Velasquez, L., & Burton, C. M. (2004). Changes, happiness, and maturity, APA. King, L.A. & Baker, A. K. (2003). The Relocation of Joy: American Psychological Association Convention. King, L.A. (2002, April). Writing and revising your way to health and happiness. Presented at the SPAM Meeting, Columbia, MO. King, L.A. (2002, February). The self looks upon itself transformed: Narrative explorations in self change. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, in a symposium entitled ``Self Perception.'' Savannah, GA. King, L.A. (1999, January). If it's positive, it must be an illusion. Presented at the First Annual Invited Conference of Positive Psychology, Akumal, Mexico. King, L.A. (1998, June). Stories of life transitions: Happy endings and subjective well-being. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality and Social Behavior. King, L.A. (1997, August). Doesn't everybody just want to be happy? Presented in a symposium entitled, ``Looking on the Bright Side'' C. Langston, Chair. 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Chicago. King, L.A. (1997, July). Finding meaning in traumatic events: Implications for physical well-being. Presented in a symposium entitled ``Trauma: Social, Clinical, and Personality Perspectives'' Luc Vandenberg, Chair. 4th annual European Congress of Psychology, Dublin, Ireland. King, L.A. (1995, June), Linking current goals to future images of the self: The case of Pre-med students. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality and social Behavior, Highland Beach, FL. King, L.A. (1994, August), Implicit and Self-Attributed Motives: Relations to Private Wishes, Worst Fears, and Awareness. Paper presented in a symposium entitled, ``Implicit and Explicit Motivation.'' W. Fleeson, Chair. 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. King, L.A. (1994, August). Personal strivings and ultimate life goals: Linking the present with the future. Presented in a symposium entitled, ``Goals Units in Personality: Development and Change of Personal Goals.'' C. Langston, Chair. 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. King, L.A. (1994, June). Personal goals and personal development: Development as a deliberate process. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality and Social Behavior, Highland Beach, FL. King, L.A. & Whitmore, J. (1993, April). Ambivalence over Emotional Expression and Interpretation of Emotional Stimuli. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. King, L.A. (1992, August). Intrapsychic Conflict and Self- destructive Behavior: A Vicious Circle. Presented at Symposium entitled ``Self-Destructive Behavior: Clinical, Social and Personality Perspectives'' R. A. Emmons, Chair. American Psychological Association Convention, Washington,

Mr. HULSHOF

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Chairman, This great country of ours was built on the, backs of willing and abled entrepreneurs who, with a little faith and help, started their own businesses in hopes of achieving the American dream of prosperity and success. It is this desire to own a business that is the backbone of our economy. With small businesses representing more than 99 percent of all employers and creating roughly 75 percent of the net new jobs, it is quite clear to see their importance in the economy. As such, I rise today in support of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois to maintain level funding for the 7(a) loan program. One of the most successful tools in the Small Business Administration's arsenal, the 7(a) loan program helps qualified businesses acquire financing when they may otherwise be prevented from obtaining a loan through the normal financial channels. During the 2002-2003 fiscal years, the 9th district of Missouri, which I have the distinct honor of representing, received $37 million in 7(a) loans. This translates into the creation and/or retention of more than 1,100 jobs in the small business community. For rural districts, like mine, this incentive is essential. One example of this is Moresource, Inc. located in Columbia, MO, which is in my district and where I currently live with my family. In 1994, Kat Cunningham had an idea to create a business that would focus solely on the management of employee administrative matters, such as payroll, tax compliance, health benefits and other human resources issues. Her thought was that by handling these cumbersome and time consuming tasks, small businesses can focus on increasing productivity and their core business objective. With the aid of a sizeable Small Business Administration 7(a) loan, Kat turned this concept into a reality and created Moresource, Inc. 10 years later, the company has grown from 5 internal employees and 200 leased employees to 7 internal and more than 1,500 leased employees. Kat will tell you that without the assistance of a 7(a) loan, it is questionable whether Moresource would have had the opportunity to get off the ground. Stephanie Perkins also credits the 7(a) loan program with making her dreams come true. Because of challenges Stephanie faced in obtaining a loan through traditional lenders, the 7(a) loan program provided her with the capital she needed to start up her own business. Stephanie opened the doors to Brown Station Early Learning Center in the fall of 2000 with help from the 7(a) loan program. Since that time, she has almost doubled the employees in her daycare center, which provides Columbia working parents with the peace of mind of knowing that their children are in safe and caring hands. These are just two examples of how critical the 7(a) loan program is to Missouri businesses. It also illustrates the hand-up it can provide to support and encourage women who are willing to take risks and start a business venture. In the state of Missouri, we have an estimated, according to the Center for Women's Business Research, 129,865 privately held companies in which women hold the majority of ownership, accounting for 30.8 percent of all privately held firms in the state. The success of these outstanding women has contributed to the employment of 241,992 Missourians and generated $26 billion in sales. The 7(a) loan program is crucial to developing and sustaining small businesses in America. It is also small business entrepreneurs that we have to thank for the 1.5 million jobs that have been created in the past 10 months. Furthermore, these enterprising and hard-working individuals have brought us an unemployment rate that is lower than the decade averages of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. For these and many other reasons, I urge all my colleagues to support small business and economic growth with a vote for the Manzullo amendment.

Mr. HULSHOF

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Chairman, I want to, first of all, say thank you to my friend for his kind words and the work that he has done on the upper Mississippi; and, two, the chairman of the subcommittee during general debate, the chairman talked about trying to find a balanced approach, and I applaud that; and I think the underlying bill does just that. We certainly appreciate trying to fund the critical programs through the upper Mississippi River basin. Despite, quite frankly, the recent core budgets that have made this task extremely challenging, it is critical that adequate funding be provided to support a multiple-use river, as the gentleman from Wisconsin spoke of. Whether it is the Environmental Management Plan that he spoke of to the navigation study and a comprehensive plan for flood control and floodplain management, the Mississippi River does, in fact, have diverse uses and, accordingly, diverse needs. Again, I applaud the chairman and the subcommittee who have worked with our office and our constituents to make a difference in the basin. In fact, I know that the chairman has logged thousands of miles personally to inspect and view many of the civil works projects around the country, and I would be remiss if I did not extend a personal invitation to the gentleman to come to Missouri and to see the upper Mississippi and especially the locks and dams as the previous chairman did some years ago. In fact, it was on that visit that we had a chance to view from the air some of the true benefits of the Environmental Management Plan specifically, and it really gave me a sense of a greater appreciation for what the Corps of Engineers was doing with the EMP. Already hundreds of acres of prime wetlands have been reclaimed, critical back waters have been restored, habitats are thriving. We are helping to promote flood control throughout the region, and we know too often, I think, the Corps of Engineers receives only barbs for its environmental record; but I think its successes in the EMP, which has really only been limited by funding issues, are indeed worthy of praise. So accordingly, I support the bipartisan efforts of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind), my friend, as well as the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson), to achieve this balanced approach to the management of one of our Nation's greatest natural resources, the mighty Mississippi. Withdrawal of Request for Recorded Vote on Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Norton

Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word. (Mr. HULSHOF asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)