Darrell Issa

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I rise in the strongest possible support of this bill. Coming out of the telecommunications industry, coming out of the high-tech industry and being a user of these products, I recognize full well how stalled broadband deployment is. There is no question on either side of this issue but that broadband deployment has fallen behind our competitors. We have fallen behind Korea. We have fallen behind nations that we never thought we would be second to in the role of high-speed Internet. This bill seeks to and does in fact, as it is to be amended, allow for the best of both worlds. It allows for universal access both to the incumbent utilities and those who would like to become exchanges. But it also says, wisely, that there has to be an opportunity for a return for those who will invest hundreds of billions of dollars. This bill does it and does it extremely well. I believe if those on both sides of this issue recognize and think about the fact that this is not going to be an industry which is stalled and is suddenly going to restart itself, but that to restart it is going to take action from this body, then this bill, passed in the House and hopefully passed in the Senate, is going to lead to a restarting of broadband, which more than anything else I can name will restart the growth of America's economy, something that is sorely needed.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1892, Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2001, as amended in the Senate. I want to thank our chairman, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner); our subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas); the leadership on both sides of the aisle that worked diligently to bring a fuller and more complete reform to the floor here today. I would also like to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), who is not on the committee but who has constituents that were faced with exactly this problem and brought it to our attention, only to find that I had constituents with this exact same problem, thus creating the need for the bill. Last I would like to thank Senator Feinstein who has taken time out of her busy schedule on the Senate side to research this and to make those amendments which, in fact, make this a more thorough bill and less likely to need to be revisited. Lastly, rather than speaking of the merits of this bill, I would like to go down on record as saying that the Family Sponsor Immigration Reform Act is just another example of how we work together on a bipartisan basis to find the legal alternatives to immigration, and to encourage those who play by the rules, those who go through the hoops, sometimes a decade, to get their legal status should be rewarded. At a time when we are saying to those who come here illegally that we will not tolerate it any more, I hope this is the first of many reforms that allows us to say we have an open door if you want to come through the front door, and we are closing and locking the back door.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Roseanne Luth of San Diego, California. I would like to join with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in honoring her as the recipient of the inaugural Joseph L. Hertel Memorial Award. This award was inspired by Joseph Hertel and is a tribute to his exceptional life and his courageous battle against Lou Gehrig's Disease. Roseanne Luth is a successful business owner in San Diego. Roseanne was the first elected president of the 70-year-old Executive Association and the San Diego Book of Lists ranks her custom research company, Luth Research, among the top 25 San Diego Women-Owned Businesses. She also served a five-year term as a board member of the San Diego Better Business Bureau and served as the Bureau's first woman chairman in 1998. In addition, to being an extraordinarily successful entrepreneur she is also an asset to the community. I would like to wish Ms. Luth continued success as she continues to team with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and her brother, Bob Baker, to work towards the elimination of Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Bob Baker of San Diego, California. I would like to join with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in honoring him as the recipient of the inaugural Joseph L. Hertel Memorial Award. Joseph Hertel, Mr. Baker's son-in-law, inspired this award. It is a tribute to his exceptional life and his courageous battle against Lou Gehrig's Disease. The Bob Baker Auto Group, one of the largest automobile dealerships in San Diego County has earned a stellar reputation for its fair treatment of both customers and employees. Mr. Baker has been recognized by the industry on numerous occasions with professional commendations for his success and his contributions to the industry. Mr. Baker is also recognized for his community involvement, some of his civic duties include being a Trustee of the University of San Diego, Director Emeritus at Scripps Mercy Hospital Foundation, Advisory Board Member for Scripps Hospital Trauma Board, and Advisory Committee Member for Saint Vincent de Paul. I would like to wish Mr. Baker continued success as he joins his family and the Muscular Dystrophy Association to fight against Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment and I want to thank my colleague and friend, Chairman Hyde for bringing it to the floor. Mr. Chairman, this amendment strikes at the very heart of this debate, but, more importantly, it strikes at the heart of our Constitution, which is the bedrock of our great nation and the foundation of our democracy. This afternoon Members of Congress have the opportunity to lay partisan self-interests aside and vote to support the 1st amendment to the Constitution. There are no frills to this amendment, there are no special interests who are serviced in this amendment. Rather, it serves the interests and protects a fundamental right of the American people. It states simply and seeks only to insure that nothing in the act shall violate the 1st amendment to the Constitution of the United States--our right to speak freely, to speak politically without the threat of censorship or retribution from the government. Are we going to turn our backs today on this fundamental right, to sacrifice our freedom of speech on the altar of campaign finance reform? Let me remind some of my colleagues who will not support this amendment what we believe about free speech in this country. We believe that free speech is an inalienable right. We believe that all people should be allowed to express their political beliefs openly, without arbitrary rules that restrict the means with which they can share and debate ideas. We believe that our constitution should govern Congress' laws, not the other way around. Mr. Chairman, this amendment assures the constitutionality of this proposed law. By supporting our Constitution, and our freedom as Americans to enjoy free speech, it affords the broadest protection to political expression, and it assures the unfettered exchange of ideas. Mr. Chairman, every type of organized communication takes money. Pamphlets need to be printed, letters need to be written and mailed, and television ads need to be broadcasted. The scam that is being pulled here by my colleagues who support H.R. 2356 is really quite remarkable. In the name of stabilizing our Nation's political system, they want to prevent people from spending the money necessary to share their ideas with each other. Whether this is the result of malicious intent or a totally misguided effort to ``reform'' our campaign finance system, it is not any less outrageous. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to take a look at this amendment, search their hearts, and vote to protect our Constitution. Let's have campaign finance reform, but let's live up to our oath of office and protect our Constitution.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of our fighting men and women who have done so valiant and done so well in Afghanistan and in support of the measures that they have taken to secure and safely transport the detainees from Afghanistan, a cold and inhospitable climate and one in which medical support is not properly available, to Guantanamo, Cuba. Additionally, I pledge to ensure that the safety of our men and women is maintained and the safety of the detainees by personally going to Cuba, by looking and seeing the conditions under which they are held to ensure that they are humanitarian, but as a military veteran to also ensure that the precautions are taken so that never again will either a detainee or our men and women guarding those detainees be killed because of the kind of uprisings that have occurred not once but twice in the region. Mr. Speaker, I believe that this body should commit itself to understanding that problem and supporting our fighting men and women and their ability to maintain the safety of the detainees and themselves.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this piece of legislation. Not because it is completely flawed, it has great value in some of the things it says, but it has flaws. Before I go on to those flaws, I would like to point out that the previous speaker misstated this resolution. I would ask the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) to use some of his remaining time to restate correctly this resolution. This resolution in its original form very outlandishly called on the Palestinian Authority, as though they were the perpetrators of this crime. It has been changed, because they are not. Hamas committed these two terrible attacks, for which Hamas should be hunted down and punished, as the President is seeking to do. But in fact, the Palestinian Authority is also a victim of these attacks. They have had loss of life as a result of this. And going to the larger picture of the Middle East, Israel continues to find ways to punish and diminish the Palestinian Authority's ability to enforce the very laws that they ask to be enforced by bombing their police headquarters in retaliation for what was taken credit by Hamas to be their act. Hamas is, in fact, an organization formed in opposition to the Palestinian Authority's very own party. I would ask that these inaccuracies be corrected, because in fact Hamas would like to see the PLO out of power. Hamas is an extreme organization with a very different bent than the Palestinian Authority's general way of doing business. More importantly, I would call on everyone to look at item four, where it urges the President to take any and all necessary steps to ensure the Palestinians take the actions described. That was added, and it was added for a good and valid reason that I hope we will all remember should this otherwise in some ways misguided resolution pass. The President could restore the $900 million that the Israeli Government has withheld from the Palestinian Authority. Those dollars were designed to allow them to enforce their laws, and yet that has been unlawfully and in violation of the agreement that they have made withheld. The President could see that the Palestinian Authority, who today only has two answers to a riot, yell at them or shoot them, because they are prohibited and withheld the kind of riot control equipment that would allow them to enforce these very sanctions that we want to see that they do to root out Hamas. They have no riot control equipment; they have no billy clubs; they have no tear gas. So I ask that we look at this somewhat erroneous resolution for what it might do for the administration, if the administration takes the initiative and does some positive things to undo the damage that has been done by Israel in breaking down the very authority that they now call on the United States to insist that they take these steps. We were just in the West Bank on a CODEL. We saw how little ability the PLO now has, what the effects of 14 months of not receiving the funding they need to do their job are. This is not a perfect document. It has been improved. I would call, once again, on the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) to make those corrections so that we fairly and accurately state what item 4 and the rest of this document says, which is a call on Hammas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other organizations, terrorist organizations, of which the Palestinian Authority is not one.

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I want to make it clear that this resolution started off as one that I could not support, and, in its final form, it is one that I will vote for, not because anything I said was less accurate. There are unsaid things. There are, in fact, challenges that the Israeli government has not met that I would hope they meet, but I would say that in the final analysis that we as a body must speak about the wrong actions that occurred, regardless of what is not in this document or any flaws that remain.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I come to the House floor today to make the body aware of what I think is a reprehensible act by the nation of Iran in using its state-run newspaper, the Tehran Times, to falsely state what a delegation of Members of Congress accomplished while in the Middle East. In a delegation that I was proud to lead, we went to the Middle East, to Syria, to Lebanon, to Egypt, to Israel and into the Palestine-occupied territories. On that trip, we had occasion to make an address in Lebanon. That address was covered by the Tehran Times and by the Associated Press, Reuters and others. The Tehran Times chose to say that we had said that the Hezbollah was not a terrorist organization, when nothing could be further from the truth. It has a long history of terrorism, including its leaders having murdered American Marines in 1982, having blown up our embassy, and those leaders are still sought. To make the record straight, the Associated Press, and I quote, said: ``The delegation's leader Darrell Issa, Republican of California, told reporters that for the United States to remove Hezbollah from its list of terrorist organizations, the Lebanese-based group must renounce terrorism.'' Another title: ``Hezbollah Must Renounce Terrorism, says a U.S. Congressman.'' That was from a French newspaper. And from Reuters: ``U.S. Congressmen Ask Lebanon to Rein in Hezbollah.'' I hope this has set the record straight.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I do not come often to the well of the House, but today I feel it is essential that I address both my fellow colleagues here today and the American people because we are now in the process of considering airport security. And the debate, in my opinion, has degenerated to do we, in fact, hire Federal workers or do we hire non-Federal workers when, in fact, the House of Representatives and the Senate clearly agree on two things that are existing today. One is that we need to up and improve the standards; secondly, that the existing contractors who are doing the job today, that is supposed to result in our safety in the air, are not doing their job properly. Only yesterday when Chicago was proven to be a hopeless sieve, and other cities when it was shown that these workers, many of them, most of them not citizens, operated by a foreign corporation that does not even ensure that the background checks are done, even after paying a huge fine, they continue to not do the background checks. They continue to not meet the requirements that will lead to America's safety. I get on an airplane virtually every week. I have over 100,000 miles this year alone going back and forth to my district. I as much as any other member of this great Nation have a vested interest in airline safety, as do all of my colleagues here today and on the other side of the House. There is no question that we must act and act immediately. From this body we do not call on the administration to specific action, but I call on all of us in government to immediately fire these contractors who have failed to protect us, those contractors who continue to violate the laws. Do not fine them; fire them. I believe that while we are deciding who can protect us better, I would feel much safer having my county sheriff standing there, having my California National Guard and every other State's National Guard. And I know that those men and women with minimal supervision on Day One will be U.S. citizens, will speak, read, write English, will understand better what behavior that is not consistent with a normal passenger would be, and they will be motivated for airline safety. Pay them what they need to have. Get them there today. Mr. Speaker, we cannot wait until our law is passed, until it is conferenced, until it is signed, until it is enacted. Mr. Speaker, we, in the Federal Government before Monday morning comes, before we fly on Veterans' Day, we must have better airline safety. I call on all of us to act and act immediately to bring the kind of safety to our airports that we can bring only by replacing these proven criminal corporations and getting their questionable employees off the system, off the payroll and bringing in loyal Americans. Mr. Speaker, I ask for this to be enacted and enacted before our great holiday.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my constituent, Ms. Lucy Dunn, of Coto de Caza, California, for her personal and professional commitment to the building industry. Ms. Dunn was elected Secretary Treasurer of the Building Industry Association of Southern California in 1998 and has served in successive years as second and first vice president before being elected president. In addition, Lucy also serves as director and member of the California Building Industry Association and the National Association of Homebuilders, where she serves on the Environmental Committee. Lucy's involvement is not limited to the building industry however. She has served as a director and/or member of the Orange County Business Council, the Lincoln Club of California, the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, the California Office of Historical Preservation Subcommittee on Archaeology, the National Foundation for Economic and Environmental Balance and the Bolsa Chica Conservancy as a founding member. Orange County Metropolitan magazine ranked Ms. Dunn among the country's ``Hot 25'' people in business for 1992 and 2000, she was nominated for the Orange County Business Council's ``Women in Business Award'' in 1995 and 1996, and was recognized as the California State Legislature's ``Woman of the Year'' in March 1997 for her outstanding service and dedication to the people of California. As Lucy Dunn completes her term as president I would like to congratulate Ms. Dunn for her service and commitment to her profession and the community. I wish her great success in all her future endeavors.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Jean Paule of Los Angeles, California. I would like to acknowledge Jean Paule on the occasion of her 80th birthday. After completing a distinguished career at Occidental College in Los Angeles, she made a historic journey across America. She has visited the birthplace and library of every United States President. I would like to commend her on this most historic and patriotic journey. In addition to her travels throughout the United States, she has visited every continent of the world, including Antarctica. I wish her well in her future journeys as she continues to travel and serve as the Historian of Occidental College.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate the Ivey Ranch Elementary School and the Oceanside Unified School District for its achievement in earning recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School. Ivey Ranch Elementary is the first school in the Oceanside Unified School District to receive National Blue Ribbon recognition. This makes their achievement all the more significant and remarkable, and I am pleased to have this opportunity to share the news of their success with my colleagues in this distinguished body. Ivey Ranch Elementary is a model of excellence in my district, the state of California, and the nation. It has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to educational excellence for all students. Ivey Ranch is the first school in the Oceanside Unified School District to surpass the state's goal of an 800 Academic Performance Index for all schools. Ivey Ranch students have raised their standardized test scores significantly in the past four years. Math scores at the fourth grade level increased from the 50th percentile in 1998 to the 82nd percentile in 2001. Third-graders are currently scoring above the 86th percentile in math. Overall, the school's Academic Performance Index has increased from 759 in 1999 to 829 in 2001. In granting National Blue Ribbon status, the Secretary of Education has recognized the dedication and commitment of the administrators, teachers, support staff, and parents to the continued improvement and excellence of this school In the midst of all the recent news that is so often discouraging, it is imperative that we acknowledge this superb effort by the team that has made Ivey Ranch Elementary a National Blue Ribbon school. While there may be evil in this world, we know that there are many more people who are committed to making this world and our country a better place. Ivey Ranch Elementary is evidence that there are good people out there, doing very good work, and providing an excellent education to the children who represent our nation's future. Mr. Speaker, I am honored and proud to represent the students, teachers, administrators, and parents who contributed to this achievement. These good people deserve strong recognition of their achievements. May Ivey Ranch Elementary remind all of us that ours is a nation of hard workers and good people. Well done Oceanside Unified School District; great work Ivey Ranch Elementary.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 390, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, it is beyond my possible understanding how in America, even the isolated incidents that have happened, could happen if we really view what those same people would like to have us do. We do not know who perpetrated this crime for sure. We think it may be Osama bin Laden or his allies. We do not know if Osama bin Laden is backed completely by Iraq or by other groups. We are not sure where the money comes from. It is my personal wish, and I believe this body's wish, to find out; and once we find out, we eradicate the capability of those people who struck us so viciously once and for all. That is a reasonable response, and I believe America wants to make that response. But we cannot make that response with clean hands if in fact we use the opportunity of this disaster to seek revenge against others in our society. Mr. Speaker, I cannot explain hate, and I would not try. What I would like to do for a moment is just share something from my own youth. When I was in high school, I worked for Rabbi Kasen in Cleveland Heights. I was in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, which is not bad for an Arab kid from Cleveland, and I got one of the best jobs a kid could get, I was working for the rabbi delivering poultry. I did not know much about the rabbi, but over the years as I would return the car at the end of the evening back to his home rather than where I picked up the poultry, I would learn a little more and a little more. By the time I was done working for him, I had discovered that his entire family had been wiped out in the Holocaust. He bore a tattoo on his arm, and he was a Holocaust survivor. But I discovered something else, something more important that I think everyone in America has to understand when we look at these acts of violence. He was a man of God because he bore hatred towards no one, including those who had so terribly disrupted his and his family's life. Instead, he felt pity for them because they would know no salvation, they would know no rest. They would be the recipients of only evil forever after, while he would go on doing his little duty of running a small shop in Cleveland Heights. He would run a little shop and he would raise his children. That lesson is a lesson America has to understand. We cannot let our grievances, no matter how great, turn into acts of violence. America has a right to respond to those who would hurt us and prevent them from doing it in the future, but we can only do that with our heads held high if we in America take the lead that Rabbi Kasen taught me as a boy, and do not seek to strike out against those who have done wrong; but rather, in fact, do not do what they did because only by, as Christians say, by turning the other cheek, will we have clean hands to seek the proper outcome, and that is justice for the acts done against us.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I woke up this morning, after not getting much sleep last night, with a broken heart and a tremendous feeling of sadness and anger. There are still so many questions unanswered. When we see these horrible events, feel these tremendous feelings and listen to these unspeakable stories, we must remember that we are Americans. Throughout history, Americans have shown to the world what freedom is. And, more importantly, we have shown what freedom costs. Yesterday we once again paid that cost. While we share this planet with evil, we will not let evil triumph. To the victims and to the friends and families of those who have perished, I want you to know that your country, your American family, is praying for you and shares this burden with you. But to those responsible for these unspeakable horrors our country has endured, I say to you: You should not sleep another night with peace. You should not eat another meal in comfort. You must look over your shoulder because we will find you. We will find you and justice will be done.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a broken heart, torn between great sorrow and great anger in support of this resolution. I have no words sufficient to express my total contempt for the cowards who perpetrated this horrific act of terrorism. In fact, I believe America has no words sufficient to express their contempt for the cowards who perpetrated this horrific act of terrorism against the people of America. I would cite the President's words of earlier today, when he said, ``The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against the country were more than acts of terror, they were acts of war.'' I, therefore, thank the majority leader and the minority leader and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for putting together such a thoughtful and timely resolution condemning the terrible acts aimed directly at the freedoms and liberties of the American people. To Americans across the Nation who mourn and who are angry, I call on you to focus your anger on the perpetrators of this unlawful act and not to cast anger on neighbors, on coworkers, simply because of their certain religion, race, or nationality. It is our resolve to bring about justice, and we must remember that when fighting against terrorism and extremism which has twisted their hatred into a system of beliefs not consistent with the major religions of the world, that these acts are condemned by Christianity, that these acts are condemned by Judaism, and that these acts are condemned by Islam. I must ask all Americans to remember that as we seek the revenge that we as a people are entitled to. God bless America.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, like many Americans, I woke up this morning after not getting much sleep, with a broken heart and a tremendous feeling of sadness and anger. There are still so many questions unanswered and so much emotion tied in our hearts. While we see these horrible events, feel these tremendous feelings, and listen to these unbearable stories, we must remember that we are Americans. Throughout history Americans have shown the world what freedom is, and more importantly, what freedom costs. While we share this planet with evil, we will not let evil triumph. To the victims and to the friends and families of those who have perished, I want you to know that your country--your American family-- is praying for you and shares this burden with you. To those responsible for the unspeakable horrors our country has endured, I say to you: You should not sleep another night peacefully, you should not eat another meal without looking over your shoulder, and you should never have rest because we will find you. Justice will be done.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Life Resources Network for it's excellent accomplishments in social services that provide women with life affirming alternatives to abortion. Over 1,370,000 children, or one quarter of all pregnancies, are aborted each year. While many mothers and fathers want to raise their children, they often feel that abortion is their only viable option. The mission of Life Resources Network is to solve underlying social issues that lead to unintended pregnancies and the societal pressures that compel both men and women to abort their children. This non-profit organization is operated by more than 100 volunteers that have logged over 1,370 hours. These volunteers focus on distributing the Women's Resource Guide in order to connect women with services that can enhance their lives and the lives of their children. This guide is a directory of services offering information on housing, adoption services, medical care, employment, birth preparation, and many other valuable resources. From January 2000 to May 2001, Life Resources Network was able to educate 108,000 people through an active Speaker's Bureau and Media Outreach. The bureau covered topics including human life development, post-abortion trauma and abortion alternatives and also equipped teenagers with the facts about pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes and pregnancy prevention. Life Resources Network has shown remarkable progress in uniting individuals, businesses, and organizations of different philosophies and working together to build a society that offers affirming solutions that elevate women and improve the lives of their children. I would like to personally thank the management and all of the many volunteers at Life Resources for their exemplary efforts to foster a community that promotes healthy choices for women and a healthy environment for their children.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 193) requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his Administration to make reducing crime an important priority, and for other purposes.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, on rollcall No. 328, I was inadvertently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye''.

Mr. ISSA

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in total opposition to the absence of fair play that we see here on the floor today. In America, in the America I grew up in, we set goals, we set standards when necessary; but we do not tell people how to achieve those goals. When we tell people in America how to achieve goals, we cut down on innovation; we cut down on the ability for Americans to look at a problem and a hurdle and accomplish it. There was no predetermination in America that we would go to the Moon in a three-man capsule. When, in the heart of World War II, we set our determination to develop a nuclear weapon, we did not do it easily; and we did not do it with a blueprint that said, you will do it only this way. As a matter of fact, we reached two solutions and used both. America has a long tradition of setting a goal and asking the business community and hard-working entrepreneurs to innovate to find solutions. Here today, in this debate, all California is asking for, and ultimately every American, is the ability to free up private enterprise to find solutions, solutions that hopefully do a better job to meet the higher standards that California has set for clean air; to retain the important clean-water standards we are not able to retain today because we are forced to use MTBE, that has been found to be a carcinogen and has been found to pollute the water of California. Mr. Chairman, all California, and the rest of America, want and need today is the ability to say that there may be another solution, and ``Let's go look for it.'' Mr. Chairman, I ask the Members, out of fairness and out of a sense of the way America has always done business, to correct this past mistake that set specific solutions instead of proper goals. I would hope that this body would recognize that it is un-American to set these kinds of specific standards. Instead, let us set goals.

Mr. ISSA. I yield to the gentleman from California.

Mr. ISSA. The gentleman has made a very good point, that this is all about the greenest State in America, the greenest State in America asking for this ability. I hope the Members will consider it.

Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to have the motion withdrawn.