Ed Schrock

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding me time. I rise today in support of H.R. 1308, the Working Family Tax Relief Act. We must act today to preserve the relief plan that has created record-breaking economic growth and has spurred the creation of over 1.7 million jobs alone in the last year. Failure to act today will result in 93 million Americans and their families paying on average $565 more on their taxes next year. As my colleagues heard the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw) say, many of these families will be our military families, with a parent fighting somewhere in the global war on terror. Our military families are paying Uncle Sam enough just with their honorable service, and we should do everything we can to allow them to keep more of their hard- earned money. This tax extension has important economic impacts for all of our military families. This bill provides an additional $199 million of assistance to military families in combat zones, and my colleagues heard the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw) say this bill increases the child credit for military families by allowing them to include tax-free combat pay when calculating their refundable child credit. He also said, and as we heard the chairman say, this bill increases the earned income credit for military families in 2004 and 2005 by giving them the option to include combat pay in calculating that tax credit. Congress must pass this bill and help extend tax relief to our very important military families.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4012, a bill to reauthorize the District of Columbia College Access Act for 5 years. This legislation allows high school graduates from D.C. to pay in- state tuition rates at state colleges and universities throughout Maryland and Virginia. As a Congressman from the Commonwealth of Virginia, I welcome these students. Over the past year, I have become increasingly aware of the hardships the children in our Nation's capital face. Their public school system is in shambles. Without this legislation, a DC student who manages to succeed in the failed school system despite the odds, and is accepted to college, has very limited choices on where he or she can go and pay lower in-state rates. Since the creation of the program 5 years ago, the number of high school graduates in the District continuing on to college has risen by an astonishing 28 percent. These are the kind of results we like to see. This legislation simply levels the playing field for these students, who do no have the benefit to choose from several in-state colleges like their counterparts throughout the rest of the nation. I believe that the city of Washington, DC should be a model to the rest of the nation. Ensuring that young people in DC have access to a good education is a great place to start. I hope that my colleagues will overwhelmingly support this legislation, and show the students in the District of Columbia that we are committed to ensure they have every opportunity to succeed in life.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3277, the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act. As a representative of one of the largest military constituencies in the Nation and as the chairman of the House Navy and Marine Corps Caucus, I am proud to support this bill. This is about memorializing the heritage of the United States Marine Corps, both in silver, and through the financial support that this will bring to funding the Marine Corps Heritage Center, which will allow us to preserve the over 200 years of brave service to our country that the Marine Corps has rendered. The Marine Corps fought during America's first war on terror, when then President Thomas Jefferson launched a war against the Barbary pirates, who for nearly 200 years had terrorized shipping in the Caribbean, raiding ships, and forcing American merchant sailors into slavery until ransom was paid for their release. Like today, the actions of these terrorists were openly supported by foreign nations who had no respect for law. Like today, few other countries in the world were willing to stand up and fight. Many European nations calculated that paying tribute to the Barbary pirates to leave their merchant ships alone gave them an edge over young countries like the United States in commercial trade. As part of Jefferson's war on the Barbary pirates, in 1805, a brave force of U.S. Marines crossed over 600 miles of West African desert and successfully assaulted the Barbary pirate harbor fortress at Derna, on the shores of Tripoli. Following this victory, these Marines were the first U.S. forces to hoist the flag of the United States over territory in the Old World. This early success of the Marines struck a blow for the forces of lawful nations against the terrorism of their day, and contributed to a change in the policy of European nations paying tribute, eventually bringing an end to the terrorism of the Barbary Coast nations. This heritage is what we are commemorating with the passage of this bill. It is the same heritage that we will be preserving through the Marine Corps Heritage Center.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act. In December 1606 over 100 explorers left England in the spirit of exploration and discovery. They finally reached land on April 26, 1607 at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. These explorers landed in Virginia Beach, Virginia at a spot they named ``Cape Henry.'' Upon setting foot on solid ground, George Percy proclaimed, ``fair meadows and goodly tall trees, with such fresh waters running through the woods as I was almost ravished at the sight thereof.'' The Second District of Virginia is still home to these fresh waters and tall trees that the settlers were so relieved to see. After resting here for 3 days and erecting a cross, at the instruction of Captain Newport, the settlers continued their journey up the James River to eventually find a home at Jamestown. Today, a cross still stands on this historic beach in Fort Story in Virginia Beach, commemorating this landing and memorializing the end of one journey but the beginning of another. The first months in their new home proved to be an invariable struggle but by 1607 they had created the first permanent English settlement in the new world, Jamestown. Their will to survive coupled with help from their neighbors, the Virginia Indians, facilitated the Jamestown settlers in their quest to start a new life. The 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown will be celebration for all of Virginia. Rich in history, the Commonwealth of Virginia has always offered many opportunities for its residents and visitors alike to explore the wealth of history that helped shape our great nation. The 400th Anniversary Jamestown Commemorative Coin will benefit both Jamestown and the entire Commonwealth of Virginia by reaffirming our dedication to the preservation of history. This coin will help Virginia share this rich history with the rest of America and let us all celebrate this terrific anniversary. I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia, Mrs. Davis, for her work on this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and remember a great man, a great leader and a great President. Ronald Wilson Reagan is a man none of us will soon forget. In the annals of American and world history, Ronald Reagan will be recognized and remembered with the great leaders of our past like Winston Churchill, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. As a principled leader, he challenged political leaders in our Nation, in both parties, to go beyond the status quo, to think beyond the realms of the possible, to reach new heights in public discourse by doing more than debate the problems ailing the American people, and to actually find a solution. He actively worked to enact new policies that brought our Nation out of the malaise of the 1970's. He fought communism and tyranny, bringing freedom to more people in the world than has ever been achieved in history. His principle of, ``Peace through strength,'' not only led our Nation to become the preeminent superpower in the world, but it also brought the Soviet empire down to its knees, ending the Cold War once and for all. When was the last time we have seen a world leader stand boldly on the doorsteps of an enemy and challenge him to ``Tear down this wall''? President Reagan knew what had to be done and he did it. Why? Because it was the right thing to do. I think most Americans will remember Ronald Reagan for the inspiration he gave us all. He helped us to believe in ourselves again. After our failed efforts in Vietnam and the protests and marches against our actions there, after Watergate, after economic malaise, and after the Iran Hostage Crisis, America was in a state of despair with very little hope in the future. But President Reagan helped us to believe we could be better, and became better. He showed us America could be strong and win the Cold War, and we became strong and won it. He promised us he would invest in the American people to turn the economy around. He made that investment and dividends are still paying off today. President Reagan optimistically led the way. The Nation followed and we are better off because of it. In spite of all that President Reagan did for our Nation, the one thing that speaks volumes about his character and the man that he was, was the way he loved Nancy. He was not embarrassed about his love for her, rather he demonstrated it at every opportunity. President Reagan was committed to his family, to his Nation and to the world. He was dedicated to his integrity, principles and the belief that America could become that shining city on a hill. Today, we say goodbye to this great man, leader, President and husband. We miss President Reagan. May God bless him and his family.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg), who introduced this resolution.

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

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett).

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays).

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey).

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi).

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, we really have had time to debate what the last gentleman has discussed. It is too bad we are saddening the debate on this for that kind of discussion. There was certainly plenty of time for that. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones), one of the strongest advocates of the military that I have ever known.

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) to refocus our attention on what this bill is really about.

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, first of all, let me thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg) for introducing this resolution. I want to thank my very good friend of nearly 3 decades, the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Bordallo), for that wonderful poem. I know the sacrifices the folks on Guam made. I was privileged to serve in Guam during my Navy career, and I know what a great place that is and what a wonderful woman the gentlewoman is. Mr. Speaker, as our Nation struggles to answer threats to our security in this global war on terror, it is appropriate that we both remember and seek inspiration from the sacrifices of the generations that have gone before in defending our freedoms, our way of life and the ideals on which our Nation is founded. Their sacrifices changed the world in which we live and made possible the freedoms we enjoy in today's world. Ours is a continuation of their struggle. The red poppy is a symbol that even on the tortured soil of a war- torn battlefield, our soldiers can be reminded that despite the death and violence which surrounds them, the world for which they are fighting is vibrant and future beautiful. This remains an important symbol for every American, both in and out of uniform, who may feel overwhelmed by the death and violence of today's world. It is important that we stop and consider the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform. Their service is an honorable one, and our Nation owes them a debt we can never fully repay. That our Nation takes a day to contemplate and remember their sacrifice is an appropriate tribute to their efforts. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg).

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H. Con. Res. 424, the concurrent resolution currently under consideration.

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 424) honoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial Day.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2432, and I am glad to be a cosponsor of the very sensible bill offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose). Mr. Chairman, small businesses and the public need relief from the burdensome and costly impact of Federal rules and paperwork. In 2001, the Small Business Administration found that firms employing fewer than 20 employees face an annual regulatory burden of $6,975 per employee. The SBA also found that Federal regulations and paperwork compose $843 billion in compliance costs on small businesses. As the chairman of the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Oversight and as a member of the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs chaired by the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose), I have heard on numerous occasions the testimony of small business owners about how regulations cost our small businesses time and money. This bill will provide relief to small businesses by reducing the tax paperwork for small business. It will improve the completeness and timeliness of the Office of Management and Budget's regulatory accounting reports, and it provides for a study of the feasibility of regulatory budgeting that is desperately needed to better manage the huge regulatory burdens on the public, especially small business. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this bill because, in the end, it will free up more time and money for small businesses that, in turn, can reinvest in new technologies, new research and additional development. Most importantly, this bill will also allow businesses to create more jobs for America's families.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of all the commonsense reforms to the OSHA enforcement process. Mr. Speaker, I serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight of the House Committee on Small Business. Believe me, I hear regularly from small businesses about the horror stories with OSHA enforcement. The Department of Labor and OSHA suggest their first mission is to provide compliance assistance and not play ``gotcha'' with businesses they oversee. OSHA needs to educate our businessmen and women about what they should be doing before they show up and slap them with a fine. In a system where our agencies promulgate over 4,000 rules a year, we cannot expect small businesses to know how to comply unless we help them. In 1996, Congress passed the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act requiring agencies to develop small business policies to reduce or waive civil penalties for first-time violators. We want our regulators to help businesses come into compliance. I have been reviewing enforcement statistics as a result of some of the hearings I have held. The Department of Labor had 143,000 enforcement actions against businesses last year, 45 percent of them against small businesses. I have also looked at the numbers in OSHA. It had 24,000 enforcement actions, half of which were against small businesses. We need to restore fairness to the OSHA adjudication system. Unfortunately, the present system stacks the deck against businesses, particularly small ones, so unfairly that many people settle even frivolous OSHA complaints rather than challenge them. OSHA paperwork requires over 100 million hours a year to comply with. That is 100 million hours that our citizens and small business men and women could be spending with their families or helping to grow their businesses. That does not even include the amount of time a small business has to spend if it is fighting what it believes to be an unfair OSHA fine. Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to restore fairness and balance to this process. It is time for us to give small businesses the tools to fully exercise their rights in this process. It is time for us to get out of the way of the businesses that are creating jobs in this economy, providing health care to their workers, and giving back to their communities. Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to pass this legislation. I urge my colleagues to support this package of commonsense OSHA reform bills; and I urge my colleagues to support the bill we are now considering, H.R. 2728, which will give the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission the flexibility to make exceptions to arbitrary deadlines for employers to file responses to OSHA citations when a small business misses the deadline by mistake or, frankly, for a darned good reason.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule for H.R. 2432, the Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act. Last June, with bipartisan cooperation, the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose) introduced this good government bill that improved the existing processes governing paperwork and regulations. The bill makes incremental improvements instead of changing the role of Congress in its oversight of agency rules. The overall burden of Federal paperwork and regulatory requirements is staggering and is a real drain on job growth, productivity and American competitiveness. In fact, Federal paperwork and regulatory burdens have increased in each of the last 8 years. H.R. 2432 includes legislative changes to ensure reduction in tax paperwork burdens on small business, assist Congress in its review of agency regulatory proposals and improve public and congressional understanding of the true costs and benefits of regulations. Since 1942, the Office of Management and Budget has had statutory responsibility to review and approve each new, revised or continuing paperwork imposition on the public. Currently, the IRS accounts for over 80 percent of all the federally imposed paperwork burden on the public. H.R. 2432 requires OMB to conduct a systematic review and then submit a report on specific actions the rest can take to reduce tax paperwork on small business. To assist Congress in its review of agency regulatory reforms, H.R. 2432 permanently establishes a regulatory analysis function in the General Accounting Office. In 2000, Congress authorized a 3-year pilot test for this regulatory analysis function, but it was never funded. This was partly because GAO intended to use contractors instead of in- house expert staff during the test period. H.R. 2432 would require GAO's having in-house expertise comparable to OMB's expertise. With GAO's help, Congress will be better equipped to review final agency rules under the Congressional Review Act and to submit timely and knowledgeable comments on proposed rules during the public comment period. Current law requires OMB to submit an annual regulatory accounting statement and associated report on impacts, such as on small business, with the President's fiscal budget. To date, all six of OMB's final regulatory accounting reports have been incomplete, and none have been submitted in final form with the fiscal budget. As a consequence, their utility in the decision-making process has been hindered. To improve OMB's regulatory accounting reports, this bill requires OMB to seek agency input annually, as it does for its information collection budget and the fiscal budget. The bill also requires OMB to conduct a study of regulatory budgeting to determine if agencies can better manage regulatory burdens on the public. This bill has been endorsed by many organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, National Federation of Independent Business, National Small Business Association and the Small Business Survival Committee. The Congressional Budget Office provided a preliminary estimate of the budgetary impact of this bill, saying the bill would cost about $10 million a year and would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO's estimate includes $8 million for GAO and $2 million for OMB. The current budget for OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is $7 million. OIRA has multiple functions besides paperwork and regulatory reviews, such as government-wide statistical policy and information policy. As a consequence, the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose) and I will be introducing a substitute today authorizing $5 million for GAO's permanent regulatory analysis function. This amount is based on the proportionate share of OIRA's budget for its paperwork and regulatory reviews. I support the rule with 1 hour of general debate, equally divided, and which makes in order the only two amendments submitted to the Committee on Rules, one from the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney) and one submitted by the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose). I urge my colleagues to support the rule. H.R. 2432 should result in needed paperwork and regulatory relief, especially for small businesses, and help Congress fulfill its constitutional role as a coequal branch of government.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I share the following article on behalf of a constituent, Rabbi Israel Zoberman. What a golden opportunity Mel Gibson had to introduce a significant note of much-needed harmony into the alarming discord of a polarized and fractured world community, and even here at home, with heightened religious and political strife. I fear that he missed it. It happened--and to Gibson's credit he didn't hide it--because so far he is passionately locked into the anti-Vatican II stance which longs for the ``good old days'' when the Mass was in Latin and Jews were not collectively free from the outrageous charge of deicide (the killing of God). The world-impacting crucifixion of a fellow Jew historically resulted in the varied crucifixion of millions of his brethren, including gas chambers, thus figuratively crucifying the suffering Jesus time and again. Indeed Jesus' message and mission of Israel's shalom have been tragically overtaken by history's greatest and longest hatred fueled by The Passion, so ironically toward Jesus' own flesh and blood. Jews are still victims of nails spread in their bodies by suicide bombers. How in the world did Gibson cast that governor Pontius Pilate as a pussycat, manipulated by those scary-looking, menacing rabbis that he after all appointed to high office? He surely knows that all the Jews at that time were under terrorizing Roman rule which gave rise to the fertile messianism so poignantly represented by Jesus. Gibson allowed his creative imagination to really soar high, but at what price? Millions will consider his take as gospel truth and perpetuate those stereotypical images pursuing us, Jews and Christians, with so much damage to both. Isn't it time to loosen those destructive bonds of oppression? Gibson succeeded in resurrecting through the power of his artistic talent the ghosts that Catholics and Protestants courageously tried through revised doctrine and practice to bury in humanity's graveyard of monumental sins and errors. But he also presents us with a precious opportunity to redouble our ecumenical dialogue and sectarian educational efforts of all religions to prove that blood should lead to love, violence to vision, and reality to redemption. Perhaps now that Gibson's risky financial investment-- prompted by an evident deep faith which I'm glad he found-- has borne substantial fruit, he would contemplate another version of The Passion that is less threatening to our common dream. It is high time to prove that religion can and should be a source of infinite goodness and not only of inexhaustible evil. My own young congregation met for 10 glorious years from 1985 to 1995 at the most gracious Catholic Church of the Ascension in Virginia Beach. That inspiring interfaith model could not have happened without the reforms of Vatican II when Pope John XXIII began and current Pope John Paul II enhanced the promising rapprochement with the Jewish people. This sea change culminated in the Vatican's official recognition of the Jewish state, the Jews no longer rejected by the church's teaching of contempt condemning us to forever be wanderers with Cain's mark upon us. The Polish pope's visit to Israel's eternal capital Jerusalem witnessed his paying tribute and praying at the Western Wall around the temple where Jesus left his mark, and Yad Vashem's Holocaust Memorial reminding the courageous and visionary pope of his own proud anti-Nazi saga and the Jewish classmates he lost. And could I have honored retiring Bishop Walter F. Sullivan at our holiest service on Yom Kippur Eve? Our dear Catholic bishop, who has become a close friend, held our Holocaust Torah scroll from Czechoslovakia. He was instrumental in establishing the new Holocaust museum in Richmond. Following Gibson's penetrating film, Jewish children in Virginia Beach and elsewhere have been socially ostracized. Would Gibson like to face the two high schoolers in my congregation who had swastikas left on their desks? And what might yet happen in a Europe that is experiencing the worst resurgence since the Holocaust of the virulent virus of anti- Semitism, as well as the vast Muslim world with its growing radicalism? On the eve of Passover and Easter's shared rejoicing in the divine gifts of renewal and resurrection, respectively for Jews and Christians, there is much that Gibson can so ably do to help us build together God's kingdom on earth of healing, hope and harmony for all. There is much at stake and we are all in it together. Rabbi Israel Zoberman, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Chaverim in Virginia Beach, is son of Polish Holocaust survivors. He is immediate past president of the Hampton Roads Board of Rabbis.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support H. Res. 598. Life for military families is very complex, especially at times like these when one or sometimes two of the parents are off serving in the global war on terror. The burdens on caregivers, schools, and the community to counsel these children and make them feel safe and secure are great. Though the Department of Defense, with the help of Congress, is able to compensate communities for these burdens, the sensitivity of teachers, administrators, and other educators at military impacted schools is not something we can simply write a check for and expect the issues to be addressed. I cannot overstate the importance of supporting these affected communities financially. However, today I am here to recognize the valuable contributions the schools have in the education, comfort, and care of our military children. Children of military communities are subject to different kinds of stress than other children. Their fear that mom and dad may not return from war cannot be comprehended by others in the community. Educators in these areas have extra duties placed on them as they work the front lines to educate these children during times of both peace and conflict. Schools serving military installations must be aware of world events and how that can impact the lives of the children they teach. The daily school routine helps provide military children with the feeling of safety and security. The need for normalcy is great in these communities; and educators, through their love and support of the children, help to provide that normalcy. Approximately 650,000 public school children around the United States have parents serving in the military. The importance of supporting military impact aid for schools that serve these children is essential. Services such as increased counseling, security at the schools near military installations, and all around support can make all the difference in the lives of military children. Today, I rise to support H. Res. 598 and to recognize the important and valuable contributions of military impacted schools, teachers, and administrations as they continue to care for our children; and I encourage all of my colleagues to do the same.

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Mr. SCHROCK. Well, Mr. Speaker, I am totally convinced that our men and women know exactly what they are doing. They are proud to be there and doing exactly what we task them to do. It looks like we have made some major headway today in Fallujah. I think it was long past time when we did do that. This constant drip, drip, drip of our folks getting injured and killed could only go on so long, and I think we gave those people far and enough time to get out of there so we could go in there. Now they have done that; and, hopefully, we are going to bring a little peace to that area and will settle things down. The interesting thing is I think Americans believe when they see actions like Fallujah, that the whole country is on fire and the whole country is being bombed. It is not. Most of the country is stable and being brought back to life. Schools are open, courts are open, the water systems are up and running, sewer systems are up and running. But when we have one little area like that that is being attacked, the perception is that the whole country is like that, and it is not. It is interesting, our men and women know what they are doing and they do a great job. And even those who have been injured and brought to field hospitals want to get well and get back again. They want to go back to join the folks they were fighting with so they can bring this thing to a conclusion because they know it is the right thing to do. I think that is the story that, unfortunately, does not get out very often. Good news is no news in so many cases, and there are so many good stories over there that are going on. It is a shame the American people are not allowed to share in those. And I think the news media, unfortunately, has not done a good enough job of showing the good-news stories in Iraq. That is said not only for our men and women but for their families back home.

Mr. SCHROCK. It does.

Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I think it is kind of a sad commentary, too, because our folks are doing such a great job. When they see all the bad stuff and when they know they are doing the good stuff, it demoralizes them. The two times I have been privileged to be in Iraq, these men and women are so supercharged about what they are doing and know they are doing the right thing. Whether they are active duty, Reserve, or Guard, they all work together as one big unit, and I think we should be very, very proud of every single one of them.