Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2010-02-25 Date2010-02-25 PublicationVolume 156, issue 25 Sections161 House · 47 Senate House sections IN TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN P. MURTHA OF PENNSYLVANIA HONORING EDWARD BALOIAN CONGRATULATING THE LaPORTE FAMILY YMCA ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING PHYLLIS HICKS HONORING SABRINA MORALES, PRISCILLA KING, LAKEITHA LYLES, AND DIANA EDOUARD FOR WINNING THE HONORING OUR FUTURE LEADERS COMPETITION PERSONAL EXPLANATION COMMEMORATION OF TAIWAN'S "2-28 MASSACRE" HONORING KELLY WEINSENSEEL FOR WINNING THE HONORING OUR FUTURE LEADERS COMPETITION CORPORAL JACOB HENRY TURBETT HONORING THE ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT FOR BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION'S WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM HONORING MS. DEBRA GABEL PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN CUBA IN HONOR OF MAURICE GROSSMAN RETIREMENT OF MR. LEW STULTS THE KHOJALY TRAGEDY A TRIBUTE TO ALAN AND NANCY BRODOVSKY FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO EDUCATION EXCELLENCE NATIVE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2009 PERSONAL EXPLANATION PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE BUENOS AIRES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RECOGNITION OF STEFANIE SPIELMAN EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR REPRESENTATIVE DALE KILDEE TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL LARRY DODGEN RECOGNIZING AND THANKING AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS RECOGNITION OF CINDY DYAS IN HONOR OF THE PRESCOTT FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING ALEC ROBINOVITZ, A TOP YOUTH VOLUNTEER IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN P. MURTHA OF PENNSYLVANIA HONORING MEHDI MORSHED HONORING LAVERA ETHRIDGE-WILLIAMS HONORING DR. HERBERT RHODES HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES IN MEMORY OF FORMER PLEASANTON MAYOR BEN TARVER III HONORING KATIE STAGLIANO, A DISTINGUISHED FINALIST OF THE 15TH ANNUAL PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS MARGARET REYEZ H.J. RES. 45--INCREASING THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT CELEBRATING 110 YEARS OF THE VFW A TRIBUTE IN RECOGNITION OF SISTER JENNIE LECHTENBERG UPON HER RETIREMENT FROM PUENTE LEARNING CENTER AFTER 25 YEARS AS ITS FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN CELEBRATION OF TOWN OF NORMAL MAYOR CHRIS KOOS BEING NAMED AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HERO BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY FAIR COMPETITION ACT HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF GEORGE RIOS UPON HIS RETIREMENT H.R. 4264 THE EQUALITY FOR WOMEN FARMERS ACT HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF LANCE CORPORAL JOSHUA H. BIRCHFIELD IN RECOGNITION OF THE FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES ON CELEBRATING ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING FRANK HAYES IN CELEBRATION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MCLEAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COMPACT HONORING THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF SERGEANT JOSEPH MATTEONI AND FIREFIGHTERS GARY DUNNE AND JEFF JOHNSTON DURING THE 309 MILL STREET APARTMENT FIRE OF AUGUST 30, 2009 IN SUPPORT OF KFUO 99.1 FM "CLASSIC99" COMMENDING JOHN ANTON OF HAVERHILL HONORING DR. DAVID BENKE RECOGNIZING GREG FIRST OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA HONORING THE LIFE AND SACRIFICE OF MEDGAR EVARS AND CELEBRATING THE UNITED STATES NAVY FOR NAMING A SUPPLY SHIP AFTER MEDGAR EVARS IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF LINDA GROVER TRAGEDY IN KHOJALY, AZERBAIJAN INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT ACT IN RECOGNITION OF JAMIE McMURRAY'S WIN AT THE DAYTONA 500 IN THE NO. 1 CHEVROLET BASS PRO SHOPS/TRACKER BOATS CAR TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF CHARLYE OLA FARRIS HONORING WALTER GAMEWELL WATSON COMMEMORATING TAIWAN'S 2-28 INCIDENT TRIBUTE TO THE UNI-CAPITOL WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GENERAL OMAR NELSON BRADLEY IN HONOR OF AGNES TEBO TRIBUTE TO WIL BILLINGTON, TRUSTEE EMERITUS OF JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE "THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY APPLICANTS' PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION ACT OF 2009" TRIBUTE TO OUTSTANDING LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER JOE ANDERSON RECOGNIZING THE SONDGEROTH'S 67TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN HONOR OF HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL JOSIP BOZANIC RECOGNIZING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF "THE SIMPSONS" MEDIA IMAGES THAT DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT MANY GIRLS' SELF-ESTEEM OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT HONORING DR. MARY J. CLINKSCALE IN RECOGNITION OF THE ASSOCIATED FOOD AND PETROLEUM DEALERS ON CELEBRATING ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING ULYSSES CURRY, M.D. IN HONOR OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN-CROATIAN LODGE, INC. TRIBUTE TO CIITIZEN OF THE YEAR OSCAR GUTIERREZ IN TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN P. MURTHA OF PENNSYLVANIA LETTER FROM PROFESSOR ROBERT D. AUERBACH, LBJ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO KEN MORROW, MEMBER OF THE 1980 UNITED STATES OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY TEAM HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY FAIR COMPETITION ACT HONORING KATHRYN "KAY" HIRE, MOBILE'S ASTRONAUT OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HOLDING WRONG SUMMIT HONORING FRED THOMAS NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY ACT OF 2010 COMMEMORATING THE 117TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAYNE CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA COMMEMORATING THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KHOJALY TRAGEDY INTRODUCTION OF IMPROVING COMPACT-IMPACT ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN SONNY CALLAHAN--2009 "MOBILIAN OF THE YEAR" HONORING GALVESTON BUSINESSES IN TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN P. MURTHA OF PENNSYLVANIA HONORING PASTOR WALTER THOMAS RICHARDSON House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE CONGRESS IS BEGINNING TO WORK TOGETHER IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AMERICAN HEALTH CARE 1; CANADIAN HEALTH CARE ZERO HONORING THE LIFE OF PETER STRAUSS AMERICAN CONSERVATION AND CLEAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE ACT HUMANITARIAN AID FOR HAITI HONORING RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION'S CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE SUMMIT ORLANDO ZAPATA TAMAYO SNOHOMISH COUNTY AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE ANTITRUST EXEMPTION REPEAL MILITARY FAMILIES JOB CONTINUITY ACT NATIONAL TEACH AG DAY BIPARTISAN EFFORT FOR JOB CREATION REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3961, MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2701, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010, WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS... PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3961, MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009 RECESS AFTER RECESS PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2701, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010, WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS... GENERAL LEAVE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TEMPORARY EXTENSION ACT OF 2010 RECESS AFTER RECESS MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009 NATIONAL URBAN CRIMES AWARENESS WEEK PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR OF H.R. 1103 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE SPECIAL ORDERS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran) is recognized for 5 minutes. HANDLING WITH KID GLOVES THE ENEMIES OF THIS NATION HONORING THE HEROES OF THE HAITIAN DISASTER THE ADMINISTRATION'S ENERGY-KILLING POLICIES The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Woolsey) is recognized for 5 minutes. INTERROGATION TACTICS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) is recognized for 5 minutes. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) is recognized for 5 minutes. TRIBUTE TO JAMES HADLEY The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Inglis) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Paul) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) is recognized for 5 minutes. HEALTH CARE SUMMIT REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2701, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 HEALTH CARE SUMMIT--Continued PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PROGRESSIVES OR SOCIALISTS LEAVE OF ABSENCE SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT ADJOURNMENT BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS PETITIONS, ETC. Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2009 RECESS UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2009--Continued UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 4213 UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 4691 REMEMBERING VERNON HUNTER BLACK HISTORY MONTH USA PATRIOT ACT EXTENSION NOMINATION OF JUSTICE BARBARA KEENAN TRIBUTE TO TONY BELL REMEMBERING BILL GRESHAM MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 3038 Introductory Statement on S. 3039 Introductory Statement on S. 3042 Introductory Statement on S. 3043 SENATE RESOLUTION 422--RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT PROGRESS MADE BY THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENTIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION ON FEBRUARY 7, 2010 SENATE RESOLUTION 423--COMMENDING THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOR WINNING SUPER BOWL XLIV AND THE ENTIRE "WHO DAT NATION" FOR THEIR SUPPORT SENATE RESOLUTION 424--CONGRATULATING THE BMW ORACLE RACING TEAM FOR WINNING THE THIRTY-THIRD AMERICA'S CUP SENATE RESOLUTION 425--CELEBRATING VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA ON ITS 45TH ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 50--RECOGNIZING THE HISTORIC FOUNDING OF THE BLACK STUNTMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND THE COALITION OF BLACK STUNTMEN AND WOMEN SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 51--HONORING AND PRAISING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 101ST ANNIVERSARY AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 3333 Text of Senate Amendment 3334 NOTICE OF HEARING AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 PROGRAM ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 4691 OFFSETTING THE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT EXTENSION ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 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