Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1473-S1614
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as
follows: S. 374-383, and S. Res. 27.
Page S1542
Measures Passed:
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Senate passed S. 383, to amend
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public
Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional
authorities and responsibilities.
Pages S1613-14
Congratulating the Pittsburgh Steelers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 27,
congratulating the Pittsburgh Steelers on winning Super Bowl XLIII.
Pages S1612-13
Measures Considered:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Senate continued consideration
of H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and
creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science,
assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization,
for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, taking action on the
following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S1474-S1538
Adopted:
Isakson/Lieberman Modified Amendment No. 106 (to Amendment No. 98),
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income
tax credit for certain home purchases.
Pages S1474, S1481-84, S1523
Cardin Amendment No. 237 (to Amendment No. 98), to amend certain
provisions of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, related to the
surety bond guarantee program.
Pages S1484-85, S1523
Bond Amendment No. 161 (to Amendment No. 98), to provide
$2,000,000,000 from the HOME program for investment in the low income
housing tax credit projects.
Pages S1496-98, S1525-26
Dorgan Amendment No. 300 (to Amendment No. 98), to clarify that the
Buy American provisions shall be applied in a manner consistent with
the United States obligations under international agreements.
Page S1528
Baucus (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 102 (to Amendment No. 98), to
ensure that assistance for the redevelopment of foreclosed and
abandoned homes to States or units of local government impacted by
catastrophic natural disasters may be used to support the redevelopment
of homes damaged or destroyed as a result of the 2005 hurricanes, the
severe flooding in the Midwest in 2008, and other natural disasters.
Page S1538
Rejected:
By 32 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 37), Vitter Amendment No. 179 (to
Amendment No. 98), to eliminate unnecessary spending.
Pages S1474, S1521-23
By 35 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 39), Grassley (for Thune) Amendment
No. 238 (to Amendment No. 98), to ensure that the $1 trillion spending
bill is not used to expand the scope of the Federal Government by
adding new spending programs.
Pages S1485-88, S1489-91, S1524
By 31 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 44), McCain Amendment No. 279 (to
Amendment No. 98), to prohibit the applicability of Buy American
requirements in the Act to the utilization of funds provided by the
Act.
Pages S1494-96, S1528-30
Withdrawn:
Martinez Modified Amendment No. 159 (to Amendment No. 98), to reduce
home foreclosures, compensate servicers who modify mortgages, and
remove the legal constraints that inhibit modification.
Pages S1493, S1518-20, S1524-25
Pending:
Reid (for Inouye/Baucus) Amendment No. 98, in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S1474
Murray Amendment No. 110 (to Amendment No. 98), to strengthen the
infrastructure investments made by the bill.
Page S1474
Feingold Amendment No. 140 (to Amendment No. 98), to provide greater
accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional
earmarking and requiring disclosure of lobbying by recipients of
Federal funds.
Pages S1474, S1479-81, S1488-89, S1504-07, S1512-18
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Grassley (for Thune) Amendment No. 197 (to Amendment No. 98), in the
nature of a substitute.
Pages S1485-88
Baucus (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 200 (to Amendment No. 98), to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income
of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.
Pages S1491-92
Ensign Amendment No. 353 (to Amendment No. 98), in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S1530
Dodd Amendment No. 354 (to Amendment No. 98), to impose executive
compensation limitations with respect to entities assisted under the
Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Pages S1530-31
Barrasso Amendment No. 326 (to Amendment No. 98), to expedite reviews
required to be carried out under the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969.
Page S1536
Barrasso (for DeMint) Amendment No. 189 (to Amendment No. 98), to
allow the free exercise of religion at institutions of higher education
that receive funding under section 803 of division A.
Page S1536
Baucus (for Boxer) Amendment No. 363, to ensure that any action taken
under this act of any funds made available under this act that are
subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) protect the
public health of communities across the country.
Page S1538
Baucus (for Harkin/Stabenow) Amendment No. 338 (to Amendment No. 98),
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a program to
enable certain individuals to trade certain old automobiles for certain
new automobiles.
Pages S1536-38
Baucus (for Dodd) Amendment No. 145 (to Amendment No. 98), to improve
the efforts of the Federal Government in mitigating home foreclosures
and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement a
foreclosure prevention loan modification plan.
Pages S1536-38
Baucus (for McCaskill) Amendment No. 125 (to Amendment No. 98), to
limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving
emergency economic assistance from the Government.
Pages S1536-38
Baucus (for McCaskill) Modified Amendment No. 236 (to Amendment No.
98), to establish funding levels for various offices of inspectors
general and to set a date until which such funds shall remain
available.
Pages S1536-38
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 36 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 38), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08
Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Grassley (for DeMint)
Amendment No. 168 (to Amendment No. 98), in the nature of a substitute.
Subsequently, the pay-as-you-go point of order that the amendment would
cause or increase an on-budget deficit for either of the applicable
time periods set out in S. Con. Res. 21, was sustained, and the
amendment thus fell.
Pages S1485-88, S1492-93, S1507-12, S1523-24
By 44 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 40), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 306 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to McCain Modified
Amendment No. 278 (to Amendment No. 98), to reimplement Gramm-Rudman-
Hollings to require deficit reduction and spending cuts upon 2
consecutive quarters of positive GDP growth. Subsequently, the point of
order that the amendment was in violation of section 306 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus
fell.
Pages S1494-96, S1520-21, S1525
By 38 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 41), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904(c)(2) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Inhofe Amendment No.
262 (to Amendment No. 98), to appropriate, with an offset,
$5,232,000,000 for procurement for the Department of Defense to
reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to
restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material. Subsequently,
the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section
302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the
amendment thus fell.
Pages S1498-S1500, S1526
By 37 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 42), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08
Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Cornyn Amendment No.
277 (to Amendment No. 98), to reduce income taxes for all working
taxpayers. Subsequently, the pay-as-you-go point of order that the
amendment would cause or increase an on-budget deficit for either of
the applicable time periods set out in S. Con. Res. 21, was sustained,
and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S1500-01, S1527
By 39 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 43), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08
Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Bunning Amendment No.
242 (to Amendment No. 98), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to suspend for 2009 the 1993 income tax increase
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on Social Security benefits. Subsequently, the pay-as-you-go point of
order that the amendment would cause or increase an on-budget deficit
for either of the applicable time periods set out in S. Con. Res. 21,
was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S1501-04, S1527-28
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2009.
Pages S1541-42
Messages From the House:
Page S1542
Measures Referred:
Pages S1542-43
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S1543-50
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S1543-50
Additional Statements:
Pages S1540-41
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S1550-S1612
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S1612
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S1612
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S1612
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--44)
Pages S1523, S1524, S1525, S1526, S1527, S1528, S1530
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:10 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S1614.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FINANCIAL REGULATORY SYSTEM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the United States financial regulatory system,
including how regulation has evolved in banking, securities, thrifts,
credit unions, futures, insurance, and secondary mortgage markets,
after receiving testimony from Paul A. Volcker, Chair, President's
Economic Recovery Advisory Board; and Gene L. Dodaro, Acting
Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 65 public bills, H.R. 845-909;
1 private bill, H.R. 910; and 24 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 37-40; and
H. Res. 115-117, 119-135, were introduced.
Pages H1041-45
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H1045
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H925
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Jim
Higgins, McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church, Powder Springs,
Georgia.
Page H925
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: The
House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of
the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health
Insurance Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 290 yeas to 135 nays, Roll
No. 50.
Pages H934-75
H. Res. 107, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate
amendment to the bill, was agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to
order the previous question without objection.
Pages H928-34
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 118, electing the
following minority Members to certain standing committees: Committee on
Agriculture: Representative Lummis. Committee on Education and Labor:
Representative Thompson (PA). Committee on Small Business:
Representative Coffman (CO).
Page H975
Committee on Ways and Means Recommendations: Read a letter from
Chairman Rangel of the Committee on Ways and Means wherein he forwarded
the Committee's recommendations for certain positions for the 111th
Congress.
Page H975
DTV Delay Act: The House passed S. 352, to postpone the DTV transition
date, by a yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 52.
Pages H984-97
Rejected the Barton (TX) motion to commit the bill to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the
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House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to
242 nays, Roll No. 51.
Pages H995-97
H. Res. 108, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question
without objection.
Pages H976-84
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, February
3rd:
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2009: H.R. 738, to encourage States
to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the
deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, by a
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 53.
Pages H997-98
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Carter announced
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.
Pages H998-99
Meeting Hour for Tuesday, February 10th: Agreed that when the House
adjourns on Monday, February 9th, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 10th for morning hour debate.
Page H1000
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the
House of Representatives to the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence: Representatives Hastings (FL), Eshoo, Holt,
Ruppersberger, Tierney, Thompson (CA), Schakowsky, Langevin, Patrick J.
Murphy (PA), Schiff, Smith (WA), Boren, Gallegly, Thornberry, and to
rank after Representative Rogers (MI): Representatives Myrick, Blunt,
Miller (FL), Kline (MN), and Conaway.
Page H1024
Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the Committee on
Appropriations--Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's
appointment of the following Members of the House of Representatives to
the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the Committee on
Appropriations: Representative Holt, Chairman; Representatives Obey,
Murtha, Reyes, Dicks, Lowey, Schiff, Israel; Representative Calvert,
Ranking Minority Member; Representatives Lewis (CA), Young (FL),
Hoekstra, and Frelinghuysen.
Pages H1024-25
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages
H975-76.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H975, H996, H997, and H997-98.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
Committee Meetings
DERIVATIVES
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review derivatives
legislation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction,
Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Quality of
Life. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: SGM Kenneth Preston, USA; SGM Carlton Kent,
USMC; Master Chief Petty Officer, Rick West, USN; and CMSgt Rodney
McKinley, USAF.
ARMY/MARINE CORPS FORCE PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and
the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces held a joint
hearing on Army and Marine Corps force protection programs. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: MG
Robert P. Lennox, USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7; BG
Peter N. Fuller, USA, Program Executive Officer, Soldier, Commanding
General, Soldier Systems Center; and Kevin M. Fahey, Program Executive
Office, Combat Support and Combat Service Support, all with the U.S.
Army; and BG Michael Brogan, USMC, Commander, Marine Corps Systems
Command, Program Executive Officer, MRAP Joint Program Office, U.S.
Marine Corps.
DEFENSE PLANS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Long-Term Sustainability of
Current Defense Plans. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Gilmore,
Assistant Director for National Security, CBO; and Stephen Daggett,
Specialist in Defense Policy and Budgets, CRS, Library of Congress.
MADOFF SCHEME REGULATORY FAILURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets,
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled
``Assessing the Madoff Ponzi Scheme and Regulatory Failures.''
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SEC: Linda
Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement; Andrew J. Donohue,
Director, Division of Investor Management; Erik Sirri, Director,
Division of
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Trading and Markets; Andy Vollmer, Acting General Counsel; and Lori A.
Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations;
and public witnesses.
PROMOTING BANK LIQUIDITY/LENDING MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, the
following bills;: H.R. 787, To make improvements in the Hope for
Homeowners Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 788, to provide a safe
harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan
modifications, and for other purposes; and H.R. 786, To make permanent
the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other
purposes.
U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in 2009 and Beyond.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Homeland Security: Met for organizational purposes.
The Committee also approved the Committee's Oversight Plan for the
111th Congress.
MIDNIGHT RULEMAKING
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law held a hearing on Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some
Light. Testimony was heard from Representative Nadler; Curtis Copeland,
Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance
Division, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Natural Resources: Met for organizational purposes.
The Committee also approved the Committee's Oversight Plan for the
111th Congress.
SMALL BUSINESS--HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Health Care
Reform in a Struggling Economy: What is on the Horizon for Small
Business?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HIGH SEAS--INTERNATIONAL PIRACY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on International
Piracy on the High Seas. Testimony was heard from RADM William D.
Baumgartner, USCG, Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security; RADM Ted Branch, USN, Director of Information,
Plans, and Security, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,
Department of the Navy; James Caponiti, Acting Administrator, Maritime
Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
SUSTAINABLE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Sustainable Wastewater
Management. Testimony was heard from Brian McLean, Director, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA; and public
witnesses.
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the State of the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Eric K.
Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The Committee also met for organizational purposes.
ROADMAP FROM POZNAN TO COPENHAGEN--PRECONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a
hearing entitled ``Roadmap from Poznan to Copenhagen--Preconditions
for Success.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold an
oversight hearing to examine federal food safety relative to the
peanut products recall, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), focusing on
oversight of the financial rescue package, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Foreign Relations: organizational business meeting to
consider committee's rules of procedure, and subcommittee membership
and jurisdiction for the 111th Congress, Time to be announced, S-
116, Capitol.
Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine Iran status
report, focusing on nuclear and political issues, 4:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine implementing best patient care practices, 10
a.m., SD-430.
Full Committee, business meeting to consider any pending
nominations, and the committee funding resolution for the 111th
Congress, 2 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: organizational business meeting to
consider the committee's selection of Chairman and Vice Chairman,
rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, and funding resolution;
to be followed by an oversight hearing to examine advancing Indian
health care, 11 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney
General, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Leon Panetta, to be Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Thursday, February 5
Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1,
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 p.m., Monday, February 9
House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E210
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E205
Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E209
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E210
Boozman, John, Ark., E197, E199, E201, E208
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E212, E215
Coble, Howard, N.C., E206
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E202
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E198
Davis, Geoff, Ky., E198
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E198
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E212
Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E208
Graves, Sam, Mo., E195, E197, E198, E199, E202, E204, E206, E208, E210,
E211
Green, Gene, Tex., E201
Hare, Phil, Ill., E196, E207
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E202, E213
Himes, James A., Conn., E201
Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E196
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E196, E199, E202, E207, E209, E211
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E213
Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E209
Langevin, James R., R.I., E214
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E201, E211, E214
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E197, E204
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E203
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E210
Moore, Dennis, Kans., E212
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E198, E204
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E203
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E195
Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E206
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E217
Reichert, David G., Wash., E200, E207, E209
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E205
Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E216
Sestak, Joe, Pa., E200, E212
Shimkus, John, Ill., E198
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E195, E200, E206, E208
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E195, E210
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E208
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E199