[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H99-H108]
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 152, DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2013

  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call 
up House Resolution 23 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                               H. Res. 23

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 152) making supplemental appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
     are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. All points of order against that amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
     except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules. After disposition of such amendments, the Chair 
     shall put the question on the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute.
       Sec. 2.  If the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution is not adopted, the Committee 
     shall rise and report that it has come to no resolution on 
     the bill. If the amendment in the nature of a substitute is 
     adopted, the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment. No further amendment shall be in order except the 
     amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules. At the conclusion of consideration of the 
     amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill, 
     to the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 
     part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, or to 
     amendment number 1 printed in part C of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 3.  Each amendment printed in part B and part C of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
     may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
     be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
     be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
     specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment 
     (except as specified in the report), and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question

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     in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
     order against such amendments are waived.
       Sec. 4.  In the engrossment of H.R. 152, the Clerk shall--
        (a) add the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, as 
     new matter at the end of H.R. 152;
       (b) conform the title of H.R. 152 to reflect the addition 
     of the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, to the 
     engrossment;
       (c) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
     the engrossment;
       (d) conform cross-references and provisions for short 
     titles within the engrossment.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized 
for 1 hour.

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  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), 
pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  During the consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for 
the purpose of debate only.


                             General Leave

  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 
5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oklahoma?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the Rules Committee met and 
reported a rule for consideration of H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief 
Appropriations Act of 2013.
  The rule is a structured rule that allows the House to work its will 
and decide the appropriate amount of aid for the devastation as a 
result of Hurricane Sandy. It allows for an up-or-down vote on the 
first $17 billion in aid, along with an amendment by Mr. Mulvaney which 
would offset the cost. Additionally, the rule allows the House to 
consider Mr. Frelinghuysen's amendment for an additional $33 billion. 
The rule also makes in order 11 other amendments.
  Additionally, this rule directs the Clerk of the House to add H.R. 
219, a bill to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane 
Sandy, which passed the House yesterday by a vote of 403-0, as a new 
matter at the end of H.R. 152.
  Mr. Speaker, as I review the rule and the underlying legislation, my 
own opinion is shaped by a variety facts:
  First, there's no question that an enormous disaster has taken place 
and hit the northeastern portion of the United States and that the 
dimensions of that disaster are truly extraordinary. There's a lot of 
different estimates that are floating around about how much, but one is 
as high as $85 billion, and that doesn't begin to calculate the human 
suffering in addition to the enormous financial cost.
  Second, there's clearly a Federal responsibility to act in this case. 
We've always acted after disasters. We acted quickly after Hurricane 
Katrina, after the Oklahoma City bombing, and after the horror of 9/11. 
In countless other instances where a Federal response was in order, 
we've quickly moved to that responsibility, and we need to do so again 
in this case.
  Third, frankly, and I think this is too often overlooked in this 
discussion, we have a national interest in getting this region on its 
feet as quickly as possible, not only because it's the right thing to 
do, and it certainly is that, but because it's the smart thing to do. 
Over 13 percent of our citizens lived in the four most affected States 
that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, and collectively, they produce 
over 17 percent of the wealth of this country. Having that area up, 
operational, and prosperous is critical to the prosperity of the entire 
country.
  As an American and as an Oklahoman, I know that my State has often 
benefited from Federal disaster relief in the past. I think of the 
Oklahoma City bombing in particular, where I served as Secretary of 
State and chief liaison to the Federal Government, and know firsthand 
how critical it is and how helpful it is to have the resources of the 
Federal Government at hand when you're dealing with an unanticipated 
disaster.
  Again, it's pretty unusual in my State to go through a year without a 
tornado disaster, and it's pretty unusual to go through a year without 
a drought disaster. Each time, we've come and asked for help from the 
Federal Government; each time, we received that help. Undoubtedly, 
we'll be doing that again in the near future. It would be hypocritical, 
in my view, to fail to do for people in the affected region what I and, 
I know, many others have routinely asked for our own regions.
  I do think, as I look forward, we should do a better job in budgeting 
for disasters, and frankly, we've taken steps in that direction. To the 
credit of this body and the executive branch, under the Budget Control 
Act, we actually set aside money for disaster relief; and had we not 
had the disaster of Hurricane Sandy, we would have actually finished 
the year with a surplus in that account. This disaster, though, was so 
large and so sweeping that it used all that surplus and still demands 
more.
  So going forward, I hope we can look at different mechanisms to 
budget in a more responsible and consistent manner. However, to not 
allow whatever shortcomings are in the mechanisms of disaster relief, 
to stand by and allow Americans to suffer while we sort all that 
through, we have never done that in the past during a disaster, we 
certainly shouldn't do so now.
  In closing, I want to admit a personal debt to the Frelinghuysen 
family. I owe them a great deal. Almost 183 years ago today, in April, 
actually, of 1830, one of Rodney Frelinghuysen's distinguished 
forebears, Theodore Frelinghuysen, rose on the floor of the Senate to 
protest Indian removal, removal of my tribe from Mississippi and many 
other tribes to what's now Oklahoma. And he held the floor for 3 days 
defending a people that had no right to vote, had no ability to defend 
themselves, and tried valiantly to make sure that they were allowed to 
retain their homeland, retain their identity and their rights. He 
wasn't successful in that fight, but he fought it nonetheless. And, 
frankly, it would be incredibly ungrateful for me now not to, at the 
time of his people's greatest need, return the favor.
  So I urge the passage of the rule, I urge the passage of the Rogers 
bill, and I urge the passage of the Frelinghuysen amendment to that 
bill.
  With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I really appreciate the words of my colleague and the generosity--we 
were very happy last night at the Rules Committee that all members of 
the Rules Committee recognized that this is America in need. It's a 
fascinating story, and knowing Rodney Frelinghuysen, no one could be 
surprised about the action of his ancestor. Of course, we all apologize 
for what happened to you. That should not have happened to your 
ancestors.
  But throughout our modern history, the United States Congress has 
always responded swiftly to help the victims of natural disasters. It 
is today 78 days since Hurricane Sandy absolutely devastated the 
Northeast. We never hesitated as Americans because we know that all of 
us are in it together and that when any American is hurt, we all hurt, 
and when communities are devastated by earthquakes, tornadoes, or 
hurricanes, we all feel our duty to respond.

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  When Sandy plunged communities into darkness and left them without 
power or water for weeks, countless Americans volunteered their own 
resources to help the victims of Sandy, just as they had helped the 
victims of Hurricane Katrina and the victims of the Joplin tornado.
  Yet, no matter the generosity of our Nation's people, there is no 
replacement for a swift and well-organized Federal response. From 
military-grade trucks, helicopters, and supply planes, to Federally 
backed small business loans, our Federal Government is absolutely vital 
to rebuilding efforts.
  That is why we were so sad, all of us from the Northeast, that it 
took so long for the House to respond. While the Senate acted soon 
after Sandy occurred to pass a comprehensive aid package, there was 
nothing done in this House for months. This Congress responded to 
Hurricane Katrina in 10 days. As I pointed out, it's been 79 days for 
Sandy.

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  When the majority did act, they passed a partial aid package that 
could be described as a starting point at best. And while we appreciate 
that we're taking action to help Sandy victims, the piecemeal approach 
has hurt our disaster response efforts. Without knowing whether more 
aid is absolutely going to come, the governors and the mayors can't 
sign contracts with construction companies, can't complete their plans, 
and cannot prioritize repair efforts and provide effective aid. It 
simply does not do to give out money in tranches without a guarantee of 
the actual money needed to be coming. In addition, the majority's 
demands that any Federal aid include offsets has delayed and endangered 
the aid from getting into the hands of those who need it.
  Yesterday, the Rules Committee was presented with almost 100 
amendments for inclusion in today's bill . More than 40 of those 100 
amendments proposed by the majority attempted to cut, hinder, and 
offset the aid that is contained in today's bill. Many of the 
amendments contained extreme and ideological proposals that should 
never have been considered for inclusion in a disaster aid bill.
  Mr. Speaker, it is now entering the cold parts of winter. There are 
families up and down the eastern seaboard who are still homeless, while 
thousands more are still working to get back on their feet, and many 
small businesses and restaurants have been forced to close because of 
the slowness of aid. Meanwhile, important institutions such as the NYU 
hospital in New York City struggle to repair the flood damage, and 
countless restaurants, as I've said, have been forced to close.
  After being battered and bruised by natural disaster, the victims of 
Sandy are now at the mercy of the House of Representatives.
  I urge my colleagues to show fundamental humanity and pass the bill 
today that does not include unnecessary amendments that are little more 
than political ransom for the majority.
  It's time the Chamber passes a bill that can and will be signed into 
law and gives the victims of Sandy the help they need to rebuild.
  With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished Member 
from New York, the former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee 
and one of the most distinguished Members of this body, Mr. King.
  Mr. KING of New York. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule and equally strong 
support of the underlying legislation, particularly the Frelinghuysen 
amendment, which is so vital to the people of New York, New Jersey, 
Connecticut, and especially my area on Long Island in Nassau County and 
Suffolk County.
  To put this in perspective, there were 305,000 homes in New York 
damaged, 2.2 million people lost their power. That's more than the 
population of 15 States. That's 2.2 million people that lost their 
power. In Nassau County and Suffolk County, 95,000 buildings were 
damaged. More than 38,000 had more than 50 percent damage. In Nassau 
County--and the county executive, Ed Mangano, is here today--they had 
more than $6 billion in recovery costs. That's $6.1 billion for one 
county. In Suffolk County, under County Executive Steve Bellone, there 
were $1.8 billion in recovery costs. These are two adjoining suburban 
counties with almost $8 billion in recovery costs.
  I was here in 2005 for Katrina. In fact, I had become chairman of the 
Homeland Security Committee just several weeks after Katrina. Within 
days of being chairman, I went to Louisiana with Ranking Member 
Thompson and to Mississippi. Congressman Reichert was with me, as well. 
That was less than 3 weeks after Katrina. Ten days before that, the 
House of Representatives had passed two appropriations bills totaling 
$63 billion. The first appropriations bill was introduced, passed on a 
voice vote, passed unanimously by the Senate, and signed by the 
President all in one day. Four days after that, another bill came up 
for the balance of the $63 billion, which passed the House by a vote of 
410-11, was passed unanimously by the Senate and was signed by the 
President in one day.
  Now, 11 weeks have gone by. There's a lot of reasons for that. For 
one thing, Governor Cuomo, Governor Christie, and Mayor Bloomberg, they 
submitted the most detailed summaries ever, the most detailed 
accounting ever. It took them about 30 days to get that in. Then the 
White House held it for several weeks. They went through it. That was 
their prerogative. The Senate finally voted on it just before 
Christmas. And, as you know, I wish that this had passed our House 2 
weeks ago on New Year's Day. The fact is it didn't, and that's behind 
us.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. COLE. I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
York.
  Mr. KING of New York. Right now we are standing together as one in a 
bipartisan show of support. The time for recriminations is over. Let's 
stand together as Americans, and let's get the aid to the people who 
need it because in my district alone, in my community, people are 
homeless, people are cold, people are without food. This is a serious 
matter we have to address, that we have to do as quickly as possible.

  I'm proud to stand here today with all of us united. There may be 
divisions in the vote, but all of us are committed to getting this 
done.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Oklahoma, I thank the chairman of 
the Rules Committee, Mr. Sessions, and the great job that they've done 
in bringing it here with a fair rule and allowing for an up-and-down 
vote.
  Again, I urge support of the Rogers bill and the underlying, and the 
accompanying Frelinghuysen amendment--absolutely essential to the 
people of our region, and most importantly, essential to the people of 
our country.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentlewoman from Connecticut, a member of the Committee on 
Appropriations, Ms. DeLauro.
  Ms. DeLAURO. I rise to express my strong support for this long 
overdue, this much-needed $51 million in disaster relief.
  Sandy was one of the most severe storms to hit Connecticut in our 
history. We are asking, we are pleading--and we shouldn't have to beg--
for money for the Northeast to be able to survive this tragedy that hit 
us.
  We need to make available the disaster aid. Families in the Northeast 
need to recover, repair from Superstorm Sandy, just as we have in the 
past from other disasters across the country. This is one of the 
central responsibilities of this institution, to act on behalf of the 
American people after a natural disaster.
  I hope that we make sure that all the States affected by this storm 
are eligible to receive Community Development Block Grant funding, 
vital aid, so places like Milford, Connecticut, which saw hundreds of 
homes wiped out by the storm, can fully recover.
  I also urge the defeat of an amendment that cuts funding for the 
rebuilding of seawalls and research buildings at the Stewart McKinney 
National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut.
  I might remind my colleague from Louisiana that between Rita, Wilma, 
and Katrina, this institution appropriated $130 billion, not $3.9 
billion, in disaster relief.
  The families affected by Sandy are in their hour of need. They have 
waited too long for this institution to act. I urge all my colleagues 
to support this disaster aid funding to help the Northeast rebuild.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my friend from 
California, one of the most consistent and thoughtful conservatives in 
the House, Mr. McClintock.
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, this rule brings a suspending package of more than $50 
billion that is supposed to be for emergency repairs in the wake of 
Hurricane Sandy. That averages about $450 from every household in 
America.
  These families have a right to expect that this money will be used 
for genuine emergency relief, but it's not. According to the 
Congressional Budget Office, more than 90 percent of this money won't 
even be spent this year. That's not emergency relief.
  There is $16 billion to quintuple the size of the Community 
Development Block Grant program. That's the slush fund that pays for 
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it doesn't even have to be spent in the hurricane area. Two billion 
dollars is for highway repairs anywhere in the country, including up to 
$20 million each for Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 
Islands that aren't even in the same ocean as Hurricane Sandy.
  I offered amendments to restrict funding for emergency relief this 
year. Future-year expenditures should be included in the normal 
appropriations process where they can be given scrutiny and be 
evaluated in relation to all of the other demands on spending.

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  These amendments were refused.
  Worse, this rule overrides the House rules requiring spending offsets 
against unauthorized appropriations and, most telling of all, against 
mixing nonemergency funding in an emergency bill. A tragedy like 
Hurricane Sandy shouldn't be used as an excuse for a grab bag of 
spending having nothing to do with emergency relief. At the Rules 
Committee hearing, I was told, Well, you have to understand that that's 
just the way things are done around here.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans were supposed to change the way things are 
done around here. Clearly, we have not.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I want to respond to my Republican 
colleague who just spoke. I respect him tremendously, but I want him 
and everyone to understand that this really is emergency relief that 
we're talking about, and I want to give you some examples from my 
district.
  For example, he talked about the Community Development Block Grant. I 
have a town like Sea Bright, New Jersey, where only two businesses in 
the business district right now are operating. The problem is that, 
oftentimes, their flood insurance doesn't cover the damage, and even 
the money coming from FEMA, which is probably only for some type of 
loan fund, doesn't cover it. So the Community Development Block Grant 
in Sea Bright will be used to help those businesses come back. It will 
be grants to the businesses and grants to the homeowners so that they 
can rebuild.
  The same is true of the Army Corps of Engineers projects. We need the 
Rogers amendment. We also need the Frelinghuysen amendment because the 
Frelinghuysen amendment has all of the Army Corps projects as well as 
those of the Community Development Block Grant. Those Army Corps 
projects basically let us put back the beaches, put back the dunes, put 
back the flood control devices so that we don't have another storm in 
the future, which could happen at any moment, that would destroy the 
towns again and wreck even more of our businesses or our homes.
  Also, the money that's in the $17 million initially is the public 
assistance money that allows us to rebuild our boardwalks, bring back 
our tourism. We can't delay any longer because, if we don't get our 
tourism industry back in place--our businesses, our homes, our 
boardwalks, our infrastructure back in place--by Memorial Day, then the 
jobs and the economy that are linked to tourism will be gone. We need 
this entire package.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my good friend from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith), one of the most consistent and distinguished 
defenders of human rights in Congress.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank my good friend for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule. When emergencies strike, 
large or small, Americans can always be counted on to assist and to 
support the victims. At our core, we are a Nation of Good Samaritans. 
After Superstorm Sandy came ashore in New Jersey and devastated the 
region, first responders courageously rescued people trapped in homes 
and cars. They often had minimal regard for their own personal welfare, 
safety and well-being. Everyone rallied around the clock.
  Governor Chris Christie, Emergency Management personnel, the National 
Guard, police and fire, elected officials, the Monmouth County OEM 
director Sheriff Shaun Golden were absolutely tenacious and effective, 
and our local mayors were like NFL quarterbacks--running the plays, 
making calls day by day, hour by hour. Faith-based organizations helped 
feed and clothe and shelter. Private voluntary organizations were on 
the scene in droves. Our neighbors to the north, west, and south poured 
in to the State to help restore power and remove fallen trees. Words 
are inadequate to convey my--our--appreciation.
  Within weeks, however, the emergency phase seamlessly matriculated 
into the recovery phase--the flip side of the same coin. Now the big 
question is this: will the feds have our backs as we strive to recover? 
It is an absolutely arduous process. I believe that we will. Any delay 
in appropriating sufficient funds will likely stall a comprehensive and 
robust recovery.
  Sandy was the most destructive storm ever in our region and, 
arguably, the second or third most costly in America's history. The 
Governor's office has estimated the damage in my State alone to be 
$36.9 billion. Homes like this one--22,000 homes like this one--
completely and totally destroyed. Another 324,000 homes damaged; 41,000 
people can't return to those homes--they're still not fixed. Businesses 
also took it on the chin: 19,000 New Jersey businesses suffered damage 
of a quarter of a million dollars or more.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. COLE. I yield the gentleman an additional minute.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Three-quarters of New Jersey businesses were 
hurt by Sandy. When asked, they put the small business loss at $8.3 
billion. No wonder 100,000 storm-related unemployment claims have been 
filed. The Governor's office points out that public facilities and 
infrastructure sustained the same losses of some $7 billion. Boardwalks 
were snapped like toothpicks, beaches have eroded, and some have been 
radically reconfigured.
  Significantly more funds are needed if New Jersey and our good 
friends in New York and other Sandy impacted areas are to recover. The 
Frelinghuysen amendment is absolutely crucial. We are not crying wolf 
here, I say to my colleagues. There are huge gaps. People who have 
filed for insurance claims find insurance has covered only this much. 
How do they ever recover? The same goes for the infrastructure in New 
Jersey. 860,000 people every single day use New Jersey transit. That 
infrastructure has been demolished--locomotives, cars, tracks as well 
as stations. Critical Army Corps projects need to be reconstructed and 
repaired, while new initiatives need to be funded. We need this money. 
And we need it now.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my new 
colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries).
  Mr. JEFFRIES. On October 29, when Superstorm Sandy struck with 
devastating ferocity, at home, people died; businesses and homes were 
destroyed; families were torn apart. In times of disaster, the American 
people have come to expect that Congress will respond with swiftness 
and compassion, but the victims of Superstorm Sandy have been forced to 
languish in agony and languish in uncertainty.
  Our response has been characterized by delay, obstruction, 
postponement, obfuscation. It's unacceptable given the nature of the 
disaster that people at home have experienced. We have defaulted on our 
obligation to provide assistance to Americans in need. We're a day late 
and a dollar short. In fact, we're 78 days late and $51 billion short.
  New York, one of the original 13 colonies, has given much to the 
Republic over the last 236 years. Our sons and our daughters have died 
in each and every war. FDR, a tremendous statesman, helped us get 
through the Great Depression, and we regularly give more to the 
government than we get back in return. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the 
entire package.
  Mr. COLE. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
my colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks).
  Mr. MEEKS. I thank the ranking member from the Rules Committee.
  I stand here today as we deal with an American issue. It is an issue 
that is unique to America. It is an issue in which American people are 
saying we need help. It is an issue in which the American people say we 
want hope. I had the opportunity to look at Webster's Dictionary to see 
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meant. It said: ``Hope'' means to cherish a desire with anticipation. 
``Hope'' means to trust. ``Hope'' means to expect with confidence.
  Our people in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey have hope today--
hope that their Members of Congress and that the Members of Congress 
from all across this great land will come together and help them; hope 
that the Members of Congress will do like their people in their various 
States because the hope that came to many of the individuals who were 
victimized by the storm came from people from all over this country. 
Whether you come from the East or the West or the North or the South, 
the American people came to help.
  So I'm here today for John Corey, a man in our community who works 
hard, a civic leader. I'm here for Josephine and Gary Robinson, small 
business owners of Goody's Restaurant. I'm here today for Joann Shapiro 
at Elegante Pizzeria. I'm here today for Peter Corliss, a homeowner 
whose entire home was damaged and had to leave it. I'm here for Julia 
Blair and Lou Simon, who have lost everything and want to know a better 
hope for tomorrow. I'm here today for Barbara and Richard Rampy, who 
have to move away from their home because they can't stay there. I'm 
here for Americans. Let Congress be here for our American people.

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  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan).
  Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support today of this rule. If you 
look next to me, you'll see damage from Seaside Heights, New Jersey, in 
my district. My constituents in Seaside have suffered for well over 2 
months in trying to clean up the mess that was left behind by Hurricane 
Sandy.
  In the past, taxpayers in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut have 
gladly stepped up to foot the bill for the disasters of other States. 
Whether it was Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas, we didn't ask 
questions; we just stopped and delivered aid to those in need. It is 
important that Members who have been the benefactor of our goodwill in 
the past remember this generosity when voting today.
  Almost 3 months later, and my constituents continue to suffer. I urge 
passage of the rule and the underlying bill.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend for yielding.
  Seventy-eight days ago, a tremendous force of fury hit the 
northeastern region of the United States. Today we make an act of 
national interest. This is not an act of excess or an act of charity.
  For those who claim that there is excess in this bill, I would 
suggest that they read it. Throughout this bill, the bill says that the 
spending is limited to ``necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy.'' This is throughout the text of the bill.
  This is not an act of charity. These three States--New York, New 
Jersey, and Connecticut--these three States pay almost 16 percent of 
the taxes collected in the United States of America. Three States, 16 
percent of the taxes.
  You ask the question: Who suffered because of Superstorm Sandy? 
Certainly our neighbors in New York and New Jersey and Connecticut 
suffered the most, but all Americans will suffer if this economic 
engine is not rebuilt.
  The three States that pay nearly 16 percent of the taxes need this 
reconstruction, and so does the United States of America. All Members, 
Republican and Democrat, should vote ``yes'' in favor of this 
legislation.
  Mr. COLE. I reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop).
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, 
Representative Slaughter, for yielding me this time. I would also like 
to thank Representatives Lowey and King for their leadership on this 
issue, and I commend my colleagues in the New York and New Jersey and 
Connecticut delegations on both sides of the aisle for working so well 
together to advance the interests of our States at this critical time. 
And I would also like to thank my friend, Mr. Cole, for his support.
  I rise to support the rule and urge my colleagues to support H.R. 152 
and the Frelinghuysen amendment and to oppose the Mulvaney amendment.
  It has been 2\1/2\ months since Superstorm Sandy hit communities in 
New York, New Jersey, and neighboring States which continue to face the 
almost insurmountable task of cleaning up and rebuilding homes, 
businesses, and lives. I'm grateful we've finally had the opportunity 
to consider a relief package to those who are most in need.
  In my district on the eastern half of Long Island, businesses, farms, 
and homes fell victim to intense flooding. Ferocious winds caused 
substantial damage to property, vehicles, and businesses; and along the 
coast, Sandy created breaches in the coastline and severely eroded 
other parts of the beach. In New York and New Jersey, at least 651,000 
homes were damaged or destroyed, and approximately 463,000 were 
impacted.
  Mr. Speaker, our States are not asking for anything more than for 
help to get back on their feet and rebuild. We are asking for nothing 
more than to respond to this disaster as we have for Hurricane Katrina 
and other natural disasters that have brought damage upon our fellow 
Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to support this package without any damaging 
amendments.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I heard the words a few moments ago about 
a grab bag. I can assure you that the Governors who introduced itemized 
lists went into them very deeply with the consultation of local 
officials. It's no grab bag. That's an insult to the northeastern 
States that were hit by this tremendous storm. And it's ironic, of 
those who oppose this legislation, that many of them--and I have the 
list here, Mr. Speaker, if you want to see it--supported not only 
disaster aid for their own areas, but some of them got disaster aid 
personally. The gentleman from South Carolina, he personally took a 
small business loan, Federal loan, as part of a disaster relief 
program, yet he comes here and to the Rules Committee to question what 
we're submitting?

  I want to say to the chair and the ranking person in the Rules 
Committee, you did a good job yesterday. Going through 92 amendments, I 
don't know how you did it. Of course you dismissed some of them pretty 
quickly, which was very good. I also want to say, Mr. Rogers and Mr. 
Cole and Louise Slaughter have been particularly outstanding, along 
with Rodney Frelinghuysen's amendment, which I will definitely support.
  There are two towns wiped out in my district: Little Ferry and 
Moonachie. Water came over the banks because of the surge. Thank God we 
didn't have that much rain or else we would have had a far worse 
disaster.
  We stood on this floor after Katrina and voice voted billions of 
dollars--voice voted. We didn't even take an individual vote.
  I think that the record is very clear on what is needed. We have 
taken out the extraneous and we've taken out what we call earmarks, and 
I think that those who put this legislation together deserve a 
tremendous amount of credit.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule which 
prevents consideration of critical amendments offered by me and my 
colleagues from disaster-affected States.
  I'm particularly disappointed that my amendment was not even allowed 
a vote, as it would ensure that all States that received a major 
disaster declaration due to Hurricane Sandy are able to receive EPA 
State and tribal assistance grants. The failure of the House bill to 
provide this assistance to every State receiving a Presidential 
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declaration following Sandy is troubling and, quite frankly, extremely 
disappointing. The refusal of the majority to allow this amendment to 
come for a vote is even worse.
  The Senate passed a fair and balanced relief package last year 
providing assistance for all of our communities and industries affected 
by a major disaster declaration, including our fishing industry. I'm 
deeply disappointed that this legislation before us reverses course, 
denying assistance to certain communities affected by Sandy, 
particularly after the House Republicans have delayed nearly 3 months 
in bringing even this flawed bill to the floor.
  In this Congress, we've made it clear that we help our communities 
when they're in need when disaster strikes, and this bill doesn't 
adequately address assistance to all communities that have been 
impacted.
  For these reasons, I will vote against the rule in the hope that we 
can improve the overall bill to include these critical amendments. But 
with that being said, should that rule pass, as flawed as it is, I 
won't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and I would urge my 
colleagues to act in good faith and pass the disaster assistance bill 
free from additional legislative gimmicks that will only further 
imperil its success.
  With that, I thank the gentlelady for yielding. This bill is by no 
means perfect, but our States can't afford to wait another 3 months.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, first let me yield myself 30 seconds.
  This is legislation, obviously, that I support, but I want my friend 
to be aware, the House did not sit on this for 90 days.

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  The administration of the States concerned took over a month, 
appropriately, in my opinion, to assess the damage. The administration 
sat on it. We didn't get this bill until just before Christmas. We're 
actually acting on it with a deadline of Congress and proceeding more 
rapidly than anybody else has. So we've not been part of the delay. 
Actually, we've been trying to expedite things.
  With that, I yield 2 minutes to my friend from New Jersey (Mr. 
LoBiondo), the distinguished Member from the affected area.
  Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of the rule 
and the underlying legislation. But I'd ask my colleagues, because we 
seem to be very mixed and divided on some of this, think of the human 
face.
  My constituents, the constituents of the Northeast, they're not just 
whining. They're not just uncomfortable. They are devastated. They've 
had everything ripped from them.
  Imagine getting up in the morning, hearing there's a storm coming, 
not knowing what to expect, and realizing, within 24 hours, you have 
lost everything. That's not something any of us wants to imagine for 
ourselves or for our constituents, but that's the place we find 
ourselves in.
  These are senior citizens, sometimes with no family. They've been 
displaced from their homes, living in a rented room on a rented cot for 
months.
  These are families with young children who are trying to get their 
lives back together.
  These are businesses, small businesses, the backbone of the country, 
who don't know how to get back up and running.
  Disaster means disaster and emergency means emergency.
  Sure, we can say, let's wait, let's do something differently. But we 
were there for you. We were there, Florida, when you had your 
hurricane, and God bless you if you think you're not going to have 
another hurricane. We need this and we need it now.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler).
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Hurricane Sandy 
supplemental appropriations bill, and the Frelinghuysen amendment to 
provide the funds necessary to start rebuilding and recovering from the 
storm.
  Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast almost 3 months ago. Never before 
has the House of Representatives taken so long to meet its obligations 
following a major disaster. I'm relieved that we're finally considering 
this bill today; but I'm disappointed, once again, that some are still 
playing politics by trying to add poison pills and offsets that 
jeopardize this aid package.
  As the current debate over the pending sequestration shows, finding 
offsets is no easy task, and it makes no sense to put that on the back 
of emergency aid. It defies the very nature of emergency aid, and it 
impedes the Federal Government from doing its most important job, 
protecting its citizens when calamity strikes.
  On the surface, Mr. Speaker, New York City appears to be back up and 
running; but many people are still homeless, and the lack of long-term 
housing is a problem for which we do not have an adequate answer. The 
restoration of heat and power remains a challenge.
  There are increasing reports of people, including small children, 
getting sick from exposure to toxic mold, sewage, or other hazardous 
substances. Entire neighborhoods are still dark and largely abandoned.
  Many small businesses in Lower Manhattan are still paying off 
disaster assistance loans secured after the attack on the World Trade 
Center 10 years ago. Many of these businesses were already operating on 
thin profit margins. Now they've been hit again; and without additional 
resources and a faster rebuilding process, many of these small 
businesses may close for good.
  The needs are great, and yet the House has still failed to act. Back 
in December, the Senate passed a $60.4 billion disaster aid package 
that tracked very closely to the administration's request, which was 
based on conservative assessments of the needs across the region.
  The House should have passed the Senate bill back then. There is 
simply no justifiable reason for the delay, unless you believe that 
when disaster strikes we are all on our own. Let us, once and for all, 
reject that notion and meet our obligations to get emergency aid in the 
hands of those who need it urgently.
  I urge my colleagues to end this madness and vote for the underlying 
bill, for the Frelinghuysen amendment, and against all restrictive 
amendments.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, my friend, Pete 
Sessions, and the person who crafted the rule that allowed us to move 
this expeditiously through a difficult process and bring this important 
matter to the floor.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I appreciate the gentleman from Oklahoma leading, not 
just this exercise on behalf of the Rules Committee, but actually on 
behalf of the Appropriations Committee.
  The Rules Committee, I know that the gentlewoman, Louise Slaughter, 
and I have great confidence, not only in Tom's leadership, but really 
his insight into what needs to be done. And, Tom, I want to thank you 
for your strong leadership in this endeavor on behalf of the 
Appropriations Committee, as well as the Rules Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, today what I'd like to do is take just a minute, if I 
can, and kind of reset where we are. We've had lots of debate today 
about what we're doing and why we're doing this. But the bottom line is 
that our Speaker, John Boehner; our majority leader, Eric Cantor; and 
the minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, understand that we must approach a 
national disaster such as a superstorm together.
  And as a body, whether it was Nita Lowey, whether it was Jon Runyan, 
Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chris Smith, Michael Grimm, Frank LoBiondo, we, 
as a body, understood we had a job to do. The gentlewoman from New 
York, the ranking member of this committee, Louise Slaughter, and I 
understand the responsibility because we had people back home like 
Mayor William Akers of Seaside Heights, New Jersey, who talked to Jon 
Runyan, or perhaps Sylvia Petillo for Hopatcong, New Jersey, talked to 
her Congressman, Rodney Frelinghuysen, about the needs of the 
communities, one Nation under God, the United States coming together at 
a time of extreme difficulty. And that's what we have done.
  We have worked well together. We have worked with the Governors, 
Governor Corbett from Pennsylvania, Governor Cuomo from New York, 
certainly Governor Christie of New Jersey, Mayor Bloomberg of New York, 
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  We did wait for the President's declaration of a national emergency; 
and we did, after 40 days and some few hours after that, receive the 
bill. But I think this House of Representatives, on a bipartisan basis, 
Members working together, Louise Slaughter, Michael Grimm, Tom Cole, 
others coming together; and we are now getting behind a bill. One of 
the amendments is called the Rodney Frelinghuysen amendment, and it is 
an amendment that meets the needs of these States and these people.
  So for those who would say we've taken our time, I'd like to say, I 
think we're trying to do it right. For those who would say, well, we're 
not sure exactly how much should be in here or not, this body will 
determine it by the votes. Every Member of this body, I believe, will 
have a fair and open opportunity, not just as a result of the rule, but 
us working together.
  And I'm very proud of that process, very proud of Hal Rogers, our 
Appropriations chair, who came to the Rules Committee yesterday and 
said that he placed before this body what he felt like was an equal 
opportunity for us to help people, this time in the Northeast--perhaps 
it will be people in other places--but he wants to make sure that 
fairness is done.
  The Speaker of the House, John Boehner, cares deeply about the people 
of the Northeast and all the people of this country.
  I think this rule today, and I think this bill, is an adequate 
opportunity for Members to speak clearly and that is, we care about our 
country, and we care about the people of this country.
  Mr. Cole, thank you for yielding me time. I want you to know that we, 
the Rules Committee, appreciate the time that you have spent on this; 
and the results, I think, will come to bear for all of us.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy), a fellow New Yorker.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. I appreciate the time.
  Mr. Speaker, I also want to say thank you to Tom Cole for bringing 
this forward. And I want to say also to Congressman Sessions I 
appreciate his words.
  We always fight down here; but I always knew that, in my heart, we 
would come together to help our constituents. We've heard from 
Republicans and Democrats Hurricane Sandy was not discriminating 
against whether you were a Republican or a Democrat. And we as New 
Yorkers, and people in Jersey and Connecticut, we've always been there 
for other parts of the country.
  I think people have to understand; and by the way, a number of 
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  One of your Members came and looked at Long Beach Hospital, which was 
underwater and will not be able to open for months. You have to 
understand, Long Beach was one of the areas that was hit the hardest. 
Thousands of people there are without their homes. I can't even tell 
you what these homes looked like.
  I know we always hear at times that New Yorkers are rich. Let me tell 
you, these are little cottages. These are regular homes, blue-collar 
workers, hard workers, and because of this storm, their lives have been 
torn apart. I have seen the pain within my constituents and my small 
businesses, and, by the way, my health care workers, because not only 
were they taking care of everybody during and after the storm, they're 
taking care of people today because they're coming in with upper 
respiratory illnesses because of the mold that's in this area.
  We need to do everything we can. We don't ask for much--we're pretty 
tough people--but we do need the help of the American people right now. 
We here in this body, we are representing the American people.
  I just want to say thank you to everybody. I truly, truly do mean 
that. I always knew that we would come together. But I'm saying thank 
you from my constituents, because the pain that they are all suffering 
is unbearable for us as Members of Congress.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Florida, the former chairman of the 
Transportation Committee, Mr. Mica.
  Mr. MICA. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and hopefully I can 
shed a little light on some of the commentary in this debate.
  First of all, the Congress always has and always will respond to 
disasters, and it is important in the Northeast superstorm that we do 
so, and we do so responsibly. Anyone who says that we did not act 
responsibly, the Republicans didn't act or our leadership, is wrong.
  First of all, let me recount. After the disaster, our committee, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, which oversees FEMA, we went to New 
York. We met with officials. We assessed the damage. We came back and 
we did a hearing and hauled in FEMA personnel. We asked specifically, 
Is there enough funding available to provide disaster relief? The 
answer was yes. There was $6 billion in the continuing resolution that 
Congress had passed and another $1 billion left from the previous year, 
a total of $7 billion. The question at that time is how much would be 
spent. They said approximately $3 billion, leaving $4 billion, that 
would take us--in the disaster relief fund account--till February.
  We worked with the Senate and others in trying to look at reforms, 
because the last word from Mayor Bloomberg and the President of the 
Staten Island borough when I left them was, Can you help me get money 
from Hurricane Irene, which they still couldn't get reimbursed because 
of the bureaucracy and red tape from current FEMA policy.
  Yesterday the Congress--and we passed it twice before--passed those 
reforms that are so necessary so that New York and New Jersey and the 
others affected won't have the same problems in securing that money.
  So, first, there was enough money and is enough money available in 
the disaster relief fund. There wasn't enough money in the flood 
insurance account, and that is a reimbursable. It will come back. 
Before we left, we put $7 billion to ensure that they would be taken 
care of, and they are taken care of.
  There was enough money, there is enough money, and there will be 
enough money. This rule is constructed because, when the Senate passed 
their bill over to us at the last minute and the last hour, they porked 
it down. They put things in there that didn't need to be in there, 
thinking that they could pull one over on the House of Representatives 
and slide in with disaster relief a whole host of earmarks, and I won't 
go into the details to embarrass anyone. The record will reflect that.
  So we acted responsibly, our leadership acted in a responsible 
fashion, and today this committee, the Rules Committee, is bringing 
this out in, also, a responsible fashion to deal with the disaster. 
We'll do it right, and we'll protect the American people in the process 
and their hard-earned taxpayer dollars.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney).
  Mr. TIERNEY. I thank the gentlelady for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this rule. I heard 
comments over there from the chairman of the Rules Committee and others 
about how this was a fair rule and a fair process and how it's one 
nation under God and everybody trying to help everybody out, how they 
believe there's an opportunity for every Member to consider the matters 
that are in this bill.
  That is simply not the reality that was expressed for the nine States 
that suffered from fishing quota failures and threats to their fishing 
that were declared disasters back in 2012, when the Commerce Department 
said that the fishery disaster in those nine States was leading to 
people losing their job and the collapse of an industry, one of the 
oldest and most historic industries in our country.
  There was an opportunity for this bill to allow an amendment to be 
brought before the floor for a discussion about whether or not we ought 
not to do what the Senate did, which is put $150 million in that bill 
specifically for those States, specifically to deal with that aspect of 
disaster and move forward with that relief.
  This Rules Committee in this House decided that Members would not 
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the opportunity to take that vote. The Members in this House would not 
be able to work, Republicans and Democrats and Independents, to discuss 
a disaster that cut across at least nine States, that dealt with people 
who were going to lose their job, lose their industry and shatter 
communities. Instead, they would do this on a partisan basis.
  Although this was a bipartisan amendment that was proposed to the 
Rules Committee, and although every one of those communities that are 
in that disaster-declared area have Republicans and Democrats, and 
although they have mayors and Governors that are from both parties, the 
Rules Committee, on a straight party-line vote, decided that this 
Congress would not have the opportunity to even consider and debate and 
discuss and then vote on whether or not we would follow the path of the 
Senate and allow for $150 million in disaster relief to those 
communities.

  This is not acceptable. This is not acting like there is one country 
under God. This is not acting as if there is fairness and that every 
Member of this particular body is being allowed a voice to represent 
their constituents.
  I think we should vote against this rule. I think we should allow for 
an amendment to be brought. We should have these amendments come to the 
floor and provide for an opportunity to debate and discuss and include 
in this disaster relief those people that are suffering the disaster in 
the fishing communities of our country.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to my 
gentlewoman friend from New York (Mrs. Maloney).
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. I thank my colleague and good 
friend from New York for yielding and for her extraordinary leadership 
in this body.
  I rise in support of the rule and the two underlying bills.
  As a region, the Northeast should not be held to a different 
standard. The Northeast was there when other States were struck with 
disasters. We were there with the aid. We didn't delay. We didn't put 
roadblocks. We didn't put forward all types of requirements to be met. 
We voice voted. We moved swiftly.
  The Northeast, which is suffering from the second worst natural 
disaster in the history of our great country, the residents there have 
been suffering for 2\1/2\ months. Over 2\1/2\ million people lost all 
their electricity; some still don't have it. We need the aid and we 
need it now so that we can start rebuilding.
  The Northeast is important. These amendments are important, not only 
for this region, but for the entire country.
  The New York metropolitan area produces an estimated 11 percent of 
our gross domestic product. The country is better off when our Nation's 
economic engine is working at 100 percent.
  These three States pay 16 percent of the taxes of our great country, 
but they can't produce if their subways are broken, if their schools 
are flooded, if the hospitals have been evacuated and the money is not 
there to help them rebuild. They can't produce. They can't be part of 
the great economic engine of this country.
  I just plead with my colleagues not to have a double standard, not to 
vote tornado relief to Alabama, to Louisiana, to Mississippi, Missouri, 
with Ike, Gustav, Katrina, Rita, but when it comes to the Northeast 
with the second worst storm in the history of our country, to delay, 
delay, delay. We need the aid. We need it now. We need the entire 
package. You can't rebuild a subway station with one brick; you have to 
do the whole thing.

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  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Again, I associate myself very much with the substance of the 
gentlelady from New York's remarks.
  There's no question there's a disaster here. There's no question 
there needs to be aid. I do differ with the speed with which the House 
has dealt with this. Let's remember, it took 30 days for the affected 
areas to assess the damage themselves. It then took the administration 
an additional couple of weeks to assess that--appropriately so, in my 
opinion. It then took the United States Senate a considerable period of 
time to deliver us something--essentially on Christmas Eve, with a 
deadline coming.
  The House has actually moved expeditiously here. We have the issue 
before us now, certainly no intention to delay.
  Mr. Speaker, with that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel), my fellow New Yorker.
  Mr. ISRAEL. I thank my very good friend and colleague from New York 
for the time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule.
  It has been 80 days. For 80 days New Yorkers and other Americans have 
been waiting for help. Their businesses have been damaged, their homes 
have been damaged, their land has been damaged, their co-ops and condos 
have been damaged. They need the help.
  It is one thing to be devastated by a weather storm; it is another 
thing to be devastated by a political storm. We need to put both storms 
behind us and move on and provide this help.
  We have shown bipartisanship in my area, Mr. Speaker. The gentleman 
from New York (Mr. King), a Republican, and I and other members of our 
delegation have worked with Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie and 
with Mayor Bloomberg to move forward, despite the politics and despite 
the political winds.
  We have our two county executives from Long Island--County Executive 
Bellone and County Executive Mangano--in Washington today, with 
residents who are Democrats, Republicans, conservatives, liberals, and 
independents. This isn't about party; this is about solutions.
  This is not the time for recriminations about what went wrong. It is 
the time for recovery, about how to get this right. This is not the 
time for partisan posturing. It is a time for solutions.
  We are cautiously optimistic that in a few hours both the political 
storm and the weather storm will finally be behind us, that the help 
will come, the assistance will be provided, that all Americans will 
provide the help that we provide them when times get tough for them, 
and that people back home who are counting on us will get the help they 
need.
  I thank the gentlewoman again.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).
  Mr. MARKEY. I thank the gentlelady.
  I rise in opposition to the rule.
  From Cape Cod to Cape Ann, New Bedford to Newburyport, Massachusetts' 
fishing families are hurting. I, along with the gentlemen from 
Massachusetts, Congressman Tierney and Congressman Keating, offered 
three amendments to this bill to restore disaster funding for fishermen 
in Massachusetts and around the country. And to those three amendments, 
the House Republicans said no, no, no.
  The House Republicans have cut a lifeline to our struggling 
Massachusetts fishermen. The Republicans in Congress are telling 
Massachusetts fishermen to take a long walk off a short pier.
  The economic disaster declared for parts of the New England fishery 
industry last year was in large part a result of the same forces that 
made Superstorm Sandy so damaging--the forces of climate change. It hit 
New York, it hit New Jersey, it hit Massachusetts.
  Climate change is increasing temperatures; it's raising sea levels; 
it's strengthening storms. That means more stress on New England's 
iconic cod and other species.
  I support getting help to the people of New Jersey and New York and 
Connecticut, but we cannot forget the other Americans who suffered last 
year. The fishermen of Massachusetts, the fishermen of our country 
cannot be forgotten. This bill says no to them, no to their needs. I 
urge a ``no'' vote on the rule.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to inform my colleague I have no 
further requests for time and I am prepared to close.

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  Mr. COLE. I am prepared to close as well.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, this process that has led us up to this 
point has been distressing. Indeed, this Congress has failed time and 
again to really look at what's happening here, and that is climate 
change. Because of that, and our inability to deal with it, there will 
be more and more disasters. We must be prepared for them in the future 
and not hold any area of the State up for 90 days to try to get the 
help for them that they require and that they need--80 days, actually, 
to be perfectly accurate.
  I urge my colleagues to stop the political games today. Let's pass a 
bill that is free of unnecessary amendments and get the aid into the 
hands of those who need it most, those who have suffered the most.
  As many of my colleagues have said, it's not just the Northeast that 
suffers. When an area that large and that populated suffers, the Nation 
suffers.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I'd like to say that I believe 
we've had a good debate on the rule. I believe the importance and 
timeliness of this legislation couldn't be more self-evident.
  This bill has been carefully crafted and worked in a way to ensure 
that those Americans in need can access the resources necessary to 
begin the rebuilding process. This rule has brought this issue in a 
manner which allows this body to consider it responsibly and 
thoughtfully, but quickly.
  Personally, I want to add that I hope every Member reflects on the 
situation of our fellow Americans in the Northeast. There's no question 
they've been overtaken by a disaster of historic importance. They've 
been there for us in the past; we certainly need to be there for them 
today.
  Each Member ought to recognize at some point his or her area will be 
hit by some disaster, and they will be here seeking support. So I would 
ask that they consider this request from our fellow Americans in the 
Northeast in the same way they would want their requests considered at 
the appropriate and necessary time for them.
  To close, I would urge my colleagues to support this rule and the 
underlying legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the 
previous question on the resolution.
  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule. It 
continues the absurd denial of climate change that has blinded the 
House for the last two years.
  This bill directs the Army Corps of Engineers to study the 
vulnerability of these coastal populations to future flood risks. I 
submitted a sensible amendment to the Rules Committee. My amendment 
would have required the Corps to consider projected sea level rise from 
climate change. With scientific consensus that sea levels are rising 
rapidly due to human-caused climate change, it would be nonsensical to 
ignore this critical factor.
  But this rule does not make my amendment in order. Apparently, it is 
taboo to mention the words ``climate change'' in this body.
  This is the height of irresponsibility. We have a very short window 
to act. And if we don't, storms like Sandy will grow in frequency and 
intensity.
  We have a moral obligation to protect the planet for our children. 
That is why my amendment should have been made in order.
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support the H.R. 152, made in order 
by this rule. But the rule itself is flawed. It allows amendments that 
would negatively impact the middle class. We should not offset disaster 
aid by cutting funding for veterans, food safety and education.
  I am also disappointed that the Committee did not make in order an 
amendment I proposed, or a similar amendment offered by my new 
Colleague Chris Smith, that would help churches, synagogues, mosques 
and other houses of worship recover from the destruction left by 
Hurricane Sandy.
  These amendments would have given houses of worship the same chance 
for aid that other private nonprofit facilities receive. Superstorm 
Sandy was an exceptionally rare event with immense destructive force, 
and these establishments provided extraordinary service to the 
community during the hurricane. It would be unfair not to give them 
FEMA support and an opportunity to rebuild.
  Because of the severe crisis experienced by Queens and the rest of 
New York, houses of worship should be able to receive the same 
consideration for aid that other private nonprofits do.
  I am grateful that the Committee is allowing us to consider the 
Frelinghuysen amendment, which would provide thirty-three billion 
dollars in much needed aid to the states devastated by Sandy. I urge 
the my colleagues to support the Frelinghuysen amendment and to support 
H.R. 152 on final passage.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous 
question.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair 
will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on 
the question of adoption of the resolution.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 293, 
nays 127, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 11]

                               YEAS--293

     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amash
     Amodei
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barber
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Bonner
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Broun (GA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castro (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Coble
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cotton
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Daines
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     Davis, Rodney
     Delaney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gabbard
     Garcia
     Gardner
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grayson
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Grimm
     Guthrie
     Hahn
     Hall
     Hanna
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings (WA)
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Israel
     Issa
     Jeffries
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kelly
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Kuster
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Lankford
     Latham
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Long
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lummis
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     Matheson
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Meng
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Nadler
     Negrete McLeod
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Petri
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Quigley
     Radel
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Runyan
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Scalise
     Schneider
     Schock
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stockman
     Stutzman
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Vela
     Visclosky
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Walz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                               NAYS--127

     Andrews
     Barrow
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera
     Bishop (GA)
     Bonamici
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brownley (CA)
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deutch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hanabusa
     Hastings (FL)
     Holt
     Honda

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     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Michaud
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Murphy (FL)
     Neal
     Nolan
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Peters (MI)
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (FL)
     Costa
     Crenshaw
     Emerson
     Flores
     Jackson Lee
     Kingston
     Kirkpatrick
     Moran
     Napolitano
     Schwartz
     Speier

                              {time}  1359

  Messrs. TAKANO, NOLAN, HASTINGS of Florida, KENNEDY, PAYNE, Ms. ESTY, 
and Ms. CLARKE changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Messrs. PASTOR of Arizona, COURTNEY, HIMES, CONYERS, NADLER, RANGEL, 
Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. McCOLLUM changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the previous question was ordered.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, I was 
absent during rollcall vote No. 11 due to a death in my family. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on ordering the previous 
question on H. Res. 23, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
152) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 367, 
nays 52, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 12]

                               YEAS--367

     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amash
     Amodei
     Andrews
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barber
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Benishek
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Bonner
     Boustany
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Broun (GA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Cardenas
     Carter
     Cartwright
     Cassidy
     Castor (FL)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cotton
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Daines
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellmers
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farenthold
     Fattah
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frankel (FL)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia
     Gardner
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Grimm
     Guthrie
     Hahn
     Hall
     Hanabusa
     Hanna
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins
     Himes
     Holding
     Honda
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Israel
     Issa
     Jeffries
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Kuster
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Lankford
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     Latta
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Long
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lummis
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Meng
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Nadler
     Negrete McLeod
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Nolan
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Perry
     Peters (MI)
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Pocan
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Radel
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Richmond
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Runyan
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stockman
     Stutzman
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Visclosky
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Walz
     Waters
     Watt
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                                NAYS--52

     Barrow
     Bera
     Braley (IA)
     Brownley (CA)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Clay
     Cooper
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Farr
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Huffman
     Johnson, E. B.
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Langevin
     Lee (CA)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McClintock
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Michaud
     Neal
     Pastor (AZ)
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Pingree (ME)
     Polis
     Roybal-Allard
     Shea-Porter
     Smith (WA)
     Tierney
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waxman
     Welch
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (FL)
     Cook
     Costa
     Crenshaw
     Davis, Rodney
     Emerson
     Garrett
     Jackson Lee
     Kingston
     Kirkpatrick
     Napolitano
     Schwartz
     Speier


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote) (Mrs. Capito). There is 1 
minute remaining.

                              {time}  1408

  Messrs. KEATING and LYNCH changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 12, I 
was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yea.''
  Stated against:
  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, I was 
absent during rollcall vote No. 12 due to a death in my family. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on agreeing to the resolution 
H. Res. 23, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 152) making 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes.

                          ____________________