[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, after 9/11, this 
Congress came together, and we came together to put our economy back on 
track. We passed TRIA, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
  Now TRIA is set to expire in just 4 weeks, and we desperately need a 
long-term reauthorization of this important economic tool that has 
brought stability to businesses and to our economy. We cannot kick the 
can down the road again by pushing a short-term extension of TRIA.
  In fact, just last night, 45 Republicans signed a letter opposing a 
short-term extension of TRIA. All of the Democrats already oppose an 
extension of a short-term reauthorization of TRIA. This united position 
should take the issue off the table.
  While some Members have insisted that the House can't waive the CutGo 
rule to pass TRIA, I think it is important to note that the House has 
waived it 18 times; and we traditionally waive it for emergency 
spending, which is what TRIA is: spending in the wake of a terrorist 
attack.
  Please come together and pass a long-term reauthorization for our 
economic growth.

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