Floor Statements

Offered By: Mr. Heller

Amendment No. 29: Page 326, line 2, after the dollar

amount, insert ``(reduced by $44,935,065)''.

Page 326, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert

``(reduced by $4,642,900)''.

Page 326, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert

``(reduced by $136,634,225)''.

Page 326, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert

``(reduced by $2,918,415)''.

Page 326, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert

``(reduced by $19,514,825)''.

Page 326, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert

``(reduced by $2,599,270)''.

Page 359, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert

``(increased by $211,244,700)''.

Offered By: Mr. Heller

Amendment No. 90: At the end of the bill, after the short

title, insert the following new section:

Sec. 4002. None of the funds made available by this Act

may be used for the storage of nuclear waste at the Yucca

Mountain nuclear waste repository.

Offered By: Mr. Heller

Amendment No. 91: Page 214, line 11, strike ``closure of''.

Page 214, lines 14 and 15, strike ``until the Commission

reverses ASLB decision LBP-10-11''.

Offered By: Mr. Heller

Amendment No. 92: At the end of the bill (before the short

title), insert the following:

Offered By: Mr. Heller

Amendment No. 174: At the end of the bill, after the short

title, insert the following new section:

Sec. 4002. None of the funds made available by this Act

may be used for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository.

I thank the gentleman for yielding.

I rise in support of H.R. 2.

Last year the previous Speaker of the House told Members that we needed to pass the health care bill so that we could find out what was in it. Now Members and the American people have had the opportunity to read it, and they don't like it. What they have found includes a $1.2 trillion price tag and more than 100 new Federal programs and onerous mandates that reflect how out of touch the previous majority was with the American people.

This Congress will reject these policies, replace them with market- based reforms that will provide greater access and affordability of health care. Repealing the bill would help more Nevada employers and their workers keep the insurance that they currently enjoy. An estimated half of all employers and 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their coverage under current law, which I find unacceptable.

Uncertainty in the business community means fewer jobs created. In my home State, where unemployment persists at more than 14 percent, it also means thousands of Nevadans continue depending on unemployment benefits when what they want is a decent job to provide for their families.

Furthermore, we must act to prevent last year's bill from further impacting the pocketbooks of hardworking Americans who are already struggling. Repealing this bill will protect Nevadans from predictable health care premium increases of at least $2,100, block a $570 billion tax increase on all Americans, and keep Nevada's seniors in their current Medicare Advantage plan while preventing higher prescription drug prices.

Madam Speaker, this Congress is in the business of cutting red tape, not creating it. I strongly support passage of H.R. 2. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass meaningful legislation that will promote better, more affordable medical care.

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 659, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 660, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted, ``no.''

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 661, I was unavoidably detained.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 662 I was unavoidably detained.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Madam Speaker, on roll call No. 663, I was unavoidably detained.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 657, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 664 I was unavoidably detained.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 658, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic sacrifice and service of SPC Tim Hall of the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the United States Army. On June 10, 2010, SPC Hall of Reno, Nevada, was severely wounded by a mortar attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Although he was severely injured and lost both of his legs, SPC Hall continues his courageous effort on the road to recovery. My sincere gratitude, appreciation, and thoughts are with SPC Hall and all of our service members as they continue to heroically and selflessly sacrifice for our Nation. I am honored to represent SPC Hall and his family in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. I am proud to submit a poem penned in his honor by Albert Caswell for the Record.

The Hall of Fame

In our country Tis of Thee. . . .

All in this our Nation of the free . . .

But stand, the greatest of all Americans indeed. . . .

Are but all of those who go off the war, for you and me. . .

.

The ones who answer That Call To Arms . . .

Who put themselves, and their families all in such heartache

and grave harm. . . .

To our Nation's Hall of Fame, belong. . . .

The ones who now so lie in the soft cold dark graves, so all

alone. . . .

And all of those others who come back home. . . .

Without arms and legs, and burns upon their bodies own. . . .

Our best and our brightest, our very bravest who so fight

this. . . .

Her most magnificent names. . . . are all but in our Nation's

Hall of Fame!

Men, like SPC Tim Hall. . . . of the 173 Airborne, who stood

tall. . . .

As a mortar attack, left him dying. . . .

As it was but then his brave heart to him, started crying. .

. .

Not to give up or to give in. . . . as this warriors new

battle would begin!

With his two fine legs gone, he told himself it was time to

move on. . . .

Get Up. . . . Get Moving. . . . Get Airborne!

As so deep down in his heart, so worn. . . .

Was the courage and the faith, to somehow move on. . .

Another Hall of Famer born. . . . with his profiles in

courage soars . . .

To new heights. . . . To Teach Us. . . . To So Beseech Us. .

. . oh Tim what form!

As he so Reaches Us, and somehow carries on!

As one of Nevada's Finest Sons. . . .

There's gold in his heart, this one!

For this man is Army Strong!

Hoooah, for in his heart beats such a song!

A song of Strength In Honor, all day and all night long!

And if I had a son, I wish he but shine like this one. . . .

As thy will be done, for he's in The Hall of Fame this son!

Showing us all to what new heights a heart can run!

America's Son!

So on this Christmas morning as you awake. . . .

Or during the Festival of lights, would you so take. . . .

So take the time to remember, all of these. . . .

Selfless Souls, who so bring us peace!

Who our Nation's Hall will never cease!