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418 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 24, 1990 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Wednesday, January 24, 1990 The House met at 2 p.m. Cooper Kasich Rinaldo NAYS-89 Costello Kastenmeier Ritter The Chaplain, Rev. James David Coyne Kennedy Roberts Armey Goodling Paxon Ford, D.D., offered the following Crockett Kennelly Robinson Baker Goss Regula Darden Kildee Roe Ballenger Hancock Rhodes prayer: Barton Hastert Ridge In this our prayer, 0 gracious God, Davis Kleczka Rohrabacher de la Garza Kostmayer Rose Bentley Hefley Rogers we remember those who know not the DeFazio La.Falce Rostenkowski Bliley Herger Ros-Lehtinen joy and satisfaction of a full life. We Dellums Lancaster Roth Boehlert Hopkins Roukema recall the hostages of every nation Derrick Lantos Rowland <CT> Bunning Hunter Saxton Dicks Laughlin Rowland <GA> Burton Inhofe Schroeder who are separated from those they Dingell Leath <TX> Roybal Chandler Ireland Schuette love, who endure the pain and loneli Dixon Lehman <CA> Russo Coble Jacobs Sensenbrenner Dorgan <ND> Lehman <FL> Sabo Coleman <MO> Kyl Shays ness of their captivity. We pray, that Coughlin Lagomarsino Slaughter CV A> as Your spirit crosses every barrier of Downey Lent Saiki Duncan Levin <MI> Sangmeister Courter Leach <IA> Smith(TX) time and place, so may our prayers Durbin Levine <CA> Sarpalius Cox Lewis CCA) Smith, Denny give support and encouragement to all Dwyer Lewis <GA> Savage Craig Lewis <FL> <OR> who are in need. May Your peace that Dymally Lipinski Sawyer Crane Lightfoot Smith, Robert Dyson Livingston Schaefer Dannemeyer Lowery <CA> <NH> passes all understanding unite us as Early Lloyd Scheuer DeLay Lukens, Donald Smith, Robert one people and may we share together Eckart Long Schiff DeWine Machtley <OR> as one human family the joys and Edwards <CA> Lowey <NY> Schneider Dickinson Madigan Solomon Emerson Luken, Thomas Schulze DomanCCA> Marlenee Stangeland blessings of freedom. This is our ear Engel Manton Schumer Douglas Martin <IL> Stump nest prayer. Am.en. English Markey Sharp Dreier McCandless Sundquist Erdreich Martin <NY> Shaw Edwards <OK> McCollum Tauke Evans Martinez Shumway Fawell McGrath Thomas<CA> THE JOURNAL Fascell Matsui Shuster Fields Miller <OH> Upton Fazio Mavroules Sisisky Gallegly Miller <WA> Walker The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex Feighan McCloskey Skaggs Gekas Moorhead Whittaker amined the Journal of the last day's Fish McCrery Skeen Gilman Parris Wolf proceedings and announces to the Flake McDermott Skelton Gingrich Pashayan Foglietta McEwen Slattery ANSWERED ''PRESENT''-3 House his approval thereof. Ford <MI> McHugh Slaughter <NY> Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Ford CTN> McMillan <NC> Smith <FL> Clay Frenzel Green Journal stands approved. Frank McMillen CMD> Smith <IA> NOT VOTING-27 Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, pur Frost McNulty Smith <NE> Gallo Meyers Smith <NJ> AuCoin Hughes Nowak suant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a Gaydos Mfume Smith <VT> Beilenson Kolbe Oakar vote on agreeing to the Speaker's ap Gejdenson Michel Snowe Bilirakis Kolter Rangel proval of the Journal. Gephardt Miller <CA> Solarz Carr Mazzoli Sikorski Geren Mineta Spence Conyers Mccurdy VanderJagt The SPEAKER. The question is on Gibbons Moakley Spratt Donnelly McDade Vucanovich the Chair's approval of the Journal. Gillmor Mollohan Staggers Espy Moody Waxman The question was taken; and the Glickman Montgomery Stallings Flippo Murphy Weber Speaker announced that the ayes ap Gonzalez Morella Stark Horton Nelson Young(AK) Gordon Morrison CCT> Stearns peared to have it. Gradison Morrison <WA> Stenholm D 1425 Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I Grandy Mrazek Stokes Mr. UDALL changed his vote from object to the vote on the ground that Grant Murtha Studds Gray Myers Swift "nay" to "yea." a quorum is not present and make the Guarini Nagle Synar Mr. GORDON changed his vote point of order that a quorum is not Gunderson Natcher Tallon from "present" to "yea." present. Hall <OH> Neal <MA> Tanner So the Journal was approved. The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum Hall <TX> Neal CNC) Tauzin Hamilton Nielson Taylor The result of the vote was an is not present. Hammerschmidt Oberstar Thomas<GA> nounced as above recorded. The Sergeant at Arms will notify Hansen Obey Thomas<WY> absent Members. Harris Olin Torres Hatcher Ortiz Torricelli The vote was taken by electronic Hawkins Owens <NY> Towns PERSONAL EXPLANATION device, and there were-yeas 312, nays Hayes <IL> Owens CUT> Traficant Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, had I 89, answered "present" 3, not voting Hayes <LA> Oxley Traxler Hefner Packard Udall been present, I would have voted "aye" on 27, as follows: Henry Pallone Unsoeld rollcall 2. CRoll No. 21 Hertel Panetta Valentine YEAS-312 Hiler Parker Vento PERSONAL EXPLANATION Hoagland Patterson Visclosky Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid Ackerman Berman Buechner Hochbrueckner Payne (NJ) Volkmer ably absent. Had I been present, I would have Akaka Bevill Bustamante Holloway Payne <VA> Walgren Alexander Bilbray Byron Houghton Pease Walsh voted "yea" on rollcall No. 2, approving the Anderson Boggs Callahan Hoyer Pelosi Washington Journal of Tuesday, January 23, 1990. Andrews Bonior Campbell <CA> Hubbard Penny Watkins Annunzio Borski Campbell <CO> Huckaby Perkins Weiss PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Anthony Bosco Cardin Hutto Petri Weldon Applegate Boucher Carper Hyde Pickett Wheat The SPEAKER. Will the gentlewom Archer Boxer Chapman James Pickle Whitten an from Hawaii [Mrs. SAIKI] please Aspin Brennan Clarke Jenkins Porter Williams come forward and lead the House in Atkins Brooks Clement Johnson <CT> Poshard Wilson Barnard Broomfield Clinger Johnson <SD> Price Wise the Pledge of Allegiance. Bartlett Browder Coleman <TX> Johnston Pursell Wolpe Mrs. SAIKI led the Pledge of Alle Bateman BrownCCA> Collins Jones <GA> Quillen Wyden giance as follows: Bates Brown<CO> .Combest Jones <NC> Rahall Wylie Bennett Bruce Condit Jontz Ravenel Yates I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Bereuter Bryant Conte Kanjorski Ray Yatron United States of America, and to the Repub- Kaptur Richardson Young<FL> 0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. January 24, 1990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 419 lie for which it stands, one nation under CAMPAIGN REFORM terest rates that threw the figures off God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for by billions. all. <Mr. MICHEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 We need a budget, Mr. Speaker, minute and to revise and extend his without asset sales that do not materi alize. We need a budget that does not MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE remarks.) Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I was contain so-called off budget financing. A message from the Senate by Mr. told when I returned to Washington We need a budget without smoke and Hallen, one of its clerks, announced that you had discussed campaign mirrors. The economic future of our that the Senate had passed without reform on a Sunday morning news Nation depends on our putting our amendment a concurrent resolution of show and promised that the House economic house in order. We have sub the House of the following title: would take up a reform bill. stantial and inadequate savings and in H. Con. Res. 242. Concurrent resolution Mr. Speaker, I have devoted a good vestments in this Nation. We have a providing for a joint session of Congress to deal of time to campaign reform in gross balance of trade deficit. We must receive a message from the President on the this Congress. Our Republican Confer bring the deficit down. We are asking State of the Union. ence, the House Republican Confer for leadership from the White House The message also announced that ence, has adopted a set of proposals on this very important issue. the Senate had passed a resolution of aimed at restoring some sense of integ the following title, in which the con rity to Federal campaign practices, currence of the House is requested: and it will be introduced shortly. But, HONOR SERVICE MEMBERS S. RES. 228 Mr. Speaker, I am not under any delu <Mr. PAXON asked and was given sions that the Republican bill, as good Resolved, That the Secretary inform the permission to address the House for 1 House of Representatives that a quorum of as it is, can be enacted into law. If you minute and to revise and extend his the Senate is assembled and that the Senate bring a purely Democratic bill to the remarks.) is ready to proceed to business. floor, it will suffer the same ultimate Mr. PAXON. Mr. Speaker, this flag fate. is a very special one. This flag was D 1430 worn with great honor and great valor ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE by a constituent of mine, Pfc. David SPEAKER If Members bring a purely Democrat bill to the floor, it will suffer the same "Chip" Turner while he was on duty The SPEAKER. The Chair will re ultimate fate. in Panama during the recent invasion ceive five 1-minute speeches from However, by its very nature, cam of that country. Members on each side of the aisle. paign reform must be bipartisan. It is Mr. Speaker, like so many others, a partisan subject. True reform has to Chip Turner served with valor because be bipartisan. This is not like budget he was wounded in Panama during PRESIDENT BUSH SHOULD USE reform or ethics reform, procedural this operation. He was wounded while HIS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY reform, or a banking reform bill. Cam ministering to one of his colleagues TO UTILIZE VACANT FEDERAL paign practices are those which whose wounds ultimately proved fatal. PROPERTY TO RELIEVE THE change the balance of power between My friend, like the hundreds and PRISON CRISIS one party and another.