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$200.00, 2/27/2007, John McCain 2008; $2,300.00, 2004—$1,000.00, 10/22/2004, Friends of Kath- CANTWELL, Mr. TESTER, Mrs. CLIN- 2/13/2007, Coleman for Senate; $2,100.00, 1/15/ erine Harris; $2,000.00, 10/6/2004, Friends of TON, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. ROCKE- 2007, John McCain 2008. Clay Shaw. FELLER, and Mr. SALAZAR): 2006—$2,000.00, 9/14/2006, Santorum 2006; Jullian L. Siegel: 2007—$2,300.00, 3/23/2007, S.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution providing $2,100.00, 9/7/2006, Friends of Mark Foley; John McCain 2008. for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 ($2,100.00), 10/23/2006, Friends of Mark Foley; 2004—$1,000.00, 10/22/2004, Friends of Kath- of title 5, United States Code, of the rule $100.00, 5/1/2006, Friends of Clay Shaw; erine Harris; $2,000.00, 10/6/2004, Friends of submitted by the Centers for Medicare & $2,100.00, 5/1/2006, Friends of Clay Shaw; Clay Shaw. Medicaid Services within the Department of $5,000.00, 4/10/2006, Straight Talk America; 4. Parents: Esther Siegel: 2007—$2,300.00, 2/ Health and Human Services relating to a $4,200.00, 3/29/2006, Martinez for Senate; 27/2007, John McCain 2008. cost limit for providers operated by units of $2,500.00, 3/23/2006, Mark Kennedy ’06; 2006—$500.00, 10/6/2006, Friends of Joe government and other provisions under the $5,000.00, 3/17/2006, IRLPAC. Lieberman; $1,000.00, 9/20/2006, Santorum 2006; Medicaid program; to the Committee on Fi- 2005—$25,000.00, 12/28/2005, Republican Na- $2,000.00, 5/2/2006, Robert Wexler for Congress nance. tional Committee; $4,200.00, 8/11/2005, Friends Committee. f of Katherine Harris; $4,200.00, 6/30/2005, 2005—$4,000.00, 12/21/2005, Bill Nelson for SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Friends of George Allen; $1,000.00, 6/4/2005, Senate. Friends of Clay Shaw. 2003—$2,000.00, 6/24/2003, Bush-Cheney ’04. SENATE RESOLUTIONS 2004—$25,000.00, 9/23/2004, Republican Na- Howard Siegel, Father, Deceased 11/16/2004. The following concurrent resolutions tional Committee; $2,000.00, 8/26/2004, John 2004—$2,000, 6/18/2004, Martinez for Senate. and Senate resolutions were read, and Thune for U.S. Senate; $25,000.00, 8/11/2004, 2003—$2,000, 6/24/2003, Bush-Cheney ’04; $500, referred (or acted upon), as indicated: 2004 Joint Candidate Committee. 4/23/2003, Robert Wexler for Congress Com- By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. ROB- Per federal election law, contributions to a mittee. joint fundraising committee are attributed ERTS, and Mr. MARTINEZ): 6. Brothers and spouses: Daniel R. Siegel, S. Res. 315. A resolution to express the among the ultimate recipients of the com- $1,000, Senator Robert Menendez. Diane mittee’s proceeds based on a pre-existing al- sense of the Senate that General David H. Siegel, 2006—$1,000, Senator Robert Menen- Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-Na- location formula. Based upon available infor- dez; 2005—$250, 10/18/2005, Democratic Con- mation, Stephanie Siegel’s contribution was tional Force-Iraq, deserves the full support gressional Campaign Committee; $250, 7/21/ of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attributed as follows: Richard Burr Com- 2005, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Com- mittee (Richard Burr), $2,000.00, Senate, GA; attacks on the honor and integrity of Gen- mittee. eral Petraeus and all the members of the Cathy McMorris for Congress (Cathy Ann Marc J. Siegel, 2007—$2,300, 2/27/2007, John United States Armed Forces; to the Com- McMorris) (via WA–05 Congressional Victory McCain 2008. mittee on Armed Services. Committee), $812.50, House, WA–5; John 2006—$500, 10/6/2006, Friends of Joe By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. COL- Thune for US Senate, $2,000.00, Senate, SD; Lieberman; $1,000, 9/20/2006, Santorum 2006; LINS, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. David Vitter for US Senate, $2,000.00, Senate, $5,000, 4/25/2006, Straight Talk America; BIDEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. OBAMA, LA; Northup for Congress (Anne M. $1,000, 3/31/2006, Martinez for Senate; $1,000, 3/ Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. Northup), $812.50, House, KY–3; Bob Beauprez 28/2006, Mark Kennedy ’06; $2,000, 1/27/2006, STABENOW, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. LEVIN, for Congress (Robert Louis Beauprez), Friends of George Allen. Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. CASEY, Mr. $812.50, House, CO–7; Friends of Dave 2004—$15,000, 10/22/2004, Republican Na- BROWN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. FEIN- Reichert (Dave Reichert) (via WA–08 Con- tional Committee; $10,000, 10/4/2004, Repub- GOLD, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. gressional Victory Committee), $812.50, lican Party of Florida—Federal; $2,000, 4/30/ LEAHY, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. KERRY, House, WA–8; Pete Sessions for Congress 2004, Martinez for Senate. Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. NELSON of Ne- (Pete Sessions), $812.50, House, TX–32; 2003—$1,000, 9/16/2003, Bush-Cheney ’04; braska, Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. DODD): Walcher for Congress (Gregory Edward $1,000, 6/17/2003, Bush-Cheney ’04. S. Res. 316. A resolution designating the Walcher) (via CO–08 Congressional Victory Gail Siegel, None. weeks of October 21 through October 27, 2007 Committee), $812.50, House, CO–3; as ‘‘National Childhood Lead Poisoning Pre- Neugebauer Congressional Committee (*Nomination was reported with rec- ommendation that it be confirmed sub- vention Week’’; considered and agreed to. (Randy Neugebauer), $812.50, House, TX–19; By Mr. MCCONNELL: Porter for Congress (Jon C. Porter, Sr.), ject to the nominee’s commitment to S. Res. 317. A resolution to constitute the $812.50, House, NV–3; Simmons for Congress respond to requests to appear and tes- minority party’s membership on the Com- (Rob Simmons), $812.50, House, CT–2; Friends tify before any duly constituted com- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs for the remain- of Martinez, $2,000.00, Senate, FL; Heather mittee of the Senate.) der of the 110th Congress or until their suc- Wilson for Congress (Heather Wilson), cessors are chosen; considered and agreed to. $812.50, House, NM–1; Nethercutt for Senate f f (George Nethercutt), $2,000.00, Senate, WA; INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Charles Boustany Jr. MD for Congress JOINT RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS (Charles Bustany) (via LA–07 Congressional S. 22 Victory Committee), $812.50, House, LA–7; The following bills and joint resolu- At the request of Mr. WEBB, the Bush-Cheney ’04 Compliance Committee, tions were introduced, read the first name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. $2,000.00, Presidential; Tauzin for Congress and second times by unanimous con- INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Wilbert Tauzin III) (via LA–03 Congressional sent, and referred as indicated: Victory Committee), $812.50, House, LA–3; 22, a bill to amend title 38, United By Ms. KLOBUCHAR: Max Burns for Congress (Maxie Burns), States Code, to establish a program of S. 2037. A bill to amend the Consumer $812.50, House, GA–12; Geoff Davis for Con- educational assistance for members of Product Safety Act to make it unlawful to gress (Geoffiey C. Davis) (via KY–04 Congres- sell a recalled product, and for other pur- the Armed Forces who serve in the sional Victory Committee), $812.50, House, poses; to the Committee on Commerce, Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, KY–4; Rick Renzi for Congress (Richard Science, and Transportation. and for other purposes. Renzi), $812.50, House, AZ–1; PA–15 Congres- By Ms. KLOBUCHAR: S. 34 sional Victory Committee, $812.50, House, S. 2038. A bill to prohibit the introduction PA–15. At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name 2004 (Continued)—$7,000.00, 7/2/2004, Na- or delivery for introduction into interstate of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. tional Republican Senatorial Committee; commerce of children’s products that con- INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. $4,000.00, 5/21/2004, Martinez for Senate. tain lead, and for other purposes; to the 34, a bill to promote simplification and 2003—$500.00, 11/14/2003, Northstar Leader- Committee on Commerce, Science, and fairness in the administration and col- Transportation. ship PAC; $2,000.00, 11/3/2003, Robert Wexler lection of sales and use taxes. for Congress; $25,000.00, 8/4/2003, Republican By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. S. 166 National Committee; $2,000.00, 5/28/2003, BENNETT): Bush-Cheney ’04. S. 2039. A bill to require an assessment of At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the 3. Children: Joshua M. Siegel: 2007— the plans for the modernization and name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. $2,300.00, 3/23/2007, John McCain 2008. sustainment of the land-based, Minuteman SNOWE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004—$1,000.00, 10/22/2004, Friends of Kath- III intercontinental ballistic missile stra- 166, a bill to restrict any State from erine Harris; $2,000.00, 10/6/2004, Friends of tegic deterrent force, and for other purposes; imposing a new discriminatory tax on Clay Shaw; $2,000.00, 8/27/2004, Friends of to the Committee on Armed Services. cell phone services. Sherwood Boehlert. By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. S. 351 2003—$2,000.00, 9/30/2003, Bush-Cheney ’04 OBAMA, Mr. BROWN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. ITTER Compliance Committee; $2,000.00, 6/25/2003, BYRD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. NELSON of At the request of Mr. V , the Bush-Cheney ’04, Inc. Florida, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. MURRAY, name of the Senator from Oklahoma Justin M. Siegel: 2007—$2,300.00, 3/23/2007, Mr. BAYH, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. PRYOR, (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor John McCain 2008. Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. of S. 351, a bill to amend title X of the

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(Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- S. 505 S. 1038 sor of S. 1430, a bill to authorize State At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the and local governments to direct dives- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. titure from, and prevent investment in, ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of companies with investments of S. 505, a bill to amend the Internal S. 1038, a bill to amend the Internal $20,000,000 or more in Iran’s energy sec- Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the Revenue Code of 1986 to expand work- tor, and for other purposes. above-the-line deduction for teacher place health incentives by equalizing S. 1451 classroom supplies and to expand such the tax consequences of employee ath- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, deduction to include qualified profes- letic facility use. the name of the Senator from New sional development expenses. S. 1149 Mexico (Mr. BINGAMAN) was added as a S. 788 At the request of Mr. KOHL, the name cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to encourage At the request of Mr. SUNUNU, the of the Senator from Montana (Mr. the development of coordinated quality name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor of S. reforms to improve health care deliv- ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of 1149, a bill to amend the Federal Meat ery and reduce the cost of care in the S. 788, a bill to authorize the Moving to Inspection Act and the Poultry Prod- health care system. Work Charter program to enable public ucts Inspection Act to authorize the S. 1460 housing agencies to improve the effec- interstate distribution of State-in- At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the tiveness of Federal housing assistance, spected meat and poultry if the Sec- name of the Senator from New York and for other purposes. retary of Agriculture determines that (Mrs. CLINTON) was added as a cospon- S. 803 the State inspection requirements are sor of S. 1460, a bill to amend the Farm At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, at least equal to Federal inspection re- Security and Rural Development Act of the name of the Senator from Con- quirements and to require the Sec- 2002 to support beginning farmers and necticut (Mr. DODD) was added as a co- retary to reimburse State agencies for ranchers, and for other purposes. part of the costs of the inspections. sponsor of S. 803, a bill to repeal a pro- S. 1484 vision enacted to end Federal matching S. 1175 At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the of State spending of child support in- At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island centive payments. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- S. 809 MARTINEZ) was added as a cosponsor of sponsor of S. 1484, a bill to amend part At the request of Mr. SUNUNU, the S. 1175, a bill to end the use of child B of title XVIII of the Social Security name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. soldiers in hostilities around the world, Act to restore the Medicare treatment ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of and for other purposes. of ownership of oxygen equipment to S. 809, a bill to amend the United S. 1281 that in effect before enactment of the States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, his Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. qualified public housing agencies from name was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1512 the requirement of preparing an annual 1281, a bill to amend the Wild and Sce- public housing agency plan. At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the nic Rivers Act to designate certain riv- name of the Senator from Mississippi S. 819 ers and streams of the headwaters of (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. DORGAN, the the Snake River System as additions sor of S. 1512, a bill to amend part E of name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers title IV of the Social Security Act to INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. System. expand Federal eligibility for children 819, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 1316 in foster care who have attained age 18. enue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the S. 1514 distributions from individual retire- name of the Senator from New Jersey At the request of Mr. DODD, the ment accounts for charitable purposes. (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. S. 849 sponsor of S. 1316, a bill to establish OBAMA) and the Senator from Virginia At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the and clarify that Congress does not au- (Mr. WARNER) were added as cosponsors name of the Senator from California thorize persons convicted of dangerous of S. 1514, a bill to revise and extend (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor crimes in foreign courts to freely pos- provisions under the Garrett Lee of S. 849, a bill to promote accessi- sess firearms in the United States. Smith Memorial Act. bility, accountability, and openness in S. 1328 S. 1556 Government by strengthening section At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 552 of title 5, United States Code (com- name of the Senator from California At the request of Mr. SMITH, the name of the Senator from California monly referred to as the Freedom of In- (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor formation Act), and for other purposes. of S. 1328, a bill to amend the Immigra- (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to amend the Internal S. 881 tion and Nationality Act to eliminate Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the ex- At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the discrimination in the immigration names of the Senator from South Da- laws by permitting permanent partners clusion from gross income for em- ployer-provided health coverage to des- kota (Mr. JOHNSON) and the Senator of United States citizens and lawful ignated plan beneficiaries of employ- from Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY) were permanent residents to obtain lawful added as cosponsors of S. 881, a bill to permanent resident status in the same ees, and for other purposes. amend the Internal Revenue Code of manner as spouses of citizens and law- S. 1605 1986 to extend and modify the railroad ful permanent residents and to penalize At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, his track maintenance credit. immigration fraud in connection with name was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1012 permanent partnerships. 1605, a bill to amend title XVIII of the At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the S. 1382 Social Security Act to protect and pre- name of the Senator from Washington At the request of Mr. REID, the name serve access of Medicare beneficiaries (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- of the Senator from Montana (Mr. in rural areas to health care providers sor of S. 1012, a bill to amend the Con- TESTER) was added as a cosponsor of S. under the Medicare program, and for sumer Credit Protection Act to assure 1382, a bill to amend the Public Health other purposes. meaningful disclosures of the terms of Service Act to provide the establish- S. 1621 rental-purchase agreements, including ment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Scle- At the request of Mr. CONRAD, the disclosures of all costs to consumers rosis Registry. name of the Senator from Washington

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A bill to require an Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) were added ons and related material and tech- assessment of the plans for the mod- as cosponsors of S. 1668, a bill to assist nology, and support the responsible ernization and sustainment of the land- in providing affordable housing to and peaceful use of nuclear technology. based, Minuteman III intercontinental those affected by the 2005 hurricanes. S. 1999 ballistic missile strategic deterrent S. 1818 At the request of Mr. KERRY, the force, and for other purposes; to the name of the Senator from Montana At the request of Mr. OBAMA, the Committee on Armed Services. name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, today I of S. 1999, a bill to provide for the es- (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- rise to introduce the Strategic Deter- sor of S. 1818, a bill to amend the Toxic tablishment of a Center of Excellence rent Sustainment Act of 2007, which is Substances Control Act to phase out in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, cosponsored by Senator BENNETT. Cur- the use of mercury in the manufacture Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Mili- rently, our land-based strategic forces of chlorine and caustic soda, and for tary Eye Injuries, and for other pur- are in the process of completing a vital other purposes. poses. and important modernization program. S. 2020 However, I am unaware of any De- S. 1821 At the request of Mr. LUGAR, the partment of Defense plan to maintain At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the name of the Senator from Nebraska our land-based strategic missile indus- name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. HAGEL) was added as a cosponsor trial base once this modernization is (Mrs. MCCASKILL) was added as a co- of S. 2020, a bill to reauthorize the completed in the next 2 to 3 years. sponsor of S. 1821, a bill to prohibit the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of Therefore, this legislation would re- closure or relocation of any county, 1998 through fiscal year 2010, to rename quire the Secretary of Defense to pre- local, or field office of the Farm Serv- the Tropical Forest Conservation Act pare a report detailing how our Nation ice Agency or Natural Resources Con- of 1998 as the ‘‘Tropical Forest and will maintain an industrial base to re- servation Service or any office related Coral Conservation Act of 2007’’, and place the Minuteman III missile with a to the rural development mission of for other purposes. follow-on land-based strategic deter- the Department of Agriculture until at S.J. RES. 13 rent after 2030. 2030, is of course, the least 1 year after the enactment of an date in which the Minuteman III sys- Act to provide for the continuation of At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the names of the Senator from Rhode Is- tem is scheduled to be replaced. The agricultural programs after fiscal year Secretary, under this legislation, will 2007. land (Mr. REED) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added as co- also be required to outline how our Na- S. 1852 sponsors of S.J. Res. 13, a joint resolu- tion will maintain, modernize and sus- At the request of Mr. INOUYE, the tion granting the consent of Congress tain the Minuteman III interconti- name of the Senator from California to the International Emergency Man- nental ballistic missile system until at (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor agement Assistance Memorandum of least 2030. of S. 1852, a bill to designate the Friday Understanding. To put this in context, in 2002, the after Thanksgiving of each year as administration wisely committed the S. RES. 201 ‘‘Native American Heritage Day’’ in U.S. to a policy of modernizing our At the request of Mr. CHAMBLISS, the honor of the achievements and con- land-based intercontinental ballistic names of the Senator from South Caro- tributions of Native Americans to the missile force. Under this policy, the lina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator from United States. Peacemaker ICBM has been retired and Maine (Ms. COLLINS) and the Senator S. 1944 that system’s warheads are being ret- from Montana (Mr. TESTER) were added rofitted and placed into the Minuteman At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, as cosponsors of S. Res. 201, a resolu- the name of the Senator from North III fleet. In addition to the new war- tion supporting the goals and ideals of heads, 500 Minuteman III systems are Carolina (Mrs. DOLE) was added as a ‘‘National Life Insurance Awareness cosponsor of S. 1944, a bill to provide being completely rebuilt and thor- Month’’. oughly modernized. justice for victims of state-sponsored AMENDMENT NO. 2251 terrorism. Unfortunately, after this work is At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, completed, no other work on land- S. 1958 the names of the Senator from North based strategic missile systems is At the request of Mr. CONRAD, the Carolina (Mrs. DOLE), the Senator from planned. As we all know, building an name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Delaware (Mr. CARPER) and the Sen- intercontinental ballistic missile is ex- ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of ator from Rhode Island (Mr. tremely complex and a great feat of en- S. 1958, a bill to amend title XVIII of WHITEHOUSE) were added as cosponsors gineering. It requires engineers with the Social Security Act to ensure and of amendment No. 2251 intended to be years of experience and highly trained foster continued patient quality of care proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize ap- and professional manufacturing spe- by establishing facility and patient cri- propriations for fiscal year 2008 for cialists to successfully and safely build teria for long-term care hospitals and military activities of the Department a missile system. Clearly, if there are related improvements under the Medi- of Defense, for military construction, not any additional systems to build, care program. and for defense activities of the De- then these sought after engineers and S. 1971 partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- specialists will merely find employ- At the request of Mr. KERRY, the tary personnel strengths for such fiscal ment elsewhere. In addition, if a re- name of the Senator from North Da- year, and for other purposes. placement system will not be built

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