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Entire Issue (PDF 2MB) E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 No. 119 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL To add to the insult, free washers and called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The dryers were brought in for Sabine Pass pore (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan). Chair has examined the Journal of the citizens who lost everything. Soon, illegals were dropping off their clothes f last day’s proceedings and announces to the House her approval thereof. and their wives so they could get clothes cleaned for free. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- My family and neighbors lost every- PRO TEMPORE nal stands approved. thing they own. There is no way to pur- f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- chase food or fuel in my hometown. Im- fore the House the following commu- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE migration officials will not send any- nication from the Speaker: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the one to Sabine Pass to perform immi- WASHINGTON, DC. gentleman from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH) gration checks, because they have been September 21, 2006. mandated not to do so. This is not ac- I hereby appoint the Honorable CANDICE S. come forward and lead the House in the ceptable. MILLER to act as Speaker pro tempore on Pledge of Allegiance. this day. Mr. KUCINICH led the Pledge of Alle- Madam Speaker, Jason Pitts is right. J. DENNIS HASTERT, giance as follows: Seal our borders, crack down on em- Speaker of the House of Representatives. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ployers hiring illegals, or risk losing United States of America, and to the Repub- the quality of life of our own citizens. f lic for which it stands, one nation under God, And that’s just the way it is. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. PRAYER f f The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. SIGNS OF WAR PREPARATION Coughlin, offered the following prayer: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given Lord God of our ancestors in faith, PRO TEMPORE permission to address the House for 1 and animator of faith in the American The SPEAKER pro tempore. The minute.) people today, we come before You with Chair will entertain five 1-minute Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, all humility and gratitude. As Christians speeches per side. the signs of preparation for war against and people of other faiths, we join our f Iran are there for anyone who can see. Jewish brothers and sisters as they ap- Covert action, the Strategic Air Com- proach Rosh Hashanah. Together we LONE STAR VOICE: JASON PITTS, mand, the selection of 1,500 targets, offer prayers of forgiveness, both as in- SABINE PASS, TEXAS and a plan for a naval blockade, a dividuals and as a Nation. (Mr. POE asked and was given per- faked or hyped intelligence report on If we cannot admit our mistakes be- mission to address the House for 1 the degree of uranium enrichment and fore you, O Lord, and firmly desire to minute.) the manipulation of the media. turn a new page, how can we become Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, last year It is Iraq all over again, but instead the people You require us to be, and the tiny coastal community of Sabine of a Nation of 25 million, Iran is a Na- where will people of virtue and true Pass, Texas, was literally drowned by tion of 70 million sitting right next to leadership be found in a world search- Hurricane Rita. A year later it is still Iraq, where 130,000 U.S. troops are in ing for stability and hope? in shambles. Now the people who live danger simply because of the war plan- As the festival of Rosh Hashanah in Sabine Pass say that they survived ning. celebrates all the freshness of a new Rita, but they may not survive the Today, while our government bor- year and the abundance of a rich har- illegals hired to repair the area. rows money from China, Japan and vest, we ask You, Almighty Lord, to Jason Pitts writes about these fears. Korea to pay for a war in Iraq that bless this Nation in its fullness and in In the morning hundreds of vehicles could cost up to $3 trillion, the admin- all its institutions of lawful govern- loaded with illegals make their way istration is preparing to spend more ment. into my town of Sabine Pass. The traf- money for a war against Iran. This Let our people taste the sweet honey fic problems caused by the illegals are Congress must not permit this admin- of Your presence and serve You and one terrible. These drivers have no regard istration to open up another war with- another with a refreshed perspective for traffic laws. They pass on the top of out permission, without oversight, and renewed heart, now and forever. bridges, and they speed like they are in without justification, without the fi- Amen. a NASCAR race. nancial resources, without the human b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 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. H6849 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:27 Sep 22, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21SE7.000 H21SEPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with HOUSE H6850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 21, 2006 resources, without a shred of common PROTECT OUR BORDERS and the Reid-Kennedy amnesty plan, sense or realism. (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given House Republicans left Washington in Bombs are no substitute for diplo- permission to address the House for 1 August tasked with answering one macy. You can bomb the world to minute and to revise and extend his re- question: How did the American people pieces, but you can’t bomb the world to marks.) want us to handle this issue? After peace. Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, it holding multiple field hearings and f has been more than 5 years since the town hall meetings across America, we COMMENDING 125TH ANNIVERSARY terrorist attacks on September 11. In are back in Washington, and the Amer- OF NORWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA looking back, we have made great ican people expect us to act, and that IN STANLY COUNTY progress in uprooting the terrorists is just what we are doing. from their havens and liberating mil- We began by passing the Secure (Mr. HAYES asked and was given Fence Act last week, and today we will permission to address the House for 1 lions of people. We also have provided our law enforcement and intelligence consider three more bills vital to se- minute and to revise and extend his re- curing our borders and restricting the marks.) agencies with new tools to combat these threats. Yet there is so much flow of illegal aliens into our country. Mr. HAYES. Madam Speaker, today I It is time to curtail the invasion of il- want to recognize the town of Nor- more to do. We are at war with terror- ists, and we must protect our borders. legal aliens, and we must begin at our wood, North Carolina, for its 125th an- borders. House Republicans are keeping niversary. Norwood has a rich and vi- If we cannot control our borders, how up our end of the bargain. Now it is brant history as the area’s earliest set- can we prevent those who would mur- der us from entering our Nation? Mil- time for the Senate to follow suit. tlers arrived in the 1750s, and the town In conclusion, God bless our troops, lions attempt to enter our Nation ille- officially was incorporated in 1881. and we will never forget September 11. In the beginning, Norwood was a gally every year. Many are appre- town thriving on agriculture and newly hended. f established railroad lines. Local entre- I commend our Border Patrol for APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO preneur Troy J.W. McKenzie relocated their fine work under difficult situa- HOUSE COMMISSION ON CON- his business to Norwood and com- tions; however, millions have crossed GRESSIONAL MAILING STAND- mented that the town will very soon, the border successfully in the past 5 ARDS unless indications are false, become an years, and we do not know how many The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- important trade center. terrorists there are. Our borders are ant to 2 U.S.C. 501(b), and the order of McKenzie was correct. In the 21st another battleground in the war on ter- the House of December 18, 2005, the century, Norwood is the home of many ror. Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- local and international manufacturing f pointment of the following Member of companies, and this business-friendly the House to the House Commission on environment has the potential for con- HOLD ON FDA COMMISSIONER Congressional Mailing Standards: tinued economic growth. Today I say OVER RU–486 Mr. EHLERS, Michigan, Chairman. congratulations to the town of Nor- (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- f wood for 125 years, many exciting years mission to address the House for 1 to come. minute and to revise and extend his re- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION f marks.) OF H.R. 4830, BORDER TUNNEL PREVENTION ACT OF 2006; FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND SUDAN Mr.
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