May 14, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4113 freedoms to hard-working entre- DELAY knows it. The media in stand what they are doing. It’s just preneurs that are taking risks, that are knows it. Everybody in this House really the only tool in their toolbox,’’ creating jobs, and letting families keep knows it. It is nothing but a sham. Geren said. ‘‘They are passionate about more of their hard-earned money be- From the get-go, the Texas House the map that is in front of us not being cause they know best how to take care Republicans refused to unveil a real good for their constituents.’’ Rep- of themselves. map to the public, refused to have open resentative Pat Haggerty, a Republican I appreciate the gentleman bringing field hearings, refused to have notices from El Paso, ‘‘It’s the smartest move these very important issues before the in the Spanish language, refused to dis- they could have made,’’ Haggerty said. Chamber and our fellow colleagues and cuss the issue in the light of day, re- ‘‘Under the circumstances, it was the look forward to working with him to fused to give our voters a choice, and only alternative they had. It has been continue the type of policies that we refused to consider doing anything done before. It’s in the rules, and they have already been able to successfully other than what TOM DELAY just told are playing by the rules.’’ achieve so far in this Congress and them to do. Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, if the hopefully will have more to come. Mr. Speaker, I am sure my colleagues gentleman will yield. Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- have seen the bobblehead dolls whose Mr. SANDLIN. I yield to my friend ida. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the heads bounce in agreement to their and colleague from Austin. gentleman from Minnesota for coming owner’s demands. The leadership of the Mr. DOGGETT. In addition to those here today and shedding some light on Texas House comes to mind. very persuasive statements from Re- the facts; not showering with us rhet- Let me point out that there is no publican leaders in Texas, is the gen- oric, but getting to the facts, speaking need to redistrict. Two years ago the tleman aware of where President Bush, about the facts. He is absolutely right. State legislature could not come to an after he had been declared the Presi- We did pass legislation to create jobs, agreement on a redistricting plan, so dent-elect by the Supreme Court, and so we are not complaining. We are the courts approved a fair and con- where he had his initial speech to in- not just spewing rhetoric. We have re- stitutional congressional map for troduce himself to the Nation as our sults here, and that is a huge difference Texas after a full and complete hearing President-elect? Mr. SANDLIN. Well, Mr. Speaker, re- between, I think, the two sides. with evidence presented by both Demo- claiming my time, I believe I am. And And I again thank the gentleman for crats and Republicans, with experts, as the gentleman well knows, the his work on health care. I thank him with people from communities, with President had his speech on the floor of for his work on the budget and trans- maps, a complete trial before a three- the House. portation. And yes, I think we have to judge panel. The plan was agreed upon Mr. DOGGETT. In other words, the be very proud that we are not going to and voters elected who they felt would very same room, the very chamber of sit back and just let things happen. We best represent them in the United the Texas capital that is under are going to do everything in our power States Congress, either Republicans or lockdown tonight is where President to incentivize this economy so more Democrats. It was their choice. Bush chose, on his own, to go and in- Americans can have more high-paying TOM DELAY’s plan seeks to change all troduce himself to the Nation. jobs, because that is what really it is that. He wants to choose our congres- Is the gentleman aware of the indi- all about. sional Representatives for us rather vidual that he asked to introduce him- f than the voters choosing their own self to the American people as our Representatives. That is not how we TEXAS REDISTRICTING President-elect? operate in Texas. That is not how we Mr. SANDLIN. Reclaiming my time The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. operate in this country, and the leader once again, as the gentleman knows, CHOCOLA). Under the Speaker’s an- should be ashamed of himself. Speaker of the House, Democrat Pete nounced policy of January 7, 2003, the On May 7, 2003, the Associated Press Laney, was chosen to introduce the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SANDLIN) is attributed the following quote to Mr. new Republican President from Texas. recognized for 60 minutes as the des- DELAY: ‘‘I am the majority leader, and Mr. DOGGETT. And I believe the ignee of the minority leader. we want more seats.’’ President was complimentary of Mr. Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, Presi- b 1930 Laney and of the Texas House of Rep- dent Carter once said that we must ad- resentatives and its members. And just to changing times, but maintain That single statement, in all of its where is Mr. Laney tonight? unchanging principles. Today, in arrogance, pretty well sums up the Mr. SANDLIN. Apparently, Mr. Texas, we have 53 brave and principled consideration, the thought that has Laney is along with the other Texas men and women, Texas legislators, all gone into the Texas redistricting proc- heroes. He is in Oklahoma, standing up who are doing exactly that. They are ess. We want more seats, and tradi- for Texas voters, standing up for the adjusting to changing times. They are tions, communities of interest, minori- people of Texas and our Constitution maintaining unchanging principles. ties, constituencies be damned. We after having been trailed there by Fed- The issue of Texas redistricting has want more seats, and we do not care eral investigators and Federal people certainly gotten much media attention who you are or who you represent. We that tracked him down using Federal in the last couple of days due to the want more seats, and you cannot do funds, for political purposes, to make principled and brave actions of 53 anything about it. sure they knew where he went. Texas patriots. I particularly want to Well, apparently, they can, and they Mr. DOGGETT. Well, if the gen- thank east Texas Representatives have. When Barry Telford, Mark tleman would yield to me for just a Barry Telford, Mark Homer, Chuck Homer, Chuck Hobson, and some 50 couple of minutes on both those points. Hopson, Jim McReynolds and Dan Ellis other Democrats broke the House Mr. SANDLIN. Surely. for their leadership; also Representa- , they used the only option Mr. DOGGETT. First, I would say tives Dunnam, Deshotel and others available to halt DELAY’s partisan as- that it is really important to the fu- who have been at the forefront of this sault on Texas. And this option is com- ture of our democracy that we permit battle along with many other members pletely within the rules. It is antici- diverse points of view to be heard. I be- of the Texas House. pated by the rules of the House. It is a lieve that our country is stronger when The issue of Texas redistricting has tool available. we respect and show tolerance for op- been a long road for us, and each step Let us see what some Republicans posing points of view. And the idea of the way paved by the gentleman said, not TOM DELAY’s lackeys in that everyone in Washington and in from Texas (Mr. DELAY) has been dif- Washington; but let us see what Repub- Austin has to follow lockstep behind ficult and detrimental to rural Texans licans in the House in Texas have said TOM DELAY and his extreme point of and particularly to my constituents in about this. Representative Charlie view, and I believe his point of view east Texas. Right out of the starting Geren, Fort Worth, Republican, said, needs to be represented here, but I do block, TOM DELAY’s race to redistrict ‘‘The Democrats were doing what they not think all the rest of us have to has been an absolute sham. We know believed they needed to do in order to agree to it. And that is really what this it, the Republicans know it, TOM represent their constituents. I under- is about.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 03:50 May 15, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14MY7.160 H14PT1 H4114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 14, 2003 Now, President Bush told our coun- A&M. And I can think, as a Longhorn, views, and it is one thing for the very try again and again and again that he of a lot of reasons people ought not to Texas legislators that our colleague is was a uniter, not a divider. He said go to A&M, but not getting a Godly talking about to basically concede that that he could work with the Texas leg- education there was never real high on redistricting in Texas is of, by, and for islature, and he pointed to people like anyone’s list until Tom pronounced it. TOM DELAY. In fact, not only are they and said what good friends Now, I just want to conclude this not denying it, I think he is kind of they were and how cooperative they part, if the gentleman will continue to proud of it, that he can go down there were. In fact, he bragged on most every yield to me. and kind of throw his weight around one of those Democrats that is up in Mr. LAMPSON. Before the gentleman and tell people where to draw the lines Ardmore tonight and said what great concludes, if my colleague will yield and which communities to cut up. people they were. for just a moment, I want to inject But it goes beyond that, that kind of Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, if the something here, because another state- arrogance, that kind of intimidation gentleman will yield. ment was made that was offensive to when you begin to use taxpayer-fi- Mr. SANDLIN. I yield to the gen- me, and that was something that TOM nanced resources to advance that agen- tleman from Waco, Texas. DELAY said about the Democrats’ be- da and when you pull in institutions Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I want havior in Texas was ‘‘so contrary to from Federal law enforcement and try to follow up on the gentleman’s point what Texas is all about, to turn tail to convert them into your private po- about respecting others with different and run and not to fight for what you lice force. opinions. I am deeply offended, and I believe in.’’ Well, not to fight for what That is why, as the gentleman from think Texans and Americans should be you believe in is the more correct part. Jefferson County and from Harris deeply offended, that Texas House Re- He could not have missed that mark in County and from McLennan County publicans have compared these Texas a worse way. It is exactly what a Texan and from all the Texans that are here, legislators who are standing up for the is all about, to stand there and fight in we have joined today in a statement important American principle that the face of knowing they may not be and in a communication to Attorney citizens should have a voice in devel- able to win when they are attacked. General John Ashcroft, to Secretary oping their future, that they have been The backs of the Texas legislators were Tom Ridge at the Homeland Security compared to terrorists in Iraq. against the wall. They decided to make Department, and to Director Robert It was Texas legislators who put to- a stand for it for the people of Texas, Mueller of the Federal Bureau of Inves- gether playing cards, laughing all the and I am awfully proud of every mem- tigation. Because we are most alarmed way in the last several days, with the ber who chose to leave Austin, Texas, that yesterday TOM DELAY himself in- faces of Texas-elected representatives temporarily. dicated that he already had a United on those cards, mimicking, they knew And they do not want to be gone States Attorney, a taxpayer-funded absolutely well, mimicking the cards from there. They have their work to employee of the people in Texas, re- that had the faces of Saddam Hussein’s do. They know they do. And they are searching how they could employ Fed- terrorists, rapists, thugs and mass most anxious to return. But they want eral resources to bring these legisla- murderers. I find it offensive in our to do it in a way they know their tors, who have committed no crime and American democracy and Texas democ- voices are going to be heard and so the certainly there is no Federal offense racy that Texas Republican legislators voices of the people they represent will involved in staying there and working would stoop that low in this process. indeed be heard. in Ardmore, Oklahoma, until the Re- Mr. DOGGETT. Well, the gentleman’s Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, there is publicans in Austin decide to play by position is very well founded, trying no doubt that the action of leaving the the rules. again to tie themselves to our sons and State of Texas and going from Austin We also read from today’s press that daughters who stood in harm’s way in to Ardmore, and I have yet to find any- TOM DELAY told reporters the justifica- our American military, proudly, for one in Austin that goes to Ardmore for tion for this, of bringing in U.S. mar- our country. But right, at that very a vacation, but I am sure it is a nice shals or the Federal Bureau of Inves- microphone this morning, our col- place, and I know it has the Gene tigation is because redistricting con- league from Houston, Mr. CULBERSON, Autry Museum and other fine at- cerns a Federal issue. And a spokes- stood up and compared the same Demo- tributes; but they did not go up there woman, according to another publica- crats George Bush had his arm around on a lark. They took this extraor- tion in the U.S. Attorney’s office in and claimed they were like suicide dinary action because, as our colleague San Antonio, Texas, said she had no of- bombers. from Marshall, Texas (Mr. SANDLIN) ficial comment; but a source confirmed When I hear that kind of extremism, pointed out, they had extraordinary in- that an unidentified person had called I think whether it is in Texas or up timidation, they had extraordinary ar- to inquire about federalizing the arrest here, that is a fellow that has been rogance. warrant. That is taxpayer resources. spending too much time around TOM But the point I want to emphasize, That is using the Federal Bureau of In- DELAY. It kind of rubs off. And while when we hear these attacks made on vestigation in much the way that Rich- we need to tolerate that point of view, these brave Texas legislators, remem- ard Nixon did in Watergate. as extreme as it is, we do not want ev- ber who their pal was just a few years And there is another aspect of this, a erybody in America to have to be just ago. That was Governor George Bush. further report. How did they happen to like TOM DELAY. That is where he chose to introduce find these Texas legislators at a Holi- Was he not the same fellow who said himself to the Nation. I would just day Inn in Ardmore, Oklahoma, of all that Baylor, up in your town, that he urge again tonight that the President places? Well, it did not just happen by thought you could not get a Godly edu- consider the problems that are being chance. According to today’s Fort cation at Baylor or Texas A&M? caused in Texas by this kind of extre- Worth Star-Telegram, one Federal Mr. EDWARDS. The same TOM mism, and that if he is a uniter and not agency that became involved early on DELAY, the majority leader of the a divider, though we have not seen a was the Air and Marine Interdiction House, who says what is good for TOM great deal of evidence of that, that he and Coordination Center based in Riv- DELAY in redistricting is good for unite the Texas House; that he go right erside, California, which now falls Texas is the same person who said just to the place where he kicked off his under the auspices of the Homeland Se- a year ago to Texas parents, do not Presidency and work to bring people curity Department. send your sons and daughters to Texas back together. Because we cannot go The agency received a call to locate a A&M University or to Baylor Univer- on in this fashion. specific Piper turboprop aircraft. It sity, which is a great university that I There is a second aspect to this that was determined that the plane be- am proud to represent in my hometown is very troubling, and the gentleman longed to former House Speaker Pete of Waco. He said those universities from Marshall made reference to it, Laney, Democrat, of Hale Center, and I were too liberal. and that is the involvement of Federal would add parenthetically, who just Mr. DOGGETT. Well, I think the gen- resources. It is one thing for a col- happens to be the same Pete Laney tleman himself had some years over at league to proclaim these extreme that was introducing President Bush to

VerDate Jan 31 2003 03:50 May 15, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14MY7.163 H14PT1 May 14, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4115 the Nation in the House of Representa- Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield as a center for an al Qaeda cell, per- tives’ chambers in Austin that is to the gentleman from Beaumont, haps? locked down tonight. Texas (Mr. LAMPSON). Mr. DOGGETT. He is a pretty good The paper goes on to report the loca- Mr. LAMPSON. I am just curious in farmer up there. Mr. Laney is a farmer, tion of Laney’s plane proved to be a listening to this and knowing what a citizen legislator. I doubt there are key piece of information, because kind of time and cost that that would that many Texans outside of west Craddick, that is Texas House Speaker be, when I know that many of our enti- Texas that know precisely where Hale , said it is how he deter- ties, ports along our coastline and Center is. I do not know. Maybe that is mined the Democrats were in Ardmore. many other places in the country, are why the current Speaker of the House That is a use of Federal resources. strapped for money, is there any prece- had to turn to some Federal agency We have had ample reason to be con- dent in the history of the United that is supposed to be protecting us cerned in recent months about whether States where something like this hap- from threats to try to find out where the Federal law enforcement services pened and what occurred following that Mr. Laney’s plane had gone from Hale would be used with reference to our incident? Center. private lives, and we have ample reason Mr. DOGGETT. Of course we have the Mr. EDWARDS. I thank the gen- to be concerned when a powerful figure tragic history of Watergate that led to tleman. like majority leader TOM DELAY is in- the departure of a President and grow- Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield volved with these Federal agencies ing disrespect and cynicism of our peo- when the Federal agencies from Home- to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. ple as a result of the Watergate scan- JACKSON-LEE). land Security are out there tracing a dal, the misuse, the invasion of peo- plane operated by an elected official in Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. I thank ple’s personal information, the misuse the distinguished gentleman for yield- Texas to give clues as to where these of Federal law enforcement services. legislators are. ing. I think the news that the distin- That has been one of the concerns that guished gentleman from Austin, Texas, b 1945 people have had as we have given more has really reinforced is that not only Mr. SANDLIN. Reclaiming my time and more power in our desire to com- do we have a crisis of the Constitution; for just a moment, let me make an in- bat those who would threaten our fami- be reminded of the 10th amendment quiry of the gentleman, and I would lies, but giving more and more power that clearly delineates an argument like for him to continue, but let me to John Ashcroft and the people over that there is absolutely no Federal make sure that I have this straight so at the Department of Justice. That is question inasmuch as the 10th amend- that we understand what we are saying why we all write and ask to be assured ment protects States from intervention and what he is talking about. that they are doing everything possible on State issues. It has been my knowl- Is the gentleman saying that the to see that there is no Federal tax dol- edge that the Republican Party has home Homeland Security Department lar involved and that there is no diver- been champions of what we call states that is charged with our homeland de- sion, but there would appear that there rights and lack of Federal interven- fense, that at a time when we are fac- has already been some activity in this tion. ing terrorism abroad and at home, and area. Mr. LAMPSON. And not since the So I would like to ask the distin- at a time when our State has a $10 bil- guished gentleman from Austin, Texas, lion deficit, and at a time when the time of Richard Nixon when they inter- fered with a political activity using we hope that there will be a district Federal Government has a $7 trillion that is respectful of the people of Aus- debt, are you saying at a time when Federal funds, Federal people, Federal employees has something like that oc- tin, Texas, because none of us claim these folks are charged with protecting any of these districts. Is he suggesting, our shores, our homes, our families, curred until now? then, that two things, or three things, the very security of our country, at a Mr. DOGGETT. I think it is a sign of happened: One, this is the former time when that is their charge, that desperation, a sign of extremism, a speaker of the house, my under- the government is using them for a po- sign of the same kind of arrogance that standing, Pete Laney, who, in fact, litical purpose to track down airplanes goes to the Texas Legislature after the opened the chambers of the house to of State legislators for their political Governor, after the Lieutenant Gov- the newly ascended President of the purpose? ernor, after the Speaker, all Repub- Mr. DOGGETT. That would appear to licans, as well as a number of Repub- United States Mr. Bush; two, this is be the report not from me, but from lican State senators have said, ‘‘We got the former Pete Laney who has con- this morning’s Fort Worth Star-Tele- a lot of problems. We want to focus on sistently collaborated in a bipartisan gram, a very credible newspaper in our Texas. We don’t need to take up redis- manner; three, there is speculation State. It is the Air and Marine Inter- tricting.’’ But now the pressure has that with the inertia, sadly, of the diction and Coordination Center. I been put on, the hammer has been ap- work that is not being done here in would suppose that is the same entity plied there to them as individuals, and this Congress on homeland security, that is supposed to be monitoring any the knife has been pulled out to slice that there was enough activity to uti- airplanes that might be coming this up one community after another in our lize that resource? way and placing American citizens State. And I guess lastly I would say that again in harm’s way, but they appar- Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield we have a situation where there is ently had time, according to the news- to the gentleman from central Texas seemingly a use of money, might I paper report, and citing as apparently (Mr. EDWARDS). make it very clear, dollars, Federal re- a source they talked to, Texas Repub- Mr. EDWARDS. As I understand the sources, being utilized for purely polit- lican House Speaker Tom Craddick, article from the Fort Worth Star-Tele- ical purposes. Is that what we seem to that they had time to provide him with gram, the homeland security agency, have reported or was read in the Fort key information. the responsibility of defending Amer- Worth newspaper? It is unusual they would be following ican citizens from terrorists here and Mr. DOGGETT. That seems to be a plane from Hale Center, Texas, in the abroad, they actually took taxpayer re- what is reported by the Associated Texas Panhandle to Ardmore, Okla- sources to follow a twin-engine plane Press, the comments in the Houston homa, but apparently they had time to from Hale Center, Texas, to Ardmore, Chronicle, in the Fort Worth Star-Tele- do that. As the gentleman knows full Oklahoma; is that correct? gram and in the Washington Times, all well as being one of the signatories of Mr. DOGGETT. They apparently had of these papers with Mr. DELAY as the this letter, our concern is that there is that information and supplied it to the principal source on most of them him- a war on terrorism, and that resources Texas Speaker of the House. self since he is rather proud of the way would be diverted by TOM DELAY or Mr. EDWARDS. I have not been to he projects his power around here. And other people away from the war on ter- Hale Center, Texas, lately. I think I re- certainly our concern is that resources rorism, away from fighting crime and call they have a small cotton gin there. that are very much needed to protect into politically motivated activity of I know they have got maybe a drug our families not be diverted for a per- this nature. store, a health center, perhaps known sonal political police force.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 03:50 May 15, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14MY7.164 H14PT1 H4116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 14, 2003 Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield on Lake Travis within the city limits in the State House of Representatives to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. of Houston, traveling through all the and so he decided to use his heavy- GREEN). little rural towns in between. Another handed tactics and force this power Mr. GREEN of Texas. Let me follow goes a length of about 400 or 500 miles grab, this unprecedented action. up to that line of questioning to my connecting another part of Austin, When I was back home in my district colleagues from Houston and Travis around San Antonio, down the Rio over the course of the last few days, County. I think we all agree that we Grande all the way almost to the tip of people said, well, Texas is a majority should not use Federal resources com- Texas. The other two will trail off in Republican State now; is it not? So mitted to the war on terrorism and to different ways. should it not have a majority congres- protecting our homeland to find people It is the same kind of extremism that sional delegation? I think it is very im- who have committed no Federal crime tries to bring in the FBI. It is the same portant that we make that very clear and no State crime. There is not a vio- kind of extremism that hammers the tonight and set the facts forward here lation of the State penal code, and people in the Texas Legislature to do this evening. there is no Federal law violation. Not the plan that he wants done. And it is Because of the way our Texas con- since Richard Nixon have we seen such the same kind of community that is gressional districts are drawn, there an abuse of the law enforcement au- being split asunder, the community are a majority of Republican districts thority of the Federal Government. that has the name of William Barrett in the State of Texas. In fact, there are As far as for most folks, as a Texan, Travis on it, who stood there and drew 20 Republican districts and only 12 I am proud of my State representatives that line in the sand at the Alamo. It Democratic districts. You might be for standing up for what they believe is is that community that is being torn in scratching your head because you have right. I think that is what Texas was four pieces in a way that is as unfair to heard there is a Democratic majority. all about literally from 1836 to today. I the people that are being attached to Yes, there are 17 Democratic Rep- am not the only one who thinks they Travis County as it is to the people of resentatives from Texas and only 15 are doing the right thing. Travis County. Republicans. Why? Because in five of Monday the Houston Chronicle said, I thank the gentleman and all my those Republican-dominated districts, ‘‘If they believe their principles are colleagues. the voters have decided that they worth fighting for, and they have only Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield would prefer the Democratic Rep- one means to fight for them, it’s dif- to a new Member the gentleman from resentatives to serve them in the ficult to fault them for it, particularly Texas (Mr. BELL). United States House of Representa- in a fight that was thrust upon them Mr. BELL. I appreciate this oppor- tives. That is the way democracy by Washington-driven partisan poli- tunity. I would like to first thank my works in America, ladies and gentle- tics.’’ good friend from Austin for bringing to men, and that is the way democracy Today the Houston Chronicle said, light what could have been the use of works in Texas, or at least it did work ‘‘By thwarting DELAY’s secretly drawn Federal homeland security funds for that way until the majority leader de- Washington redistricting plan, the the purpose of tracking a State legisla- cided that because he is the majority House Democrats are preserving State tor’s plane. Obviously if that proves to leader, and this is his quote, that he prerogatives and doing all Texans a be an accurate report from the Fort wants more seats. favor.’’ Worth Star-Telegram, I think everyone This comes at a time when the State Let me repeat that: ‘‘Doing all Tex- here, probably everyone in the country, of Texas is facing a 10- to $12 billion ans a favor.’’ I think that is so true. would agree that that would be an out- budget deficit, when we are dealing That is why here tonight we see so rageous use of Federal resources, and with school finance, Medicaid funding, many of us here on the floor at one hopefully there will be a complete in- a children’s health insurance program, time. vestigation to get to the bottom of serious issues, serious issues that are I want to thank my colleague from that. deserving of our State lawmakers’ at- northeast Texas. We hope you will still But while that might top the list of tention. But even in light of all of that, be from northeast Texas and the legis- outrageousness on this particular our majority leader decided to force lature will go about their business to evening, I think it is extremely impor- their hand and go forward with redis- deal with school finance, deal with the tant that we continue to remind our tricting. That is what brings us here $10 billion plus State deficit, and also fellow Texans and our fellow Ameri- tonight. with insurance reform, because I know cans about what has created this par- our property and casualty insurance ticular situation, because going back b 2000 are the highest in the country. I thank even several months, this entire affair And that is what caused our rep- the gentleman and thank all my col- has been extraordinarily outrageous. It resentatives in the State House of Rep- leagues for being here this evening. could have been easily avoided, and resentatives to go to Ardmore, Okla- Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield there was absolutely no reason for it homa. to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. whatsoever. Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank DOGGETT). This is an unprecedented act in the gentleman from Texas (Mr. BELL). Mr. DOGGETT. I want to thank the American history. We did research Let me say before the gentleman gentleman for taking the leadership on early on to find out if any State had from Austin leaves the Chamber, we this. This is something that affects chosen to undergo a redistricting proc- appreciate his leadership in working on more than a few Members of Congress ess simply for partisan reasons long the issue of the misuse of Federal Gov- or even something as big as the State after a census had been taken. We ernment assets for intimidation and for of Texas. It does affect the future of found that that had not occurred in political use, and I would also like to our democracy and whether alternative some 50 years, and if I am incorrect on point out before yielding that this is voices will be heard or will instead just that, I am sure my good friend the gen- also happening, as we know, at the be monitored by Federal agencies as tleman from Dallas, Texas, (Mr. FROST) State level with the use of State assets they fly a plane or travel or engage in will correct me because he was the one for political purposes. One of the State their personal lives. who was kind enough to have the re- representatives in Texas, one of the he- I cannot help but conclude as I see search performed. But it has not taken roes helping break the quorum is Rep- colleagues from Harris County in say- place, because that is when redis- resentative Craig Eiland. Unfortu- ing, as the gentlewoman from Harris tricting occurs in the United States, nately, Representative Craig Eiland’s County pointed out, under the DeLay after a census, after we can look at wife was in the hospital, and they had plan my home county, my hometown how the population has shifted and how premature twins. The twins are pa- that I have spent all my life in, that I the lines should be drawn. tients in the neonatal intensive care represent 80 percent of the people of But Mr. DELAY has said that because unit. The hypocritical speaker of the now, within a stretch of about a mile he is the majority leader, he wants Texas House, Tom Craddick, sent in- and a half, there are four congressional more seats. He worked very hard to vestigators, sent the Texas Rangers, to districts. One connects Lago Vista out make sure the majority would change the hospital to interview the nurses,

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They were in Ard- the gentleman knows from his leader- our political system, then maybe there more, Oklahoma. ship in the Caucus for Missing and Ex- are some people in this country includ- One of the State representatives from ploited Children, this Congress and the ing Republicans who should go to him my district, not only a great State rep- statehouse in Texas has worked very and say, Mr. DELAY, it is time to step resentative but a personal friend of hard to help identify missing and ex- aside as majority leader. You are no mine, Chuck Hopson, his wife was in ploited children, children that are better than Richard Nixon; and I regret Austin and determined to go home. She away from their parents, and the assets the fact, TOM DELAY, that you are from left Austin to go to Jacksonville, and the energies of the AMBER Alert the State of Texas and that you are Texas, probably about 4 hours. Upon system are to do just that, not to find emulating Richard Nixon and what he leaving Austin, Tom Craddick put DPS adult legislators, number one; and, did 30 years ago. I yield back to the officers on her tail and followed her 4 number two, certainly not when every- gentleman. hours to Jacksonville, Texas, all the one in the whole country knows ex- Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank way. When she slowed down, they actly where they are. the gentleman. Along this same line, I slowed down. When she speed up, they Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, will the would like to point out that all of us sped up. When she pulled over, they gentleman yield? here completely support law enforce- pulled over. This is getting dan- Mr. SANDLIN. I yield to the gen- ment, the Texas Rangers, the Depart- gerously close to a police State. That tleman from Dallas (Mr. FROST). ment of Public Safety, our police; but is improper. There was no allegation of Mr. FROST. I do want to answer the they are acting under the direction of a breaking the law. There were no crimi- question, and then I do want to talk misguided and a wrong-headed speaker nal allegations, no civil allegations; about one other item. As far as we can of the House in Texas, Tom Craddick, but we are using the power of the State determine, that is exactly what they in conjunction with the majority lead- to intimidate free citizens of the State did. They activated the AMBER Alert, er here, the two Toms, the Tom Toms, of Texas. posting the information on the DPS and they are beating drums, sending And I have got a question. I want to Web site, clearly an abuse of that sys- these folks out. And our Department of know from Tom Craddick how many tem that we worked so hard to get in Public Safety folks, they have little men he is following around in those place to help missing and exploited choice of what to do. cars. I want to know how many inves- children. But let me bring out a couple of tigators he is putting on the men in I would like to call the public’s at- other things that have happened. El Texas. I want to know why he is deter- tention and the Speaker’s attention to Paso Police entered the home of Rep- mined to try to intimidate the wives of something that is far worse than what resentative where his 17- our State representatives and using they did with AMBER Alert. Thirty year-old daughter was at home alone, State assets and State funding to do years ago I was a young man. I remem- and his wife, who was a block away, that. ber following this in the news. Thirty quickly returned to the house. Rep- Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, will the years ago President Richard Nixon resentative Joe Menendez’s wife found gentleman yield? tried to use the FBI and the CIA to get her car vandalized, parked right in Mr. SANDLIN. I yield to the gen- involved in the Watergate issue. That front of the governor’s mansion. A sen- tleman. Mr. LAMPSON. The gentleman spoke was widely reported in the press of this ior staff member, and this is particu- of Craig Eiland, who is one of my con- country. It was an abuse of power by larly troublesome to those of us who stituents, Craig and Melissa; and their the President of the United States and protect the Constitution, a senior staff prematurely born twins are doing well is one of the things that led to Presi- member of Representative Elliott in the hospital, thank goodness, but dent Nixon’s ultimate resignation. Now Naishtat’s office was told it was a fel- the night that those Department of we have reports in the Texas papers, in ony to withhold information on the Public Safety officers showed up in the the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the whereabouts of that legislator, and hospital questioning the nurses that Houston Chronicle, the Associated when asked what law was broken, the were taking care of those babies con- Press, that TOM DELAY attempted to staff member was shown a copy of the cerned Melissa significantly so, and use the FBI in this situation to inter- House rules. then following that they went to her vene in a domestic political matter. Police searched Representative Pat- home to question her when it had al- I remember when Nixon did this, Re- rick Rose’s car, which was left at a ready been announced, as the gen- publicans were outraged. I remember friend’s house hours after the law- tleman said, that they knew Craig when Barry Goldwater, a conservative makers were found in Ardmore, Okla- Eiland was in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as Republican, went to the White House homa. The friends said law enforce- did the rest of the country. and said to Richard Nixon enough, ment had staked out the house where That is bordering on harassment, but enough, and urged him to resign. the car was parked prior to the search. it is also the use of public funds and I would urge Republicans, my Repub- Listen to what the Corpus Christi public employees to perform tasks, as lican colleagues here in Washington Caller-Times said: ‘‘The wife of State the gentleman says, reminiscent of a and Republicans around the country, Representative Jaime Capelo, Demo- police state. But what about the work to tell TOM DELAY, as Barry Goldwater crat, Corpus Christi, looked out her that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. told Richard Nixon, this is not the kind kitchen window Tuesday and noticed a FROST) did recently on the AMBER of country we have. Tell TOM DELAY he blue four-door vehicle driving past. The Alert? I have done a lot of work in my cannot use the FBI to further domestic driver looked at her home as he passed. 6 years here about the issue of missing political agendas in this country. The vehicle pulled up next to a white and exploited children and worked dili- As far as we have been able to tell Chevrolet pickup parked down the gently to pass legislation that would and as far as the newspapers of the street. ‘I asked him why he was watch- give our law enforcement capability to State have been able to tell, the FBI ing my house.’ The man identified him- work with the public of this country to did the right thing and they refused, self as a State trooper and told her help find missing people. Interestingly they refused to be involved in domestic that officials in Austin had called his enough, I understand that the State of politics, and I applaud that. Tell TOM office and told the troopers to follow Texas turned on the AMBER Alert sys- DELAY, anyone who is watching this on her.’’ Told the troopers to follow her. tem to try to find members of the television, whether you are a Democrat This is nothing but police state activ- Texas legislature. Can anybody answer or a Republican or an independent, ity. It is something that we should be that? Is that the truth, Mr. FROST? Do that the greatness of America is the concerned about. you know that? Or Mr. SANDLIN? freedoms that we enjoy. May we never ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I believe become a police state. May we never The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. that is the truth, and I guess they are become a society where the FBI is used MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida). The

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Mr. earlier, but I would like to revisit it That can never happen, because we Speaker, I thank the distinguished gen- and use the very quotes from Mr. do not have a criminal act. No warrant tleman for yielding. Craddick and the gentleman from is going to be issued, we know that, I think it is important to capture the Texas (Mr. DELAY) as they appear in but, nevertheless, the Governor of intensity of what we are trying to dis- the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. This is Texas had the audacity to make that cuss. This is not an ordinary cir- from the newspaper article. kind of request. cumstance. This is an extraordinary ‘‘At the Capitol in Washington, Now, how did the attorney general circumstance. We have already gone on United States House Majority Leader handle it in New Mexico? She ended it the question of the utilization of Fed- TOM DELAY said that the speaker of with this quote: ‘‘Nevertheless, I have eral resources. We have already gone the Texas House in Austin, Tom put out an all-points bulletin for law on or discussed the idea of the very Craddick, had asked for the FBI or U.S. enforcement to be on the look out for sensitive legislative initiative that marshals to intervene. ‘The Speaker politicians in favor of health care for took years in the making, the AMBER asked the FBI and/or U.S. marshals to the needy and against tax cuts for the Alert. Then we add to that the insult of go up and get these Members,’ DELAY wealthy.’’ tracking and stalking family members told the reporters. Because that is really what it comes to the extra added insult of the rep- ‘‘But Craddick, who a day earlier had down to. At the beginning of this proc- resentation that the PATRIOT Act suggested the possibility of Federal in- ess, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. could be the underpinnings of Federal volvement, said Tuesday that he made DELAY) and other members of the Re- intervention and/or arrests of these no calls to any Federal agencies, say- publican leadership were telling Tex- members. In questioning both the Department ing that it was an issue for the Depart- ans that their plan would create new of Justice and the U.S. Marshal today ment of Public Safety in Texas. He minority districts. This was not about in the Committee on the Judiciary, I said, ‘I’m not into that.’ partisan politics and more Republicans am grateful to report that they were as ‘‘However, a spokesman for the and getting rid of Democrats, it was dumbfounded as the questioner. Would United States Attorney’s Office,’’ in about doing the lofty and admirable they have any authority to either ar- my hometown of San Antonio, ‘‘had no thing of adding minority districts. rest and/or seek these members? To official comment, but a source con- Well, the map is out there, 1 of 10, those questions there was a resounding firmed that an unidentified person had but all 10 do not create minority dis- no answer, and certainly there was an called to inquire about federalizing the tricts. answer of not having any idea of their arrest warrant. Last week the gentleman from Texas authority to do so. ‘‘The point seems moot now,’’ a (Mr. DELAY) finally admitted, ‘‘Hey, But I want to just make this point. spokesman for the U.S. Department of look, I am a Republican. The purpose The reason why this is so extraor- Justice said, ‘‘because it definitely is of all this is to get more Republicans.’’ dinary is because we have had the Kill- not for the Federal authorities. How- So now the mask is off, and that is er Bees. In fact, Speaker Craddick ever, one Federal agency that became where we are today. We have an abuse some few years ago, 1971, 30 members involved early on was the Air and Ma- of the legislative process for partisan disappeared during the 1971 session. rine Interdiction and Coordination gain. It is the worst thing that could Craddick was part of it, and they were Center based in Riverside, California, ever happen. It is practiced day in and called the ‘‘Dirty 30.’’ And they were which now falls under the auspices of day out in the Capitol of the United protesting what I think was a positive the Homeland Security Department. States, and they are attempting to ex- protest to clean up the State of Texas ‘‘The agency received a call to locate port it to the State of Texas, and we with respect to the Shawtown scandal. a specific Piper turboprop aircraft. It have 53 brave and courageous State Hooray for them. It is equal to the very was determined the plane belonged to legislators saying, no, thank you, and act that has occurred by these 50, but former House speaker Pete Laney, do not mess with Texas. do my colleagues know what? There is Democrat from Hale Center, Texas. Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield no evidence, none whatsoever, that any ‘‘The location of Laney’s plane to the gentleman from Beaumont, Federal authority was sought, that any proved to be a key piece of information Texas (Mr. LAMPSON). Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I thank family members were abused, that any because, Craddick said, it’s how he de- the gentleman for putting together hospitals were visited, that any inquir- termined that the Democrats were in this Special Order and giving us the op- ies were made because of sick family Oklahoma. ‘We called someone, and portunity to come and express some of members, that any children were in- they said they were going to track it. I the concerns about what is happening timidated. None of this occurred. have no idea how they tracked it And so, Mr. Speaker, this is why we down,’ Craddick said. ‘However, that is in Texas with a number of issues, redis- are on the floor of the House. Not be- how we found them.’’’ tricting being one of them. cause there is not more important So we know there were Federal We have heard a great deal about an business to do in this Congress or in funds, Federal personnel used, defi- abuse of power. But what was it all the State legislature. But we want to nitely for an improper purpose if not about? It was about someone who remind America and the State of Texas for an illegal act. stepped in and tried to control Texas that the reason why these 51, 53 are We will get to the bottom of this. But from outside of Texas, and that some- standing tall is because this is an ex- what has spurred all this on? When one happened to be a Texan, but who traordinary and outrageous action that they could not get the Federal authori- holds a very high position as one of our is occurring by the Speaker of the ties to go and arrest these individual colleagues here in this body, the major- House in Texas and of course the lead- members, our great , ity leader of the House of Representa- ership of this body. , contacted the attorney tives, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield general in New Mexico, because they DELAY). to the gentleman from San Antonio thought that is where they were going. I find it absolutely amazing that our New Mexico Attorney General Patri- friends in Texas and some of our con- (Mr. GONZALEZ). cia Madrid responded today to a re- stituents in Texas who serve in the b 2015 quest from Governor Rick Perry’s of- Texas House of Representatives have Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I fice to allow Texas officials to make been able to choose to stand up in the thank my colleague for yielding. arrests in her State. ‘‘My office is re- manner in which they have; people like

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Interestingly, in 1984 the majority she spoke for the people of the United And shame on those who have said leader of this body, the United States States of America, and that she rein- that those people are turning their House of Representatives, was none forced her belief in the Constitution. backs on their jobs and turning their other than Jim Wright, a Democrat This is a sham of a process. This Con- backs on their constituents and not from Fort Worth, Texas. In the State gress should be ashamed, the State leg- wanting to go back and address the House of Representatives, there was a islature in Texas should be ashamed, problems of the State of Texas. That is strong Democratic majority, in the we all should be ashamed, and we nonsense, it is offending, because these State Senate of Texas there was a should get back to the business in cele- people to want to go back, they do strong Democratic majority. But in bration, commemoration in honor of want to go back and do their jobs, and that year there was absolutely no ef- the Voting Rights Act of 1965. they do want to address the critical fort made whatsoever to go back and f problems that face Texas today, wheth- redistrict and change those seats from GENERAL LEAVE er it deals with financing of our edu- whence the six representatives, the six cation system, which is in dire straits, Republican representatives, had been Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask whether it is the health needs, or the elected, because, quite simply, that is unanimous consent that all Members significant deficit that Texas faces of just not the way things have been may have 5 legislative days within $10 billion to $12 billion, and they will done. which to revise and extend their re- marks on the subject of my Special do so as soon as the speaker of the As we come to a close tonight, I want Order. Texas House of Representatives agrees to go back to the Houston Chronicle The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. to get rid of these nonpriority, per- editorial that my good friend the gen- MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida). Is tleman from Texas (Mr. GREEN) re- sonal political agenda items so that we there objection to the request of the ferred to earlier, because I think it can address the real needs of the State gentleman from Texas? of Texas. makes a very eloquent case about what There was no objection. I had a newsperson ask me today, Mr. we have witnessed this week. Speaker, whether or not the people of In its closing, perhaps the most valid f Texas could be controlled by one per- criticism that could be made of the MARKING 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF son, and whether the Texas House of missing Democrats is that ‘‘their place ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN Representatives could be controlled by is in the capital, doing the people’s HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYL- one person. I am thrilled to be able to business and debating the issues, win, VANIA say no, that it cannot be. lose or draw. In a more civil era that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Yes, the Republicans may win on this would be right. But Speaker Craddick previous order of the House, the gen- issue in Austin, Texas, but we will throughout the session has discouraged tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. SHU- raise every objection that we can pos- debate, opposition amendments and all STER) is recognized for 5 minutes. sibly raise. And they may win in the of the other give and take of politics. Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Senate, and we will raise that objec- On many occasions, he and his lieuten- today to mark a significant historical tion again. And they may win in the ants seem to regard examination and event in the community of courts, but we will be right there. And principal discussion of legislation as ir- Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. This the sad part of it is that the people of ritants. It is not too late to salvage the month the Zion Lutheran Church in Texas will pay over and over again legislative session. It is past time, how- Hollidaysburg will mark its 200th anni- with the costs that are going to be as- ever, for Governor Perry, Speaker versary. The rich history of Zion Lu- sociated with legal assistance and de- Craddick, Majority Leader DELAY, et theran is a testament to its founders fending this issue and the huge amount al., to follow George W. Bush’s guber- and all of its congregants to this day. of time and effort that is going to be natorial example, and realize that good By 1803, population centers in the taken away from our need to address government is bipartisan government, United States were expanding west- the real issues of Texas. shaped by compromise, and the broad ward. As small groups of people started God bless those Texas legislators. We public interest.’’ to settle west of the Allegheny Moun- are proud of every one of you, and Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tains for the first time, a small group know you are going to do the Lord’s to the gentlewoman from Houston, of German immigrants, led by Pastor work for all of us in Texas, and we will Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE). Frederick Haas, started the first con- get to the bottom of it, and the people Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. gregation of Zion Lutheran Church in a of Texas in the end will win. Speaker, let me just quickly say that log building in Frankstown, Pennsyl- Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, reclaim- there has been a representation that vania, 200 years ago. ing my time, I yield to the gentleman this meat cutter of a plan by the gen- While many of the original members from Houston (Mr. BELL). tleman from Texas (Mr. DELAY) pro- were used to the grand cathedrals of Mr. BELL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the tects minorities and supports the Vot- Europe, and the new log building was gentleman for yielding. ing Rights Act of 1965. certainly a different way to worship for Mr. Speaker, I think it is very impor- Let me clearly say, Mr. Speaker, that many settlers, their desire to worship tant as we discuss this important sub- that was an emotional time in our his- and develop community moved them to ject that we recall some historical per- tory. It was a time when there were embrace their new surroundings. spective. My good friend from Harris deaths in Philadelphia, Mississippi; it With the opening of the Pennsylvania County referred to some recent history was a time when the State troopers at- Canal and the Allegheny Portage Rail- just a short while ago in which he tacked peaceful marchers crossing the road in 1830, Hollidaysburg flourished pointed out some of the hypocrisy of Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Ala- and became the county seat. As the the current speaker of the Texas bama, on March 7, 1965; it was a time town continued to grow, congregants House. when there was great intenseness in needed a larger building to worship, It is also interesting to go back to the United States Congress to be able and a new church opened its doors to the year 1984. The reason I think it is to pass a Voting Rights Act of 1965. the spiritual needs of the community interesting is because a lot of people in This district, this plan, does not rep- in 1853. Today congregants of Zion Lu- the last few days have said, is this not resent, commemorate or give honor to theran still make this building their just politics as usual? Is this not just the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This center of spiritual community, and it what happens in the State of Texas? plan is a sham, it is a shame, when it also serves as a central feature of the Well, quite honestly, it is not. If you takes away the historic birthplace of historic section of the Hollidaysburg go back to the year 1984, that was the Barbara Jordan out of the 18th Con- borough.

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