June 6, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2895 CONGRATULATIONS TO NARVELL BUILDING A BETTER AMERICA Mr. Speaker, this process has become L. ARNOLD, CONGRESSIONAL PAGE CAUCUS ridiculously bureaucratic and needs to (Mrs. JONES of Ohio asked and was (Mr. GARY MILLER of California be greatly speeded up. given permission to address the House asked and was given permission to ad- f for 1 minute and to revise and extend dress the House for 1 minute and to re- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER her remarks.) vise and extend his remarks.) PRO TEMPORE Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. GARY MILLER of California. Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. rise this morning to congratulate my Speaker, just by looking around us at SUNUNU). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule congressional page, Narvell L. Arnold. our homes, our offices, our roads and XX, the Chair announces that he will This is the first time I have had an op- our local infrastructure, we can see postpone further proceedings on each portunity to nominate a congressional that construction has an important im- motion to suspend the rules on which a page. I am very pleased. Narvell at- pact on our lives. Members of Congress recorded vote or the yeas and nays are tends John F. Kennedy High School in and the public need to better under- ordered, or on which the vote is ob- my congressional district. In fact, just stand the tremendous contribution the jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. this week I was at John F. Kennedy construction industry makes to our Any record votes on postponed ques- High School speaking with his prin- Nation’s economy. tions will be taken after debate has cipal and counselor. I am so pleased The value of construction put in concluded on all motions to suspend that Narvell, who is captain of the place in the United States for the year the rules. football team, the captain of the bas- 2000 was over $800 billion, about 8.25 ketball team, had an opportunity to be percent of the U.S. gross domestic f a part of a number of community pro- product. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT NA- grams: the Urban League Career Begin- Because construction is such an im- TIONAL HISTORIC SITE BOUND- nings and another program called Look portant part of our everyday lives and ARY ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2001 to bring a pro-construction perspective Up to Cleveland. Narvell, you have Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. to Congress, I believed it was necessary made me very, very proud. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules to start the Building a Better America Mr. Speaker, I trust that Narvell’s and pass the bill (H.R. 1000) to adjust Caucus. The purpose of the caucus is to future years as a student and politician the boundary of the William Howard educate Members of Congress and staff will be great. And to all of the rest of Taft National Historic Site in the on building-related issues that impact the congressional pages, it has been State of Ohio, to authorize an exchange our districts and our constituents, wonderful having them. I know they of land in connection with the historic from affordable housing to airport con- will enjoy their summer. site, and for other purposes, as amend- struction, to increasing access to train- ed. f ing in the construction trades. I urge all of my colleagues to support The Clerk read as follows: H.R. 1000 b 1015 our Nation’s builders by joining the Building a Better America Caucus. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in A VICTORY FOR HARDWORKING f Congress assembled, TAXPAYERS FBI BACKGROUND CHECKS NEED SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given TO BE SPEEDED UP This Act may be cited as the ‘‘William Howard permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. DUNCAN asked and was given Taft National Historic Site Boundary Adjust- ment Act of 2001’’. minute and to revise and extend his re- permission to address the House for 1 marks.) SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF LANDS AND BOUNDARY AD- minute and to revise and extend his re- JUSTMENT, WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, families marks.) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, OHIO. are overtaxed, businesses are overregu- Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, in this (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: lated, and our economy is suffering as week’s National Journal, Norman (1) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ a result. Clearly there is room within Ornstein, resident scholar at the Amer- means the William Howard Taft National His- the enormous tax surplus to pay down ican Enterprise Institute, calls the toric Site in Cincinnati, Ohio, established pur- the debt and fund priority programs number and length of FBI background suant to Public Law 91–132 (83 Stat. 273; 16 U.S.C. 461 note). while ensuring working families re- checks ‘‘insane.’’ ceive the tax relief they both need and (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- I read in Insight Magazine last week titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Map, William How- deserve. Full, fair, and immediate tax that only 55 nominees for sub-Cabinet ard Taft National Historic Site, Hamilton Coun- relief has been and will continue to be positions have been confirmed out of ty, Cincinnati, Ohio,’’ numbered 448/80,025, and one of my top priorities here in Con- 436 positions. dated November 2000. gress. Paul Light of the Brookings Institu- (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means The easiest thing to do in Wash- tion’s Presidential Appointee Initiative the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the ington is to increase spending. One of was quoted as saying that the Bush ad- Director of the National Park Service. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF LAND EXCHANGE.— the hardest things to do is to reduce ministration will be ‘‘lucky’’ to have (1) EXCHANGE.—The Secretary may acquire a taxes. But thanks to the President’s these positions filled by March 1 of parcel of real property consisting of less than steadfast leadership, hardworking tax- next year. one acre, which is depicted on the map as the payers will get the significant tax re- In other words, the Bush administra- ‘‘Proposed Exchange Parcel (Outside Bound- lief they deserve. tion, which is already being blamed for ary)’’, in exchange for a parcel of real property, Already this session of Congress, the problems that started long before it also consisting of less than one acre, which is U.S. House has passed key tax relief came into office, will not really have depicted on the map as the ‘‘Current USA Own- proposals, including repeal of the death its people in upper-level positions until ership (Inside Boundary)’’. tax, marriage penalty tax relief, and (2) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the values of well over a year after the President the parcels to be exchanged under paragraph (1) the expansion of the child tax credit. was sworn in. This is ridiculous. are not equal, the difference may be equalized Mr. Speaker, our new President has Mr. Ornstein said most of the 1,250 by donation, payment using donated or appro- been in the White House just over 100 top positions should have a simple, priated funds, or the conveyance of additional days and already we have helped him quick computer background check. land. to deliver this incredible tax relief I read in the Knoxville News-Sentinel (3) ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARY.—The Sec- package to the American people. This that even Senator Howard Baker who retary shall revise the boundary of the historic is not only a victory, it is a victory ac- spent 18 years in the Senate and 2 years site to reflect the exchange upon its completion. complished with incredible speed. as chief of staff at the White House had (c) ADDITIONAL BOUNDARY REVISION AND AC- QUISITION AUTHORITY.— Within this year, hardworking Ameri- to fill out a detailed 85-page question- (1) INCLUSION OF PARCEL IN BOUNDARY.—Ef- cans across this Nation will be bene- naire, one question of which was, fective on the date of the enactment of this Act, fiting from more dollars in their pock- ‘‘Have you ever been involved in a con- the boundary of the historic site is revised to in- ets. troversial issue?’’ clude an additional parcel of real property,

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