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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2005 No. 163 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. The Lord draws near. Prepare the ward and lead the House in the Pledge The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. way for the Lord, for He comes. Pre- of Allegiance. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: pare your people to meet the Lord your Mr. HASTINGS of Florida led the The Lord draws near. Come, let us God. Amen. Pledge of Allegiance as follows: worship. My brothers and sisters, know that f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the Lord desires to be close to you. You THE JOURNAL United States of America, and to the Repub- have prayed, ‘‘Thy kingdom come!’’ lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Let the Lord’s justice now guide all The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. your judgments. Let the Lord’s peace ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- penetrate your hearts. The Lord God ceedings and announces to the House f Himself will come and establish a new his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- beginning in our humanity. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE In you and through you, the Lord nal stands approved. will lead people to true freedom. f A message from the Senate by Ms. Love the Lord with all your heart Curtis, one of its clerks, announced and with all your strength; then from PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE that the Senate has passed without within you, the Lord will rebuild the The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman amendment a bill of the House of the Nation. from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) come for- following title: NOTICE If the 109th Congress, 1st Session, adjourns sine die on or before December 20, 2005, a final issue of the Congres- sional Record for the 109th Congress, 1st Session, will be published on Friday, December 30, 2005, in order to permit Members to revise and extend their remarks. All material for insertion must be signed by the Member and delivered to the respective offices of the Official Reporters of Debates (Room HT–60 or S–123 of the Capitol), Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. through Thursday, December 29. The final issue will be dated Friday, December 30, 2005, and will be delivered on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. Both offices will be closed Monday, December 26, 2005. 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Members of Congress desiring to purchase reprints of material submitted for inclusion in the Congressional Record may do so by contacting the Office of Congressional Publishing Services, at the Government Printing Office, on 512–0224, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily. By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. TRENT LOTT, Chairman. 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. H12053 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:32 Dec 18, 2005 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17DE7.000 H17DEPT1 H12054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 17, 2005 H.R. 4195. An act to authorize early repay- This marks the first time in history not slipped in behind closed doors into ment of obligations to Bureau of Reclama- that a team from ASU has won a na- this large bill. I urge my colleagues to tion within Rogue River Valley Irrigation tional championship. This champion- reject this liability immunity. District. ship culminates a tremendous year of f The message also announced that the Mountaineer football that saw the Senate has passed bills on the fol- team finish the season 8–3, winning the CONGRATULATING DIVISION I–AA lowing titles in which the concurrence Southern Conference championship be- NATIONAL CHAMPION APPA- of the House is requested. fore winning four playoff games, in- LACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS S. 310. An act to direct the Secretary of the cluding last night’s national champion- (Mr. COBLE asked and was given per- Interior to convey the Newlands Project ship game. mission to address the House for 1 Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Mr. Speaker, I am proud of this foot- minute and to revise and extend his re- to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in ball team and their coach, not just for marks.) the State of Nevada. winning a national championship but S. 435. An act to amend the Wild and Sce- Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, the frigid for the character and teamwork they unforgiving winds that normally blow nic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the display. Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the across the Blue Ridge Mountains dur- The Mountaineers have excelled State of Connecticut for study for potential ing the months of winter are blowing under the leadership of Coach Jerry addition to the National Wild and Scenic less brutally and less severely today. Moore, the winningest coach in the his- Rivers System, and for other purposes. For on this day, these winds sweep tory of the Southern Conference. He S. 648. An act to amend the Reclamation across the campus of Appalachian States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 has a talented staff, including Coach to extend the authority for drought assist- Lonnie Galloway, the son-in-law of our State University, home of the National ance. colleague from North Carolina, Robin I–AA champions of intercollegiate foot- S. 1025. An act to amend the Act entitled Hayes. ball. ‘‘An Act to provide for the construction of I wish my duties in Washington did I attended Appalachian State, Mr. the Cheney division, Wichita Federal rec- not prevent me from being in Chat- Speaker, and I know I speak for many lamation project, Kansas, and for other pur- in the Congress and many congres- poses’’ to authorize the Equus Beds Division tanooga last night with so many Appa- lachian students, alumni, and sup- sional staffers as well in conveying of the Wichita Project. hearty congratulations and best wishes S. 1096. An act to amend the Wild and Sce- porters. I would have liked to have nic Rivers Act to designate portions of the seen first hand the crushing defense in to Chancellor Peacock, Coach Moore, Musconetcong River in the State of New Jer- the fourth quarter, led by Jason Hunter and the entire Appalachian commu- sey as a component of the National Wild and and Marques Murrell. I wish I could nity. Scenic Rivers System, and for other pur- have been there to witness in person Mr. Speaker, I join you in enthu- poses. the courage of quarterback Richie Wil- siastically declaring, Go Mountaineers S. 1165. An act to provide for the expansion liams, who played through a painful from Appalachian State. of the James Campbell National Wildlife Ref- uge, Honolulu County, Hawaii. ankle injury suffered last week in the f semi-final game against Furman. S. 1496. An act to direct the Secretary of CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE the Interior to conduct a pilot program Please join me in congratulating the under which up to 15 States may issue elec- Appalachian State University football WEALTHY tronic Federal migratory bird hunting team. I am proud of my long history (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given stamps. with ASU. I am proud to represent this permission to address the House for 1 S. 1552. An act to amend Public Law 97–435 fine university in Congress. Go Moun- minute.) to extend the authorization for the Sec- taineers. Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, well, the retary of the Interior to release certain con- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ditions contained in a patent concerning cer- Christmas tree is lit and decorated on HAYES). The Chair thanks the gentle- tain land conveyed by the United States to the west front of the Capitol; but Eastern Washington University until Decem- woman. meanwhile here in the House Chamber, ber 31, 2009. f the Republican elves are toiling on the S. 1578. An act to reauthorize the Upper LIABILITY IMMUNITY FOR BIG gifts to be put under the tree for the Colorado and San Juan River Basin endan- PHARMA American people. gered fish recovery implementation pro- For the wealthiest, the investors who (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given grams. earn over $300,000 a year, fabulous gifts, S. 1869. An act to reauthorize the Coastal permission to address the House for 1 huge new extensions of tax cuts. Unfor- Barrier Resources Act, and for other pur- minute and to revise and extend his re- tunately for seniors, working families, poses.
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