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Vol. 153 , THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007 No. 77 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. JINDAL) is recognized for 1 minute as opportunity to welcome so many of our The Reverend Ronald L. Calkins, the sponsor of our Guest Chaplain former Members and colleagues as may Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, today. be present here for this occasion. We Mandeville, Louisiana, offered the fol- There was no objection. all pause to welcome you. I am particu- lowing prayer: Mr. JINDAL. Thank you, Madam larly pleased that we have the former Almighty God, source of all wisdom, Speaker. Speaker of the House, Tom Foley, with fill the Members of the House of Rep- Madam Speaker, I’m delighted to us today. resentatives with Your divine wisdom. have Father Ronald Calkins here today As we all know, Speaker Foley is a They face many issues in serving the to offer our opening prayer. principled leader and a true statesman people of this Nation. May their deci- Father Calkins, a constituent from who presided over the House in a spirit sions always be for the well-being of all my district, is the pastor of Mary of bipartisanship. Welcome. We are our citizens. Queen of Peace Catholic Church in honored by your presence, Mr. Speaker. Loving God, people of goodwill will Mandeville, Louisiana. Appointed in I want to acknowledge the leadership have disagreements. May these not be July 1995, Father Calkins has led Mary of Congressman Jim Slattery, the a source of division but an opportunity Queen of Peace through a period of President, and Congressman Jay to reflect more deeply on the issues rapid growth and overseen the opening Rhodes, the Vice President, and your that confront us. of Mary Queen of Peace Catholic leadership of the Former Members As- May Your peace be in our hearts, our School, which turned 10 years old this sociation. You have shown the service homes, our communities, our Nation, past August. to our country. We know it didn’t and our world. Protect those who serve We are honored to have Father begin when you first set foot on the to protect us, both here and abroad. Calkins with us here today. He has floor but want to acknowledge that it We pray to You, who are Lord and shown remarkable leadership, espe- certainly did not end when you left the God, forever and ever. Amen. cially as his parish and as our State Congress. Thank you all for your many f has struggled through and is recov- years of public service and great lead- ering from Hurricanes Katrina and ership in the Congress. THE JOURNAL Rita. I thank him for his dedication, As I look around, I wish to acknowl- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- his service to his parish, and to the edge also the distinguished former mi- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- residents of southeast Louisiana. nority leader of the House, Bob Michel. ceedings and announces to the House We welcome Father Calkins as well What an honor for us to have you here, her approval thereof. as the students and their chaperones Bob. It’s wonderful to see you. As we Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- from Mary Queen of Peace Catholic all know, he is a dedicated public serv- nal stands approved. Church and School. ant, as have you all been and are. All of f f your hard work, the legislation you created, the lives you impacted, your PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECESS legacy is still reflected in the halls of The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the this magnificent Capitol, and not only from Louisiana (Mr. JINDAL) come for- order of the House of Thursday, May 3, that, more importantly, in commu- ward and lead the House in the Pledge 2007, the House will stand in recess sub- nities around the country. Many of you of Allegiance. ject to the call of the Chair to receive were friends and mentors to those of us Mr. JINDAL led the Pledge of Alle- the former Members of Congress. who are here now and we acknowledge giance as follows: Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 6 min- that. We learned so much from all of I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the utes a.m.), the House stood in recess you. United States of America, and to the Repub- subject to the call of the Chair. I am pleased to also acknowledge lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f that in welcoming you, I am joined by indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. our distinguished majority leader, the f RECEPTION OF FORMER MEMBERS gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER). OF CONGRESS WELCOMING THE REVEREND He and I know, as do our colleagues, RONALD L. CALKINS The Speaker of the House presided. that the knowledge, experience and The SPEAKER. On behalf of the wisdom you shared in your time here The SPEAKER. Without objection, House, I consider it a high honor and a has helped guide our work. I have said the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. distinct personal privilege to have the to the Members on many occasions,

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VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10MY7.000 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H4756 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 10, 2007 when we come here, we are not only torical aspect and his congratulations you’re pressing on that 1 minute a lit- colleagues to each other, we are col- for NANCY’s accomplishment. It is an tle much. But let me say that those of leagues to everyone who ever served extraordinary accomplishment. As you you who are former Members, some, of here before, because this, the People’s have noticed, she is as strong and fo- course, are former Members by choice. House, is a place where the continuity cused and competent a Speaker as I Some, as you reflect upon a democracy of ideas and commitment and patriot- have served with. And I know there is that sometimes makes mistakes, are ism to our country has a oneness to it. a wonderful friend here, who I also former Members by mistake of your In that spirit, I feel a colleague to my want to greet, and that is my friend constituencies. But in any event it oc- own father who served in the Congress Tom Foley. When I came to the Con- curs to me that all of you are finan- of the United States. gress of the United States, Tom was cially far better off than us poor people Do we have a Senator here, as well? the whip. I had the great honor of you left behind, and I congratulate you Senator SPECTER, welcome. Thank you being the whip at one point in time, as for that. for being here. you know. I want to congratulate Mr. Slattery, Thank you all for your work and I am now in the office that Tom who’s our leader on the Democratic your leadership on behalf of the Amer- Foley peopled. He was ensconced in the side, and Jay Rhodes. I saw Jay in the ican people. On behalf of the current first floor of the Capitol, we had many hallway just the other day. I had the Members again, thank you for your whip meetings there, and he taught me opportunity of serving briefly with his leadership. Please enjoy your day back how to be a Member of Congress. And I dad and then with him and both reflect in the People’s House. could have had no better teacher than the decency of which I have spoken I now have the privilege of turning Tom Foley, no more principled, decent earlier. the gavel over to a Republican, a won- person than Tom Foley. Let me also say that I am now the derful, wonderful leader in the Con- I will tell you this, and you have majority leader, and thwarting the will gress when he served here, respected on heard me say it before. I would not of the majority is something that we both sides of the aisle. He, too, a prin- have chosen to be in the minority. And criticize very severely and properly so. cipled leader who served with a spirit in 1994 with this hostile takeover as I In a democracy, you do not want to of bipartisanship and patriotism in the refer to it of the institution of which I thwart the will of the majority. But as Congress. I am pleased to acknowledge was a Member, I became a minority majority leader, I want you to know the Vice President of the Association stockholder in, one of the sadnesses, I that I work very hard at thwarting the and hand the gavel to Mr. Rhodes to think, of the 1994 transfer of authority will of the minority. Sometimes they take the chair. The Honorable Jay was not so much it was a transfer of get upset by it. I don’t understand Rhodes. authority, that’s what happens in de- that, Bob, but it happens. Mr. RHODES (presiding). Thank you mocracies, but that an extraordinary Let me thank all of you. Let me so much for lending us the Chamber of American did not become the Speaker thank all of you for holding high the the People’s House. We appreciate it of the House, somebody that I love and institutional values that the Founding very much. respect and honor who I think is one of Fathers and Americans want to estab- It occurred to me last night that Ms. the most decent people with whom I lish, a body that brings together the PELOSI and I were elected in the same have served in 40 years in a legislative various differences within our society, year, 1986, the 100th Congress, and that body and that is, of course, the very the various interest groups within our Congress has produced two Speakers of distinguished, wonderful American society, and tries to synthesize those the House, Mr. HASTERT and Ms. first as well as, of course, a distin- differences into rational consensus for PELOSI. Now, I don’t know if that’s his- guished Republican leader, my friend progress for our country. If we con- torical or not, but it’s at least inter- Bob Michel. Bob, thank you for what tinue to do that, we will continue to esting. Thank you so much. you have done. merit the respect of our fellow citizens. The regular order of business would When the American people think of If we do not, then they will properly be for me now to ask the Clerk to call what they would like to see in the Con- have us all become former Members. the roll, but I believe that in the inter- gress of the United States and the kind God bless what you have done, are est of recognizing Mr. HOYER’s time of collegiality and respect for one an- doing and continue to do on behalf of limitations, I would ask that the dis- other and civility that they would like our country and on behalf of the House tinguished majority leader, the gen- to see, they think of Bob Michel and of Representatives. Thank you very tleman from Maryland, utilize such Tom Foley in my opinion. They may much. time as he may consume. not think of them by name, but they Mr. RHODES. Thank you, Mr. Lead- Mr. HOYER. Thank you very much, think of who they are and what they er. One of the worst kept secrets in the Mr. Speaker. represent. House of Representatives is that Mr. He says he yields me so much time as I am also pleased to see ARLEN SPEC- HOYER is one of my two Congressmen. I may consume. One of the great bene- TER who was masquerading as a former He doesn’t know that yet. I will write fits of being majority leader, or minor- Member sitting with the Speaker. As a him about the pothole fairly soon. ity leader, for that matter, although no matter of fact, RAY LAHOOD traveled Thank you, Mr. HOYER. I appreciate one seeks the benefit of being minority with me overseas. We went to Darfur, it very much. leader, I understand that, but is that we were in Sudan, and we were in And now if the Clerk will call the roll you are unlimited in time. You’re Egypt. In Egypt, we had a cocktail of the former Members of Congress. yielded 1 minute and you take such party, a reception at the Ambassador’s The Clerk called the roll of the time as you want. You become very ar- residence and I introduced RAY LAHOOD former Members of Congress, and the rogant in the use of verbiage at that as the former staffer of the Speaker. following former Members answered to point in time. But I am very, very Kathy, his wife, came up to me and their names: pleased to be here with all of you. I try said, ‘‘Bob Michel was never Speaker.’’ FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PARTICIPATING to make these events every time you I said, ‘‘I know, but in my mind he IN 37TH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING THURSDAY, come, because as Speaker PELOSI, and should have been.’’ MAY 10, 2007 what an historic event you have just Jack Kemp is here, also my friend. Mr. Bowen of Mississippi participated in. You are the first group We had the opportunity to serve on the Mr. Browder of Alabama of former Members in over 200 years of Appropriations Committee as well. Mr. Buechner of our Republic that has been greeted by Jack, of course, a distinguished Vice Mrs. Byron of Maryland a woman Speaker. The President was Presidential candidate, now who con- Mr. Coyne of Pennsylvania so gracious the first time that NANCY tinues as so many of you do in your Mr. DioGuardi of and I went down and had lunch with own public lives to be so involved in Mr. Foley of Washington the Speaker. It was just 2 days after trying to make our country better. Mr. Forbes of New York the election. President Bush could not Jack, thank you for all you have done. Mr. Frey of Florida have been more gracious and more gen- I could mention each and every one Mr. Frost of erous in his comments about the his- of you, but Speaker Rhodes would say Mr. Gilman of New York

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:16 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.002 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE May 10, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4757 Mr. Glickman of port on the activities of the U.S. Asso- Mr. HERTEL. I thank the gentleman Ms. Heckler of ciation of Former Members of Con- from Kansas. Mr. Hertel of Michigan gress. This is our 37th annual report to Mr. RHODES. The Chair recognizes Mr. Hockbrueckner of New York Congress, and, Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. Hertel for such time as he may Mr. Hughes of New Jersey unanimous consent that all Members consume, so long as it’s not too much. Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin be permitted to revise and extend their Mr. HERTEL. Thank you, Jim, for Mr. Kastenmeier of Wisconsin remarks. giving me the opportunity to report on Mr. Kemp of New York Mr. RHODES. Without objection, so the International Election Monitors In- Mr. Klein of New Jersey ordered. stitute and other advances our associa- Mr. Konnyu of California Mr. SLATTERY. Our association is tion has made in this field. The insti- Mr. Kramer of Colorado nonpartisan. It was chartered by Con- tute has created a board of directors Mr. Kyros of Maine gress but receives no funding from Con- made up of former legislators from the Mr. Lancaster of North Carolina gress. All the activities which we are United States, Canada and Europe. I Mr. Lent of New York about to describe are financed either am pleased to see so many of them Ms. Long of Louisiana from membership dues, program-spe- with us here today from Canada and Mr. Mazzoli of Kentucky cific grants and sponsors, or at our Europe. I especially want to thank Mr. Michel of fund-raising dinner. We have a wide va- Doug Rowland and his wife Helen for Mr. Moore of Alabama riety of domestic and international their great leadership in our efforts. Mr. Moore of Louisiana programs which several other Members We work together to train our former Mr. Nichols of Kansas and I will discuss briefly. Our member- colleagues in accepted election obser- Mr. Parker of Mississippi ship numbers almost 600, and our pur- vation conduct, particularly the Code Mr. Parris of pose is to continue the service to coun- of Conduct created by the United Na- Mr. Pollock of Alaska try which for many began during our tions, and we collaborate with several Mr. Rhodes of Arizona terms in the House of Representatives renowned organizations in this field to Mr. Sarasin of Connecticut and the . send our members on election moni- Mr. Sarpalius of Texas I have had the privilege to serve as toring missions across the globe. We Mr. Slattery of Kansas President of our association for almost have an invitation from OSCE to add Mr. Smith of Oregon 1 year and I would like to take this op- our trained observers to their missions, Mr. Sundquist of Florida portunity to thank my predecessor for primarily in eastern Europe. In addi- Mr. Symms of Idaho passing this organization on to me in tion, we are coordinating with the OAS Mr. RHODES. The Chair announces great condition. Jack Buechner was to have former legislators play a role that 41 former Members of Congress our President for 2 years and although in their delegations. Thanks to the Ca- have responded to their names as being great personal tragedy befell his family nadian International Development present. during his tenure, he steadfastly imple- Agency, we now have a 5-year grant to At this point, it is my pleasure to in- mented a vision which I share and that create a training course and other ini- troduce to you a very good friend and is that the Former Members Associa- tial programs to get the institution off a distinguished colleague, the Presi- tion be known and respected for the the ground, to begin this very month. dent of the Former Members, Mr. Slat- substantive programs we undertake, be We are extremely honored to be one of tery from Kansas. it in legislative strengthening work a few organizations that were invited Mr. SLATTERY. Thank you, Mr. abroad or teaching American college to participate in an election moni- Speaker. students about the role of democracy toring convention in Strasbourg, It’s a pleasure to see you all this in the United States. France, earlier this year. morning and it’s great to welcome you We again have had a very successful, But the concept goes beyond election back to this institution that we love. active and rewarding year. We have monitoring. We envision that our mem- First of all, let me say that it’s a spe- continued our work serving as a liaison bers can become permanently instru- cial privilege for us to be greeted by between the current Congress and leg- mental in democracy building work, the Speaker so warmly. islatures overseas. We have created such as training newly elected legisla- Thank you, Speaker PELOSI and Ma- partnerships with highly respected in- tors, or aiding in a peaceful transition jority Leader HOYER, for those wonder- stitutions in the area of democracy of government. We, therefore, are ful greeting remarks. I would like to building and election monitoring. We working closely with organizations just associate myself with STENY have created new projects, most nota- such as NDI, IRI, IFES, and the U.S. HOYER’s remarks about all of the dis- bly a webcasting program which Department of State so that the unique tinguished Members that are here this reaches thousands of college students expertise we have can be used to max- morning. I won’t be redundant in rec- on a weekly basis. And we again sent imum benefit. For example, last year ognizing all of you again except to say dozens of bipartisan teams of former we had the opportunity to bring our that it is particularly wonderful to see Members of Congress to university members together with elected offi- Minority Leader Bob Michel here, Jack campuses here in the United States and cials from countries such as Kenya and Kemp, and former Speaker Foley, who abroad as part of our Congress to Cam- Afghanistan. We were able to share our all of these people inspired so many of pus Program. I am, therefore, very experience and aid those nations as us when we first came to this institu- pleased to now report on the program they try to establish a democratic form tion. We are particularly grateful to work of the U.S. Association of Former of government. In addition to all of see you. It’s great to see Secretary Members of Congress. these projects, we are thrilled to con- Glickman here, Secretary Henson Less than 2 years ago, our associa- tinue our working relationship with Moore, and also Governor Sundquist tion approached the Canadian Associa- the House Democracy Assistance Com- here. It’s great to welcome all of you tion of Former Members of Congress mission, so ably chaired by DAVID back. Thank you very much for com- and the Association of Former Mem- PRICE, Congressman from North Caro- ing. bers of the European Parliament to lina. We will work with them as they It is always an honor and a privilege create an entity that would train bring visiting delegations to the United to return to this magnificent institu- former legislators in democracy build- States, and we will have our members tion which we revere and where we ing work, most notably election moni- travel abroad to help implement their shared so many memorable experi- toring. The resulting organization, the program in its overseas legislative ences. Service in Congress is both a joy International Election Monitors Insti- strengthening missions. and a heavy responsibility. Whatever tute, has become the cornerstone of I am very excited that our associa- your party affiliation, we have great our democracy building work. tion has embarked on these types of admiration for those who continue to I now would like to ask one of the missions and I believe that we are serve their country in this unique in- founders of this institute, Dennis making a real difference in strength- stitution. We thank them all for once Hertel of Michigan, to report on this ening democracy worldwide. Please see again giving us the opportunity to re- aspect of our programming. our Web site at www.usafmc.org for a

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Additional funding comes who went to oversee the Ukraine elec- have in terms of leaving the institution from a group of corporations who have tion over the Christmas holidays, to in a stronger way for the next genera- been very supportive, including Luft- show how they have stood up for de- tion of leaders. Thank you and wel- hansa, Daimler Benz, BASF, Deutsche mocracy around the world and making come. Telekom and DHL Americas. the great sacrifice in their own per- Mr. RHODES. On behalf of the asso- Emulating Germany and the other sonal lives. Thank you. ciation, Mr. BOEHNER, thank you very study groups, the association estab- Mr. SLATTERY. Thank you, Dennis, much for your time and your thoughts lished a Congressional Study Group on for the report. and for the work you do for all of us. Turkey at the beginning of 2005, one of Mr. RHODES. Will the gentleman Mr. Slattery. our strategic allies and is at the cross- suspend for a moment. Mr. SLATTERY. Thank you, Leader roads of many challenges of the 21st The Republican leader, Mr. BOEHNER, BOEHNER, for coming by and greeting century. Current Members of Congress is in the Chamber and out of deference us. We appreciate it. I also appreciate have been brought together with their to what I know is a busy schedule for your service to our country and to this legislative peers in Turkey and serves him, I would like to recognize the Re- institution. as a platform for participants to learn publican leader. In addition to the international work about relations between our two coun- Mr. BOEHNER. Good morning to all that Dennis just highlighted, our asso- tries. Thanks to funding from the of you and welcome back for the 37th ciation also focuses on creating a dia- Turkish Coalition of America, the Eco- annual Former Members Day. I look logue involving current Members of nomic Policy Research Institute and around the audience and see a lot of fa- Congress and their colleagues in legis- other groups, including the German miliar faces. I just want to say thank latures abroad. We administer four Marshall Fund, this is becoming a you. Thank you for your service to the congressional study groups involving very, very special relationship. We also institution and thank you for what you Germany, Turkey, Mexico and Japan. want to thank Turkish Prime Minister are continuing to do. We have arranged almost 500 special Erdogan who also came over and met I presume that some of you know, events at the U.S. Capitol for inter- with our members and the congres- but of your colleagues, Bob Walker’s, national delegations from over 80 coun- sional Members. wife passed away several days ago. Our tries and the European Parliament. We The association serves as the secre- prayers are with Bob and his family. hosted meetings for individual Mem- tariat for the Congressional Study Bob and I served together. His wife was bers of Parliament and parliamentary Group on Japan and on Mexico. We a great influence on him and on his ca- staff, and organized approximately 50 have been lucky enough to have For- reer, and it’s sad to see her go over a foreign policy seminars in about a eign Minister Taro Aso as a visitor fight with cancer that had gone on dozen countries involving more than twice and then just recently Ambas- since last summer. 1,500 former and current legislators. sador Chris Hill, head of the U.S. Dele- I had to come today, one, to see all of To report in more detail about the gation to the Six-Party Talks on the you, but to see my good friend Bob Congressional Study Groups, I yield North Korea nuclear issue, spoke to a Dole. Bob and I got to know each other the floor to the former President of the very special group of sitting Members in 1994, when I was this bomb-throwing Association, Jack Buechner from Mis- of the Congress. new Member, relatively new Member— souri. Last but not least we have got the Sarpalius remembers—and then in 1995 Mr. BUECHNER. Thank you, Jim. study group on Mexico which has real- after Republicans took the majority, The association actually operates as ly been special in taking together sen- Bob and I sat in many bicameral lead- the secretariat for four very special ior staffers and exchanging them. I ership meetings together. And for some programs where we share legislative have had the pleasure of moderating a young whippersnapper who didn’t know ideas with parliamentarians, our staff follow-up to this trip when our organi- the ways around here, not that I al- to their staffs, in Germany, which is zation hosted a webcast focused on im- ways agreed with Senator Dole, but I the flagship of our program, and the migration, obviously an issue that is of always had great respect for him. Espe- longest standing one, Turkey, Japan great concern to both parties. cially now, looking back those 12, 13 and Mexico. The study group on Ger- Let me also add that the association years ago, I realize how much I learned many serves as a model for all the has had a highly productive working from Bob. I think Bob represents all other study groups under the umbrella relationship with the French Ambas- that we would expect of ourselves in of the association and it has been in ex- sador, his Excellency Jean-David his demeanor, the way he did his busi- istence for 20 years. It has allowed Levitte which has led to the creation of ness here. He represents an entire gen- communication of really an extraor- the Former Members Committee on eration of Americans, the World War II dinary status. The study group was France. generation, and I couldn’t miss this op- founded in 1983 as an informal group There are so many things that the as- portunity to come and say hello to and became formal in 1987. Ongoing sociation has done and we thank the him. study group activities include a Distin- Congress for allowing us to work with Now, all of you know that Bob would guished Visitors Program at the U.S. them and have them exchange with tend to sit on his porch and work on Capitol for guests from Germany; spon- their counterparts throughout the his tan. Then he would run off to Flor- soring annual seminars involving Mem- world. We hope it will continue that ida on the weekends and work on his bers of Congress and the Bundestag; way. I think that the Members can be tan. And one night when we could still providing information about partici- very proud of the work they do to fly airplanes, private airplanes out of pants in the Congress-Bundestag Youth make these groups possible. I look for- National, I ran into Bob one day as we Exchange Program; and organizing a ward to being an active participant in were going somewhere, he was coming senior congressional staff study tour to the activities of the study groups for back, and he looked over at me and Germany. The 2007 annual Congress- years to come. says, ‘‘Hey, tan man.’’ And so this has Bundestag seminar took nine current Thank you. been a running joke between the two of Members of the House to Hamburg and Mr. RHODES. Thank you, Mr. Chair- us, because if there was somebody who Berlin for meetings with their peers in man. always had a better tan than I did, it the Bundestag. In addition, we ar- Mr. Slattery. was Dole. ranged a meeting for the group with Mr. SLATTERY. Jack, thanks again I could tell other stories, Bob, but I German Chancellor Angela Merkel and for the report. think I’ll stop there. Let me just say were thrilled that she participated in a We can be proud, I think, of the ex- welcome. Welcome back to all of you. follow-up to that meeting here on Cap- cellent programming offered by these Thank you for what you did for this in- itol Hill just last week. The Congres- study groups. Of course not all of our

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:16 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.005 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE May 10, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4759 activities are international in nature. thirty former Members to universities, service sociation Members are encouraged to com- One of the most gratifying programs academies, and colleges in fourteen states plete and return the survey they will receive involving our association’s members is and three countries. Eleven former Members this summer and then to be ready to accept the Congress to Campus Program. This made more than one campus visit. assignments to one of the fine institutions of is a bipartisan effort to share with col- We continue to fine-tune the content and higher education the Program will serve next lege students throughout the country substance of program visits based on feed- year. our unique insight on the work of the back from Members and host professors. The Interest in Congress to Campus remains Congress and the political process. We program asks visiting Members and host pro- strong in the academic community. Associa- have collaborated on this program for fessors to complete an evaluation of each tion Members participating in campus visits many years with the Stennis Center for visit. We encourage host schools to include are enthusiastic about the value of the Pro- Public Service and we appreciate the nearby colleges and universities in Congress gram and the rewards it brings to all who are invaluable assistance they render to to Campus visits and to schedule a broad involved in those visits. The Program could be make this program so successful. scope of classes and activities for the former expanded even further on domestic levels if Since 2003, this program was man- Members. We will continue to make changes funding uncertainties can be addressed and aged by our colleague David Skaggs in in response to the suggestions of participating Member participation is broadened. Thank conjunction with the Council for Excel- former Members and host faculty. you. lence in Government. David has re- A draft schedule of events is prepared in Mr. SLATTERY. Mike, thanks so turned to public service and is now ex- advance of each campus visit and reviewed much. Again, we thank David Skaggs ecutive director of Colorado’s Depart- by staff to assure variety as well as sub- for his leadership on this. We are run- ment of Higher Education. But he did a stance. There is a conference call before each ning short on time here today, so we tremendous job managing the Congress trip with Members and the responsible campus will move along quickly. to Campus Program and under his lead- contact person to review the revised schedule There are numerous other activities ership it expanded year after year. Dur- and iron out any remaining problems. Mem- of the Association of Former Members ing this last academic year which just bers also receive CRS briefing materials on which deserve to be highlighted today, concluded, we visited 28 schools and current issues and background information on but in the interest of time we are going interacted with approximately 13,000 government service opportunities prior to each to be very brief in this. students. We thank David for his ef- visit. I would like to yield to my friend and This year the Congress to Campus Program forts. colleague Lou Frey of Florida who con- greatly expanded its working relationship with To further report on this program is ceived this idea of a webcasting pro- the People to People Ambassador Program Mike Parker of Mississippi. Mike, it is gram. Lou, if you could give us a brief (PTP). PTP brings groups of Junior High stu- good to see you and look forward to a report on the webcasting project which dents from around the country to the Wash- brief report here on the Congress to I think holds great potential in terms ington, DC area to participate in ‘‘World Lead- Campus Program. of our ability to communicate espe- Mr. PARKER. Mr. Chairman, in the ership Forum’’ events. Students are nominated cially with college students all across interest of time I would like to just by teachers to attend and are selected based the country and we are already reach- submit my report for the record, we’re on their academic achievement, interest in ing thousands with this webcasting running a little short of time today, government and international affairs, and lead- program, thanks to your initiative. but encourage everyone to get involved ership potential. This academic year former Mr. FREY. Thank you, Mr. Presi- in the Congress to Campus Program. It Members participated in twenty-seven PTP dent. is an extremely effective program for events by speaking to students about public our organization. service and character in political and legisla- I have an institute at the University Thank you, Jim, for the opportunity to report tive leadership. of Central Florida and we have about on this outstanding program. The Congress to The Congress to Campus Program’s asso- 500 to 1,000 kids come every 6 months. Campus Program addresses a significant ciation with PTP furthers the Program’s goals It was rather frustrating because lot of shortfall in civic learning and engagement of promoting public service and understanding young people couldn’t get there. We among the country’s young people of college of the U.S. Congress and federal government. said maybe we can put this on the age. It combines traditional educational con- Several former Members were more than gen- Internet and somebody will look at it. tent about American government and politics erous with their time and efforts as they par- We started doing that and next thing (especially Congress) with a strong message ticipated in several of these early-morning you know, we had about 60,000 or 70,000 about public service, all delivered by men and PTP events. Those participating in PTP events young people over the Internet looking women who have ‘‘walked the walk.’’ The Pro- this year were Bob Carr (MI), Bill Clinger (PA), at it. gram sends bipartisan pairs of former Mem- Orval Hansen (ID), Matt McHugh (NY), Bruce So I went to Jim and I said, Jim, bers of Congress to visit college, university Morrison (CT), Ron Sarasin (CT), and David there is no better place for program- and community college campuses around the Skaggs (CO). I also participated in some of ming than the former Members of Con- country. During each visit, the Members con- these meetings and can highly recommend gress. There’s more intelligence here, duct classes, hold community forums, meet in- the experience to my colleagues. It is just there’s more knowledge, and it’s really formally with students and faculty, visit high great to interact with these kids! needed across the country. And why schools and civic organizations, and do inter- Congress to Campus made its first inter- don’t we see if we can take this idea views and talk show appearances with local national visit in October 2003 to the United and use it for the former Members. press and media. Kingdom. Since that time campus visits have So we started that process. We have This year, Congress to Campus has ex- taken former Members to universities in Can- had, oh, five, six or seven Internet pro- panded to include former Member participation ada, China, Germany, and back to the United grams already. We have reached about in Washington, DC area meetings with student Kingdom. This year former Members made 60,000 people. We just signed an agree- groups wishing to learn about public service, four visits outside of the U.S. which included ment with an Internet radio station the U.S. Congress and Federal Government, stops at eight universities in Canada and the that has up to 13 million subscribers, and important political and policy issues. All United Kingdom. and we were very pleased to see Staples told, this academic year former Members The success of the Program obviously de- has agreed to come on as our chief spoke to more than 13,000 college and high pends on Members’ participation. With travel sponsor. So now we’ve got a base of schools students under the auspices of the back and forth, Members end up devoting maybe 60 colleges, a school district in Congress to Campus Program. We have to about three days to each campus visit. This is California, a number of high schools, thank the Council for Excellence in Govern- a priceless contribution of an extremely valu- and I think by the time we get to this ment and the Stennis Center for Public Serv- able resource. This year Members of the As- place next year, we seriously should ice without whom this great program could not sociation will again be surveyed to solicit infor- have somewhere between a half a mil- have been conducted this year. mation regarding their availability for and inter- lion people and a million people on our In the 2006–2007 academic year, the pro- est in a program campus visit. We will use re- Internet system. It really will get the gram sponsored twenty-four events involving sponses to these surveys and personal con- former Members out across the country twenty-eight colleges and universities around tact with the membership to update the roster and it is something that’s really need- the country and the world. These visits took of those available to make campus visits. As- ed.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:16 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.007 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H4760 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 10, 2007 I want to mention, too, that Brook webcasting project is a natural extension of retary of the Interior—our Distinguished Serv- Smith, who is the head of it, the net- that effort. ice Award. And, we took the occasion of this work, itself, has been a great help, Jim, To make the webcasting project a perma- being our 10th dinner, to create a new award: in working with us. I will submit my nent addition to our programming, we had to the Excellence in Public Service Award. We remarks for the RECORD. find some partners who could support this en- recognized former Member Rob Portman of Thank you, Jim. You are absolutely right, in deavor. We are working with the Educational Ohio for his tremendous work since leaving addition to the election monitor venture Dennis Webcasting Network (EWN) and its President Congress, most recently as the Director of Hertel described earlier, the webcasting Brook Smith and they provide to us the tech- OMB. Mr. Speaker, allow me to just briefly project is certainly the most exciting new de- nological know-how to present a professional highlight some of the other activities of our As- velopment for our Association in many years. broadcast to our students. Also, via the EWN, sociation during 2006. For example, in Octo- I became involved in creating programming for we have found a corporate sponsor to make ber of last year the Association hosted a Fall the Internet via the Lou Frey Institute of Poli- the program a reality. I am very pleased to an- Meeting in New Orleans. The purpose of the tics and Government at the University of Cen- nounce today that Staples will support our Fall Meeting is to bring our membership to- tral Florida. We have a symposium every six webcasting project and give it the necessary gether in a place other than Washington, DC. months and it always seemed to me that the backing to continue this active and exciting A little more than one year had passed since panels and expert discussions we hosted endeavor. We are thrilled about this new part- the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and we ought to reach an audience greater than the nership and I would like to thank Staples for wanted to give our members the opportunity to five hundred to a thousand people we could fit the trust they have placed in us. see for themselves how far the rebuilding ef- into an auditorium. So about 2 years ago we Virtually everyone of our Association’s many fort had come along and how much work still put one of our events on the internet and programs lends itself to being discussed via a needs to be done. At this point we should hooked up a couple of universities to partici- webcast. For example, I am working right now thank Senator MARY LANDRIEU and her fan- pate. The response was tremendous and it on completing a follow-up to the Association’s tastic staff for helping us put together a very very quickly became obvious that we had dis- very successful publication: Inside the House, intense and impressive program. Our mem- covered a real need for substantive and issue- Former Members Reveal How Congress Real- bers met with city officials, including the Su- specific programming to go out to a commu- ly Works. This second volume will compile the perintendent of Police, as well as the Army nity of universities and high schools. Picture a rules of the road of politics and life former and Corps of Engineers. We toured the lower 9th three-hour program focused on the environ- current Members of Congress have sent to me Ward and the 17th Street Canal Breach. It is ment. It goes out to numerous schools via the over the past 2 years. For instance, less than an understatement to say that our group was Internet and students from all over the country a year before he passed away, President Ford unprepared for the devastation still rampant in can view it and, more importantly, engage in sent me a five-page summary of his rules. that beautiful city. Even today, there are whole a live dialogue by asking questions and e- What were your basic rules of thumb, both in neighborhoods that remain uninhabitable. But mailing comments to the panelists. politics and in life? How did they play out once we should also highlight that the reconstruc- The obvious next step was to expand the you got to Capitol Hill? We have received a tion efforts the city and its people have under- list of content providers while also expanding tremendous number of responses to our last taken are amazing and inspiring. New Orleans the list of viewers. Given all the important and call for submissions, but it is not too late to is one of the jewels of this country and we fascinating work our Association does, I imme- send me your rules of the road, just do it as need to be mindful that the city deserves all diately thought of the former Members as a soon as possible. You can contact our Asso- the help we can give it. regular webcast producer. Our Association ciation office and they’ll let you know how to OFFICERS AND BOARD staff, particularly Pete Weichlein and Rebecca get it to me. We are hoping to finish the book Mr. Speaker, the Association benefits tre- Zylberman, have put tremendous effort and later this year and will have a book presen- mendously from the efforts and leadership of imagination into this idea and they have really tation via our webcast once the 2nd volume is many people. I wish to thank my fellow offi- run with it. We’ve worked together for many published. cers of the Association for their energy, dedi- months on the webcasting project and we Our Association has taken great strides to- cation and invaluable counsel during my first have created some very impressive program- ward becoming a well-known and highly re- year as President. They are Jay Rhodes, Den- ming and discussions. This in turn has driven spected think tank nationally and internation- nis Hertel, Mike Parker, and Jack Buechner. university subscribers and we now have over ally for a wide range of tremendously impor- Let me also thank the members of our Board 60 institutions of higher learning, along with tant issues. We all have such a unique skill- of Directors and our Counselors for providing over 20 high schools and an entire California set and experience, and I am thrilled to see excellent guidance and support throughout the school district, subscribing to the program. that via the U.S. Association of Former Mem- year. In addition, we benefit greatly from the That’s a potential audience of over 500,000 bers of Congress there is a vehicle to share wonderful work of Auxiliary, led so ably by students! We also have an agreement with an that expertise with the public, particularly stu- Debi Alexander. internet radio station that reaches 13 million dents, both here in the United States and Mr. Speaker, to administer all these pro- subscribers. And the list keeps on growing. abroad. Thank you. grams takes a staff of dedicated and enthusi- The first webcast of the Association was in Mr. SLATTERY. Thank you, Lou. astic professionals. We expanded our team early November of last year. Our staff put to- Mr. Speaker, in the interest of time, from four to five full-time employees since our gether three separate panels consisting of al- I will insert the rest of our report in last report, which is another sign of how active most 20 of our Association members to ana- the RECORD. and successful a year it has been for the As- lyze every aspect of the mid-term elections. DINNER, NEW ORLEANS sociation. The webcast lasted three hours and was Thank you, Lou, for that report and thank VISITING FOREIGN FORMER MEMBERS viewed by over 60,000 students. We have you also for pioneering this webcasting oppor- Mr. Speaker, we already reported on the since then put together a slew of very impres- tunity for our Association. I agree with you that work of the International Election Monitors In- sive and informative programming, focusing this is a very exciting development with tre- stitute which we created in conjunction with for example on President Bush’s State of the mendous potential for our organization and its our colleagues from Canada and from the Eu- Union Address or on the immigration debate in members. Our Association also owes Lou ropean Union. We are very pleased to have the Congress. Just yesterday we hosted a one Frey a debt of gratitude for his 10th year as with us today several former legislators as our hour webcast involving our Canadian and Eu- chairman of our Annual Statesmanship Award guests. The Canadian Association of Former ropean colleagues to discuss the importance Dinner. This is the Association’s only fund- Parliamentarians is represented by its Chair, of election monitoring and the mechanics of raising event and without Lou Frey we would Doug Rowland, as well as former Members observing both a campaign and an election. not have had 10 years of financial growth for Don Boudria and Doug Frith. Mr. John Parker This program is a great way of reaching out to our organization. He is tireless, some say mer- is with us representing the Ontario Association thousands of college and high school stu- ciless, in whipping our dinner committee into of Former Parliamentarians. From the Asso- dents. It gives them the chance to have a real shape and working until the very last minute to ciation of Former Members of the European discussion with our members about topics make the evening a success. The 10th annual Parliament we welcome Anna Pietrasik and they read about in the newspapers or hear dinner was held in March and we were very Richard Balfe. And from the New Zealand Par- about on TV. And it gives our members the pleased that we could honor not one, but two liament we are joined by Maurice McTigue. chance to interact with the next generation of of our former colleagues. We bestowed upon We are honored that you are here and thank America’s leaders. Given the great work we former Member Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho—as you for the great relationship our organizations do with the Congress to Campus Program, the you well know he currently serves as Sec- enjoy.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:29 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.026 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE May 10, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4761 Mr. RHODES. I would like to just add standing public servant and former Pentagon and United Flight 93. Most what I know you would like to add in Member of Congress. The award rotates recently, President Bush appointed terms of thanks to Lou Frey for his between parties, as do our officers. Dole as chairman of the commission to service to this association. This year, we are very pleased to be investigate problems at Walter Reed Mr. SLATTERY. Absolutely. honoring a remarkable Republican, Army Medical Center. Mr. RHODES. He does a lot of work former Senate Majority Leader Bob The Robert J. Dole Institute of Poli- for us and it always turns out well. It Dole from Kansas, my home State. tics housed at the University of Kansas always adds to his ulcers, but in the General Colin Powell once described in Lawrence, Kansas, was established end everything comes out just fine, him as ‘‘a plainspoken man of strength, to encourage public service and pro- Lou. We appreciate you very, very maturity and integrity.’’ I know him mote bipartisanship and statesmanship much. Thank you. as a fellow Kansan with an unconven- in American politics. Mr. SLATTERY. Amen, Lou. Appre- tional candor and prairie wit who loves I have often said that when the doors ciate you and appreciate all you do and his State and loves our country. We all were closed and the tough work of gov- have done for the association. know him as one of the most promi- erning had to be done, could Mr. Speaker, I would like to just nent political figures of our time and be counted on to make the hard deci- take 1 minute to acknowledge the in- one of the legislative giants in our Na- sions that he believed were in the best credible staff that we have over at the tion’s history. interest of the country that he loves. Association: Pete Weichlein, our execu- Senator Robert Dole was born July That makes him in my mind a states- tive director, who’s doing an incredible 22, 1923 in Russell, Kansas. He has been man and a great patriot. job; Sudha David-Wilp who manages quoted as saying, ‘‘Anyone who wants On behalf of the U.S. Association of our international programs is just won- to understand me must first under- Former Members of Congress, it is a derful; Rebecca Zylberman, the senior stand Russell, Kansas. It is my home, great pleasure and honor for me to program officer; Meredith McNeil, the where my roots lie, and a constant present our 2007 Distinguished Service international program officer; and source of strength. In Russell, I came Award to former Senate Majority Tracy Fine, our executive assistant. to understand there are things worth Leader Bob Dole. Let me read the This staff that we have put together living for, and, if need be, dying for.’’ plaque as it is inscribed: over there thanks to my predecessors Senator Dole served in World War II ‘‘Presented by the United States As- is just doing a tremendous job. I en- as a platoon leader in the legendary sociation of Former Members of Con- courage all of you to be in touch with 10th Mountain Division in Italy. In gress to Senator Robert J. Dole of Kan- them as you attempt to engage in the 1945, he was gravely wounded on the sas for a lifetime of dedicated and ex- work of the association. battlefield, spent 39 months in the hos- ceptional service to his country. At this time, Mr. Speaker, it is now pital, and was twice decorated for he- Whether as an officer in World War II my sad duty to inform the House of roic achievement. His decorations in- or as the highest ranking Republican those people who served in Congress cluding two Purple Hearts and a in the U.S. Senate, Bob Dole has al- and have passed away since our report Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. ways exemplified strong and coura- last year. They are: Senator Dole graduated from geous leadership. He has received his William Robert Anderson of Ten- Washburn University in 1952 with a law Nation’s highest honors, including the nessee degree and went on to represent then Presidential Medal of Freedom, two Lloyd Bensten of Texas the Third District of Kansas, later Purple Hearts, and the Bronze Star. He Joel Broyhill of Virginia what became known as the Big First, served as Senate majority leader and Clair Burgener of California from 1961 to 1969. Elected to the U.S. as his party’s nominee for Vice Presi- Helen Chenoweth-Hage of Idaho Senate in 1968, Senator Dole served as dent and for President. Bob Dole is a Harold Collier of Illinois either majority leader or minority true American hero and his former col- N. Neiman Craley, Jr., of Pennsyl- leader from 1985 to 1996. He was chair- leagues from both sides of the political vania man of the Committee on Finance dur- aisle salute him. Washington, DC, May Steven B. Derounian of New York ing the 97th and 98th Congresses, as 10, 2007.’’ Reverend Robert F. Drinan of Massa- well as chairman of the Republican Na- Mr. RHODES. The Chair is pleased to chusetts tional Committee in 1971–72. recognize the Honorable Senator Rob- of Missouri While serving in the Senate, Senator ert Dole for such time as he wishes to President Gerald R. Ford of Michigan Dole earned national acclaim for his consume. Robert Giaimo of Connecticut leadership on behalf of the disadvan- Mr. DOLE. Well, I am pleased to have Ralph Harding of Idaho taged and Americans with disabilities. somebody with Kansas roots presiding. Chic Hecht of He left his mark on many pieces of So thank you. Jim Jontz of Indiana major legislation, ranging from farm Mr. RHODES. The blood is there, Thomas S. Kleppe of North Dakota bills to Social Security and food Senator. Thomas Manton of New York stamps. He was always a conservative Mr. DOLE. Well, I never had this Robert Mathias of California and strong voice for fiscal responsi- many people show up when I was in the Jack Metcalf of Washington bility. House, so this is a big improvement Juanita Millender-McDonald of Cali- In 1976, he was the GOP candidate for over the 8 years I spent here. fornia Vice President alongside President I’ve been trying to get Slattery to Sonny Montgomery of Mississippi Gerald Ford. In 1996, Senator Dole was use Grecian Formula. Once you get Charles W. Norwood, Jr., of Georgia the Republican Party’s candidate for used to the taste, it works very well. James Olin of Virginia President. In 1997, President Clinton I’ll send him another bottle. Charlotte Reid of Illinois recognized Senator Dole’s remarkable I’ve been thinking about this place Theodore Risenhoover of Oklahoma career of public service by granting and all the people here and some of J.T. Rutherford of Texas him a Presidential Medal of Freedom, whom I’ve served with. There are not George A. Smathers of Florida our Nation’s highest civilian honor. many left anymore, but I see my friend Virginia Smith of Nebraska Since his retirement from the Sen- Bob Michel here. Marion Gene Snyder of Kentucky ate, Senator Dole has reestablished his It will be 11 years on June 11 since I Gerry Studds of Massachusetts law career here in Washington; has left the Capitol and 38 years this past I ask all of you, including the visi- written a book called ‘‘One Soldier’s January that I left this Chamber. tors in the gallery, to rise for a mo- Story: A Memoir’’; served as chairman Forty-six years ago I walked into this ment of silence as we pay our respect of the National World War II Memorial; Chamber and didn’t have a clue. I to their memory. and joined forces with President Bill didn’t know anything about anything. Thank you. Clinton to serve as cochair of the Fam- Maybe that happens even now, but I Mr. Speaker, as you know, each year ilies of Freedom Scholarship Fund, as- doubt it. Before I go any further, I the Association presents a Distin- sisting the educational needs of the want to recognize my wife, Elizabeth. guished Service Award to an out- families of the World Trade Center, the Thank you for being here.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:16 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.028 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H4762 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 10, 2007 I just jotted down a few things. I al- was very quiet, very reserved. I never long enough, you get a lot of awards, ways spoke on the 1-minute rule. had a long conversation with him. I they’re coming in pretty fast at my Speaker McCormack was always very don’t think many people did. But I age, but I consider this a very distinct kind to give us a little time, but it was served longer with John McCormack of honor because I know how hard you all to say the least exciting to have a Massachusetts, who was Speaker from worked. front row seat for somebody from Rus- 1962 to 1971. And then when I left the I would just close with, some of us at sell, Kansas, in the Congress of the House and went to the Senate, I knew least, it may be a confession on my United States. My hero, of course, was very well. He was a great part. First I want to thank you for all President Eisenhower. He was leaving guy and from Oklahoma. Tip O’Neill, you do. But somebody handed me a lit- Washington just as I was arriving. I re- , Tom Foley, Newt Ging- tle poem called Around the Corner. member shortly after he left, he in- rich. Sometimes we get so busy and so vited our freshman class, all the Demo- I think of all the Speakers I knew, maybe self-centered sometimes, this is crats and Republicans in our freshman the one that I had the best rapport what it is: class, to come to Gettysburg where he with was Tip O’Neill. I think Bob Around the corner I have a friend, spent about 3 hours giving us a per- Michel might agree, because he would In this great city that has no end. sonal tour of the Gettysburg battle- sit in his office and roll that cigar back Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, field, and then we had lunch and he put and forth and have a conversation. He And before I know it, a year is gone. us on a bus and waved good-bye. That was just one of the finest politicians— And I never see my old friend’s face, is still one of the most memorable mo- and I use that word in the right sense— For life is a swift and terrible race. ments in my career, because whether finest politicians I ever met. Politi- He knows I like him just as well, you’re a Democrat or Republican, Ei- cians take a lot of beating which they As in the days when I rang his bell. And he rang mine but we were younger then, senhower was revered by people of all don’t deserve, but that’s another topic. And now we are busy, tired men. generations. But Tip O’Neill was a friend of an- Tired of playing a foolish game, I came to Washington when John other leader of this body, Gerald Ford. Tired of trying to make a name. Kennedy was elected President, and I As many of you know, Gerald Ford’s Tomorrow, I say, I will call on Jim, remember it very well, because there ambition was to become Speaker of the Just to show that I’m thinking of him. was a big, big snowstorm the night be- House. Well, he never made it, but he But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, fore the inaugural, and I was trapped in became Vice President and President And distance between us grows and grows. my office in the Cannon Building and I of the United States which probably to Around the corner, yet miles away, didn’t have any clean shirt to wear and him was a second prize. And I think we ‘‘Here’s a telegram, sir.’’ ‘‘Jim died today.’’ And that’s what we get and deserve in the there was a drug store at that time were all reminded earlier this year that end, right across the street, they even han- history chose a good and decent man to Around the corner a vanished friend. dled shirts, so I went over and bought heal the wounds of Watergate when Thank you. me a fresh shirt and it was a very, very President Ford was there. bitter cold day. I remember when I remember being asked, I can’t re- Mr. SLATTERY. Senator Dole, one President Kennedy gave his inaugural member by who, what I would do in the other thing we wanted to give you. address, he challenged the Nation, all House. Well, my answer was to follow This is two little booklets of congratu- of us, Republicans, Democrats and led the advice of a late Senator from Kan- latory letters from your friends. We by a new generation because he was a sas, Senator , who told wanted to just present that to you, new generation, as he said, ‘‘Tempered me to sit back and listen and then also. by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter stand up for what you believe in. The Mr. RHODES. Our thanks to the Sen- peace, proud of our ancient heritage truth is while I served here, I did what ator from the United States of Amer- and unwilling to witness or permit the my parents taught me: You work hard, ica, Mr. Dole. slow undoing of those human rights to you keep your word, you treat others There are a couple of things I need to which this Nation has always been the way you want to be treated, and, of mention. We would be remiss if we did committed, and to which we are com- course, you do your best. not recognize that we have several for- mitted today at home and around the As Jim Slattery pointed out, I’m eign visitors, Members of Parliament world.’’ proud of my Kansas roots and I would from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, He went on, declaring, and this is a not have made it here had it not been the European Union and Great Britain. very famous quote that we all know for my friends in Russell who sort of We appreciate your being with us and about, that we would ‘‘pay any price, rallied around me after World War II. hope you’ll enjoy the rest of the day bear any burden, meet any hardship, They taught me that the greatness of with us. support any friend, oppose any foe, to America lies not in the power of her Members who did not record their assure the survival and the success of government but in the goodness of her presence can come forward and record liberty.’’ It is much the same today people. I owe my life to my family, to their presence verbally with the Read- though we have maybe different ideas a lot of doctors and nurses in and out ing Clerk. I need to mention to you on how it is to be done. of Army hospitals, and many, many that our buses are out on Independence I was thinking back about what real- others. Avenue. It would be helpful if you ly happened as far as legislative Finally, age may or may not bestow would proceed to those buses as if you achievements in the 8 years and many wisdom, but it does carry certain privi- were civilians rather than Congress- things when I was here did happen, leges, among them the right to remem- men. many things were important. I remem- ber and perhaps distill whatever per- Last, I want to recognize a voice that ber amendments to the national school spective comes with experience. As I has not been heard here today. That is lunch program and the food for peace reflect on my years in Congress and in the voice of Paul Hays. Paul was the program that was initiated by Presi- Washington, what comes to mind first Reading Clerk in this House when each dent Eisenhower. It was a nonpartisan are not the legislative battles won or and every one of us was here. Paul has program. I was here when I heard lost but the friendships forged for life. retired. I understand that there is to be President Johnson proclaim, ‘‘We shall Thomas Jefferson said that ‘‘a friend- a reception in Paul’s honor this overcome.’’ Here I was a conservative ship is precious not only in the shade evening at 5 o’clock in the Rayburn Republican, President Johnson a lib- but in the sunshine of life. And thanks Room. eral southern Democrat, but we were to a benevolent arrangement of things, as one on the defining issue of our the greater part of life is sunshine.’’ I want to thank all of you for being times and the defining issue of our Much of the sunshine in my life stems here. Good luck to you. times was civil rights. I was here and from the privilege of serving in Con- The House of Representatives will re- proudly voted ‘‘aye’’ in 1964 when the gress and working with men and convene in 15 minutes. first civil rights legislation was passed. women of both parties. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 8 min- I remember Speaker Rayburn. I re- I am very proud to receive this utes a.m.), the House continued in re- member I used to grip the chair and he award. I have learned that if you live cess.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:16 May 11, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.029 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE May 10, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4763 b 1023 than corporate welfare, handing over U.S. security elsewhere, as we leave billions of dollars in tax breaks to oil Iraq with relative stability. AFTER RECESS companies and gas companies experi- The resolution we will soon vote on The recess having expired, the House encing record profits. As a result of is today’s stalking horse, with merit, was called to order by the Speaker pro those policies, American families are but with less of a strategic plan for a tempore (Mr. MCNULTY) at 10 o’clock paying a higher price every time they successful end than the last Iraqi reso- and 23 minutes a.m. go to the pump. lution, despite times that are now f Under the new leadership, this House more dire in Iraq and, therefore, also has already supported a rollback of for us. We need both the Republicans MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE those multi-billion dollar taxpayer and a new strategy so that we can suc- A message from the Senate by Ms. subsidies to big oil companies so that cessfully end this conflict for our bet- Curtis, one of its clerks, announced we can invest in efficiency and renew- terment. I see the key as President that the Senate has passed a bill of the able forms of energy. Bush’s statement that our commit- following title in which the concur- Mr. Speaker, it is time to help the ment is not open-ended. We, therefore, rence of the House is requested: working families struggle to pay the now need to define how to end it, to- gether. S. 1082. An act to amend the Federal Food, prices at the pump. We must bring Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public down prices and make America energy I will vote for this resolution, but I Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and independent. With a comprehensive en- am expressing my reservations because device user fees and ensure the safety of ergy policy we can and should and will it lacks defining how to achieve the medical products, and for other purposes. accomplish this goal. end of an open-ended commitment by a winning strategy. The message also announced that the f Senate disagrees to the amendment of That is why we need the Republicans, MENTAL HEALTH SECURITY FOR the House to the bill (S. Con. Res. 21) and they us, to resolve the war success- AMERICA’S FAMILIES IN EDU- fully by a strategy that deliberately entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution setting CATION defines the end of our open-ended com- forth the congressional budget for the mitment so that we can then use it to United States Government for fiscal (Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania exact success, diplomatically, region- year 2008 and including the appropriate asked and was given permission to ad- ally, ensuring our, and Iraqis’, greater budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 dress the House for 1 minute and to re- security. and 2009 through 2012’’, agrees to a con- vise and extend his remarks.) ference asked by the House on the dis- Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. f agreeing votes of the two Houses there- Mr. Speaker, it has been a few short HELPING TERRORISTS weeks since the tragedies of Virginia on, and appoints Mr. CONRAD, Mrs. (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was MURRAY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. GREGG, and Tech, which we cannot forget. Nor given permission to address the House Mr. DOMENICI, to be the conferees on should we forget the fact that there are for 1 minute.) the part of the Senate. three suicides each day on college cam- Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, puses and each year hundreds of thou- f there is a fundamental disagreement in sands of acts of violence, many com- this House of Representatives over how PRINTING OF PROCEEDINGS HAD mitted by those who have serious men- to protect our Nation and our approach DURING RECESS tal illness. to national security. And these dif- Mr. SESTAK. Mr. Speaker, I ask But under the Family Educational ferences are no more blatant than in unanimous consent that the pro- Rights and Privacy Act, passed into the Department of Homeland Security ceedings had during the recess be print- law in 1974, school personnel, adminis- authorization bill that passed this trators, and teachers who have little or ed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and House just yesterday. that all Members and former Members no training in mental health are bur- While law enforcement officials were who spoke during the recess have the dened with the task of defining and de- arresting six potential terrorists who privilege of revising and extending termining if a student is at risk. These planned to attack a military base in their remarks. educational personnel are also reluc- New Jersey, this Democrat majority The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tant to release information for fear of was already working hard to strip com- objection to the request of the gen- legal action. monsense immigration reforms from tleman from Pennsylvania? That is why I have introduced H.R. the authorization bill. Never mind that There was no objection. 2220, the Mental Health Security for three of the would-be terrorists were in America’s Families in Education Act, the country illegally, never mind that f to break down these barriers to allow stronger enforcement and better re- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER our schools to communicate with par- sources for our Customs and Border PRO TEMPORE ents after consultation with a licensed agents could have very well kept these mental health professional. men from getting across the border. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I ask my colleagues to join the Asso- It is outrageous that this majority Chair will entertain up to 10 one- ciation of American Universities, the would proactively undermine an oppor- minute speeches on each side. American Council on Education, and tunity to strengthen our Nation’s de- f the National Association of State Uni- fenses, support our first responders, versities and Land Grant Colleges to and track who is coming into our coun- IT IS TIME TO ENACT A help support this bill. try. COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY f American common sense appears not (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was to have extended to the majority given permission to address the House THE WAR IN IRAQ party. There are fundamental dif- for 1 minute.) (Mr. SESTAK asked and was given ferences in how we plan to protect Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, it permission to address the House for 1 America. Our enemies are watching seems that every year as we close in on minute.) and so are the American people. Memorial Day, gas prices sky-rocket to Mr. SESTAK. Mr. Speaker, we are at f new record highs. Unfortunately, this the point where no one should call the b 1030 year there is no exception. war in Iraq ‘‘Bush’s war.’’ It is ours, For 6 years under Republican leader- America’s war. We are in this together. EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL ship, Congress has failed to enact a We Democrats need the Republicans if (Mr. HALL of New York asked and comprehensive energy strategy needed we are to end it without a failed Iraqi was given permission to address the to help stabilize the price of gas and state. House for 1 minute.) make America more energy inde- It is not just about ‘‘getting out of Mr. HALL of New York. Mr. Speaker, pendent. Under the Republican leader- Iraq.’’ It should be about redeploying today this House is again going to con- ship, energy policy was little more out of Iraq so that we can better ensure sider legislation that would heed the

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