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The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was will now be a period for the transaction THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS called to order by the Honorable of morning business, with Senators Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, to- GEORGE ALLEN, a Senator from the permitted to speak up to 10 minutes night we will hear from President Bush State of Virginia. each. Under the previous order, the as he presents the budget. I remember time until 11 a.m. shall be under the when I first came to this town as a PRAYER control of the Senator from Wyoming, very young man back in the 1960s, one The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Mr. THOMAS, or his designee. of my wise mentors commented that Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: f every President enjoys a honeymoon, Trust in the Lord with all your heart, RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING and it lasts until he offers his first and lean not on your own understanding; MAJORITY LEADER budget. Once we get down to the in all your ways acknowledge Him, and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- money, the platitudes stop; that is He will direct your paths.—Proverbs when the honeymoon ends. 3:5,6. pore. The acting majority leader, the Senator from Wyoming, is recognized. I suppose tonight we will see the end Gracious God, we put our trust in of whatever honeymoon President Bush You. We resist the human tendency to f is experiencing as people begin to dis- lean on our own understanding; we ac- SCHEDULE agree with his priorities with respect knowledge our need for Your wisdom in Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, on be- to the money. That is as it should be. our search for solutions all of us can half of the leader, the Senate will be in We should get away from the general- support. As an intentional act of will, a period of morning business through- ities and, frankly, the hyperbole of the we commit to You everything we out the day. At 12:30, the Senate will political campaign and down to the re- think, say, and do today. Direct our recess for weekly party conferences to alities of governing as quickly as pos- paths as we give precedence to patriot- meet. When the Senate reconvenes at sible. ism over party and loyalty to You over 2:15, there will be an additional period I can’t help but think back over my anything or anyone else. We need You, of morning business to allow Senators first experience as a Member of this Father. Strengthen each one of us and to introduce legislation and to make body some 8 years ago when President strengthen our oneness. In the name of statements. Clinton presented his first budget. I our Lord. Amen. By previous consent, when the Sen- was a brand-new Member of the minor- f ate completes its business this after- ity. I had gone through the campaign PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE noon, it will recess until 8:30 tonight. with President Clinton. He and I had Senators are reminded to be in the both campaigned on the same thing: The Honorable GEORGE ALLEN led the Senate Chamber by 8:30 to proceed as a Change. He, of course, wanted to Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: body at 8:40 this evening to the Hall of change the Presidency; I wanted to I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the House of Representatives for the change the Congress. He succeeded; I United States of America, and to the Repub- President’s address. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, didn’t. But I at least got elected back indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f into a Congress where the Republicans were very much in the minority. f THE BUDGET In his campaign, President Clinton APPOINTMENT OF ACTING Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, one of promised a middle-class tax cut. But PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE the most important things we do in the when he stood before America on that Senate throughout the year is to put The PRESIDING OFFICER. The first occasion and presented his first together a budget. The budget, of clerk will please read a communication budget, he said things were so much course, on its face, is how we spend the to the Senate from the President pro different once he had gotten into the money. However, it is much more than Presidency than he had thought they tempore (Mr. THURMOND). that. It sets the priorities of the Sen- The legislative clerk read the fol- were when he was running for the Pres- ate and the Congress and the Govern- lowing letter: idency he had to not only rescind his ment, what the Government will do call for a tax cut but ask for a tax in- U.S. SENATE, throughout the year, by adjudicating crease. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, and allocating these expenditures to Washington, DC, February 27, 2001. One of the things I am looking for- certain areas. To the Senate: ward to tonight is that President Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, In addition, of course, it has to do with the broader issue of what size George W. Bush will not change from of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby the position he took in the campaign. appoint the Honorable GEORGE ALLEN, a Sen- Government we have, what is the role ator from the State of Virginia, to perform of the Government, and what is the He promised he would campaign for a the duties of the Chair. role of the Federal Government vis-a- tax cut, for tax relief, and I understand STROM THURMOND, vis other governments. So it is one of tonight he will, in fact, propose that on President pro tempore. the most important documents and one which he campaigned—tax relief. Mr. ALLEN thereupon assumed the of the most important activities we en- He will propose a number of other chair as Acting President pro tempore. gage in during the entire year. things. We will go down them in the standard checklist, laundry list fashion f The President this evening will lay forth his priorities for budgeting, of politicians, and say that is too much RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME which, of course, will be very impor- for this, that is not enough for that, we The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tant. He will set out the expenditure are in favor of this, but we want to pore. Under the previous order, the level for this country. These things all amend that. And we will go down it as leadership time is reserved. become very important. We are going if this is a checklist that is cast in f to hear more about it today. bronze. We will fight over the details. I yield the floor. Again, I have learned that is what MORNING BUSINESS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- goes on around here. In fact, however, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Utah, Mr. BEN- if we can step back from that process pore. Under the previous order, there NETT. for a minute, we should realize the

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VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2263 economy is not a checklist. The econ- in a pattern that is virtually impos- will pay a huge price in the future. So omy is a constantly shifting, con- sible to estimate with the exactness his priority of improving education stantly changing series of literally mil- that we get budget figures. To say the strikes me as the right budgetary pri- lions of priorities on the part of indi- total surplus over the next 10 years ority, the thing that should be first. viduals. Individuals change jobs; indi- will be exactly $5.6 trillion is an exer- Next is protecting Social Security. viduals graduate from college; individ- cise in guessing—creative guessing, That has become the Holy Grail of uals start businesses; individuals see educated guessing, well-researched American politics. Every politician their businesses fail. Sometimes large guessing, but it is still guessing. says he wants to protect Social Secu- corporations see their businesses fail. So as we get into the budget Presi- rity. It is to be expected that President The best projections come to some- dent Bush will give us, and as we go Bush will put it right next to edu- times unpleasant surprises. through the necessary exercise of cation. Look, for example, at what was billed adopting exact numbers, let us recog- Next, preserve Medicare. I have a lit- as the largest merger in the history of nize that this is an exercise we go tle bit of a reaction to that language, the automotive industry, Daimler and through every year. Every year we ad- ‘‘preserve Medicare,’’ because I have Chrysler. Daimler, the organization just the budget, every year we adjust found that everybody who deals with from Germany, thought they were buy- our guesses, every year we try to do a Medicare in its present structure hates ing the crown jewel of the American little better than we did the year be- it. Oh, they don’t hate the idea of hav- automobile industry in Chrysler, the fore, and every year we have a year’s ing money to deal with their health most profitable of the big three in more hard data behind us that we hope care problem, but the structure is abso- America, only to discover a few years will help guide us where we are going lutely devastating. Yes, from a budg- later their projections had gone awry in the future. etary standpoint I think what the and they were facing mountains of red We now know, for example, when President is going to propose is wise. ink. Now they are scrambling to President Clinton said we were in a se- But I hope as we go through that proc- change. rious recession as we were adopting the ess we can start talking about chang- We are looking at the best projec- budget in 1993, if we look back at the ing Medicare so human beings can un- tions we can find with respect to what economic data, the recession in fact derstand it. will happen in the American economy ended in 1991. It still felt like a reces- Just a quick vignette: I have a con- over the next 10 years, and we are set- sion, but we were, in fact, not in one. I stituent who came to me and she said: ting down some priorities as to how we think we took some steps that, in ret- I am a very intelligent person, I think. will respond if, indeed, those projec- rospect, we probably should not have I am a college graduate, and I have a tions come to pass. I make here a very taken on the basis of what things professional life. I take care of my bold prediction: The projections we seemed to be rather than on the basis mother’s medical problems, and my have before us for the next 10 years will of what things were. mother is on Medicare. not be accurate. All right, having said that, let me She said: I am totally defeated by the That is a very far limb I am going comment on what I see in President paper that comes through the mail to out on, I realize, but I feel confident George W. Bush’s budget. He is setting me with respect to mother’s Medicare, with that. I will be even more specific: out his priorities. I think that is what and I finally adopted this strategy. I They will either be too good or too bad. we should focus on: What are the prior- throw everything away, and once a We have never had the experience of ities that this President hopes this month I call the Salt Lake Clinic any Federal agency making projections Congress will adopt as we look to the where my mother is being treated and over the coming years with anything future. I say, ‘‘How much money do I owe like the pinpoint accuracy we presume My own guess of the future surplus is you?’’ And they give me a number, and when we debate budgets around here. that it is going to be better, in terms of I write them a check. We stand here and we say this is so Federal income, than $5.6 trillion. I She said that is the only way she can many billion too high for this and so think the $5.6 trillion number which deal with the complexities that come many billion too low, and so on. Then has been adopted as the best summary out of Medicare. reality comes in, and we are always of the various estimates is probably A much younger man who came to stunned that it is different from our low. If I were the CEO of a business me when we were out in our home projections. looking at this kind of forecast, I States celebrating Presidents Day said: When I first came here 8 years ago would say let’s get fairly aggressive at My father just went on Medicare. I had and debated President Clinton’s first trying to grow the business, let’s get no idea how disastrously complicated projections, we were being told with fairly aggressive at taking those steps that really is and how far short of real- absolute certainty that we were facing that will prepare us for the prosperity ly meeting his needs it is. budget deficits as far as the eye could that we think lies ahead. So let’s not get carried away in the see and we had to have this tax in- I think there are those who say: No, political rhetoric of preserving Medi- crease to deal with these overwhelming no, the $5.6 trillion number is too high; care to think that the Medicare system deficits. Now we are being told we are let us get very conservative; let us get as it is currently running makes any facing budget surpluses that will go on very restrictive with what we do with sense at all. Let us understand that if as far as the eye can see into the tril- the money in this budget. My own gut we are going to fund Medicare—and lions of dollars. tells me that is the way to make sure President Bush recommends that we I happen to think we will, indeed, see we do not hit the $5.6 trillion, that we do—we have the responsibility to do surpluses but they will not be in the constrict the growth, and we see to it some fairly heavy lifting between now exact order of magnitude that our cur- that this economy gets less rather than and the time that funding comes along, rent projections say they will. They more in the future. to examine the way Medicare is run. will be, I say with great confidence, ei- But these are the President’s prior- I hope Secretary Thompson, as the ther higher or lower. It is similar to ities as I understand them. Let me just new Secretary of HHS, will take a long, the question someone asked of, I be- list them and then talk about whether hard look at HCFA and say what can be lieve it was J.P. Morgan, when they or not it is a good set of priorities. His done to make the Medicare accounting said, ‘‘What will the stock market do first priority has to do with improving process and examination of claims today?’’ thinking he was the greatest our educational system. I think our process intelligible to human beings expert on the stock market. He looked educational system since the demise of because it is clearly not that at the at his questioner with great sagacity, the Soviet Union has become the No. 1 moment. and he said: ‘‘It will fluctuate.’’ survival issue for the United States. If All right: Education, Social Security, What will the economy do? It will we do not get our educational system Medicare—defense. One of the things grow or it will shrink, and it will do so geared to the needs of the future, we we have seen over the last 8 years has

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 been what used to be called the peace I am delighted to note that President ferent from what we have seen. One is dividend. Ever since Ronald Reagan Bush is going to carry on that Repub- a commitment to pay off the debt. and George Bush’s father, Bush the 1st, lican initiative that began on the floor When I first got here 8 years ago, we or Bush the 41st—whatever shorthand of this Senate with Senator Mack from were told with the same confidence title we wish to put on him—ended the Florida and is proposing this kind of an that we are being told about surpluses cold war and the Soviet Union dis- increase for NIH medical research. how we would have deficits as far as appeared, we have seen the defense Next, the environment. We hear an the eye could see. Those deficits have budget as a percentage of gross domes- enormous amount of conversation disappeared. They have turned into tic product decrease dramatically. We about the environment. We must cut surpluses because the economy has— should see that happen. That is the back on this; we must do that, and so surprise—grown faster than anybody peace dividend we should hope for. on. Frankly, if you dig into it, from my anticipated it would and registered When President Clinton used to stand point of view, much of it is based on those projections, inaccurate as that. and say this is the smallest Govern- what is being called junk science. As that is going on, we must continue ment in a generation, basically he was Junk science, to summarize it very to pay down the debt. George W. Bush talking about the Defense Department. quickly, is that science that is pro- said we will do that. All of the shrinking of civilian jobs in duced and then taken to the media It comes down to this: He says: These the Government, of which he was so rather than for peer review. Scientists are my priorities; these are the prior- proud, occurred primarily in the De- come to a conclusion and then call a ities I recommend to the Congress. fense Department. We got to the point press conference rather than turning to Once these priorities are fully funded, where we went a little too far with other scientists to say where they went we have this much left over. And what that. Our defense budget is now a wrong. Once the media has hold of it do we do with the money left over? He smaller percentage of the gross domes- and has spread it, then there is no call- says we do two things: First, we pay tic product than it was prior to World ing it back. Then it gets set into the down the debt; second, we give what- War II. public mind, and the public culture is ever is left back to the people who have It is back to the 1939–1940 level. It is absolute truth. Those who try to catch been overcharged for the Government beginning to show. We do not need the up with it after the fact always have services they have been buying with kind of defense we needed during the difficulty. We have seen examples of their taxes. cold war, but we need a defense that that. One that rankled the agricultural I think that is an appropriate ar- can deter anyone who would like to field was the excitement over the alar rangement of the money. Here is the take us to world war III. It is appro- scare where film stars suddenly became priority. Here is what we are going to priate that President Bush has listed scientists and testified before the Con- spend it on. Yes, we are going to be that as his next priority. gress about all of the apples being spending more than we were spending Improving health care. I have already tainted. Checking into it carefully and in the past, but we still have this much talked about improvements I would doing peer review indicated that, in left. like to see in Medicare. President Bush fact, alar was not going to poison every What do we do with that which we recognizes that this is an area where man, woman, and child in the United have left? We pay our debts and we give we need to spend more, not less. money back to people whom we have Interestingly, many Republicans say States. But the scare had a tremendous any kind of government expenditure is impact on apple growers. Frankly, par- overcharged. Could anything be fairer bad. They want to cut anything. And ents wanted kids to eat more apples. than that? Can anything be simpler any budget cut that comes along, they And it has taken a long time for the re- than that? But the big fight, of course, immediately clear. This is an area ality to catch up with that kind of is going to be on the last item—giving where we should not be cutting because junk science. money back to those who have been it is an investment that will, indeed, When we are talking about the envi- overcharged. Who are they? Maybe the pay huge dividends in the future. I am ronment, let’s not talk about junk people who should get the money back delighted, as one who has supported science. Let’s talk about some signifi- shouldn’t be the people who sent it doubling the funding for NIH and other cant investments in the environment here in the first place. Maybe the basic research in health care, to note that make sense. money should not go back to the peo- that President Bush is going to double President Bush is proposing fully ple who were overcharged but to the the funding for medical research on funding the Land and Water Conserva- people who never shopped in the first such important health issues as cancer. tion Fund, which is a $900 million com- place. I look forward to the country reaping mitment, and he is giving EPA the sec- That would be the conversation we the benefits of that kind of investment. ond highest operating budget in its his- would have if this were a business. Of The fact that President Bush can tory which, for whatever it is worth, course, it wouldn’t be cast in those talk about that kind of an increase happens to be $59 million higher than terms because this is not a business. even as he is talking about presiding the request from President Clinton. This is a government. As a government over a smaller government dem- I am not at all impressed with the in a democracy, this means there are onstrates that this is a man who has idea that we must spend more than votes to be courted. There are special his priorities straight. This has been a President Clinton in a certain area. interest groups to be satisfied. When Republican initiative right from the But since there are those in the media we get back to that area of money to first. It started with Senator Connie who think President Clinton was the be given back to those who have been Mack of Florida who has had personal example of how you fund efforts on the overcharged, that is where the heat experience with the ravages of cancer. environment, I think it is important to will come. That is where the rhetoric He didn’t just have a knee-jerk re- point out that George W. Bush is not will come. That is where the shouting sponse to those experiences but began cutting back on that kind of commit- will come. That is where we will have to look into what was being done at ment. our most bitter debates. the National Institutes of Health and Those are his priorities. Identify I, for one, am encouraged by the fact the National Cancer Institute, and first; then the standard, Social Secu- that the heart of President Bush’s tax came back to the rest of us and said rity and Medicare; a new one for the plan is the reduction of the marginal this is good, sound investment. administration, which is defense, fund- rate. This is why. Hearings were held. Testimony was ing for health care research, and activi- First, there is the question of fair- taken. We Republicans led the way on ties to protect the environment. Those ness. Should anybody be required to seeing to it that basic health research are a pretty good series of priorities, in pay more than a third of his or her in- would be increased very substantially my view. come to the Federal Government? If in this country because we recognized But there are two others that are in you take a poll—there are those who the dividends that would pass. this particular budget that are dif- live by polls in this Chamber—and ask

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2265 the American people what should be that is, we can make priorities. We can those drug costs and giving people the the highest total anybody should pay, decide what we want to spend more options to be able to afford the drugs over the years the numbers have money to do, what we want to spend they need to stay healthy, while at the stayed pretty stable. It is 25 percent. less money to do, and where our prior- same time having their other living ex- Most Americans think no one should be ities are going to be for saving our own penses be covered. forced to pay more than 25 percent of money. That is the theory behind the So we want to have a prescription his or her income into the Federal Gov- President’s budget. drug option in Medicare. We want to ernment. We are now close to 40. Presi- He is basically saying: We are going have benefits for those who cannot af- dent Bush is saying no. Let’s bring that to cover our priorities. We are going to ford it. That is going to be a priority in number back to a third. Let’s bring increase spending in the priority areas. the President’s budget. that number back to 33. I don’t think We are going to flat line the areas that We are going to keep national de- that is unreasonable. I think it fits are not priorities or areas where the fense as our highest priority. We are with where the American people think project is complete. And we are going going to make sure our military is we ought to be. to have more of our own money back in strong and ready. I have visited our The second reason why I think we our pocketbooks. At the same time, troops in the field all over the world. I ought to bring down the top rate from the President is going to pay down the know morale has been low. We have roughly 40 to a third is because I recog- debt at the greatest rate that we can not focused enough on our national de- nize that it is in that area that the pay it down. I think that is a balanced fense and the people who are serving in American entrepreneurial machine approach. our military. So we are going to have takes hold. Look at our counterparts Let’s talk about some of the prior- pay raises, we are going to upgrade the in Europe. Japan: I have owned a busi- ities. One that I am very pleased the health care for our military personnel ness in Japan. I have been involved in President is going to put forward is the and their families, and we are going to a joint venture with companies in Eu- No. 1 priority, which is education. Pub- make sure they have quality housing. rope. I know that in those countries lic education is the foundation of our Just last week, in Texas, I was at they have many of the things we have. country. It is what makes us different Fort Sam Houston and I walked You think they are almost identical. from most other countries in the through housing where the paint was They have big corporations. They have world; and that is we want public edu- peeling. That is not acceptable. We are hard-working people. They have a well- cation to give every child the chance to not going to have that for our military educated workforce. The one thing reach his or her full potential; that personnel. We are going to give them they don’t have that is almost unique- they can go to public schools all their good, quality housing and health care. ly American, with perhaps the excep- life, and they will have a great edu- We are going to make sure their chil- tion of Hong Kong, is they do not have cation that will allow them to do what- dren have quality education, especially the entrepreneurial spirit. And where ever they want to do in life. That is the on the bases that have school districts do the entrepreneurs fund their busi- American way. We have fallen behind within the bases. We are going to step nesses? They fund their businesses—the in that dream. The President wants up to the plate to make sure we are growth, the new jobs, the new cre- that dream to come back. And Con- doing what is necessary to give our ation—at the edge of the marginal tax gress is going to support him. We are young people, who are the dependents rate. going to make sure every child can of military personnel, a quality public If you bring the top marginal tax reach his or her full potential in this education. rate down from 40 percent to 33 per- country with a public education. So we are going to do those things to cent, you are going to see a whole host So we are going to target those funds upgrade our military. And we are going of new industries, new enterprises, and so that when the local school district to make sure we have the quality new activities spring up that will make wants to do creative things—wants to equipment and the training to give it possible for the higher end of the have teacher incentives, wants to en- these people who are pledging their projection of what will happen in the courage people to come from careers lives for our freedom the chance to do economy come to pass. into the classroom, or from military their jobs, and to do it right. We are Mr. President, that is a brief over- retirement into the classroom—we will going to support our military. view of the President’s proposal. I look allow that alternative certification to These are areas where we are going forward to hearing him flesh it out to- bring that person in to give language to increase spending. night in his presentation to the joint or math or science that is not able to I believe Congress will support Presi- session of Congress. I express my de- be offered in that school unless we do dent Bush’s initiatives in the budget. light that we are going to hear this some creative recruiting. Also, another priority we have not President stand true to the things he Those are the kinds of things that we talked very much about is a rainy day said during the campaign. It will be a want to foster with the Federal funds. fund. President Bush is going to put in refreshing change. We want the decisions to be made at place a rainy day fund. Some people With that, I yield the floor. the local level. We want goals to make are concerned that maybe our economy The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. sure every child can read by the third will go soft. We do not want to get into THOMAS). The Senator from Texas. grade because we know if a child can- a deficit again. So he is going to sug- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I not read in the third grade, they are gest we have a rainy day fund. And I thank my colleague from Utah for his going to start falling behind. Of course, am going to support him all the way. I remarks about the budget. they are not going to be able to pass al- will introduce legislation to make sure I have had some White House brief- gebra if they do not have the basic we have a rainy day fund, just like ings on what would be in the Presi- reading skills. So we take one step at a every home in America will have if dent’s budget. It is so refreshing to see time. And we start with the basics. they have a quality budget in their a President, who made promises, and That is what the goals will be. homes—a rainy day fund for emer- tonight is going to unveil his plans to Secondly, tonight our President is gencies. keep the promises he made to the going to call for prescription drug ben- So those are the priorities we will American people. efits and options under Medicare. That have in our budget. But it is no less of I, as one Member of the Senate, am is very important. Fifteen years ago, a priority that we also pay down the certainly going to try to help the people would have had to go in the hos- debt and that we have more money for President keep those promises because pital; they would have to have major taxpayers in their own pocketbooks be- I, too, made those promises to the surgery to treat an illness. Today, that cause they are sending too much to American people because I believe we can be done with drugs. And, yes, those Washington in income taxes. can treat this budget as any family in prescription drugs are expensive. So we It is very important that people be America treats their household budget; need to make sure we are covering able to keep more of the money they

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 earn because people are paying higher lion in tax relief over a 10-year period What about the allocation of this taxes than they have ever paid in of time. This will set the stage for an surplus that we have? Are we using peacetime. We need to give them some honest discussion of taxes and needed enough to pay down the debt? The an- relief, particularly because the econ- tax cuts. swer is, yes, we are. We should pay omy is a little soft right now. We want As colleagues know, the budget sur- down the debt, and we can pay down people to have the confidence they can plus projected by the Congressional the debt. The remaining surplus is $1.1 spend their money. Budget Office is lower than it would trillion; the Bush tax proposal is $1.6 But we also want them to be able to have been without the increases in trillion. The Social Security and Medi- save some of their money. So we are spending by Congress over the past few care funds set-aside are $2.9 trillion. going to have a balanced plan that will years. This is an allocation of where the over- pay down the debt and will give tax re- I have a chart that points out what all surplus is going. Most of it is going lief for hard-working Americans—for happens with surpluses. We should be to Social Security and Medicare. every hard-working American. We are saving the surplus and cutting taxes So what we need is a good, honest de- going to have priority spending, and we with it, however people say: We have bate about tax cuts. are going to do what every household all this money, let’s spend it. This is A final point I want to make is about in America will do; that is, provide for what happened during the spending triggers on tax cuts. Some say, well, OK, we will do tax cuts, but if our re- the priorities in our budget and not spree in the last 6 months of last year, ceipts aren’t as large as projected, if spend more in the areas where we do which reduced the 10-year surplus by the surplus isn’t as big as it is pro- not need to spend more and target $561 billion alone. That happened dur- jected to be, let’s cut the size of this those areas where we know we are ing a 6-month period at the end of last tax cut. I don’t think that is a good going to have to do a better job than year. There is an iron rule of govern- idea. Tax cuts need to be firmly in we have been doing in national defense, ment that if you have money lying on place for the community and the Na- in education, in prescription drug op- the table, it is going to be spent. We tion to be able to react and say: I am tions. Those are the things we will need to pay down the debt and cut going to have more confidence and focus on in this budget. taxes; we don’t need these sizes of wherewithal to spend if I know the tax I am so pleased our President is spending increases across the board. cut will be here. showing the leadership we have needed We need increases in some areas, and we need to cut spending in other areas. I don’t think triggers are a good idea. in this country to go in the right direc- The second point is fiscal discipline, But if triggers get put in for a smaller tion for responsible stewardship of our particularly in the area of corporate tax cut—say, if our receipts are lower taxpayer dollars. welfare. Now is the time, as we look at than we project and we put in a trigger Mr. President, I thank you and look re-prioritizing—putting more money in to make the tax cut smaller—we forward to introducing the legislation some areas and less in others—to ad- should say if the surplus is bigger than and working with others who have al- dress corporate welfare and zero these projected, let’s have a trigger for a big- ready introduced legislation to accom- areas out, putting funds from these ger tax cut. If we are going to produce plish the goals that will be outlined to- areas in such places as the President a trigger for a smaller one, let’s look at night by the President of the United has proposed, and increasing the budg- a trigger for a bigger tax cut if receipts States. et for the National Institutes of are larger than currently being pro- Mr. President, I suggest the absence Health. jected in the budget. of a quorum. The President is proposing an in- This is an exciting time for us in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The crease in NIH funding of $2.8 billion, or country as we look at the prospects of clerk will call the roll. almost 14 percent. I think this is some- the new President putting forward his The assistant legislative clerk pro- thing for which we can all be proud. It budget allocations. There is going to be ceeded to call the roll. is a basic research function. It helps us a lot to talk about, in a positive sense, Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I in discovering what we can do to live on fiscal restraint, debt reduction, and ask unanimous consent that the order longer, healthier lives. That is very tax relief—important topics for this for the quorum call be rescinded. good. Let’s take the increase in fund- body and for the American public. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ing from places like corporate welfare I yield the floor. objection, it is so ordered. and put it into NIH without a huge The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. BROWNBACK. I ask unanimous growth in the overall spending. BROWNBACK). The Senator from Min- consent to speak in morning business I am particularly heartened that the nesota is recognized. for up to 10 minutes. President is looking at doing exactly Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, if The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without this—cutting in some areas to produce there is time remaining for the major- objection, it is so ordered. increases in other areas. Yet, at the ity party, I won’t take their time. f same time, the President is trimming The PRESIDING OFFICER. I believe there will be. The time expires at 11. THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET the growth of Government spending down to a 4-percent growth rate. This Mr. WELLSTONE. Fine. PROPOSAL Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, what is constitutes important increases in Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I the parliamentary status? funding for programs in Government The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in wish to address my colleagues for a few that deserve more funding, as well as minutes about the budget proposal morning business. reductions in other areas of Govern- The Senator from Wyoming is recog- that the President will put forward to- ment that need to be reevaluated. night. I look forward to the proposal. I nized. I want to point out two other things Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I think it is going to have a number of because there are a number of people would be pleased to speak for the Re- priorities for the country and the di- saying the size of the tax cut is too big. publican Party if the Senator wants me rection in which the country should It is $1.6 trillion over a 10-year period. to. move. These priorities include fiscal To give the overall example of what is Mr. THOMAS. If the Senator would restraint, debt reduction, and respon- taking place, here is a pie chart of the care to, I would be surprised but cer- sible tax relief. It is these three areas Bush tax cut as a portion of the total tainly happy about it. that I want to address briefly today. revenue during this 10-year time pe- Mr. WELLSTONE. I will follow the The President will put forward a budg- riod. Total revenue is $28.4 trillion; the Senator. et request that certainly has plenty of Bush tax cut is $1.6 trillion. The Bush f spending in it—in my estimation, prob- tax cut proposal is a small portion of ably too much. It is a $1.9 trillion budg- total revenue. In a situation where we THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET et. That is a very large proposal. It in- are overtaxing the public, we can af- Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, we are cludes responsible tax relief—$1.6 tril- ford to do this. talking about the budget this morning,

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2267 about the tax reductions that the We find ourselves with some dif- more in renewables than we have in the President will speak of this evening, I ferences about how we do that. A past, and that ought to be part of our think talking about the importance of strong feeling has existed that Wash- basic policy. how the budget is arranged, how it ington ought to decide what the money Transportation: Energy has to be matches the needs of our people, of our is for; it ought to be sent from Wash- moved. We see the problem in Cali- country. It seems to me, as I think I ington with attached instructions as to fornia. Part of the problem is the un- mentioned before, it is one of the most how to use it. I believe strongly that willingness or the inability, at least important decisions we will make, and the needs in Meeteetse, WY, are dif- the absence of transmission lines and that is the allocation and indeed the ferent from the needs in Pittsburgh. pipelines, to move energy. Some people priorities of what our program will be Local people in the States ought to don’t like to see transmission lines. in the coming year. have the opportunity to use those dol- They won’t see them because it will be I want to just talk in more general lars as they see fit, with some account- dark. That is the choice we have to terms perhaps about some parts of it. ability, so we can ensure ours kids are make. We need to do that. It is increas- First of all, I think in most everything getting the best education and can ingly difficult to get the easements to we do here, we ought to try to have a have a successful life. Again, I hope we do that. vision of what it is we are seeking to can see what we want for education. Conservation: Part of our policy accomplish a little way down the road I am particularly interested in the ought to be the more efficient use of and, hopefully, sometimes quite a way third priority the President has laid energy so that we can get more out of down the road, 10 or 20 years. What do out, and that is energy. We have some our energy and renewables, as I have we want the country to look like in 10, problems in energy. Hopefully, some of mentioned. Of course, one of our goals, 20 years? What is it we want to do dur- them are short term. We have some one of our missions, ought to be a rea- ing the next year? That has a great long-term opportunities to do the sonable price for the consumers. We deal of impact on what we do with fi- things in the field of energy that we have seen that change in the last sev- nancing and with the budget. want to happen. One of them is to im- eral months. That is not something we Of course, one of the priorities has prove and increase domestic production want to continue. We ought to be looking at defense, been security and defense. I think, so we are not totally dependent on education, and energy. Medicare is clearly, it is time to take a long look OPEC and overseas imports of foreign very important to health care. It needs at that and make additional invest- energy. That is not wrong necessarily, to be revised. There have been a num- ments in our military and in our de- but we become a victim of imports. ber of efforts to do that. We have not fense. We need an energy policy. We have completed those efforts. We need to in- One of the things that needs imme- not had an energy policy over the last diate attention is the welfare of our clude some aspect of pharmaceuticals. number of years. The policies are fairly What do we want to see in the future? military men and women. I think all of broad, and they are implemented in I happen to be cochairman of the con- us have taken the occasion to visit more detail, but it is my view that we ference on rural health care in our cau- military bases—in some cases over- need a policy for energy. It ought to be cus. Rural health care is a little dif- seas—such as Warren Air Force Base in one that encourages domestic produc- ferent from health care in the large cit- Cheyenne, WY. Last year, I had the option, and there are many ways to do ies. Not every little town in every portunity to return to the base where I that. Some, I suppose, will be by way of State is going to have all kinds of med- served in the military, Quantico, VA. taxes. I am not as excited about that as ical care. They are not going to have The first place they took me, in terms I am the opportunity to encourage do- specialists. We need an outreach so of their needs, was housing for the mestic production. that all people in this country have ac- military. I spent last week in Wyoming. Wyo- cess to health care. It needs to be done The President has indicated his deming is one of the large energy pro- differently. We need telemedicine. We sire to immediately increase spending ducers in this country. We have an op- need to do a number of things. That is for salaries for the military, housing, portunity to increase our gas produc- another goal we need to pursue and en- and health care. There is no question tion—we are doing that now—and we vision where we want to be. that ought to be one of our priorities. have an opportunity to increase oil Social Security: If we do not do Following that, there ought to be a production. We are the largest pro- something with Social Security, these substantial review of our military stra- ducer of coal in the Nation. Coal is a young people here, who now have 12.5 tegic needs, because changes have basic resource but can even be better percent of their salaries withdrawn taken place in the world and changes as we do research. Domestic production when they work, will not have benefits. have taken place in military struc- is one part of a basic policy. We can change that. We are going to be tures. That is a wise thing to do in Research: We need to continue re- talking about individual accounts that terms of further funding. It seems to search. One area is to make coal clean- can be invested in the private sector, me that priority is one that encom- er and to enrich coal so we get more that can be invested in equities or passes a notion that we want to take Btu’s out of coal and bring the trans- bonds and can offer a much higher re- better care of those men and women portation costs down. turn so they will have benefits. who have volunteered to be in the serv- We want to do more with air quality, I hope, rather than seeking to find a ice to protect their country, and then and we can. In almost any instance, it political item to work on for the elec- take a long look at our capacity to is fair to say when you have large election of 2002, we can take a longer look deal with today’s threats and the tric generators, up in the 1,500-mega- at these issues and say here is where threats we will see tomorrow. watt area, coal is the most efficient we want to be and here is what it takes Education: Every time one takes a producer of energy, and we need to re- to do that. We have a great oppor- poll or asks questions of folks in my search that. tunity in terms of tax relief, our budg- State or nationwide, education is gen- We need diversity of energy sources. et, our spending, and we have that op- erally the No. 1 issue. It is easy to be I am a great supporter of natural gas, portunity now. I hope we take full ad- for education, but it is a little bit more but we find ourselves overly dependent vantage of it. difficult to figure out what to do about on natural gas. Natural gas is a flexible I yield the floor. it. Nevertheless, I think all will agree fuel that can be used not only for sta- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- education is a high priority, that edu- tionary generation but also can be used ator from Minnesota. cation is something we have to look to for many other things. f down the road. What is more important I hope we will have some diversity, than providing a good education for the that we will have hydro, coal, and oil. TAX CUTS young people who are going to be run- We ought to also be working on diver- Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ning this world? sity of renewable energy. We can do won’t speak for the Presiding Officer,

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 the Senator from Kansas, or Repub- one dime from this tax cut; 50 percent that is, to give a head start to the chil- licans but I will speak for myself and I of African American children live in dren who come from disadvantaged hope many in my party. families in our country who will not re- backgrounds—and there is going to be First, I start with what I think peo- ceive one dime from this tax cut; and a pittance for any additional funding— ple in Minnesota and people in the about 57 percent of Latino, Latina chil- when 11 percent of the children who country mean by civility. I don’t think dren live in families who will not re- could benefit from affordable child they mean there should be no debate. I ceive one dime from this tax cut be- care—that is just low-income families, think people are all for passionate de- cause none of it is refundable. much less working families, much less bate. They just want to make sure it is If you live in a family with an in- moderate-income, middle-income fami- civil debate. What I say on the floor of come of less than $27,000 a year, you re- lies—11 percent who are of the eligible the Senate is based upon what I hon- ceive no benefit. children right now are able to benefit estly believe is good and right for Min- The argument is, they don’t pay any because we so severely underfund early nesota and my country, but it is not at taxes. These families pay payroll tax; childhood development. all directed at any of my colleagues on they pay sales tax. You better believe So we have a President who says he the other side in any personal way, nor they pay taxes. These are some of the is committed to education, we have a is it directed at the President in any children who are most deserving in President who says he will leave no personal way. terms of being given a chance to reach child behind, and we have tax cuts that Second, another operational defini- their full potential. It is not in this tax go to the wealthy. But will they ben- tion before I go forward with my com- cut proposal. efit the families—one-third of the chil- ments: what do people mean by ‘‘the While on the one hand we have most dren who live in low- and moderate-in- center’’? I think people want us to gov- of the benefits going to the top 1 per- come families, half of the children who ern at the center of their lives. I will cent, we have very few of the benefits live in low- and moderate-income fami- say something I heard my colleague going to those families and those chil- lies? We have a tax cut proposal that from Wyoming mention and I agree. dren most in need. It is outrageous. makes it impossible for us to invest in Part of what people are focused on is One amendment I will prepare when the health and skills and intellect and education—no question. People are fo- we bring this reconciliation bill to the character of our children. Frankly, cused on health security. People are floor will be an amendment to make ‘‘leave no child behind’’ becomes just a very focused on affordable child care, the child credit refundable. Then we slogan, and I express indignation about which I view as education. It is silly to can help a lot of children and a lot of this. define education as kindergarten families. For all Senators who say, ‘‘we There will be a pittance to make sure through 12. I think it is pre-K all the are for children, we are for children, we our children are kindergarten ready, way to age 65. Elderly people and other are for children, we are for the future, and then when it comes to some of the working families are focused on the leave no child behind,’’ I want to give K-through-12 programs, let me be real- cost of prescription drugs. Many can’t them a chance to vote on that. ly clear. Right now, the Title 1 Pro- afford it. People are also focused, of Let me go on and make another point gram for low- and moderate-income course, on how to have a small business which I think is the second and, to me, children is funded at the 30-percent or a family farm or have a job from the most devastating critique of this level. There is, again, a pittance in this which they can support their family. tax cut proposal by President Bush. It budget for any increase in that fund- Those are issues that are terribly im- is not unlike 1981. If we do this, there ing. portant to people, and there are other will be precious little for any invest- The IDEA program for children with issues as well. One we will deal with ment in any other areas—I think by de- special needs is vastly underfunded. In within the next month will be reform sign. I think this is an administration, my State of Minnesota, from the Gov- and how we can really move to a polit- in spite of its rhetoric about leaving no ernor to Democrat to Republicans, ical process which, hopefully, will be child behind, which basically believes they say: Live up to your 40-percent less dependent on big money and more most citizens should be on their own. funding commitment, Federal Govern- dependent on big and little people. So there will not be the funding to ment. Then we would have some addi- I want to speak directly, given this make sure senior citizens can afford tional resources to do other things for introduction, to the President’s tax prescription drug costs. No question children. cut. We have heard from a number of about it. There will not be the funding Guess what. In this budget we will Senators about specifics, so I don’t for expanding health care coverage for see a pittance when it comes to any in- need to go over them. To make a very our citizens. No question about it. And crease in funding for the IDEA program long story short, after we take this $1.6 there certainly will not be the funding for children with special needs. trillion tax cut and add additional for education and to leave no child be- We have an education program called costs, interest that has to be paid, and hind. Leave No Child Behind, which is going after we look at what we have by way Now, the President tried to argue the to rely on testing, testing which makes of surplus—that is to say, non-Social other day—it has already been shot it clear that we should not rely on one Security, non-Medicare—basically, down—that there is a huge increase in single standardized multiple-choice what we have is a tax cut that rep- the education budget. Mr. President, test which everyone who does testing resents a Robin-Hood-in-reverse ap- some of it was forward funding from says we should not do, which is educa- proach to public policy. That is what this past year. As it turns out, over the tionally deadening; it puts the kids in we have when, depending upon whose last 5 or 6 years, this is the smallest a straitjacket; it puts the teachers in a estimate one believes, the top 1 percent percentage increase we have seen ex- straitjacket. We will not have that. of our population gets anywhere from cept for one out of the last 5 years. What we will do is take a lot of 40 to 45 percent of the tax benefits of That hardly represents some dramatic, schools in this country that have been the Bush plan. Unbelievable. It is simi- new investment in children. underfunded because they are in dis- lar to a subsidy in inverse relationship So my question is, How do you leave tricts that are property-tax poor—not to need. no child behind when only 2 percent of rich; they can’t have the same re- Now, again, understand—a Robin- the children who could benefit from sources; they don’t have the same re- Hood-in-reverse tax cut has the early Head Start—2 years of age and sources as the most affluent of sub- wealthy benefitting. At the same time, under, the most critical years for urbs—schools where children come let me take the President’s words in learning—right now benefit? That is all from homes where English is the sec- his inaugural speech about leaving no the funding we have. And there are ond language, children who come from child behind. At the same time, one- really no additional resources for early homes where families have to move third of the children in America today Head Start. Only 50 percent of the chil- two or three or four times a year be- live in families who will not receive dren who can benefit from Head Start— cause of inadequate housing, children

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2269 who come from homes where they are I think it is terribly important for having a difficult time convincing the hungry when they come to school, chil- Democrats to find their voice and for American people that his tax cut is the dren who come from homes where they us to be as strong as possible, both in right thing to do. I have been around haven’t had the good developmental opposition to President Bush’s tax cut politics and politicians for decades. I child care; they haven’t been read to; proposal going mainly to the wealthy cannot think of an easier task than to they don’t know how to use the com- and in enunciation of what we stand sell people on the idea of cutting their puter; they haven’t had any of those for. We stand for some tax cuts that taxes. But it appears the President is opportunities; they come to kinder- are honest tax cuts that benefit the having a tough time making the sale garten way behind—this budget does majority of families and citizens in our even though he has suggested this is nothing to make sure these children country, not leaving out those families good for the economy and that it will will have the same chance as other who are most in need of help, and in provide additional spending power for children to reach their full potential. addition investment in our children, in people in America. Instead, we have tax cuts, 40 percent education, in health care. That is what Folks are a little skeptical. I think plus of the benefits going to the top 1 we are about. they have a right to be skeptical. If percent of the population. I am lucky enough to be friends with you take a look at the President’s pro- We have testing. All we are going to Marian Wright Edelman, director of posed tax cut, you will find that Amer- do is set up these kids, these schools, the Children’s Defense Fund, and her icans like the idea of a tax cut until and these teachers for failure. We are husband Peter, two wonderful people of you suggest to them that we really providing none of the resources and justice. The theme of the Children’s make choices here on Capitol Hill and none of the tools to make sure these Defense Fund has been ‘‘Leave no child in Washington, DC—that you have to children can achieve and do well, but behind.’’ That is what they are all make a choice between a tax cut and we are going to have tests and we are about. President Bush is now talking something else. Frankly, when it gets going to test kids starting as young as about, ‘‘Leave no child behind.’’ down to those choices, the support of age 8, every single year, and then we ‘‘Leave no child behind’’ I take seri- the American people for the Presi- are going to say after 3 years: Schools, ously. ‘‘Leave no child behind’’ is a dent’s proposed tax cut starts to dwin- if you don’t make the grade, we will beautiful way of calling on all of us in dle dramatically because I think the flunk you and we will move to vouch- the United States of America to be our American people understand the whole ers. I think the people who deserve an F own best selves. But if ‘‘Leave no child notion of a tax cut is based on an edu- grade are the White House and those behind’’ is just an empty slogan and we cated guess of what our economy and people in the House and the Senate do not back up the rhetoric with re- our Government will look like—not who do not seem to be willing to be sources, and we don’t put our money just next year but 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 held accountable for the health, skills, where our mouth is, and we don’t make years from now. intellect, and character of all the chil- the true investment, which is not in To say these projections are inac- dren in our country. That, to me, mer- this tax cut proposal or in the budget curate is to be kind because, frankly, its a failing grade. we are getting from this President, they are not much more reliable than a I hope my party does not join in this then, frankly, we will have engaged in weather report. Imagine a weather tax-cutting frenzy. I hope we will focus just symbolic politics. We will not have forecast for a month from now. Would on honest tax cuts that benefit work- done well for children, all the children you take the umbrella or not based on ing families, middle-income families in our country. That will be a profound such a forecast? I doubt if many fami- and moderate-income families. I hope mistake, and I think we will not be the lies would not. Yet the President would we focus on a child care credit for all better for it. have us basically say we will now chart families so we will be helping all chil- Without trying to sound pseudo-any- the course of America’s Government dren. I hope we get the help where it is thing, I look forward to this debate. I spending for the next 10 years based on needed. I hope this is not just one huge am going to have a lot of amendments these projections and guesses from bonanza for wealthy people. that are going to focus on leaving no economists in Washington. Frankly, I say to Democrats, this is child behind. Education, leave no child Former President Harry Truman our moment of truth. Above and be- behind; health care, leave no child be- used to say he was looking throughout yond tax cuts that work for citizens in hind; housing, leave no child behind; his professional career for a one-armed this country, we want to make sure violence, leave no child behind. We are economist because he said then they there are resources for investment. We going to have votes on all of these. If wouldn’t be able to say, ‘‘on the other must be willing to draw the line and my colleagues have a better proposal hand.’’ He knew, as we know, that even say to President Bush and Republicans: for how not to leave any child behind, the best economists disagree. Even the You go with your tax cut plan, 40 to 44 I am all for it. I certainly do not see it best economists are frequently wrong. percent of the benefits going to the top in the proposal of the President. Most of the surplus the President is 1 percent; we go for investment in chil- Mr. President, I yield the floor and using as a basis for his tax cut doesn’t dren and education. President Bush, suggest the absence of a quorum. even arrive on Capitol Hill under their you go for a tax cut plan with 44 per- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. projections until 5 years from now. Al- cent of the benefits going to the top 1 ENZI). The clerk will call the roll. most 75 percent of it starts to arrive in percent; we go for expanding health The legislative clerk proceeded to the last 5 years of the 10-year period. care coverage. President Bush, Repub- call the roll. So it is reasonable to ask if we are licans: You go for a tax cut plan that is Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask thinking about projections in our econ- Robin Hood in reverse, with most of unanimous consent that the order for omy 5 years from now, how good were the benefits going to wealthy people; the quorum call be rescinded. these same economists 5 years ago we go for making sure our parents and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without when they had to make an educated grandparents can afford prescription objection, it is so ordered. guess about what America would look drug coverage. President Bush, you go Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I lis- like today. There are a lot of factors for your tax cut, Robin Hood in re- tened with great interest to the speech- that go into that guess. You have to verse, going to wealthy people in this es this morning on the Republican side try to assume what the growth of the country; we go for affordable housing— of the aisle about the President’s State economy is going to be, the number of that is what we are about. We are sup- of the Union Address this evening. It is people employed. You have to take proposed to be the party of the people, so clear the focal point of the President’s ductivity and inflation into account. let’s try to make sure the tax cuts, in speech will be his proposed tax cut. Five years ago, the very best econo- combination with the investment, ben- It is interesting when I read the mists sat down with the very best com- efit the vast majority of people in this newspapers across Illinois and here in puters and then said this fiscal year we country. Washington, DC, that the President is would experience a $320 billion deficit.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2270 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 That was their best guess 5 years ago. It is curious to me that President is our mortgage. We have accumulated What do we find? Right now we are ex- Clinton could come forward as he did in most of it in the last 14 or 15 years. It periencing a $270 billion surplus. They 1993 with a projection for our economy is a mortgage that costs us every sin- missed it by $590 billion 5 years ago. that worked, give us the hard news, gle day in interest payments. How This evening the President will begin face the lumps in the next election, and much is the interest payment on our his speech with the assumption that really come up with a plan to help old mortgage? It is $1 billion a day—$1 the economists are right; that we America. Most families and businesses billion in Federal taxes collected every should really base all of our plans and agreed. For the last 8 years, we have day to pay interest on old debt in our policies based on economic projec- seen 22 million new jobs created in America. tions 5 to 10 years from now. I think America, more home ownership than What could we do with $1 billion a people are genuinely skeptical; they ever in our history, inflation under day in America? Boy, I can think of understand we have had similar mes- control, the welfare rolls coming down, some things. Education, health care, sages from previous Presidents. It violent crime coming down, and an ex- investment in America’s infrastruc- wasn’t that many years ago that Presi- pansion across the board in the econ- ture, medical research—these are items dent Ronald Reagan arrived in town. omy in virtually everything but the ag- which I think most American families He suggested when he was elected in ricultural sector. value. But we take that amount of 1989 that a massive tax cut was the We want to return to that. But many money from families and businesses best thing for America. He proceeded of us believe a President’s responsi- and individuals each day—$1 billion—to to convince a bipartisan group in Con- bility when it comes to leadership is pay interest on old debt. gress to vote for that tax cut. The net not just to say what is popular. Being Frankly, if we want to leave our chil- result of that tax cut was, frankly, a for a tax cut is a popular thing to say. dren a great legacy, it is not a legacy rocky road for the economy through- Yet the President is having a tough of giving a fat tax break to the out his Presidency. time selling it. wealthiest people in America. The best Frankly, I never would have been One of the reasons he is having a legacy for our kids is to pay down this elected to the House of Representatives tough time selling it is when you take debt. had the economy not been so bad in a look at the tax cut, you find out the Let’s burn the mortgage. Let’s get it central Illinois in 1982, the second year top 1 percent of wage earners in Amer- over with. If we are in a time of sur- of the Reagan Presidency. And equally, ica under President Bush’s tax cut re- plus, let’s balance the books once and if not more important, those tax cuts ceive 42.6 percent of all of the tax bene- for all. Shouldn’t that be our first pri- on top of his spending program led to fits. The bottom 90 percent—people ority? record deficits. We started accumu- below about $64,900 in income—receive If we go with the President’s tax cut, lating more red ink and debt in Wash- 29 percent of the benefits. let me tell you what it means. Maybe ington than ever in our history after The President’s response is that is not in the first year, but in the next President Reagan had convinced the not fair to say because the people in several years we are going to find our Congress that a tax cut was the best the top 1 percent pay all the taxes; hands tied when it comes to investing medicine for America. they should get a bigger cut. Not so. in America. Fortunately, in the last 8 years we The people in the top 1 percent in I doubt there is anybody in this coun- have seen a turnaround. We have seen America pay 21 percent of the Federal try who would argue with the following a fiscally responsible approach. We income taxes. They get 42.6 percent of statement: The future of America is have seen not only a reduction in Fed- President Bush’s tax cut. going to be found in our classrooms. If eral spending, a reduction in the size of Who are these people? These are folks we do not have good teachers, quality Government, but an unprecedented era with an income above $319,000 a year. schools, and students learning, can we of prosperity. I think the American These are people with an average in- hope the 21st century will be an Amer- people value that prosperity more than come of $900,000. These are the big win- ican century? I do not think so. The the promise of a tax cut. They under- ners tonight. President has put that in as a priority stand that like most free market So when you hear the applause after but a much lower priority. The first economies, you will have your the President says we need a tax cut priority is a big tax cut for the top 1 downturns. And we are in one of them. for America, you are going to hear it percent of wage earners in America. I hope it is short lived and shallow. No the loudest from the top 1 percent. I wish to mention one other thing. I one can say. They are the big winners. The folks in see my colleague from Connecticut. I But we want to do the right things the bottom 80 percent are not. These am going to defer to him in a moment. here in Washington at this moment people in the top 1 percent will receive Senator MIKULSKI of Maryland came with this President to make certain we an average of $46,000 in tax cuts under up with a term today which I think is get back on that track we were on for President Bush’s tax plan, while the important to think about. She said: We 8 years under the previous administra- people in the lower 60 percent, for ex- not only have a mortgage, we have a tion. ample, will receive an average tax cut balloon payment coming. Do you know I can recall in 1993 when the issue of $227 a year. what a balloon payment is? When the came to this Senate floor and to the So the President would have us risk baby boomers reach Social Security House of Representatives where I the future of our economy by basing a age and when they decide they need So- served, and President Clinton sug- tax cut on projections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and cial Security and Medicare—guess gested we had to take the deficit seri- 10 years from now; and then he would what—the current system is going to ously. We had to put in a combination turn around and, with those projec- be truly taxed, and many of us are of spending cuts and tax increases to fi- tions, have us enact a tax cut not for going to have to answer as to whether nally get rid of the deficit. Not a single the average working person, not for or not, when we had a surplus, we pre- Republican supported that proposal— middle-income families, not for people pared for that balloon payment. not one. It passed in the Senate be- in Illinois struggling to pay heating If you have a home and you know a cause Vice President Gore cast the tie- bills and tuition costs but, no, for peo- balloon payment is coming, you better breaking vote. ple who make at least $25,000 a month. get ready for it because then you are We have layers of Republican quotes They are the big winners. going to have to refinance the home if projecting that this idea of giving, I Frankly, what it does, in putting all you don’t have the amount to pay. We guess, strong medicine to the American of this money into the tax cut, is it are not going to have the money to pay economy would be a disaster; that it ties our hands when it comes to impor- into Social Security and into Medicare would really put an end to any pros- tant priorities for America. Let me if the President’s tax cut goes through pect of economic growth. Yet we found give you an example, for just a minute. as proposed. He will take the money exactly the opposite occurred. The national debt is $5.7 trillion. That out of education. He is going to make

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2271 a proposal, I understand, to privatize now. If we take the medicine President When you count interest costs and Social Security, by taking money out Bush is offering, I am afraid we are other revenue expenses, the Bush tax of the Social Security trust fund. He going to have a bad case of pneumonia. cut plan weighs in at $2.3 trillion over already raids the Medicare trust fund I have spoken before about my oppo- the next 10 years. It would consume 96 to pay for this tax cut, primarily for sition to the size and substance of the percent of the entire non-Social Secu- the wealthiest people in America. President’s proposed tax cut. It is a tax rity and non-Medicare surplus, leaving, So you say to yourself, now I undercut we can ill afford, based on money by my reckoning, just $100 billion for stand why the President is having a that has not yet materialized, and it all other investments that we need to tough time selling what seems on its gives the most to those who need it the make in national security, retirement surface to be such a popular idea—the least. security, education, prescription drug tax cut. If a politician can’t sell a tax But the trouble with the President’s benefits, and worker training. The cut, how is he going to sell the Amer- plan is not just a matter of numbers; money left over, therefore, is clearly ican people on a tough decision, some- the trouble is also with the values that not enough. thing that is painful? The President is it represents, such as the value of work What if the surpluses do not mate- not having good luck selling it because and rewarding work. Because instead of rialize? Remember, although we have the American people are skeptical. helping those who are working hard had 3 good years, all this talk of the They think it is far more important to around our country to become wealthy, trillions of dollars we are arguing empower families across America to President Bush’s tax proposal rewards about spending is talk about projec- get this economy moving again. They those who already are wealthy and do tions; it is not money in the bank. think it is far more important to make not need the tax cut he is going to give What if those surpluses don’t mate- necessary improvements in our fu- them. Instead of expanding oppor- rialize? Well, then, I don’t see how the ture—in education, in health care, and tunity, and other great American val- administration, based on its budget a prescription drug benefit under So- ues, the Bush tax cut threatens our plan and bloated tax plan, would have cial Security, Medicare. prosperity. Instead of honoring our ob- any other options but to either raid the Important, as well, is to pay down ligations to our parents and our chil- Social Security and Medicare trust the national debt. You will not hear dren, the Bush tax cut leaves America funds or to radically slash Government much said about that tonight. It will unprepared to adequately invest in spending. Indeed, I say that President be mentioned in passing that we are education, health care, retirement se- Bush’s tax cut threatens to return us going to take care of all these things— curity, and national security. to the failed economic experiments of not to worry. But the bottom line is, I am not opposed to tax cuts. I know an earlier era of ballooning deficits, we know that is not the case. We need my friend from Illinois, and our other high interest rates, high unemploy- to be concerned about it. We need to colleagues, are not opposed to tax cuts ment, and high capital costs for busi- accept fiscal responsibility, as we did 7 either. I am for tax cuts that honor ness as well. or 8 years ago, in the hopes we can re- America’s values and prolong Amer- There is another serious shortcoming turn to the prosperity of our economy ica’s prosperity. I am for tax cuts that to the administration’s plan. I want to which we saw a few months ago. are prowork, profamily, and progrowth. talk about it in a bit of detail for a few I will listen carefully to the Presi- I am for tax cuts that fit into the con- moments this morning. President dent’s speech tonight. I am sure my text of an overall sound budget frame- Bush’s tax cut plan contains no busi- colleague from Connecticut will, as work because our hard-won prosperity ness and growth incentives which actu- well. will surely wither if we do not balance ally could help the economy lift itself Mr. President, I yield the floor. tax cuts with significant debt reduc- out of the slowdown it is in now and re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion and targeted investments that gain the extraordinary high levels of Chair recognizes the Senator from Con- benefit the greatest number of our citi- growth we have enjoyed for years. With necticut. zens. apologies to Gertrude Stein, there is no Mr. LIEBERMAN. I thank the Chair For 8 years, we have enjoyed a steady ‘‘there’’ there when it comes to spur- and thank my friend and colleague and remarkable level of growth that ring on the New Economy or innova- from Illinois for yielding the floor but actually has revolutionized long- tion or productivity that have been the also for his very astute and targeted standing assumptions about economic central driving forces of it for America comments. expansion. After two decades of low and America’s families over the last This is an important day. I rise to growth, low productivity, and high un- several years. speak, with my colleagues, about ex- employment in the 1970s and the 1980s, Let’s look at some of the tax cut pro- actly the same matters that Senator technological innovations—remarkable posals President Bush is going to rec- DURBIN addressed because they are at technological innovations—dramati- ommend and see how they relate to the the heart of our prosperity as a nation cally improved the economy and have central question of how do we get our and the future of every single Amer- brought us the closest I have ever seen economy growing vigorously again. ican; and that is the state of our econ- in my lifetime to true full employ- The estate tax. I am leaving aside omy, the tax cuts that President Bush ment. whether you are for or against it but will be advocating tonight, and the Now we are experiencing an economic trying to gauge the impact on the strategies that we must adopt if we are downturn. It is not a recession, as question of economic growth. The es- to create the widest opportunities for some, including some in the Bush ad- tate tax changes create no economic or the largest number of our fellow Amer- ministration, have called it. But it is a investment incentives. The marriage icans. slowdown in our rate of growth. We penalty reform corrects a fairness The President and all of us with him have a number of tools at our disposal problem. The broad rate changes being are facing a moment of truth tonight. to keep the growth going. described largely benefit an economic This is an important evening because I want to sound the alarm today that elite, as Senator DURBIN’s chart the lives of every American will be af- unless we deal wisely with the boun- showed. At least a third—depending on fected for years to come by how Con- teous growth we have had, we risk your reckoning, as much as 43 per- gress and the administration resolve throwing it all away. Then the current cent—is going to people whose average the important fiscal and economic temporary slowdown will, in reality, income is $900,000. That won’t stimu- questions that our Nation faces. become a recession. That is what is on late the economy. I am afraid, as the President prepares the line as we gather to hear President It is hard to find very many econo- to address Congress and the Nation to- Bush’s State of the Union tonight. mists, including those who are for the night, that he is reaching for the wrong The fact is that a new economy has Bush tax cut, who say it will have the medicine. The American economy ap- emerged. Yet the administration’s poli- effect of getting us out of the economic pears to have a slight head cold right cies seem rooted in the old economy. slowdown we are in that has dropped

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 the markets and begun to lead to some cent of the new jobs; but fewer than ing and broadly shared goals of the layoffs. You can be for the Bush tax one-third of small businesses are wired American people. cut on various grounds, and you can be to the Internet today. The goal of any tax cut and pros- against it on various grounds, but I This is a stunning statistic: Those perity plan cannot be short-term poli- don’t hear very many people arguing that are wired—the small businesses tics. It has to be the long-term eco- that it is the way to stimulate the wired to the Internet—have grown 46 nomic interests and values of the economy. Why? Because it won’t move percent faster than their counterparts American people. through the economy rapidly enough that are unplugged. If we encouraged We are poised at a crossroads: After 8 to have an effect where it would count. small business owners to strive for in- years of economic good fortune, we can The fact is that the economic down- formation technology efficiency now, go forward and continue to pay down turn that we have now is primarily fo- and phased a credit out in a few years— the debt, offer sensible, broad-based tax cused on the technology sector of the if we couldn’t afford it anymore—we cuts that are both personal and busi- economy. That is why I think we need could keep productivity growing and ness, and begin paying the IOUs we al- to think about incentives for growth in help us grow out of the current eco- ready owe for retirement benefits for that very same technology sector nomic downturn. baby boomers; or we can turn back, which has driven the growth we have Let me talk about a second potential choosing policies that will undermine had over the last 8 years. So what are business tax incentive tool, and that our productivity, reward the few, and the tools or how might we use a tax cut would be one that would zero out— leave education, health, retirement se- better? eliminate—capital gains taxes for long- curity, and our national defenses un- First, let me address what I think term investments in entrepreneurial derfunded. would be the most equitable way to re- firms. That is a big choice with serious con- turn some of the dividends of our hard- I have long supported, since I came sequences for each and every family won prosperity to those who need it to the Senate in 1989, cuts in capital and each and every individual in our most. It is just fairness to help those gains to spur growth and encourage a country. I know the American people families reward those who are working strong venture capital market. I re- want to move forward toward expanded hard to raise themselves up in America member being one of six members of opportunities and continued pros- as a matter of equity. For most Ameri- my party who stood to support the cap- perity. That is the heart of what it cans, the most crushing tax burden is ital gains tax cut proposal that then- means to be an American. I hope we, not the income tax. The tax that they President Bush proposed. Capital gains their representatives, in Congress and pay most to Washington is not the in- have been purged, in my opinion. We fi- in the administration, from both par- come tax; it is the payroll tax, the nally adopted a broad-based capital ties, will have the common sense in money taken out of their paychecks. It gains cut in 1997, and I think that cut, good times we had when they were bad is a regressive tax. It is, in fact, a tax and earlier more targeted forms of it, to build on 8 years of success with fis- on work. have encouraged the boom in entrepre- cal discipline and sound economic poli- Many of us here have been putting neurship and startups that have insti- cies and humane investments in our fu- together proposals that we think would tutionalized innovation in the United ture. reduce the work penalty by giving States. That is what is on the line tonight as every working American a refundable This country’s entrepreneurial depth all of us in both Chambers and the tax credit. That means it would go to is an asset we must nurture, and we American people listen to President people who don’t pay income taxes be- can do so by cutting the capital gains Bush deliver his first State of the cause their income is so low. Unlike rate to zero for long-term investments Union. I thank the Chair. I thank my the Bush tax cut, which would bestow in startups, small entrepreneurial colleagues. I yield the floor, and I sug- at least one-third of its benefits on the firms. gest the absence of a quorum. top 1 percent, whose average is income In the new economy, finally, employ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The is $900,000, the payroll tax credit we are ers need a knowledgeable labor force clerk will call the roll. talking about would provide real tax that adds value to the new technology. The legislative clerk proceeded to relief to middle-class working families Right now, employers are investing too call the roll. and to the lower income workers—not heavily in remedial education to make Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- people who are not working, but work- up for failures in the performance of imous consent the order for the ers, those I have talked about who pay our K–12 school system. Employers who quorum call be rescinded. payroll taxes or have it taken out of are making these remedial education The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without their paychecks but have no income investments to bring our workforce objection, it is so ordered. tax liability. Beyond that is fairness in into the new economy should be en- Mr. REED. I understand the time is sharing our growth with those who couraged to do so with a new education controlled by the Democrats until need it most. tax credit system—a business edu- noon. I think we have to act on business cation tax credit system. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Until the tax incentives that will target the driv- For the same reason, I am supportive hour of noon, yes. ers of economic growth in our time in of tax relief for low- and middle-income Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- the new economy: Capital investment, families struggling to pay the cost of imous consent to speak as in morning a skilled workforce, and productivity. their children’s college education. We business for 20 minutes. While large businesses have been driv- are talking about a tax deduction for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ing our productivity gains by imple- up to $10,000 a year that is spent by objection, it is so ordered. menting information technology, small families in this country to educate Mr. REED. I thank the Chair. firms, which still account for 98 per- their children or themselves. f cent of employers, have been moving Those are three proposals where busi- more slowly into the new economy ness tax cuts would have a direct effect EDUCATION simply because they can’t afford its on sustaining economic growth and Mr. REED. Mr. President, the last entry fees. A potential fix here would getting us back to the boom in the election demonstrated clearly and give small companies tax credits to in- American economy that we seem to graphically the importance of edu- vest—and invest now—in information temporarily have left. cation as a concern to the American technology. This is like servers and At the end of the debate which Presi- people. It is perhaps their highest pri- network hardware, broadband hookups, dent Bush will begin tonight, the best ority. They have indicated overwhelm- computers, and e-business software. approach, of course, is the responsible ingly in poll after poll that education Small business, after all, accounts for approach; the approach that embraces reform and improvement is something 40 percent of our economy and 60 per- the highest values and most far-reach- they desperately want and that this

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2273 Nation desperately needs. They have safety. And there are other elements nology, she says. The computers are bought also indicated their top priority for the with which we disagree. with book money and the administrators can use of the Federal budget is investment Among the first order of these ele- brag about how wired the schools are. The li- in education. Indeed, 81 percent of indi- ments is the notion of vouchers. I am brarians are ordered to keep the old books on the shelves and count everything, including viduals polled recently indicated they pleased to see or at least sense that the unbound periodicals and old filmstrips dat- would approve of a bold national com- President has retreated a bit from his ing back to the 1940s. mitment to improve education similar campaign discussions about vouchers, And most of all keep their mouth shut to our commitment to build the Inter- recognizing this is not the answer for about the books—just count and keep quiet. state Highway System and to do many addressing the needs of our public Now do you wonder why librarians keep other projects of critical importance to school system. We have to emphasize quiet? the American public. parental involvement, teacher prepara- The point is, there is an advantage It is, indeed, fitting then that Presi- tion, resources to improve cur- and value in Federal programs that dent Bush would embrace this notion riculum—things that have to be done have specific and explicit policy of education reform. I commend him in the context of public education. choices for localities. What we some- for his interest. I welcome the begin- I hope if we continue to emphasize times get in flexibility is lost in focus. ning of a very serious debate about how these approaches and deemphasize We should be conscious and careful as we can at the Federal level assist local vouchers that we will make much more we embrace educational reform to be communities to improve elementary progress as we work on educational re- very clear about those programs we be- and secondary education in the United form in this Congress. lieve should be supported specifically— States. There is another aspect of the Presi- something like library books—and We should begin, I believe, by recog- dent’s proposal that has drawn, I think, make sure our education funding is not nizing that over the past 8 years, we justifiable criticism. That is the notion lumped into some vast category where have made progress. We established in of block granting all of the Federal local administrators, under severe Goals 2000 a focus on educational re- funds, essentially giving the States a pressure, can find ways to distort our form. In the reauthorization of the Ele- check and saying: Do what you will. intent to support a specific program. mentary and Secondary Education Act We recognize that we are, as I said There is another aspect, too, of the in 1994, we insisted that high standards previously, the junior partners in this issue of block grants. People will say: be the benchmark and the measuring enterprise. Federal spending is roughly This is not about money. If you just rod of our commitment to educational 7 percent of all spending on elementary give the States more flexibility, they reform. and secondary education. Our focus has don’t need the extra money. We have also over the last few years always been on assisting the neediest It turns out that most public school passed legislation to diminish class children. reform is based not only upon adminis- size and to repair and renovate crum- To put all of our funds into a block trative changes but increased resources bling schools throughout this country. grant and simply hand it over to the for schools. That is the case in Texas. So we begin this process with success, States would, I think, lead to a loss of Preceding Governor Bush’s term, in but we also begin with the idea that we focus, and, more dangerously, a loss of fact, going back several terms before have to do much more, and we have to emphasis by Federal dollars on those that, Texas embarked on a process of do it together. poor disadvantaged students. There are redistributing its local school aid. In We recognize that historically, con- many examples of how a block grant fact, today it is one of those States stitutionally, and culturally, edu- has distorted what was a good program which takes resources from wealthy cational policy is the province of State before. One which comes to mind is li- districts and gives them to poor dis- and local governments. brary books. Back in 1965, we specifi- tricts. That process began before the The Federal Government does play a cally committed, as an aid to local testing regime was put in place in role, and we have played this role quite school systems, to provide funding to Texas. robustly since 1965. The role may be de- acquire library books. In fact, many of One can argue that as much as test- scribed as encouraging innovation at the books on the shelves today, if you ing might have been a source of im- the local level and also overcoming in- open them up, are stamped ‘‘ESEA, provement, just as much or perhaps ertia at the local level so that every 1965.’’ It was a successful program. It more was the fact that now for the student in America, particularly stu- put books on the shelves. But, more first time, local school systems are get- dents from disadvantaged backgrounds, importantly, it put books in the hands ting the needed funding to conduct the have the opportunity to seize all the of students throughout this country. kinds of programs—buying technology, opportunities of this great country. Years ago, this specific program was professional development—that are so This has been our role since 1965. rolled into a larger block grant. What necessary. A characteristic of Federal participa- we have seen is that libraries through- We have to be conscious, too, as we tion in elementary and secondary edu- out this country in the schools in talk about the Federal role, to recog- cation is that it is targeted, particu- America are not what they should be. nize if we are going to talk big, we larly with respect to low-income stu- We have seen books on the shelves that have to have the resources to back it dents. We have an obligation to con- are grossly out of date. Interestingly up. It is not all done simply by chang- tinue this support. We have an obliga- enough, an effort on my part to pub- ing the chairs around the table, by tion to continue to work with the licize and address the lack of appro- talking about noneconomic reforms, States and localities, in a sense as priate library books through bipartisan nonresource reforms. their junior partner, but as their im- legislation was reported in the Wash- There is another issue, too, that the portant partner, to ensure that every ington Times on February 20. Most in- President has advanced. This is an child in this country will have the abil- teresting, though, was a response on issue for which I commend him. It is an ity to achieve and obtain a quality February 23 by a school librarian that issue in terms of accountability that I public education. showed some of the real frustrations fought for in 1994, along with my col- President Bush’s proposal at this that school personnel face with the league, Senator BINGAMAN. juncture is an outline, it is a pro- lack of focused Federal funding for spe- I was a Member of the other body. spectus, it is a vision, if you will, for cific programs. Senator BINGAMAN was here. In the some of the things he would like to see This school librarian, who has context of the debate on Goals 2000, we done to improve education. There are worked for 27 years, saw the article and attempted for the first time to talk elements which we all share, including then described the problem in her about not only standards that children concentration and focus on high stand- words. must achieve, but the resources those ards and accountability, emphasis on The money coming down for spending has schools must have so these children reading, teacher quality, and school been diverted by administrators for tech- can meet those standards.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 During the course of this debate, we to receive Federal education funding. Texas is that students who are leaving ran into significant opposition, prin- We all recognize that testing is an es- high school short of a diploma and tak- cipally opposition from our colleagues sential part of education, but I hope we ing a GED instead has increased in on the Republican side. They objected, all recognize that testing alone is not Texas significantly from approxi- sometimes in principle, to the notion sufficient to improve our schools. Once mately 47,000 in 1989 to 74,000 in 1996. we would be telling local school sys- again we have to have the resources That is an increase of 57 percent. The tems what to do. and once again we have to have the increase nationally was only 26 per- I think this debate was important be- commitment to ensure that the recent. So we have to ask ourselves, were cause it recognized for the first time sources go to those schools that are people dropping out or being subtly or that Federal resources should not be most in need. not so subtly encouraged to leave be- committed without tough standards of Tests should be an indicator of how cause of the testing regime that was in accountability, and that these tough well a school is doing, but they should place in Texas? standards should be a way to move the not be a high-risk evaluation of an in- There is another aspect that I al- system forward. It recognized when we dividual child, in my view. They are di- luded to: Not just those who choose to have tough standards and adequate re- agnostic tools. We can use them to see take the GED but those who choose to sources you are more likely to get the generally how well a school is doing. leave school entirely, forfeit the oppor- kind of improvement in educational But, as we have been cautioned by the tunity to improve their education, at quality that we all desperately want. National Research Council, ‘‘no single least temporarily, and seek other After the Goals 2000 debate, we start- test score can be considered a defini- means, either working or simply just ed discussions on the reauthorization tive measure of a student’s knowl- leaving school. Once again, if you look of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- edge,’’ and that ‘‘an educational deci- at the cohort class of 1991, the year cation Act of 1965. This legislation fo- sion that would have a major impact TAAS was implemented, the percent- cused on changes to title I. In the con- on a test taker should not be based age of students who progressed from text of this debate, I proposed several solely or automatically on a single test grade 6 to graduation dropped from 65 amendments which would deal with score.’’ percent to 55 percent for black and His- corrective action, to essentially re- As we approach this issue of testing, panic students and from 75 percent to quire local school districts to identify let me be clear: If we are evaluating 68 percent for white students. Once those schools that were failing the how a school or school system is doing again you have to ask yourself: Is this State standards, and then develop a as a way to provide additional re- testing causing unintended con- plan of action that would bring those sources or additional corrective action, sequences: Dropouts and alternate ap- schools up to the State standards. these tests can be valuable. But if we proaches to educational attainment, Once again, we ran into opposition. I allow these tests on a one-time basis to like the GED? We have to be careful as was successful in passing an amend- determine the future of students, we we go forward. We also have to consider another ment that exists today in law that re- will be making a very significant mis- characteristic, and that is whether or quires the State to take corrective ac- take. not all the students taking the test are tion for title I schools following sev- Also, we should understand the being counted in the test results. An- eral years of failing to meet the State science of testing is a difficult one in- other statistic in Texas is the increase educational standards. That is on the deed, and there are many con- in those students who are being classi- books today. In fact, the States are al- sequences, both intended and unin- fied as ‘‘in special education,’’ who are ready identifying those schools that tended, from the application of testing then not counted in a school’s account- in schools. Again, I think it is appro- are not performing up to standards. ability ratings. In 1998–99, 8,800 schools were identi- priate to look at the example of Texas Again, we have to be very careful as fied as needing improvement by the since it is so much in the forefront of we go forward on this testing issue to States. Now, interestingly enough, the our discussions these days. The Texas ensure that these tests are benchmarks States are not required to transmit Assessment of Academic Skills, the of school performance and are not un- specific school names to the Federal TAAS, the test that is used in Texas, fairly marking students on a one-time Department of Education, so we don’t has been promoted as almost miracu- basis for success or failure, or driving know specifically what schools are fail- lous in its ability to generate signifi- students away from school when in fact ing, but we know there are at least cant gains in educational improve- school could be more beneficial. 8,800 schools throughout the country ment. But there is evidence that indeed The other factor, too, and something that are not meeting State standards. the success reflected in TAAS is not we have to be very much concerned Unfortunately, because of the time to also shown when other tests are ap- about, is that these testing regimes work through the process of evaluation plied to roughly the same group of stu- cost money. It has been estimated that and corrective action, it is not yet dents in Texas. The National Assess- in my State of Rhode Island, if we were clear whether or not the States have ment of Educational Progress is a well to adopt the President’s proposal, each taken effective corrective action. But recognized test, and studies have year we would have to spend $3.2 mil- this notion of accountability, this no- shown significant differences between lion simply for test development. On tion of making sure the States look at the success rates of students in Texas top of that, funding would be needed to their schools, evaluate their schools, on that test versus the success rate implement and administer the tests. propose corrective action and follow touted by Texas officials using their That is a significant amount of money through is not a new idea. It exists own tests. in a very small State to devote just to today for the title I schools. I hope in We have to be very careful about testing, because we also want to do the process of this debate and reau- State tests because there is both the many other things: We want to im- thorization we can expand the concept technical difficulty of developing those prove professional development, we of accountability to all schools, that tests and also the political pressure to want to improve parental involvement, we can put in place real accountability make tests that everyone will succeed and we want a host of other things that standards, and that these standards in passing because it helps avoid tough cost money. If all the extra resources, will move forward dramatically the choices about helping schools and new resources at the local level, are educational achievement of our chil- tough actions about ensuring that tied up in testing, that is going to take dren throughout the United States. schools that do not work are ade- us away from other important initia- Again, another aspect of the Presi- quately addressed. tives. dent’s proposal related to account- So we have a situation where we have As a result, I believe if we are going ability is his insistence to date that we to be careful about the test. We also to embark on any form of mandated mandate States to require testing of have to be careful about the effect on Federal testing, the Federal Govern- each student from grades 3 to 8 in order students. One other statistic from ment should provide this testing

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2275 money, which is an additional cost don’t commit the money, then this will The clerk will call the roll. that has not yet been recognized by the be an exercise that will be ineffective The assistant legislative clerk pro- President’s proposal. This brings us, of in addressing the reality of the public ceeded to call the roll. course, to the notion of how much education problem in this country. Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask money will there be for educational re- I believe we have to have real edu- unanimous consent that the order for form in this administration. cation reform. I believe we can do it. the quorum call be rescinded. Everyone wants education reform. We should build on the success of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We are about to embark on a process of past. We should recognize that we al- objection, it is so ordered. debate and deliberation that will lead, ready have in place accountability pro- f I believe, rather quickly, to a new revisions of title I schools upon which we authorization. But whatever we do de- can build. But we also have to do other BASE CLOSURE ROUNDS pends upon how much we are willing to things such as reinvigorate our direct Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I have a support this legislation with real re- support of library materials. We have bill at the desk, and I ask for its con- sources. The President last week an- to ensure that there is effective paren- sideration. nounced he is proposing a $4.6 billion tal involvement. We have to provide The PRESIDING OFFICER. The increase in education spending which, teachers with sustained, effective, and clerk will read the bill by title. by his calculation, will be an 11.5-per- intensive mentoring and professional The legislative clerk read as follows: cent increase in educational spending development, as well as provide prin- A bill (S. 397) to amend the Defense Base in our budget. cipals with effective leadership train- Closure Realignment Act of 1990 to authorize Let’s look a little more closely at ing. We have to help schools and com- additional rounds of base closures and realignments under that act in 2003 and 2005, to those numbers. First, the President’s munities work together to address not proposal disregards the fact that we modify certain authorities relating to clo- just the educational challenges of chil- sures and realignments under that Act, and have already advanced funded $2.1 bil- dren but some of the health care and for other purposes. lion in last year’s appropriation for the social challenges that detract from coming year. So you have to, I think, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- their education. We can do this, and we ator from Arizona is recognized. fairly, subtract that $2.1 billion we should do this. have already committed in terms of Mr. MCCAIN. I thank the Chair. I hope over the next several weeks (The remarks of Mr. MCCAIN per- evaluating how much extra money is and months, throughout the delibera- taining to the introduction of S. 397 are going to education. When you do that, tions on the Elementary and Sec- you find out the increase is not 11.5 located in today’s RECORD under ondary Education Act, we will come to- ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and percent but it is 5.7 percent, about $2.4 gether on an elementary and secondary billion extra. Joint Resolutions.’’) education development plan that will Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I suggest You also have to put this in context. be significant and meaningful, that That is a 5.7-percent increase, which the absence of a quorum. will be built on our past success, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The would be less than what we have done that will assist States and localities, in the last 4 out of 5 years. So one can clerk will call the roll. and that we will find the funds nec- The legislative clerk proceeded to ask, where is all this extra money? essary to translate our words into Where is this massive commitment, call the roll. deeds. By doing so, we will realize edu- Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask this bold innovation to fix American cational improvement in America and education? Where is it? Indeed, if you unanimous consent that the order for ensure well-educated young people who the quorum call be rescinded. look back over the last 5 years, we can not only man the increasingly have been averaging up to 13-percent The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. complex positions in our economy but BROWNBACK). Without objection, it is so increases in educational spending. We continue to be citizens who will sustain need the money as well as the rhetoric. ordered. and move the country forth. f I hope whatever we do legislatively in I yield the floor. I suggest the ab- terms of authorization we match with sence of a quorum. NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY ACT robust appropriations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The OF 2001 There is another aspect of the budget clerk will call the roll. Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise with respect to education. This edu- The assistant legislative clerk pro- cational increase is not solely devoted to congratulate my colleague, Senator ceeded to call the roll. MURKOWSKI, for his efforts in devel- to elementary and secondary edu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my cation, because we also have a signifi- oping the National Energy Security capacity as a Member from the State of Act of 2001. This act represents a col- cant support system for higher edu- Wyoming, I ask unanimous consent to cation. When you look at that, the lection of critically important actions; dispense with the quorum call. Without actions that can move the Nation be- money available just for elementary objection, it is so ordered. and secondary education in the Presi- yond the almost perpetual energy cri- f dent’s proposal is about $1.6 billion. ses that we’ve experienced in the last Again, that is not the robust, huge RECESS few years. Our Nation has not followed or even sums that we need to start an edu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without developed a comprehensive energy cational revolution in conjunction with objection, the Senate stands in recess strategy for far too long. We’ve all paid the States. until the hour of 2:15 p.m. If you look at the President’s pro- There being no objection, the Senate, the price for that omission. Major posal, his commitment to Reading at 12:46 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. changes in energy availability and First, which is his literacy program, is Whereupon, the Senate, at 2:15 p.m., prices are devastating the lives of $900 million. That is far above what we reassembled when called to order by many of our citizens. are spending for literacy now. If that the Presiding Officer (Mr. INHOFE). We have seen oil prices gyrate in the last two years by over three times. At commitment is made, then less than $1 f billion would be available for all the one extreme, we destroyed much of our other programs, including title I, new MORNING BUSINESS ability to develop new oil and gas testing provisions, teacher quality, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- wells. At the other extreme, we im- safe schools, and afterschool programs. ate is in a period of morning business, pacted the Nation’s economy. And So we really have to ask ourselves, is with Senators permitted to speak throughout the last few years. we have there anything beyond the rhetoric, be- therein for up to 10 minutes each. prohibited exploration and utilization yond the rhetoric? In my capacity as a Senator from the of public lands that could have been Are there resources that are going to State of Oklahoma, I suggest the ab- impacting some of our most critical go into this educational reform? If we sence of a quorum. shortages.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Natural gas prices have more than ent national energy strategy, and abso- bureaucratic process, and navigate tripled just this year in many parts of lutely not a ‘‘silver bullet.’’ through a daunting maze of paperwork, the country. The impact on millions of This National Energy Security Act as they have tried to secure U.S. citi- our citizens has created another major addresses virtually all of these widely zenship for their foreign-born adopted crisis. divergent, but critically important, children. All that changed first thing We have seen the economy of Cali- areas of national policy. I enthusiasti- this morning when the Child Citizen- fornia, the sixth largest economy when cally support the act as a vitally nec- ship Act of 2000 took effect. This im- compared to all the nations of the essary step in achieving the energy sta- portant act of Congress, which passed world, brought to its knees by the re- bility that our citizens demand. the Senate unanimously last October, cent energy shortages. Blackouts have In selected areas, like coal and nu- cleared the way today for approxi- struck in unpredictable patterns, dis- clear, additional bills may prove useful mately 75,000 children adopted from rupting lives. Unfortunately, California to target actions on these specific abroad to become Americans. When is only the first of many areas that are sources. I’m working on such a bill for these children went to sleep last night, likely to be impacted by the lack of nuclear energy, and Senator BYRD has they were in naturalization limbo. past coherent policy. a legislative thrust for clean coal. When they woke up this morning, they It has been terribly frustrating to me These bills can build on the National were citizens of the United States of to recognize that most of these prob- Energy Security Act and strengthen it America. I send my warmest welcome lems were caused by our own actions, in some key areas. to these new young Americans. or lack of actions. We have had help I salute the efforts of the chairman of In some cases, adoptive parents were falling into these traps, of course, from the Energy and Natural Resources not aware of the need to file applica- OPEC for example. But much of these Committee for his untiring efforts to tions for citizenship for their adopted problems are completely predictable. advance this bill. It’s not easy to in- children. Many of these children grew Actions could and absolutely should clude in one package a set of initia- up to discover they were not considered have been taken to drastically miti- tives that impact all of the major U.S. citizens. Some have faced the pos- sources of our Nation’s energy. From gate the severity of the impacts. sibility of having to return to a coun- new incentives for oil and gas explo- I appreciate that Senator MURKOWSKI try they have never known. The Child ration, to improved pipeline safety, to has taken care in his bill to recognize Citizenship Act of 2000 corrected this creation of vitally needed new domes- and emphasize that there is no one injustice. ‘‘silver bullet’’ to solve our nation’s en- tic oil fields, to major expansion of our Today, families in Colorado and current woefully inadequate clean coal ergy problems. His bill creates opportu- across this Nation, celebrate the auto- programs, to strong support for renew- nities for all of the major energy matic citizenship of foreign-adopted ables, and to measures to ensure that sources to maximize their contribution children who meet the requirements nuclear energy remains a viable and to our nation’s energy needs; that’s the outlined in the act. For the O’Neil fam- strong option for our Nation’s energy only credible approach to the severity ily of Englewood, Colorado among needs—this bill covers the whole range. of the current issues. many such families across the state I’m proud to join Senator MURKOWSKI His bill recognizes that no single en- as a cosponsor of his National Energy and our nation, it is a day of great joy. ergy source represents a vast untapped Security Act of 2001 and urge my col- Today is a day when we greet many resource, ready for immediate exploi- leagues to join in supporting this key new U.S. citizens. I wish to extend my tation. It recognizes that solutions initiative. congratulations to our newest and have to include options that impact youngest citizens and their families, as our needs in the near term, like more f well as to my colleagues who worked so natural gas and safe pipelines, as well NOMINATION OF JOSEPH diligently to make this day possible. as approaches that have much longer ALLBAUGH f lead times, like nuclear power and re- Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, on Feb- TRIBUTE TO ALAN CRANSTON newables. And while natural gas en- ruary 15, 2001 the Senate voted 91–0 to ables relatively near term impacts confirm Mr. Joseph Allbaugh to be Di- Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, one of with only modest pollution concerns, it rector of the Federal Emergency Man- the first times I ever came to the Dirk- is a finite resource and any credible na- agement Agency. I was absent from sen Senate Office Building, a location tional energy policy has to address a this vote due to a pre-scheduled sur- where I now have my Senate office, was future without readily obtained sup- gery that afternoon. Had I been in the on December 12, 1969, some 20 months plies of natural gas. Chamber on February 15, I would have after my injury in Vietnam, when I was Solutions have to build on our exist- voted for Mr. Allbaugh, and my vote summoned to appear before the Senate ing major national energy providers, would not have affected the outcome Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about like the coal and nuclear plants that on this unanimous demonstration of how the Veterans Administration was provide more than 70 percent of our support for this confirmation. I look handling returning Vietnam war vet- electricity today. And where these forward to working with Mr. Allbaugh erans. That meeting was chaired by a large providers have risk areas, like air at his post at FEMA. This agency is tall, lean Senator from California emissions from coal and a credible na- the critical link in the ability of our named Alan Cranston and it was the tional strategy for spent nuclear fuel, communities to prepare for and recover start of a three decade friendship. we must work diligently to address the from natural disasters which inevi- Thus, in 1974 after experiencing what risk areas. Where the past administra- tably strike our nation. hopefully will prove to be my only tion argued that these risks meant we electoral defeat, in the Democratic Pri- f should minimize the contribution from mary for Lieutenant Governor of Geor- these sources, we should instead face THE CHILD CITIZENSHIP ACT OF gia, one of the first people I turned to the reality that these sources represent 2000 was Senator Cranston, who generously some of our major national strengths Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, accepted my offer to come out to Cali- and end biases against their success. today marks a special day in the lives fornia to campaign for his successful The days of arguing for massive re- of tens of thousands of American fami- re-election. Then, after the General search and incentives only for one sin- lies. Families who have adopted chil- Election, he came to my aid by serving gle source of energy and only for im- dren from other nations, providing as guest-of-honor at a fund-raising din- proved efficiency, as if they alone can them with safe environments, good ner to pay off my campaign debt. And solve our nation’s long term energy food, a good education, and most im- to top it off, Senator Cranston helped needs, must be put far behind us. They portantly, loving homes. me get a job as a special investigator need to be recognized for what they Traditionally, adoptive families have for the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Com- are, important components of a coher- had to endure a lengthy and expensive mittee, which is where I was serving

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2277 when President Carter selected me to ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS quality, and commitment of its work- head the VA, in no small part because force. NIST employs many of our Na- of the strong recommendation of Alan tion’s most dedicated and talented sci- Cranston. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF entists, as is evidenced by its legacy of I hope this short discourse makes it STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY a number of Nobel-Prize winners. clear the debt of gratitude that I per- ∑ Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise More recently, I along with the rest sonally owed to Senator Cranston, but today to commemorate the Centennial of the Maryland delegation have more importantly, it is indicative of Anniversary of the National Institute worked with the Institute on a com- the kind of man Alan was: dynamic, of Standards and Technology in Gai- prehensive ten year initiative to up- thoughtful, compassionate. He touched thersburg, which will occur on March 3, grade its laboratory infrastructure, many lives, including veterans who 2001. which is expected to be completed by benefited from his tireless commit- NIST and its scientists, researchers, the year 2004. It is our hope that ment especially on behalf of Vietnam and other personnel have a tremendous through this effort, with upgraded fa- era veterans, future generations of list of accomplishments over the last cilities, to match the quality of its per- Americans who today and for all time 100 years. Through its support of indus- sonnel, NIST will be able to continue to come will benefit from his far-sight- try and its development of critical advancing the scientific and techno- ed commitment to the protection of technology measurements, standards, logical infrastructure of U.S. industry our land, air and water and for citizens and applications, NIST has played a into the 21st Century. of the world who benefit from his long- critical role in our Nation’s techno- Again, we take great pride in the ac- time commitment to world peace, a logical advances and, indeed, has complishments of the National Insti- cause he continued to pursue till the helped to revolutionize the U.S. econ- tute of Standards and Technology, in end of his life through the Global Secu- omy. the people that work there, and in hav- rity Institute. Initially founded as the National Bu- ing the Institute in Maryland. I com- Another part of the Cranston legacy reau of Standards, NIST is our Nation’s mend NIST for its 100 years of success is perhaps somewhat less known to the oldest Federal laboratory. In fact, the and remarkable achievements and am general public: his efforts on behalf of Institute’s mission was first stated in confident that it will continue its re- the disabled. When Alan Cranston came the Articles of Confederation and the markable track record of advancing to the Senate in 1969, those with dis- U.S. Constitution, making it as old as science and technology for hundreds of abilities had virtually no legal protec- the Republic itself. The initial purpose years to come.∑ tions against various forms of discrimi- of the Institute was to establish au- f nation and indeed faced many barriers, thoritative national standards of quan- SONNY O’DAY physical and otherwise, to just getting tities and products. In its first three in to the halls of government. To Alan decades, NIST mainly served industries ∑ Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, on Cranston, that was unacceptable. He working to modernize by improving February 7, 2001, the State of Montana led the efforts to enact the landmark physical measurements, standards de- bid farewell to a favored son from Lau- Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 velopment, and testing methods. Dur- rel, Montana. ‘‘Sonny O’Day,’’ the Kid which outlawed discrimination against ing this time, the Institute played an from Meaderville, was a local hero and the disabled in all federally funded pro- instrumental role in the creation of businessman who held his family, grams. such critical 20th century innovations friends and fans close to his heart. Among its many provisions, the 1973 as the measurement of electricity, im- SONNY O’DAY (CHARLES A. GEORGE), 1913–2001 law: Required federally funded build- provement of product assembly tech- Sonny O’Day, the Kid From Meaderville, ings to be made accessible; promoted niques, development of the aviation boxed his final round, hung up his gloves, the hiring and advancement of quali- and automobile industry, and the cre- snuffed his famous stogie, and exited the fied persons with disabilities by the ation of the radio. ring quietly in his sleep on Wednesday, Janu- Federal Government; and established After aiding the military effort dur- ary 31. the Architectural and Transportation ing World War II, the National Insti- Sonny, whose legal name was Charles Au- Barriers Compliance Board, which has tute of Standards and Technology and gustus George, was born Carlo Giorgi on March 8, 1913, to David and Rosa, responsibility for setting standards for its workforce helped to develop many Ragghianti, Giorgi in Lucca, Italy. His fa- accessibility and for assisting and en- of the scientific innovations that have ther was killed during World War I. Rosa forcing compliance with accessibility enabled our modern economy to flour- emigrated to America with her three chil- laws. I was honored to be named to ish. NIST was able to foster and im- dren to marry her brother-in-law, Angelo that Board by President Carter in 1979. prove measurements of temperature, Giorgi, in 1920. They passed through Ellis Is- Throughout the remainder of the force, time, and weights. These and land, where the family name was American- 1970’s Alan worked to revamp federally other technical improvements enabled ized to ‘‘George,’’ and took the train through assisted State vocational rehabilita- the U.S. space program, aviation and the vast expanses of their new country to the Montana mining community of Meaderville, tion programs by his sponsorship of naval industries, and perhaps the most in Butte. laws that gave priority to the most se- importantly, the computer industry to Sonny loved all sports and was a natural riously disabled and, most impor- excel. athlete. Starting to box as a 10-year-old, tantly, required a focus and follow- In 1988, in part to emphasize its di- Sonny was a prote´ge´ of Butte’s Pat Sullivan through on employment. In 1980, he verse range of activities, the National Boxing Club. He represented the club in ama- sponsored successful legislation to Bureau of Standards was renamed the teur fights throughout the State. He also make these same improvements in vo- National Institute of Standards and was an avid football player, swimmer and cational rehabilitation programs for Technology. Today, the Institute con- diver. The City Championship football pho- tograph of his Franklin School team was veterans. And in 1990, Senator Cranston tinues to act as a behind-the-scenes proudly displayed in his Wall of Fame. was a leading co-sponsor of the Ameri- specialist in the systems and oper- Sonny was privately religious and moral, cans with Disabilities Act, which in ations that collectively drive the U.S. and proudly remembered his years as an many ways was a culmination of two economy, including satellite, commu- altar boy at St. Joseph’s Parish. decades of leadership by Senator Cran- nication and transportation networks, His life-long commitment to family began ston on behalf of fairness and oppor- and our laboratories, factories, hos- early when he held his dying mother in his tunity for persons with disabilities. pitals, and businesses. arms at age 14. After her death, Sonny gath- It was a great honor to have known Over the years, I have had the oppor- ered his younger sister and invalid step- father, Angelo, escorting them back to the and worked with Alan Cranston. Our tunity to work closely with a number family villa in Italy. After Angelo’s death, country is a better place because of his of individuals at the National Institute Sonny immediately returned to the U.S. to achievements, which we celebrate of Standards and Technology and I can avoid being conscripted into Mussolini’s today. personally attest to the high caliber, army.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Upon returning from Italy in the early Commission for 26 years under seven dif- Seventy-five fifth graders in the 1930’s, the 16-year-old orphan arrived in New ferent governors. This led him to bring 77 Community Service Club of Shoemaker York City, where he was told his pugilism professional bouts to Montana, including School conducted a walk-a-thon to could earn him money. He paid his dues three world championship fights. As chair- raise money for paralyzed veterans sleeping in an Eastside gym and in Central man of the Commission, he promoted the Park in order to get his big break. Lying Gene Fullmer-Joey Giardello Middleweight across the United States through the about his age, he fought amateur bouts until Championship of the World title match on Paralyzed Veterans of America. The an agent spotted him and said, ‘‘You’ve got April 29, 1960, in Bozeman. walk-a-thon occurred over several talent, kid, but the Irish control the game. Basements and gyms all over Billings and school days, where the children walked Nobody is gonna come see an Italian boxer!’’ Laurel were the sites for years to come as during breaks during the school day. Sonny’s reddish hair and freckles were the Sonny trained young fighters. He estimated Some children even sacrificed their perfect fit to a new identity—Sonny O’Day— that he helped develop 2,500–3,000 fighters lunches and walked in the rain and during those years. and new birthdate—St. Patrick’s Day. cold weather just to raise a few more Spanning the next 17 years, welterweight The Student Council of Eastern Montana Sonny fought 529 fights, lost 32 and had, as College, now Montana State University-Bil- dollars. Sonny used to say, ‘‘some draws and the rest lings, originated the annual Sonny O’Day These fine young Americans set a wins,’’ in Madison Square Garden, Sunset Smoker, a fund raiser that entertained the wonderful example to men, women, and Garden, and other major venues throughout greater Billings area from 1975–81. children everywhere. With a little ini- the United States. He first met World Heavy Sonny’s civic community service included tiative and a lot of heart, the fifth Weight Champion Jack Dempsey when he 30 years as a Kiwanian, including service as graders at Shoemaker School were able refereed one of Sonny’s early fights. a State Lieutenant Governor; a lifetime member of the Elks; and a founding member to help paralyzed veterans throughout Living by the adage: ‘‘Smile and the world our great Nation. I commend each and smiles with you, cry and you cry alone,’’ of the Montana Gambling Commission. Al- Sonny was known to greet strangers with his though he was a professional boxer, he did everyone of these dedicated, selfless famous smile, booming voice, crunching not believe in corporal punishment, and his children, and it is an honor for me to handshake, and the introductory greeting, daughters fondly remember they never re- recognize them today.∑ ceived anything but love from ‘‘those reg- ‘‘Shake the hand that shook the world!’’ f His love of Butte was as strong as his hand- istered hands!’’ Whenever the mines in Butte shake. He rarely called the city by name. To went on strike, he would spearhead caravans MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT of trucks to take food and presents to the him, it was ‘‘The Sacred City,’’ and Butte Messages from the President of the cherished him in return, calling him ‘‘The miners. He never forgot to feed the alley Mayor of Meaderville,’’ ‘‘The Meaderville cats—even on holidays. For a man who had United States were communicated to Phantom,’’ and ‘‘Butte’s Boxing Star.’’ earned his living by the ‘‘manly act of self- the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his Sonny took his professional boxing earn- defense,’’ as Sonny called it, those who knew secretaries. him saw a gentle soul who lavished kisses ings and opened two famous Butte night- f clubs in the late 1930’s: The Savoy and Mel- and never hesitated to cry tears of sadness or ody Lane. There, he entertained sports and joy. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Hollywood greats including Gene Tunney, His love of cooking was legendary, and no one could enter his home without being in- As in executive session the Presiding Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton. Officer laid before the Senate messages He proudly served the U.S. Army during vited to dinner. His family never knew who World War II, and married Carra Burton on Sonny would bring home to dinner. Jack from the President of the United September 20, 1944, while stationed in Gads- Dempsey, Sugar Ray Seale, numerous gov- States submitting sundry nominations den, Alabama. The couple returned to Mon- ernors and senators, including Mike Mans- which were referred to the appropriate tana after the war where he established his field, sat at the family table in Laurel. committees. bar and tavern in Laurel. Sonny never forgot his Italian roots, and (The nominations received today are Sonny O’Day’s ‘‘Boxing Hall of Cham- continued to visit and support his sister and her family in Lucca until her death. Visits to printed at the end of the Senate pro- pions,’’ complete with a boxing ring, was his ceedings.) passion. He entertained beneath his pictures the family villa in Lucca rejuvenated him. and memorabilia with stories that rhap- He was especially proud of the family legacy: f The Ragghianti Art Museum, renowned in sodized his listeners. He loved every minute REPORT ON THE EMERGENCY DE- of it, and bragged that he would never retire. the province of Tuscany. Children came in for free candy, and parents Sonny is survived by his wife of 56 years, CLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE came in for Sonny to give the kids their first Carra Burton George; his three daughters: GOVERNMENT OF CUBA’S DE- lessons in self-defense. Sonny’s bar was a Mary-Glynn, Terry, Cromwell of Missoula STRUCTION OF TWO UNARMED local tourist attraction for years, and is list- and grandchildren Charlie, Lauren and U.S. REGISTERED CIVILIAN AIR- ed as one of Montana’s favorites in a number David; Nancy, Sam, Talboom of Green River, CRAFT IN INTERNATIONAL AIR- Wyo. and grandchildren Justin, Carlee, and of publications. SPACE NORTH OF CUBA ON FEB- Sonny’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations Jake; and Shelley, Larry, Van Atta of Bil- lings and grandchildren John, Nick, and RUARY 14, 1996 IS TO CONTINUE were legendary for thousands of fans who de- IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 1, scended on the community. It was cus- Marissa; sister-in-law Lois George and her tomary for the Governor—Republican or children Michael and Mary Grace, of San 2001—MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI- Democrat—to call Sonny on St. Patrick’s Diego, Calif.; and nieces Elisa Mussi and DENT—PM 6 Lalla Volpi, and nephew Carlo Volpi, of Day to wish him happy birthday. In 1986, The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- Governor Ted Schwinden decided a phone Lucca, Italy. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Gus George; sister Mary fore the Senate the following message call wasn’t good enough, and came to Laurel from the President of the United to host Sonny’s St. Patrick’s Day party. The Volpi; and son-in-law John Pingree. Laurel Chamber of Commerce surprised God surely must be dancing in Heaven, States, together with an accompanying Sonny on St. Patrick’s Day 1995 by honoring knowing you’re joining Him, Sonny; just as report; which was referred to the Com- him for 50 years of business. The highlight you surely will tell Him, ‘‘It’s all in the foot- mittee on Banking, Housing, and ∑ was a celebrated bout between Sonny and work.’’ Urban Affairs. special guest Todd Foster, fellow Montana f To the Congress of the United States: boxing welterweight and 1988 Olympian. Fos- IN HONOR OF THE FIFTH GRAD- ter allowed Sonny his final knockout punch Section 202(d) of the National Emer- for the ‘‘Downtown Laurel Businessmen’s ERS AT SHOEMAKER SCHOOL IN gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides Crown.’’ MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA for the automatic termination of a na- In 1952, Golden Gloves Boxing came to ∑ Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I tional emergency unless, prior to the Montana, and Sonny helped train these stand before you today to recognize a anniversary date of its declaration, the young fighters. At the Shrine Temple in Bil- select number of outstanding students President publishes in the Federal Reg- lings, Golden Gloves championships of an from Macungie, Pennsylvania. I was ister and transmits to the Congress a eight-State region took place, and Sonny refereed the very first bout and many more honored to hear of a tremendous serv- notice stating that the emergency is to over the years. ice that these fine young boys and girls continue in effect beyond the anniver- When boxing turned professional in Mon- did at Shoemaker School in November sary date. In accordance with this pro- tana, Sonny served on the State Athletic of last year. vision, I have sent the enclosed notice

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2279 to the Federal Register for publication, Some of these resources will come public schools from Washington. Yet which states that the emergency de- from government—some, but not all. when the Federal Government spends clared with respect to the Government Year after year in Washington, budget tax dollars, we must insist on results. of Cuba’s destruction of two unarmed debates seem to come down to an old, Children should be tested on basic U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in tired argument: on one side, those who reading and math skills every year, be- international airspace north of Cuba on want more government, regardless of tween grades three and eight. Meas- February 24, 1996, is to continue in ef- the cost; on the other, those who want uring is the only way to know whether fect beyond March 1, 2001. less government, regardless of the all our children are learning—and I GEORGE W. BUSH. need. want to know, because I refuse to leave THE WHITE HOUSE, February 27, 2001. We should leave those arguments to any child behind. f the last century and chart a different Critics of testing contend it distracts course. Government has a role, and an from learning. They talk about ‘‘teach- REPORT ON THE PROPOSED BUDG- important one. Yet too much governing to the test.’’ But let us put that ET FOR THE UNITED STATES OF ment crowds out initiative and hard logic to the test. If you test children on AMERICA—MESSAGE FROM THE work, private charity and the private basic math and reading skills, and you PRESIDENT—PM 6 economy. Our new governing vision are ‘‘teaching to the test,’’ you are The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- says government should be active, but teaching . . . math and reading. And fore the Senate the following message limited, engaged, but not overbearing. that is the whole idea. from the President of the United My budget is based on that philos- As standards rise, local schools will States, together with an accompanying ophy. It is reasonable and it is respon- need more flexibility to meet them. So report; which was ordered to lie on the sible. It meets our obligations and we must streamline the dozens of Fed- table. funds our growing needs. We increase eral education programs into five and To the Congress of the United States: spending next year for Social Security let States spend money in those cat- Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, and Medicare and other entitlement egories as they see fit. Members of Congress: programs by $81 billion. We have in- Schools will be given a reasonable It is a great privilege to be here to creased spending for discretionary pro- chance to improve, and the support to outline a new budget and a new ap- grams by a very responsible 4 percent, do so. Yet if they do not, if they con- proach for governing our great coun- above the rate of inflation. My plan tinue to fail, we must give parents and try. pays down an unprecedented amount of students different options—a better I thank you for your invitation to our national debt, and then when public school, a private school, tutor- speak here tonight. I want to thank so money is still left over, my plan re- ing, or a charter school. In the end, many of you who have accepted my in- turns it to the people who earned it in every child in a bad situation must be vitation to come to the White House to the first place. given a better choice, because when it discuss important issues. We are off to A budget’s impact is counted in dol- comes to our children, failure is not an a good start. I will continue to meet lars, but measured in lives. Excellent option. with you and ask for your input. You schools, quality health care, a secure Another priority in my budget is to have been kind and candid, and I thank retirement, a cleaner environment, a keep the vital promises of Medicare you for making a new President feel stronger defense—these are all impor- and Social Security, and together we welcome. tant needs and we fund them. will do so. To meet the health care The last time I visited the Capitol, I The highest percentage increase in needs of all America’s seniors, we dou- came to take an oath. On the steps of our budget should go to our children’s ble the Medicare budget over the next this building, I pledged to honor our education. Education is my top pri- 10 years. Constitution and laws, and I asked you ority and by supporting this budget, My budget dedicates $238 billion to to join me in setting a tone of civility you will make it yours as well. Medicare next year alone, enough to and respect in Washington. I hope Reading is the foundation of all fund all current programs and to begin America is noticing the difference. We learning, so during the next 5 years, we a new prescription drug benefit for low- are making progress. Together, we are triple spending, adding another $5 bil- income seniors. No senior in America changing the tone of our Nation’s cap- lion to help every child in America should have to choose between buying ital. And this spirit of respect and co- learn to read. Values are important, so food and buying prescriptions. operation is vital—because in the end, we have tripled funding for character To make sure the retirement savings we will be judged not only by what we education to teach our children not of America’s seniors are not diverted to say or how we say it, but by what we only reading and writing, but right any other program—my budget pro- are able to accomplish. from wrong. tects all $2.6 trillion of the Social Se- America today is a nation with great We have increased funding to train curity surplus for Social Security and challenges—but greater resources. An and recruit teachers, because we know for Social Security alone. artist using statistics as a brush could a good education starts with a good My budget puts a priority on access paint two very different pictures of our teacher. And I have a wonderful part- to health care—without telling Ameri- country. One would have warning ner in this effort. I like teachers so cans what doctor they have to see or signs: increasing layoffs, rising energy much, I married one. Please help me what coverage they must choose. prices, too many failing schools, per- salute our gracious First Lady, Laura Many working Americans do not sistent poverty, the stubborn vestiges Bush. have health care coverage. We will help of racism. Another picture would be Laura has begun a new effort to re- them buy their own insurance with re- full of blessings: a balanced budget, big cruit Americans to the profession that fundable tax credits. And to provide surpluses, a military that is second to will shape our future: teaching. Laura quality care in low-income neighbor- none, a country at peace with its will travel across America, to promote hoods, over the next 5 years we will neighbors, technology that is revolu- sound teaching practices and early double the number of people served at tionizing the world, and our greatest reading skills in our schools and in pro- community health care centers. strength, concerned citizens who care grams such as Head Start. And we will address the concerns of for our country and for each other. When it comes to our schools, dollars those who have health coverage yet Neither picture is complete in and of alone do not always make the dif- worry their insurance company does itself. And tonight I challenge and in- ference. Funding is important, and so not care and will not pay. Together, vite Congress to work with me to use is reform. So we must tie funding to this Congress and this President will the resources of one picture to repaint higher standards and accountability find common ground to make sure doc- the other—to direct the advantages of for results. tors make medical decisions and pa- our time to solve the problems of our I believe in local control of schools: tients get the health care they deserve people. we should not and we will not run our with a Patients’ Bill of Rights.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 When it comes to their health, people ment should not fund religious activi- We should also prepare for the unex- want to get the medical care they need, ties. But our Nation should support the pected, for the uncertainties of the fu- not be forced to go to court because good works of these good people who ture. We should approach our Nation’s they did not get it. We will ensure ac- are helping neighbors in need. budget as any prudent family would, cess to the courts for those with legiti- So I am proposing allowing all tax- with a contingency fund for emer- mate claims, but first, let us put in payers, whether they itemize or not, to gencies or additional spending needs. place a strong independent review so deduct their charitable contributions. For example, after a strategic review, we promote quality health care, not Estimates show this could encourage we may need to increase defense spend- frivolous lawsuits. as much as $14 billion a year in new ing, we may need additional money for My budget also increases funding for charitable giving—money that will our farmers, or additional money to re- medical research, which gives hope to save and change lives. form Medicare. And so my budget sets many who struggle with serious dis- Our budget provides more than $700 aside almost a trillion dollars over 10 ease. Our prayers tonight are with one million over the next 10 years for a years for additional needs . . . that is of your own who is engaged in his own Federal Compassion Capital Fund with one trillion additional reasons you can fight against cancer, a fine representa- a focused and noble mission: to provide feel comfortable supporting this budg- tive and a good man, Congressman JOE a mentor to the more than 1 million et. MOAKLEY. God bless you, JOE. And I children with a parent in prison, and to We have increased our budget at a re- can think of no more appropriate trib- support other local efforts to fight il- sponsible 4 percent, we have funded our ute to JOE than to have the Congress literacy, teen pregnancy, drug addic- priorities, we have paid down all the finish the job of doubling the budget tion, and other difficult problems. available debt, we have prepared for for the National Institutes of Health. With us tonight is the Mayor of contingencies—and we still have My New Freedom Initiative for Philadelphia. Please help me welcome money left over. Americans with Disabilities funds new Mayor John Street. Mayor Street has Yogi Berra once said: ‘‘When you technologies, expands opportunities to encouraged faith-based and community come to a fork in the road, take it.’’ work, and makes our society more wel- organizations to make a difference in Now we come to a fork in the road. We coming. For the more than 50 million Philadelphia and he has invited me to have two choices. Even though we have Americans with disabilities, we must his city this summer, to see compas- already met our needs, we could spend continue to break down barriers to sion in action. the money on more and bigger govern- equality. I am personally aware of just how ef- ment. That is the road our Nation has The budget I propose to you also sup- fective the Mayor is. Mayor Street is a traveled in recent years. Last year, ports the people who keep our country Democrat. Let the record show that I government spending shot up 8 percent. strong and free, the men and women lost his city. But some things are big- That is far more than our economy who serve in the United States mili- ger than politics. So I look forward to grew, far more than personal income tary. I am requesting $5.7 billion in incoming to your city to see your faith- grew and far more than the rate of increased military pay and benefits, and based programs in action. flation. If you continue on that road, health care and housing. Our men and As government promotes compassion, you will spend the surplus and have to women in uniform give America their it also must promote justice. Too many dip into Social Security to pay other best and we owe them our support. of our citizens have cause to doubt our bills. America’s veterans honored their Nation’s justice when the law points a Unrestrained government spending is commitment to our country through finger of suspicion at groups, instead of a dangerous road to deficits, so we their military service. I will honor our individuals. All our citizens are created must take a different path. The other commitment to them with a billion equal and must be treated equally. Ear- choice is to let the American people dollar increase to ensure better access lier today I asked Attorney General spend their own money to meet their to quality care and faster decisions on Ashcroft to develop specific rec- own needs, to fund their own priorities benefit claims. ommendations to end racial profiling. and pay down their own debts. I hope My budget will improve our environ- It is wrong. We must end it. you will join me and stand firmly on ment by accelerating the cleanup of In so doing, we will not hinder the the side of the people. toxic Brownfields. And I propose we work of our Nation’s brave police offi- The growing surplus exists because make a major investment in conserva- cers. They protect us every day, often taxes are too high and government is tion by fully funding the Land and at great risk. But by stopping the charging more than it needs. The peo- Water Conservation Fund. abuses of a few, we will add to the pub- ple of America have been overcharged Our National Parks have a special lic confidence our police officers earn and on their behalf, I am here to ask place in our country’s life. Our parks and deserve. for a refund. are places of great natural beauty and My budget has funded a responsible Some say my tax plan is too big, oth- history. As good stewards, we must increase in our ongoing operations, it ers say it is too small. I respectfully leave them better than we have found has funded our Nation’s important pri- disagree. This tax relief is just right. them, so I propose providing $4.9 billion orities, it has protected Social Secu- I did not throw darts at a board to in resources over 5 years for the upkeep rity and Medicare, and our surpluses come up with a number for tax relief. I of these national treasures. are big enough that there is still did not take a poll, or develop an arbi- And my budget adopts a hopeful new money left over. trary formula that might sound good. I approach to help the poor and dis- Many of you have talked about the looked at problems in the tax code and advantaged. We must encourage and need to pay down our national debt. I calculated the cost to fix them. support the work of charities and faith- have listened, and I agree. A tax rate of 15 percent is too high based and community groups that offer My budget proposal pays down an un- for those who earn low wages, so we help and love one person at a time. precedented amount of public debt. We lowered the rate to 10 percent. No one These groups are working in every owe it to our children and grand- should pay more than a third of the neighborhood in America, to fight children to act now, and I hope you money they earn in Federal income homelessness and addiction and domes- will join me to pay down $2 trillion in taxes, so we lowered the top rate to 33 tic violence, to provide a hot meal or a debt during the next 10 years. percent. This reform will be welcome mentor or a safe haven for our chil- At the end of those 10 years, we will relief for America’s small businesses, dren. Government should welcome have paid down all the debt that is which often pay taxes at the highest these groups to apply for funds, not available to retire. That is more debt rate, and help for small business means discriminate against them. repaid more quickly than has ever been jobs for Americans. Government cannot be replaced by repaid by any nation at any time in We simplified the tax code by reduc- charities or volunteers. And govern- history. ing the number of tax rates from the

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2281 current five rates to four lower ones: Forty years ago and then twenty Free trade brings greater political and 10, 15, 25, and 33 percent. In my plan, no years ago, two Presidents, one Demo- personal freedom. one is targeted in or targeted out . . . crat and one Republican, John F. Ken- Each of the previous five Presidents every one who pays income taxes will nedy and Ronald Reagan, advocated has had the ability to negotiate far- get tax relief. tax cuts to—in President Kennedy’s reaching trade agreements. Tonight I Our government should not tax, and words—‘‘get this country moving ask you to give me the strong hand of thereby discourage marriage, so we re- again.’’ presidential trade promotion author- duced the marriage penalty. I want to They knew then, what we must do ity, and to do so quickly. help families rear and support their now: To create economic growth and As we meet tonight, many citizens children, so we doubled the child credit opportunity, we must put money back are struggling with the high costs of to $1,000 per child. It is not fair to tax into the hands of the people who buy energy. We have a serious energy prob- the same earnings twice—once when goods and create jobs. lem that demands a national energy you earn them, and again when you We must act quickly. The Chairman policy. The West is confronting a major die, so we must repeal the death tax. of the Federal Reserve has testified be- energy shortage that has resulted in These changes add up to significant fore Congress that tax cuts often come high prices and uncertainty. I have help. A typical family with two chil- too late to stimulate economic recov- asked Federal agencies to work with dren will save $1,600 a year on their ery. So I want to work with you to give California officials to help speed con- Federal income taxes. Sixteen hundred our economy an important jump start struction of new energy sources. And I dollars may not sound like a lot to by making tax relief retroactive. have directed Vice President CHENEY, some, but it means a lot to many fami- We must act now because it is the Commerce Secretary Evans, Energy lies. Sixteen hundred dollars buys gas right thing to do. We must also act Secretary Abraham, and other senior for two cars for an entire year, it pays now because we have other things to members of my Administration to rec- tuition for a year at a community col- do. We must show courage to confront ommend a national energy policy. lege, it pays the average family gro- and resolve tough challenges: to re- Our energy demand outstrips our cery bill for 3 months. That is real structure our Nation’s defenses, to supply. We can produce more energy at money. meet our growing need for energy, and home while protecting our environ- With us tonight, representing many to reform Medicare and Social Secu- ment, and we must. We can produce American families, are Steven and rity. more electricity to meet demand, and Josefina Ramos. Please help me wel- America has a window of opportunity we must. We can promote alternative come them. The Ramoses are from to extend and secure our present peace energy sources and conservation, and Pennsylvania, but they could be from by promoting a distinctly American we must. America must become more any one of your districts. Steven is a internationalism. We will work with energy independent. network administrator for a school dis- our allies and friends to be a force for Perhaps the biggest test of our fore- trict, Josefina is a Spanish teacher at a good and a champion of freedom. We sight and courage will be reforming charter school, and they have a 2-year- will work for free markets and free Medicare and Social Security. old daughter, Lianna. Steven and trade and freedom from oppression. Na- Medicare’s finances are strained and Josefina tell me they pay almost $8,000 tions making progress toward freedom its coverage is outdated. Ninety-nine a year in Federal income taxes; my will find America is their friend. percent of employer-provided health plan will save them more than $2,000. We will promote our values, and we plans offer some form of prescription Let me tell you what Steven says: will promote peace. And we need a drug coverage . . . Medicare does not. ‘‘Two thousand dollars a year means a strong military to keep the peace. But The framework for reform has been de- lot to my family. If we had this money, our military was shaped to confront veloped by Senators FRIST and BREAUX it would help us reach our goal of pay- the challenges of the past. So I have and Congressman THOMAS, and now, it ing off our personal debt in two years.’’ asked the Secretary of Defense to re- is time to act. Medicare must be mod- After that, Steven and Josefina want view America’s armed forces and pre- ernized. And we must make sure that to start saving for Lianna’s college pare to transform them to meet emerg- every senior on Medicare can choose a education. Government should never stand in the way of families achieving ing threats. My budget makes a down- health plan that offers prescription their dreams. The surplus is not the payment on the research and develop- drugs. Seven years from now, the baby government’s money, the surplus is the ment that will be required. Yet, in our boom generation will begin to claim people’s money. broader transformation effort, we must For lower-income families, my tax put strategy first, then spending. Our Social Security benefits. Everyone in relief plan restores basic fairness. defense vision will drive our defense this chamber knows that Social Secu- Right now, complicated tax rules pun- budget, not the other way around. rity is not prepared to fully fund their ish hard work. A waitress supporting Our Nation also needs a clear strat- retirement. And we only have a couple two children on $25,000 a year can lose egy to confront the threats of the 21st of years to get prepared. Without re- nearly half of every additional dollar century, threats that are more wide- form, this country will one day awaken she earns. Her overtime, her hardest spread and less certain. They range to a stark choice: either a drastic rise hours, are taxed at nearly 50 percent. from terrorists who threaten with in payroll taxes, or a radical cut in re- This sends a terrible message: You will bombs to tyrants and rogue nations in- tirement benefits. There is a better never get ahead. But America’s mes- tent on developing weapons of mass de- way. sage must be different: We must honor struction. To protect our own people, This spring I will form a presidential hard work, never punish it. our allies and friends, we must develop commission to reform Social Security. With tax relief, overtime will no and we must deploy effective missile The commission will make its rec- longer be overtax time for the waitress. defenses. ommendations by next fall. Reform People with the smallest incomes will And as we transform our military, we should be based on these principles: It get the highest percentage reductions. can discard Cold War relics, and reduce must preserve the benefits of all cur- And millions of additional American our own nuclear forces to reflect to- rent retirees and those nearing retire- families will be removed from the in- day’s needs. ment. It must return Social Security come tax rolls entirely. A strong America is the world’s best to sound financial footing. And it must Tax relief is right and tax relief is ur- hope for peace and freedom. Yet the offer personal savings accounts to gent. The long economic expansion cause of freedom rests on more than younger workers who want them. that began almost 10 years ago is fal- our ability to defend ourselves and our Social Security now offers workers a tering. Lower interest rates will even- allies. Freedom is exported every day, return of less than 2 percent on the tually help, but we cannot assume they as we ship goods and products that im- money they pay into the system. To will do the job all by themselves. prove the lives of millions of people. save the system, we must increase that

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 by allowing younger workers to make a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: korsky Aircraft Corp Model S76A, S76B, and safe, sound investments at a higher Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH Model BO S76C Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0115)) rate of return. 105CB 5 and BO 105CBS 5 Helicopters’’ received on February 12, 2001 ; to the Com- Ownership, access to wealth, and ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0102)) received on Feb- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- tation. independence should not be the privi- merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–742. A communication from the Pro- lege of a few. They are the hope of EC–734. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- every American . . . and we must make gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, them the foundation of Social Secu- ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rity. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: By confronting the tough challenge a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Dassault Model Falcon 10 and Model of reform, by being responsible with British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Se- Mystere–Falcon 50 Series Airplanes’’ our budget, we can earn the trust of ries 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0114)) received on Feb- Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0117)) re- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- the American people. And, we can add ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- merce, Science, and Transportation. to that trust by enacting fair and bal- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–743. A communication from the Pro- anced election and campaign finance tation. gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- reforms. EC–735. A communication from the Pro- ministration, Department of Transportation, The agenda I have set before you to- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of night is worthy of a great country. ministration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: America is a nation at peace, but not a transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Bombardier Model DHC 8 200 and 300 Series nation at rest. Much has been given to a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0113)) re- Boeing Model 737–300, 400, and 500 Series Air- ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- us, and much is expected. planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0110)) received mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Let us agree to bridge old divides. on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on tation. But let us also agree that our good will Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–744. A communication from the Pro- must be dedicated to great goals. Bi- EC–736. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- partisanship is more than minding our gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, manners, it is doing our duty. ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of No one can speak in this Capitol and transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: not be awed by its history. At so many a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Boeing Model 737–300, –400, and –500 Series Fokker Model f28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0112)) returning points, debates in these cham- 4000 Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- bers have reflected the collected or di- 0101)) received on February 12, 2001; to the mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- vided conscience of our country. And Committee on Commerce, Science, and tation. when we walk through Statuary Hall, Transportation. EC–745. A communication from the Pro- and see those men and women of mar- EC–737. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ble, we are reminded of their courage gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, and achievement. ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Yet America’s purpose is never found transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives Construcciones Aeronauticas, SA Model CN– in statues or history. America’s pur- Boeing Model 747–400, –400F; 767–200, and –300 235, CN–235–100, and CN–235–200 Series Air- pose always stands before us. Series Airplanes Equipped with P and W planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0111)) received Our generation must show courage in Model PW4000 Series Engines’’ ((RIN2120– on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on a time of blessing, as our Nation has AA64)(2001–0109)) received on February 12, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. always shown in times of crisis. And 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–746. A communication from the Pro- our courage issue by issue, can gather Science, and Transportation. gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- to greatness, and serve our country. EC–738. A communication from the Pro- ministration, Department of Transportation, This is the privilege, and responsi- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: bility, we share. And if we work to- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Airbus Model A300 B2 and A300 B4; Model gether, we can prove that public serv- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: A300 B4–600, A300 B4–600R, and A300 F4 500R; ice is noble. Boeing Model 757–200 Series Airplanes’’ and Model A310 Series Airplanes; Equipped We all came here for a reason. We all ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0108)) received on Feb- with Dowty Ram Air Turbines’’ ((RIN2120– have things we want to accomplish, ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- AA64)(2001–0120)) received on February 12, and promises to keep. Juntos podemos, merce, Science, and Transportation. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, together we can. We can make Ameri- EC–739. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. cans proud of their government. To- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–747. A communication from the Pro- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gether we can share in the credit of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, making our country more prosperous a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of and generous and just—and earn from Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Model a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: our conscience and from our fellow EMB 120 Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– Airbus Model A330–301, –321, and –322 Series citizens, the highest possible praise: AA64)(2001–0107)) received on February 12, Airplanes and Model A340–211, –212, –214, –311, well done, good and faithful servants. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, –312, and –313 Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– Thank you. Good night. And God Science, and Transportation. AA64)(2001–0119)) received on February 12, Bless America. EC–740. A communication from the Pro- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Science, and Transportation. GEORGE W. BUSH. ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–748. A communication from the Pro- THE WHITE HOUSE, February 27, 2001. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- f a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: C1 ministration, Department of Transportation, 604 Variant of Bombardier Model Canadair transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EXECUTIVE AND OTHER CL 600 2B16 Series Airplanes Modified in Ac- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: COMMUNICATIONS cordance with Supplemental Type Certifi- BAE Systems Limited Jetstream Model 4101 The following communications were cate SA8060NM–D, SA8072NM–D or Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0118)) re- laid before the Senate, together with SA8086NM–D’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0106)) received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation. uments, which were referred as indi- tation. EC–749. A communication from the Pro- cated: EC–741. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–733. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Si- Eurocopter Deutschland GMBM Model MBB–

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2283 BK 117 Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, 0094)) received on February 12, 2001; to the a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Committee on Commerce, Science, and Airbus Model A300, A300–600, and A310 Series a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Transportation. Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0103)) re- British Aerospace HP 137 Mk1, Jetstream Se- EC–750. A communication from the Pro- ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- ries 200 and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0121)) re- ministration, Department of Transportation, tation. ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–759. A communication from the Pro- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- tation. Short Brothers Model SD3–60 SHERPA, AD3– ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–768. A communication from the Pro- SHERPA, SD3–30, and SD3–60 Series Air- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0095)) received a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E ministration, Department of Transportation, on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on Airspace; Cape Romanzof, AK’’ ((RIN2120– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Commerce, Science, and Transportation. AA66)(2001–0034)) received on February 12, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Si- EC–751. A communication from the Pro- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, korsky Aircraft Corp Model S 76A, S 76B, and gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Science, and Transportation. S 76C Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–760. A communication from the Pro- 0130)) received on February 12, 2001; to the transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Committee on Commerce, Science, and a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, Transportation. Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes’’ transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–769. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0099)) received on Feb- a rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Class E Airspace, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- Atlanta, TX; Confirmation of Effective ministration, Department of Transportation, merce, Science, and Transportation. Date’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0050)) received on transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–752. A communication from the Pro- February 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- merce, Science, and Transportation. Rolls–Royce Deutschland GmbH Model ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–761. A communication from the Pro- BR700–715A1–30, Br700–715B1–30, and BR700– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- 715C1–30 Turbofan Engines’’ ((RIN2120– a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, AA64)(2001–0129)) received on February 12, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Model transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, EMB 145 Series’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0098)) a rule entitled ‘‘Revocation of Class E Air- Science, and Transportation. received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- space; Cage, OK’’ ((RIN2120–A66)(2001–0048)) EC–770. A communication from the Pro- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- received on February 12 , 2001; to the Com- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- tation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–753. A communication from the Pro- tation. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–762. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 60, A60, and B60 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: AA64)(2001–0128)) received on February 12, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: McDonnell Douglas Model DC–10, Model MD– 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, Airbus Model A310 and Model A300 B4–600, 10 and Model MD–11 Series Airplanes’’ Science, and Transportation. A300 BR–600R, and A300 F4–600R Series Air- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0097)) received on Feb- EC–771. A communication from the Pro- planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0116)) received ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on merce, Science, and Transportation. ministration, Department of Transportation, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–754. A communication from the Pro- EC–763. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH Mod- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of els LS 4 and Ls 4A Sailplanes’’ ((RIN2120– a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: AA64)(2001–0126)) received on February 12, British Aerospace HP137 mk1 and Jetstream Airbus Model A300 B2, A300 B4, A300 B4–600, 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, Series 200 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– A300 B4–600R, and A310 Series Airplanes’’ Science, and Transportation. 0096)) received on February 12, 2001; to the ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0125)) received on Feb- EC–772. A communication from the Pro- Committee on Commerce, Science, and ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–755. A communication from the Pro- EC–764. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, MD Helicopters Inc., Model 369A, H, HE, D, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of E, FF, and 500 N Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120– a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: AA64)(2001–0127)) received on February 12, Boeing Model 747–400 Series Airplanes’’ Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes’’ 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0100)) received on Feb- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0124)) received on Feb- Science, and Transportation. ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- EC–773. A communication from the Pro- merce, Science, and Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–756. A communication from the Pro- EC–765. A communication from the Pro- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Cessna Aircraft Company Model 525 Air- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0135)) received Pilatus Aircraft LTD Model PC 6 Airplanes’’ Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0105)) received on Feb- A36, B36TC, and 58 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- AA64)(2001–0123)) received on February 12, EC–774. A communication from the Pro- merce, Science, and Transportation. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–757. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–766. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: P transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, and W Canada Models PW306A and PW306B a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Turbofan Engines’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Model a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: 0134)) received on February 12, 2001; to the EMB 120 Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC 12 and PC 12/ Committee on Commerce, Science, and AA64)(2001–0104)) received on February 12, 45 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0122)) re- Transportation. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- EC–775. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–758. A communication from the Pro- tation. ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–767. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives:

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2284 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Model transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of for Comments’’ ((RIN2120–AH18)(2001–0001)) EMB 145 and EMB 135 Series Airplanes’’ a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0133)) received on Feb- Airspace; Prineville, OR’’ ((RIN2120– mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- AA66)(2001–0039)) received on February 12, tation. merce, Science, and Transportation. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–794. A communication from the Pro- EC–776. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–785. A communication from the Pro- ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Civil Penalty Actions in a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Commercial Space Transportation: Delay of Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd, Model Galaxy a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- Effective Date’’ ((RIN2120–AH18)(2001–0002)) Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0132)) re- space; Ogallala, NE’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- 0040)) received on February 12, 2001; to the mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Committee on Commerce, Science, and tation. tation. Transportation. EC–795. A communication from the Pro- EC–777. A communication from the Pro- EC–786. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to Digital Flight a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: a rule entitled ‘‘Amend Legal Description of Data Recorder Specifications; Correction’’ Bell Textron Canada Model 206A, B, L, L1, Jet Route J 501’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0038)) ((RIN2120–AG88)(2001–0001)) received on Feb- and L3 Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- 0131)) received on February 12, 2001; to the mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- merce, Science, and Transportation. Committee on Commerce, Science, and tation. EC–796. A communication from the Pro- Transportation. EC–787. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–778. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend Class E Airspace; transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- Westminister, MD’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– a rule entitled ‘‘Modification of Class E Air- space; Bloomfield, IA’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– 0031)) received on February 12, 2001; to the space, Asoria, OR’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– 0047)) received on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 0036)) received on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–797. A communication from the Pro- Transportation. EC–788. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–779. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of Class D and transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E Class E4 Airspace; Gainesville, FL; Correc- a rule entitled ‘‘Modification of Class E Air- Airspace; Sparrevohn, AK’’ ((RIN2120– tion’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0032)) received on space; Tillamook, OR’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– AA66)(2001–0046)) received on February 12, February 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- 0037)) received on February 12, 2001; to the 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, merce, Science, and Transportation. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Science, and Transportation. EC–798. A communication from the Pro- Transportation. EC–789. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–780. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Class E Airspace; Stemme GmbH and Co. KIG Models S10 and a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Cape Newenham, AK’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– S10–V Sailplanes; Request for Comments’’ CFM International Models CFM56–7B Tur- 0045)) received on February 12, 2001; to the ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0081)) received on Feb- bofan Engines’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0137)) Committee on Commerce, Science, and ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–790. A communication from the Pro- EC–799. A communication from the Pro- tation. gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–781. A communication from the Pro- ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of space; Bassett NE’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– Gulfstream Model G 1159A Series Airplanes’’ a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: 0044)) received on February 12, 2001; to the ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0082)) received on Feb- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 Committee on Commerce, Science, and ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0136)) re- Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- EC–791. A communication from the Pro- EC–800. A communication from the Pro- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- tation. ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–782. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, space; Council Bluffs, IA’’ ((RIN2120– SOCATA Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of AA66)(2001–0043)) received on February 12, TBM 700 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001– a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, 0083)) received on February 12, 2001; to the space Bowling Green, MO’’ ((RIN2120– Science, and Transportation. Committee on Commerce, Science, and AA66)(2001–0042)) received on February 12, EC–792. A communication from the Pro- Transportation. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–801. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–783. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, Airspace; Tin City, AK’’ ((RIN2120– a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of AA66)(2001–0033)) received on February 12, proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, ments (26)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0012)) re- space; Grant NE’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0041)) Science, and Transportation. ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- received on February 12, 2001; to the Com- EC–793. A communication from the Pro- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- tation. tation. ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–802. A communication from the Pro- EC–784. A communication from the Pro- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Civil Penalty Actions in ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, Commercial Space Transportation; Request transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2285 a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: tation. ments (7)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0011)) re- Agusta SpA Model A109E Helicopters’’ EC–820. A communication from the Pro- ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0086)) received on Feb- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- ministration, Department of Transportation, tation. merce, Science, and Transportation. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–803. A communication from the Pro- EC–812. A communication from the Pro- a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Airspace; Sugar Land, TX; Request for Com- ministration, Department of Transportation, ministration, Department of Transportation, ments’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0055)) received transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of on February 15, 2001; to the Committee on a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Dornier Model 328–100 Series Airplanes’’ Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Air- EC–821. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0089)) received on Feb- planes and Model A300 Br–600, A300 Br–600R, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- and A300 Fr–600R Series Airplanes’’ ministration, Department of Transportation, merce, Science, and Transportation. ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0085)) received on Feb- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–804. A communication from the Pro- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- merce, Science, and Transportation. space; Algona, IA; Confirmation of Effective ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–813. A communication from the Pro- Date’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0056)) received on transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- February 15, 2001; to the Committee on Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, merce, Science, and Transportation. British Aerospace Model 4101 Airplanes’’ transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–822. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0090)) received on Feb- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- BMW Rolls–Royce GmbH Models BR700– ministration, Department of Transportation, merce, Science, and Transportation. 710A1–10 and BR700–710A2–20 Turbofan En- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–805. A communication from the Pro- gines’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0084)) received a rule entitled ‘‘IFR Altitudes; Miscella- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on neous Amendments (6)’’ ((RIN2120– ministration, Department of Transportation, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. AA63)(2001–0002)) received on February 15, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–814. A communication from the Pro- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Science, and Transportation. Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–823. A communication from the Pro- Piaggio P–180 Airplanes; Removal’’ transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0091)) received on Feb- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and Model transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of merce, Science, and Transportation. Avro 146 RJ Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- EC–806. A communication from the Pro- AA64)(2001–0088)) received on February 12, proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, ments (42)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0013)) re- ministration, Department of Transportation, Science, and Transportation. ceived on February 15, 2001; to the Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–815. A communication from the Pro- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- tation. Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model EC135 ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–824. A communication from the Pro- P1 and EC135 T1 Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- AA64)(2001–0092)) received on February 12, a rule entitled ‘‘Modification of Class E Air- ministration, Department of Transportation, 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, space; St. George, UT’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Science, and Transportation. 0054)) received on February 15, 2001; to the a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: EC–807. A communication from the Pro- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Bombardier Model CL 600–2B19 Series Air- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Transportation. planes; Request for Comments’’ ((RIN2120– ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–816. A communication from the Pro- AA64)(2001–0141)) received on February 15, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ministration, Department of Transportation, Science, and Transportation. BAe Systems Limited Model ATP Airplanes’’ transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–825. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0087)) received on Feb- a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- ministration, Department of Transportation, merce, Science, and Transportation. ments (53)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0017)) re- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–808. A communication from the Pro- ceived on February 15, 2001; to the Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Revision of VOR Federal V– gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 480 and Jet Route J–120; AK’’ ((RIN2120– ministration, Department of Transportation, tation. AA66)(2001–0051)) received on February 15, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–817. A communication from the Pro- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Science, and Transportation. McDonnell Douglas Model MD–11 Series Air- ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–826. A communication from the Pro- planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0078)) received transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- on February 12, 2001; to the Committee on a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- ministration, Department of Transportation, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–809. A communication from the Pro- ments (36)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0016)) re- a rule entitled ‘‘Modification and Revocation gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ceived on February 15, 2001; to the Com- of VOR and Colored Federal Airways and Jet ministration, Department of Transportation, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Routes; AK; Correction’’ ((RIN2120– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tation. AA66)(2001–0052)) received on February 15, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: EC–818. A communication from the Pro- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, Dornier Model 328–300 Series Airplanes’’ gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Science, and Transportation. ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–0079)) received on Feb- ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–827. A communication from the Pro- ruary 12, 2001; to the Committee on Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- merce, Science, and Transportation. a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- ministration, Department of Transportation, EC–810. A communication from the Pro- proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ments (114)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0015)) re- a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E2 ministration, Department of Transportation, ceived on February 15, 2001; to the Com- Airspace; Tri-City, DOT’’ ((RIN2120– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- AA66)(2001–0053)) received on February 15, a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Class E Air- tation. 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, space; Pittsburg, KS; Confirmation of Effec- EC–819. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. tive Date’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(2001–0029)) re- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- EC–828. A communication from the Pro- ceived on February 12, 2001; to the Com- ministration, Department of Transportation, gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ministration, Department of Transportation, tation. a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–811. A communication from the Pro- proach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amend- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- ments (16)’’ ((RIN2120–AA65)(2001–0014)) re- Agusta SpA Model A 109E Helicopters; Re- ministration, Department of Transportation, ceived on February 15, 2001; to the Com- quest for Comments’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(2001–

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0140)) received on February 15, 2001; to the By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. ROB- to the Committee on Rules and Administra- Committee on Commerce, Science, and ERTS, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. DOR- tion. Transportation. GAN): By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. EC–829. A communication from the Pro- S. 400. A bill to lift the trade embargo on WARNER, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BINGA- gram Analyst of the Federal Aviation Ad- Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Com- MAN, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. AKAKA): ministration, Department of Transportation, mittee on Finance. S. Con. Res. 17. A concurrent resolution ex- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. ROB- pressing the sense of Congress that there a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives: ERTS, and Mrs. LINCOLN): should continue to be parity between the ad- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc Models 214B and S. 401. A bill to normalize trade relations justments in the compensation of members 214B–1; Request for Comments’’ ((RIN2120– with Cuba, and for other purposes; to the of the uniformed services and the adjust- AA64)(2001–0139)) received on February 15, Committee on Finance. ments in the compensation of civilian em- 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. ROB- ployees of the United States; to the Com- Science, and Transportation. ERTS, and Mrs. LINCOLN): mittee on Governmental Affairs. f S. 402. A bill to make an exception to the By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. United States embargo on trade with Cuba CHAFEE): INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND for the export of agricultural commodities, S. Con. Res. 18. A concurrent resolution JOINT RESOLUTIONS medicines, medical supplies, medical instru- recognizing the achievements and contribu- The following bills and joint resolu- ments, or medical equipment, and for other tions of the Peace Corps over the past 40 tions were introduced, read the first purposes; to the Committee on Finance. years, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations. and second times by unanimous con- By Mr. COCHRAN: S. 403. A bill to improve the National Writ- f sent, and referred as indicated: ing Project; to the Committee on Health, By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Education, Labor, and Pensions. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS WARNER, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. By Mr. MCCAIN: S. 27 CAMPBELL): S. 404. A bill to provide for the technical At the request of Mr. FEINGOLD, the S. 392. A bill to grant a Federal Charter to integrity of the FM radio band, and for other names of the Senator from Georgia Korean War Veterans Association, Incor- purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, (Mr. MILLER) and the Senator from porated, and for other purposes; to the Com- Science, and Transportation. mittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. New York (Mrs. CLINTON) were added as By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. MILLER, and Mr. cosponsors of S. 27, a bill to amend the TORRICELLI): CORZINE): Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 S. 393. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 405. A bill to amend title 38, United to provide bipartisan campaign reform. enue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable States Code, to improve outreach programs S. 88 contributions to public charities for use in carried out by the Department of Veterans medical research; to the Committee on Fi- At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Affairs to provide for more fully informing the names of the Senator from Alaska nance. veterans of benefits available to them under (Mr. STEVENS) and the Senator from By Mr. DOMENICI: laws administered by the Secretary of Vet- S. 394. A bill to make an urgent supple- erans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ New Jersey (Mr. TORRICELLI) were mental appropriation for fiscal year 2001 for Affairs. added as cosponsors of S. 88, a bill to the Department of Defense for the Defense By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. amend the Internal Revenue Code of Health Program; to the Committee on Ap- CORZINE, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. DURBIN, 1986 to provide an incentive to ensure propriations. and Mr. KENNEDY): By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. that all Americans gain timely and eq- S. 406. A bill to reduce gun trafficking by KERRY): uitable access to the Internet over cur- S. 395. A bill to ensure the independence prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns; to rent and future generations of and nonpartisan operation of the Office of the Committee on the Judiciary. broadband capability. Advocacy of the Small Business Administra- By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. HATCH): S. 104 tion; to the Committee on Small Business. At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. S. 407. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration and name of the Senator from New Jersey KERRY): S. 396. A bill to provide for national quad- protection of trademarks used in commerce, (Mr. TORRICELLI) was added as a co- rennial summits on small business and State in order to carry out provisions of certain sponsor of S. 104, a bill to require equi- summits on small business, to establish the international conventions, and for other pur- table coverage of prescription contra- White House Quadrennial Commission on poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ceptive drugs and devices, and contra- By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Small Business, and for other purposes; to ceptive services under health plans. the Committee on Small Business. FEINSTEIN): S. 131 By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. S. 408. A bill to provide emergency relief to At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the LEVIN, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. LIEBERMAN, small businesses affected by significant in- Mr. KYL, Mr. REED, Mr. VOINOVICH, creases in the price of electricity; to the name of the Senator from Delaware Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. Committee on Small Business. (Mr. BIDEN) was added as a cosponsor of DEWINE, and Mr. KOHL): f S. 131, a bill to amend title 38, United S. 397. A bill to amend the Defense Base States Code, to modify the annual de- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to au- termination of the rate of the basic SENATE RESOLUTIONS thorize additional rounds of base closures benefit of active duty educational as- and realignments under the Act in 2003 and The following concurrent resolutions sistance under the Montgomery GI 2005, to modify certain authorities relating and Senate resolutions were read, and to closures and realignments under that Act; Bill, and for other purposes. to the Committee on Armed Services. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: S. 143 By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. At the request of Mr. GRAMM, the GRASSLEY, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. LEVIN, DASCHLE): name of the Senator from Pennsyl- S. Res. 28. A resolution to authorize testi- and Mr. ROCKEFELLER): vania (Mr. SANTORUM) was added as a mony and legal representation in State of S. 398. A bill to combat international cosponsor of S. 143, a bill to amend the money laundering and to protect the United Idaho v. Fredrick Leroy Leas, Sr.; considered States financial system, and for other pur- and agreed to. Securities Act of 1933 and the Securi- poses; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. ties Exchange Act of 1934, to reduce se- ing, and Urban Affairs. HELMS): curities fees in excess of those required By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. S. Res. 29. A resolution honoring Dale to fund the operations of the Securities DODD): Earnhardt and expressing condolences of the and Exchange Commission, to adjust S. 399. A bill to provide for fire sprinkler United States Senate to his family on his compensation provisions for employees systems, or other fire suppression or preven- death; to the Committee on Commerce, of the Commission, and for other pur- tion technologies, in public and private col- Science, and Transportation. lege and university housing and dormitories, By Mr. DOMENICI: poses. including fraternity and sorority housing S. Res. 30. An original resolution author- S. 145 and dormitories; to the Committee on izing expenditures by the Committee on the At the request of Mr. THURMOND, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Budget; from the Committee on the Budget; names of the Senator from Alabama

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(Mr. SESSIONS) and the Senator from S. 280 sponsor of S. 366, a bill to amend the Texas (Mrs. HUTCHISON) were added as At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to in- cosponsors of S. 145, a bill to amend name of the Senator from North Da- crease the amount of funds available title 10, United States Code, to increase kota (Mr. DORGAN) was added as a co- for certain agricultural trade pro- to parity with other surviving spouses sponsor of S. 280, a bill to amend the grams. the basic annuity that is provided Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to S. 367 under the uniformed services Survivor require retailers of beef, lamb, pork, At the request of Mr. BOND, the name Benefit Plan for surviving spouses who and perishable agricultural commod- of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. are at least 62 years of age, and for ities to inform consumers, at the final STABENOW) was added as a cosponsor of other purposes. point of sale to consumers, of the coun- S. 367, a bill to prohibit the application S. 148 try of origin of the commodities. of certain restrictive eligibility re- At the request of Mr. CRAIG, the S. 305 quirements to foreign nongovern- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. At the request of Mr. SMITH of New mental organizations with respect to DEWINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. Hampshire, the name of the Senator the provision of assistance under part I 148, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- from Texas (Mrs. HUTCHISON) was added of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. enue Code of 1986 to expand the adop- as a cosponsor of S. 305, a bill to amend S. CON. RES. 14 tion credit, and for other purposes. title 10, United States Code, to remove At the request of Mr. CAMPBELL, the S. 164 the reduction in the amount of Sur- name of the Senator from Oklahoma vivor Benefit Plan annuities at age 62. At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. S. 316 of S. Con. Res. 14, a concurrent resolu- At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of tion recognizing the social problem of S. 164, a bill to prepare tomorrows the name of the Senator from Colorado child abuse and neglect, and supporting teachers to use technology through (Mr. ALLARD) was added as a cosponsor efforts to enhance public awareness of pre-service and in-service training, and of S. 316, a bill to provide for teacher li- it. for other purposes. ability protection. S. RES. 20 S. 321 S. 170 At the request of Mr. SPECTER, the At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. REID, the name name of the Senator from Michigan names of the Senator from Arkansas of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- (Mr. HUTCHINSON) and the Senator from BIDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. sor of S. Res. 20, a resolution desig- Washington (Ms. CANTWELL) were 170, a bill to amend title 10, United nating March 25, 2001, as ‘‘Greek Inde- added as cosponsors of S. 321, a bill to States Code, to permit retired mem- pendence Day: A National Day of Cele- amend title XIX of the Social Security bers of the Armed Forces who have a bration of Greek and American Democ- Act to provide families of disabled chil- service-connected disability to receive racy.’’ dren with the opportunity to purchase both military retired pay by reason of S. RES. 23 coverage under the medicaid program their years of military service and dis- At the request of Mr. CLELAND, the for such children, and for other pur- ability compensation from the Depart- name of the Senator from Maryland poses. ment of Veterans Affairs for their dis- (Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- ability. S. 335 sor of S. Res. 23, a resolution express- At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, S. 177 ing the sense of the Senate that the the name of the Senator from Mis- President should award the Presi- At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the sissippi (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a names of the Senator from Minnesota dential Medal of Freedom post- cosponsor of S. 335, a bill to amend the humously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays (Mr. DAYTON) and the Senator from Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- in honor of his distinguished career as Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY) were added vide an exclusion from gross income for as cosponsors of S. 177, a bill to amend an educator, civil and human rights distributions from qualified State tui- leader, and public theologian. the provisions of title 19, United States tion programs which are used to pay Code, relating to the manner in which S. RES. 24 education expenses, and for other pur- At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the pay policies and schedules and fringe poses. benefit programs for postmasters are names of the Senator from Alabama S. 345 established. (Mr. SESSIONS) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. ALLARD, the New Hampshire (Mr. SMITH) were added S. 207 names of the Senator from North Caro- as cosponsors of S. Res. 24, a resolution At the request of Mr. SMITH of New lina (Mr. EDWARDS), the Senator from honoring the contributions of Catholic Hampshire, the name of the Senator Montana (Mr. BAUCUS), and the Sen- schools. from Rhode Island (Mr. CHAFEE) was ator from Rhode Island (Mr. REED) S. RES. 25 added as a cosponsor of S. 207, a bill to were added as cosponsors of S. 345, a amend the Internal Revenue Code of At the request of Mr. CRAIG, the bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act names of the Senator from North Caro- 1986 to provide incentives to introduce to strike the limitation that permits lina (Mr. HELMS), the Senator from Ar- new technologies to reduce energy con- interstate movement of live birds, for kansas (Mrs. LINCOLN), and the Senator sumption in buildings. the purpose of fighting, to States in from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM) were added S. 277 which animal fighting is lawful. as cosponsors of S. Res. 25, a resolution At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the S. 355 designating the week beginning March name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the 18, 2001 as ‘‘National Safe Place Week.’’ (Mr. DAYTON) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. f of S. 277, a bill to amend the Fair HUTCHISON) and the Senator from Ne- Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide braska (Mr. HAGEL) were added as co- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED for an increase in the Federal min- sponsors of S. 355, a bill to require the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS imum wage. Secretary of the Treasury to mint By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, S. 278 coins in commemoration of the con- Mr. WARNER, Mrs. MURRAY, and At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the tributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Mr. CAMPBELL): name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Jr., to the United States. S. 392. A bill to grant a Federal Char- REID) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 366 ter to Korean War Veterans Associa- 278, a bill to restore health care cov- At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the tion, Incorporated, and for other pur- erage to retired members of the uni- name of the Senator from California poses; to the Committee on the Judici- formed services. (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- ary.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, ther its charitable and benevolent ‘‘(4) aiding needy members of the corpora- today I am introducing legislation to- causes. Specifically, it will afford the tion, their wives and children, and the wid- gether with Senators WARNER, CAMP- Korean War Veterans’ Association the ows and children of persons who were members of the corporation at the time of their BELL, and MURRAY, which would grant same status as other major veterans death. a Federal Charter to the Korean War organizations and allow it to partici- Veterans Association, Incorporated. pate as part of select committees with ‘‘§ 120103. Membership This legislation recognizes and honors other congressionally chartered vet- ‘‘Eligibility for membership in the cor- the 5.7 million Americans who fought erans and military groups. A Federal poration, and the rights and privileges of members of the corporation, are as provided and served during the Korean War for charter will also accelerate the Asso- in the bylaws of the corporation. their struggles and sacrifices on behalf ciation’s ‘‘accreditation’’ with the De- ‘‘§ 120104. Governing body of freedom and the principles and partment of Veterans Affairs which ideals of our nation. will enable its members to assist in ‘‘(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The board of di- The year 2000 marked the 50th Anni- rectors of the corporation, and the respon- processing veterans’ claims. sibilities of the board of directors, are as pro- versary of the Korean War. In June 1950 The Korean War Veterans have asked vided in the articles of incorporation of the when the North Korea People’s Army for very little in return for their serv- corporation. swept across the 38th Parallel to oc- ice and sacrifice. I urge my colleagues ‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—The officers of the corpora- cupy Seoul, South Korea, members of to join me in supporting this legislation, and the election of the officers of the our Armed Forces—including many tion and ask that the text of the meas- corporation, are as provided in the articles of from the State of Maryland—imme- ure be printed in the RECORD imme- incorporation. diately answered the call of the U.N. to diately following my comments. ‘‘§ 120105. Powers repel this forceful invasion. Without There being no objection, the bill was ‘‘The corporation has only the powers pro- hesitation, these soldiers traveled to ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as vided in its bylaws and articles of incorpora- an unfamiliar corner of the world to follows: tion filed in each State in which it is incorporated. join an unprecedented multinational S. 392 ‘‘§ 120106. Restrictions force comprised of 22 countries and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- risked their lives to protect freedom. resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corpora- The Americans who led this inter- Congress assembled, tion may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. national effort were true patriots who SECTION 1. GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER TO fought with remarkable courage. KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIA- ‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The corpora- In battles such as Pork Chop Hill, the TION, INCORPORATED. tion, or a director or officer of the corpora- (a) GRANT OF CHARTER.—Part B of subtitle tion as such, may not contribute to, support, Inchon Landing and the frozen Chosin or participate in any political activity or in Reservoir, which was fought in tem- II of title 36, United States Code, is amended— any manner attempt to influence legislation. peratures as low as fifty-seven degrees (1) by striking the following: ‘‘(c) LOAN.—The corporation may not make below zero, they faced some of the a loan to a director, officer, or employee of ‘‘CHAPTER 1201—[RESERVED]’’; and most brutal combat in history. By the the corporation. time the fighting had ended, 8,176 (2) by inserting the following: ‘‘(d) CLAIM OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OR Americans were listed as missing or ‘‘CHAPTER 1201—KOREAN WAR VETERANS AUTHORITY.—The corporation may not claim prisoners of war—some of whom are ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED congressional approval, or the authority of the United States, for any of its activities. still missing—and over 36,000 Ameri- ‘‘Sec. cans had died. One hundred and thirty- ‘‘120101. Organization. ‘‘§ 120107. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status one Korean War Veterans were awarded ‘‘120102. Purposes. ‘‘120103. Membership. the nation’s highest commendation for ‘‘(a) CORPORATE STATUS.—The corporation ‘‘120104. Governing body. shall maintain its status as a corporation in- combat bravery, the Medal of Honor. ‘‘120105. Powers. corporated under the laws of the State of Ninety-four of these soldiers gave their ‘‘120106. Restrictions. New York. lives in the process. There is an engrav- ‘‘120107. Duty to maintain corporate and ‘‘(b) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The corpora- ing on the Korean War Veterans Memo- tax-exempt status. tion shall maintain its status as an organiza- rial which reflects these losses and how ‘‘120108. Records and inspection. tion exempt from taxation under the Inter- ‘‘120109. Service of process. nal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). brutal a war this was. It reads, ‘‘Free- ‘‘120110. Liability for acts of officers and dom is not Free.’’ Yet, as a Nation, we agents. ‘‘§ 120108. Records and inspection have done little more than establish ‘‘120111. Annual report. ‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The corporation shall this memorial to publicly acknowledge ‘‘§ 120101. Organization keep— the bravery of those who fought the ‘‘(1) correct and complete records of ac- ‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Korean War Vet- count; Korean War. The Korean War has been erans Association, Incorporated (in this termed by many as the ‘‘Forgotten ‘‘(2) minutes of the proceedings of its mem- chapter, the ‘corporation’), incorporated in bers, board of directors, and committees hav- War.’’ Freedom is not free. We owe our the State of New York, is a federally char- ing any of the authority of its board of direc- Korean War Veterans a debt of grati- tered corporation. tors; and ‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the cor- tude. Granting this Federal charter—at ‘‘(3) at its principal office, a record of the poration does not comply with the provisions no cost to the government—is a small names and addresses of its members entitled of this chapter, the charter granted by sub- to vote on matters relating to the corpora- expression of appreciation that we as a section (a) expires. Nation can offer to these men and tion. women, one which will enable them to ‘‘§ 120102. Purposes ‘‘(b) INSPECTION.—A member entitled to work as a unified front to ensure that ‘‘The purposes of the corporation are as vote on matters relating to the corporation, provided in its articles of incorporation and or an agent or attorney of the member, may the ‘‘Forgotten War’’ is forgotten no include— inspect the records of the corporation for more. ‘‘(1) organizing, promoting, and maintain- any proper purpose, at any reasonable time. The Korean War Veterans Associa- ing for benevolent and charitable purposes ‘‘§ 120109. Service of process tion was originally incorporated on an association of persons who have seen hon- ‘‘The corporation shall have a designated June 25, 1985. Since its first annual re- orable service in the Armed Forces during agent in the District of Columbia to receive the Korean War, and of certain other per- union and memorial service in Arling- service of process for the corporation. Notice sons; ton, Virginia, where its members de- to or service on the agent is notice to or ‘‘(2) providing a means of contact and com- cided to develop a national focus and service on the Corporation. strong commitment to service, the as- munication among members of the corporation; ‘‘§ 120110. Liability for acts of officers and sociation has grown substantially to a ‘‘(3) promoting the establishment of, and agents membership of over 17,000. A Federal establishing, war and other memorials com- ‘‘The corporation is liable for the acts of charter would allow the Association to memorative of persons who served in the its officers and agents acting within the continue and grow its mission and fur- Armed Forces during the Korean War; and scope of their authority.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2289 ‘‘§ 120111. Annual report year over five years at the same rate as that the aggregate of such contributions ‘‘The corporation shall submit an annual national income, a billion dollars more does not exceed the lesser of— report to Congress on the activities of the would be put to work to cure disease. ‘‘(I) 80 percent of the taxpayer’s contribu- corporation during the preceding fiscal year. Over the course of ten years, the num- tion base for any taxable year, or ‘‘(II) the excess of 80 percent of the tax- The report shall be submitted at the same ber jumps to $2.3 billion in new money time as the report of the audit required by payer’s contribution base for the taxable section 10101 of this title. The report may for medical research. For many re- year over the amount of charitable contribu- not be printed as a public document.’’. search efforts, that money could mean tions allowable under subparagraphs (A) and (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of the difference between finding a cure (B) (determined without regard to subpara- chapters at the beginning of subtitle II of or not finding a cure. graph (C)). title 36, United States Code, is amended by The returns from increased funding ‘‘(ii) CARRYOVER.—If the aggregate amount striking the item relating to chapter 1201 of medical research not only in eco- of contributions described in clause (i) ex- and inserting the following new item: nomic sayings to the country, but in ceeds the limitation of such clause, such excess shall be treated (in a manner consistent ‘‘1201. Korean War Veterans Associa- terms of curing disease and finding new tion, Incorporated ...... 120101’’. with the rules of subsection (d)(1)) as a med- treatments could be enormous. The ical research contribution in each of the 10 By Mr. FRIST (for himself and amount and impact of disease in this succeeding taxable years in order of time. Mr. TORRICELLI): country is staggering. Each day more ‘‘(iii) TREATMENT OF CAPITAL GAIN PROP- S. 393. A bill to amend the Internal than 1,500 Americans die of cancer. Six- ERTY.—In the case of any medical research Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage teen million people have diabetes, their contribution of capital gain property (as de- charitable contributions to public lives are shortened by an average of fif- fined in subparagraph (C)(iv)), subsection charities for use in medical research, teen years. Cardiovascular diseases (e)(1) shall apply to such contribution. ‘‘(iv) MEDICAL RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION.— to the Committee on Finance. take approximately one million Amer- For purposes of this subparagraph, the term Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I rise ican lives a year. One and a half mil- ‘medical research contribution’ means a today to introduce bipartisan legisla- lion people have Parkinson’s Disease. charitable contribution— tion, the Paul Coverdell Medical Re- Countless families suffer with the pain ‘‘(I) to an organization described in clauses search Investment Act. of a loved one who has Alzheimer’s. (ii), (iii), (v), or (vi) of subparagraph (A), and Under the current tax code, deduct- And yet these diseases go without a ‘‘(II) which is designated for the use of con- ible charitable cash gifts to support cure. We must work towards the day ducting medical research. medical research are limited to 50% of when they are cured, prevented, or ‘‘(v) MEDICAL RESEARCH.—For purposes of an individual’s adjusted gross income. this subparagraph, the term ‘medical re- eliminated—just like polio and small- search’ has the meaning given such term This bill would simply increase the de- pox were years ago. under the regulations promulgated under ductibility of cash gifts for medical re- Increased funding of medical re- subparagraph (A)(ii), as in effect on the date search to 80 percent of an individual’s search by the private sector is needed of the enactment of this subparagraph.’’. adjusted gross income. For those indi- to save and improve American lives. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— viduals who are willing and able to give New discoveries in science and tech- (1) Section 170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Rev- more than 80 percent of their income, nology are creating even greater oppor- enue Code of 1986 is amended in the matter the bill also extends the period an indi- tunities than in the past for large re- preceding clause (i) by inserting ‘‘(other than vidual can carry the deduction forward turns from money invested in medical a medical research contribution)’’ after ‘‘contribution’’. for excess charitable gifts from five research. The mapping of the human (2) Section 170(b)(1)(B) of such Code is years to ten years. genome is but one example. Dr. Abra- amended by inserting ‘‘or a medical research In what is perhaps the most impor- ham Lieberman, a neurologist at the contribution’’ after ‘‘applies’’. tant change for today’s economy, the National Parkinson’s Foundation, was (3) Section 170(b)(1)(C)(i) of such Code is bill allows taxpayers to donate stock quoted in Newsweek as saying that the amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and without being penalized for it. Ameri- medical research community today is inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (G)’’. cans regularly donate stock acquired ‘‘standing at the same threshold that (4) Section 170(b)(1)(D)(i) of such Code is through a stock option plan to their fa- we reached with infectious disease 100 amended— vorite charity. And often they make (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), years ago.’’ by inserting ‘‘or a medical research contribu- the donation within a year of exer- The Paul Coverdell MRI Act encour- tion’’ after ‘‘applies’’, and cising their stock options. But current ages the financial gifts that will enable (B) in the second sentence, by inserting law penalizes these donations by taxing that threshold to be overcome. I hope ‘‘(other than medical research contribu- them as ordinary income or as capital you will join me in supporting it. tions)’’ before the period. gain. These taxes can run as high as 40 Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- (5) Section 545(b)(2) of such Code is amend- percent, which acts as a disincentive to sent that the text of the bill be printed ed by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), contribute to charities. How absurd in the RECORD. and (G)’’. that someone who donates $1,000 to a There being no objection, the bill was (6) Section 556(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as charity has to sell $1,400 of stock to and (G)’’. pay for it. The person could wait a year follows: (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments and give the stock then, but why delay S. 393 made by this section shall apply— the contribution when that money can Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (1) to contributions made in taxable years be put to work curing disease today. resentatives of the United States of America in beginning after December 31, 2001, and The Paul Coverdell MRI Act is pre- Congress assembled, (2) to contributions made on or before De- mised on a simple truth: people should SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. cember 31, 2001, but only to the extent that a deduction would be allowed under section not be penalized for helping others. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paul Cover- dell Medical Research Investment Act of 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, relying on taxable years beginning after December 31, IRS data and studies of charitable giv- 2001’’. SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON CHARI- 2000, had section 170(b)(1)(G) of such Code (as ing, conducted a study on the effects of TABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBU- added by this section) applied to such con- the Paul Coverdell MRI Act. It con- TIONS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH. tributions when made. cluded that if the proposal were in ef- (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INCENTIVE fect last year there would have been a 170(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 STOCK OPTIONS. 4.0 percent to 4.5 percent increase in in- (relating to percentage limitations) is (a) AMT ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 56(b)(3) of dividual giving in 2000. This amounts amended by adding at the end the following the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to $180.4 million additional dollars in new subparagraph: to treatment of incentive stock options) is ‘‘(G) SPECIAL LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO amended— charitable donations for medical re- CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEDICAL RE- (1) by striking ‘‘Section 421’’ and inserting search dollars that would result in tan- SEARCH.— the following: gible health benefits to all Americans. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any medical research ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in If the additional giving grew every contribution shall be allowed to the extent subparagraph (B), section 421’’, and

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.000 S27FE1 2290 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 (2) by adding at the end the following new budgeting practices of the past have inflation for the next ten years. While subparagraph: had a major negative impact on mili- I have every expectation that Presi- ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL RE- tary service men and women, military dent Bush and Secretary of Defense SEARCH STOCK.— retirees, and the dependents of both. Rumsfeld will address this under- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—This paragraph shall not apply in the case of a medical research stock When military medical personnel and funding in the 2002 budget, I am adding transfer. civilian providers do not know if or these amounts, totaling $18 billion over ‘‘(ii) MEDICAL RESEARCH STOCK TRANSFER.— when they will receive full funding, ap- 10 years, just in case their review of For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘medical pointments for healthcare can be com- the defense budget has not yet ad- research stock transfer’ means a transfer— plicated, and the services rendered can dressed the unacceptable budgeting ‘‘(I) of stock which is traded on an estab- be delayed or degraded. A system that practices of the past. lished securities market, many already find troublesome can be- In its current estimates, the Congres- (II) of stock which is acquired pursuant to come exasperating. sional Budget Office has not included the exercise of an incentive stock option within the same taxable year as such trans- This problem is not small; it directly additional discretionary spending in its fer occurs, and affects an active beneficiary popu- ‘‘baseline’’ for the ‘‘Tricare for Life’’ ‘‘(III) which is a medical research contribu- lation of almost six million, including program. The technical reasons for this tion (as defined in section 170(b)(1)(G)(iv)).’’. 1.5 million active duty servicemen and are esoteric, but the money is substan- (b) NONRECOGNITION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVE women, 1 million retirees, and 3.3 fam- tial, $9.8 billion over 10 years. If this STOCK OPTIONS.—Section 422(c) of the Inter- ily dependents. money were not also added now, we nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special For several years the problem has would just be engaging in another form rules) is amended by adding at the end the been growing, from approximately $240 of underfunding. following new paragraph: million in 1994 to as much as $1.3 bil- ‘‘(8) MEDICAL RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS.— Congress and the executive branch For purposes of this section and section 421, lion in fiscal year 2000. Coincident with have made various promises to both ac- the transfer of a share of stock which is a the enactment of ‘‘Tricare for Life’’ tive duty and retired military per- medical research stock transfer (as defined and other new health care benefits in sonnel for their healthcare and the in section 56(b)(3)(B)) shall be treated as the Defense Authorization Act for 2001, healthcare of their dependents. It is meeting the requirements of subsection the problem has remained at this all unacceptable to make these promises (a)(1).’’. time high level and is currently esti- but not to include in the budget the (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments mated to be $1.2 billion for 2001. Some made by this section shall apply to transfers money required to make good on them. of stock made after the date of the enact- predict it may ultimately be $1.4 bil- The steps I am taking today are the ment of this Act. lion before the year is over. first steps toward making that happen. President Bush has already pledged By Mr. DOMENICI: that he will fully fund Tricare costs in By Mr. BOND (for himself and S. 394. A bill to make an urgent sup- 2002 at an estimated $3.9 billion, and I Mr. KERRY): plemental appropriation for fiscal year have every expectation that with the S. 395. A bill to ensure the independ- 2001 for the Department of Defense for proper advice he will also fully fund all ence and nonpartisan operation of the the Defense Health Program; to the 2002 Defense Health Program costs. Office of Advocacy of the Small Busi- Committee on Appropriations. However, the earlier 2001 funding gap ness Administration; to the Committee Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, as remains, and I believe Congress can on Small Business. many Senators know, there has been a and should act as promptly as possible Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise in major problem in funding for health to fully fund all known costs. support of the Independent Office of care for military families and military Accordingly, I am introducing legis- Advocacy Act of 2001. This bill is de- retirees since 1993. Budgets for the De- lation to provide a supplemental appro- signed to build on the success achieved fense Health Program have been sub- priation of the currently estimated $1.2 by the Office of Advocacy over the past mitted to Congress without requesting billion for the Defense Health Program 24 years. It is intended to strengthen enough spending to cover all known for 2001. that foundation to make the Office of medical and health care expenses. Because the money is needed on an Advocacy a stronger, more effective This problem has been recurring year urgent basis, I will discuss how we can advocate for all small businesses after year because budget officials in address this matter with the Chairman throughout the United States. This bill the Department of Defense had been of the Senate Appropriations Com- was approved unanimously by the Sen- ‘‘low balling’’ their predictions of infla- mittee when he convenes a meeting of ate during the 106th Congress; however, tion in DoD’s Defense Health Program; the Defense Subcommittee on Feb- it was not taken up in the House of they have projected medical inflation ruary 28 to conduct hearings on the Representatives prior to the adjourn- at or below the overall economy’s rate. Military Health System. I fully expect ment last month. It is my under- Meanwhile, medical care costs have that we will act as promptly as pos- standing the House Committee on grown well above the national inflation sible and in time to address real needs. Small Business under its new chair- rate. I am also announcing four specific man, DON MANZULLO, is likely to act on Since 1996 DoD has projected an aver- recommendations for the Defense similar legislation this year. age annual inflation rate of 1.8 percent Health Program I will make as Chair- The Office of Advocacy is a unique of- in the Defense Health Program, but the man of the Senate Budget Committee fice within the Federal Government. It actual average rate over that time pe- for the 2002 congressional budget reso- is part of the Small Business Adminis- riod is 4.9 percent. lution: tration, SBA/Agency, and its director, Just last year, DoD predicted 2.1 per- Sufficient budget authority and out- the Chief Counsel for Advocacy, is cent inflation for the Defense Health lays to enable the enactment of the nominated by the President and con- Program in 2001; experts are predicting 2001 appropriations legislation I am in- firmed by the Senate. At the same the rate to be 7.9 percent. troducing today. time, the Office is also intended to be This unacceptable budgeting practice An additional $1.4 billion in fiscal the independent voice for small busi- has resulted in expenses being incurred year 2002 to accommodate actual infla- ness within the Federal Government. It but no funds to pay the bills. Congress tion in DoD health care, rather than is supposed to develop proposals for has responded by funding these gaps the unrealistic under-estimate left by changing government policies to help with additional spending, usually in the officials of the outgoing Adminis- small businesses, and it is supposed to emergency supplemental appropria- tration. represent the views and interests of tions bills. To accommodate future inflation, the small businesses before other Federal While we have addressed the problem budget resolution will also provide the agencies. when we ultimately learn the size of requisite amounts of budget authority As the director of the Office of Advo- the funding gap, the inappropriate and outlays to accommodate 5 percent cacy, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2291 has a dual responsibility. On the one voice for small business. While I the political intrusion into the man- hand, he is the independent watchdog strongly believe that the Office of Ad- agement of day-to-day operations of for small business. On the other hand, vocacy and the Chief Counsel should be the Office of Advocacy. The bill would he is also a part of the President’s ad- independent and free to advocate or require that the SBA’s budget include ministration. As you can imagine, support positions that might be con- a separate account for the Office of Ad- those are sometimes difficult roles to trary to the administration’s policies, I vocacy. No longer would its funds come play simultaneously. have come to find that the Office has from the general operating account of The Independent Office of Advocacy not been as independent as necessary the Agency. The separate account Act of 2001 would make the Office of to do the job for small business. would also provide for the number of Advocacy and the Chief Counsel for Ad- For example, funding for the Office of full-time employees who would work vocacy a fully independent advocate Advocacy comes from the salaries and within the Office of Advocacy. No within the executive branch acting on expense account of the SBA’s budget. longer would the Chief Counsel for Ad- behalf of the small business commu- Staffing is allocated by the SBA Ad- vocacy have to seek approval from the nity. The bill would establish a clear ministrator to the Office of Advocacy SBA Administrator to hire staff for the mandate that the Office of Advocacy from the overall staff allocation for the Office of Advocacy. will fight on behalf of small businesses Agency. In 1990, there were 70 full-time The bill would also continue the regardless of the position taken on employees working on behalf of small practice of allowing the Chief Counsel critical issues by the President and his businesses in the Office of Advocacy. to hire individuals critical to the mis- administration. Today’s allocation of staff is 49, and sion of the Office of Advocacy without The Independent Office of Advocacy fewer are actually on-board as the re- going through the normal competitive Act of 2001 would direct the Chief sult of the longstanding hiring freeze procedures directed by federal law and Counsel to submit an annual report on at the SBA. The independence of the the Office of Personnel Management, Federal agency compliance with the Office is diminished when the Office of (OPM). I believe this special hiring au- Regulatory Flexibility Act to the Advocacy staff is reduced to allow for thority, which is limited only to em- increased staffing for new programs President and the Senate and House ployees within the Office of Advocacy, and additional initiatives in other Committees on Small Business. The is beneficial because it allows the Chief areas of SBA, at the discretion of the Reg Flex Act is a very important weap- Council to hire quickly those persons Administrator. on in the war against the over-regula- who can best asset the Office in re- tion of small businesses. When the Sen- In addition, the General Accounting Office, GAO, undertook a report for me sponding to changing issues and prob- ate first debated this bill in the 106th lems confronting small businesses. Congress, I offered an amendment at on personnel practices at the SBA, GAO/GGD–99–68. I was alarmed by the Mr. President, the Independent Office the request of Senator FRED THOMPSON, GAO’s finding that during the past of Advocacy Act is a sound bill. It is chairman of the Government Affairs eight years, the Assistant Advocates the product of a great deal of thought- Committee, that would direct the Chief and Regional Advocates hired by the ful, objective review and consideration Counsel for Advocacy to send a copy of Office of Advocacy shared many of the by me, the staff of the Committee on the report to the Senate Government attributes of schedule C political ap- Small Business, representatives of the Affairs Committee. In addition, my pointees. In fact Regional Advocates small business community, former amendment also required that copies of are frequently cleared by the White Chief Counsels for Advocacy and oth- the report be sent to the House Com- House personnel office—the same pro- ers. These individuals have also de- mittee on Government Reform and the cedure followed for approving Schedule voted much time and effort in actively House and Senate Committees on the C political appointees. participating in a committee round- Judiciary. I believe these changes The facts discussed in the GAO re- table discussion on the Office of Advo- make good sense for each of the com- port cast the Office of Advocacy in a cacy, which my committee held on mittees to receive this report on Reg whole new light. The report raised April 21, 1999. As I stated earlier, the Flex compliance, and I have included questions, concerns and suspicions re- Committee on Small Business approved them in the version of the bill being in- garding the independence of the Office this bill by a unanimous 17–0 vote, and troduced and debated today. of Advocacy. Has there been a time it was later approved unanimously by The Office of Advocacy as envisioned when the Office did not pursue a mat- the Senate. I urge each of my col- by the Independent Office of Advocacy ter as vigorously as it might have were leagues to review this legislation close- Act 2001 would be unique within the ex- it not for direct or indirect political in- ly. ecutive branch. The Chief Counsel for fluence? Prior to receipt of the GAO I ask unanimous consent that the Advocacy would be a wide-ranging ad- Report, my response was a resounding text of the bill be printed in the vocate, who would be free to take posi- ‘‘No.’’ But since receipt of the GAO re- RECORD. tions contrary to the administration’s port, a question mark arises. There being no objection, the bill was policies and to advocate change in gov- Let me take a moment and note that ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as ernment programs and attitudes as I will be unrelenting in my efforts to follows: they impact small businesses. During insure the complete independence of S. 395 its consideration of the bill in 1999, the the Office of Advocacy in all matters, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Committee on Small Business adopted at all times, for the continued benefit resentatives of the United States of America in unanimously an amendment I offered, of all small businesses. However, so Congress assembled, which was cosponsored by Senator long as the administration controls the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. JOHN KERRY, the committee’s ranking budget allocated to the Office of Advo- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Independent Democrat, to require the Chief Counsel cacy and controls who is hired, the Office of Advocacy Act of 2001’’. to be appointed ‘‘from civilian life.’’ independence of the Office may be in SEC. 2. FINDINGS. This qualification is intended to em- jeopardy. We must correct this situa- The Congress finds that— phasize that the person nominated to tion, and the sooner we do it, the bet- (1) excessive regulations continue to bur- serve in this important role should ter it will be for the small business den United States small businesses; have a strong small business back- community. As our government is (2) Federal agencies are reluctant to com- ground. changing over to President Bush’s ad- ply with the requirements of chapter 6 of In 1976, Congress established the Of- ministration, this would be a oppor- title 5, United States Code, and continue to fice of Advocacy in the SBA to be the propose regulations that impose dispropor- tune time to establish, once and for all, tionate burdens on small businesses; eyes, ears and voice for small business the actual independence of the Office of (3) the Office of Advocacy of the Small within the Federal Government. Over Advocacy. Business Administration (referred to in this time, it has been assumed that the Of- The Independent Office of Advocacy Act as the ‘‘Office’’) is an effective advocate fice of Advocacy is the ‘‘independent’’ Act of 2001 builds a firewall to prevent for small businesses that can help to ensure

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 that agencies are responsive to small busi- gard to political affiliation and solely on the ‘‘(B) to ascertain any common reasons for nesses and that agencies comply with their ground of fitness to perform the duties of the small business successes and failures; statutory obligations under chapter 6 of title office. ‘‘(10) to determine the desirability of devel- 5, United States Code, and under the Small ‘‘(2) EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION.—The indi- oping a set of rational, objective criteria to Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness vidual appointed to the office of Chief Coun- be used to define small business, and to de- Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–121; 106 Stat. 4249 sel may not serve as an officer or employee velop such criteria, if appropriate; et seq.); of the Administration during the 5-year pe- ‘‘(11) make recommendations and submit (4) the independence of the Office is essen- riod preceding the date of appointment. reports to the Chairmen and Ranking Mem- tial to ensure that it can serve as an effec- ‘‘(3) REMOVAL.—The Chief Counsel may be bers of the Committees on Small Business of tive advocate for small businesses without removed from office by the President, and the Senate and the House of Representatives being restricted by the views or policies of the President shall notify the Congress of and the Administrator with respect to issues the Small Business Administration or any any such removal not later than 30 days be- and regulations affecting small business con- other executive branch agency; fore the date of the removal, except that 30- cerns and the necessity for corrective action (5) the Office needs sufficient resources to day prior notice shall not be required in the by the Administrator, any Federal depart- conduct the research required to assess effec- case of misconduct, neglect of duty, malfea- ment or agency, or the Congress; and tively the impact of regulations on small sance, or if there is reasonable cause to be- ‘‘(12) evaluate the efforts of each depart- businesses; and lieve that the Chief Counsel has committed a ment and agency of the United States, and of (6) the research, information, and expertise crime for which a sentence of imprisonment private industry, to assist small business of the Office make it a valuable adviser to can be imposed. concerns owned and controlled by veterans, Congress as well as the executive branch ‘‘(c) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—The Office as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Busi- agencies with which the Office works on be- shall— ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), and small business half of small businesses. ‘‘(1) examine the role of small business concerns owned and controlled by service- SEC. 3. PURPOSES. concerns in the economy of the United disabled veterans, as defined in such section The purposes of this Act are— States and the contribution that small busi- 3(q), and to provide statistical information (1) to ensure that the Office has the statu- ness concerns can make in improving com- on the utilization of such programs by such tory independence and adequate financial re- petition, encouraging economic and social small business concerns, and to make appro- sources to advocate for and on behalf of mobility for all citizens, restraining infla- priate recommendations to the Adminis- small business; tion, spurring production, expanding employ- trator and to the Congress in order to pro- (2) to require that the Office report to the ment opportunities, increasing productivity, mote the establishment and growth of those Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Com- promoting exports, stimulating innovation small business concerns. mittees on Small Business of the Senate and and entrepreneurship, and providing the ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—The Office the House of Representatives and the Admin- means by which new and untested products shall, on a continuing basis— istrator of the Small Business Administra- and services can be brought to the market- ‘‘(1) serve as a focal point for the receipt of tion in order to keep them fully and cur- place; complaints, criticisms, and suggestions con- rently informed about issues and regulations ‘‘(2) assess the effectiveness of Federal sub- cerning the policies and activities of the Ad- affecting small businesses and the necessity sidy and assistance programs for small busi- ministration and any other department or for corrective action by the regulatory agen- ness concerns and the desirability of reduc- agency of the Federal Government that af- cy or the Congress; ing the emphasis on those programs and in- fects small business concerns; (3) to provide a separate authorization for creasing the emphasis on general assistance ‘‘(2) counsel small business concerns on the appropriations for the Office; programs designed to benefit all small busi- means by which to resolve questions and (4) to authorize the Office to report to the ness concerns; problems concerning the relationship be- President and to the Congress regarding ‘‘(3) measure the direct costs and other ef- tween small business and the Federal Gov- agency compliance with chapter 6 of title 5, fects of government regulation of small busi- ernment; United States Code; and ness concerns, and make legislative, regu- ‘‘(3) develop proposals for changes in the (5) to enhance the role of the Office pursu- latory, and nonlegislative proposals for policies and activities of any agency of the ant to chapter 6 of title 5, United States eliminating the excessive or unnecessary Federal Government that will better fulfill Code. regulation of small business concerns; the purposes of this title and communicate such proposals to the appropriate Federal SEC. 4. OFFICE OF ADVOCACY. ‘‘(4) determine the impact of the tax structure on small business concerns and make agencies; (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of Public Law 94– legislative, regulatory, and other proposals ‘‘(4) represent the views and interests of 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) is amended by for altering the tax structure to enable all small business concerns before other Federal striking sections 201 through 203 and insert- small business concerns to realize their po- agencies whose policies and activities may ing the following: tential for contributing to the improvement affect small business; ‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. of the Nation’s economic well-being; ‘‘(5) enlist the cooperation and assistance ‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Office of ‘‘(5) study the ability of financial markets of public and private agencies, businesses, Advocacy Act’. and institutions to meet small business cred- and other organizations in disseminating in- ‘‘SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. it needs and determine the impact of govern- formation about the programs and services ‘‘In this title— ment demands on credit for small business provided by the Federal Government that ‘‘(1) the term ‘Administration’ means the concerns; are of benefit to small business concerns, and Small Business Administration; ‘‘(6) determine financial resource avail- information on the means by which small ‘‘(2) the term ‘Administrator’ means the ability and recommend, with respect to business concerns can participate in or make Administrator of the Small Business Admin- small business concerns, methods for— use of such programs and services; and istration; ‘‘(A) delivery of financial assistance to mi- ‘‘(6) carry out the responsibilities of the ‘‘(3) the term ‘Chief Counsel’ means the nority and women-owned enterprises, includ- Office under chapter 6 of title 5, United Chief Counsel for Advocacy appointed under ing methods for securing equity capital; States Code. section 203; and ‘‘(B) generating markets for goods and ‘‘(e) OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUP- ‘‘(4) the term ‘Office’ means the Office of services; PORT.—The Administrator shall provide the Advocacy established under section 203. ‘‘(C) providing effective business edu- Office with appropriate and adequate office ‘‘SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ADVO- cation, more effective management and tech- space at central and field office locations of CACY. nical assistance, and training; and the Administration, together with such ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— ‘‘(D) assistance in complying with Federal, equipment, office supplies, and communica- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in State, and local laws; tions facilities and services as may be nec- the Administration an Office of Advocacy. ‘‘(7) evaluate the efforts of Federal agen- essary for the operation of such offices, and ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION REQUESTS.—Each ap- cies and the private sector to assist minority shall provide necessary maintenance services propriation request prepared and submitted and women-owned small business concerns; for such offices and the equipment and facili- by the Administration under section 1108 of ‘‘(8) make such recommendations as may ties located therein.’’. title 31, United States Code, shall include a be appropriate to assist the development and (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Title II of Pub- separate request relating to the Office. strengthening of minority, women-owned, lic Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) is ‘‘(b) CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADVOCACY.— and other small business concerns; amended by striking section 206 and insert- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The management of the ‘‘(9) recommend specific measures for cre- ing the following: Office shall be vested in a Chief Counsel for ating an environment in which all businesses ‘‘SEC. 206. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. Advocacy, who shall be appointed from civil- will have the opportunity— ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less than an- ian life by the President, by and with the ad- ‘‘(A) to compete effectively and expand to nually, the Chief Counsel shall submit to the vice and consent of the Senate, without re- their full potential; and President and to the Committees on Small

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2293 Business of the Senate and the House of Rep- not have served in the Administration Mr. President, small businesses re- resentatives, the Committee on Govern- for a period of 5 years prior to the date main the backbone of the U.S. econ- mental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee of appointment. omy, accounting for 99 percent of all on Government Reform of the House of Rep- The legislation also makes women- employers, providing 75 percent of all resentatives, and the Committees on the Ju- owned businesses an equal priority of diciary of the Senate and the House of Rep- net new jobs, and accounting for 51 per- resentatives a report on agency compliance the Office of Advocacy by adding cent of private-sector output. In fact, with chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code. women-owned business to the primary and this may surprise some of my col- ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—In addition to functions of the Office of Advocacy, leagues, small businesses employ 38 the reports required under subsection (a) of wherever minority owned business ap- percent of high-tech workers, an in- this section and section 203(c)(11), the Chief pears. It also adds new reporting re- creasingly important sector in our Counsel may prepare and publish such requirements and additional functions to economy. ports as the Chief Counsel determines to be the Office of Advocacy with regard to Small businesses have also taken the appropriate. enforcement of the Small Business lead in moving people from welfare to ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—No report under this Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, title shall be submitted to the Office of Man- work and an increasing number of agement and Budget or to any other depart- SBREFA. The provisions regarding women and minorities are turning to ment or agency of the Federal Government SBREFA are already a part of existing small business ownership as a means to for any purpose before submission of the re- law in Chapter 6 Title 5 of US Code, gain economic self-sufficiency. Put port to the President and to the Congress.’’. and will now, rightly, be added to the simply, small businesses represent (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— statute establishing the Office of Advo- what is best in the United States econ- Title II of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et cacy. omy, providing innovation, competi- seq.) is amended by striking section 207 and But at its heart, this legislation will inserting the following: tion and entrepreneurship. allow the Office of Advocacy to better Their interests are vast, their activi- ‘‘SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. represent small business interests be- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to ties divergent, and the difficulties they fore Congress, Federal agencies, and face to stay in business are numerous. be appropriated to the Office to carry out the Federal Government without fear this title such sums as may be necessary for To provide the necessary support to each fiscal year. of reprisal for disagreeing with the po- help them, SBA’s Office of Advocacy ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any amount appro- sition of the current Administration. needs our support. For those of my colleagues without priated under subsection (a) shall remain The responsibility and authority an intimate knowledge of the impor- available, without fiscal year limitation, given the Office of Advocacy and the until expended.’’. tant role the Office of Advocacy and its Chief Counsel are crucial to their abil- (d) INCUMBENT CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADVO- Chief Counsel play in protecting and ity to be an effective independent voice CACY.—The individual serving as the Chief promoting America’s small businesses, Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business I will briefly elaborate its important in the Federal Government for small Administration on the date of enactment of functions and achievements. From businesses. When the Senate Com- this Act shall continue to serve in that posi- studying the role of small business in mittee on Small Business held a tion after such date in accordance with sec- Roundtable meeting about the Office of tion 203 of the Office of Advocacy Act, as the U.S. economy, to promoting small business exports, to lightening the reg- Advocacy with small business concerns amended by this section. on April 21, 1999, every person in the Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I am ulatory burden of small businesses through the Regulatory Flexibility Act room was concerned about the present pleased to join with my friend and col- and future state of affairs for the Office league, Chairman of the Senate Com- (RFA) and the Small Business Regu- latory Enforcement Fairness Act, of Advocacy. These small businesses mittee on Small Business, KIT BOND, in asked us to do everything we could to introducing the ‘‘Independent Office of SBREFA, the Office of Advocacy has a wide scope of authority and responsi- protect and strengthen this important Advocacy Act.’’ This legislation will bility. office. I believe this legislation accom- help ensure the Small Business Admin- The U.S. Congress created the Office plishes this important goal. istration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy of Advocacy, headed by a Chief Counsel I have always been a strong sup- has the necessary autonomy to remain to be appointed by the President from porter of the Office of Advocacy and I an independent voice for America’s the private sector and confirmed by the am pleased to join with Chairman BOND small businesses. I would like to thank Senate, in June of 1976. The rationale in introducing this legislation, which the Chairman and his staff for working was to give small businesses a louder will ensure that it remains an inde- with me and my staff to make the nec- voice in the councils of government. pendent and effective voice rep- essary changes to this legislation to Each year, the Office of Advocacy resenting America’s small businesses. garner bipartisan support. works to facilitate meetings for small This legislation is similar to a bill business people with congressional By Mr. BOND (for himself and introduced by Chairman BOND, which I staff and executive branch officials, Mr. KERRY): supported, during the 106th Congress. and convenes ad hoc issue-specific S. 396. A bill to provide for national While this legislation received strong meetings to discuss small business con- quadrennial summits on small business support in the Senate Committee on cerns. It has published numerous re- and State summits on small business, Small Business and on the floor of the ports, compiled vast amounts of data to establish the White House Quadren- Senate, the House did not take any ac- and successfully lightened the regu- nial Commission on Small Business, tion. I am hopeful that this legislation latory burden on America’s small busi- and for other purposes; to the Com- will be enacted during the 107th Con- nesses. In the area of contracting, the mittee on Small Business. gress. Office of Advocacy developed PRO- Mr. BOND. Mr. President, it is with The Independent Office of Advocacy Net, a database of small businesses great pleasure that I am introducing Act rewrites the law that created the used by contracting officers to find the White House Quadrennial Small Small Business Administration’s Office small businesses interested in selling Business Summit Act of 2001. This bill of Advocacy to allow for increased au- to the Federal government. is designed to create a permanent inde- tonomy. It reaffirms the Office’s statu- The U.S. Congress, the Administra- pendent commission that will carry-on tory and financial independence by pre- tion and of course, small businesses, the extraordinary work that has been venting the President from firing the have all benefitted from the work of accomplished by three White House advocate without 30 days prior notice the Office of Advocacy. For example, Conferences on Small Business. The to Congress and by creating a separate between 1998 and 2000, regulatory Small Business Commission will direct authorization for the Office from that changes supported by the Office of Ad- national and state Small business sum- of SBA’s. It also states that the Chief vocacy saved small businesses around mits, and small business delegates Counsel shall be appointed without re- $20 billion in annual and one-time com- from every state will attend the sum- gard to political affiliation, and shall pliance costs. mits.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2294 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Last year, representatives of small will be made up of 8 small business advocacy from the SBA. The Chief Coun- businesses and organizers of prior vocates and the Small Business Admin- sel and the Office of Advocacy will White House Conferences on Small istration’s Chief Counsel for Advocacy. serve as a major resource to the Small Business worked closely with the Com- Every four years, during the first year Business Commission, and in turn, to mittee on Small Business to develop following a presidential election, the the small business delegates, by pro- legislation similar to the bill I am in- President will name four National viding them with both substantive troducing today. The bill passed the Commissioners. In the U.S. Senate and background information and other ad- Senate last year as part of the Small the House of Representatives, the Ma- ministrative materials in support of Business Reauthorization Act of 2000, jority Leader and Minority Leader of the State and National Summits. S. 3121; however, it was dropped in Con- each body will each name one National Mr. President, small businesses gen- ference. Commissioner. erally do not have the resources to For the past 15 years, small busi- Widespread participation from small maintain full time representatives to nesses have been the fastest growing businesses in each state will contribute lobby our Federal government. They sector of the U.S. economy. When large to the work leading up to the national are too busy running their businesses businesses were restructuring and lay- Small Business Summit. Under the to devote much attention to educating ing off significant numbers of workers, bill, the Small Business Summit will government officials as to what is small businesses not only filled the take place one year after the Quadren- going well, what is going poorly, and gap, but their growth actually caused a nial Commissioners are appointed. The what needs improvement for the small net increase in new jobs. Today, small first act of the Commissioners will be business community. The White House businesses employ over one-half of all to request that each Governor and each Quadrennial Small Business Summit workers in the United States, and they U.S. Senator name a small business will give small businesses an oppor- generate nearly 55 percent of the gross delegate and alternate delegate from tunity every four years to make its domestic product. Were it not for small their respective states to the National mark on the Congress and the Execu- businesses, our country could not have Convention. Each U.S. Representative tive Branch. I urge each of my col- experienced the sustained economic up- will be asked to name a small business leagues to review their proposal, and I surge that has been ongoing since 1992. delegate and alternative from his or hope they will agree to join me as co- Because small businesses play such a her Congressional district. And the sponsors of the ‘‘White House Quadren- significant role in our economy, in President will name a delegate and al- nial Small Busines Summit Act of both rural towns and bustling inner ternate from each state. 2001.’’ cities, I believe it is important that the The delegates to the Small Business I ask unanimous consent that the Federal government sponsor a national Summit must be owners or officers of text of the bill be printed in the conference every four years to high- small businesses. Prior to the national RECORD. light the successes of small businesses Small Business Summit, there will be There being no objection, the bill was and to focus national attention on the individual State Summits at which ad- ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as problems that may be hindering the ditional delegates will be elected to at- follows: ability of small businesses to start up tend the national Summit. Three dele- S. 396 and grow. gates and three alternates will be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Small business ownership is, has elected from each Congressional dis- resentatives of the United States of America in been, and will continue to be the dream trict within the state. Congress assembled, of millions of Americans. Countries The small busines delegates will play SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. from all over the world send delega- a major role leading up to the Small This Act may be cited as the ‘‘White House tions to the United states to study why Business Summit. We will be looking Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act of our system of small business ownership to the small business delegates to de- 2001’’. is so successful, all the while looking velop and highlight issues of critical SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. for a way to duplicate our success in concern to small businesses. The work In this Act— (1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the their countries. Because we see and ex- at the state level by the small business Administrator of the Small Business Admin- perience the successes of small busi- delegates will need to be thorough and istration; nesses on a daily basis, it is easy to thoughtful to make the Small Business (2) the term ‘‘Chief Counsel’’ means the lose sight of the very special thing we Summit a success. Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small have going for us in the United States, My goal will be for the small business Business Administration; where each of us can have the oppor- delegates to think broadly, that is, to (3) the term ‘‘Small Business Commission’’ tunity to own and run our own busi- think ‘‘out of the box.’’ Their attention means the national White House Quadrennial ness. should include but not be restricted to Commission on Small Business established The White House Quadrennial Small the traditional issues associated with under section 6; (4) the term ‘‘Small Business Summit’’— Business Summit Act of 2001 is de- small business concerns, such as access (A) means the White House Quadrennial signed to capture and focus our atten- to capital, tax reform and regulatory Summit on Small Business conducted under tion on small business every four reform. In my role as Chairman of the section 3(a); and years. In this way, we will take the op- Committee on Small Business, I will (B) includes the last White House Con- portunity to study what is happening urge the delegates to focus on a wide ference on Small Business occurring before throughout the United States to small array of issues that impact signifi- 2002; businesses. In one sense, the bill is de- cantly on small businesses, including (5) the term ‘‘small business’’ has the signed to put small business on a pin- the importance of a solid education and meaning given the term ‘‘small business concern’’ in section 3 of the Small Business Act; nacle so we can appreciate what they the need for skilled, trained workers. (6) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 have accomplished. At the same time, Once the small business delegates are States of the United States, the District of and just as important, every four years selected, the Small Business Commis- Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto we will have an opportunity to learn sion will serve as a resource to the del- Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands; from small businesses in each state egates for issue development and for and what is not going well for them, such planning the State Conferences. The (7) the term ‘‘State Summit’’ means a as, actions by the Federal government Small Business Commission will have a State Summit on Small Business conducted that hinder small business growth or modest staff, including an Executive under section 3(b). Director, that will work full time to SEC. 3. NATIONAL AND STATE QUADRENNIAL state and local regulations that are a SUMMITS ON SMALL BUSINESS. deterrent to starting a business. make the State and National Summits (a) QUADRENNIAL SUMMITS.—There shall be My bill creates an independent, bi- successes. A major resource to the a national White House Quadrennial Summit partisan White House Quadrennial Small Business Commission and its on Small Business once every 4 years, to be Commission on Small Business, which staff will be the Chief Counsel for Ad- held during the second year following each

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2295 Presidential election, to carry out the pur- order to prepare for the next Small Business graphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (1) shall poses set forth in section 4. Summit. be selected from among distinguished indi- (b) STATE SUMMITS.—Each Small Business (5) ALTERNATES.—Alternates shall serve viduals noted for their knowledge and expe- Summit referred to in subsection (a) shall be during the absence or unavailability of the rience in fields relevant to the issue of small preceded by a State Summit on Small Busi- delegate. business and the purposes set forth in sec- ness, with not fewer than 1 such summit held (c) ROLE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL.—The Chief tion 4. in each State, and with not fewer than 2 such Counsel shall, after consultation and in co- (3) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—The appoint- summits held in any State having a popu- ordination with the Small Business Commis- ments required by paragraph (1)— lation of more than 10,000,000. sion, assist in carrying out the Small Busi- (A) shall be made not later than 18 months SEC. 4. PURPOSES OF SMALL BUSINESS SUM- ness Summits and State Summits required before the opening date of each Small Busi- MITS. by this Act by— ness Summit; and The purposes of each Small Business Sum- (1) preparing and providing background in- (B) shall expire 6 months after the date on mit shall be— formation and administrative materials for which each Small Business Summit is con- (1) to increase public awareness of the con- use by participants in the summits; vened. tribution of small business to the national (2) distributing issue information and ad- (c) ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON.—At the first economy; ministrative communications, electronically meeting of the Small Business Commission, (2) to identify the problems of small busi- where possible through an Internet web site a majority of the members present and vot- ness; and e-mail, and in printed form if requested; ing shall elect a member of the Small Busi- (3) to examine the status of minorities and (3) maintaining an Internet web site and ness Commission to serve as the Chair- women as small business owners; regular e-mail communications after each person. (4) to assist small business in carrying out Small Business Summit to inform delegates (d) POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION.— its role as the Nation’s job creator; and the public of the status of recommenda- The Small Business Commission— (5) to assemble small businesses to develop tions and related governmental activity; and (1) may enter into contracts with public such specific and comprehensive rec- (4) maintaining, between summits, an ac- agencies, private organizations, and aca- ommendations for legislative and regulatory tive interim organization of delegate rep- demic institutions to carry out this Act; action as may be appropriate for maintain- resentatives from each region of the Admin- (2) shall consult, coordinate, and contract ing and encouraging the economic viability istration, to advise the Chief Counsel on with an independent, nonpartisan organiza- of small business and thereby, the Nation; each of the major small business issue areas, tion that— and and monitor the progress of the Summits’ (A) has both substantive and logistical ex- (6) to review the status of recommenda- recommendations. perience in developing and organizing con- tions adopted at the immediately preceding (d) EXPENSES.—Each delegate (and alter- ferences and forums throughout the Nation Small Business Summit. nate) to each Small Business Summit and with elected officials and other government SEC. 5. SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS. State Summit— and business leaders; (a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes (1) shall be responsible for the expenses of (B) has experience in generating private re- set forth in section 4, the Small Business that delegate related to attending the sum- sources from multiple States in the form of Commission shall conduct Small Business mits; and event sponsorships; and Summits and State Summits to bring to- (2) shall not be reimbursed either from (C) can demonstrate evidence of a working gether individuals concerned with issues re- funds made available pursuant to this sec- relationship with Members of Congress from lating to small business. tion or the Small Business Act. the majority and minority parties, and at (b) SUMMIT DELEGATES.— (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— least 1 Federal agency; and (1) QUALIFICATION.—Only individuals who (1) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Com- (3) shall prescribe such financial controls are owners or officers of a small business mission shall appoint a Summit Advisory and accounting procedures as needed for the shall be eligible for appointment or election Committee, which shall be composed of 10 in- handling of funds from fees and charges and as delegates (or alternates) to the Small dividuals who were participants at the most the payment of authorized meal, facility, Business Summit, or be eligible to vote in recently preceding Small Business Summit, travel, and other related expenses. the selection of delegates at the State Sum- to advise the Small Business Commission on (e) PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUM- mits pursuant to this subsection. the organization, rules, and processes of the MITS.—In carrying out the Small Business (2) APPOINTED DELEGATES.—Two months Summits. Summits and State Summits, the Small before the date of the first State Summit, (2) PREFERENCE.—Preference for appoint- Business Commission shall consult with— there shall be— ment under this subsection shall be given to (1) the Chief Counsel; (A) 1 delegate (and 1 alternate) appointed individuals who have been active partici- (2) Congress; and by the Governor of each State; pants in the implementation process fol- (3) such other Federal agencies as the (B) 1 delegate (and 1 alternate) appointed lowing the most recently preceding Small Small Business Commission determines to be by each Member of the House of Representa- Business Summit. appropriate. tives, from the congressional district of that (f) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—Small Business (f) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 Member; Summits and State Summits shall be open months after the date on which each Small (C) 1 delegate (and 1 alternate) appointed to the public, and no fee or charge may be Business Summit is convened, the Small by each Member of the Senate from the imposed on any attendee, other than an Business Commission shall submit to the home State of that Member; and amount necessary to cover the cost of any President and to the Chairpersons and Rank- (D) 53 delegates (and 53 alternates) ap- meal provided, plus, with respect to State ing Members of the Committees on Small pointed by the President, 1 from each State. Summits, a registration fee to defray the ex- Business of the Senate and the House of Rep- (3) ELECTED DELEGATES.—The participants pense of meeting rooms and materials of not resentatives a final report, which shall— at each State Summit shall elect 3 delegates to exceed $20 per person. (1) include the findings and recommenda- and 3 alternates to the Small Business Sum- SEC. 6. WHITE HOUSE QUADRENNIAL COMMIS- tions of the Small Business Summit and any mit for each congressional district within SION ON SMALL BUSINESS. proposals for legislative action necessary to the State, or part of the State represented at (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established implement those recommendations; and the Summit, or not fewer than 9 delegates, the White House Quadrennial Commission on (2) be made available to the public. pursuant to rules developed by the Small Small Business. (g) QUORUM.—Four voting members of the Business Commission. (b) MEMBERSHIP.— Small Business Commission shall constitute (4) POWERS AND DUTIES.—Delegates to each (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Small Business a quorum for purposes of transacting busi- Small Business Summit shall— Commission shall be composed of 9 members, ness. (A) attend the State summits in his or her including— (h) MEETINGS.—The Small Business Com- respective State; (A) the Chief Counsel; mission shall meet not later than 20 calendar (B) elect a delegation chairperson, vice (B) 4 members appointed by the President; days after the appointment of the initial chairperson, and other leadership as may be (C) 1 member appointed by the Majority members of the Small Business Commission, necessary; Leader of the Senate; and not less frequently than every 30 cal- (C) conduct meetings and other activities (D) 1 member appointed by the Minority endar days thereafter. at the State level before the date of the Leader of the Senate; (i) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Small Small Business Summit, subject to the ap- (E) 1 member appointed by the Majority Business Commission shall not affect its proval of the Small Business Commission; Leader of the House of Representatives; and powers, but shall be filled in the manner in and (F) 1 member appointed by the Minority which the original appointment was made. (D) direct such State level summits, meet- Leader of the House of Representatives. (j) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.—The ings, and activities toward the consideration (2) SELECTION.—Members of the Small Small Business Commission may appoint of the purposes set forth in section 4, in Business Commission described in subpara- and compensate an Executive Director and

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2296 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 such other personnel to conduct the Small 1995, the Armed Forces ‘‘must shed ex- this legislation, privatization in-place Business Summits and State Summits as the cess infrastructure.’’ Likewise, the 1997 would be permitted only when explic- Small Business Commission may determine Defense Reform Initiative and the Na- itly recommended by the Commission. to be advisable, without regard to title 5, tional Defense Panel ‘‘strongly urged Additionally, the Secretary of Defense United States Code, governing appointments Congress and the Department of De- must consider local government input in the competitive service, and without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of fense to move quickly to restore the in preparing his list of desired base clo- chapter 53 of such title, relating to classi- base realignment and closure, BRAC, sures. fication and General Schedule pay rates, ex- process.’’ Total BRAC savings realized from cept that the rate of pay for the Executive Mr. President, we have too many the four previous closure rounds exceed Director and other personnel may not exceed military bases. The cold war is over. total costs to date. Department of De- the rate payable for level V of the Executive We will never have a requirement for fense figures suggest previous base clo- Schedule under section 5316 of such title. as many bases as we have today. Clear- sures will save, after one-time closing (k) FUNDING.—Members of the Small Busi- ly we could save, according to most costs, $15 billion through fiscal year ness Commission shall be allowed travel ex- conservative estimates, somewhere be- penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- 2001, $25 billion through fiscal year 2003 ence at rates authorized for employees of tween $3 and $4 billion a year of tax- and $6.1 billion a year thereafter. Addi- agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of payer dollars that are now expended tional needed closures can save $20 bil- title 5, United States Code, while away from unnecessarily on keeping military lion by 2015, and $3 billion a year there- their homes or regular places of business in bases open. after. Sooner or later these surplus the performance of services for the Small The Congressional Budget Office, bases will be closed anyway. The soon- Business Commission. former Secretaries DICK CHENEY and er the issue is addressed, the greater SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; William Cohen, nearly all the Service will be the savings that will ultimately AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Chiefs and other respected defense ex- go toward defense modernization and (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— perts have been consistent in their plea There is authorized to be appropriated to greater pay raises for service members. carry out each Small Business Summit and that the Pentagon be permitted to di- Previous base closure rounds have the State Summits required by this Act, vest themselves of excess infrastruc- had many success stories. For example, $5,000,000, which shall remain available until ture beyond what was eliminated dur- after England Air Force Base closed in expended. New spending authority or author- ing the prior rounds of base closings. 1992, Alexandria, Louisiana benefitted ity to enter contracts as provided in this Through the end of 1998, the Pentagon from the creation of over 1,400 jobs— title shall be effective only to such extent had closed 97 major bases in the United nearly double the number of jobs lost. and in such amounts as are provided in ad- States after four previous rounds of Across the U.S. about 60,000 new jobs vance in appropriations Acts. BRAC. Since then, it has closed none. have been created at closing military (b) SPECIFIC EARMARK.—No amount made available to the Small Business Administra- Moreover, the savings from closing ad- bases. At bases closed more than 2 tion may be made available to carry out this ditional unneeded bases should be used years, nearly 75 percent of the civilian title, other than amounts made available for force modernization purposes. jobs have been replaced. specifically for the purpose of conducting the We have heard over the last several In Charleston, South Carolina, where Small Business Summits and State Sum- years of the dire situation of our mili- the number of defense job losses, as a mits. tary forces. We have heard testimony percentage of the work force, was of plunging readiness, modernization greater than at any other base closure By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. programs that are decades behind location, 23 major entities are reusing LEVIN, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. schedule, and quality of life defi- the former Navy facilities and pro- LIEBERMAN, Mr. KYL, Mr. REED, ciencies that are so great we cannot re- viding more than 3,300 jobs and another Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. FEINGOLD, tain or recruit the personnel we need. 13 more civilian industrial applications Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. DEWINE, and As a result of this realization, there are pending adding soon even more Mr. KOHL): has been a groundswell of support in newly created jobs to that number. Ad- S. 397. A bill to amend the Defense Congress for the Armed Forces, includ- ditionally, roughly 75 percent of the 6 Base Closure and Realignment Act of ing a number of pay, retirement and million square feet of leasable space on 1990 to authorize additional rounds of medical benefit initiatives and the the base is occupied. This is com- base closures and realignments under promise of a significant increase in de- parable to the successes in my home the Act in 2003 and 2005, to modify cer- fense spending. state of Arizona with the closure of tain authorities relating to closures All of these proposals are excellent Williams Air Force Base in the Phoenix and realignments under that Act; to starting points to help rebuild our East Valley. This is not to say that the Committee on Armed Services. military, but we must not forget that base closures are easy for any commu- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I rise much of it will be in vain if the Depart- nity, but it does suggest that commu- today to introduce legislation that ment of Defense is obligated to main- nities can and will continue to thrive. would authorize two rounds of U.S. tain 23 percent excess capacity in infra- We can continue to maintain a mili- military installation realignment and structure. When we actually look for tary infrastructure that we do not closures to occur in 2003 and 2005. I am the dollars to pay for these initiatives, need, or we can provide the necessary pleased to have Senators LEVIN, HAGEL, it is unconscionable that some would funds to ensure our military can fight LIEBERMAN, KYL, REED, KOHL, not look to the billions of dollars to be and win future wars. Every dollar we VOINOVICH, FEINGOLD, JEFFORDS and saved by base realignment and closure. spend on bases we do not need is a dol- DEWINE as co-sponsors of this bill. Only 30 percent of the defense budget lar we cannot spend on training our Although I would prefer to say that funds combat forces, while the remain- troops, keeping personnel quality of this is a new idea—it isn’t. In 1970, the ing 70 percent is devoted to support life at an appropriate level, maintain- Blue Ribbon Defense Panel, ‘‘Fithugh functions such as bases. Continuing to ing force structure, replacing old weap- Commission’’) made reference to ‘‘con- squander precious dollars in this man- ons systems, and advancing our mili- solidation of military activities at ner will make it impossible for us to tary technology. fewer installations would contribute to adequately modernize our forces for We must finish the job we started by more efficient operations and would the future. The Joint Chiefs of Staff authorizing these two final rounds of produce substantial savings.’’ In 1983, have stated repeatedly that they desire base realignment and closure. I urge the President’s Private Sector Survey more opportunities to streamline the my colleagues to join us in support of on Cost Control, ‘‘Grace Commission’’ military’s infrastructure. We cannot this critical bill and to work diligently made strong recommendations for sit idly by and throw money and ideas throughout the year to put aside local military base closures. In 1997, the at the problem when part of the solu- politics for what is clearly in the best Quadrennial Defense Review rection is staring us in the face. interest of our military forces. ommended that, even after four base This proposed legislation offers a sig- Mr. President, I believe this measure closure rounds in 1988, 1991, 1993 and nificant change to present law. Under is long overdue. I believe the additional

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2297 $3 to $4 billion a year we could save by alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX tember 8 in the case of recommendations in closing unnecessary bases could be of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 2005,’’ after ‘‘pursuant to subsection (c),’’; used for the betterment of the quality amended— (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or after of life of our men and women in the (A) in subparagraph (B)— July 7 in the case of recommendations in (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 2003, or after September 8 in the case of rec- military. I believe it is hard to under- (ii); ommendations in 2005,’’ after ‘‘under this stand why, when the overwhelming ma- (ii) by striking the period at the end of subsection,’’; and jority of outside opinion, whether it be clause (iii) and inserting a semicolon; and (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ‘‘or by liberal or conservative organizations (iii) by adding at the end the following new no later than May 1 in the case of such rec- that are watchdogs of our defense poli- clauses (iv) and (v): ommendations in 2003, or no later than July cies and programs, all agree we have ‘‘(iv) by no later than January 24, 2003, in 1 in the case of such recommendations in too many bases. We needed these bases the case of members of the Commission 2005,’’ after ‘‘such recommendations,’’. during the cold war and we needed whose terms will expire at the end of the (5) REVIEW BY PRESIDENT.—Subsection (e) first session of the 108th Congress; and of such section 2903 is amended— them very badly. They obviously con- ‘‘(v) by no later than March 15, 2005, in the (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or by no tributed enormously to our ability to case of members of the Commission whose later than July 22 in the case of rec- win the cold war. No one envisions fu- terms will expire at the end of the first ses- ommendations in 2003, or no later than Sep- ture threats that would require the sion of the 109th Congress.’’; and tember 23 in the case of recommendations in number of bases that are part of our (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or for 2005,’’ after ‘‘under subsection (d),’’; military establishment today. 1995 in clause (iii) of such subparagraph’’ and (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), I hope that the chairmen of the inserting ‘‘, for 1995 in clause (iii) of that by inserting ‘‘or by no later than August 18 Armed Services Committee in past subparagraph, for 2003 in clause (iv) of that in the case of 2003, or no later than October years who have strongly opposed base subparagraph, or for 2005 in clause (v) of that 20 in the case of 2005,’’ after ‘‘the year con- subparagraph’’. cerned,’’; and closing rounds will now join with me (2) MEETINGS.—Subsection (e) of that sec- (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘or by and others in seeing this legislation tion is amended by striking ‘‘and 1995’’ and September 3 in the case of recommendations through the Armed Services Com- inserting ‘‘1995, 2003, and 2005’’. in 2003, or November 7 in the case of rec- mittee and to the floor of the Senate. (3) STAFF.—Subsection (i)(6) of that section ommendations in 2005,’’ after ‘‘under this It makes sense. I believe that the is amended in the matter preceding subpara- part,’’. record is replete with examples of graph (A) by striking ‘‘and 1994’’ and insert- (c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BASE CLOSURE bases that have been closed which ulti- ing ‘‘, 1994, and 2004’’. AUTHORITY.—Section 2909(a) of that Act is mately after a period of a few years (4) FUNDING.—Subsection (k) of that sec- amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 1995,’’ tion is amended by adding at the end the fol- and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2005,’’. have ended up of greater benefit to the lowing new paragraph (4): SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF BASE CLOSURE AU- surrounding communities than when ‘‘(4) If no funds are appropriated to the THORITIES UNDER 1990 BASE CLO- the bases were military bases. But Commission by the end of the second session SURE LAW. more importantly than that, we simply of the 107th Congress for the activities of the (a) COST SAVINGS AND RETURN ON INVEST- can’t afford some of them as we make Commission in 2003 or 2005, the Secretary MENT UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SELEC- the tough decisions and follow the may transfer to the Commission for purposes TION CRITERIA.—Subsection (b) of section 2903 President’s guidance on the funda- of its activities under this part in either of of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment mental reevaluation of our systems those years such funds as the Commission Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public may require to carry out such activities. The Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2867 note) is amended technology and weapons systems that Secretary may transfer funds under the pre- by adding at the end the following: we need to make in order to meet the ceding sentence from any funds available to ‘‘(3) Any selection criteria proposed by the challenges of the post-cold-war era. A the Secretary. Funds so transferred shall re- Secretary relating to the cost savings or re- part of that is to make available as main available to the Commission for such turn on investment from the proposed clo- much funding as possible not only for purposes until expended.’’. sure or realignment of a military installa- the quality of life of the men and (5) TERMINATION.—Subsection (l) of that tion shall be based on the total cost and sav- women in the military but for our abil- section is amended by striking ‘‘December ings to the Federal Government that would ity to develop a viable missile defense 31, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2005’’. result from the proposed closure or realign- (b) PROCEDURES.— ment of such military installation.’’. system, and to bring to our military (1) FORCE-STRUCTURE PLAN.—Subsection (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECOMMENDA- the best equipment that this Nation’s (a)(1) of section 2903 of that Act is amended TIONS TO COMMISSION.—Subsection (c) of such technology can provide. by striking ‘‘and 1996,’’ and inserting ‘‘1996, section 2903 is amended— I hope we will move on this issue. I 2004, and 2006,’’. (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and anticipate, hopefully, that the adminis- (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Subsection (b) of (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respec- tration will also, again as past admin- such section 2903 is amended— tively; istrations have, support another round (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and by (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- of base closings. no later than December 31, 2001, for purposes lowing new paragraph (4): I ask unanimous consent the bill be of activities of the Commission under this ‘‘(4)(A) In making recommendations to the referred to the Committee on Armed part in 2003 and 2005,’’ after ‘‘December 31, Commission under this subsection in any 1990,’’; and year after 2000, the Secretary shall consider Services. (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— any notice received from a local government The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and in the vicinity of a military installation that objection, it is so ordered. The bill will by no later than February 15, 2002, for pur- the government would approve of the closure be appropriately referred. poses of activities of the Commission under or realignment of the installation. Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask this part in 2003 and 2005,’’ after ‘‘February ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding the requirement in unanimous consent that the bill to au- 15, 1991,’’; and subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make thorize two additional base realign- (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, the recommendations referred to in that sub- ment and closure rounds be printed in or enacted on or before March 31, 2002, in the paragraph based on the force-structure plan case of criteria published and transmitted and final criteria otherwise applicable to the RECORD. There being no objection, the bill was under the preceding sentence in 2001’’ after such recommendations under this section. ‘‘March 15, 1991’’. ‘‘(C) The recommendations made by the ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as (3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECOMMENDA- Secretary under this subsection in any year follows: TIONS.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section 2903 after 2000 shall include a statement of the re- S. 397 is amended by striking ‘‘and March 1, 1995,’’ sult of the consideration of any notice de- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- and inserting ‘‘March 1, 1995, March 14, 2003, scribed in subparagraph (A) that is received resentatives of the United States of America in and May 16, 2005,’’. with respect to an installation covered by Congress assembled, (4) COMMISSION REVIEW AND RECOMMENDA- such recommendations. The statement shall SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT BASE TIONS.—Subsection (d) of such section 2903 is set forth the reasons for the result.’’; and CLOSURE ROUNDS IN 2003 AND 2005. amended— (3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— (a) COMMISSION MATTERS.— (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or by (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘para- (1) APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (c)(1) of sec- no later than July 7 in the case of rec- graph (5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph tion 2902 of the Defense Base Closure and Re- ommendations in 2003, or no later than Sep- (6)(B)’’; and

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2298 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘24 realign or close more bases when the lar we cannot spend on things we do hours’’ and inserting ‘‘48 hours’’. President’s budget is submitted later need. (c) PRIVATIZATION IN PLACE.—Section this year. The new administration is now un- 2904(a) of that Act is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) The legislation we are introducing dertaking several strategy reviews. It as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and today is intended to start the debate, is possible that those reviews will con- (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- and I hope the administration will clude that the military we want for the lowing new paragraph (3): make a similar legislative proposal to future needs exactly the base structure ‘‘(3) carry out the privatization in place of the Congress. we have today and that all our forces a military installation recommended for clo- This legislation calls for two addi- are in exactly the right place and none sure or realignment by the Commission in tional base closure rounds, in 2003 and of them need to be realigned to dif- each such report after 2000 only if privatiza- 2005, that would basically follow the ferent locations. It is possible that tion in place is a method of closure or re- same procedures that were used in 1991, alignment of the installation specified in the they will conclude Secretary Cohen recommendation of the Commission in such 1993 and 1995, with two notable excep- and General Shelton didn’t know what report and is determined to be the most-cost tions. they were talking about and we really effective method of implementation of the First, the whole process would start don’t have any excess infrastructure. recommendation;’’. and finish two months later in 2005 I will be astounded if any serious de- SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMEND- than it would in 2003 and did in pre- fense review reaches such a conclusion. MENTS. vious rounds, to give a new President, But even if it did, it is important to (a) COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD FOR NOTICE if there is one in 2005, sufficient time to understand that this legislation does OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY FOR HOMELESS.— Section 2905(b)(7)(D)(ii)(I) of the Defense nominate commissioners. not prejudge or pre-empt these reviews. Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 Second, under our legislation, privat- What it does is prepare us to act what- (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; ization in place would not be permitted ever the result of those reviews. 10 U.S.C. 2867 note) is amended by striking at closing installation unless the Base Should the new administration de- ‘‘that date’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of publi- Closure Commission expressly rec- cide they don’t want to propose any cation of such determination in a newspaper ommends it. closures or realignments, this bill of general circulation in the communities in In a November 1998 report, the Gen- would not force them to. It authorizes the vicinity of the installation under sub- eral Accounting Office listed five key paragraph (B)(i)(IV)’’. two more rounds; it does not require (b) OTHER CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.— elements of the base closure process them. And the Defense Department (1) That Act is further amended by insert- that ‘‘contributed to the success of would have ample time to conclude ing ‘‘or realignment’’ after ‘‘closure’’ each prior rounds’’. Our legislation retains their reviews before the first round place it appears in the following provisions: all of those key elements. GAO also would start in 2003, so the results of (A) Section 2905(b)(3). stated that they ‘‘have not identified their strategy reviews could be fully (B) Section 2905(b)(5). any long-term readiness problems that incorporated into the force structure (C) Section 2905(b)(7)(B)(iv). were related to domestic base realign- plan the new rounds would be based on. (D) Section 2905(b)(7)(N). ments and closures,’’ that ‘‘DOD con- (E) Section 2910(10)(B). I urge my colleagues to support this (2) That Act is further amended by insert- tinues to retain excess capacity’’ and legislation. ing ‘‘or realigned’’ after ‘‘closed’’ each place that ‘‘substantial savings are ex- it appears in the following provisions: pected’’ from base closures. By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. (A) Section 2905(b)(3)(C)(ii). Mr. President, every expert and every GRASSLEY, Mr. SARBANES, MR. (B) Section 2905(b)(3)(D). study agrees on the basic facts—the LEVIN, and Mr. ROCKEFELLER): (C) Section 2905(b)(3)(E). Defense Department has more bases S. 398. A bill to combat international (D) Section 2905(b)(4)(A). than it needs, and closing bases saves money laundering and to protect the (E) Section 2905(b)(5)(A). substantial money over time, usually United States financial system, and for (F) Section 2910(9). other purposes; to the Committee on (G) Section 2910(10). within a few years. (3) Section 2905(e)(1)(B) of that Act is The April 1998 report the Department Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. amended by inserting ‘‘, or realigned or to be of Defense provided to the Congress Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I believe realigned,’’ after ‘‘closed or to be closed’’. clearly demonstrated that we have ex- the United States must do more to stop Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am cess capacity. For example, the report international criminals from legiti- pleased to once again join my col- showed that by 2003: mizing their profits from the sale of league from the Armed Services Com- The Army will have reduced its class- drugs, from terror or from organized mittee, Senator MCCAIN, along with room training personnel by 43 percent, crime by laundering money into the our cosponsors Senators LIEBERMAN, while classroom space will have been United States financial system. VOINOVICH, REED, KYL, HAGEL, KOHL, reduced by only 7 percent. That is why today, along with Sen- FEINGOLD, DEWINE, and JEFFORDS in in- The Air Force will have reduced the ators GRASSLEY, SARBANES, LEVIN and troducing legislation that allows the number of fighters and other small air- ROCKEFELLER, I am introducing the Department of Defense to close excess, craft by 53 percent since 1989, while the International Counter-Money Laun- unneeded military bases. base structure for those aircraft will be dering and Foreign Anticorruption Act For the past four years, former Sec- only 35 percent smaller. of 2001, which will give the Secretary of retary of Defense Bill Cohen asked the The Navy will have 33 percent more the Treasury the tools to crack down Congress to authorize two additional hangars for its aircraft than it re- on international money laundering ha- base closure rounds. But Congress did quires. vens and protect the integrity of the not act. Experts inside and outside of Govern- U.S. financial system from the influx We have a new Congress, a new Presi- ment agree with the Defense Depart- of tainted money from abroad. During dent, and a new Secretary of Defense, ment on this issue. As the Congres- the 106th Congress, the House Banking but we also have some unfinished busi- sional Budget Office stated in a letter Committee reported out this legisla- ness to attend to. Base closure is one of to me, ‘‘the [DoD] report’s basic mes- tion with a bipartisan 33–1 vote. the most important examples. And as sage is consistent with CBO’s own con- Money laundering is the financial we promised we would be, Senator clusions: past and future BRAC rounds side of international crime. It occurs MCCAIN and I and our cosponsors are will lead to significant savings for when criminals seek to disguise money back. DoD.’’ that was illegally obtained. It allows General Shelton, the Chairman of the Every year we delay another base terrorists, drug cartels, organized Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the other closure round, we waste about $1.5 bil- crime groups, corrupt foreign govern- chiefs have repeatedly said we need to lion in annual savings that we can ment officials and others to preserve close more military bases, and I expect never recoup. And every dollar we the profit from their illegal activities they will once again tell us we need to waste on bases we do not need is a dol- and to finance new crimes. Money

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2299 laundering provides the fuel that al- its anti-money laundering practices in- BCCI’s used this complex corporate lows criminal organizations to conduct cluding lax auditing and risk manage- structure to commit fraud involving their ongoing affairs. It has a corrosive ment procedures involving their inter- billions of dollars; and launder money effect on international markets and fi- national banking business. The sanc- for their clients in Europe, Africa, Asia nancial institutions. Money launderers tions were based on the Bank of New and the Americas. Fortunately, we rely upon the existence of jurisdictions York’s involvement in an alleged were able to bring many of those in- outside the United States that offer money laundering scheme where more volved in BCCI to justice. However, my bank secrecy and special tax or regu- than $7 billion in funds were trans- investigation clearly showed that latory advantages to non residents, and mitted from Russia into the bank. Fed- rogue financial institutions have the often complement those advantages eral investigators are currently at- ability to circumvent the laws designed with weak financial supervision and tempting to tie the $7 billion to crimi- to stop financial crimes. regulatory regimes. nal activities in Russia such as cor- In recent years, the U.S. and other Today, the global volume of porate theft, political graft or racket- well-developed financial centers have laundered money is estimated to be 2– eering. been working together to improve their 5 percent of global Gross Domestic In November 1999, the minority staff anti-money laundering regimes and to Product, between $600 billion and $1.5 of the Senate Governmental Affairs set international anti-money laun- trillion. The effects of money laun- Subcommittee on Investigations re- dering standards. Back in 1988, I in- dering extend far beyond the param- leased a report on private banking and cluded a provision in the State Depart- eters of law enforcement, creating money laundering. The report describes ment Reauthorization bill that re- international political issues while a number of incidences where high quires major money laundering coun- generating domestic political crises. level government officials have used tries to adopt laws similar to our own International criminals have taken private banking accounts with U.S. fi- on reporting currency or face sanc- advantage of the advances in tech- nancial institutions to launder mil- tions. This provision led to Panama nology and the weak financial super- lions of dollars from foreign govern- and Venezuela negotiating what were ments. The report details how Raul Sa- vision in some jurisdictions to smuggle called Kerry agreements with the linas, brother of former President of their illicit funds into the United United States decreasing their vulner- Mexico, Carlos Salinas, used private States financial system. Globalization ability to the placement of U.S. cur- bank accounts to launder money out of and advances in communications and rency by drug traffickers in the proc- Mexico. Representatives from technologies allow criminals to move ess. Citigroup testified at a Subcommittee their illicit gains faster and farther Unfortunately, other nations—some hearing that the bank had been slow to than ever before. The ability to launder small, remote islands—have moved in correct controls over their private money into the United States through the other direction. Many have passed banking accounts. laws that provide for excessive bank se- these jurisdictions has allowed corrupt Earlier this month, the Minority crecy, anonymous company incorpora- foreign officials to systematically di- Staff of the U.S. Senate Permanent vert public assets for their personal Subcommittee on Investigations, head- tion, economic citizenship, and other use, which in turn undermines U.S. ef- provisions that directly conflict with ed by Senator CARL LEVIN, released a forts to promote stable democratic in- report that reveals that most U.S. well-established international anti- stitutions and vibrant economies banks lack appropriate anti-money money laundering standards. In doing abroad. laundering safeguards on their cor- so, they have become money laun- In December 2000, a federal inter- respondent accounts. This report dering havens for international crimi- agency working group in support of the proves that high risk foreign banks nal networks. Some even blatantly ad- President’s International Crime Con- that are denied their own cor- vertise the fact that their laws protect trol Strategy released an International respondent accounts at U.S. banks can anyone doing business from U.S. law Crime Threat Assessment. This report get the same access by opening cor- enforcement. states that international banking and respondent accounts at other foreign Last year, the Financial Action Task financial systems are currently being banks that have U.S. accounts. The re- Force, an intergovernmental body es- used to legitimize and transfer crimi- port recommends that U.S. regulators tablished to develop and promote poli- nal proceeds and that huge sums of and law enforcement offer increased as- cies to combat financial crime, re- money are laundered in the world’s sistance to help banks identify high- leased a report naming fifteen jurisdic- largest financial markets including the risk foreign banks. tions—including the Bahamas, The United States. The report warns that During the 1980s, as Chairman of the Cayman Islands, Russia, Israel, and the international criminal groups will use Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Philippines—that have failed to take changes in technology and the world Investigations, I began an investiga- adequate measures to combat inter- economy to enhance their capability to tion of the Bank of Credit and Com- national money laundering. This is a launder and move money and may be merce International (BCCI), and uncov- clear warning to financial institutions able to cause significant disruption to ered a complex money laundering in the United States that they must international financial systems. scheme. Unlike any ordinary bank, begin to scrutinize many of their finan- In October 2000, the General Account- BCCI was from its earliest days made cial transactions with customers in ing Office determined that Euro-Amer- up of multiplying layers of entities, re- these countries. Soon, the Financial ican Corporate Services, Inc. had lated to one another through an impen- Action Task Force will develop bank formed more than 2,000 corporations etrable series of holding companies, af- advisories and criminal sanctions that for Russian brokers. From 1991 through filiates, subsidiaries, banks-within- effectively drive legitimate financial January 2000, more than $1.4 billion in banks, insider dealings and nominee re- business from these nations, depriving wire transfer transactions was depos- lationships. them of a lucrative source of tax rev- ited into 236 accounts for these cor- By fracturing corporate structure, enue. This report has provided impor- porations opened at two United States record keeping, regulatory review, and tant information that governments and banks. More than half of these funds audits, the complex BCCI family of en- financial institutions around the world were then transferred out of the U.S. tities was able to evade ordinary legal should learn from in developing their banking system. The GAO believes that restrictions on the movement of cap- own anti-money laundering laws and these banking activities raise ques- ital and goods as a matter of daily policies. tions about whether the U.S. banks practice and routine. In designing BCCI Last year, the Financial Stability were used to launder money. as a vehicle fundamentally free of gov- Forum released a report that cat- In February 2000, State and Federal ernment control, its creators developed egorizes offshore financial centers ac- regulators formally sanctioned the an ideal mechanism for facilitating il- cording to their perceived quality of Bank of New York for ‘‘deficiencies’’ in licit activity by others. supervision and degree of regulatory

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2300 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 cooperation. The Organization of Eco- national Emergency Economic Powers the scourge of money laundering and nomic Cooperation and Development Act, IEEPA, sanctions by providing will help stop the development of inter- (OECD) began a new crackdown on five new intermediate measures. Under national criminal organizations. I be- harmful tax competition. Members of current law, the only counter-money lieve this legislation deserves consider- the European Union reached an agree- laundering tools available to the fed- ation by the Senate during the 107th ment in principle on sweeping changes eral government are advisories, an im- Congress. to bank secrecy laws, intended to bring portant but relatively limited measure Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I am cross-border investment income within instructing banks to pay close atten- pleased to join Senators KERRY, GRASS- the net of tax authorities. tion to transactions that involve a LEY, and LEVIN in introducing the The actions by the Financial Action given country, and full-blown economic International Counter-Money Laun- Task Force, the European Union and sanctions under the IEEPA. This legis- dering and Foreign Anti-Corruption others show a renewed international lation gives five additional measures to Act of 2001, ‘‘ICMLA’’. This legislation focus and commitment to curbing fi- increase the government’s ability to is identical to a bill I co-sponsored last nancial abuse around the world. I be- apply pressure effectively against tar- year. lieve the United States has a similar geted jurisdictions or institutions. Money laundering poses an ongoing obligation to use this new information This legislation will in no way jeop- threat to the financial stability of the to update our anti-money laundering ardize the privacy of the American U.S. It is estimated by the Department statutes. public. The focus is on foreign jurisdic- of the Treasury that the global volume The International Counter-Money tions, financial institutions and classes of laundered money accounts for be- Laundering and Anticorruption Act of of transactions that present a threat to tween 2–5 percent of the global GDP. 2001, which I am introducing today, the United States, not on American Although serious efforts to combat would provide the tools the U.S. needs citizens. The actions that the Sec- international money laundering began to crack down on international money retary of the Treasury is authorized to in the mid-1980’s, recent scandals about laundering havens and protect the in- the involvement of some the most tegrity of the U.S. financial system take are designated solely to combat prominent U.S. banks in money laun- from the influx of tainted money from the abuse of our banks by specifically dering schemes have highlighted key abroad. The bill provides for actions identified foreign money laundering weaknesses in current laws. that will be graduated, discretionary, threats. This legislation is in no way The ICMLA is designed to bolster the and targeted, in order to focus actions similar to the Know-Your-Customer United States’ ability to counter the on international transactions involving regulations that were proposed by bank laundering of the proceeds of drug traf- criminal proceeds, while allowing le- regulators in 1999. Further, the intent ficking, organized crime, terrorism and gitimate international commerce to of this legislation is not to add addi- official corruption from abroad. The continue to flow unimpeded. It will tional regulatory burdens on financial bill broadens the authority of the Sec- give the Secretary of the Treasury— institutions, but, to give the Secretary retary of the Treasury, ensures that acting in consultation with other sen- of the Treasury the ability to take ac- banking transactions and financial re- ior government officials and the Con- tion against existing money laundering gress—the authority to designate a threats. lationship do not contravene the pur- specific foreign jurisdiction, foreign fi- Let me repeat, this legislation only poses of current anti-money laundering nancial institution, or class of inter- gives the discretion to use these tools statutes, provides a clear mandate for national transactions as being of ‘‘pri- to the Secretary of the Treasury. There subjecting foreign jurisdictions that fa- mary money laundering concern.’’ is no automatic trigger that forces ac- cilitate money laundering to special Then, on a case-by-case basis, the Sec- tion whenever evidence of money laun- scrutiny, and enhances reporting of retary will have the option to use a se- dering is determined. Before any action suspicious activities. The bill similarly ries of new tools to combat the specific is taken, the Secretary of the Treas- strengthens current measures to pre- type of foreign money laundering ury, in consultation with other key vent the use of the U.S. financial sys- threat we face. In some cases, the Sec- government officials, must first deter- tem for personal gain by corrupt for- retary will have the option to require mine whether a specific country, finan- eign officials and to facilitate the repa- banks to pierce the veil of secrecy be- cial institution or type of transaction triation of any stolen assets to the citi- hind which foreign criminals hide. In is of primary money laundering con- zens of countries to whom such assets other cases, the Secretary will have cern. The Treasury Secretary will de- belong. the option to require the identification velop a calibrated response that will First, Section 101 of the ICMLA gives those using a foreign bank’s cor- consider the effectiveness of the meas- the Secretary of the Treasury, in con- respondent or payable-through ac- ure to address the threat, whether sultation with other key government counts. If these transparency provi- other countries are taking similar officials, discretionary authority to sions were deemed to be inadequate to steps, and whether the response will impose five new ‘‘special measures’’ address the specific problem identified, cause harm to U.S. financial institu- against foreign jurisdictions and enti- the Secretary would have the option to tions and other firms. ties that are of ‘‘primary money laun- restrict or prohibit U.S. banks from This legislation will strengthen the dering concern’’ to the United States. continuing correspondent or payable- ability of the Secretary to combat Under current law, the only counter- through banking relationships with international money laundering and money laundering tools available to money laundering havens and rogue help protect the integrity of the U.S. the federal government are advisories, foreign banks. Through these steps, the financial system. This bill has been an important but relatively limited Secretary will help prevent laundered supported by the heads of all the major measure instructing banks to pay close money from slipping undetected into federal law enforcement agencies. attention to transactions that involve the U.S. financial system and, as a re- Today, advances in technology are a given country, and full-blown eco- sult, increase the pressure on foreign bringing the world closer together than nomic sanctions under the Inter- money laundering havens to bring ever before and opening up new oppor- national Emergency Economic Powers their laws and practices into line with tunities for economic growth. However, Act, ‘‘IEEPA’’. The five new inter- international anti-money laundering with these new advantages come equal- mediate measures will increase the standards. The passage of this legisla- ly important obligations. We must do government’s ability to apply well- tion will make it much more difficult everything possible to insure that the calibrated pressure against targeted ju- for international criminal organiza- changes in technology do not give com- risdictions or institutions. These new tions to launder the proceeds of their fort to international criminals by giv- measures include: 1. requiring addi- crimes into the United States. ing them new ways to hide the finan- tional record keeping/reporting on par- This bill fills in the current gap be- cial proceeds of their crimes. This leg- ticular transactions, 2. requiring the tween bank advisories and Inter- islation is a first step toward limiting identification of the beneficial foreign

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2301 owner of a U.S. bank account, 3. requir- lihood that such institutions could fa- Unfortunately, the Boland Hall fire ing the identification of those individ- cilitate proceeds expropriated by or on was not the first of its kind. And it re- uals using a U.S. bank account opened behalf of foreign senior government of- minded many people in North Carolina by a foreign bank to engage in banking ficials. Title III would help build upon of their own tragic experience with transactions a ‘‘payable-through ac- efforts to combat corruption by foreign dorm fires. In 1996, on Mother’s Day count’’, 4. requiring the identification officials and ruling elites. It provides and Graduation Day, a fire in the Phi of those using a U.S. bank account es- that the U.S. government should make Gamma Delta fraternity house at the tablished to receive deposits and make clear that it will take all steps nec- University of North Carolina at Chapel payments on behalf of a foreign finan- essary to identify the proceeds of for- Hill killed five college juniors and in- cial institution, a ‘‘correspondent ac- eign government corruption which jured three others. The 3-story plus count’’, and 5. restricting or prohib- have been deposited in U.S. financial basement fraternity house was 70 years iting the opening or maintaining of institutions and return such proceeds old. The National Fire Protection As- certain correspondent accounts. The to the citizens of the country to whom sociation identified several factors Democratic staff of the Permanent such assets belong. It also encourages that contributed to the tragic fire, in- Subcommittee on Investigations of the the U.S. to continue to actively and cluding the lack of fire sprinkler pro- Senate Governmental Affairs Com- publicly support the objectives of the tection. mittee recently completed an inves- Financial Action Task Force on Money Sadly, there have been countless tigation and published results critical Laundering with regard to combating other dorm fires. On December 9, 1997, a student died in a dormitory fire at of certain correspondent banking ac- international money laundering. Greenville College in Greenville, Illi- tivities. The ICMLA addresses many of the nois. The dormitory, Kinney Hall, was Second, the bill seeks to enhance shortcomings of current law. the Sec- built in the 1960s and had no fire sprin- oversight into illegal activities by retary of Treasury is granted addi- kler system. On January 10, 1997, a stu- clarifying that the ‘‘safe harbor’’ from tional authority to require greater dent died at the University of Ten- civil liability for filing a Suspicious transparency of transactions and ac- nessee at Martin. The dormitory, Activity Report, ‘‘SAR’’, applies in any counts as well as to narrowly target Ellington Hall, had no fire sprinkler litigation, including suit for breach of penalties and sanctions. The reporting system. On January 3, 1997 a student contract or in an arbitration pro- and collection of additional informa- died in a dormitory fire at Central Mis- ceeding. Under the Bank Secrecy Act, tion on suspected illegal activity will souri State University in Warrensburg, ‘‘BSA’’, any financial institution or of- greatly enhance the ability of bank Missouri. On October 21, 1994, five stu- ficer, director, employee, or agent of a regulators and law enforcement to dents died in a fraternity house fire in financial institution is protected combat the laundering of drug money, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The list against private civil liability for filing proceeds from corrupt regimes, and goes on and on. In a typical year be- a SAR. Section 201 of the bill amends other illegal activities. tween 1980 and 1998, the National Fire the BSA to clarify the prohibition on The House Banking Committee Protection Association estimates there disclosing that a SAR has been filed. passed the identical anti-money laun- were an average of 1,800 fires at dor- These reports are the cornerstone of dering bill by a vote of 31 to 1 on June mitories, fraternities, and sororities, our nation’s money-laundering efforts 8, 2000. I hope that we can move this involving 1 death, 70 injuries, and 8 because they provide the information legislation expeditiously in the Senate. million dollars in property damage. necessary to alert law enforcement to So now we must ask, what can be By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself illegal activity. done? What can we do to curtail these and Mr. DODD): Third, the bill enhances enforcement tragic fires from taking the lives of our S. 399. A bill to provide for fire sprin- of Geographic Targeting Orders, children, our young adults? We should kler systems, or other fire suppression ‘‘GTO’’. These orders lower the dollar focus our attention on the lack of fire or prevention technologies, in public thresholds for reporting transactions sprinklers in college dormitories and within a defined geographic area. Sec- and private college and university fraternity and sorority houses. Sprin- tion 202 of the bill clarifies that civil housing and dormitories, including fra- klers save lives. Indeed, the National and criminal penalties for violations of ternity and sorority housing and dor- Fire Protection Association has never the Bank Secrecy Act and its regula- mitories; to the Committee on Health, recorded a fire that killed more than 2 tions also apply to reports required by Education, Labor, and Pensions. people in a public assembly, edu- GTO’s. In addition, the section clarifies Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I rise cational, institutional, or residential that structuring a transaction to avoid today along with my colleague Senator building where a sprinkler system was a reporting requirement by a GTO is a DODD to re-introduce the College Fire operating properly. criminal offense and extends the pre- Prevention Act. This measure would Despite the clear benefits of sprin- sumptive GTO period from 60 to 180 provide federal matching grants for the klers, many college dorms do not have days. installation of fire sprinkler systems in them. New dormitories are generally Fourth, Section 203 of the bill per- college and university dormitories and required to have advanced safety sys- mits a bank, upon request of another fraternity and sorority houses. I be- tems such as fire sprinklers. But such bank, to include suspicious illegal ac- lieve the time is now to address the sad requirements are rarely imposed retro- tivity in written employment ref- situation of deadly fires that occur in actively on existing buildings. In 1998, erences. Under this provision, banks our children’s college living facilities. 93 percent of the campus building fires would be permitted to share informa- The tragic fire that occurred at reported to fire departments occurred tion concerning the possible involve- Seton Hall University on Wednesday in buildings where there were smoke ment of a current or former officer or January 19th, 2000 will not be long for- alarms present. However, only 34 per- employee in potentially unlawful ac- gotten. Sadly, three freshman, all 18 cent of them had fire sprinklers tivity without fear of civil liability for years old, died. Fifty-four students, present. sharing the information. two South Orange firefighters and two At my state’s flagship university at Finally, Title III of the bill addresses South Orange police officers were in- Chapel Hill, for example, only six of corruption by foreign officials and rul- jured. The dormitory, Boland Hall, was the 29 residence halls have sprinklers. ing elites. Earlier this year, the Sec- a six-story, 350 room structure built in A report published by The Raleigh retary of the Treasury, in consultation 1952 that housed approximately 600 stu- News & Observer in the wake of the with the Attorney General and the fi- dents. Astonishingly, the fire was con- Seton Hall fire also noted that only nancial services regulators, issued tained to the third floor lounge of Bo- seven of 19 dorms at North Carolina guidelines to financial institutions op- land Hall. This dormitory was equipped State University are equipped with the erating in the U.S. on appropriate prac- with smoke alarms but no sprinkler life-saving devices, and there are sprin- tices and procedures to reduce the like- system. klers in two of the 10 dorms at North

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Carolina Central University. At Duke Delta Fraternity House killed 5 college jun- this Act, any negative determination on the University, only five of 26 dorms have iors and injured 3. The 3-story plus basement part of the Secretary of Education with re- sprinklers. fraternity house was 70 years old. The Na- spect to such application, or any statement The legislation I introduce today au- tional Fire Protection Association identified of reasons for the determination, shall not be several factors that contributed to the tragic thorizes the Secretary of Education, in admissible as evidence in any proceeding of fire, including the lack of fire sprinkler pro- any court, agency, board, or other entity. consultation with the United States tection. Fire Administration, to award grants (3) It is estimated that between 1980 and By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. to States, private or public colleges or 1998, an average of 1,800 fires at dormitories, ROBERTS, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. universities, fraternities, or sororities fraternities, and sororities, involving 1 DORGAN): to assist them in providing fire sprin- death, 70 injuries, and $8,000,000 in property S. 400. A bill to lift the trade embar- damage were reported to public fire depart- kler systems for their student housing go on Cuba, and for other purposes; to and dormitories. These entities would ments. (4) Within dormitories, fraternities, and so- the Committee on Finance. be required to produce matching funds rorities the number 1 cause of fires is arson equal to one-half of the cost. This leg- or suspected arson. The second leading cause By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. islation authorizes $100 million for fis- of college building fires is cooking, while the ROBERTS, and Mrs. LINCOLN): cal years 2002 through 2006. third leading cause is smoking. S. 401. A bill to normalize trade rela- In North Carolina, we decided to ini- (5) The National Fire Protection Associa- tions with Cuba, and for other pur- tiate a drive to install sprinklers in our tion has no record of a fire killing more than poses; to the Committee on Finance. public college and university dorms. 2 people in a completely fire sprinklered pub- S. 402. A bill to make an exception to The overall cost is estimated at 57.5 lic assembly, educational, institutional, or the United States embargo on trade residential building where the sprinkler sys- with Cuba for the export of agricul- million dollars. Given how much it is tem was operating properly. going to cost North Carolina’s public (6) New dormitories are generally required tural commodities, medicines, medical colleges and universities to install to have advanced safety systems such as fire supplies, medical instruments, or med- sprinklers, I think it’s clear that the sprinklers. But such requirements are rarely ical equipment and for other purposes; $100 million that this measure author- imposed retroactively on existing buildings. to the Committee on Finance. izes is just a drop in the bucket. But (7) In 1998, 93 percent of the campus build- Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I am in- my hope is that by providing this small ing fires reported to fire departments oc- troducing today a series of bills that incentive we can encourage more col- curred in buildings where there were smoke would end the embargo on trade with alarms present. However, only 34 percent had Cuba and normalize our economic rela- leges to institute a comprehensive re- fire sprinklers present. tions with this country that is a mere view of their dorm’s fire safety and to SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. install sprinklers. All they need is a There are authorized to be appropriated to ninety miles off our shore. I should add helping hand. With this modest meas- carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of the that Congressman CHARLES RANGEL is ure of prevention, we can help prevent fiscal years 2002 through 2006. offering a set of companion bills in the the needless and tragic loss of young SEC. 4. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. House today. lives. (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Last July, I led a small group of Sen- Parents should not have to worry Education, in consultation with the United ators to Havana. During our brief visit, about their children living in fire States Fire Administration, is authorized to we met with Fidel Castro. But we also award grants to States, private or public col- traps. When we send our children away leges or universities, fraternities, and sorori- spent three hours with a group of six to college, we are sending them to a ties to assist them in providing fire sprinkler dissidents who had spent years in pris- home away from home where hundreds systems, or other fire suppression or preven- on, yet have chosen heroically to con- of other students eat, sleep, burn can- tion technologies, for their student housing tinue their dissent from within Cuba. dles, use electric appliances and and dormitories. We met with the leader of Cuba’s larg- smoke. We must not compromise on (b) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—The est independent NGO. It was clear to Secretary of Education may not award a their safety. In short, the best way to grant under this section unless the entity re- me that our Cuba policy was outdated ensure the protection of our college ceiving the grant provides, from State, local, and needed fundamental change. students is to install fire sprinklers in or private sources, matching funds in an I have long fought against unilateral our college dormitories and fraternity amount equal to not less than one-half of the economic sanctions, unless our na- and sorority houses. I ask all of my cost of the activities for which assistance is tional security was at stake. The Cuba colleagues to join me in supporting sought. embargo is a unilateral sanction, but this important legislation. Thank you. SEC. 5. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. our national security is not at stake. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- (a) APPLICATION.—Each entity desiring a grant under this Act shall submit to the Sec- The Defense Department has concluded sent that a copy of the bill be printed retary of Education an application at such that Cuba does not represent any secu- in the RECORD. time and in such manner as the Secretary rity threat to this nation. None of our There being no objection, the bill was may require. closest allies supports the embargo. ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as (b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under Nor do any of our trading partners in follows: this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to the Americas. applicants that demonstrate in the applica- S. 399 tion submitted under subsection (a) the in- Unilateral sanctions do not work. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ability to fund the sprinkler system, or other The embargo has not changed the be- resentatives of the United States of America in fire suppression or prevention technology, havior of the Cuban government and Congress assembled, from sources other than funds provided its leadership. It has not changed the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. under this Act. behavior of Fidel Castro. But the em- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘College Fire (c) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX- bargo has hurt the people of Cuba. And Prevention Act’’. PENSES.—An entity that receives a grant the embargo has hurt American farm- SEC 2. FINDINGS. under this Act shall not use more than 4 per- Congress makes the following findings: cent of the grant funds for administrative ers and businesses, as our Asian, Euro- (1) On Wednesday, January 19, 2000, a fire expenses. pean, and Canadian competitors have occurred at a Seton Hall University dor- SEC. 6. DATA AND REPORT. rushed in to fill the gap in the Cuban mitory. Three male freshmen, all 18 years of The Comptroller General shall— market. age, died. Fifty-four students, 2 South Or- (1) gather data on the number of college The U.S. International Trade Com- ange firefighters, and 2 South Orange police and university housing facilities and dor- mission released a report on the eco- officers were injured. The dormitory was a 6- mitories that have and do not have fire nomic impact of U.S. sanctions on story, 350-room structure built in 1952, that sprinkler systems and other fire suppression Cuba. The ITC found that the embargo housed approximately 600 students. It was or prevention technologies; and equipped with smoke alarms but no fire (2) report such data to Congress. costs US exporters, farmers, manufac- sprinkler system. SEC. 7. ADMISSIBILITY. turers, and service providers between (2) On Mother’s Day 1996 in Chapel Hill, Notwithstanding any other provision of $650 million and one billion dollars a North Carolina, a fire in the Phi Gamma law, any application for assistance under year in lost sales. This is intolerable.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2303 We should lift the embargo. We [From the Wall Street Journal, February 9, prosper, our long-term economic interest of should engage Cuba economically. We 2001] nudging Cuba toward a market economy, and should engage the people of Cuba. ‘‘LET YANKEE TOURISTS SHOWER DOLLARS ON our political interest in exposing Cubans to CUBA’S POOR’’ Americans and American ideas. The bills I am introducing today do President Bush could begin by supporting just that. The first bill, on which I am (By Philip Peters) the congressional consensus, expressed last joined by Senators ROBERTS, LINCOLN, In her final press conference as Secretary year by greater than three-to-one majorities and DORGAN, is the ‘‘Free Trade with of State, Madeleine Albright’s message to in the House and Senate, to lift all restric- Cuba Act’’, that would lift the embargo the Cuban people was succinct. In reference tions on food and medicine sales. This step completely. The second bill, on which I to the aging Fidel Castro she said, ‘‘I wish would begin to reverse the implicit assumption in U.S. policy that American interests am joined by Senators ROBERTS and them the actuarial tables.’’ It was an odd statement on behalf of a superpower that are somehow served if products such as rice, LINCOLN, is the ‘‘United States-Cuba could have used the previous eight years to powdered milk, and drugs are more scarce or Trade Act of 2001’’, that would remove exercise considerable influence on its small expensive for Cubans to acquire. It would Cuba from Jackson-Vanik treatment island neighbor. also support the calls by Cuban dissidents and provide normal trade relations sta- It was also a fitting end to the Clinton ad- such as Elizardo Sanchez and the Christian tus on a permanent basis. The third ministration’s passive approach to Cuba pol- Liberation Movement for an end to this part bill, on which I am also joined by Sen- icy, where the impulse to reassess strategy of the embargo. It ‘‘hurts the people, not the regime,’’ Mr. Sanchez says, and is ‘‘an odd ators ROBERTS and LINCOLN, is the was nearly always trumped by the imperative of avoiding political risk in Florida. way of demonstrating support for human ‘‘Cuban Humanitarian Trade Act of rights.’’ 2001’’, that removes the restrictions on Even in 1998, when Republican leaders such as Sen. John Warner and former Secretary of President Bush could then end all restrictions on Cuban-American remittances, now food and medicine exports imposed in State George Shultz urged the creation of a limited to $1,200 a year, and on family visits, the last Congress, repeals the codifica- presidential bipartisan commission—a gold- which are permitted only in cases of ‘‘hu- tion of travel restrictions, and removes en opportunity to conduct a long overdue manitarian emergency’’ a cruel regulation limitations on remittances to indi- post-Cold War review that could have in- that forces families to lie by the thousands cluded the full range of Cuban-American vidual Cuban citizens. each December when they visit relatives at voices—politics held the Clinton White I am not suggesting that we embrace Christmas. Fidel Castro. Far from it! His leader- House back. Finally, the president could support an end President Bush has an opportunity to ship, his treatment of his own people, to the travel ban imposed on Americans—a make a fresh start. Today’s strict embargo mistaken policy that treats free contact be- his failed economic, political, and so- policy, based on the goal of denying hard cial policies—these are unacceptable to tween American and Cuban societies as a currency to the Cuban government, made detriment rather than an opportunity. ‘‘If we all Americans. But the world has sense during the Cold War when Cuba was a have a million Americans walking on the changed since the United States initi- genuine security threat and Washington had streets of Havana, you will have something ated the embargo forty years and ten reason to make Cuba an expensive satellite like the pope’s visit multiplied by 10,’’ inde- Presidents ago. It does us no good to for the Soviet Union to maintain. pendent journalist Manuel David Orrio told wait until Castro is gone from the Today, with sanctions twice tightened dur- the Chicago Tribune in 1999. A Havana cler- ing the 1990s, Fidel Castro remains firmly in gyman told me last month that visiting scene before we begin to develop nor- power. With the Soviet-era security threat mal relations with the Cuban people Americans ‘‘would permeate this place with gone, it is time to recognize that isolating the idea of a free society.’’ and with Cuba’s future leaders. If we Cuba from commerce and contact with Like other international travelers, Ameri- fail to develop those relationships now, Americans is counterproductive because it cans’ spending would boost Cubans’ earnings the inevitable transition to democracy reduces American influence in Cuba. Presi- in hotels and restaurants and expand Cuba’s and a market economy will be much dent Bush’s Cuba policy is not yet defined, incipient private sector. An influx of U.S. harder on all of the Cuban people. And but Secretary of State Colin Powell has said travelers would immediately create a short- events in Cuba could easily escalate that ‘‘We will only participate in those ac- age of lodging that would be filled partially tivities with Cuba that benefit the people di- by Cubans who legally rent rooms in their out of control and put the United rectly and not the government.’’ homes. Demand for the services of artisans, States in the middle of a dangerous do- This standard sounds good in theory, but taxis and private restaurants would also in- mestic crisis on the island. in practice it is impossible to achieve. Vir- crease, adding to the disposable income that Jim Hoagland, in a recent Wash- tually every form of economic activity with sustains other entrepreneurs, from car- ington Post column, wrote about his Cuba benefits both the people and the gov- penters and repairmen to food vendors and concern ‘‘when sanctions linger too ernment. Today, European and Canadian tutors. As this sector, now 150,000 strong, gains in- long and become a political football trade, investment and tourism benefit Cuban state enterprises. But they also increase the come and expands, demand would increase and a substitute for policy, as is the earnings of Cuban workers, expose Cubans to for the freely priced, privately sold produce case today in Cuba.’’ This accurately foreigners and non-socialist ideas, bring cap- in Cuba’s 300 farmers markets, benefitting describes where we are today. italist business practices, and reshape the farmers across Cuba who have no contact To help further edify my colleagues Cuban economy to fit its comparative advan- with tourists. Americans would experience on this issue, I would like to enter into tages in the global system. This adds up to ‘‘the interface between the entrepreneurial humanitarian benefits for the Cuban people, folks’’ that President Bush lauds as a virtue the record a column from the February of open trade with communist China, to say 9 Wall Street Journal by Philip Peters, and a head start on a future transition to a more market-oriented economy. nothing of the value of their personal con- Vice President of the Lexington Insti- U.S. economic activity also benefits both tact with Cubans. This may be why a Florida tute, who explains how changes in U.S. the state and the people of Cuba. Family re- International University poll shows a slim policy can help the Cuban people who mittances, estimated by the United Nations majority of Cuban-Americans, and three continue to suffer under Castro’s poli- at over $700 million annually, bring more for- fourths of the most recent Cuban immi- cies of political and economic repres- eign exchange than sugar exports. Many of grants, supporting an end to the travel ban. these dollars land in the Cuban treasury A policy opening of this type would leave sion. the trade embargo largely intact for future The three bills that I am offering when Cubans spend them in state retail stores. U.S.-Cuba phone connections allow review, and it would do nothing to diminish today serve our national interest, will families to communicate, but generate over America’s stark opposition to Cuban human help us move toward a peaceful transi- $70 million a year for the state phone com- rights practices. However, it would increase tion in the post-Castro era, and will pany. A strict application of Secretary Pow- concrete support to the Cuban people, and it help the Cuban people now. I urge sup- ell’s own standard would cut off these valu- would spur the development of free-market port from all my colleagues. able benefits. activity in the post-Castro Cuba that is now taking shape. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- The trick, then, for an administration that sent that additional material be print- seems to want to end unilateral trade sanctions everywhere but Cuba, will not be to By Mr. COCHRAN: ed in the RECORD. reach for Secretary Powell’s unattainable S. 403. A bill to improve the National There being no objection, the mate- standard. Rather, it will be to choose among Writing Project; to the Committee on rial was ordered to be printed in the forms of engagement that serve America’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- RECORD, as follows: humanitarian interest in helping Cubans to sions.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr President, today, Last Congress, special interests SEC. 3. HARMFUL INTERFERENCE PROHIBITED. I am introducing legislation reauthor- forces opposed to low-power FM radio, (a) IN GENERAL.—Any low-power FM radio izing the National Writing Project, the most notably the National Association licensee determined by the Federal Commu- nications Commission to be transmitting a only Federal program to improve the of Broadcasters and National Public signal causing harmful interference to one or teaching of writing in America’s class- Radio, mounted a vigorous behind-the- more licensed radio services shall, if so or- rooms. scenes campaign to kill low-power FM dered by the Commission, cease the trans- Literacy is at the foundation of radio. And unfortunately, these special mission of the interfering signal, and may school and workplace success, of citi- interests succeeded in attaching an ap- not recommence transmitting such signal zenship in a democracy, and of learning propriations rider in the dead of the until it has taken whatever action the Com- mission may prescribe in order to assure in all disciplines. The National Writing night—without a single debate on the Project has been instrumental in help- that the radio licensee that has sustained floor of the Senate—that effectively the interference remains able to serve the ing teachers develop better teaching did just that. public interest, convenience and necessity as skills so they can help our children im- Mr. President, the Low Power Radio required by the Commission’s rules. prove their ability to read, write, and Act of 2001 seeks to remedy this derail- (b) COMPLAINT.—Any radio service licensee think. ment of the democratic process. The or subcarrier program provider may file a The National Writing Project is a Low Power Radio Act of 2001 will allow complaint with the Commission against any low-power FM radio licensee for transmit- twenty-seven-year old national net- the FCC to license low-power FM radio work of university-based teacher train- ting a signal that is alleged to cause harmful service, while at the same time pro- interference. The complaint shall be filed in ing programs designed to improve the tecting existing full-power stations a form, and contain such information as, pre- teaching of writing and student from interference. Specifically, the leg- scribed by the Commission. achievement in writing and has had islation directs the FCC—the expert (c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—In any federal support since 1991. Successful agency with the experience and engi- complaint filed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b), the Commission shall render writing teachers attend Invitational neering resources to make such a de- Summer Institutes at their local uni- a final decision no later than 90 calendar termination—to determine which, if days after the date on which the complaint versities. During the school year these any, low-power radio stations are caus- was received by the Commission. teachers provide workshops for other ing interference to existing full-power (d) PUNITIVE DAMAGES.—In any final deci- teachers in the schools. At 167 sites in stations, and determine what the low- sion rendered pursuant to this section, the 49 states, the National Writing Project power FM station must do to alleviate Commission is authorized to impose punitive damages not to exceed 5 times the low-power trains over 100,000 teachers every year. it. Thus, this legislation strikes a fair The program has become a national FM station’s costs if the Commission finds balance by allowing non-interfering model for other disciplines and is now that the complaint was frivolous and with- low-power FM stations to operate with- recognized by the Department of Edu- out any merit or purpose other than to im- out further delay, while affecting only pede the provision of non-interfering low- cation as an important part of national those low-power stations that the FCC power FM service. education policy. The program also finds to be causing harmful inter- (e) SECTION 316(a)(3) OF COMMUNICATIONS generates an average of $6.32 in private, ACT.—Section 316(a)(3) of the Communica- ference in their actual, everyday oper- state, and local funds for every federal tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 316(a)(3)) shall not ations. This is totally consistent with dollar appropriated. The National Writ- apply to a complaint filed pursuant to this ing Project is making teachers better the fact that low-power FM is a sec- section. ondary service which, by law, must (f) RULES.—The Commission shall adopt at their jobs. rules implementing the provisions of this I introduced the National Writing cure any interference caused to any primary, full-power service. section within 45 days after the date of en- Project Act for the first time in 1990. actment of this Act. This legislation will provide an effi- Since then, I have worked with other (g) HARMFUL INTERFERENCE DEFINED.—For Senators to ensure that it has re- cient and effective means to detect and purposes of this section, the term ‘‘harmful mained a program that supports states resolve harmful interference. By pro- interference’’ means interference which en- and local schools in their efforts to viding a procedural remedy that au- dangers the functioning of a radio navigation service or of other safety services or that se- have better teachers. Last Congress thorizes the FCC to impose damages on frivolous complaints, the bill will dis- riously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly when I introduced this bill, it was co- interrupts a radio service operating in ac- sponsored by 52 Senators. I hope it will courage the creation of low-power sta- cordance with the rules and regulations of receive even greater support in the tions most likely to cause harmful in- the Federal Communications Commission. 107th Congress. I invite other Senators terference while at the same time dis- (h) REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— to join me in sponsoring this legisla- couraging full-power broadcasters from (1) RESTORATION OF COMMUNICATIONS ACT.— Section 336 of the Communications Act of tion. making unwarranted interference claims. 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336) is amended by striking subsection (h) and redesignating subsection By Mr. MCCAIN: In the interests of would-be new broadcasters, existing broadcasters, (i) as subsection (h). S. 404. A bill to provide for the tech- (2) NULLIFICATION OF ACTION UNDER RE- nical integrity of the FM radio band, but, most of all, the listening public, I PEALED PROVISION.—Any action taken by the and for other purposes; to the Com- urge the enactment of the Low Power Federal Communications Commission under mittee on Commerce, Science, and Radio Act of 2001. section 336(h) of the Communications Act of Transportation. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(h)) as added by section Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I rise sent that the text of the bill be printed 143(a) of Division B of A Bill Making mis- today to introduce a bill that will in the RECORD. cellaneous appropriations for the fiscal year allow our communities and churches to There being no objection, the bill was ending September 30, 2001, and for other pur- benefit from low-power radio service. ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as poses (106 Pub. L. 554; Appendix-H.R. 5666) be- follows: fore the date of enactment of this Act is null Mr. President, low-power FM radio and void. service provides community based or- S. 404 (3) REPEAL.—The Act entitled A Bill Mak- ganizations, churches, and other non- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ing miscellaneous appropriations for the fis- profit groups with a new, affordable op- resentatives of the United States of America in cal year ending September 30, 2001, and for portunity to reach out to the public, Congress assembled, other purposes (106 Pub. L. 554; Appendix- helping to promote a greater awareness SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. H.R. 5666) is amended by striking section 143. of local issues important to our com- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Low Power SEC. 4. DIGITAL RADIO TRANSITION. munities. As such, low-power FM is Radio Act of 2001’’. The Federal Communications Commission supported by many national and local SEC. 2. PURPOSE. shall complete all rulemakings necessary to It is the purpose of this Act to ensure the implement the transition to digital radio no organizations who seek to provide the technical integrity of the FM radio band, later than February 23, 2002. public with increased sources of news while permitting the introduction of low and perspectives in an otherwise in- power FM transmitters into such band with- By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and creasingly consolidated medium. out causing harmful interference. Mr. HATCH):

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2305 S. 407. A bill to amend the Trade- sive study of the effects of adding new ican intellectual property interests. In mark Act of 1946 to provide for the reg- generic Top Level Domains on trade- 1989, the terms of the Agreement were istration and protection of trademarks mark and other intellectual property modified by the Protocol, which cor- used in commerce, in order to carry rights. This bill became law as part of rected the objectionable terms of the out provisions of certain international the Next Generation Internet Research Agreement and made American partici- conventions, and for other purposes; to Act, S. 1609, which was signed into law pation a possibility. For example, the Committee on the Judiciary. on October 28, 1998. under the Protocol, applications for Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am In the 106th Congress, Senator HATCH international trademark extension can pleased to introduce implementing leg- and I worked together for enactment of be completed in English; formerly, ap- islation for the Protocol Relating to the Anticybersquatting Consumer Pro- plications were required to be com- the Madrid Agreement Concerning the tection Act, which protects against the pleted in French. International Registration of Marks, registration, in bad faith with intent to Another stumbling block to the Protocol. I have introduced identical profit, as a domain name of another United States joining the Protocol was bills in the last two Congresses, but the person’s trademark or the name of a resolved last year. Specifically, the Eu- Senate unfortunately did not consider living person. This bill was passed as ropean Community, EC, had taken the those bills. Chairman HATCH has joined part of the FY 2000 Omnibus Appropria- position that under the Protocol, the me in introducing this legislation, and tions bill on November 29, 1999. EC, as an intergovernmental member I thank him for his leadership on this Also in the 106th Congress, we of the Protocol, received a separate and other intellectual property mat- worked to pass the Trademark Amend- vote in the Assembly established by ters of such critical importance to the ments Act, which enhanced protection the agreement in addition to the votes economy and industry of our country. for trademark owners and consumers of its member states. The State De- This bill is part of my ongoing effort by making it possible to prevent trade- partment opposed this position as a to update American intellectual prop- mark dilution before it occurs, by contravention of the democratic con- erty law to ensure that it serves to ad- clarifying the remedies available under cept of one-vote-per-country. vance and protect American interests the Federal trademark dilution stat- On February 2, 2000, the Assembly of both here and abroad. The Protocol ute, by providing recourse against the the Madrid Protocol expressed its in- would help American businesses, and Federal Government for its infringe- tent ‘‘to use their voting rights in such especially small and medium-sized ment of others’ trademarks, and by a way as to ensure that the number of companies, protect their trademarks as votes cast by the European Community they expand into international mar- creating greater certainty and uni- and its member States does not exceed kets. Specifically, this legislation will formity in the area of trade dress pro- conform American trademark applica- tection. The bill passed the Senate on the number of the European Commu- tion procedures to the terms of the July 1, 1999, and was enacted on August nity’s Member States.’’ In short, this Protocol in anticipation of the U.S.’s 5, 1999. letter appeared to resolve differences eventual ratification of the treaty. Together, these measures represent between the Administration and the Ratification by the United States of significant steps in our efforts to en- European Community, EC, regarding this treaty would help create a ‘‘one sure that American trademark law ade- the voting rights of intergovernmental stop’’ international trademark reg- quately serves and promote American members of the Protocol in the Assem- istration process, which would be an interests. bly established by the agreement. enormous benefit for American busi- The legislation I introduce today Shortly after this letter was for- nesses. This bill is one of many meas- with Senator HATCH would ease the warded by the Assembly, I wrote to ures I have introduced and supported trademark registration burden on then Secretary of State Madeleine over the past few years to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses by Albright requesting information on the American trademark holders receive enabling them to obtain trademark Administration’s position in light of strong protection in today’s world of protection in all signatory countries the resolution of the voting dispute. At changing technology and complex with a single trademark application a hearing of the Foreign Operations international markets. filed with the Patent and Trademark Subcommittee on April 14, 2000, I fur- Over the past few years, Senator Office. Currently, in order for Amer- ther inquired of Secretary Albright HATCH and I have worked together suc- ican companies to protect their trade- about the progress the Administration cessfully on a number of initiatives to marks abroad, they must register their was making on this matter, particu- bolster trademark protection and keep trademarks in each and every country larly in light of the fact that dif- our trademark laws up-to-date. For ex- in which protection is sought. Reg- ferences over the voting rights of the ample, in the 104th Congress, we sup- istering in multiple countries is a European Union and participation of ported the Federal Trademark Dilution time-consuming, complicated and ex- intergovernmental organizations in Act of 1995, enacted to provide intellec- pensive process—a process which places this intellectual property treaty were tual property rights holders with the a disproportionate burden on smaller resolved in accordance with the U.S. power to enjoin another person’s com- American companies seeking inter- position. mercial use of famous marks that national trademark protection. Subsequently, President Clinton would cause dilution of the mark’s dis- I first introduced the Madrid Pro- transmitted Treaty Document 106–41, tinctive quality. In the 105th Congress, tocol Implementation Act in the 105th the Protocol Relating to the Madrid we introduced legislation, S. 2193, to Congress as S. 2191, then again in the Agreement to the Senate for ratifica- implement the Trademark Law Treaty. 106th Congress as S. 671. The Judiciary tion on September 5, 2000. Shortly after S. 2193 simplified trademark registra- Committee reported S. 671 favorably transmittal, on September 13, 2000, the tion requirements around the world by and unanimously, on February 10, 2000. Foreign Relations Committee held a establishing a list of maximum re- In the House of Representatives, Con- hearing to consider Protocol. Unfortu- quirements which Treaty member gressmen COBLE and BERMAN sponsored nately, no further action was taken on countries can impose on trademark ap- and passed an identical bill, H.R. 769, the Protocol or the implementing leg- plicants. The bill passed the Senate on on April 13, 1999. islation before the Congress adjourned. September 17, 1998, and was signed by Since 1891, the Madrid Agreement United States membership in the the President on October 30, 1998. I am Concerning the International Registra- Protocol would greatly enhance the proud of this legislation since all tion of Marks, Agreement has provided ability of any U.S. business, whether American businesses, and particularly an international trademark registra- large or small, to protect its trade- small American businesses, will benefit tion system. However, prior to adop- marks in other countries more quickly, as a result. tion of the Protocol, the U.S. declined cheaply and easily. That, in turn, will Also, in the 105th Congress, I intro- to join the Agreement because it con- make it easier for American businesses duced S. 1727 to authorize a comprehen- tained terms deemed inimical to Amer- to enter foreign markets and to protect

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 their trademarks in those markets. ‘declaration of bona fide intention to use the ‘‘SEC. 61. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS BASED The Protocol would not require sub- mark in commerce’ means a declaration that ON UNITED STATES APPLICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS. stantive changes to American trade- is signed by the applicant for, or holder of, an international registration who is seeking ‘‘The owner of a basic application pending mark law, but merely to certain proce- extension of protection of a mark to the before the Patent and Trademark Office, or dures for registering trademarks. Pas- United States and that contains a statement the owner of a basic registration granted by sage of this implementing legislation that— the Patent and Trademark Office, who— will help to ensure timely accession to ‘‘(A) the applicant or holder has a bona fide ‘‘(1) is a national of the United States; and implementation of the Madrid Pro- intention to use the mark in commerce; ‘‘(2) is domiciled in the United States; or tocol, and it will send a clear signal to ‘‘(B) the person making the declaration be- ‘‘(3) has a real and effective industrial or lieves himself or herself, or the firm, cor- commercial establishment in the United the international community, U.S. States, businesses, and trademark owners that poration, or association in whose behalf he or she makes the declaration, to be entitled may file an international application by sub- Congress is serious about our Nation to use the mark in commerce; and mitting to the Patent and Trademark Office becoming part of a low-cost, efficient ‘‘(C) no other person, firm, corporation, or a written application in such form, together system to promote the international association, to the best of his or her knowl- with such fees, as may be prescribed by the registration of marks. I look forward edge and belief, has the right to use such Director. to working with Senator HATCH and my mark in commerce either in the identical ‘‘SEC. 62. CERTIFICATION OF THE INTER- other colleagues for ratification of the form of the mark or in such near resem- NATIONAL APPLICATION. Protocol and passage of the imple- blance to the mark as to be likely, when ‘‘Upon the filing of an application for used on or in connection with the goods of international registration and payment of menting legislation. such other person, firm, corporation, or asso- the prescribed fees, the Director shall exam- I ask unanimous consent that a copy ciation, to cause confusion, or to cause mis- ine the international application for the pur- of the bill and the sectional analysis be take, or to deceive. pose of certifying that the information con- placed in the RECORD after my state- ‘‘(7) EXTENSION OF PROTECTION.—The term tained in the international application cor- ment, as well as any additional state- ‘extension of protection’ means the protec- responds to the information contained in the ments regarding this bill. tion resulting from an international reg- basic application or basic registration at the There being no objection, the mate- istration that extends to a Contracting time of the certification. Upon examination rial was ordered to be printed in the Party at the request of the holder of the and certification of the international appli- international registration, in accordance cation, the Director shall transmit the inter- RECORD, as follows: with the Madrid Protocol. national application to the International Bu- S. 407 ‘‘(8) HOLDER OF AN INTERNATIONAL REG- reau. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ISTRATION.—A ‘holder’ of an international ‘‘SEC. 63. RESTRICTION, ABANDONMENT, CAN- resentatives of the United States of America in registration is the natural or juristic person CELLATION, OR EXPIRATION OF A Congress assembled, in whose name the international registration BASIC APPLICATION OR BASIC REG- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. is recorded on the International Register. ISTRATION. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Madrid Pro- ‘‘(9) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION.—The ‘‘With respect to an international applica- tocol Implementation Act’’. term ‘international application’ means an tion transmitted to the International Bureau application for international registration under section 62, the Director shall notify SEC. 2. PROVISIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PRO- TOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID that is filed under the Madrid Protocol. the International Bureau whenever the basic AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE ‘‘(10) INTERNATIONAL BUREAU.—The term application or basic registration which is the INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF ‘International Bureau’ means the Inter- basis for the international application has MARKS. national Bureau of the World Intellectual been restricted, abandoned, or canceled, or The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for Property Organization. has expired, with respect to some or all of the registration and protection of trade- ‘‘(11) INTERNATIONAL REGISTER.—The term the goods and services listed in the inter- marks used in commerce, to carry out the ‘International Register’ means the official national registration— provisions of certain international conven- collection of such data concerning inter- ‘‘(1) within 5 years after the international tions, and for other purposes’’, approved July national registrations maintained by the registration date; or 5, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1051 and fol- International Bureau that the Madrid Pro- ‘‘(2) more than 5 years after the inter- lowing) (commonly referred to as the tocol or its implementing regulations re- national registration date if the restriction, ‘‘Trademark Act of 1946’’) is amended by add- quire or permit to be recorded, regardless of abandonment, or cancellation of the basic ing after section 51 the following new title: the medium which contains such data. application or basic registration resulted ‘‘TITLE XII—THE MADRID PROTOCOL ‘‘(12) INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION.—The from an action that began before the end of term ‘international registration’ means the that 5-year period. ‘‘SEC. 60. DEFINITIONS. registration of a mark granted under the Ma- ‘‘For purposes of this title: ‘‘SEC. 64. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTEC- drid Protocol. TION SUBSEQUENT TO INTER- ‘‘(1) MADRID PROTOCOL.—The term ‘Madrid ‘‘(13) INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION DATE.— NATIONAL REGISTRATION. Protocol’ means the Protocol Relating to the The term ‘international registration date’ ‘‘The holder of an international registra- Madrid Agreement Concerning the Inter- means the date assigned to the international tion that is based upon a basic application national Registration of Marks, adopted at registration by the International Bureau. filed with the Patent and Trademark Office Madrid, Spain, on June 27, 1989. ‘‘(14) NOTIFICATION OF REFUSAL.—The term or a basic registration granted by the Patent ‘‘(2) BASIC APPLICATION.—The term ‘basic ‘notification of refusal’ means the notice and Trademark Office may request an exten- application’ means the application for the sent by an Office of a Contracting Party to sion of protection of its international reg- registration of a mark that has been filed the International Bureau declaring that an istration by filing such a request— with an Office of a Contracting Party and extension of protection cannot be granted. ‘‘(1) directly with the International Bu- that constitutes the basis for an application ‘‘(15) OFFICE OF A CONTRACTING PARTY.—The reau; or for the international registration of that term ‘Office of a Contracting Party’ means— ‘‘(2) with the Patent and Trademark Office mark. ‘‘(A) the office, or governmental entity, of for transmittal to the International Bureau, ‘‘(3) BASIC REGISTRATION.—The term ‘basic a Contracting Party that is responsible for if the request is in such form, and contains registration’ means the registration of a the registration of marks; or such transmittal fee, as may be prescribed mark that has been granted by an Office of ‘‘(B) the common office, or governmental by the Director. a Contracting Party and that constitutes the entity, of more than 1 Contracting Party ‘‘SEC. 65. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF AN basis for an application for the international that is responsible for the registration of INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION TO registration of that mark. marks and is so recognized by the Inter- THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE ‘‘(4) CONTRACTING PARTY.—The term ‘Con- national Bureau. MADRID PROTOCOL. tracting Party’ means any country or inter- ‘‘(16) OFFICE OF ORIGIN.—The term ‘office of ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi- governmental organization that is a party to origin’ means the Office of a Contracting sions of section 68, the holder of an inter- the Madrid Protocol. Party with which a basic application was national registration shall be entitled to the ‘‘(5) DATE OF RECORDAL.—The term ‘date of filed or by which a basic registration was benefits of extension of protection of that recordal’ means the date on which a request granted. international registration to the United for extension of protection that is filed after ‘‘(17) OPPOSITION PERIOD.—The term ‘oppo- States to the extent necessary to give effect an international registration is granted is sition period’ means the time allowed for fil- to any provision of the Madrid Protocol. recorded on the International Register. ing an opposition in the Patent and Trade- ‘‘(b) IF UNITED STATES IS OFFICE OF ORI- ‘‘(6) DECLARATION OF BONA FIDE INTENTION mark Office, including any extension of time GIN.—An extension of protection resulting TO USE THE MARK IN COMMERCE.—The term granted under section 13. from an international registration of a mark

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shall not apply to the United States if the ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF REFUSAL.—If, a re- ‘‘(2) the holder of the international reg- Patent and Trademark Office is the office of quest for extension of protection is refused istration shall have the same rights and rem- origin with respect to that mark. under subsection (a), the Director shall de- edies as the owner of a registration on the ‘‘SEC. 66. EFFECT OF FILING A REQUEST FOR EX- clare in a notification of refusal (as provided Principal Register. TENSION OF PROTECTION OF AN in subsection (c)) that the extension of pro- ‘‘SEC. 70. DEPENDENCE OF EXTENSION OF PRO- INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION TO tection cannot be granted, together with a TECTION TO THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES. statement of all grounds on which the re- ON THE UNDERLYING INTER- ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REQUEST FOR EXTEN- fusal was based. NATIONAL REGISTRATION. SION OF PROTECTION.—A request for extension ‘‘(c) NOTICE TO INTERNATIONAL BUREAU.—(1) ‘‘(a) EFFECT OF CANCELLATION OF INTER- of protection of an international registration Within 18 months after the date on which the NATIONAL REGISTRATION.—If the Inter- to the United States that the International International Bureau transmits to the Pat- national Bureau notifies the Patent and Bureau transmits to the Patent and Trade- ent and Trademark Office a notification of a Trademark Office of the cancellation of an mark Office shall be deemed to be properly request for extension of protection, the Di- international registration with respect to filed in the United States if such request, rector shall transmit to the International some or all of the goods and services listed in when received by the International Bureau, Bureau any of the following that applies to the international registration, the Director has attached to it a declaration of bona fide such request: shall cancel any extension of protection to intention to use the mark in commerce that ‘‘(A) A notification of refusal based on an the United States with respect to such goods is verified by the applicant for, or holder of, examination of the request for extension of and services as of the date on which the the international registration. protection. international registration was canceled. ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF PROPER FILING.—Unless ex- ‘‘(B) A notification of refusal based on the ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO RENEW INTER- tension of protection is refused under section filing of an opposition to the request. 68, the proper filing of the request for exten- NATIONAL REGISTRATION.—If the Inter- ‘‘(C) A notification of the possibility that national Bureau does not renew an inter- sion of protection under subsection (a) shall an opposition to the request may be filed constitute constructive use of the mark, con- national registration, the corresponding ex- after the end of that 18-month period. tension of protection to the United States ferring the same rights as those specified in ‘‘(2) If the Director has sent a notification section 7(c), as of the earliest of the fol- shall cease to be valid as of the date of the of the possibility of opposition under para- expiration of the international registration. lowing: graph (1)(C), the Director shall, if applicable, ‘‘(c) TRANSFORMATION OF AN EXTENSION OF ‘‘(1) The international registration date, if transmit to the International Bureau a noti- PROTECTION INTO A UNITED STATES APPLICA- the request for extension of protection was fication of refusal on the basis of the opposi- TION.—The holder of an international reg- filed in the international application. tion, together with a statement of all the istration canceled in whole or in part by the ‘‘(2) The date of recordal of the request for grounds for the opposition, within 7 months International Bureau at the request of the extension of protection, if the request for ex- after the beginning of the opposition period office of origin, under Article 6(4) of the Ma- tension of protection was made after the or within 1 month after the end of the oppo- drid Protocol, may file an application, under international registration date. sition period, whichever is earlier. ‘‘(3) The date of priority claimed pursuant ‘‘(3) If a notification of refusal of a request section 1 or 44 of this Act, for the registra- to section 67. for extension of protection is transmitted tion of the same mark for any of the goods and services to which the cancellation ap- ‘‘SEC. 67. RIGHT OF PRIORITY FOR REQUEST FOR under paragraph (1) or (2), no grounds for re- EXTENSION OF PROTECTION TO THE fusal of such request other than those set plies that were covered by an extension of UNITED STATES. forth in such notification may be trans- protection to the United States based on ‘‘The holder of an international registra- mitted to the International Bureau by the that international registration. Such an ap- tion with an extension of protection to the Director after the expiration of the time pe- plication shall be treated as if it had been United States shall be entitled to claim a riods set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), as the filed on the international registration date date of priority based on the right of priority case may be. or the date of recordal of the request for ex- within the meaning of Article 4 of the Paris ‘‘(4) If a notification specified in paragraph tension of protection with the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial (1) or (2) is not sent to the International Bu- Bureau, whichever date applies, and, if the Property if— reau within the time period set forth in such extension of protection enjoyed priority ‘‘(1) the international registration con- paragraph, with respect to a request for ex- under section 67 of this title, shall enjoy the tained a claim of such priority; and tension of protection, the request for exten- same priority. Such an application shall be ‘‘(2)(A) the international application con- sion of protection shall not be refused and entitled to the benefits conferred by this tained a request for extension of protection the Director shall issue a certificate of ex- subsection only if the application is filed not to the United States; or tension of protection pursuant to the re- later than 3 months after the date on which ‘‘(B) the date of recordal of the request for quest. the international registration was canceled, extension of protection to the United States ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF in whole or in part, and only if the applica- is not later than 6 months after the date of PROCESS.—In responding to a notification of tion complies with all the requirements of the first regular national filing (within the refusal with respect to a mark, the holder of this Act which apply to any application filed meaning of Article 4(A)(3) of the Paris Con- the international registration of the mark pursuant to section 1 or 44. shall designate, by a written document filed vention for the Protection of Industrial ‘‘SEC. 71. AFFIDAVITS AND FEES. in the Patent and Trademark Office, the Property) or a subsequent application (with- ‘‘(a) REQUIRED AFFIDAVITS AND FEES.—An in the meaning of Article 4(C)(4) of the Paris name and address of a person resident in the United States on whom may be served no- extension of protection for which a certifi- Convention). tices or process in proceedings affecting the cate of extension of protection has been ‘‘SEC. 68. EXAMINATION OF AND OPPOSITION TO mark. Such notices or process may be served issued under section 69 shall remain in force REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PRO- for the term of the international registration TECTION; NOTIFICATION OF RE- upon the person so designated by leaving with that person, or mailing to that person, upon which it is based, except that the ex- FUSAL. tension of protection of any mark shall be ‘‘(a) EXAMINATION AND OPPOSITION.—(1) A a copy thereof at the address specified in the canceled by the Director— request for extension of protection described last designation so filed. If the person so des- ‘‘(1) at the end of the 6-year period begin- in section 66(a) shall be examined as an ap- ignated cannot be found at the address given ning on the date on which the certificate of plication for registration on the Principal in the last designation, such notice or proc- extension of protection was issued by the Di- Register under this Act, and if on such exam- ess may be served upon the Director. rector, unless within the 1-year period pre- ination it appears that the applicant is enti- ‘‘SEC. 69. EFFECT OF EXTENSION OF PROTEC- ceding the expiration of that 6-year period tled to extension of protection under this TION. title, the Director shall cause the mark to be ‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF EXTENSION OF PROTEC- the holder of the international registration published in the Official Gazette of the Pat- TION.—Unless a request for extension of pro- files in the Patent and Trademark Office an ent and Trademark Office. tection is refused under section 68, the Direc- affidavit under subsection (b) together with ‘‘(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection tor shall issue a certificate of extension of a fee prescribed by the Director; and (c), a request for extension of protection protection pursuant to the request and shall ‘‘(2) at the end of the 10-year period begin- under this title shall be subject to opposition cause notice of such certificate of extension ning on the date on which the certificate of under section 13. Unless successfully op- of protection to be published in the Official extension of protection was issued by the Di- posed, the request for extension of protection Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office. rector, and at the end of each 10-year period shall not be refused. ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF EXTENSION OF PROTEC- thereafter, unless— ‘‘(3) Extension of protection shall not be TION.—From the date on which a certificate ‘‘(A) within the 6-month period preceding refused under this section on the ground that of extension of protection is issued under the expiration of such 10-year period the the mark has not been used in commerce. subsection (a)— holder of the international registration files ‘‘(4) Extension of protection shall be re- ‘‘(1) such extension of protection shall have in the Patent and Trademark Office an affi- fused under this section to any mark not the same effect and validity as a registration davit under subsection (b) together with a registrable on the Principal Register. on the Principal Register; and fee prescribed by the Director; or

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2308 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 ‘‘(B) within 3 months after the expiration The Director is also obliged to notify the registration cover the same goods or serv- of such 10-year period, the holder of the International Bureau whenever the inter- ices, and the certificate of extension is international registration files in the Patent national application has been ‘‘. . . re- issued after the date of the existing registra- and Trademark Office an affidavit under sub- stricted, abandoned, canceled, or has expired tion. section (b) together with the fee described in . . .’’ within a specified time period. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE subparagraph (A) and an additional fee pre- The holder of an international registration This section states that the effective date scribed by the Director. may request an extension of its registration of the act shall commence on the date on ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT.—The affi- by filing with the PTO or the International which the Madrid Protocol takes effect in davit referred to in subsection (a) shall set Bureau. the United States. forth those goods or services recited in the The holder of an international registration Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, today I extension of protection on or in connection is entitled to the benefits of extension in the am pleased to introduce with my dis- with which the mark is in use in commerce United States to the extent necessary to give tinguished colleague, Senator LEAHY, and the holder of the international registra- effect to any provision of the Protocol; how- tion shall attach to the affidavit a specimen ever, an extension of an international reg- legislation that will, for the first time, or facsimile showing the current use of the istration shall not apply to the United enable American businesses to obtain mark in commerce, or shall set forth that States if the PTO is the office of origin with international trademark protection any nonuse is due to special circumstances respect to that mark. with the filing of a single application which excuse such nonuse and is not due to The holder of an international registration and the payment of a single fee. any intention to abandon the mark. Special with an extension of protection in the United For many businesses, a company’s notice of the requirement for such affidavit States may claim a date of priority based on trademark is its most valuable asset. shall be attached to each certificate of ex- certain conditions. This is illustrated now as never before tension of protection. If the PTO Director believes that an appli- in the growth of the new Internet econ- ‘‘SEC. 72. ASSIGNMENT OF AN EXTENSION OF cant is entitled to an extension of protec- omy, where so-called ‘‘branding’’ is the PROTECTION. tion, he or she publishes the mark in the ‘‘An extension of protection may be as- ‘‘Official Gazette’’ of the PTO. This serves name of the game and the cornerstone signed, together with the goodwill associated notice to third parties who oppose the exten- of any business plan. Whether a busi- with the mark, only to a person who is a na- sion. Unless an official protest conducted ness is an e-business or a more traditional of, is domiciled in, or has a bona fide pursuant to existing law is successful, the re- tional Main Street storefront, United and effective industrial or commercial estab- quest for extension may not be refused. If States trademark law has proven to be lishment either in a country that is a Con- the request for extension is denied, however, a powerful tool for these businesses in tracting Party or in a country that is a the Director notifies the International Bu- protecting their marks against domes- member of an intergovernmental organiza- reau of such action and sets forth the rea- tic misappropriation. However, as glob- tion that is a Contracting Party. son(s) why. The Director must also apprise al trading increases and multinational the International Bureau of other relevant ‘‘SEC. 73. INCONTESTABILITY. businesses grow, worldwide trademark ‘‘The period of continuous use prescribed information pertaining to requests for exten- under section 15 for a mark covered by an ex- sion within the designated time periods. protection is becoming extremely im- tension of protection issued under this title If an extension for protection is granted, portant and desirable. Unfortunately, may begin no earlier than the date on which the Director issues a certificate attesting to achieving similar protection on an the Director issues the certificate of the ex- such action, and publishes notice of the cer- international scale has always been a tension of protection under section 69, except tificate in the ‘‘Gazette.’’ Holders of exten- much more difficult task. This dif- as provided in section 74. sion certificates thereafter enjoy protection ficulty stems in large part from the di- ‘‘SEC. 74. RIGHTS OF EXTENSION OF PROTEC- equal to that of other owners of registration versity among national trademark listed on the Principal Register of the PTO. TION. laws, as well as the sometimes prohibi- ‘‘An extension of protection shall convey If the International Bureau notifies the the same rights as an existing registration PTO of a cancellation of some or all of the tive costs of filing individual registra- for the same mark, if— goods and services listed in the international tions and seeking foreign representa- ‘‘(1) the extension of protection and the ex- registration, the Director must cancel an ex- tion in each and every country for isting registration are owned by the same tension of protection with respect to the which trademark protection is sought. person; same goods and services as of the date on As a result, American businesses, and ‘‘(2) the goods and services listed in the ex- which the international registration was small businesses in particular, are isting registration are also listed in the ex- canceled. Similarly, if the International Bu- often forced to pick only a handful of reau does not renew an international reg- tension of protection; and countries in which to seek protection ‘‘(3) the certificate of extension of protec- istration, the corresponding extension of tion is issued after the date of the existing protection in the United States shall cease for their brand names and hope for the registration.’’. to be valid. Finally, the holder of an inter- best in the rest of the world. EAHY SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. national registration canceled in whole or in In the past, Senator L and I This Act and the amendments made by part by the International Bureau may file an have sponsored a number of bills ad- this Act shall take effect on the date on application for the registration of the same dressing the international protection which the Madrid Protocol (as defined in sec- mark for any of the goods and services to of intellectual property. In the trade- tion 60(1) of the Trademark Act of 1946) en- which the cancellation applies that were mark arena, we strongly supported leg- ters into force with respect to the United covered by an extension of protection to the islation implementing the Trademark States. United States based on that international registration. Law Treaty. That treaty serves to streamline the trademark registration MADRID PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ACT— The holder of an extension of protection SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS must, within designated time periods and process in member countries around under certain conditions, file an affidavit the world and to minimize the hurdles SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE setting forth the relevant goods or services faced by American trademark owners This section provides a short title: the covered an any explanation as to why their ‘‘Madrid Protocol Implementation Act.’’ in securing international protection of nonuse in commerce is related to ‘‘special their marks. The legislation we intro- SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADEMARK circumstances,’’ along with a filing fee. duce today will build upon those im- ACT OF 1946 The right to an extension of protection This section amends the ‘‘Trademark Act may be assigned to a third party so long as provements by allowing trademark of 1946’’ by adding a new Title XII with the the individual is a national of, or is domi- owners to seek international protec- following provisions: ciled in, or has a ‘‘bona fide’’ business lo- tion with a single application filed in The owner of a registration granted by the cated in a country that is a member of the the English language with the United Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) or the Protocol; or has such a business in a country States Patent and Trademark Office, owner of a pending application before the that is a member of an intergovernmental USPTO, and with the payment of a sin- PTO may file an international application organization (like the E.U.) belonging to the gle fee. Most important, it paves the for trademark protection at the PTO. Protocol. way for the USPTO to act as a one-stop After receipt of the appropriate fee and in- An extension of protection conveys the spection of the application, the PTO Director same rights as an existing registration for shop for international trademark pro- is charged with the duty of transmitting the the same mark if the extension and existing tection without making substantive application to the WIPO International Bu- registration are owned by the same person, changes to United States trademark reau. and extension of protection and the existing law. Foreign trademark owners must

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2309 still meet all of the substantive re- businesses having to close their doors SENATE RESOLUTION 29—HON- quirements of United States trademark and many more facing severe economic ORING DALE EARNHARDT AND law in order to gain protection in the hardship. EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES OF United States based on an inter- Under the Small Business Electricity THE UNITED STATES SENATE TO national application filed under the Emergency Relief Act of 2001, the HIS FAMILY ON HIS DEATH Madrid Protocol. In short, it is a win- Small Business Administration could Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. win situation for American trademark make loans to small businesses that HELMS) submitted the following resolu- owners. have suffered economic injury due to a tion; which was referred to the Com- As my colleagues here know, United ‘‘sharp and significant increase’’ in mittee on Commerce, Science, and States adherence to the Madrid Pro- their electricity bills. Transportation. tocol was stalled for years over admin- This legislation will provide Califor- S. RES. 29 istrative provisions—unrelated to the nia’s small businesses with some much substance of the Protocol itself—relat- Whereas the Senate has heard with great needed financial relief. This will great- sadness of the death of Dale Earnhardt in a ing to voting rights. Since 1994, the Ad- ly assist small businesses in the San tragic accident; ministration voiced objections to these Diego region that suffered dramatic in- Whereas Dale Earnhardt, a native of provisions, which would allow an inter- creases in their electricity bills last Kannapolis, North Carolina, represents a governmental organization, e.g., the summer. genuine American success story, rising from European Union, a vote in certain trea- Small businesses represent the heart poverty to become a racing legend and ac- ty matters taken before the Assembly, complished businessman; of our great state’s thriving economy. Whereas Dale Earnhardt became the first separate and apart from the votes of its This legislation will ensure that these member states. Although matters be- driver to follow Rookie of the Year honors in small businesses are provided assist- 1979 with the Winston Cup championship the fore the Assembly would largely be ance to help keep their lights on. next year; limited to administrative matters, e.g., Whereas Dale Earnhardt is tied only with those involving formalities and fee f Richard Petty in winning seven Winston Cup changes, the concern expressed has Series titles during his 26 years in racing; been that these provisions, which ap- Whereas Dale Earnhardt followed in his fa- pear to violate the democratic prin- STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED ther’s footsteps as a stock car driver, and ciple of one vote for each state, would RESOLUTIONS earned the nickname ‘‘The Intimidator’’ for create an undesirable precedent in fu- his aggressive racing style with which he went on to win 76 career races, including the ture international agreements. 1998 Daytona 500; While this stumbling block to United SENATE RESOLUTION 28—TO AU- Whereas Dale Earnhardt was not only de- States accession to the Protocol has THORIZE TESTIMONY AND voted to the sport of racing, but to his fam- been the subject of much negotiation LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN ily as the loving husband of Teresa, and lov- between the United States and the Eu- STATE OF IDAHO V. FREDRICK ing father of Taylor Nicole, Dale Jr., Kelley, and Kerry; ropean Union, I am pleased that a suc- LEROY LEAS, SR. cessful resolution on this issue of vot- Whereas Dale Earnhardt’s love for life and ing rights has been reached, and I was Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. countless contributions to family and the State of North Carolina serve as an inspira- pleased that the Senate finally re- DASCHLE) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and tion to millions; ceived the Administration’s request for Whereas Dale Earnhardt contributed sig- its advice and consent last year. By agreed to. nificantly to the growth and popularity of passing The Madrid Protocol Imple- S. RES. 28 NASCAR in America through his support of mentation Act, we will take an impor- Whereas, in the case of State of Idaho v. and dedication to racing; tant step in making sure that Amer- Fredrick Leroy Leas, Sr., C. No. CR–00–01326, Whereas fans across the nation mourn the ican trademark owners will be able to pending in the District Court Of The Second untimely loss of one of NASCAR’s greatest take full advantage of the benefits of Judicial District Of The State Of Idaho, in champions; and for the County of Latah, testimony has Whereas in days following the passing of the Protocol as soon as it comes into Dale Earnhardt, fellow drivers and NASCAR force with respect to the United States. been subpoenaed from Cindy Agidius, an employee in the office of Senator Mike Crapo; officials repeatedly referred to him as ‘‘the This is a particularly important meas- greatest driver in the history of the sport’’: Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and ure for American competitiveness, and Now, therefore,be it 704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of Resolved, That the Senate— for the individual businesses in each of 1978, 2 U.S.C. §§ 288b(a) and 288c(a)(2), the (1) Recognizes that the world has too soon our states. I want to thank Senator Senate may direct its counsel to represent lost one of its most beloved sports heroes LEAHY for his leadership with respect employees of the Senate with respect to any and one of the greatest drivers in racing his- to this legislation, and I look forward subpoena, order, or request for testimony re- tory; and honors him in his devotion to life, lating to their official responsibilities; to my colleagues’ support for it. family, and motor sports; and Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of (2) expresses its deep and heartfelt condo- By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and the United States and Rule XI of the Stand- lences to the family of Dale Earnhardt on Mrs. FEINSTEIN): ing Rules of the Senate, no evidence under their tragic loss. S. 408. A bill to provide emergency the control or in the possession of the Senate f relief to small businesses affected by may, by the judicial or administrative proc- significant increases in the price of ess, be taken from such control or possession SENATE RESOLUTION 30—AUTHOR- but by permission of the Senate; electricity; to the Committee on Small IZING EXPENDITURES BY THE Whereas, when it appears that evidence COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET Business. under the control or in the possession of the Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today, I Senate may promote the administration of Mr. DOMENICI submitted the fol- am introducing the Small Business justice, the Senate will take such action as lowing original resolution; from the Electricity Emergency Relief Act. As will promote the ends of justice consistently Committee on the Budget; which was the electricity crisis in California con- with the privileges of the Senate: Now, referred to the Committee on Rules tinues, small businesses are being hit therefore, be it and Administration. Resolved, That Cindy Agidius is authorized hard by the increase in electricity S. RES. 30 prices. to testify in the case of State of Idaho v. Resolved, Across California, small business Fredrick Leroy Leas, Sr., except concerning matters for which a privilege should be as- SECTION 1. COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET. owners are opening their electricity serted. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In carrying out bills only to be in a state of shock. In SEC. 2. The Senate Legal Counsel is author- its powers, duties, and functions under the some cases they find that their bills ized to represent Cindy Agidius in connec- Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance have doubled, and sometimes even tri- tion with the testimony authorized in sec- with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such pled. This has resulted in many small tion one of this resolution. rules, including holding hearings, reporting

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 such hearings, and making investigations as (E) the payment of metered charges on last 20 years military and civilian pay authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule copying equipment provided by the Office of increases have been identical. Dis- XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; parate treatment of civilian and mili- the Committee on the Budget (referred to in (F) the payment of Senate Recording and tary pay goes against longstanding pol- this resolution as the ‘‘committee’’) is au- Photographic Services; or thorized from March 1, 2001, through Feb- (G) for payment of franked and mass mail icy of parity for all those who have ruary 28, 2003, in its discretion— costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Door- chosen to serve our Nation—whether (1) to make expenditures from the contin- keeper, United States Senate. that service be in the civilian work- gent fund of the Senate; (b) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—There are au- force or in the armed services. (2) to employ personnel; and thorized such sums as may be necessary for In the 106th Congress, an over- (3) with the prior consent of the Govern- agency contributions related to the com- whelming majority of the United ment department or agency concerned and pensation of employees of the committee for the Committee on Rules and Administration, the period March 1, 2001, through September States Senate agreed, and approved a to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimburs- 30, 2001, for the period October 1, 2001, bipartisan pay parity amendment on able, basis the services of personnel of any through September 30, 2002, and for the pe- February 24, 1999 by a vote of 94 to 6 such department or agency. riod October 1, 2002, through February 28, during consideration of S. 4, the Sol- (b) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING SEP- 2003, to be paid from the appropriations ac- diers’, Sailors’, Airmen’s, and Marines TEMBER 30, 2001.—The expenses of the com- count for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves- Bill of Rights Act. In many instances, mittee for the period March 1, 2001, through tigations’’ of the Senate. September 30, 2001, under this section shall Federal civilian and military employ- not exceed $2,880,615, of which amount— f ees work side-by-side doing the impor- (1) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- tant work of the Nation, and the Sen- for the procurement of the services of indi- TION 17—EXPRESSING THE ate has recognized that we should not vidual consultants, or organizations thereof SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT undermine the morale of these very (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis- dedicated public servants by failing to lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. THERE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE 72a(i))); and PARITY BETWEEN THE ADJUST- bring them in line with military per- (2) not to exceed $4,000, may be expended MENTS IN THE COMPENSATION sonnel. for the training of the professional staff of OF MEMBERS OF THE UNI- The rationales for an increase in the committee (under procedures specified FORMED SERVICES AND THE AD- military and civilian pay are the same. by section 202(j) of that Act). JUSTMENTS IN THE COMPENSA- Both the armed services and the Fed- (c) EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 PE- eral civilian workforce need to address RIOD.—The expenses of the committee for the TION OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES period October 1, 2001, through September 30, OF THE UNITED STATES critical retention and recruitment 2002, under this section shall not exceed Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. problems. This year, the General Ac- $5,112,126, of which amount— WARNER, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BINGAMAN, counting Office, GAO, has added (1) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended ‘‘human capital’’ as one of the areas of for the procurement of the services of indi- Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. AKAKA) submitted the following concurrent resolu- high risk for the Federal government. vidual consultants, or organizations thereof A wave of potential retirements threat- (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis- tion; which was referred to the Com- lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. mittee on Governmental Affairs. en institutional experience and knowledge at every level. An estimated 53 72a(i))); and S. CON. RES. 17 percent of the Federal workforce will (2) not to exceed $4,000, may be expended Whereas members of the uniformed serv- for the training of the professional staff of ices of the United States and civilian em- be eligible to retire by 2004. By that the committee (under procedures specified ployees of the United States make signifi- same time, approximately 60 percent of by section 202(j) of that Act). cant contributions to the general welfare of the Senior Executive Service, our top (d) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY the United States; civilian managers, will be eligible for 28, 2003.—For the period October 1, 2002, Whereas increases in the levels of pay of through February 28, 2003, expenses of the retirement. members of the uniformed services and of ci- committee under this section shall not ex- These vacancies will occur in an era ceed $2,187,120, of which amount— vilian employees of the United States have in which those entering the workforce not kept pace with increases in the overall (1) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended are less likely to join public service. As for the procurement of the services of indi- levels of pay of workers in the private sector; Whereas there is a 32 percent gap between the GAO has noted, the ‘‘Federal gov- vidual consultants, or organizations thereof ernment has often acted as if its people (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis- the compensation levels of Federal civilian lative Reorganization Act of 1946); and employees and the compensation levels of were costs to be cut rather than assets (2) not to exceed $4,000, may be expended private sector workers, and an estimated 10 to be valued.’’ Congress has contin- for the training of the professional staff of percent gap between the compensation levels ually asked Federal employees to make the committee (under procedures specified of members of the uniformed services and significant sacrifices for the sake of by section 202(j) of that Act). the compensation levels of private sector our Nation’s fiscal health. FEPCA, leg- workers; and SEC. 2. REPORTING LEGISLATION. Whereas in almost every year of the past 2 islation passed in 1990 to bring the pay The committee shall report its findings, decades, members of the uniformed services of Federal employees in line with that together with such recommendations for leg- offered in the private sector, has never islation as it deems advisable, to the Senate and civilian employees of the United States at the earliest practicable date, but not later have received equal adjustments in com- been fully implemented. Between 1993 than February 28, 2003. pensation: Now, therefore, be it and 1999, the executive branch has cut Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 17 percent of its workforce, totaling resentatives concurring), That it is the sense (a) EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE.— 377,000 full time positions. In 1996, Fed- of Congress that there should continue to be (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in eral employees were forced to make parity between the adjustments in the com- paragraph (2), any expenses of the committee pensation of members of the uniformed serv- higher contributions to their retire- under this resolution shall be paid from the ices and the adjustments in the compensa- ment plans in order to help pay down contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers tion of civilian employees of the United the national debt. But through it all, approved by the chairman of the committee. States. Federal employees have continued to (2) VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.—Vouchers shall not be required for— Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I am provide high quality service to the (A) the disbursement of salaries of employ- pleased to join with Senators WARNER, American public, usually with fewer re- ees of the committee who are paid at an an- MIKULSKI, BINGAMAN, and KENNEDY in sources and personnel. nual rate; introducing a resolution which would One way to ensure the Federal gov- (B) the payment of telecommunications ex- express the sense of the Congress that ernment is able to attract and retain penses provided by the Office of the Sergeant parity between Federal civilian pay qualified public servants is to ensure at Arms and Doorkeeper; (C) the payment of stationery supplies pur- and military pay should be maintained. parity between civil service employees chased through the Keeper of Stationery; A comparison of military and civilian and members of the armed forces. I (D) payments to the Postmaster of the pay increases by the Congressional Re- urge my colleagues to join me in sup- Senate; search Service finds that in 17 of these port of this important resolution.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2311 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- ican. And, I was proud to share my ex- years when I was a volunteer. The av- TION 18—RECOGNIZING THE periences as a United States citizen erage age has risen from 22 to 28, the ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBU- with the people I was sent to help. At percentage of women has increased TIONS OF THE PEACE CORPS the end of the day, the smiling faces of from 35 to 60, the number of volunteers OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS, AND the people in the community in which with graduate degrees is growing, and FOR OTHER PURPOSES I was stationed made all my hard work today’s volunteers represent the most Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. worthwhile. ethnically diverse group so far. How- My experience as a Peace Corps vol- CHAFEE) submitted the following con- ever, today’s volunteers share a char- unteer was almost 33 years ago, when current resolution; which was referred acteristic with their predecessors that the Peace Corps was still a relatively is a cornerstone of Peace Corps serv- to the Committee on Foreign Rela- new organization. But, under the lead- tions. ice—a commitment to the spirit of vol- ership of such distinguished directors unteerism and service that President S. CON. RES. 18 as Sargent Shriver, Loret Ruppe, Paul Kennedy first envisioned 40 years ago. Whereas the Peace Corps has become a Coverdell, Mark Schneider, and all the Today, on Peace Corps Day, thou- powerful symbol of the commitment of the other directors in the Peace Corps his- United States to encourage progress, create sands of returned volunteers will cele- tory, the organization has grown and brate by sharing the knowledge and in- opportunity, and expand development at the grown. I am proud to stand here today grassroots level in the developing world; sights gained from their overseas expe- Whereas more than 162,000 Americans have and report that from its humble begin- riences with school groups and local served as Peace Corps volunteers in 134 coun- nings as a method for Americans to communities throughout the United tries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central share their expertise and assistance States. A series of activities are also Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, and Cen- with other nations, the Peace Corps planned in the Peace Corps countries, tral and South America since 1961; has grown into an organization that Whereas Peace Corps volunteers have made where volunteers and their host coun- sends more than 7,000 volunteers to 76 try colleagues will celebrate their ac- significant and lasting contributions around different countries a year. complishments and the universal goals the world in agriculture, business, education, These volunteers are really the heart of partnership and goodwill. health, and the environment, and have im- and soul of the Peace Corps. They are proved the lives of individuals and commu- the ones at the front lines, working I hope that my colleagues will join nities around the world; me in supporting this resolution cele- Whereas Peace Corps volunteers have hard and making individual connections with the citizens of the countries brating the Peace Corps and its world- strengthened the ties of friendship and un- wide network on the 40th anniversary derstanding between the people of the United in which they work. Since 1961, Peace of the Peace Corps, and in honoring States and those of other countries; Corps volunteers have brought a Whereas Peace Corps volunteers, enriched wealth of practical assistance to com- Peace Corps volunteers, past and by their experiences overseas, have brought munities in Africa, Latin America, present, for their four decades of serv- their communities throughout the United Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, ice to the world. States a deeper understanding of other cul- and the Pacific. They have worked at f tures and traditions, thereby bringing a do- such disparate tasks as halting the mestic dividend to the United States; NOTICES OF HEARINGS Whereas Peace Corps volunteers embody spread of AIDS, advising small business and represent many of the most enduring owners, protecting the environment, COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION values of the United States, such as a spirit educating students, and increasing Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I of service, a commitment to helping others, farm yields. Volunteers have played a wish to announce that the Committee and a call for friendship among nations; vital role in short-term disaster relief on Rules and Administration will meet Whereas the Peace Corps continues to re- and humanitarian efforts. In the face of at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 28, ceive broad, bipartisan support in Congress many personal and physical challenges, 2001, in Room SR–301 Russell Senate and from the American people; and Peace Corps volunteers offer their in- Whereas March 1, 2001, will mark the 40th Office Building, to conduct its organi- anniversary of the founding of the Peace genuity and an approach to problem zational meeting for the 107th Con- Corps: Now, therefore, be it solving that is both optimistic and gress. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- pragmatic. Above all, the Peace Corps For further information concerning resentatives concurring), That— enduring success is rooted in volun- this meeting, please contact Tam Som- (1) the achievements and contributions of teer’s commitment to leave behind erville at the committee on 4–6352. the Peace Corps over the past 40 years be skills that allow people to take charge SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS celebrated; of their own futures. (2) the dedication and sacrifice of Peace Peace Corps volunteers also make a Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I would Corps volunteers, past and present, be recog- difference at home by continuing their like to announce for the information of nized and their continued contributions be community service and strengthening the Senate and the public that the Per- acknowledged not only for their service in manent Subcommittee on Investiga- other countries but also in their own com- Americans’ appreciation of other cultures. By visiting classrooms, working tions of the Committee on Govern- munities; and mental Affairs will hold hearings enti- (3) the President is requested to honor with community groups, and speaking Peace Corps volunteers and reaffirm the with friends and family members, vol- tled ‘‘The Role of U.S. Correspondent commitment of the United States to inter- unteers help others learn more about Banking In International Money Laun- national peace and understanding. the world in which we live and help dering.’’ The upcoming hearings will SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall build a legacy of service for the next focus on correspondent banking as a transmit a copy of this concurrent resolu- generation. vehicle for money laundering; the role tion to the President. Today, the Peace Corps continues to of offshore banks in international Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise strengthen existing programs and ex- money laundering; and the efforts of fi- today to introduce a resolution cele- pand its activities around the world, nancial entities, federal regulators, and brating the 40th anniversary of the including new programs in Mozam- law enforcement to limit money laun- founding of the Peace Corps. Many of bique, Bangladesh, and Georgia. The dering activities within the United my colleagues know of my history as a Peace Corps also plans to graduate States. Peace Corps volunteer in the Domini- from several countries where volun- The hearings will take place on can Republic, and the great impact teers have made significant progress Thursday, March 1; Friday, March 2; that that experience had on me. Serv- during a critical period of trans- and Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. ing outside of the United States and formation, including Poland, the Slo- each day, in room 342 of the Dirksen seeing the shortcomings of other na- vak Republic, Estonia, Latvia, and Senate office Building. For further in- tions, I grew to appreciate this nation Lithuania. formation, please contact Linda more and more, and developed a strong Current volunteers are somewhat dif- Gustitus of the subcommittee’s minor- sense of what it means to be an Amer- ferent than the volunteers of the early ity staff at 224–9505.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 2312 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2001 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without until 1 p.m. with Senators speaking for MEET objection, it is so ordered. up to 10 minutes each, with the fol- COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES f lowing exceptions: Senator DURBIN, or Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask his designee, from 11 o’clock until 12 JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO o’clock; Senator THOMAS, or his des- unanimous consent that the Com- HOUSES TO HEAR AN ADDRESS mittee on Armed Services be author- ignee, from 12 o’clock to 1 o’clock; fur- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ther, that if leader time is used during ized to meet during the session of the UNITED STATES Senate on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, controlled time, the controlled time be at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask extended accordingly. the nomination of Paul D. Wolfowitz to unanimous consent the President of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without be the Deputy Secretary of Defense. the Senate be authorized to appoint a objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without committee on the part of the Senate to f objection it is so ordered. join with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to es- PROGRAM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE cort the President of the United States Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, for the into the House Chamber for a joint ses- unanimous consent that the Com- information of all Senators, tomorrow sion to be held at 9 p.m. this evening, mittee on Finance be authorized to morning the Senate will be in a period Tuesday, February 27, 2001. meet during the session of the Senate of morning business. Following morn- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, to hear ing business, the Senate may consider objection, it is so ordered. testimony regarding Trade the bankruptcy legislation or any Globalization and American Trade f nominations that are available. Mem- Policies. bers will be notified as any votes are AUTHORIZING TESTIMONY AND scheduled. As a reminder, all Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN objection, it is so ordered. are asked to be in the Senate Chamber STATE OF IDAHO V. FREDRICK this evening at 8:30 in order to proceed COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS LEROY LEAS, SR. at 8:40 to the House of Representatives Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask for the President’s address. unanimous consent that the Com- unanimous consent the Senate now f mittee on Governmental Affairs be au- proceed to the immediate consider- thorized to meet on Tuesday, February ation of Senate Resolution 28, sub- RECESS 27, 2001 at 10:30 am for a hearing to con- mitted earlier by Senator LOTT and sider the nomination of Sean O’Keefe Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, if there Senator DASCHLE. to be Deputy Director of the Office of is no further business to come before The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the Senate, I now ask unanimous con- Management and Budget. clerk will report the resolution by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sent the Senate stand in recess until title. objection, it is so ordered. 8:30 this evening. The assistant legislative clerk read There being no objection, the Senate, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY as follows: Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask at 4:32 p.m., recessed until 8:34 p.m.; A resolution (S. Res. 280) to authorize unanimous consent that the Com- whereupon, the Senate reassembled, testimony and legal representation in mittee on the Judiciary be authorized when called to order by the Vice Presi- State of Idaho v. Fredrick Leroy Leas, to meet to conduct a markup on Tues- dent (DICK CHENEY). Sr. day, February 27, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. The Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I suggest markup will take place in Dirksen There being no objection, the Senate the absence of a quorum. Room 226. proceeded to consider the resolution. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask will call the roll. objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent the resolution be The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. SUBCOMMITTEE ON SUPERFUND, WASTE CONTROL agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. AND RISK ASSESSMENT and the motion to reconsider be laid Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President. I ask upon the table. ENZI). The Senator from Wyoming is unanimous consent that the Sub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without recognized. committee on Superfund, Waste Con- objection, it is so ordered. Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unani- trol and Risk Assessment be authorized The resolution (S. Res. 28) was agreed mous consent that the order for the to meet on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 to. quorum call be rescinded. at 10:15 am on S. 350, the Brownfields The preamble was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Revitalization and Environmental Res- (The resolution with its preamble is objection, it is so ordered. toration Act of 2001. located in today’s RECORD under f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘Statements on Submitted Resolu- JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO objection, it is so ordered. tions.’’) HOUSES—ADDRESS BY THE f f PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, STATES (H. DOC. 107–1) Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- FEBRUARY 28, 2001 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- imous consent that a fellow in my of- Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask ate will proceed to the Hall of the fice, Mr. Michael Yudin, be granted the unanimous consent that when the joint House of Representatives to hear the privilege of the floor for the duration session is completed this evening, the address by the President of the United of my statement. Senate then automatically adjourn States. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without until the hour of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Thereupon, the Senate, preceded by objection, it is so ordered. February 28. I further ask consent that the Sergeant at Arms, James W. Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President. I ask on Wednesday, immediately following Ziglar, the Secretary of the Senate, unanimous consent that a legislative the prayer, the Journal or proceedings Gary Sisco, and the Vice President of fellow, Navy Lieutenant Commander be approved to date, the morning hour the United States, DICK CHENEY, pro- Dell Bull, be granted floor privileges be deemed expired, and the time for the ceeded to the hall of the House of Rep- during consideration to amend the De- two leaders be reserved for their use resentatives to hear the address by the fense Base Closure and Realignment later in the day, and the Senate then President of the United States, George Act. begin a period of morning business W. Bush.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:54 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\S27FE1.001 S27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2313 (The address delivered by the Presi- To be rear admiral (lower half) AUDREY M. HALL, 0000 EVELYN M. HARDER, 0000 dent of the United States to the joint CAPT. MICHAEL S. BAKER, 0000 STEPHANIE K. HORNE, 0000 session of the two Houses of Congress CAPT. LEWIS S. LIBBY III, 0000 DAVID T. HSIEH, 0000 CAPT. CHARLES A. WILLIAMS, 0000 DAVID L. HUANG, 0000 appears in the proceedings of the House TINA R. KINSLEY, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT of Representatives in today’s RECORD.) MICHAEL J. KOZNARSKY, 0000 IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED JIMMY J. LAU, 0000 f UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER T. LEBRUN, 0000 To be rear admiral (lower half) KI LEE, 0000 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TOMORROW JULIA C. MASTERS, 0000 CAPT. ROBERT E. COWLEY III, 0000 STEPHEN C. MATURO, 0000 AT 10 A.M. CAPT. ROBERT D. HUFSTADER, JR., 0000 EDWARD L. MAZUCHOWSKI II, 0000 CAPT. NANCY LESCAVAGE, 0000 PETER G. MICHAELSON, 0000 At the conclusion of the joint session CAPT. ALAN S. THOMPSON, 0000 JEFREY W. MOLLOY, 0000 of the two Houses, and in accordance ANTHONY J. MONTEGUT, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION IN JOSHUA C. MORGANSTEIN, 0000 with the order previously entered into, THE NAVAL RESERVE OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE PATRICIA A. PANKEY, 0000 at 10:06 p.m., the Senate adjourned GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TIMOTHY M. PHILLIPS, 0000 To be rear admiral (lower half) ERICA D. RADDEN, 0000 until Wednesday, February 28, 2001, at MICHAEL T. SHOEMAKER, 0000 10 a.m. CAPT. JAMES E. BEEBE, 0000 MEGAN M. SHUTTS, 0000 CAPT. HUGO G. BLACKWOOD, 0000 LEANNE C. SIENKO, 0000 f CAPT. DANIEL S. MASTAGNI, 0000 KAMAL D. SINGH, 0000 CAPT. PAUL V. SHEBALIN, 0000 SHAYNE C. STOKES, 0000 NOMINATIONS CAPT. JOHN M. STEWART, JR., 0000 JAMES E. STORMO, 0000 JEFFREY P. TAN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT Executive nominations received by DOUGLAS W. WHITE, 0000 IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE TO THE GRADE KEVIN M. WHITE, 0000 the Senate February 27, 2001: INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TORY W. WOODARD, 0000 IN THE COAST GUARD To be rear admiral THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT REAR ADM. (LH) KENNETH C. BELISLE, 0000 UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE IN- REAR ADM. (LH) MARK R. FEICHTINGER, 0000 GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE DICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 271: REAR ADM. (LH) JOHN A. JACKSON, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: REAR ADM. (LH) JOHN P. MCLAUGHLIN, 0000 To be rear admiral (lower half) REAR ADM. (LH) JAMES B. PLEHAL, 0000 To be colonel CAPT. HARVEY E. JOHNSON, JR., 0000 REAR ADM. (LH) JOE S. THOMPSON, 0000 PHILIP M. ABSHERE, 0000 CAPT. SALLY BRICE-O’HARA, 0000 IN THE ARMY JOHN T. ADKISSON, 0000 PATRICK D. AIELLO, 0000 IN THE AIR FORCE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JEFFREY R. ALLEN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY BRADLEY J. APPLEGATE, 0000 IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN WESLEY A. BEAM, JR., 0000 CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND JOHN N. BELLINGER, JR., 0000 624: JOHN D. BLEDSOE, JR., 0000 To be major general THOMAS M. BOTCHIE, 0000 To be major PAUL D. BROWN, JR., 0000 BRIG. GEN. JAMES D. BANKERS, 0000 *BRIAN J. STERNER, 0000 STANLEY E. CLARKE III, 0000 BRIG. GEN. MARVIN J. BARRY, 0000 WILLIAM T. CLAYTON, 0000 BRIG. GEN. JOHN D. DORRIS, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT FRED D. COVINGTON, JR., 0000 BRIG. GEN. PATRICK J. GALLAGHER, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE JOHN R. DALLAS, JR., 0000 BRIG. GEN. RONALD M. SEGA, 0000 ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: VINCENT P. DANG, 0000 To be brigadier general ROBERT S. DEMPSTER, 0000 To be colonel SHARON S. DIEFFENDERFER, 0000 COL. FRED F. CASTLE JR., 0000 WILLIAM N.C. CULBERTSON, 0000 DOROTHY J. DONNELLY, 0000 COL. THOMAS A. DYCHES, 0000 DONALD R. FORDEN, 0000 GARY L. EBBEN, 0000 COL. JOHN H. GRUESER, 0000 ROBERT S. MORTENSON, JR., 0000 RICHARD G. ELLIOTT, 0000 COL. BRUCE E. HAWLEY, 0000 DARLENE S. FALINSKI, 0000 COL. CHRISTOPHER M. JONIEC, 0000 IN THE AIR FORCE SHERRIE L. FOWLKES, 0000 COL. WILLIAM P. KANE, 0000 MICHAEL W. FRANK, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT COL. MICHAEL K. LYNCH, 0000 TONY HART, 0000 TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR COL. CARLOS E. MARTINEZ, 0000 DONALD D. HARVEL, 0000 FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: COL. CHARLES W. NEELEY, 0000 THOMAS G. HEATH, 0000 COL. MARK A. PILLAR, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel JAMES B. HINSON, 0000 COL. WILLIAM M. RAJCZAK, 0000 CYNTHIA T. ISLIN, 0000 COL. THOMAS M. STOGSDILL, 0000 LAUREN N. JOHNSON-NAUMANN, 0000 JOHN P. JANSON, 0000 COL. DALE TIMOTHY WHITE, 0000 ALAN K. LEWIS, 0000 KENNETH M. JEFFERSON, 0000 COL. FLOYD C. WILLIAMS, 0000 TERESA A. TOWNE, 0000 MICHAEL A. JEFFERSON, 0000 JEFFREY W. WATSON, 0000 FRED R. JOHNSON, 0000 IN THE ARMY To be major RICHARD C. JULIAN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ADAM D. KING, 0000 IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- ERVIN LOCKLEAR, 0000 MARTIN G. KLEIN, 0000 CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TERRY L. LAWSON, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR AP- GARY K. LEBARON, 0000 To be brigadier general POINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER LONNIE J. LEE, 0000 TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: EDWARD C. LEWIS, 0000 COL. ROBERT M. CARROTHERS, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel HENRY A. LITZ, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES E. MAKOWSKE, 0000 IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- EDWARD J. FALESKI, 0000 MICHAEL T. MC COLLUM, 0000 CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TYRONE R. STEPHENS, 0000 DONALD L. MC CORMACK, 0000 JAMES M. MC CORMACK, 0000 To be major general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT GEORGE R. MC CURDY III, 0000 AS DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, UNITED STATES AIR BRIG. GEN. ROBERT M. DIAMOND, 0000 PATRICK M. MEAGHER, 0000 FORCE ACADEMY, UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION DAVID J. MELLISH, 0000 THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE 9333(C). JOHN W. MERRITT, 0000 UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- To be colonel MICHAEL D. MILLER, 0000 SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER MARSA L. MITCHELL, 0000 TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: WILLIAM D. CARPENTER, 0000 PATRICK J. MOISIO, 0000 To be major general MICHAEL S. MOORE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR A REGULAR JOHN M. MOTLEY, JR., 0000 BRIG. GEN. EUGENE P. KLYNOOT, 0000 APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED CHARLES L. MYERS, 0000 STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 2114. CARL NAGEL III, 0000 IN THE MARINE CORPS To be captain BARRON V. NESSELRODE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT COLIS NEWBLE, JR., 0000 IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE ANTOIN M. ALEXANDER, 0000 RUDOLPH NUDO, JR., 0000 INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SPRING R. ANDERSON, 0000 DEAN W. OSWALD, 0000 LEE S. ASTLE, 0000 MICHAEL L. PEPLINSKI, 0000 To be major general SCOTT J. BARNACLE, 0000 CHERYL A. PRISLAND, 0000 BRADLEY J. BOETIG, 0000 ESTHER A. RADA, 0000 BRIG. GEN. JAMES F. AMOS, 0000 TERESA A. BONZANI, 0000 DON E. REYNOLDS, 0000 BRIG. GEN. JOHN G. CASTELLAW, 0000 CHRISTINE L. CAMPBELL, 0000 WILLIAM P. ROBERTSON, 0000 BRIG. GEN. TIMOTHY E. DONOVAN, 0000 BRETT D. COONS, 0000 SAMUEL H. SCHURIG, 0000 BRIG. GEN. ROBERT M. FLANAGAN, 0000 AMY A. COSTELLO, 0000 DAVID G. SEAMAN, 0000 BRIG. GEN. JAMES N. MATTIS, 0000 ERIC P. CRITCHLEY, 0000 MARK F. SEARS, 0000 BRIG. GEN. GORDON C. NASH, 0000 STEVEN W. DAVIS, 0000 FRANKLIN H. SHARPE, 0000 BRIG. GEN. ROBERT M. SHEA, 0000 TIMOTHY J. DUNCAN, 0000 JEFFREY A. SHELLEY, 0000 BRIG. GEN. FRANCES C. WILSON, 0000 HERMAN R. ELLEMBERGER, 0000 RICHARD W. SLOAN, 0000 IN THE NAVY ROBERT L. EMERY, 0000 STEVEN T. SNIPES, 0000 JASON H. EVES, 0000 MARK L. STEPHENS, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SHANNON D. FABER, 0000 ROY E. UPTEGRAFF III, 0000 IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE TO THE GRADE ERIC M. FLAKE, 0000 JACKIE W. VAUGHN, 0000 INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: STUART R. GROSS, 0000 WAYNE P. WAKEMAN, 0000

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STEPHANIE K. WALSH, 0000 GLENN J. LARSEN, 0000 BY AN ASTERISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 ARTHUR N. WERTS, 0000 DONALD C. LATSON, 0000 AND 531: TONY L. WEST, 0000 TERRY L. LAWRENSON, 0000 PAUL H. WIETLISBACH, 0000 ERNEST J. LEROY, 0000 To be colonel JOHN M. WILLIAMS, 0000 JAMES N. LEWIS, JR., 0000 ROBERT C. ALLEN, 0000 AARON K. WILSON, 0000 NORMAN E. LINDSEY, 0000 MICHAEL J. ATWOOD, 0000 ROBERT P. WRIGHT, 0000 JORGE L. LLAMBES, 0000 DOUGLAS E. BEAKES, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PAULA J. LOOMIS, 0000 ALAN B. BERG, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR CHERYL A. MACH, 0000 DANIEL K. BERRY, 0000 FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: THOMAS M. MAHONEY, 0000 ERIC J. BRENDLINGER, 0000 BOHDAN A. MAKAREWYCZ, 0000 ROBERT R. BURNETT, 0000 To be colonel ANTHONY D. MARTIN, 0000 JAY A. CLEMENS, 0000 GLENN M. MARTIN, 0000 WILLIAM R. ACKER, 0000 *JAMES E. COX, JR., 0000 JOSEPH W. MASON, 0000 BRADLEY S. ADAMS, 0000 DOMINIC A. DEFRANCIS, 0000 WILLIAM B. MATTA, 0000 FREDERICK L. ALLEY, 0000 RAYMOND S. DOUGHERTY, 0000 DONALD K. MATTHEWS, 0000 DARRELL ANDERSON, 0000 *THOMAS M. DYKES, 0000 CRAIG W. MC COLLUM, 0000 MARK W. ARMSTRONG, 0000 RUSSELL W. EGGERT, 0000 KAREN MC COY, 0000 MARK A. ARNOLD, 0000 CARLOS ESQUIVEL, 0000 ROBERT S. MC CREA, 0000 JAMES J. BALDI, 0000 KAREN A. FOX, 0000 STEPHEN W. MERRILL, 0000 RANDALL R. BARRETT, 0000 MELISSA H. FRIES, 0000 GREGORY L. MICHAEL, 0000 ROBERT B. BARTLETT, 0000 JOHN W. FUCHS, 0000 JERRY D. MILES, 0000 GARY E. BEEBE, 0000 RUSSELL G. GELORMINI, 0000 SUSAN L. MILOVICH, 0000 CHRISTIN R. BELKOWSKI, 0000 DAVID A. GONZALES, 0000 TIMOTHY H. MINER, 0000 DEBORAH L. BELL, 0000 THOMAS W. GRACE, JR., 0000 EDWARD I. MISKER, 0000 GEORGE N.J. BENTLEY, 0000 STEVEN D. GULBRANSON, 0000 DIANA M. MURAWSKY, 0000 ELAINE BETSCH, 0000 STEPHEN R. HOLT, 0000 DONALD W. NEAL, JR., 0000 ROBERT I. BLAND, 0000 *JAMES E. HOUGAS, JR., 0000 BRUCE L. NELSON, 0000 BETTY A. BOWEN, 0000 LEO D. HURLEY, 0000 JOHN R. NUNNALLY, JR., 0000 RICHARD K.J. BOWERS, 0000 TERENCE A. IMBERY, 0000 ELTON J. OGG, 0000 MARTI H. BREIDENSTEIN, 0000 *VIRGIL S. JEFFERSON, 0000 JANET M. O. PALANCA, 0000 HENRY D. BRINKMAN, 0000 DAVID M. JENKINS, 0000 GLENN W. PASSAVANT, 0000 RICHARD J. BROOKS, 0000 TIMOTHY T. JEX, 0000 JOHN W. PATTON III, 0000 RICHARD H. BROWN, 0000 ROBERT JOHNSON, 0000 KIM J. PETERSON, 0000 BRAD O. BUCHANAN, 0000 DENNIS W. KELLY, JR., 0000 JOHN A. PHELPS, 0000 JAMES W. BUCK, 0000 JAMES R. KNOWLES, 0000 GREGORY A. PHILLIPS, 0000 *EVERETTE D. LAFON, 0000 KATHRYN CACIC, 0000 RICHARD A. PLEZIA, 0000 CHESTER CAMP, 0000 JAMES S. LINDEMUTH, 0000 PHILIP D. POLAND, 0000 FRANK J. LORUSSO, 0000 OLIN T. CARPENTER, 0000 LAWRENCE J. POLKABLA, 0000 JEFF R. MACPHERSON, 0000 KARL A. CHIMIAK, 0000 HOUSTON H. POLSON, 0000 *THOMAS J. MC LAUGHLIN, 0000 BETTY L. CHRISTIANSEN, 0000 DAVID S. POST, 0000 CHRISTOPHER C. MEDLEY, 0000 WILLIAM G. CLAPP, 0000 AHART W. POWERS, JR., 0000 THEODORE A. MICKLE, JR., 0000 JEAN M. CLIFFORD, 0000 BOBBY F. PRAYTOR, 0000 *JOHN P. MITCHELL, 0000 WILLIAM W. COLLIER, 0000 ROBERT W. RAMSEY III, 0000 PAUL F. MONTANY, 0000 RONNIE D. COMPTON, 0000 KEVIN L. REINERT, 0000 *VERBA A. MOORE, 0000 THOMAS R. COON, 0000 ROBERT L. RENNER, 0000 KENT R. MURPHY, 0000 MARGARET A. COPE, 0000 MAZHAR RISHI, 0000 PETER C. MUSKAT, 0000 STEVEN L. CORNELIUS, 0000 RALPH W. RISSMILLER, JR., 0000 JAMES S. NEVILLE, 0000 DAVID B. COX, 0000 DENNIS J. ROBERTON, 0000 KEITH J. ODEGARD, 0000 VANCE S. COX, 0000 RICHARD O. ROBERTS, JR., 0000 REED G. PANOS, 0000 GRAY K. COYNER, 0000 JEFFERY A. ROBERTSON, 0000 BRIAN B. PARSA, 0000 JOSEPH R. CRITES, 0000 SCOTT R. ROBIRDS, 0000 PAUL A. PHILLIPS, 0000 HOWARD S. CUNNINGHAM, 0000 SHARYN ANN ROETTGER, 0000 MARK S. RASCH, 0000 THOMAS A. CURRAN, 0000 JOHN P. RUSSELL, JR., 0000 *MARK K. REED, 0000 JOHN CZABARANEK, 0000 DEREK P. RYDHOLM, 0000 TIMOTHY G. SANDERS, 0000 DAVID M. DECKMAN, 0000 PATRICK J. SANJENIS, 0000 MICHAEL G. SCHAFFRINNA, 0000 ROBERT DECUBELLIS, 0000 DALE W. SANTEE, 0000 DONALD C. SEDBERRY, 0000 ALBERT J. DIAMOND, 0000 GLENN S. SCADDEN, 0000 KIMBERLY A. SLAWINSKI, 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. DIXON, 0000 TIMOTHY A. SCHMIDT, 0000 RANDALL W. SMART, 0000 MAXIMO G. DLAROTTA, 0000 ROBERT G. SCHULTZ, 0000 JOHN J. TAPPEL, 0000 PETER DOBY, 0000 NELLIE N. SCOTT, 0000 WALTER L. THOMAS, 0000 JOHN M. DUNPHY, JR., 0000 DEBRA A. SCULLARY, 0000 DALE R. TIDABACK, 0000 LAURIE S. ELIASSON, 0000 EDWARD H. SEELIGER, JR., 0000 ANDREW TONG, 0000 DAVID W. ENGEL, 0000 HARVEY T. SEKIMOTO, 0000 *JOHN R. TORRENT, 0000 ABRAHAM A. ENGELBERG, 0000 PAMELA A. SEXTON, 0000 JULIA H. TOWNSEND, 0000 HARRY F. FARMER, JR., 0000 GARY W. SHANNON, 0000 *RICHARD J. TUBB, 0000 NORMAN A. FRESE, 0000 RICHARD A. SHOOK, JR., 0000 *ROBERT C. VANDERGRAAF, 0000 STANLEY G. FULLER, 0000 RENATA T. SIERZEGA, 0000 KRAIG S. VANDEWALLE, 0000 STEVEN R. FUSCHER, 0000 WILLIAM F. SIMPSON, 0000 ROBERT P. VOGT, 0000 KARL M. GAUBY, 0000 FLORENCIO SINGSON, 0000 DOUGLAS C. WARREN, 0000 ROBERT L. GEIGER, 0000 KATHLEEN D. SMITH, 0000 LON J. WARREN, 0000 STEVEN J. GELFAND, 0000 ROBERT F. STAMPS, 0000 GLENN D. GIANINI, 0000 ROBERT A. STENEVIK, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel DONALD E. GILLAM, 0000 CHRISTOPHER C. STEVENS, 0000 GARY M. GILLESPIE, 0000 WILLIAM J. STEVENS II, 0000 BRIAN D. AFFLECK, 0000 BRENDA J. GOODMAN, 0000 JAMES N. STEWART, 0000 DALE R. AGNER, 0000 JACK W. GRADY, 0000 DAVID L. STOUTAMIRE, 0000 MARK K. ARNESS, 0000 JOHN C. GRAY, 0000 MARTHA A. STOWE, 0000 *CHAD J. AULTMAN, 0000 VARENE T. GUMMERSALL, 0000 STEPHEN D. STRINGHAM, 0000 *ERIKA V. BARGER, 0000 VIRGINIA W. HADDAD, 0000 TIMOTHY S. STRONGIN, 0000 *MICHAEL T. BASHFORD, 0000 LINDA W. HAINES, 0000 JOAN SULLIVAN, 0000 *DAVID M. BENDER, 0000 DAVID C. HALL, 0000 ROBERT R. SWAIN, JR., 0000 GARY E. BENEDETTI, 0000 JUDITHE A. HANOVER, 0000 CONSTANCE O. TAYLOR, 0000 JAMES R. BENNION, 0000 FRANCIS W. HARKINS, JR., 0000 TONI L. TENGELSEN, 0000 *ROBERT T. BENTS, 0000 DAVID R. HAULMAN, 0000 CRAIG R. THOMAS, 0000 *BRIAN E. BERGERON, 0000 EMIL M. HAUSER, 0000 STEPHEN W. THOMAS, 0000 *JOHN J. BOMALASKI, 0000 TERRELL K. HEBERT, 0000 HOWARD N. THOMPSON, 0000 JAMES P. BONAR, 0000 STUART S. HELLER, 0000 SAMUEL G. TOTA, 0000 JOHN P. BOUFFARD, 0000 TIMOTHY HIGGINS, 0000 THEODORE L. TRUEX, 0000 DEBORAH K. BRADLEY, 0000 JOHN C. HILDEBRAND, JR., 0000 CHRISTINE M. TURNER, 0000 *KEITH E. BRANDT, 0000 DENNIS E. HINK, 0000 PATRICIA L. VANDENBROEKE, 0000 *DIRK C. BRINGHURST, 0000 ROBERT C. HINOTE, 0000 ROBERT G. VITOLO, 0000 *MARK J. BRINKMAN, 0000 WILLIAM J. HOAK III, 0000 LINDA S. WADDELL, 0000 *ROBERT P. BUTCHER, 0000 E. DAVID HOARD, 0000 KAREN S. WAGENHALS, 0000 *KEVIN J. CALLERAME, 0000 JAMES F. HOELSCHER, 0000 PATRICIA B. WALEGIR, 0000 *JOHN F. CAUDILL II, 0000 JAMES R. HOGUE, 0000 JAMES L. WALRAVEN, 0000 *ROGER W. CHILDRESS, 0000 DEBORAH J. INMAN, 0000 RUTH M. W. WARREN, 0000 ANNA S. CLAYTON, 0000 WALFRED R. JOHNSON, 0000 WILLIAM T. WATKINS, 0000 *TIMOTHY PATRICK CONNALL, 0000 JAMES P. JOYCE, 0000 DENNIS D. WEAVER, 0000 *LAWSON A. B. COPLEY, 0000 JOHN C. KELLY, 0000 JOSEPH G. WEBSTER, 0000 MICHAEL P. CURRISTON, 0000 RICHARD L. KEMPTON, 0000 ROBERT G. WEST, 0000 *DOUGLAS B. CURRY, 0000 RANDALL C. KIES, 0000 DANIEL P. WHALEN, 0000 *ERNEST L. DABREO, 0000 STANLEY D. KING, 0000 PAUL W. WHALEY, 0000 *KEITH F. DAHLHAUSER, 0000 CHARLES C. KIRK, 0000 GREGORY B. WHITE, 0000 JEFFREY N. DAVILA, 0000 STEVEN A. KLEIN, 0000 MICHAEL N. WILSON, 0000 *RAJIV H. DESAI, 0000 MICHAEL E. KNIGHT, 0000 JANICE M. WINKLEPLECK, 0000 MARK E. DIDIER, 0000 THOMAS F. KOESTER, III 8951 JOHN T. WINTERS, JR., 0000 *ALDO J. DOMENICHINI, 0000 MICHAEL D. KOHN, 0000 ARTHUR P. ZAPOLSKI, 0000 *JON M. DOSSETT, 0000 SUSAN M. KONCZAL, 0000 CHRISTINA M. K. ZIENO, 0000 SCOTT A. DRAPER, 0000 RICHARD A. KRAEMER, 0000 *THOMAS J. ELTON, 0000 DAVID L. KRAMER, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT *BRUCE G. ENSIGN, 0000 KEVIN J. KUHN, 0000 TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR STEVEN D. FILARDO, 0000 MARK A. KYLE, 0000 FORCE AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED *DANIEL K. FLOOD, 0000

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*DOUGLAS E. FORD, 0000 KENNETH J. BOOMGAARD, 0000 SHANNON P. HANCOCK, 0000 PAUL A. FRIEDRICHS, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. BORCHARDT, 0000 SHARON L. HARWELL, 0000 *LEE A. FULSAAS, 0000 STEVEN P. BOWERS, JR., 0000 THOMAS A. HAWKINS, 0000 *MATTHEW R. GEE, 0000 LINDA R. BOYD, 0000 CRAIG L. HEINS, 0000 ROBERT B. GOOD, 0000 KIMBERLY R. BRADLEY, 0000 MELINDA B. HENNE, 0000 JANET T. GOODWIN, 0000 JOHN L. BRIDGES, JR., 0000 PATRICK E. HILL, 0000 MARK D. GOODWIN, 0000 MATTHEW J. BRONK, 0000 KHAI LINH V. HO, 0000 *WILLIAM K. GRAHAM, 0000 JOSEPH V. BROWNE, 0000 NHUE ANH HO, 0000 *JAY D. GRAVER, 0000 KEVIN BRYAN, 0000 DOUGLAS G. HOFF, 0000 *SCOTT R. GREENING, 0000 ANGELA M. BULLOCK, 0000 FRANCIS T. HOLLAND, 0000 DOUGLAS J. GRIDER, 0000 DANIEL F. BURIAN, 0000 GEORGE F. HOLMES, 0000 *MICHAEL D. GRINKEMEYER, 0000 GEOFFREY M. BURNS, 0000 DAVID T. HOLT, 0000 *SAMUEL HAKIM, 0000 DAVID S. BUSH, 0000 YU H. HONG, 0000 *BRIAN H. HALL, 0000 TODD R. CALLISTER, 0000 SANDRA GRAVES HOOKER, 0000 JOHN F. HAMILTON, JR., 0000 CHARLES L. CAMPBELL, 0000 BRADFORD T. HSU, 0000 MARY F. HART, 0000 JOHN T. CAMPBELL II, 0000 CHRISTOPHER L. HUGH, 0000 *TIMOTHY N. HICKMAN, 0000 MARK E. CAMPBELL, 0000 DUNCAN G. HUGHES, 0000 *BARBARA A. HILGENBERG, 0000 DAMARIES CANDELARIO SOTO, 0000 KATHRYN G. HUGHES, 0000 *THOMAS S. HOFFMAN, 0000 CLAY D. CANNON, 0000 JAMES E. HUIZENGA, 0000 *EDWARD G. JOHNSON, 0000 MICHAEL K. CAO, 0000 KARRAR HUSAIN, 0000 ROBERT C. JONES, 0000 RENEE D. CARLSON, 0000 JAVED H. HUSSAIN, 0000 *WOODSON S. JONES, 0000 JAYSON C. CARR, 0000 KRISTEN J. INGLIS, 0000 *VIKRAM S. KASHYAP, 0000 JOHN S. CARRICK, 0000 GRILL NOANA ISSAR, 0000 *PATRICK J. KEARNEY, 0000 ALESIA C. CARRIZALES, 0000 THOMAS A. JACOBSON, 0000 BRIAN S. KENDALL, 0000 SCOTT C. CARRIZALES, 0000 JOHN F. JAMES, 0000 BRYAN C. KING, 0000 MATTHEW B. CARROLL, 0000 RIMAS V. JANUSONIS, 0000 *TIMOTHY C. KIRKPATRICK, 0000 JAMES A. CHAMBERS, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. JAYNE, 0000 STEVEN L. KLYN, 0000 LI ING CHANG, 0000 DENISE A. JOHNSON, 0000 *JOHN O. KRAUSE, 0000 ARTEMIO C. CHAPA, 0000 GREGORY L. JOHNSON, 0000 *KARL P. LACKLER, 0000 MOLINDA M. CHARTRAND, 0000 ROBERT G. JOHNSON, JR., 0000 JOSEPH J. LEGAN, 0000 THOMAS F. CHEATLE, 0000 WILLIAM T. JOHNSTON, 0000 *JOHN T. MANSFIELD, 0000 BETTY CHEN, 0000 DAVID M. JONES, 0000 KEITH E. MC COY, 0000 RAJA S. CHERUVU, 0000 LADONNA R. JONES, 0000 *RANDALL J. MC DANIEL, 0000 WILLIE T. CHI, 0000 SAMUEL O. JONES IV, 0000 ELIZABETH L. MC DONNELL, 0000 JOHN H. CHOE, 0000 SARAH S. JONES, 0000 *DAVID S. MCKENNA, 0000 DIXON L. CHRISTIAN, 0000 ROBERT F. KACPROWICZ, 0000 *JEFFREY D. MEDLAND, 0000 MARCUS CHRISTOPHER, 0000 WARREN R. KADRMAS, 0000 GARY A. MELLICK, 0000 VALERIE J. CLEGG, 0000 LISA B. KAMERLING, 0000 *MATTHEW E. MITCHELL, 0000 CATHERINE E. COGLEY, 0000 DONALD L. KANE, 0000 NICOLE N. MOORE, 0000 ROBERT V. COLEMAN, 0000 JOHN CHOONGWHA KANG, 0000 ANDREW M. M MORAN, 0000 ROBERT T. COLLIER JR., 0000 LEONID M. KATKOVSKY, 0000 *KEITH H. MORITA, 0000 EVE A. CONNOLLY, 0000 JULIE L. KELLEY, 0000 *MICHAEL J. MOULTON, 0000 RACHEL S. CONRAD, 0000 PATRICK S. KELLEY, 0000 *MARSHALL J. MURPHY, 0000 JUNE M. COOK, 0000 GREGORY A. KENNEBECK, 0000 *ROGER K. MUSE, 0000 LYNETTE CORBETT, 0000 JOHN P. KENNEDY, 0000 *RANDALL H. NEAL, 0000 JOHN J. COTTON, 0000 ROBERT S. KENT, 0000 *RORY G. OWEN, 0000 JACQUELINE COUNTRYMAN, 0000 CHETAN U. KHAROD, 0000 *RAFAEL A. PAGAN, 0000 MITCHELL W. COX, 0000 JASMIN A. KILAYKO, 0000 *ALLAN S. PARKE, 0000 GLEN H. CRAWFORD, 0000 JOHN K. KIM, 0000 *JOHN K. PAUL III, 0000 JENNIFER L. CRUISE, 0000 STEVEN M. KINDSVATER, 0000 *WILLIAM B. PERRY, 0000 MARGARET A. CURRY, 0000 DAVID L. KING, 0000 *MICHAEL E. POTH, 0000 STEVEN J. CYR, 0000 JOSHUA A. KING, 0000 JOHN B. REED, 0000 SCOTT J. DARBY, 0000 MICHELLE L. KNIGHT, 0000 *ROBERT V. REINHART, JR., 0000 JEFFREY T. DARDINGER, 0000 RODNEY R. KNIGHT, 0000 CRAIG R. RUDER, 0000 PIERRE ALAIN L. DAUBY, 0000 BRIAN R. KNOPF, 0000 TOD S. RUSSELL, 0000 EDWIN P. DAVIS JR., 0000 JAMES F. KNOWLES, 0000 ROBERT A. SCHMITZ, 0000 KEENAN M. DAVIS, 0000 TODD T. KOBAYASHI, 0000 *ANNE H. SHOLES, 0000 WILLIAM E. DECKER, 0000 PETER J. KOBES, 0000 *MARIO A. SILVA, 0000 JOAN N. DIXON, 0000 THOMAS D. KOHL, 0000 BRETT D. SKIDMORE, 0000 REYNOLD RODNEY MARK DLIMA, 0000 DENNIS E. KOSELAK, 0000 *ANDREW C. STEELE, 0000 JOHN LEO DOLAN III, 0000 CHARLES J. KOVALCHICK, 0000 *KEVIN T. STEPHAN, 0000 JAMES A. DOMBROWSKI, 0000 MARK D. KRISKOVICH, 0000 *KENTON E. STEPHENS, JR., 0000 TERRANCE E. DONNAL, JR., 0000 NATHAN P. KWON, 0000 GARY N. STOKES, 0000 PETER G. DREWES, 0000 LIBBY A. LAKE, 0000 ALAN B. STONE, 0000 CASEY E. DUNCAN, 0000 DARII A. LANE, 0000 *RICHARD W. SUMRALL, 0000 DAVID T. DUNN, 0000 DONALD J. LANE, 0000 *RALPH M. SUTHERLIN, 0000 JULES R. DUVAL, 0000 JANICE M. LANGER, 0000 *JANINE D. TAYLOR, 0000 NATHAN L. EASTMAN, 0000 LAURA B. LANNING, 0000 CHARLES S. TEDDER, 0000 DAVID F. EDWARDS, 0000 HENRY K.K. LAU, 0000 *GLENN L. TERRY, 0000 JOHN C. EGAN, 0000 DAVID P. LAUGHLIN, 0000 *WILLIAM A. THOMAS, JR., 0000 SONIA S. ELLISOR, 0000 LAWRENCE G. LAWTON, 0000 *JORGE TOBAR, 0000 CHRISTINE R. ERDIELALENA, 0000 MINH QUANG LE, 0000 MARK Y. UYEHARA, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. ETTRICH, 0000 CARLA B. LEE, 0000 *JAMES P. VANDECAR, 0000 STACY N. EVANS, 0000 ERNEST C. LEE, 0000 *FRANCESCA VASTAFALLDORF, 0000 ANTHONY T. EVERHART, 0000 ROY E. LEE, 0000 *ELIZABETH A. WALTER, 0000 BLAIR W. FADEM, 0000 MARK A. LEIBEL, 0000 *KEVIN T. WATKINS, 0000 ROBERT A. FAIZON, 0000 MARK A. LEPAGE, 0000 DANIEL C. WEAVER, 0000 STEVEN S. FARKAS, 0000 JAMES G. LIESEN, 0000 RANDON S. WELTON, 0000 SCOTT E. FAULKNER, 0000 MICHAEL C. LILLY, 0000 *LORNA A. WESTFALL, 0000 STEPHEN R. FEAGINS, 0000 GREGG A. LINDSEY, 0000 *THOMAS C. WHITE, 0000 DONNA B. FICO, 0000 DAVID C. LINN, 0000 *JAMES A. WIMSATT III, 0000 DANIEL J. FLEMING, 0000 DIANE M. LOVELL, 0000 *LOLO WONG, 0000 NICOLE J. FLISS, 0000 RODOLFO M. LOZANO, 0000 JOHN M. YACCINO, 0000 MICHAEL A. FORGIONE, 0000 GERALD D. LUCIANI, 0000 To be major ROBERT A. FORINASH, 0000 PATRICK J. MARSH, 0000 SUSAN M. FRANSSEN, 0000 JOHN P. MARSHALL, 0000 KENT D. ABBOTT, 0000 TODD W. FRIEZE, 0000 JOHN B. MARTINIE, 0000 JAYE E. ADAMS, 0000 LORRAINE C. GALLAGHER, 0000 WALTER M. MATTHEWS, 0000 BRIAN K. AGAN, 0000 MICHAEL L. GALLENTINE, 0000 JOHN D. MC ARTHUR, 0000 SENTHIL ALAGARSAMY, 0000 CATHY GANEY, 0000 RICHARD A. MC CLURE, 0000 PER K. AMUNDSON, 0000 KATHLEEN A. GATES, 0000 MARK E. MC DANIEL, 0000 LOY LANE ANDERSON, 0000 BRUCE E. GEARHART, 0000 LESLIE G. MC DONALD, 0000 MARJORIE P. ANDERSON, 0000 FLORIN C. GEORGESCU, 0000 DAVID P. MC NABNEY, 0000 DINA M. ANDREOTTI, 0000 VINOD K. GIDVANIDIAZ, 0000 JEFFREY D. MC NEIL, 0000 CHARLES ARIZ, 0000 STEPHEN A. GILL, 0000 CHARLES M. MC RANEY, 0000 MARK E. AUGSPURGER, 0000 TED F. GINGRICH JR., 0000 MONICA A. MEDYNSKI, 0000 ANTHONY R. AVENTA, 0000 HOWARD R. GIVENS, 0000 EVAN R. MEEKS, 0000 JEFFREY M. BABUSCHAK, 0000 SHERI L. GLADISH, 0000 PAUL J. MEGEHEE, 0000 WILLIAM R. BAEZ, 0000 PAUL D. GLEASON II, 0000 DEVI L. MERCHANT, 0000 WAYNE B. BAREFIELD, 0000 DAGOBERTO I. GONZALEZ, JR., 0000 CATHERINE A. METIVIER, 0000 CHESTER P. BARTON III, 0000 HEIDI S. H. GOO, 0000 LANE M. MEYER, 0000 JANET L. BEHRENHOFF, 0000 RANDALL LANE GOODMAN, 0000 JULIE M. MILLER, 0000 JOHN C. BENNETT, 0000 STEVEN W. GORDON, 0000 MICHAEL L. MILLER, 0000 VICTOR D. BENTINGANAN, JR., 0000 ROBERT A. GRAVES, 0000 JOHN W. B. MILLSPAUGH, 0000 JEFFREY M. BENZICK, 0000 KERYL J. GREEN, 0000 DANIEL I. MIRSKI, 0000 JONATHAN W. BERRY, 0000 PATRICK M. GROGAN, 0000 TERENCE B. MITCHELL, 0000 MICHAEL P. BERRY, 0000 JULIE A. GRONEK, 0000 JON M. MOORE, 0000 SEAN E. BEYER, 0000 DOUGLAS P. GUENTER, 0000 TERRALL N. MOORE, 0000 ARTHUR A. BLAIN, 0000 ANTHONY J. GULDE, 0000 MARILYN J. MORA, 0000 DAVID E. BLOCKER, 0000 SHERYL A. HAGGERTY, 0000 SCOTT F. MORRISON, 0000 TIMOTHY R. BONINE, 0000 JOHN C. HALL, 0000 ANDREW T. MUELLER, 0000 TIMOTHY D. BONNIWELL, 0000 GREGG M. HALLBAUER, 0000 ENEYA H. MULAGHA, 0000

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DAVID W. MUNITZ, 0000 ABRAHAM K. THOMAS, 0000 JAMES H. BAKER, 0000 CABOT S. MURDOCK, 0000 JOHN W. THOMAS, 0000 LONNY P. BAKER, 0000 JEFFREY G. NALESNIK, 0000 NICOLE M. THOMAS, 0000 SCOTT A. BAKER, 0000 SALLY W. NALESNIK, 0000 KATHLEEN L. TODD, 0000 ROBERT E. BAMBERG, 0000 RAMANN NALLAMALA, 0000 JOHN M. TOKISH, 0000 JON P. BANKS, 0000 JUSTIN B. NAST, 0000 MICHAEL F. TREXLER, 0000 RONALD L. BANKS, 0000 DOUGLAS A. NELSON, 0000 ERIC J. TRUEBLOOD, 0000 ARTHUR M. BANNER III, 0000 ERIC W. NELSON, 0000 ALICIA L. TSCHIRHART, 0000 RENEE A. BARALLINMAN, 0000 STEPHEN L. NELSON, JR., 0000 DANIEL R. TUCKEY, 0000 DONALD J. BARNES, 0000 THOMAS C. NEWTON, 0000 GARY T. UNDERHILL, 0000 MICHAEL J. BARNES, 0000 WILFREDO J. NIEVES, 0000 RICHARD A. VANDERWEELE, 0000 SHAWN J. BARNES, 0000 TOMMY S. NOGGLE, 0000 JAMES E. VANGILDER IV, 0000 ALAN BARTHOLOMEW, 0000 DAVID P. OHMSTEDE, 0000 RAMON E. VARGAS, 0000 MATTHEW R. BARTLETT, 0000 NEIL M. OLSEN, 0000 JANET L. VEESART, 0000 STEVEN L. 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ROHDE, 0000 FREDERICK H. ABBOTT III, 0000 JODY L. BLANCHFIELD, 0000 MARK ROSENBERG, 0000 THOMAS G. ABBOTT, 0000 CLIFTON D. BLANKS, 0000 ERICK M. SANTOS, 0000 JOHN T. ACKERMAN, 0000 LAWRENCE K. BLAVOS, 0000 BRIAN S. SARACINO, 0000 TIMOTHY A. ADAM, 0000 BRIAN A. BLAZICKO, 0000 ROBERT J. SCHIMMEL, 0000 BRYAN C. ADAMS, 0000 STEPHEN M. BLIZZARD, 0000 KEITH E. SCHLECHTE, 0000 LINDA M. ADAMS, 0000 PETER G. BLOCK, 0000 JAMES M. SCHMITT, 0000 MARCELLA F. ADAMS, 0000 MARK A. BLUME, 0000 ALBERT B. SCHRANER, 0000 KATHERINE A. ADAMSON, 0000 JOHN D. BOBBITT, 0000 CHRISTIE L. SCHROLL, 0000 EDWARD J. ADELMAN, 0000 LEE W. BODENHAUSEN, 0000 GREGORY L. SCHUMACHER, 0000 MERRILL E. ADKISON, 0000 JOSEPH BOLTERSDORF, 0000 DAREN A. SCROGGIE, 0000 MARK A. AICHER, 0000 CRAIG A. BOND, 0000 FRED G. SEALE IV, 0000 JAMES J. ALBRECHT, 0000 MARK D. BONTRAGER, 0000 NEIL E. SEETHALER, 0000 CHERYL D. ALLEN, 0000 STEPHEN R. BOOTH, 0000 PETER H. SEIDENBERG, 0000 MICHAEL J. ALLSHOUSE, 0000 LYNN L. BORLAND, 0000 JO A. SHARMA, 0000 JUAN ALVAREZ, 0000 DAVID E. BOSSERT, 0000 DONALD SHEETS, JR., 0000 BRIAN D. AMOS, 0000 KATHLEEN E. BOWMAN, 0000 JESSE C. SHICK, 0000 KENNETH E. ANDERSEN, 0000 TODD A. BOYD, 0000 TRACY C. SHUMAN, 0000 BRIAN K. ANDERSON, 0000 VICKI M. BOYD, 0000 KYLE E. SIMMERS, 0000 DOUGLAS P. ANDERSON, 0000 CHARLES R. BRACKENHOFF, 0000 SCOTT A. SIMMS, 0000 RICHARD D. ANDERSON, 0000 ALAN E. BRADY, 0000 PETER T. SIPOS, 0000 STANLEY ANDRAY, 0000 STEPHAN P. BRADY, 0000 MARC A. SISK, 0000 EMILY B. ANDREW, 0000 JAMES R. BRANDT, 0000 JAMES A. SKROCKI, 0000 CAROL ANN BARCLAY ANDREWS, 0000 WALTER BRECEVIC, 0000 CHRISTOPHER L. SLACK, 0000 WESLEY R. ANDRUES, 0000 JEAN J. BRENNAN, 0000 NANCY J. SMILEY, 0000 JOHN J. ANDUAGAARIAS, 0000 SETH P. BRETSCHER, 0000 DARRELL S. SMITH, 0000 DAVID W. ANGLE, 0000 MICHAEL T. BREWER, 0000 JAMES P. SMITH, 0000 JOHANN J. ANTLFINGER, 0000 PETER G. BREWER, 0000 JOHN T. SMITH, 0000 TIMOTHY G. APEL, 0000 MICHAEL P. BRIGNOLA, 0000 MICHAEL J. SMITH, 0000 MELISSA J. APPLEGATE, 0000 RODNEY K. BRITTENHAM, 0000 PAMELA D. SMITH, 0000 ANDREW L. ARACE, 0000 JEFFREY A. BROCK, 0000 BRANDON T. SNOOK, 0000 LORENZO C. ARAGON, 0000 BRAD T. BROEMMEL, 0000 BRENT A. SONDAY, 0000 STUART K. ARCHER, 0000 LEONARD L. BROSEKER, 0000 JAMES E. SPLICHAL, 0000 GARY A. ARDES, 0000 TODD M. BROSZ, 0000 MARIA L. STAMP, 0000 MARK R. ARLINGHAUS, 0000 CHARLES P. BROTHERS, JR., 0000 COREY M. STANLEY, 0000 CHARLES P. ARMENTROUT, 0000 GARY D BROWN, 0000 ERIC S. STANSBY, 0000 DENNIS M. ARMSTRONG, 0000 GERALD Q. BROWN, 0000 STACIE LYNN STAPLETON, 0000 TERRY W. ARMSTRONG, 0000 GLENN E. BROWN, 0000 GREGORY E. STEMPKY, 0000 DEAN M. ARNDORFER, 0000 MICHAEL A. BROWN, 0000 JOHN B. STETSON, 0000 MARILYN A. ARNOLD, 0000 ROBERT B. BROWN, 0000 STEVEN W. STETSON, 0000 MATTHEW J. ARTH, 0000 MARK ANTHONY BROWN, 0000 MICHAEL J. STONER, 0000 BLAINE A. ASATO, 0000 THOMAS J. BROWNING, 0000 SEAN S. STOUT, 0000 DUSTIN G. ASHTON, 0000 TINA M. BROYLES, 0000 DAVID L. STRUBLE, 0000 WILLIAM J. ASTORE, 0000 KAREN L. BRUCE, 0000 SREEKUMAR SUBRAMANIAN, 0000 JANET C. AUGUSTINE, 0000 ROBERT A. BRUCE, 0000 KRISTIN M. SUFKA, 0000 TIMOTHY A. AVEY, 0000 JOSEPH R. BRYAN, 0000 ROBERT T. SULLIVAN, 0000 PETER D. AXELSON, 0000 EMILY ANN BUCKMAN, 0000 PARISA A. SUTHUN, 0000 JAMES B. AYERS, 0000 WILLIAM J. BUECHEL, 0000 SUSAN M. SWAYNE, 0000 THOMAS P. AZAR, 0000 BRIAN D. BUELL, 0000 JEFFREY C. SWEENEY, 0000 STEVEN L. BABCOCK, 0000 JOHN M. BUKOWINSKI, 0000 GREGORY B. SWEITZER, 0000 BRIAN J. BABIN, 0000 DOUGLAS L. BULLOCK, 0000 MICHAEL A. TALL, 0000 AMY K. BACHELOR, 0000 HEIDI H. BULLOCK, 0000 BRYAN K. TALLENT, 0000 STEVEN E. BACHMANN, 0000 KENT T. BURKHARDT, 0000 LOWELL O. TAN, 0000 BERNARD BADAMI, 0000 ANGELA C. BURNS, 0000 NATHAN L. TAYLOR, 0000 ROBERT S. BAERST, 0000 DOUGLAS H. BURNS, 0000 STEVEN B. TAYLOR, 0000 BRENT G. BAILEY, 0000 KELLY D. BURNS, 0000 PETER J. TERRY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. BAIN, 0000 LESLIE C. BURNS, 0000 ROBERT E. THAXTON, 0000 ANDREW B. BAKER, 0000 LINDA F. W. 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THOMAS A. BUSSIERE, 0000 DOUGLAS M. CRABB, 0000 SCOTT B. ERICKSON, 0000 MICHAEL G. BUTEL, 0000 BRIAN J. CRAMER, 0000 SCOTT J. ERICKSON, 0000 MITCHEL H. BUTIKOFER, 0000 ROBERT P. CRANNAGE, 0000 ELVIRA R. ESPINOZA, 0000 LAWRENCE M. BUTKUS, 0000 ROBERT J. CRAVEN, 0000 TERESA L. ETHEN, 0000 DEBORAH C. BUTLER, 0000 DAN S. CRAWFORD, 0000 JOYCE A. EVANS, 0000 ROBERT J. BUTLER, 0000 GEORGE R. CROUSE, 0000 MYRA L. EVANS-MANYWEATHER, 0000 STEPHEN D. BUTLER, 0000 JAMES W. CROWHURST, 0000 ROYCE E. EVES, 0000 ANTHONY M. BUTTERS, 0000 JOHN S. CROWN, 0000 MARK S. EWART, 0000 ANDREW L. BUTTS, 0000 ROBERT L. CUMMINGS, JR., 0000 JAMES A. FABER, 0000 FORREST F. BUTTS III, 0000 ANN CUNNINGHAM, 0000 KAROLEN KAY FAHRNI, 0000 BRADLEY G. BUTZ, 0000 HAROLD J. CUNNINGHAM, JR., 0000 ELLIOT T. FAIR III, 0000 THOMAS A. BYRGE, JR., 0000 BRETT M. CUPP, 0000 JAMES E. FAIRCHILD, 0000 WILLIAM F. CAIN, JR., 0000 THOMAS F. CURRAN, JR., 0000 MARK R. FAIRCHILD, 0000 MICHAEL G. CALDWELL, 0000 TOM P. CURRIE, JR., 0000 MARK B. FALKE, 0000 KEVIN P. CALLAHAN, 0000 ANDRE K. CURRY, 0000 MICHAEL A. FANTINI, 0000 KATHERINE M. CALLIES, 0000 DANNY R. CURTIS, 0000 JEFFREY L. FANTO, 0000 PETER P. CAMIT, 0000 ROBERT L. CURTIS, 0000 JOHN H. FARRELL, 0000 GORDON S. CAMPBELL, 0000 JAMES R. CVANCARA, 0000 RAYMOND E. FARRELL, JR., 0000 MICHAEL A. CANNA, 0000 MARGARET J. CZAPIEWSKI, 0000 BRIDGET I. FATH, 0000 JAMES V. CANNIZZO, 0000 THERESA A. DALYHANGER, 0000 FRANCIS J. FAUPEL, 0000 PATRICIA A. CAPLE, 0000 JAMES C. DAMOUR, 0000 SUZANNE F. FELD, 0000 CHARLES G. CAPPS, 0000 DARREN R. DANIELS, 0000 THOMAS J. FELDHAUSEN, 0000 RENEE M. CAREY, 0000 WILLIAM B. DANSKINE, 0000 ROLAND D. FENTON, JR., 0000 SEAN K. CAREY, 0000 ROBERT G. DANTONIO, 0000 GLENN A. FERGUSON, 0000 KENNETH D. CARLSON, 0000 JOHN L. DARGAN, 0000 TIMOTHY G. FERNER, 0000 LAURIE R. CARPENTIER, 0000 KEITH A. DARLINGTON, 0000 SYLVIA E.D. FERRY, 0000 DENNIS L. CARR, 0000 ALAN D. DAVIS, 0000 SUZANNE FILION, 0000 MICHAEL J. CARR, 0000 DANNY L. DAVIS, 0000 EDWARD M. FINCKE, 0000 DAVID J. CARRELL, 0000 DIANNE C. DAVIS, 0000 TIMOTHY J. FINNEGAN, 0000 MICHAEL W. CARRELL, 0000 HOWARD C. DAVIS, 0000 GREG A. FINNEY, 0000 JEFFREY A. CARROTHERS, 0000 GEORGE E. DAY, JR., 0000 MARK E. FISCHER, 0000 BRENT CARTAGENA, 0000 DANIEL R. DEBREE, 0000 SCOTT A. FISCHER, 0000 CURTIS R. CARTER, 0000 ANTHONY K. DECKARD, 0000 RICHARD N. FISH, 0000 JOHN F. CARTER, 0000 JOHN C. DEEMS, 0000 CAROL A. FISHER, 0000 PAUL L. CARTER III, 0000 BUDDY E. DEES, JR., 0000 SUSAN D. FISK, 0000 GREGORY WARREN CARTER, 0000 PATRICIA W. J. DEES, 0000 ANNE F. FITCH, 0000 TED E. CARTER, JR., 0000 DOUGLAS W. DEHART, 0000 THOMAS A. FITCH, 0000 RICKY W. CARVER, 0000 WILLIAM P. DELANEY, 0000 JAY S. FITZGERALD, 0000 LYLE W. CARY, 0000 CORDELL A. DELAPENA, JR., 0000 KEVIN J. FLEMING, 0000 LOUIS A. CASALE, 0000 JOSEPH M. DELGRANDE, 0000 MICHAEL J. FLERI, 0000 BRIAN K. CASSIDAY, 0000 SEBASTIANO DELISO, 0000 GARY D. FLINCHBAUGH, 0000 GERARD A. CASTELLI, 0000 JANET M. DELTUVA, 0000 PHILIP J. FLUHR, 0000 DAVID A. CASTILLO, 0000 MARK E. DELUCA, 0000 CHARLES P. FLYNN, 0000 EDGAR S. CASTOR, 0000 RICHARD C. DEMARS, 0000 ROGER B. FOGLEMAN, 0000 JOSEPH E. CASTRO, 0000 WILLIAM C. DEMASO, 0000 JAMES M. FOLEY, 0000 CHARLES E. CATOE, 0000 STEPHEN R. DEMERS, 0000 SAMMY J. FONG, 0000 FRANK M. CAVUOTI, 0000 DANIEL L. DEMOTT, 0000 TERRIE D. FORD, 0000 SYLVIA E. CAYETANO, 0000 MICHAEL H. DEMOULLY, 0000 LESLIE A. FORMOLO, 0000 BILLY P. CECIL II, 0000 DONALD T. R. DERRY, 0000 JOHN D. FORZATO, 0000 JACK J. CELIE, 0000 MARIO V. DESANCTIS, 0000 LYNNE A. FOSS, 0000 JUANITA M. CELIE, 0000 BRUCE T. DESAUTELS, 0000 DAVID I. FOSTER, 0000 ANTHONY J. CERVENY, JR., 0000 VIRGINIA B. DESIMONE, 0000 MICHAEL W. FOSTER, 0000 DAVID B. CHANDLER, 0000 JOHN A. DEWITT II, 0000 KEVIN L. FOX, 0000 JOHN T. CHANDLER, 0000 MARK E. DEYSHER, 0000 GABRIEL S. FRANCO, 0000 STEVEN R. CHARBONNEAU, 0000 NANCY A. DEZELL, 0000 ANTHONY R. FREDERICK, 0000 CHRISTOPHER W. CHARLES, 0000 JOSEPH E. DIANA, 0000 DAVID EUGENE FREEMAN, 0000 JACQUELINE N. CHARSAGUA, 0000 MILTON E. DIAZ, 0000 THOMAS A. FRANK FREESE, 0000 JOHN E. CHERRY, 0000 MARC DICOCCO, 0000 KEVIN R. FRISBIE, 0000 GARY D. CHESLEY, 0000 THERESA L. DIFATO, 0000 DAVID B. FRYE, 0000 PHILIP C. CHEVALLARD, 0000 STEPHEN A. DIFONZO, 0000 ALGENE FRYER, 0000 MICHAEL L. CHING, 0000 KATHRYN A. DILLOW, 0000 KEVIN G. GABOS, 0000 DALE R. CHRISTENSEN, 0000 GREGORY E. DITZLER, 0000 STEPHEN O. GAINES II, 0000 DELBERT G. CHRISTMAN, 0000 LAURENCE A. DOBROT, 0000 SHERRI S. GALANTE, 0000 ALLAN J. CHROMY, 0000 KRISTEN J. DOLAN, 0000 PHILLIP GALES, 0000 CHRISTOPHER M. CICERE, 0000 RAMONA L. DOLSON, 0000 FRANK P. GALLAGHER, 0000 ROBERT D. CLAMPITT, 0000 TIMOTHY M. DOMEK, 0000 TODD A. GANGER, 0000 CECIL J. CLARK, JR., 0000 THOMAS J. DONALDS, 0000 JOHN W. GARDNER, 0000 DOUGLAS L. CLARK, 0000 EDWIN F. DONALDSON III, 0000 INGE GEDO, 0000 JOHN B. CLARKE, 0000 STEVEN G. DONATUCCI, 0000 CEDRIC D. GEORGE, 0000 MAX A. CLAYTON, JR., 0000 DAVID L. DONLEY, JR., 0000 PETER E. GERSTEN, 0000 ROBERT M. CLEARY, 0000 BRIAN P. DONNELLY, 0000 RICHARD B. GERTZ, 0000 CHEVALIER P. CLEAVES, 0000 STEVE DONOVAN, 0000 JEFFREY I. GETTLE, 0000 MARK L. CLIFFORD, 0000 ROBERT C. DOOLEY, 0000 BRUCE E. GIESIGE, 0000 PATRICIA R. CLOUD, 0000 RODERICK E. DORSEY, JR., 0000 JOHN E. GILMOUR, 0000 JAY S. CLOUTIER, 0000 MARK E. DOTSON, 0000 MARTIN T. GIMBUS, 0000 STEVEN A. COFFIN, 0000 DEBRA L. DOTY, 0000 RICHARD T. GINDHART, JR., 0000 KERRI A. COLE, 0000 DEBRA J. DOUCETTE, 0000 JEFFREY L. GINGRAS, 0000 KEVIN J. COLE, 0000 JOSEPH T. DOUGHERTY, 0000 DOUGLAS S. GLEISNER, 0000 RONALD A. COLEMAN, 0000 CLIFTON DOUGLAS, JR., 0000 JOHN R. GLOCK, 0000 CARY A. COLLINS, 0000 DWAYNE E. DOVER, 0000 DERRILL T. GOLDIZEN, 0000 DALE K. COLTER, 0000 JACK R. DOWNEY, 0000 GARY P. GOLDSTONE, 0000 RONALD C. COMEAU, 0000 BRIAN J. DUDDY, 0000 MELISSA K. GONZALEZ, 0000 JAMES L. COMFORT, 0000 GEOFFREY V. DUDLEY, 0000 RICHARD A. GONZALUDO, 0000 DONALD J. COMI, 0000 ALFRED U. DUENAS, 0000 MARK W. GOOCH, 0000 PAUL M. COMMEAU, 0000 RALPH W. DUESTERHOEFT, 0000 DAVID M. GOODE III, 0000 THOMAS W. CONNELLY, 0000 VALENTINE J. DUGIE, 0000 CARL C. GOODISON, 0000 KIMERLEE L. CONNER, 0000 ROBERT J. DUKAT, 0000 PAULA J. GOODMAN, 0000 MICHAEL P. CONNOLLY, 0000 ANTHONY D. DUNBAR, 0000 MICHAEL S. GOODWIN, 0000 WILLIAM D. CONNORS, 0000 CHARLES A. DUNN II, 0000 REID M. GOODWYN, 0000 JULIE A. CONSTABLE, 0000 RICHARD B. DUNN, 0000 SCOTT R. GORDON, 0000 CREIGHTON W. COOK, JR., 0000 SCOTT L. DUNN, 0000 MICHAEL A. GOYETTE, 0000 JAMES L. COOK, 0000 JOHN H. DYCK, 0000 JOHN K. GRAHAM, 0000 WILLIAM S. COOKE, 0000 STEVEN C. DYE, 0000 CARL S. GRAMLICK, 0000 CHRISTOPHER M. COOMBS, 0000 DAVID J. DZARAN, 0000 JAMES F. GRANT, JR., 0000 DAVID B. COOMER, 0000 GARY J. DZUBILO, 0000 MARTIN E. GRANUM, 0000 MARK A. COOTER, 0000 CHARLES W. EASTMAN, 0000 PATRICIA A. GRAULTY, 0000 SHAUN P. COPELIN, 0000 LINDA LEE EATON, 0000 TIMOTHY G. GRAVELLE, 0000 CRAIG R. COREY, 0000 TROY A. EDGELL, 0000 LAWRENCE C. GRAY II, 0000 DONALD M. CORLEY, 0000 JON D. EDWARDS, 0000 RUTH E. GRAYSON, 0000 RICKY J. CORNELIO, 0000 KENNETH A. EDWARDS, 0000 GARRY M. GREEN, 0000 JEFFREY S. CORNELL, 0000 MARTIN L. EDWARDS, 0000 ROBERT T. GREEN, 0000 JAY A. COSSENTINE, 0000 ROBERT P. EGAN, 0000 SCOTT B. GREENE, 0000 JOHN A. COTE, 0000 DANIEL L. EICKMEIER, 0000 STEVEN K. GREGORCYK, 0000 TIMOTHY J. COTHREL, 0000 DARREN J. ELDRIDGE, 0000 CYNTHIA J. GREY, 0000 ANTHONY J. COTTON, 0000 MICHAEL G. ELLIOTT, 0000 JOSEPH N. GRIFFIN, 0000 CHRISTOPHER D. COTTS, 0000 STEPHEN M. ELLIOTT, 0000 PAUL A. GRIFFITH, JR., 0000 JAMES D. COUCH, 0000 DAVID F. ELLIS, 0000 MATTHEW P. GROOVER, 0000 JOHN P. COULTER, 0000 LAURENCE E. ELLIS, 0000 MAURICE G. GROSSO, 0000 MAUREEN J. COUNTER, 0000 LEON E. ELSARELLI, 0000 TRACI D. GUARINIELLO, 0000 PETER J. COURTNEY, 0000 GEORGE A. EMILIO, 0000 PAUL H. GUEMMER, 0000 LAWRENCE J. COX, 0000 CHRISTOPHER T. EMMERT, 0000 THOMAS A. GUINN, 0000 SAMUEL E. COX, 0000 BRUCE A. ENSOR, 0000 JAMES C. GUNN, 0000

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ERIC G. GUNZELMAN, 0000 DOUGLAS C. HOWARD, JR., 0000 STEVEN V. KNUTSON, 0000 JEFFREY H. GUSTAFSON, 0000 ROBERT S. HOWARD, 0000 JEFFREY A. KOCH, 0000 MICHAEL E. GUY, 0000 JOHN T. HRUBY, 0000 LAURA J. KOCH, 0000 RYAN K. HAALAND, 0000 CAROL L. HUBBARD, 0000 DONALD J. KOCHANSKI, 0000 RENEE M. HAAS, 0000 LLOYD F. HUBBARD, 0000 DONALD A. KOEHLER, 0000 RICHARD S. HAAS, 0000 ROBERT B. HUBER, 0000 KEVIN P. KOEHLER, 0000 ROBERT D. HACKETT III, 0000 SAMUEL HUDSPATH, 0000 STEVEN S. KOEHLER, 0000 WADE E. HADER, 0000 JOHN D. HUFFSTUTTER, 0000 FREDERICK M. KOENNECKE, 0000 LANCE C. HAFELI, 0000 MONTGOMERY C. HUGHSON, 0000 JOHN T. KONOPKA, 0000 JOHN W. HAGEN, 0000 DONALD L. HUGULEY, JR., 0000 STEPHEN W. KORNS, 0000 DANIEL E. HAGMAIER, 0000 DALE R. HUHMANN, 0000 KEITH J. KOSAN, 0000 DAVID G. HAGSTROM, 0000 ERIC N. HUMMER, 0000 EDWARD J. KOSLOW, 0000 KATHERINE M. HAHN, 0000 DAVID A. HUNI, 0000 DAVID J. KOSSLER, 0000 TAMMY M. HAIGHT, 0000 BRIAN E. HUNT, 0000 EDWARD A. KOSTELNIK, JR., 0000 CRAIG W. 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JUNKER, 0000 JAMES B. LESSEL, 0000 RICHARD I. HERMANSEN, 0000 CHERYL ANN JUNKER, 0000 LEE K. LEVY II, 0000 MICHAEL D. HERNDON, 0000 THOMAS Z. JUNYSZEK, 0000 MARK LEWANDOWSKI, 0000 CLIFTON G. HERTEL, 0000 JUDSON J. JUSELL, 0000 RONALD F. LEWANDOWSKI, 0000 KENNETH P. HESSION, 0000 JOHN H. KAFER, 0000 JAMES A. LEWIS III, 0000 GORDON S. HETHERINGTON, 0000 RANDEE B. KAISER, 0000 JERRY D. LEWIS, 0000 JOHN R. HICKMAN, 0000 JOHN J. KAPLAN, 0000 ROBERT A. LEWIT, 0000 WILLIAM S. HICKMAN, 0000 PATRICIA A. KARABA, 0000 DARWINA M. LIGUORI, 0000 DANIEL K. HICKS, 0000 HANS R. KASPAR, 0000 DENNIS E. LILEIKIS, 0000 KERRY D. HICKS, 0000 CHARLES V. KASTENHOLZ, 0000 MICHAEL L. LINDAUER, 0000 PATRICK C. HIGBY, 0000 MICHAEL D. KEATON, 0000 STEPHEN T. LING, 0000 JOHN F. HILBING, 0000 HAROLD W. KECK, JR., 0000 TAMARA L. LINK, 0000 STEPHEN C. HILL, 0000 RICKY L. KEELING, 0000 LISA M. LIPSCOMB, 0000 SCOTT WILLIAM HILL, 0000 EDWARD N. KEEN, 0000 DENNIS W. LISHERNESS, 0000 JAMES B. HILLER, 0000 MICHAEL H. KEIFER, 0000 MARK J. LITTLE, 0000 HAROLD D. HINCKS, 0000 CHAN W. KEITH, 0000 ROBERT A. LITTRELL, 0000 LAWRENCE W. HINKIN, 0000 KEITH R. KELLER, 0000 RICKY J. LOCASTRO, 0000 ELLWOOD P. HINMAN IV, 0000 DAVID H. KELLEY, 0000 DAVID M. LOFTUS, 0000 JAMES A. HIRD, 0000 ELIZABETH KELLY, 0000 ANTHONY M. LOGUE, 0000 YVETTE P. HIRD, 0000 PATRICK M. KELLY, 0000 ANTHONY S. LOMBARDO, 0000 DAVID A. HLATKY, 0000 POLLY S. KENNY, 0000 JOHN W. LONG, 0000 MARK A. HOBSON, 0000 DAVID A. KENSINGER, 0000 RANDY R. LONG, 0000 GENE L. HODGE, 0000 ELIZABETH B. KERR, 0000 STEVEN R. LOOTENS, 0000 WILLIAM R. HODGKISS, 0000 DAVID A. KERSEY, 0000 IVAN LOPEZ, 0000 GREG J. HOFFMAN, 0000 RANDALL T. KERSEY, 0000 JAMES R. LORRAINE, 0000 LINDA K. HOGAN, 0000 GREGORY L. KESLER, 0000 PHILIP E. LOUDEN, JR., 0000 DOROTHY A. HOGG, 0000 RICHARD B. KEYES, 0000 IRENE T. LOVATO, 0000 SUSAN M. HOGG, 0000 MOHAMMED A. KHAN, JR., 0000 JEFFREY S. LOWDERMILK, 0000 KARLAN B. HOGGAN, 0000 BRENDA M. KHOURY, 0000 MICHAEL T. LUFT, 0000 RICHARD L. HOLBROOK, 0000 DAVID A. KILCHER, 0000 JAMES P. LUKE, 0000 ALAN R. HOLCK, 0000 KEVIN L. KILPATRICK, 0000 THOMAS P. LUKENIC, 0000 RODNEY L. HOLDER, 0000 HARRY R. KIMBERLY III, 0000 KEVIN M. LYNCH, 0000 TAMARA S. HOLDER, 0000 DONALD FRANCIS KIMMINAU, 0000 JOHN M. LYONS, 0000 BLAINE D. HOLT, 0000 GREGORY R. KINCAID, 0000 LORI A. MACIAS, 0000 CHRISTIAN D. HONKANEN, 0000 CRAIG K. KING, 0000 NINA D. MACK, 0000 ROBERT G. HONTZ, 0000 DALE G. KING, 0000 CRAIG S. MACLEOD, 0000 LYSA P. HOPSON, 0000 RALPH F. KING III, 0000 STEPHEN D. MACLEOD, 0000 MARK D. HORN, 0000 WALTER J. KING, 0000 SCOTT A. MACQUEEN, 0000 MICHAEL H. HORN, 0000 GALEN P. KIRCHMEIER, 0000 BRIAN J. MAGERS, 0000 MICHAEL J. HORNITSCHEK, 0000 DONALD E. KIRKLAND, 0000 ROBERT P. MAGGARD, 0000 PAUL R. HORST, JR., 0000 SCOTT ALAN KISER, 0000 JOSEPH B. MAGUIRE, 0000 KIRK G. HORTON, 0000 JEFFERY T. KLAY, 0000 THOMAS O. MAJOR, 0000 GLENN R. HOVER, 0000 JERRY G. KLINE, 0000 VICTOR J. MAKELA, 0000

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PATRICK C. MALACKOWSKI, 0000 ERIC G. MORAN, 0000 JAMES P. PETERSON, 0000 CHERYL L. MALONE, 0000 MICHAEL JOHN MORAN, 0000 MARY E. PETERSON, 0000 DAVID M. MALONEY, 0000 SUSAN N. MORELAND, 0000 PATRICIA J. PETNICKI, 0000 DENNIS M. MALONEY, 0000 GEORGE G. MORETTI, 0000 GREGORY J. PETREQUIN, 0000 ROSA M. MANCHA, 0000 JAMES A. MORGAN, 0000 HERBERT PHILLIPS JR., 0000 KEVIN J. MANION, 0000 KEITH W. MORGAN, 0000 JAMES M. PHILLIPS JR., 0000 MICHAEL A. MANKUS, 0000 MARTIN S. MORGAN, JR., 0000 JOHN M. PHILLIPS, 0000 TIMOTHY A. MANNING, 0000 MARYDARLENE MORGAN, 0000 PAUL E. PHILLIPS, 0000 CHAD T. MANSKE, 0000 MATTHEW E. MORGAN, 0000 JAMES A. PICKLE, 0000 RAYMOND C. MAPLE, 0000 MICHAEL B. MORGAN, 0000 DAVID R. PIERCE, 0000 STEVEN G. MARCH, 0000 ROBERT K. MORING, 0000 MARLENE R. PIETROCOLA, 0000 EDWARD G. MARCHAND, 0000 JOHN C. MORLEY, 0000 MEGHAN R. PILGER, 0000 RONALD MARCHIONI, 0000 PATRICK D. MORONEY, 0000 ANN M. PINC, 0000 RICHARD S. MARKS, 0000 BRETT E. MORRIS, 0000 MICHAEL A. PIPAN, 0000 ROBERT E. MARMELSTEIN, 0000 CHARLES R. MORRISON, 0000 JOHN F. PISTOLESSI, 0000 RONALD L. MARSELLE, 0000 MARSHALL T. MORRISON, 0000 JERRY P. PITTS, 0000 SONDRA K. MARSTON, 0000 WILLIAM J. MORROW, JR., 0000 PHILIP A. PLATT, 0000 KIRK MARTIN, 0000 BARBARA I. MOSSL, 0000 JOHN A. PLAZA, 0000 PAUL F. MARTIN, 0000 JOSEPH R. MOTSAY, 0000 BRIAN S. PLETCHER, 0000 TODD A. MARTIN, 0000 STEPHEN K. MOULTON, 0000 JOHN M. PLETCHER, 0000 RICHARD A. MARTINEZ, 0000 MARIO N. MOYA, 0000 PRESTON M. PLOUS, 0000 JEFFREY K. MASON, 0000 DANIEL V. B. MULLEN, 0000 MICHAEL R. PLUMMER, 0000 MAUREEN E. MASSEY, 0000 KEVIN M. MULVIHILL, 0000 CLAUDE J. POITRAS, 0000 STEPHEN G. MASTERS, 0000 DOUGLAS G. MURDOCK, 0000 MARK S. PONTI, 0000 MICHAEL J. MASUCCI, 0000 KEVIN M. MURNANE, 0000 ROBERT B. POST, 0000 JOSE A. MATA, 0000 ANTHONY R. MURPHY, 0000 GREGORY L. POTTER, 0000 TODD H. MATHES, 0000 MONTE J. MURPHY, 0000 TONY POUNDS, 0000 MARK D. MATTISON, 0000 PAUL R. MURPHY, 0000 GEORGE M. PRASCSAK JR., 0000 KEVIN L. MATTOCH, 0000 JAMES E. MURRAY, 0000 *JERRY A. PRASS, 0000 MARY E. MATUSIEWICZ, 0000 GREGORY J. MYERS, 0000 WILLIAM D. PREASKORN, 0000 GARY A. MAUSOLF, 0000 EDWARD P. NAGLER, 0000 STEVEN J. PRESTON, 0000 SCOTT G. MAW, 0000 MARK K. NAKANISHI, 0000 ROGER B. PRICE, 0000 KAREN E. MAYBERRY, 0000 KENT L. NAMIKAS, 0000 JEFFREY W. PRICHARD, 0000 GILLOUS R. MAYS II, 0000 JUAN C. NARVID, 0000 JOHN W. PROBST, 0000 LAURELI MAZIK, 0000 EARL R. NASON, 0000 KAREN A. PULLEN, 0000 RICHARD H. MC BRIDE, JR., 0000 CONRADO E. NAVARRO, 0000 KRISTIN M. PURDY, 0000 JACKIE L. MC CARTHY, 0000 GUY C. NEDDO, 0000 RUSSELL J. QUINN, 0000 DOUGLAS A. MC CARTY, 0000 MARIA K. NEFF, 0000 STEVEN E. RADEMACHER, 0000 ROBERT A. MC CAUGHAN, 0000 BRIAN K. NELSON, 0000 STEVEN G. RAFFERTY, 0000 PATRICK A. MC CLELLAND, 0000 ERIC L. NELSON, 0000 JON V. RAMER, 0000 EDWARD R. MC CLESKEY, 0000 ERIC T. NELSON, 0000 ROSE A. RAMIREZ, 0000 DAVID C. MC CORMICK, 0000 JEFFREY E. NELSON, 0000 RONALD R. RATTON, 0000 KIMBERLEY A. MC CRAE, 0000 KENNETH L. NELSON, 0000 JOHN T. RAUCH, JR., 0000 PATRICK J. MC CREA, 0000 PAUL F. NELSON, 0000 CHRISTIAN P. RAUSCHENBACH, 0000 JAMES D. MC CULLOUGH, 0000 ROGER W. NELSON, 0000 CYNTHIA K. RAUSOBOTKA, 0000 JOHN F. MC CUNE, 0000 KURT M. NEUMAN, 0000 *REDMOND M. RAUX, 0000 AMY K. MC DANIELS, 0000 SCOTT A. NEUMANN, 0000 GREGORY C. RAY, 0000 KEVIN J. MC ELROY, 0000 DALLAS N. NEWSOME, 0000 PHILIP C. REAMY, 0000 MARY F. MC FADDEN, 0000 HARRY N. NEWTON, 0000 REID D. REASOR, 0000 MICHAEL L. MC GEE, 0000 HIAWATHA K. NEWTON, 0000 JAMES C. REAVIS, 0000 PATRICIA I. MC GINNIS, 0000 KEITH E. NICKLES, 0000 NIMA D. REAVIS, 0000 JAMES J. MC GOVERN, 0000 STEVEN P. NIEHOFF, 0000 JOSEPH L. RECTOR, 0000 MATTHEW M. MC GOVERN, 0000 CRAIG K. NIIYA, 0000 GREGORY M. REDICK, 0000 MICHAEL J. MC INERNEY, 0000 PERRY L. NOUIS, 0000 FRANK J. REDNER, JR., 0000 PAUL S. MC INTYRE, 0000 WILLIAM K. NUGENT JR., 0000 DARREN J. REED, 0000 KENNETH A. MC KELLAR, 0000 CRAIG M. NYGAARD, 0000 JAMES F. REED, 0000 EDWARD L. MC KINZIE, 0000 PERRY R. OAKS, 0000 GLENN C. REEDY, 0000 CALLIS L. MC LAIN, 0000 JAMES W. O’BRIEN, 0000 REX W. REES, 0000 JAMES MC LEAN, JR., 0000 JOHN L. O’BRIEN, 0000 ROBERT M. REESE, 0000 MARK A. MC LEAN, 0000 MARY F. O’BRIEN, 0000 KURT L. REESMAN, 0000 LAURIE J. MC MULLAN, 0000 TIMOTHY J. O’BRIEN, 0000 MARY E. REGISTER, 0000 JOSEPH W. MC NAMEE, 0000 BRIAN E. O’CONNOR, 0000 G. D. REICHARD, 0000 MARGARET M. MC NEILL, 0000 MARY K. ODAHL, 0000 CALVIN E. REID, JR., 0000 KENNETH E. MC NULTY II, 0000 RICHARD A. ODDO, 0000 MICHAEL J. REIN, 0000 JOANNE P. MC PHERSON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. ODELL, 0000 JEFFREY S. RENNER, 0000 SHARYN N. MC WHORTER, 0000 JAMES R. OELGOETZ JR., 0000 STELLA R. RENNER, 0000 JOHN S. MEADOR, 0000 THOMAS R. O’HARA, 0000 ROBERT A. RENNICKER, 0000 DARREN D. MEDLIN, 0000 MICHAEL J. O’KEEFE, 0000 DAVID A. RETH, 0000 MARCIA R. MEEKSEURE, 0000 ROSALINDA C. OLIVER, 0000 ROBERT C. REVILLE, 0000 JAMES J. MEERSMAN, 0000 STEPHEN W. OLIVER JR., 0000 LEONIDAS D. REYES, 0000 RICHARD MELLO, 0000 WESLEY A. OLSON, 0000 BART R. RHODES, 0000 LAWRENCE J. MELLON, 0000 LISA A. H. ONAGA, 0000 ALAN G. RIBA, 0000 LIONEL S. MELLOTT, 0000 MICHAEL F. O’NEAL, 0000 ROBERT B. RICARTE, 0000 BRIAN S. MELTON, 0000 STEPHEN E. OREAR, 0000 JOHN F. RICHARDS, JR., 0000 MICHAEL E. MENNING, 0000 BRIAN V. ORTMAN, 0000 JAMES P. RICHTER, 0000 DWIGHT M. MENTZER, JR., 0000 KATHLEEN O’SULLIVAN, 0000 DOUGLAS B. RIDER, 0000 IVAN L. MERRITT, 0000 GREGORY S. OTEY, 0000 GEORGE E. RIEBLING, 0000 ALAN R. METZLER, 0000 CHARLES A. OWEN, 0000 JAMES G. RIEMENS-VAN LAARE, 0000 JOHN H. MEYER III, 0000 JONATHAN M. OWENS, 0000 DARRELL L. RIGGS, 0000 KIMBERLY A. MEYER, 0000 SCOTT A. OWENS, 0000 KEVIN F. RILEY, 0000 VICKI D. MICHETTI, 0000 BRETT C. OXMAN, 0000 JAMES P. RIORDAN, 0000 DAVID A. MILLER, 0000 RANDOLPH A. PAGAN, 0000 GEORGE A. RISSE, 0000 EVAN M. MILLER, 0000 FREDERIC C. PAGE, 0000 MICHAEL P. RITS, 0000 GREGORY A. MILLER, 0000 JILL S. PAGE, 0000 ROBERT G. RITTER, 0000 JOSEPH C. MILLER, 0000 JESS D. PALMER, 0000 STEPHEN B. RITTER, 0000 MICHAEL D. MILLER, 0000 STEVEN C. PANGER, 0000 JOSE A. RIVERAGAUD, 0000 MICHELLE C. MILLER, 0000 JEAN PAPROCKI JR., 0000 JAMES C. RIX, 0000 PATRICK J. S. MILLER, 0000 CHRISTOPHER L. PARKER, 0000 ANTHONY D. ROAKE, 0000 RAYMARD G. MILLER, 0000 LAMAR D. PARKER, 0000 RICHARD F. ROBEL, JR., 0000 RICHARD R. MILLER, 0000 RANDALL C. PARKER, 0000 ALBERT E. ROBERTSON, JR., 0000 STEVEN L. MILLER, 0000 TIMOTHY H. PARMER, 0000 ERICA ROBERTSON, 0000 TIMOTHY D. MILLER, 0000 TERRY W. PARROTT, 0000 JEFFREY K. ROBINSON, 0000 PRESTON R. MILLIKAN, 0000 JAMES B. PARSONS, 0000 JOSEPH H. ROBINSON, 0000 RICHARD C. MILLS, 0000 TERRY A. PARSONS, 0000 KATHRYN L. ROBINSON, 0000 JAMES W. MILROY, 0000 WILLIAM C. PASZKIEWICZ, 0000 PHILLIP L. ROBINSON, 0000 GREGORY R. MINKIEWICZ, 0000 ERIC J. PAUL, 0000 KEVIN E. ROBITAILLE, 0000 JEFFERY G. MINTZLAFF, 0000 NANCY J. PAUL, 0000 RICHARD K. ROCKWELL, 0000 M. J. MITCHELL, 0000 DALE L. PAYNE, 0000 EVAN G. ROELOFS, 0000 MICHAEL A. MITCHELL, 0000 ERIC R. PAYNE, 0000 JAMES G. ROLLINS, 0000 ROBERT M. MITCHELL, 0000 ANDREW H. PEARS, 0000 ANTHONY ROMANO, 0000 SCOTT E. MITCHELL, 0000 FRANK C. PEARSON II, 0000 CRAIG W. ROMERO, 0000 KATHRYN M. MOENE, 0000 JANICE C. PEGRAM, 0000 JUDITH I. ROSEN, 0000 MARK H. MOL, 0000 MICHAEL E. PELLETIER, 0000 THOMAS F. ROSHETKO, 0000 CHRISTOPHE P. MONAHAN, 0000 THOMAS PEPPARD, 0000 AUTUMN K. ROSS, 0000 DAVID R. MONISMITH, 0000 MICHAEL H. PERALES, 0000 GEORGE H. ROSS III, 0000 SAM H. MONTGOMERY, JR., 0000 STEVEN J. PERENCHIO, 0000 JOSEPH J. ROSSACCI, 0000 MANUEL R. MONTOYA, 0000 CARMEN F. PERONE JR., 0000 FRANK J. ROSSI, 0000 JAY H. MONTROSS, 0000 MELVYN T. J. PERREIRA JR., 0000 GLENN G. ROUSSEAU, 0000 JAMES W. MOORE, 0000 CATHERINE M. PERRO, 0000 JAMES A. ROUSSEAU, 0000 KEVIN R. MOORE, 0000 CLIFTON PERRY, 0000 RONALD C. ROUX, 0000 WINFRED G. MOORE, 0000 WANDA C. PERRY, 0000 DAVID B. ROYAL, 0000 LUIS O. MORALES, 0000 MITCHELL A. PETERSEN, 0000 ARTHUR E. ROZIER, 0000

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WILLIAM R. RUCK II, 0000 GEORGE M. SMITH, 0000 WENDY P. VANDYKE, 0000 STANLEY RUFF, 0000 JURGEN W. SMITH, 0000 SCOTT M. VANNESS, 0000 RICHARD J. RUGGIERO, 0000 KATHLEEN A. SMITH, 0000 WILLIAM J. VAUGHT, JR., 0000 MARK H. RUMPH, 0000 MICHAEL S. SMITH, 0000 JOSEPH A. VENEZIANO, 0000 JANE E. RUSSELL, 0000 MONICA R. SMITH, 0000 EDUARDO L. VICENCIO, 0000 JOHN A. RUTKOWSKI, 0000 PAUL L. SMITH, 0000 JAMES G. VICK, 0000 CRAIG A. RUTLAND, 0000 SCOTT F. SMITH, 0000 ANGELA M. VINCENT, 0000 KATHLEEN D. RYAN, 0000 STEVEN A. SMITH, 0000 STEPHEN MICHAEL VINICA, 0000 MARK R. RYDELL, 0000 SUZANNE L. SMITH, 0000 JEAN N. VITE, 0000 LINDA MAUREEN RYERSE, 0000 FRANK T. SMOLINSKY, 0000 TAMMY A. VON BUSCH, 0000 RAYMOND A. SABLE, 0000 ERICK A. SNELLMAN, 0000 SCOTT R. VOSKOVITCH, 0000 JOHN M. SAGHERA, 0000 DAVID E. SNYDER, 0000 *STEPHEN ALLEN VOYT, 0000 KATHLEEN C. SAKURA, 0000 GREGORY D. SNYDER, 0000 JAMES B. WAGER JR., 0000 LORI S. SALGADO, 0000 JEFFREY A. SNYDER, 0000 ROBERT S. WAINNER, 0000 JEFFREY M. SALING, 0000 DAVID I. S. SOBRINO, 0000 FRANKLIN S. WALDEN, 0000 RONALD L. SAMIC, 0000 JANET L. SOMLYAY, 0000 ROBERT M. WALKER, 0000 DANIEL SANCHEZ, 0000 CHRISTOPHER T. SORRENTINO, 0000 ROBERT M. WALKER, 0000 RAUL N. SANCHEZ, 0000 ROBIN G. SOULE, 0000 GERALD B. WALKINGTON, 0000 JOHN C. SANDERS, 0000 JAMES A. SPAULDING, 0000 JANICE D. WALLACE, 0000 RONALD J. SANDERS, 0000 JEFFREY S. SPEAR, 0000 JON D. WALZ, 0000 MICHAEL D. SANDQUIST, 0000 MICHAEL W. SPENCER, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. WARACK, 0000 CLAUDIA L. SANDS, 0000 WILLIAM J. SPENDLEY, JR., 0000 BRIAN K. WARD, 0000 JOHN P. SANTACROCE, 0000 JOHN M. SPILKER, 0000 CHARLES H. WARD, JR., 0000 ORAZIO F. SANTULLO, JR., 0000 MARK S. SPILLMAN, 0000 MICHAEL P. WARD, 0000 MICHAEL D. SARCHET, 0000 MICHAEL J. SPITZ, 0000 JOHN D. SCARBOROUGH, 0000 SCOTT A. SPRENGER, 0000 THOMAS B. WARD, 0000 BRIAN M. SCHAAF, 0000 BRUCE E. SPRINGS, 0000 WARREN G. WARD, 0000 SCOTT A. SCHAEFFLER, 0000 STEVEN W. STAGNER, 0000 RICHARD E. WARREN, 0000 JEFFREY L. SCHAFF, 0000 STEVEN R. STALLINGS, 0000 JAY J. WARWICK, 0000 DIRK D. SCHALCH, 0000 ROBERT F. STAMMLER, 0000 ROBERT A. WASHBURN II, 0000 JOSEPHINE F. SCHANTZ, 0000 STEPHEN W. STARKS, 0000 ROBERT A. WASSERMAN, 0000 GREGORY J. SCHILLER, 0000 JON K. STATON, 0000 HAROLD E. WATERS, JR., 0000 JOSEPH V. SCHMIDT, 0000 LYNDSAY A. STAUFFER, 0000 BARBARA K. WATKINS, 0000 PAUL G. SCHMIDT, 0000 SCOTT A. STEFANOV, 0000 TERRY WATKINS, 0000 JOSEPH P. SCHMITZ, 0000 JOHN H. STEIN, 0000 CHARLES F. WATTERSON, 0000 ERIC W. SCHNAIBLE, 0000 MARCY A. STEINKE-FIKE, 0000 WILLIAM A. WAUGAMAN, 0000 STEVEN M. SCHNEIDER, 0000 JON R. STEPHENS, 0000 BRADLEY A. WAYLAND, 0000 THOMAS A. SCHNEIDER, 0000 NICOLE S. STERMER, 0000 PAUL A. WEBB, 0000 THOMAS M. SCHORSCH, 0000 JAYNE E. STETTO, 0000 REBECCA E. WEIRICK, 0000 MARIA L. SCHREFFLER, 0000 DAVID F. STEWART, 0000 JERRY K. WELDON II, 0000 LISA M. SCHULZLATSIS, 0000 GREGORY A. STEWART, 0000 SUZANNE O’REILLY WELLS, 0000 GREGORY E. SCHWAB, 0000 MICHAEL H. 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SETTERGREN, 0000 ROBERT C. STROUD, 0000 SCOTT G. WIERSCHKE, 0000 GEORGE H. SEWELL III, 0000 SCOTT A. STURGILL, 0000 KARL J. WIERSUM, 0000 THOMAS J. SEXTON, 0000 SHARON K. SUGHRU, 0000 DAVID A. WILKINS, 0000 DONALD L. SHAFFER, 0000 JOHN J. SULLIVAN, 0000 ALBERT H. WILLIAMS, JR., 0000 MARTHA T. SHAFFER, 0000 DAVID B. SUMRELL, 0000 FRANK Q. WILLIAMS, 0000 SHARON A. SHAFFER, 0000 JON M. SUTTERFIELD, 0000 JOSEPH S. WILLIAMS, 0000 BRUCE G. SHAPIRO, 0000 RICKY E. SWARD, 0000 RICHARD K. WILLIAMS, 0000 JOHN S. SHAPLAND, 0000 JAMES A. SWEENEY III, 0000 DAVID L. WILLIAMSEN, 0000 ANDRE G. SHAPPELL, 0000 KEITH A. SWENSEN, 0000 MARY A. WILLMON, 0000 ROBERT B. SHARP, JR., 0000 THOMAS J. SWIDEREK, 0000 HENRY T. WILSON, 0000 THOMAS J. SHARPY, 0000 SHANNON W. SWITTS, 0000 MICHAEL R. WILSON, 0000 PETRA L. SHARRETT, 0000 RICHARD J. TAGLANG, JR., 0000 PATRICK A. WILSON, 0000 GARY L. SHAW, 0000 EDWARD J. TANNER, 0000 STEVEN P. WINKLMANN, 0000 ROBERT S. H. SHAW, 0000 JOSE C. TAURO III, 0000 MICHAEL F. WINTERS, 0000 RUSSELL J. SHAW, JR., 0000 JANET T. TAYLOR, 0000 JEFFREY A. WITKO, 0000 STUART J. SHAW, 0000 JON M. TAYLOR, 0000 BRIAN K. WITT, 0000 STEPHEN E. SHEA, 0000 THOMAS J. TENPENNY, 0000 ELIZABETH A. WOISH, 0000 STEVEN C. SHEPARD, 0000 CHRISTOPHER I. TERRY, 0000 GARY M. WOLBERT, 0000 JIMMY SHEPPARD, JR., 0000 THOMAS J. THIBODEAU, 0000 MICHAEL K. WOLF, 0000 JOHN T. SHEPPARD, 0000 EDWIN R. THOELE, 0000 ANITA R. WOLFE, 0000 GARY D. SHERWOOD, 0000 EVAN C. THOMAS, 0000 DALLAS A. WOLFE, 0000 JOSEPH T. SHINNICK, 0000 JON T. THOMAS, 0000 FRED L. WOOD, 0000 MICHAEL D. SHIRLEY, 0000 WILLIAM L. THOMAS, JR., 0000 JOHNNY L. WOOD, 0000 THOMAS P. SHOAF, 0000 CAREY S. THOMPSON, 0000 TIMOTHY S. WOODRUFF, 0000 EDWARD F. SHOCK, 0000 CHARLES F. THOMPSON, 0000 TYRONE M. WOODYARD, 0000 DOUGLAS G. SHRYOCK, 0000 CHERYL H. THOMPSON, 0000 RICHARD A. WOOLEY, 0000 DENNIS W. SHUMAKER, 0000 STEVEN B. THOMPSON, 0000 GUY T. WORTHINGTON, 0000 ROBERT B. SHUMATE, 0000 STEVEN L. THOMPSON, 0000 LORI A. WORTMAN, 0000 SANDRA J. SHURMAN, 0000 TERRACE B. THOMPSON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER F. WRENN, 0000 BRADFORD J. SHWEDO, 0000 PATRICIA F. THON, 0000 BROOKS D. WRIGHT, 0000 RODNEY S. SIBILA, 0000 THOMAS R. TIGHE, 0000 LANCE B. SIGMON, 0000 THERESA C. TILLOCK, 0000 JOHN D. WRIGHT, 0000 JAMES K. SIKES, 0000 TIMOTHY A. TIPPETT, 0000 RICHARD N. WRIGHT, 0000 DOROTHY A. SILVANIC, 0000 ROBERT W. TOMASINO, 0000 ERIC J. WYDRA, 0000 JOHN C. SIMMONS, 0000 JAMES J. TOMASZEWSKI, 0000 ROBERT T. WYNN, 0000 OLGA B. SIMONS, 0000 EDWARD B. TOMME, 0000 DAVID L. YANG, 0000 DENNIS J. SIMPSON, 0000 WILLIAM L. TONGUE, 0000 LAURIE L. YANKOSKY, 0000 JON T. SIMS, JR., 0000 DAVID F. TOOMEY III, 0000 EDWARD K. YANKSON, 0000 ROBERT W. SINGLETON, 0000 CAMERON W. TORRENS, 0000 KENNETH L. YAPHE, 0000 KENNETH G. SIPPERLY, JR., 0000 KEVIN L. TOY, 0000 DARRELL E. YOST, 0000 DAVID G. SIZOO, 0000 LAURA L. TRENT, 0000 DOUGLAS E. YOUNG, 0000 PAUL A. SJOBERG, 0000 PHILLIP C. TRIPLETT, JR., 0000 HARRIET L. YOUNG, 0000 TRACEY S. SKELTON, 0000 RANDALL C. TRITT, 0000 MICHAEL V. YUILL, 0000 MICHAEL R. SKIDMORE, 0000 HARRY A. TRUHN, 0000 PAUL J. ZABBO, 0000 JADE A. SKINNER, 0000 ERIC P. TRUMBLE, 0000 TODD M. ZACHARY, 0000 JOHN A. SKINNER, 0000 MARC TRUUMEES, 0000 DANIEL R. ZAHIRNIAK, 0000 ROBERT J. SKINNER, 0000 JAMES M. TUCCI, 0000 ROBERT J. ZALESKE, 0000 PAUL J. SKOWRONEK, 0000 CAREY F. TUCKER, 0000 NOEL ZAMOT, 0000 JAMES C. SLIFE, 0000 DAVID L. TURNER, 0000 JOHN L. ZAWASKY, 0000 BOBBY J. SMALL, JR., 0000 RANDY B. TYMOFICHUK, 0000 EDWARD C. ZICK, 0000 TRACY A. SMIEDENDORF, 0000 CONSTANTINE TZAVARAS, 0000 DONALD M. ZIMMERMAN, 0000 ALLAN J. SMITH, 0000 MICHAEL ULISSE, 0000 GARY R. ZIMMERMAN, 0000 DANIEL L. SMITH, 0000 STEPHEN G. UYEHATA, 0000 PAUL J. ZOLLMANN, 0000 DAVID C. SMITH, 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. VALLE, 0000 DANIEL C. ZOOK, 0000 DAVID R. SMITH, 0000 ROBIN P. VANDERBERRY, 0000 KIMBERLEE B. ZORICH, 0000 DOREEN A. SMITH, 0000 DAVID G. VANDERVEER, JR., 0000 LOUIS V. ZUCCARELLO, 0000 DOUGLAS F. SMITH, 0000 DEBORAH L. VANDEVEN, 0000 MICHAEL F. ZUPAN, 0000

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IN THE ARMY *DONALD G. LOBEDA, JR., 0000 JA *KARL M. DEVLIN, 0000 MS *CHARLES D. LOZANO, 0000 JA *MARK W. DICK, 0000 MS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT *JOSEPH L. MARSHALL, 0000 JA *DIANE S. DIEHL, 0000 AN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JENNIFER H. MCGEE, 0000 JA MARK J. DOLE, 0000 MS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 624: *JAMES R. MCKEE, JR., 0000 JA *PROSPERO C. DONAN, 0000 AN *CRAIG E. MERUTKA, 0000 JA *JOHN E. DULAVERIS, 0000 AN To be lieutenant colonel *RICHARD V. MEYER, 0000 JA *MICHAEL L. DUPREE, 0000 MS MARK DICKENS, 0000 *TODD S. MILLIARD, 0000 JA *JOSEPH C. DUPUIS, 0000 MS EDWARD TIMMONS, 0000 *SUZANNE G. MITCHEM, 0000 JA *SUSAN C. EASLEY, 0000 MS *SAMUEL W. MORRIS, 0000 JA *JOHN P. EDDY, 0000 MS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT *MICHAEL L. NORRIS, 0000 JA *BONNIE B. EILAT, 0000 SP TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY *JOEL A. NOVAK, 0000 JA *AUSTIN W. ELLIOTT, 0000 MS AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE MEDICAL *JOHN N. OHLWEILER, 0000 JA LAURA M. ELLIOTT, 0000 MS CORPS (IDENTIFIED BY AN ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE *CYNTHIA G. OLSEN, 0000 JA *ANNE M. EMSHOFF, 0000 VC 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531, 624 AND 3064: *PAUL J. PERRONE, JR., 0000 JA *KATHLEEN M. FEELEY, 0000 AN *JOSEPH A. PIXLEY, 0000 JA LAURA L. FEIDER, 0000 AN To be lieutenant colonel *JUAN A. PYFROM, 0000 JA *STEPHEN A. FELT, 0000 VC *JOSEPH N. DANIEL, 0000 MC *MICHAEL L. ROBERTS, 0000 JA *WILLIAM R. FINNEARTY II, 0000 MS KEVIN K. ROBITAILLE, 0000 JA *SARAH L. FLASH, 0000 SP To be major *LORRAINE ROWBO, 0000 JA *DERRICK W. FLOWERS, 0000 MS *MATTHEW P. RUZICKA, 0000 JA *RONALD S. FOLEY, 0000 MS LESLIE W. SMITH, 0000 MC MALCOLM G. SCHAEFER, 0000 JA DAVID J. FUGAZZOTTO, JR., 0000 MS GEORGINA YOUNG, 0000 MC PAULA I. SCHASBERGER, 0000 JA *JOSEPH F. GALL, 0000 AN PHILLIP HOLMES, 0000 MC *WILLIAM A. SCHMITTEL, 0000 JA YVETTE L. GAMBREL, 0000 AN THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THOMAS R. SERRANO, 0000 JA *MATTHEW B. GARBER, 0000 SP THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO *JEFFREY L. SPEARS, 0000 JA *KIMBERLY S. GARCIA, 0000 AN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY *JUSTIN S. TADE, 0000 JA *JUANITA GAUSS, 0000 AN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: *STACEY J. TERWILLIGER, 0000 JA *HAROLD J. GEOLINGO, 0000 MS *VINCE T. VANEK, 0000 JA *CHARLINE GEREPKA, 0000 AN To be colonel *KATHERINE A. VARNEY, 0000 JA DAVID R. GIBSON, 0000 MS *JERIA B. WARD, 0000 JA STEPHEN L. GOFFAR, 0000 SP JOE R. BEHUNIN, 0000 CHARLES L. YOUNG, 0000 JA *CHERYL B. GOGGINS, 0000 MS COMMODORE L. MANN, 0000 *ROBERT A. GOODMAN, 0000 VC DONALD P. MCMAHON, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT *MONTEZ GORRELLGOODE, 0000 AN JAMES A. OBRIEN, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY *JOHN H. GOURLEY, 0000 AN ROBERT L. PETRONE, 0000 IN THE NURSE CORPS (AN), MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS *MARJORIE A. GRANTHAM, 0000 MS LINWOOD M. SAWYER, 0000 (MS), MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS (SP) AND VETERI- *ANTHONY L. GREEN, 0000 MS RANDALL E. SMITH, 0000 NARY CORPS (VC) AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT *JERRY L. GREEN, JR., 0000 AN (IDENTIFIED BY AN ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., *LISA GREEN, JR., 0000 AN THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF SECTIONS 624, 531, AND 3064: THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO *MICHELLE S. GREENE, 0000 MS THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY To be major *CHRISTOPHER A. GRUBER, 0000 MS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: *HEATHER B. GUESS, 0000 AN *CARA M. ALEXANDER, 0000 MS KURT A. GUSTAFSON, 0000 MS To be colonel *PATRICIA J. ALLEN, 0000 MS SAM E. HADDAD JR., 0000 MS BRIAN ALMQUIST, 0000 MS *HERMAN HAGGRAY, JR., 0000 MS ROBERT G. CARMICHAAEL, JR., 0000 CARLOS C. AMAYA, 0000 AN *THOMAS F. HAIGLER, 0000 SP DABNEY T. GILLIAM, JR., 0000 *SHARON M. AMAYA, 0000 AN *GARY L. HALL, 0000 SP LARRY R. JONES, 0000 *CAROLYN ANDERSEN, 0000 AN KELLY M. HALVERSON, 0000 MS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT *RICHARD D. ARES, 0000 SP *MICHAELE M. HAMMEL, 0000 MS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY *GARRETT R. BAER, 0000 SP MARY E. HARGROVE, 0000 AN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 624: SHAUN M. BAILEY, 0000 MS *CHERYL R. HARRIS, 0000 AN TRACY L. BAKER, 0000 AN *ELLIS HARRIS, 0000 MS To be lieutenant colonel *JOHN E. BALSER, 0000 SP *EULYNNE HARRISON, 0000 AN *DANIEL T. BARNES, 0000 MS *JAMES A. HAWKINS, JR., 0000 MS JAMES P. CONTRERAS, 0000 *MARQUETTA A. BARNES, 0000 AN *JUDITH M. HAWKINS, 0000 AN RUSSELL K. PRICE, 0000 STEPHEN A. BARNES, 0000 MS *MICHAEL D. HEATH, 0000 MS LORENZO RIDDICK, 0000 *CORINA M. BARROW, 0000 AN *CHRISTINE J. HELD, 0000 SP ROBERT D. WILLIAMS, 0000 *BRIAN E. BARTHELME, 0000 MS *DIANNE T. HELINSKI, 0000 SP THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT *RENE M. BATTISTA, 0000 SP *VERNELL J. HENDERSON, 0000 AN TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES BEVERLY A. BEAVERS, 0000 MS *JUDITH A. HIGGINBOTHAM, 0000 AN ARMY NURSE CORPS (AN) AND FOR REGULAR APPOINT- *DONNA E. BEED, 0000 MS *CRISTL E. HIGHTOWER, 0000 AN MENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN ASTERISK (*) UNDER TITLE 10, *ROGER L. BEHRMAN, 0000 SP *THOMAS M. HILL, 0000 MS U.S.C., SECTIONS 531, 624 AND 3064: *DEBORAH L. BELANGER, 0000 AN *MARK L. HOHSTADT, 0000 MS BRIAN E. BENHAM, 0000 AN *HENRY E. HOLLIDAY III, 0000 MS To be lieutenant colonel *GRETA L. BENNETT, 0000 MS *TERRI J. HOLLOWAYPETTY, 0000 AN *EARL G. BENSON, 0000 SP WILLIAM G. HOWARD, 0000 MS CHERYL E. CARROLL, 0000 AN *RACHELLE M. BESEMAN, 0000 MS *ROBERT F. HOWE, 0000 MS To be major WILLIAM J. BETTIN, 0000 MS *JAMES N. HOWELL, 0000 AN *LEE W. BEWLEY, 0000 MS *TIMOTHY D. HOWER, 0000 MS *SUSAN R. MEILER, 0000 AN *MELVIN F. BISHOP, 0000 MS *JULIE K. HUDSON, 0000 SP *KEVIN M. BONDS, 0000 MS *CHARLES C. HUNGER, 0000 SP THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOSE A. BONILLA, 0000 MS *MICHAEL HURTADO, 0000 AN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY *BRIAN E. BOUTILIER, 0000 SP *KAREN A. HUTCHINS, 0000 AN IN THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS AND FOR CHADWICK A. BOWERS, 0000 MS *LEONICIA O. ICAYAN, 0000 AN REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN ASTER- LAURA E. BOWERS, 0000 MS *MARK A. IRELAND, 0000 MS ISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624, 531, AND 3064: *CORRINA A. BRADFORD, 0000 MS *JENNIE M. IRIZARRY, 0000 AN To be major *RICKY W. BRETTHAUER, 0000 SP *ANDREA R. JACKSON, 0000 AN *WILLIAM T. BRISCOE, 0000 MS *SHELLEY B. JAMES, 0000 AN *JEFFREY A. ARNOLD, 0000 JA *SONYA R. BROWN, 0000 MS *SUPING JIANG, 0000 MS PHILIP B. BANDY, 0000 JA TERRY J. BROWN, 0000 AN *WILLIAM D. JUDD, 0000 MS PATRICK A. BARNETT, 0000 JA DAVID J. BROYHILL, 0000 MS DARLENE M. JULKOWSKI, 0000 AN *SHANE E. BARTEE, 0000 JA *WESLEY E. BURNETT, 0000 MS *BRADLEY J. KAMROWSKIPOPPEN, 0000 MS *CHERYL E. BOONE, 0000 JA *JENNIFER B. CACI, 0000 MS *NINA A. KAPLAN, 0000 VC *GREGORY L. BOWMAN, 0000 JA *CHERYL Y. CAMERON, 0000 MS *HEIDI C. KAUFMAN, 0000 SP *DANIEL G. BROOKHART, 0000 JA *WEYMAN E. CANNINGTON, 0000 MS *CHRISTOPHER E. KELLER, 0000 VC *KRISTA K. BUSH, 0000 JA *GAVIN H. CARMICHAEL, 0000 MS NICOLE L. KERKENBUSH, 0000 AN KAREN H. CARLISLE, 0000 JA *JOHN J. CASEY III, 0000 MS MARIALORNA P. KERL, 0000 AN *LAURA L. CASULLI, 0000 JA RONALD M. CASHION, 0000 AN GREGORY L. KIMM, 0000 MS *GARY P. CORN, 0000 JA *RANDEL C. CASSELS, 0000 AN *LELA C. KING, 0000 MS *MICHELLE E. CRAWFORD, 0000 JA *DAVID A. CERVANTES, 0000 AN KRIESTIN L. KLEINSCHMIDT, 0000 AN *PAUL T. CYGNAROWICZ, 0000 JA JOSEPH B. CHAPMAN, 0000 AN *ROBERT A. KNEELAND, 0000 MS *WENDY P. DAKNIS, 0000 JA *JOSE L. CHAVEZ, 0000 MS JANET L. KUBAS, 0000 AN JOHN C. DEHN, 0000 JA *THOMAS R. COE, 0000 AN *ELLEN M. KURT, 0000 MS *DEVON L. DONAHUE, 0000 JA CHRISTOPHER P. COLEY, 0000 MS *YVETTE J. LANDRUM, 0000 MS KATHRYN A. DONNELLY, 0000 JA *MARY L. CONNELL, 0000 MS *FELICIA D. LANGEL, 0000 VC *JAMES M. DORN, 0000 JA *VICKIE L. CONNOLLY, 0000 SP *CHRISTOPHER J. LANIER, 0000 VC *STACY E. FLIPPIN, 0000 JA JENIFER M. CONSTANTIAN, 0000 AN *BRUCE R. LANUM, 0000 AN *JAMES J. GIBSON, 0000 JA *JERRY A. COOK, 0000 MS *LINDA A. LAPOINTE, 0000 AN *CHRISTIAN M. GIFFORD, 0000 JA DEREK C. COOPER, 0000 MS *ABRAHAM A. LEDOUX, 0000 MS *ALTON L. GWALTNEY III, 0000 JA *ANTONIO E. COPELAND, 0000 MS *JANET A. LESLIE, 0000 VC JEFFREY C. HAGLER, 0000 JA *OLIVERIO CORCHADOMEDINA, 0000 SP *JOHN F. LESO, 0000 MS *STEVEN P. HAIGHT, 0000 JA *ROBERT S. CORNES, 0000 MS *ROBERT A. LETIZIO, 0000 MS *AMILCAR A. HERNANDEZ, 0000 JA *BRIAN D. CRANDALL, 0000 MS *STEVE J. LEWIS, 0000 MS *NEWTON W. HILL, 0000 JA KATHLEEN F. CURRAN, 0000 AN *BRADLEY A. LIEURANCE, 0000 MS *SEAN K. HOWE, 0000 JA ELLEN S. DALY, 0000 MS *ALAN D. LINDSLEY, 0000 SP *MARC A. HOWZE, 0000 JA *ALAN M. DAUS, 0000 MS *KENNETH R. LOPEZ, 0000 VC ROBERT P. HUSTON, 0000 JA *GWENDOLYN L. DAVIS, 0000 AN *WILLIAM H. LOVELL, 0000 MS *BRADLEY J. JAN, 0000 JA *MARY B. DAVIS, 0000 AN *MICHAEL W. LUCE, 0000 AN *TRACY A. JANKE, 0000 JA *PAUL J. DEAN, 0000 MS *DARYL J. MAGOULICK, 0000 AN *LAURA K. KLEIN, 0000 JA RALPH W. DEATHERAGE, 0000 MS ERIC M. MAROYKA, 0000 MS MICHAEL L. KRAMER, 0000 JA DAVID H. DENNEY, 0000 MS *THOMAS M. MARTIN, 0000 MS *ARDEN B. LEVY, 0000 JA *VIRGINIA M. DESWARTE, 0000 MS *LEONARDO M. MARTINEZ, 0000 AN

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*MACY F. MC GINTY, 0000 AN RONALD D. WALKER, 0000 MS BRENDA F. CRUTCHFIELD, 0000 LEIGH K. MC GRAW, 0000 AN *THOMPSON E. WALL, 0000 AN WINFRED S CUMMINGS, 0000 *LINDA J. MC KINNEYWILSON, 0000 AN *TRACY S. WALLACE, 0000 AN ERICKSON D. CYPHER, 0000 *SANDRA N. MC NAUGHTON, 0000 AN *TRAVIS W. WATSON, 0000 MS STEVEN M. CZEPIGA, 0000 *ANTHONY L. MC QUEEN, 0000 MS RICHARD M. WEBB, 0000 MS DENISE F. DAILEY, 0000 *SUSAN R. MEILER, 0000 AN *KARL A. WERBOVETZ, 0000 MS HENRY J. DAVIS, 0000 *DAVID MENDOZA, 0000 AN *WILLIAM C. WERLING, 0000 SP KEVIN A. DAVIS, 0000 *ANTHONY C. MONTELEONE, 0000 VC DAVID A. WESTON, 0000 AN LAUREN S. DAVIS, JR., 0000 *JULIO C. MONTERO, 0000 VC ROBIN M. WHITACRE, 0000 MS MARK J. DAVIS, 0000 *TROY E. MOSLEY, 0000 MS *KIMBERLY A. WHITTEN, 0000 VC RICHARD A. DAVIS, 0000 STEPHEN C. MOSS II, 0000 MS *KENDRA P. WHYATT, 0000 AN DONALD W. DAWSON III, 0000 ELIZABETH A. MURRAY, 0000 AN *THOMAS S. WIECZOREK, 0000 MS RICHARD P. DEFATTA, 0000 *MARGARET S. NEIDERT, 0000 VC *PATRICIA M. WILLIAMS, 0000 SP WILLIAM M. DEKANICH, 0000 *CHUNG C. NELSON, 0000 MS *YVETTE WOODS, 0000 SP SERGIO DELAPENA, 0000 *ANTHONY R. NESBITT, 0000 MS *KRISTIN K. WOOLLEY, 0000 MS JAMES F. DEMING, 0000 *MALETA J. NOVAK, 0000 AN ROBERT J. DEVLIN, 0000 *STEVEN J. NOVAK, 0000 AN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL W. DEYOUNG, 0000 *ROBIN L. ODELL, 0000 AN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MANUEL A. DIEMER, 0000 *GERMAINE D. OLIVER, 0000 MS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: KEVIN M. DIETRICK, 0000 *MACK C. OQUINN, JR., 0000 MS To be colonel PHILIP J. DISALVO, 0000 JOHN M. ORSINGHER, 0000 MS GERALD A. DOLINISH, 0000 *PAUL H. OWEN, 0000 SP DONALD M. ADKINS, 0000 WILLIAM F. DONAHER, 0000 *HANNAH S. PARK, 0000 AN FRANCISCO ALICEA, JR., 0000 GOODE G. DORMAN III, 0000 *LARRY R. PATTERSON, 0000 MS CHARLES D. ALLEN, 0000 RANDAL A. DRAGON, 0000 DIANE L. PAULSON, 0000 AN PERRY D. ALLMENDINGER, 0000 WAYNE DRAKE, 0000 *TIMOTHY L. PENDERGRASS, 0000 SP THOMAS A. ALLMON, 0000 SHARON R. DUFFY, 0000 *KENNETH B. PERKINS, 0000 SP DAVID L. ANDERSON, 0000 RAYMOND J. DUNCAN, JR., 0000 *JAMES L. PERRINE, 0000 AN DONNIE P. ANDERSON, 0000 PETER P. DURR, 0000 *LILLIAN M. PETERSON, 0000 AN GUSTAF E. ANDERSON III, 0000 TIMOTHY E. EAYRE, 0000 *BETH J. PETTITWILLIS, 0000 AN JOSEPH ANDERSON III, 0000 SCOTT A. EHRMANTRAUT, 0000 *SHANA L. PHILLIPS, 0000 VC NICHOLAS J. ANDERSON, 0000 JERRY B. ELLIOTT, 0000 *PATRICK J. PIANALTO, 0000 MS JAMES A. ANGELOSANTE, 0000 BRYAN W. ELLIS, 0000 PATRICK W. PICARDO, 0000 MS BILLY W. ANTLEY, JR., 0000 DAVID R. ELLIS, 0000 *JASON G. PIKE, 0000 MS WILLIAM R. APPLEGATE, 0000 RICHARD T. ELLIS, 0000 *DEBORAH M. PINATHOMAS, 0000 AN JEFFREY A. APPLEGET, 0000 MARVIN A. ENGLERT, 0000 *ANDRE R. PIPPEN, 0000 MS KEITH A. ARMSTRONG, 0000 ADOLPH H. ERNST III, 0000 *NOEL G. POINDEXTER, 0000 AN STEPHEN D. AUSTIN, 0000 MARK J. ESHELMAN, 0000 *PATRICK B. POLK, 0000 AN JAMES F. BABBITT, 0000 ALLEN C. ESTES, 0000 *JOSEPH A. PONCE, 0000 MS DOUGLAS S. BAKER III, 0000 PHILIP M. EVANS, 0000 *RICHARD M. PRIOR, 0000 AN THOMAS P. BALTAZAR, 0000 ROBERT C. FAILLE, JR., 0000 *ANGELA C. QUINTANILLA, 0000 AN MARK F. BARNETTE, 0000 MARK D. FEIERSTEIN, 0000 RONALD R. RAGIN, 0000 MS DANIEL BARRETO, 0000 DONALD M. FERRELL, 0000 *CHRISTOPHER W. RICHARDS, 0000 MS PATRICIA A. BAXTER, 0000 JON E. FINKE, 0000 *ROBERT S. RICHARDS, 0000 MS WILLIAM D. BEATTY III, 0000 MICHAEL S. FLANAGAN, 0000 *PEDRO J. RICO, 0000 VC WADE B. BECNEL, 0000 DOUGLAS L. FLETCHER, 0000 KEITH A. RIGDON, 0000 MS DAVID F. BEDEY, 0000 MICHAEL T. FLYNN, 0000 JEFFERY F. RIMMER, 0000 MS JAMES D. BEIRNE, 0000 MICHAEL D. FORMICA, 0000 *DAVID C. RINALDI, 0000 AN ROBERT M. BELL, 0000 MICHAEL E. FOX, 0000 *OSCAR RIVERA, 0000 AN THOMAS B. BENNETT, 0000 STEVEN G. FOX, 0000 *BRADLEY L. ROBINSON, 0000 MS JANICE M. BERRY, 0000 BERNARD P. GABRIEL, 0000 CHERYL L. ROBINSON, 0000 AN PAUL A. BETHKE, 0000 WAYNE L. GARCIA, 0000 *JENNIFER L. 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SONES, 0000 MS STEPHEN D. BUCK, 0000 MARK L. GROTKE, 0000 *PORTIA C. SORRELLS, 0000 MS RONALD M. BUFFKIN, 0000 JOSE A. GUADALUPE, 0000 *MIAN S. SPRAGUE, 0000 AN VICTOR A. BUNDE, 0000 ROBERT T. GUGLIELMI, 0000 *DENISE L. SQUIRE, 0000 MS JOHN D. BURKE, 0000 GASPER GULOTTA, 0000 *JOYCE E. SQUIRES, 0000 AN RONALD B. BYRNES, JR., 0000 DAVID D. HALE, 0000 *BREW M. STANFA, 0000 MS MARK J. CAIN, 0000 MATTHEW T. HALE, 0000 DANIEL L. STARMAND, 0000 AN STEPHEN T. CAMPBELL, 0000 JOHN C. HAMILTON, 0000 WILLIAM F. STARNES, 0000 MS MICHAEL CARDARELLI, 0000 WILLIAM W. HAMILTON, JR., 0000 *THOMAS J. STEINBACH, 0000 VC GARY B. CARNEY, 0000 KIRT T. HARDY, 0000 CARMEN A. STELLA, 0000 AN ROBERT L. CARNEY, 0000 FRANK L. HARMAN III, 0000 *MARK STEVENS, 0000 SP SHERRY L. CARPENTER, 0000 JAMES H. HARPER, 0000 DANIEL C. STEWART, 0000 MS DOUGLAS E. CARROLL, 0000 THELMA P. HARPER, 0000 *ELIZABETH STORY, 0000 SP LANCE S. CARROLL, 0000 GARY R. HARTER, 0000 *LOUIS R. STOUT, 0000 AN FREDERICK L. CARTER, 0000 AARON C. HARVEY III, 0000 *MICHAEL W. SUMMERS, 0000 SP MICHAEL B. CERVONE, 0000 DEREK J. HARVEY, 0000 *NANCY L. SWEET, 0000 AN JIMMY J. CHANDLER, 0000 MARK I. HAUGHS, 0000 *BRUCE C. SYVINSKI, 0000 MS GARY H. CHEEK, 0000 ROBERT B. HAVERTY, 0000 KATHERINE E. TAYLORBAKER, 0000 AN JOHN A. CHRISTENSEN III, 0000 THOMAS A. HEANEY, JR., 0000 *MARTIN E. TENNEY, 0000 MS BENJAMIN R. CLARK, 0000 KURT M. HEINE, 0000 *LAURA A. THOMAS, 0000 MS MICHAEL D. CLAY, 0000 MICHAEL R. HELMICK, 0000 *ROSALIND E. THOMAS, 0000 AN JAMES D. CLEGG, 0000 EMORY R. HELTON, 0000 *TODD M. THOMAS, 0000 VC DONALD A. COE, 0000 JAMES M. HEVERIN III, 0000 *DAVID M. THOMPSON, 0000 MS JACK COLLINS, 0000 JAMES R. HICKEY, 0000 *TONY N. TIDWELL, 0000 MS LYNN A. COLLYAR, 0000 BRADFORD C. HILDRETH, 0000 MARGA TOILLIONSTEFFENSMEIE, 0000 MS JOE E. CONLEY, 0000 RICHARD W. HOBERNICHT, 0000 *ROBER TORRESCARTAGENA, 0000 MS ARTHUR W. CONNOR, JR., 0000 FREDERICK B. HODGES, 0000 *CLIFTON M. TRINIDAD, 0000 SP ROBERT T. COOK, JR., 0000 MICHAEL J. HOFF, 0000 *LAURA R. TRINKLE, 0000 MS RANDALL G. CONWAY, 0000 SAMUEL A. HOLLOWAY, 0000 *KARLOW V. TUTT, 0000 AN STEVEN R. CORBETT, 0000 CHARLES W. HOOPER, 0000 *ALAN K. UEOKA, 0000 MS MICHAEL A. CORDES, 0000 RUSSELL J. HRDY, 0000 *JOAN E. ULSHER, 0000 MS MICHAEL J. CORLEY, 0000 JAMES H. HUGGINS II, 0000 *COMBS D. UPSHAW, 0000 AN KENDALL P. COX, 0000 SUSAN L. HUGGLER, 0000 *RONALD C. VANROEKEL, 0000 MS STEVEN J. COX, 0000 JACK D. HUMPHREY JR., 0000 VERONICA A. VILLAFRANCA, 0000 AN WILLIAM T. CROSBY, 0000 BRIAN R. HURLEY, 0000 KEITH A. WAGNER, 0000 MS JESSE R. CROSS, 0000 MARK S. HURLEY, 0000

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ANTHONY R. IERARDI, 0000 ANTHONY D. NEAL, 0000 KEVIN P. STRAMARA, 0000 RONALD G. ISOM, 0000 ROBERT S. NELSON, 0000 RICKI L. SULLIVAN, 0000 JAN P. ITHIER, 0000 RONALD A. NEWTON, 0000 THOMAS L. SWAREN, 0000 JOHN W. IVES, 0000 THOMAS E. NICKERSON, 0000 RICHARD E. TALLEY, 0000 KOREY V. JACKSON, 0000 JAMES C. NIXON, 0000 GEORGE E. TEAGUE, 0000 MARTIN A. JACOBY, 0000 KEVIN S. NOONAN, 0000 DAVID A. TEEPLES, 0000 LARRY W. JAMESON, 0000 WILLIAM B. NORMAN, 0000 SCOTT E. THEIN, 0000 PETER S. JANKER, 0000 KEITH S. NORRIS, 0000 FRANK J. THEISING, 0000 LESTER C. JAURON, 0000 DOUGLAS J. NORTON, 0000 ALBERT P. THOMAS, JR., 0000 RICHARD B. JENKINS, 0000 HENRY J. NOWAK, 0000 KELLY J. THOMAS, 0000 DOROTHY T. JOHNSON, 0000 DEAN A. NOWOWIEJSKI, 0000 RAYMOND A. THOMAS III, 0000 MARK H. JOHNSON, 0000 DONALD C. OLSON, 0000 JERRY D. THOMASON, 0000 RODNEY E. JOHNSON, 0000 JUAN L. ORAMA, 0000 MASON W. THORNAL, 0000 FREEMAN E. JONES, 0000 CHARLES C. OTTERSTEDT, 0000 TERENCE M. TIDLER, 0000 JON M. JONES, 0000 PHILLIP B. OWENS, 0000 FRANK P. TODD, 0000 WILLIE C. JORDAN, 0000 MICHAEL G. PADGETT, 0000 THOMAS G. TORRANCE, 0000 JAMES M. JOYNER, 0000 RALPH G. PALLOTTA, 0000 KONRAD J. TRAUTMAN, 0000 JOSEPH JUDGE III, 0000 JAMES PALSHA, 0000 KEVIN G. TROLLER, 0000 RICHARD G. JUNG, SR., 0000 RAYMOND P. PALUMBO, 0000 STANLEY Q. TUNSTALL, SR., 0000 WILLIAM E. KAISER, JR., 0000 JAMES P. PARKER, 0000 LORRAINE E. TYACKE, 0000 CHARLES T. KALLAM, 0000 GARY S. PATTON, 0000 KURT F. UBBELOHDE, 0000 JOHN A. KARDOS, 0000 JOSEPH E. PECORARO, 0000 LEWIS L. VANDYKE, 0000 ANTHONY B. KAZMIERSKI, 0000 RICHARD N. PEDERSEN, 0000 GILBERTO VILLAHERMOSA, 0000 WILLIAM T. KEEGAN, 0000 JOSEPH E. PEDONE, 0000 WILLIAM C. VOGT, 0000 WILLIAM D. KENDRICK, 0000 DAVID R. PELIZZON, 0000 JEFFREY D. VORDERMARK, 0000 RICHARD P. KENNEY, 0000 JOHN M. PEPPERS, 0000 ALLAN R. VOSBURGH, 0000 WILLIAM G. KIDD, 0000 ALVIN A. PERKINS, 0000 PAUL H. VOSTI, 0000 THOMAS S. KIDWELL, 0000 CHRISTOPHER S. PERKINS, 0000 PATRICK D. VYE, 0000 CHARLES H. KING III, 0000 LARRY D. PERKINS, 0000 SUSAN K. WAGNER, 0000 ROGER L. KING, 0000 MARK W. PERRIN, 0000 GARY R. WALLACE, 0000 ROBERT T. KLEPPINGER, 0000 RALPH J. PERRY, 0000 BETTE R. WASHINGTON, 0000 WILLIAM K. KLIMACK, 0000 STEVEN E. PETERS, 0000 GEORGE K. WASHINGTON, 0000 JARED A. KLINE, 0000 DAVID D. PHILLIPS, 0000 BEN W. WEINER, 0000 JOHN C. KNIE, 0000 ROBERT F. PIDGEON, 0000 JASON S. WEINTRAUB, 0000 DALE A. KNIERIEMEN, 0000 DANA J. PITTARD, 0000 DAVIS S. WELCH, 0000 CHRISTINE B. KNIGHTON, 0000 PATRICK N. PLOURD, 0000 DONALD J. WELCH, JR., 0000 THOMAS L. KONING, 0000 PETER J. PODBIELSKI, 0000 STEPHEN K. WEST, 0000 FRANCIS X. KOSICH, 0000 LAWRENCE J. PORTOUW, 0000 JOHN F. WHARTON, 0000 KELLY D. KRUGER, 0000 TERRENCE M. POTTER, 0000 GARY W. WHITEHEAD, 0000 LINDA L. KRUGER, 0000 CURTIS D. POTTS, 0000 CHARLES K. WILLIAMS, 0000 MARCUS A. KUIPER, 0000 MICHAEL A. POWELL, 0000 KEWYN L. WILLIAMS, 0000 CHARLES M. KUYK, 0000 JOHN S. PRALL JR., 0000 MARVIN W. WILLIAMS, 0000 THOMAS L. LACROSSE, 0000 STANLEY C. PRECZEWSKI, 0000 RICHARD A. WILLIAMS, 0000 HOWARD D. LAINE, 0000 NANCY L. PRICE, 0000 DANIEL M. WILSON, JR., 0000 KEVIN T. LAMAR, 0000 RICHARD PROIETTO, 0000 MARILEE D. WILSON, 0000 JEFFREY P. LAMOE, 0000 DAVID N. PRUITT, 0000 WALTER E. WININGER, JR., 0000 COREY R. LANGENWALTER, 0000 JEFFREY L. PUTZ, 0000 JOHN W. WISEMAN II, 0000 JAMES P. LARSEN, 0000 JEFFREY A. RARIG, 0000 PETER V. WOJCIK, 0000 ROBERT K. LAWRENCE, 0000 VALERIE A. RASMUSSEN, 0000 ROBERTA A. WOODS, 0000 GARY A. LEE, 0000 WILLIAM RASMUSSEN, 0000 JEFFREY W. YAEGER, 0000 JEAN M. LEGARE, 0000 GEORGE H. RHYNEDANCE, 0000 BRUCE P. YOST, 0000 MARY A. LEGERE, 0000 SHELLEY A. RICHARDSON, 0000 THOMAS W. YOUNG, 0000 VICTORIA A. LEIGNADIER, 0000 THOMAS J. RICHARDSON, 0000 CURT S. ZARGAN, 0000 JUDITH K. LEMIRE, 0000 WAYNE P. RICHARDSON, 0000 PETER J. ZIELINSKI, 0000 STEVEN M. LEMONS, 0000 WALTER RIEDLE JR., 0000 X0000 JAMES L. LEONARD, 0000 JAMES A. ROBARDS JR., 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT FRANK G. LESTER III, 0000 RONALD V. ROBINSON, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY GABRIEL F. LEYVA, 0000 MICHAEL E. ROUNDS, 0000 CHAPLAINS (CH) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 JAMES A. LIEN, 0000 PETER J. ROWAN, 0000 AND 3064: ANTHONY S. LIETO, 0000 STEVE A. ROWE, 0000 MARILYNN K. LIETZ, 0000 ROBERT A. ROWLETTE JR., 0000 To be colonel MICHAEL S. LINNINGTON, 0000 DAVID A. ROZELL, 0000 MARK T. LITTEL, 0000 FREDERICK S. RUDESHEIM, 0000 HANSON R. BONEY, 0000 CH MARK K. LITTLEJOHN, 0000 STEVEN L. RUNDLE, 0000 DAVID H. BRADFORD, 0000 CH GARY A. LONGHANY, 0000 DANIEL J. RUSSELL, 0000 WILFRED BREWSTER, JR., 0000 CH JOHN R. LUCE, 0000 KEVIN D. SADERUP, 0000 JAMES R. GRIFFITH, 0000 CH ALAN R. LYNN, 0000 WILLIAM P. SAIA, 0000 MICHEAL A. HOYT, 0000 CH KENNETH A. MADDOX, 0000 MILLARD V. SALES JR., 0000 CLARKE L. MCGRIFF, 0000 CH MARK W. MAIERS, 0000 DONALD G. SALO JR., 0000 DANIEL A. MILLER, 0000 CH JANE F. MALISZEWSKI, 0000 SUE A. SANDUSKY, 0000 DANIEL K. NAGLE, 0000 CH AUGUST R. MANCUSO III, 0000 EDWARD J. SANNWALDT, 0000 REES R. STEVENS, 0000 CH HENRY MANNING III, 0000 RICHARD G. SCHENCK, 0000 REINALDO VELEZ, 0000 CH ELTON R. MANSKE, 0000 RODNEY H. SCHMIDT, 0000 JAMES E. WALKER, 0000 CH JULIE T. MANTA, 0000 STEPHEN G. SCHMITH, 0000 WILLIAM D. WILLETT, 0000 CH EDWIN H. MARTIN, 0000 DAVID A. SCHNEIDER, 0000 IN THE MARINE CORPS JAMES N. MARTIN, 0000 RANDLE E. SCOTT, 0000 ALEX MASCELLI, 0000 TEDDY R. SEEL, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MARY J. MASON, 0000 STEVEN P. SEMMENS, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- FREDERICK J. MAXWELL, 0000 JOHN E. SEWARD, 0000 RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THEODORE M. MAYER, 0000 DAVID W. SHAFFER, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel WILLIAM C. MAYVILLE, 0000 LAWRENCE G. SHATTUCK, 0000 LARRY D. MC CALLISTER, 0000 PATRICK L. SHERMAN, 0000 JOSEPH D. APODACA, 0000 HARRY W. MC CLELLAN, JR., 0000 KENNETH D. SHIVE, 0000 CHARLES A. JOHNSON, JR., 0000 JAMES C. MC CONVILLE, 0000 STEVEN W. SHIVELY, 0000 THOMAS J. MC COOL, 0000 RICHARD C. SHRANK, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CURTIS L. MC COY, 0000 JOHN A. SIMPSON JR., 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- MATTHEW P. MC GUINESS, 0000 STANLEY L. SIMS, 0000 RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: COLLEEN L. MC GUIRE, 0000 NATHAN K. SLATE, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel DAVID J. MC KENNA, 0000 WILLIAM M. SLAYTON, 0000 DONALD G. MC MILLIAN, 0000 NATHANIEL H. SLEDGE JR., 0000 JOHN A. AHO, 0000 JAMES R. MEREDITH, 0000 ANTOINETTE G. SMART, 0000 SCOTT D. AIKEN, 0000 PAUL D. MEREDITH, 0000 JON P. SMART, 0000 BENJAMIN P. ALLEGRETTI, 0000 DAN C. MEYER, 0000 BILLY R. SMITH, 0000 BERN J. ALTMAN, 0000 JEFFREY C. MEYER, 0000 EUGENE A. SMITH, 0000 BRIAN J. ANDERSON, 0000 ROBERT W. MILFORD, 0000 JEFFREY C. SMITH, 0000 JOEL D. ANDERSON, 0000 RICHARD D. MILLER, JR., 0000 JOSEPH M. SMITH, 0000 EUGENE N. APICELLA, 0000 WILLIAM J. MILLER, 0000 KEITH A. SMITH, 0000 ROBERT K. ARMSTRONG, JR., 0000 MARK A. MILLEY, 0000 MICHAEL SMITH, 0000 TIMOTHY T. ARMSTRONG, 0000 AINSWORTH B. MILLS, 0000 TODD R. SMITH, 0000 VAUGHN A. ARY, 0000 JOHN R. MINAHAN, 0000 CHARLES T. SNIFFIN, 0000 JOE D. BAKER II, 0000 ANITA R. MINNIEFIELD, 0000 DAVID B. SNODGRASS, 0000 KATHY A. BANNICK, 0000 JOHNNY F. MITCHELL, 0000 KATHLEEN G. SNOOK, 0000 DENNIS J. BARHAM, 0000 STEPHEN D. MITCHELL, 0000 THOMAS F. SPELLISSY, 0000 JOHN D. BARTH, 0000 JAMES E. MOENTMANN, 0000 JOHN J. SPINELLI, 0000 KEVIN M. BARTH, 0000 MICHAEL E. MOODY, 0000 LEE A. STAAB, 0000 RICHARD W. BAXTER, 0000 JOSEPH A. MOORE JR., 0000 MARTIN N. STANTON, 0000 JAMES C. BECKER, JR., 0000 CHRISTOPHER P. MOOSMANN, 0000 THOMAS H. STANTON, 0000 MICHAEL H. BELDING, 0000 CHERYL A. MORGAN, 0000 MARK L. STAPLETON, 0000 RONNIE A. BERNAL, 0000 JAMES R. MULVENNA, 0000 KURT J. STEIN, 0000 MONTE G. BIERSCHENK, 0000 JOSEPH V. MUSCARELLA, 0000 CAROLYN A. STEWART, 0000 MITCHELL S. BIONDICH, 0000 RICHARD P. MUSTION, 0000 KURT S. STORY, 0000 TRENT BLACKSON, 0000 WILLIAM P. NANRY, 0000 HENRY M. STPIERRE, 0000 GREGORY F. BOND, 0000

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DAVID H. BOOTH, 0000 HAROLD D. JOHNSON III, 0000 MICHAEL R. STAHLMAN, 0000 EUGENE N. BOSE, 0000 KIM C. JOHNSON, 0000 RODDY STATEN, 0000 ROBERT L. BOWDEN III, 0000 MICHAEL J. JOHNSON, 0000 RICHARD V. STAUFFER, JR., 0000 JOSEPH G. BOWE, 0000 WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, 0000 THEODORE J. STOUT, 0000 MICHAEL R. BOWERSOX, 0000 KEVIN M. JONES, 0000 DANNY R. STRAND, 0000 PETER L. BOWLING, 0000 MICHAEL S. JONES, 0000 FREDERICK W. STURCKOW, 0000 JEFFRY S. BRADY, 0000 CHARLES A. KELLY, 0000 ARTHUR T. STURGEON, JR., 0000 IRIC B. BRESSLER, 0000 KEVIN M. KELLY, 0000 DANIEL J. SULLIVAN, 0000 GARY E. BROWN, JR., 0000 STEVEN A. KELLY, 0000 DIANNE L. SUMNER, 0000 MICHAEL P. BRUEN, 0000 PAUL J. KENNEDY, 0000 SUSAN C. SWANSON, 0000 ERIC V. BRYANT, 0000 PHILLIP W. KENOYER, 0000 JEROME E. SZEWCZYNSKI, 0000 JAMES E. BUDWAY, 0000 BRIAN D. KERL, 0000 KATHY L. TATE, 0000 DAVID L. BURCHINAL, 0000 ERIC P. KESSLER, 0000 DAVID M. TAYLOR, 0000 ADRIAN W. BURKE, 0000 ASAD A. KHAN, 0000 MARK A. TAYLOR, 0000 GERARD K. BURNS, 0000 ROBERT F. KILLACKEY, JR., 0000 DON M. THANARS, 0000 MICHAEL H. BURT, 0000 EARNEST D. KING, 0000 ALAN L. THOMA, 0000 BRETT K. BURTIS, 0000 JAMES C. KING II, 0000 GREGORY S. THOMAS, 0000 JOHN M. BUTTERWORTH, 0000 KEVIN D. KING, 0000 JOSEPH J. THOMAS, 0000 BRENNAN T. BYRNE, 0000 CHARLES L. KIRKLAND, 0000 WILBERT E. THOMAS, 0000 BRIAN J. BYRNE, 0000 DOUGLAS R. KLEINSMITH, 0000 KENNETH G. THOMPSON, 0000 GREGORY R. CALDWELL, 0000 DARRIC M. KNIGHT, 0000 FRANK D. TOPLEY, JR., 0000 PATRICK J. CAMPBELL, 0000 BARRY L. KRAGEL, 0000 NORBERT J. TORRES, 0000 JOHN W. CARL, 0000 BERNARD J. KRUEGER, 0000 ERIC M. TRANTER, 0000 CARL W. CARRELL, 0000 PAUL A. KUCKUK, 0000 ERIC B. TREWORGY, 0000 CHARLES K. CARROLL, 0000 KEVAN B. KVENLOG, 0000 BRAD E. VALDYKE, 0000 FRANCIS X. CARROLL, 0000 JAMES G. KYSER IV, 0000 ALVIN J. VANSTEENBERGEN, 0000 CARLEN T. CHARLESTON, 0000 MICHAEL E. LANGLEY, 0000 JOSE F. VAZQUEZ, 0000 JAMES B. CHARTIER, 0000 MICHAEL L. LAWRENCE, 0000 THOMAS M. VILAS, 0000 CHARLES G. CHIAROTTI, 0000 PAUL J. LEBLANC, 0000 ROBERT E. WALLACE, 0000 JAMES W. CLARK, JR., 0000 GARY C. LEHMANN, 0000 RONALD D. WALLACE, 0000 JAMIE E. CLARK, 0000 LAWRENCE S. LOCH, 0000 JOHN S. WALSH, 0000 KENNETH W. CLARK, 0000 PATRICK G. LOONEY, 0000 THOMAS W. WARD, 0000 ROBERT D. CLARK, 0000 MATTHEW A. LOPEZ, 0000 PAUL J. WEBER, 0000 THOMAS S. CLARK III, 0000 JON K. LOWREY, 0000 ROBERT K. WEINKLE, JR., 0000 CRAIG R. CLEMENT, 0000 KENNETH D. LOY, 0000 ROBERT F. WENDEL, 0000 ROBERT C. CLEMENTS, 0000 MARC L. MAGRAM, 0000 RICHARD M. WERSEL, JR., 0000 ROBERT W. COATE, 0000 JOAQUIN F. MALAVET, 0000 MICHAEL B. WEST, 0000 DAVID W. COFFMAN, 0000 JOHN C. MALIK III, 0000 KEVIN L. WHITE, 0000 RICHARD D. COLEMAN, JR., 0000 JOHN P. MANGOLD, 0000 VICTOR WIGFALL II, 0000 ADAM J. COPP, 0000 JOSEPH C. MARELLO, JR., 0000 JAMES M. WILLIAMS, 0000 STEPHEN P. CORCORAN, 0000 RONALD J. MARTIN, 0000 ROBERT C. WOMELSDORF, 0000 GEOFFREY A. CORSON, 0000 WAYNE R. MARTIN, 0000 MICHAEL K. WOODWARD, 0000 WILLIAM R. COSTANTINI, 0000 ANTONIO J. MATTALIANO, JR., 0000 LLOYD A. WRIGHT, 0000 JOHN D. COWLEY, 0000 TERESA F. MC CARTHY, 0000 DANIEL D. YOO, 0000 EDWIN B. COYL III, 0000 ROB B. MC CLARY, 0000 JOHN J. YUHAS, JR., 0000 DOUGLAS F. CROMWELL, 0000 MARC D. MC COY, 0000 JEFFREY R. ZELLER, 0000 KRISTA J. CROSETTO, 0000 MICHAEL V. MC DONALD, 0000 RONALD R. DALTON, 0000 RUSSELL O. MC GEE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NEWELL B. DAY II, 0000 MARK D. MC GRAW, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- JEFFERY E. DEAROLPH, 0000 STEPHEN A. MEDEIROS, 0000 RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RICHARD A. DEFOREST, 0000 MARK W. MELORO, 0000 To be colonel PATRICK M. DELATTE, 0000 JEFFREY L. MERCHANT, 0000 PETER L. DELORIER, 0000 LAWRENCE E. MICCOLIS, 0000 WILLIAM S. AITKEN, 0000 JAMES G. DERDALL, 0000 LAUREN R. MIHLON, 0000 GREGORY S. AKERS, 0000 KURT E. DIEHL, 0000 ROBERT M. MILLER, 0000 JUAN G. AYALA, 0000 MARK V. DILLARD, 0000 MICHAEL T. MIZE, 0000 THOMAS B. BAILEY III, 0000 WILLIAM L. DOLLEY, 0000 MICHAEL F. MORRIS, 0000 MARK H. BAMBERGER, 0000 GREGORY M. DOUQUET, 0000 DONALD C. MORSE, 0000 DAVID J. BARILE, 0000 ROBERT T. DURKIN, 0000 CHRISTEN A. NIELSEN, 0000 THOMAS BRANDL, 0000 DANIEL W. ELZIE, 0000 JAMES E. NIERLE, 0000 RAYMOND T. BRIGHT, 0000 CLAYTON O. EVERS, JR., 0000 STEPHEN G. NITZSCHKE, 0000 JOSEPH A. BRUDER IV, 0000 JOACHIM W. FACK, 0000 GREGG P. OLSON, 0000 CATKIN M. BURTON, 0000 MARK C. FELSKE, 0000 DAVID P. OLSZOWY, 0000 WILLIAM H. CALLAHAN, JR., 0000 PATRICK D. FORD, 0000 JOHN P. OROURKE, 0000 THOMAS L. CARIKER, 0000 TIMOTHY S. FOSTER, 0000 ROY A. OSBORN, 0000 JEFFREY L. CASPERS, 0000 STEVEN D. FOX, 0000 DAVID F. OVERTON, 0000 JOSEPH D. CASSEL, JR., 0000 MICHAEL M. FRAZIER, 0000 STEPHEN M. PACE, 0000 GUY M. CLOSE, 0000 BENNETT C. FREEMON, 0000 RICK A. PAGEL, 0000 ARTHUR J. CORBETT, 0000 SCOTT B. FROSCH, 0000 MICHAEL S. PALERMO, JR., 0000 MATTHEW A. DAPSON, 0000 STEPHEN J. GABRI, 0000 HOWARD T. PARKER, JR., 0000 KEVIN J. DELMOUR, 0000 JAMES M. GANNON, 0000 RUSSELL A. PAULSEN, 0000 ROBERT W. DESTAFNEY, 0000 ROBERT L. GARDNER, 0000 DUANE B. PERRY, 0000 JOE D. DOWDY, 0000 DAVID P. GARNISH, 0000 NORMAN L. PETERS, 0000 ROBERT J. DRUMMOND, 0000 KENNETH E. GASKILL, JR., 0000 DONNA J. PETIT, 0000 MICHAEL A. DYER, 0000 ROBERT W. GATES, 0000 ROBERT G. PETIT, 0000 LAURIN P. ECK, 0000 BRAD R. GERSTBREIN, 0000 DAVID K. PIGMAN, 0000 KEITH B. FERRELL, 0000 THOMAS C. GILLESPIE, 0000 JOHN M. POLLOCK, 0000 RICHARD J. FINDLAY, 0000 BRENT P. GODDARD, 0000 RICHARD R. POSEY, 0000 MICHAEL E. FINNIE, 0000 ROBERT G. GOLDEN III, 0000 CATHY M. POWALSKI, 0000 GEORGE E. FLEMING III, 0000 GILBERTO C. GONZALEZ, 0000 LAULIE S. POWELL, 0000 WARREN J. FOERSCH, 0000 THOMAS A. GORRY, 0000 JOEL R. POWERS, 0000 KENNETH P. GARDINER, 0000 KIMBERLY A. GRAHAM, 0000 DAVID A. RABABY, 0000 DAVID C. GARZA, 0000 DAVID S. GRANTHAM, 0000 ROBERT N. RACKHAM, JR., 0000 THOMAS E. GLAZER, 0000 ANTHONY J. GRECO, JR., 0000 MICHAEL R. RAMOS, 0000 TERRANCE A. GOULD, 0000 MICHAEL S. GROGAN, 0000 PATRICK L. REDMON, 0000 WILLIAM W. GRIFFEN, JR., 0000 KEVIN L. GROSS, 0000 TERENCE W. REID, 0000 JAMES E. HARBISON, 0000 BRETT J. GROSSHANS, 0000 CARL A. REYNOSO, 0000 WILLIAM J. HARTIG, 0000 MICHAEL A. GROVES, 0000 JOSEPH P. RICHARDS, 0000 MICHAEL L. HAWKINS, 0000 ROLANDO GUZMAN, 0000 CURTIS M. ROGERS III, 0000 DAVID R. HEINZ, 0000 GREGG T. HABEL, 0000 DAVID S. ROWE, 0000 KEVIN G. HERRMANN, 0000 JOHN R. HAHN, 0000 JEREMIAH I. RUPERT, 0000 JOHN P. HOLDEN, 0000 RONALD D. HAHN, JR., 0000 SPENCER RUTLEDGE III, 0000 GLENN M. HOPPE, 0000 JACK Q. HALL, 0000 PHILIP G. RYNN, 0000 JAMES R. HOWCROFT, 0000 JEFFREY W. HANNAY, 0000 STANLEY W. SALAMON, 0000 WILLIAM D. HUGHES III, 0000 TIMOTHY G. HANSON, 0000 STEVE SCHEPS, 0000 TIMOTHY L. HUNTER, 0000 JOSEPH K. HAVILAND, 0000 TODD W. SCHLUND, 0000 DOUGLAS J. JEROTHE, 0000 JEFFREY M. HAYNES, 0000 ROBERT C. SCHUTZ IV, 0000 RONALD J. JOHNSON, 0000 BRENT HEARN II, 0000 GARRY S. SCHWARTZ, 0000 ROBERT E. JOSLIN, 0000 JEFFREY J. HEDERER, 0000 RUSSELL W. SCOTT III, 0000 DAVID P. KARCHER, JR., 0000 KENNETH S. HELFRICH, 0000 DOUGLAS L. SEAL, 0000 STEVEN M. KEIM, 0000 DALE W. HERDEGEN, 0000 SCOT S. SEITZ, 0000 KEVIN L. KELLEY, 0000 DAN P. HICKEY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. SHARP, 0000 LAWRENCE M. KING, JR., 0000 PATRICK R. HOGAN, 0000 MARK V. SHIGLEY, 0000 JOSEPH M. LANCE III, 0000 JAMES A. HOGBERG, 0000 MATTHEW SHIHADEH, 0000 JAMES B. LASTER, 0000 LARRY J. HOLCOMB, 0000 MARTIN H. SITLER, 0000 KEITH A. LAWLESS, 0000 CHRISTOPHER B. HOUSER, 0000 BARTON S. SLOAT, 0000 TIMOTHY G. LEARN, 0000 MICHAEL J. HOWER, 0000 GEORGE W. SMITH, JR., 0000 BEVELY G. LEE, 0000 MICHAEL R. HUDSON, 0000 JAY C. SMITH, 0000 ALAN R. LEWIS, 0000 JAY L. HUSTON, 0000 RANDALL W. SMITH, 0000 MARC C. LIEBER, 0000 STEVEN M. IMMEL, 0000 RUSSELL H. SMITH, 0000 ERIC T. LITAKER, 0000 JEROME A. JACKSON, 0000 MATTHEW J. SMITHMECK, 0000 STEPHEN P. LYNCH, 0000 RUSSELL E. JAMISON, JR., 0000 ANDREW L. SOLGERE, 0000 CRAIG A. MARSHALL, 0000

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JEFFERY L. MARSHALL, 0000 ROBERT K. BALSTER, 0000 WILLIAM C. DOWD, 0000 FRANK D. MAZUR, 0000 PAUL BARABANI, 0000 JAMES D. DOYLE, 0000 EDWARD M. MC CUE III, 0000 LOGAN B. BARBEE, 0000 JOSEPH H. DOYLE, 0000 KENNETH F. MC KENZIE, JR., 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. BARBOUR, 0000 DONALD A. DRISCOLL, 0000 DANIEL L. MC MANUS, 0000 HUGH G. BARCLAY IV, 0000 DEBRA A. DUBOIS, 0000 CRAIG M. MC VAY, 0000 KENNETH P. BARDEN, JR., 0000 ROGER B. DUFF, 0000 LEO A. MERCADO, JR., 0000 JOHN I. BARNES III, 0000 DONALD C. DURANT, 0000 JONATHAN G. MICLOT, 0000 WAYNE C. BARR, JR., 0000 KENT J. DURING, 0000 DAVID J. MOLLAHAN, 0000 PERRY E. BARTH, 0000 LOUIS R. DURNYA, 0000 JOHN E. MONTEMAYOR, 0000 TIMOTHY L. BARTHOLOMEW, 0000 JOHN B. DWYER, 0000 MEDIO MONTI, 0000 DAVID E. BASSERT, JR., 0000 RONALD J. DYKSTRA, 0000 CHARLES R. MYERS, 0000 GARY W. BAUMANN, 0000 MARK M. EARLEY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER E. O’CONNOR, 0000 RICHARD A. BAYLOR, 0000 STEVEN D. ECKER, 0000 KEITH A. OLIVER, 0000 RICHARD L. BAYSINGER, 0000 MARI K. EDER, 0000 ROGER J. OLTMAN, 0000 WILLIAM G. BEARD, 0000 GREGORY B. EDWARDS, 0000 BERNARD E. O’NEIL, 0000 DONALD L. BELANGER, 0000 KENNETH D. EDWARDS, 0000 JOHN E. PAGE, 0000 THOMAS A. BELOTE, 0000 THOMAS R. EICHENBERG, 0000 ANTHONY B. PAIS, 0000 ROY C. BENNETT, 0000 DAVID J. ELICERIO, 0000 MICHAEL J. PAULOVICH, 0000 RICHARD J. BERESFORD, 0000 DALE G. ELLIS, 0000 KAREN S. PROKOP, 0000 LAWRENCE E. BERGESON, 0000 KATHLEEN K. ELLIS, 0000 JOHN C. PROSS, 0000 MARCELO R. BERGQUIST, 0000 ALLAN L. ENRIGHT, 0000 THOMAS F. QUALLS, JR., 0000 GEORGE M. BESHENICH, 0000 WILLIAM L. ENYART JR., 0000 DAVID G. REIST, 0000 VICTORIA A. BETTERTON, 0000 THOMAS P. ERSFELD, 0000 WILLIAM E. RIZZIO, JR., 0000 VICTOR A. BETZOLD, 0000 BEVERLY J. ERTMAN, 0000 ROBERT L. RUSCH, 0000 LETTIE J. BIEN, 0000 GEORGE C. ESCHER, 0000 MICHAEL L. SAWYERS, 0000 DONALD J. BILLONI, 0000 CARL W. EVANS, 0000 MICHAEL H. SCHMITT, 0000 EDWARD J. BINSEEL, 0000 WILLIAM C. FALKNER, 0000 KEITH A. SEIWELL, 0000 ERNEST BIO, 0000 JOHN M. FARENISH, 0000 MARK S. SHAFER, 0000 CHARLES D. BLAKENEY, 0000 JACKIE D. FARR, 0000 GARY P. SHAW, 0000 ROBERT C. BLIX, 0000 GERALD T. FAVERO, 0000 ROLF A. SIEGEL, 0000 JOSEPH G. BLUME, JR., 0000 PETER S. FEDORKOWICZ, 0000 CHRISTOPHER H. SONNTAG, 0000 KEITH J. BOBENMOYER, 0000 DONALD P. FIORINO, 0000 COSMAS R. SPOFFORD, 0000 ROBERT C. BOLTON, 0000 ROLAND A. FLORES, 0000 BYRON F. STEBBINS, 0000 PHILLIP BOOKERT, 0000 PATSY M. FLOYD, 0000 MARTIN J. SULLIVAN, 0000 CANFIELD D. BOONE, 0000 DOUGLAS J. FONTENOT, 0000 SUSAN G. SWEATT, 0000 THOMAS P. BOYLE, JR., 0000 GERALD W. FONTENOT, 0000 PETER J. TALLERI, 0000 JAMES F. BOYNTON, JR., 0000 ROBERT G. FORD, 0000 JOHN A. TERRELL, 0000 PAMELA J. BRADY, 0000 HENRY J. FORESMAN JR., 0000 DWIGHT E. TRAFTON, 0000 ALLEN E. BREWER, 0000 BRIAN A. FORZANI, 0000 ROBERT S. TROUT, 0000 GORDON M. BREWER, 0000 FOSTER F. FOUNTAIN, 0000 PETER T. UNDERWOOD, 0000 PHILIP S. BREWSTER III, 0000 WALTER E. FOUNTAIN, 0000 GLENN L. WAGNER, 0000 WILLIAM E. BRITTIN, 0000 PETER D. FOX, 0000 ROBERT P. WAGNER III, 0000 DEBRA A. BROADWATER, 0000 STEPHEN R. FRANK, 0000 ALAN W. WALLACE, 0000 CURTIS R. BROOKS, 0000 DALE L. FRINK, 0000 ROBERT S. WALSH, 0000 TILDEN L. BROOKS, JR., 0000 DONALD W. FULLER, 0000 DAVID L. WALTER, 0000 MICHAEL P. BROWN, 0000 PAMELA A. FUNK, 0000 GLENN M. WALTERS, 0000 STEVEN L. BROWN, 0000 JAMES L. GABRIELLI, 0000 GARY A. WARNER, 0000 LOUIS J. BRUNE III, 0000 BERTRAND R. GAGNE, 0000 PATRICIA F. WARREN, 0000 WILLIAM J. BRUNKHORST, 0000 RONALD S. GALLIMORE, 0000 MICHAEL M. WEBER, 0000 RALPH T. BRUNSON, 0000 ALBERT J. GARDNER, 0000 OTTO W. WEIGL, JR., 0000 RICHARD L. BUCK, 0000 GLENN H. GARDNER, 0000 ANTHONY J. WENDEL III, 0000 TERRY L. BULLER, 0000 JAMES P. GARDNER, 0000 GARY L. WILLISON, 0000 ROBERT W. BURNS, 0000 RICHARD A. GARZA, 0000 DAVID M. WUNDER, 0000 CHARLES N. BUSICK, 0000 JERRY T. GASKIN, 0000 LON M. YEARY, 0000 THOMAS D. BUTLER, JR., 0000 REGINALD B. GEARY, 0000 RONNY L. YOWELL, 0000 GLEN CADLE, JR., 0000 RICHARD P. GEBHART, 0000 DOUGLAS P. YUROVICH, 0000 JOHNNIE L. CAHOON, JR., 0000 DAVID L. GERSTENLAUER, 0000 SAMUEL E. CANIPE, 0000 DANIEL G. GIAQUINTO, 0000 IN THE NAVY THOMAS W. CAPLES, 0000 GERALD G. GIBBONS JR., 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT HUBERT D. CAPPS, 0000 WILLIAM J. GLASSER, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY PHILIP R. CARLIN, 0000 WILLIAM J. GOTHARD, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BRUCE W. CARLSON, 0000 MARTIN L. GRABER, 0000 ANTHONY J. CARLUCCI, 0000 ROBERT D. GRAMS, 0000 To be commander MELVIN J. CARR, 0000 ANTHONY J. GRATSON, 0000 JOHN D. CARROLL, 0000 THOMAS R. GREATHOUSE, 0000 EDWARD SCHAEFER, 0000 ROOSEVELT CARTER, JR., 0000 ELLEN P. GREENE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR TEMPORARY MARK A. CENTRA, 0000 TERRY L. GREENWELL, 0000 APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE WALTER B. CHAHANOVICH, 0000 DAVID J. GROVUM, 0000 UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION ROBERT J. CHANDLER JR., 0000 MICHAEL A. GRUETT, 0000 5721. ROBERT L. CHILCOAT, 0000 RAUL A. GRUMBERG, 0000 MARK J. CHRISTIAN, 0000 WILLIAM C. HAASS, 0000 To be lieutenant commander DONALD L. CHU, 0000 WILLIAM B. HAGOOD, 0000 MICHAEL L. CHURCH, 0000 JEANETTE G. HALL, 0000 TERRY W. BENNETT, 0000 ALAN D. CHUTE, 0000 RICK D. HALL, 0000 ANTHONY C. CREGO, 0000 EUGENE CLARK, 0000 ROBERT E. HAMMEL, 0000 GREGORY T. ECKERT, 0000 RICHARD L. CLARK, 0000 EMANUEL HAMPTON, 0000 JOHN C. GROVE, 0000 ROBERT G. CLARK, 0000 ROBERT C. HARGREAVES, 0000 MARK A. HOCHSTETLER, 0000 WILLIAM J. CLEGG III, 0000 BLAKE L. HARMON, 0000 AARON JOHNSON, 0000 LESTER L. CLEMENT, 0000 LINDA C. HARREL, 0000 JOHN P. MERLI, 0000 WILLIAM G. COBB, 0000 DONALD J. HARRINGTON, 0000 STEVEN B. MULESKI, 0000 GERALD W. COCHRANE, 0000 EARNEST L. HARRINGTON, JR., 0000 STEVEN K. SPEIGHT, 0000 WILLIAM B. COLLINS, 0000 STEPHEN J. HATCH, 0000 NATHAN B. SUKOLS, 0000 PETER M. COLLOTON, 0000 MARK C. HATFIELD, 0000 JON B. WALSH, 0000 MARTIN D. COMPTON, 0000 FLOYD D. HAUGHT, 0000 LAWRENCE R. WILSON, 0000 MICHELE G. COMPTON, 0000 REED T. HAUSER, 0000 IN THE ARMY CHARLES R. CONN, 0000 LAWRENCE M. HAYDEN, 0000 JAMES A. CORMAN, 0000 ROBERT W. HAYES, JR., 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT STEPHEN G. CORRIGAN, 0000 WILLIAM J. HAYES, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE JAMES W. CORRIVEAU, 0000 HARRY W. HELFRICH IV, 0000 ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ROBERT O. CORTEZ, 0000 KARL D. HELLER, 0000 To be colonel BILLY J. COSSON, 0000 HOWARD W. HELSER, 0000 HARRY E. COULTER JR., 0000 CARY R. HENDERSON, 0000 KENT W. ABERNATHY, 0000 BRARRY A. COX, 0000 KATHY L. HENNES, 0000 CARLO J. ACCARDI, 0000 WARREN G. CRECY, 0000 JEFFREY W. HETHERINGTON, 0000 FREDERICK AIKENS, 0000 JOSEPH A. CUELLAR, 0000 JAMES D. HOGAN, 0000 WILLIAM L. ALDRED, JR., 0000 WILLIAM N. CULBERTSON, 0000 GAROLD D. HOLCOMBE, 0000 BOYD L. ALEXANDER, 0000 WALTER R. CYRUS, 0000 FRANK E. HOLLAND III, 0000 ANTHONY ALFORD, 0000 JEAN L. DABREAU, 0000 THOMAS M. HOLLENHORST, 0000 CHARLES M. ALLEN, JR., 0000 JOHN A. DAROCHA, 0000 NOREEN J. HOLTHAUS, 0000 JAMES M. ALLEN, 0000 DAVID M. DAVISON, 0000 GREGORY R. HOOSE, 0000 PATRICK D. ALLEN, 0000 MICHAEL E. DEBOLD, 0000 THOMAS F. HOPKINS, 0000 RONALD C. ALLEN, 0000 ROBERT F. DELCAMPO, 0000 DEBORAH Y. HOWELL, 0000 JOHN R. ALVARADO, 0000 WILLIAM DENEKE, 0000 MELVIN A. HOWRY, 0000 NICHOLAS C. AMODEO, 0000 LYNNE E. DERIE, 0000 STEPHAN K. HUCAL, 0000 ROMA J. AMUNDSON, 0000 JOSEPH R. DEWITT, 0000 JOHN C. HUDSON, 0000 MARCIA L. ANDREWS, 0000 RONALD F. DIANA, 0000 PAUL F. HULSLANDER, 0000 PERRY E. ANTHONY, 0000 JOSEPH B. DIBARTOLOMEO, 0000 STEPHEN J. HUMMEL, 0000 JAMES F. ARGABRIGHT, 0000 RICHARD R. DILLON, 0000 BERNIE R. HUNSTAD, 0000 JAMES W. ATCHISON, 0000 THADDEUS A. DMUCHOWSKI, 0000 CHARLES H. HUNT, JR., 0000 MICHAEL E. AVAKIAN, 0000 JAMES M. DOBBINS, 0000 LIMUEL HUNTER, JR., 0000 PETER M. AYLWARD, 0000 HARRY C. DOBSON, 0000 PAUL J. HUTTER, 0000 JOHN T. BAKER, 0000 MICHAEL F. 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ROBERT C. JACKLE, 0000 GERALD L. MEYER, 0000 RONALD M. SCHROCK, 0000 MARK H. JACKSON, 0000 EVAN G. MILLER, 0000 JAMES A. SCHUSTER, 0000 RAYMOND JARDINE, JR., 0000 GREGORY R. MILLER, 0000 BARBARA A. SCHWARTZ, 0000 STEPHANIE A. JEFFORDS, 0000 RUFUS C. MITCHELL, 0000 BRION L. SCHWEBKE, 0000 DANIEL J. JENSEN, 0000 BLAISE S. MO, 0000 DENNIS E. SCOTT, 0000 MARK A. JENSEN, 0000 RANDY M. MOATE, 0000 LOUIS J. SCOTTI, 0000 CRAIG D. JOHNSON, 0000 DOUGLAS MOLLENKOPF, 0000 HENRY P. SCULLY, 0000 DAVID H. JOHNSON, 0000 CHARLES E. MOORE, 0000 DENNIS S. SEARS, 0000 ERIC P. JOHNSON, 0000 JOHN D. MOORS, JR., 0000 THOMAS J. SELLARS, 0000 FREDERICK J. JOHNSON, 0000 WILLIAM J. MORRISSEY, 0000 KAREN J. SHADDICK, 0000 JEFFREY W. JOHNSON, 0000 RONALD O. MORROW, 0000 ANTHONY S. SHANNON, 0000 ROBERT W. JOHNSON, 0000 CRAIG H. MORTON, 0000 LEN D. SHARTZER, 0000 SCOTT W. JOHNSON, 0000 BRUCE E. MUNSON, 0000 FREDERICK A. SHAW III, 0000 GARY L. JONES, 0000 PATRICK A. MURPHY, 0000 DANIEL E. SHEAROUSE, 0000 KAFFIA JONES, 0000 ROBERT E. MURPHY, 0000 DONALD H. SHEETS, 0000 TED S. KANAMINE, 0000 STEPHEN T. NAKANO, 0000 GARY E. SHEFFER, 0000 JAMES M. KANE, 0000 JOSE A. NANEZ, JR., 0000 JAMES E. SHEPHERD, 0000 JANIS L. KARPINSKI, 0000 DAVID B. NELSON, JR., 0000 RICHARD J. SHERLOCK, JR., 0000 GUSTAV G. KAUFMANN, 0000 HOMER I. NEWTON, 0000 SAMUEL M. SHILLER, 0000 WILLIAM J. KAUTT III, 0000 CHARLES D. NICHOLS, JR., 0000 STANLEY P. SHOPE, 0000 DEMPSEY D. KEE, 0000 TERRY R. NOACK, 0000 KING E. SIDWELL, 0000 GARY E. KELLY, 0000 MICHELE H. NOEL, 0000 KEITH D. SIMMONS, 0000 LARRY T. KIMMICH, 0000 RALPH E. NOOKS, JR., 0000 CHARLES R. SINGLETON, 0000 GARY G. KLEIST, 0000 MARY R. NORRIS, 0000 JOHN J. SKOLL, 0000 PETER KOLE, JR., 0000 PAUL T. NOTTINGHAM III, 0000 BRENDA G. SMITH, 0000 GERY W. KOSEL, 0000 JOHN M. NOWAK, 0000 CHERYL A. SMITH, 0000 RANDOLPH J. KRANEPUHL, 0000 CASSEL J. NUTTER, JR., 0000 LARRY E. SMITH, 0000 DONALD L. KREBS, 0000 WAYNE A. OAKS, 0000 MICHAEL D. SMITH, 0000 JOHN R. KREYE, 0000 PATRICK J. ODONNELL, 0000 RONALD B. SMITH, 0000 KIRK M. KRIST, 0000 CLIFFORD A. OLIVER, 0000 SIMS H. SMITH, 0000 NORMA J. KRUEGER, 0000 KEITH D. OLIVER, 0000 MICHAEL R. SNIPES, 0000 RANDALL W. LAMBRECHT, 0000 RICHARD E. OLSON, 0000 SHELDON R. SNOW, 0000 MARK E. LANDERS, 0000 ISAAC G. OSBORNE, JR., 0000 WILLIAM S. SOBOTA, JR., 0000 WILLIAM H. LANDON, 0000 SHERRY L. OWNBY, 0000 GLENN A. SONNEE, 0000 LENWOOD A. LANDRUM, 0000 THOMAS L. PAGE, 0000 NORMAN R. SPERO, 0000 ROBERT E. LANDSTROM, 0000 THOMAS PALGUTA, 0000 PHILIP W. SPIES, JR., 0000 DOUGLAS J. LANGE, 0000 RONALD J. PARK, 0000 REX A. SPITLER, 0000 DAVID E. LECKRONE, 0000 WILLIAM H. PATTERSON III, 0000 EDDY M. SPURGIN, 0000 JERRY G. LEDOUX, 0000 ROBERT W. PATTY, 0000 ROBERT P. STALL, 0000 SCOTT D. LEGWOLD, 0000 TOMMY W. PAULK, 0000 MARCY A. STANTON, 0000 JEFFREY L. LEIBY, 0000 VERNON D. PAYETTE, 0000 DAVID E. STARK, 0000 RICHARD L. LEMMERMAN, 0000 TIMOTHY W. PAYNE, 0000 CHARLES M. 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The House met at 12:30 p.m. weapons to prevent such injustices, and So, Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what f what better way to educate future gen- this museum would seek to do. We can erations than with a fitting tribute in heal, and people healing will prevent MORNING HOUR DEBATES our Nation’s Capital to those who were division. One way is to acknowledge The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the enslaved in North America. the past problems and injustices. order of the House of January 3, 2001, My bill is designed to ensure that Americans have a rich history, but we the Chair will now recognize Members Americans never forget the horrors of must be true in recalling our history from lists submitted by the majority slavery. We have wisely given honor to and slavery is sadly a part of that his- and minority leaders for morning hour those who lost their lives and suffered tory. This museum will stand as a bea- debates. The Chair will alternate rec- during the Holocaust. But we have ne- con and not only pay tribute to those ognition between the parties, with each glected to honor those who lost their who were forced into slavery, but party limited to not to exceed 30 min- lives and were imprisoned by slavery. should also stand to help end slavery utes, and each Member, except the ma- We should offer a proper tribute to that still exists throughout the world. jority leader, the minority leader, or those who were denied their freedom in For the sake of Papa Stewart and the minority whip, limited to not to North America, and I am confident countless others, we must never forget exceed 5 minutes. that my bill will help to rectify this the past. I encourage my colleagues to join with me in cosponsoring the North f oversight. Last year, the Roth Horowitz Gallery American Slavery Museum bill. NORTH AMERICAN SLAVERY in New York City showed a splendid ex- f MEMORIAL COUNCIL ACT hibition. It was entitled ‘‘Witness.’’ AMERICA’S GOAL: DO NOT SPEND The SPEAKER. Under the Speaker’s The exhibit chronicled the practice of THE SURPLUS announced policy of January 3, 2001, lynching between 1863 and 1960. An ar- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. the gentleman from Florida (Mr. ticle stated that after the opening of BIGGERT). Under the Speaker’s an- STEARNS) is recognized during morning the exhibit, hundreds of visitors had nounced policy of January 3, 2001, the hour debates for 5 minutes. poured in to see the exhibit, many of gentleman from Michigan (Mr. SMITH) Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, it is a them waiting in lines up to 20 minutes is recognized during morning hour de- delight to be back here to serve the in freezing temperatures. After one bates for 5 minutes. people. viewer came out, this is what he said: Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Madam I am here in honor of Black History ‘‘Perhaps the popularity of this exhi- Speaker, tonight the President of the Month. I would like to bring my col- bition should serve as an argument for United States will come before this leagues’ attention to legislation that I a museum devoted to slavery.’’ Chamber in joint session, and I suspect intend to introduce today. The bill is Acknowledging slavery as a tragedy he is going to talk about three areas entitled the North American Slavery is very important. Groups have begun that should be important to all of us. Memorial Council Act. holding commemorations on their own. One is what do we do with taxes and I believe that this bill can best be In fact, one group is the St. Paul’s how much should they be lowered, and thought of by a quote from Papa Dallas Community Baptist Church of Brook- should we continue a wartime tax rate Stewart. He was a former slave that lyn, New York. The horror they are rein this time of peace that is now bring- was captured; and his comment sort of membering is what is called the Middle ing in an estimated $5.6 trillion of sur- provides the essence, I think, of what Passage and the hundreds of years of pluses over the next 10 years, and prob- my bill is trying to do. This is what he enslavement that followed. The church ably that is going to be much higher; said: ‘‘And one thing I want you to pastor, the Reverend Johnny Ray and, is it reasonable to say that sur- promise me: that you are going to tell Youngblood, would like every church pluses are really overtaxation. all the children my story.’’ So my col- and civic organization in this country The next question I think that he leagues, we need to tell it. to do the same. will also address is Social Security and Stewart, a former slave, knew first- Youngblood believes, along with the importance of keeping Social Secu- hand the heartache and the pain that many of his church congregants, that rity solvent. If we were to have a per- slavery could bring. As a child, his eyes acknowledging, just simply acknowl- fect world, or, if you will, a perfect were burned out when an overseer edging the pain of the past will pave Congress, we would probably not have caught him simply studying the alpha- the way for real change, political and a tax cut and we would start a program bet. He spent his life encouraging oth- personal. keeping Social Security solvent. But ers to never forget the horrors of slav- Several noted psychologists contend the danger in this body and over in the ery. He understood the problems of for- that because of the trauma from this Senate is, if the money is laying there, getting the past. He recognized that we original deep wound, it was so great, so all this extra surplus money coming in, must share the painful past in order to deep and has gone on so long publicly if it is sort of laying there on the protect our future. We must help en- ungrieved, it may account for some of counter, if you will, Congress tends to sure that future generations grasp the our social ills. increase spending. injustice that occurred in North Amer- As with the many public remem- The President will also talk about ica’s past so that we may never repeat brances of the Jewish Holocaust, St. the importance of continuing to pay it. Paul’s commemoration allows grieving down the debt. And, if you will join me My bill is patterned after the Holo- for forefathers and mothers, acknowl- on this chart for just a second for what caust Museum Act and pays tribute to edging the psychic wounds whose ag- is the debt of this country, the total those who suffered and perished under onies still are felt in our communities public debt as defined in law is made up slavery in North America. today. One church observer said, ‘‘You of three areas where government is Mr. Speaker, slavery infected our have to admit there was pain, real borrowing. One is the debt held by the past and oppressed several ethnic pain. Once you admit it, then you can public, the Wall Street debt, the Treas- groups. Education is one of the best heal it.’’ ury bills that are issued on a regular

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VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 basis. That is approximately $3.4 tril- budget caps. If we had stuck to those last election. There is a concern out lion. On the top we see the pink area, budget caps that we set in 1997, the in- there that the extra efforts they took, and the pink area is about $1.1 trillion creased spending over the next 10 years because it is tough to get their votes of money that has been borrowed from would have been $1.7 trillion less than cast when they are involved in military extra Social Security taxes coming in, it is today. Because of that increased duty, because they are doing things in so what government has been doing for spending, because of the propensity of remote parts of the world and it is not the last 40 years is taking this extra this Chamber and the Senate and the like the pleasures that we have and the surplus from Social Security and White House to spend more money, we convenience and the logistics we have, spending it on other programs. At least have increased spending more over the just going and casting our votes on now we have decided to, even though next 10 years because of what we have Election Day in this country or even we are not doing anything to fix Social done in the last 5 than what the Presi- doing an absentee ballot in this coun- Security and keep it solvent, at least dent is suggesting as a tax cut. Some of try. It is very complicated for them. we are not going to spend that money, the tax cut will help get some of the So the fact that their vote may have we have decided. The other area is money out of town so we will not spend been thrown out is particularly dis- about $1.2 trillion that is the other 116 it. That is our goal. turbing to them, whether it was because of technical problems like the trust funds of Federal Government. f So what we are doing, if we do not fix postmarks on the ballots or the rules Social Security and do not use some of HOUSE MUST ADDRESS ISSUE OF for witnesses or whether or not there that money to invest better than the INTENTIONAL DISENFRANCHISE- are time deadlines that could not be job we are doing right now with Social MENT OF MILITARY VOTE managed and so forth because of where Security, we are lending it to the gov- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under they were. These are correctable ernment, government writes an IOU the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- things, and between the work of the and says, you cannot cash this in, but uary 3, 2001, the gentleman from Flor- States and the supervisors of elections we will write you an IOU from the ida (Mr. GOSS) is recognized during at the local level and the Federal-level money we are borrowing from Social morning hour debates for 5 minutes. rules, I think we can get this corrected Security, we are taking the actual cash Mr. GOSS. Madam Speaker, I had the and taken care of. dollars and using it to pay down the great privilege and honor to travel Madam Speaker, what troubled the debt held by the public. So over time, with colleagues during this past Presi- troops the most was that there are ap- the debt held by the public will go dents’ break under the leadership of parently some people who actively down, but the amount that we owe the the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. BE- wanted to disenfranchise the military Social Security Trust Fund and the REUTER) to visit parliamentarians who vote because it did not measure up other trust funds will go up, to keep deal with NATO concerns. As most ideologically with the views of their the total debt of this country about Americans know, we have valuable candidate. Unfortunately, as we read in even and not have the total go down. partners overseas providing defense for Florida, and I am proud to represent a Madam Speaker, this represents what peace and well-being all across the At- good part of Florida, southwest Flor- has happened to the public debt, all lantic, including the North American ida, we read public reports in the news- three of the previous charts. If my col- countries and our allies and friends paper that indeed, efforts were under leagues will join me on this chart, we overseas in Europe. We get together a way to disenfranchise intentionally the will see that the public debt of this couple of times a year to examine pol- military vote because it might turn the country has remained relatively low up icy and, of course, at this time there is election in a different direction. That, until the last 20 years, and now it is a great deal of interest in the new ad- of course, is extremely odious. Madam Speaker, I hope this Congress skyrocketing. What that means to me ministration and where it is going. We will take steps to make clear once and is that whether it is the debt held by had useful meetings, timely meetings, for all that the sense of this body and the public or what we owe the Social and there will be reports coming forth the people who represent the people of on those in time. Security Trust Fund or what we owe the United States of America find this I wanted to speak about an aspect of the other trust funds, somehow, some particularly odious, especially when we the trip we took this time that I think place, some time, government is going understand that the risk, the separa- is more important, because there is to have to come up with the money to tions, the hardship, the work that our some business for our House. As is cus- pay that loan back. troops are doing around the world, that So that is the challenge for us. Where tomary, we quite often visit our troops many of us just take for granted. When do we come up with that money? How when we are out in these areas. We go you are out there and see it firsthand to remote areas, places like the Sinai do we come up with that money? If all and talk to these folks, you are proud; on this trip, and dangerous areas, we do is shuffle boxes around and use and to think that somebody would ac- places like the Balkans; and we go to the surpluses coming in from Social tively say, we are not sure we want to Security and the other trust funds to support areas, places like Italy and have their vote counted because it pay down the debt held by the public, places where there are active oper- might not help my candidate, is, cer- the debt will go way down low; but ations in places like Turkey where our tainly, misguided. when the baby boomers start retiring, troops are flying, our Air Force. We So we have work to do on this. I urge then we have to come up with the extra talk to our troops. We get right out my colleagues to pay attention to this money needed to pay Social Security there; we do not get just the red carpet and support legislation when it comes benefits, and the debt will soar. So treatment talking to the officers. We forward. I am proud of our troops over- again, if we are looking at the previous talk to the men and women in uniform, seas, and I know every single Member chart, the debt of this country has been hearing what their gripes are, their of this body is too. going up tremendously, and now, if we concerns, worries and wants; and we f use a little bit of the money of the So- try to get the message back to them to cial Security surplus to pay down the say thanks for what they are doing. We MEMBER REPORT ON U.S. MISSION debt, the debt will actually go down, talk to the Army, Marines, Air Force, IN KOSOVO but then again on the chart we just and Coast Guard when we are in those The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under looked at, we just reviewed, it will places. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- again soar. There was a lot of concern this time uary 3, 2001, the gentleman from Mis- The challenge before this body is in our conversations with the troops; souri (Mr. SKELTON) is recognized dur- what do we do with the surplus money but we did find a common thread on a ing morning hour debates for 5 min- coming in? Madam Speaker, listen to subject that this House needs to do utes. the increased spending dilemma that something about, and that was the fact Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, I has faced this Congress. In 1997, we set that their vote was not counted in the have just returned from the Balkans,

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2329 Bosnia and Kosovo with two other sergeant told me that the local popu- THE JOURNAL members of the Committee on Armed lation has fought itself out, and that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Services. Due to the ongoing debate in they are glad we are there so that they Chair has examined the Journal of the this House and elsewhere regarding the can stop fighting. But if we leave, the last day’s proceedings and announces U.S. role, I offer Members a report on weariness will not prevail. to the House his approval thereof. my observations. The peace is clearly tenuous. I vis- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- The situation in Kosovo is, of course, ited one village where the Serbian and nal stands approved. complicated. To be summed up broad- Albanian children share the same f ly, Serbs inside Kosovo are afraid of schoolhouse. They go into different the Albanian majority, while those Al- rooms through different doors, but the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE banians are afraid of the nation of Ser- fact that they are in the same building The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the bia next door. These two groups have is a breakthrough. On the other hand, gentleman from Ohio (Mr. TRAFICANT) one thing in common: they are both there was an armed patrol of 16 Alba- come forward and lead the House in the glad the U.S. and European troops are nian guerillas leaving their training lo- Pledge of Allegiance. there to protect them and provide sta- cation, which is in an officially demili- Mr. TRAFICANT led the Pledge of bility. tarized zone, and that night a van was Allegiance as follows: It is not well known that the U.S. blown up, killing three Serb policemen. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the provides a small minority of the force Passions clearly still run high. United States of America, and to the Repub- in Kosovo. Visitors who see only Camp But the facts should not frighten the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Bondsteel and the American sectors United States from its duty. As Gen- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. can get the impression that the United eral Quinlan told me, Madam Speaker, f States stands alone between ancient there is no military solution to this MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT enemies. That is a skewed view. The situation; but our military presence is fact is that American forces are only 18 buying the time and space for a polit- A message in writing from the Presi- percent of the efforts in Kosovo. Gen- ical solution. Yes, tension in the Bal- dent of the United States was commu- eral Ferrell told me that he intends to kans remains high, but America can be nicated to the House by Ms. Evans, one reduce the figure by some 15 to 20 per- proud of our young men and our young of his secretaries. cent. In fact, there are more American women as they are keeping the peace f contractors building roads and schools, and, more important, they are proud of COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN cooking meals, providing support for it. Madam Speaker, I hope that every OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND the troops than there are American Member here is proud of them too. I MEANS soldiers. certainly am. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Let us talk about those soldiers, f Madam Speaker. We hear a lot about fore the House the following commu- bringing Americans home and how sol- RECESS nication from the chairman of the diers do not belong out there, so I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Committee on Ways and Means: asked the soldiers on the line, and they ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, are proud of what they are doing. They clares the House in recess until 2 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, told me they are proud to be peace- Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 51 Washington, DC, February 7, 2001. minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- Hon. DENNIS HASTERT, makers. They know why they are in Speaker, House of Representatives, Kosovo. In fact, the enlisted soldiers cess until 2 p.m. The Capitol, Washington, DC. know more about the political situa- f DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I am forwarding to you tion in the Balkans than a lot of polit- b 1400 the Committee’s recommendations for cer- ical scientists do here in Washington. tain designations required by law for the The proof of their pride is that re-en- AFTER RECESS 107th Congress. listment is higher among the units de- The recess having expired, the House First, pursuant to Section 8002 of the Inter- ployed in Kosovo than anywhere else in nal Revenue Code of 1986, the Committee des- was called to order by the Speaker pro ignated the following members to serve on the Army. The soldiers are working tempore (Mr. STEARNS) at 2 p.m. the Joint Committee on Taxation for the hard and the tempo of operations is f 107th Congress: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Crane, Mr. high. When our troops believe that Shaw, Mr. Rangel and Mr. Stark. they are doing what they came into the PRAYER Second, pursuant to Section 161 of the Army to do, they will come back, and The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Trade Act of 1974, the Committee rec- they are. That is a strong message to Coughlin, offered the following prayer: ommended the following members to serve all of us and especially to those who Lord, by Your light and grace, grant as official advisors for international con- think peacekeeping is somehow below us vision. Sometimes when we ask vi- ference meetings and negotiating sessions on trade agreements: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Crane, the dignity of American soldiers. sion of You, we are impelled to unlock Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rangel and Mr. Levin. Remember, too, that the soldiers on mysteries or blinded by the future. But Sincerely, that line today will be the leaders and the vision You offer is given to help us WILLIAM M. THOMAS, NCOs of the next conflict, if one comes. live fully into the present moment. Chairman. We are also working well with our al- Walking by faith is like walking by f lies, as well as the Russians. It is a candlelight. You give us just enough to fringe benefit that can pay off for the take our next step. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AS U.S. in the future. By the way, believe Grant us vision as a Nation that we OFFICIAL ADVISERS TO UNITED it or not, the Russians send troops to may make the right step, at Your di- STATES DELEGATIONS TO Kosovo as a reward for good service rection, together. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, elsewhere. A French general told me As leaders in this Congress, shed MEETINGS, AND NEGOTIATION that their involvement in Kosovo has Your light upon us that people are will- SESSIONS RELATING TO TRADE been the best thing to happen to re- ing to follow our lead. As representa- AGREEMENTS DURING FIRST cruitment in a long time. tives may we find Your people willing SESSION OF 107TH CONGRESS We are making a difference. I asked to move with us in the direction You The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without soldiers of all ranks, What would hap- guide. objection, and pursuant to section pen if the U.S. pulled out of the Bal- Give us grateful hearts which recog- 161(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. kans? One said it best in a simple word: nize Your gift, acting in us, when we 2211), the Chair announces the Speak- ‘‘Boom.’’ Kosovo today is not what it find common vision. Vision gives us er’s appointment of the following Mem- was even 6 months ago. One American hope now and forever. Amen. bers of the House to be accredited by

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 the President as official advisers to the partment of Justice who investigates Whereas Dale Earnhardt was always United States delegations to inter- themselves and never finds any wrong- known for his kindness and friendliness to national conferences, meetings, and ne- doing. My God, this is out of hand. his fans and community; gotiation sessions relating to trade I yield back the fact that the FBI Whereas Dale Earnhardt was a loving hus- should be looking into FBI agent band to his wife, Teresa, and an exemplary agreements during the first session of father to his sons, Dale Jr. and Kerry, and the 107th Congress: James Maddak, Sacramento, Cali- daughters, Kelley and Taylor; Mr. THOMAS of California, fornia, and his activities and urge an Whereas Dale Earnhardt was a man of Mr. CRANE of Illinois, investigation. strong faith and had on his dashboard a cita- Mr. SHAW of Florida, f tion from Proverbs 18:10, ‘‘The name of the Mr. RANGEL of New York, and Lord is a strong tower, the righteous ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. runneth into it and is safe.’’; PRO TEMPORE There was no objection. Whereas Dale Earnhardt was one of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- most respected drivers for his achievements f ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair on and off the track and in the words of his DESERT STORM CEASE FIRE announces that he will postpone fur- son, Dale Jr., ‘‘stands as an example of what hard work and dedication will achieve. He (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given ther proceedings today on each motion praises God, loves his family, enjoys his permission to address the House for 1 to suspend the rules on which a re- friends.’’; and minute and to revise and extend his recorded vote or the yeas and nays are Whereas Dale Earnhardt died in a crash marks.) ordered, or on which the vote is ob- during the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, 10 years jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. February 18, 2001, prompting Bill France, Jr., ago today 600,000 American servicemen Any record votes on postponed ques- Chairman of NASCAR’s board of directors to and women fought to preserve the te- tions will be taken after debate has declare, ‘‘NASCAR has lost its greatest driv- concluded on all motions to suspend er in the history of the sport.’’ : Now, there- nets of democracy and freedom in the fore, be it Middle East. the rules, but not before 5 p.m. today. Resolved, That the House of Representa- Tomorrow marks the 10th anniver- f tives— sary of the cease fire ending Desert (1) recognizes Dale Earnhardt as one of the RECOGNIZING AND HONORING greatest race car drivers ever to participate Storm, a military campaign that DALE EARNHARDT showed America’s continued commit- in the sport of racing and for his many con- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I move to tributions to the Nation throughout his life- ment against totalitarian aggression. time, and honors him for transcending the As an Air Force pilot during Desert suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 57) recognizing and hon- sport of racing to become a role model as Storm, I proudly served under the lead- both a talented competitor and as a loving ership of President George Bush, Gen- oring Dale Earnhardt and expressing husband and father; and eral Colin Powell and General Norman the condolences of the House of Rep- (2) extends its deepest condolences to the Schwarzkopf. resentatives to his family on his death. family of Dale Earnhardt. The Clerk read as follows: Their vision created a new model of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. global power that has sent our poten- H. RES. 57 STEARNS). Pursuant to the rule, the tial adversaries scrambling for alter- Whereas Ralph Dale Earnhardt was born in gentleman from Florida (Mr. MICA) and native solutions rather than military Kannapolis, North Carolina, on April 29, 1951; the gentlewoman from the District of Whereas Dale Earnhardt was the son of Columbia (Ms. NORTON) each will con- aggression. Martha and the late Ralph Earnhardt and Yet the true heroes of Desert Storm trol 20 minutes. brother of Danny Earnhardt, Randy The Chair recognizes the gentleman were the men and women who fought Earnhardt, Kaye Snipes, and Cathy Watkins; from Florida (Mr. MICA). with great courage and honor. 10 years Whereas his father, Ralph Earnhardt, a ago, the strength of our Nation and pioneer of the National Association for GENERAL LEAVE Armed Forces successfully liberated Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), intro- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Kuwait from Saddam Hussein’s rule of duced Dale Earnhardt to the sport, and Dale mous consent that all Members may terror. Today, let us remember the began racing Hobby-class cars in and around have 5 legislative days within which to Kannapolis, working full-time welding and revise and extend their remarks on H. commitment and ideals that led our mounting tires during the day and either Nation to victory. Res. 57. racing or working on his cars at night; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there f Whereas, upon the death of his father in objection to the request of the gen- 1973, Dale Earnhardt followed in his foot- tleman from Florida? PASS H.R. 305, LEGISLATION CRE- steps, becoming a professional race car driv- ATING AN AGENCY TO MONITOR er; There was no objection. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Whereas Dale Earnhardt made his Winston Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Cup debut in 1975 and was named Rookie of self such time as I may consume. (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was Mr. Speaker, I doubt that there has given permission to address the House the Year in 1979, his first full season of racing; ever been a day in American sports his- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Whereas Dale Earnhardt earned his first tory as full of rapidly changing emo- his remarks.) Winston Cup Championship in 1980, becoming tions as we experienced at this year’s Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, for 16 the first driver to win Rookie of the Year Daytona 500 race. Millions of NASCAR years FBI agent Robert Hanssen alleg- honors and the Winston Cup Championship fans watched as Michael Waltrip won edly stole 6,000 top secret documents in successive years; his first victory in 463 starts as Dale and sold them to Russia. Now if that is Whereas Dale Earnhardt had an extraor- Earnhardt, Jr. finished a very close dinary career as a NASCAR driver, was not enough to rape the Statue of Lib- second. erty, the FBI said Hanssen did that all named Driver of the Year five times, and is tied with Richard Petty for the most Win- Both cars were owned by racing leg- by himself. Unbelievable. I say if ston Cup Championships, with seven titles; end Dale Earnhardt. But back coming Hanssen did that all by himself, I am a Whereas Dale Earnhardt won 76 career out of turn four, the familiar black fashion leader. races, including the 1998 Daytona 500; numbered car three of Dale Earnhardt Hey, enough is enough. It is getting Whereas Dale Earnhardt lived and worked himself was sitting motionless after so bad, China is buying elections. in Mooresville, North Carolina, and his rac- striking hard into the wall in a multi- Laptops with top secrets are dis- ing and related businesses contributed much car accident. Jubilation for Michael appearing into thin air. Now FBI to the employment, business development, Waltrip’s victory rapidly turned to agents are selling our secrets. Beam me and prestige of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Da- vidson, Iredell, Lincoln, and Rowan counties concern for Dale. Sadly, the worst fears up. in North Carolina; of millions were confirmed that Even a seeing eye dog can smell the Whereas Dale Earnhardt, nicknamed the evening when NASCAR President Mike fact that we need to pass H.R. 305 and Intimadator, was a fierce competitor, an ex- Helton announced, ‘‘we’ve lost Dale create an agency to monitor the De- ceptional driver, and a legend in his sport; Earnhardt.’’

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2331 Mr. Speaker, the man NASCAR fans and the Dale Earnhardt family dinary record of achievement: 76 career Chairman Bill France called NASCAR’s lost their hero. wins over 26 years, 7 Winston Cup ‘‘greatest driver’’ was dead. With this From Daytona Beach to Kannapolis, championships, more than $40 million resolution today, the House of Rep- North Carolina, from our Atlantic to in career earnings. resentatives recognizes Dale Earnhardt Pacific shores, Dale Earnhardt’s sud- Dale Earnhardt was one of the best as one of the greatest drivers ever to den death made us all pause. Over and known stock car drivers our country participate in the sport of racing and over, millions of Americans and fans has ever seen. He may become even for his contributions to the Nation throughout the world have viewed better known as the catalyst that throughout his lifetime. those television clips of that crash. made NASCAR driving a safer sport. It honors him for transcending the Having seen Dale Earnhardt survive Earnhardt’s death, which may have sport of racing to become a role model much more ferocious-looking wrecks been attributed to a broken lap belt, as both a talented competitor and also made it even more difficult to accept has led some drivers to question how as a loving husband and father. The his lost. NASCAR investigates fatalities and addresses safety concerns. With resolution also expresses our very deep- b 1415 est condolences to Dale’s family. NASCAR’s fourth fatality in 10 Mr. Speaker, it is hard to overesti- While his legend still lives, Dale months, drivers seem eager to take an mate the impact Dale Earnhardt had Earnhardt has taken his place in his- active role in making sure stock car on the sport of auto racing. He was tory. Many may race, but no one will racing is as safe as it is enjoyable to well known as ‘‘the Intimidator.’’ He ever match the fame or admiration this millions of Americans. was a fiercely competitive driver who man has achieved. That admiration is When hearing of Dale Earnhardt’s would, in the words of NASCAR driver reflected in the tributes, not that I just death Bill France, Jr., Chairman of Jimmy Spencer, and I quote, ‘‘race you cited, but the tributes I have seen NASCAR’s Board of Directors, declared just as hard for the 20th as he would for across our country in the past few NASCAR has lost its greatest driver in the win.’’ days, not just the words of people in the history of the sport. His accomplishments are familiar. He high places, but in the small shop NASCAR and stock car racing fans won seven NASCAR Winston Cup titles marquees, on local business signs and have lost a legendary race car driver, and three IROC championships. handmade placards throughout our and they may gain inspiration to en- He was motorsports’ leading all-time land. sure that it never happens again. money winner, and sixth on the career Our only consolation is that, as Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Winston Cup victories list, with 76, and Dale’s son has said, his dad went to be my time. was closing in on Terry Labonte’s in a better place. I somehow know that Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased record of 655 consecutive starts. this is true having personally wit- to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman But this list of accomplishments nessed Dale and other race car drivers from North Carolina (Mr. HAYES), a really does not convey the respect that in their pre-race gatherings and driver sponsor of this resolution. other drivers and racing experts held meetings. I remember them well, par- Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, it is with for Dale Earnhardt’s skill. ticularly in Daytona. great sorrow but with great honor to They talked about his so-called car What struck me as I observed these rise before my colleagues today and to control, about how he could save his racing stars in these pre-race sessions speak about a man that I had the privi- car when others would have wrecked. was not a rowdy, boisterous racing lege of knowing. The North Carolina They said he was so good that he could, group, but a prayerful gathering of delegation has joined unanimously to- as they have been quoted, ‘‘see the gentlemen, many surrounded by their gether to honor the life and the accom- air.’’ Nor does it convey the affection family. We saw this past week that plishments of Dale Earnhardt, and we that so many held for this fierce com- faith, those same family members and will hear from a number of our Mem- petitor. countless fans who came most respect- bers. Jimmy Spencer has said ‘‘there were fully together to honor his memory. I was asked particularly by the gen- two Dale Earnhardts; the Dale I believe Dale Earnhardt would be as tleman from North Carolina (Mr. Earnhardt that raced you for every proud of the way he has been remem- COBLE), who is unable to be here, to inch on the track, and the Dale bered as we are as proud of his mem- relay his best wishes, condolences to Earnhardt who cared about making ory. the Earnhardt family. He has been de- people happy.’’ Dale Jarret called Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out today tained at a charitable event. Earnhardt ‘‘the greatest driving talent to Dale’s wife Teresa and to Dale’s I would like to identify myself with NASCAR has ever seen,’’ but chose to family as they grieve the loss of this the remarks of the gentleman from remember him, as I would like to remarkable man. I encourage all Mem- Florida (Mr. MICA) and thank the gen- quote, ‘‘for his caring and giving per- bers to support this resolution. tlewoman from the District of Colum- sonality.’’ Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of bia (Ms. NORTON) for her kind remarks. His popularity among those involved my time. Thousands and thousands of people in NASCAR, as well as with racing Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield were touched by Dale Earnhardt. One fans, was demonstrated when, after myself such time as I may consume. of the things that has come out of this many years, Dale finally won the Day- The Earnhardt family has a passion week of mourning and memorialization tona 500, NASCAR’s most prestigious for race car driving. Dale Earnhardt’s are a number of facts. On Dale race. The Intimidator drove to the vic- father Ralph was a pioneer of the Na- Earnhardt’s dashboard was Proverbs tory lane amidst the outstretched tional Association for Stock Car Auto 18:10, which says, ‘‘The name of the hands of virtually every member of his Racing. Ralph Earnhardt died at age 45 Lord is a strong tower. The righteous competitors’ teams as they lined up to of a heart attack while working on a run to it and are safe.’’ This was on his cheer him. race car. Dale’s son, Dale Earnhardt, dashboard, placed there by another Richard Childress, for whom Dale Jr., is also a race car driver. It sure driver’s wife. This is what Dale Earnhardt raced for almost 20 years, runs in the family. Earnhardt believed. As the gentleman reminded us that Dale, and I quote, It is regrettable that Dale, Sr. died from Florida (Mr. MICA) said, his faith ‘‘was a loving husband and a proud fa- while pursuing his passion, racing his was a tremendous part of his life, his ther and grandfather.’’ familiar No. 3 black Chevrolet in a career, and his witness to the public. Mr. Speaker, I have the great honor pack of cars in the Daytona 500. He has left unmatchable marks on and privilege of representing the most Earnhardt, known as the Intimidator history for his skill as a driver, his re- famous auto raceway in the world, the for his blunt demeanor, his push-broom flexes, his coordination. He could do Daytona Beach Speedway. At Daytona mustache, and his steely, unrelenting things with an automobile that no one a week ago this past Sunday, racing driving style left behind an extraor- else could do. He was said to be able to

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2332 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 manage an ill-handling race car better this time and the chairman for bring- placed condolence books outside my of- than anyone else who has ever driven. ing this resolution forward. Mr. Speak- fice just yesterday, and over 75 people It has been remarkable this week in er, let me thank the gentleman from have signed it. I will do another one in Kannapolis and Concord, the home of North Carolina (Mr. WATT) and the the Speaker’s lobby for the Members, Dale Earnhardt, the outpouring of gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Mr. Speaker. sympathy, of grief, but again of cele- HAYES) and other Members of our dele- Much like the official State tree of bration for what this man, his family gation who have worked on it. It is im- North Carolina, the Loblolly Pine, Dale and the sport stands for. portant. Earnhardt will always stand tall and Last week, a memorial service was Just a little over a week ago, our na- proud, an inspiration to every Amer- held in Charlotte for the NASCAR fam- tional conscience was shocked at the ican who dreams big dreams, races to ily. It was very, very remarkable. The loss of a person who can only fittingly win, and reaches for the stars. chaplain of Motor Racing Outreach, be described as a true legend and a Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, it is my which is the ministry of NASCAR, gave great North Carolina son. Our shock honor to yield 2 minutes to the distin- a wonderful testimony about the man and dismay were increased by the un- guished gentlewoman from North Caro- who is often known as the Intimidator, timely death of a man who had really lina (Mrs. MYRICK). but the man whom, when he met the defied death many times. Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I want first time, he met as the father, the fa- Dale Earnhardt was more than a hero to thank my colleagues, the gentleman ther of a daughter Taylor, son Dale, to the racing world. He was and will re- from Florida (Mr. MICA) and the gen- Jr., Kelley. Also he has a son who was main a true inspiration to countless tleman from North Carolina (Mr. at the memorial service on Sunday people, many whose lives may be very HAYES) for bringing this forward. night, Kerry, in Kannapolis. humble but who aspire to great things. I rise today in sorrow like everyone But, again, telling the story about The story of Dale Earnhardt is a else, but, yes, also to honor one of Dale Earnhardt gave more about the story of the American dream. Dale North Carolina’s greatest citizens, Dale life of the man than any of his racing Earnhardt knew what every American Earnhardt. He was a true original. career, which is remarkable in and of is taught: If one works hard, plays by There was only one of him. A lot of itself. He knew the Father. As Dale the rules and remains committed to people said that about him. He prob- Beaver said, he has gone to a better one’s faith, one’s family and one’s com- ably will go down in history because he place to be with that Father because he munity, one’s dreams are only limited has been known throughout the world knew the Son. The Son was the rela- by the size of one’s imagination. as one of the greatest race car drivers tionship that he had that made it pos- Dale Earnhardt dreamed at an early ever to get behind the wheel of a stock sible for him to be with the Father. age that he would race cars when he car. As that service closed, Dale Beaver grew up, just like his daddy had, and His talents may never be matched said to the audience, which covered on the dirt tracks of eastern North and his achievements may not be par- millions by television, do you know Carolina, that dream came true. Dale alleled, but his winning attitude both him, the Son that Dale knew? Hun- Earnhardt dreamed that one day he on and off the track is one that really dreds, thousands of people have come would join the Winston Cup series; and was contagious for so many people. His to know Christ because of Dale in 1979 he did, finishing that year with glory in race cars was important, but I Earnhardt’s witness even in his pass- rookie of the year honors. think the fact that he was such a fan- ing. Dale Earnhardt dreamed of winning, tastic role model for so many people is One sports writer even said many, and he did, winning 76 times. He what we really need to focus on. many people are going to want to go to dreamed of winning the Winston Cup I did know Dale Earnhardt, and I saw heaven now so they can get to meet championship, the true test of season- him touch many lives. He inspired so Dale Earnhardt. long endurance for a stock car racer; many people because he showed them It was a remarkable service Sunday and that dream was fulfilled seven that you can, with perseverance and night. 5,000 people gathered at the times. determination, become anything you Kannapolis baseball stadium to pay Dale Earnhardt dreamed of winning want in today’s world. You can live homage to a fallen NASCAR hero. A racing’s version of the Super Bowl, and your dreams. You can accomplish your man whose son said he praises his God, he realized that dream in 1998, when he goals. he loves his family, and he enjoys his finally won the big one that had eluded He never let his fame get in the way fans, a remarkable, remarkable wit- him, the Daytona 500. of his work ethic or in what he did for ness. Dale also had big dreams for his fam- the community. He did have enormous The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. ily, and he was proud of all of his chil- success, but he did not forget his roots SKELTON) was here a moment ago. As I dren. But, you know, he must have where he came from, and he never com- left the stadium that night, a man and been especially proud to have had two promised his beliefs. his wife in the parking lot next to me of his sons follow him into racing, just were from the district of the gentleman as he had followed his father into the b 1430 from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON). The folks sport. He encompassed the whole sport. And on the other side were from Florida. If my colleagues did not know the In- today, with what goes on in sports, we They came from everywhere, again, to timidator and do not know him, or if do not see NASCAR drivers who are in pay homage to a man whose honesty, they do not follow NASCAR, they may and out of drug rehab, or who are fight- integrity, straightforward speaking of not understand the loss that so many ing over contracts or some of the other the truth speaks volumes of his life, millions of Americans are feeling things that go on. They live good lives but gives us examples as we go forward today. Because of his humble roots, and are good role models for most of regardless of who we are and what we competitive drive, the size of his desire the people in this country, and they do, examples of the kind of leadership and his dreams, and his personality, also dedicate their lives to their pas- we can exhibit because we have either and because of the success this com- sion. They have taught the rest of us known him or known of him. bination brought to him, his family about what it is to have true devotion My sympathies to his family and my and his sport, his loss has touched a not only to sports but to our faith. regards to all of those who know and chord throughout the Nation much like Dale Earnhardt was a leader, and the remember Dale Earnhardt. the loss of Elvis Presley did to an ear- memory of his Number 3 black Chev- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 lier generation of Americans. rolet is going to inspire fans for years minutes to the gentleman from North But our thoughts and prayers con- to come. But I think ultimately his Carolina (Mr. ETHERIDGE). tinue to be with the Earnhardt family. greatest legacy may be that he inspired Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I Because so many people want to ex- so many people who never have at- thank the gentlewoman for yielding me press their sympathy and grief, I tended an automobile race or maybe

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2333 never will. But today they have been The loss of Dale Earnhardt, Mr. and/or have called to express support inspired by Dale Earnhardt. Speaker, is a devastating tragedy to for the resolution. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 his family, his fans, and the sport of I want to start, however, with an- minutes to the gentleman from Cali- auto racing. The seven-time Winston other facet, because several people fornia (Mr. GEORGE MILLER). Cup champion’s death cuts deeper behave also called me and said why is Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. cause he died while trying to be a good this important enough to come to the Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman friend, father, and boss. floor of the House. I want to address for yielding me this time. Dale personified what NASCAR is that issue, because I am not sure that Mr. Speaker, 10 days ago, America about. His career spanned more than 2 people really understand why this is so lost one of its legends with the death of decades and included 676 races, 76 vic- important. It is obviously important, Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona 500. In tories and 70 second-place finishes. He and we extend our sincere condolences the best tradition of NASCAR racing, ran his first Winston Cup race at Char- to Dale Earnhardt’s mother, Martha, in the tradition of Junior Johnson and lotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 1975, to his wife and to his brothers and King Richard, Richard Petty, we lost a starting 33rd and finishing 22nd. He got their children. This is important to hero. We lost a person who understood his first full-time ride in 1979 and them. Our hearts go out to them be- competition maybe better than anyone scored his first victory on April 1 of cause they have lost a member of their we have ever seen; a person who under- that year at Bristol, Tennessee. family. stood that every day was about going Earnhardt was rookie of the year that My colleagues would never have be- out and seeing whether or not he could year and its champion the very next lieved the other people around this be a winner. season. family who, once they heard about the Dale Earnhardt won 76 times over Dale helped move the sport of auto accident, lined up at the place of busi- these 26 years. He won seven Winston racing from a Southern tradition to a ness, went to the Charlotte Motor Cup championships. And it was for that mainstream American sport. It will Speedway and were just there building reason that he was called ‘‘the Intimi- continue that way. His presence in the impromptu memorials to this hero. So dator,’’ because everyone knew, if they sport set a standard of excellence that in a special sort of way Dale Earnhardt tuned in to a NASCAR race, if the may never be reached again. His spirit has an extended family that is unbe- Number 3 was still on the track toward will dwell on the race tracks and the lievable. the end of the race, he was going to garages and with the fans forever. If my colleagues look at the contents spend all his time trying to figure out Dale Earnhardt will likely go down of the resolution, they can see that he how to win that race. It did not matter as one of the greatest competitors and lived in Mooresville, North Carolina, if he was down a lap or if he was in the drivers throughout NASCAR history; which is in my congressional district; back of the pack; everyone knew he but he was also a husband, a father, but his racing and related businesses was going to try to edge his way for- and grandfather, as well as a friend to contributed much to the employment, ward. Sometimes he did it by bumping many. He will be greatly missed and all business development, and prestige of people gently, sometimes he bumped of our deepest sympathies are with the Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Iredell, Rowan, people roughly; but the fact was he felt entire Earnhardt family. Davidson, and Lincoln Counties in it was open for anyone to win that Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield North Carolina. race. such time as he may consume to the Think about this sport, which has be- He was not a great fan of managed gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. come such an exciting sport for so competition or people deciding the WATT), the author of the resolution. many people all across America. There rules and the regulations under which Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. is not another single event that brings NASCAR would be run. He did not like Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for the number of people to our area of the the restrictors, the aerodynamic re- yielding me this time, and let me cor- State as the World 600 race, with 160,000 strictions on design. He thought it rect at the outset her statement. This to 180,000 people coming to observe this ought to be just raw competition, as has been a joint effort from the very sport and that race; coming into the those people who went before him in beginning; and I want to thank my col- neighborhood, coming into these coun- the NASCAR races. That is why he was league, the gentleman from North ties that surround the Charlotte Motor a hero to millions and millions of peo- Carolina (Mr. HAYES), from the adjoin- Speedway and making a major finan- ple in this country and all over the ing congressional district, for placing cial contribution to our geographic world. the marker that brings this resolution area. That is why when I called my son to to the floor today and for working with A lot of people have thought of rac- talk about the accident afterwards, he us to get the resolution in a form ing as having a singular kind of appeal talked of how he and his wife sat there where both of us thought that it was to one group of people. But let me tell with tears in their eyes as they real- worthwhile and a good idea. my colleagues that I attended my first ized that he had died. And other mem- I also want to thank the gentleman race more than 20 years ago and I bers of our family who had been great from North Carolina (Mr. COBLE) in found out what attending a race of this fans of his over many, many, many particular. Because while Dale kind is like. I have sat in the stands years suffered the loss along with his Earnhardt was born in the district with the fans, where everybody around family and all of his fans. which the gentleman from North Caro- me has become a part of my family for Yes, we truly lost a great hero. We lina (Mr. HAYES) represents, and lived that afternoon while participating in truly lost a wonderful role model and in my congressional district, he had his that event. I have sat in the box, where example for so many people about play- primary place of business in the con- there is an air of excitement there that ing every day for real and about com- gressional district of the gentleman is just unbelievable, in addition to the peting in the best form and with great from North Carolina (Mr. COBLE). So business that it brings to the commu- gusto. We will miss the Number 3. We this has really been a joint effort of the nity. will miss the Intimidator. But we know three of us. But we need to go beyond even that. he leaves us a legacy, and all of those But that is also an understatement, Because for those people who think drivers who follow him, as with his son, because all of our colleagues, from that this sport is raw and for the unso- Dale Earnhardt, Junior. North Carolina in particular, have a phisticated, I have also visited the Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 special feeling about what this is all shops of some of these race drivers minutes to the gentleman from Vir- about; and we want to thank all of the where these cars are prepared. There I ginia (Mr. GOODLATTE). representatives from North Carolina found the most exquisite, advanced Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I for joining as cosponsors of the resolu- technology and the tightest specifica- thank the gentleman for yielding me tion, and I want to thank all of my col- tions that NASCAR imposes on these this time. leagues who have come to the floor automobiles in those shops. So while

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It has taken its place along- that we can do to ease the pain of the memorial at the site of the crash and the outside of these, and this is an important Earnhardt family, but I hope they will pouring of grief since the accident, that Dale event. look upon today’s House action as well Earnhardt made an impact on the sport of rac- Of all of that background, now, let as the outpouring of support from fans ing and its fans. me take this one individual and elevate and friends across the Nation as evi- I think we all agree that a true American him, because along with Richard Petty, dence of how the man they loved and hero was lost on that final lap of the 2001 Dale Earnhardt was kind of the super- who loved them elevated this sport to Daytona 500. star of this sport. Much like Michael new levels and touched the lives of so Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, one week Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain became many who never even met him. I hope ago, the Nation watched stunned as one of its the superstars of basketball or there it will offer some consolation to them favorite sons, Dale Earnhardt, died in a tragic are recognizable names in football, in their time of grief and help them to accident at the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt became the hero and look back on their life with Dale with Representing a small portion of the city that recognizable name in this sport. And so pride on his many accomplishments hosts the famous Daytona 500, I have witnessed the coming of age of racing, as it we honor him particularly for that rea- and also the knowledge that he meant spread from rural America to the suburbs to son. so much to so many. I urge all Mem- the cities. Daytona Beach entertains more But then there is another component bers to support this resolution. than 8 million visitors every year, and no small to it. I picked up a newspaper, The New Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, as cochair of the number of them comes to the city to see the York Times, over the weekend, and on Congressional Motor Sports Caucus, I want to most famous NASCAR speedway. the sports page there was this touching express my strong support for the resolution While racing has only recently mushroomed article about how Dale Earnhardt had before the House today, which honors the life in popularity, bringing new and vibrant person- touched the life of Rodney Rogers, who and accomplishments of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., alities into everyday lives, Dale Earnhardt has is a professional basketball player with who lost his life on the last lap of the Daytona been legendary in racing circles for more than the Phoenix Suns when Rodney Rogers 500 on February 18. 25 years. He was a pioneer in a pastime that was attending Wake Forest University Dale Earnhardt was arguably the greatest has become as much a part of popular culture in North Carolina. Dale Earnhardt driver in NASCAR history. He was Rookie of today as baseball. reached out to him and they became the Year in 1979, won his first Winston Cup I had the pleasure of meeting Dale friends. So there is a special feeling be- Championship the very next year, and won six Earnhardt when I served as Grand Marshall tween sports that this hero has gen- more championships by 1994, tying the record for the Pepsi 400 in 1994. Though known as erated. held by Richard Petty for most career titles. the Intimidator, I found him to be easy-going He won a remarkable 76 races in his lifetime, b 1445 and warm. Before the race, he took the time yet it wasn’t until 1998 that he finally con- to show my daughters and me all the fun, be- That feeling, that persona, that indi- quered the Daytona 500. hind-the-scenes secrets of racing. And, after- vidual, that father, that brother, that Known by such names as Ironhead, the ward, when he had won the race and had son, has permeated this whole sport. Man in Black, and the Intimidator for his take- even collapsed from heat and exhaustion, he The loss of this individual is a tremen- no-prisoners style of driving. Dale Earnhardt put me immediately at ease with his friendly dous loss to our area. From everything was a force to be reckoned with on race sense of humor. I am hearing from my colleagues now, tracks across America. I recently saw an ex- Racing fans have watched Dale Earnhardt they also recognize that it is a tremen- cerpt from an interview he gave, where he nurture his family before their eyes, passing dous loss to America. We honor Dale commented on the dangers associated with his love of racing along to his son, Dale, Jr., Earnhardt. We extend our condolences stock car racing. He said, ‘‘Do you want to who now carries on his father’s legacy. His to his family and to the racing family race, or don’t you? I want to race.’’ These 12 skill on the racetrack and his easy-going through this resolution. words sum up Dale Earnhardt’s philosophy charm will be sorely missed. His family is in Farewell, Dale Earnhardt. about his sport. our thoughts and prayers. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield Stock car racing continues to be one of the Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in myself such time as I may consume. most popular spectator sports in America, and support of the resolution that pays tribute to I want to express the sorrow and con- no one had more to do with that than Dale the seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Cham- dolences of this side of the aisle, and I Earnhardt. His black number 3 Chevy Monte pion, Dale Earnhardt. Not was Mr. Earnhardt know that Dale Earnhardt’s family has Carlo and distinctive signature are known not one of the most talented drivers NASCAR has the condolences of this entire House. I only in the United States, but worldwide. Fans ever seen, he was also a strong role model for want to express that sentiment espe- across this Nation have been honoring Dale our country’s youth. His untimely death was a cially to Dale’s family and to his mil- Earnhardt’s achievements and mourning his shock to our constituents and a great loss to lions of fans. tragic death. It is appropriate that the House of our country and the NASCAR community. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Representatives join them as we pass this Dale Earnhardt’s recent death has deeply of my time. resolution today. saddened the people of our community as it Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- As we commemorate the life of a NASCAR has the people from across the country. On self the balance of my time. legend, I offer my condolences to the family, February 22, 2001, more than 500 citizens of Mr. Speaker, I want to commend friends, and many fans of Dale Earnhardt. I my district gathered at our local NASCAR fa- both the gentleman from North Caro- urge all my colleagues to join me in supporting cility, the Sears Point Raceway, in Sonoma, lina (Mr. HAYES) and the gentleman the resolution. CA, to pay tribute to his memory. Braving both from North Carolina (Mr. WATT) for in- Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like thunderstorms and hail, these fans honored troducing this resolution. I also want to join my colleagues in expressing sadness his life and his achievements. This service in- to take a moment to thank the chair- over the loss of racing legend, Dale Earnhardt. cluded an eight-by-four-foot poster board that man of our full Committee on Govern- My district has the honor of having the Cali- was signed by race fans from all over Marin ment Reform, the gentleman from In- fornia Speedway in Fontana, CA, a $120-mil- and Sonoma. In addition caps, pictures, flow- diana (Mr. BURTON); the gentleman lion state-of-the-art facility that participates in ers, and notes were left by fans in his honor. from Florida (Mr. SCARBOROUGH), who the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Future events have been planned at the race- is chairman of the Subcommittee on Dale Earnhardt was a true legend in the way to honor his memory and they will con- Civil Service and Agency Organization; NASCAR Winston Cup Series where he won tribute all of the proceeds from the sale of his as well as the ranking members of the seven titles. I join California Speedway Presi- souvenirs this season to Speedway Children’s full committee and subcommittee, the dent Bill Miller in expressing deep sadness in Charities in Mr. Earnhardt’s name.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2335 The loss of a legend like Dale Earnhardt will Dale, Jr., both of whom compete today. And Kannapolis, NC. Innate ability and pure deter- be felt by members of Marin and Sonoma his trademark black No. 3 Chevrolet became mination earned him the nickname ‘‘The Intim- counties for many years to come. I believe the synonymous with all the adrenaline and ex- idator’’ on his way to conquering the racing words of Sears Point Raceway president and citement of a NASCAR race. world. general manager Steve Page best sum up the Off the race track, Earnhardt’s contributions Unlike other superstars, Earnhardt was a sentiments of our local community: often went unheralded. Rarely did anyone man to whom dedicated NASCAR fans could Dale Earnhardt may have been the most learn about the seed he bought for destitute relate. He was a regular guy, driving a pickup talented driver ever to climb in a stock car, farmers, the car parts he loaned to rival racing truck and always seen sporting jeans and sun- but his loss will be felt well beyond the rac- teams or the comfort he gave to other racers glasses. By his appearance, one would never ing community. Dale was one of the most in times of despair. know he was one of the most financially suc- distinctive personalities in the world of Colleagues, please join me in celebrating cessful athletes in the nation. sports. His image as a fierce competitor, as the life of Dale Earnhardt, a cultural icon Mr. Speaker, Dale Earnhardt’s death is a the relentless pursuer in the black car personified the qualities that have character- whose impact on the world of racing may great loss not only to the world of NASCAR, ized history’s greatest athletes. These were never be fully known. but to everyone who admires hard work and no fans more passionate or loyal than Dale Mr. WICKER. Mr. Speaker, I join my col- determination. However, we can take solace in Earnhardt fans. leagues and the millions of fellow Americans his own words. He told reporters once, ‘‘I’m a Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all NASCAR fans who mourned the loss of NASCAR Racing lucky man. I’m telling you, I have it all. The across the nation, and especially those who legend Dale Earnhardt in extending my condo- Lord’s looked after me, I reckon.’’ Race fans have enjoyed Mr. Earnhardt’s time racing at lences to the family, as well as to his racing in Delaware and across the Nation will never Sears Point Raceway, I send our deepest crew and fans. Dale was from Kannapolis, forget Dale Earnhardt. sympathies to his family. NC, but could have lived in any small town in Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute America as your next door neighbor. His de- today to join with my colleagues in honoring to one of racing’s greatest heroes, Dale parture from racing will no doubt be felt in the the legacy of Dale Earnhardt. The death of Earnhardt, who was tragically killed in the last NASCAR community, for years to come. The Dale Earnhardt is heartbreaking for millions of lap of the Daytona 500. nation lost a sports superstar on February 18, racing fans around the world. My district is Dale Earnhardt is tied for the most Winston 2001. home to the Michigan International Speedway Cup Championships with seven. A five-time Much has been written about Dale which is located in Brooklyn, MI, and I speak Driver of the Year, Earnhardt also won a total Earnhardt. Indeed, his life was one of triumph for thousands of my constituents in expressing of 10 Winston Cup victories in my district at over tremendous odds. He met Americans in my deepest sympathy to Dale’s wife Teresa, Talladega Superspeedway. their living rooms each Sunday and gave them his mother Martha, and his children—Kerry, A tenacious competitor, he was loved by his opportunities to cheer; we all knew that if Dale Dale, Jr., Kelley, and Taylor Nicole. fans and respected by all. was in the lineup he would be at the front of In countries all over the world, the name of But more important than his achievements the pack at some point during the race. His the man referred to as ‘‘The Intimidator’’ is on the track was his commitment to his faith passion for racing, love for the sport, seven- known. To some in the United States, he rep- and to his family. He was a loving father and time Winston Cup Points champion and 76 resented what this country was all about. He grandfather, and was known for his caring and race wins made him simply the best. came from the barest of essentials in his giving personality. Our prayers go out to his A constituent in Mississippi may have sum- hometown of Kannapolis, NC, and grew up family and friends in this difficult time. marized Dale when he said ‘‘. . . he made doing what his dad did—race cars. He came I’m sure you will agree, Mr. Speaker, along you smile, made you laugh, made you shout from having almost nothing to having most ev- with racing fans around the world, that Dale for joy, and broke your heart.’’ erything he could ever want. He was proof of Earnhardt nudged and bumped his way to the Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the American dream. front of our hearts. strong support of this resolution to honor the But as we all know, Dale was more than Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to life of Dale Earnhardt and express Congress’ just a racing legend. He was an individual re- honor the late Dale Earnhardt. His untimely condolences to his widow, Teresa, his four spected by all who ever came in contact with death last week at age 49 has shocked not children, and the rest of his family. him—a role model who inspired thousands of only the racing world but the world at large. On Sunday, February 18, 2001, at the age young Americans. Athletes in other sports A native of Kannapolis, NC, Earnhardt was of 49, Dale Earnhardt died as a result of inju- would be wise to follow Dale’s model of what born into a racing dynasty. His father, Ralph, ries sustained in a crash on his final lap of the a champion is supposed to be. Our society was a legendary race car driver who won Daytona 500. Throughout his stellar career as needs more role models like Dale Earnhardt NASCAR’s 1956 national championship in the one of the most beloved NASCAR drivers in and while the racing community will never fill Late Model Sportsman division, and Earnhardt history, Earnhardt shared his gift and enter- the void left by the loss of Dale Earnhardt his dropped out of high school to follow in his fa- tained millions of Americans. On behalf of the legacy will be carried on by the thousands of ther’s footsteps. thousands of Delawareans who are NASCAR Americans he inspired over the years. He started on the short dirt tracks in the and Dale Earnhardt fans, I am grateful to have Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Carolinas that made his father famous, work- this opportunity to recognize Dale Earnhardt honor and remember the life of NASCAR hero ing his way up through the ranks of NASCAR. for his many accomplishments, including his Dale Earnhardt. Mr. Earnhardt had one of the He ran his first Winston Cup race at the Char- many races in Dover, Delaware. most remarkable careers in the history of lotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 1975, and Considered an international hero in the motor sports. I join my colleagues to express by 1979 he was driving full-time. His first vic- world of race car driving, Earnhardt won the my deepest sorrow at his untimely passing. tory came on April 1, 1979, at Bristol, Tenn. Winston Cup championship seven times, tying Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife That year proved to be a banner year for for the all-time record as he accumulated 76 Teresa, as well as his mother, Martha, and his the man who would later come to be known career wins including the Daytona 500 in four children: Kerry, Kelley, Dale, Jr., and Tay- as ‘‘The Intimidator.’’ Named the Winston Cup 1998. At Dover Downs International Speedway lor Nicole; and to all of his family, friends and rookie of the year in 1979, Earnhardt became in Delaware, he finished in the Top 10 in 25 fans at this difficult time in their lives. its champion the following season. During the of his 44 races, and earned first place three ‘‘The Man in Black’’, ‘‘The Intimidator’’, next 15 years, he continued to amass Winston times, including a sweep of the 1989 events. ‘‘Ironhead’’ all of these nicknames for a man Cup titles, eventually tying racing legend Rich- This past weekend Dover Downs opened its who lived the American Dream by rising to the ard Petty with seven. gates to give Delaware fans the opportunity to top of his field from humble beginnings. He But Earnhardt’s accomplishments weren’t gather at the Start-Finish line, pit area, and was a man who seemed destined to become measured by titles alone. He was a successful Victory Lane, along with a special prayer serv- a race car driver. Dale Earnhardt was born team owner, who died fending off the pack at ice in honor of Earnhardt. Earnhardt’s per- April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, NC, where the Daytona so that his friend Michael Waltrip— sonal appeal stems from his humble begin- streets were actually named after auto- who was driving an Earnhardt car—could win nings, as he worked his way up by tinkering mobiles—the Earnhardts lived on Sedan the race. He raised four children, and passed with cars in the garage his father had built in Street. The son of NASCAR champion Ralph his love of racing onto his two sons, Kerry and the barn behind the family’s home in Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt began his own pro

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2336 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 racing career in 1975 at the age of 24. He established the Bethune Museum and Ar- ranging from teenage parenting to was named NASCAR’s rookie of the year in chives for Black Women, the first institution eradicating hunger and established the 1979. The following year he won his first Win- devoted to the history of black women; Bethune Museum and Archives for Whereas Dr. Height conceived of and orga- Black Women, which was the first in- ston Cup championship, the only driver in his- nized the Black Family Reunion Celebration, tory to win a series championship following his which is now in its eleventh year and has had stitution devoted to the history of rookie year. 14,000,000 participants; black women. Mr. Earnhardt won an impressive seven Whereas Dr. Height has worked with Dr. Dr. Height organized the Black Fam- NASCAR Winston Cup Series titles and had Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whit- ily Reunion Celebration which is now 76 Winston Cup victories, making him sixth on ney Young, A. Phillip Randolph, and others in its 11th year with over 14 million the list of all-time wins. He also has the dis- to prevent lynching, desegregate the Armed participants. Dr. Height’s contribu- tinction of being motor sports all-time leading Forces, reform the criminal justice system, tions have earned her more than 50 and provide equal access to public accom- awards and honors from every level, money winner. modations; I was proud to help bring the great Texas Whereas Dr. Height has served as a partici- local, State and national organiza- Motor Speedway to my hometown of Fort pant at conferences hosted by the United Na- tions. For her tireless efforts on behalf Worth, Texas in 1997. Since this tragedy, the tions and the President of the United States; of the less fortunate, President Ronald Texas Motor Speedway has commissioned a Whereas the distinguished service and con- Reagan presented her the Citizens special Dale Earnhardt flag. The flag is de- tributions of Dr. Height to making the world Medal award for distinguished service signed around his famous number ‘‘3’’. That more just and humane have earned her more to the country in 1989. flag now flies in memoriam as thousands of than 50 awards and honors from local, State, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to encour- and national organizations, and from the NASCAR fans leave cards, flowers and bal- age all of the Members of the House to Federal Government, including the Spingarn support this resolution. loons as they mourn their fallen hero. Again, Medal from the National Association for the my heart goes out to Dale Earnhardt’s family Advancement of Colored People, the Presi- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and to all those who are grieving his passing. dential Medal of Freedom from President my time. Mr. Earnhardt will truly be missed, but his spir- Clinton, and induction into the National Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield it will live with us forever. Women’s Hall of Fame; myself such time as I may consume. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Whereas Dr. Height has received more than Dynamic, committed, engaging, STEARNS). The question is on the mo- 24 honorary degrees from educational insti- steadfast. These are only some of the tion offered by the gentleman from tutions worldwide; and many words that come to mind to de- Whereas the life of Dr. Height exemplifies Florida (Mr. MICA) that the House sus- scribe Dr. Dorothy Height, a tireless a passionate commitment to the realization champion of women, children, civil pend the rules and agree to the resolu- of a just society and a vision of a better tion, House Resolution 57. world: Now, therefore, be it rights, peace and justice. For nearly The question was taken. Resolved, That the House of Representa- half a century, Dr. Height has been a The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the tives— leader in the struggle for equality and opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of (1) recognizes Dr. Dorothy Irene Height as human rights. In 1935 as a caseworker those present have voted in the affirm- a valiant advocate and crusader for human for the New York City welfare depart- ative. rights; and ment, Dr. Dorothy Height became the (2) acknowledges the more than 6 decades Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I object to first black person named to deal with of distinguished leadership and service of Dr. Harlem rights and thus emerged, as a the vote on the ground that a quorum Dorothy Irene Height. is not present and make the point of very young woman, into public life. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- She quickly became one of the young order that a quorum is not present. ant to the rule, the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- leaders of the national youth move- Florida (Mr. MICA) and the gentle- ment of the New Deal era. When Dr. ant to clause 8, rule XX and the Chair’s woman from the District of Columbia prior announcement, further pro- Height was serving as assistant direc- (Ms. NORTON) each will control 20 min- ceedings on this motion will be post- tor of the Harlem YWCA in 1937, Mary utes. McLeod Bethune, founder and presi- poned. The Chair recognizes the gentleman The point of no quorum is considered dent of the National Council of Negro from Florida (Mr. MICA). withdrawn. women, asked Dr. Height to join her in GENERAL LEAVE her quest for women’s rights for full f Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- equality and employment, that is to ESTABLISHING A DAY OF CELE- mous consent that all Members may say, equal employment, pay and edu- BRATION IN HONOR OF DR. have 5 legislative days within which to cation. DOROTHY IRENE HEIGHT revise and extend their remarks on That was the beginning of Dr. Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I move to House Resolution 55, the legislation be- Height’s dual role as YWCA staff and suspend the rules and agree to the reso- fore us. NCNW volunteer, integrating her train- lution (H. Res. 55) expressing the sense The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ing as a social worker and her commit- of the House of Representatives that objection to the request of the gen- ment to rise above the limitations of there should be established a day of tleman from Florida? both race and sex. Dr. Height was celebration in honor of Dr. Dorothy There was no objection. elected national president of the Delta Irene Height. Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Sigma Theta sorority in 1947 and ush- The Clerk read as follows: self such time as I may consume. ered in a new era of organizational de- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have be- velopment. H. RES. 55 fore the House for consideration House During the 1960s, she worked closely Whereas, for nearly half a century, Dr. Resolution 55, legislation introduced with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Dorothy Irene Height has been a leader in the struggle for equality and human rights; by the gentlewoman from California Wilkins and others to prevent lynch- Whereas Dr. Height founded the Center for (Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD). ing, desegregating the Armed Forces, Racial Justice, served as President of the Mr. Speaker, this legislation honors reform the criminal justice system and National Council of Negro Women and the the work of Dorothy Height. Through- secure the landmark civil rights legis- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, out her career, Dr. Height has been rec- lation. and held several leadership positions with ognized as a leader in the struggle for In 1957, she assumed the presidency the Young Women’s Christian Association of equality and human rights for all peo- of the National Council of Negro America; ple. As president of the National Coun- Women. As president, she has bril- Whereas, under the leadership of Dr. Height, the National Council of Negro cil on Negro Women, Dr. Height has an liantly led a crusade for justice for Af- Women achieved tax-exempt status, devel- outstanding record of accomplish- rican American women and has both oped model programs on topics ranging from ments. Under her leadership, the coun- conceived and organized the Black teenage parenting to eradicating hunger, and cil developed model programs on topics Family Reunion Celebration which has

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2337 been held here in Washington and in who exercised the preeminent role of Women on women’s rights, pay equity cities throughout the country since leadership and clarified what the right and educational advancement. Her life 1986. thing to do was and is. exemplifies a passionate commitment Dr. Height is now chair and president Thus, I simply want to take special for a just society and a vision of a bet- emerita of NCNW. She has worked tire- note of Dorothy Height’s active leader- ter world. lessly in the international arena with ship in this regard to add to her many, During Dr. Height’s career, she UNESCO, USAID and as a representa- many medals of leadership, her unwill- worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther tive of numerous world meetings, con- ingness to bifurcate human rights in King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young ferences and missions. As a recipient of any form. and A. Philip Randolph and others and more than 25 honorary doctoral degrees Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to was the only woman allowed to be and countless awards, Dr. Height con- yield the balance of my time to the present in several high-powered strat- tinues more than six decades as a pub- gentlewoman from California (Ms. egy sessions, and I can remember look- lic servant in every sense of the word MILLENDER-MCDONALD) whose foresight ing at her and admiring her when I was as a dream giver, as an earth shaker, is responsible for this resolution. a young girl as her being the only and as a crusader for human rights. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without woman that sat in the room with Mr. Speaker, that is my official objection, the gentlewoman from Cali- President Johnson, and all of the men statement. If I may, I would like to fornia will control the balance of the whose names I have just mentioned, to offer a personal statement, because time. craft the civil rights laws. Dorothy Height reminds me every time There was no objection. As a result, Dr. Height has partici- I see her that she has moved from New Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. pated in virtually all major civil and York City; and she is now my con- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I human rights events. stituent. And what a constituent she is may consume. Dr. Height is also known for her ex- to have. This resolution marks half a Let me thank the gentlewoman from tensive international advocacy work, century of unique work for human the District of Columbia. In fact, she educating work and promoting human rights, for all the people of the world, brought such a spirit to this debate and dignity in training assignments in from an extraordinary woman. to this presentation. She is absolutely Asia, Africa, Europe and South Amer- February is Black History Month, so right. We are 2 days before Women’s ica. it is appropriate to celebrate the life History Month, and I was really grap- With more than six decades of public and work of Dorothy Height. March is pling with the whole notion of whether life as a valiant advocate, earth shaker Women’s History Month; and we could we should introduce this month or the and crusader of human rights, it is fit- equally have celebrated Dr. Height’s next month. But we know that there ting to celebrate this illustrious work next month, for this is a woman are young African American women woman as we enter into a new millen- who has managed to make history in who look up to Dorothy Height and the nium. I am proud to honor Dr. Height two identities at once, as an American struggle that she had in trying to bring by sponsoring this resolution with the woman and as an African American. human dignity and human rights to women of the House. I am also very You will hear her extraordinary ac- this country, and so we thought that it proud to announce that tomorrow cit- complishments in detail momentarily. was necessary to do this in the month ies around the Nation will be declaring I want simply to pay tribute to her on of February. February 28 of 2001 as Dr. Dorothy a specific score, a leadership role that I would like to thank the gentleman Irene Height Day. has made a very special difference. from Florida (Mr. MICA) in the absence Dorothy Height is truly a historic When the feminist movement thrust of my cochair, the gentlewoman from figure and a renaissance woman, and I forward in the 1960s, there was extraor- Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT), who could not urge all Members to support this reso- dinary confusion in the African Amer- be here to introduce it on the Repub- lution and join me in honoring her life- ican community about how to greet lican side. time achievements. this enormous onslaught of white Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of 1500 women calling themselves a move- b my time. ment. The confusion was among black Mr. Speaker, in keeping with our Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the women, black men, minority people celebration of Black History Month, I balance of my time. around the country. It was as if they rise in strong support of House Resolu- Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. had forgotten that half of the black tion 55, which honors Dr. Dorothy Irene Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- people are black women. Height’s life and achievements. I have tlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. JONES). Dorothy Height had the courage to had the honor of knowing her for years Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I step forward in the midst of that confu- but have formed a closer relationship rise today to honor a great American, sion and declare proudly that she was since coming to Washington. I have al- Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. I would like not only a civil rights leader, a leader ways been impressed with her grace, to commend my colleague, the great of African Americans, but she was a dignity and wisdom. woman from the State of California feminist leader. Few others had the Recently, the League of African (Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD) for her in- courage in the late sixties and early American Women, an organization of sight in pushing such a resolution. seventies to step right up in front, put over 40 women groups that I founded Dr. Height exemplifies the best quali- her hands on her hips and say, ‘‘Look about 10 years ago, honored Dr. Height ties of leadership as reflected in her six at me, I’m both. I’m black and I’m a for her vision and leadership. It was at decades of work to improve the lives of woman, and I’m going to get out here that event that I expressed a need for a other people. Dr. Height once stated we and fight for both.’’ national declaration of gratitude for have to improve life, not just for those When you try to divide her identity the works of this great leader and the who have the most skills and those that way, you divide the great move- seeds of greatness she has planted for who know how to manipulate the sys- ment for human rights. Representative future generations. Thus, the reason tem but also for and with those who Shirley Chisholm, the first black for this resolution. often have so much to give but never woman to serve in this body, was an- For more than half a century, Dr. get the opportunity. other of those courageous women that Dorothy Irene Height has given leader- This philosophy has never been need- stepped forward. Black men and women ship to the struggle for equality and ed more than now, at this period of our as a result, both in this body and in the human rights for all people by founding history in the year 2001. Currently, we country, have been among the foremost the Center for Racial Justice, pro- live in a period of unparalleled oppor- feminists and among the foremost ad- moting racial justice and religious tunity. However, there are many peo- vocates of women’s rights precisely be- freedom at the YWCA, and working ple who are unprepared to take advan- cause there were a very few leaders with the National Council of Negro tage of these opportunities. At this

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2338 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 time in our history, we must be mind- Award and the Presidential Medal of known all over the world for her exten- ful of the goals of Dr. Height’s work to Freedom in 1994, to name simply a few. sive international and developmental lift as we climb. Dr. Height’s international influence education work. She initiated the first Today, the Congressional Black Cau- initiated the only African American African American private voluntary or- cus held an historic hearing regarding private voluntary organization in Afri- ganization working in Africa way back electoral reform, the first hearing to be ca, as well as organizations in Asia, in 1975, building on the success of the held after the November election deba- Europe and South America. Her na- National Council of Negro Women’s as- cle. Consistent with her words to im- tional associations include the inau- signments in Asia, Africa, Europe, and prove life, we move to say we are not guration of the Center for Racial Jus- South America. going to get over it; we cannot get over tice and founded the Black Family Re- Working closely with Dr. Martin Lu- it, and Dr. Height would not want us to union Celebration, which is an event ther King, Roy Wilkins, Whitney get over it. that has attracted over 11 million visi- Young, A. Philip Randolph and others, With Dr. Height’s graduation from tors and supporters. Dr. Height participated in virtually all New York University in 1933, she Before her retirement in 1996, Doro- major civil and human rights events in earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s De- thy Height secured funding for a na- the United States in the 1950s and gree in educational psychology. Not tional headquarters for the National 1960s. It took a phenomenal woman to many opportunities were available to Council of Negro Women in Wash- do that, Mr. Speaker. In 1989, she received a Presidential women and people of color. Her career ington, D.C., our Nation’s capital. I Citizens Medal Award for distinguished then began to unfold and it represents have appeared with her in panels and service to the country. Each President the liberation of African America, of forums. I have also listened to her in this country has honored Dr. Height black African America, and the ad- speak, and I am always absolutely in some way, both Republican and amazed at her insight and her bril- vance of women’s rights and the strug- Democrat, and all of them understood gle and effort to lift up the poor and liance and her identification with peo- that this woman was a little bit dif- powerless. ple, with all people. ferent and a cut above. Therefore, they She became a volunteer with the Na- Throughout her life, Dorothy Height honored her in every way. tional Council of Negro Women and has made an immense impact on both After nearly five decades of national worked with Dr. Mary McLeod Be- women’s rights and human rights leadership, Dr. Height still remains thune, became President of that orga- issues with her tireless passion and very active in the struggle for equality nization after Ms. Bethune’s death. She positive nature. and human rights for all people. She worked closely with other great civil She continues to be an inspiration still serves as chair of the Leadership rights leaders. and a teacher to us all and my personal Conference on Civil Rights and Chair As a self-help advocate, Dr. Height friend and role model. I am proud to Emeritus of the National Council of has been instrumental in the initiation join my colleagues in recognizing her Negro Women. She is a role model for of NCNW-sponsored food. life’s achievements. all of us in the Congress and for all who I close with this: I am proud to honor Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. aspire to positions of leadership. Dr. Dr. Height today; proud to be a mem- Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Height rightfully takes her place as ber of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, a tlewoman from Florida (Mrs. MEEK). one of our Nation’s giants in social and national service sorority dedicated to Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, educational leadership. providing assistance to those in need. this Congress owes a tribute to the Dr. Dorothy Irene Height is my hero, Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 gentlewoman from California (Ms. and, Mr. Speaker, we do her honor. minutes to the distinguished gentle- MILLENDER-MCDONALD) for having the Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the woman from Maryland (Mrs. MORELLA). foresight of introducing this legislation balance of my time. Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I regarding Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. I Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. am pleased and privileged to be here Speaker, I yield 31⁄2 minutes to the gen- MICA) for yielding me this time. today. I have known Ms. Dorothy tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON- Mr. Speaker, I wanted to come here Height for 50 years as she started out LEE). on the floor to pay tribute to a woman in a college where I taught many years Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 who is a dear friend of mine and who is ago, Bethune Cookman College. She minutes to the gentlewoman from a mentor of mine. I am just so pleased was a colleague and a friend of Dr. Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE). and I want to commend the authors of Mary McLeod Bethune, so it is with The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. this resolution for bringing it out on privilege and honor that I stand here STEARNS). The gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) is recognized the floor. today to pay tribute to Dr. Height. 1 Dorothy Height reminds me of some- It is very hard to describe Dr. Height for 5 ⁄2 minutes. Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. thing that Shakespeare said, ‘‘Those because she is a phenomenal woman. It Speaker, what an honor to join the is very hard to even describe a super- about her, from her shall learn the per- gentlewoman from California (Ms. fect ways of honor,’’ and indeed she lative for Dr. Height. She is an aca- MILLENDER-MCDONALD) for this great epitomizes that. demic. She is a scholar. She is a social day and to thank her for her leadership It is a pleasure to recognize a pioneer worker. She is a giver for everyone. Dr. of the Women’s Caucus, but thank her for both human and civil rights. Height was a mainstream black woman in particular for her leadership on this Throughout Dr. Dorothy Irene Height’s who did things for everybody, not only issue. I am proud to join her as an career, which spanned over six decades, black America but white America as original cosponsor. Ms. Height has joined with other such well, and particularly for women. She Mr. Speaker, I thank the House and I great leaders as Martin Luther King, reached out through her work with the thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Jr., Whitney Young, Mary McLeod Be- YWCA and through her work with the MICA) for his leadership as well. thune to make our country a better National Council of Negro Women. I am going to speak from the heart. place for all people. During those days, it was sort of a cou- I have a prepared text but this is such In 1957, Dorothy Height assumed rageous stand to be a member of the a grand day that I am overwhelmed presidency of the National Council of National Council of Negro Women. with emotion, and it is a day that the Negro Women, which led the civil She has been a leader in the struggle gentlewoman from California (Ms. rights movement for voting rights and for equality and civil rights and human MILLENDER-MCDONALD) has helped desegregated education. In addition to rights for everyone. Her life exempli- bring to fruition, and we thank her for her 20 honorary degrees and over 50 fies her passionate commitment to a it; long overdue. awards, Dorothy Height received the just society and a vision for a better Just a few hours or so ago, we were in Citizens Medal Award for distinguished world. Dr. Height was more than words. a hearing talking about how to em- national service in 1989, the Stellar She was a woman of action. She is power the election process of America.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2339 Dorothy Height is the successor to the I honor her out of my heart, out of coming director of the Center for Racial Jus- great leader of that wonderful college, my soul, and out of my spirit, Mr. tice. She became a volunteer with the National Bethune Cookman, and I am always re- Speaker, a woman who stood next to Council of Negro Women, when she worked minded of her statement about edu- all the civil rights fighters and spoke with NCNW founder Mary McLeod Bethune. cating the little children. Mary on my behalf when I could not. This is When Bethune died, Height became presi- McLeod Bethune had five broken little a great day. dent, a position she continues to hold. NCNW, chairs and she decided to organize a Mr. Speaker, I would simply close by an organization of national organizations and college, a beautiful college, that now acknowledging the dream she had, community sections with outreach to 4 million exists that my predecessor at the mike, which was to enhance the property of women, develops model national and inter- the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Pennsylvania Avenue with our pres- national community-based programs, sent MEEK) went to and graduated and had ence. Now we have this wonderful scores of women to help in the Freedom the honor of calling her her mentor. building that is not just in bricks and Schools of the civil rights movement, and Well, she trained Dorothy Height and mortar, but it is a building that studies spearheaded voter registration drives Height’s Dorothy Height came to the front of how to improve the working conditions collaborative leadership style brings together the leadership realm during a time of women; how to deal with enhancing people of different cultures for mutual benefit. when women were usually sitting down the educational needs of a larger com- Because of Dorothy Height’s commitment to and not sitting down like Rosa Parks munity; how to heal the racial divide the Black family she has hosted since 1986, were. They were pushed to the back. in our country; how to actively say the Black Family Reunion Celebration in which almost 10 million have participated. b 1515 that civil rights is not an isolated part of one particular constituency, but it is Born in Richmond, VA, she moved with her Dorothy Height stood tall and she of all Americans. parents to Ranklin, PA, at an early age. Win- was regal, but she was sound and she Out of that, let me say, Mr. Speaker, ner of a scholarship for her exceptional orator- was heard, having the ear of Presi- that she has been acknowledged by the ical skills, she entered New York University dents, starting I think as early as Stellar Award; the Spirit of Cincinnati where she earned the Bachelor and Master Franklin Delano Roosevelt, moving Ambassador Award; The Camille Cosby degrees in 4 years. through Truman, Eisenhower, Ken- While working as a caseworker for the wel- World of Children Award; the National nedy, Johnson, Nixon. There was not fare department in New York, Dr. Height Caucus and Center on Black Aged Liv- one, including Carter and others since joined the NCNW in 1937 and her career as ing Legacy Award; the Caring Award that time, with whom Dorothy Height a pioneer in civil rights activities began to un- by the Caring Institute. did not have an active role. fold. She served on the national staff of the I have been honored by receiving a What was her issue? Her issue was YWCA of USA from 1944 to 1977 where she Dorothy Height Award, and what a pre- dealing with the American people, the was active in developing its leadership training cious award of leadership, not because hopeless and helpless. It was dealing and interracial and ecumenical education pro- I deserve it, but because Dorothy with improving education in histori- grams. In 1965 she inaugurated the Center for Height deserves to have an award cally black colleges, with uplifting Racial Justice which is still a major initiative of named after her, after all the years women and providing them with train- the National YWCA. She served as the 10th that she has stood alongside of the ing so they could go outside of the national president of the Delta Sigma Theta civil rights fighters; the only woman, I home and become contributing mem- Sorority, Inc. from 1946 to 1957 before be- think, to speak, or one of the very few bers, as they desired to do. It was open- coming president of the NCNW in 1958. ing the doors of opportunity. women, in 1964 at the March on Wash- Working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, She got her start from the YWCA, ington, when she heard the words, ‘‘I Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, A. Philip and getting her start there, she was have a dream.’’ Randolph, and others, Dr. Height participated able to promote a number of programs I would simply say that Dorothy in virtually all major civil and human rights that helped women. She worked closely Irene Height has an outstanding record events in the 1950’s and 1960’s. For her tire- with Dr. Martin Luther King, Roy Wil- of accomplishment. less efforts on behalf of the less fortunate, kins, Whitney Young, and A. Phillip As a self-help advocate, she has been President Ronald Regan presented her the Randolph. She knew Barbara Jordan, instrumental in the initiation of the Citizens Medal Award for distinguished service Barbara Jordan asking and answering National Council of Negro Women’s to the country in 1989. the question, what do we want: ‘‘just sponsorship of food, child care, hous- Dr. Height is known for her extensive inter- simply what America promises,’’ and ing, and career educational programs national and developmental education work. that is equality and opportunity. That that embody the principles of self-reli- She initiated the sole African-American private is what Dorothy Height spoke to us ance. voluntary organization working in Africa in about. As a promoter of black family life, 1975, building on the success of NCNW’s as- She was head of the National Council she conceived and organized the Black signments in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South of Negro Women, which seems to iso- Family Reunion Celebration in 1986 to America. late her, but I would say, the head of reinforce the historic strength of fam- In three decades of national leadership, she an organized body of women wanting ily, both the African-American family, has served on major policymaking bodies af- what is better for women, what is bet- but the American family. Now it is in fecting women, social welfare, economic deter for Americans: helping us move be- its 9th year. velopment, and civil and human rights, and yond our own stereotypes, helping the So Dr. Dorothy Irene Height deserves has received numerous appointments and aged, and working to ensure that those this lifetime resolution, this lifetime awards. The most recent recognitions include people who cannot speak can be heard. acknowledgment of her achievement. appointment to the Advisory Council of the She had a vision, and the vision was She is a brilliant woman, an advocate White House Initiative on Historically Black that we would own property, meaning of women’s rights, and she is still going Colleges and Universities by President Bush the National Council of Negro Women, on. So I simply close by saying I will and to the National Advisory Council on Aging on Pennsylvania Avenue. I believe it is walk with the Constitution because by Secretary of Health and Human Services the only property owned by African- Dorothy Irene Height gave me the Louis Sullivan. Her awards are extensive with Americans. What a dream. right to stand tall as a woman. the most recent ones including the Stellar Now, just a few hundred yards down Mr. Speaker, Dorothy Height’s lifetime of Award; the Spirit of Cincinnati Ambassador from the White House, sits this beau- achievement measures the liberation of Black Award; Camille Cosby World of Children tiful edifice that is not a testament to America, the advance of women’s rights and a Award; National Caucus and Center on Black isolated Americans, it is a testament determined effort to lift the poor and the pow- Aged Living Legacy Award; the Caring Award to what Americans can do when they erless into the Hall of Power and influence in by the Caring Institute; NAFEO Distinguished pull up their bootstraps. That is what our Nation. Leadership Award; the Olender Foundation’s Dorothy Height did on behalf of the Dorothy Height began her career as a staff Generous Heart Award; and the Franklin Dela- National Council of Negro Women. member of the YWCA in New York City, be- no Roosevelt Freedom From Want Award.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2340 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 She also received 19 honorary doctorates ety, and her vision of a much better poor and the powerless. Dream giver and from colleges and universities. world for everyone. It is fitting today earth shaker, Dr. Dorothy Height has followed As president of NCNW, Dorothy Irene that Congress acknowledge more than and expanded on the original purpose of the Height has an outstanding record of accom- 6 decades of distinguished leadership National Council of Negro Women, giving new plishments. As a self-help advocate, she has and service provided by Dorothy Irene meaning, new courage and pride to women, been instrumental in the initiation of NCNW Height. youth and families everywhere. sponsored food, child care, housing and ca- I want to again thank the sponsors of Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, today we sa- reer educational programs that embody the this legislation, and thank the gen- lute a true living legend—Dr. Dorothy Height. principles of self-reliance. As a promoter of tleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON), An icon, Dr. Height has been a model in the Black family life she conceived and organized chairman of our full committee, and struggle for human rights everywhere. the Black Family Reunion Celebration in 1986 the gentleman from Florida (Mr. SCAR- Throughout a career spanning over six dec- to reinforce the historic strengths and tradi- BOROUGH), chairman of the Sub- ades, Dr. Height has served as a notable tional values of the African-American Family. committee on Civil Service of the Com- leader, filling an array of positions, and always Now in its ninth year, this multicity cultural mittee on Government Reform, for doing so with an unyielding sense of commit- event has attracted some 11.5 million people. bringing this legislation forward; and ment, determination, class, and integrity. Dr. Dorothy I. Height’s lifetime of achieve- also the ranking member, and the chief There are so many different words with ment measures the liberation of Black Amer- ranking member, of course, is the gen- which one might describe Dr. Height: ica, the brilliant advance of women’s rights, tleman from California (Mr. WAXMAN), Stalwart because of her dedication to and the most determined effort to lift up the and also Mr. DAVIS, for working expedi- women and the Black community. She has poor and the powerless. Dream giver and tiously to bring this resolution to the given over three decades of committed leader- earth shaker, Dr. Dorothy Height has followed floor today. ship and service as President of the National and expanded on the original purpose of the I urge Members to lend their support Council of Negro Women (NCNW) where she National Council of Negro Women, giving new to this resolution. orchestrated their child care, housing, and ca- meaning, new courage and pride to women, Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, reer educational programs; youth and families everywhere. throughout her career, Dr. Dorothy I. Height Fashionable because of her stunning grace Dorothy Height has been recognized numer- has been a leader in the struggle for equality and trademark stylish hats, turning heads ev- ous times for his contributions to America. She and human rights for all people. Her life erywhere she goes; has received the Spingarn Medal from the serves as an example of one who is passion- A heroine and role model, Dr. Height filled NAACP, July 1993 and has been inducted into ately committed for a just society and her vi- the post of national president of Delta Sigma ‘‘National Womens Hall of Fame’’, October, sion of a better world. Theta Sorority, Inc. and served on the national 1993. In 1965, she started the Center for Racial staff for the YWCA; and I am pleased and honored to stand with fel- Justice which is still a major initiative of the An incredible champion for her work as a low women of the Congress, the Congres- National YWCA. valiant civil rights leader, serving with the likes sional Black Caucus to recognize a living She worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, American legend and champion of equal rights King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, A. Phil- Whitney Young, and A. Phillip Randolph. and justice for all Americans—Dorothy Height. ip Randolph as well as others. Dr. Height par- I salute Dr. Dorothy Height with a quote GENERAL LEAVE ticipated in virtually all major civil and human from famous poet Nikki Giovanni’s poem, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. rights events in the 1950s and 1960s. For her ‘‘Ego Tripping’’: Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that tireless efforts on behalf of the less fortunate, She was born in the congo all Members may have 5 legislative President Ronald Reagan presented her the She walked to the fertile crescent and built days within which to revise and extend Citizens Medal Award for distinguished service the sphinx their remarks on House Resolution 55. to the country in 1989. She designed a pyramid so tough that a star The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Dr. Height is known for her extensive inter- that only glows every one hundred STEARNS). Is there objection to the re- national and developmental education work. years falls into the center giving divine quest of the gentlewoman from Cali- She initiated the sole African American private perfect light voluntary organization working in Africa in She is bad!! fornia? She is so perfect so divine so ethereal so There was no objection. 1975, building on the success of NCNW’s as- surreal Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. signments in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South She cannot be comprehended except by her Speaker, I yield back the balance of America. In three decades of national leader- permission my time. ship, she has served on major policymaking I mean . . . She can fly like a bird in the Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- bodies affecting women, social welfare, eco- sky ... self the balance of my time. nomic development, and civil and human Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentle- rights, and has received numerous appoint- recognize a distinguished woman who devoted woman from California (Ms. ments and awards. The most recent recogni- her life to fighting for human rights, peace, MILLENDER-MCDONALD) for introducing tions include appointment to the Advisory and justice. this important resolution, for her ef- Council of the White House Initiative on His- Dr. Dorothy Irene Height was the first Afri- forts to bring to the floor this resolu- torically Black Colleges and Universities by can-American named to deal with the Harlem tion today, and also to recognize, at a President Bush and to the National Advisory riots of 1935 and became one of the young time when our young people so des- Council on Aging by Secretary of Health and leaders of the National Youth Movement of the perately need role models, someone Human Services Louis Sullivan. As a self-help New Deal era. who follows in the footsteps of some of advocate, she has been instrumental in the She dedicated her life to more than six dec- my African-American female heroes: initiation of NCNW sponsored food, child care, ades of distinguished leadership and service. Mary McLeod Bethune; Zora Neal housing and career educational programs that Dr. Height established the Center for Racial Hurston, someone who I love and adore embody the principles of self-reliance. As a Justice and the Bethune Museum and Ar- as a black author, and whose works promoter of Black family life she conceived chives for Black women. She served as presi- have not been properly recognized until and organized the Black Family Reunion Cele- dent of the National Council of Negro Women late; Barbara Jordan; and today I saw bration in 1986 to reinforce the historic and organized the Black Family Reunion Cele- so many Barbara Jordans on the floor strengths and traditional values of the African bration. who I am very proud of, and who serve American Family. Now in its ninth year, this She worked hard to improve lives while as role models in the House of Rep- multi-city cultural event has attracted some working at the YWCA and the National Coun- resentatives, again for so many young 11.5 million people. cil of Negro Women, as the fourth elected people across this land who need role Dr. Dorothy I. Height’s lifetime of achieve- President. models. ment measures the liberation of Black Amer- She diligently worked to expand women’s Dorothy Height’s life exemplifies her ica, the brilliant advance of women’s rights, rights for full and equal employment, pay, and passionate commitment to a just soci- and the most determined effort to lift up the education. She not only worked to expand

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2341 women’s rights in the U.S., but also in the the Dhahran suburb of Al Khobar, killing 28 loss of American life in military con- international arena. soldiers and injuring 100 other soldiers; flict in the last 10 years took place in She has touched many lives through her in- Whereas the thoughts and prayers of the Desert Storm as a group of American strumental work on improving child care, hous- Congress and the country remain with the soldiers were involved in setting up an families of these soldiers; ing projects, and career and educational pro- Whereas this single incident resulted in operation to support Operation Desert grams that embody the principles of self-reli- more United States combat casualties than Storm. Unfortunately, a Scud missile ance. any other in Operation Desert Storm and was launched by Saddam Hussein’s I want to commend Dr. Height for her work since; units into the barracks, and as a result, to better people’s lives through her commit- Whereas Scud missile attacks paralyzed 28 young Americans were killed and ment to fight for human rights as well as up- the country of Israel during Operation 99 others were seriously injured. hold justice, equality, and freedom throughout Desert Storm; Today we offer this resolution jointly the world. Thank you Dr. Height for your tre- Whereas the Patriot missile batteries, as a bipartisan memorial to these which were used in Operation Desert Storm mendous work. You are a living legacy. for missile defense, were not originally de- brave individuals. I am pleased to be Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I am signed for missile defense; the original cosponsor with our good proud today to join with my colleagues in Whereas the United States and our allies friend, the gentleman from Pennsyl- passing House Resolution 55, honoring Dr. still have not fielded advanced theater mis- vania (Mr. MURTHA), whose district Dorothy Irene Height as an activist and cru- sile defenses; half of these brave young Americans sader for human rights. Dr. Height has dedi- Whereas missile technology proliferation resided in. cated her life to serving her community. She makes missile attacks on United States We are also pleased to have the dis- has affected great change in the areas of forces increasingly possible; and tinguished ranking member of the women’s empowerment, social welfare, eco- Whereas February 25, 2001, is the 10th anni- Committee on Armed Services with us, versary of the Scud missile attack which nomic development, and civil and human caused the deaths of these brave soldiers who the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. rights. died in service to their country: Now, there- SKELTON), who is one of the sponsors of She has been a tireless advocate, working fore, be it this legislation, and our good friend, for decades on behalf of socially and economi- Resolved by the House of Representatives (the the gentleman from El Paso, Texas cally disadvantaged communities. And she is Senate concurring), That the Congress— (Mr. REYES). perhaps most notable because she under- (1) on behalf of the American people, ex- Mr. Speaker, what a tragedy this was stands the diversity of this country and our tends its sympathy and thanks to the fami- as 28 young Americans were snuffed lies of Specialist Steven E. Atherton, Cor- out in the prime of their lives because world, utilizing a collaborative leadership style, poral Stanley Bartusiak, Specialist John A. to bring people of different cultures together Boliver, Jr., Sergeant Joseph P. Bongiorni of Saddam Hussein’s attack on them in for mutual benefit. She is a true leader in the III, Sergeant John T. Boxler, Specialist Bev- a cowardly manner, without any fore- struggle for equality and social justice. erly S. Clark, Sergeant Allen B. Craver, Cor- warning. In fact, it was 8:40 p.m. on Dr. Dorothy Irene Height is truly an amazing poral Rolando A. Delagneau, Specialist Ste- February 25 when parts of a Scud mis- individual, for whom I have a great deal of ad- ven P. Farnen, Specialist Duane W. Hollen, sile destroyed the barracks housing miration and respect. Jr., Specialist Glen D. Jones, Specialist members of the 14th Quartermaster De- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield back Frank S. Keough, Specialist Anthony E. tachment in the single most dev- the balance of my time. Madison, Specialist Steven G. Mason, Spe- astating attack on U.S. forces during The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cialist Christine L. Mayes, Specialist Mi- chael W. Mills, Specialist Adrienne L. Mitch- that war. Ninety-nine others were seri- question is on the motion offered by ell, Specialist Ronald D. Rennison, Private ously injured. The 14th Quartermaster the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MICA) First Class Timothy A. Shaw, Specialist Ste- Detachment from Pennsylvania lost 13 that the House suspend the rules and ven J. Siko, Corporal Brian K. Simpson, Spe- soldiers and suffered 43 wounded. Cas- agree to the resolution, H. Res. 55. cialist Thomas G. Stone, Specialist James D. ualties were evacuated to medical fa- The question was taken; and (two- Tatum, Private First Class Robert C. Wade, cilities in Saudi Arabia and Germany. thirds having voted in favor thereof), Sergeant Frank J. Walls, Corporal Jonathan The 14th, which had been in Saudi Ara- the rules were suspended and the reso- M. Williams, Specialist Richard V. bia only 6 days, suffered the greatest lution was agreed to. Wolverton, and Specialist James E. Worthy, all of whom were killed by an Iraqi missile number of casualties of any allied unit A motion to reconsider was laid on attack on February 25, 1991, while in service during Operation Desert Storm. the table. to their country; and Eighty-one percent of the unit’s 69 sol- f (2) resolves to support appropriate and ef- diers had been killed or wounded. HONORING THE ULTIMATE SAC- fective theater missile defense programs to During the ensuing 10 years, Mr. help prevent attacks on forward deployed Speaker, a number of significant RIFICE MADE BY 28 UNITED United States forces from occurring again. STATES SOLDIERS KILLED DUR- events have taken place to honor the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ING OPERATION DESERT STORM memory of these brave individuals. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Tonight we pay special recognition Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) and the on the 10th anniversary to Specialist Speaker, I move to suspend the rules gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SKEL- Steven Atherton, 26 years old; Spe- and agree to the concurrent resolution TON) each will control 20 minutes. cialist John Boliver, 27 years old; Ser- (H. Con. Res. 39) honoring the ultimate The Chair recognizes the gentleman geant Joseph Bongiorni, III, 20 years sacrifice made by 28 United States sol- from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON). old; Sergeant John Boxler, 44 years old; diers killed by an Iraqi missile attack GENERAL LEAVE Specialist Beverly Clark, 23 years old; on February 25, 1991, during Operation Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sergeant Allen Craver, 32 years old; Desert Storm, and resolving to support Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Specialist Frank Keough, 22 years old; appropriate and effective theater mis- all Members may have 5 legislative Specialist Anthony Madison, 27 years sile defense programs. days within which to revise and extend old; Specialist Christine Mayes, 22 The Clerk read as follows: their remarks on House Concurrent years old; Specialist Stephen Siko, 24 H. CON. RES. 39 Resolution 39. years old; Specialist Thomas Stone, 20 Whereas, during Operation Desert Storm, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there years old; Specialist Frank Walls, 20 Iraq launched a Scud missile at Dhahran, objection to the request of the gen- years old; Specialist Richard Saudi Arabia early in the evening of Feb- tleman from Pennsylvania? Wolverton, 22 years old, all from the ruary 25, 1991; There was no objection. 14th Detachment. Whereas one Patriot missile battery on a Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. From other units: Corporal Stanley Dhahran airfield was not operational and another nearby battery did not track the Scud Speaker, I yield myself such time as I Bartusiak, 34 years old; Corporal missile effectively; may consume. Rolando Delagneau, 30 years old; Spe- Whereas the Scud missile hit a warehouse Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago 2 days ago cialist Steven Farnen, 22 years old; serving as a United States Army barracks in on Sunday, February 25, the largest Specialist Glen Jones, 21 years old;

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2342 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 Specialist Duane Hollen, Jr., 24 years per, as on that same occasion of Desert Since then, however, we have made old; Specialist Steven Mason, 23 years Storm, threw himself on top of a great strides in the Patriot program old; Specialist Michael Mills, 23 years downed American soldier and incoming and are nearly ready to deploy the ad- old; Specialist Adrienne Mitchell, 20 artillery shell killed him. vanced Patriot system called PAC–3. years old; Specialist Ronald Rennison, So I understand. My sympathy goes The PAC–3 system is proven to engage 21 years old; Private First Class Tim- out to the families. and destroy ballistic missiles like othy Shaw, 21 years old; Corporal Brian At this time, though, I would add, Scuds. If this missile system had been Simpson, 22 years old; Specialist James Mr. Speaker, that recognizing those in our inventory 10 years ago, it could Tatum, 22 years old; Private First specific ones that are mentioned here, have prevented this Scud missile trag- Class Robert Wade, 31 years old; Cor- or the ones that I mentioned, in no way edy. poral Jonathan Williams, 23 years old; diminishes the honor or the reverence Mr. Speaker, while we still have a and Specialist James Worthy, 22 years that we hold for the other service long way to go to ensure the safety, old. members who were killed or were both here and abroad, from short-range Mr. Speaker, tonight we pay a special wounded during Operation Desert ballistic missiles like Scuds and from tribute to these brave Americans who Shield or Operation Desert Storm. the expanding threat of longer-range paid the ultimate price and made the I publicly extend the same sympathy ballistic missiles like the No Dong mis- supreme sacrifice on behalf of their and thanks to all the families of those sile. I believe we must continue to field country. But Mr. Speaker, the outrage who lost loved ones during the Persian the PAC–3 system throughout the Pa- is that 10 years later America still has Gulf War. This is not just a commemo- triot force as quickly as possible. not yet deployed a highly effective the- ration, Mr. Speaker. By adopting this We must continue our support for ater missile defense system to protect resolution, we resolve to support ap- programs like THAAD, MEADS, and our troops from further attacks of this propriate and effective theater missile our Navy theater missile defense pro- type. defense so American forces deployed gram. Mr. Speaker, that is a national em- forward will not be vulnerable to simi- While in war-time, no system guaran- barrassment and a national disgrace, lar missile attacks in the future. tees security. This, I find, would be one that 10 years after we had the largest Improving our theater missile de- of the best tributes to these 28 U.S. sol- loss of life from the military forces of fense capability is and should be an in- diers that we would never run that risk this country in a Scud attack, a low- tegral part of our weapons moderniza- again, simply by paying tribute to complexity Scud attack, we still have tion effort. them through prudent and careful exer- not deployed the highly effective sys- Mr. Speaker, I am happy to report cising of deployment of the PAC–3 system to protect our troops from further that since the Persian Gulf War, we tem. attacks of this type. have fielded the next generation of Pa- Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mr. Speaker, we must do better. I ask triot missiles known as PAC–3, and we Speaker, I yield myself such time as I our colleagues to join with us in this are rapidly developing the Medium Ex- may consume. battle for effective missile defense. tended Air Range Defense System Mr. Speaker, I want to rise and ac- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of which is known as MEADS. As a result, knowledge and support the comments my time. our forces today are far better prepared of my colleagues and say that we are Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield to defend against the theater missile making progress. I fully support the myself such time as I may consume. attack than it was during the 1991 con- PAC–3, the MEADS program which we Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate this, and flict. are doing cooperatively with Italy and I rise in support of House Concurrent These efforts have enjoyed strong Germany is moving along. Resolution 39. This bill is cosponsored support on both sides of the aisle. This We have had tremendous success by my two friends, the gentlemen from is a good bill. It honors outstanding with the Arab program with Israel, and Pennsylvania, Mr. MURTHA and Mr. Americans. It proposes a sound policy. we are now beginning discussions with WELDON. I compliment the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman our European friends and even our Mid- from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) on from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) and I dle Eastern friends and our Far East his efforts. thank the gentleman for yielding the Asia friends on how to promote effec- time to me. tive missile defense. 1530 b Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of But I have to underscore the fact, This bill honors the 28 American sol- this. Mr. Speaker, that missiles are the diers who were killed by an Iraqi SCUD Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the weapon of choice of tyrants and dic- missile on February, 25, 10 years ago, gentleman from Texas (Mr. REYES). tators. Many of our colleagues talk 1991, during the Persian Gulf War. This Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the about the threats coming from a weap- missile attack caused more United gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SKEL- on of mass destruction or coming from States casualties than any other single TON) for yielding me the time and the the illegal use of computer systems, incident during the conflict, and it is gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. and my colleagues and I have been the altogether fitting that we pay tribute WELDON). first to acknowledge that they are real to those who gave their lives for their Mr. Speaker, it is with a great sense threats, the threats of chemical, bio- country as a result of this attack. It is of loss that I rise to remember the 28 logical or nuclear attacks or the particularly poignant when nearly all U.S. soldiers who sacrificed their lives threats posed by a cyberattack on our of those killed come from the single on the evening of February 25, 1991 SMART systems. But the fact remains unit, from a single geographic region, when a Scud missile hit and destroyed that the weapon of choice of tyrants is in a single State, in this case, the the converted warehouse where they the missile. State of Pennsylvania. were housed. When Saddam Hussain chose to rain I might add that those 28 young These men and women, most from terror in Israel, he did not pick suit- Guardsmen all left families, all suf- the 14th Quartermaster Detachment, case bombs. He did not pick chemical fered the pain and anxiety of loss of a an Army Reserve unit from Greens- or biological agents. He picked the loved one. burg, Pennsylvania, had answered the missiles to rain terror in Israel to Mr. Speaker, if I may, I well remem- call and were serving their Nation which they could not properly defend ber experiencing a family going when and where they were needed. themselves against. through that same agony. In April of Although our air defenders tried val- When Saddam Hussain decided to 1941, Fort Hood, Texas, I was present iantly to use the Patriot system to take out American soldiers, it was a when the parents of a young soldier protect our soldiers and our allies dur- Scud missile he chose, a low-com- named Cooper were presented a Silver ing the Gulf War, that system was sim- plexity Scud missile. He snuffed out 28 Star posthumously as this young Coo- ply not designed for missile defense. young lives, 6 days after they arrived.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2343 These were young people who were tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) from the 299 servicemembers who gave their mothers and sisters and sons and fa- for his outstanding leadership on be- lives in defeating Iraq. thers. They were volunteer firefighters, half of the Nation’s warriors and patri- One incident in particular stands out from and they were local businesspeople who ots. the conflict. On February 25, 1991, Iraqi forces were called up as reservists to serve Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my col- launched a Scud missile at the city of Dhahran the country. Yet America was not able leagues to support this resolution. in Saudi Arabia. The missile struck a ware- to provide the level of protection Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance house which was serving as a U.S. Army bar- against those missiles. of my time. racks in the suburb of Al Khobar, killing 28 Today, Mr. Speaker, over 70 nations Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield soldiers and injuring 100 others. This incident in the world have missiles that pose di- myself such time as I may consume. resulted in more U.S. combat casualties than rect threats to our troops, our allies, Mr. Speaker, first I want to thank any other in Operation Desert Storm, or in and the people of America. the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. subsequent operations. Over 22 Nations today, Mr. Speaker, WELDON) for working so well and put- This concurrent resolution expresses the are building missiles and have the cating this bill before us. It is a fitting sense of Congress on behalf of the American pability of building enhanced missiles. tribute to those young Americans that people extending its sympathy and thanks to In fact, Mr. Speaker, that Scud missile died 10 years ago in Desert Storm. I the families of the 28 soldiers who were killed that was used 10 years ago has been en- hope it is some solace to those families in that attack. It further resolves to support ap- hanced three and four times by the and not just to those families but to propriate and effective missile defense pro- North Koreans, by the Iranians, and by the other families who lost loved ones grams to help prevent a similar unnecessary the Iraqis. In fact, Iran is now working in that conflict. America is great, as loss of lives from occurring again. Had a more on a medium-ranged missile that will Tocqueville once wrote, because Amer- effective missile defense system been in place soon threaten all of Israel. ica is good. And America was there in on that February night in 1991, in all likelihood The growth in the threat of these the Persian Gulf because we stood for those 28 Americans would have survived. missiles has been unbelievably aggres- good values. It is fitting that we honor those soldiers who sive. In fact, just since last September, Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, when President Clinton made a deci- from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) for as we are doing today. The best way for us sion on our National Missile Defense offering this resolution, because it does to honor their sacrifice is to ensure that history Program, September 21, Iran tested a reflect the best that comes from Amer- does not repeat itself in any future war. For brand-new Shehab 3 missile. The ica. this reason, we should rededicate ourselves to Shehab 3 missile is a couple of steps Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- the task of developing and deploying an effec- above the Scud missile that killed our press my genuine sympathy to the families of tive theater missile defense system. Once this troops in Desert Storm. U.S. service members killed in Saudi Arabia in has been accomplished, future generations of On September 24, Libya received its 1991. young Americans will be safer in regional mili- first 50 Nodongs. The Nodong is an en- I too honor their sacrifice. The greatest trib- tary conflicts. hanced version of the Scud missile. ute we could provide to these brave men and Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to join in Now Libya has at least 50 of these mis- women is to work for nuclear disarmament supporting this resolution. siles. In October, Russia tested mobile and world peace. Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield and silo-based TOPOL MICBMs with a Nuclear proliferation is a real danger today. back the balance of my time. 6200 nautical mile range. In November, That is why I believe it is imperative that the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. China conducted tests, their second United States abide by its own treaties and STEARNS). The question is on the mo- tests of the DF31. That test also in- the principles of nonproliferation. tion offered by the gentleman from cluded decoys in the warhead. The proposed missile defense systems will Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) that the In January, India conducted a second increase the nuclear threats we face, not di- House suspend the rules and agree to Agni test, another theater missile. minish them. the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, around We should not spend billions of dollars on 39. the world, the threat of offensive mis- an unworkable missile system, when we have The question was taken. siles remains very real and very dan- real security needs that must be met, when The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the gerous. we have soldiers on food stamps, when we opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of As we honor these brave Americans have gulf-war veterans denied badly needed those present have voted in the affirm- tonight, as we honor and pay respects medical care, and when we face such serious ative. to not only what they did, but to their healthcare, educational, and housing problems Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, on that I families for the sacrifice that they here at home that undermine both the general demand the yeas and nays. made in having one of their loved ones welfare of the country and our common de- The yeas and nays were ordered. stand up for America at a time of need, fense. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and have their life snuffed out in the I join my colleagues in expressing our sym- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the process, it is absolutely essential that pathy to the families of those killed in 1991. Chair’s prior announcement, further this House go on record as saying with My hope is that we do not put any more men proceedings on this motion will be their votes that we want our govern- and women in harm’s way. I must oppose any postponed. ment and our military to continue the missile system that makes the world a more f work that people like the gentleman dangerous place. CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) and the Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in EMERGENCY RELATING TO CUBA gentleman from Texas (Mr. REYES) and strong support of H. Con. Res. 39, a bill to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. honor the sacrifices of Operation Desert AND OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION MURTHA) and Members on our side have Storm. I urge my colleagues to join in sup- been proposing. porting this worthwhile legislation. OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MOVE- Aggressive theater missile defense This year marks the tenth anniversary of MENT OF VESSELS—MESSAGE systems that can protect our troops Operation Desert Storm, a military operation FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE and moving forward with missile de- undertaken by a United States-led coalition to UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 107- fense programs that can protect Amer- drive Saddam Hussein’s Iraqui Army out of 47) ica and our allies, that is the least we Kuwait. This objective was achieved decisively The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- can do, Mr. Speaker, on this the anni- with a minimum of allied casualties. fore the House the following message versary of the loss of these brave Regrettably, however, no military action oc- from the President of the United Americans. curs without some losses, and while the num- States; which was read and, together Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues ber of United States deaths during Desert with the accompanying papers, without for joining with us. I thank the gen- Storm was low, that does nothing to detract objection, referred to the Committee

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 on International Relations and ordered the rules were suspended and the reso- Israel Millender- Sensenbrenner to be printed: lution was agreed to. Istook McDonald Serrano Jackson (IL) Miller (FL) Sessions To the Congress of the United States: A motion to reconsider was laid on Jackson-Lee Miller, Gary Shadegg Section 202(d) of the National Emer- the table. (TX) Mink Shaw gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides Jefferson Moakley Shays f Jenkins Mollohan Sherman for the automatic termination of a na- John Moore Sherwood tional emergency unless, prior to the HONORING THE ULTIMATE SAC- Johnson (CT) Moran (KS) Shimkus anniversary date of its declaration, the RIFICE MADE BY 28 UNITED Johnson (IL) Morella Shows Johnson, E. B. Murtha Simmons President publishes in the Federal Reg- STATES SOLDIERS KILLED DUR- Johnson, Sam Nadler ister and transmits to the Congress a Sisisky ING OPERATION DESERT STORM Jones (NC) Napolitano Skeen notice stating that the emergency is to Jones (OH) Neal The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Skelton continue in effect beyond the anniver- Kanjorski Nethercutt Slaughter Kaptur Ney pending business is the question of sus- Smith (MI) sary date. In accordance with this pro- Keller Northup pending the rules and agreeing to the Smith (NJ) vision, I have sent the enclosed notice Kelly Norwood concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 39. Smith (TX) to the Federal Register for publication, Kennedy (MN) Nussle Smith (WA) The Clerk read the title of the con- Kennedy (RI) Oberstar which states that the emergency de- Snyder current resolution. Kerns Obey Solis clared with respect to the Government Kildee Olver of Cuba’s destruction of two unarmed The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Souder question is on the motion offered by Kilpatrick Ortiz U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in Kind (WI) Osborne Spence the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. King (NY) Ose Spratt international airspace north of Cuba on Stark February 24, 1996, is to continue in ef- WELDON) that the House suspend the Kingston Otter rules and agree to the concurrent reso- Kirk Owens Stearns fect beyond March 1, 2001. Stenholm lution, H. Con. Res. 39, on which the Kleczka Oxley GEORGE W. BUSH. Knollenberg Pascrell Stump THE WHITE HOUSE, February 27, 2001. yeas and nays were ordered. Kolbe Pastor Stupak The vote was taken by electronic de- Kucinich Paul Sununu f vice, and there were—yeas 395, nays 0, LaFalce Payne Sweeney RECESS answered ‘‘present’’ 2, not voting 35, as LaHood Pelosi Tanner Lampson Pence Tauscher The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- follows: Langevin Peterson (MN) Tauzin ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- [Roll No. 16] Largent Peterson (PA) Taylor (MS) Larsen (WA) Petri Taylor (NC) clares the House in recess until ap- YEAS—395 Larson (CT) Phelps Terry proximately 5 p.m. Abercrombie Castle Flake Latham Pickering Thompson (CA) Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 44 min- Aderholt Chabot Fletcher LaTourette Pitts Thompson (MS) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess Akin Chambliss Foley Leach Platts Thornberry until approximately 5 p.m. Allen Clay Ford Levin Pombo Thune Andrews Clayton Frank Lewis (CA) Pomeroy Thurman f Armey Clement Frelinghuysen Lewis (GA) Portman Tiahrt Baca Clyburn Frost Lewis (KY) Price (NC) Tiberi b 1700 Bachus Coble Gallegly Linder Pryce (OH) Tierney Baird Collins Ganske Lipinski Quinn Toomey AFTER RECESS Baker Combest Gephardt LoBiondo Radanovich Towns Baldacci Condit Gibbons The recess having expired, the House Lofgren Rahall Traficant Baldwin Conyers Gilchrest was called to order by the Speaker pro Lowey Ramstad Turner Ballenger Cooksey Gillmor Lucas (KY) Rangel tempore (Mr. GIBBONS) at 5 p.m. Barcia Costello Gilman Udall (CO) Lucas (OK) Regula Udall (NM) f Barr Cox Gonzalez Luther Reyes Barrett Crane Goode Upton Maloney (CT) Reynolds Vela´ zquez ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Bartlett Crenshaw Goodlatte Maloney (NY) Rivers Visclosky Barton Crowley Gordon Manzullo Rodriguez PRO TEMPORE Walden Bass Cubin Goss Markey Roemer Bentsen Culberson Granger Walsh The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mascara Rogers (KY) Bereuter Cummings Graves Wamp ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair Matheson Rogers (MI) Berkley Cunningham Green (TX) Waters Matsui Ross will now put the question on motions Berman Davis (CA) Green (WI) Watkins McCarthy (MO) Roukema to suspend the rules on which further Berry Davis (FL) Greenwood McCarthy (NY) Roybal-Allard Watt (NC) Biggert Davis (IL) Grucci proceedings were postponed earlier McCollum Royce Watts (OK) Bilirakis Davis, Jo Ann Gutierrez McCrery Rush Waxman today. Bishop Davis, Tom Gutknecht McDermott Ryan (WI) Weiner Votes will be taken in the following Blagojevich Deal Hall (OH) McGovern Ryun (KS) Weldon (FL) order: Blumenauer DeFazio Hall (TX) McHugh Sabo Weldon (PA) Blunt DeGette Hansen H. Res. 57, de novo; and McInnis Sandlin Weller Boehlert Delahunt Harman Wexler H. Con. Res. 39, by the yeas and nays. Boehner DeLay McIntyre Sawyer Hart Whitfield The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Bonior DeMint Hastings (FL) McKinney Saxton Wolf Bono Deutsch Hastings (WA) McNulty Scarborough the time for any electronic vote after Woolsey Borski Diaz-Balart Hayes Meehan Schaffer the first such vote in this series. Wu Boswell Dicks Hefley Meek (FL) Schakowsky f Boucher Doggett Herger Meeks (NY) Schiff Wynn Boyd Dooley Hill Menendez Schrock Young (AK) RECOGNIZING AND HONORING Brady (PA) Doolittle Hilleary Mica Scott Young (FL) DALE EARNHARDT Brady (TX) Doyle Hilliard ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—2 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Brown (FL) Dreier Hinchey Brown (OH) Duncan Hinojosa Lee Miller, George pending business is the question of sus- Brown (SC) Dunn Hobson pending the rules and agreeing to the Bryant Edwards Hoeffel NOT VOTING—35 resolution, H. Res. 57. Burr Ehlers Hoekstra Burton Ehrlich Holden Ackerman Hunter Ros-Lehtinen The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Callahan Emerson Holt Becerra Inslee Rothman tion. Calvert Engel Honda Bonilla Issa Sanchez The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Camp English Hooley Buyer Lantos Sanders question is on the motion offered by Cannon Eshoo Horn Coyne McKeon Simpson Cantor Etheridge Hostettler Cramer Moran (VA) Strickland ICA the gentleman from Florida (Mr. M ) Capito Evans Houghton DeLauro Myrick Tancredo that the House suspend the rules and Capps Everett Hoyer Dingell Pallone Thomas Capuano Farr Hulshof Fossella Putnam agree to the resolution, H. Res. 57. Vitter Cardin Fattah Hutchinson Gekas Rehberg Wicker The question was taken; and (two- Carson (IN) Ferguson Hyde Graham Riley Wilson thirds having voted in favor thereof) Carson (OK) Filner Isakson Hayworth Rohrabacher

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TO THE PROVISIONS OF HOUSE Remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. The result of the vote was announced CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 28 TO The annual day of Remembrance, spon- as above recorded. HEAR AN ADDRESS BY THE sored by the Holocaust Memorial Council of A motion to reconsider was laid on PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED which I am a member, will be held on April 18, the table. STATES Stated for: 2001. This important program allows the Con- Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- gress and the Nation to observe the days of The Speaker of the House presided. ably detained when the vote was called for remembrance, to pay tribute to the American The Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Mrs. rollcall No. 16. I strongly support the resolution liberators of the concentration camp’s sur- Kerri Hanley, announced the Vice honoring the brave Americans who made the vivors, and by commemorating this enormous President and Members of the U.S. ultimate sacrifice on February 25, 1991, during tragedy, ensuring that it never happens again. Senate, who entered the Hall of the Operation Desert Storm. Had I been present, Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to House of Representatives, the Vice I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ join in urging the adoption of this resolution. President taking the chair at the right Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall A motion to reconsider was laid on of the Speaker, and the Members of the No. 16, I was inadvertently detained. Had I the table. Senate the seats reserved for them. been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ f The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall DISPENSING WITH CALENDAR part of the House to escort the Presi- vote 16, I was unavoidably detained. Had I WEDNESDAY BUSINESS ON dent of the United States into the been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001 f Chamber: Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- The gentleman from Texas (Mr. 1730 b mous consent that the business in ARMEY); ELECTION OF MEMBER TO COM- order under the Calendar Wednesday The gentleman from Texas (Mr. MITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RE- rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, DELAY); LATIONS February 28, 2001. The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, by di- WATTS); objection to the request of the gen- rection of the Democratic Caucus, I The gentleman from California (Mr. tleman from Ohio? COX); offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 63) There was no objection. and ask for its immediate consider- The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. ation. f GEPHARDT); The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. lows: PRO TEMPORE BONIOR); The gentleman from Texas (Mr. H. RES. 63 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The FROST); and Resolved, That the following named Mem- Chair desires to make an announce- The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. ber be, and is hereby, elected to the fol- ment. lowing standing committee of the House of After consultation with the majority MENENDEZ). Representatives: and minority leaders, and with their The VICE PRESIDENT. The Presi- Committee on International Relations: Mr. dent of the Senate, at the direction of ENGEL of New York to rank immediately consent and approval, the Chair announces that tonight when the two that body, appoints the following Sen- after Mr. DAVIS of Florida. ators as members of the committee on The resolution was agreed to. Houses meet in joint session to hear an address by the President of the United the part of the Senate to escort the A motion to reconsider was laid on President of the United States into the the table. States, only the doors immediately opposite the Speaker and those on his left House Chamber: f and right will be open. The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. PERMITTING USE OF ROTUNDA OF No one will be allowed on the floor of LOTT); CAPITOL FOR CEREMONY AS the House who does not have the privi- The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. PART OF COMMEMORATION OF lege of the floor of the House. NICKLES); DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF VIC- Due to the large attendance which is The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. TIMS OF HOLOCAUST anticipated, the Chair feels the rule re- SANTORUM); The Senator from Texas (Mrs. Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- garding the privilege of the floor must HUTCHISON); mous consent to take from the Speak- be strictly adhered to. The Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAIG); er’s table the concurrent resolution (H. Children of Members will not be per- The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Con. Res. 14) permitting the use of the mitted on the floor, and the coopera- FRIST); Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony tion of all Members is requested. The Senator from Alaska (Mr. STE- as part of the commemoration of the f VENS); days of remembrance of victims of the RECESS The Senator from Texas (Mr. Holocaust, with a Senate amendment GRAMM); thereto and concur in the Senate The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. amendment. ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- The Clerk read the title of the con- clares the House in recess until ap- MCCONNELL); current resolution. proximately 8:40 p.m. for the purpose of The Senator from Maine (Ms. The Clerk read the Senate amend- receiving in joint session the President SNOWE); ment, as follows: of the United States. The Senator from New Hampshire Senate amendment: Page 1, line 3, strike Accordingly (at 5 o’clock and 34 min- (Mr. GREGG); out ‘‘April 18, 2001’’ and insert ‘‘April 19, utes p.m.), the House stood in recess The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 2001’’. until approximately 8:40 p.m. DASCHLE);

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The Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID); to break the tie. I want to thank so pays down an unprecedented amount of The Senator from Maryland (Ms. MI- many of you who have accepted my in- our national debt, and then when KULSKI); vitation to come to the White House to money is still left over, my plan re- The Senator from North Dakota (Mr. discuss important issues. We are off to turns it to the people who earned it in DORGAN); a good start. I will continue to meet the first place. The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. with you and ask for your input. You A budget’s impact is counted in dol- KERRY); have been kind and candid, and I thank lars, but measured in lives. Excellent The Senator from West Virginia (Mr. you for making a new President feel schools, quality health care, a secure ROCKEFELLER); welcome. retirement, a cleaner environment, a The Senator from Washington (Mrs. The last time I visited the Capitol, I stronger defense, these are all impor- MURRAY); came to take an oath. On the steps of tant needs, and we fund them. The Senator from Illinois (Mr. DUR- this building, I pledged to honor our The highest percentage increase in BIN); Constitution and laws, and I asked you our budget should go to our children’s The Senator from California (Mrs. to join me in setting a tone of civility education. Education is my top pri- BOXER); and respect in Washington. I hope ority. Education is my top priority, The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. America is noticing the difference. We and by supporting this budget, you will BREAUX); and are making progress. Together, we are make it yours as well. The Senator from Florida (Mr. NEL- changing the tone in the Nation’s cap- Reading is the foundation of all SON). ital. And this spirit of respect and co- learning, so during the next 5 years we The Deputy Sergeant at Arms an- operation is vital, because in the end triple spending, adding $5 billion to nounced the Acting Dean of the Diplo- we will be judged not only by what we help every child in America learn to matic Corps, His Excellency Roble say or how we say it, we will be judged read. Values are important, so we have Olhaye, Ambassador to the United by what we are able to accomplish. tripled funding for character education States from Djibouti. America today is a Nation with great to teach our children not only reading The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic challenges, but greater resources. An and writing, but right from wrong. Corps entered the Hall of the House of artist using statistics as a brush could We have increased funding to train Representatives and took the seat repaint two very different pictures of our and recruit teachers, because we know served for him. country. One would have warning a good education starts with a good The Deputy Sergeant at Arms an- signs: increasing layoffs, rising energy teacher. nounced the Supreme Court of the prices, too many failing schools, per- And I have a wonderful partner in United States. sistent poverty, the stubborn vestiges this effort. I like teachers so much, I An Associate Justice of the Supreme of racism. Another picture would be married one. Laura has begun a new ef- Court of the United States entered the full of blessings: a balanced budget, big fort to recruit Americans to the profes- Hall of the House of Representatives surpluses, a military that is second to sion that will shape our future: teach- and took the seat reserved for him in none, a country at peace with its ing. She will travel across America to front of the Speaker’s rostrum. neighbors, technology that is revolu- promote sound teaching practices and The Deputy Sergeant at Arms an- tionizing the world, and our greatest early reading skills in our schools and nounced the Cabinet of the President of strength, concerned citizens who care in programs such as Head Start. the United States. for our country and care for each When it comes to our schools, dollars The members of the Cabinet of the other. alone do not always make the dif- President of the United States entered Neither picture is complete in and of ference. Funding is important, and so the Hall of the House of Representa- itself. And tonight I challenge and in- is reform. So we must tie funding to tives and took the seats reserved for vite Congress to work with me to use higher standards and accountability them in front of the Speaker’s rostrum. the resources of one picture to repaint for results. At 9 o’clock and 4 minutes p.m., the the other, to direct the advantages of I believe in local control of schools. Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Wilson our time to solve the problems of our We should not and we will not run pub- Livingood, announced the President of people. lic schools from Washington, DC. Yet the United States. Some of these resources will come when the Federal government spends The President of the United States, from government, some but not all. tax dollars, we must insist on results. escorted by the committee of Senators Year after year in Washington, budget Children should be tested on basic and Representatives, entered the Hall debates seem to come down to an old, reading and math skills every year, be- of the House of Representatives, and tired argument: on one side those who tween grades three and eight. Meas- stood at the Clerk’s desk. want more government, regardless of uring is the only way to know whether (Applause, the Members rising.) the cost; on the other, those who want all our children are learning, and I The SPEAKER. Members of the Con- less government, regardless of the want to know, because I refuse to leave gress, I have the high privilege and the need. any child behind in America. distinct honor of presenting to you the We should leave those arguments to Critics of testing contend it distracts President of the United States. the last century and chart a different from learning. They talk about ‘‘teach- (Applause, the Members rising.) course. Government has a role, and an ing to the test.’’ But let us put that f important role. Yet too much govern- logic to the test. If you test a child on ment crowds out initiative and hard basic math and reading skills and you ADDRESS TO THE JOINT SESSION work, private charity and the private are ‘‘teaching to the test,’’ you are OF CONGRESS BY THE PRESI- economy. Our new governing vision teaching math and reading, and that is DENT OF THE UNITED STATES says government should be active but the whole idea. The PRESIDENT. Mr. Speaker, Mr. limited, engaged but not overbearing. As standards rise, local schools will Vice President, Members of Congress: My budget is based on that philos- need more flexibility to meet them, so It is a great privilege to be here to ophy. It is reasonable and it is respon- we must streamline the dozens of Fed- outline a new budget and a new ap- sible. It meets our obligations and eral education programs into five, and proach for governing our great coun- funds our growing needs. We increase let States spend money in those cat- try. spending next year for Social Security egories as they see fit. Schools will be I thank you for your invitation to and Medicare and other entitlement given a reasonable chance to improve, speak here tonight. I know Congress programs by $81 billion. We have in- and the support to do so. had to formally invite me and it could creased spending for discretionary pro- Yet if they don’t, if they continue to have been a close vote. So, Mr. Vice grams by a very responsible 4 percent, fail, we must give parents and students President, I appreciate you being here above the rate of inflation. My plan different options: a better public

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2347 school, a private school, tutoring, or a The budget I propose to you also sup- Mayor Street is a Democrat. Let the charter school. In the end, every child ports the people who keep our country record show I lost his city, big time. in a bad situation must be given a bet- strong and free, the men and women But some things are bigger than poli- ter choice, because when it comes to who serve in the United States mili- tics. So I look forward to coming to our children, failure is simply not an tary. I am requesting $5.7 billion in in- your city to see your faith-based pro- option. creased military pay and benefits, and grams in action. Another priority in my budget is to health care and housing. Our men and As government promotes compassion, keep the vital promises of Medicare women in uniform give America their it also must promote justice. Too many and Social Security, and together we best, and we owe them our support. of our citizens have cause to doubt our will do so. To meet the health care America’s veterans honored their Nation’s justice when the law points a needs of all America’s seniors, we dou- commitment to our country through finger of suspicion at groups, instead of ble the Medicare budget over the next their military service. I will honor our individuals. All our citizens are created 10 years. commitment to them with a $1 billion equal and must be treated equally. Ear- My budget dedicates $238 billion to increase to ensure better access to lier today, I asked John Ashcroft, the Medicare next year alone, enough to quality care and faster decisions on Attorney General, to develop specific fund all current programs and to begin benefit claims. recommendations to end racial a new prescription drug benefit for low- My budget will improve our environ- profiling. income seniors. No senior in America ment by accelerating the cleanup of It is wrong, and we will end it. It is should have to choose between buying toxic brownfields. I propose we make a wrong. In so doing, we will not hinder food and buying prescriptions. major investment in conservation by the work of our Nation’s brave police To make sure the retirement savings fully funding the Land and Water Con- officers. They protect us every day, of America’s seniors are not diverted servation Fund. often at great risk. But by stopping the into any other program, my budget Our national parks have a special abuses of a few, we will add to the pub- protects all $2.6 trillion of the Social place in our country’s life. Our parks lic confidence our police officers earn Security surplus for Social Security are places of great natural beauty and and deserve. and for Social Security alone. history. As good stewards, we must My budget has funded a responsible My budget puts a priority on access leave them better than we have found increase in our ongoing operations. It to health care, without telling Ameri- them, so I propose providing $4.9 billion has funded our Nation’s important pri- cans what doctor they have to see or over 5 years for the upkeep of these na- orities. It has protected Social Secu- what coverage they must choose. Many tional treasures. rity and Medicare. And our surpluses working Americans do not have health My budget adopts a hopeful new ap- are big enough that there is still care coverage, so we will help them buy proach to help the poor and the dis- money left over. their own insurance with refundable advantaged. We must encourage and Many of you have talked about the tax credits. And to provide quality care support the work of charities and faith- need to pay down our national debt. I in low-income neighborhoods, over the based and community groups that offer listened, and I agree. next 5 years we will double the number help and love, one person at a time. We owe it to our children and our of people served at community health These groups are working in every grandchildren to act now, and I hope care centers. neighborhood in America to fight you will join me to pay down $2 trillion And we will address the concerns of homelessness and addiction and domes- in debt during the next 10 years. those who have health coverage yet tic violence, to provide a hot meal or a At the end of those 10 years, we will worry their insurance company does mentor, or a safe haven for our chil- have paid down all the debt that is not care and won’t pay. Together, this dren. Government should welcome available to retire. That is more debt Congress and this President will find these groups to apply for funds, not common ground to make sure doctors discriminate against them. repaid more quickly than has ever been make medical decisions and patients Government cannot be replaced by repaid by any nation at any time in get the health care they deserve with a charities or volunteers. Government history. Patients’ Bill of Rights. should not fund religious activities, We should also prepare for the unex- When it comes to their health, people but our Nation should support the good pected, for the uncertainties of the fu- want to get the medical care they need, works of these good people who are ture. We should approach our Nation’s not be forced to go to court because helping their neighbors in need. So I budget as any prudent family would, they didn’t get it. We will ensure ac- propose allowing all taxpayers, wheth- with a contingency fund for emer- cess to the courts for those with legiti- er they itemize or not, to deduct their gencies or additional spending needs. mate claims, but first, let us put in charitable contributions. Estimates For example, after a strategic review, place a strong independent review so show this could encourage as much as we may need to increase defense spend- we promote quality health care, not $14 billion a year in new charitable giving. We may need to increase spending frivolous lawsuits. ing, money that will save and change for our farmers or additional money to My budget also increases funding for lives. reform Medicare. So my budget sets medical research, which gives hope to Our budget provides more than $700 aside almost a trillion dollars over 10 many who struggle with serious dis- million over the next 10 years for a years for additional needs, that is one ease. Our prayers tonight are with one Federal Compassion Capital Fund with trillion additional reasons you can feel of your own who is engaged in his own a focused and noble mission: to provide comfortable supporting this budget. fight against cancer, a fine Representa- a mentor for the more than 1 million We have increased our budget at a re- tive and a good man, Congressman JOE children with a parent in prison and to sponsible 4 percent. We have funded our MOAKLEY. I can think of no more ap- support other local efforts to fight il- priorities. We have paid down all the propriate tribute to JOE than to have literacy, teen pregnancy, drug addic- available debt. We have prepared for the Congress finish the job of doubling tion and other difficult problems. contingencies, and we still have money the budget for the National Institutes With us tonight is the Mayor of left over. Yogi Berra once said ‘‘when of Health. Philadelphia. Please help me welcome you come to a fork in the road, take My New Freedom Initiative for Mayor John Street. Hi, Mr. Mayor. it.’’ Now we come to a fork in the road. Americans with Disabilities funds new Mayor Street has encouraged faith- We have two choices. Even though we technologies, expands opportunities to based and community organizations to have already met our needs, we could work, and makes our society more wel- make a significant difference in Phila- spend the money on more and bigger coming. For the more than 50 million delphia. He has invited me to his city government. That is the road our Na- Americans with disabilities, we must this summer to see compassion in action has traveled in recent years. continue to break down barriers to tion. I am personally aware of just how Last year, government spending shot equality. effective the mayor is. up 8 percent. That is far more than our

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2348 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 economy grew, far more than personal trict. Josefina is a Spanish teacher at a internationalism. We will work with income grew and far more than the charter school, and they have a 2-year- our allies and friends to be a force for rate of inflation. If you continue on old daughter. Steven and Josefina tell good and a champion of freedom. We that road, you will spend the surplus me they pay almost $8,000 a year in will work for free markets and free and have to dip into Social Security to Federal income taxes. My plan will trade and freedom from oppression. Na- pay other bills. save them more than $2,000. tions making progress toward freedom Unrestrained government spending is Let me tell you what Steven says, will find America is their friend. a dangerous road to deficits, so we ‘‘$2,000 a year means a lot to my fam- We will promote our values, and we must take a different path. The other ily. If we had this money, it would help will promote peace. And we need a choice is to let the American people us reach our goal of paying off our per- strong military to keep the peace. But spend their own money to meet their sonal debt in 2 years time.’’ After that, our military was shaped to confront own needs. I hope you will join me in Steven and Josefina want to start sav- the challenges of the past. So I have standing firmly on the side of the peo- ing for Lianna’s college education. asked the Secretary of Defense to re- ple. My attitude is government should view America’s armed forces and pre- You see, the growing surplus exists never stand in the way of families pare to transform them to meet emerg- because taxes are too high and govern- achieving their dreams. And as we de- ing threats. My budget makes a down ment is charging more than it needs. bate this issue, always remember, the payment on the research and develop- The people of America have been over- surplus is not the government’s money, ment that will be required. Yet, in our charged, and on their behalf, I am here the surplus is the people’s money. broader transformation effort, we must asking for a refund. For lower-income families, my tax put strategy first, then spending. Our Some say my tax plan is too big. Oth- plan restores basic fairness. Right now, defense vision will drive our defense ers say it is too small. I respectfully complicated tax rules punish hard budget, not the other way around. disagree. This plan is just right. work. A waitress supporting two chil- Our Nation also needs a clear strat- I did not throw darts at a board to dren on $25,000 a year can lose nearly egy to confront the threats of the 21st come up with a number for tax relief. I half of every additional dollar she century, threats that are more wide- did not take a poll or develop an arbi- earns above the 25,000. For overtime, spread and less certain. They range trary formula that might sound good. I her hardest hours, are taxed at nearly from terrorists who threaten with looked at problems in the Tax Code and 50 percent. This sends a terrible mes- bombs to tyrants and rogue nations in- calculated the costs to fix them. sage: You will never get ahead. But tent on developing weapons of mass de- A tax rate of 15 percent is too high America’s message must be different. struction. To protect our own people, for those who earn low wages, so we We must honor hard work, never pun- our allies and friends, we must develop must lower the rate to 10 percent. No ish it. and we must deploy effective missile one should pay more than a third of With tax relief, overtime will no defenses. the money they earn in Federal income longer be overtax time for the waitress. And as we transform our military, we can discard Cold War relics, and reduce taxes, so we lowered the top rate to 33 People with the smallest incomes will our own nuclear forces to reflect to- percent. get the highest percentage reductions. This reform will be welcome relief for day’s needs. And millions of additional American A strong America is the world’s best America’s small businesses, which families will be removed from the in- hope for peace and freedom. Yet the often pay taxes at the highest rate, and come tax rolls entirely. cause of freedom rests on more than help for small business means jobs for Tax relief is right and tax relief is ur- our ability to defend ourselves and our Americans. gent. The long economic expansion allies. Freedom is exported every day, We simplified the Tax Code by reduc- that began almost 10 years ago is fal- as we ship goods and products that im- ing the number of tax rates from the tering. Lower interest rates will even- prove the lives of millions of people. current five rates to four lower ones, 10 tually help, but we cannot assume they Free trade brings greater political and percent, 15 percent, 25 percent and 33 will do the job all by themselves. personal freedom. percent. In my plan, no one is targeted Forty years ago and then 20 years Each of the previous five presidents in or targeted out. Everyone who pays ago, two Presidents, one Democrat and has had the ability to negotiate far- income taxes will get relief. one Republican, John F. Kennedy and reaching trade agreements. Tonight I Our government should not tax and Ronald Reagan, advocated tax cuts to, ask to give me the strong hand of pres- thereby discourage marriage, so we rein President Kennedy’s words, ‘‘get idential trade promotion authority, duced the marriage penalty. I want to this country moving again.’’ They and to do so quickly. help families rear and support their knew then, what we must do now, to As we meet tonight, many citizens children, so we doubled the child credit create economic growth and oppor- are struggling with the high costs of to $1,000 per child. tunity, we must put money back into energy. We have a serious energy prob- It is not fair to tax the same earnings the hands of the people who buy goods lem that demands a national energy twice, once when you earn them and and create jobs. policy. The West is confronting a major again when you die, so we must repeal We must act quickly. The Chairman energy shortage that has resulted in the death tax. of the Federal Reserve has testified be- high prices and uncertainty. I have These changes add up to significant fore Congress that tax cuts often come asked Federal agencies to work with help. A typical family with two chil- too late to stimulate economic recov- California officials to help speed con- dren will save $1,600 a year on their ery. So I want to work with you to give struction of new energy sources. And I Federal income taxes. Now, 1,600 may our economy an important jump start have directed Vice President Cheney, not sound like a lot to some, but it by making tax relief retroactive. Commerce Secretary Evans, Energy means a lot to many families. We must act now because it is the Secretary Abraham, and other senior Sixteen hundred dollars buys gas for right thing to do. We must also act members of my administration to de- two cars for an entire year. It pays tui- now because we have other things to velop a national energy policy. tion for a year at a community college. do. We must show courage to confront Our energy demand outstrips our It pays the average family grocery bill and resolve tough challenges: To re- supply. We can produce more energy at for 3 months. That is real money. structure our Nation’s defenses, to home while protecting our environ- With us tonight, representing many meet our growing need for energy, and ment, and we must. We can produce American families, are Steven and to reform Medicare and Social Secu- more electricity to meet demand, and Josefina Ramos. They are from Penn- rity. we must. We can promote alternative sylvania, but they could be from any America has a window of opportunity energy sources and conservation, and one of your districts. Steven is a net- to extend and secure our present peace we must. America must become more work administrator for a school dis- by promoting a distinctly American energy independent, and we will.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2349 Perhaps the biggest test of our fore- ble, we are reminded of their courage introduced a concurrent resolution providing sight and courage will be reforming and achievement. for the printing of a revised edition of the Medicare and Social Security. Yet America’s purpose is never found House document entitled Black Americans in Medicare’s finances are strained, and only in statues or history. America’s Congress, 1870–1989. its coverage is outdated. Ninety-nine purpose always stands before us. The latest edition of this handsome work, percent of employer-provided health Our generation must show courage in published in 1990, contains brief biographies, plans offer some form of prescription a time of blessing as our Nation has al- photographs or sketches, and other important drug coverage. Medicare does not. The ways shown in times of crisis. And our historical information about the 66 distin- framework for reform has been devel- courage, issue by issue, can gather to guished African-Americans who had served in oped by Senators FRIST and BREAUX greatness and serve our country. This either house of Congress as of January 23, and Congressman THOMAS; and now is is the privilege and responsibility we 1990. An analysis of the membership of the the time to act. Medicare must be mod- share. And if we work together, we can six subsequent Congresses reveals that, as of ernized. And we must make sure that prove that public service is noble. today, an additional 40 distinguished African- every senior on Medicare can choose a We all came here for a reason. We all Americans have served since the last edition. health care plan that offers prescrip- have things we want to accomplish and Moreover, several of the distinguished Mem- tion drugs. promises to keep. Juntos podemos, to- bers depicted in the last edition continued to Seven years from now, the baby gether we can. We can make Americans serve in this House, and their biographies re- boom generation will begin to claim proud of their government. Together quire appropriate updates. Clearly, the time Social Security benefits. Everyone in we can share in the credit of making has come to revise and reprint this important this Chamber knows that Social Secu- our country more prosperous and gen- historical work. rity is not prepared to fully fund their erous and just, and earn from our con- My concurrent resolution directs the Library retirement. And we only have a couple science and from our fellow citizens, of Congress to revise the volume under the di- of years to get prepared. Without re- the highest possible praise: well done, rection of the Committee on House Adminis- form, this country will one day awaken good and faithful servants. tration. The resolution provides for the printing to a stark choice: either a drastic rise Thank you all. Good night. And God of a number of copies of the volume, in a suit- in payroll taxes or a radical cut in re- bless. able binding, for distribution to Members of tirement benefits. There is a better (Applause, the Members rising.) both houses as determined by the Committee way. At 9 o’clock and 59 minutes p.m. the on House Administration and the Senate Com- This spring I will form a Presidential President of the United States, accom- mittee on Rules and Administration. commission to reform Social Security. panied by the committee of escort, re- Mr. Speaker, the 1976 and 1990 editions of The commission will make its rec- tired from the Hall of the House of Black Americans in Congress have been a tre- ommendations by next fall. Reform Representatives. mendous source of historical information for should be based on these principles: It The Deputy Sergeant at Arms es- Members, scholars, students, and others must preserve the benefits of all cur- corted the invited guests from the about the distinguished African-Americans rent retirees and those nearing retire- Chamber in the following order: who have served their countrymen in the halls ment. It must return Social Security The members of the President’s Cabi- of the Senate and House of Representatives. to sound financial footing, and it must net; The next edition will doubtless similarly be- offer personal savings accounts to An Associate Justice of the Supreme come a tremendous resource, and a treasured younger workers who want them. Court of the United States; addition to libraries across this land. I urge the Social Security now offers workers a The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Members to support my concurrent resolution. return of less than 2 percent on the Corps. f money they pay into the system. To f save the system, we must increase that PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF by allowing younger workers to make JOINT SESSION DISSOLVED THE COMMITTEE ON INTER- safe, sound investments at a higher The SPEAKER. The Chair declares NATIONAL RELATIONS 107TH rate of return. the joint meeting of the two Houses CONGRESS Ownership, access to wealth, and now dissolved. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a independence should not be the privi- Accordingly, at 10 o’clock and 5 min- previous order of the House, the gen- lege of a few. They are the hope of utes p.m., the joint meeting of the two tleman from Illinois (Mr. HYDE) is rec- every American, and we must make Houses was dissolved. ognized for 5 minutes. them the foundation of Social Secu- The Members of the Senate retired to Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the rity. their Chamber. provisions of Rule XI of the Rules of the By confronting the tough challenge f House, I submit for printing in the RECORD the of reform, by being responsible with Rules of the Committee on International Rela- our budget, we can earn the trust of MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT RE- FERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF tions which were adopted by the committee on the American people. And we can add this date. to that trust by enacting fair and bal- THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL anced election and campaign reforms. RELATIONS, 107TH CONGRESS The agenda I have set before you to- Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, I move (Adopted February 14, 2001) night is worthy of a great Nation. that the message of the President be RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS America is a Nation at peace, but not referred to the Committee of the Whole a Nation at rest. Much has been given House on the State of the Union and The Rules of the House of Representatives, and in particular, the committee rules enu- to us, and much is expected. ordered printed. merated in clause 2 of Rule XI, are the rules Let us agree to bridge old divides. The motion was agreed to. of the Committee on International Relations But let us also agree that our goodwill f (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), must be dedicated to great goals. Bi- to the extent applicable. A motion to recess partisanship is more than minding our PRINTING OF A REVISED EDITION from day to day, and a motion to dispense manners, it is doing our duty. OF BLACK AMERICANS IN CON- with the first reading (in full) of a bill or res- No one can speak in this Capitol and GRESS, 1870–1989 olution, if printed copies are available, is a not be awed by its history. At so many The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a privileged non-debatable motion in Com- turning points, debates in these cham- previous order of the House, the gen- mittee. The Chairman of the Committee on Inter- bers have reflected the collected or di- tleman from Maryland, (Mr. HOYER) is national Relations (hereinafter referred to as vided conscience of our country. And recognized for 5 minutes. the ‘‘Chairman’’) shall consult the Ranking when we walk through Statuary Hall Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, with the co-spon- Minority Member to the extent possible with and see those men and women of mar- sorship of 44 of our colleagues, I have today respect to the business of the Committee.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2350 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 Each subcommittee of the Committee is a or rule of the House of Representatives. Not- Public announcement of all hearings and part of the Committee and is subject to the withstanding the preceding sentence, a ma- markups shall be published in the Daily Di- authority and direction of the Committee, jority of those present, there being in at- gest portion of the Congressional Record. and to its rules to the extent applicable. tendance the requisite number required Members shall be notified by the Chief of RULE 2. DATE OF MEETING under the rules of the Committee to be Staff of all meetings (including markups and present for the purpose of taking testi- hearings) and briefings of subcommittees The regular meeting date of the Com- mony— and of the full Committee. mittee shall be the first Tuesday of every (A) may vote to close the hearing for the The agenda for each Committee and sub- month when the House of Representatives is sole purpose of discussing whether testimony committee meeting, setting out all items of in session pursuant to clause 2(b) of Rule XI or evidence to be received would endanger business to be considered, including when- of the House of Representatives. Additional the national security, would compromise ever possible a copy of any bill or other doc- meetings may be called by the Chairman as sensitive law enforcement information, or ument scheduled for markup, shall be fur- he may deem necessary or at the request of violate paragraph (2) of this subsection; or nished to each Committee or subcommittee a majority of the Members of the Committee (B) may vote to close the hearing, as pro- member by delivery to the member’s office in accordance with clause 2(c) of Rule XI of vided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. at least 23 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sun- the House of Representatives. (2) Whenever it is asserted by a Member of days, and legal holidays) before the meeting. The determination of the business to be the Committee that the evidence or testi- Bills or subjects not listed on such agenda considered at each meeting shall be made by mony at a hearing may tend to defame, de- shall be subject to a point of order unless the Chairman subject to clause 2(c) of Rule grade, or incriminate any person, or it is as- their consideration is agreed to by a two- XI of the House of Representatives. serted by a witness that the evidence or tes- A regularly scheduled meeting need not be thirds vote of the Committee or sub- timony that the witness would give at a held if, in the judgment of the Chairman, committee or by the Chairman and Ranking hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or in- there is no business to be considered. Minority Member of the Committee or sub- criminate the witness— committee. RULE 3. QUORUM (A) such testimony or evidence shall be RULE 6. WITNESSES For purposes of taking testimony and represented in executive session, notwith- (a) Interrogation of Witnesses ceiving evidence, two Members shall con- standing the provisions of paragraph (1) of stitute a quorum. this subsection, if by a majority of those (1) Insofar as practicable, witnesses shall One-third of the Members of the Com- present, there being in attendance the req- be permitted to present their oral state- mittee shall constitute a quorum for taking uisite number required under the rules of the ments without interruption subject to rea- any action, except: (1) reporting a measure Committee to be present for the purpose of sonable time constraints imposed by the or recommendation, (2) closing Committee taking testimony, the Committee or sub- Chairman, with questioning by the Com- meetings and hearings to the public, (3) au- committee determines that such evidence or mittee Members taking place afterward. thorizing the issuance of subpoenas, and (4) testimony may tend to defame, degrade, or Members should refrain form questions until any other action for which an actual major- incriminate any person; and such statements are completed. ity quorum is required by any rule of the (B) the Committee or subcommittee shall (2) In recognizing Members, the Chairman House of Representatives or by law. proceed to receive such testimony in open shall, to the extent practicable, give pref- No measure or recommendation shall be session only if the Committee, a majority erence to the Members on the basis of their reported to the House of Representatives un- being present, determines that such evidence arrival at the hearing, taking into consider- less a majority of the Committee is actually or testimony will not tend to defame, de- ation the majority and minority ratio of the present. grade, or incriminate any person. members actually present. A Member desir- A record vote may be demanded by one- (3) No Member of the House of Representa- ing to speak or ask a question shall address fifth of the Members present or, in the appar- tives may be excluded from nonparticipatory the Chairman and not the witness. ent absence of a quorum, by any one Mem- attendance at any hearing of the Committee (3) Subject to paragraph (4), each Member ber. or a subcommittee unless the House of Rep- may interrogate the witness for 5 minutes, the reply of the witness being included in the RULE 4. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS OPEN TO THE resentatives has by majority vote authorized 5-minute period. After all Members have had PUBLIC the Committee or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of hearings, on a an opportunity to ask questions, the round (a) Meetings particular article of legislation or on a par- shall begin again under the 5-minute rule. Each meeting for the transaction of busi- ticular subject of investigation, to close its (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the ness, including the markup of legislation, of hearings to Members by the same procedures Chairman, with the concurrence of the the Committee or a subcommittee shall be designated in this subsection for closing Ranking Minority Member, may permit one open to the public except when the Com- hearings to the public. or more majority members of the Committee mittee or subcommittee, in open session and (4) The Committee or a subcommittee may designated by the Chairman to question a with a majority present, determines by be the procedure designated in this sub- witness for a specified period of not longer record vote that all or part of the remainder section vote to close 1 subsequent day of than 30 minutes. On such occasions, an equal of the meeting on that day shall be closed to hearing. number of minority members of the Com- the public, because disclosure of matters to (5) No congressional staff shall be present mittee designated by the Ranking Minority be considered would endanger national secu- at any meeting or hearing of the Committee Member shall be permitted to question the rity, would compromise sensitive law en- or a subcommittee that has been closed to same witness for the same period of time. forcement information, or would tend to de- the public, and at which classified informa- Committee staff may be permitted to ques- fame, degrade or incriminate any person or tion will be involved, unless such person is tion a witness for equal specified periods ei- otherwise violate any law or rule of the authorized access to such classified informa- ther with the concurrence of the Chairman House of Representatives. No person other tion in accordance with Rule 20. and Ranking Minority Member or by motion. than Members of the Committee and such RULE 5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS AND However, in no case may questioning by congressional staff and departmental rep- MARKUPS Committee staff proceed before each Member resentatives as they may authorize shall be of the Committee who wishes to speak under Public announcement shall be made of the present at any business or markup session the 5-minute rule has had one opportunity to date, place, and subject matter of any hear- which has been closed to the public. This do so. ing or markup to be conducted by the Com- subsection does not apply to open Committee mittee or a subcommittee at the earliest (b) Statements of Witnesses hearings which are provided for by sub- possible date, and in any event at least 1 Each witness who is to appear before the section (b) of this rule. week before the commencement of that hear- committee or a subcommittee is required to (b) Hearings ing or markup unless the Committee or sub- file with the clerk of the Committee, at least (1) Each hearing conducted by the Com- committee determines that there is good two working days in advance of his or her mittee or a subcommittee shall be open to cause to begin that meeting at an earlier appearance, sufficient copies, as determined the public except when the Committee or date. Such determination may be made with by the Chairman of the Committee or sub- subcommittee, in open session and with a respect to any markup by the Chairman or committee, of his or her proposed testimony majority present, determines by record vote subcommittee chairman, as appropriate. to provide to Members and staff of the Com- that all or part of the remainder of that Such determination may be made with re- mittee or subcommittee, the news media, hearing on that day should be closed to the spect to any hearing of the Committee or of and the general public. The witness shall public because disclosure of testimony, evi- a subcommittee by its Chairman, with the limit his or her oral presentation to a brief dence or other matters to be considered concurrence of its Ranking Minority Mem- summary of his or her testimony. In the case would endanger the national security, would ber, or by the Committee or subcommittee of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental compromise sensitive law enforcement infor- by majority vote, a quorum being present for capacity, a written statement of proposed mation, or otherwise would violate any law the transaction of business. testimony shall, to the extent practicable,

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2351 include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure written request of any member of the Com- be given an opportunity to have views or a of the amount and source (by agency and mittee. disclaimer included as part of the material program) or any Federal grant (or subgrant The Committee shall, to the maximum ex- filed or released, as the case may be. thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) tent feasible, make its publications available (c) Foreign Travel Reports received during the current fiscal year or ei- in electronic form. At the same time that the report required ther of the two previous fiscal years by the RULE 8. EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL IN COMMITTEE by clause 8(b)(3) of Rule X of the House of witness or by an entity represented by the HEARINGS Representatives, regarding foreign travel re- witness, to the extent that such information No extraneous material shall be printed in ports, is submitted to the Chairman, Mem- is relevant to the subject matter of, and the either the body or appendixes of any Com- bers and employees of the committee shall witness’ representational capacity at, the mittee or subcommittee hearing, except provide a report to the Chairman listing all hearing. matter which has been accepted for inclusion official meetings, interviews, inspection To the extent practicable, each witness in the record during the hearing or by agree- tours and other official functions in which should provide the text of his or her proposed ment of the Chairman and Ranking Minority the individual participated, by country and testimony in machine-readable form, along Member of the Committee or subcommittee date. Under extraordinary circumstances, with any attachments and appendix mate- within five calendar days of the hearing. the Chairman may waive the listing in such rials. Copies of bills and other legislation under report of an official meeting, interview, in- The Committee or subcommittee shall no- consideration and responses to written ques- spection tour, or other official function. The tify Members at least two working days in tions submitted by Members shall not be report shall be maintained in the full com- advance of a hearing of the availability of considered extraneous material. mittee offices and shall be available for pub- testimony submitted by witnesses. Extraneous material in either the body or lic inspection during normal business hours. The requirements of this subsection or any appendixes of any hearing to be printed RULE 12. REPORTING BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS part thereof may be waived by the Chairman which would be in excess of eight printed Except in unusual circumstances, bills and or Ranking Minority Member of the Com- pages (for any one submission) shall be ac- resolutions will not be considered by the mittee or subcommittee, or the presiding companied by a written request to the Chair- Committee unless and until the appropriate Member, provided that the witness or the man, such written request to contain an esti- subcommittee has recommended the bill or Chairman or Ranking Minority Member has mate in writing from the Public Printer of resolution for Committee action, and will submitted, prior to the witness’s appearance, the probable cost of publishing such mate- not be taken to the House of Representatives a written explanation as to the reasons testi- rial. for action unless and until the Committee mony has not been made available to the RULE 9. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF COMMITTEE has ordered reported such bill or resolution, Committee or subcommittee. In the event a VOTES a quorum being present. witness submits neither his or her testimony Except in unusual circumstances, a bill or The result of each record vote in any meet- at least two working days in advance of his resolution originating in the House of Rep- ing of the Committee shall be made available or her appearance nor has a written expla- resentatives that contains exclusively find- for inspection by the public at reasonable nation been submitted as to prior avail- ings and policy declarations or expressions of times at the Committee offices. Such result ability, the witness shall be released from the sense of the House of Representatives or shall include a description of the amend- testifying unless a majority of the com- the sense of the Congress shall not be consid- ment, motion, order, or other proposition, mittee or subcommittee votes to accept his ered by the Committee or a subcommittee the name of each Member voting for and or her testimony. unless such bill or resolution has at least 25 against, and the Members present but not House co-sponsors, at least ten of whom are (c) Oaths voting. The Chairman, or any Member of the Com- members of the Committee. RULE 10. PROXIES For purposes of this Rule, unusual cir- mittee designated by the Chairman, may ad- Proxy voting is not permitted in the Com- cumstances will be determined by the Chair- minister oaths to witnesses before the Com- mittee or in subcommittees. man, after consultation with the Ranking mittee. RULE 11. REPORTS Minority Member and such other Members of RULE 7. PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF the Committee as the Chairman deems ap- (a) Reports on Bills and Resolutions COMMITTEE RECORDS propriate. To the extent practicable, not later than 24 An accurate stenographic record shall be RULE 13. STAFF SERVICES hours before a report is to be filed with the made of all hearings and markup sessions. (a) The Committee staff shall be selected Clerk of the House on a measure that has Members of the Committee and any witness and organized so that it can provide a com- been ordered reported by the Committee, the may examine the transcript of his or her own prehensive range of professional services in Chairman shall make available for inspec- remarks and may make any grammatical or the field of foreign affairs to the Committee, tion by all Members of the Committee a copy technical changes that do not substantively the subcommittees, and all its Members. The of the draft committee report in order to af- alter the record. Any such Member or wit- staff shall include persons with training and ford Members adequate information and the ness shall return the transcript to the Com- experience in international relations, mak- opportunity to draft and file any supple- mittee offices within 5 calendar days (not in- ing available to the Committee individuals mental, minority or additional views which cluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holi- with knowledge of major countries, areas, days) after receipt of the transcript, or as they may deem appropriate. With respect to each record vote on a mo- and U.S. overseas programs and operations. soon thereafter as is practicable. (b) Subject to clause 9 of Rule X of the tion to report any measure or matter of a Any information supplied for the record at House of Representatives, the staff of the public character, and on any amendment of- the request of a Member of the Committee Committee, except as provided in paragraph fered to the measure or matter, the total shall be provided to the Member when re- (c), shall be appointed, and may be removed, number of votes cast for and against, and the ceived by the Committee. by the Chairman with the approval of the names of those members voting for and Transcripts of hearings and markup ses- majority of the majority Members of the against, shall be included in any Committee sions (except for the record of a meeting or Committee. Their remuneration shall be report on the measure or matter. hearing which is closed to the public) shall fixed by the Chairman and they shall work be printed as soon as is practicable after re- (b) Prior Approval of Certain Reports under the general supervision and direction ceipt of the corrected versions, except that No Committee, subcommittee, or staff re- of the Chairman. Staff assignments are to be the Chairman may order the transcript of a port, study, or other document which pur- authorized by the Chairman or by the Chief hearing to be printed without the correc- ports to express publicly the views, findings, of Staff under the direction of the Chairman. tions of a Member or witness if the Chairman conclusions, or recommendations of the (c) Subject to clause 9 of Rule X of the determines that such Member or witness has Committee or a subcommittee may be re- House of Representatives, the staff of the been afforded a reasonable time to correct leased to the public or filed with the Clerk of Committee assigned to the minority shall be such transcript and such transcript has not the House unless approved by a majority of appointed, their remuneration determined, been returned within such time. the Committee or subcommittee, as appro- and may be removed, by the Ranking Minor- The records of the Committee at the Na- priate. A proposed investigative or oversight ity Member with the approval of the major- tional Archives and Records Administration report shall be considered as read if it has ity of the minority party Members of the shall be made available for public use in ac- been available to members of the Committee Committee. No minority staff person shall be cordance with Rule VII of the House of Rep- for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, compensated at a rate which exceeds that resentatives. The Chairman shall notify the Sundays, or legal holidays except when the paid his or her majority staff counterpart. Ranking Minority Member of any decision, House is in session on such a day). In any Such staff shall work under the general su- pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of case in which clause 2(l) of Rule XI and pervision and direction of the Ranking Mi- the rule, to withhold a record otherwise clause 3(a)(1) of Rule XIII of the House of nority Member with the approval or con- available, and the matter shall be presented Representatives does not apply, each Mem- sultation of the minority Members of the to the Committee for a determination on the ber of the Committee or subcommittee shall committee.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 2352 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 (d) The Chairman shall ensure that suffi- on Africa; and the Subcommittee on East wise directed by the Chairman, such sub- cient staff is made available to each sub- Asia and the Pacific. committees shall act on or be discharged committee to carry out its responsibilities The regional subcommittees shall have ju- from consideration of legislation that has under the rules of the Committee. The Chair- risdiction over the following within their re- been approved by the subcommittee of pri- man shall ensure that the minority party is spective regions: mary jurisdiction within 2 weeks of such ac- fairly treated in the appointment of such (1) Matters affecting the political relations tion. In referring any legislation to a sub- staff. between the United States and other coun- committee, the Chairman may specify a date RULE 14. NUMBER AND JURISDICTION OF tries and regions, including resolutions or by which the subcommittee shall report SUBCOMMITTEES other legislative measures directed to such thereon to the full Committee. relations. Subcommittees with regional jurisdiction (a) Full Committee (2) Legislation with respect to disaster as- shall have primary jurisdiction over legisla- The full Committee will be responsible for sistance outside the Foreign Assistance Act, tion regarding human rights practices in oversight and legislation relating to foreign boundary issues, and international claims. particular countries within the region. The assistance (including development assist- (3) Legislation with respect to region- or Subcommittee on International Operations ance, security assistance, and Public Law 480 country-specific loans or other financial re- and Human Rights shall have additional ju- programs abroad) or relating to the Peace lations outside the Foreign Assistance Act. risdiction over such legislation. Corps; national security developments af- (4) Resolutions of disapproval under sec- The Chairman may designate a sub- fecting foreign policy; strategic planning and tion 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, committee chairman or other Member to agreements; war powers, treaties, executive with respect to foreign military sales. take responsibility as manager of a bill or agreements, and the deployment and use of (5) Legislation and oversight regarding resolution during its consideration in the United States Armed Forces; peacekeeping, human rights practices in particular coun- House of Representatives. peace enforcement, and enforcement of tries. RULE 17. PARTY RATIOS ON SUBCOMMITTEES AND United Nations or other international sanc- (6) Oversight of regional lending institu- CONFERENCE COMMITTEES tions; arms control, disarmament and other tions. The majority party caucus of the Com- proliferation issues; the Agency for Inter- (7) Oversight of matters related to the re- mittee shall determine an appropriate ratio national Development; State and Defense gional activities of the United Nations, of its of majority to minority party Members for Department activities involving arms trans- affiliated agencies, and of other multilateral each subcommittee. Party representation on fers and sales, and arms export licenses; institutions. each subcommittee or conference committee international law; promotion of democracy; (8) Identification and development of op- shall be no less favorable to the majority international law enforcement issues, in- tions for meeting future problems and issues party than the ratio for the full Committee. cluding terrorism and narcotics control pro- relating to U.S. interests in the region. The Chairman and the Ranking Minority grams and activities; export administration, (9) Base rights and other facilities access Member are authorized to negotiate matters licenses and licensing policy for the export agreements and regional security pacts. affecting such ratios including the size of of dual use equipment and technology, and (10) Oversight of matters relating to par- subcommittees and conference committees. other matters relating to international eco- liamentary conferences and exchanges in- RULE 18. SUBCOMMITTEE FUNDING AND RECORDS nomic policy and trade; and all other mat- volving the region. (a) Each subcommittee shall have adequate ters not specifically assigned to a sub- (11) Concurrent oversight jurisdiction with funds to discharge its responsibility for leg- committee. The full Committee may conduct respect to matters assigned to the functional islation and oversight. oversight with respect to any matter within subcommittees insofar as they may affect (b) In order to facilitate Committee com- the jurisdiction of the Committee as defined the region. pliance with clause 2(e)(1) of Rule XI of the in the Rules of the House of Representatives. (12) Oversight of all foreign assistance ac- House of Representatives, each sub- (b) Subcommittees tivities affecting the region. committee shall keep a complete record of (13) Such other matters as the Chairman of There shall be six standing subcommittees. all subcommittee actions which shall include the full Committee may determine. The names and jurisdiction of those sub- a record of the votes on any question on committees shall be as follows: RULE 15. POWERS AND DUTIES OF which a record vote is demanded. The result 1. Functional Subcommittee SUBCOMMITTEES of each record vote shall be promptly made There shall be one subcommittee with Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, available to the full Committee for inspec- functional jurisdiction: hold hearings, receive evidence, and report tion by the public in accordance with Rule 9 Subcommittee on International Operations to the Full Committee on all matters re- of the Committee. and Human Rights.-Oversight of Department ferred to it. Subcommittee chairmen shall (c) All subcommittee hearings, records, of State, Broadcasting Board of Governors, set meeting dates after consultation with data, charts, and files shall be kept distinct Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Chairman, other subcommittee chair- from the congressional office records of the Trade and Development Agency, and related men, and other appropriate Members, with a Member serving as chairman of the sub- agency operations; the diplomatic service; view towards minimizing scheduling con- committee. Subcommittee records shall be international education and cultural affairs; flicts. It shall be the practice of the Com- coordinated with the records of the full Com- embassy security and foreign buildings; the mittee that meetings of subcommittees not mittee, shall be the property of the House, United Nations, its affiliated agencies, and be scheduled to occur simultaneously with and all Members of the House shall have ac- other international organizations; par- meetings of the full Committee. cess thereto. liamentary conferences and exchanges; pro- In order to ensure orderly administration RULE 19. MEETINGS OF SUBCOMMITTEE tection of American citizens, abroad; inter- and fair assignment of hearing and meeting CHAIRMEN national broadcasting; international commu- rooms, the subject, time, and location of The Chairman shall call a meeting of the nication and information policy; and the hearings and meetings shall be arranged in subcommittee chairmen on a regular basis American Red Cross. Oversight of, and (to advance with the Chairman through the not less frequently than once a month. Such the degree applicable to matters outside the Chief of Staff of the Committee. a meeting need not be held if there is no Foreign Assistance Act, the Arms Export The Chairman of the full Committee shall business to conduct. It shall be the practice Control Act, the Export Administration Act, designate a Member of the majority party on at such meetings to review the current agen- and the provision of foreign assistance) legis- each subcommittee as its vice chairman. da and activities of each of the subcommit- lation pertaining to implementation of the The Chairman and the Ranking Minority tees. Member may attend the meetings and par- Universal Declaration of Human Rights and RULE 20. ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION other matters relating to internationally ticipate in the activities of all subcommit- Authorized persons.—In accordance with recognized human rights, including sanc- tees of which they are not members, except the stipulations of the Rules of the House of tions legislation aimed at the promotion of that they may not vote or be counted for a Representatives, all Members of the House human rights and democracy generally and quorum in such subcommittees. who have executed the oath required by legislation relating to the confiscation or ex- RULE 16. REFERRAL OF BILLS BY CHAIRMAN clause 13 of Rule XXIII of the House of Rep- propriation of property of United States citi- In accordance with Rule 14 of the Com- resentatives shall be authorized to have ac- zens. Oversight of international population mittee and to the extent practicable, all leg- cess to classified information within the pos- planning and child survival activities. islation and other matters referred to the session of the Committee. 2. Regional Subcommittees Committee shall be referred by the Chair- Members of the Committee staff shall be There shall be five subcommittees with re- man to a subcommittee of primary jurisdic- considered authorized to have access to clas- gional jurisdiction: the Subcommittee on tion within 2 weeks. In accordance with Rule sified information within the possession of Europe; the Subcommittee on the Middle 14 of the Committee, legislation may also be the Committee when they have the proper East and South Asia; the Subcommittee on concurrently referred to additional sub- security clearances, when they have exe- the Western Hemisphere; the Subcommittee committees for consideration. Unless other- cuted the oath required by clause 13 of Rule

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The decision on whether a given staff mation. chairman in a hearing room shall be in ac- member has a need to know will be made on (c) The assigned staff member will be re- cordance with fair and equitable procedures the following basis: sponsible for maintaining a log which identi- devised by the Executive Committee of the (a) In the case of the full Committee ma- fies (1) authorized and designated persons Radio and Television Correspondents’ Gal- jority staff, by the Chairman, acting through seeking access, (2) the classified information leries. the Chief of Staff; requested, and (3) the time of arrival and de- (d) Television cameras shall be placed so as (b) In the case of the full Committee mi- parture of such persons. The assigned staff not to obstruct in any way the space between nority staff, by the Ranking Minority Mem- members will also assure that the classified any witness giving evidence or testimony ber of the committee, acting through the Mi- materials are returned to the proper loca- and Member of the Committee or its sub- nority Chief of Staff; tion. committees or the visibility of that witness (c) In the case of subcommittee majority (d) The Classified Materials log will con- and that Member to each other. staff, by the Chairman of the subcommittee; tain a statement acknowledged by the signa- (e) Television cameras shall operate from (d) In the case of the subcommittee minor- ture of the authorized or designated person fixed positions but shall not be placed in po- ity staff, by the Ranking Minority Member that he or she has read the Committee rules sitions which obstruct unnecessarily the cov- of the subcommittee. and will abide by them. erage of the hearing by the other media. (f) Equipment necessary for coverage by No other individuals shall be considered Divulgence.—Classified information pro- the television and radio media shall not be authorized persons, unless so designated by vided to the Committee by the executive installed in, or removed from, the hearing or the Chairman. branch shall be handled in accordance with meeting room while the committee or sub- Designated persons.—Each Committee the procedures that apply within the executive branch for the protection of such infor- committee is in session. Member is permitted to designate one mem- (g) Floodlights, spotlights, strobe lights, mation. Any classified information to which ber of his or her staff as having the right of and flashgun shall not be used in providing access has been gained through the Com- access to information classified confidential. any method of coverage of the hearing or mittee may not be divulged to any unauthor- Such designated persons must have the prop- meeting, except that the television media ized person. Classified material shall not be er security clearance, have executed the oath may install additional lighting in the hear- photocopied or otherwise reproduced without required by clause 13 of Rule XXII of the ing room, without cost to the Government, the authorization of the Chief of Staff. In no House of Representatives, and have a need to in order to raise the ambient lighting level event shall classified information be dis- know as determined by his or her principal. in the hearing room to the lowest level nec- cussed over a non-secure telephone. Appar- Upon request of a Committee Member in spe- essary to provide adequate television cov- ent violations of this rule should be reported cific instances, a designated person also erage of the hearing or meeting at the cur- as promptly as possible to the Chairman for shall be permitted access to information rent state of the art of television coverage. appropriate action. classified secret which has been furnished to (h) In the allocation of the number of still Other regulations.—The Chairman, after the Committee pursuant to section 36 of the photographers permitted by the Chairman or consultation with the Ranking Minority Arms Export Control Act, as amended. Des- subcommittee chairman in a hearing or Member, may establish such additional regu- ignation of a staff person shall be by letter meeting room, preference shall be given to lations and procedures as in his judgment from the Committee Member to the Chair- photographers from Associated Press Photos, may be necessary to safeguard classified inman. United Press International News pictures, formation under the control of the Com- Location.—Classified information will be and Reuters. If requests are made by more of mittee. Members of the committee will be stored in secure safes in the Committee the media than will be permitted by the given notice of any such regulations and pro- rooms. All materials classified top secret Chairman or subcommittee chairman for cedures promptly. They may be modified or must be stored in a Secure Compartmen- coverage of the hearing or meeting by still waived in any or all particulars by a major- talized Information Facility (SCIF). photography, that coverage shall be made on ity vote of the full Committee. Handling.—Materials classified confiden- the basis of a fair and equitable pool ar- tial or secret may be taken from Committee RULE 21. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE rangement devised by the Standing Com- offices to other Committee offices and hear- HEARINGS AND MEETINGS mittee of Press Photographers. ing rooms by Members of the Committee and All Committee and subcommittee meet- (i) Photographers shall not position them- authorized Committee staff in connection ings or hearings which are open to the public selves, at any time during the course of the with hearings and briefings of the Com- may be covered, in whole or in part, by tele- hearing or meeting, between the witness mittee or its Subcommittees for which such vision broadcast, radio broadcast, and still table and the Members of the Committee or information is deemed to be essential. Re- photography, or by any such methods of cov- its subcommittees. moval of such information from the Com- erage in accordance with the provisions of (j) Photographers shall not place them- mittee offices shall be only with the permis- clause 3 of House rule XI. selves in positions which obstruct unneces- sion of the Chairman under procedures de- The Chairman or subcommittee chairman sarily the coverage of the hearing by the signed to ensure the safe handling and stor- shall determine, in his or her discretion, the other media. age of such information at all times. Except number of television and still cameras per- (k) Personnel providing coverage by the as provided in this paragraph, top secret ma- mitted in a hearing or meeting room, but television and radio media shall be then cur- terials may not be taken from the SCIF for shall not limit the number of television or rently accredited to the Radio and Tele- any purpose, except that such materials may still cameras to fewer than two representa- vision Correspondents’ Galleries. be taken to hearings and other meetings tives from each medium. (l) Personnel providing coverage by still that are being conducted at the top secret Such coverage shall be in accordance with photography shall be then currently accred- level when necessary. Top secret materials the following requirements contained in Sec- ited to the Press Photographers’ Gallery may otherwise be used under conditions ap- tion 116(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Committee of Press Photographers. proved by the Chairman after consultation Act of 1970, and clause 4 of Rule XI of the (m) Personnel providing coverage by the with the Ranking Minority Member. Rules of the House of Representatives: television and radio media and by still pho- Notice.—Appropriate notice of the receipt (a) If the television or radio coverage of tography shall conduct themselves and their of classified documents received by the Com- the hearing or meeting is to be presented to coverage activities in an orderly and unob- mittee from the executive branch will be the public as live coverage, that coverage trusive manner. sent promptly to Committee Members shall be conducted and presented without RULE 22. SUBPOENA POWERS through the Survey of Activities or by other commercial sponsorship. A subpoena may be authorized and issued means. (b) No witness served with a subpoena by by the Chairman, in accordance with clause Access.—Except as provided for above, ac- the Committee shall be required against his 2(m) of Rule XI of the House of Representa- cess to materials classified top secret or oth- will to be photographed at any hearing or to tives, in the conduct of any investigation or erwise restricted held by the Committee will give evidence or testimony while the broad- activity or series of investigations or activi- be in the SCIF. The following procedures will casting of that hearing, by radio or tele- ties within the jurisdiction of the Com- be observed: vision is being conducted. At the request of mittee, following consultation with the (a) Authorized or designated persons will any such witness who does not wish to be Ranking Minority Member. be admitted to the SCIF after inquiring of subjected to radio, television, or still photog- In addition, a subpoena may be authorized the Chief of Staff or an assigned staff mem- raphy coverage, all lenses shall be covered and issued by the Committee or its sub- ber. Access to the SCIF will be afforded dur- and all microphones used for coverage turned committees in accordance with clause 2(m) ing regular Committee hours. off. This subparagraph is supplementary to of Rule XI of the House of the Representa- (b) Authorized or designated persons will clause 2(k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the tives, in the conduct of any investigation or be required to identify themselves, to iden- House of Representatives relating to the pro- activity or series of investigations or activi- tify the documents or information they wish tection of the rights of witnesses. ties, when authorized by a majority of the

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Members voting, a majority of the com- Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for 5 minutes, 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursu- mittee or subcommittee being present. February 28. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by Mr. HYDE, for 5 minutes, today. on Transportation and Infrastructure. the Chairman or by any Member designated 999. A letter from the Program Analyst, by the Committee. f FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- RULE 23. RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT ADJOURNMENT mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- OF CONFEREES worthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747–400 Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, I move Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99–NM–326–AD; Whenever the Speaker is to appoint a con- Amendment 39–12046; AD 2000–25–11] (RIN: ference committee, the Chairman shall rec- that the House do now adjourn. 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursu- ommend to the Speaker as conferees those The motion was agreed to; accord- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Members of the Committee who are pri- ingly (at 10 o’clock and 6 minutes on Transportation and Infrastructure. marily responsible for the legislation (in- p.m.), the House adjourned until to- 1000. A letter from the Program Analyst, cluding to the full extent practicable the morrow, Wednesday, February 28, 2001, FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- principal proponents of the major provisions at 10 a.m. mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- of the bill as it passed the House), who have worthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Se- actively participated in the Committee or f ries Airplanes [Docket No. 2000–NM–134–AD; subcommittee consideration of the legisla- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Amendment 39–12047; AD 2000–25–12] (RIN: tion, and who agree to attend the meetings ETC. 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursu- of the conference. With regard to the ap- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee pointment of minority Members, the Chair- Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive on Transportation and Infrastructure. man shall consult with the Ranking Minor- communications were taken from the 1001. A letter from the Program Analyst, ity Member. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- RULE 24. GENERAL OVERSIGHT 992. A letter from the Acting Assistant mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- Not later than February 15 of the first ses- Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Secretary worthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737–300, sion of a Congress, the Committee shall meet of State, transmitting certification that Ar- -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. in open session, with a quorum present, to menia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, 2000–NM–313–AD; Amendment 39–12084; AD adopt its oversight plans for that Congress Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are 2001–01–13] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- for submission to the Committee on House committed to the courses of action described ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Oversight and the Committee on Govern- in Section 1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ment Reform and Oversight, in accordance Reduction Act of 1993 (Title XII of Public tation and Infrastructure. with the provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X Law 103–160), Section 1412(d) of the Former 1002. A letter from the Program Analyst, of the House of Representatives. Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- RULE 25. OTHER PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS (Title XIV of Public Law 102–511); to the mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- Committee on Armed Services. worthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737–300, The Chairman may establish such other 993. A letter from the Acting Director, De- -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. procedures and take such actions as may be fense Security Cooperation Agency, trans- 99–NM–380–AD; Amendment 39–12085; AD necessary to carry out the foregoing rules or mitting notification concerning the Depart- 2001–02–01] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- to facilitate the effective operation of the ment of the Air Force’s Proposed Letter(s) of ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee. Any additional procedures or Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Republic of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- regulations may be modified or rescinded in Korea defense articles and services (Trans- tation and Infrastructure. any or all particulars by a majority vote of mittal No. 01–02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1003. A letter from the Program Analyst, the full Committee. 2776(b); to the Committee on International FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- f Relations. mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- LEAVE OF ABSENCE 994. A letter from the Secretary of State, worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 transmitting a report which sets forth all and A300 B4 (A300); Model A300 B4–600, A300 By unanimous consent, leave of ab- sales and licensed commercial exports pursu- B4–600R, and A300 F4–600R (A300–600); and sence was granted to: ant to section 25(a)(1) of the Arms Export Model A310 Series Airplanes; Equipped With Mr. ACKERMAN (at the request of Mr. Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to Dowty Ram Air Turbines [Docket No. 99– GEPHARDT) for today and the balance of the Committee on International Relations. NM–202–AD; Amendment 39–12076; AD 2001– the week on account of medical rea- 995. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 01–06] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received February 12, the District of Columbia, transmitting a 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the sons. copy of D.C. ACT 13–593, ‘‘District Govern- Committee on Transportation and Infra- Mr. CRAMER (at the request of Mr. ment Personnel Exchange Agreement structure. GEPHARDT) for today and the balance of Amendment Act of 2000’’ received February 1004. A letter from the Program Analyst, the week on account of official busi- 27, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1– FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- ness. 233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (at the request of Reform. worthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747–400, Mr. ARMEY) for today and the balance 996. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 747–400F, 767–200, and 767–300 Series Airplanes of the week on account of medical rea- the District of Columbia, transmitting a Equipped With Pratt & Whitney Model copy of D.C. ACT 13–587, ‘‘Nurse’s Rehabilita- PW4000 Series Engines [Docket No. 2000–NM– sons. tion Program Act of 2000’’ received February 391–AD; Amendment 39–12080; AD 2001–01–10] f 27, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1– (RIN: 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED 233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Reform. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- By unanimous consent, permission to 997. A letter from the Program Analyst, ture. address the House, following the legis- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- 1005. A letter from the Program Analyst, lative program and any special orders mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- heretofore entered, was granted to: worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310, mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- (The following Members (at the re- and Model A300 B4–600, A300 B4–600R, and worthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757–200 A300 F4–600R (A300–600) Series Airplanes Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000–NM–184– quest of Mr. MCNULTY) to revise and [Docket No. 2000–NM–48–AD; Amendment 39– AD; Amendment 39–12093; AD 2001–02–09] extend their remarks and include ex- 12052; AD 2000–26–03] (RIN: 2120–AA64) re- (RIN: 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, traneous material:) ceived February 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Mr. HOYER, for 5 minutes, today. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, for 5 minutes, tation and Infrastructure. ture. today. 998. A letter from the Program Analyst, 1006. A letter from the Program Analyst, (The following Members (at the re- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s final rule—Air- mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- quest of Mr. OTTER) to revise and ex- worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330– worthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft tend their remarks and include extra- 301, -321, and -322 Series Airplanes; and Model Company Model 525 (CitationJet 1) Airplanes neous material:) A340–211, -212, -213, -311, -312, and -313 Series [Docket No. 2000–CE–71–AD; Amendment 39– Mr. BURTON of Indiana, for 5 minutes, Airplanes [Docket No. 2000–NM–292–AD; 12099; AD 2001–02–13] (RIN: 2120–AA64) re- February 28. Amendment 39–12079; AD 2001–01–09] (RIN: ceived February 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1 February 27, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 2355 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tation and Infrastructure. on Transportation and Infrastructure. 1007. A letter from the Program Analyst, 1015. A letter from the Program Analyst, Under clause 2 of rule XII, public FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- bills and resolutions were introduced mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- and severally referred, as follows: worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Se- worthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutsch- By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. ries Airplanes [Docket No. 2000–NM–214–AD; land GmbH (Formerly BMW Rolls-Royce PICKERING, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. Amendment 39–12064; AD 2000–26–14] (RIN: GmbH) Model BR700–715A1–30, BR700–715B1– BLUMENAUER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. OBER- 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursu- 30, and BR700–715C1–30 Turbofan Engines STAR, and Mrs. CAPPS): ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee [Docket No. 2000–NE–54–AD; Amendment 39– H.R. 727. A bill to amend the Consumer on Transportation and Infrastructure. 12098; AD 2000–25–51] (RIN: 2120–AA64) re- Products Safety Act to provide that low- 1008. A letter from the Program Analyst, ceived February 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. speed electric bicycles are consumer prod- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ucts subject to such Act; to the Committee mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- tation and Infrastructure. on Energy and Commerce. 1016. A letter from the Program Analyst, worthiness Directives; CL–604 Variant of By Mr. ANDREWS: FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- Bombardier Model Canadair CL–600–2B16 Se- H.R. 728. A bill to amend the Elementary mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- ries Airplanes Modified in Accordance with and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to au- worthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Tex- Supplemental Type Certificate SA8060NM-D, thorize grants for the repair, renovation, al- tron Inc. Model 205A–1, 205B, 212, 412, and SA8072NM-D, or SA8086NM-D [Docket No. teration, and construction of public elemen- 412CF Helicopters [Docket No. 2000–SW–49– 2000–NM–80–AD; Amendment 39–12089; AD tary and secondary school facilities; to the AD; Amendment 39–12037; AD 2000–25–03] 2001–02–05] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- Committee on Education and the Workforce. (RIN: 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. By Mr. ANDREWS: pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- H.R. 729. A bill to establish State revolving mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- tation and Infrastructure. funds for school construction; to the Com- 1009. A letter from the Program Analyst, ture. 1017. A letter from the Program Analyst, mittee on Education and the Workforce. FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- DELAURO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. WELDON worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2, worthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Oper- of Pennsylvania, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, A300 B4, A300 B4–600, A300 B4–600R, A300 F4– ations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Air- Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mrs. 600R, and A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. planes [Docket No. 2000–NM–141–AD; Amend- MALONEY of New York): 2000–NM–72–AD; Amendment 39–12077; AD H.R. 730. A bill to provide that children’s ment 39–12078; AD 2001–01–08] (RIN: 2120– 2001–01–07] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- sleepwear shall be manufactured in accord- AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursuant to ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ance with stricter flammability standards; 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Transportation and Infrastructure. tation and Infrastructure. 1018. A letter from the Program Analyst, By Mr. ANDREWS: 1010. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- H.R. 731. A bill to prohibit the discharge of FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s final rule—Air- a firearm within 1000 feet of any Federal land mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- worthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Indus- or facility; to the Committee on the Judici- worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, tries, Ltd., Model Galaxy Airplanes [Docket ary. A300–600, and A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2001–NM–14–AD; Amendment 39–12102; AD By Mr. ANDREWS: No. 2000–NM–104–AD; Amendment 39–11977; 2001–03–01] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- H.R. 732. A bill to amend title 28, United AD 2000–23–07] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. States Code, to provide for individuals serv- ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ing as Federal jurors to continue to receive 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. their normal average wage or salary during tation and Infrastructure. 1019. A letter from the Program Analyst, such service; to the Committee on the Judi- 1011. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- ciary. FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s final rule—Air- By Mr. ANDREWS: mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- worthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Can- H.R. 733. A bill to amend the Federal Rules worthiness Directives; Construcciones ada Models PW306A and PW306B Turbofan of Evidence to establish a parent-child privi- Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA), Model CN–235, Engines [Docket No. 2000–NE–51–AD; Amend- lege; to the Committee on the Judiciary. CN–235–100, and CN–235–200 Series Airplanes ment 39–12103; AD 2001–03–02] (RIN: 2120– By Mr. ANDREWS: [Docket No. 2000–NM–264–AD; Amendment AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursuant to H.R. 734. A bill to amend the Railroad Re- 39–12082; AD 2001–01–12] (RIN: 2120–AA64) re- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tirement Act of 1974 to eliminate a limita- ceived February 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transportation and Infrastructure. tion on benefits; to the Committee on Trans- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 1020. A letter from the Program Analyst, portation and Infrastructure. tation and Infrastructure. FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- By Mr. ANDREWS: 1012. A letter from the Program Analyst, mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- H.R. 735. A bill to direct the National High- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- worthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. way Transportation Safety Administration mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- Model PC–6 Airplanes [Docket No. 99–CE–77– to issue standards for the use of motorized worthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft AD; Amendment 39–12088; AD 2001–02–04] skate boards; to the Committee on Transpor- Corporation Model S–76A, S–76B, and S–76C (RIN: 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, tation and Infrastructure. Helicopters [Docket No. 2000–SW–52–AD; pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- By Mr. ANDREWS: Amendment 39–12074; AD 2001–01–04] (RIN: mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- H.R. 736. A bill to provide that a person 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursu- ture. who brings a product liability action in a ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 1021. A letter from the Program Analyst, Federal or State court for injuries sustained on Transportation and Infrastructure. FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- from a product that is not in compliance 1013. A letter from the Program Analyst, mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- with a voluntary or mandatory standard FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- worthiness Directives; CFM International issued by the Consumer Product Safety Com- mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- (CFMI) Model CFM56–7B Turbofan Engines mission may recover treble damages, and for worthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Tex- [Docket No. 2001–NE–03–AD; Amendment 39– other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- tron Canada Model 407 Helicopters [Docket 12097; AD 2001–02–12] (RIN: 2120–AA64) re- diciary, and in addition to the Committee on No. 2001–SW–02–AD; Amendment 39–12100; AD ceived February 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 2001–01–52] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tation and Infrastructure. each case for consideration of such provi- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 1022. A letter from the Program Analyst, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the tation and Infrastructure. FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- committee concerned. 1014. A letter from the Program Analyst, mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. BENT- FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- worthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. SEN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- Models PC–12 and PC–12/45 Airplanes [Docket JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. HORN, worthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Tex- No. 2000–CE–55–AD; Amendment 39–12067; AD Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. GOODE, Mrs. tron Canada Model 206A, B, L, L1, and L3 2000–26–17] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Feb- MORELLA, Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. HOOLEY Helicopters [Docket No. 2000–SW–34–AD; ruary 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of Oregon, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. HOLT, Amendment 39–12087; AD 2001–02–03] (RIN: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Mr. WATKINS, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. 2120–AA64) received February 12, 2001, pursu- tation and Infrastructure. SAXTON, and Mr. OSBORNE):

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.001 H27FE1 2356 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 H.R. 737. A bill to amend the Individuals By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. H.R. 750. A bill to amend provisions of law with Disabilities Education Act to provide CARDIN): enacted by the Small Business Regulatory full funding for assistance for education of H.R. 744. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to ensure all children with disabilities; to the Com- enue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable full analysis of potential impacts on small mittee on Education and the Workforce. contributions to public charities for use in entities of rules proposed by certain agen- By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. BENT- medical research; to the Committee on Ways cies, and for other purposes; to the Com- SEN, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. and Means. mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to RILEY, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. CHAMBLISS, By Mr. EVANS: the Committee on Small Business, for a pe- Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. H.R. 745. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- riod to be subsequently determined by the COOKSEY, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. cation Act of 1965 to prevent veterans’ con- Speaker, in each case for consideration of YOUNG of Alaska, Mrs. WILSON, Mr. tributions to GI bill benefits from reducing such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- ALLEN, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. DELAHUNT, Federal student financial assistance; to the tion of the committee concerned. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Mr. FROST, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. By Mr. KING: By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. MOORE, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. MALONEY of H.R. 751. A bill to amend title 18, United GILLMOR, Mr. JONES of North Caro- Connecticut, Mr. SHOWS, Ms. PRYCE States Code, to protect the sanctity of reli- lina, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. KELLY, of Ohio, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. HILLIARD, gious communications; to the Committee on Mr. RILEY, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. COM- Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. the Judiciary. BEST, Mr. STENHOLM, Ms. BALDWIN, SKEEN, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. MCHUGH, By Mr. KING: Mr. BERRY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BRY- Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. H.R. 752. A bill to develop voluntary con- ANT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SIMPSON, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. PITTS, sensus standards to ensure the accuracy and DEGETTE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. HALL validation of the voting process, to direct Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOR- of Texas, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Ms. HOOLEY the Director of the National Institute of DON, Mr. HILL, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. of Oregon, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. THOMP- Standards and Technology to study voter ISTOOK, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. SON of Mississippi, Mr. MORAN of Kan- participation and emerging voting tech- LAHOOD, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. MCINNIS, sas, Mr. THUNE, Mr. LEWIS of Ken- nology, to provide grants to States to im- Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. tucky, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, prove voting methods, and for other pur- OSBORNE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsyl- Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Science, and in vania, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. WHITFIELD, addition to the Committees on House Admin- SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. OTTER, Mr. MCIN- Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. TERRY, Mr. istration, and the Judiciary, for a period to TYRE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, THUNE, and Mr. UDALL of Colorado): be subsequently determined by the Speaker, Mr. SUNUNU, Mrs. BONO, Mr. WATTS of H.R. 746. A bill to amend the Federal De- in each case for consideration of such provi- Oklahoma, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. SAND- posit Insurance Act to require periodic cost sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ERS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. of living adjustments to the maximum committee concerned. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. JOHN- amount of deposit insurance available under By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. SON of Illinois, Mr. MORAN of Vir- such Act, and for other purposes; to the Com- DREIER, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BONILLA, ginia, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, mittee on Financial Services. Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, and Mr. FIL- Mr. LAMPSON, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. NER): SOUDER, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. WATKINS, BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. HILLIARD, H.R. 753. A bill to provide that a certifi- Mr. TERRY, and Mr. PETERSON of Min- Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. MINK of cation of the cooperation of Mexico with nesota): Hawaii, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BRADY of United States counterdrug efforts not be re- H.R. 738. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Pennsylvania, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of quired in fiscal year 2001 for the limitation enue Code of 1986 to provide additional re- California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ABER- on assistance for Mexico under section 490 of tirement savings opportunities for small em- CROMBIE, and Mr. MCGOVERN): the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 not to go ployers, including self-employed individuals; H.R. 747. A bill to amend title XVIII of the into effect in that fiscal year; to the Com- to the Committee on Ways and Means. Social Security Act to provide for coverage mittee on International Relations. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. of qualified acupuncturist services under By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky: STARK, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. part B of the Medicare Program, and to H.R. 754. A bill to amend the Appalachian MCDERMOTT): amend title 5, United States Code, to provide Regional Development Act of 1965 to des- H.R. 739. A bill to update the supplemental for coverage of such services under the Fed- ignate Edmonson, Hart, and Metcalfe Coun- security income program, and to increase in- eral Employees Health Benefits Program; to ties, Kentucky, as part of the Appalachian centives for working, saving, and pursuing the Committee on Energy and Commerce, region; to the Committee on Transportation an education; to the Committee on Ways and and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Infrastructure. Means. and Means, and Government Reform, for a By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. SEN- period to be subsequently determined by the GREENWOOD, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SHAYS, SENBRENNER, Mrs. BONO, and Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. WEXLER): such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. NADLER, H.R. 740. A bill to reauthorize the United tion of the committee concerned. Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. WEXLER, States Patent and Trademark Office; to the By Mrs. KELLY: Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. KIRK, Mr. OLVER, Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 748. A bill to authorize the Small Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. PRICE of North By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Business Administration to make grants and Carolina, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. BERMAN): loans to small business concerns, and grants VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. ALLEN, H.R. 741. A bill to amend the Trademark to agricultural enterprises, to enable such Mr. HORN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. Act of 1946 to provide for the registration concerns and enterprises to reopen for busi- ABERCROMBIE, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. and protection of trademarks used in com- ness after a natural or other disaster; to the BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. merce, in order to carry out provisions of Committee on Small Business. SMITH of Washington, Mr. GUTIERREZ, certain international conventions, and for By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- SWEENEY): diciary. H.R. 749. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title TOWNS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. JONES of By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. 44, United States Code, popularly known as Ohio, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize THOMPSON of California, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. CLAY, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. the burden of Federal paperwork demands DEFAZIO, Mr. BENTSEN, Ms. DELAURO, JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEFFER- upon small businesses, educational and non- Mr. FARR of California, Mr. STARK, SON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Ms. BALD- profit institutions, Federal contractors, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WIN): State and local governments, and other per- TIERNEY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DEUTSCH, H.R. 742. A bill to provide the people of sons through the sponsorship and use of al- Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. Iraq with access to food and medicines from ternative information technologies; to the MENENDEZ, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. NOR- the United States, and for other purposes; to Committee on Government Reform, and in TON, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, the Committee on International Relations. addition to the Committee on Small Busi- Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. By Mr. DUNCAN: ness, for a period to be subsequently deter- MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. CON- H.R. 743. A bill to eliminate the fees associ- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- YERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. GEORGE ated with Forest Service special use permits sideration of such provisions as fall within MILLER of California, Ms. LEE, Mrs. authorizing a church to use structures and the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. MORELLA, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. FROST, improvements on National Forest System By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, lands for religious or educational purposes; ENGLISH, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, and Mr. Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. to the Committee on Agriculture. SWEENEY): HOEFFEL, Mr. SAWYER, Ms. WOOLSEY,

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Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. H.R. 764. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. BISHOP, Ms. BROWN of Florida, BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, States Code, to provide a presumption of Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. and Mr. BONIOR): service connection for injuries classified as CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. CLAY- H.R. 755. A bill to prohibit the application cold weather injuries which occur in vet- TON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. of certain restrictive eligibility require- erans who while engaged in military oper- CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS ments to foreign nongovernmental organiza- ations had sustained exposure to cold weath- of Illinois, Mr. FORD, Mr. HASTINGS of tions with respect to the provision of assist- er; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Florida, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. JACKSON ance under part I of the Foreign Assistance By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Ms. MCKIN- of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Act of 1961; to the Committee on Inter- NEY, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE national Relations. Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES of By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for TOWNS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. Ohio, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr. herself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MCCARTHY of LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Missouri, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. JACK- LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MCKINNEY, California, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. SON-LEE of Texas, Mr. OWENS, Mr. Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of PAYNE, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. STARK, and Mr. FATTAH): New York, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON- TIERNEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WU, H.R. 765. A bill to amend title 18, United ALD, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. PASCRELL, States Code, to provide retroactive effect to PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUSH, Mr. Mr. HINOJOSA, and Ms. WOOLSEY): a sentencing safety valve provision; to the SCOTT, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. THOMPSON H.R. 756. A bill to amend the Elementary Committee on the Judiciary. of Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WA- and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- By Mr. FRANK: TERS, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, vide grants to provide programs that benefit H.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution proposing Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, and Mr. the educational, health, social service, cul- an amendment to the Constitution of the WYNN): tural, and recreational needs of inner and United States of America to prohibit the H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution au- small cities and rural and disadvantaged sub- granting of Presidential reprieves and par- thorizing the printing of a revised and up- urban communities; to the Committee on dons between October 1 of a year in which a dated version of the House document enti- Education and the Workforce. Presidential election occurs and January 21 tled ‘‘Black Americans in Congress, 1870– By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for of the year following, and for other purposes; 1989’’; to the Committee on House Adminis- herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. KING, Mrs. to the Committee on the Judiciary. tration. By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for LOWEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ACKERMAN, By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. WATT himself and Mr. MURTHA): Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MEEKS of New York, of North Carolina, Mr. COBLE, Mr. H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution hon- Mr. GRUCCI, and Mr. WEINER): BALLENGER, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- H.R. 757. A bill to amend title 49, United oring the ultimate sacrifice made by 28 lina, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, States Code, to temporarily limit the num- United States soldiers killed by an Iraqi mis- Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. BURR of North ber of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport, sile attack on February 25, 1991, during Oper- Carolina, Mr. JONES of North Caro- and for other purposes; to the Committee on ation Desert Storm, and resolving to support lina, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Transportation and Infrastructure. appropriate and effective theater missile de- Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. CAS- By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for fense programs; to the Committee on Armed TLE, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. RILEY, Mr. herself, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. ACKERMAN, Services. GIBBONS, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. COLLINS, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, and Mr. By Mr. BURTON of Indiana: Mr. MICA, Mr. HOYER, Ms. CARSON of DOGGETT): H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution ex- Indiana, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. CAN- H.R. 758. A bill to provide for substantial pressing the sense of the Congress that na- TOR, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. reductions in the price of prescription drugs tional news organizations should refrain NORTON, Mr. THOMAS, and Mr. GOOD- for Medicare beneficiaries and for women di- from projecting the winner of a Presidential LATTE): agnosed with breast cancer; to the Com- election until all of the polls in the Conti- H. Res. 57. A resolution recognizing and mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- nental United States have closed; to the honoring Dale Earnhardt and expressing the dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Energy and Commerce. condolences of the House of Representatives for a period to be subsequently determined By Mr. THOMAS M. DAVIS of Virginia to his family on his death; to the Committee by the Speaker, in each case for consider- (for himself, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. on Government Reform. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- DELAHUNT, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. By Mr. HYDE: risdiction of the committee concerned. MOAKLEY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. FRANK, H. Res. 58. A resolution providing amounts By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. ROY- H.R. 759. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- BAL-ALLARD, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. for the expenses of the Committee on enue Code of 1986 to increase the unified MENENDEZ): Internationl Relations in the One Hundred credit to an exclusion equivalent of H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution ex- Seventh Congress; to the Committee on $5,000,000; to the Committee on Ways and pressing sympathy for the victims of the House Administration. Means. devastating earthquakes that struck El Sal- By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: H. Res. 59. A resolution providing amounts By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. CAL- vador on January 13, 2001, and February 13, for the expenses of the Committee on the Ju- VERT, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LATOURETTE, 2001, and supporting ongoing aid efforts; to diciary in the One Hundred Seventh Con- Mr. GIBBONS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, the Committee on International Relations, gress; to the Committee on House Adminis- Mr. CUNNINGHAM, and Mr. SHERMAN): and in addition to the Committee on Finan- H.R. 760. A bill to amend the Federal Cred- cial Services, for a period to be subsequently tration. it Union Act with respect to the limitations determined by the Speaker, in each case for By Mr. BOEHLERT: on member business loans; to the Committee consideration of such provisions as fall with- H. Res. 60. A resolution providing amounts on Financial Services. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- for the expenses of the Committee on By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and cerned. Science in the One Hundred Seventh Con- Mr. DEFAZIO): By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. THOM- gress; to the Committee on House Adminis- H.R. 761. A bill to impose a temporary mor- AS M. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. WOLF, tration. atorium on certain airline mergers and ac- Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. WYNN, By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. quisitions; to the Committee on the Judici- Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California): ary. CARDIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FRANK, Mr. H. Res. 61. A resolution providing amounts By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. SISISKY, for the expenses of the Committee on Edu- MEEKS of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. KIL- cation and the Workforce in the One Hun- and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois): DEE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illi- dred Seventh Congress; to the Committee on H.R. 762. A bill to establish the North nois, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. BROWN House Administration. American Slavery Memorial Council; to the of Florida): By Mr. GOSS: Committee on Resources. H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution ex- H. Res. 62. A resolution providing amounts By Mr. STUPAK: pressing the sense of the Congress that rates for the expenses of the Permanent Select H.R. 763. A bill to name the Department of of compensation for civilian employees of Committee on Intelligence in the One Hun- Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in the United States should be adjusted at the dred Seventh Congress; to the Committee on Menominee, Michigan, as the ‘‘Fred W. Matz same time, and in the same proportion, as House Administration. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient are rates of compensation for members of the By Mr. MENENDEZ: Clinic’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- uniformed services; to the Committee on H. Res. 63. A resolution Designating minor- fairs. Government Reform. ity membership on certain standing commit- By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. NEY, tees of the House of Representatives; consid- CAMP): Mr. FATTAH, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, ered and agreed to.

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By Mr. BURTON of Indiana: DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. MCKINNEY, H.R. 261: Mr. FILNER. H. Res. 64. A resolution providing amounts Ms. BERKLEY, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 266: Mr. HILLIARD and Mr. WEXLER. for the expenses of the Committee on Gov- H.R. 90: Ms. RIVERS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. H.R. 268: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. ernment Reform in the One Hundred Seventh LOBIONDO, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HAYWORTH, and CONDIT, and Mr. BACA. Congress; to the Committee on House Ad- Mr. PHELPS. H.R. 269: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. ministration. H.R. 97: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BROWN H.R. 283: Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. FILNER, Ms. By Mr. KING: of Ohio, Ms. VELA´ QUEZ, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. MCKINNEY, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. H. Res. 65. A resolution establishing a Se- MASCARA, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ABER- lect Committee on POW and MIA Affairs; to BONIOR, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. PAUL, Mr. LAHOOD, CROMBIE, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- the Committee on Rules. Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. SAXTON, fornia., By Mr. MANZULLO: Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. GOODE, Mr. SESSIONS, H.R. 286: Mrs. THURMAN, Mrs. LOWEY, and H. Res. 66. A resolution providing amounts Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. MCGOVERN. for the expenses of the Committee on Small Ms. MCKINNEY, and Mr. GILCHREST. H.R. 288: Mr. CONDIT and Mr. WEXLER. Business in the One Hundred Seventh Con- H.R. 99: Mr. KOLBE, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. H.R. 289: Mr. STARK. gress; to the Committee on House Adminis- TOOMEY, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, and H.R. 290: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. THOMPSON tration. Mr. SOUDER. of Mississippi, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, AND MS. By Mr. REYES (for himself and Mr. H.R. 100: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. NORTON. RODRIGUEZ): STENHOLM, Mr. HOBSON, and Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 293: Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. H. Res. 67. A resolution recognizing the im- H.R. 101: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BACA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. CAR- portance of combatting tuberculosis on a STENHOLM, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. SON of Oklahoma, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. worldwide basis, and acknowledging the se- HOLDEN. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Is- vere impact that TB has on minority popu- H.R. 102: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. land, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. LEE, Mr. OWENS, Mr. lations in the United States; to the Com- STENHOLM, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. CONDIT, Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. BLUMENAUER. mittee on International Relations, and in ad- HOLDEN. H.R. 303: Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. dition to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 134: Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. WEXLER, and WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ROTH- merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- Ms. BALDWIN. MAN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. SMITH of Wash- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H.R. 157: Mr. HOEFFEL. ington, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. CANNON, sideration of such provisions as fall within H.R. 162: Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. WAMP, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. H.R. 168: Mr. SOUDER. the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. RAMSTAD, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. DIAZ- H.R. 171: Mr. OWENS and Mrs. MINK of Ha- By Mr. STUMP: BALART, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. waii. H. Res. 68. A resolution providing amounts JOHN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, H.R. 179: Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BARTLETT of for the expenses of the Committee on Armed Mr. PICKERING, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. Maryland, Mr. BOYD, Mr. CANNON, Mrs. Services in the One Hundred Seventh Con- BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. PITTS, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, CAPITO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FARR of California, gress; to the Committee on House Adminis- Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. OLVER, Mr. Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. HALL of tration. CALVERT, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. Ohio, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. f HERGER, Mr. THOMPSON OF CALIFORNIA, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. GALLEGLY, PRIVATE BILLS AND JOHN, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- Mr. WICKER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ington, Ms. LEE, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, RESOLUTIONS PALLONE, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. TAYLOR of North Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Under clause 3 of rule XII, private Carolina, Mr. DICKS, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Ms. NORTON, RILEY. bills and resolutions of the following Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. H.R. 311: Mr. HAYWORTH. titles were introduced and severally re- REYES, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. STU- H.R. 316: Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania ferred, as follows: PAK, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. WEINER, and Mr. SOUDER. and Mr. WICKER. By Mr. LANTOS: H.R. 317: Mr. HEFLEY and Mr. DEMINT. H.R. 184: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. H.R. 766. A bill for the relief of Marleen R. H.R. 318: Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. MCCAR- STARK, Mr. UNDERWOOD, and Mr. LANTOS. Delay; to the Committee on the Judiciary. THY of New York, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. H.R. 187: Mr. STUPAK, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. By Mr. WYNN: TAUSCHER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GORDON, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MCHUGH, H.R. 767. A bill for the relief of Valentine MCHUGH, Mr. FRANK, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Mrs. EMERSON. Nwandu; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. RUSH, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. H.R. 189: Mr. SKEEN. f DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CLEM- H.R. 190: Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. ENT, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. HOYER, Ms. KAPTUR, ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 192: Mr. KING. H.R. 214: Mr. MOORE. Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. LANTOS, Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 218: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GOOD- Mr. NADLER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. were added to public bills and resolu- LATTE, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BARR of Geor- DELAHUNT, AND MR. HINCHEY. tions as follows: gia, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. TAYLOR of North H.R. 322: Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BOYD, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS H.R. 17: Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. Carolina, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. PENCE, of Florida, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BOYD, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. SANDLIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MEEKS of New York, and Mr. WYNN. H.R. 219: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey and Mr. H.R. 25: Mr. MCNULTY. NEY. TURNER, and Mr. WEXLER. H.R. 36: Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. H.R. 220: Mr. HILLEARY. H.R. 326: Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. LANTOS, and Mrs. H.R. 225: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HORN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- NORTHUP. PAYNE, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. WATERS, Mr. JACK- vania, and Mr. HOEFFEL. H.R. 39: Mr. REHBERG, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, SON of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. ABER- H.R. 331: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HAYWORTH, and Mr. FLAKE, Mr. GOODE, Mr. THORNBERRY, and CROMBIE. Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. HOSTETTLER. H.R. 230: Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. SANDERS, and H.R. 340: Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. H.R. 42: Mr. SHAYS. Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. UNDERWOOD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CLAY, and H.R. 43: Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. H.R. 231: Mr. HILLIARD and Mrs. MINK of Mr. GORDON. H.R. 51: Mr. SHOWS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. Hawaii. H.R. 356: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. TURNER, Ms. HOOLEY of Or- H.R. 238: Mr. LANTOS and Ms. SOLIS. TAYLOR of North Carolina, and Mr. BONIOR. egon, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. FROST, Mr. TAYLOR of H.R. 246: Mr. SHADEGG and Mr. JONES of H.R. 361: Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mississippi, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. North Carolina. Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. DELAHUNT. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, H.R. 250: Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. UPTON, Mr. H.R. 364: Mr. BOYD, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. BALD- LAHOOD, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PHELPS, Ms. Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. STEARNS, WIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN. JEFFERSON, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. MILLER of H.R. 65: Mr. STUPAK, Mr. UDALL of New STRICKLAND, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FRANK, Mr. Florida, Mr. GOSS, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mexico, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. BASS, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. Mr. FOLEY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. JOHN, Mr. CAL- ACEVEDO-VILA´ , Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. NEAL of DIAZ-BALART, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. HASTINGS of VERT, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. Massachusetts, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Florida. SCHROCK, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. H.R. 368: Mr. RYUN of Kansas. DICKS, and Mr. CUMMINGS. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. ROSS. H.R. 369: Mr. CRENSHAW and Mr. STEARNS. H.R. 87: Mr. SERRANO, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. H.R. 257: Mr. PITTS and Mr. PETERSON of H.R. 380: Mr. MASCARA and Mr. LUCAS of CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. FROST, Mr. Pennsylvania. Kentucky.

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H.R. 385: Mr. HOSTETTLER and Mr. PETER- CRENSHAW, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. SHAW, Mr. H.R. 664: Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. THOM- SON of Pennsylvania. HOSTETTLER, Mr. SCHROCK, and Mr. PETER- AS M. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. H.R. 386: Mr. SCHAFFER. SON of Pennsylvania. BAKER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SMITH of New Jer- H.R. 389: Ms. MCKINNEY. H.R. 557: Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. sey, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. HINCHEY Mr. H.R. 391: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. COBLE, Mr. GORDON, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. PICK- BLUMENAUER, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SISI- STARK, and Mr. EHRLICH. ERING, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. WOLF, Ms. MCKINNEY, SKY, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. HOYER, Mr. H.R. 419: Ms. LEE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KIL- Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mrs. JONES of PASCRELL, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. BILI- DEE, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. Ohio, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. MOORE, and Mr. RAKIS, Mr. JOHN, Mr. ROSS, Mr. TAYLOR of KENNEDY of Rhode Island, and Mr. CLAY. BURR of North Carolina. North Carolina, and Mr. BONILLA. H.R. 429: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 558: Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. H.R. 668: Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. H.R. 435: Ms. MCKINNEY and Mr. SCHAFFER. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. FRANK, Mr. H.R. 439: Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. GREENWOOD, Ms. HART, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. H.R. 454: Mr. BLAGOJEVICH and Mr. LEACH. BORSKI, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. MUR- ETHERIDGE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FATTAH, H.R. 457: Mr. EVANS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. THA, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsyl- Mr. HOYER, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, and STUPAK, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. vania, Mr. SHERWOOD, and Mr. PLATTS. Mr. ENGLISH. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BARRETT, Mr. H.R. 565: Mr. BLUNT. H.R. 671: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. COSTELLO, Mr. HILLIARD, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, H.R. 570: Mr. LANTOS and Mrs. JONES of WOOLSEY, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. BALDWIN, Ohio. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HALL of Ohio, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. H.R. 572: Mr. LEVIN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. AN- Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. FILNER. H.R. 460: Ms. NORTON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, DREWS, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 678: Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. H.R. 573: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. FROST, Mr. MCKINNEY, Ms. ESCHOO, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. KUCINICH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. EVANS, BACA, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. LOWEY, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. FIL- MCCARTHY, of Missouri, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. HINOJOSA. NER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and MEEKS of New York, Mr. BALDACCI, Mrs. H.R. 680: Mr. UNDERWOOD and Mrs. MINK of Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. DOYLE, and Ms. DEGETTE. Hawaii. H.R. 476: Mr. GRAHAM and Mr. HALL of H.R. 582: Mr. ENGLISH. Ohio. H.R. 681: Mr. HILLIARD and Mr. GORDON. H.R. 585: Mr. NEY. H.R. 478: Mr. GORDON and Mr. SISISKY. H.R. 683: Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. H.R. 586: Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. H.R. 488: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mr. COYNE. OLVER, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. COYNE, Mr. FILNER, CRENSHAW, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. H.R. 491: Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. PALLONE, GILCHREST, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. Mr. FRANK, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr. PETERSON UNDERWOOD. DEGETTE, and Mr. POMEROY. of Pennsylvania. H.R. 493: Mrs. JONES of Ohio. H.R. 714: Mr. FROST, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, H.R. 590: Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. WYNN, Mr. H.R. 494: Mr. SCHAFFER and Mr. SOUDER. Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. KENNEDY EXLER C OVERN H.R. 496: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BERRY, Mr. W , and Mr. M G . of Rhode Island, Ms. RIVERS, and Mr. C INNEY ASCARA HUTCHINSON, and Mr. PETERSON of Min- H.R. 594: Ms. M K , Mr. M , Mr. FATTAH. SCOTT, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. nesota. H.R. 717: Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 602: Mr. SAWYER, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, H.R. 503: Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. BARTON of STEARNS, Mr. JOHN, Ms. MCCARTHY of Mis- Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. SABO, Mr. Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. NEY, Mr. GOODE, souri, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mrs. MORELLA, LAFALCE, Mr. BAKER, Mr. TAYLOR of North and Ms. HART. Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mrs. THUR- Carolina, and Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 511: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, MAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. H.R. 606: Mr. KIRK, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. KOLBE, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. BAKER, Mr. MCKINNEY, Mr. BACA, Mr. FROST, Mrs. THUR- BALDWIN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. UDALL of New HILLEARY, and Mr. GRUCCI. MAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mexico, Mr. JOHN, Mr. REYES, Mr. KILDEE, H.R. 721: Mr. FATTAH, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. HASTINGS of Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. WEXLER, COYNE, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. INSLEE, Mrs. JONES Florida, Mr. EVANS, and Mrs. TAUSCHER. and Mr. CROWLEY. of Ohio, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SABO, Mr. PETRI, H.R. 608: Mr. MOORE. H.R. 519: Mr. PASTOR. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. H.R. 613: Mr. WICKER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. H.R. 531: Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PASCRELL, MORELLA, Mr. BENTSEN, and Mr. BALDACCI. MORAN of Virginia, and Ms. LOFGREN. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. NORTON, H.R. 621: Mr. RANGEL and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 532: Ms. ESHOO. Mr. GORDON, and Mr. MCGOVERN. ALLEGLY H.R. 623: Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. COYNE, and Mr. H.R. 536: Mr. G , Mr. H. Con. Res. 3: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, ALEOMAVAEGA ALL MCHUGH. F , Mr. H of Ohio, Mr. Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, and OEFFEL NSLEE ONES H.R. 624: Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. KIND, and Ms. H , Mr. I , Mrs. J of Ohio, Mr. BERMAN. Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. HINOJOSA, BALDWIN. H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. HALL of Ms. HARMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. H.R. 630: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. BONIOR. Ohio, and Mr. CONYERS. SCHIFF, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. TAYLOR of Mis- H.R. 632: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. THOMAS M. DAVIS H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. EVANS, Mr. PRICE of sissippi, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. of Virginia, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BENT- North Carolina, Mr. FRANK, Ms. HOOLEY of BACA, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. SEN, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. Oregon, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. DOOLEY of Cali- WEXLER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. NEY. fornia, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HIN- SKELTON, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Ms. H.R. 633: Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. HILLIARD, CHEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BACA, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. Mr. STARK. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MCCARTHY of Mis- H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. PETRI, STRICKLAND. souri, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. and Mr. HILLEARY. H.R. 539: Mr. CANTOR, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. NEY, Mr. DOYLE, H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. PRICE of North Caro- PLATTS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. OTTER, Mr. Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. lina, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. JO MALONEY of New York. DOYLE, and Mr. SHADEGG. ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. STUMP, Mr. H.R. 637: Mr. SHADEGG and Mr. HAYWORTH. CRENSHAW, Mr. NEY, Mr. SCHAFFER, and Mr. H.R. 638: Mr. WEXLER Mr. OLVER, Mrs. H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. TIERNEY. SOUDER. TAUSCHER, Ms. LEE, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. SOUDER. H.R. 544: Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. FRANK, SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. HILLIARD, H. Con. Res. 38: Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. DAVIS Mr. MOORE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MEEHAN, of Illinois, Mr. BACA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. THUR- of California, and Mr. STARK. H. Res. 13: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- MAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. H.R. 642: Mr. EHRLICH and Mr. HOYER. fornia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. WOOLSEY, and Mr. KUCINICH. H.R. 650: Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. MCHUGH, and FATTAH. H.R. 548: Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H. Res. 15: Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. BART- WHITFIELD, Mr. HORN, and Mr. TAYLOR of H.R. 658: Mr. HAYWORTH and Mr. LEWIS of LETT of Maryland, and Mr. HILLEARY. North Carolina. Kentucky. H. Res. 54: Mr. TANCREDO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. H.R. 549: Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, H.R. 663: Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of UDALL of Colorado, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. Mr. KELLER, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. Texas, and Mr. FROST. HEFLEY, Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. MCINNIS.

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A PROCLAMATION HONORING In previous Congresses, the Department of The people of Lithuania are proud and cou- SENATOR JIM CARNES State objected to ratification based on its dis- rageous, and I salute their faithfulness, endur- pute with the European Community over a vot- ance and patriotism. I extend my warmest HON. ROBERT W. NEY ing rights procedure that would apply to the wishes to the Republic of Lithuania as they OF OHIO administration of the treaty. An acceptable res- celebrate another year of freedom. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES olution to this problem was reached during the 106th Congress, and the House passed the f Tuesday, February 27, 2001 bill under suspension of the rules without op- Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the fol- position. Unfortunately, Senate ratification of TRIBUTE TO GLENN ALBERT lowing to my colleagues: the Protocol and passage of the implementing WARD Whereas, Senator Carnes has been named language were derailed as result of a private chairman of the Senate Energy, Natural Re- dispute over a mark (‘‘Havana Club’’) between sources and Environment Committee. a rum distiller (Bacardi) and a French concern HON. ANNA G. ESHOO Whereas, Senator Carnes has been named (Pemod) which formed a joint venture with the OF CALIFORNIA Cuban government. Although negotiations to vice-chairman of the Finance and Financial In- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stitutions Committee. develop an acceptable compromise failed, it is Whereas, Senator Carnes will also sit on my understanding that the Senate and trade- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 the Agriculture, and Highways and Transpor- mark community will redouble their efforts to tation Committees. resolve this problem during the present term. Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to Whereas, Senator Carnes has continuously Mr. Speaker, it is important to move this leg- honor Glenn Albert Ward, an outstanding cit- demonstrated his commitment and love for his islation forward as a way of encouraging all izen and dedicated community leader who family, his community and his country, I am parties involved in the Bacardi dispute to in- passed away on January 11, 2001, at the age honored to call him a friend and a constituent. tensify their negotiations. House consideration of 81. He is survived by his wife Lee, his son John Ward, his brother Jerri, as well as grand- f of the Protocol will also assure American trademark holders that the United States children and stepchildren. INTRODUCTION OF THE MADRID stands ready to benefit imminently from its Mr. Ward was born in Kansas City, Kansas PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ACT ratification. but moved to California soon after, making I urge my colleagues to support the Madrid San Mateo County, California his home for HON. HOWARD COBLE Protocol Implementation Act. more than 35 years. OF NORTH CAROLINA f He began his career at American Associ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN REMEMBRANCE OF ated Indemnity Insurance Company before be- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 LITHUANIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY coming manager at Owl-Rexall Drug Company in San Francisco. He later spent a number of Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- years with Metcalfe Rexall Pharmacy in San ducing the Madrid Protocol Implementation HON. DAVE CAMP Carlos. He was also an active member of the Act. This implementing legislation for the Pro- OF MICHIGAN public sector. Prior to retiring, he was a finan- tocol related to the Madrid Agreement on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cial officer for the San Mateo County Proba- International Registration of Marks was intro- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 tion Department. Mr. Ward enriched the lives duced in the past four Congresses. While the Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I wish to honor of countless people as an understanding and Administration has not forwarded the treaty to Lithuania’s Independence Day, which occurred fair superior. With his intelligence, common the Senate for ratification, the introduction of on February 16th. This is the 83rd Anniversary sense, warmth, and wisdom, he earned the this legislation is important in that it sends a of this historic event. love and respect of those who crossed his signal to the international community, U.S. The Republic of Lithuania declared inde- path. His deep regard for public service was businesses, and trademark owners that the pendence on February 16, 1918. The Lithua- passed on to his son John, who served with Congress is serious about our Nation becom- nian people enjoyed a 22 year period of self- distinction as a member of the San Mateo ing part of a low-cost, efficient system for the rule and freedom before the occupation of the County Board of Supervisors. To this day, I international registration of trademarks. Soviet Union in 1940. Their traumatic times am proud to have served as a colleague of The World Intellectual Property Organization did not end there. In 1941, Nazi Germany in- John’s on the Board. (WIPO) administers the Protocol, which in turn vaded and 90% of Lithuania’s 250,000 Jews operates the international system for the reg- were killed. The Soviets regained control over Glenn Ward was known to be a world trav- istration of trademarks. This system would as- the area in 1944, resulting in a 46 year occu- eler and a passionate aviator. He traveled sist our businesses in protecting their propri- pation, during which 700,000 Lithuanians were across the United States countless times. His etary names and brand-name goods while either deported to Siberia, forced into exile, passion extended to numerous community ac- saving cost, time, and effort. This is especially imprisoned or shot. tivities. He was a dedicated volunteer at Mes- important to our small businesses which may Throughout all of their struggles, the Lithua- siah Lutheran Church in Santa Cruz and a only be able to afford world-wide protection for nian people never gave up on their dream of ‘‘founding father’’ of the Vista de Lago Home- their marks through a low-cost international independence. In 1990, they were the first owners Association in Scotts Valley. For more registration system. Baltic State to secede from the Soviet Union than half a century, he was involved with the The Madrid Protocol took effect in April and declare independence. After a hard fought Masonic Order, San Carlos Lodge, and Santa 1996 and currently binds 12 countries. Without struggle with the former Soviet empire, Lith- Cruz Lodge. the participation of the United States, how- uania finally regained independence. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me ever, the Protocol may never achieve its pur- I offer my congratulations on the stability of in paying tribute to a noble man who helped pose of providing a one-stop, low-cost shop the country as a republic with a strong hold on make our nation what it is today and to most for trademark applicants who can—by filing democracy and a growing economy. I wish the especially extend to his son John our abiding one application in their country and in their Republic of Lithuania the best as they work for sympathy. Together, they were one of the language—receive protection by each member full integration into the world community, most devoted and admired father-son teams country of the Protocol. NATO and the European Union. I’ve ever known.

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VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 February 27, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2361 A PROCLAMATION HONORING MR. TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT MICHAEL I was proud to support this bill, as I did last JOHN RAYTIS G. WOODS year. H.R. 2 prevents any other legislation or amendment from dipping into Social Security HON. ROBERT W. NEY HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO or Medicare Trust Fund Surpluses. This pro- OF OHIO OF CALIFORNIA posed lockbox would ensure that trust fund IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES surpluses can only be spent on their intended Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 uses of retirement and health care security. Until we enact Social Security and Medicare Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the fol- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I wish reform legislation, which I hope we will do in lowing to my colleagues: today to honor a dedicated public servant in this Congress, all trust fund surpluses will be Whereas, Mr. Raytis, publisher of the Times my hometown of Norwalk, California. Sergeant used to pay down the national debt. The Recorder and the Coshocton Tribune, re- Michael G. Woods of the Los Angeles County money cannot be used for any other programs signed from his position. Sheriff’s Department will retire next month or spending projects, period. Before we con- Whereas, Mr. Raytis was a publisher in the after 23 years of service to the citizens of Los sider tax cuts, we owe our seniors no less community for six years. Angeles County. It is truly an honor to recog- than this. Whereas, Mr. Raytis received the Sertoma nize him today. Service to Mankind Award in 2000, and re- Sergeant Woods moved to the United f mains active in the community. States from England in 1957 and graduated A PROCLAMATION HONORING Whereas, Mr. Raytis has continuously dem- from Glendale High School in 1964. Sergeant REPRESENTATIVE JIM ASLANIDES onstrated his commitment and love for his Woods joined the United States Navy in 1965 family, his community and his country, I am and served in Vietnam from 1966–1967. After HON. ROBERT W. NEY honored to call him a friend. being discharged from the service in 1968, he OF OHIO f married his wife Jackie and began work for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sears, Roebuck and Co., working at the Glen- INTRODUCTION OF THE PATENT dale and Hollywood stores. Michael and Jack- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 AND TRADEMARK OFFICE REAU- ie became the proud parents of two daugh- THORIZATION ACT Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the fol- ters, Lori, born in 1969, and Toni, born in lowing to my colleagues: 1973. Whereas, Representative Aslanides has HON. HOWARD COBLE Sergeant Woods left Sears in 1978 and been named to the Agriculture and Natural OF NORTH CAROLINA joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s De- Resources Committee. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES partment that same year beginning in the cus- Whereas, Representative Aslanides will Tuesday, February 27, 2001 tody division. In 1979, he received an Associ- serve on the Energy and Environment, and ate’s degree from Glendale Junior College. Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, today I introduce Health and Family Services Committees. During this time, he quickly advanced in the the ‘‘Patent and Trademark Office Reauthor- Whereas, Representative Aslanides has department, was promoted to the Transpor- ization Act,’’ and urge my colleagues to sup- continuously demonstrated his commitment tation Bureau and then to Field Operations in port what will prove to be an important con- and love for his family, his community and his 1982 serving various stations throughout Los tribution to our high-tech economy. country, I am honored to call him a friend. Angeles County. Eventually, he was given the Briefly, by way of background, the oper- f ations of the Patent and Trademark Office are responsibility for conducting background inves- fully-funded through user-fee revenue; the tigations of potential deputy sheriff trainees. TRIBUTE TO CHIEF RICHARD A. agency receives no stipend from the tax- Finally in 1996, he was promoted to the rank VANDER EYK payers. Since 1992, however, more than $600 of Sergeant and transferred to the Norwalk million in PTO funds have been withheld and station. During this time he served as a patrol HON. SANDER M. LEVIN sergeant and acting watch commander. Ser- used for other purposes. This policy results in OF MICHIGAN geant Woods was also active in the depart- manpower shortages and inhibits the develop- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment’s community relations outreach in areas ment of modernization efforts at the agency. Tuesday, February 27, 2001 With PTO workloads increasing every year, such as the ride share program, civilian volun- the ultimate losers are the men and women teer program, reserve program and special Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute who pay the fees to have their patent and programs to name just a few. to Police Chief Richard A. VanderEyk, who re- I want to personally express my warmest trademark applications processed. Our country tired from the Pleasant Ridge Police Depart- wishes to Sergeant Michael G. Woods and his suffers as well, since the development and ex- ment on February 2, 2001. family as they embark on the next phase of port of intellectual property is crucial to the na- Chief VanderEyk’s public service began in their life’s journey. The people of Los Angeles tional economy. March of 1967 when he entered the United County and the State of California have been The Patent and Trademark Office Reauthor- States Air Force. After his discharge from the exceptionally well served by his dedication ization Act will protect PTO revenues from di- Air Force, Chief VanderEyk was employed as and devout public service. version to other programs. The bill accom- an officer with the Pleasant Ridge Police De- plishes this goal by amending two key provi- f partment in 1973. He was promoted to Ser- sions of section 42 of the Patent Act, which SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE geant in 1988 and to Chief in 1991. prescribes the PTO funding mechanism. LOCK-BOX ACT OF 2001 Chief VanderEyk earned an Associate De- First, the requirement in subsection (b) that gree in Criminal Justice and continued to im- all agency funds be credited to a special PTO SPEECH OF prove his skills through education. He at- Appropriation Account is deleted; instead, HON. JACK QUINN tended the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Criminal Justice Management Institute’s such funds are to be credited to a PTO Ac- OF NEW YORK New Chiefs School in 1991 and in 1997–1998 count in the Treasury. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Second, the requirement in subsection (c) the Police Staff and Command School at East- that subjects agency access to and expendi- Tuesday, February 13, 2001 ern Michigan University. ture of collected fees to appropriations is also Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, in this time of un- Chief VanderEyk has supported the law en- deleted. This means that the Commissioner precedented budget surpluses, the first and forcement community at every level. Beginning will have the authority to collect all fees and most important responsibility Congress has is with his membership in the Fraternal Order of use them for agency operations until ex- to protect Social Security and Medicare, and Police, then extending to the National Associa- pended. the senior citizens they serve. On February tion of Chiefs of Police and the Michigan As- This is a necessary bill for reasons that are 13th, the House of Representatives took this sociation of Police. He also served as treas- known by all who support the operations of first step when it overwhelmingly passed H.R. urer and a member of the executive board for the Patent and Trademark Office. I urge my 2, the Social Security and Medicare Lockbox the Oakland County Association of Chiefs of colleagues again to endorse the measure. Act of 2001. Police.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 2362 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 27, 2001 Throughout his life, dedication and hard duces two very beneficial effects: It rewards Whereas, Representative Hollister will serve work have been synonymous with this out- and promotes employment and it helps work- as vice-chairwoman of the House Energy, and standing public servant. ing families escape poverty. Unfortunately, the Environment Committee. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me primary Federal program that helps low-in- Whereas, Representative Hollister has been in thanking Chief VanderEyk for his years of come disabled and elderly Americans has not named to two other committees—Public Utili- public service and in wishing him and his wife, pursued a similar strategy. In fact, the income ties, and Retirement and Aging. Jacqueline, good health and happiness in the exclusions for the Supplemental Security In- Whereas, Representative Hollister has con- years ahead. come (SSI) program have been frozen in time tinuously demonstrated her commitment and f for nearly thirty years. love for her family, her community and her In 1972, a general income exclusion (GIE) country, I am honored to call her a friend. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST for SSI was set at $20 a month, meaning the NATIONAL BANK TEXAS FOR 100 first $20 of outside income did not count dollar f YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PEO- for dollar against the SSI benefit amount, PLE OF KILLEEN AND BELL which is currently $530 a month for an indi- TRIBUTE TO REABER NELL LUCAS COUNTY, TEXAS vidual. This GIE is usually applied to Social Security income, which of course is based on HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON past employment. In addition, an earned in- HON. CHET EDWARDS OF MISSISSIPPI OF TEXAS come exclusion was also established in 1972 to allow a disregard of the first $65 a month, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plus half of the remaining earnings. Neither of Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 these provisions, which reward past and current work efforts, have been increased in the Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, today I con- er, although death is a part of life, often times gratulate the First National Bank Texas for past three decades. If they had kept pace with inflation over that time period, the GIE would it becomes difficult to accept. Last week, Ms. 100 years of service to the people of Killeen Reaber Lucas, a dear friend of mine, passed and Bell County. be worth $80 a month and the earned income exclusion would be set at $260 a month. away. Ms. Lucas was born on July 4th, 1946 Originally known as the First National Bank in Amite County, MS to Willie, Sr. and Ora of Killeen, it was organized with capital stock I am introducing the SSI Modernization Act to reduce these work disincentives, as well as Lee Wesley Harden Lucas, who both pre- of $25,000 on Feb. 27, 1901. ceded her in death. It has provided uninterrupted service to to decrease obstacles to saving and pursuing an education. The bill would increase the GIE Reaber graduated from Bettye Mae Jack Central Texans through two World Wars, the High School in Morton, MS and attended Mil- Great Depression, the construction of Fort to $40 a month and the earned income exclusion to $130 a month, and then index those waukee Area Technical College where she Hood, the Cold War, 18 U.S. Presidents and studied Social Work. Later she attended Jack- the dawn of a new millennium. The bank also amounts to inflation in future years. To encourage individuals to save for their future, the son State University majoring in Accounting. has been a trendsetter: the city’s first elevator Utilizing her background in Accounting and was located in its lobby in the 1960s and the bill also would increase the SSI asset limit from $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a Social Work, Reaber served as Branch Direc- bank introduced the first automated teller ma- tor, Division of Community Services for the chine to the area in the 1970s. The bank con- couple to $3,000 for an individual and $4,500 for a couple. Furthermore, the legislation State of Mississippi Department of Human tinues to innovate in the areas of retail and Services, until her retirement in 1997. Reaber Internet banking. would increase the disregard level for small amounts of income received on an irregular thoroughly enjoyed serving as a community Today, February 27, 2001, the bank, now activist as an active member of the Hinds known as First National Bank Texas, will cele- basis, and it would simplify the treatment of educational grants and scholarships under SSI County Federation of Democratic Women and brate its 100th year anniversary with a com- the National Association for the Advancement munity-wide celebration. income and asset rules. Finally, the bill would postpone eligibility redeterminations for SSI re- of Colored People. The bank, the oldest bank in Bell County, cipients turning 18 years of age, if they are at- Reaber devoted her life to Christ at an early has had its ups-and-downs but ultimately it tending a secondary school and are under the age, and joined Rose Hill Missionary Baptist has flourished over the years. It now employs age of 21. This last provision recognizes that Church in Meadville, MS. After the family more than 1,100 Texans across the state, with applying a work-based eligibility standard moved to Morton, MS, she joined Christian 690 in Bell County. The bank is one of the (under which adults are considered) is not ap- Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. While largest nongovernmental employers in the propriate for a disabled youth still attending Reaber lived in Milwaukee, WI, she became a area. Modern reminders of early bank leaders high school. member of St. Matthews Methodist Church. C.R. Clements and Will Rancier are with us Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- After relocating to Jackson, MS, she continued today in the form of the C.R. Clements Boys to be faithful to God and became a member and Girls Club and Rancier Avenue. port this effort to update the SSI program and to increase incentives for working, saving and of New Hope Baptist Church under the leader- I ask Members to join me in offering con- pursuing an education. Having waited almost ship of Reverend Dr. Jerry Young, where she gratulations to the First National Bank Texas thirty years to address many of these issues, continued to serve until her death. on a century of growth and service to Central we cannot afford to wait any longer to reward One of the many attributes Reaber pos- Texas families and businesses. work and to improve the quality of life for our sessed, was her ability to empower and orga- f Nation’s disabled and elderly. nize. Reaber’s energetic work ethic and responsibility to her community was the primary INTRODUCTION OF THE SSI f reason for many of the African-American elect- MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2001 ed officials, myself included, currently rep- A PROCLAMATION HONORING REP- resenting Jackson, Mississippi. Reaber be- RESENTATIVE NANCY HOL- HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN lieved that African-Americans should have a LISTER OF MARYLAND voice and the only way to insure that was to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES help them exercise their right to vote. HON. ROBERT W. NEY Mr. Speaker, it’s only fitting that I recog- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 OF OHIO nized Ms. Lucas during Black History Month. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, many States IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Without her assistance, I can’t be certain that have decided to increase the amount of I would be here today as a Member of Con- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 money welfare recipients can earn before their gress. Reaber was an asset to her family, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the fol- community, city and state. She will be truly (TANF) benefit is reduced. This strategy pro- lowing to my colleagues: missed.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 14:54 Feb 28, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 February 27, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2363 A TRIBUTE TO NASA EMPLOYEES Module, which would provide safe living quar- It’s equal to all federal government ex- AT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT ters for the full complement of seven Station penditures on water resources, conservation CENTER inhabitants. This is the module that will pro- and land management, and recreational resources combined ($14.3 billion). vide for the crew and enable a full vigorous It’s greater than the Gross Domestic Prod- HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER science research program to bring about the ucts of 40 individual nations including: Azer- OF ALABAMA expected return on the taxpayer’s investment baijan, Armenia, Angola, Estonia, Chad, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in this unique national resource. Mr. Speaker, Cambodia, Niger, Madagascar, Jamaica, the Habitation Module and much of the Pro- Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Qatar and Papua Tuesday, February 27, 2001 pulsion System will be built at the Marshall New Guinea. Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, today I con- Space Flight Center by Boeing—the same f gratulate the NASA employees and contrac- highly skilled team that also constructed the tors at Marshall Space Flight Center for their U.S. Unity node—and therefore I believe they A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING role in the successful delivery of NASA’s Des- will be in good hands. THE ENGAGEMENT OF CAROLINE tiny Laboratory Module, the second of the U.S. Mr. Speaker, North Alabama has a long her- MULLEN AND CARLOS ESPINOSA pressurized modules, to the International itage of spacecraft construction, starting with Space Station. I am proud to say that the ex- the rockets that placed men in Earth orbit and HON. ROBERT W. NEY tremely talented men and women of the Boe- eventually on the Moon. I am proud to con- OF OHIO ing Company built Destiny in my district at the gratulate the world-class Space Station team IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Marshall Space Flight Center. This includes in North Alabama for continuing this proud Tuesday, February 27, 2001 the successful design, development, assem- heritage of excellence with the development of bly, integration, and testing of Destiny, as well the Destiny Laboratory Module. I expect it to Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the fol- as its delivery to Kennedy Space Center in be one of the highlights of this year’s space lowing article to my colleagues: Whereas, Caroline and Carlos are to be November 1998. program. united in marriage; The Destiny Laboratory, the long-awaited f centerpiece of the Space Station, will allow the Whereas, they will declare their love before United States and its international partners to FISCAL DISCIPLINE MUST APPLY God, family and friends; perform fundamental science experiments TO PENTAGON ALSO Whereas, this momentous day will begin around-the-clock in the microgravity environ- their years of sharing, loving and working to- ment of space. This state-of-the-art module HON. BARNEY FRANK gether; Whereas, may Caroline and Carlos be has a capacity of 24 rack locations, of which OF MASSACHUSETTS blessed with all the happiness and love that 13 are especially designed to support impor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES two people can share and may their love grow tant scientific research. Once these racks ar- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 with each passing year; rive on later Shuttle flights, scientists can Whereas, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to con- begin fundamental long-term research in Mr. FRANK. Mr. Speaker, in an area where gratulate Caroline and Carlos on their recent space that can help improve the quality of we talk about our military budgets in almost engagement. I ask that my colleagues join me human life back on Earth. Some of the first unbounded terms—whether it’s the hundreds in wishing Caroline and Carlos many years of experiments will focus on the growth of proof billions of dollars of accounting entries in happiness together. teins in the absence of the effects of gravity, Pentagon books that can’t be supported, or hopefully leading to a better understanding of the multiple billions of dollars that Congress f the true structure of harmful viruses that de- added to the Pentagon’s coffers in recent COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNI- velop under strong gravitational effects on years beyond what the administration re- VERSARY OF THE TOWN OF HAD- Earth. The Station will also allow researchers quested—it’s easy to lose any sense of scale LEY to study how the human body is affected by about this spending or the sacrifices we make long-term exposure to the low-gravity environ- for such largess. Therefore, I submit into the RECORD the following piece by John Isaacs, HON. JOHN E. SWEENEY ment of space, which is a crucial first step in OF NEW YORK establishing a human presence elsewhere in President of the Council for a Livable World IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our solar system. and one the most thoughtful voices in America Mr. Speaker, while Destiny is primarily in- on the subject of rational national security Tuesday, February 27, 2001 tended to be the key U.S. science facility on spending. Mr. SWEENEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish today board Station, the addition of this engineering PENTAGON UPSET WITH $14 BILLION BOOST to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the marvel to the current Space Station configura- (By John Isaacs) town of Hadley, New York, February 27, 2001. tion on-orbit will also expand the Station’s President George W. Bush’s recent decision I have always been proud of the heritage power, life support, and attitude control capa- to use the Clinton Administration’s defense and physical beauty of the 22nd Congres- bilities. It will enable the transfer of flight con- budget request for fiscal 2002 has set off a sional district of New York which I have the trol responsibilities from the Russians to NASA wave of criticism. Big defense spenders are privilege to represent. To savor the history and personnel, providing command and control ca- angry that the $310 billion request for De- character of the picturesque towns in the Hud- partment of Defense programs is only a $14 pability for NASA’s Mission Control in Hous- billion increase from last year’s budget. Only son Valley and Adirondack Mountains is the ton. The Station had been under Russian in Washington would a $14 billion raise be reason that I return home every weekend. command and control since the launch of the considered ‘‘paltry.’’ To put it in perspective We often forget that the real America is the Russian-built Zarya Module in November here are some comparisons: small towns and villages that are rich in pride 1998. The addition of the Destiny Laboratory, How much is $14 billion? and culture, and not the bustle of Washington. which is 28 feet in length and 14 feet in di- It’s more than the defense budgets of all It is these small towns and villages where the ameter, will also give Station occupants more the states of concern—Iran, Iraq, Libya, great traditions of this country were founded. habitable space than was available aboard North Korea, Cuba, Sudan and Syria com- I would like to talk about one of these great bined ($12.8 billion). Skylab or Mir. It’s greater than total federal spending on towns today. The launch of Destiny now allows NASA to law enforcement activities including the Mr. Speaker, the town of Hadley, New York focus on providing other high priority capabili- FBI, DEA and the INS ($13.6 billion). Presi- in Saratoga County will be commemorating ties necessary to complete the ISS. One of dent Bush just announced he will cut the 200 years of existence since they separated these capabilities will be provided by the U.S. Justice Department budget by one billion from the nearby towns of Greenfield and Propulsion System, and is necessary to elimi- dollars. Northumberland back in 1801. Hadley is one nate our dependence on the propulsion sys- It’s equal to the entire budget of the U.S. of the many beautiful river towns that we have Treasury Department. tems on board the Russian Service Module It’s more than the federal government in New York State. Located at the southern and the regular launch of Russian Progress spends on higher education ($13.8 billion). gateway to the Adirondacks and where the vehicles. It is also time for NASA to aggres- It’s almost as much as the non-military Sacandaga River meets the Hudson River, sively move forward with the U.S. Habitation international affairs budget ($15 billion). Hadley has endured many transformations.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 2364 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 27, 2001 Like so many of the small river towns, Had- served the paper mill, grist mill and wooden his death in 1835. Jeremy Rockwell also held ley has seen the rise and fall of the mills. Had- until it was closed on August 5, 1958. Rail- offices of Associate Judge, member of the ley has been transformed from a mill town to road spurs served the paper mill, grist mill Assembly and was a member of the Conven- and wooden ware factory in the Town of Had- tion that framed the Constitution of 1821 for a power source with two dams located inside ley. November 17, 1989 the last freight train the State. He died August 14, 1835 at the age of the township providing electricity for many carrying iron ore from Tahawus passed of 70. New York State residents. Even though many through Hadley. There are plans for possible Since October 21, 1826 there was a Hadley things have changed there, like everywhere future use of the tracks for a tourist attrac- Post Office where Jeremy Rockwell was else, there is something that still remains an tion train ride. Post-Master. The Post Office was a small unmistakable part of the town’s character. The wooden ware factory and saw mill booth building at the entrance to the wooden were located near the railroad station. The plank bridge to Lake Luzerne. In 1877 a new That is the distinct small town charm and the Post Office building was located on the south good citizens of Hadley. This can be seen factory made wood items of white birch from the adjacent saw mill, later the factory be- side of Rockwell Street adjacent to the throughout all areas of the town, including the came a shirt factory. In the early 1920s Del- bridge. The building was moved close to the churches, the fire department, and the fields bert Pasco opened a feed and grain business. four corners when the new concrete bridge where children play and farmers work. Yes, Joseph White purchased the buildings in was built in 1932 and continued until 1991 Mr. Speaker, the neighborly hospitality is one 1967, replacing the saw mill with a garage. when a new building was erected on Old Cor- thing that thankfully hasn’t changed in Hadley. Both the garage and former factory burned inth Road, to house the post office. Cur- rently a Laundromat and dog groomer oc- The pride and values of the citizenry is one of on February 3, 1969. Mr. White then built the logging truck garage which now occupies the cupy that building. the most admired traits of small towns, not Saratoga Rose—The private residence, Hill site as Biondi Rigging. only in New York’s 22nd district, but through- Top was built in the 1880’s by the Myers Van The Railroad House, built in 1866 by John Zandt family. Myers, a New York City busi- out America. Kathan of Conklingville, was located on land nessman, married Catherine Rockwell, Mr. Speaker, I commend the 1628 citizens next to the former Post Office on Rockwell granddaughter of Jeremy Rockwell. Through of Hadley for their commitment to their values Street. The Railroad House, then run by the the years the home has been the Upper Hud- and their hard work in organizing a celebration Taylor family, burned in 1899. Paul King pur- son Sanitarium, residence of the paper mill of their heritage. I offer a full written history of chased the property in 1900 and erected the superintendent, Rozelle’s Funeral Home in the Town of Hadley that I am submitting into Arlington Hotel. The hotel was 3 stories high the 1930’s and apartments in the 1940’s. In the RECORD. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, it is with and had 30 rooms. An Arlington stage met 1984 it was restored and opened as Highclere great pride to ask all members of the House passengers at the D&H Stanton, just down Inn and Restaurant by Margaret and James of Representatives to join me in paying tribute the street. The King family continuously op- Mandigo. Further renovations were made by erated the hotel until its destruction by fire Nancy and Anthony Merlino and reopened as to the citizens of Hadley on the towns’ 200th February 12, 1954. birthday and also in wishing them many more Saratoga Rose on May 31, 1988. The Jeremy Rockwell Homestead was built The VanZandt Cottage—The Jeremy Rock- years of good fortune. in 1812. The 12 room home of federal style ar- well Family lived in the cottage, built in 1792 HADLEY chitecture had Corinthian pillars topped until the larger Rockwell family home was with Grecian Urns and a central, second The town of Hadley originated February completed in 1812. Jeremy Rockwell’s grand- story Palladian window. The timbers of the daughter Catherine and her husband Myers 27, 1801 from the Town of Greenfield and home were lumbered from the property. Jer- Northumberland. Corinth was removed in VanZandt occupied the cottage until the emy Rockwell settled on the Hudson River completion of their home, Hilltop, in the 1818 and a section of the Town of Day in 1819. due to the availability of water power. A This town is located in the far north- 1880’s. The cottage was moved to the oppo- grist mill and a saw mill were built but site side of the street when Niagara Mohawk eastern corner of Saratoga County and is washed out in 1830. Burned July 4, 1986. nestled in the Kayaderossera Mountains at purchased the property in 1926. The cottage The Rockwells became prosperous and in- is presently the residence of the Garofalo the southern gateway to the Adirondack fluential in the Hadley-Luzerne area, being family. Mountains where the Sacandaga River meets successful in several business ventures. The The Bow Bridge—The Parabolic Bridge, the Hudson River. large front portion of their home burned better known as the Bow Bridge, was built in Hadley is surrounded by the Warren Coun- July 4, 1986 and the back portion burned sev- 1885 to replace an 1813 wooden covered ty Towns of Stony Creek to the north and eral years later. bridge, which burned. The Bow Bridge is one Lake Luzerne to the east. Corinth, in Sara- The River Rock Hotel was located between of the 3 iron lenticular truss bridges built in toga County is to the south and Day is to the the Jeremy Rockwell home and the bridge to New York State and is the only one yet west. We have no record on how Hadley got Luzerne. It was operated by Mr. Toomey and standing. The Bow Bridge was placed on the its name. his partner Guy Phelteplace. The hotel ac- National Register of Historic Places on EARLY SETTLERS commodated 28 guests. Foundation ruins, March 25, 1977. First settlement was about 1788. A man by which remain from the hotel or a store, also Henry Rockwell Home—Better known lo- the name of Richard Hilton is credited with in this vicinity, can be seen to the left ap- cally as the Fowler Home, was built in 1817 being the first settler. proaching the bridge. by Jeremy Rockwell for his first born son The first Supervisor of the Town of Hadley The Cascade House—Harmon Rockwell one Henry. Many design elements were copied was Benjamin Cowles in 1801. of Jeremy Rockwell’s 13 children, built the from Jeremy’s own home. A man named Wilson taught the first Cascade House in 1843. The hotel stood on the The soil in the Town of Hadley is sandy school from 1791 to 1820. There was a log high bank of the Hudson River below the and light with many large boulders. In the schoolhouse in the Ellis neighborhood—John bridge over the gorge and offered a scenic southeastern part of the town stands the Johnson and Walter Knott were the teachers. view of the river and mountains. In 1878 iron mountain, Mount Anthony, which rises 1826—First organization of Baptist Rockwell’s grandson Charles built the Rock- to a considerable height. It is the highest Church—Reverend Chandler was Pastor, well Falls Fiber Company beyond the Cas- peak in the Kayadarossera Range. The ore is John Lovelass and John Jenkins were dea- cade House, which later was used as an office not rich enough to be mined for a profitable cons. Lynwood Cemetery is located next to for the paper mill. business. In 1930 the Sacandaga River was made into the church. Paper Mill—Looking from the bridge to a dam 27 miles long, by flooding the river 1844—Wesleyan Methodist Church—Min- the confluence of the Hudson and Sacandaga valley from Hadley to Broadalbin. This is isters in charge were the Reverends S.H. Fos- Rivers, retaining wall ruins of the former known as the Conklingville Dam. In 1953 the ter, James Dayton and William Hawkins. George West Paper Mill may be seen on the river below the dam was flooded for a mile Walter Sutliff was class leader. Hadley side of the river. In times of melting and a half becoming Stewart Dam. There is The first saw mill was built in 1791 by snow and unusually heavy rainfalls, river just a short distance left of the Sacandaga Delane and Hazard. The first grist mill was water flows into the wall ruins. The paper River until it meets the Hudson River, flow- built in 1803 by Jeremy Rockwell. In 1807 the mill began operation in 1878 and closed about ing in from the north. Therefore, today we first store was also built by Rockwell. 1923. The buildings were demolished in 1936 have 2 dams in the Town of Hadley. December 1, 1865 the Hadley Railroad Sta- after the New York Power Company pur- 1. The Town of Hadley installed the light- tion was constructed, and at the time the chased the property, now owned by Niagara ing district on October 4, 1930. railroad was named the Adirondack Railway. Mohawk Power Corporation. 2. January 3, 1928 the Van R. Rhodes Fire In 1902 the Delaware and Hudson acquired Jeremy Rockwell was Justice of the Peace Department was formed and the Ladies Aux- the railways. This railroad station saw large as early as 1808 and continued to act as such iliary was organized June of 1939. amounts of vacationers on their way to local until 1830. From 1816 to 1819 he was Town 3. The Hadley Fire Tower, erected of wood resorts for the summer season, until it was Clerk, and in the spring of 1819 was elected in 1916, was replaced by New York State with closed on August 5, 1958. Railroad spurs Supervisor of the town, he continued until a steel tower in 1920.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 February 27, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2365 4. A High School was located on the Stony TRIBUTE TO CHRISTY REYNOLDS leadership, commitment and a certain ‘‘Martin Creek Road, opposite the present Town Hall. Style’’ to labor organizing and political activi- It was a 2 story wooden building, which was ties in California’s Great Central Valley. He destroyed by fire in 1910. On July 30, 1909, in HON. BARON P. HILL the Town of Lake Luzerne, a replacement OF INDIANA has been intimately involved in the develop- school was accepted. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment of Local 1288 of the United Food and The Town of Hadley has, in the past, had 3 Commercial Workers, one of the most effec- doctors. Dr. Thompson, Dr. Rodgers, and Dr. Tuesday, February 27, 2001 tive and successful unions in the Central val- Leo Giordano. At present, there are no doc- Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, one of the reasons ley. tors in town. southern Indiana is such a great place to live Jerry has also made the Merced-Mariposa Politics in the Town of Hadley. The Town is because our citizens and organizations gen- Central Labor Council one of California’s most Board is predominantly Republican. erously contribute their time and their money effective and respected labor organizations. Population of the Town is 1,628, according When the Merced-Mariposa Central Labor to the 1990 census. to help their neighbors and their communities. Schools—Hadley-Luzerne Central School There are times, however, when a Hoosier Council gives its word, it keeps it. Whether it currently serves the population. shows a commitment to better his or her com- is financial power or people power, or both, Public Housing—Today there are several munity that is above and beyond the out- once a pledge is made, it is kept. Elected offi- apartment buildings in the town. standing work that is done every day. One of cials also know the Labor Council will hold Sports—We have a Park Committee that these Hoosiers is Ms. Christy Reynolds, of them accountable, that once their word is maintains and improves the Sam Smead Me- Jeffersonville, Indiana. She recently donated given, it too, must be honored. morial Park. There are several softball $25,000 to Haven House Services, a non-prof- Jerry Martin has also made the annual teams that have league play throughout the Merced-Mariposa Central Labor Council summer, and the park is also used by the it organization that provides shelter, support, school, churches, and individuals for planned and services to people in need in Clark, Floyd, ‘‘Union Yes’’ dinner one of the most interesting activities. and Harrison Counties. political events in California. People who come Highest point of elevation is Hadley Moun- While making a contribution of $25,000 to to this dinner never know what they will get, tain at 2,653 feet. The entrance is on Tower any charitable program or organization is an but they do know it will be memorable. Road. act of great generosity, Christy’s donation is It is with great pride, and a little trepidation, Industrial Enterprises—Lynwood Tannery even more remarkable. She was once close to that I recognize Jerry Martin for his many was built in 1848 by Gordon Conkling. The being a resident of Haven House herself. A years of devoted work on behalf of the work- paper collar/box factory, owned by James single mother of two daughters, ages 3 and ing men and women of our valley, our state, Libby, began its operations 1872. 12, Christy and her family have lived in Jef- and our nation. I ask my colleagues to join me f fersonville their entire lives. As a teenager, in honoring Jerry Martin as Merced-Mariposa Christy dropped out of high school and strug- Central Labor Council Labor Leader of the HONORING CLAUDIA STANLEY gled with many of her parental responsibilities. Year. She found her way to Haven House Services, f HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH a place that offered her healing, hope, and a OF CALIFORNIA chance to learn a vocation. HONORING RETIREMENT OF SUSAN MCCAHAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES She overcame some major obstacles and Tuesday, February 27, 2001 got on the right track. She is now employed as a VISTA volunteer at Haven House. She helps HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise organize Haven House’s spring and summer OF MARYLAND today to honor Claudia Stanley for being fundraisers, as well as the annual Christmas IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES named a 2001 Top Ten Business Woman. party Haven House throws for its clients in Tuesday, February 27, 2001 She will receive the award at the annual con- Clark and Floyd counties. vention of the American Business Women’s Recently, Christy’s father passed away after Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the Association (ABWA) in Atlanta, GA. a long bout with lung cancer and she inherited public service of Susan McCahan, Executive Claudia was nominated by the local Pon- $75,000. She gave $25,000 of this inheritance Assistant to the Speaker of the House of derosa Chapter of ABWA in Fresno. She has to Haven House. Maryland. served as President, Vice-President, Treas- I salute Christy for this wonderful act of Susan served as Executive Assistant to five urer, Bulletin-Committee Chairman, and Ways charity. As Haven House helped Christy get Maryland Speakers of the House, myself in- and Means Chairman for the Ponderosa through her own difficult times, Christy is mak- cluded. Her behind the scenes work created Chapter. ing it possible for Haven House to help other an efficient and productive work environment. For nearly a decade Claudia has effectively people who know the pain of being homeless Thanks in large part to Susan’s extraordinary run her successful business, the certified pub- and without hope. Christy has bought a home, talents the Maryland Legislature was trans- lic accounting firm C. Stanley CPA & Associ- left the welfare rolls, and in her own words, formed into one of the most productive, re- ates. Her business currently serves more than ‘‘did what was right by giving to others. Be- spected, and effective legislative bodies in the 350 clients. cause when you give, it comes back to you.’’ nation. Stanley is originally from the Boston area. Christy’s contribution should be a reminder to Speakers came and moved on, but Susan She moved to Fresno with her family at the all of us what generosity and love of neighbor McCahan was the stable influence that per- age of 12. She attended the former Queen of really mean. mitted continuous improvement in the Mary- the Valley Academy. After high school she f land House of Delegates. Under her super- worked at a minimum-wage job before decid- vision, the first House Office Building was con- ing to tackle college. She earned a bachelor’s HONORING JERRY MARTIN AS THE structed. She helped institute professional degree in business with an emphasis on ac- MERCED-MARIPOSA CENTRAL management within the legislative branch of counting from Fresno State University. It took LABOR COUNCIL LABOR LEADER government. Budget discipline was instituted. her 11 years to finish college because she OF THE YEAR Her interest in the legislative page program held a full time job while attending class at enabled hundreds of high school students night. HON. GARY A. CONDIT from throughout Maryland to participate in the Her career and philanthropic achievements OF CALIFORNIA democratic process. include teaching Sunday School for 24 years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In addition to her legislative duties, Susan and membership in the local chapter of the also served as chair of the Leadership Staff Society of California Accountants. Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Section to the National Conference of State Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize Claudia Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Legislators. Her leadership in the Speaker’s Stanley for being named a 2001 Top Ten honor my good friend, Mr. Jerry Martin, who is Society—the organization for former members Business Woman. I urge my colleagues to join being recognized as Labor Leader of the Year of the House of Delegates—gave her the dis- me in wishing Ms. Stanley many more years by the Merced-Mariposa Central Labor Coun- tinction of serving as the Executive Director of of continued success. cil. Jerry has brought tenacity, dedication, that organization.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 2366 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 27, 2001 On a personal note, during eight years as SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE mation and identification devices, Medic Alert. Speaker, Susan’s professional management LOCK-BOX ACT OF 2001 Mrs. Collins was memorialized at a service on skills allowed me the opportunity to con- Saturday, January 27, 2001. centrate on policy development. SPEECH OF Medic Alert Foundation is the nation’s lead- In 1967 when Susan McCahan started her HON. BARON P. HILL ing emergency medical information and identification service, and one of the world’s largest public service, the legislative branch of Mary- OF INDIANA non-profit organizations, representing over 4 land government was dominated by the Exec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES utive branch. Today, thanks in large part to million members worldwide. The service has Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Susan, the Maryland Legislature is an inde- helped protect and save lives for nearly 45 pendent and strong voice in developing and Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- years. overseeing state policy. port of H.R. 2 because I believe we should Mrs. Collins was born on July 30, 1906, in Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles. She and I would ask my colleagues to join me in honor the commitment our government has made to protect America’s seniors. We must her family immigrated to Turlock, California in thanking Susan McCahan for her service and 1912. She attended elementary schools in contributions to the legislative process and the guarantee that the money American workers pay into Social Security and Medicare, plus all Turlock, and graduated from Turlock High State of Maryland and wishing her well in her School in 1923. retirement. of the interest those Trust Funds earn on this money, is used to keep Medicare and Social She earned a bachelor degree in music Security solvent. Not only will this bill help us from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, f shore up Social Security and Medicare, but California in 1928. In 1929 she married Marion HONORING REV. CHESTER taking these Trust Funds off-budget will allow Carter Collins whom she met in the eight grade. Her husband went on to earn his med- MCGENSY FOR HIS PORTRAITS us to pay down our national debt and keep OF SUCCESS AWARD our economy strong. ical degree and was a practicing physician in Congress should protect the retirement Turlock. Mrs. Collins was formerly employed funds we have promised to military retirees in as supervisor of music for the Turlock Elemen- HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH the same way we are protecting Medicare and tary School System and as choral director for adult education in Turlock. She and Dr. Collins OF CALIFORNIA Social Security. We must not spend or otherwise dedicate any funds that are currently raised four children—Michael, Linda, Tom and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES building in the Military Retirement Trust Fund, Margaret. Tuesday, February 27, 2001 the on-budget fund that pays the military pen- In 1953 while on vacation her daughter, sions of hundreds of thousands of men and Linda, cut her finger. She was taken to the Lil- Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise women who have served this country in uni- lian Collins Hospital in Turlock and attended to today to recognize Reverend Chester form. by her uncle, Dr. James Collins. He performed McGensy for receiving the Portraits of Suc- At the end of the year 2000, the balance of a skin test before injecting Linda with the full cess Award. This award pays tribute to Rev- the Military Retirement Trust Fund was $163 dose of tetanus antitoxin. Instantly, she went erend McGensy’s involvement in the African- billion. Over the next 10 years, the Congres- into anaphylactic shock, developed hives, had American community. His active involvement sional Budget Office projects that more than difficulty breathing and had to be sustained by has made him a role model for the members $100 billion additional dollars will be set aside an oxygen tent. of his local community. in the fund. Dr. and Mrs. Collins took the lessons Reverend McGensy was born and raised in Few people realize that the current the learned from their daughter’s mishap and de- Fresno. In 1986, as a General Building Con- budget surplus estimate includes money al- veloped them into concepts that today charac- tractor, he established Delta Electric, an elec- ready promised to military personnel for their terized the first and most recognized emer- trical contracting company. His company be- retirement. We should not consider any of the gency medical information service, Medic Alert came a vital part of Fresno’s economy em- dollars set aside for military retirees as part of Foundation. They realized that the need for ploying several individuals. In 1990, while op- this surplus. And we certainly should not immediate recogniaiton of a medical condition erating Delta Electric, Chester felt a holy call- spend any of the money in the Military Retire- by emergency medical personnel was a con- ing into the gospel ministry. He decided to fur- ment Trust Fund for purposes other than pay- cern shared by millions of others. Together, ther his education in the gospel by attending ing the retirement benefits of our fighting men they designed an emblem that has stood the the Mennonite Brethren Seminary. After nine and women. While I support this bill, I hope test of time and remained virtually unchanged successful years in business, Chester left his my colleagues will do the right thing by pass- over the years. They used a version of the company to begin a new church in Northeast ing similar legislation to protect the Military healing arts symbol, the caduceus, or staff of Fresno. In 1995 he began Family Community Retirement Trust Fund. Aesculapius, flanked by the words ‘Medic Church with 5 members. Under his leadership, My colleague, GENE TAYLOR, and I have in- Alert’ in red. A jeweler in San Francisco craft- the church membership has grown to over 750 troduced a resolution calling on Congress to ed the bracelet and engraved Linda’s allergies members. The church has recently completed preserve the Military Retirement Trust Fund. to tetanus antitoxin, aspirin and sulfa drugs on its first structure, a 22,000 square foot multi- H. Res. 23, the Military Retirement Protection the back. The original bracelet, now in the per- purpose building in Northeast Fresno. Resolution, says Congress should not use the manent collection of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, signifies the importance of the Collins’ ef- His involvement with community organiza- Military Retirement Trust Fund money for any- forts and dedication. Today, the Medic Alert tions include: West Fresno Ministerial Alliance, thing but what it is intended for: paying military emblem is worn by more than 4 million mem- No Name Fellowship, Edison High School Par- retirement benefits. That is the least we can bers worldwide. ent Club, Clovis West Foundation, Evangel do for the men and women who send so much Her dedication and commitment to the com- Home, Marjoree Mason Home, Angel Tree of their lives defending our nation. munity continued throughout the years. In ad- Project, Feed Fresno Food Give-A-Way, Pris- f dition to her participation in many civic and soon Ministry, Salvation Army Bell Ringers, HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. cial organizations, she was honored by the Poverello House, and the Rescue Mission. CHRISSIE WOOLCOCK COLLINS Muir Trail Council of Girl Scouts, the Native His accomplishments have earned him a Daughters of the Golden West, the Turlock Portraits of Success Award, presented by HON. GARY A. CONDIT Chamber of Commerce as well as many other KSEE–24 and Companies That Care in rec- OF CALIFORNIA organizations. ognition of African-American History Month. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Her contributions and influence on Medic Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Reverend Alert Foundation are legendary. She is recog- Chester McGensy for his commitment to im- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 nized not only as the organization’s co-found- proving the lives of the people in the commu- Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to er, but its conscience and spirit as well. From nity. I urge my colleagues to join me in wish- recognize the contributions of the late Mrs. 1960 until her death, Mrs. Collins served on ing Reverend McGensy many more years of Chrissie Woolcock Collins, the cofounder of the board of directors for the Medic Alert continued success. one of the world’s most famous medical infor- Foundation.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 February 27, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2367 It is an honor and a privilege to recognize west Airlines are also exploring a strategic alli- could not be citizens of the United States of the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Chrissie ance. America. From that decision and onto Plessy Collins. Through Mrs. Collins’ continued ef- No one believes that these mergers are v. Ferguson in 1896, which struck down a fed- forts, Medic Alert Foundation is a worldwide going to benefit consumers. We need a mora- eral law passed to enforce the Fourteenth organization that has served countless num- torium to determine how detrimental the im- Amendment to the Constitution, black Ameri- bers of people. I am very proud that Medic pact of these mergers will on the flying public. cans have known that the Supreme Court can, Alert Foundation calls Turlock, California its Twenty-two years into deregulation, we at its worst, become a reflection of the par- home. Mrs. Collins’ legacy will serve as an ex- have been left with fewer airlines, eroding pas- ticular mutation of racism of the day. ample for the community today, tomorrow and senger service, and gridlock. President Bush We find ourselves today in a serious re- for our future. would have the opportunity during a morato- trenchment on our country’s commitment to mainstreaming into American life its former f rium to order a comprehensive review of how these mergers will adversely impact the public. slaves. Affirmative action has been decimated. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE Newly appointed U.S. Transportation Sec- The Voting Rights Act has been bludgeoned, ADJUSTMENT ACT—A DESCRIP- retary Norman Y. Mineta and U.S. Attorney with its enforcement section due to expire in TION General John Ashcroft would have the nec- less than a decade, and the ability of minori- essary time to fully understand the problems, ties to elect their candidates of choice se- HON. JOEL HEFLEY opportunities and constraints faced by new verely hampered by the Supreme Court in its rulings limiting the ability to create black-ma- OF COLORADO carriers. jority congressional districts and limiting the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A moratorium would provide the Bush administration with sufficient time to establish a enforcement powers of the Department of Jus- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 tice. new merger policy. These are enormously But no one, I’m certain, ever thought that Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, The Federal De- complex mergers where the public interest posit Insurance Adjustment Act indexes de- the kind of voter suppression witnessed in the must be a factor in determining whether to 2000 Presidential elections would ever be re- posit insurance coverage to inflation every allow them to go forward. three years, as well as retroactively indexing visited upon America’s minorities. If I had to A moratorium would provide Congress an give a State of the State of the Minority Vote, back to 1980, thus raising the deposit insur- opportunity to request its own independent ance ceiling to approximately $200,000. I would say that disfranchisement, not enfran- analysis of consolidation-related issues from chisement, is the order of the day. First, in Since 1980, FDIC deposit insurance has the Transportation Research Board (TRB)—as 1978, the Burger Supreme Court turned the lost almost half of its value on an inflation-in- Congress did in 1999 with respect to the DOT Fourteenth Amendment sideways by outlawing dexed basis. Today, deposit insurance is less Competition Guidelines. the use of racial quotas implemented for the than it was in 1974 when FDIC coverage was Congress could seek a TRB analysis of the purpose of including minorities in Americas doubled to $40,000. many merger-related questions that remain life. A few years later, the Rehnquist Court The Federal Deposit Insurance Adjustment open including the following: stood the Fourteenth Amendment on its head Act provides depositors with increased secu- What are the anticipated long-term impacts by issuing its startling decision in Shaw v. rity while strengthening the safety and sound- on air transportation system workers should Reno that completely changed the political ness of the banking system. It will help local these mergers be approved? map for Americas minorities. In the Court’s rul- communities by enabling depositors to keep Is US Airways really a failing airline? If so, ing in Johnson v. Miller, Georgia’s redistricting more of their money in local banks, where it why is United paying a huge market premium case I learned the hard way that Supreme can be reinvested for community projects and to acquire it? Court justices, like other participants in our ju- local lending. Lastly, it will help small deposi- What is the best use of publicly owned take- diciary, are political actors first and foremost. tors, especially those on fixed incomes and off and landing time slots at Reagan National I saw them dismantle my district and pave the small businesses, who need liquidity, or who Airport? way so that other black voters across the are not in a position to take advantage of our What would be the national economic im- South could receive similar mistreatment. stock market or to bear the risks inherent in pacts from a labor strike among airline em- The Voting Rights Act was passed to pro- the stock market. ployees should these mergers consolidate the hibit impediments to voting. The original focus f airline industry into three major carriers? was literacy tests, poll taxes, and direct Generations of American taxpayers have STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE threats and intimidation, along with redis- poured their hard-earned tax dollars into build- tricting, dual voter lists, location of polling AIRLINE MERGER MORATORIUM ing our nation’s aviation infrastructure. These ACT places and eventually, voter registration, and same taxpayers now find themselves at the purging of names from the voter list. However, mercy of the marketing departments of mega- innovation has never been lacking among HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER carriers who can decide with impunity which those who want to suppress and deny minority OF NEW YORK regions of the country will live or die based on voting rights. As we have seen in the debacle IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their access to air service. of the Year 2000 Presidential Elections, espe- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 We owe it to our constituents to take a hard cially in Florida, minority voter suppression look at how these mergers will further impact comes in many forms. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, we are in our communities. Take my State of Georgia. In the majority the midst of a merger tsunami. Airline mergers f black precincts of my district, the chaos was are sweeping over us, and airline competition so pervasive it could have been planned. In will be lost in the tide. Ten major airlines are CBC HEARING ON ELECTION one precinct in my district, white police even preparing to consolidate into three mega air- REFORM blocked the entrance and refused free access lines controlling eighty-five percent of the U.S. for voters because of an erroneous belief that commercial air transportation services. HON. CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY I hadn’t supported their pay raise. Too often A GAO report that I, along with my col- OF GEORGIA there was only one voter list. There were league JAMES OBERSTAR (MN), requested IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES poorly trained elections workers, old equip- made clear in December that the proposed US ment and overcrowded precincts right next to Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Airways/United merger would trigger further unused spacious accommodations. The fre- consolidation of the industry, thereby reducing Ms. MCKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, in 1857, the quent inability to handle high voter turnout is the industry to as few as three major carriers. Supreme Court majority penned these infa- particularly disgraceful. Having to stand in line, That prediction has come true faster than any mous words: ‘‘[The black man has] no rights sometimes outside in the rain and sometimes of us imagined. It appears that the mere pos- which the white man was bound to respect.’’ for as many as five hours, is outrageous and sibility of a United/US Airways merger has The state of minority voting rights in America unconscionable and should not be tolerated prompted American Airlines to buy Trans is in disorder, and I see a direct line between anywhere, let alone the world’s wealthiest na- World Airlines. Now press reports indicate that the debacle of 2000 and that shameful ruling tion. Yet that happened at many of my pre- Delta Airlines, Continental Airlines and North- in the Dred Scott case that found that blacks cincts in my district. It is also inexcusable to

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 2368 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 27, 2001 stand in line for hours, only to reach the table percent of power, they often are the only vehi- fore we even get to vote, so our choices as and be told that you are not at the correct vot- cle for people of color winning representation. voters are severely limited due to the influence ing place, that there is no time to get to the But why should we accept these winner-take- of special interest political money. I have ben- correct place and that you won’t be able to all electoral rules that by definition deny rep- efited from current laws, as my incumbency vote. This also happened over and over again resentation to any political grouping that is in helped me raise enough money to have the in my district. a minority in an area? What makes Repub- chance to reach new voters and hold onto my Interestingly, we have Democrats in charge licans living in a majority-Republican district seat in Congress even after it was converted of our county, yes they vote to deny funds to any more deserving of a chance to elect into a white-majority district. But that doesn’t allow a smooth voting process for the areas of someone than Republicans living in a majority- stop me from wanting to establish a political the county now experiencing tremendous pop- Democratic district? Why should the black vot- playing field in which all Americans have a ulation growth. It shouldn’t be surprising that ers who were so happy to help elect me in my chance to play, not just those with money or this population growth is nearly all black. What original congressional district no longer have rich friends. makes this governing body’s failure to appro- that chance just because the courts ordered America is increasingly becoming a country priate the necessary funds to accommodate my district changed? How can some downplay of people of color. We know that southern re- our new voters is so shocking that we had this the role of race in voting in America even as sistance to minority gains of the Civil Rights same scenario in 1996, a Presidential election no blacks or Latinos serve in the U.S. Sen- Era never ended. But as America becomes a year and the year in which I faced reelection ate—and no State has a black or Latino ma- country of color we have seen southern resist- in a majority white district with well-financed jority? ance spread across our land. We must remain white Democratic and Republican opposition. I work hard to represent everyone in my dis- vigilant. Any policy that has the effect of sup- An overwhelming black turnout returned me to trict, but I have no illusions; a large number of pressing or diluting the votes of people of Congress despite the new district and in the my constituents would prefer another Rep- color is not sustainable and violates the Voting process the county elected its first black sher- resentative. And as the only Congresswoman Rights Act. We have severe problems facing iff and superior court clerk. They immediately from Georgia and the only black woman Rep- us today. A black boy born in Harlem has less voted to give the black newspaper the legal resentative from the deep South States of chance of reaching age 65 than a boy born in organ designation and a change in the county South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi Bangladesh. Twenty-six black men were exe- was evident. There should not have been a and Louisiana, I feel an obligation to speak for cuted last year. And too many black men have repeat of the chaos this year, but there was. many people outside my district. Different vot- been relegated to the streets, underpasses, I would suggest that perhaps the leaders re- ing systems would allow elections to be based and heating grates of America’s urban cities. sponsible for appropriating funds for DeKalb on this reality, rather than the fallacy that It is only through the vote that we will be able County don’t want large voter participation Members speak only for the people in their to change the conditions in our community from the black residents on its south side. districts. and to right the multitudinous wrongs that That’s the only way I can explain the failure to Our entire electoral system should be re- have been foisted upon our condition. We fund adequately the elections office for the formed to make our institutions more reflective have the power to change the status quo and past four years. I would argue that, this is a of America’s voters. That’s why I have au- our opponents know that well. That is why the subtle violation of the Voting Rights Act with thored in each of the past three Congresses practice of minority voter suppression is alive the intent and effect of suppressing the minor- the Voters Choice Act which allows the States and well. However, until now, we didn’t realize ity vote. to adopt proportional voting systems. Of the the power that we have. The Emperor is Let me address other ways that we are world’s 36 major, full-fledged democracies, 33 naked now. And as a result, the devious acts disfranchised: use forms of proportional representation for of minority vote suppression have been laid A recent study by the Southern Regional national elections. Proportional systems also bare for the world to see. We have seen them Council found that punchcard machines are have a history in the United States. For exam- too. I predict that the black electorate will disproportionately used by black voters in ple, then-governor George W. Bush signed never be the same. Just like white America, Georgia and disproportionately fail to register legislation in Texas that has contributed to we now know that our votes count and as a votes. Similar findings come from other states, more than 50 localities moving to proportional result we will demand that our votes be count- yet many states are hard-pressed for funds for systems in Texas. In May 2000, Amarillo used ed. the infrastructure of democracy. If Congress cumulative voting for the first time to elect its f fails to fund modernization of election equip- school board. It resulted in victories by the first ment in the United States and better training black candidate ever to win a seat, the first HONORING CAROLYN GOLDEN FOR and education of pollworkers and voters, we Latino candidate to win since the 1970s, a tri- HER PORTRAITS OF SUCCESS will send the message that it doesn’t matter if pling of voter turnout and widespread accept- AWARD votes aren’t counted. A one-time Federal in- ance of the new rules. It is proportional rep- vestment equal to less than one percent of the resentation in the Republic of South Africa that HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH annual defense budget would give Americans allows the Afrikaaner parties to have rep- OF CALIFORNIA the voting mechanics a modern democracy— resentative in the South African Parliament de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES let alone one of our status—demands. If Presi- spite majority rule. Tuesday, February 27, 2001 dent Bush truly wants to move beyond the The principle of proportional voting is sim- controversy in Florida, his immediate step ple: That like-minded voters should be able to Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise must be to support full federal support to win seats in proportion to their share of the today to recognize Carolyn Golden for receiv- states in modernizing equipment and proce- vote without hurting the rights of others— ing the Portraits of Success Award. This dures. which is to say that 20 percent of like-minded award pays tribute to Ms. Golden’s involve- Why should people who have served their voters in Peoria can fill one of five city council ment in the African-American community. Her time and paid their debt to society be perma- seats with its cumulative voting system, and active involvement has made her a role model nently disfranchised from America’s body poli- 51 percent will elect a majority of three seats. for the members of her local community. tic? Fourteen States bar criminal offenders It mechanisms range from party-based sys- Carolyn graduated from Fresno University in from voting even after they have finished their tems, which allow small parties to win seats, 1973. In 1974, she began work as a Deputy sentences. Once these people have returned to candidate-based systems that would simply Probation Officer. From 1978 to 1991 she to society, become good mothers and fathers, widen the ‘‘bid tent’’ of the major parties. Ei- served as a Campus Probation Officer, a have jobs and are taxpayers, why should they ther way, its impact would be powerful in rein- Placement Officer, and a Superior Court In- not be allowed to vote? And because of the vigorating American politics, encouraging more vestigator. In 1991, Carolyn became the Pro- disproportionate impact of racism in this coun- cooperative policy-making and giving voters a bation Services Manager for the Fresno Coun- try, blacks and Latinos bear a disproportionate greater range of choice. ty Probation Department. She also serves as share of Campaign finance reform must become the Project Coordinator of the Victim/Witness I strongly support creation of black-majority more than a slogan, but law, if we are to really Program in Fresno County. legislative districts. In a winner-take-all system give voters a choice in candidates. Right now, Her involvement with volunteer and profes- in which 50.1 percent of voters can win 100 the special interests select the candidates be- sional organizations include: KVPT, Alpha

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 February 27, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2369 Kappa Alpha Sorority, Black Catholic United, grew every year over five years at the same also held several positions in Norwegian em- N.A.A.C.P., YWCA Marjoree Mason Center, rate as national income a billion dollars more bassies in Peking, Cairo, Manila, and Jakarta. Big Brother/Big Sister, Central Valley March of would be put to work to cure disease. Over Ambassador Vraalsen is a respected expert Dimes, African-American Museum San Joa- the course of ten years, the number jumps to in international humanitarian and socio-eco- quin Valley, Citizen’s Advisory Committee for $2.3 billion in new money for medical re- nomic development issues—having most re- Pleasant Valley State Prison, Women’s Crimi- search. For many research efforts, that money cently served as Special Envoy of the U.N. nal Justice Association, Black Peace Officer’s could mean the difference between finding a Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs in Association, California Victim Witness Coordi- cure or not finding a cure. the Sudan in 1998. In addition, he has written nating Council, AD HOC Committee Member, The returns from increased funding of med- numerous papers and articles on African eco- Domestic Violence Round Table, California ical research—not only in economic savings to nomic development issues, as well as conflict Probation & Parole Correctional Association. the country, but in terms of curing disease and prevention and resolution, and he is author Her accomplishments have earned her a finding new treatments—could be enormous. and co-author, respectively, of two books: The Portraits of Success Award, presented by The amount and impact of disease in this U.N.—Dream and Reality (1984) and U.N. in KSEE–24 and Companies That Care in rec- country is staggering. Each day more than Focus (1975). ognition of African-American History Month. 1,500 Americans die of cancer. Sixteen million Our friendships with Ambassador Vraalsen Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Carolyn people have diabetes—their lives are short- have been complemented through our work Golden for her commitment to improving the ened by an average of fifteen years. Cardio- with him on the Friends of Norway Congres- lives of the people in the community. I urge vascular diseases take approximately one mil- sional Caucus—an organization we estab- my colleagues to join me in wishing Carolyn lion American lives a year. One and a half mil- lished in the House of Representatives in Golden many more years of continued suc- lion people have Parkinson’s Disease. Count- 1999. Ambassador Vraalsen first developed cess. less families suffer with the pain of a loved the idea to create the Caucus, which he be- f one who has Alzheimer’s. And yet these dis- lieved would help foster connections between eases go without a cure. We must work to- American and Norwegian leaders and address INTRODUCTION OF THE MEDICAL wards the day then they are cured, prevented, issues of concern to the Norwegian-American RESEARCH INVESTMENT ACT or eliminated—just like polio and smallpox community. Many members of our Caucus are were years ago. of Norwegian heritage, or represent states in HON. JENNIFER DUNN Increased funding of medical research by which a significant proportion of Norwegian- OF WASHINGTON the private sector is needed to save and im- Americans live. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prove American lives. New discoveries in The Friends of Norway Congressional Cau- cus has grown, and today it boasts over 40 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 science and technology are creating even greater opportunities than in the past for large members. With Ambassador Vraalsen’s co- Ms. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in- returns from money invested in medical re- operation and encouragement, the organiza- troduce bipartisan legislation, the Paul Cover- search. The mapping of the human genome is tion has served as an important medium for dell Medical Research Investment Act. but one example. Dr. Abraham Lieberman, a promoting cultural, commercial, and economic Under the current tax code, deductible char- neurologist at the National Parkinson’s Foun- ties between the United States and Norway. itable cash gifts to support medical research dation, was quoted in Newsweek as saying Ambassador Vraalsen has served his coun- are limited to 50% of an individual’s adjusted that the medical research community today is try well as Ambassador to the United States. gross income. This bill would simply increase ‘‘standing at the same threshold that we We feel honored to have worked with him. As the deductibility of cash gifts for medical re- reached with infectious disease 100 years he embarks upon a new path in his career of search to 80% of an individual’s adjusted ago.’’ service, we will miss his advice and counsel gross income. For those individuals who are The MRI Act encourages the financial gifts on issues important to our two countries. willing and able to give more than 80% of their that will enable that threshold to be overcome. Mr. Speaker, today we wish Ambassador income, the bill also extends the period an in- I hope you will join me in supporting it. Vraalsen the best of luck, and good health and happiness always. We will miss him. dividual can carry the deduction forward for f excess charitable gifts from five years to ten f IN TRIBUTE TO NORWEGIAN years. COMMENDING THE COMMUNITY In what is perhaps the most important AMBASSADOR TOM VRAALSEN SERVICE OF THE HOLYOKE change for today’s economy, the bill allows MALL AT INGLESIDE IN HOL- taxpayers to donate stock without being penal- HON. MARTIN OLAV SABO YOKE, MASSACHUSETTS ized for it. Americans regularly donate stock OF MINNESOTA acquired through a stock option plan to their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES favorite charity. And often they make the do- HON. JOHN W. OLVER nation within a year of exercising their stock Tuesday, February 27, 2001 OF MASSACHUSETTS options. But current law penalizes these dona- Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions by taxing them as ordinary income or as half of the co-founders of the Friends of Nor- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 capital gain. These taxes can run as high as way Congressional Caucus—Representative Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend 40%, which acts as a disincentive to con- EARL POMEROY of North Dakota, Representa- the outstanding community service of the Hol- tribute to charities. How absurd that someone tive JOHN THUNE of South Dakota, and my- yoke Mall at Ingleside in Holyoke, Massachu- who donates $1,000 to a charity has to sell self—to pay tribute to a dear friend, His Excel- setts. $1,400 of stock to pay for it. The person could lency Tom Vraalsen, as he concludes his ten- Many communities in western Massachu- wait a year and give the stock then, but why ure as the Norwegian Ambassador to the setts have faced significant economic and so- delay the contribution when that money can United States. After five years of distinguished cial challenges since the paper industries be put to work curing disease today. The MRI service here, Ambassador Vraalsen is leaving which once dominated our region’s economy Act is premised on a simple truth: People to become the Norwegian Ambassador to Fin- moved south and west in the latter half of the should not be penalized for helping others. land. twentieth century. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, relying on IRS Ambassador Vraalsen’s record of public Holyoke, Massachusetts is one such city. data and studies of charitable giving, con- service to his own country, and to the world But, fortunately for its residents, Holyoke has ducted a study on the effects of the MRI Act. community, is remarkable. Prior to his tenure been blessed with superior creative leader- It concluded that if the proposal were in effect as Norwegian Ambassador to the United ship, both in the public and private sector. last year there would have been a 4.0% to States, he served as the Norwegian Ambas- Economic revitalization, educational advance- 4.5% income in individual giving in 2000. This sador to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ments and hope for a better tomorrow are all amounts to $180.4 million additional dollars in He served as Norway’s Deputy Permanent on the rise in Holyoke, and the Holyoke Mall charitable donations for medical research— Representative to the United Nations from at Ingleside, one of the city’s best corporate dollars that would result in tangible health ben- 1975 to 1979. A member of the Foreign Serv- citizens, is a big part of Holyoke’s bright fu- efits to all Americans. If the additional giving ice since 1960, Ambassador Vraalsen has ture.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 2370 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 27, 2001 Each year for the past nine years, the Hol- We in the Eighth District of Virginia are par- MOVING HUMANITY TOWARD A yoke Mall has helped produce ‘‘The Future ticularly proud to celebrate Black History GREAT FUTURE Begins Here’’ coalition event that supports Month in 2001, for during the past few months children’s programs throughout the Pioneer Americans have become familiar with one of HON. LOIS CAPPS Valley. Some of Holyoke’s neediest children the greatest stories of racial reconciliation in OF CALIFORNIA benefit from ‘‘The Future Begins Here,’’ and our nation’s history. I refer to ‘‘Remember the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Holyoke Mall should be commended for its Titans,’’ which is the story of the integration of strong commitment to the initiative. May 6, the T.C. Williams High School football team. Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2001 will mark the tenth year of the event, ‘‘Remember the Titans’’ was released last fall Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I bring to with the Holyoke Mall still on board as a key by Disney Pictures and features actors Denzel the attention of my colleagues, a thoughtful ar- partner. Washington and Will Patton. ticle by Frank Kelly that appeared in the Santa I commend the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside’s In 1971, the Alexandria City Council voted Barbara News-Press, entitled ‘‘Moving Human- focus on the children of the Pioneer Valley. It to integrate T.C. Williams High School, a deci- ity Toward a Great Future’’ on October 1, will help build a better tomorrow for everyone sion that was criticized by many in the com- 2000. in western Massachusetts. munity, as T.C. Williams was one of the first Mr. Frank K. Kelly has been a journalist, a f schools to be integrated in the Commonwealth speechwriter for President Truman, Assistant of Virginia. We were still in the midst of the to the Senate Majority Leader, Vice President RECOGNIZING CLOVIS UNIFIED Vietnam War, and on the domestic front, rela- of the Center for the Study of Democratic In- SCHOOL DISTRICT tions between those of different races were stitutions, and Vice President of the Nuclear strained and unstable. Age Peace Foundation. HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH During the summer of 1971, Coach Herman Mr. Speaker, I submit the following article: OF CALIFORNIA Boone, an African-American who had been The sight of 152 national leaders streaming IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES coaching in North Carolina, secured the Head into the United Nations headquarters for a Coach position at T.C. Williams High School, Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Millennium Summit meeting filled me with a decision that infuriated the white football rejoicing. The leaders were called together Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise players and coaching staff already in place at by the Secretary General to develop plans today to recognize Clovis Unified School Dis- the school. Many of the football players threat- for action to move toward lasting peace and trict for receiving the Meritorious Budget ened to leave the team and not play football, a sustainable future for every one on Earth. Award. The Association of School Business They endorsed an eight-page plan to deal rather than play for a black coach. Mr. Bill with the world community’s hardest prob- Officials (ASBO) International is given for ex- Yoast had been the Assistant Coach at T.C. lems—and the U.N. staff has responded to cellence in the preparation and issuance of a Williams High School and was next in line to the Summit mandate. school system annual budget. be named Head Coach when Coach Boone That gathering was particularly encour- ASBO International and school business arrived on the scene. Coach Yoast remained aging for me because it came close to being management professionals designed the Meri- the Assistant Coach of the football team, and what I had envisioned 33 years ago in articles torious Budget Awards Program to enable he too struggled with the decision that had for the Center Magazine and the Saturday school business administrators to achieve a been made, even contemplating retiring from Review. Those articles focused on the signs I standard of excellence in budget presentation. saw then of the coming transformation of coaching football. humanity—when people everywhere would This program has helped school systems build After a rocky beginning, Coach Boone and act to meet the needs of every member of the a solid foundation in the skills of developing, Coach Yoast focused on the same goal: to human family. I saw the creative power of analyzing, and presenting a budget. have the best football team in Virginia, and the human beings being released in a glorious The Meritorious Budget Award is only given country, a goal which they achieved. The Ti- surge of new achievements. to school districts that have met or exceeded tans won every game that they played, and In the Center Magazine articles, I proposed the Meritorious Budget Award Program Cri- ended the season as the second best high that the Secretary General should be author- teria. This is the only award program that is school team in the nation. ized by the U.N. to present annual reports on specifically designed to enhance school budg- The 1971 T.C. Williams High School football the state of humanity—reports based on information drawn from all the nations and eting and honor a school system for a job well team embodies the ideals we celebrate during broadcast around the world each year. I con- done. Black History Month. In a sense, the football tended that the reports should emphasize the The Association of School Business Officials players along with Coaches Boone and Yoast noblest deeds and wisest statements of International, founded in 1910, is a profes- became a family, one which united not only human beings in every field. It should salute sional association that provides programs and their divided school, but their community as Heroes of Humanity—men and women who services to promote the highest standards of well. Friendships were formed between black were highly creative and compassionate, who school business management practices, pro- and white students that are sustained to this served one another and helped one another, fessional growth, and the effective use of edu- day. We should recall the lessons of the Ti- who broke the bonds which kept others from developing their abilities, who displayed the cational resources. tans today: to look beyond the outward ap- deepest respect for the inherent dignity of Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Clovis Uni- pearance, and to look instead, as Dr. Martin each human person. fied School District for receiving the Meri- Luther King, Jr. taught us, at the content of The Millennium Summit was certainly torious Budget Award. I urge my colleagues to character. based on the transforming principles that I join me in wishing Clovis Unified School Dis- The integration of T.C. Williams High School expected to see. Secretary General Kofi trict many more years of continued success. in 1971, and the peaceful transition that fol- Annan asked leaders there to take every possible step to enable the people of every coun- f lowed after the community as a whole gathered behind the team, paved the way for other try to move upward in health and prosperity, ‘‘REMEMBER THE TITANS’’: EX- schools in Northern Virginia to integrate. I am and to make a strong effort to reduce the number of people living in dire poverty by 50 TOLLING THE VIRTUES OF extremely proud to represent the City of Alex- BLACK HISTORY MONTH percent by the year 2015. His goals were andria and especially T.C. Williams High clearly similar to those of an American School, which today remains one of the most president—Harry Truman—who declared in HON. JAMES P. MORAN culturally diverse high schools in Virginia, an inaugural address in 1949: ‘‘Only by help- OF VIRGINIA where 40 different languages are spoken daily ing the least fortunate of its members to help themselves can the human family IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by students from over sixty countries. The student body at T.C. Williams High School is very achieve the decent, satisfying life that is the Tuesday, February 27, 2001 reflective of the diversity, and more impor- right of all people.’’ The gathering of the world’s political lead- Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise tantly, of the unity, of our great nation. ers at the U.N. this year must be followed today to commemorate Black History Month I am very proud, Mr. Speaker, that the story year by year by reports to humanity from and to salute the millions of African-Americans of Coach Herman Boone and this remarkable the Secretary General. Year after year, the who have made enormous contributions to our team will forever be a part of Black History people of this planet must be reminded of culture. Month. what wonderful, mysterious, amazing beings

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It encourages us to become intensely Future Summit meetings and future reports to provide people with concepts—from sys- aware of our own marvelous gifts—the pack- must involve singers and dancers, choirs of tem science, deep ecology, or spiritual tradi- age that came to us in the process of becom- voices, painters and sculptors, novelists and tions—which illumine this power along with ing human. It sanctions the pleasure of try- historians and poets, musicians and com- exercises which reveal its play in their own ing new thoughts, of taking new steps on posers, mystics and spiritual servants, medi- lives . . . to enable people to embrace the new paths, and tossing our fears behind us. ators, theologians, retreat masters, and sci- great turning as a challenge which they are In the light of it, we welcome the hunger to entists, homebuilders and architects, crafts- fully capable of meeting in a variety of ways, know and to grow that we see in all the glo- men and teachers, administrators and fire and as a privilege in which they can take joy rious beings around us. wheelers—people from every field. And every ... ’’ Many scientists now acknowledge that celebration should proclaim and reflect the The soaring presence of joy permeated the human beings embody the creative power of inexhaustible energies of love. gathering in Santa Barbara. We danced and the universe in a special way. We are con- The Millennium Summit revived for many we sang, we looked at one another face to nected with the divine power that shaped the the people the torrent of hope with which we face, finding deep realities in each other’s stars and brought all things into existence. began the New Year. One the first day of the eyes; we imagined what the people of the We are limited only by the range of our year 2000 there were television broadcasts next century might ask us if we were con- imaginations—our visions of what can be from places we had never seen before—show- fronted by representatives of future genera- done. ing people welcoming the new era with songs tions. We went far forward in time and in our Herman Hesse, a great novelist, described and dances, with outburst of exuberant joy. sharing of our thoughts and emotions. We our situation most beautifully. In one of his We felt the kinship of belonging to one laughed together and some of us came close books, he wrote: ‘‘What then can give rise to human family—but that wave of linkage sub- to tears. We felt the potential greatness of a true spirit of peace on Earth? Not com- sided as the patterns of previous centuries the human species. mandments and not practical experience. took over again. The new perspectives which That experience in the beautiful sur- Like all human progress, the love of peace we had glimpsed through global communica- roundings of La Casa de Maria on El Bosque must come from knowledge.’’ tions were not absorbed into our thinking road reinforced my conviction that Summit It is the knowledge of the living substance and acting. Meetings for Humanity should be held annu- in us, in each of us, in you and me . . . the But the gathering of leaders at the U.N. ally or possibly more often. It made me de- secret godliness that each of us bears within brought back our awareness of the fact that termined again to uphold a right of celebra- us. It is the knowledge that, starting from we do live in a time of transformation. With tion as a human right essential for a full un- this innermost point, we can at all times all their capacities and their limitations, the derstanding of the immortal power in the transcend all pairs of opposites, trans- leaders made informal contacts with one an- depths of human beings. forming white into black, evil into good, other than they had never experienced be- Walter Wriston, author of ‘‘The Twilight of night into day. fore. When Fidel Castro came close to Bill Sovereignty,’’ has given us a vivid descrip- The Indians call it Atman; the Chinese; Clinton and shook Clinton’s hand before any- tion of the increasing impact of the global Tao; the Christians call it grace. When the one could stop him, there was a moment of communications system which now provides supreme knowledge is present (as in Jesus, change that would not be forgotten. And the unlimited channels for education and illu- Buddha, Plato, or Lao-Tzu) a threshold is President heard comments from other lead- mination: ‘‘Instead of merely invalidating crossed, beyond which miracles begin. The ers who milled around him and approached George Orwell’s vision of Big Brother watch- war and enmity cease. We can read of it in him as person, he responded to them and he ing the citizen, information technology has the New Testament and the discourses of had a personal impact on each one of them. allowed the reverse to happen. The average Gautama. Anyone who is so inclined can The effects of the Millennium Summit will citizen is able to watch Big Brother. Individ- laugh at it and call it ‘‘introverted rubbish,’’ be felt in countless ways. The U.N. has al- uals anywhere in the world with a computer but to one who has experienced it his enemy ready gained new vitality from it—new at- and modem can access thousands of data- becomes his brother, death becomes birth, tention from the media, new understanding bases internationally. And these individuals, disgrace honor, calamity good fortune. . . from people who had largely ignored it. The who communicate with each other electroni- ‘‘Each thing on Earth discloses itself two- leaders who mingled there, who talked in the cally regardless of race, gender, or color, are fold, as ‘of this world’ and not of this world. halls and encountered one another unexpect- spreading the spirit of personal expression— But ‘this world’ means what is outside us. edly, will feel wider responsibilities to the of freedom—to the four corners of the Everything that is outside us can become world community as well as to their own na- Earth.’’ enemy, danger, fear and death. The light tions. Noting that we are now living in what can dawns with the experience that this entire Yet this time of transformation goes far be called a global village, Wriston observed: ‘outworld world’ is not only an object of our beyond the repercussions from a conference ‘‘In a global village, denying people human perception but at the same time the creation of presidents and prime ministers. It has rights or democratic freedoms no longer of our soul, with the transformation of all started dialogues in the homes of people ev- means denying them an abstraction they outward into inward things, of the world into erywhere—and around the Earth through the have never experienced, but rather it means the self.’’ Internet. It calls for a continuous recogni- denying them the established customs of the As humanity moves from one summit to tion of the creative events occurring in all village. Once people are convinced that these another, as the deep connections of the countries. It demands a wider awareness of things are possible in the village, an enor- human family shift from the outward world the fast currents of change that are carrying mous burden falls upon those who would to the world within us, as we know one an- us into new circles of conflict and compas- withhold them.’’ other fully at last, the inner knowledge en- sion, new embraces new surges of evolution, This is the Age of Open Doors—and the folds all of us. A glorious age is around us, tall feelings of hope that great things are doors cannot be closed against anyone. More and in us, and we will take it all into our- coming. than 50 years ago, the U.N. General Assem- selves. In July, 50 passionate advocates of long- bly endorsed a revolutionary statement range thinking and constructive action took drafted by committee headed by an Amer- f part in a three-day meeting at La Casa de ican woman, Eleanor Roosevelt—the Uni- PERSONAL EXPLANATION Maria, a conference and retreat center in versal Declaration of Human Rights. The As- Santa Barbara, with the purposes of con- sembly called upon all member countries and necting their lives to one another and be- people everywhere ‘‘to cause it to be dissemi- HON. MARY BONO coming more effective in benefiting human- nated, displayed, read and expounded prin- OF CALIFORNIA ity and a threatened world. Much attention cipally in schools and other educational in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was given to the ideas of Joanna Macy, a stitutions, without distinction based on the Buddhist philosopher and activist, who be- political status of countries or territories.’’ Tuesday, February 27, 2001 lieves that many signs indicate a great turn- The Declaration is now part of the human ing in human attitudes. She asserts that heritage—an essential element in the aspira- Mrs. BONO. Mr. Speaker, I was necessarily many people are turning away from destruc- tions of people all over the planet. absent for all legislative business during the tive habits of an The Declaration proclaims a bedrock fact: week of February 12, 2001 through February The men and women in the sessions at La ‘‘Recognition of the inherent dignity and of 16, 2001, due to a medical condition. As a re- Casa cited these goals: ‘‘To provide people the equal and inalienable rights of all mem- sult, I missed the following votes: On Tuesday,

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An Middle East, reaffirming the friendship be- Grizzlies a 48–42 lead. immigration official took Mrs. Dilgeer and the tween the Governments of the United States The Warriors responded with a pair of free Dilgeers’ two sons into another room. He ac- and Israel—question ‘‘On Motion to Suspend throws, but at the other end of the court cused them of not being related to Dr. Dilgeer the Rules and Pass, as Amended’’ (Roll No. MCHS freshman Amanda Fuqua answered and he threatened them. 13) for issue H.R. 2—Social Security and with a pair of charity tosses to re-establish After about an hour, Dr. Dilgeer demanded the six point lead at 50–44. Orestimba then Medicare Lock-Box Act. On Wednesday, Feb- connected on a three-pointer and added a to speak to the Norwegian Ambassador and to ruary 14, 2001—question ‘‘On Motion to Sus- pair of freebies to cut the Grizzley lead to 50– a Member of Parliament who is a friend of his. pend the Rules and Pass’’ (Roll No. 14) for 49. At that point, the Dilgeers were allowed to issue H.R. 524—Electronic Commerce En- With the clock ticking down, the Warriors board their flight. They arrived at the gate with hancement Act—question ‘‘On Passage’’ (Roll were forced to foul with five seconds remain- just two minutes to go. No. 15) for issue H.R. 554—Rail Passenger ing. Radanovich then made one of two with The Dilgeers’ flight to Moscow, where they OHS rebounding and calling time-out with were to meet a connecting flight back to Nor- Disaster Family Assistance Act. four seconds left. Orestimba inbounded the Had I been present, I would have voted ball to mid-court, and a Warrior drove the way, missed the connection, so the Dilgeers ‘‘yea’’ for question ‘‘On Motion to Suspend the left side of the lane, putting up a six-foot had to stay in Moscow. They were supposed Rules and Pass, as Amended’’ for issue H. bank shot just before the buzzer sounded to to be put up in a hotel, but when the Russian Res. 34 (Roll No. 12), ‘‘yea’’ for question ‘‘On send the game into a second overtime. immigration authorities checked their pass- Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as In the second extra period both teams ports, they detained Dr. Dilgeer and his family Amended’’ for issue H.R. 2 (Roll No. 13), seemed focused on defense as OHS took the at the airport because Dr. Dilgeer was labelled lead at 52–51. Radanovich then bombed in her an ‘‘International Terrorist.’’ They said they ‘‘yea’’ for question ‘‘On Motion to Suspend the sixth shot of the night from beyond the arc Rules and Pass’’ for issue H.R. 524 (Roll No. to give MCHS a 54–52 lead. Following a free were acting on information received from In- 14), ‘‘yea’’ for question ‘‘On Passage’’ for throw by Fuqua, and with just 40 seconds dian immigration authorities. The Dilgeers issue H.R. 554. left, freshman forward Melissa Bevington spend the night sleeping on the airport floor f stunned the Warriors by hitting from just in- while Dr. Dilgeer was in a Russian lock-up. side the arc, giving the Grizzlies a five-point Russia is India’s long-time ally. India sup- A TRIBUTE TO EMILY lead at 57–52. ported the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and RADANOVICH OHS answered with a three-pointer of their has a friendship treaty with the Soviet Union. own, but were forced to foul Radanovich to regain the ball. With 24 seconds left to play, Russia was one of the countries whose Am- HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH the smiling Radanovich hit nothing but net bassador attended a meeting led by Indian OF CALIFORNIA on both free throws, making it 59–55. The Defense Minister George Fernandes to dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Warriors then air-mailed another trey in the cuss setting up a security alliance ‘‘to stop the closing seconds to make the final score 59–58. U.S.’’ The Indian government used its influ- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Besides Radanovich, Fuqua also played ence with its old ally to harass a Sikh simply Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise well in the absence of the sophomore front for leaving the country. today to honor my niece, Emily Radanovich, court, finishing with eight points and a game This is typical of Indian tyranny. The Indian high 13 rebounds. Miller had 12 rebounds be- for her outstanding performance on the bas- fore fouling out, while Steele totaled nine government has murdered over 250,000 Sikhs ketball court for the Mariposa High School boards and three assists. since 1984, more than 200,000 Christians in girls JV basketball team. As a proud uncle, The JV’s are now 15–9 on the season, and 9– Nagaland since 1947, over 70,000 Muslims in Mr. Speaker, I would like to enter the following 3 (tied for second) in SL action. They will Kashmir since 1988, and tens of thousands of Mariposa Gazette article: conclude their season this Thursday, Feb. 15, Dalits, Assamese, Tamils, Manipuris, and oth- at 6 pm., when they host the Gustine Reds ers. Two independent investigations confirmed RADANOVICH GOES WILD IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME (9–3 in league). (By Bruce Gilbert) that the Indian government massacred 35 Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Emily Sikhs in the village of Chithi Singhpora in In eleven years of covering the Mariposa Radanovich, as well as the entire girls JV High girls JV basketball team, this reporter March and evidence suggests that the govern- has never before witnessed a performance team at Mariposa High School. I urge my col- ment was responsible for the murders of six quite like the one put on by freshman point leagues to join me in applauding Emily and Sikhs last month. The book Soft Target shows guard Emily Radanovich in last week’s mem- the girls for a great season and a job well that the Indian government shot down its own orable 59–58 win over Orestimba. done. airliner in 1985, killing 329 people, to damage With the teams second leading scorer, f the Sikhs. Christians have been subject to a Katie Lombard, not in uniform due to ill- wave of violence and oppression since Christ- ness, and with the entire starting front line EVEN OUTSIDE INDIA, SIKHS CON- of sophomores Shannon Poole, Lindsay Mil- TINUE TO BE HARASSED BY THE mas 1998. This repression has included ler and Lisa Bower in foul trouble through- INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND ITS church burnings, raping nuns, murdering out the game, and all eventually fouling out, ALLIES priests, and the burning to death of a mis- Radanovich put the Grizzlies on her diminu- sionary and his 8- and 10-year-old sons. The tive back and carried them to victory with Hitavada newspaper reported in 1994 that the long-range shooting, never before seen by HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS Indian government paid the late governor of OF NEW YORK this reporter at the girls JV level. All Punjab, Surendra Nath, to foment covert ter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Radanovich did was burn the nets for an eye- rorist activity in Punjab, Khalistan, and in popping 31 points, including a sensational six Tuesday, February 27, 2001 three-pointers. The young freshman sank 11 Kashmir. These are just some examples of In- out of 19 shots from the floor and three out Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, a disturbing case dia’s ongoing tyranny against minorities. of four free throws, while also handing out of Indian harassment against the Sikhs re- Mr. Speaker, this is not acceptable conduct three assists. cently came to my attention. Dr. Harjinder from any country, especially one that claims to Radanovich, off a pass from freshman Singh Dilgeer is a Sikh who serves as co-edi- be ‘‘the world’s largest democracy.’’ Yet de- guard Elizabeth Steele, connected on her tor of the International Journal of Sikh Affairs. spite a pattern of tyranny India remains one of third basket of the quarter to give MCHS a Dr. Dilgeer is a Norwegian citizen. the largest recipients of U.S. aid. That aid 40–38 lead with just 16 seconds remaining. Dr. Dilgeer went to India a few years ago to should be ended and Congress should go on However, OHS answered with an outside shot work for the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak record in support of self-determination for the a split second before the buzzer sounded to send the game to overtime. Committee (SGPC). When new leaders people of Khalistan, Kashmir, Nagalim, and The overtime began with Radanovich nail- achieved power in the SGPC, Dr. Dilgeer lost the other minorities seeking their freedom from ing her fifth trey of the game, but Orestimba his job. He decided to move his family back to India. That is the best way to ensure freedom responded with a basket of their own. Miller Norway. for all the people in South Asia.

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I would like to place in the RECORD a report of India. After his demand, the immigration consumers to pay attention to costs when se- on the Dilgeer incident by Dr. Awatar Singh personnel changed his behavior and lecting health care. Because the consumer Sekhon, editor of the International Journal of ‘‘stamped their passports.’’ Dr. Dilgeer and had the incentive to control health care cost family arrived just ‘‘two’’ minutes before Sikh Affairs. It is very informative about India’s closing the aircraft’s door. stripped away, and because politicians where repressive treatment of minorities. unwilling to either give up power by giving in- TREATMENT AT MOSCOW AIRPORT dividuals control over their health care or take [From the International Journal of Sikh The flight from Delhi missed connection to Affairs] their flight to Norway. The Russian Immi- responsibility for rationing care, a third way to TORTURE, THREATS AND INHUMANE TREAT- gration personnel checked their passport in control costs had to be created. Thus, the MENT BY INDIAN IMMIGRATION PERSONNEL AT order to provide them Hotel until the next Nixon Administration, working with advocates THE INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIR- available flight to Norway. Dr. Dilgeer was of nationalized medicine, crafted legislation PORT, ON 1ST JANUARY, 2001 AND BY THE told that you cannot stay in a hotel and you providing federal subsidies to HMOs, pre- RUSSIAN IMMIGRATION PERSONNEL, MOSCOW will have to stay at the airport, because you empting state laws forbidding physicians to (INTERNATIONAL) AIRPORT, MOSCOW, RUSSIA are an ‘‘International Terrorist.’’ Their ter- sign contracts to deny care to their patients, (By Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon, Editor) minology of the International Terrorist was and mandating that health plans offer an HMO No. of Victims: Four (Husband and wife based on the ‘‘Terrorists’ List provided by and Two sons) (a) First Names of victims: the Government of India.’’ The Moscow Im- option in addition to traditional fee-for-service (Dr.) Harjinder and Mrs. Harjinder Middle migration authorities kept him (Dr. Dilgeer) coverage. Federal subsidies, preemption of Name: Singh, Mrs. Dilgeer & Singhs (Two in a lock up under their custody. Dr. state law, and mandates on private business sons). Dilgeer’s family spent the night at the air- hardly sounds like the workings of the free Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer is an authority port and slept on the floor. market. Instead, HMOs are the result of the on the Sikh faith, Sikh history and Sikh cul- This has been the treatment, threats and same Nixon-era corporatist, Big Government slandering the Sikhs by the Indian immigra- ture. Dr. Dilgeer is the founder and Editor in mindset that produced wage-and-price con- Chief of The Sikhs: Present and Present An tion personnel at the Delhi international air- International Journal of Sikh Affairs. Dr. port and by the Russian airport authorities trols. Dilgeer is the Editor in Chief (on leave) of of the Moscow airport. India, as everybody Mr. Speaker, in reading this article, I am the International Journal of Sikh Affairs knows it, is the best partner (political) bed sure many of my colleagues will think it ironic fellow of Russia in the world affairs. ISSN 1481–5435. that many of the supporters of Nixon’s plan to (b) Family Name: Dilgeer (Author of the The writer, Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon article, ‘‘Delhi Airport Te Sikhan Naal (Machaki), Managing Editor and Acting Edi- foist HMOs on the American public are today Salook’’ meaning ‘‘Delhi Airport Authori- tor in Chief of the International Journal of promoting the so-called ‘‘patients’ rights’’ legis- ties’ Treatment To the Sikhs’’: Sant Sipahi Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481–5435, requests the lation which attempts to deal with the problem (International), Punjabi monthly, published Amnesty International, UN High Commis- of the HMOs by imposing new federal man- from AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, February 2001, sion for Human Rights and other agencies to dates on the private sector. However, this is Volume 55 (issue No 2), p. 34–35. consider Dr. Dilgeer and his family’s case not really surprising because both the legisla- (c) E-mail/address: Sant Sipahi C/- based on the serious violations of their tion creating HMOs and the Patients’ Bill of ; 4313 Ranjitpura; human rights, violations of the rights as Post office: Khalsa College, AMRITSARJI international passengers and defaming Dr. Rights reflect the belief that individuals are in- 143 002, India. Dilgeer as International terrorist by the capable of providing for their own health care (d) Country: formerly of PUNJAB, India Russian immigration authorities, based on needs in the free market, and therefore gov- (C/-; 1413 the information provided to them by the ernment must control health care. The only Ranjitpura; Post office: Khalsa College, world’s ‘‘terrorist’’ administration. India is real difference between our system of medi- AMRITSARJI 143 002, India) Citizenship: known to the peace-loving countries of the cine and the Canadian ‘‘single payer’’ system Norwegian Travelled on: Norwegian Passport world as ‘‘the largest democracy, India.’’ De- is that in America, Congress contracted out Airline: Aeroflot Russian Airline Flight No.: mocracies do not harass and kill innocent the job of rationing health care resources to Not available. citizens and torture them indiscriminately. (e) Persons involved: Family of the Vic- the HMOs. f tims (Total 4 persons of a family). As Ms. Brase, points out, so-called ‘‘pa- (f) Details of incident: Dr. Harjinder Singh BLAME CONGRESS FOR HMOS tients’ rights’’ legislation will only further em- Dilgeer, Mrs. Dilgeer and their two sons arrived at the Delhi airport on 1st January, power federal bureaucrats to make health care 2001, to go back to his country, Norway. His HON. RON PAUL decisions for individuals and entrench the cur- connecting flight was via Moscow. After OF TEXAS rent government-HMO complex. Furthermore, checking in, Dr. Dilgeer and family went to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES because the Patient’s Bill of Rights will in- the Immigration counter. The immigration Tuesday, February 27, 2001 crease health care costs, thus increasing the authorities detained the family as his name number of Americans without health insur- was in their computer (Black listed). One of Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I highly recommend ance, it will result in pleas for yet another gov- the immigration personnel told his colleague the attached article, ‘‘Blame Congress for ernment intervention in the health care market! that he (they) is going out of country and let HMOs’’ by Twila Brase, a registered nurse him/them go. However, the checking contin- and President of the Citizens’ Council on The only true solution to the health care ued and they were asked to sit on a bench. In Health Care, to my colleagues. Ms. Brase de- problems is to truly allow the private sector to the meantime, another personnel came. He work by restoring control of the health care took away their passports (Dr. Dilgeer and molishes the myth that Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), whose power to deny dollar to the individual through Medical Sav- Mrs. Dilgeer; their sons travelled on the ings Accounts (MSAs) and large tax credits. In mother’s passport). This immigration per- Americans the health care of their choice has sonnel asked Mrs. Dilgeer and her sons that been the subject of much concern, are the re- the Medicare program, seniors should not be you have to prove that you are Dr. Dilgeer’s sult of an unregulated free-market. Instead, herded into HMOs but instead should receive wife and his sons. In the meantime another Ms. Brase reveals how HMOs were fostered increased ability to use Medicare MSAs, which personnel named Chohan (Chauhan) came. on the American people by the federal govern- give them control over their health care dol- He behaved rudely. Dr. Dilgeer told him that lars. Of course, the limits on private con- ‘‘I am not an Indian citizen and you behave ment for the express purpose of rationing care. tracting in the Medicare program should be lift- like a gentleman.’’ This Chohan fellow took ed immediately. Mrs. Dilgeer and their sons along and asked The story behind the creation of the HMOs them (mother and sons) and threatened them is a classic illustration of how the unintended In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I hope all my that ‘‘you have no relationship with Dr. consequences of government policies provide colleagues will read this article and take its Dilgeer.’’ Dr. Dilgeer and you (three) are not a justification for further expansions of govern- lesson to heart. Government-managed care, related. The immigration personnel threat- ment power. During the early seventies, Con- whether of the socialist or corporatist variety, ened them and applied psychological pres- gress embraced HMOs in order to address is doomed to failure. Congress must instead sure during the interrogation. One hour had gone/passed. Then Dr. Dilgeer demanded concerns about rapidly escalating health care restore a true free-market in health care if we from the personnel that ‘‘he would like to costs. However, it was Congress which had are serious about creating conditions under speak to the Ambassador of Norway, Delhi, caused health care costs to spiral by removing which individuals can receive quality care free on phone. Also he would like to speak to one control over the health care dollar from con- of unnecessary interference from third-parties of his friends who is a Member of Parliament sumers and thus eliminating any incentive for and central planners.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 2374 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 27, 2001 [From the Ideas On Liberty, Feb. 2001] in order to solve the financing and organiza- Using the HMO Act of 1973, Congress elimi- BLAME CONGRESS FOR HMOS tional aspects of our health crisis. One as- nated three major barriers to HMO growth, pect of that solution is the creation of com- as clarified by U.S. Representative Claude (By Twila Brase) prehensive systems of health-care deliver.’’ Pepper of Florida: ‘‘First, HMO’s are expen- Only 27 years ago, congressional Repub- In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon her- sive to start; second, restrictive State laws licans and Democrats agreed that American alded his desire for the HMO in a speech to often make the operation of HMO’s illegal; patients should gently but firmly be forced Congress: ‘‘the Health Maintenance Organi- and, third, HMO’s cannot compete effec- into managed care. That patients do not zation concept is such a central feature of tively in employer health benefit plans with know this fact is evidenced by public outrage my National Health Strategy.’’ The adminis- existing private insurance programs. The directed at health maintenance organiza- tration had already authorized, without spe- third factor occurs because HMO premiums tions (HMOs) instead of Congress. cific legislative authority, $26 million for 110 are often greater than those for an insurance Although members of Congress have man- HMO projects. That same year, the U.S. Sen- plan.’’ aged to keep the public in the dark by join- ate passed a $5.2 billion bill permitting the To bring the privately insured into HMOs, ing in the clamor against HMOs, legislative establishment of HMOs ‘‘to improve the na- Congress forced employers with 25 or more history puts the responsibility and blame tion’s health-care delivery system by encour- employees to offer HMOs as an option—a law squarely in their collective lap. aging prepaid comprehensive health-care that remained in effect until 1995. Congress The proliferation of managed-care organi- programs.’’ then provided a total of $373 million in fed- zations (MCOs) in general, and HMOs in par- But what the House of Representatives re- eral subsidies to fund planning and startup ticular, resulted from the 1965 enactment of fused to concur, it was left to the 93rd Con- expenses, and to lower the cost of HMO pre- Medicare for the elderly and Medicaid for the gress to pass the HMO Act in 1973. Just be- miums. This allowed HMOs to undercut the poor. Literally overnight, on July 1, 1966, fore a voice vote passed the bill in the House, premium prices of their insurance competi- millions of Americans lost all financial re- U.S. Representative Harley O. Staggers, Sr., tors and gain significant market share. sponsibility for their health-care decisions. of West Virginia said, ‘‘I rise in support of In addition, the federal law pre-empted Offering ‘‘free care’’ led to predictable re- the conference report which will stimulate state laws, that prohibited physicians from sults. Because Congress placed no restric- development of health maintenance organi- receiving payments for not providing care. In tions on benefits and removed all sense of zations. . . . I think that this new system other words, payments to physicians by cost-consciousness, health-care use and med- will be successful and give us exciting and HMOs for certain behavior (fewer admissions ical costs skyrocketed. Congressional testi- constructive alternatives to our existing pro- to hospitals, rationing care, prescribing mony reveals that between 1969 and 1971, grams of delivering better health services to cheaper medicines) were now legal. physician fees increased 7 percent and hos- Americans.’’ The combined strategy of subsidies, federal In the Senate, Kennedy, author of the HMO pital charges jumped 13 percent, while the power, and new legal requirements worked Act, also encouraged its passage: ‘‘I have Consumer Price Index rose only 5.3 percent. like a charm. Employees searching for the strongly advocated passage of legislation to The nation’s health-care bill, which was only lowest priced comprehensive insurance pol- assist the development of health mainte- $39 billion in 1965, increased to $75 billion in icy flowed into HMOs, bringing their dollars nance organizations as a viable and competi- 1971. Patients had found the fount of unlim- with them. According to the Health Re- tive alternative to fee-for-service practice. ited care, and doctors and hospitals had dis- sources Services Administration (HRSA), the . . . This bill represents the first initiative covered a pot of gold. percentage of working Americans with pri- by the Federal Government which attempts This stampede to the doctor’s office, vate insurance enrolled in managed care rose through the U.S. Treasury, sent Congress to come to grips directly with the problems of fragmentation and disorganization in the from 29 percent in 1988 to over 50 percent in into a panic. It had unlocked the health-care 1997. In 1999, 181.4 million people were en- appetite of millions, and the results were dis- health care industry. . . . I believe that the HMO is the best idea put forth so far for con- rolled in managed-care plans. astrous. While fiscal prudence demanded a Once HMOs were filled with the privately taining costs and improving the organization hasty retreat, Congress opted instead for de- insured, Congress moved to add the publicly ception. and the delivery of health-care services.’’ In a roll call vote, only Senator Herman Tal- subsidized. Medicaid Section 1115 waivers al- Limited by a noninterference promise at- lowed states to herd Medicaid recipients into tached to Medicare law—enacted in response madge voted against the bill. On December 29, 1973, President Nixon HMOs, and Medicare+Choice was offered to to concerns that government health care signed the HMO Act of 1973 into law. the elderly. By June 1998, over 53 percent of would permit rationing—Congress and fed- As patients have since discovered, the Medicaid recipients were enrolled in man- eral officials had to be creative. Although HMO—staffed by physicians employed by and aged-care plans, according to HRSA. In addi- Medicare officials could not deny services beholden to corporations—was not much of a tion, about 15 percent of the 39 million Medi- outright, they could shift financial risk to Christmas present or an insurance product. care recipients were in HMOs in 2000. doctors and hospitals, thereby influencing It promises coverage but often denies access. HMOS SERVE PUBLIC-HEALTH AGENDA decision-making at the bedside. The HMO, like other prepaid MCOs, requires Beginning in 1971, Congress began to re- Despite the public outcry against HMOs, enrollees to pay in advance for a long list of federal support for managed care has not strict reimbursements. They authorized the routine and major medical benefits, whether economic stabilization program to limit waned. In August 1998, HRSA announced the the health-care services are needed, wanted, creation of a Center for Managed Care to price increases; the Relative Value Resource or ever used. The HMOs are then allowed to Based System (RVRBS) to cut physician provide ‘‘leadership, coordination, and ad- manage care—without access to dollars and vancement of managed care systems . . . [and payments; Diagnostic-Related Groups service—through definitions of medical ne- (DRGs) to limit hospitals payments; and to] develop working relationships with the cessity, restrictive drug formularies, and private managed care industry to assure mu- most recently, the Prospective Payment HMO-approved clinical guidelines. As a re- System (PPS) to offer fixed prepayments to tual areas of cooperation.’’ sult, HMOs can keep millions of dollars from The move to managed care has been hospitals, nursing homes, and home health premium-paying patients. strongly supported by public-health officials agencies for anticipated services regardless HMO BARRIERS ELIMINATED who anticipate that public-private partner- of costs incurred. In effect, Congress initi- Congress’s plan to save its members’ polit- ships will provide funding for public-health ated managed care. ical skins and national agendas relied on em- infrastructure and initiatives, along with ac- NATIONAL HEALTH-CARE AGENDA ADVANCES ployer-sponsored coverage and taxpayer sub- cess to the medical records of private pa- Advocates of universal coverage saw this sidies to HMOs. The planners’ long-range tients. The fact that health care is now orga- financial crisis as an opportunity to advance goal was to place Medicare and Medicaid re- nized in large groups by companies that hold Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a longtime cipients into managed care where HMO man- millions of patient records and control lit- advocate of national health care, proceeded agers, instead of Congress, could ration care erally hundreds of millions of health-care to hold three months of extensive hearings and the government’s financial liability dollars has allowed unprecedented relation- in 1971 on what was termed the ‘‘Health Care To accomplish this goal, public officials ships to form between governments and Crisis in America.’’ Following these hear- had to ensure that HMOs developed the size health plans. ings, he held a series of hearing ‘‘on the and stability necessary to take on the finan- For example, Minnesota’s HMOs, MCOs, whole question of HMO’s.’’ cial risks of capitated government health- and nonprofit insurers are required by law to Introducing the HMO hearings, Kennedy care programs. This required that HMOs cap- fund public-health initiatives approved by said, ‘‘We need legislation which reorganizes ture a significant portion of the private in- the Minnesota Department of Health, the the system to guarantee a sufficient volume surance market. Once Medicare and Med- state regulator for managed care plans. The of high quality medical care, distributed eq- icaid recipients began to enroll in HMOs, the Blue Cross-Blue Shield tobacco lawsuit, uitably across the country and available at organizations would have the flexibility to which brought billions of dollars into state reasonable cost to every American. It is pool their resources, redistribute private pre- and health-plan coffers, is just one example going to take a drastic overhaul of our entire mium dollars, and ration care across their of the you-scratch-my-back-I’ll-scratch- way of doing business in the health-care field patient populations. yours initiatives. Yet this hidden tax, which

VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:58 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\E27FE1.000 E27FE1 February 27, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2375 further limits funds available for medical dollars in their own hands will they experi- lence in Construction Eagle Award. Mauldin- care, remains virtually unknown to enroll- ence the protection and power inherent in Dorfmeier is receiving the ‘‘Best of the Best’’ ees. purchasing their own insurance policies, Award from the Golden Gate Chapter of Asso- Federal officials, eager to keep HMOs in making cost-conscious health-care decisions, business, have even been willing to violate and inciting cost-reducing competition for ciated Builders and Contractors. federal law. In August 1998, a federal court the cash. Mauldin-Dorfmeier Construction, Inc. (MDC) chided the U.S. Department of Health and What could be so bad about that? A lot, it was established in 1983 by Patrick Mauldin Human Services for renewing HMO contracts seems. Public officials worry privately that that violate their own Medicare regulations. patients with power may not choose man- and Alan Dorfmeier. Their general contractors THE RUSE OF PATIENT PROTECTION aged-care plans, eventually destabilizing the activities are focused in central and northern Truth be told, HMOs allowed politicians to HMOs Congress is so dependent on for cost California. MDC has its administrative offices promise access to comprehensive health-care containment and national health-care initia- and construction yard based in Fresno. services without actually delivering them. tives. Witness congressional constraints on Because treatment decisions could not be individually owned, tax-free medical savings MDC has a staff of over 55 professionals, linked directly to Congress, HMOs provided accounts and the reluctance to break up em- including experienced project managers, engi- the perfect cover for its plans to contain ployer-sponsored coverage by providing fed- neers, and over 150 skilled craftsmen ready to costs nationwide through health-care ration- eral tax breaks to individuals. Unless citi- take on any construction task. Their current ing. Now that citizens are angry with man- zens wise up to Congress’s unabashed but bonding capability is in excess of $100 million, aged (rationed) care, the responsible parties unadvertised support for managed care, it in Congress, Senator Kennedy in particular, appears unlikely that real patient power will with the ability to bond individual projects in return with legislation ostensibly to protect rise readily to the top of its agenda. excess of $50 million. patients from the HMOs they instituted. At worst, such offers are an obfuscation de- f Mauldin-Dorfmeier has received many in- signed to entrench federal control over dustry awards, including the coveted ‘‘Con- health care through the HMOs. At best they RECOGNIZING MAULDIN- structor Award for Excellence in Client Serv- are deceptive placation. Congress has no de- DORFMEIER CONSTRUCTION ice,’’ awarded by the Associated General Con- sire to eliminate managed care, and federal tractors of California for the Bulldog Stadium regulation of HMOs and other managed-care HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH Expansion. corporations will not protect patients from OF CALIFORNIA rationing. Even the U.S. Supreme Court ac- Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mauldin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES knowledged in its June 12, 2000, Pegram v. Dorfmeier Construction, Inc. for receiving the Herdrich decision that to survive financially Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Excellence in Construction Eagle Award. I as Congress intended, HMOs must give physicians incentives to ration treatment. Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise urge my colleagues to join me in wishing Real patient protection flows from patient today to recognize Mauldin-Dorfmeier Con- Mauldin-Dorfmeier many more years of contin- control. Only when patients hold health-care struction for receiving the prestigious Excel- ued success.

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