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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2004 No. 133 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was PRAYER THE JOURNAL called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pore (Mr. SIMPSON). Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Chair has examined the Journal of the Blessed be the God and Father of us f all, for he has chosen you to be rep- last day’s proceedings and announces resentatives of his people. to the House his approval thereof. Lord God, what a blessing it is to re- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- alize one has a calling at a particular PRO TEMPORE nal stands approved. time for a specific service to accom- plish Your holy will. It is then we truly The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f fore the House the following commu- have purpose. nication from the Speaker: Both in great and small things, we WASHINGTON, DC, become neither overwhelmed nor dis- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE November 18, 2004. dainful. Every task can be embraced. Every duty fulfilled. Every burden can The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the I hereby appoint the Honorable MICHAEL K. be lightened by the knowledge that gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. GREEN) SIMPSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on come forward and lead the House in the this day. You, O Lord, are accomplishing great J. DENNIS HASTERT, things in and through us, both now and Pledge of Allegiance. Speaker of the House of Representatives. always. Amen. 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By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. ROBERT W. NEY, Chairman. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H9965 . VerDate Aug 04 2004 03:23 Nov 19, 2004 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.000 H18PT1 H9966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2004 Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin led the REWARDING AMERICANS FOR PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARINE Pledge of Allegiance as follows: THEIR TRUST CORPORAL SHANE KIELION I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the (Ms. HARRIS asked and was given (Mr. TERRY asked and was given United States of America, and to the Repub- permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 lic for which it stands, one nation under God, minute.) minute and to revise and extend his re- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ms. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, the Amer- marks.) f ican people voted for much more than Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, it is with a MEDIA THREATENS DEMOCRACY candidates or parties this election deep sense of gratitude and profound (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was year. They embraced our bold vision, sense of sadness that I rise to pay trib- given permission to address the House and they expect us to deliver results. ute to the life of a brave young man for 1 minute and to revise and extend They elected us with a mandate to who grew up in my hometown of his remarks.) keep our Nation on its path of eco- Omaha, Nebraska, Marine Corporal Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, nomic growth and job creation, to con- Shane Kielion who died Monday in most Americans now realize that Big tinue tax relief for working families, combat in Iraq, in Fallujah. On the Media, network TV news programs and and to pare back an inefficient, bloated same day, he became a father. the largest newspapers and news maga- bureaucracy that kills dreams. With his entire life in front of him, zines, tried to determine the outcome One of our first priorities must be to Shane chose to risk everything to fight of the Presidential election. reform our wasteful and oppressive Tax for the values Americans hold close to A study by the Project for Excellence Code. Year after year, working Ameri- our hearts in a land halfway around the in Journalism confirms what Ameri- cans pay accountants and tax lawyers world. This was his second tour of cans already suspected: George Bush to help them understand this confusing duty. received more than twice as much neg- labyrinth of laws and regulations. Just My heart goes out to his wife April ative coverage as JOHN KERRY. Think think about what this energy and cap- and his brand-new son Shane and his what President Bush’s margin of vic- ital could accomplish if directed to- parents, Roger and Patricia. As a fa- tory would have been without the wards truly creative purposes. Just ther myself, I cannot imagine being un- media bias. imagine what a fair and simpler Tax able to see my sons grow up, and it But the danger is the media bias will Code could do to help us build a 21st breaks my heart that Shane will not continue. That is a real threat to de- century economy. have the same experience. But I know mocracy. So let us engage in a vigorous debate. that Shane will be watching over his When the American people do not Let us begin rewarding the trust that young son, and I hope the boy will grow have the facts, the unvarnished truth, the American people have placed in us, up knowing that his father loved him they cannot make the best decisions beginning today. and his mother very much. and we do not have good government. f Shane was known as a dedicated per- Big Media needs to reassure the son to his wife and he would be to his American people that they will strive PAYING TRIBUTE TO AND HON- son and to his country, and all Nebras- for objectivity and seek to restore ORING PHIL CRANE AND BILL LI- kans will remember him as a true their reputation as the protector of de- PINSKI American. We can take pride in the ex- mocracy, rather than remaining a (Mr. DUNCAN asked and was given ample he set, bravely fighting to make threat to it. permission to address the House for 1 the world a better place. My thoughts and prayers go out to Shane’s family f minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) and friends during this difficult time. AMERICA NEEDS THE BOY SCOUTS Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to May God grant them strength, peace, (Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin asked and pay tribute and honor to two of our re- and comfort. was given permission to address the tiring colleagues, Congressman PHIL f House for 1 minute.) CRANE and Congressman BILL LIPINSKI, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speak- two of the finest men I have ever PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION er, a few minutes ago, this body known. OF S. 2986, INCREASING THE PUB- pledged its allegiance to our flag and to I first met PHIL CRANE in 1966 when LIC DEBT LIMIT our Republic, under God. Just so, at he spoke to a conservative student Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, by di- every meeting, the Boy Scouts of group at the University of Tennessee rection of the Committee on Rules, I America give their oath to our Repub- and a few years later invited him to call up House Resolution 856 and ask lic and to God. There it is, that name speak to my law school class at George for its immediate consideration. again: God. It is good enough for our Washington University.