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December 6, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10899 Republican U.S. Senators since 1877. will pay for wellness instead of com- of the House of Representatives, that I have Beginning in January, we will have the pensating for disease. been served with a subpoena for testimony achievement of U.S. Senators LINDSEY In our bill, we allowed the expansion and documents issued by the Circuit Court of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in and for GRAHAM and JIM DEMINT. With Wes- of health savings accounts. Health sav- ings accounts will change the way the Monroe County, Florida. ley’s congressional experience, his After consultation with the Office of Gen- training with Ed Meese at the Heritage next generation approaches paying for eral Counsel, I have determined that compli- Foundation, and his work with the health insurance, giving them far ance with the subpoena is consistent with House Committee on Armed Services, greater power over their own health de- the precedents and privileges of the House. Wesley will assist the Senator to best cisions. Mr. Speaker, today’s seniors, Sincerely, represent the people of South Carolina. next year, will have the missing piece DEBRA MUSGROVE ZIMMERMAN, Wesley Denton, one of five sons of of Medicare when coverage for pre- District Chief of Staff Cassy and Dan Denton of Beaufort, scription drugs begins. for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. South Carolina, and the newlywed hus- Mr. Speaker, this was indeed land- f mark legislation that passed this band of the former Kari Brooks, is a ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER credit to the people of South Carolina, House a year ago, and I salute those on the committees of jurisdiction that had PRO TEMPORE and I wish him Godspeed. a hand in getting this legislation The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- In conclusion, God bless our troops passed. Every Member of this Congress ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair and we will never forget September 11. and their staffs can be proud of their will postpone further proceedings f accomplishment. today on motions to suspend the rules BIPARTISAN INTELLIGENCE f on which a recorded vote or the yeas REFORM BILL and nays are ordered, or on which the ADMINISTRATION MUST BE HELD vote is objected to under clause 6 of (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given per- ACCOUNTABLE FOR UNJUST WAR rule XX. mission to address the House for 1 IN IRAQ minute and to revise and extend her re- Record votes on postponed questions (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given will be taken after 6 p.m. today. marks.) permission to address the House for 1 Mr. Speaker, today I rise to ask for minute and to revise and extend his re- f the opportunity to vote on the 9/11 in- marks.) GENERAL LEAVE telligence reform bill, supported both Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, nearly by Republicans and Democrats. Smart, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, 1,300 brave American men and women I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- effective intelligence reform, such as have sacrificed their lives in Iraq. Yet this piece of legislation before Con- bers may have 5 legislative days within the central reasons for the U.S. inva- which to revise and extend their re- gress, will help to strengthen our intel- sion have fallen apart: Iraq had noth- ligence agencies and better protect marks and include extraneous material ing to do with 9/11, Iraq had no weapons on House Concurrent Resolution 528, Americans against terrorism. of mass destruction, there is no proof Unfortunately, extreme conserv- and that I may include tabular mate- that Iraq was instrumental with al rial on the same. atives are playing politics with Amer- Qaeda’s role in 9/11, and Iraq was not The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ica’s security. They have prevented us trying to get nuclear materials from objection to the request of the gen- from making America safer for our Najir. families because they continue to in- This administration misled the Con- tleman from Florida? sist that the House-passed controver- gress, misled the American people, vio- There was no objection. sial immigration provisions need to be lated international law, directed the f included. The 9/11 Commission has stat- bombings of populated areas causing DIRECTING CLERK OF THE HOUSE ed, and I quote, ‘‘We believe strongly the disruption of water, sewer, and TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORREC- that this bill is not the right occasion electrical service, ordered house-to- TIONS IN ENROLLMENT OF H.R. for tackling controversial immigration house fighting, and now, the civilian 4818 and law enforcement issues.’’ toll, by one account, is over 100,000 I believe with the 9/11 Commission. Iraqi civilians perished. Why? Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, The legislation before us has the sup- Freedom, if it is to be obtained any- I move to suspend the rules and concur port of the President, the support of where, must be advanced under the in the Senate amendment to the con- congressional leaders in both the House standard of truth. The Iraqis will not current resolution (H. Con. Res. 528) di- and the Senate, and it is the will of the be handed freedom based on lies, nor recting the Clerk of the House of Rep- 9/11 Commission and the wishes of the will our own Nation preserve our free- resentatives to make technical correc- 9/11 families that Congress pass this doms if we continue to accept the basis tions in the enrollment of the bill H.R. legislation. for our occupation of Iraq. 4818. Let us make America safer and pass This administration must be held ac- The Clerk read as follows: this bipartisan compromise. countable under international law for Senate amendment: At the end of the resolution, insert f the disaster it visited upon Iraq. Only the truth can clean the stain on our the following: ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF Nation’s conscience. Strike Section 222 of Title II of Division H. MEDICARE MODERNIZATION ACT f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given COMMUNICATION FROM DISTRICT ant to the rule, the gentleman from permission to address the House for 1 CHIEF OF STAFF OF HONORABLE Florida (Mr. YOUNG) and the gentleman minute and to revise and extend his re- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, MEMBER from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) each will marks.) OF CONGRESS control 20 minutes. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, we come The Chair recognizes the gentleman The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- up on the 1-year anniversary of the from Florida (Mr. YOUNG). President signing the Medicare Mod- fore the House the following commu- ernization Act. This is truly an accom- nication from Debra Musgrove Zim- b 1415 plishment of which this Congress can merman, District Chief of Staff of the Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, be proud. We begin the process of the Honorable ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Mem- I yield myself such time as I may con- transformation of Medicare. ber of Congress: sume. Mr. Speaker, with the advances in HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Speaker, the legislation before medical science, and those that are to November 24, 2004. the House, H. Con. Res. 528, directs the come in fields such as genomics and Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Clerk of the House to make technical Speaker, House of Representatives, protenomics, we are going to see im- Washington, DC. corrections in the enrollment of the proved longevity and improved health DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you bill H.R. 4818, the Omnibus Appropria- outcomes. Medicare, for the first time, formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules tions Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Members VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:31 Dec 07, 2004 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K06DE7.006 H06PT1 H10900 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 6, 2004 may recall that the House passed this I responded by saying the gentleman is cor- Mr. Speaker, I hope as the gentleman resolution, H. Con. Res. 528, along with rect. The Committee on Appropriations needs from Florida (Mr. YOUNG) leaves the the omnibus appropriation bill on No- access to IRS field facilities to do our over- leadership of this committee that we vember 20, 2004. Today we are consid- sight work. That work does not require the might find more outrage when things ering an amendment which was added Committee on Appropriations to review indi- like this happen, regardless of which by the Senate to the concurrent resolu- vidual tax returns under section 6103, but it committee it is. We have to find some tion that would make a further correc- does require access to the facilities. way that staffs cannot legislate for the tion to the omnibus appropriations bill This colloquy can be found on page H10191 House, for the Senate, and for the Con- by deleting section 222 of the bill which of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of November gress. We cannot blame staff when we deals with IRS oversight. 20, 2004. give them the authority to do such a I think it is important to take just a Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of thing. I do not care whether it is the minute or two to say some things my time. Committee on Ways and Means, Com- about this provision. I explained why Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 mittee on Appropriations or what com- this provision was included, and I in- minutes to the gentleman from New mittee it is, we are losing each and cluded this statement in the CONGRES- York (Mr. RANGEL), the distinguished every day a lot of confidence from the SIONAL RECORD in part of the debate on ranking member of the Committee on voters, and if we start losing them in Ways and Means.