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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 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, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004 No. 80 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. Mr. GREEN of Texas led the Pledge ald Reagan. His decisive leadership The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. of Allegiance as follows: during the twilight years of the Cold Coughlin, offered the following prayer: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the War indeed made him a beacon of hope Throw open the great doors. Let the United States of America, and to the Repub- for freedom-loving people throughout standard bearers raise their flags. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, the world. Mount the steps of this city built indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Our thoughts and prayers and our around the Hill, for he comes. f love go out to Mrs. Reagan and the en- Prepare the Rotunda. Command the tire family. Because of Ronald Reagan MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE military to stand at attention. Let the our Nation is stronger and our future is people of the Nation and the world A message from the Senate by Mr. more free. Here we honor him and are gather, for he comes. Monahan, one of its clerks, announced continually working toward the Human mortality and dignity is that the Senate has passed a concur- dreamed-of-day he spoke of when no framed for us at this moment, Lord, as rent resolution of the following title in one wields a sword and no one drags a a great man awakens from his sleep which the concurrence of the House is chain. and enters Your new day. requested: f May both Chambers and all parties, S. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution pro- TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD rich and poor alike, with all our great- viding for a conditional adjournment or re- 147TH FIGHTER WING DINING-OUT ness and all our frail diversity, prepare cess of the Senate and the House of Rep- ourselves to welcome the 40th Presi- resentatives. (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was dent of the United States. Echoes of f given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend Psalm 24 resound within us, O Lord, as RONALD W. REAGAN we receive today the body of Ronald his remarks.) Wilson Reagan. (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given per- Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I As he rests in our midst, may the mission to address the House for 1 rise today to thank the men and memory of his warm smile melt our minute and to revise and extend his re- women of the 147th Fighter Wing of the differences with candor and humor. marks.) Texas Air National Guard, the Ace-in- May the openness of his faith in an op- Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I come to the-Hole Texans, for inviting me to timistic tomorrow become promise for the floor as my colleagues have before speak at their annual Dining Out re- us all. May the cold walls of indiffer- me saddened by the death of one of our cently in Houston. ence and superiority crumble before Nation’s greatest leaders and humbled The 147th Fighter Wing is based at our eyes. Be with us, Lord, as he sheds by the far-reaching impact his life has Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. the ‘‘surly bonds of Earth’’ and we pre- had on millions of people throughout Every day the 147th continues to guard pare President Ronald Reagan and our- the world. He was a great man and a the skies over Houston and our Nation selves to touch Your face, O God. gentle spirit. Optimistic, cheerful in and protect the millions of residents in Amen. service and buoyed by the confidence southeast Texas from drug traffickers, that comes with unwavering convic- f terrorists, and other airborne threats. tion, President Reagan reignited the They are on call 24/7 and keep guard THE JOURNAL feeling of promise for this country. over the fourth largest city in the The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Ronald Reagan is the reason I be- United States and the vital energy in- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- came a Republican. And for many frastructure that powers our Nation. ceedings and announces to the House Democrats, he was the pathway to the They also perform an essential readi- his approval thereof. Republican Party. He reminded us all ness mission by training many of our Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- that government cannot replace indi- Nation’s pilots as they prepare to pro- nal stands approved. vidual empowerment and told us in 1995 tect our national interest overseas. f that every dollar the Federal Govern- Houston is fortunate to have such a ment does not take from us, every deci- committed and patriotic group of men PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sion it does not make for us will make and women living and working in our The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman our economy stronger, our lives more community. from Texas (Mr. GREEN) come forward abundant, and our future more free. In addition to giving me the chance and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- We join together with people across to meet many of the individuals of the legiance. the globe in mourning the loss of Ron- 147th Fighter Wing, it was also an 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. H3823 . VerDate May 21 2004 00:38 Jun 10, 2004 Jkt 29060 PO 00000 Frm 000001 Fmt 04634 Sfmt 00634 E:\CR\FM\A09JN7.000 H09PT1 H3824 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 9, 2004 honor to meet and be joined at the din- course of the 20th century, and his un- Department of Agriculture will work ner by Lieutenant General Wayne D. bridled optimism helped restore Amer- with the experts and our industry to Marty, the Adjutant General for the ica’s faith in itself. protect both the environment and the State of Texas at the dinner. Today we also remember Ronald vital commerce in nursery products. I would like to thank the 147th and Reagan for his leadership and for his There is no reason that we cannot do their wing commander, Colonel unwavering vision that Americans re- right by the environment and do it in a McNeely, for their hospitality. I was main for all a land of hope, promise, way that promotes proper treatment of impressed with the fun these men and and opportunity. this dangerous disease but avoids doing women can have as a team. f more harm than we do good. They gave me this T-shirt to wear HOW ONE MAN REMEMBERS f that shows the F–16 that these Texans REAGAN in the 147th fly when protecting their REMEMBERING THE GIPPER community and our Nation. The Ace- (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina In-the-Hole 147th Texans. mission to address the House for 1 asked and was given permission to ad- f minute and to revise and extend his re- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- marks.) HONORING MARCELLE WILDER vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, a few years Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was ago I had the privilege of visiting with Speaker, the world is grieving this given permission to address the House Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dis- week over the loss of a true American for 1 minute and to revise and extend sident who is now an Israeli cabinet hero, President Ronald Wilson Reagan. her remarks.) minister. I asked him what his reaction Ronald Reagan defined the honor and Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, was, as he was in the Soviet Gulag at dignity of the office of the Presidency, when I was elected to the Tennessee that time, to the ‘‘Evil Empire’’ and he lifted the spirits of a Nation State senate, one of the first lessons speech. Here is his reaction as ex- with his hope and joyfulness that that I learned was that the senate in pressed in a recent quotation: sprang from an abiding faith in God Tennessee is a family. This week we ‘‘In 1983 I was confined to an 8 by 10 and a deeply held belief in the Amer- have lost a member of that family. Ms. foot prison cell on the border of Sibe- ican dream. Marcelle Ann Morton Wilder left us ria. My Soviet jailers gave me the President Reagan entered office dur- this week at the age of 83 after a life- privilege of reading the latest copy of ing a time of doubt and despair and time of dedication to her Lord, her Pravda. Splashed across the front page malaise with the economy sputtering State, and her husband, my former col- was a condemnation of President Ron- and a looming Cold War that threat- league in the Tennessee senate, Lieu- ald Reagan for having the temerity to ened our families. Yet he brought his tenant Governor and Speaker of the call the Soviet Union an ‘evil empire.’ conservative principles of individual State senate, John Wilder. Tapping on walls and talking through freedom, limited government, personal Ms.
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