Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 107Th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2001 No. 174 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was Senate to work without easing for that RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING called to order by the Honorable MARK justice which brings true and lasting MAJORITY LEADER peace. Glory and praise to You, for ever DAYTON, a Senator from the State of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and ever. Minnesota. pore. The Senator from Minnesota is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s f recognized. prayer will be offered by our guest PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chaplain, Father Paul Lavin, Pastor of f St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill. The Honorable MARK DAYTON led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: PRAYER I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the SCHEDULE The guest Chaplain offered the fol- United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, lowing prayer: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. speaking on behalf of the leader, we ex- Let us listen to the word of the Lord f pect several amendments to be offered given us by David in Psalm 140: and debated today. No rollcall votes ‘‘Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; APPOINTMENT OF ACTING will occur today. The next rollcall vote preserve me from violent men, From PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE will occur on Tuesday at approxi- those who devise evil in their hearts, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mately 11 a.m. on the adoption of the and stir up wars every day. clerk will please read a communication ESEA conference report. ‘‘Save me, O Lord, from the hands of to the Senate from the President pro the wicked; preserve me from violent tempore (Mr. BYRD). f men Who plan to trip up my feet—the The legislative clerk read the fol- proud who have hidden a trap for me; lowing letter: AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, They have spread cords for a net; by U.S. SENATE, AND RURAL ENHANCEMENT ACT the wayside they have laid snares for PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, OF 2001 me. Washington, DC, December 14, 2001. ‘‘Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the To the Senate: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- wicked; further not their plans. Those Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, pore. Under the previous order, the who surround me lift up their heads; of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Senate will now resume consideration may the mischief which they threaten appoint the Honorable MARK DAYTON, a Sen- of S. 1731, which the clerk will report. ator from the State of Minnesota, to perform overwhelm them. the duties of the Chair. The legislative clerk read as follows: ‘‘I know that the Lord renders justice ROBERT C. BYRD, A bill (S. 1731) to strengthen the safety net to the afflicted, judgment to the poor. President pro tempore. for agricultural producers, to enhance re- Surely the just shall give thanks to Mr. DAYTON thereupon assumed the source conservation and rural development, your name; the upright shall dwell in chair as Acting President pro tempore. to provide for farm credit, agricultural re- search, nutrition, and related programs, to your presence.’’ f Let us pray. ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, God our Father, You reveal that RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME and for other purposes. those who work for peace will be called The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Pending: Your children. Help the men and pore. Under the previous order, the Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, women who serve in the United States leadership time is reserved. in the nature of a substitute. N O T I C E Effective January 1, 2002, the subscription price of the Congressional Record will be $422 per year or $211 for six months. Individual issues may be purchased for $5.00 per copy. The cost for the microfiche edition will remain $141 per year with single copies remaining $1.50 per issue. This price increase is necessary based upon the cost of printing and distribution. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S13245 . VerDate 10-DEC-2001 04:52 Dec 15, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 8633 E:\CR\FM\A14DE6.000 pfrm02 PsN: S14PT1 S13246 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 14, 2001 Smith of New Hampshire Amendment No. Finally, on payments, the amend- EQIP for large confined animal feeding 2596 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide for ment doubles the current annual pay- operations. That was the 1,000-animal Presidential certification that the govern- ment limitation for EQIP, which I unit limit that has existed under the ment of Cuba is not involved in the support would rather not do. The amendment for acts of international terrorism as a con- farm bill since that time. I offered that dition precedent to agricultural trade with increases the annual payment from amendment in 1996 because of the spe- Cuba. $10,000 to $20,000, and doubles the cur- cial environmental concerns associated Torricelli Amendment No. 2597 (to Amend- rent payment limit per 5-year contract with these large operations. ment No. 2596), to provide for Presidential from $50,000 to $100,000 while retaining certification that all convicted felons who the current law waiver authority for CAFOs, as they are called, confined are living as fugitives in Cuba have been re- the annual limitation at the discretion animal feeding operations, CAFOs, turned to the United States prior to the of USDA. The committee bill, by con- these are operations of greater than amendments relating to agricultural trade 1,000 animal units. What that means— with Cuba becoming effective trast, increases the cap of $50,000 and Daschle motion to reconsider the vote also a 3-year cap of $150,000. that is 455,000 broilers, 4,000 head of (Vote 368) by which the motion to close fur- My colleagues should know that the veal, 5,400 head of swine of an average ther debate on Daschle (for Harkin) Amend- current average EQIP contract for ani- weight of 185 pounds—these numbers ment No. 2471 (listed above) failed. mal waste structures is approximately are for the average number of livestock The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- $13,000. So this amendment would not confined for 45 days over a 12-month pore. Under the previous order, the sen- affect the majority of those producers period. So it is not 5,400 swine for the ior Senator from Minnesota is recog- who receive and need assistance from year. It is how many are confined for 45 nized to offer an amendment. this program. We are really talking days in any 12-month period. It could AMENDMENT NO. 2602 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2471 about the very largest of operations be double or triple that number of hogs Mr. WELLSTONE. I send an amend- here. And don’t forget the existing over the year. That is a lot of animals. ment to the desk. CAFOs around the country would not The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- be affected, this amendment only ap- Again, these are large operations. pore. The clerk will report. plies to new or expanding CAFOs. Over the last several years we have The legislative clerk read as follows: I have summarized this amendment. seen an increase in the development The Senator from Minnesota [Mr. It deals with a growing problem in ag- and enforcement of Federal, State, and WELLSTONE] proposes an amendment num- riculture; that is to say, the concentra- local environmental laws regulating bered 2602 to amendment No. 2471. tion in the livestock sector, the envi- waste from animal feeding operations. Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ronmental pollution, and, frankly, Fed- I believe we need to help producers ask unanimous consent reading of the eral subsidies that go to these large comply or avoid the need for regula- amendment be dispensed with. farming operations and encourage yet tions. We should provide cost-share The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- more consolidation and more big busi- funds to these existing CAFOs to build pore. Without objection, it is so or- ness and, in this particular case, more structures that will contain waste to dered. environmental destruction. protect water quality and to protect (The text of the amendment is print- The amendment is simple. It says we the environment generally. However, ed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Amend- in the Congress should, and will, work EQIP money was never designed to sub- ments Submitted.’’) to help alleviate the environmental sidize the expansion of livestock oper- Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I and public health threats posed by ations. will be very brief in the summary of these large-scale animal factories. this amendment. This amendment re- However—I emphasize that word, The underlying bill allows the use of stricts new or expanding large confined ‘‘however’’—Congress should not be cost-share funds for all existing oper- animal feeding operation, CAFOs, from subsidizing the expansion of these large ations, and that is fine. But, it also receiving Environmental Quality In- animal confinement operations. That is funds for new CAFOs and expanding op- centive Program (EQIP) funds for ani- what this amendment says. erations to CAFOs. That is what is mal waste structures. We will go over My colleagues should know that this wrong because obviously, if you can the definitions as we get into this de- amendment has broad support from use the money to fund expansion, it bate on Tuesday, but, for example, 1,000 both the farm and environmental com- gives you an incentive to get larger.

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