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Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2003 No. 107 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, 2003, at 1 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2003

The House met at 9 a.m. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the servation Area in the State of Colorado, and The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. United States of America, and to the Repub- for other purposes. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, S. 924. An act to authorize the exchange of Lord God almighty, bless the Mem- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. lands between an Alaska Native Village Cor- bers of the House of Representatives f poration and the Department of the Interior, today. May their work begin with Your and for other purposes. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE S. 1076. An act to authorize construction of holy inspiration and be brought to A message from the Senate by Mr. an education center at or near the Vietnam completion by Your holy will. Veterans Memorial. Grant them safe travel to their Monahan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed without S. 1399. An act to redesignate the facility homes, and may peace await them of the United States Postal Service located there that they may be a blessing to all amendment bills and a concurrent res- at 101 South Vine Street in Glenwood, Iowa, they meet. olution of the House of the following as the ‘‘William J. Scherle Post Office Build- And may the Lord’s words to Joshua titles: ing’’. be fulfilled in our day: S. 314. An act to make improvements in S. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent Resolution hon- ‘‘The Lord gave them peace on every the Foundation for the National Institutes of oring and congratulating chambers of com- side, just as He promised our Health. merce for their efforts that contribute to the forbearers. Not one of their enemies S. 470. An act to extend the authority for improvement of communities and the strengthening of local and regional econo- could withstand them; the Lord the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. mies. brought all their enemies under their S. 490. An act to direct the Secretary of power. Not a single promise that the The message also announced that the Agriculture to convey certain land in the Senate has passed without amendment Lord made to the House of Israel was Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Ne- broken. Every one was fulfilled.’’ vada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in in which the concurrence of the House With this assurance we are dedicated trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada is requested, bills of the House of the to You, Lord, now and forever. Amen. and California. following titles: S. 499. An act to authorize the American f H.R. 74. An act to direct the Secretary of Battle Monuments Commission to establish Agriculture to convey certain land in the THE JOURNAL in the State of Louisiana a memorial to Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Ne- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- honor the Buffalo Soldiers. vada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in S. 546. An act to provide for the protection trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- of paleontological resources on Federal ceedings and announces to the House and California. lands, and for other purposes. H.R. 255. An act to authorize the Secretary his approval thereof. S. 643. An act to authorize the Secretary of of the Interior to grant an easement to fa- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- the Interior, in cooperation with the Univer- cilitate access to the Lewis and Clark Inter- nal stands approved. Pursuant to sity of New Mexico, to construct and occupy pretive Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska. clause 1 the Journal stands approved. a portion of the Hibben Center for Archae- H.R. 1577. An act to designate the visitor ological Research at the University of New f center in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monu- Mexico, and for other purposes. ment in Arizona as the ‘‘Kris Eggle Visitor PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE S. 651. An act to amend the National Trails Center’’, and for other purposes. The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- System Act to clarify Federal authority re- lating to land acquisition from willing sell- f woman from West Virginia (Mrs. ers for the majority of the trails in the Sys- CAPITO) come forward and lead the tem, and for other purposes. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER House in the Pledge of Allegiance. S. 677. An act to revise the boundary of the Mrs. Capito led the Pledge of Alle- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- giance as follows: Park and Gunnison Gorge National Con- tain 5 one-minutes on each side.

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. H7114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 SEA ISLAND G–8 SUMMIT TO ever, Diaz’s two children, Andre Parker tance to meet these dangers head on. SHOWCASE COASTAL GEORGIA Diaz and Elisa Parker Diaz, were saved He also spoke about the importance of (Mr. BURNS asked and was given through the selfless efforts of Walt and the transatlantic relationship, which is permission to address the House for 1 Donyelle. really, I think, the world’s next best Disregarding immediate personal minute and to revise and extend his re- hope to rid the world of dangerous ty- safety, the Wilkins couple stayed be- marks.) rants and weapons of mass destruction. hind and held the children above them Mr. BURNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise The world is blessed by having firm, in the water as they treaded water for today to congratulate my home State strong, committed leaders like Presi- over an hour waiting for rescue. of Georgia, which was selected this dent Bush and Prime Minister Blair. I ask all of my colleagues to join me This country thanks them for their week as the site for the 2004 meeting of in thanking Walt and Donyelle Wilkins the eight major industrial democ- service, and we thank him for visiting for their heroic act, continuing the tra- this Chamber. racies. This will be the largest single dition of the dedicated Wilkins family. f event that Georgia has hosted since its Our thoughts and prayers go out to all 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta. The those who were involved in the tragic REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Sea Island summit will be held on June event. AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1472 8 through 10 of next year and provides In conclusion, God bless our troops. an excellent opportunity to showcase Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask f coastal Georgia to the world. The eco- unanimous consent to have my name nomic impact alone to the State is es- OPENING OF THE CLAY CENTER removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 1472. timated to be nearly $200 million, and FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. BISHOP of Utah). Is there objection to the preparations will bring jobs and op- (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given the request of the gentleman from portunity to the entire area. permission to address the House for 1 Georgia? I would like to thank President Bush, minute and to revise and extend her re- There was no objection. Governor Perdue, and all the elected marks.) officials who worked hard to bring this Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise f event to Georgia. The beautiful cities today in recognition of the recently GENERAL LEAVE of Savannah and Brunswick will wel- opened Clay Center for the Arts and Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask come members of the media and all of Sciences. My hometown of Charleston, unanimous consent that all Members the government officials with our spe- West Virginia, has been eagerly await- may have 5 legislative days within cial hospitality. ing the opening of this magnificent which to revise and extend their re- Mr. Speaker, I look forward to wel- cultural and entertainment center over marks on H.R. 2754 and that I may in- coming the democratic powers of the the course of the past 2 decades. clude tabular and extraneous material. world to my home State next year for The center, which began as a far- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there a memorable Southern summit. fetched idea, progressed through ardu- ous fund-raising and construction, fi- objection to the request of the gen- f nally opened its doors on July 12. tleman from Ohio? NATIONAL DEBT INCREASING This impressive project would not There was no objection. (Mr. STENHOLM asked and was have been possible without John f given permission to address the House McClaugherty’s vision, as well as gen- ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP- for 1 minute and to revise and extend erous contributions by Lyell and MENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, his remarks.) Buckner Clay, the Clay Foundation 2004 and Clay extended family, the Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, it has The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- been 798 days since President Bush and Benedum Foundation, the Maier Foun- dation, the Greater Kanawha Valley ant to the order of the House of Thurs- the Republican Party embarked on day, July 17, 2003, and rule XVIII, the their economic plan for our country. Foundation, the City of Charleston, Kanawha County, and the West Vir- Chair declares the House in the Com- During that time, the national debt mittee of the Whole House on the State has increased by $1,078,466,570,109. Ac- ginia State Legislature. The Clay Center offers the combina- of the Union for the consideration of cording to the Web site for the Bureau the bill (H.R. 2754). of Public Debt at the U.S. Treasury De- tion of a first-class art museum, a partment, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. East- 1,800-seat performing arts center, and b 0912 state-of-the-art science center, com- ern Standard Time the Nation’s out- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE standing debt was $6,718,791,956,467. plete with a 180-seat planetarium. This outstanding center will un- Accordingly, the House resolved Furthermore, in fiscal year 2003, inter- doubtedly enhance cultural, edu- itself into the Committee of the Whole est on our national debt, or the ‘‘debt cational, and economic opportunities House on the State of the Union for the tax,’’ is $277,768,492,816 through June 30. for West Virginians. I am proud to have consideration of the bill (H.R. 2754) f this new center in my State and in my making appropriations for energy and district, and I look forward to the won- water development for the fiscal year HONORING THE VALOR OF WALT ending September 30, 2004, and for AND DONYELLE WILKINS derful opportunities that it will pro- vide for West Virginia’s future. I also other purposes, with Mr. ISAKSON in the (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina would like to welcome all of America chair. asked and was given permission to ad- to visit the Clay Center. The Clerk read the title of the bill. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the vise and extend his remarks.) f order of the House of the legislative Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. THANKING TONY BLAIR day Thursday, July 17, 2003, the bill is Speaker, I rise today to honor the (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given considered read for the first time. courage and bravery of a newlywed permission to address the House for 1 The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. HOB- couple from Greenville, South Caro- minute and to revise and extend his re- SON) and the gentleman from Indiana lina. This past Sunday, Walt and marks.) (Mr. VISCLOSKY) each will control 30 Donyelle Wilkins were flying to their Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, yester- minutes. honeymoon destination in the Baha- day we had the opportunity to hear The Chair recognizes the gentleman mas when their commuter flight Prime Minister Blair here in this from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON). crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Chamber; and I want to thank him for Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield Abaco Island. his straight talk, his compassion, his myself such time as I may consume. Of the nine passengers and pilot love of freedom, and the words he im- Mr. Chairman, it is my pleasure to aboard, Diane Parker Diaz of Jackson- parted to this Chamber. submit to the House for consideration ville, Florida, and her 3-year-old niece, He spoke from the heart about the the fiscal year 2004 energy and water Dante Parker, did not survive. How- dangers to the world and the impor- development appropriations act. July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7115 I want to first thank my ranking projects on their most efficient schedules. The Another priority in this Bill is advanced sci- member, the gentleman from Indiana result is higher costs and a delay in receiving entific computing. By a number of key meas- (Mr. VISCLOSKY), for working with me the benefits that the projects will provide. I ures of computing power, the United States is on this bill. I want to thank his staff. hope to begin an active dialog with the Admin- now in second place behind Japan. For the I also want to thank my staff, who has istration in an attempt to convince them of the sake of our scientific leadership, for our na- worked very hard on this bill. This is need to increase funding to support the Civil tional security, and for economic competitive- the first time I have actually done the Works program of the Corps of Engineers. ness, we cannot afford to stay in second full bill on the floor, and I appreciate One program of the Corps of Engineers place. We have provided an additional $40 the tutorial from everybody on this which is of great interest to me is the restora- million for DOE’s Advanced Scientific Com- bill. tion of the Everglades, which is a partnership puting Research program to procure additional I also want to thank the gentleman between the Federal government and the state-of-the-art computers in the near term from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), the rank- State of Florida. In very simple terms, the and to begin an interagency effort to develop ing member on the full committee. I State is charged with cleaning up the water a next-generation computer architecture that also particularly want to thank the that enters the Everglades, and the Federal will leapfrog ahead of current designs. gentleman from Florida (Mr. YOUNG), government is responsible for fixing the Mr. Chairman, another area of concern is my overall chairman, who has worked plumbing. We fully funded the Administration’s the portion of the Department of Energy’s with me on this bill. request of $145 million for activities related to budget request that deals with the nuclear Mr. Chairman, I have a rather long restoration of the Everglades; however, I am weapons complex. The Department continues speech here this morning to give; but I concerned that recent actions taken by the to ask Congress to fund a Cold War nuclear am not going to give it, because I know State may signify a lessening of its resolve to arsenal, and the infrastructure necessary to a lot of Members want to go home, so live up to its part of the bargain. I have written maintain that arsenal, even though we no I am going to submit it for the RECORD. to the Governor and have spoken to him to let longer face a Cold War adversary. As Presi- Mr. Chairman, it is my pleasure to submit to him know of my concerns. Because of those dent Bush said when he announced reduc- the House for its consideration the fiscal year concerns, we have included language in the tions to the nuclear stockpile on November 13, 2004 Energy and Water Development Appro- Bill that would deny the use of funds for Ever- 2001, ‘‘The United States and Russia have priations Bill. On Tuesday, July 15th, the Ap- glades restoration if the State does not meet overcome the legacy of the Cold War.’’ AT propriations Committee unanimously approved court ordered water quality standards. I intend that time, he pledged that the United States the bill, and I believe it merits the support of to monitor this situation very closely. would reduce our stockpile to 1,700 to 2,200 Funding for Title II of the bill, which includes the entire membership of the House. I want to operationally deployed warheads over ten the Central Utah Project Completion Account thank all the members of the subcommittee for years because, as he said, ‘‘the current levels and the programs of the Bureau of Reclama- of our nuclear forces do not reflect today’s their help in bringing the bill to the floor today. tion, is $947.9 million, $24.3 million below the strategic realities.’’ I couldn’t agree more. We I particularly want to thank Mr. VISCLOSKY for amount appropriated last year and $25.7 mil- do not need thousands of warheads to deter his help and cooperation. I also want to thank lion above the budget request. The Committee a nuclear attack anymore, but the Department the Chairman of the Appropriations Com- did not provide the $15 million requested by of Energy and the Department of Defense mittee, Mr. YOUNG, and the ranking minority the Administration for the CALFED Bay-Delta member, Mr. OBEY for allowing us to move program. The authorization for this program want Congress to continue to pay for a Cold forward in such an expeditious manner. expired in fiscal year 2000 and it has not been War stockpile. It is time the DOE and the DOD Mr. Chairman, this bill provides annual fund- reauthorized. begin to shrink the footprint of the nuclear ing for a wide variety of programs, which in- Today funding for Title III, the Department of weapons infrastructure to reflect the Presi- clude such diverse matters as maintenance of Energy is $22 billion, $1.18 billion above fiscal dent’s decision to reduce our nuclear arsenal. the Nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, navi- year 2003 and $147 million below the budget DOD is rethinking the kinds of forces it needs gation improvements, environmental cleanup, request. to respond to the threats of the new century, flood control, advanced scientific research, Mr. Chairman, my top priority within the De- and will go through another round of BRAC to and nuclear waste disposal. partment of Energy is Yucca Mountain. It is bring down its footprint. The National Nuclear Total spending in the fiscal year 2004 En- essential that we have this repository ready to Security Administration should go through a ergy and Water Development Bill is accept spent nuclear fuel as soon as possible similar process and take a hard look at its $27,080,000, the same as the subcommittee’s for two very important reasons—energy secu- workforce and facility needs for a smaller 302b allocation. This is an increase of $942 rity and homeland security. Nuclear energy stockpile. Accordingly, we have not approved million over fiscal year 2003 and $134 million currently generates about 20 percent of the all of the increase requested for weapons ac- over the President’s budget request. The bill I Nation’s electricity without emitting any green- tivities in fiscal year 2004. present to the House today is fiscally respon- house gases. That percentage could grow, but Mr. Chairman, in this Bill we have also at- sible, and meets the major needs of the mem- it will not until there is a place for safe, long- tempted to send a signal to the Department of bers of the House. term storage of the waste that is generated. Energy and the Russian government with re- Title I of the bill provides funding for the civil That place is Yucca Mountain. With regard to gard to the Nuclear Nonproliferation program. works programs of the United States Army homeland security, the events of September At the end of May of this year, the Department Corps of Engineers and the Formerly Used 11th have taught us that spent nuclear fuel had unobligated balances in this program of Sites Remedial Action Program. The Com- currently stored at reactor sites around the almost $600 million. That is money just sitting mittee has recommended a total of $4.48 bil- country might not be as secure as we once at DOE headquarters. In addition, by this fiscal lion for Title I, $288 million above the budget thought. Therefore, we have included an addi- year, the Department estimates that it will request, but $156 million below the amount tional $174 million above the budget request have uncosted balances of over $1.1 billion. I appropriated last year. The Committee con- for the Department of Energy to begin work on view this as poor management. We are fully centrated the limited resources it had for the a rail line in Nevada that, and this is important, supportive of the nuclear nonproliferation mis- Corps on ongoing projects and did not include will avoid Las Vegas, on the national transpor- sion, but we have to question whether we are funds for new studies or construction projects. tation system, and on improved containers achieving the program goals when over a bil- Mr. Chairman, even though we were able to and early acceptance of spent fuel presently lion dollars goes unspent. We need to figure provide an increase over the budget request stored at reactor sites. These items have not out what is wrong and fix it before this issue for the Corps of Engineers, I am very con- been addressed in the past because the other endangers support for the program. cerned that we, and that includes the Con- body has routinely cut the President’s budget, Lastly, one of the key changes I want to gress and the Administration, are not spending and the Department has had to concentrate all make in the Department of Energy is to enough on our water resources infrastructure. its resources on the license application it is change the culture about contract competition. This infrastructure supports much of the Na- scheduled to submit to the Nuclear Regulatory There are a number of DOE lab contracts that tion’s commerce and provides a physical safe- Commission in December of 2004. For fiscal were initially awarded without competition ty net against natural disasters for many of our year 2004, the other body has recommended back during World War II and have never citizens. The Administration’s budget request $425 million, $166 million below the budget re- been competed since. That has to change. I underfunds most of the ongoing Corps of En- quest. We also provide $30 million for impact am firmly convinced of the benefits of competi- gineers construction projects. While we have assistance to the affected counties in Nevada tion, and we have included language in the bill added funds for a number of those projects, so the people there can see the economic ad- effectively requiring the Secretary of Energy to those funds are not adequate to keep the vantage that the repository will bring. compete all M&O contracts that have not been H7116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 competitively awarded within the past 50 last year’s level. However, our allocation did Kern, Scott Burnison, Tracy LaTurner, and our years. not permit us to provide an increase above the detailee from the Corps of Engineers, Robert Funding for Title IV, Independent Agencies, budget request. The other body has provided Pace. I also want to thank Kenny Kraft of my is $138.4 million, a decrease of $68.2 million $ for the ARC and we can address this when staff. from last year and $9.5 million below the the bill is in conference. budget request. We have funded the Appa- Mr. Chairman, before I conclude I would Mr. Chairman, I know that not everyone is lachian Regional Commission at the budget also like to thank the staff for their help in get- happy with everything we have done in this request level of $33,145,000. I realize that a ting me up to speed on the complex issues we bill, but I think we have produced a fair and number of members are concerned about this have in this bill. The Subcommittee staff in- balanced product and I hope the members will level of funding, which is $37 million below cludes Bob Schmidt, Kevin Cook, Dennis unanimously support what we have done. July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7117 H7118 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7119 H7120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance I support this bill enthusiastically, gust recess. All 13 subcommittees have of my time. because I think it departs from the marked up their bills. All but two of Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I conditions that I have just described on the bills have been marked up in the yield myself such time as I may con- those other bills in two ways. full committee, and that will happen sume. First of all, I think that the alloca- next week, as well as the second sup- Mr. Chairman, I thank my chairman tion to this subcommittee, while it is plemental request that we received very much. I, too, would begin by certainly, in my view, skinny in sev- from the President. thanking individuals; and I do want to eral areas, the allocation does not do So, all in all, once we were able to thank members of the staff, because we as much damage to the programs under begin our work, the committee has would not be here without this excel- the jurisdiction of this subcommittee done an excellent job, and I commend lent product and their help. as is done, for instance, when we starve all of the Members on both sides of the I do want to mention specifically Rob education and health care and worker aisle, the staff on both sides of the Pace, Leslie Phillips, Tracey La Turn- protection programs, as we did in the aisle, for working in a very profes- er, Kenny Craft, Peder Maarbjerg, labor-health-education bill. sional way. Scott Burnison, Dennis Kerns, Kevin But, secondly, I support this bill be- I want to thank the gentleman from Cook, Rob Nabors, and Bob Schmidt. cause I appreciate the craftsmanship Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), because he has They have all worked very diligently, behind it. This bill, in my view, has been a partner. Although we have had very hard; and, again, we would not be been put together as a substantive, disagreements on occasion, he has been here without their very diligent and in- rather than a political, document. It is exceptional to work with. Our coopera- telligent work. not driven, in my view, by ideology. I tion could not be better. Secondly, I must thank my chair- think the Chair and the ranking mem- Mr. Chairman, we have a good prod- man, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. ber have made decisions based on their uct here, and I hope that we can move HOBSON). While this is the first time he individual independent judgments this bill along. Again, I congratulate has brought an energy and water bill to about policy, and that is what we are the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman the floor, you would not know it from supposed to do here. We are supposed HOBSON) and the ranking member, the the work product. I have had the pleas- to be a legislative body, at least as gentleman from Indiana (Mr. VIS- ure of serving with a number of very much as we are a political body. CLOSKY), for doing such a good job. distinguished, wonderful gentlemen In many of the bills that have come Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I who have produced good work prod- before this House so far, we have had have no further requests for time, and ucts. I must tell you this now is the political products. This is a legislative I yield back the balance of my time. fifth energy and water bill I have man- product; and I simply want to con- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield aged for the minority on the floor. It is gratulate the gentleman from Ohio for such time as he may consume to the by far the best bill we have ever bringing it to the floor, because this is gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. ROG- brought to the floor, and I would ask ERS). my colleagues to support it. the way this House ought to function. So I believe in strong criticism when Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chair- The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. HOB- criticism is warranted, and I believe in man, I thank the gentleman for yield- SON) has been eminently fair. He has been trusting of the minority, he has the opposite when the opposite is war- ing me time. been professional in all of his dealings, ranted; and I think this is one such oc- Mr. Chairman, would the chairman of he has been decisive in his decisions, casion. the subcommittee engage in a short and the Department of Energy and As I have said, I do not agree with colloquy with this Member? other agencies within this bill will be every judgment in this bill. In fact, I Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the better for his actions. He is a friend, strongly disagree with two. But that is gentleman yield? Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I yield to and he has made the last 6 months of all right, because I think those dif- the gentleman from Ohio. working on this bill fun. This is a good ferences were arrived at honestly on Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, first I bill. the basis of a different view of policy. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance So we can have reasonable arguments might say this colloquy is a little more of my time. about that. I do not think the alloca- structured than the one we had that Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I re- tion has been crippling to the programs everybody thought was a dog and pony serve the balance of my time. under the jurisdiction of this com- show in committee. We did not plan it Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I mittee, and I appreciate that it too. there, but we have decided to do it yield such time as he may consume to So I, like the gentleman from Indi- again. the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. ana, urge my colleagues to vote for the Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chair- OBEY). bill. There is one amendment that I man, reclaiming my time, I thank the Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank may vote for, but that aside, regardless gentleman. the gentleman for yielding me time. of the outcome of that amendment, I First of all, I want to thank the gen- Mr. Chairman, I want to take about 5 would urge Members to give this bill tleman from Ohio (Chairman HOBSON) minutes to make note of a couple of the support that it deserves. for a very good, solid, comprehensive, things. As the House certainly knows, I Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield evenhanded bill to address our energy have vigorously opposed a number of such time as he may consume to the and infrastructure needs for fiscal year appropriations bills that have come to gentleman from Florida (Mr. YOUNG), 2004. the floor this year. One is the labor- the chairman of the full committee. Mr. Chairman, as you know, since health-education bill, for instance; an- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- September 11 the Federal Government other will be the transportation bill, man, I rise briefly to compliment the has undergone its most comprehensive which has not yet come to the floor, gentleman from Ohio (Chairman HOB- reshuffling since World War II with the but which has substantial problems. SON), along with his ranking member, creation of the Department of Home- And there have been several others. for doing a really fine job. land Security. As such, we have real- I have opposed them for two reasons. This bill could have used more ized that a terrorist attack, nuclear or One reason is because the depth of the money, but all of our 13 subcommittees otherwise, could come not from a for- tax cuts passed by this House has have marked up, and each one of them eign state, but from our own backyard, meant that we have starved needed in- has said they could have used more using unconventional means to disrupt vestment in areas like education, money. So I think we are probably on the lives of peaceful citizens. health, transportation, et cetera. the right track. Nobody got too much, Mr. Chairman, how many places in The second reason that I have op- and nobody got too little. this country do we store spent nuclear posed some of those bills has been be- The good news is that this is a very fuel, and where and how is this nuclear cause I think that they have been good bill, it is very well written and it spent fuel being stored? drafted as though an ideological agen- is very fair. This is the eighth appro- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, if the da was the most important consider- priations bill that the House will have gentleman will yield further, I believe ation in putting them together. concluded its work on prior to the Au- there are 103 nuclear power stations in July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7121 the United States. At those installa- this waste and a much safer way of I understand that Senator ROBERT BYRD, tions, less than half the spent fuel is handling the waste in the current situ- that great West Virginian and one of the most held within the reactor wall in giant ation. distinguished public servants in American his- water-cooled pools. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. So the tory, has managed to fund the ARC at its cur- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Over half cask you are talking about would serve rent level in the Senate’s Energy and Water the material is outside the protection two purposes, be dual use: one, it would Appropriations. His efforts are greatly appre- of the main building? safely protect the material while we ciated, and I applaud him both personally and Mr. HOBSON. That is correct. The are waiting around for Yucca to be fin- professionally for what he has done for the Federal Government signed an agree- ished; and, two, you would not need to ARC and therefore for West Virginia. Were it ment with the utility companies to dis- change it into another container to not for Senator BYRD’s efforts, I would have to pose of this nuclear material by 1998 at ship it out there. oppose the House Energy and Water Appro- the Yucca Mountain repository in Ne- Mr. HOBSON. That is correct. You priations bill outright. vada. Unfortunately, Yucca Mountain would not have to do it again after you In the 1960s, President Johnson carried out is not scheduled to open until 2010. got out there. You would not have to a promise to help raise the Appalachian region Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. So, as it take it out, put it in another con- out of its crushing poverty when he formed the stands, probably until 2010 this highly tainer, and then put it underground. Appalachian Regional Commission. For over radioactive material is sitting there Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. What I 30 years, the ARC has provided for develop- exposed at most of the power plants in am most concerned about from my per- ment and jobs throughout 410 counties across the country, outside the nuclear reac- spective is the storage of material at a 200,000 square mile region. Although the tor building, waiting to be transported the nuclear power plant pending Yucca Appalachian region is dramatically improved to Yucca Mountain. Is that correct? Mountain shipment, the years we are because of this effort, there remains more Mr. HOBSON. Yes, that is true. What having that material laying there ex- has happened is some of the material work to be done to fulfill the promise made. posed to perhaps an attack. By the Mr. Chairman, some have questioned the has been transferred to concrete sta- way, each one of these nuclear plants is value of the ARC. In response, I would like to tionary casks after it has been in the within 20 miles of an airport. note a few examples of the good work the pool for the appropriate time, but this Would these dual-use casks that the ARC has done most recently in southern West radioactive fuel will have to be care- gentleman refers to, would they be im- fully removed and repackaged for ship- Virginia: pervious to such an attack? The ARC provided the Prichard, WV Public ment to Yucca Mountain in a manner Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, if the Service District with a $100,000 grant to con- that is much safer and in a moveable gentleman will yield further, the word struct a wastewater collection and treatment container. ‘‘impervious’’ is pretty difficult or a Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Given the system that will provide water to 225 cus- pretty high standard. I think we would volume of the material we are dealing tomers and create 148 jobs in Wayne County, have to study it a little bit more, but with and the volatility of that material WV. I think they are far more resilient to and its being subject to being attacked, A $1 million grant to the Glen White/Trap is there a better way to address the that type of attack or another type of Hill Public Service District in Raleigh County, issue of storage between now and 2010 attack than where we are today, and WV, will fund construction of a three water and then proper shipment to Yucca we would be much safer. storage tanks and replace some existing water Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chair- Mountain? lines while extending service to surrounding Mr. HOBSON. In my opinion there is. man, I thank the gentleman. From my communities that had to rely on underground This bill directs the Department of En- perspective on the Subcommittee on wells. ergy to determine the potential cost Homeland Security of the Committee In Boone County, WV, a $680,000 grant savings and threat level reduction by on Appropriations, I strongly support from the ARC is being used to extend placing spent fuel into a dual-use cask quickly moving toward these dual-use, waterlines to Julian, WV. rather than separate storage and trans- thick-walled containers which can be The ARC also has provided the West Vir- portation casks. By reducing both the used for storage and transportation to ginia Access Center for Higher Education in handling and exposure periods, we can Yucca Mountain, and, in the mean- Bluefield, WV, a $75,000 grant to help in- substantially increase the safety and time, give us maximum protection crease the number of high school students security levels and prevent a possible from the attack on that material caus- who go on to attend college. or potential future accident at the ing great possible harm. This would re- Now, I don’t think the people who live in sites. duce the potentially catastrophic ef- Prichard, Glen White, Julian, and Bluefield will Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. When the fects of a terrorist attack on a nuclear claim that the ARC has a questionable track gentleman talks about dual-use casks, power plant. record. could the gentleman tell me what he I look forward to working with the Mr. Chairman, Senator BYRD is the sponsor means by that? chairman on this issue and congratu- of a Senate bill to complete construction of the Mr. HOBSON. These are casks that, late the gentleman on a great bill. Appalachian Development Highway System. I on the site, instead of putting them Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I thank proudly note that I am the sponsor of the into the concrete thin-barrier-walled the gentleman, and I agree with the House version of the same bill, H.R. 2381, facilities that they are in now, they gentleman’s comments. which is cosponsored by my fellow West Vir- would go into a much higher, non-pen- Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I rise to pro- ginian and close friend, Alan Mollohan, and etrable type of facility container that test the drastic and devastating cuts to the Ap- that stalwart ARC supporter from Ohio, my would be manufactured and delivered palachian Regional Commission (‘‘ARC’’) in friend Ted Strickland. to the site, and put into that cask. the House of Representatives’ Energy and I urge my colleagues to remember the ARC That cask could then be put on a rail Water Appropriations bill, on which we will as a worthwhile program that has benefited car in future years and transferred out vote today. many lives and continues to do so. to Yucca Mountain and put directly The ARC provides vital infrastructure invest- Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise into the mountain, rather than the ments in a historically distressed area of the in strong support of the Fiscal Year 2004 En- procedure they are talking about now country that spans 13 states including all of ergy and Water Appropriations bill, which of taking those casks that they have West Virginia, my home State. brings the Houston Ship Channel project ex- got there now, which are concrete and The cuts in the Energy and Water Appro- tremely close to completion and provides crit- a very thin wall, taking those, putting priations will slash the ARC budget by over 50 ical flood relief for residents of the 29th District them into another container, then put- percent from its fiscal year 2002 levels. The of Texas. ting them on a rail car, taking them to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, This bill provides $33.7 million for the Hous- Yucca Mountain, taking them out of which I am a senior member, had author- ton Ship Channel deepening and widening again, putting them into another con- ized $88 million for this vital program, but the project, which will allow our Nation’s second tainer there, and then putting it in the bill only provides for $33 million in ARC fund- largest port to continue to grow and handle ground. ing. Simply put, this bill seeks to gut a worth- the heavy energy and petrochemical traffic This would, in my opinion, be a much while program upon which so many people that is necessary for the smooth economic more cost-effective way of handling across so many states depend. functioning of our nation. The Port of Houston H7122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 is home to the single largest petrochemical Act. Section 302(f), prohibits consideration of I also want to commend Mr. HOBSON and complex in the country, with a combined ca- bills in excess of a subcommittee’s 302(b) al- the committee for reducing funding for study of pacity to produce nearly 49 percent of the Na- location. a new generation of nuclear weapons. Nuclear tion’s petrochemical capacity. H.R. 2754 does not contain emergency-des- weapons on the battlefield would be a night- By increasing the capability of the Ship ignated new BA. The bill does include $80 mil- mare, and reasonable battlefield commanders Channel to handle newer, larger tankers more lion in rescissions of previously enacted BA say they would never want them. Nuclear safely, Congress will directly increase the en- with $4 million in related outlays. ‘‘bunker buster’’ bombs are flawed in concept ergy security of our nation at a time of tumul- In conclusion, I express my support for H.R. and we should not be spending money to pur- tuous energy markets. If we can obtain an ad- 2754 and yield back the balance of my time. sue them. ditional $15 million as this legislation moves Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I would forwards, the construction on the Ship Chan- support of this appropriations bill and also to like to commend Mr. HOBSON and Ranking nel can be completed within the fiscal year. highlight the need for increased funding for Member VISCLOSKY for offering a strong bill The Ship Channel is one of the primary eco- basic science programs at the Department of that ensures that the United States continues nomic engines in my District and throughout Energy. to have a robust nuclear deterrent and the in- Texas, directly providing tens of thousands of First, I would like to commend the chair and frastructure to support it. jobs in the greater Houston area and many ranking member of the subcommittee for sub- As the former ranking member of the Armed more thousands across the State. stantial efforts to add funds in nearly every Services panel to oversee the National Nu- For flood control, this legislation provides $1 category of basic energy research to the ad- clear Security Administration, I am especially million for flood protection construction work ministration’s budget requests. pleased that the committee report highlights along Hunting Bayou, an urban watershed in In particular, I commend the committee for the need for the NNSA to focus on its primary East-Central Harris County. During Tropical committing $268.1 million to fusion energy re- mission of maintaining the viability of the exist- Storm Allison, the most expensive tropical search; $10.8 million above the administra- ing stockpile. storm in U.S. history, over 8,000 homes flood- tion’s budget request and an 8 percent in- The committee’s cuts in funding for new nu- ed in the Hunting Bayou watershed, which is crease over fiscal year 2003 appropriated lev- clear weapons and for the robust nuclear heavily residential and low to moderate in- els—$246.9 million. earth penetrator are vital steps toward restor- come. The $10.8 million increase this committee ing U.S. leadership in fighting the proliferation When complete, the $180 million Hunting worked hard to secure is essential for allowing of weapons of mass destruction. Bayou Federal Flood Control Project will re- the United States to fulfill the President’s di- Indeed, not only does the military not have duce the number of structures in the 100-year rective of reengaging in the international burn- any requirements for these weapons, but de- flood plain in the watershed from 5,500 to 800, ing plasma experiment (ITER) and to maintain veloping them would send a strong signal to and the local sponsor is projected to cover a strong domestic fusion energy program. other countries that the pursuit of nuclear half of the total project cost. The fusion energy program has made im- weapons is legitimate and necessary. The House Energy and Water Appropria- pressive—although generally unrecognized— At a time when we are facing a changing tions Act for FY 2004 also provides $774,000 progress in the past years despite being se- security environment it would seem prudent to to complete the General Re-evaluation Review verely under funded. For example, the energy strengthen the core missions of the nuclear for Greens Bayou, a highly populated, but produced in fusion plasmas in large experi- establishment such as our science based economically disadvantaged watershed in ments around the world has outpaced the rate stockpile stewardship rather than embark on North Harris County. The lack of flood control of advance in computer speed during the last potentially dangerous new missions that would protections in this watershed leaves these 30 years. The people of New Jersey are proud have a destabilizing effect. In this regard, I am pleased to see full sup- residents and businesses unprotected and re- of our leadership role in this important field of port for the National Ignition Facility, a key sulted in the flooding of over 15,000 structures science through one of our Nation’s premier Stockpile Stewardship Program facility which during Tropical Storm Allison. The most major research institutions, the Princeton Plasma is being build in my district. Physics Laboratory (PPPL). channel flooding during the event occurred in Recently NIF brought the first four of its 192 However, substantial hurdles still must be the Greens watershed, and we need to get beams online and has demonstrated full addressed before fusion energy will become a moving and start moving dirt down there as power and full performance on those beams. viable commercial energy source, and solving soon as possible. Those four beams now constitute the most I offer my deep appreciation to Chairman these problems will take significant Federal powerful laser in the world. HOBSON and Ranking Member VISCLOSKY for support. It will be worth the effort and ex- NIF will begin to do experiments to provide their attention and dedication to these critical pense. Knowing a great deal about the sub- data to the Stockpile Stewardship Program economic development and flood protection ject, I am optimistic that the hurdles will be this year—while it continues to commission projects for my constituents down in Houston, overcome and practical fusion energy will be- additional laser beams on the path to full facil- TX. I hope to work with them as this legisla- come a reality. ity operation in FY2008. tion goes forward, and I urge my colleagues to Before coming to Congress, I was the asso- A critical element of the committee’s action support the bill. ciate director of the PPPL. It is worth noting is the support for growth in the Experimental Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak that during my tenure at the lab, the fusion en- Support Technologies, which provide the tech- on H.R. 2754, the Energy and Water Develop- ergy budget reached a high of $352 million. nologies to use NIF. ment Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2004. The committee should be commended for tak- I also strongly urge the chairman to work This bill, which provides important flood pro- ing a small step in reestablishing such funding with me and other members of the Armed tection, water transportation, energy, and irri- levels. Services Committee to move forward on the gation services across the country is con- Despite these important incremental in- work necessary to refurbish the W–80. The sistent with the House-passed budget resolu- creases, I must emphasize that our country’s W–80 fills a unique niche in our nuclear deter- tion and complies with the Congressional current investment in fusion energy science, rent. Budget Act. and in basic energy research in general, is not The work called for in the budget request H.R. 2754 provides $27.080 billion in budget nearly sufficient to realize the goal of a zero will lay the groundwork for improving the safe- authority and $27.173 billion in outlays—in- emissions energy economy, as outlined by En- ty, security and reliability of the W–80. creases over the previous year’s funding lev- ergy Secretary Abraham in introducing DOE’s It is important that the budget request for els of $1.224 billion and $1.697 in BA and out- budget request. the NNSA work on the W–80 be supported so lays respectively. This bill exceeds the Presi- Achieving energy independence and a sig- that the production plant work can be effec- dent’s request by approximately $279 million. nificant reduction in greenhouse gas emis- tively managed. Over the last 4 years, funding for this appro- sions from the energy sector will take a sus- Finally, I am concerned about the language priations bill has increased at an annual rate tained investment in basic sciences that could in section 301 mandating that the Department of 5.9 percent. lead to clean alternative energy sources. of Energy automatically compete labs that As chairman of the House Budget Com- Mr. Chairman, I commend the committee for have been managed by a particular contract mittee, I am pleased to report that the bill is making the best of an inadequate budget re- for more than 50 years. consistent with the House Concurrent Resolu- quest, and I urge this committee to continue The decision to chose a given contractor to tion on the Budget for fiscal year 2004—H. this trend toward increased support for our manage a particular laboratory with its specific Con. Res. 95. H.R. 2754 also complies with basic energy research programs in years to needs, is an exceedingly complex one, involv- section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget come. ing all manner of judgments concerning the July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7123 relative value of factors such as the ability of lems along the Lower Platte River and tribu- banks from the extraordinary and excessive a given contractor to attract and retain the taries. erosion rates caused by the sporadic and strong technical workforce required to focus This Member recognizes that this bill in- varying releases from the Gavins Point Dam. on issues of supreme national security impor- cludes $546,000 for the Sand Creek Water- These erosion rates are a result of previous tance to our country. shed project in Saunders County, NE, and work on the river by the Federal Government. These issues deserves in-depth scrutiny $318,000 for the Western Sarpy-Clear Creek. This Member believes that the final venison of and study, not an automatic competition of the However, this funding is to be used for the legislation should include this funding and contract. Neither the Department of Defense, preconstruction engineering and design work. would appreciate the committee’s assistance NSF or NASA treats its contractors this way, This Member believes that it is very important with the other body on this issue. and I am concerned that DOE would be asked that the final version of the FY2004 Energy Again Mr. Chairman, this Member gratefully to do so. and Water Development appropriations legis- commends the distinguished gentleman from On the water side, I understand the commit- lation include funding for construction of these Ohio (Mr. HOBSON), the chairman of the En- tee’s rationale for not including funding for the projects. ergy and Water Development Appropriations CALFED program. Funding for the Sand Creek project is par- Subcommittee, and the distinguished gen- The program must be authorized by Con- ticularly urgent. There is a cooperative effort in tleman from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY), the rank- gress this year and I am working with my col- Nebraska between the State highway agency ing member of the subcommittee, for their leagues from California to advance a com- and water development agencies which makes support of projects which are important to Ne- prehensive reauthorization bill this year. this project more cost-effective and feasible. braska and the First Congressional District, as The federal government must be an active Specifically, the dam for this small reservoir is well as the people living in the Missouri River partner with California to heal the Delta’s eco- to be a structure that the Nebraska Depart- Basin in the four-state region. system and prepare for the state’s growing ment of Roads would construct instead of a Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I population. bridge as part of the new State expressway in strongly object to report language regarding I appreciate the committee’s hard work and the immediate vicinity of Wahoo, NE. Imme- regional transmission organization, RTO, mat- urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the bill. diate funding would help ensure that this cost- ters in the Federal Energy Regulatory Com- Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, this Mem- effective, coordinated effort could continue so mission, FERC, section of H.R. 2754, the En- ber would like to commend the distinguished that the construction of the expressway will ergy and Water Development Appropriations gentleman from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON), the chair- not be further delayed. Act for Fiscal Year 2004. The Committee’s re- man of the Energy and Water Development Mr. Chairman, this Member very much ap- port expresses ‘‘concerns’’ regarding the inte- Appropriations Subcommittee, and the distin- preciates the report language which ‘‘directs gration of various companies into a regional guished gentleman from Indiana (Mr. VIS- the Secretary of the Army to work closely with transmission organization, RTO, pursuant to a CLOSKY), the ranking member of the sub- the local sponsor on the Sand Creek Environ- specified FERC order. The language also committee, for their exceptional work in bring- mental Restoration project, accepting advance states that the Committee ‘‘expects’’ that the ing this bill to the floor. funds offered by the sponsor, and agreeing to FERC will ‘‘require’’ certain parties to meet This Member recognizes that extremely tight credits and reimbursements, as appropriate, specified conditions ‘‘before proceeding’’ with budgetary constraints made the job of the sub- for work done by the sponsor, including work such integration. The language also warns committee much more difficult this year. performed in connection with the design and that the Committee ‘‘may address’’ this issue Therefore, the subcommittee is to be com- construction of seven upstream detention stor- ‘‘in more detail’’ in the conference, ‘‘pending mended for its diligence in creating such a fis- age structures.’’ receipt’’ of a status ‘‘report’’ from FERC on cally responsible measure. In light of these Another project, the Western-Sarpy-Clear this issue. Matters pertaining to the regulation budgetary pressures, this Member would like Creek Flood Reduction Project is designed to of electric transmission are exclusively within to express his appreciation to the sub- provide protection to the city of Lincoln’s water the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy committee and formally recognize that the En- supply, Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 6, the and Commerce. The Appropriations Com- ergy and Water Development appropriations Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad/Amtrak mittee has no jurisdiction over such FERC ac- bill for fiscal year 2004 includes funding for line, telecommunication lines and other public tivity and should, therefore, not address this several water projects that are of great impor- facilities. The project completes and strength- matter in conference. FERC should disregard tance to Nebraska. ens a levee system, most of which is already the report language, which has no legal force This Member greatly appreciates the $18 in place, to channel water and ice downstream or effect. million funding level provided for the four-State away from the confluence of the Elkhorn and Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Chairman, today I urge Missouri River Mitigation Project and hopes Platte Rivers, which is where major flood prob- my colleagues to vote for the Udall-Porter that the final funding for FY2004 will be closer lems begin. amendment. This amendment would strength- to the $22 million included in the Administra- On still another important project, this Mem- en the Department of Energy’s renewable en- tion’s budget. The funding is needed to restore ber is pleased that $1.5 million in additional ergy research programs, and would work to- fish and wildlife habitat lost due to the feder- construction funding is included for the Ante- ward decreasing our Nation’s dependence of ally sponsored channelization and stabilization lope Creek project in Lincoln, NE, and also foreign sources for energy. projects of the Pick-Sloan era. The islands, hopes that this funding level will be increased Renewable energy is vital to America’s fu- wetlands, and flat floodplains needed to sup- in the final version. The purpose of the project ture. By boosting renewable energy, we are port the wildlife and waterfowl that once lived is to implement solutions to multifaceted prob- working toward bringing down energy costs, along the river are gone. An estimated lems involving the flood control and drainage creating a consistent and reliable source of 475,000 acres of habitat in Iowa, Nebraska, problems in Antelope Creek as well as exist- energy, improving other environment and pub- Missouri, and Kansas have been lost. Today’s ing transportation and safety problems all with- lic health, increasing our role in the global re- fishery resources are estimated to be only in the context of broad land use issues. This newable energy market, and reducing our vul- one-fifth of those which existed in Member continues to have a strong interest in nerability to terrorism. Nuclear power, by con- predevelopment days. the project since he was responsible for stimu- trast, has left us buried under thousands of In addition, this measure provides additional lating the city of Lincoln, the Lower Platte tons of radioactive waste. The proposed funding for flood-related projects of tremen- South Natural Resources District, and the Uni- Yucca Mountain repository, hundreds and dous importance to residents of Nebraska’s versity of Nebraska-Lincoln to work jointly and thousands of miles from reactor sites, has First Congressional District. Mr. Chairman, cooperatively with the Army Corps of Engi- been marked to house this waste, but trans- flooding in 1993 temporarily closed Interstate neers to identify an effective flood control sys- porting and storing nuclear waste creates po- 80 and seriously threatened the Lincoln mu- tem for downtown Lincoln. The Antelope tential targets for terrorism, leaving our Nation nicipal water system which is located along Creek Flood Control Project is a large project at risk. the Platte River near Ashland, Nebraska. and will have a number of phases of right-of- We need to invest more funds to help our Therefore, this Member is extremely pleased way acquisition and construction. Nation’s renewable power industry grow. This that H.R. 2754 continues funding in the Finally, this Member notes regrettably that proposal would overcome many of the finan- amount of $191,000, the full amount thought the bill does not include the usual $260,000 in cial hurdles encountered with renewable en- necessary, for the Lower Platte River and funding requested for operations and manage- ergy research. Geothermal energy, a highly Tributaries Flood Control Study. This study ment related to the Missouri National Rec- accessible form of renewable energy, has should help formulate and develop feasible so- reational River Project. This project addresses shown little growth in the U.S. during the past lutions which will alleviate future flood prob- a serious problem by protecting the river decade compared to other nations. With more H7124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 funding, this could change—we could create a most importantly, keeping President Bush’s the Nevada Test Site. The Federal Govern- boom in the geothermal energy industry. With commitment that our port continue to serve ment’s poor record on weapons testing and the help of financing, just last year the solar our nation and our national security and eco- containment of fallout is lengthy and dis- power business grew by 60 percent to $500 nomic needs. appointing, at best. million. Wind plants in 27 States produced I would again like to thank the Chairman for I have already seen too many Americans enough energy to serve more than 1.3 million his strong support for dredging the New York/ succumb to then-unforeseen consequences of households. New Jersey Port. nuclear weapons. The price of new usable nu- The State of Nevada has been cited as a In addition, this bill helps keep the 127 miles clear weaponry is too high for this great Na- ‘‘highly favorable’’ State to develop renewable of New Jersey Beach open to visitors from all tion, once again, and I reiterate my opposition energy. It is blessed with natural energy re- over the country. As a direct result, over 30 to the advance weapons concepts funding. sources. The numerous mountain ranges, bor- billion dollars are infused into New Jersey’s Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Chairman, due to a fam- dered by underground faults, are sources for economy each summer, and over 800,000 ily emergency, I am unable to be here today geothermal energy. The Department of the In- people are employed. for the debate on the Energy and Water Ap- terior has listed 10 sites in Nevada that could In an effort to protect New Jerseyans, their propriations bill. I want to express my strong produce geothermal energy in the next 2 homes, and their businesses from the destruc- opposition to the language in the bill regarding years. Each of these sites is located near tion and devastation of flooding, this bill also the Nuclear Waste Disposal Account. transportation lines, which could transmit en- provides the framework and the funding to The House Appropriations Committee on ergy to other markets. Geothermal power pro- purchase wetlands for natural storage areas, Energy and Water has allocated a total of vides the Nation with about 17 percent of the and to work with the local governments in $765 million for FY 2004 for the Yucca Moun- renewable energy, but is less than 0.75 per- Morris, Somerset, and Essex Counties to de- tain Project and nuclear waste disposal. This cent of the Nation’s total energy supply. velop long-term solutions to these re-occurring represents an increase of 67 percent above Solar energy generated from the sunlight of floods. current spending levels and $174 million more Southern Nevada, on a 100-square-mile grid This bill also funds the Department of En- than the Energy Department’s request for FY alone, could supply enough electricity to ergy, where funding has been focused on core 2004. Appropriating such a massive increase power the rest of the United States. Wind programs, which can truly make a difference. in funds for a project that has yet to be li- power has the potential to produce twice as I am quite pleased that Chairman HOBSON has censed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- much electricity as nuclear energy. Currently, made the Nuclear Waste Program one of his sion is unconscionable. not even counting solar power, Nevada could highest energy priorities. The Chairman’s mark I would like to bring to your attention several produce 27 percent more from renewable re- provides a total of $765 million for nuclear outstanding issues that cloud the future of the sources. This energy could be exported to waste disposal, an increase of $174 million problem-ridden Yucca Mountain Project. other States, creating more jobs and economic over the budget request and $308 million Key scientific issues surrounding the Yucca benefit to Nevada. more than fiscal year 2003. These additional Mountain project remain unresolved. Sound Instead of investing funds into the Nuclear funds are provided to enable the Department science on the long-term viability of a deep Waste Disposal Program, we should be en- to open the Yucca Mountain repository on geologic burial site for 77,000 tons of high- dowing the Renewable Energy Program with schedule in 2010, which will help communities level nuclear waste has yet to be produced. funding to expand research and development. all around the country where nuclear waste is The Department of Energy continues to strug- Money should be invested in cleaner forms of stored on a ‘‘temporary’’ basis. gle to address the nearly 200 outstanding ‘‘key energy, not problem-ridden projects like Yucca I would again like to thank Chairman HOB- technical issues’’ concerning the repository. Mountain that create potential risks to our SON for supporting DOE’s Fusion Energy Numerous scientific reports highlight the po- communities. We must look ahead into the fu- Sciences program with over 268 million dol- tential shortcomings of the current plan, in- ture of energy. Renewable energy is beneficial lars, nearly $11 million over the President’s cluding a lack of comprehensive performance for people and the environment. With this I budget. These are critical dollars which will tests on the man-made storage casks, the ask you to vote for the Udall-Porter amend- allow America to participate in the Inter- presence of significant seismic activity at the ment. national Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, proposed site, and incomplete data on the ef- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I ITER, while simultaneously allowing the do- fects of the waste on the surrounding commu- thank the gentleman for yielding and I ask mestic fusion community to prosper at places nities. Additionally, questions regarding the re- unanimous consent to review and extend my like New Jersey’s Princeton Plasma Physics liability of computer models in evaluating risks remarks. Laboratory, a Department of Energy labora- posed by long-term waste storage at the Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this tory. Yucca site remain unanswered. year’s Energy and Water Appropriation’s bill. Fusion energy is a future source of clean Some have stated that only the people in Before I run through the many reasons for and limitless energy. More importantly, this en- Nevada have a problem with Yucca Mountain. my strong support of this legislation, I would ergy source will make us less dependent on Proponents of the Yucca Mountain nuclear llke to thank and recognize the distinguished foreign oil and fossil fuels. dump site claim that it’s needed to address Chairman of the Energy and Water Appropria- Mr. Chairman, for all these reasons, I urge security concerns at 131 nuclear reactor sites. tions Subcommittee, Representative DAVID my colleagues to support this bill. But this simply is not the case. Even if the De- HOBSON, who has provided strong leadership Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Chairman, I strongly partment of Energy receives a license to con- and direction, while putting together a respon- oppose the Advance Weapons Concepts fund- struct the repository at Yucca Mountain, oper- sible and bipartisan bill. ing in this appropriations bill. While I was ating nuclear reactors will always have nuclear I would like to also thank ranking member pleased to see that the Energy and Water Ap- waste on-site. As long as a nuclear power VISCLOSKY for his bipartisan spirit in helping to propriators chose to reduce funding for the plant is in operation, it will produce hot, radio- put this bill together, and the Energy and ‘‘Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator,’’ I am still active, spent nuclear fuel. The fuel must be Water Subcommittee staff who all put in so concerned that this bill provides $5 million for cooled on-site for 5 to 10 years before it can much time and effort meeting with each mem- the weapon. be moved. Therefore, even as older fuel is ber. We live in an era when terrorism and na- shipped to a repository, huge amounts of nu- For more than 170 years, the Federal Gov- tional security concerns dominate the political clear waste will remain at those 131 sites. ernment has worked in partnership with our landscape, as well they should. No one is ar- Shipping nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain States and local communities to provide solu- guing about the need to find new technologies will not make these reactors any safer. On the tions to critical flooding, dredging, and environ- with which our Nation can combat deeply bur- contrary, it will create another potential ter- mental problems, as well as beach and shore ied targets, particularly those held by terror- rorist target in Nevada. In addition, it will also protection. This year is no exception. In fact, ists. Supporters of the Robust Nuclear Earth create thousands of mobile targets traveling the gentleman from Ohio has produced a bill Penetrator, argue that the current funding is through 43 States and as many as 360 con- that ensures our Nation’s continued commit- strictly limited to weapons research and devel- gressional districts for more than 30 years. ment to work in partnership with our States opment in Department of Energy labs. However, if approved, 77,000 tons of high- and local municipalities to address these vital This claim ignores the obvious end result of level nuclear waste would be transported from needs. In my home State of New Jersey, such funding—weapons design does not occur 131 sites across the United States through 43 these projects have kept our Port of New York in a vacuum. In order for our soldiers to use states, and perhaps as many as 360 Congres- and New Jersey open for business, and pre- nuclear weapons in combat, these weapons sional districts, for the next 30 to 40 years, pared us for a future with bigger ships, and must first be physically tested, most likely at equaling a total of over 100,000 shipments of July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7125 nuclear waste. Nuclear waste shipments will ty, and exposes the American taxpayer to bil- AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. DEFAZIO pass within miles of our homes, schools, and lions of dollars in costs to solve the private in- Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I offer hospitals. In fact, one-in-seven Americans, 38 dustry’s waste problem. an amendment. million people, live within one mile of a pro- H.R. 2754 contains some features that The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will des- posed transportation route. At every stage of serve the general food of the United States, ignate the amendment. transportation, from rail and truck transfers to such as flood control and renewable energy The text of the amendment is as fol- storage depots, to the actual repository, a dev- research. lows: astating terrorist attack could result in massive Unfortunately, they are dwarfed by the bill’s Amendment No. 3 offered by Mr. DEFAZIO: Page 2, line 18, after the dollar amount in- civilian casualties, severe economic disruption, massive funding for the Yucca Mountain Nu- sert ‘‘(reduced by $17,788,000)’’. and long-lasting environmental contamination. clear storage facility. Page 5, line 15, after the dollar amount in- Finally, I would like to address the language This bill increases funding for the site by sert ‘‘(increased by $17,788,000)’’. in the report that addresses ‘‘early accept- more than 29 percent, even though it has yet Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I re- ance’’ of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. to be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory serve a point of order against the Sound science has not proven that Yucca Commission. amendment. Mountain is a safe repository for nuclear At a time when our budget must meet the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman re- waste storage. There have been promises challenges of providing economic growth and serves a point of order. made to Nevadans that no waste would be security against terror, I urge my colleagues to Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I do shipped before it was proven to be safe. I reject this bill that over funds an unnecessary, not rise to offer this amendment be- would urge the Department of Energy to en- unsafe, and unapproved nuclear repository at cause I believe that the General Inves- sure this is the case before there is any dis- Yucca Mountain. tigations Account is overfunded. In cussion of early acceptance. Mr. Chairman, I have no further re- fact, I believe the entire Corps budget Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Chairman, I rise in sup- quests for time, and I yield back the is way underfunded when we look at port of this bill, and urge my colleagues to balance of my time. the real infrastructure needs of the support it. Given our allocation, the Majority The CHAIRMAN. All time for general United States. I appreciate the fact and Minority have worked well together to debate has expired. that the committee and the House have fashion a workable measure. I also want to Pursuant to the order of the House of found $288 million more than the Presi- compliment the Chairman on a job well-done. the legislative day of Thursday, July dent proposed, but it is still $156 mil- I am particularly interested in this bill be- 17, 2003, the bill shall be considered for lion less than last year, and all across cause of the funding it provides to the Corps amendment under the 5-minute rule the country we have locks and dams of Engineers for activities on our navigable and the amendment designated in the and jetties failing. waterways. In our agriculture communities, the order of the House of that day is adopt- In particular, in my own district we transportation provided by these waterways is ed. have a dam at Fern Ridge which is extremely important to cost-efficient and timely more than 50 years old which is on the b 0930 grain shipments. That said, it is important for verge of catastrophic failure. The Corps my constituents—farmers and consumers During consideration of the bill for has lowered the level of water behind alike—to have well-operated and well-main- further amendment, the Chair may ac- the dam. They say that at any moment tained waterway systems on the Mississippi cord priority in recognition to a Mem- they may have to dewater the res- and Missouri Rivers. ber offering an amendment that has ervoir. And when the reservoir is As part of our efforts to keep our waterways been printed in the designated place in dewatered, we lose both the extraor- in good working order, we have funded the the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Those dinary recreation benefits of one of the Upper Mississippi River Navigation Study. This amendments will be considered read. most heavily recreated lakes in Or- study is a comprehensive review of the needs The Clerk will read. egon, the revenues that flow from that of the Mississippi transportation system and The Clerk read as follows: recreation, but we also lose the flood will provide us reliable data about the effi- H.R. 2754 control. And just a few years ago this ciencies of this critical waterway. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of dam was vital when we had a wet win- We have also funded the Mississippi River Representatives of the United States of America ter, and they are now predicting that Comprehensive Plan, an initiative aimed at im- in Congress assembled, That the following we again are going to have a wet win- proving flood protection, mitigating flood dam- sums are appropriated, out of any money in ter. So if the dam just fails a little bit age, and enhancing habitat management and the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for more, we are going to lose all the flood erosion control. the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for energy and water development, and for other control capability and all of the rec- Other Corps funding with respect to naviga- purposes, namely: reational attributes, and the Corps of tion that is important to Iowa’s farmers and TITLE I my region says they just will not have grain shippers pertains to the operation and the money until the year 2006 to fix DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL maintenance of the dams and locks along the this dam. Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. These activi- DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY That is not acceptable. We cannot ties are important because without proper op- CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL have dams that are failing and say, eration of these locks and dams, much of our The following appropriations shall be ex- come back in 3 years and, by the way, food production system suffers economically pended under the direction of the Secretary if they have a 100-year flood in the in- because of costly delays in the movement of of the Army and the supervision of the Chief terim, they are out of luck. We will of Engineers for authorized civil functions of grains and other agricultural products. have hundreds of millions of down- Overall, though the Corps funding is less the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, shore pro- stream damage, and I guess then Fed- than I would like to see it, I do believe that we tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and eral flood insurance will pay for it out have done a good job in dividing up the mon- related purposes. of a different pocket than the pocket ies so the Corps can do the things that it does GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS out of which we are appropriating this best. For this reason and others important to For expenses necessary for the collection bill. my State, I am going to support passage and and study of basic information pertaining to So my intention in offering this I urge my colleagues to do likewise. river and harbor, flood control, shore protec- amendment is not to criticize the com- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to tion, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re- mittee or the Corps or any of these voice my extreme opposition to H.R. 2754, the lated projects, restudy of authorized budgets, but to raise the point that the FY 2004 Energy and Water Appropriations bill projects, miscellaneous investigations, and, O&M Account, which goes to issues that unfairly targets my home State of Nevada, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed like the failing Fern Ridge Dam, goes a State with no nuclear reactors, as the final studies and plans and specifications of to the dredging of the small ports destination for 77,000 tons of high-level nu- projects prior to construction, $117,788,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, along the southern Oregon coast, is clear waste produced by the U.S. commercial That for the Ohio Riverfront, Cincinnati, woefully underfunded. nuclear utilities, most of which are located in Ohio, project, the cost of planning and design I also understand that a point of the East. undertaken by non-Federal interests shall be order may lie against this amendment. This bill tramples on decades of environ- credited toward the non-Federal share of Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the mental policy, ignores public health and safe- project design costs. gentleman yield? H7126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 Mr. DEFAZIO. I yield to the gen- Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- Page 3, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- tleman from Ohio. sent to withdraw my amendment. sert the following: ‘‘(reduced by $7,700,000)’’. Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I very The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask much appreciate the gentleman yield- to the request of the gentleman from unanimous consent that all debate on ing to me, and I want him to know that Oregon? this amendment and all amendments I am aware of the needs of his district There was no objection. thereto be limited to 20 minutes with and many others around the country, The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. the time to be equally divided between frankly. In my prepared remarks, The Clerk read as follows: the proponent of the amendment and a which I did not give today, I list some CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL Member opposed. problems. The Operation and Mainte- For the prosecution of river and harbor, The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection nance backlog is nearly $1 billion and flood control, shore protection, aquatic eco- to the request of the gentleman from growing every year, and I talk about system restoration, and related projects au- Ohio? that. I also talk about the fact that thorized by law; and detailed studies, and There was no objection. OMB has got to work with us on a long- plans and specifications, of projects author- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I ask term basis because every year we go ized or made eligible for selection by law, unanimous consent to control the 10 on, this aging infrastructure, we need $1,642,911,000, to remain available until ex- minutes on the amendment with the to make an investment, and I want to pended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction permission to yield. make that investment. costs for facilities under the Dredged Mate- The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection And what I am going to try to do in rial Disposal Facilities program shall be de- to the gentleman from New Jersey? this bill, and this is my first time rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust There was no objection. doing this, and I have a very able rank- Fund; and of which such sums as are nec- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I ing member, when we sit down with the essary to cover one-half of the costs of con- yield myself such time as I may con- other body in conference, I am going to struction and rehabilitation of inland water- sume. try to increase the money available for ways projects (including rehabilitation costs I want to thank the chairman and Operation and Maintenance, and I will for the Lock and Dam 11, Mississippi River, ranking member for agreeing to the Iowa; Lock and Dam 24, Mississippi River, Il- try very hard to get the OMB to work time limitation in the interest in get- with us to be more realistic in the fu- linois and Missouri; and Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River, Minnesota, projects) shall ting all the Members home today. ture about this, because I do not think be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust I express my appreciation to the gen- it is realistic. We need to help the Fund: Provided, That the Secretary of the tleman from Delaware (Mr. CASTLE), Corps of Engineers so that we do not Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. make so many hard choices in support is directed to proceed with the construction BLUMENAUER), the gentleman from of our economic, environmental and of the New York and New Jersey Harbor Ohio (Mr. CHABOT) and the gentleman recreational infrastructure. project, 50-foot deepening element, upon exe- from California (Mr. SCHIFF) for their I want to assure the gentleman and cution of the Project Cooperation Agree- support of this amendment. ment: Provided further, That no funds made everybody else in here we have got a I want to talk about why we are here real problem here. This affects our available under this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used by the Secretary and why I would urge Members to sup- economy. We have to maintain these of the Army to carry out the construction of port the amendment. This is a project facilities and make sure they are up to the Port Jersey element of the New York about deepening the Delaware River date because it has a detrimental effect and New Jersey Harbor or reimbursement to from its present 40-foot depth to a 45- on our economy and on our environ- the Local Sponsor for the construction of the foot depth. There has been intense con- ment. And I would appreciate if the Port Jersey element until commitments for troversy about this issue for a very gentleman would withdraw his amend- construction of container handling facilities long time. In June 2002, the General ment, but I want him to know I am are obtained from the non-Federal sponsor for a second user along the Port Jersey ele- Accounting Office at the request of very sincere about trying to get this Members of this House and the other account up not only now, but in the fu- ment: Provided further, That funds appro- priated in this Act for the preservation and body released a study of this project ture. restoration of the Florida Everglades shall which concluded that contrary to the Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I thank be made available for expenditure unless (1) legal requirement that there be at the gentleman for his words, and I the Secretary of the Army, not later than 30 least a dollar of benefit for every dollar thank him for his work on this and also days after the date of enactment of this Act, invested, that, in fact, in this project his desire to increase the funding. I transmits to the State of Florida and the there are only 49 cents of value for share that. I intend to support the bill Committees on Appropriations of the House every dollar that is invested. The GAO here today on the floor because it does of Representatives and the Senate a report described the project as unsustainable at least partially fund these needs, and containing a finding and supporting mate- under the rules that govern the Army I will certainly support a bill that rials indicating that the waters entering the Corps of Engineers. comes back from conference which A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Ref- uge and Everglades National Park do not Late in 2002, the Army Corps of Engi- does better in these areas. meet the water quality requirements set neers recalculated its assessment of Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, will forth in the Consent Decree entered in the gentleman yield? the project and not surprisingly con- United States v. South Florida Water Man- cluded that the benefits did outweigh Mr. DEFAZIO. I yield to the gen- agement District, (2) The State fails to sub- tleman from Indiana. mit a satisfactory plan to bring the waters the costs. We have looked very care- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I into compliance with the water quality re- fully at that reassessment and commis- would to add my remarks to the chair- quirements within 45 days of the date of the sioned an independent study by Dr. man’s, and I pointed out in full com- report, (3) the Secretary transmits to the Sterns, who is the former Deputy As- mittee when we marked this bill up, State and the Committees a follow-up report sistant Secretary for Civil Works of the and, again, it is not a failure of the containing a finding that the State has not Army, and his conclusion I will read as subcommittee that the high-priority submitted such a plan, and (4) either the follows: ‘‘Considering that the Army Committee on Appropriations of the House Corps has already spent more than $20 Operation and Maintenance budget for of Representatives or the Senate issues a the Corps during the current fiscal written notice disapproving of further ex- million studying this project and yet year is $884 million behind. For this penditure of the funds: Provided further, That many serious concerns remain, it is un- coming fiscal year that is going to the Secretary of the Army shall provide the likely that any new deepening project climb to $1 billion. Additionally, non- State of Florida with notice and an oppor- for the Delaware River of similar scope high-priority Operation and Mainte- tunity to respond to any determination of can ever be justified. We recommend nance backlog is $1.9 billion and more the Secretary under the preceding proviso that Congress deauthorize the Main clearly has to be done, and we will do before the determination becomes final. Channel Deepening Project for the our best in conference. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ANDREWS Delaware River rather than wasting Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I offer any more taxpayer funds to study an both the gentleman for their efforts, an amendment. inherently flawed proposal.’’ and I will do all I can to support those The Clerk read as follows: Responding to that conclusion, the enhancements. Amendment offered by Mr. ANDREWS: administration in its budget request July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7127 asked for $300,000 for this project, sioners on the one side of the River and ity funding is seriously in doubt given New $300,000. The committee has increased the Pennsylvania commissioners on Jersey’s concern as set forth herein. that amount to $8 million. The purpose the other side of the river. There must Our goal is to pursue a Port Development Plan that accentuates our assets: location, a of this amendment is to reduce that ap- be a majority of both sides before a de- superior work force, and excellent inter- propriation from the $8 million sub- cision can be made. modal facilities. We are confident that we mitted by the committee to the $300,000 I will be entering into the RECORD at will protect the many jobs based at the port requested by the administration. an appropriate time a letter from the and add considerably to the economic engine There are four reasons why Members vice chairman of the Port Authority, without the environmental risk of the pro- should support this amendment. The the leader of the New Jersey delegation posed dredging project. first is it is a waste of money. As the to the Port Authority, which includes The Delaware River Port Authority is GAO concluded, for every dollar that the following language: ‘‘I will not sup- committed to improve the South Jersey and our constituents put into this project, Philadelphia region by engaging in economic port the Delaware River Deepening development projects that hope to benefit we can expect only 50 cents’ worth of Project as currently proposed. I intend the region by creating new jobs, improving return. to urge the New Jersey delegation to the quality of life of the region, and revital- The second reason that Members reject any disbursement of Delaware izing the local economy. Based upon several should support this amendment is that River Port Authority funds for this studies including a report by the General Ac- it is wholly consistent with the very project as currently proposed. I believe counting Office, I have concluded that this desirable goal of protecting jobs in the that the project will pose a serious en- project does not meet with our mission. I ports and, in fact, growing jobs at the vironmental risk to the communities have based my determination on the fact that this project poses significant environ- ports. In our region there is strong dis- in South Jersey. Further, critical ques- agreement about the merits of this mental risk as well as numerous quality of tions relating to the economic benefit life issues to the community in our region. project, but there is unanimity over of this project remain unanswered.’’ It We look forward to working with our col- the goal of expanding port develop- is signed by Jeffrey Nash, who is the leagues at the Delaware River Port Author- ment. With the 40-foot channel, the vice chairman of the Delaware Port ity, and in the port communities of New Jer- port that is affected by this amend- Authority. sey and Pennsylvania, to develop a viable ment has experienced considerable So, Mr. Chairman, there are four Port Development Plan. growth in the last 10 years. For exam- good reasons to vote yes on this Sincerely, ple, since 1990 container traffic at the JEFFREY L. NASH, amendment. First of all, the project is Vice Chairman. port of Philadelphia and Camden has a waste of money. Read the GAO re- Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he tripled with the 40-foot channel. It is port. Second, it is not necessary to may consume to the gentleman from estimated that the main source of serve the very viable and broadly held growth in global container trade will Delaware (Mr. CASTLE). goal of developing jobs at the port. Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I thank be the Panamax class ships. That trade Third, there are serious environmental the gentleman for yielding me this is expected to triple by the year 2010. questions, which is why groups like the time. Panamax class ships as a rule require League of Conservation Voters support I realize there is a very limited time less than a 40-foot draft. So dredging the amendment. And, finally, the local here. I would like to reiterate what the this channel to 45 feet is not necessary match that is required to make this gentleman has stated and then make it for growth of the port, and there is project go is in serious jeopardy be- plain. The Delaware River basically strong feeling throughout the region cause the New Jersey commissioners serves three States in terms of what we that we can grow without that. who would be required to support the would do here in deepening that river, Third reason are environmental con- local match have just gone on record as Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsyl- cerns. The Delaware Environmental saying they will not. vania. Department and the New Jersey Envi- DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY, ronmental Department have not issued Camden, NJ, July 17, 2003. b 0945 the permits that are necessary for this Hon. ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey is adamantly opposed to project to go forward. There are sub- U.S. Congress, Rayburn House Office Building, this. Delaware has serious questions Washington, DC. stantial reasons for this. There are about it. We have just gotten all of our [Re: Delaware River Deepening Project] questions about the stirring up of gen- reviews in. We have not even approved erations of chemicals and potential DEAR CONGRESSMAN ANDREWS: As the Vice this yet. In fact, it is very doubtful if toxins that lie in the river. There are Chairman of the Delaware River Port Au- thority, heading the New Jersey State Dele- it is going to be approved in the State questions about lack of compliance gation to that Authority, I write to inform of Delaware. It is almost certain that with the Clean Air Act. There are ques- you that I will not support the Delaware this money cannot be spent in the tions about the effect of this project on River Deepening Project as currently pro- course of this year. Pennsylvania has the salt line’s progress north in the posed. I intend to urge the New Jersey Dele- been adamantly for this. River and its effect on various plant, gation to reject any disbursement of Dela- There are tremendous environmental aquatic, and obviously human life. En- ware River Port Authority funds for this questions that are being asked, but vironmentally this project is flawed. project as currently proposed. I believe that there are also significant economic This is the reason why American riv- the project will pose a serious environmental risk to the communities in South Jersey. questions which are being asked, such ers, Environmental Defense, Friends of Further, critical questions relating to the as who benefits from this and, in fact, the Earth, the League of Conservation economic benefit of this project remain un- whether there is a cost benefit that is Voters, the National Wildlife Federa- answered. remotely close to what the Army Corps tion, the Sierra Club, and the U.S. Pub- As you have reported, we have a particular came up with originally. lic Interest Research Group support concern over the disparate burden placed I think to appropriate this full this amendment. upon South Jersey by the Army Corp of En- amount is wrong. We are not asking to Fourth, and another important rea- gineers given their plan to dispose the ma- close it out all together, but to reduce son, is the lack of local support for this jority of potentially toxic spoils on unidenti- fied sites. In addition to our environmental the amount of money that is involved amendment. We are being asked over and economic concerns, we vigorously object here so that we can continue the nec- the course of this project to commit to this dredge disposal plan and, therefore, essary process to see if in another year well in excess of $200 million from the cannot offer our support for this project. we should be going forward with it. Federal Treasury. There is a require- I understand that the Appropriations Com- But this, frankly, is just a waste of ment that well in excess of $100 million mittee in the House of Representatives in- money. This is something Congress of local match be generated from local tends to appropriate 8 million dollars toward should not be doing at this time in sources. In this project the local source this project despite President Bush’s request terms of putting additional money in is a port authority called the Delaware to essentially eliminate its funding. I also recognize that any federal funding for this it. My judgment is that the amend- River Port Authority. The Delaware project is contingent upon a propositional ment makes all the sense in the world, River Port Authority is governed in match by local governmental entities. I am and I strongly endorse it. such a way that there must be agree- writing to notify you and fellow members of Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance ment from the New Jersey commis- Congress that Delaware River Port Author- of my time. H7128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in modern ships cannot come to the Dela- Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Geologi- opposition to the amendment, and I ware River to the Port of Philadelphia cal Survey approved it. Each State en- yield myself such time as I may con- if it stays only at a 40-foot depth. It vironment protection agency in the re- sume. must be deepened to 45 to stay com- gion has approved it. The deepening of the Delaware River petitive with all of the other ports up Each State environmental protection is considered by many to be vital to and down the Mid-Atlantic. It is nec- agency in the region has approved it. the future of commerce in the north- essary to deepen the channel. The dredge material is considered safe east. The Corps of Engineers believes Thirdly, the gentleman suggested and will be used for beach, wetlands that it is an economically viable there is environmental damage by the restoration, and filling abandoned project. It was authorized in 1992. They deepening. Well, that has been de- mines in Pennsylvania. have already spent more than $17 mil- bunked and refuted by seven State and Now, the gentleman in New Jersey lion to date on its study and design. Federal agencies that have found no (Mr. ANDREWS) is my dear friend and The ranking member, the gentleman adverse impact on the environment. there are two things that separate us, from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY), and I The Federal Environmental Protection the Delaware River and whether or not have been contacted by the Governor of Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. to dredge it or not. I do not stand here Pennsylvania, the Honorable Ed Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Na- against the gentleman from New Jer- Rendell, who urged us to oppose any tional Marine Fisheries Service have sey (Mr. ANDREWS) or the gentleman amendment to reduce the level of fund- all found no adverse environmental im- from Delaware (Mr. CASTLE), but I do ing for this project. His letter contains pact; and the environmental agencies stand against their amendment. a long list of labor and business inter- of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsyl- Mr. Chairman, Congress rejected this ests who are in strong support of this vania have found no adverse environ- amendment 3 years ago. We should do project which he calls ‘‘essential to mental impact. the same today. I would like my col- maintaining a competitive port.’’ The final point that the gentleman leagues to reject this amendment. Therefore, I am opposed to the made is that there is a lack of local Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I do amendment. support. Nothing could be further from not have any other requests for time, Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- the truth. As we will hear from the and I yield back the balance of my sent to yield the balance of my time gentleman from Philadelphia, Pennsyl- time. for his control to my ranking member, vania (Mr. BRADY), there is unanimous Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. VIS- support from the governments, from yield 90 seconds to the gentleman from CLOSKY). the labor unions, from the businesses. Delaware (Mr. CASTLE). The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection The only, only business opposed to Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I thank to the request of the gentleman from deepening the channel is the litering the gentleman for yielding me this Ohio? companies in the area that benefit time. There was no objection. from a shallow channel so ships come Let me just reiterate. We are all Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I ap- off port, have to unload their material, friends, we are neighbors; and, in most preciate the chairman yielding me his and smaller ships from the litering cases, we are together on these various time, and I yield myself such time as I companies take it up the river. Those issues. But I must say that it concerns may consume. are the people leading the opposition to me a great deal that there are two I too am opposed to the Andrews this. States out of three which are affected amendment. I have a great deal of re- Philadelphia needs a deeper channel. here that are very much concerned spect for the gentleman, but I disagree It is good for the economy. We have to about going ahead with this project at with him on the policy of this amend- do it to protect jobs. We have to do it this time. New Jersey is in adamant ment. to stay competitive. I oppose the opposition to it, has been from the be- Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to amendment. ginning. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from HOEFFEL). ANDREWS) has done a wonderful job of Pennsylvania (Mr. BRADY). Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. requesting additional economic stud- thank the gentleman for yielding. Chairman, I thank my ranking member ies. GAO looked at this and found that There is nobody in this House I re- for yielding me this time. the cost ratios are not $1.18, but 49 to spect more than the gentleman from Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of an 50 cents on the dollar. That is highly New Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). But I dis- economically strong Port of Philadel- inefficient for going ahead with a agree with him completely on his phia. Through the efforts of our former project such as this. amendment, and I rise in strong oppo- colleague, Bob Borski, Congress au- We in Delaware have still not given sition. thorized the funding for this project in approval to this, either for economic or The gentleman talks about four 1992. environmental reasons. There is a points. I would like to rebut them. He Mr. Chairman, the Port of Philadel- great deal of opposition in Delaware as says that the deepening of the channel phia needs to go 45 feet because of a well. We do not have anyone other than for the Port of Philadelphia from 40 trend towards bigger ships. We talk the port of Wilmington who believes feet to 45 feet would be a waste of about waste. Deepening this channel that they may benefit from this. The money. That is not true. The Army brings 45,000 direct jobs created by port oil companies who are involved in this, Corps of Engineers has studied this traffic, and it will be severely affected and there are six of them, I believe, matter twice. The first study said if this amendment goes through. I do along the Delaware River north of there would be $1.40 of benefit for every not think that that is waste. Delaware who would benefit from it, dollar of investment to deepen the Mr. Chairman, the Port of Philadel- have not been willing to show any evi- channel. That was challenged by the phia is also a strategic military port. dence of expanding their channels. If GAO, as the gentleman has suggested. We have two large military transport they do not do that, then it is of no ad- The Army Corps reanalyzed and came ships ported in Philadelphia. We have vantage to them. So perhaps the Port back with an economic analysis of a to guarantee clear access to the sea in of Philadelphia would benefit, and benefit of $1.18 for every dollar of in- case of a national emergency. That is maybe this will go ahead. vestment. That is the current status. It why 12,000 labor, business, and commu- All we are asking for, frankly, is is not a waste of money; it will help nity groups support it; and that is why time to see if it should go ahead, and the Port of Philadelphia and the Phila- our Governor, who also chairs the they have to work out a lot of prob- delphia region to deepen the channel to Delaware Port Authority, which my lems between now and, say, a year 45 feet. colleague mentioned, he is the chair- from now before that can happen. The second point is the gentleman man of that agency, also agrees and But I would plead to the Members of suggested a 40-foot channel is adequate also sent a letter supporting it. Congress that the two States are being and that we do not need to lower the Finally, the project is environ- rather adversely impacted that are channel, and he is simply wrong. Big, mentally safe. EPA, U.S. Fish and raising serious questions about this, July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7129 and I think that we should revert to tleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- $164,000,000, to remain available until ex- the smaller amount of money which is DREWS) will be postponed. pended: Provided, That no part of any other used to keep the studies going, but not The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. appropriation provided in title I of this Act The Clerk read as follows: shall be available to fund the activities of to have the project go ahead. the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the ex- There is a lot more that could be FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ecutive direction and management activities said. We do not have the time to say it TRIBUTARIES of the division offices: Provided further, That all today, except to say there is a lot of ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, none of these funds shall be available to sup- economic speculation about this, and MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE port an office of congressional affairs within we think it is wrong. For expenses necessary for the flood dam- the executive office of the Chief of Engi- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I age reduction program for the Mississippi neers. yield myself the remaining time. River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS We have great respect for our friends, Missouri, as authorized by law, $301,054,000, Appropriations in this title shall be avail- but we have great respect for the facts. to remain available until expended. able for official reception and representation The fact is that GAO had the last word. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL expenses (not to exceed $5,000); and during the current fiscal year the Revolving Fund, They say the project is a waste of For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and Corps of Engineers, shall be available for money. The fact is the environmental purchase (not to exceed 100 for replacement agencies of New Jersey and Delaware harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles. have not permitted this. The fact is projects; for providing security for infra- GENERAL PROVISIONS with respect to the local match, the structure owned and operated by, or on be- CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL New Jersey people will not put up the half of, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SEC. 101. Agreements proposed for execu- match. The project should not be fund- including administrative buildings and fa- tion by the Assistant Secretary of the Army ed. We respectfully ask everyone to cilities, laboratories, and the Washington for Civil Works or the United States Army vote ‘‘yes’’ on the amendment. Aqueduct; for the maintenance of harbor Corps of Engineers after the date of the en- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise channels provided by a State, municipality, actment of this Act pursuant to section 4 of or other public agency that serve essential the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1915, Public in opposition to Mr. ANDREWS’ Amendment. The Delaware River Main Channel Deep- navigation needs of general commerce, Law 64–291; section 11 of the River and Har- where authorized by law; and for surveys and bor Act of 1925, Public Law 68–585; the Civil ening project is designed to keep the Dela- charting of northern and northwestern lakes Functions Appropriations Act, 1936, Public ware River Ports competitive with other east and connecting waters, clearing and Law 75–208; section 215 of the Flood Control coast ports, all of which have dredged or are straightening channels, and removal of ob- Act of 1968, as amended, Public Law 90–483; planning to dredge their channels deeper than structions to navigation, $1,932,575,000, to re- sections 104, 203, and 204 of the Water Re- 40 feet. Major Shipping lines have informed main available until expended, of which such sources Development Act of 1986, as amend- the ports that their next generation ships will sums as become available in the Harbor ed, Public Law 99–662; section 206 of the require deeper channels. Unless these ports Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Water Resources Development Act of 1992, as can go to 45 feet they will be at a competitive Law 99–662 may be derived from that fund, amended, Public Law 102–580; section 211 of and of which such sums as become available the Water Resources Development Act of disadvantage with their sister ports for the ex- from the special account for the U.S. Army 1996, Public Law 104–303; and any other spe- pected growth of international trade. Corps of Engineers established by the Land cific project authority, shall be limited to In addition to the competitive advantage this and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as credits and reimbursements per project not project will provide the region, it provides amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)), may be de- to exceed $10,000,000 in each fiscal year, and much needed jobs. Over 75,000 jobs are at- rived from that account for resource protec- total credits and reimbursements for all ap- tributable to the port industry in the Delaware tion, research, interpretation, and mainte- plicable projects not to exceed $50,000,000 in Valley. nance activities related to resource protec- each fiscal year. Moreover, the Delaware River Port has tion in the areas at which outdoor recreation SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used by the been designated as a military strategic port. is available; and of which such sums as be- come available under section 217 of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to The Port of Philadelphia has been selected as Water Resources Development Act of 1996, support activities related to the proposed a Strategic Seaport for the Northeast Corridor Public Law 104–303, shall be used to cover the Ridge Landfill in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. of the United States. Philadelphia’s selection cost of operation and maintenance of the SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated in means the Department of Defense will incor- dredged material disposal facilities for which this or any other Act may be used by the porate the use of the city’s port facilities in its fees have been collected. United States Army Corps of Engineers to support activities related to the proposed In- planning for the movement of military cargoes REGULATORY PROGRAM dian Run Sanitary Landfill in Sandy Town- in the event of major contingency operations. For expenses necessary for administration ship, Stark County, Ohio. Selection of the Pennsylvania port was made of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable NAMING OF LOCK AND DAM 3, ALLEGHENY RIVER, waters and wetlands, $144,000,000, to remain jointly by the U.S. Maritime Administration, PENNSYLVANIA available until expended. U.S. Army Forces Command, and the Military SEC. 104. (a) DESIGNATION.—Lock and dam FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION Traffic Management Command after an as- numbered 3 on the Allegheny River, Pennsyl- PROGRAM sessment of many Northeast Corridor ports. vania, shall be known and designated as the Philadelphia becomes the country’s 14th com- For expenses necessary to clean up con- ‘‘C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam’’. mercial Strategic Seaport. Designation as a tamination from sites in the United States (b) LEGAL REFERENCES.—A reference in any resulting from work performed as part of the Strategic Seaport creates the potential for De- law, regulation, document, record, map, or Nation’s early atomic energy program, other paper of the United States to the lock partment of Defense cargo shipments in sup- $140,000,000, to remain available until ex- and dam referred to in subsection (a) shall be port of contingencies. pended. deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘C.W. ‘Bill’ Mr. Chairman, for all of these reasons, I FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES Young Lock and Dam’’. urge my colleagues to oppose this amend- For expenses necessary for emergency Mr. HOBSON (during the reading). ment and support the underlying bill. flood control, response to hurricanes and Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I other natural disasters, and related activi- sent that the remainder of title I be yield back the balance of my time. ties, including the activities that the U.S. considered as read, printed in the The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Army Corps of Engineers undertakes to en- RECORD, and open to amendment at the amendment offered of the gen- sure its readiness to respond to such emer- any point. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- gencies, $40,000,000 to remain available until expended. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection DREWS). to the request of the gentleman from GENERAL EXPENSES The question was taken; and the Ohio? Chairman announced that the ayes ap- For expenses necessary for general admin- There was no objection. peared to have it. istration and related civil works functions in Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, I RECORDED VOTE the headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the offices of the Division Engi- move to strike the last word. Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I de- neers, the Humphreys Engineer Center Sup- (Mr. BOEHLERT asked and was given mand a recorded vote. port Activity, the Institute for Water Re- permission to revise and extend his re- The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause sources, the U.S. Army Engineer Research marks.) 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on and Development Center, and the U.S. Army Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, I the amendment offered by the gen- Corps of Engineers Finance Center, will not use the 5 minutes. I just want H7130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 to rise in support of this bill and to that will provide greater accountability and propriation under this heading: Provided fur- thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chair- more attentive management without causing ther, That of the total appropriated, the man HOBSON) for his efforts, particu- needless disruption of the laboratories’ sci- amount for program activities that can be fi- larly to strengthen the Office of entific research or imposing unnecessary ad- nanced by the Reclamation Fund or the Bu- ditional costs. reau of Reclamation special fee account es- Science in the Department of Energy. Sincerely, tablished by 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(i) shall be de- This is a good bill. There were some SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, rived from that Fund or account: Provided differences of opinion early on. We Chairman. further, That funds contributed under 43 worked out those differences of opinion U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for in a responsible way. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, the purposes for which contributed: Provided Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this bill. I COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. just want to make two points about it. Washington, DC, July 17, 2003. 397a shall be credited to this account and are Hon. SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, available until expended for the same pur- First, I want to thank Chairman HOBSON for Chairman, House Committee on Science, Ray- poses as the sums appropriated under this his efforts to strengthen the Office of Science. burn Office Building, Washington, DC. heading: Provided further, That funds avail- This critical, but often overlooked Office, is a DEAR CHAIRMAN BOEHLERT: Thank you for able for expenditure for the Departmental Ir- critical supporter of research in the physical your letter of July 17, 2003, regarding the rigation Drainage Program may be expended sciences. It also supports crucial work related provisions of Section 301 of the Energy and by the Bureau of Reclamation for site reme- to genomics and homeland security. And it Water Development Appropriations Bill, 2004 diation on a non-reimbursable basis: Provided runs laboratories that provide research tools (H.R. 2754). I understand this provision is leg- further, That $10,000,000 of the funds appro- for a wide range of scientists throughout the islating on an appropriations bill, and am priated herein shall be deposited in the San country. pleased that you will not object to waiving Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund established of points of order against this bill. by section 110 of division B, title I of Public In this year’s Energy bill, H.R. 6, the House, I agree that we will consult with the Law 106–554, as amended: Provided further, led by Representative BIGGERT, who chairs Science Committee throughout our con- That section 301 of Public Law 102–250, Rec- our Science Committee’s Energy Sub- ference negotiations on this particular provi- lamation States Emergency Drought Relief committee, authorized major increases for the sion, and will work toward a conference Act of 1991, as amended, is amended further Office of Science. This bill makes a downpay- agreement that will satisfy our joint inter- by inserting ‘‘2003, and 2004’’ in lieu of ‘‘and ment on those authorizations. ests on contract competition. 2003’’. The bill also specifically recognizes the im- I also agree to find a way to stagger the BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM portance of the administration’s new, inter- contract award dates for the Argonne-East ACCOUNT and Argonne-West contracts, so that the agency supercomputing initiative. Our com- For administrative expenses necessary to University of Chicago does not have to com- carry out the program for direct loans and/or mittee held a hearing on the issue this week, pete for both contracts simultaneously. and I look forward to working with Chairman grants, $200,000, to remain available until ex- I look forward to working with you and pended, of which the amount that can be fi- HOBSON in this area that can have a major im- your staff on this important issue. nanced by the Reclamation Fund shall be de- pact on American competitiveness. Sincerely, rived from that fund. DAVID L. HOBSON, I also want to draw attention to section 301 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION of the bill, which requires competition of lab- Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. FUND oratory contracts. While I disagree with some For carrying out the programs, projects, of the details of the provision, I agree that we The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. plans, and habitat restoration, improvement, need to come up with a competition policy that The Clerk read as follows: and acquisition provisions of the Central will provide predictability for the labs and ac- TITLE II Valley Project Improvement Act, $39,600,000, countability from the labs. We must develop DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR to be derived from such sums as may be col- the tools to improve laboratory management CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT lected in the Central Valley Project Restora- tion Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), without causing undue disruption or imposing CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 3404(c)(3), 3405(f), and 3406(c)(1) of Public Law excessive costs. In this too, I look forward to For carrying out activities authorized by 102–575, to remain available until expended: working with Chairman HOBSON. the Central Utah Project Completion Act, Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is Because section 301 constitutes legislation $36,463,000, to remain available until ex- directed to assess and collect the full on an appropriation bill, Chairman HOBSON pended, of which $9,423,000 shall be deposited amount of the additional mitigation and res- and I have exchanged letters describing our into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and toration payments authorized by section agreement on how we will move forward on Conservation Account for use by the Utah 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575: Provided fur- Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation this section. I ask that they be placed in the ther, That none of the funds made available Commission. under this heading may be used for the ac- RECORD at this point. In addition, for necessary expenses in- I urge my colleagues to support this bill. quisition or leasing of water for in-stream curred in carrying out related responsibil- purposes if the water is already committed HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ities of the Secretary of the Interior, to in-stream purposes by a court adopted de- COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, $1,728,000, to remain available until ex- cree or order. pended. Washington, DC, July 17, 2003. POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION Hon. DAVID HOBSON, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on En- For necessary expenses of policy, adminis- WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES ergy and Water Development, House of Rep- tration, and related functions in the office of resentatives, Washington, DC. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) the Commissioner, the Denver office, and of- fices in the five regions of the Bureau of Rec- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thanks for meeting For management, development, and res- with me today to discuss Section 301 of the toration of water and related natural re- lamation, to remain available until ex- Energy and Water Appropriations bill for fis- sources and for related activities, including pended, $56,525,000, to be derived from the cal 2004 (H.R. 2754). As you acknowledged, the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita- Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable Section 301 constitutes legislating on an ap- tion of reclamation and other facilities, par- as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That no propriations bill and would normally be sub- ticipation in fulfilling related Federal re- part of any other appropriation in this Act ject to a point of order. sponsibilities to Native Americans, and re- shall be available for activities or functions In today’s discussion, however, you agreed lated grants to, and cooperative and other budgeted as policy and administration ex- that you would consult with the Science agreements with, State and local govern- penses. Committee throughout your conference ne- ments, Indian tribes, and others, $817,913,000, WORKING CAPITAL FUND gotiations on Section 301 and that you would to remain available until expended, of which (RESCISSION) not make any conference agreement on Sec- $57,330,000 shall be available for transfer to From unobligated balances under this tion 301 that did not meet with our approval. the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and heading, $4,525,000 are rescinded. As a result of those commitments, I will not $33,570,000 shall be available for transfer to ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION object to the waiving of points of order the Lower Colorado River Basin Develop- Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclama- against Section 301. ment Fund; of which such amounts as may tion shall be available for purchase of not to Like you, I believe the management of the be necessary may be advanced to the Colo- exceed 14 passenger motor vehicles, of which Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories is rado River Dam Fund; and of which not more 12 are for replacement only. an important issue that requires more atten- than $500,000 is for high priority projects tion from the Congress. As you know, the which shall be carried out by the Youth Con- GENERAL PROVISIONS Science Committee has held hearings on this servation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR complex issue. We look forward to working 1706: Provided, That such transfers may be in- SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds appropriated with you to fashion a competition policy creased or decreased within the overall ap- or otherwise made available by this Act may July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7131 be used to determine the final point of dis- that but for this section would be returned neighborhoods and in yet unproven charge for the interceptor drain for the San to the general fund of the Treasury shall not dual-use casks will further secure our Luis Unit until development by the Sec- be expended until further Act of Congress. Nation against the threat of terrorism. retary of the Interior and the State of Cali- SEC. 206. The second paragraph under the The Energy Department’s resources fornia of a plan, which shall conform to the heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions’’ in Pub- water quality standards of the State of Cali- lic Law 102–377 (43 U.S.C. 377b) is amended by and taxpayer dollars could be far better fornia as approved by the Administrator of inserting ‘‘, not to exceed $5,000,000 for each utilized in securing our Nation’s high- the Environmental Protection Agency, to causal event giving rise to a claim or level nuclear waste if they were to minimize any detrimental effect of the San claims’’ after ‘‘activities of the Bureau of spend this $4 million on bolstering se- Luis drainage waters. Reclamation’’. curity at the existing storage facilities. (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Mr. HOBSON (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, before I go on, I would Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- like to yield to my colleague from the classified by the Secretary of the Interior as sent that the remainder of title II be Third Congressional District of Nevada reimbursable or nonreimbursable and col- considered as read, printed in the (Mr. PORTER) for his comments as well. lected until fully repaid pursuant to the RECORD, and open to amendment at Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I would ‘‘Cleanup Program-Alternative Repayment any point. like to thank the chairman for engag- Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP–Alternative Repay- The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection ing in this colloquy today. ment Plan’’ described in the report entitled to the request of the gentleman from For the last 20 years, I have fought ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Ohio? against the Yucca Mountain project Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995’’, prepared There was no objection. and believe to this day that the facility by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. is a danger to the people of Nevada and Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds The Clerk read as follows: unnecessary for the people of the by the United States relating to, or pro- TITLE III United States. viding for, drainage service or drainage stud- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY While Congress has authorized the ies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reim- ENERGY PROGRAMS Yucca Mountain site, we in Nevada bursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of ENERGY SUPPLY continue to use every avenue available such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. For Department of Energy expenses includ- to resist the establishment of this fa- SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated or ing the purchase, construction, and acquisi- cility. Interim storage of spent nuclear otherwise made available by this or any tion of plant and capital equipment, and fuel at Yucca Mountain, which has not other Act may be used to pay the salaries other expenses necessary for energy supply been approved by Congress, is intoler- and expenses of personnel to purchase or activities in carrying out the purposes of the able to the people of Nevada. lease water in the Middle Rio Grande or the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 I appreciate the help of the gen- Carlsbad Projects in New Mexico unless said U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition tleman from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON), and I purchase or lease is in compliance with the or condemnation of any real property or any purchase requirements of section 202 of Pub- facility or for plant or facility acquisition, appreciate the fact that he has agreed lic Law 106–60. construction, or expansion, and the purchase that the interim storage of spent nu- SEC. 203. Subsection 206(b) of Public Law of not to exceed 12 passenger motor vehicles clear fuel at Yucca Mountain is not the 101–514 is amended as follows: In paragraph for replacement only, including two buses; intent of his committee or of this Con- (1), strike ‘‘, with annual quantities deliv- $691,534,000, to remain available until ex- gress, and that he will oppose any and ered under these contracts to be determined pended. all efforts to include language recom- by the Secretary based upon the quantity of Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Chairman, I move mending interim storage in any con- water actually needed within the Sac- to strike the last word. ramento County Water Agency service area ference report presented to this House. Mr. Chairman, I wish to engage the and San Juan Suburban Water District after b 1000 considering reasonable efforts to: (i) promote chairman of the subcommittee in a col- full utilization of existing water entitle- loquy regarding the early acceptance of I would like to thank my colleagues ments within Sacramento County, (ii) imple- spent nuclear fuel at Yucca Mountain. from Nevada. I appreciate the gen- ment water conservation and metering pro- Mr. Chairman, this issue is of the ut- tleman yielding me time. grams within the areas served by the con- most importance to me and, as my col- Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Chairman, I yield tract, and (iii) implement programs to maxi- leagues know, each and every year that such time as he may consume to the mize to the extent feasible conjunctive use I have been a Representative of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON), the of surface water and groundwater’’. chairman of the subcommittee, for his SEC. 204. The Secretary of the Interior is State of Nevada, for the last 7 years, I authorized and directed to amend the Cen- have adamantly fought against the response to our colloquy. tral Valley Project water supply contracts of storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the Sacramento County Water Agency and Mountain. This is a critical issue and the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. GIB- the San Juan Suburban Water District by de- vitally important to the rest of the Ne- BONS) and the gentleman from Nevada leting a provision requiring a determination vada congressional delegation, as it is (Mr. PORTER). of annual water needs included pursuant to to our constituents. I understand the concerns of the section 206 of Public Law 101–514. While I could go on and speak for Members from Nevada. We have tried LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT hours on the reasons why the commit- to do the right thing for Nevada in this SEC. 205. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding tee’s unprecedented level of funding for bill by directing the Secretary to se- section 403(f) of the Colorado River Basin Yucca Mountain nuclear waste reposi- lect rail as the preferred mode of trans- Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543(f)), no amount from the Lower Colorado River Basin Devel- tory is an outrage to Nevadans, I portation within Nevada and by direct- opment Fund shall be paid to the general choose rather to focus my attention ing the Secretary to select a rail route fund of the Treasury until each provision of and my opinion on the most irrespon- that avoids Las Vegas. Further, we the revised Stipulation Regarding a Stay and sible and alarming of the committee’s have restored the external oversight for Ultimate Judgment Upon the Satisfac- report: the $4 million in taxpayer dol- funding for the State of Nevada and the tion of Conditions, filed in United States dis- lars to study early acceptance or in- affected counties, and we have provided trict court, in Central Arizona Water Con- terim storage of high-level nuclear $30 million in impact assistance fund- servation District v. United States (No. CIV waste at Yucca Mountain. ing for the affected Nevada counties. 95–625–TUC–WDB (EHC), No. CIV 95–1720– OHX–EHC (Consolidated Action)), and any I clearly remember debating this in- Nevertheless, I understand the sensi- amendment or revision thereof, is met. terim issue of storage during the 105th tivity on the issue of this early accept- (b) PAYMENT TO GENERAL FUND.—If any of Congress. I remain strongly opposed to ance. I commit that we will drop the the provisions of the stipulation referred to the notion that storing nuclear waste report dealing with early acceptance in subsection (a) are not met by the date in a temporary facility on-site at when we get to conference, and I will that is ten years after the date of enactment Yucca Mountain is a solution to a direct the Secretary to apply the $4 of this Act, payments to the general fund of problem of nuclear waste. million to improving the security of the Treasury shall resume in accordance I adamantly oppose the committee’s the containers used to store spent fuel with section 403(f) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543(f)). opinion that transporting high-level at reactor sites. (c) AUTHORIZATION.—Amounts in the Lower nuclear waste from over 100 power Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Chairman, I Colorado River Basin Development Fund plants across this Nation through our thank the subcommittee chairman for H7132 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 his agreement to strike and remove the quest. So the Udall-Porter amendment RENEWABLE ENERGY—2004 BUDGET AND interim storage provisions regarding would still leave the Yucca account at APPROPRIATIONS this troubling language that is in the $144 million over the request. [In millions of dollars] bill. I look forward to working with Given the importance of the clean en- him as does my colleague, the gen- FY04 Udall- ergy programs, particularly at a time Program FY03 FY04 re- Com- Porter tleman from Nevada (Mr. PORTER), on approp quest mittee Amdt ensuring our constituents of this point when we are all concerned about our mark as well. energy security, I believe that our Solar Energy: amendment helps strike a greater bal- Concentrating Solar Power ...... 5.4 0 5.5 +4.1 AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. UDALL OF Photovoltaics ...... 76.5 76.7 71.2 +5.5 COLORADO ance in the bill. Zero Energy Buildings ...... 0 4.0 0 +4.0 Wind Energy ...... 44.0 41.6 41.6 +2.4 Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- Mr. Chairman, I do not want this to Hydropower ...... 5.3 7.5 5.4 +2.0 Geothermal Technology...... 30.0 25.5 25.5 +5.0 man, I offer an amendment. be a negative debate. My goal is to Biomass/Biofuels ...... 90.0 69.7 69.7 +6.0 The Clerk read as follows: focus on the importance of developing REPI ...... 5.0 4.0 4.0 +1.0 Amendment offered by Mr. UDALL of Colo- a diverse and balanced long-term en- Total ...... 256.2 229.0 222.9 30.0 rado: ergy policy, one that requires us to Page 17, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- think beyond today’s gasoline prices The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman sert the following: ‘‘(increased by from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON) continue to re- and beyond next year’s election. I want $30,000,000)’’. serve his point of order? Page 19, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- to talk about the real crises that will Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I with- sert the following: ‘‘(reduced by $30,000,000)’’. develop 10 or 20 years from now when draw my point of order. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (during the oil prices will probably go up perma- The CHAIRMAN. The point of order reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unani- nently as a result of increasing global is withdrawn. mous consent that the amendment be demand and passing the peak in global Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in considered as read and printed in the petroleum production. opposition to this amendment. I think RECORD. we provided very generous funding for The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection We have not done enough to prepare renewable energy sources, and I strong- to the request of the gentleman from for this eventuality, but investing in ly object to any reductions in the fund- Colorado? clean energy programs is one way to ing for Yucca Mountain repository. There was no objection. start. DOE’s renewable energy pro- Let me explain what our bill really Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I re- grams are vital to our Nation’s inter- does for renewable energy resources. serve a point of order against the est, helping to provide strategies and The enacted funding levels for renew- amendment. tools to address the environmental able energy resources for fiscal year Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- challenges we will face in the coming 2003 was $419.5 million. The request for man, I am offering this amendment decades. fiscal year 2004 was $444.2 million. How- with my colleague, the gentleman from ever, subsequent to submission of the Nevada (Mr. PORTER). I want to thank Investments in sustainable energy budget request, the Secretary of En- the gentleman for working with me. I technologies meet multiple other pub- ergy proposed transferring $73.6 million also want to thank my colleague, the lic policy objectives. Far from decreas- from renewable energy to a new Office gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. BERK- ing, U.S. dependence on imported oil for Electricity Transmission and Dis- LEY), who cannot be here today, for her has increased to record levels over the tribution. The House recommendation support of this amendment. last 25 years. These programs are help- for renewables is $330.1 million, an ap- The Udall-Porter amendment would ing to reduce our reliance on oil im- parent reduction of $89.3 million from add $30 million to a number of renew- ports, thereby strengthening our na- the current year. I say apparent be- cause $73.6 million of this apparent re- able energy programs at the Depart- tional security and also creating hun- duction represents the transfer to the ment of Energy. The programs to be in- dreds of new domestic businesses, sup- creased, solar energy, wind energy, new electricity office. Therefore, the porting thousands of American jobs, real reduction for renewable energy is geothermal technology, biomass and and opening new international mar- biofuels, Zero Energy Buildings, hydro- only $16 million compared to the cur- kets. While these technologies have be- power, and the Renewable Energy Pro- rent fiscal year. come increasingly cost-competitive, Our fund funds the mainstream re- duction Incentive were identified by newable programs for solar power, wind my friends in the clean energy commu- the pace of their penetration into the market will be determined largely by power, biomass, and geothermal energy nity as programs particularly in need exactly at the requested levels. We of additional funding. government support for future research as well as by assistance in catalyzing fund the International Renewable En- When taken together, these programs ergy Program, tribal energy activities, public-private partnerships. fall $33 million below fiscal year 2003 and the Renewable Energy Production levels. So the $30 million funding in- Not only economic independence, but Incentives all at the requested levels. crease we are proposing still falls short also environmental health and lower That sounds like renewable energy of fiscal year 2003 levels, so we consider energy costs are advanced by our in- does pretty well in our bill, and it does. this amendment to be a modest one. vestment in renewable energy. But in We made a few specific funding reduc- The $30 million increase for renew- order for these investments to pay off, tions and with good reason. The admin- able energy programs would come from istration wanted to double the funding funds for Yucca Mountain’s nuclear we have got to have a sustained com- mitment over the long term. It is time for hydrogen from $39.7 million to $88 waste disposal account. I want to make million. We cut that increase by $20 to recognize the value of clean energy clear that my aim in proposing this million, partly because the Department amendment is to restore funds to crit- research to our communities and to has not convinced us that it can spend ical clean energy programs, not to de- our world and to commit to sustaining that large of an increase construc- prive Yucca Mountain of funds it may our investment in clean energy for tively, and also because we learned need. years to come. that the Department intended to keep Indeed, I know that at least two of Our amendment does not do all that much of that funding within the na- Yucca’s programs, local impact assist- should be done, but it does greatly im- tional laboratories, rather than make ance and external oversight funds, are prove the bill, and I urge its adoption. it available competitively for industry very important to Nevada’s commu- and university research. nities. Our amendment does not seek Mr. Chairman, I should note finally We have eliminated the request for to take funds from these accounts. But our intention that funding for these $15 million of the National Climate the bill we are considering today in- programs be allocated at levels de- Change Technology Initiative not be- cludes $335 million for the nuclear scribed in tables that I will provide cause we opposed the research on this waste disposal account. This is fully here as a part of the Record. The table important topic, but because we op- $174 million over the President’s re- is as follows: posed the Department’s proposal to July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7133 pull funding from our bill and the Inte- uses nuclear power have paid over $16 that, frankly, has taken decades to get rior appropriations bill into a single million into the nuclear waste fund. It to this point. As the chairman pointed program. Such pooling is unwise and is time for the government to fulfill its out, rather than keeping spent nuclear unnecessary. statutory responsibilities and deliver fuel at on-site locations at 103 spots The Department presently spends an operational repository by the end of around the country, sound science tells over $1.6 billion annually on climate the decade. us that a geologic repository at a cen- change research. Over $1.1 billion of For the sake of our children and tral, safe and remote location is the that is in the energy and water devel- grandchildren, we cannot continue to way to go. opment bill. We do want the Depart- allow the opponents of the repository Now, this Congress has spoken not ment to seek out good technology ideas to continue to delay this vital project. once, but three times, twice with votes from the private sector and univer- Therefore, I strongly oppose the that were over 300. I think that is very sities, but it can certainly accomplish amendment. telling. It is very compelling that we that goal by simply making competi- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in should move forward, and there are no tive awards of a greater portion of the support of the amendment. show-stoppers on this location as being $1.6 billion available for climate Mr. Chairman, this amendment a problem for the safe repository, the change research. would restore funding to critical re- safe deposition of this spent fuel. We make several other minor reduc- newable energy research and develop- I commend the committee for the tions, but we also added $4.9 million to ment programs that have been cut critical funds it put into their bill for start construction of a new research fa- from other programs. Yucca Mountain. This is a national pri- cility at the National Renewable En- America’s energy consumption is at ority. The money will ensure the spent ergy Laboratories. I think we treated an all-time high, and rising. In order to fuel currently kept on site in our Na- the renewable energy programs very address the imbalance between con- tion’s communities, our lake shores fairly in the bill. sumption and domestic production, one and the environment will be removed What I do not think is fair and sound part of the solution is to continue the in a timely fashion. policy is a proposal to cut back funding advances in research and development b 1015 for the Yucca Mountain repository. of renewable energy resources. In my The majority of Members of this Cham- home State of Nevada, the sun shines Some would suggest that a geologic ber voted last year to designate Yucca more than 300 days out of a given year. repository at Yucca Mountain is not a Mountain as the site for the repository. We are also blessed with an abundance good idea and that we would be better I am sure the majority of Members of in the amount of other renewable re- off if we just left that spent fuel on this Chamber believe that the Depart- sources, such as geothermal, wind, and site. Such thinking cannot be, could ment of Energy is now moving forward biomass. not be more wrong; and Congress has aggressively to get the repository built As a Congressman from Nevada, and spoken not once but three times over- and operational. I am here to tell you representing the mightiest renewable whelmingly to move forward. that is not so. This program has been resource in the West, the Hoover Dam, The fact is that the amount of space starved for funding practically every Nevada can also boast that we have one available for spent fuel storage at these year by the actions of the other body. of the top research centers in the coun- 103 commercial nuclear power plants in The result of these persistent funding try for renewable energy, the Desert America is rapidly shrinking, and when cuts is that the Department has had to Research Institute. the on-site storage space run outs, it is defer much of the essential work that The people of Nevada have chosen gone. There is nothing. We cannot will be required to get this repository not to have nuclear power and rely in- build an annex. We cannot build a open by 2010. stead on the natural treasures of our room, a shack to put it in and it would Let me tell you, 2010 is a pipe dream State. Unfortunately, Nevada has been be safe if we were to. at the requested funding level. It sim- selected to become the country’s nu- With all of the uncertainty in today’s ply will not happen unless we provide clear waste dumping ground at Yucca world, it is critical for us to remove more funding for these essential tasks. Mountain. the spent fuel from those facilities and Our bill provides $174 million for these This amendment will benefit all store it in a central, safe, and remote tasks. In particular, we provide $70 mil- Americans and my constituents by location. As the chairman has said, lion so the Department can begin plan- moving funds from an unapproved, un- even leaving this spent fuel on site ning for a rail line to Nevada. And we necessary, unsafe facility by re- only escalates the security concerns prohibit the Secretary from routing directing them to renewable energy re- and, worse, the potential for mischief this line close to Las Vegas, which has search. I urge my colleagues to vote in and terrorism. been used by everybody as a political favor of this amendment and restore Nuclear energy, which represents ap- football. the funding for renewable energy pro- proximately 20 percent of the Nation’s We restore $9 million for funding for grams. energy supply, provides a viable, cost- external oversight by the State and af- I would like to thank my colleagues efficient, and clean alternative to fossil fected counties, and we provide $30 mil- from Nevada, especially the gentle- fuels. Nuclear power is a vital compo- lion of impact assistance to the af- woman from Nevada (Ms. BERKLEY), nent in the engine that drives the fected Nevada counties. In total $129 who could not be here today. On many American economy. Funds contained in million of these additional funds are to occasions in politics we are on opposite the program will enable the Depart- be spent in Nevada for the citizens of sides of the fence; however, when it ment of Energy to initiate repository Nevada. comes to Yucca Mountain, we operations hopefully in the year 2010. It is hard to argue that this addi- supercede politics, and I commend her I again want to commend the chair- tional funding harms the State of Ne- for her efforts on her fight against man for making the nuclear waste pro- vada. It is an economic development Yucca Mountain. gram a priority in the bill. He recog- tool whether Yucca Mountain opens or Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Chairman, nizes, as does the ranking member, never opens. It is a great economic tool I move to strike the last word. that it is a national priority; and I for Nevada, and I cannot understand Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to urge my colleagues to oppose this why Nevada Members would stand up the amendment. I would like to com- amendment. here and want to hurt the economy of mend the gentleman from Ohio (Chair- Mr. WAMP. Mr. Chairman, I move to Nevada. man HOBSON) for putting an emphasis strike the requisite number of words. I also want to remind Members that on this issue. I would also like to Mr. Chairman, I rise as a member of many of you have operating reactors, thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. the Subcommittee on Energy and closed reactors and DOE clean-up sites VISCLOSKY) for his work on this bill, Water Development of the Committee in your district. I do not believe you and also both of their staffs. on Appropriations to applaud the want this spent fuel and high-level Let me say, Congress has been debat- chairman for just an excellent work waste to stay in your districts indefi- ing this issue for a number of years, product in this bill and the ranking nitely. Rate-payers in every State that this whole issue of a waste repository, member, the gentleman from Indiana H7134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 (Mr. VISCLOSKY). They really have been of the Renewable and Energy Effi- at all; and, in fact, we will work in a aggressive, traveling, looking at the ciency Caucus, to talk about how we bipartisan way to increase funding problems, restructuring, reforming pro- can work together after this amend- when we get to conference for that. grams and really have done their ment is defeated today, because it Also, as a Member who serves on the homework. So they deserve a lot of needs to be; and in the best interests of Subcommittee on Homeland Security credit. the bill and moving the process for- on the Committee on Appropriations, I I also rise as the co-chairman of the ward, we are going to defeat this cannot emphasize enough to the House Renewable Energy and Energy Effi- amendment, but I would love to yield how important the funding is that is in ciency Caucus with the gentleman to my friend and engage in a little con- this bill that the chairman has put in from Colorado (Mr. UDALL) in support versation about how we can continue as far as nuclear energy, as far as the of renewables and increased funding for to work together this year because he storage issue for our national security. renewables, energy efficiency, and en- and I both know and believe that we It is extraordinarily important that we ergy conservation. The dilemma we must do more in this renewable front do not take money away from what the face, though, is that in our attempt to to make our country independent and chairman has placed in this account. It increase the funding, the offset that secure because energy independence in is a matter of national security. It is a the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. this country is homeland security. matter of our home security; and I UDALL) proposed, working with his We have got to wean ourselves off of would just implore all Members to en- friends in Nevada, is the wrong way to the reliance on Middle Eastern oil, and courage renewable energy research, but go; and I say that because I believe that means advancing solar and wind do not take it out of this account. It is that nuclear power is green power, is and biomass and geothermal and all of absolutely critical that we maintain clean power, and we absolutely must our renewable sources, and he is pas- the level of funding we have, and hope- solve the waste stream problem in sionate about it and so am I; but we fully increase, because it is a critical order to clean up the air in this coun- have got to find a way to do it within issue. try with new nuclear production. That the context of this bill. We will work Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I is the truth. They know it in Europe. together through conference. move to strike the requisite number of They know it around the world; but in Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- words. this country, some of our friends in the man, will the gentleman yield? Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the rec- environmental world believe that nu- Mr. WAMP. I yield to the gentleman ognition, and I rise in strong opposi- clear energy is not clean energy and it from Colorado. tion to the Udall-Porter amendment. is, but the waste stream is an issue. Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- The chairman, I think, has stated the We have got to get on with it. They man, I thank the gentleman from Ten- case very aptly. At the beginning of my are exactly right to be saying the top nessee for yielding, and I think the pas- remarks, I would like to make three priority in this bill is the Yucca Moun- sion of my good friend from Tennessee points, however. tain repository. We cannot cut that is self-evident here today; and I look I would note, as other speakers have budget. I am sorry to our friends in Ne- forward to working with him on this done, the absence of the gentlewoman vada. It is not in our national interests very important, crucial aspect of en- from Nevada (Ms. BERKLEY) from the to do that. ergy independence and how we can cre- First Congressional District of Nevada. On the renewable front, I want more ate jobs, protect the environment, Unfortunately, because of an illness in money. The chairman has pledged to make ourselves more secure in the long her family, she was not able to be here. work with us through conference. I term. Despite my opposition to the Udall- know that there are friends in the Sen- Mr. WAMP. Mr. Chairman, reclaim- Porter amendment, I would note for ate that will work with us on raising ing my time, over half of this House the record her strong support of it, her renewables at the conference. I have are members of the bipartisan caucus, continual lobbying on behalf of the every intention of advocating through and we want to continue to build sup- people of Nevada on this particular the process as a conferee for increased port for this most important national issue. funding on renewables. I would like to security issue of energy independence I would like to make three points. get that $16 million figure that the through the advancement of renew- The first is this is a matter of con- chairman referred to up to a level of ables and energy efficiency, energy sensus. The House has spoken on this funding amount, even though, as he conservation programs. I urge a ‘‘no’’ issue. The House passed a Yucca Moun- points out, we are at the President’s vote on this amendment respectfully. tain approval resolution in May of 2002 request on the key renewables of wind Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Chairman, I move by a vote of 306 to 117. The Senate and solar and biomass. to strike the requisite number of passed the resolution by voice vote, I do believe, though, that we can go words. and the President signed it into law in further; and I want to do that. We can First of all, I would just like to com- July of last year. do that. We could have done that mend the chairman and the ranking Secondly, this is a matter of time, today. We talked through the night member for just an unbelievable job and time is of the essence. The 2010 tar- last night about ways to find the off- and to thank the terrific staff that we get for opening a permanent repository set, but this is the wrong way to go be- have in this subcommittee. I am very is now 12 years later than the deadline cause of the offset from Yucca. All that proud to be a member of this sub- set on January 31, 1998, for DOE to does is hold up our ability to clean up committee and to have the opportunity begin taking waste from nuclear plant the air and to work out the waste to work with such great people. It is sites. stream with nuclear energy in this really an honor. Finally, this is a national security country. There is no one in the House who is issue. There are over 100 operating re- I come from the TVA region, and we more concerned about renewable en- actors, 103, with closed sites that need have five nuclear reactors. They are ergy than I am, and there are just a to have their waste removed. This is a the most efficient, they are the clean- couple of points I think that we should national security issue. We need to est, and they are the most productive make here. have this waste in one place, under sources of energy we have in the TVA I am going to oppose the amendment guard and contained. I am strongly op- system. That is 8 million customers, for various reasons. I would remind the posed to the amendment. nuclear; and we have worked the bugs House, last Monday afternoon when we Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. out of those reactors where they stay were doing the Agriculture appropria- Chairman, I move to strike the req- on line. They have a very high effi- tions bill on the floor here, we accepted uisite number of words. ciency rate, but we have to have a an amendment which put an additional Mr. Chairman, let me add my appre- place to store that waste; and Yucca $20 million into renewable energy re- ciation to both the chairman and the Mountain is that option that has been search. So combined with what the ranking member for a bill that really chosen, and we must move forward. chairman of the Subcommittee on En- encompasses many of the interests of I will be happy to yield to my friend ergy and Water Development has done, Americans from all of our regions, and from Colorado, who is my co-chairman we are not starving renewable energy I respect the disagreement of both the July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7135 chairman and the ranking member on involved in matching funds or not in- This is a comfortable home. It is nice this particular amendment; but I rise volved in being as cooperative as they looking, and it has net zero energy to support the amendment. I do want should be, that the Congress should be usage off the grid. These folks, using to also acknowledge the gentlewoman made aware, the agency should make existing technologies, have a net zero from Nevada (Ms. BERKLEY), who trav- that known because then our projects use of energy that is not produced in eled a long journey through the process are delayed when they are funded their home. This is technology that is of dealing with the Yucca Mountain through this bill because of the lack of on the very cusp of being market-based issue, but I think we should balance local cooperation. if we do a little more work on solar, this amendment for its impact on So I am hoping to work more exten- wind, and things like they have, which Yucca Mountain as much as its value sively with the Army Corps of Engi- is an in-ground heat pump. I just point to renewable energy. neers on local projects, particularly this out because we are at a very excit- I refer my colleagues back to the en- with flooding in the region I come from ing moment in time where we can push ergy legislation, both the legislation in Houston, and particularly in the these technologies over the top because that was debated in 2001 and then the 18th Congressional District. the prices are coming down so radi- subsequent legislation, where there Those narrow issues do not in any cally. was a great emphasis on renewable en- way undermine the importance of this I want to mention the Yucca Moun- ergy. It is well known that I come from amendment that I rise to support, and tain situation. I have been a supporter an oil-producing and gas-producing hopefully my colleagues will see the of the effort to move forward in Yucca area. That is Texas. I am a supporter of value in our investment in renewable Mountain, and I understand it is im- environmentally safe development of energy resources; and as well I will ap- portant to continue that funding our oil and gas reserves. In fact, I of- plaud my own constituents, Texas stream, but I want to confirm my un- fered an amendment that was accepted Southern University, that has done derstanding is the amount proposed by to provide for the enhanced develop- great work under the leadership of our the Udall amendment actually moves ment of energy resources in the gulf as deceased professor who had done such us a little closer to the number pro- it has been done in an environmentally great work for this. posed by the administration, which I safe manner. There are enormous re- b 1030 would give some credence to in this as- sources there. The coastal areas are sessment. I would argue this is a good amend- Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- supportive of that exploration, and we ment, a strong amendment, and I ask need more work by both the large cor- man, will the gentleman yield? my colleagues to support it. Mr. INSLEE. I yield to the gen- porations in oil- and gas-producing and Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I move tleman from Colorado to elaborate on the domestic producers. to strike the requisite number of In this instance, I believe it is impor- that. words. Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- tant for America to invest in its renew- Mr. Chairman, we all recognize the man, I thank the gentleman for yield- able energy, and this amendment has difficulties in dealing with appropria- ing, and I would just say to him that that component to it; and I think we tions bills. The committee, under noble that is the case. The President’s pro- should be focused on the value of solar leadership, has done an admirable job posal is about $174 million below what energy and other aspects of renewable in dealing with priorities, but I think is proposed in this legislation. energy. In fact, Texas Southern Uni- we ought to support this amendment And I, too, do not want to interfere versity, a Historically Black College in because it is a statement of intent by with the work that is going on in Ne- my congressional district, is one of the the U.S. House of Representatives to, vada when it comes to Yucca Moun- forerunners, if you will, of research in fact, embrace the type of visionary tain, but this would direct $30 million into solar energy. This is a viable, com- leadership that came from this podium from the $174 million, more than the parable, important aspect of our en- right behind me on May 9, 1961. President recommended, into this ac- ergy policy and our energy resources As we all know, on May 9, 1961, Presi- count, which would help us hurry the for the future. dent John F. Kennedy stood at this future, bend the curve, and get us to So this should not be only a pointed, well and challenged America to go to the point where these technologies are if you will, emphasis on the Yucca the moon and bring a man safely back available to all Americans, thereby Mountain issue, though I would argue within the decade. And that is the type creating jobs, protecting the environ- that those of us who made arguments of visionary leadership and over-the- ment, and, frankly, making us more se- in opposition to it still maintain that horizon thinking that we now need in cure on the international front. we should find some alternatives to the our energy policy in the United States. Mr. INSLEE. Reclaiming my time, approach being utilized in the Yucca Many of us have been talking about Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the Mountain effort; but this amendment, I the need for us to embrace a new Apol- gentleman for his explanation, and I believe, is an important amendment. lo energy project to, in fact, establish appreciate his leadership on that. Let me simply say this with respect very high bar goals for us that, to date, Mr. Chairman, I would note that we to the energy and water bill. I am we have not done; that we need to em- do have a problem with nuclear waste, gratified that included in the bill there brace a goal of eliminating our addic- but we have a problem in not having a is a great emphasis, if you will, on the tion to Middle Eastern oil; that we visionary energy policy. I hope we can Department of Energy resources and need to embrace a goal of significantly support the Udall amendment. science programs. As a member of the reducing our global climate change gas Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise House Committee on Science, I support emissions; and, most importantly, we in opposition to Mr. UDALL’s Amendment. the $3.48 billion in those programs. Let need to embrace a goal of building Last year I voted to endorse the Department me also say that I support the $4.48 bil- these new technologies here of hybrid of Energy and the President’s finding that lion for the Army Corps of Engineers cars and solar power and wind power Yucca Mountain is the best choice for a na- and raise the issue that is of serious rather than giving those jobs to Den- tional nuclear waste depository. Science and note in my region and that is flooding. mark, Germany and Japan. safety illustrate that Yucca Mountain is in our I have worked to provide dollars for So I think we ought to pass this Nation’s interest. National security further illus- the SIMS Bioproject in the 18th Con- amendment as a statement of congres- trates that Yucca Mountain is in our Nation’s gressional District and the White Oak sional intent to move in that direction. interest. Bioproject in the 18th Congressional And just to make a suggestion to my As such, Chairman HOBSON has rightly District and obviously need more as- colleagues as to why this is not pie in made funding the Nuclear Waste Program one sistance from the Army Corps of Engi- the sky, I just want to share a picture of his highest energy priorities. The Chair- neers, and I would recommend to this of a home in Virginia. This is a picture man’s mark provides a total of $765 million for body that the Army Corps of Engineers of the home of Alden and Carol Hatha- nuclear waste disposal, an increase of $174 works more closely with the local offi- way. They live in Hillsboro, Virginia. million over the budget request and $308 mil- cials to the extent that when they are It is a nice home. I have seen it. They lion more than fiscal year 2003. These addi- involved in projects, that when the built it for $360,000, just a little more tional funds are provided to enable the Depart- local officials or local entities are not than a conventional home. ment to open the Yucca Mountain repository H7136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 on schedule in 2010, with particular emphasis Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, I expenses, $320,468,000, to remain available in developing a rail line in Nevada that avoids move to strike the last word, and I until expended. the Las Vegas metropolitan area. would like to engage the distinguished URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND From a New Jersey perspective this site is gentleman from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON) in a DECOMMISSIONING FUND long over due. We live in the most densely colloquy. For necessary expenses in carrying out populated state in the nation, with 49 percent Mr. Chairman, water is a treasured uranium enrichment facility decontamina- of our power generated by nuclear energy and resource everywhere in this Nation. tion and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic for many years now, those wastes have been For my constituents, degraded water Energy Act of 1954 and title X, subtitle A, of stored on the grounds of our two nuclear reac- quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $392,002,000, to tor sites. Delta stemming from increased salin- be derived from the Fund, to remain avail- The time has come for the waste to be sent ity is a growing problem. The fiscal able until expended, of which $51,000,000 shall to a single national repository as was prom- year 2003 omnibus appropriation bill be available in accordance with title X, sub- ised in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 recognized this growing problem by title A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. and for which New Jersey taxpayers have dedicating $2 million for planning stud- SCIENCE contributed millions of dollars in their energy ies to enlarge the Los Vaqueros Res- For Department of Energy expenses includ- bills into the nuclear waste fund, specifically ervoir. The omnibus bill also dedicated ing the purchase, construction and acquisi- set up to pay for the costs of characterizing Central Valley Project storage feasi- tion of plant and capital equipment, and and developing the Yucca Mountain Site. bility funding towards Sites Reservoir, other expenses necessary for science activi- Mr. Chairman, for all of these reasons, I the Upper San Joaquin River and Shas- ties in carrying out the purposes of the De- partment of Energy Organization Act (42 urge my colleagues to oppose this amend- ta Dam in California. U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition ment and support the underlying bill. All of this funding was the result of or condemnation of any real property or fa- Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Chairman, last year I many years of debate and compromise cility or for plant or facility acquisition, spoke in opposition to the approval of Yucca and serves as one strong step towards construction, or expansion, and purchase of Mountain as a site for the Nation’s nuclear fixing California’s water supply prob- not to exceed 15 passenger motor vehicles for waste and I rise again to urge support for the lems, and I appreciate the help in this replacement only, including not to exceed Porter-Udall amendment to reduce funding for effort of the gentleman from Ohio. one ambulance, $3,480,180,000, to remain Yucca. Today’s appropriation bill thankfully available until expended. My home state, Utah, produces no nuclear continues this step, but a very large NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL waste. However, we are engaged in our own piece of the puzzle is missing: Los For nuclear waste disposal activities to battle against storing out of state nuclear Vaqueros funding. With the fact that carry out the purposes of Public Law 97–425, the Senate version of this bill contains as amended, including the acquisition of real waste at a site called Skull Valley. property or facility construction or expan- Our neighbor, the State of Nevada also pro- $1 million in funding for this important sion, $335,000,000, to remain available until duces no nuclear waste. Yet, this Congress in- water quality mechanism, I would like expended and to be derived from the Nuclear sists that Nevada should bear the responsi- to ask the gentleman for his commit- Waste Fund: Provided, That of the funds bility for housing thousands of tons of spent ment in funding this important project made available in this Act, $70,000,000 shall fuel. Not only is Nevada expected to house in the conference report. be used to initiate development of a rail line this waste, but states like Utah are expected Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the in the State of Nevada, connecting the exist- to allow the transportation of these hazardous, gentleman yield? ing national rail network with the reposi- life-threatening fuel rods through our neighbor- Mr. POMBO. I yield to the gentleman tory site on the Nevada Test Site: Provided from Ohio. further, That none of the funds provided in hoods. this or any other appropriations Act may be This great Nation depends on the concept Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I am used for the planning, design, or develop- of shared responsibility. The transportation of pleased to enter into a discussion with ment of the rail corridors that pass near the this waste throughout the Nation is a huge risk the chairman of the Committee on Re- Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, specifically that has not been properly considered. In the sources, and would tell him that I un- the Valley Modified Corridor and the Jean event of an accident, either at Yucca or on the derstand the need for this important Corridor, and variations thereof, as these way to Yucca, all of our fellow Americans will project, and I will commit to my friend corridors are delineated in the Final Envi- be forced to live with the consequences. I from California to do the best I can to ronmental Impact Statement for a Geologic secure funding for this project in the Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear urge my colleagues to join me in opposing Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at funding for Yucca Mountain and in supporting conference. Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, dated the Porter-Udall amendment. Mr. POMEROY. Reclaiming my time, February 2002: Provided further, That The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the Chair- $65,000,000 of the $70,000,000 made available in the amendment offered by the gen- man’s hard work in helping to resolve this Act for Nevada rail transportation shall tleman from Colorado (Mr. UDALL). California’s water problems, and I be available only if the Secretary designates The question was taken; and the thank him for his tireless effort and his rail as the preferred mode of transportation Chairman announced that the noes ap- help on this issue. within Nevada and selects a Nevada rail cor- peared to have it. Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask ridor within 60 days of enactment of this Act unanimous consent that the remainder and commences the necessary environmental Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chair- and engineering analysis to develop and man, I demand a recorded vote. of the bill, to page 39 line 23, be consid- issue a Record of Decision for a specific rail The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause ered as read, printed in the RECORD, alignment within the selected rail corridor 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on and open to amendment at any point. by June 30, 2005: Provided further, That not to the amendment offered by the gen- The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection exceed $2,500,000 shall be provided to the tleman from Colorado (Mr. UDALL) will to the request of the gentleman from State of Nevada solely for expenditures, be postponed. Ohio? other than salaries and expenses of State The Clerk will read. There was no objection. employees, to conduct scientific oversight responsibilities and participate in licensing The Clerk read as follows: The text of the bill from page 17, line 15, through page 39, line 23, is as fol- activities pursuant to the Nuclear Waste NON-DEFENSE SITE ACCELERATION Policy Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–425), as COMPLETION lows: amended: Provided further, That not to ex- For Department of Energy expenses, in- NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ceed $6,500,000 shall be provided to affected cluding the purchase, construction, and ac- For Department of Energy expenses nec- units of local governments, as defined in quisition of plant and capital equipment and essary for non-defense environmental serv- Public Law 97–425, to conduct appropriate ac- other expenses necessary for non-defense en- ices activities conducted as a result of nu- tivities pursuant to the Act: Provided further, vironmental management site acceleration clear energy research and development ac- That the distribution of funds to the State of activities in carrying out the purposes of the tivities that indirectly support the acceler- Nevada and affected units of local govern- Department of Energy Organization Act (42 ated cleanup and closure mission at environ- ment shall be solely for activities approved U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition mental management sites, as well as new in advance by the Department of Energy: or condemnation of any real property or any work scope transferred to the Environmental Provided further, That the funds for the State facility or for plant or facility acquisition, Management program, including the pur- of Nevada shall be made available solely to construction, or expansion, $170,875,000, to re- chase, construction, and acquisition of plant the Nevada Division of Emergency Manage- main available until expended. and capital equipment and other necessary ment by direct payment and to affected July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7137 units of local government by direct payment: for plant or facility acquisition, construc- property or facility construction or expan- Provided further, That within 90 days of the tion, or expansion; one fixed wing aircraft sion, $430,000,000, to remain available until completion of each Federal fiscal year, the for replacement only; and the purchase of expended. Nevada Division of Emergency Management, not to exceed six passenger motor vehicles, CERRO GRANDE FIRE ACTIVITIES the Governor of the State of Nevada, and of which four shall be for replacement only, (RESCISSION) each affected unit of local government re- including not to exceed two buses; From unobligated balances under this ceiving payments under this section shall $6,117,609,000, to remain available until Sep- heading, $75,000,000 are cancelled. provide certification to the Department of tember 30, 2006. POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS Energy that all funds expended from such DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND payments have been expended for activities For Department of Energy expenses, in- authorized by Public Law 97–425 and this cluding the purchase, construction and ac- Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Act. Failure to provide such certification quisition of plant and capital equipment and Administration Fund, established pursuant shall cause such entity to be prohibited from other incidental expenses necessary for to Public Law 93–454, are approved for offi- receiving any further Federal funding pro- atomic energy defense, defense nuclear non- cial reception and representation expenses in vided for similar activities: Provided further, proliferation activities, in carrying out the an amount not to exceed $1,500. During fiscal That none of the funds herein appropriated purposes of the Department of Energy Orga- year 2004, no new direct loan obligations may may be: (1) used directly or indirectly to in- nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ- be made. fluence legislative action on any matter ing the acquisition or condemnation of any OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN pending before Congress or a State legisla- real property or any facility or for plant or POWER ADMINISTRATION ture or for lobbying activity as provided in facility acquisition, construction, or expan- For necessary expenses of operation and 18 U.S.C. 1913; (2) used for litigation ex- sion, $1,280,195,000, to remain available until maintenance of power transmission facilities penses; or (3) used to support multi-State ef- September 30, 2006. and of marketing electric power and energy, forts or other coalition building activities: including transmission wheeling and ancil- Provided further, That all proceeds and recov- NAVAL REACTORS lary services, pursuant to the provisions of eries realized by the Secretary in carrying For Department of Energy expenses nec- section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 out activities authorized by the Nuclear essary for naval reactors activities to carry U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, includ- out the Department of Energy Organization power area, $5,100,000, to remain available ing but not limited to, any proceeds from the Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac- until expended; in addition, notwithstanding sale of assets shall be available without fur- quisition (by purchase, condemnation, con- the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to ther appropriation and shall remain avail- struction, or otherwise) of real property, $19,000,000 collected by the Southeastern able until expended. plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, and the purchase of not Power Administration pursuant to the Flood DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION to exceed one bus; $768,400,000, to remain Control Act to recover purchase power and (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) available until expended. wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain For salaries and expenses of the Depart- OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR ment of Energy necessary for departmental available until expended for the sole purpose For necessary expenses of the Office of the administration in carrying out the purposes of making purchase power and wheeling ex- Administrator in the National Nuclear Secu- of the Department of Energy Organization penditures. rity Administration, including official recep- Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the hire OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, tion and representation expenses (not to ex- of passenger motor vehicles and official re- SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION ceed $12,000), $341,980,000, to remain available ception and representation expenses (not to until September 30, 2006. For necessary expenses of operation and exceed $35,000), $224,329,000, to remain avail- maintenance of power transmission facilities able until expended, plus such additional ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE and of marketing electric power and energy, amounts as necessary to cover increases in ACTIVITIES for construction and acquisition of trans- the estimated amount of cost of work for DEFENSE SITE ACCELERATION COMPLETION mission lines, substations and appurtenant others notwithstanding the provisions of the For Department of Energy expenses, in- facilities, and for administrative expenses, Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): cluding the purchase, construction, and ac- including official reception and representa- Provided, That such increases in cost of work quisition of plant and capital equipment and tion expenses in an amount not to exceed are offset by revenue increases of the same other expenses necessary for atomic energy $1,500 in carrying out the provisions of sec- or greater amount, to remain available until defense site acceleration completion activi- tion 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 expended: Provided further, That moneys re- ties in carrying out the purposes of the De- U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern ceived by the Department for miscellaneous partment of Energy Organization Act (42 power area, $28,600,000, to remain available revenues estimated to total $123,000,000 in U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition until expended: Provided, That, notwith- fiscal year 2004 may be retained and used for or condemnation of any real property or any standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up operating expenses within this account, and facility or for plant or facility acquisition, to $1,512,000 collected by the Southwestern may remain available until expended, as au- construction, or expansion; $5,758,278,000, to Power Administration pursuant to the Flood thorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, remain available until expended. Control Act to recover purchase power and notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES wheeling expenses shall be credited to this 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein account as offsetting collections, to remain For Department of Energy expenses nec- appropriated shall be reduced by the amount available until expended for the sole purpose essary for defense-related environmental of miscellaneous revenues received during of making purchase power and wheeling ex- services activities that indirectly support fiscal year 2004, and any related unappropri- penditures; in addition, notwithstanding 31 the accelerated cleanup and closure mission ated receipt account balances remaining U.S.C. 3302, beginning in fiscal year 2004 and at environmental management sites, includ- from prior years’ miscellaneous revenues, so thereafter, such funds as are received by the ing the purchase, construction, and acquisi- as to result in a final fiscal year 2004 appro- Southwestern Power Administration from tion of plant and capital equipment and priation from the General Fund estimated at any State, municipality, corporation, asso- other necessary expenses, and the purchase not more than $101,329,000. ciation, firm, district, or individual as ad- of not to exceed one ambulance for replace- vance payment for work that is associated OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ment only, $990,179,000, to remain available with Southwestern’s transmission facilities, For necessary expenses of the Office of the until expended. consistent with that authorized in section 5 Inspector General in carrying out the provi- OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as of the Flood Control Act, shall be credited to For Department of Energy expenses, in- amended, $39,462,000, to remain available this account and be available until expended. cluding the purchase, construction, and ac- until expended. CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION quisition of plant and capital equipment and AND MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES other expenses necessary for atomic energy ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY defense, other defense activities, in carrying For carrying out the functions authorized ADMINISTRATION out the purposes of the Department of En- by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), WEAPONS ACTIVITIES August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other re- including the acquisition or condemnation of For Department of Energy expenses, in- lated activities including conservation and any real property or any facility or for plant cluding the purchase, construction, and ac- renewable resources programs as authorized, or facility acquisition, construction, or ex- quisition of plant and capital equipment and including official reception and representa- pansion, $666,516,000, to remain available other incidental expenses necessary for tion expenses in an amount not to exceed until expended. atomic energy defense weapons activities in $1,500, $171,000,000, to remain available until carrying out the purposes of the Department DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL expended, of which $167,236,000 shall be de- of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et For nuclear waste disposal activities to rived from the Department of the Interior seq.), including the acquisition or condemna- carry out the purposes of Public Law 97–425, Reclamation Fund: Provided, That up to tion of any real property or any facility or as amended, including the acquisition of real $166,000,000 collected by the Western Area H7138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood (e) The provisions of subsection (a) in this facturing capabilities at such facility in Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation section apply to contracts awarded for a order to maintain and enhance such capabili- Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power term of one year or more, not to interim ex- ties at such facility: Provided, That of the and wheeling expenses shall be credited to tensions of less than one year used to extend amount allocated to a covered nuclear weap- this account as offsetting collections, to re- contract performance until a long-term con- ons facility each fiscal year from amounts main available until expended for the sole tract is placed or to provide continuity of available to the Department of Energy for purpose of making purchase power and service between contracts. such fiscal year for national security pro- wheeling expenditures. SEC. 302. None of the funds appropriated by grams, not more than an amount equal to 2 FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND this Act may be used to— percent of such amount may be used for MAINTENANCE FUND (1) develop or implement a workforce re- these activities: Provided further, That for For operation, maintenance, and emer- structuring plan that covers employees of purposes of this section, the term ‘‘covered gency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Department of Energy; or nuclear weapons facility’’ means the fol- the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $2,640,000, to (2) provide enhanced severance payments lowing: remain available until expended, and to be or other benefits for employees of the De- (1) the Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, derived from the Falcon and Amistad Oper- partment of Energy, under section 3161 of the Missouri; ating and Maintenance Fund of the Western National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- (2) the Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Area Power Administration, as provided in cal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 42 U.S.C. (3) the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas; section 423 of the Foreign Relations Author- 7274h). (4) the Savannah River Plant, South Caro- ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. SEC. 303. None of the funds appropriated by lina; and this Act may be used to augment the (5) the Nevada Test Site. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION $15,000,000 made available for obligation by SEC. 309. Funds appropriated by this or any SALARIES AND EXPENSES this Act for severance payments and other other Act, or made available by the transfer For necessary expenses of the Federal En- benefits and community assistance grants of funds in this Act, for intelligence activi- ergy Regulatory Commission to carry out under section 3161 of the National Defense ties are deemed to be specifically authorized the provisions of the Department of Energy Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Pub- by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in- lic Law 102–484; 42 U.S.C. 7274h) unless the the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. Department of Energy submits a reprogram- 414) during fiscal year 2004 until the enact- 3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, ming request subject to approval by the ap- ment of the Intelligence Authorization Act and official reception and representation ex- propriate congressional committees. for fiscal year 2004. penses (not to exceed $3,000), $192,000,000, to SEC. 304. None of the funds appropriated by SEC. 310. Notwithstanding the provisions of remain available until expended: Provided, this Act may be used to prepare or initiate any other law, using funds appropriated in That notwithstanding any other provision of Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for a pro- this title, the Secretary of Energy shall pro- law, not to exceed $192,000,000 of revenues gram if the program has not been funded by ceed with planning and analyses for external from fees and annual charges, and other Congress. regulation of the Department’s laboratories services and collections in fiscal year 2004 (TRANSFERS OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES) under the Office of Science as directed in the shall be retained and used for necessary ex- report accompanying this bill. SEC. 305. The unexpended balances of prior penses in this account, and shall remain appropriations provided for activities in this TITLE IV available until expended: Provided further, Act may be transferred to appropriation ac- INDEPENDENT AGENCIES That the sum herein appropriated from the counts for such activities established pursu- APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION General Fund shall be reduced as revenues ant to this title. Balances so transferred may are received during fiscal year 2004 so as to For expenses necessary to carry out the be merged with funds in the applicable estab- result in a final fiscal year 2004 appropria- programs authorized by the Appalachian Re- lished accounts and thereafter may be ac- tion from the General Fund estimated at not gional Development Act of 1965, as amended, counted for as one fund for the same time pe- more than $0. for necessary expenses for the Federal Co- riod as originally enacted. Chairman and the alternate on the Appa- GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 306. None of the funds in this or any lachian Regional Commission, for payment DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY other Act for the Administrator of the Bon- of the Federal share of the administrative SEC. 301. (a) Notwithstanding any other neville Power Administration may be used to expenses of the Commission, including serv- provision of law, including section 303(c)(1) enter into any agreement to perform energy ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of title III of the Federal Property and Ad- efficiency services outside the legally de- of passenger motor vehicles, $33,145,000, to ministrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. fined Bonneville service territory, with the remain available until expended. exception of services provided internation- 253(c)(3)), none of the funds in this or any DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2004 ally, including services provided on a reim- SALARIES AND EXPENSES or any previous fiscal year may be used to bursable basis, unless the Administrator cer- make payments for any management and op- tifies in advance that such services are not For necessary expenses of the Defense Nu- erating contract of the Department of En- available from private sector businesses. clear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out ergy unless that contract was awarded using SEC. 307. When the Department of Energy activities authorized by the Atomic Energy competitive procedures within the past fifty makes a user facility available to univer- Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100– fiscal years or unless the Secretary of En- sities and other potential users, or seeks 456, section 1441, $19,559,000, to remain avail- ergy, not later than sixty days after the date input from universities and other potential able until expended. of enactment of this Act, publishes in the users regarding significant characteristics or DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY Federal Register and submits to the Com- equipment in a user facility or a proposed SALARIES AND EXPENSES mittees on Appropriations of the House of user facility, the Department shall ensure For necessary expenses of the Delta Re- Representatives and the Senate a notifica- broad public notice of such availability or gional Authority and to carry out its activi- tion of intent to use competitive procedures such need for input to universities and other ties, as authorized by the Delta Regional Au- for the procurement of each management potential users. When the Department of En- thority Act of 2000, as amended, notwith- and operating contract when the current ergy considers the participation of a univer- standing sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), and term of each such contract expires. sity or other potential user as a formal part- 382M(b) of said Act, $2,000,000, to remain (b) The Secretary may not impose any con- ner in the establishment or operation of a available until expended. ditions on the competition of a management user facility, the Department shall employ NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and operating contract that is funded under full and open competition in selecting such a this or any other appropriations Act that partner. For purposes of this section, the SALARIES AND EXPENSES may have the effect of biasing the competi- term ‘‘user facility’’ includes, but is not lim- For necessary expenses of the Commission tion in favor of the incumbent contractor or ited to: (1) a user facility as described in sec- in carrying out the purposes of the Energy otherwise providing for anything less than tion 2203(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and full and open competition of such contracts. 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13503(a)(2)); (2) a National Nu- the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, (c) For purposes of this section, the term clear Security Administration Defense Pro- including official representation expenses ‘‘management and operating contract’’ grams Technology Deployment Center/User (not to exceed $15,000), and purchase of pro- means a contract for the management and Facility; and (3) any other Departmental fa- motional items for use in the recruitment of operation of a Department of Energy labora- cility designated by the Department as a individuals for employment, $618,800,000, to tory, facility, site, or plant as used in sub- user facility. remain available until expended: Provided, part 17.601 of the Federal Acquisition Regu- SEC. 308. The Administrator of the Na- That of the amount appropriated herein, lation. tional Nuclear Security Administration may $33,100,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear (d) For purposes of this section, the terms authorize the manager of a covered nuclear Waste Fund: Provided further, That revenues ‘‘competitive procedures’’ and ‘‘full and open weapons research, development, testing or from licensing fees, inspection services, and competition’’ have the meanings provided in production facility to engage in research, de- other services and collections estimated at section 4 of the Office of Federal Procure- velopment, and demonstration activities $538,844,000 in fiscal year 2004 shall be re- ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403). with respect to the engineering and manu- tained and used for necessary salaries and July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7139 expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 rules of the House of Representatives the ranking member for us to reach U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until prohibiting legislation on appropria- these agreements and these conclu- expended: Provided further, That the sum tion bills. sions. I wish it was true of all the sub- herein appropriated shall be reduced by the Section 310 extends requirements on committees of the Committee on Ap- amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2004 so as to result in a final fiscal year the DOE that are inconsistent with its propriations. What occurred this week 2004 appropriation estimated at not more authority to self-regulate its facilities in another appropriations matter, than $79,956,000. and contractors for nuclear safety and where legislation was added that was OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL worker health and safety provided for strictly objected by the Committee on For necessary expenses of the Office of In- in its organic statutes. Section 310 re- Energy and Commerce, and which has spector General in carrying out the Inspec- quires the Secretary of Energy to fund now produced a bill which will have tor General Act of 1978, as amended, infrastructure improvements at non- very great difficulty moving through $7,300,000, to remain available until Sep- defense science facilities to comply this House, is a bad example of that tember 30, 2005: Provided, That revenues from with the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- kind of relationship. licensing fees, inspection services, and other sion and Occupational Safety and All of the authorizing chairmen that services and collections estimated at Health Administration regulations. I work with on the committees of juris- $6,716,000 in fiscal year 2004 shall be retained This requires the Secretary to imple- and be available until expended, for nec- diction, who work very hard with the essary salaries and expenses in this account ment infrastructure improvements not staffs, who are extraordinarily com- notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur- currently required by law. petent in these areas, and the Members ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall The language in section 310 clearly who spend all their waking hours work- be reduced by the amount of revenues re- constitutes legislation on an appropria- ing in these committees in these spe- ceived during fiscal year 2004 so as to result tion bill in violation of clause 2 of rule cific authorizing areas are offended in a final fiscal year 2004 appropriation esti- XXI of the Rules of the House. I there- when legislation comes on an appro- mated at not more than $584,000. fore insist on my point of order. priation bill changing the policies or in NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD The CHAIRMAN. Does any Member some way affecting the policies that we SALARIES AND EXPENSES wish to be heard on the gentleman’s so carefully try to work out for the For necessary expenses of the Nuclear point of order? benefit of this body, both on the Demo- Waste Technical Review Board, as author- If not, the Chair is prepared to rule. cratic and Republican side of the aisle. ized by Public Law 100–203, section 5051, The Chair finds that the section pro- And when we find we do not have the $3,177,000, to be derived from the Nuclear poses explicitly to supersede existing cooperation of an appropriating com- Waste Fund, and to remain available until law. As such, it constitutes legislation mittee, it really is disturbing. expended. in violation of clause 2(b) of rule XXI. TITLE V This is a good example of how the The point of order is sustained and process should work. I wanted to come GENERAL PROVISIONS the provision is stricken. to the floor to thank the chairman and Are there any amendments? SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by the ranking member for showing, I this Act may be used in any way, directly or Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Chairman, I move hope, the other subcommittees of the indirectly, to influence congressional action to strike the last word. Committee on Appropriations how it on any legislation or appropriation matters Mr. Chairman, let me take this time should be done, how it ought to be pending before Congress, other than to com- to first thank and express my apprecia- done, and how the relationship between municate to Members of Congress as de- tion on behalf of the Committee on En- scribed in 18 U.S.C. 1913. authorizing and appropriating commit- ergy and Commerce to the chairman of SEC. 502. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE tees should, in fact, be a strong and co- the subcommittee who brings this bill EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of operative and workable one. before us today and to the ranking the Congress that, to the greatest extent Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the practicable, all equipment and products pur- member from Indiana for the extraor- chased with funds made available in this Act dinary cooperative spirit in which this gentleman yield? should be American-made. subcommittee of the Committee on Ap- Mr. TAUZIN. I yield to the gen- (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing fi- propriations has worked with our au- tleman from Ohio. nancial assistance to, or entering into any thorizing committee, the Committee Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I would contract with, any entity using funds made on Energy and Commerce, on so many like to also say thank you to the gen- available in this Act, the head of each Fed- tleman from Louisiana for his cour- eral agency, to the greatest extent prac- issues of importance when it comes to ticable, shall provide to such entity a notice funding the energy programs of our tesies that he extended to us in work- describing the statement made in subsection country that are under our commit- ing out a couple of things we had. And (a) by the Congress. tee’s jurisdiction. I did not get a chance to, but I also (c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PER- This is a great example of how the want to thank the gentleman from New SONS FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE appropriators can and should work York (Mr. BOEHLERT), the gentleman IN AMERICA.—If it has been finally deter- with authorizing committees. We just from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) of Committee mined by a court or Federal agency that any saw a point of order that was ruled by on Transportation and Infrastructure, person intentionally affixed a label bearing a the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. TOM ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in- the chairman on behalf of our com- scription with the same meaning, to any mittee to strike language that would DAVIS), and all the other chairmen we product sold in or shipped to the United have legislated on this appropriation worked with to get this bill to the floor States that is not made in the United States, bill. We have had many discussions today. the person shall be ineligible to receive any with the chairman and ranking mem- I think everybody has been very rea- contract or subcontract made with funds ber and our staffs over the past few sonable in working together, because made available in this Act, pursuant to the days, and have worked through the bill there were some jurisdictional things, debarment, suspension, and ineligibility pro- to both approve those changes our but we all understood what we were cedures described in sections 9.400 through trying to do, and I very much appre- 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. committee agrees with the appropri- SEC. 503. None of the funds made available ators that should be included in this ciate the gentleman’s comments and in this Act may be transferred to any depart- appropriation bill, and to find the lan- the cooperation not only of the gen- ment, agency, or instrumentality of the guage, such as the one we just objected tleman himself, but the staffs of each United States Government, except pursuant to and might have been proposed au- of the Members I mentioned in working to a transfer made by, or transfer authority thorizing language on an appropriation with our staff to work this out. provided in, this Act or any other appropria- bill. The spirit by which that has been Mr. TAUZIN. Reclaiming my time, tion Act. accomplished has been, I hope, an ex- Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman, The CHAIRMAN. Are there any ample for all the authorizing commit- and he makes a good point. I should points of order? tees and the appropriators. also say that I speak for the gentleman POINT OF ORDER I want to thank the chairman again from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS), the Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I make personally for the way in which he has gentleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG), a point of order that section 310 of the approached us and asked us for these and the gentleman from New York (Mr. bill violates clause 2 of rule XXI of the discussions and, in fact, worked with BOEHLERT), all of whom were invited H7140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 into this process as authorizing chair- The CHAIRMAN. The question is on and all this amendment says is that no men to work with this Committee on the amendment offered by the gen- funds can be used for these Federal Appropriations. tleman from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS). agents running these dams to take And, again, all of us want to thank The amendment was agreed to. water that is not theirs for the purpose the gentleman for the way in which he AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. WILSON OF NEW of enforcing the Endangered Species has approached the serious duties we MEXICO Act. have in authorizing the programs that Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Mr. We should not be ordering agencies the gentleman so diligently worked to Chairman, I offer an amendment. to breach contracts on water delivery correctly appropriate for. I thank the The Clerk read as follows: that have existed for 40 years. These gentleman for that. Amendment offered by Mrs. WILSON of New agencies have no water rights. They AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TOM DAVIS OF Mexico: did not buy this water. If the courts VIRGINIA At the end of the bill (preceding the short can order this, they can order anybody Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. title), insert the following: who has bought a bottle of water at the SEC. . None of the funds made available Chairman, I offer an amendment. in this Act may be used to release water Circle K or at Sam’s Club to walk down The Clerk read as follows: from the San Juan Chama Project or Middle to any river in this country and pour it Amendment offered by Mr. TOM DAVIS of Rio Grande Project for the purpose of com- in because that is exactly what this Virginia: plying with the Endangered Species Act of ruling in Denver has done. On page 38, line 20, strike all after ‘‘502.’’ 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We are supporting the restoration of through ‘‘(c)’’ on page 39, line 7. Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (during the fish downstream, with restoration Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask of the channel, with breeding projects the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the amend- at the zoo, with leasing of rights, but unanimous consent that the amend- we cannot allow Federal judges to seize ment be considered as read and printed ment be considered as read and printed in the RECORD. water and overturn water law in the in the RECORD. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection entire West. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection This is an interim fix with bipartisan to the request of the gentleman from to the request of the gentlewoman support. It is supported by Bill Rich- Virginia? from New Mexico? ardson, the Governor of New Mexico, There was no objection. There was no objection. (Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia asked Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the by Senator BINGAMAN and Senator and was given permission to revise and gentlewoman yield? DOMENICI, by New Mexico’s Attorney extend his remarks.) Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. I yield General Patsy Madrid, by Mayor Marty Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. to the gentleman from Ohio. Chavez, Mayor Larry Delgado, both Chairman, first of all, I want to asso- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, we have Democrats, mayors of the city of Santa ciate myself with the remarks of the no objection to gentlewoman’s amend- Fe and of Albuquerque, and broadly gentleman from Louisiana. ment. If she wishes to explain it brief- supported throughout our community. Mr. Chairman, I ask the amendment ly, that is fine. We have to protect water rights and be adopted. Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Re- protect the law that allows these The Buy American Act applies to supplies claiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I projects to be built in the first place. costing more than $2,500 and establishes a thank the chairman for his acceptance Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. preference for domestic supplies that are man- of my amendment, but I would like to Chairman, I rise in opposition to the ufactured in the U.S. Generally, it applies to briefly explain it. amendment. acquisitions below the $177,000 Trade Agree- Back in 1962, this Congress approved Mr. Chairman, the amendment spon- ments Act of 1979, TAA threshold. a water project in northern New Mex- sor has good intentions. She wants to Commercial firms are required to certify ico and southern Colorado that builds protect the cities and protect the water compliance with the Buy American Act, poten- 26 miles of tunnels to take water from supply for the cities of Albuquerque tially exposing them to civil false claims and the Colorado River system down for and Santa Fe. I also share her concerns other sanctions, even if they have made a the city of Albuquerque, which is south and wish it was just as easy as offering good faith effort to comply with the Govern- of this map, and it goes through these an amendment to protect the water ment-unique requirements. This creates sig- tunnels to Herron Reservoir. Those supply for our cities. I am sad to say nificant financial and legal burdens for indus- water works started within the last that this amendment does not solve try, given that more and more information month, and Albuquerque has started the problems we face in New Mexico technology and goods so critical for the Gov- taking that water out of the Rio and across the West on water. It is a ernment’s needs being sourced in our global Grande River under multiple contracts Band-Aid. economy from around the world. with Federal agencies to get that water Representatives for the six tribes in Some companies have responded to Buy there. the Middle Rio Grande have told me American Act restrictions by establishing cost- Unfortunately, two judges in Denver, this amendment will force them into a ly, labor-intensive product tracking systems Colorado, recently came out with an lawsuit. If the San Juan Chama and that are not needed in their commercial busi- opinion that threatens to undo water Middle Rio Grande water is off the ness, to ensure that products being sold to the all throughout the West, and will mean table, then tribal water is some of the Government meet the government-unique re- that citizens in cities and counties only water left in the river. The De- quirements. In a few cases, companies have throughout the country can no longer partment of Interior has said they will simply stopped selling certain products in the plan for their water future. This $42 take tribal waters to satisfy the ESA. federal marketplace, denying access to some million project now is threatened. It Is the gentlewoman prepared to settle of the latest, more cost-effective products. provides a third of the water for the the tribe’s lawsuit in her amendment? The Buy American Act imposes financial city of Santa Fe, almost all of the fu- Settling one’s lawsuit and creating and legal burdens on the taxpayers and the ture water for the city of Albuquerque, another lawsuit does not seem to me to commercial companies that sell to the Govern- and it is not native water. This is not be much of a solution. Legislatively ment. This restriction on the Government’s Rio Grande water. It is from Colorado, distinguishing one lawsuit, but cre- ability to obtain needed technology goods from and it was purchased by the people of ating another one does not seem like it the World market is a cold war anachronism. New Mexico and brought here. is getting us to the point we want to be Given our growing reliance on information What this judge has decided is that at. technology and other advanced products—and they can order Federal agents who run This amendment does not deal with the current global nature of industry, the Gov- these dams to pour the water into the the realities we face in the West in ernment’s ability to get the goods it needs at river and require it stay there because terms of water. Our water resources reasonable prices will be crippled by this re- there is a fish down at the bottom end are overallocated. The amendment strictive provision. of the river that might need it. does not deal with that. We have an ex- Therefore, I ask support of my amendment. ploding population growth in New Mex- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in b 1045 ico, 20 percent over the last 10 years. support of the amendment, and advise These are man-made structures. It is Population is stretching our water re- the gentleman that we accept it. not water native to the Rio Grande, sources to the limits. We are in the July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7141 midst of a serious drought. Our water But let us look at what a 1 percent which shows what I am up against infrastructure is outmoded for current cut would mean to some of the pro- when I go to conference on this bill. needs. This amendment fails to deal grams. In the $33.1 million line item for Frankly, they are $220 million above with these realities and many other the Appalachian Regional Commission, this bill when we go to deal with them, crucial issues. this would mean a cut, $331,000. I said so I think we have been pretty good I am working on legislation which thousand. That is something we do not with our 302(b) allocation. addresses these realities, and I hope understand up here because we do not I strongly oppose the gentleman’s that the gentlewoman and other mem- use that term. We talk in millions and amendment. bers of the New Mexico House delega- billions. It would be $331,000. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I tion will join me in this effort. We need One businessman has said that a move to strike the last word. legislation that sets up incentives to businessman who could not find a way Mr. Chairman, I would like to indi- conserve our water resources and de- to save a penny out of a dollar should cate my strong opposition to the velop collaborative solutions at the not be in business, and that is what we amendment offered. I think of all of local level. We need legislation which are talking about with this amend- the discrete decisions that have been restores and protects the Rio Grande ment. We are talking about a penny made on individual projects that were River and the surrounding Bosque. We out of a dollar. carefully considered, an across-the- need to encourage technological solu- My reasons are simple. They are tell- board cut is certainly not the way to tions for new sources of water, and we ing us this very week that next year approach the legislative process, and I need to harness technology to increase our deficit will be $475 billion. That is am strongly opposed to the amend- water efficiency. 4.2 percent of the entire budget, and ment. This amendment accomplishes none viewed in that light, the 1 percent cut The CHAIRMAN. The question is on of these important objectives, nor does that I am talking about is probably not the amendment offered by the gen- this amendment move us toward sus- adequate. tleman from Colorado (Mr. HEFLEY). tainable water practices. As I said yesterday on a similar The question was taken; and the The CHAIRMAN. The question is on amendment, when I came to Congress, Chairman announced that the noes ap- the amendment offered by the gentle- we had a $200 billion deficit, and all of peared to have it. woman from New Mexico (Mrs. WIL- us, most of us, many of us, were con- Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I de- SON). vinced that is something we absolutely mand a recorded vote. The amendment was agreed to. had to come to erase, we had to come The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. HEFLEY to grips with. I am offering this amend- 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I offer ment to say this needs to be a priority the amendment offered by the gen- an amendment. again. We need to balance our budget. tleman from Colorado (Mr. HEFLEY) The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will des- Good things may fall by the wayside will be postponed. ignate the amendment. because a better value, that of bal- The text of the amendment is as fol- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KUCINICH ancing the budget, comes into play. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I offer lows: We are looking at doubling the an amendment. Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. HEFLEY: amount from when I came here, and we At the end of the bill (before the short The Clerk read as follows: title), insert the following: do not seem to be worried about it at all. Given that context, I do not think Amendment offered by Mr. KUCINICH: SEC. ll. Total appropriations made in Page 39, after line 24, insert the following: this Act (other than appropriations required asking the administration to find a SEC. 504. The Nuclear Regulatory Commis- to be made by a provision of law) are hereby savings of 1 cent on a dollar is too sion shall revoke the license to the Davis reduced by $272,110,000. much to ask. Mr. Chairman, I urge Besse nuclear power plant, in accordance Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, once adoption of the amendment. with the petition filed with the Nuclear Reg- again I rise to offer an amendment to Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in ulatory Commission under section 2.206 of cut the level of funding in this appro- strong opposition to the gentleman’s title 10, Code of Federal Regulations on Feb- priations bill, to cut by it approxi- amendment. ruary 3, 2003, March 27, 2003, and July 7, 2003, mately $272.1 million, or approximately I was the Speaker’s delegate to the (Accession No. ML030370067). 1 percent of the total outlays of the budget when we balanced the budget. I Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I re- bill. The reason it is structured a little am very aware of budget priorities. I serve a point of order against the differently this time instead of 1 per- am also an appropriator. amendment. cent across-the-board cut, I do not I have great difficulty with every- The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman want there to be any mistake about it, body saying the administration’s deci- from Ohio (Mr. HOBSON) reserves a that we mean that 1 percent has to sions are right. We had a discussion point of order. come out of every single program in earlier which I agreed with that we Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I rise this bill. have great infrastructure problems in to offer an amendment to revoke the There are some wonderful programs this country that are not being taken operating license of the Davis Besse in this bill the gentleman from Ohio care of and will cost more money if we nuclear power plant. I do so because of (Mr. HOBSON) has put together and do not fix them in the future. the substantial safety issues at this re- funded. There are probably some pro- It is very interesting to me that the actor and the poor response by the grams that the gentleman would agree gentleman picked the Appalachian Re- plant owner and the Nuclear Regu- need more money, and there may be gional Commission to mention, be- latory Commission. some programs that the gentleman cause if I had my way, I would have ze- I offer this amendment to ensure the would agree probably should go out of roed it all out, but I cannot tell the safety of the residents of the 10th Con- existence because they are not working Chairman how many Members of Con- gressional District of Ohio who live very well, so they should be elimi- gress have come to me and complained less than 100 miles from the Davis nated. to me about the fact that I went with, Besse Nuclear Power Station. Due to The way this is structured is if we not my wish, but I went with what the its proximity to the plant and the pre- cut these funds, it would be up to the President and the OMB, what their pro- vailing wind conditions, people and administration to decide where these vision was in the bill. I cannot tell how property within the 10th Congressional cuts should go. I suppose we will once many Members have come and said, District would be detrimentally af- again hear about the impact these cuts this is death. This is the end of the fected if a nuclear accident were to would have on certain programs, but world. occur at the Davis Besse facility. this amendment is particularly de- So $331,000 may not sound like much, This amendment is not a permanent signed not to bring that into play. It is but I can tell the Chairman that to the shutdown. It would merely require the possible that a 1 percent cut could im- Members that have all come to me, Davis Besse owners to reapply for a pact some of the small programs. That they want it increased dramatically. new license. This would force a vastly is why it is left up to the administra- They want me to double the money; improved assessment of the nuclear tion to decide where it is to come from. and the Senate is at about $71 million, plant before it restarts. The basic fact H7142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 is that Davis Besse came far too close operable since the plant began its oper- Davis-Besse to operate until February 16, to a serious loss of coolant accident. ation in 1977. A valve that needed to be 2002. The reactor core, the heart at the reac- open to supply cooling water to meas- There is significant evidence that tor, at the Davis Besse nuclear plant, ure explosive hydrogen in a loss-of- FirstEnergy falsely represented the condition sits within a metal pot designed to cooling accident has been closed for 25 of the pressure vessel and associated piping withstand pressures of up to 2,500 years and is now rusted shut. Accord- in order to avoid an NRC-ordered shutdown, pounds per square inch. ing to First Energy, a crack developed and knowingly and recklessly exposed the The pot, called the reactor vessel, in a control nozzle in 1990. By 1995, the people of Ohio to a grave and preventable has carbon steel walls nearly 6 inches crack grew all the way through the safety risk. thick to provide the necessary nozzle. Boric acid from the water leak- Unfortunately, the NRC has recently issued strength. Because the water cooling ing through the crack began attacking a draft decision to deny my petition. They just the reactor contains boric acid, which the reactor vessel head. By 1999, the re- don’t get it. The NRC must place the safety of is highly corrosive to carbon steel, the actor vessel head corrosion was bad people before the profits of the nuclear indus- entire inner surface of the reactor ves- enough that iron oxide, rust particles, try. sel is covered with 3/16-inch stainless were being detected in the containment Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, does the steel protection. This is the first line of atmosphere. Once it opened, the hole gentleman withdraw this amendment? defense to protect us from radiation. widened by nearly 2 inches per year. I insist upon my point of order. I want to point to this picture here. It is clear that First Energy and the Mr. KUCINICH. The gentleman in- Water routinely leaked onto the reac- NRC have failed my constituents. Of sisting upon the point of order, I will tor vessel’s outer surface, and because course, complacency on the part of the withdraw the amendment using this the outer surface lacked a protective plant’s owner and the NRC really opportunity to call this to the atten- steel coating, boric acid ate its way caused the hole in the reactor head. tion of the public. through the carbon steel wall until it The following are examples of this compla- The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, reached the back side of the inner cency: the amendment is withdrawn. liner. The cavity was 7 inches long, 6 Workers did not discover the damage during There was no objection. inches wide and 6 inches deep. High visual inspections of the reactor vessel head AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. MANZULLO pressure from the reactor vessel pushed in 1998 and again in 2000. Boric acid crystals Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Chairman, I the stainless steel outward into the coated the reactor vessel head masking the offer an amendment. cavity formed by the boric acid. metal surface. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will des- When problems with leaking CRDM flanges ignate the amendment. b 1100 surfaced years ago, workers at Davis-Besse The text of the amendment is as fol- An engineering analysis by First En- proposed a modification that would enable lows: ergy revealed that the bulging stain- better inspections of the reactor vessel head. Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. MAN- less steel was beginning to crack. Management approved this modification, but ZULLO: At the end of the bill (before the short These cracks certainly suggest that then deferred its implementation. given enough time, the reactor wall title), insert the following: When boric acid crystals were repeatedly SEC.ll. None of the funds made available would have ruptured. Any tear or rup- found coating the outer surface of the reactor in this Act may be used— ture in this wall would drain the reac- vessel head, workers at Davis-Besse merely (1) to acquire manufactured articles, mate- tor and require the emergency backup tried cleaning them away. The plant’s design rials, or supplies unless section 2 of the Buy safety systems to work properly to required all components coming into contact American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is applied to the avoid a major accident. with reactor water to be made of corrosion-re- contract for such acquisition by substituting Experts have concluded that if the sistant materials or to be clad with a protective ‘‘at least 65 percent’’ for ‘‘substantially all’’; hole was not discovered, the reactor or layer of stainless steel. The outer surface of (2) to enter into a contract for the con- would have ruptured in the next year the reactor vessel head was neither corrosion- struction, alteration, or repair of any public of operation. In short, a small leak in resistant nor coated with stainless steel. Man- building or public work unless section 3 of a critical area that began around 1996 agement tolerated a degraded condition pro- the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10b) is ap- came far too close to creating a serious hibited by the plant’s design. plied to such contract by substituting ‘‘at nuclear accident. Armed with knowledge about leaking CRDM least 65 percent’’ for ‘‘substantially all’’. I want to point to another card here flanges at Davis-Besse causing the outer sur- Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. that illustrates what happened when face of the reactor vessel to be coated with Chairman, I reserve a point of order. the NRC asked for information about boric acid crystals, about the high likelihood The CHAIRMAN. The point of order what was going on at Davis-Besse. that one or more CRDM nozzles would be is reserved. First Energy, the company running cracked, and about elevated iron oxide levels Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Chairman, the this plant, removed the photograph of within the containment building, management purpose of this amendment is to make the reactor head that was taken during lobbied the NRC in fall 2001 to allow it to skip the Army Corps of Engineers and parts April of 2000. This is the photograph. the reactor vessel head inspection mandated of the Department of Energy and De- This company removed this photograph by the end of the year. partment of the Interior increase the from a packet of information that was There is also evidence of complacency by American content of the parts that given to the NRC. Damage from the the NRC. they buy from 50 percent to 65 percent. corrosion is clearly indicated in the The NCR’s Inspector General recently con- These types of materials are to be used photograph. There is an evident red cluded: in construction projects that are sup- river of boric acid flowing from the top During the review of the potentially haz- plied right here in America and there is of the reactor head. This company re- ardous condition at Davis-Besse, the NRC no hardship in applying that higher moved this photograph from a file in staff considered the financial impact to the li- standard. The bulldozers, tractors, order to cover up the kind and extent censee of an unscheduled plant shut down. dredging equipment, pumps, drills, of damage that was occurring. The fact that FENOC sought and staff allowed these items are all made right here in A recent report by the Union of Con- Davis-Besse to operate past December 31, America and, it helps out the strug- cerned Scientists entitled, ‘‘Davis- 2001, without performing inspections was driv- gling manufacturing base. Besse: The Reactor With a Hole in Its en in large part by a desire to lessen the fi- The congressional district that I rep- Head,’’ documented the potential fail- nancial impact on FENOC that would result resent, the biggest city, Rockford, is ures of the safety systems that would from an early shutdoen. between 10.5 and 11 percent unemploy- have been necessary if the steel liner NRC appears to have informally established ment. We lost two factories just this had ruptured. The report concludes an unreasonably high burden of requiring ab- past week. It continues over and over that the nuclear industry backup safe- solute proof of a safety problem, versus lack again, the erosion of our manufac- ty systems fail all too often for the nu- of reasonable assurance of maintaining public turing base. Nationwide we are down to clear industry to depend on them. health and safety, before it will act to shut about 14.5 million manufacturing jobs. Last week, First Energy made public down a power plant. The staff articulated this We are losing 57,000 manufacturing jobs that an essential safety system was in- standard to OIG as a rationale for allowing each month for the past 34 months. July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7143 What we are saying here is very sim- fill that does not meet all requirements and (1) any special nuclear material or byprod- ple. When using taxpayers’ dollars, use standards applicable to landfills containing uct material; that money to buy products that are hazardous waste under Federal law, or under (2) any nuclear production or utilization made in America, at least up to the 65 a State regulatory program authorized by facilities; or section 3006 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (3) any components, technologies, sub- percent, to help stabilize our manufac- (42 U.S.C. 6926), with respect to landfill lin- stances, technical information, or related turing base plus also to provide the ing, leachate collection systems, and ground- goods or services used (or which could be jobs so people can pay the taxes in water and soil column monitoring systems. used) in a nuclear production or utilization order to keep those government agen- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I re- facility; except that, this restriction shall cies going. serve a point of order against the gen- not apply to exports, reexports, transfers, or Mr. Chairman, because of the rules, I retransfers of radiation monitoring tech- tleman’s amendment. nologies. ask unanimous consent to withdraw The CHAIRMAN. The point of order Mr. MARKEY (during the reading). my amendment. is reserved. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I bring sent that the amendment be considered the amendment is withdrawn. this amendment to the House’s atten- There was no objection. as read and printed in the RECORD. tion really to deal with a weakness in The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Chairman, I our existing laws regarding the dis- move to strike the last word. to the request of the gentleman from posal of low-level nuclear waste. In the Massachusetts? Mr. Chairman, I rise today to engage State of Washington, the Department in a colloquy with the chairman. In There was no objection. of Energy has plans to ship into the Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, this is 1999, the Army Corps of Engineers de- Hanford site tons and tons of what is a very simple amendment, and it is clared that the Cherry Creek Reservoir characterized as low-level nuclear based upon a very complex, controver- was in need of a $100 million expansion. waste for disposal in unlined trenches. sial, but ultimately ineffective, set of The need for the expansion was based Unfortunately, because of existing law, agreements which we reached with the on whether projections forecasting not they may at the moment under RCRA North Korean Government making a just one but two 1,000-year storms hit- statutes be allowed to do that. But this promise to that government that we in ting the arid front range of Colorado in is clearly something we need to resolve conjunction with our allies would a 2-week period. because current RCRA law would not transfer two nuclear power plants to Not only would the expansion be ex- allow us to dispose of levels of Drano the Government of North Korea if they pensive, it would also inundate several and paint cans, but does allow us to agreed in turn to put their full nuclear neighborhoods and a high school. Given dispose of low-level nuclear waste in program under full scope safeguards. It the questionable assumptions that the unlined trenches. has become clear through the Clinton proposal was based on, the gentleman Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the administration and through the Bush from Colorado (Mr. HEFLEY) and I have gentleman yield? administration that Kim Jong-Il is asked for and received limitation lan- Mr. INSLEE. I yield to the gen- pathologically incapable of handling guage in the annual energy and water tleman from Ohio. nuclear materials in a responsible way, appropriations bill over the last two Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I under- and retrospectively it is now quite cycles blocking the Corps of Engineers stand the concerns of the gentleman clear that the nature of the bargain from moving forward until an inde- from Washington, and I agree that we that we made with Kim Jong-Il was pendent review of the dam’s safety is should not be placing low-level radio- fundamentally flawed. completed. active waste into unlined trenches; and Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, will the Over the past year or so, a State and it should not take the Department of gentleman yield? local task force has been working with Energy several years to figure that Mr. MARKEY. I yield to the gen- the National Weather Service and the out. I will work with the gentleman tleman from Ohio. Corps of Engineers toward completion and with the Assistant Secretary, Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I know of an independent review of the under- Jesse Roberson, at DOE to resolve this the gentleman wants to explain his lying weather models used by the corps expeditiously. If we cannot get satis- amendment, but I am advised that the and the long-term safety needs in the faction from DOE, then we will address Committee on Energy and Commerce Cherry Creek Basin. My understanding this in conference, and our conference has passed similar language to this is that the group believes it will be is a little while off; but I do not dis- about three times. If that is correct, able to complete its work later this agree with the gentleman. then I am willing to accept the amend- year. It is my sincere hope that they Mr. INSLEE. I thank the gentleman. ment on its face. If there is a problem, will do so. I am very appreciative of his interest we will have to work it out in con- I understand that the bill does not in this. I do think we need to light a ference at some point; but in an effort specifically include any money for the fire under this process. I look forward to expedite the process here on the corps to move forward with a dam safe- to working with the gentleman in the floor, I am willing to accept the ty study at this time, and I would ask conference committee. amendment at this point if the ranking the chairman and ranking member of Mr. HOBSON. Make sure you keep member has no objection. the subcommittee to work with the poking at us as we get towards con- Mr. VISCLOSKY. I would have no ob- gentleman from Colorado (Mr. HEFLEY) ference. jection. Mr. MARKEY. I thank the gentleman and me to ensure that the study will Mr. INSLEE. I thank the gentleman. very much for his acceptance of the not move forward until such time as Mr. Chairman, based on the state- amendment. And just so it is clear this independent peer review panel has ment of the gentleman, I withdraw the what it was that was just accepted, it completed its work. amendment. is basically saying that the United Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, if the The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, States writ large should not and will gentleman will yield, I agree with the the amendment is withdrawn. gentleman’s comments and will try to There was no objection. not transfer any nuclear power plants work with him. or material or personnel that could AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MARKEY help them with nuclear power plants as AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. INSLEE Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, I offer part of any deal in the future; that if Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. they want electricity, that we will an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: build coal-fired plants for them, we The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. MARKEY: will build natural-gas-fired plants for Amendment offered by Mr. INSLEE: Page 39, after line 24, insert the following: them, but we are not going to transfer At the end of the bill, before the short SEC. 504. None of the funds made available title, insert the following: by this Act may be used to issue any license, materials that could be used for a nu- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available approval, or authorization for the export or clear weapons program to Kim Jong-Il in this Act may, after December 31, 2003, be reexport, or the transfer or retransfer, either in North Korea. used by the Department of Energy to dispose directly or indirectly, the Democratic Peo- That is the essence of the amend- of any low-level radioactive waste in a land- ples’ Republic of North Korea of— ment. It has passed the House floor 435– H7144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 0 during the Clinton administration Franks (AZ) Leach Royce Putnam Sherwood Turner (OH) and during the Bush administration, Garrett (NJ) Lewis (GA) Rush Radanovich Shuster Visclosky Gilchrest Lewis (KY) Ryan (OH) Rahall Simpson Vitter but there are personnel inside of both Goss Linder Ryan (WI) Regula Smith (TX) Walden (OR) administrations that continue to be- Graves LoBiondo Sanchez, Linda Rehberg Snyder Wamp lieve that there is a way in which we Green (WI) Lofgren T. Renzi Souder Waters Reyes Spratt can transfer nuclear materials to the Grijalva Lucas (KY) Sanchez, Loretta Watson Gutierrez Maloney Sanders Rodriguez Stark Weiner Rogers (AL) Strickland North Korean Government, and the Hall Markey Sandlin Weldon (PA) Harman Matheson Rogers (KY) Stupak Congress has said over and over again Saxton Weller Hayworth McCarthy (MO) Rogers (MI) Sullivan it is not a good idea. I appreciate the Schakowsky Whitfield Hefley McCollum Roybal-Allard Tanner Schiff gentleman from Ohio accepting the Hensarling McCrery Ruppersberger Tauzin Wicker amendment. I do want to work with Herger McDermott Scott (VA) Ryun (KS) Taylor (MS) Wilson (NM) Sensenbrenner Wilson (SC) him, as does the gentleman from Cali- Hinchey McGovern Sabo Thompson (CA) Hinojosa McHugh Shadegg Schrock Thompson (MS) Wolf fornia (Mr. COX), towards the goal of Hoekstra McInnis Shays Scott (GA) Tiahrt Wu removing any obstacles that might be Holden McNulty Sherman Serrano Tierney Wynn created in the future. Holt Meehan Shimkus Sessions Toomey Young (FL) The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Honda Miller (FL) Simmons Shaw Towns Hooley (OR) Miller (NC) Skelton the amendment offered by the gen- Hostettler Moore Slaughter NOT VOTING—27 tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- Houghton Moran (KS) Smith (MI) Barton (TX) Ferguson Quinn KEY). Hunter Moran (VA) Smith (NJ) Berkley Gallegly Reynolds The amendment was agreed to. Inslee Musgrave Smith (WA) Berman Gephardt Ros-Lehtinen Israel Myrick Solis Bonilla Granger Taylor (NC) SEQUENTIAL VOTES POSTPONED IN COMMITTEE Issa Neal (MA) Stearns Burgess Janklow Walsh OF THE WHOLE Jackson (IL) Neugebauer Stenholm Carter Jefferson Waxman Jackson-Lee Northup Sweeney Cox Johnson, Sam Weldon (FL) The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the (TX) Norwood Tancredo Davis (TN) Millender- Young (AK) order of the House of today, pro- Johnson (CT) Olver Tauscher DeLay McDonald Johnson (IL) Otter ceedings will now resume on those Terry Dreier Paul Johnson, E. B. Owens amendments on which further pro- Thomas Keller Pallone ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN ceedings were postponed in the fol- Kelly Payne Thornberry The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). lowing order: the amendment offered Kennedy (MN) Pearce Tiberi Turner (TX) Members are reminded there are 2 min- by the gentleman from New Jersey Kildee Pence Kind Petri Udall (CO) utes remaining in this vote. (Mr. ANDREWS), the amendment offered King (IA) Pomeroy Udall (NM) by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Kirk Portman Upton b 1137 Kleczka Ramstad Van Hollen UDALL), and the amendment offered by Messrs. CROWLEY, MCKEON, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Kline Rangel Velazquez Kucinich Rohrabacher Watt BALLANCE, Ms. LEE, and Messrs. HEFLEY). Langevin Ross Wexler PITTS, ACKERMAN, JONES of North The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Larsen (WA) Rothman Woolsey Carolina, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. the time for any electronic vote after NOES—213 TOWNS, and Mr. MEEKS of New York the first vote in this series. changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Abercrombie Emanuel Latham Messrs. BARRETT of South Carolina, b 1115 Ackerman Emerson LaTourette Aderholt English Lee MILLER of Florida, HERGER, BRADY AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ANDREWS Alexander Etheridge Levin of Texas, ISRAEL, HUNTER, MAR- Allen Farr Lewis (CA) KEY, PAYNE, NEAL of Massachusetts, The CHAIRMAN. The pending busi- Baca Fattah Lipinski ness is the demand for a recorded vote Baird Filner Lowey FORBES, and CANNON changed their on the amendment offered by the gen- Ballance Foley Lucas (OK) vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ tleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- Becerra Ford Lynch So the amendment was rejected. Berry Frank (MA) Majette DREWS) on which further proceedings Bishop (GA) Frelinghuysen Manzullo The result of the vote was announced were postponed and on which the noes Blackburn Frost Marshall as above recorded. prevailed by voice vote. Blunt Gerlach Matsui AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. UDALL OF Bonner Gibbons McCarthy (NY) COLORADO The Clerk will designate the amend- Bono Gillmor McCotter ment. Boozman Gingrey McIntyre The CHAIRMAN. The pending busi- The Clerk designated the amend- Boswell Gonzalez McKeon ness is the demand for a recorded vote ment. Boucher Goode Meek (FL) on the amendment offered by the gen- Boyd Goodlatte Meeks (NY) RECORDED VOTE Brady (PA) Gordon Menendez tleman from Colorado (Mr. UDALL) on The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has Brown, Corrine Green (TX) Mica which further proceedings were post- Brown-Waite, Greenwood Michaud poned and on which the noes prevailed been demanded. Ginny Gutknecht Miller (MI) A recorded vote was ordered. Burr Harris Miller, Gary by voice vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Buyer Hart Miller, George The Clerk will designate the amend- vice, and there were—ayes 194, noes 213, Calvert Hastings (FL) Mollohan ment. Camp Hastings (WA) Murphy The Clerk designated the amend- not voting 27, as follows: Cantor Hayes Murtha [Roll No. 391] Capuano Hill Nadler ment. Carson (OK) Hobson Napolitano RECORDED VOTE AYES—194 Clay Hoeffel Nethercutt Akin Brown (OH) Davis (AL) Clyburn Hoyer Ney The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has Andrews Brown (SC) Davis (CA) Coble Hulshof Nunes been demanded. Bachus Burns Davis (FL) Costello Hyde Nussle A recorded vote was ordered. Baker Burton (IN) Davis (IL) Cramer Isakson Oberstar The CHAIRMAN. This is a 5-minute Baldwin Cannon Davis, Jo Ann Crenshaw Istook Obey Ballenger Capito Delahunt Crowley Jenkins Ortiz vote. Barrett (SC) Capps DeMint Cubin John Osborne The vote was taken by electronic de- Bartlett (MD) Cardin Deutsch Cummings Jones (NC) Ose vice, and there were—ayes 153, noes 251, Bass Cardoza Diaz-Balart, L. Davis, Tom Jones (OH) Oxley Beauprez Carson (IN) Dingell Deal (GA) Kanjorski Pascrell not voting 30, as follows: Bell Case Doggett DeFazio Kaptur Pastor [Roll No. 392] Bereuter Castle Ehlers DeGette Kennedy (RI) Pelosi AYES—153 Biggert Chabot Engel DeLauro Kilpatrick Peterson (MN) Bilirakis Chocola Eshoo Diaz-Balart, M. King (NY) Peterson (PA) Ackerman Bell Capps Bishop (NY) Cole Evans Dicks Kingston Pickering Andrews Bishop (NY) Capuano Bishop (UT) Collins Everett Dooley (CA) Knollenberg Pitts Baca Blumenauer Carson (IN) Blumenauer Conyers Feeney Doolittle Kolbe Platts Baird Boehlert Clay Boehlert Cooper Flake Doyle LaHood Pombo Baldwin Boswell Conyers Boehner Crane Fletcher Duncan Lampson Porter Ballance Bradley (NH) Crowley Bradley (NH) Culberson Forbes Dunn Lantos Price (NC) Bartlett (MD) Brown (OH) Davis (AL) Brady (TX) Cunningham Fossella Edwards Larson (CT) Pryce (OH) Becerra Brown, Corrine Davis (CA) July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7145 Davis (IL) Kleczka Pomeroy Moran (KS) Ramstad Stearns The vote was taken by electronic de- Davis, Jo Ann Kucinich Porter Murphy Regula Stenholm vice, and there were—ayes 82, noes 327, DeFazio Langevin Rahall Murtha Rehberg Strickland DeGette Lantos Rangel Musgrave Reyes Stupak not voting 25, as follows: Delahunt Larsen (WA) Renzi Myrick Rogers (AL) Sullivan [Roll No. 393] DeLauro Larson (CT) Rodriguez Nethercutt Rogers (KY) Sweeney AYES—82 Deutsch Leach Rothman Neugebauer Rogers (MI) Tancredo Doggett Lee Roybal-Allard Ney Rohrabacher Tanner Akin Duncan Norwood Ehlers Levin Ruppersberger Northup Ross Tauzin Bachus Everett Otter Emanuel Lewis (GA) Ryan (OH) Norwood Royce Taylor (MS) Barrett (SC) Feeney Pence Eshoo Lofgren Ryan (WI) Nunes Rush Terry Bartlett (MD) Flake Petri Evans Lowey Sabo Nussle Ryun (KS) Thompson (MS) Bass Fossella Pitts Farr Lynch Sanchez, Linda Ortiz Saxton Thornberry Beauprez Franks (AZ) Porter Filner Majette T. Osborne Schrock Tiahrt Bilirakis Garrett (NJ) Radanovich Ose Scott (GA) Tiberi Foley Maloney Sanchez, Loretta Blackburn Gibbons Ramstad Ford Markey Otter Scott (VA) Toomey Sanders Brady (TX) Graves Rogers (MI) Frank (MA) Matheson Oxley Sensenbrenner Turner (OH) Sandlin Brown-Waite, Green (WI) Rohrabacher Gerlach Matsui Pastor Sessions Turner (TX) Ginny Gutknecht Schakowsky Royce Gibbons McCarthy (MO) Pearce Shadegg Upton Burton (IN) Hefley Schiff Ryan (WI) Gonzalez McCollum Pence Shaw Visclosky Buyer Hensarling Serrano Ryun (KS) Green (WI) McDermott Peterson (MN) Sherwood Vitter Cannon Herger Shays Schrock Grijalva McGovern Peterson (PA) Shimkus Walden (OR) Capuano Hostettler Sherman Gutierrez McKeon Petri Shuster Wamp Chabot Hunter Sensenbrenner Skelton Hastings (FL) McNulty Pickering Simmons Weller Chocola Isakson Sessions Slaughter Hensarling Meehan Pitts Simpson Whitfield Coble Jenkins Shadegg Smith (WA) Hinchey Meek (FL) Pombo Smith (MI) Wicker Collins Jones (NC) Shimkus Solis Hinojosa Meeks (NY) Portman Smith (NJ) Wilson (NM) Cox Kennedy (MN) Smith (MI) Hoeffel Menendez Stark Price (NC) Smith (TX) Wilson (SC) Crane Lewis (KY) Smith (WA) Holden Miller (NC) Tauscher Pryce (OH) Snyder Wolf Cunningham Linder Stearns Holt Miller, George Thompson (CA) Putnam Souder Wynn Davis, Jo Ann Matheson Tancredo Honda Moore Tierney Radanovich Spratt Young (FL) Davis, Tom McCotter Tanner Hooley (OR) Moran (VA) Towns Deal (GA) Miller (FL) Taylor (MS) Inslee Nadler Udall (CO) NOT VOTING—30 DeMint Miller, Gary Terry Israel Napolitano Udall (NM) Ballenger Gallegly Quinn Diaz-Balart, M. Musgrave Toomey Jackson (IL) Neal (MA) Van Hollen Barton (TX) Gephardt Reynolds Doggett Myrick Wilson (SC) Jackson-Lee Oberstar Velazquez Berkley Granger Ros-Lehtinen NOES—327 (TX) Obey Waters Berman Harman Taylor (NC) Johnson (CT) Olver Watson Bonilla Janklow Thomas Abercrombie Davis (FL) Honda Watt Johnson (IL) Owens Burgess Jefferson Walsh Ackerman Davis (IL) Hooley (OR) Weiner Johnson, E. B. Pallone Carter Johnson, Sam Waxman Aderholt DeFazio Houghton Jones (OH) Pascrell Weldon (PA) Davis (TN) Lipinski Weldon (FL) Alexander DeGette Hoyer Kaptur Payne Wexler DeLay Millender- Young (AK) Allen Delahunt Hulshof Kelly Pelosi Woolsey Dreier McDonald Andrews DeLauro Hyde Kennedy (RI) Platts Wu Ferguson Paul Baca Deutsch Inslee Baird Diaz-Balart, L. Israel NOES—251 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN Baker Dicks Issa Baldwin Dingell Abercrombie Crane Herger The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Istook Ballance Dooley (CA) Aderholt Crenshaw Hill Members are reminded there are 2 min- Jackson (IL) Ballenger Doolittle Akin Cubin Hobson Jackson-Lee utes remaining in this vote. Becerra Doyle Alexander Culberson Hoekstra (TX) Bell Dunn Allen Cummings Hostettler John b 1146 Bereuter Edwards Bachus Cunningham Houghton Johnson (CT) Berry Ehlers Baker Davis (FL) Hoyer Johnson (IL) Mr. CLYBURN changed his vote from Biggert Emanuel Barrett (SC) Davis, Tom Hulshof Johnson, E. B. ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Bishop (GA) Emerson Bass Deal (GA) Hunter Jones (OH) Bishop (NY) Engel Beauprez DeMint Hyde Messrs. SANDLIN, DOGGETT, and Kanjorski Bishop (UT) English Bereuter Diaz-Balart, L. Isakson McDERMOTT changed their vote from Kaptur Blumenauer Eshoo Berry Diaz-Balart, M. Issa Keller ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Blunt Etheridge Biggert Dicks Istook Kelly Boehlert Evans Bilirakis Dingell Jenkins So the amendment was rejected. Kennedy (RI) Boehner Farr Bishop (GA) Dooley (CA) John The result of the vote was announced Kildee Bonner Fattah Bishop (UT) Doolittle Jones (NC) Kilpatrick as above recorded. Bono Filner Blackburn Doyle Kanjorski Kind PERSONAL EXPLANATION Boozman Fletcher Blunt Duncan Keller King (IA) Boswell Foley Boehner Dunn Kennedy (MN) Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I King (NY) Boucher Forbes Bonner Edwards Kildee Kingston was unavoidably detained during rollcall vote Boyd Ford Bono Emerson Kilpatrick Kirk Bradley (NH) Frank (MA) Boozman Engel Kind Nos. 392 and 391. I would ask that the Kleczka Brady (PA) Frelinghuysen Boucher English King (IA) RECORD reflect that had I been present I Kline Brown (OH) Frost Boyd Etheridge King (NY) Knollenberg would have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 392 Brown (SC) Gerlach Brady (PA) Everett Kingston Kolbe (Udall amendment) and ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote Brown, Corrine Gilchrest Brady (TX) Fattah Kirk Kucinich Burns Gillmor Brown (SC) Feeney Kline No. 391 (Andrews amendment). LaHood Burr Gingrey Brown-Waite, Flake Knollenberg Lampson Calvert Gonzalez Ginny Fletcher Kolbe b 1145 Langevin Camp Goode Burns Forbes LaHood Lantos Cantor Goodlatte Burr Fossella Lampson AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. HEFLEY Larsen (WA) Capito Gordon Burton (IN) Franks (AZ) Latham Larson (CT) The CHAIRMAN. The pending busi- Capps Goss Buyer Frelinghuysen LaTourette Latham ness is the demand for a recorded vote Cardin Green (TX) Calvert Frost Lewis (CA) LaTourette Cardoza Greenwood Camp Garrett (NJ) Lewis (KY) on amendment No. 2 offered by the gen- Leach Carson (IN) Grijalva Cannon Gilchrest Linder tleman from Colorado (Mr. HEFLEY) on Lee Carson (OK) Gutierrez Cantor Gillmor LoBiondo Levin which further proceedings were post- Case Hall Capito Gingrey Lucas (KY) Lewis (CA) Castle Harman Cardin Goode Lucas (OK) poned and on which the noes prevailed Lewis (GA) Clay Harris Cardoza Goodlatte Manzullo by voice vote. Lipinski Clyburn Hart Carson (OK) Gordon Marshall LoBiondo The Clerk will redesignate the Cole Hastings (FL) Case Goss McCarthy (NY) Lofgren amendment. Conyers Hastings (WA) Castle Graves McCotter Lowey Cooper Hayes Chabot Green (TX) McCrery The Clerk redesignated the amend- Lucas (KY) Costello Hayworth Chocola Greenwood McHugh ment. Lucas (OK) Cramer Hill Clyburn Gutknecht McInnis Lynch RECORDED VOTE Crenshaw Hinchey Coble Hall McIntyre Majette Crowley Hinojosa Cole Harris Mica The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has Maloney Cubin Hobson Collins Hart Michaud Manzullo been demanded. Culberson Hoeffel Cooper Hastings (WA) Miller (FL) Markey A recorded vote was ordered. Cummings Hoekstra Costello Hayes Miller (MI) Marshall Davis (AL) Holden Cox Hayworth Miller, Gary The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5- Matsui Davis (CA) Holt Cramer Hefley Mollohan minute vote. McCarthy (MO) H7146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 McCarthy (NY) Peterson (MN) Snyder order, back to the House with further Udall (CO) Watson Wexler McCollum Peterson (PA) Solis sundry amendments adopted by the Van Hollen Watt McCrery Pickering Souder Velazquez Weiner McDermott Platts Spratt Committee of the Whole. NOES—310 McGovern Pombo Stark The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under McHugh Pomeroy Stenholm the rule, the previous question is or- Aderholt Frost Michaud McInnis Portman Strickland Akin Garrett (NJ) Miller (FL) McIntyre Price (NC) Stupak dered. Bachus Gerlach Miller (MI) McKeon Pryce (OH) Sullivan Is a separate vote demanded on any Baird Gilchrest Miller (NC) McNulty Putnam Sweeney further amendment reported from the Baker Gillmor Miller, Gary Meehan Rahall Tauscher Committee of the Whole? If not, the Ballenger Gingrey Mollohan Meek (FL) Rangel Tauzin Barrett (SC) Goode Moore Meeks (NY) Regula Thomas Chair will put them en gros. Bartlett (MD) Goodlatte Moran (KS) Menendez Rehberg Thompson (CA) The amendments were agreed to. Bass Gordon Moran (VA) Mica Renzi Thompson (MS) Beauprez Goss Murphy Michaud Reyes The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Thornberry Becerra Graves Murtha Miller (MI) Rodriguez question is on the engrossment and Tiahrt Bell Green (TX) Musgrave Miller (NC) Rogers (AL) Tiberi third reading of the bill. Bereuter Green (WI) Myrick Miller, George Rogers (KY) Tierney The bill was ordered to be engrossed Berry Greenwood Nethercutt Mollohan Ross Towns Biggert Gutknecht Neugebauer Moore Rothman and read a third time, and was read the Bilirakis Turner (OH) Hall Ney Moran (KS) Roybal-Allard third time. Bishop (GA) Harris Northup Turner (TX) Moran (VA) Ruppersberger Bishop (UT) Hart Norwood Udall (CO) MOTION TO RECOMMIT OFFERED BY MR. HOYER Murphy Rush Blackburn Hastings (WA) Nunes Udall (NM) Murtha Ryan (OH) Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a Blunt Hayes Nussle Upton Nadler Sabo motion to recommit. Boehlert Hayworth Obey Van Hollen Napolitano Sanchez, Linda Boehner Hefley Ortiz Velazquez The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Neal (MA) T. Bonner Hensarling Osborne Nethercutt Sanchez, Loretta Visclosky gentleman opposed to the bill? Bono Herger Ose Neugebauer Sanders Vitter Mr. HOYER. I am at this time, Mr. Boozman Hinchey Otter Ney Sandlin Walden (OR) Boucher Hinojosa Oxley Wamp Speaker. Northup Saxton The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Boyd Hobson Pallone Nunes Schakowsky Waters Bradley (NH) Hoekstra Pascrell Nussle Schiff Watson Clerk will report the motion to recom- Brady (PA) Holden Payne Oberstar Scott (GA) Watt mit. Brady (TX) Holt Pearce Weiner Obey Scott (VA) The Clerk read as follows: Brown (SC) Honda Pence Olver Serrano Weldon (FL) Brown-Waite, Hooley (OR) Peterson (MN) Ortiz Shaw Weldon (PA) Mr. HOYER moves to recommit the bill, Ginny Hostettler Peterson (PA) Osborne Shays Weller H.R. 2754, to the Committee on Appropria- Burns Houghton Petri Ose Sherman Wexler tions. Burr Hoyer Pickering Owens Sherwood Whitfield Burton (IN) Hulshof Pitts Oxley Shuster Wicker The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Buyer Hunter Platts Pallone Simmons Wilson (NM) objection, the previous question is or- Calvert Hyde Pombo Pascrell Simpson Wolf dered on the motion to recommit. Camp Isakson Pomeroy Pastor Skelton Woolsey Cannon Issa Portman Payne Slaughter Wu There was no objection. Cantor Istook Price (NC) Pearce Smith (NJ) Wynn The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Capito Jackson-Lee Pryce (OH) Pelosi Smith (TX) Young (FL) question is on the motion to recommit. Capps (TX) Putnam NOT VOTING—25 The question was taken; and the Cardin Jenkins Radanovich Cardoza John Rahall Barton (TX) Ferguson Paul Speaker pro tempore announced that Case Johnson (CT) Ramstad Berkley Gallegly Quinn the noes appeared to have it. Castle Johnson (IL) Regula Berman Gephardt Reynolds Chabot Johnson, E. B. Rehberg RECORDED VOTE Bonilla Granger Ros-Lehtinen Chocola Jones (NC) Renzi Burgess Janklow Taylor (NC) Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a Clay Kanjorski Reyes Carter Jefferson Walsh recorded vote. Coble Keller Rogers (AL) Davis (TN) Johnson, Sam Waxman A recorded vote was ordered. Cole Kelly Rogers (KY) DeLay Millender- Young (AK) Collins Kennedy (MN) Rogers (MI) Dreier McDonald The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vote Costello Kennedy (RI) Rohrabacher Cox Kind Ross ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN on final passage will be a 5-minute vote. Cramer King (IA) Roybal-Allard The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Crane King (NY) Royce Members are advised that there are 2 The vote was taken by electronic de- Crenshaw Kingston Ruppersberger minutes remaining in this vote. vice, and there were—ayes 99, noes 310, Crowley Kirk Ryan (WI) not voting 25, as follows: Cubin Kline Ryun (KS) b 1206 Culberson Knollenberg Sabo [Roll No. 394] Cunningham Kolbe Sanchez, Loretta So the amendment was rejected. AYES—99 Davis (CA) LaHood Sanders The result of the vote was announced Davis (FL) Langevin Sandlin Abercrombie Farr McGovern Davis, Jo Ann Lantos Saxton as above recorded. Ackerman Filner McNulty Davis, Tom Latham Schiff The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. Alexander Frank (MA) Meehan Deal (GA) LaTourette Schrock Allen Gibbons Miller, George The Clerk read as follows: DeFazio Leach Scott (GA) Andrews Gonzalez Nadler This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and DeLauro Lewis (CA) Scott (VA) Baca Grijalva Napolitano DeMint Lewis (KY) Sensenbrenner Water Development Appropriations Act, Baldwin Gutierrez Neal (MA) Diaz-Balart, L. Linder Serrano 2004’’. Ballance Harman Oberstar Diaz-Balart, M. Lipinski Sessions Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Olver The CHAIRMAN. There being no fur- Dicks LoBiondo Shadegg Blumenauer Hill Owens ther amendments, under the order, the Dooley (CA) Lofgren Shaw Boswell Hoeffel Pastor Doolittle Lowey Shays Committee rises. Brown (OH) Inslee Pelosi Doyle Lucas (KY) Sherwood Brown, Corrine Israel Porter Accordingly, the Committee rose; Duncan Lucas (OK) Shimkus Capuano Jackson (IL) Rangel and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Dunn Lynch Shuster Carson (IN) Jones (OH) Rodriguez Edwards Majette Simmons HASTINGS of Washington) having as- Carson (OK) Kaptur Rothman Ehlers Maloney Simpson sumed the chair, Mr. ISAKSON, Chair- Clyburn Kildee Rush Emerson Manzullo Skelton Conyers Kilpatrick Ryan (OH) man of the Committee of the Whole English Marshall Smith (MI) Cooper Kleczka Sanchez, Linda House on the State of the Union, re- Etheridge Matsui Smith (NJ) Cummings Kucinich T. Everett McCollum Smith (TX) ported that that Committee, having Davis (AL) Lampson Schakowsky Fattah McCotter Snyder Davis (IL) Larsen (WA) Sherman had under consideration the bill (H.R. Feeney McCrery Souder DeGette Larson (CT) Slaughter 2754) making appropriations for energy Flake McHugh Spratt Delahunt Lee Smith (WA) Fletcher McInnis Stearns and water development for the fiscal Deutsch Levin Solis Foley McIntyre Stenholm year ending September 30, 2004, and for Dingell Lewis (GA) Stark Forbes McKeon Sullivan Doggett Markey Strickland other purposes, pursuant to the pre- Ford Meek (FL) Sweeney Emanuel Matheson Stupak vious order of the House of the legisla- Fossella Meeks (NY) Tancredo Engel McCarthy (MO) Tauscher Franks (AZ) Menendez Tanner tive day of July 17, 2003, he reported Eshoo McCarthy (NY) Tierney Frelinghuysen Mica Tauzin the bill, as amended pursuant to that Evans McDermott Towns July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7147 Taylor (MS) Turner (TX) Weller Farr Levin Rogers (AL) Ramstad Shadegg Tancredo Terry Udall (NM) Whitfield Fattah Lewis (CA) Rogers (KY) Royce Stearns Toomey Thomas Upton Wicker Filner Lewis (GA) Rogers (MI) Sensenbrenner Strickland Thompson (CA) Visclosky Wilson (NM) Foley Lewis (KY) Rohrabacher Thompson (MS) Vitter Wilson (SC) Forbes Linder Ross NOT VOTING—32 Thornberry Walden (OR) Wolf Ford Lipinski Rothman Barton (TX) Ferguson Northup Tiahrt Wamp Woolsey Fossella LoBiondo Roybal-Allard Berkley Fletcher Paul Tiberi Waters Wu Frank (MA) Lofgren Ruppersberger Berman Gallegly Quinn Toomey Weldon (FL) Wynn Frelinghuysen Lowey Rush Boehner Gephardt Reynolds Turner (OH) Weldon (PA) Young (FL) Frost Lucas (KY) Ryan (OH) Bonilla Granger Ros-Lehtinen Garrett (NJ) Lucas (OK) Burgess Jackson-Lee NOT VOTING—25 Ryan (WI) Taylor (NC) Gerlach Lynch Ryun (KS) Carter (TX) Velazquez Gilchrest Majette Barton (TX) Ferguson Paul Sabo Davis (TN) Janklow Walsh Berkley Gallegly Gillmor Maloney Deal (GA) Jefferson Quinn Sanchez, Linda Waxman Berman Gephardt Gingrey Manzullo DeLay Johnson, Sam Reynolds T. Young (AK) Bonilla Granger Ros-Lehtinen Gonzalez Markey Sanchez, Loretta Dreier Millender- Burgess Janklow Taylor (NC) Goode Marshall Sanders Everett McDonald Carter Jefferson Walsh Goodlatte Matsui Sandlin Gordon McCarthy (MO) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Davis (TN) Johnson, Sam Waxman Saxton Goss McCarthy (NY) DeLay Millender- Young (AK) Schakowsky The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Graves McCollum Dreier McDonald Schiff the vote). Members are advised that 2 Green (TX) McCotter Schrock The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Green (WI) McCrery minutes remain in this vote. Scott (GA) HASTINGS of Washington) (during the Greenwood McDermott Grijalva McGovern Scott (VA) b 1258 vote). There are 2 minutes remaining Serrano Gutierrez McHugh So the bill was passed. in this vote. Gutknecht McInnis Sessions Hall McIntyre Shaw The result of the vote was announced b 1248 Harman McKeon Shays as above recorded. Harris McNulty Sherman A motion to reconsider was laid on Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Messrs. Hart Meek (FL) Sherwood BELL, HINCHEY, GREEN of Texas, Hastert Meeks (NY) Shimkus the table. Hastings (FL) Menendez Shuster REYES, ORTIZ, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Simmons f Texas and Mr. HONDA changed their Hastings (WA) Mica Hayes Michaud Simpson MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Skelton Hayworth Miller (MI) ON H.R. 1308, TAX RELIEF, SIM- Mr. DEUTSCH and Mr. ABER- Herger Miller (NC) Slaughter CROMBIE changed their vote from Hill Miller, Gary Smith (MI) PLIFICATION, AND EQUITY ACT Hinchey Miller, George Smith (NJ) OF 2003 ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Hinojosa Mollohan Smith (TX) So the motion to recommit was re- Hobson Moore Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- jected. Hoeffel Moran (KS) Snyder finished business is the question on the Hoekstra Moran (VA) Solis motion to instruct conferees on the The result of the vote was announced Holden Murphy Souder as above recorded. Holt Murtha Spratt bill, H.R. 1308. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Honda Musgrave Stark The Clerk will designate the motion. Hooley (OR) Myrick HASTINGS of Washington). The question Stenholm The Clerk designated the motion. Houghton Nadler Stupak The SPEAKER pro tempore. The is on the passage of the bill. Hoyer Napolitano Sullivan Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the Hulshof Neal (MA) Sweeney question is on the motion to instruct yeas and nays are ordered. Hunter Nethercutt Tanner offered by the gentleman from Texas Hyde Neugebauer Tauscher (Mr. BELL) on which the yeas and nays This will be a 5-minute vote. Inslee Ney Tauzin are ordered. This vote may be followed by a 5- Isakson Norwood Taylor (MS) Israel Nunes minute vote on the motion to instruct Terry This will be a 5-minute vote. Issa Nussle on H.R. 1308. Thomas The vote was taken by electronic de- Istook Oberstar Thompson (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Jackson (IL) Obey vice, and there were—yeas 188, nays Thompson (MS) Jenkins Olver 201, not voting 46, as follows: vice, and there were—yeas 377, nays 26, Thornberry not voting 32, as follows: John Ortiz [Roll No. 396] Johnson (CT) Osborne Tiahrt [Roll No. 395] Johnson (IL) Ose Tiberi YEAS—188 Johnson, E. B. Otter Tierney YEAS—377 Towns Abercrombie Davis (IL) Israel Jones (NC) Owens Ackerman DeFazio Abercrombie Brady (PA) Crenshaw Turner (OH) Jackson (IL) Jones (OH) Oxley Alexander Delahunt Ackerman Brady (TX) Crowley Turner (TX) Jackson-Lee Kanjorski Pallone Allen DeLauro (TX) Aderholt Brown (OH) Cubin Udall (CO) Kaptur Pascrell Andrews Deutsch John Alexander Brown (SC) Culberson Udall (NM) Keller Pastor Baca Dicks Johnson, E. B. Allen Brown, Corrine Cummings Upton Kelly Payne Baldwin Dingell Jones (OH) Baca Brown-Waite, Cunningham Van Hollen Kennedy (MN) Pearce Ballance Doggett Kanjorski Bachus Ginny Davis (AL) Visclosky Kennedy (RI) Pelosi Becerra Doyle Kaptur Baird Burns Davis (CA) Vitter Kildee Pence Bell Edwards Kennedy (RI) Baker Burr Davis (FL) Walden (OR) Kilpatrick Peterson (MN) Berry Emanuel Kildee Baldwin Burton (IN) Davis (IL) Wamp King (IA) Peterson (PA) Bishop (GA) Engel Kilpatrick Ballance Buyer Davis, Jo Ann Waters King (NY) Pickering Bishop (NY) Eshoo Kind Ballenger Calvert Davis, Tom Watson Kingston Pitts Blumenauer Etheridge Barrett (SC) Camp DeFazio Kleczka Kirk Platts Watt Boswell Evans Bartlett (MD) Cannon DeGette Kucinich Kleczka Pombo Weiner Boyd Farr Bass Cantor Delahunt Lampson Kline Pomeroy Weldon (FL) Brady (PA) Fattah Beauprez Capito DeLauro Langevin Knollenberg Portman Weldon (PA) Brown (OH) Filner Becerra Capps DeMint Lantos Kolbe Price (NC) Weller Brown, Corrine Ford Bell Cardin Deutsch Larsen (WA) LaHood Pryce (OH) Wexler Capps Frank (MA) Bereuter Cardoza Diaz-Balart, L. Larson (CT) Lampson Putnam Whitfield Cardin Frost Berry Carson (IN) Diaz-Balart, M. Leach Langevin Radanovich Wicker Cardoza Gonzalez Biggert Carson (OK) Dicks Lee Lantos Rahall Wilson (NM) Carson (IN) Gordon Bilirakis Case Dingell Levin Larsen (WA) Rangel Wilson (SC) Carson (OK) Green (TX) Bishop (GA) Castle Dooley (CA) Lewis (GA) Larson (CT) Regula Wolf Case Grijalva Bishop (NY) Chabot Doolittle Lofgren Latham Rehberg Woolsey Castle Hall Bishop (UT) Chocola Doyle Lowey LaTourette Renzi Wu Clay Hastings (FL) Blackburn Clay Duncan Lucas (KY) Leach Reyes Wynn Clyburn Hill Blumenauer Clyburn Dunn Lynch Lee Rodriguez Young (FL) Conyers Hinchey Blunt Coble Edwards Majette Cooper Hinojosa Boehlert Cole Ehlers Maloney NAYS—26 Costello Hoeffel Bonner Collins Emanuel Markey Cramer Holden Bono Conyers Emerson Akin Franks (AZ) Kucinich Marshall Crowley Holt Boozman Cooper Engel Andrews Gibbons Matheson Matheson Cummings Honda Boswell Costello English Capuano Hefley Meehan Matsui Davis (AL) Hooley (OR) Boucher Cox Eshoo Doggett Hensarling Miller (FL) McCarthy (MO) Davis (CA) Hoyer Boyd Cramer Etheridge Feeney Hostettler Petri McCarthy (NY) Davis (FL) Inslee Bradley (NH) Crane Evans Flake Kind Porter McCollum H7148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 McDermott Rahall Stark NOT VOTING—46 the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. McGovern Rangel Stenholm Baird Dooley (CA) Millender- MCCRERY) will be recognized for 30 McIntyre Reyes Strickland Barton (TX) Dreier McDonald Meek (FL) Rodriguez Stupak minutes as the designee of the Speaker. Berkley Everett Ortiz Meeks (NY) Ross Tanner The Chair recognizes the gentle- Berman Ferguson Pascrell Menendez Rothman Tauscher woman from California (Ms. PELOSI). Boehner Fletcher Paul Michaud Roybal-Allard Taylor (MS) Bonilla Gallegly Quinn Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield Miller (NC) Ruppersberger Thompson (CA) Bono Gephardt Reynolds myself such time as I may consume. Miller, George Rush Thompson (MS) Boucher Granger Ros-Lehtinen Mr. Speaker, it is my duty as the Mollohan Ryan (OH) Tierney Burgess Gutierrez Shays Moore Sabo Towns Capuano Harman House Democratic leader to offer this Smith (WA) Moran (VA) Sanchez, Linda Turner (TX) Carter Janklow resolution. Earlier today the Com- Taylor (NC) Murtha T. Udall (CO) Cox Jefferson Velazquez mittee on Ways and Means Democrats Nadler Sanchez, Loretta Udall (NM) Davis (TN) Johnson, Sam Walsh were subjected to an indignity, an in- Napolitano Sanders Upton Deal (GA) Linder Waxman Neal (MA) Sandlin Van Hollen DeGette McNulty dignity that no Member should have to Young (AK) Oberstar Schakowsky Visclosky DeLay Meehan endure. Obey Schiff Waters ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, par- Olver Scott (GA) Watson The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. liamentary inquiry. Owens Scott (VA) Watt Ms. PELOSI. I do not yield, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington) (during the Pallone Serrano Weiner Speaker. I do not yield, Mr. Speaker. Pastor Sherman Wexler vote). The Chair reminds Members Payne Skelton Woolsey The SPEAKER pro tempore. The there are 2 minutes remaining in this House will be in order. Pelosi Slaughter Wu vote. Peterson (MN) Snyder Wynn Mr. HOYER. The minority leader is Pomeroy Solis b 1322 speaking, Mr. Speaker. Price (NC) Spratt POINT OF ORDER Ms. HARRIS changed her vote from Mr. MCCRERY. Point of order, Mr. NAYS—201 ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Speaker. Aderholt Goss Ose So the motion to instruct was re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the Akin Graves Otter jected. gentlewoman yield for the parliamen- Bachus Green (WI) Oxley The result of the vote was announced Baker Greenwood Pearce tary inquiry? Ballenger Gutknecht Pence as above recorded. Ms. PELOSI. I do not yield, Mr. Barrett (SC) Harris Peterson (PA) A motion to reconsider was laid on Speaker. Bartlett (MD) Hart Petri the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. For the Bass Hastert Pickering Beauprez Hastings (WA) Pitts f parliamentary inquiry? Bereuter Hayes Platts Ms. PELOSI. I do not yield. There is Biggert Hayworth Pombo PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE—MAN- half an hour on the other side. They Bilirakis Hefley Porter NER OF CONDUCTING MARKUP have plenty of time to make their Bishop (UT) Hensarling Portman OF LEGISLATION IN COMMITTEE Blackburn Herger point. Pryce (OH) ON WAYS AND MEANS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Blunt Hobson Putnam Boehlert Hoekstra Radanovich Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, under rule tlewoman will suspend. Bonner Hostettler Ramstad IX, I rise to a question of the privileges The gentleman will state his point of Boozman Houghton Regula of the House, and I offer a resolution order. Bradley (NH) Hulshof Rehberg Mr. MCCRERY. The majority has not Brady (TX) Hunter (H. Res. 324) and ask for its immediate Renzi been supplied with a copy of the resolu- Brown (SC) Hyde Rogers (AL) consideration. Brown-Waite, Isakson Rogers (KY) The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- tion, Mr. Speaker; and it is hard for us Ginny Issa Rogers (MI) lows: to proceed without a copy of the reso- Burns Istook Rohrabacher lution. H. RES. 324 Burr Jenkins Royce The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Burton (IN) Johnson (CT) Ryan (WI) Whereas during a meeting of the Com- Clerk will supply copies, but the gen- Buyer Johnson (IL) Ryun (KS) mittee on Ways and Means on July 18, 2003, Calvert Jones (NC) Saxton for the consideration of the bill H.R. 1776, tleman has not stated a point of order. Camp Keller Schrock the chairman of the Committee on Ways and The resolution has been read. Cannon Kelly Sensenbrenner Mr. MCCRERY. I thank the Speaker. Cantor Means offered an amendment in the nature Kennedy (MN) Sessions The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Capito King (IA) of a substitute; Shadegg Chabot King (NY) Whereas during the reading of that amend- tlewoman from California (Ms. PELOSI), Shaw Chocola Kingston ment the chairman of the Ways and Means the minority leader, will proceed. Sherwood Coble Kirk Committee directed majority staff of the Shimkus Ms. PELOSI. I will proceed, Mr. Cole Kline Shuster committee to ask the United States Capitol Speaker, but not before saying that I Collins Knollenberg Simmons Police to remove minority-party members of Crane Kolbe do not appreciate the gentleman Simpson the committee from a room of the com- Crenshaw LaHood trivializing a rare occasion of this Smith (MI) mittee during the meeting, causing the Cubin Latham House when a leader of a party stands Smith (NJ) United States Capitol Police thereupon to Culberson LaTourette Smith (TX) confront the minority-party members of the up for a point of privilege on the House Cunningham Lewis (CA) Souder floor. If the gentleman wanted a copy Davis, Jo Ann Lewis (KY) committee; Stearns Davis, Tom Lipinski Whereas pending a unanimous-consent re- of the resolution, he knew he could go Sullivan DeMint LoBiondo quest to dispense with the reading of that right to the well and get it at the desk. Diaz-Balart, L. Lucas (OK) Sweeney amendment the chairman deliberately and Now I would like to proceed. Earlier Tancredo Diaz-Balart, M. Manzullo improperly refused to recognize a legitimate today, the Committee on Ways and Doolittle McCotter Tauzin and timely objection by a member of the Terry Means Democrats were subjected to an Duncan McCrery committee: Now, therefore, be it Dunn McHugh Thomas indignity, an indignity that no Member Thornberry Resolved, That the House of Representa- Ehlers McInnis tives disapproves of the manner in which should have to endure; but it appears Emerson McKeon Tiahrt Tiberi Representative Thomas conducted the mark- that indignity is the order of the day English Mica on the majority side. Feeney Miller (FL) Toomey up of legislation in the Committee on Ways Flake Miller (MI) Turner (OH) and Means on July 18, 2003, and finds that As the Democratic Members of the Foley Miller, Gary Vitter the bill considered at that markup was not Ways and Means Committee were cau- Forbes Moran (KS) Walden (OR) validly ordered reported to the House. cusing in a committee room while a Fossella Murphy Wamp The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the bill was being read for amendment, the Franks (AZ) Musgrave Weldon (FL) Frelinghuysen Myrick Weldon (PA) opinion of the Chair, the resolution chairman of the Committee on Ways Garrett (NJ) Nethercutt Weller constitutes a question of the privileges and Means summoned the Capitol Po- Gerlach Neugebauer Whitfield of the House. lice to remove them from that room. Gibbons Ney Wicker The minority leader, the gentle- Make no mistake about this: the police Gilchrest Northup Wilson (NM) Gillmor Norwood Wilson (SC) woman from California (Ms. PELOSI), were summoned to remove these Demo- Gingrey Nunes Wolf will be recognized for 30 minutes; and cratic Members because the chairman Goode Nussle Young (FL) Goodlatte Osborne July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7149 did not want them in the room, not for have been on that committee for dis- fornia (Ms. PELOSI), the minority lead- any other reason. The facts could not cussions with majority, minority, col- er. I probably should not have inter- be clearer. lectively. It has been used by the Trade rupted her. She, due her to her long As the Democratic Members of the Caucus, Republicans and Democrats. It service in this House and certainly as a Committee on Ways and Means were is a beautiful place right behind our minority leader, deserves the respect of leaving the rostrum to caucus prior to beautiful hearing room. all Members on both sides and I cer- other events, the chairman told his We went back there just to discuss tainly did not mean to show disrespect. staff to call the police. How out- what was in the substitute and how we I was merely trying to get a copy of rageous. would handle it. We were not there, I the resolution. Perhaps I should have I will not even go into how the mark- want to emphasize that all of these known to go down to the well and re- up was conducted; I will leave that to things are recorded because the time quest one rather than interrupting the the members of the Committee on factor is so essential. I was not in that gentlewoman, and I apologize. Ways and Means. I will not talk about room 2 minutes when I was approached With respect to the matter at hand, the fashion in which the Chair rammed by the chairman’s chief of staff who it is unfortunate that we are here this through the reporting of the legisla- asked me and the Democrats to leave afternoon debating this motion. The tion; the members of the Committee on the library. I asked why. She told me events which led to the introduction of Ways and Means will do that. I want to because the chairman wanted to use this proposal are indeed unfortunate. focus on how the chairman can call the library for the Republican mem- Our view, and certainly my view, of the upon the Capitol Police to evict Mem- bers. I asked her to advise the Chair events as they were seen and under- bers at his whim from the committee that we were not leaving. stood by me differ substantially from space. We cannot let this stand. We It was less than 3 minutes that a those presented by the minority. cannot let this go unchallenged. Mr. House Capitol policeman came and said First of all, with respect to the rules Speaker, this resolution recites the that a disturbance has been reported. being followed by the committee, by facts, and my colleagues have heard All of the Democrats were in the li- the majority, by the chairman, it is them. brary at this time with the exception clear that no rules were violated in Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 6 of the gentleman from California (Mr. terms of our presenting to the minor- minutes to the gentleman from New STARK) who was outside to make cer- ity the underlying bill which was intro- tain that if there was an attempt to York (Mr. RANGEL), the very distin- duced in April of this year, nor was it guished ranking member of the Com- waive the rules, the reading of the sub- a violation of the rules in terms of the mittee on Ways and Means. stitute, that he could object. timing with which we gave the minor- The police officer asked us to leave Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I would ity a copy of the chairman’s substitute because he was reported that there was hope that this discussion at the end of to the underlying bill. In fact, that a disturbance. I asked what did he in- the day would tend to bring more civil- chairman’s substitute was delivered to tend to do because we were not leaving. ity to the relationship between the mi- the minority the night before the He said he would report to his superior. mark-up. There is no requirement in nority and the majority Members. We In less than 3 minutes a lieutenant the rules that the chairman’s sub- can continue the animosity. We can came of the Capitol policemen. I asked stitute be given to the minority at any continue the ill feelings. But this him why was he there, and he stated would not serve our Nation well, and it because the patrolman had received certain time prior to the mark-up. So certainly should not make Democrats this message, and he had received no- the majority and the chairman lived up or Republicans more proud to be a tice that he was to remove us. I told to the rules of the House in getting to Member of this august body. We should him what I told the police officer, that the mark-up today. Now, what transpired at the mark-up be proud when we differ when we de- we had decided collectively that we is, again, unfortunate. The minority bate; but once we start eroding and would not be moved, and I asked what chose for whatever reason to object to abusing the powers of the majority, we they intended to do. He said that he a unanimous consent request that the do not do it for this Congress, but we had to get a better reading of this from do it for the Congress that follows. We the Sergeant of Arms. bill be considered as read so that the do not have that right. No one person The Sergeant of Arms came and said committee might undertake an expla- has the right to take away the rights he was advised by the Capitol Police nation of the bill and proceed to ques- that have been given to us by the Con- that the chairman of the Committee on tions on the bill. That is an extraor- stitution in this great Nation. Ways and Means asked that we be re- dinary objection. It has never been made in my time that I can recall on b 1330 moved from the room. I said we would not be removed, and the Sergeant of the committee. And, in fact, when we Last night, just before midnight, a Arms said that he thought that was an were in the minority on that com- substitute pension bill was filed. After issue to be resolved by Members of mittee, we did not even have legisla- midnight, its description was filed. The Congress and members of the com- tive language at the Committee on underlying bill was a $230 billion bill of mittee. Ways and Means. We marked up by 207 pages. The substitute was a $50 bil- I suggest to you that once we start concept. So I did not really understand lion bill and 90 pages. Members of our taking away the privacy of Members, the reason, the rationale for the objec- committee, Democratic members and I the privacy of members of the com- tion of the minority member to waive would suspect Republicans as well, had mittee the privilege to use space that the reading of the bill. no clue as to the fact that this was is there for the sole purpose of us to de- And as all of you know, had the mi- coming up on a Friday; and when it did liberate, then it is a situation that ef- nority insisted and had the bill been come up, we did not have time to read fects not me, not the Democrats on the read in its entirety, we would have to see what were the major differences Committee on Ways and Means, not wasted a lot of time in committee between the substitute and the under- the Democrats and Republicans in this today. In fact, when the bill began to lying bill. House of Representatives, but it effects be read line by line by the head of the When the chairman of the committee this institution. Joint Committee on Taxation, the en- asked for unanimous consent to waive We should not allow the abuse of tire membership on the minority party the reading of the substitute, I ob- power or personalities to interfere with stood up and walked out of the mark- jected and there was some discussion, the responsibilities we have. We have a up except for the gentleman from Cali- but I maintained the objection because responsibility to pass this Congress, fornia (Mr. STARK). the Chair really had made up his mind certainly, if not in better shape, than So if the intent of the minority had that he was going to move forward in no worse shape than the great insti- been to gain an understanding of the with that legislation. tution that we inherit it. bill through a reading of the bill, it After talking with some of the senior Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield would make sense that they would at members of the minority, we decided myself such time as I may consume. least remain and hear the reading of that we had go to the library. This li- Mr. Speaker, I should begin by apolo- the bill. So I think one can conclude brary has been used historically since I gizing to the gentlewoman from Cali- that their intent was not really to gain H7150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 an understanding of the bill but to licans. So we are not arguing with you just as the majority does. I am sorry, cause disruption in the mark-up of the about violating the rules, but when we that is not the way the rules of the committee. objected, that is the only thing that we House are written. The gentleman from After the Democratic members left have. We used the tools that we have. California (Mr. THOMAS) controls those the room, the hearing room, left one of We did not give you unanimous consent rooms, but that is not what is com- their members at the dias, there tran- to have the substitute to be considered. plained about here. spired more than one exchange between You may call it a waste of time. We What is complained about here and the minority member and majority have call it our constitutional preroga- what we are here to debate today is members of the committee, culmi- tive. whether or not there was a proper han- nating in a manner exhibited by the Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 dling of the rules with regard to the minority member which in my view minutes to the gentleman from Florida legislation itself, the legislation itself. warranted the chairman of the com- (Mr. SHAW), a member of the com- There is a lot of blame to go around. mittee calling the Sergeant at Arms to mittee. I quite frankly, prior to the start of preserve order in the committee; and I Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, so what? I this hearing, I tried to get the Speaker believe that is the reason the Sergeant mean, so far, we have had a discussion or somebody to try to work this out so at Arms was called and rightly so. of he said, who said, cops came, Ser- this thing could be defused over the After the Sergeant at Arms and the geant of Arms was called, these types weekend. It desperately needs defusing. police arrived at the committee to pre- of things, but let us look at the resolu- The Committee on Ways and Means serve order, it is true they did go back tion. is one of the premier, if not the pre- to an ante-room of the hearing room The resolution says that the House of mier, committees within this House of we call the library and discussed with Representatives disapproves the man- Representatives. We do need to work the minority a request that they move ner in which the gentleman from Cali- on some decorum within the com- to another office. I do not know ex- fornia (Mr. THOMAS) conducted the mittee; we know that. It is the premier actly what got the Capitol Police and mark-up of legislation in the Com- committee in the House of Representa- the Sergeant at Arms to go back there, mittee on Ways and Means on July 18, tives. because I was not privy to that. How- 2003, and find that the bill considered Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, will the ever, I was privy to the chairman only at that mark-up was not validly or- gentleman yield? minutes after the police and the Ser- dered reported to the House. Well, I Mr. SHAW. I yield to the gentleman geant at Arms had gone to the library, think it is important that we talk from Wisconsin. instructing the staff to go back to the about what happened. Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, would library and tell the police, the Ser- the gentleman from Florida (Mr. SHAW) b 1345 geant at Arms that it was all right if care to share with the House your view the minority remained in the library, The only thing that was in dispute is, on a Member of the Committee on and I believe that instruction was and that I can see here is, to whether a Ways and Means calling the Capitol given. timely objection was made to dispense Police on other duly elected Members Bottom line, Mr. Speaker, I do not with the reading of the bill itself, and of Congress? That is one of the—— believe there is any basis for the reso- the Democrats or the minority party Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming lution that is before us, certainly no were all back in the library with the my time, I would say to the gentleman, basis on which a Member of this House exception of one; and he was engaged in I was sitting there right next to the would vote to approve this resolution. a conversation with the staff when the chairman. The minority Member that Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of motion was made, and at that time, was sitting there alone, the only one in my time. the chairman said, Hearing no objec- there, physically threatened a majority Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 tion, it is considered as read and open Member. minutes to the gentleman from New for amendment at any time. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, now to York (Mr. RANGEL). With that, the lone minority Member speak to this resolution, the objection Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, we are in the room got up and left. At that of which is that the office of the chair- not going to have much of a dispute time, the chairman yielded the floor to man of the Committee on Ways and here. First of all, we were not saying the main sponsor of the bill, the gen- Means called the police on the Demo- that the majority violated any rules by tleman from Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN), on cratic Members who were assembling giving us the substitute 2 minutes be- the majority side. The gentleman from in a room, I am pleased to yield 3 min- fore midnight and the description right Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN) then proceeded to utes to the gentleman from Maryland after midnight. That is your preroga- describe the bill and talk about the bill (Mr. CARDIN). tive to do. We think it is wrong. We are for a number of minutes, for a long pe- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, let me, if not charging you with violating rules. riod of time, at which time the minor- I might, first correct, I think, a couple And the time fact as to when we got up ity party had plenty of time to come of the factual issues. to leave, yes, we did. We had to decide back into the room, but they had all I can assure you that the Democratic what we were going to do, and we did left. Members wanted to participate in the get up and leave the gentleman from Now, if you were to say that this was debate on the pension legislation. In California (Mr. STARK) behind. an improperly crafted, improperly fact, when the gentleman from Ohio The question is, did the chief of staff passed bill, then all the minority has (Mr. PORTMAN) was debating the issue, come as soon as we got up and say that to do at any time is to get up and leave we were confronting the Capitol Police, the Chair told us to leave the room? the room. There was clearly a quorum and that was the reason why we are not And even though you may not know in the room. The bill was called up and back in the room. By the time we fin- who directed the sergeant, the police to it was voted upon. That is what we are ished with the Capitol Police, the take us out of the room, the record will here to decide. markup was over. show they received a call and they Now, if we are to decide personal- Let me also point out that the police know who they received it from. It was ities, then this is not the place for it. were called before the gentleman from from the chief of staff from the Com- As a matter of fact, our rules of the California’s (Mr. STARK) episode began. mittee on Ways and Means or someone House decorum says that we are not We were confronted with the Capitol saying they were speaking for the supposed to get involved in that, but Police before the unanimous consent chief, and it was after that that the po- we could get involved in it for a long request was brought forward. lice came. time, for a lot of Members; and we can- Mr. Speaker, I started this day look- I do not know whether the chairman not do that because of the decorum of ing forward to the committee markup rescinded the direction to kick us out this House of Representatives. on H.R. 1776. That is a bill that I have of the room, but what we are saying My friend, the gentleman from New worked on with the gentleman from today is that that never should have York (Mr. RANGEL), and he is my Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN) for many months. happened. That room belongs to us just friend, he objected that the minority We have worked with the chairman of as much as it belongs to the Repub- has the right to use any of the rooms, the Committee on Ways and Means. We July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7151 have worked with Members on both Now, fellow colleagues of mine real- posed to be the people’s House, and you sides of the aisle on that legislation. It ize that I like engagement, but it was call members of the police to evict us is important legislation to working clear there was going to be fairly from having a discussion. We were dis- people of this country, and there are prompt disorder beyond the magnitude cussing that bill that we had only seen different views among Democrats on that was probably originally antici- a few minutes before, because it was provisions in that legislation. pated when a member of the minority delivered at midnight, delivered at Mr. Speaker, I could defend that bill committee made his first comments. I midnight and maybe the gentleman on its merit, and I look forward to think it was entirely appropriate, en- from California (Mr. THOMAS) and the doing just that, but I cannot defend the tirely appropriate, with considering my rest of you did not like our insisting manner in which our committee acted own actions, I think it was entirely ap- that the bill be read; but the rules say this morning. propriate for the chairman of that that we have the right to have a bill I have devoted much of my public ca- committee to call the Sergeant at read word for word, and you have no reer to process issues. I have served on Arms and the Capitol Police so that right to trample, once again, on the the ethics committee for over 6 years, order in the committee could be main- rights of the minority of the United and I have served as a cochair of our tained. States House of Representatives. ethics task force. I am a former speak- I think this discussion about process That is what is at stake here, and er of the Maryland legislature. Process at midnight or process of when the po- you can try to change the subject. You is important in what happened in the lice were in the library is all, and I am can try to gloss over it. You can try to Committee on Ways and Means this not saying this in a derogatory fashion, make excuses. You can try to say the morning. Mistakes were made, and it but is all diversionary from the fact gentleman from California (Mr. STARK) reflects badly on each one of us. We that we were within moments, frankly said such and such to so and so. No, the need to move forward, but to move for- myself and another Member on your issue, this is not a partisan squabble. ward we must acknowledge our mis- side of the aisle, were within moments This is not a matter of personality. takes. of, I would guess, a physical engage- This is a matter of our basic rights as H.R. 1776 desperately needs to be con- ment; and I considered that threat seri- representatives of the people of the sidered in a fair manner before the ous. I considered the bodily threat not United States; and darn it all, we are Committee on Ways and Means for its just to the order of the committee but going to stand here and stand here to integrity and integrity of the process. to me, and I fully intended to defend defend not only our rights but the It is the committee’s responsibility myself. rights of the people of the United to guarantee to the public that a fair So to calm this down, I know that is States of America. process is used, order is maintained, the purpose of why the chairman had Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield and each Member’s right is protected. done that, and I think any one of you myself so much time as I may con- That is our collective responsibility. in the same exact position that that sume. Mr. Speaker, since this morning I chairman was in would have done ex- Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, none of have talked to Members on both sides actly the same thing. us, at least who have spoken here on of the aisle, and I am pleased that the Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am the floor, knows who told who what Speaker’s on the floor listening to this pleased to yield 3 minutes to the dis- when; but I do know, I do know that I debate. I think it is absolutely essen- tinguished gentleman from Michigan was told by a member of the staff, the tial, and I know I am supported by (Mr. LEVIN), a member of the Com- majority staff of the Committee on both Democrats and Republicans, that mittee on Ways and Means, one of the Ways and Means, that that staff person H.R. 1776 be returned to the Committee people who was evicted from the room. went back to the library, which is the on Ways and Means for a full markup, Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, will the room in question, it is not the hearing with opportunity of all Members to gentleman yield? room, that the Democrats were asked participate. As one of the principal Mr. LEVIN. I yield to the gentleman to move from. It was the library and sponsors, I hope that will be accom- from New York. prior to the Sergeant at Arms and the plished and we will be able to have a Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is my police getting there, the staff person full markup on that legislation. sincere belief that at the end of the day went back and notified the minority Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield we will all be reading from the same that that room was to be used during myself such time as I may consume. page. the markup, it was reserved, and they Before I yield to the gentleman from In order for us to really resolve this would have to move to 1129, which is Colorado, I would point out that the issue, truth has to prevail. I suggest to another Ways and Means room just chairman of the Committee on Ways the majority that we will be referring down the hall. and Means, as the chairman of any to the timing of the telephone calls, standing committee, has the preroga- which is recorded. No one is going to b 1400 tive to call the Sergeant at Arms to dispute in this House that the police So I want everyone to know that that maintain order in his committee, and were called and they arrived in the li- transpired before the Sergeant at Arms that was the basis of the chairman’s brary prior to the time that the gen- and the police got to the library to ask call for the Sergeant at Arms. tleman from California (Mr. STARK) the minority to move out of that room. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the and members of the majority had any So I think what we have here, in gentleman from Colorado (Mr. problem. I repeat, the police were total, to support this proposal, this res- MCINNIS), a member of the committee. called and arrived, and I am referring olution, is a very short period of time, Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would to the time clock and the record. So minutes, during which the Sergeant at like to begin by saying, with all due re- that is all I have to say about this. Arms, the Capitol police were told by spect to my colleague, whose com- Whether they should have been called someone to remove the Democrats ments we have just heard, a lot of and they were not called to stop any from the library to another room, to those comments I happen to agree disturbance, they were called to get us another Ways and Means room; and with; but with due respect, you were out of that room. very shortly after the Capitol police, not in the room at the time that an in- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, indeed, the Sergeant at Arms arrived in the li- cident occurred not dealing with proc- gentleman from California’s (Mr. brary, the chairman of the committee, ess but dealing with order in the com- THOMAS) chief of staff stood nearby in my presence, directed the staff to go mittee; and with all due respect to where we were meeting with a member back and tell the police and the Ser- your fellow colleagues, with the excep- of the Capitol Police and said this to geant at Arms that it was all right for tion of one, the rest of you were all out the police and at least one member of the minority to use the library. of the room in another room. That par- the staff, that the chairman has asked So even if it was the chairman who ticular individual was not arguing me to get the police to remove Demo- directed, ordered the police and the process. In fact, that particular indi- crats from this room. Sergeant at Arms to the library spe- vidual threatened me with physical This is the United States of America. cifically to tell the Democrats to move harm. This is not a police state. This is sup- out of that room, it would have been a H7152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 mistake that was corrected almost im- Reject the resolution. It is dead the time line within which events tran- mediately by the chairman. And for wrong and a disservice to the House. spired. I was in the hearing room. I that you bring a resolution to the floor Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield know that the behavior of the minority of the House? I think that those who myself such time as I may consume to prior to the completion of the reading would do this might have a bad mem- note that, unfortunately, the gen- of the bill warranted the Sergeant at ory with respect to their own actions tleman did not hear the stipulation to Arms being called. So I would caution at times during their lives and wish the fact that the police were called be- the gentleman not to make absolute that their actions would not be judged fore any conversations took place be- statements which he cannot back up so harshly for so short a period of time. tween those individuals, and they were with any certainty. So, insofar as any other basis for this called to evict the Democratic mem- Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the resolution, as I have pointed out, there bers from the hearing room. gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. is no basis for determining that the Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the DUNN). committee was out of order or acted gentleman from California (Mr. MAT- Ms. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I want to re- contrary to the rules of the House. SUI). iterate what the gentleman from Lou- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I thank isiana just stated. I think it is very im- my time. the Democratic leader for yielding me portant, since we are at the point of Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I will this time. considering such a resolution on the make an inquiry about the remaining It is really unfortunate what is going floor of the House, for us to look at time. on here. My colleague on the Demo- this situation as one in which there are The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. cratic side of the aisle, his reputation two ships passing in the night. HASTINGS of Washington). The gentle- is being besmirched in order to avoid My Democratic colleagues seem to be woman from California (Ms. PELOSI) the real issue, and I think it is really referring to activities that happened in has 14 minutes remaining, and the gen- outrageous that the gentleman from the library, with which we are all fa- tleman from Louisiana (Mr. MCCRERY) Louisiana is doing this. miliar. We are talking about the reason has 13 minutes remaining. This is not about the gentleman from that the Sergeant at Arms was called Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield California (Mr. STARK), because the to the committee in the first place. It myself such time as I may consume to Capitol police came to visit us, and I is a situation that is not unknown to just make note of the fact that the was in that room in the library behind my colleagues on the Committee on gentleman from Louisiana has just the Committee on Ways and Means Ways and Means. The gentleman in stipulated to the facts that the police hearing room, before the completion of question has created this sort of situa- were called to go to the library to evict the reading of the bill was going on. tion before, so it is not anything new. the Democratic Members from that That was before the gentleman from We all understand that. There have room. California (Mr. STARK) and the gen- been letters written in the past, signed Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 tleman from Colorado (Mr. MCINNIS) by members of the minority caucus, minute to the gentleman from New had even their discussion; and, as a re- castigating the behavior of the gen- York (Mr. RANGEL). sult of that, the Capitol police were tleman in question. That is why the Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, we are called before the gentleman from Cali- Sergeant at Arms was called to our getting closer to the truth. And if what fornia (Mr. STARK) had even said any- committee. I just have to say that if I the majority is saying is that somehow thing. had been sitting in the Chair at that the chairman recognized that what he As a result of that, what the gen- moment I would have felt constrained did was wrong and rescinded that, we tleman is doing to the gentleman from to call the Sergeant at Arms. in that room had no idea that it was re- California (Mr. STARK) is doing major And I am sorry that the members of scinded. The police had us in that damage to his credibility at the same our wonderful committee that does room. They sent for their superior, and time when the real fault is the chair- most of its work with great dignity, they sent for the Sergeant of Arms. man of the Committee on Ways and who were missing all but one of its mi- The same person who came to tell us Means. He called the Capitol police. nority members because they were hav- that the chairman wanted us to leave And, frankly, when later on the Ser- ing a caucus in the library, but we who could have very easily come into that geant of Arms came in himself, he said, were sitting in the hearing room and room and said that the chairman had he said to all of us, he said I was called, all the people who were in the audience changed his mind. That did not happen. we were called because there was a dis- saw exactly what was going on; not the Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 turbance. There was a disturbance first time, not the second time, but it minute to the gentleman from Arizona back here in this room, and we were happened many, many times. This was (Mr. HAYWORTH), a member of the com- asked to remove all of you. a time when I believe it was entirely mittee. This was not about the gentleman appropriate for the chairman to use his Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise from California (Mr. STARK). This was authority to regain order in the hear- in opposition to the resolution and I do about removing Members on the Demo- ing room by calling the Sergeant at so understanding that people of good- cratic side of the aisle on the Com- Arms. will can and often do disagree. I realize mittee on Ways and Means from a Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am also that frustrations abound, indeed, room that was not being used because pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- as a private citizen reading of certain the chairman of the Committee on tleman from Georgia (Mr. LEWIS). machinations that went on in this Ways and Means just decided to lose Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, House when roles were reversed. his temper on the situation. I think it I rise to speak in support of the resolu- But that is not the subject here is really outrageous. We ought to de- tion. As many of you know, I am a man today. The subject here today is, was bate the issues. We ought not to try to of peace. During the 1960s, many of us the chairman within his rights when point the finger at somebody who was involved in the Civil Rights movement order was threatened in the committee innocent in this discussion. were threatened with arrest for sitting to call the Sergeant at Arms? In other I really think it is really outrageous. in at lunch counters, standing in at words, a test of what is reasonable. I think the gentleman from Louisiana segregated theaters, or marching for Mr. Speaker, were I in the Chair at owes the gentleman from California the right to vote; and sometimes we the time when order was disrupted, (Mr. STARK) an apology by trying to were arrested and jailed. We were when a physical threat was issued by a make the issue about him rather than charged with disturbing the peace or member of the minority party, and par- about the chairman of the committee. disorderly conduct, and we were very liamentary rules preclude me from Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield peaceful and we were orderly. naming that Member, although I can myself such time as I may consume, I never thought that as a Member of say it was a very stark picture of a and I would tell my friend from Cali- Congress I would be threatened with confrontation, you better believe, Mr. fornia (Mr. MATSUI) that he was not in arrest by sitting in the library of the Speaker, I would have called the Ser- the hearing room and, therefore, he Committee on Ways and Means. As a geant at Arms to restore order. cannot speak with any authority about Member of Congress and as a member July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7153 of the Committee on Ways and Means, and this could be resolved by the chair- sider the bill, but this was done before I thought, I really believed that it was man in question apologizing to all of the Capitol Police were called; and a safe place to meet and to discuss the us, and the issue would be done with. were I the chairman in the same situa- business of the committee. b 1415 tion, I, too, would have contacted the It is unreal, it is unthinkable that Sergeant at Arms to return decorum to another Member of Congress would Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 our committee room. threaten to have another arrested for minutes to the gentleman from Mis- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 carrying out his or her congressional souri (Mr. HULSHOF), a member of the minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio duties. In another period of time, a few Committee on Ways and Means. (Mrs. JONES), the newest member of the short years ago, some of us stood up to Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, hope- Committee on Ways and Means. Bull Conner in Birmingham, Alabama, fully to further clarify some of the Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I and we stood up to Sheriff Clark in questions that have been asked, and I was not in the room when the inter- Selma, Alabama. And I must say to the see the gentleman from New York (Mr. action occurred between the gentleman chairman of this committee, we will RANGEL) has been provided a transcript from California (Mr. STARK) and other not be intimidated. We will not be im- from this morning’s Committee on Members of Congress, but I was in the mobilized. We live in a democracy and Ways and Means markup, what I would library when the police came in and not a police state. like to do is read the relevant portions, said that Democrats were causing a What happened today in the Com- I think, which then necessitated the disturbance, and the police were re- mittee on Ways and Means should calling of the Sergeant at Arms. quired to come. cause a sense of righteous indignation This would be at page 15, line 331, the This is the second time I have been among all of us. As Democrats, as chairman stated, ‘‘If the gentleman on the floor of the House and been re- Members of this House, the People’s will suspend. If the gentleman from quired to do something that is distaste- House, we will not get lost in a sea of California would understand he is read- ful for me as a Member of Congress. despair. We will continue to stand up ing the table of contents, which is at The first was with the Committee on and fight for what is right and for what the beginning of the bill.’’ Standards of Conduct, and the second is fair. The remaining minority Member is with the chairman of my committee. Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, may I said, ‘‘Oh, that.’’ Members know I have been a judge. request the time remaining on each Line 335, ‘‘Chairman Thomas. He will When a judge hosts a courtroom, he or side? then move to the body of the bill. That she sets the standard. The chairman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- is how these things work.’’ To which must set the standard in a committee tleman from Louisiana (Mr. MCCRERY) the sole Member of the minority party room. We are talking about an inter- has 91⁄2 minutes remaining, and the that was left in the room said this at action that went on this day, but I gentlewoman from California (Ms. line 337, ‘‘Its eloquence overwhelms me, came from the Committee on Financial PELOSI) has 91⁄4 minutes remaining. Mr. Chairman, just like your intellect Services where I had a chairman who Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I re- does. It is—oh, you think you are big allowed members of the committee to serve the balance of my time. enough to make me, you little wimp? Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am speak and did not cause members to Come on. Come over here and make pleased to yield 1 minute to the gen- react to his response. me. I dare you.’’ tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KLECZKA), If Members check the transcript of The transcript indicates in brackets a member of the Committee on Ways our hearings, every time someone says ‘‘laughter,’’ to which the minority and Means. something, the chairman has a re- Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, the gen- member then said, ‘‘You little fruit- sponse for whatever witness it is. cake. You little fruitcake. I said you tleman from Colorado (Mr. MCINNIS) Mr. Speaker, I have respect for the took the floor to relate what happened. are a fruitcake.’’ chairman. I find it hard to stand here And although I was not in the room, I Now, what the transcript does not in- today, but the reality is that he called did speak to the Democrat that was in dicate, and I would have to stay with the police on his colleagues, and no one the room. The comments of the gen- the transcript, and just as many of us can take a thing away from that. tleman from California (Mr. STARK) who have had previous experience in Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield were preceded by the words, ‘‘shut up.’’ criminal courtrooms or civil court- 30 seconds to the gentleman from Flor- And that was by the gentleman from rooms, the transcript is, of course, the ida (Mr. SHAW). Colorado (Mr. MCINNIS), inciting the cold recitation of words that are spo- Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I would say gentleman from California (Mr. STARK) ken. to the gentlewoman, a respected mem- to respond. Now, that sort of slipped If Members will permit me to charac- ber of the Committee on Ways and his memory when he talked to us be- terize just a bit, I was sitting next to Means who was a judge, I would say fore. the gentleman from Colorado, and I that I also was a judge, and if anyone So, now, here is the scenario. Here is would tell the Speaker that the words had conducted themselves like that in a man in excess of 70 years old threat- specifically regarding, ‘‘Are you big my courtroom, they would have been ening a man 30 years his junior, and enough to make me, you little wimp? held in contempt of court. the chairman was afraid that the 30- Come on. Come over here and make Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 year-old junior was going to get beat me. I dare you,’’ I happened to turn minute to the gentleman from Texas up. Hello. around in my chair because I am on the (Mr. DOGGETT), a former judge of the Mr. Speaker, since your election, you lower dais and looked up, and it was Supreme Court of Texas and a member have conducted this House with total the sole Democratic member who was of the Committee on Ways and Means. honor. You have made all of us proud remaining who was directing those Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, there is to be Members of Congress. But it is words directly at the gentleman from no small amount of irony that the bill one thing to defend one of your own, Colorado. in question before the committee today but it is surely another to do so less If Members would permit me to char- was H.R. 1776. The democracy that our than honorably, in fact, dishonorably acterize a little bit more, even though forebears brought to being in this land and dishonestly. laughter erupted, as someone who was requires our continual vigilance. We The fact of the matter is the police, witnessing this event, Mr. Speaker, the are reminded of the words of James who have a lot of things to do around words were uttered in a very serious Madison that there are more instances here protecting the Americans, were tone, dare I say in a threatening tone. of abridgement by gradual encroach- called because of a disturbance against I do not think I am mischaracterizing ments of those in power than by vio- Democrats. I was in the room when the the import of these words. lent and sudden usurpation. police came. Two officers came to clear This, of course, was done during the Mr. Speaker, a committee chairman us out because we were causing a dis- reading of the bill. Ultimately, the today ordered the police to evict Mem- turbance. chairman was able to get a unanimous bers of this Congress from a committee So do not go lying about what hap- consent request. That is later reflected. room on the edge of the markup. When pened. It is an embarrassment enough, Then we were able to move and con- Officer Spriggs arrived in that room, H7154 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 the committee library, he was not nothing, nothing whatsoever to do with in the committee room, the gentleman looking for the gentleman from Cali- what went on in the hearing room. from California (Mr. STARK) has ac- fornia (Mr. STARK). He was there, as he That is the truth. cepted your apology. said, to clear the room on the instruc- Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, the pre- Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reserva- tions of the chief of staff of the com- vious speaker says that is the truth, tion of objection. mittee chairman of the Committee on but the fact is he was not there. He has The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Ways and Means. no independent knowledge of who objection, the words are withdrawn. My friends, this is how tyranny be- called the Sergeant at Arms or the rea- There was no objection. gins. It is our responsibility to stand son for it. I resent the gentleman’s Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am very against a police state, to stand in favor tone. It is erroneous. His statement is pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- of open dialogue rather than to permit erroneous. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. MENEN- a bill to pass with only the votes of one Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the DEZ), the very distinguished Chair of party and move toward a one-party gentleman from Texas (Mr. BRADY), a the Democratic Caucus. state. member of the Committee on Ways and Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, we Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield Means. can hear all the spin and diversion that 11⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I the majority wants to lay there, but Connecticut (Mrs. JOHNSON), a member was present during this confrontation, this is the point: this morning in the of the Committee on Ways and Means. not just present but the physically People’s House, the heart of our great Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. closest member to the incident. I saw American democracy, the Republican Speaker, this is simple, serious, and it firsthand. I was not in the library or chairman of the Committee on Ways sad. Significant errors of utterance and out of the room; I was there. and Means called the police, the police, judgment were made by members of First, I think the official transcript in an attempt to break up a meeting of the Committee on Ways and Means of puts a lie to this resolution. Further- House Democrats. both parties this morning. The chair- more, being the person sitting in front Why did he call the police? Because man responded to what were fast-paced of the lone minority member, who in he did not like what Democrats were comments and actions. There were my opinion, in fact, my knowledge, in- meeting about and that Democrats as good reasons for the chairman’s judg- stigated this confrontation, what I wit- the minority availed themselves of ments and actions and good reasons nessed was a profanity-laced, angry, what little protection they have under why he altered those judgments and ac- degrading, physical confrontation that the rules. This is what Republicans tions as circumstances changed. For was growing in volume, not lessening. have come to in the running of this that he is to be commended. To elevate It was a tirade completely inappro- House. If they do not like what we say, an incident of which no Member on ei- priate to this Congress and to that even in a private meeting, they will try ther side of the aisle is proud is de- committee. to have us arrested. If we object, and structive to this body. they do not like it, they will try to I regret the minority party’s decision What I did, my action was to turn to the audience, looking for young people, have us arrested. Does that sound like to enshrine in a resolution some facts America to you? Or does that sound while omitting others crucial to the hoping that there was no young person like some sort of police state? Our dis- flow of events. That does this House no in that committee room who would tinguished Speaker should be in the good, and I urge opposition to this res- witness the behavior of the gentleman chair and alarmed that this happened olution. who instigated this incident. Had it Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 been me, I, too, would have made a under your watch. Power corrupts and minute to the gentleman from Ten- phone call * * * absolute power corrupts absolutely. An example of that is the gentleman from nessee (Mr. TANNER), a member of the Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I de- Committee on Ways and Means. mand that the gentleman’s words be Texas (Mr. DELAY) calling the Depart- Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank taken down. ment of Homeland Security to track the gentlewoman. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The down Texas legislators. Where does Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, will Clerk will report the words. this end? This institution cannot and must not tolerate this sort of abusive the gentleman yield? b 1430 Mr. TANNER. I yield to the gen- and intimidating behavior. And this tleman from New York. Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it one will not be swept under the rug Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have has come to my attention, rightly so, until justice is done. a question on behalf of all of those that at the conclusion of my remarks, Some of us come from families that Members who were not in any of those I need to clarify the words that I spoke fled this kind of persecution. I never rooms: If it was the gentleman from in this House in order to also set an ex- thought that I would see that persecu- California (Mr. STARK) in the hearing ample for decorum and civility. At the tion take place right here in the peo- room with the fruitcake, why did you end of my remarks, I made reference to ple’s House, the very place where peo- sic the cops on the Democrats in the li- an emotional state and bodily func- ple are sent to the greatest democracy brary? tions when, in fact, what I really was in the world. Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I was not referencing was potential bodily con- Some claim that the gentleman from going to speak, but I must say to the duct. California (Mr. THOMAS) had the police gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. To clarify and also because I really called in response to a disturbance, but MCCRERY), you know if you are using do hold our colleagues in deference, I why was the majority chief of staff es- whatever confrontation took place be- would ask unanimous consent to with- corting the police back to the library tween the gentleman from California draw that portion of my remarks. where the Democrats were meeting? (Mr. STARK) and the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. The answer is obvious. The chairman Louisiana (Mr. MCCRERY), that is abso- HASTINGS of Washington). Is there ob- was annoyed and wanted to break up lutely not true. The policeman came to jection to the request of the gentleman that meeting of Democrats, and he was the library, one, before that happened; from Texas? willing to use the police to do it. As and, second, if the problem was in the Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, re- the chairman of the Democratic Cau- hearing room between the gentleman serving the right to object, and I do not cus, I want you to know that our Mem- from California (Mr. STARK) and the intend to object, I thank the gen- bers will not be silenced on behalf of gentleman from Colorado (Mr. tleman very much for trying to bring the 136 million Americans we represent MCINNIS), why would the policemen civility back to the House which is in this House. come to the library to begin with? very important. In consultation with Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield They came in there, and the gentleman the gentleman from California (Mr. myself such time as I may consume. may not know it, but we asked, Why STARK), who was the only Democrat on Hyperbole is something that is used are you here? the committee who the police were not often for effect, even in fictional writ- They said, we have been given orders called to throw out of the library be- ing. On the floor of the House debating to remove you from the library. It had cause he was not in the library, he was something this serious, I think it has July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7155 no place. And to claim that the police nority member. I can validate every- cause they would not go along with the were there to arrest Democrats is in- thing that has been said here on the majority. deed hyperbole. No one ever suggested majority side. It was a situation that Let me read from page 18 of the tran- that anyone was to be arrested. There seemed to be getting out of control. It script of the proceedings. is no evidence to that. Not even any was getting out of control. Again, if I ‘‘Mr. Yin, as you go through, would hearsay to that. The fact is they were would have been the chairman, I would you periodically indicate which page being asked to move from that room to have done exactly what Chairman you are on.’’ They are reading the bill. another Ways and Means hearing room. Thomas did. ‘‘We are going to be going through the Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄4 minutes to Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield titles, and if it lengthens out, it gets the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 20 seconds to the gentleman from more complicated.’’ Mr. THOMAS is WELLER). Pennsylvania (Mr. ENGLISH), a member speaking. ‘‘I know you have just begun Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I look of the committee. on page 3 in doing that.’’ Under the around this room today and I see Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. Speaker, unlike rules, the reading of the bill, what is friends on both sides of the aisle. On any of the speakers on the other side, I the next thing that is said? ‘‘And, with- my committee I have friends that are was also in the room. I saw what was out objection, it is considered as read. Democrats and friends that are Repub- said. I saw what was implied. And I saw ‘‘Mr. STARK: I object. licans, and I think no one wishes we the behavior of the chairman close up. ‘‘Mr. THOMAS: The gentleman was too were going through this exercise today. May I say what is embarrassing the late.’’ But as one of those who was in the House today is not the behavior of the Absent was a request for objection. room, and I think those who were in chairman. I think he did what in his That, my friends, is the gravamen of the room are the best witnesses to be judgment was right to proceed with this case. You are trampling on the speaking today, not those who were what became a very contentious hear- rights of the minority. You are tram- not at the room and heard what might ing. What I am very unhappy about is pling on the rules of this institution. have occurred, but those who actually the fact that this resolution has even This is America. This is not American. witnessed it. been brought to the floor. It is an em- Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, assum- I often think, what would I have done barrassment to this institution. ing that the gentlewoman from Cali- if I was the chairman? I think all of us, b 1445 fornia has only one remaining speaker Republicans and Democrats, a lot of us and that is to close, I yield 20 seconds would like to be a chairman someday, Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. what would we do if we were in the minutes to the gentleman from Mary- HULSHOF), a member of the committee. same situation? And going back to that land (Mr. HOYER), the distinguished Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, what I room this morning, going to the offi- whip for the Democrats. would say to the previous speaker is cial transcript of this morning’s mark- (Mr. HOYER asked and was given the transcript is in fact true. What was up of H.R. 1776, again let me refer to permission to revise and extend his re- not included was that in the transcript the record, the official record, line 337, marks.) at the conclusion, again on page 18, beginning with the sole remaining mi- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, we are a line 24, ‘‘And, without objection, it is nority party Member in the committee Nation of laws. This House was estab- considered as read.’’ At that point, the room at that time: lished to make those laws. We have a chairman struck the gavel. ‘‘Its eloquence overwhelms me, Mr. manual. It is called Jefferson’s Manual. Mr. HOYER. * * * Chairman, just like your intellect It has in it the Constitution of the Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield does.’’ United States of America. It has as 20 seconds to the gentleman from Cali- Clearly the question would be, what well the rules that Jefferson put for- fornia (Mr. HERGER), a member of the would you do if you were the chairman ward. committee. and you had a member there that was At page 123 it says, ‘‘the weaker Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, it is an using invective, innuendo, name-call- party can only be protected from those incredible privilege and honor to serve ing, physically threatening another irregularities and abuses which these in this body. colleague? Would you have worked to forms were intended to check, and This is not a happy or a proud day for restore order? I am one of those who which the wantonness of power is but any one of us. We were all here late stands and believes that if I was the too often apt to suggest to large and last night until midnight. Those of us chairman today, I would have sum- successful majorities.’’ who serve on the Committee on Ways moned the Sergeant at Arms to ask for Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for and Means, as I do, were here early this order as well. you, and you run this House fairly. But morning. I was sitting throughout the Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I reserve this is another instance, not an iso- entire meeting. I was sitting up on the the balance of my time. lated incidence, not a unique incidence dias. I personally looked down and was Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield of the arbitrary use of power. The Com- able to see what took place, and I sup- 20 seconds to the gentleman from Wis- mittee on Rules shuts us down. It does port our chairman in his calling for consin (Mr. RYAN), a member of the not give us amendments. It does not support at that time. committee. give us time to debate. It does not ade- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, quately give us substitutes. It shuts b 1530 I, too, was sitting closest to the lone down the majority. It shuts down the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. minority member in the Chamber. I minority. This is not what Jefferson HASTINGS of Washington). The gen- was there in the Chamber next to the had in mind nor, I suggest to you, our tleman from Louisiana (Mr. MCCRERY) gentleman from Texas (Mr. BRADY). I Founding Fathers. has 1 minute and 10 seconds remaining. heard the comments. It was very, very This is indeed not an isolated inci- Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield clear that a physical threat was made, dent. The police were called. There is a myself the remaining time. that a situation was getting out of con- dispute of facts as to why the police It is time for the House to bring to a trol, that we had a physical situation were called. But there seems to be no close this resolution. I would say that on our hands; and if I were in the posi- dispute that they did not go to the in no way has the minority, which tion that the chairman was, I believe committee room. They went to the li- brought this resolution to the floor, that the Capitol Police or the Sergeant brary, presumably because that is proved any facts which would substan- at Arms should have been called to re- where they were told to go. They know tiate a rationale for passage of this res- store order. the difference, believe me, to the gen- olution, and I would urge all Members Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I yield tleman from Louisiana (Mr. MCCRERY), on both sides of the aisle to reject this 20 seconds to the gentleman from Ken- they know the difference. resolution and vote ‘‘no.’’ tucky (Mr. LEWIS), a member of the This is not an isolated or unique inci- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance committee. dence. The police were called by the of my time. Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speak- Speaker of the Texas House to go ar- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield er, I also was seated in front of the mi- rest 55 members of the Texas House be- myself the remaining time. H7156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 First, I want to congratulate the The Greeks had a word for it, ‘‘hu- Blunt Gutknecht Pearce Bonner Harris Petri Chair on the dignified manner in which bris.’’ It was about power, abuse of Bono Hart Pickering he has conducted the proceedings power, arrogance; and it is a tragic Boozman Hastert Platts today. flaw. We cannot allow your tragic flaw Bradley (NH) Hastings (WA) Pombo It is clear from the debate today that to shut down the voices of the Amer- Brady (TX) Hayes Porter Brown (SC) Hayworth Portman the Republicans have a major problem ican people. We will fight you every Brown-Waite, Hefley Pryce (OH) with the democratic process. It is clear step of the way, every day in this Ginny Herger Putnam that the Republicans are in denial House of Representatives. Burns Hobson Regula about their behavior, and it is clear Calvert Hostettler Rehberg I want to thank my Democratic col- Cannon Houghton Renzi that the Democrats must draw a line in leagues for staying, for their thought- Cantor Hulshof Rogers (AL) the sand on the repression of our rights ful presentations during this difficult Capito Hunter Rogers (KY) in this Congress. debate, and for their love of this insti- Castle Hyde Rogers (MI) My resolution does just that. It says Chabot Isakson Rohrabacher tution; and I urge my colleagues to Chocola Johnson (CT) Royce to the Republican majority that our support this very important resolution, Coble Johnson (IL) Ryan (WI) constituents have a right to be heard. important to the integrity of this Cole Keller Ryun (KS) Every day that right is abused; but House of Representatives. Collins Kelly Schrock today, the Republicans went over the Crane Kennedy (MN) Sensenbrenner Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Crenshaw King (IA) Sessions edge. to protest the outrageous display of discour- Culberson King (NY) Shadegg The facts are these: the police came tesy and disrespect shown to Democratic Cunningham Kingston Shaw to the library behind the committee, Davis, Jo Ann Kirk Shays members of the House and Minority Leader while the bill was still being read. Davis, Tom Kline Sherwood DeMint Knollenberg Shimkus There is no confusion as to why the po- PELOSI. In a brazen display of disregard for Democratic members of the House, the Cap- Diaz-Balart, L. Kolbe Simmons lice went to the library, and the police Diaz-Balart, M. LaHood Simpson did not go to the library once or twice. itol Police were dispatched on three occasions Doolittle Latham Smith (NJ) They went to the library three times to to disrupt the reading of legislative text by Dunn LaTourette Souder Ehlers Leach Stearns evict the Democratic Members. First Democratic members who serve on the Ways and Means Committee. The Members were at- Emerson Lewis (CA) Sullivan came the policeman and then came English Lewis (KY) Sweeney their superior and then came a rep- tempting to ascertain the text of the legislation Feeney LoBiondo Tauzin resentative of the Sergeant at Arms of- that was drafted without their consultation and Flake Lucas (OK) Terry for which their dissent would not be heard or Foley Manzullo Thomas fice to clear the room, to evict the Forbes McCotter Tiahrt Members from that room. heeded. Fossella McCrery Tiberi That is why, and if there is any chal- The actions of the Republican Chairman Franks (AZ) McInnis Turner (OH) and the Members of the committee was in- Frelinghuysen McKeon Upton lenge to these facts, we can take up Garrett (NJ) Miller (FL) Vitter this discussion under oath under the deed egregious and beyond the pale of House Gerlach Miller, Gary Walden (OR) auspices of the Committee of Stand- decorum. Indeed, the actions and attitudes Gibbons Murphy Weldon (FL) ards of Official Conduct. witnessed, and the rhetoric and rationale put Gilchrest Musgrave Weldon (PA) forward by the majority dishonors the founda- Gillmor Myrick Weller We must insist on this House sup- Gingrey Neugebauer Whitfield porting the resolve that it is wrong for tion of civility and respect of the House of Goode Ney Wicker the Chair to conduct his committee Representatives. It is clear that a political fis- Goodlatte Northup Wilson (NM) meetings and have part of that be by sure exists between the majority and the mi- Goss Norwood Wilson (SC) Graves Nunes Wolf calling the police, and we must insist nority. I call upon my majority colleagues to Green (WI) Nussle Young (AK) that the markup that took place is not embrace the age-old methodology and attitude Greenwood Ose Young (FL) validly ordered reported to the House. of, ‘‘. . . do unto others as you would have NOES—143 There is no confusion. The question them do unto you.’’ before the House is this: Is it right for Ackerman Hill Miller (NC) Today was a sad day in the annals of Alexander Hoeffel Miller, George the chairman of the Committee on House deliberations. I hope that the American Andrews Holt Mollohan Ways and Means to call the police to public does not have to ever witness this type Baird Honda Moore evict Democratic Members from their of behavior again. I also hope that my es- Baldwin Hooley (OR) Moran (VA) Ballance Hoyer Murtha meeting place? Again, the police came teemed colleagues will re-embrace the spirit Becerra Inslee Nadler not once, not twice, but three times. and method of appropriate House decorum. Bell Israel Napolitano A vote for my resolution is a vote to MOTION TO TABLE OFFERED BY MR. MCCRERY Berry Jackson (IL) Neal (MA) reject that kind of behavior. It is Bishop (GA) Jackson-Lee Oberstar Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I have a wrong for the committee Chair to call Blumenauer (TX) Obey privileged motion at the desk. Boswell John Olver the police, and my Republican col- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Boyd Johnson, E. B. Pallone leagues just do not know that; and the Brady (PA) Jones (OH) Pastor Clerk will report the motion. country should know that about them. Brown (OH) Kanjorski Payne The Clerk read as follows: Brown, Corrine Kennedy (RI) Pelosi Why is it not clear to you that it is not Mr. McCrery moves to lay the resolution Cardin Kildee Peterson (MN) right to call the police to evict your Cardoza Kleczka Pomeroy on the table. colleagues from a room? Carson (IN) Kucinich Rahall What should be a stunning fact to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Carson (OK) Langevin Rangel question is on the motion to table of- Clay Lantos Reyes American people is that the Repub- Clyburn Larsen (WA) Ross licans in the House of Representatives fered by the gentleman from Louisiana Conyers Larson (CT) Roybal-Allard need to be convinced that it is wrong (Mr. MCCRERY). Cooper Lee Ruppersberger to call the police to evict their Demo- The question was taken; and the Cramer Levin Rush Crowley Lewis (GA) Ryan (OH) cratic colleagues from their meeting. I Speaker pro tempore announced that Cummings Lofgren Sanchez, Linda say that over and over again. the ayes appeared to have it. Davis (AL) Lowey T. We talk about the power of ideas. We RECORDED VOTE Davis (CA) Lucas (KY) Sanchez, Loretta heard the brilliant speech yesterday of DeLauro Lynch Sanders Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I demand Deutsch Majette Schakowsky the Prime Minister of Great Britain, a recorded vote. Dicks Maloney Schiff talking about liberty and the pride we A recorded vote was ordered. Doggett Markey Scott (GA) should take in our contribution to it Engel Marshall Scott (VA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Eshoo Matheson Serrano throughout the world and about the vice, and there were—ayes 170, noes 143, Evans Matsui Sherman power of ideas; but the power of our ex- not voting 122, as follows: Farr McCarthy (MO) Spratt ample speaks louder than all of that. Filner McCarthy (NY) Stark [Roll No. 397] And what is the example that we show Ford McCollum Strickland AYES—170 Frank (MA) McIntyre Tanner to the rest of the world when we have Frost Meek (FL) Tauscher Akin Barrett (SC) Bereuter a chairman of the committee calling Grijalva Meeks (NY) Taylor (MS) Bachus Bartlett (MD) Biggert Hall Menendez Thompson (CA) the police to evict his colleagues from Baker Bass Bishop (UT) Hastings (FL) Michaud Thompson (MS) a room? Ballenger Beauprez Blackburn July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7157 Tierney Visclosky Wexler vote No. 395. Had I been in attendance, I day evening, as we work to resolve Towns Waters Woolsey would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote No. these important pieces of legislation. Turner (TX) Watson Wu Udall (NM) Watt 396 and ‘‘no’’ on No. 397. I thank the gentleman for yielding Van Hollen Weiner f and would be happy to answer any NOT VOTING—122 questions. REPORT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I under- Abercrombie Everett Ortiz 288, REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT stand the School Readiness Act or the Aderholt Fattah Osborne OF TRANSPORTATION RECORDS Allen Ferguson Otter Head Start Reauthorization bill will be Baca Fletcher Owens ON USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES on the floor. Let me ask if you expect Barton (TX) Gallegly Oxley RELATING TO MEMBERS OF to have an open rule on that bill? Spe- Berkley Gephardt Pascrell TEXAS LEGISLATURE Berman Gonzalez Paul cifically, while you are getting infor- Bilirakis Gordon Pence Mr. KIRK, from the Committee on mation, we want to be assured hope- Bishop (NY) Granger Peterson (PA) Transportation and Infrastructure, fully that we will be allowed to offer Boehlert Green (TX) Pitts Boehner Gutierrez Price (NC) submitted a privileged report (Rept. such amendments as we deem to be ap- Bonilla Harman Quinn No. 108–220) on the resolution (H. Res. propriate and that we will be allowed Boucher Hensarling Radanovich 288) directing the Secretary of Trans- to have a substitute for the majority’s Burgess Hinchey Ramstad portation to transmit to the House of Burr Hinojosa Reynolds bill. Burton (IN) Hoekstra Rodriguez Representatives not later than 14 days Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, if the Buyer Holden Ros-Lehtinen after the date of the adoption of this gentleman would continue to yield, I Camp Issa Rothman resolution all physical and electronic do not know if a decision has been Capps Istook Sabo Capuano Janklow Sandlin records and documents in his posses- made on that yet. Apparently, there Carter Jefferson Saxton sion related to any use of Federal agen- are over a dozen amendments, and the Case Jenkins Shuster cy resources in any task or action in- Committee on Rules has not made a de- Costello Johnson, Sam Skelton volving or relating to Members of the cision yet with regard to the substitute Cox Jones (NC) Slaughter Cubin Kaptur Smith (MI) Texas Legislature in the period begin- or the rule. Davis (FL) Kilpatrick Smith (TX) ning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank Davis (IL) Kind Smith (WA) 2003, except information the disclosure the gentleman, and I would urge the Davis (TN) Lampson Snyder Deal (GA) Linder Solis of which would harm the national secu- gentleman, and I know he may not DeFazio Lipinski Stenholm rity interest of the United States, have control over this, but urge him to DeGette McDermott Stupak which was referred to the House Cal- urge his leadership, of which he is a Delahunt McGovern Tancredo endar and ordered to be printed. member, as well as the Committee on DeLay McHugh Taylor (NC) Dingell McNulty Thornberry f Rules, to give us an open rule so that Dooley (CA) Meehan Toomey this bill, which is an extraordinarily Doyle Mica Udall (CO) LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM important bill to our country, be fully Dreier Millender- Velazquez (Mr. HOYER asked and was given Duncan McDonald Walsh debated and the alternatives that Edwards Miller (MI) Wamp permission to address the House for 1 Members would like to offer can be Emanuel Moran (KS) Waxman minute and to revise and extend his re- considered. I would hope that he can Etheridge Nethercutt Wynn marks.) work in that vein. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I would be The Medicare prescription drug legis- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. glad to yield for the purpose of inquir- lation, when does the gentleman expect HASTINGS of Washington) (during the ing of the majority regarding the the conferees will have a substantive vote). There are 2 minutes remaining schedule for the week to come. meeting to seriously start resolving in this vote. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, will the their differences, and might we see a gentleman yield? conference report prior to the August 1600 b Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentleman recess? Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri and Mr. from Ohio. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, if the PAYNE changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank gentleman will continue to yield, our to ‘‘no.’’ the gentleman for yielding. intent was to a conference report be- So the motion to table was agreed to. The House will convene on Monday fore this House before the August re- The result of the vote was announced at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour debates cess. It is a very complicated bill, a as above recorded. and 2 p.m. for legislative business, and very important issue, and perhaps the A motion to reconsider was laid on will consider several measures under most important one that Congress will the table. suspension of the rules. A final list of tackle this year. Stated for: those measures will be sent to Mem- The conferees have met, and the staff Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably bers’ offices by the end of the day. Any is working. It looks as though it would detained and was unable to vote on rollcall votes called on those measures will be be difficult to have legislation before No. 397. Had I been present, I would have rolled until 6:30 p.m. us before the August recess. We do not voted ‘‘aye’’. On Tuesday, we plan to consider the want to rush this important bill or set Stated against: fiscal year 2004 Foreign Operations Ap- arbitrary deadlines, but the conferees Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote propriations Act. Next week we also will continue to work and the staff will No. 397 on the motion to table H. Res. 324, expect to consider H.R. 2210, which is continue to work hard to reach agree- I was unavoidably detained. Had I been the School Readiness Act; H.R. 2738 and ment on as many issues as possible be- present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ H.R. 2739, which is the U.S.-Chile and fore the August recess. Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agree- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, we think had an event in my congressional district. Had ment Implementation Acts; the fiscal taking the time to do this right is bet- I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on year 2004 Commerce, Justice, State, ter than doing it immediately or rollcall No. 397. Judiciary and Related Agencies Appro- quickly. It is, obviously, of great im- Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- priations Act; H.R. 2427, which is the portance to our seniors but as well to ably detained on Friday, July 18, 2003, and Pharmaceutical Market Access Act; our families in America. We appreciate missed rollcall No. 397. Had I been present, I and H.R. 2765, the District of Columbia the fact that it is going to be given would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Appropriations Act. some time. We hope that there will be f In addition to these bills, we also full participation in that conference. may consider the fiscal year 2004 VA- On the child tax credit, and there was PERSONAL EXPLANATION HUD Appropriations Act. discussion about this on the floor just Ms. KILPATRICK. I was unable to cast a Finally, I would like to note that we a few days ago. We are very concerned vote on the following rollcall votes, Nos. 396 are expecting a busy week leading into about the fact that checks will be and 397. I was forced to return to my congres- this August recess. We are likely to going to people on July 25. The individ- sional district on official business after rollcall work late some nights, including Fri- uals who were included in the Senate H7158 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 bill but were dropped in conference will Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank politics with the child tax credit. The not be receiving a check. That is large- the gentleman for his information. people who are going to suffer are the ly because we have yet to pass a bill. It f 12 million children from 6.5 million is now almost 37 days since we ap- low-income working families, families pointed conferees, and the checks for MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES who earn an annual income of between those who will get the credit go out ON H.R. 1308, TAX RELIEF, SIM- $10,500 and $26,600 a year, families out next Friday. What is the status of that PLIFICATION, AND EQUITY ACT there working very hard day in and day piece of legislation? OF 2003 out to make ends meet. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, we did Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I What happened? How did they get cut have a good debate on the floor the last offer a privileged motion. out? Let us just go back a little over a night, the night before that, and I un- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The month just to review a little history derstand we may have another this Clerk will report the motion. here. During the recent conference on afternoon. Some of the points made in The Clerk read as follows: the tax bill, that was the tax bill those debates would reflect some of the passed out of this House, $350 billion- difficulties of coming together with re- Mr. VAN HOLLEN moves that the managers on the part of the House in the conference on plus, a package that disproportionately gard to this conference. the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on benefits the very wealthiest in our The House bill, we believe, is more the House amendment to the Senate amend- country, during the House-Senate con- appropriate because it covers more ment to H.R. 1308 be instructed as follows: ference on that tax bill, a provision families and more children, and we 1. The House conferees shall be instructed was removed. It was a provision that think it is fairer than the Senate bill. to include in the conference report the provi- was originally offered by a Democratic The Senate has a different point of sion of the Senate amendment (not included view. We are still working out those in the House amendment) that provides im- Senator in the United States Senate. It difference. I cannot tell the gentleman mediate payments to taxpayers receiving an was a provision for basic fairness and when the conference will resolve those additional credit by reason of the bill in the basic decency. Indeed, it was one of the differences, but, as with Medicare, we same manner as other taxpayers were enti- only provisions in that tax cut bill that tled to immediate payments under the Jobs are certainly hoping for a resolution as benefits low-income, working families. and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of While that bill accelerated tax cuts soon as possible, perhaps before the re- 2003. cess, but it is certainly not guaranteed. 2. The House conferees shall be instructed that had been previously passed by this Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I would to include in the conference report the provi- Congress, while that bill accelerated say to my friend, I know the dif- sion of the Senate amendment (not included the cut in the tax rates for the very ferences that the chairman pointed to in the House amendment) that provides fam- wealthiest Americans, and while we ac- and you have pointed to in terms of ilies of military personnel serving in Iraq, celerated the child tax credit for mil- making this either permanent or at Afghanistan, and other combat zones a child lions of other Americans, the Repub- least 10 years in authorization. I do credit based on the earnings of the individ- lican conferees on the House and the not, frankly, think there would be op- uals serving in the combat zone. Senate side decided to remove that one 3. The House conferees shall be instructed position to making this permanent on to include in the conference report all of the provision in the bill that helped those our side. However, we are concerned other provisions of the Senate amendment low-income working families, that pro- that in the effort to make it permanent and shall not report back a conference report vided a child tax credit to those fami- we will fail to make it at least tem- that includes additional tax benefits not off- lies with under $26,000 in income. porary, which we could then follow up set by other provisions. It was a shameful moment. But at by making it permanent. I appreciate 4. To the maximum extent possible within least the Senate recognized the prob- the gentleman’s comments. the scope of conference, the House conferees lem and Democrats and Republicans on shall be instructed to include in the con- Drug reimportation is an issue. the Senate side passed a bill very Which day does the gentleman expect ference report other tax benefit for military personnel and the families of the astronauts quickly to fix that particular problem, to have the drug reimportation bill on who died in the Columbia disaster. to make sure that we restored the child the floor? Do you know when it will be 5. The House conferees shall, as soon as tax credit for those low-income Ameri- on the floor? practicable after the adoption of this mo- cans who had been taken out of the Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, it tion, meet in open session with the Senate bill. The President, who originally would appear because of the appropria- conferees and the House conferees shall file a through the Vice President, DICK CHE- tions schedule we are going to have to conference report consistent with the pre- NEY, had agreed with the plan to re- ceding provisions of this instruction, not play that by ear. We expect to bring move that provision that helped low- the drug reimportation legislation to later than the second legislative day after adoption of this motion. income families with a child tax credit, the floor next week, probably late next reversed position as well and the Presi- week, given the appropriations sched- b 1615 dent said, I want to sign that tax bill, ule. We are hoping to have as many as the child tax credit fix that was passed four appropriations bills on the floor The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. by the Senate. And then the bill came next week, and so the timing of the SIMPSON). The gentleman from Mary- over to this body. We actually had, as drug reimportation bill will depend on land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the gen- I said, a motion to instruct conferees 36 the progress we make in the first few tleman from New York (Mr. HOUGHTON) days ago where we told the House con- days in regard to the appropriations each will control 30 minutes. ferees, let us go with the Senate bill. bills. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, lastly, the from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN). Yet the House leadership has prevented gentleman indicated that we may be Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I that from happening. meeting Friday night. Is the gentleman yield myself such time as I may con- Next Friday, as the Democratic whip pretty confident that our Members sume. indicated, next Friday, July 25, many need to make definite plans to be here Mr. Speaker, this motion instructs Americans are going to go to their on Friday, or is there an expectation the House conferees to adopt the child mailboxes, and they are going to find a that we could get our work done on tax credit bill that was passed by the tax rebate check there. Because of the Thursday? Is Friday a contingency or Senate more than a month ago, a bill nature of this bill, the wealthiest in is the majority sure that we are going that the President said he is eager to our country are going to find some to be meeting on Friday? have on his desk and to sign. This mo- very big checks. In fact, the wealthiest Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, it looks tion before the House is identical to 1 percent will receive on average now as though it would be very dif- the motion passed by this House June $100,000 in tax cuts. Many other Ameri- ficult to avoid a Friday session. Look- 12, a motion offered by the gentle- cans will receive much smaller checks. ing at the legislation laid out, even if woman from Connecticut (Ms. But there is one group of Americans we are in late, it looks like Friday is DELAURO) at the time. It is 36 days that is going to go to their mailboxes more likely. It is likely that we will be later, more than a month. Yet we have and find nothing at all and that is the here, and they should make travel seen no action. The time has come for low-income working families who were plans accordingly. the House Republicans to stop playing cut out of the bill and for whom the July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7159 Republican leadership in the House re- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I families that have been left out. Stay- fuses to provide relief right now, fami- yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman at-home moms fare little better. More lies whom we know are struggling each from Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO). than a million married couples with a day as hard as every American. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in stay-at-home mom, 55 percent of all There is also another group that was strong support of this motion, and I married-couple families, were left out. left out. It was a group of Americans wanted just to say thank you to my They have been left out by this Repub- who have been fighting for our country colleague from Maryland for his out- lican majority. On average, the fami- overseas, 200,000 men and women who standing leadership on the issue and lies of these women would have re- served in Iraq and Afghanistan in com- for offering this motion today. ceived $276 in this year alone had the bat operations and in other combat Our colleague on the other side of the tax credit been extended to them. around the world. The House bill left aisle asked a question: We passed our As I said the other night when we them out, the Senate bill provided a bill over here, why would we want to were discussing how families in the fix, and yet this House Republican deal with the Senate bill? I think that military and Head Start and teaching leadership will not allow us to provide therein lies the issue. It is probably in Head Start were left out of this tax that fix now. The House bill contains very cynical what the thoughts on the cut, that might not sound like a lot of bad news for the children of those other side of the aisle have expressed money to some, particularly those mil- 200,000 men and women. It leaves in about the child tax credit; and keeping lionaires who are going to get $93,000, place current law and under current that in mind, the child tax credit to what do they care about $276, but it can law many families will have tax in- working families who work hard, pay be a difference between a child going to creases because combat pay for their their taxes and they are not going to school with or without school supplies, services is not counted for the purposes get the benefit of this tax break where it helps the families of the 9 million of the child tax credit. So under cur- the millionaires, about 184,000 of them, children in this country without health rent law, an E–5 or an E–6 sergeant are going to get $93,000 in a tax break insurance pay for the health care serv- with 6 years of service and two children come next week. The cynicism lies ices that they need. is paid $29,000 a year. If he did not serve here, that, in fact, the majority leader Assisting these families, these 12 mil- in combat, both of his children would on the Republican side of the aisle said lion children, is a moral issue. It is a be entitled to the full $1,000 child tax about this child tax credit, that ain’t matter of values. The President said a credit. But if he goes to combat for 6 nothing going to happen. As a matter month ago that he wants this House to months, his credit would be dropped to of fact, the editorial page in the Wall act on this, to accept the other body’s approximately $450 under the House Street Journal just a couple of weeks bill, bring justice to 6.5 million fami- bill. The Senate bill, which the Presi- ago commended the majority leader for lies. Let us give them that. I would dent says he wants to sign, is designed his action which in fact would be that just say, I call on the President, be- to fix it. Let us get on with it. the bill that passed here in the House cause his leadership here in the House Let me just quote from the former would never be accepted by the United has seen it and left the field. They do White House press secretary, Ari States Senate, the other body, and, not want to do anything about this. So Fleischer, back in the week of June 12. therefore, nothing would happen, it I call on the President, use your moral Mr. Fleischer said he, the President, would die. So what they did here was a authority, do something about those ‘‘wants to sign that legislation, hopes political ploy to do nothing. That is 6.5 million working families. Yes, they that the Congress will get it to him what is so sad about this. pay taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, quickly. He believes what the Senate Further, the majority leader here, payroll taxes. They deserve to get that has done is the right thing to do, a the majority leader in the Senate said, child tax credit as well as those mil- good thing to do, and he wants to sign We don’t have time to do this. We don’t lions of others who next Friday are it.’’ have time to do this and it’s not that going to get their check. And why is it Let us get on with the business. Let important. And then the other night because they make $10,500 a year up to us make sure that we treat those fami- when we debated this motion on the $26,000 a year that they are not deserv- lies, those hardworking families fairly. floor and it was because this motion, as ing? It is wrong. We should pass this There is no reason at a time when the my colleague from Maryland pointed motion to instruct. very wealthiest in our country are get- Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I re- out passed, this very motion passed on ting huge tax breaks that we should serve the balance of my time. June 12 with a bipartisan majority, 205– not provide the child tax credit for Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I 201, that meant that Democrats and those low-income working Americans. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Republicans together voted to do what It is the right thing to do. It is the de- Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS). the other body had done. And the cent thing to do. Let us adopt this res- Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise olution. chairman of the House Committee on today in support of the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Ways and Means said, Well, that’s not Maryland’s thoughtful motion to in- my time. a binding resolution. We don’t have to struct conferees. I thank him for his Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield do anything about that, so that the vigilance in standing up for hard- myself such time as I may consume. will of the majority is thwarted once working, lower-income families. Mr. Speaker, I respect the gentleman again. That is what is so sad about b 1630 from Maryland as an individual, I hear this. what he has to say; but I must say I Let me just say, it has been 7 weeks. This instruction tells the conferees disagree with some of these points that We have discussed how the extension of to ignore the bogus Republican child he has made. We have passed our own the child tax credit was stolen from 6.5 tax credit fix passed in this House and bill. Why should we go and pass the million families, 12 million children, a urges them to follow the Senate provi- Senate bill? Our own bill is our own million of whom are in military and sions that would extend the child tax bill. That is what we want. veterans families. We have discussed credit to lower-income families to This is not a new issue or a new mo- how these low-wage-earning families make sure they receive a rebate check tion from our colleagues in the House. pay more in taxes than Enron, a multi- when they start going out on July 25, I once again urge my associates and billion dollar company who paid no 2003. my Members here to reject the motion taxes in the last 4 or 5 years. It is in- Mr. Speaker, the Senate has already to instruct conferees. We have debated credible. passed a bill that would make sure that this issue for several days now. I will But this injustice has affected women our working families, those earning be- not prolong the debate, particularly disproportionately. Two-thirds of the tween $10,500 and $26,000, would receive with the lateness of this hour and the parents who will not be receiving this their share of one of the largest tax discussion, the turmoil we had earlier tax cut are women. Fifty-six percent of cuts in this Nation’s history. That bill for those who are seeking to return to single parents will receive no tax as- costs $9.7 billion; and, unlike the huge their districts. sistance from the tax cut passed in $80 billion Republican tax credit Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of May, including almost 4 million single rammed through the House, the Senate my time. mothers representing 54 percent of all bill is paid for. H7160 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 Mr. Speaker, what I find truly as- And yet, I ask my colleagues, can we not that has been sitting on this desk since tounding by this entire process is what spend $3.5 billion—money that is offset in the March 27 of this year called the it says about our values in this House. Senate bill—to let the men and women of our ‘‘Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act.’’ We should be trying to help all Ameri- Armed Forces, who fight bravely for our coun- That bill passed the United States Sen- cans, those with means and those with- try—and the men and women who serve our ate unanimously, 97 to nothing. That out. food, who provide day care help for our kids, bill would ensure that there would be The Office of Management and Budg- who drive our buses, collect our garbage—to no taxes applied to the small $6,000 et recently announced that this year’s tell them that they matter. death benefit payable to the families of Federal deficit will hit $455 billion. I do Because, Mr. Speaker, $3.5 billion is all it those who are killed in conflict such as not think it is any secret that this would take of the trillion-plus dollar tax cut to in Iraq, and it would provide certain record deficit is a direct result of tax help 6.5 million working families—including other benefits to military families. cuts that primarily benefit the families of the brave men and women who When that measure came before the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. And served our country so heroically in Iraq. in Af- House Committee on Ways and Means, yet I ask my colleagues can we not ghanistan and around the globe. proceeded to do things like stick on an spend $3.5 billion of money, money that Is it too much to give these families their amendment to help foreign gamblers is offset in the Senate bill to let the miniscule piece of the tax cut—to let them who bet off track at American race- men and women of our Armed Forces know they matter as much as a millionaire and tracks, to help companies that make who fight bravely for our country and that their children matter as much as the chil- tackle boxes, to help a variety of other the men and women who serve our dren of big political donors. Are these ques- special interests, and they loaded it up. food, who provide day care for our kids, tions we should really have to answer? And to add the final indignity, they who drive our buses, collect our gar- Instead of Helping the Republican leader- added to that bill called the ‘‘Armed bage, to tell them that they matter? ship designed a child tax credit that was over- Forces Tax Fairness Act’’ a provision Because, Mr. Speaker, $3.5 billion is priced and not paid for—they loaded it up with to grant amnesty to those corporations all it would take of the trillion dollar- extra goodies to that it costs a whopping $82 that renounced their American citizen- plus tax cut to help 6.5 million working billion. Without Senate support they knew it ship and posted their mailbox in Ber- families, including families of the would be nearly impossible to pass out of con- muda to dodge their fairshare taxes to brave men and women who served our ference and may fail altogether. pay for what is happening in Iraq and country so heroically in Iraq, Afghani- Mr. Speaker, the Republicans did not vote what is happening in America. stan, and around the world. Is it too to expand the child tax credit, they voted to kill That bill, that disinterest Repub- much to give these families their min- it. licans show here against the instant uscule piece of a tax cut to let them But, I urge my compassionate conservative bill we now consider, the child tax know they matter as much as a mil- friends to put the money where your rhetoric credit, and the fact that children in lionaire and that their children matter is. Correct your intentional mistake. Pass the 200,000 military families have been left as much as the children of big political Senate provisions. These families need the out by this Republican majority, by donors? Are these questions we should help now. their refusal to accept the thinking in really have to answer? Mr. Speaker, that is money well spent. the gentleman from Maryland’s (Mr. Instead of helping, the Republican Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I re- VAN HOLLEN) motion, it is somewhat leadership designed a child tax credit serve the balance of my time. ironic that this very week when the that was overpriced and not paid for. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I gentleman from Maryland (Mr. VAN They loaded it up with extra goodies so yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from HOLLEN) makes his motion, I under- that it cost a whopping $82 billion. Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). stand that the United States Govern- Without Senate support they knew it Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, this im- ment has decided that it will expend would be nearly impossible to pass out portant motion to instruct conferees money to pay about 200,000 to 250,000 of conference and may fail altogether. must be considered in context of what Iraqi military officers. The Members Mr. Speaker, the Republicans did not has happened here today and what has heard that right. Iraqi military offi- vote to expand the tax credit. They happened here this year. Today we cers, to pay them 200,000 of 250,000 a sti- voted to kill it. But I urge my compas- have seen arrogance boil over with the sionate conservative friends to put the pend, with either our tax dollars or order from the Committee on Ways and money where their rhetoric is. money they find over in Iraq, I guess. Means chairman to have the Capitol Why not do something for the chil- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Mr. Police remove some of our colleagues dren of 200,000 of our military families VAN HOLLEN of Maryland’s thoughtful Motion to and me from a committee room where who have been left out by the same Re- Instruct Conferees. This instruction tells the we were attempting to develop our al- conferees to ignore the bogus Republican publican majority that showed the cal- ternatives to pension protection for Child Tax Credit ‘‘fix’’ passed in this House lous indifference to let the Armed and urges them to follow the Senate provi- every worker in the United States. It is Forces Tax Fairness Act sit up here sions that will extend the child tax credit to that same committee from which this since March 27? Because they want to lower-income families to make sure they re- child tax credit arose. use legislation like this to advance an- ceive a rebate check when they start going The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. other agenda. And what is that agenda? out on July 25, 2003. VAN HOLLEN) has made clear that one It is an agenda that says if we sap the Mr. Speaker, the Senate has already of the groups that will be most signifi- strength of the Federal Treasury passed a bill that would make sure that our cantly impacted by the decision on this enough, we can totally dismantle our working families, those earning between motion to instruct are the children of Government. $10,500 and $26,000 will receive their share our military families. In fact, it is a We know this week that America of one of the largest tax cuts in history. That very significant amount. According to has, even according to the White bill costs $9.7 billion and unlike the gar- the Children’s Defense Fund, a quarter House, the largest deficit in the history gantuan $80 billion Republican tax credit of a million children are in active-duty of the United States, that we are head- rammed through the House—the Senate bill is military families who will not qualify ed toward a debt ceiling that keeps paid for. for this child tax credit unless the gen- going up, $10 trillion of debt, and in- Mr. Speaker, what I find truly astounding tleman from Maryland’s (Mr. VAN stead of targeting the relief to these about this entire process is what it says about HOLLEN) motion is not only approved military families and to these civilian our values in this House. We should be trying today but followed by the conference families that are out there working in to help all Americans—those with means and committee. our hospitals, in our nursing homes, those without. But this is not the first time that the picking up the garbage, doing the dirty The Office of Management and Budget re- Committee on Ways and Means, the work of our society but working, try- cently announced that this year’s federal def- same committee whose chairman sent ing to advance themselves and provide icit will hit $455 billion. I don’t think it’s any se- the police out after Democratic col- for their children, many single-mother cret that this record deficit is a direct result of leagues on the committee today, has households trying to provide for their tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthiest shown disinterest in the plight of our children and work at the same time, one percent of Americans. military families. Indeed, there is a bill why do those people get left out? July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7161 What the Republicans propose at this sales tax and payroll tax. How dare you fair. It is tough for them to get along. time is to add to the largest deficit in say they pay no tax. More importantly, Times are tough. There is a high unem- the history of the United States about they are the lowest-paid workers. Our ployment rate. another $80 billion to address the child men and women in the military get The Republicans keep saying that tax credit because they say if we can- $1,000 a month. The war in Iraq is cost- their tax cuts and their tax policies are not provide most of this relief to the ing $4 billion a month. What a dif- going to turn the economy around, but people that make well over $100,000, we ference. And this Republican leader- they are not. Certainly not in my are not going to do anything for those ship, when their own Members would State, in my district. And for the Re- thousands of military children. We are like to vote for a straight-up vote on publican leadership to keep talking not going to do anything for the person the child tax credit, refuses to allow about how they are going to give all of who is out working in the nursing them to vote, casting then a pall over these tax breaks to wealthy individ- home. They do not deserve this benefit. this particular House. uals, even millionaires, but, at the The truth of the matter is it has be- On July 25, next Friday, checks will same time, do not want to give tax come very clear listening to the gen- go out to only 2 million families. Four breaks to the parents of these 12 mil- tleman from California (Mr. THOMAS), million families will go longing for a lion children who are earning between the same person who called out the po- refund that could help energize this $10,000 and $26,000 a year is really lice today, that he is not really con- economy. It is well-known that the heartless. I feel for the families, that cerned whether this bill passes or not. $90,000 that has been given to the rich- they are not able to take advantage of He made it clear when he talked to the est of Americans will not infuse energy this and somehow help out. We should Wall Street Journal stating that into the economy. They are not con- be making an effort to help them out. ‘‘there are worse things than the [child sumers. In essence, they are hoaders of The worst part of it, too, is when we tax credit bill] not happening.’’ There money. And they will put it in all hear about the fact that some of these may be worse things than in a single kinds of investments, that they will parents are people that may be in com- week deciding to pay Iraqi military of- buy nothing. But those who have to get bat or in Iraq and facing the potential ficers, 250,000 of them, at the same time school children supplies and clothing every day of being killed or seriously we deny relief to children in 200,000 will make a difference. injured and yet, for some reason, this military families, but it is hard to con- For all of you who think you are rich other piece of legislation that might ceive what he has in mind. and can turn a head and smile and look help them out, even if this does not, Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I re- one way or the other as if this does not even if the Republicans do not want to serve the balance of my time. impact you, I am glad that I am stand- give the child tax credit to them, this Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I ing for the least of those, and I would other piece of legislation that would yield 31⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman hope that most Americans would be help them out, I guess, is now in con- from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE). concerned because you are sitting in ference; but the conference has never (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked great comfort. You are allowed to met. and was given permission to revise and come, freedom of movement, freedom The Republicans do not want to ad- extend her remarks.) of rights because men and women are dress this issue. They just want to go Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. on the front lines fighting for your home. We are not going to let them go Speaker, let me thank the gentleman rights. And it is an insult, an absolute home until they give this tax credit to from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) for a insult that we do not have Americans these 12 million children. very sensitive motion to instruct, rec- that can embrace the concept we do Mr. HOUGHTON. How much time re- ognition that my good friends on the care about the least of those. mains, Mr. Speaker? other side of the aisle, many of whom I would argue that my colleagues The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. really want to support this motion to join together and vote for a stand- SIMPSON). The gentleman from New instruct, many of whom find great alone child tax credit. I ask them to York (Mr. HOUGHTON) has 29 minutes credibility in our arguments; and I ap- support the motion to instruct. remaining, and the gentleman from preciate that, having great respect for Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I re- Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) has 3 min- the gentleman from New York (Mr. serve the balance of my time. utes remaining. HOUGHTON), the manager of the motion Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I re- on the other side of the aisle. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from serve the balance of my time. But what I would say is wanting to New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE). Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, if I do so and not doing is a travesty. Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I think may inquire of my friend, the gen- Frankly, we heard this week that our we are going to have to come here al- tleman from New York, and I have deficit is almost $500 billion, created by most every night to make the point of great respect for the gentleman, the Republicans. The tax plan that how outraged we are on the Demo- whether he intends to use any of his they have put forward, instead of the cratic side that the House has not re- time. We are obviously getting near child tax credit, costs $80 billion. The solved this issue and that once again 12 the end. tax credit to take care of 6.5 million million children are being excluded Mr. HOUGHTON. No, I do not, Mr. families, some 200,000 to 300,000 chil- from the child tax credit. I do not Speaker. dren, costs only $3.5 billion. I know we know how many times the Democrats Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I can add. I realize that Members in this are going to have to get up here and yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman body can add, and they can also sub- tell the Republicans that they are not from California (Ms. WOOLSEY). tract. A $450 billion plus, $500 billion doing anything about this issue. Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, do my deficit, the Republicans put a plan on It is amazing to me, because times colleagues know that my district is one the floor of the House costing $80 bil- are tough. And I said last night, and I of the most affluent districts in this lion, leaving out 4 million children will say again, in my own family I have Nation? In fact, they are the people from a child tax credit when all they young children and I am not worried who benefit the most from the Repub- have to do is turn and go to this well about being able to provide for them. lican tax cuts. But do my colleagues and take up the Senate bill that costs know what they are asking me, Mr. only $3.5 billion. It will take care of 6.5 b 1645 Speaker? They are saying, why in the million families, including our men But I know that in my district there world are the 12 million children that and women who are in Afghanistan and are a lot of families, parents who have belong to the hardest-working families Iraq. And yet we find a travesty that is difficult times. When we tell them that and the most struggling families in occurring when our Republican friends they are going to be excluded from this this Nation not benefiting from the refuse to address these concerns. child tax credit and the checks are child tax credit? They do not under- I could give all the arguments of who going to go out next Friday to people stand how these low-income families, pays taxes and who does not. Just take who are a little higher income but not those who work hard to make ends out a calculator. Families that make to them because they happen to be a meet, why they cannot get a little bit between $10,000 and $26,000 a year pay lower income, it just does not seem so they can buy something extra for H7162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 their children, so they can possibly ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, JULY and criminal justice resources every take a vacation, so that they can have 21, 2003 day. Taxpayers are footing the bill for enough money to buy shoes when the Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask the imprisonment of Mazimiliano school year begins. unanimous consent that when the Silerio Esparza, a 33-year-old criminal Mr. Speaker, I was a single mom on House adjourns today, it adjourn to alien who brutally raped two nuns, welfare 35 years ago, and I had three meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday next for killing one in Oregon. He copped a plea very small children, 1, 3, and 5 years morning hour debates. agreement to avoid execution and tax- old. I was working. When my kids The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there payers in Oregon now will be paying for would outgrow their shoes, two boys objection to the request of the gen- his life imprisonment. and a girl, and those boys grew like Mr. Speaker, that is why we intro- tleman from Georgia? weeds, I am telling you, my heart duced the CLEAR Act, the Clear Law There was no objection. would stop, because I was scared to Enforcement for Criminal Alien Re- death I might not have the money to f moval Act, last Wednesday, to give our buy them decent shoes. The people I DISPENSING WITH CALENDAR local police the authority that they work for who elected me, women who WEDNESDAY BUSINESS ON need to detain criminal illegal aliens. I had been on welfare and who have WEDNESDAY NEXT would like to review quickly just a few walked my walk, they know, they of the highlights tonight, and we will know the difference between having it Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask do it night after night until this be- all and having enough and making sure unanimous consent that the business comes clear. that other people have what they need in order under the Calendar Wednesday First and foremost, we are going to to survive also. rule be dispensed with on Wednesday make it very clear in our law in what My constituents support the child next. it says in regards to the 700,000 local tax credit. They want to hear just why The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there law enforcement officials around the the Republicans refuse to bring it to objection to the request of the gen- country. They have the inherent au- the floor, and they want it debated; tleman from Georgia? thority to enforce immigration laws, and so do I, Mr. Speaker. There was no objection. period. But it is confusing. We are Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield f going to straighten that out so no one back the balance of my time. SPECIAL ORDERS will be confused. This is the only major Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, may set of Federal laws that local law en- I ask how much time is left. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under forcement are not actively helping to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- enforce. That is only the first page of a tleman from Maryland has 1 minute re- uary 7, 2003, and under a previous order 22-page bill. The rest of the bill pro- maining. of the House, the following Members vides resources and tools for our local Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I will be recognized for 5 minutes each. law enforcement people to actually get yield myself the remaining time. This f the job done. is a question of basic fairness. It is a Mr. Speaker, the CLEAR Act will add question of priorities. THE CLEAR ACT OF 2003 a new category to the National Crime This House recently passed a $350 bil- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a and Information Center database so lion tax bill, weighted disproportion- previous order of the House, the gen- that police across the Nation can ac- ately to the very wealthiest in this tleman from Georgia (Mr. NORWOOD) is cess the information simply from their country. And in the conference on that recognized for 5 minutes. patrol cars. Also, Mr. Speaker, once bill, we cut out the child tax credit for Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I am and for all, we are going to make sure 12 million low-income working fami- afraid to say that it has happened and that these violent criminal aliens are lies. happened again. A week ago, I rose to in the hands of law enforcement and The Senate solution is to take $3.5 tell my colleagues the case of a brutal will be deported from this country the billion and address that issue to make crime committed by criminal illegal day they complete their jail time. We sure that we treat those children with aliens in New York. This time it hap- are going to do this by mandating the decency. The House Republican leader- pened near a small town in southern Il- expansion of the Institutional Removal ship has said no. They said, we will linois. Program, and one night next week we only accept that $3.5 billion addition if Mr. Speaker, near Cobden, Illinois, in will talk about that. you pass an additional $83 billion tax the congressional district of my col- But, Mr. Speaker, in the meantime, I cut package. So they are holding those league, the gentleman from Illinois encourage my colleagues to take a kids hostage to this other package at (Mr. COSTELLO), three men, two of really close look at this landmark leg- the same time that we have a record them illegal aliens, sexually assaulted islation and let us help each other put $450 billion deficit in this country. As a a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl. an end to these tragic events that have result of those deficits which have been Now, Mr. Speaker, there are 400,000 plagued our country. We cannot do it fueled by the tax cuts to the wealthi- individuals who have received their with 2,000 INS agents. That simply is est, this past week we were $8 billion final deportation orders; 400,000. That not in the ability or within the realm short on the No Child Left Behind bill. means they have been apprehended, of possibility to get these criminals. Mr. Speaker, we are being unfair to they have been told to depart, and they Some of them who have crossed this the basic priorities of the people of the have been released and are somewhere border may well be terrorists; 2,000 country. We should adopt this motion in America. They cannot be found Federal agents cannot do it. We have to instruct. within our borders. Of those 400,000, 20 to call on the 700,000 local law enforce- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance percent, 80,000, of them have criminal ment agencies to come together and of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The convictions; and I am not talking help the Federal Government lock up question is on the motion to instruct about running a stop sign. They have and then deport these 80,000 violent offered by the gentleman from Mary- been in the hands of our law enforce- criminal illegal aliens. I am not sure, land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN). ment and have slipped away. Mr. and neither is this government, exactly The question was taken; and the Speaker, I only pray that I am not re- how many of those 400,000 that have Speaker pro tempore announced that porting one of their crimes standing slipped across our border, how many of the noes appeared to have it. here next week. those may be terrorists. Do we not Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, on Mr. Speaker, not only are the resi- want to know? Is that not what part of that I demand the yeas and nays. dents of this country continually fall- homeland security is all about? And The yeas and nays were ordered. ing victim to these brutal crimes of my colleagues are telling me we are The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- criminal illegal aliens, we are also pay- going to protect this homeland from ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- ing for them out of our own pockets. people who slip across our border with ceedings on this motion will be post- Criminal aliens put an incredible 2,000 Federal agents? It cannot be done, poned. strain on America’s law enforcement Mr. Speaker. July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7163 We have to get serious if we want to cent incursion into Iraq. We spent mil- For the next 44 years Larson stood at protect this Nation’s infrastructure. lions on a sexual dalliance but appear the helm of this organization, which f to have been ignoring what may have has aptly been hailed as the Nation’s been a mass deception and manipula- preeminent defender of workers’ free- SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT tion of truth that in the end put U.S. dom. I rise today to pay tribute to COMMISSION ON WAR WITH IRAQ citizens and soldiers in harm’s way.’’ Reed Larson because of his long, self- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Stan and Sue from Sierra Madre sup- less commitment to the right-to-work previous order of the House, the gentle- port an investigation also. They say: cause and because late last month at woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) ‘‘Never should we harm another coun- Mr. Larson’s own recommendation, the is recognized for 5 minutes. try nor put our own sons and daughters board of directors of National Right to Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I have in harm’s way under false pretenses. Work Committee appointed then exec- come to the floor, once again tonight, An inquiry is one of the tools to make utive vice president Mark Mix as the to discuss the groundswell of support sure this does not happen in the fu- new Right to Work president and for an independent commission to dis- ture.’’ Larson as executive committee chair- cuss the administration’s plans regard- Mr. Speaker, other Americans want man. ing Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. to remind us, in the Congress, that Reed Larson is still fighting for the After hearing the administration’s case they do not care about partisanship. right-to-work cause, but his role in the for war, many Americans felt they They only care about getting to the coming years will be in a different ca- were led to believe that Iraq had weap- truth. pacity than during the last 5 decades, ons of mass destruction ready to use Steve from Moorpark writes: ‘‘In the marking the end of an era for the Na- against America and were on the verge interest of preserving the freedoms and tional Right to Work Committee and of developing nuclear weapons. Mr. liberties inherent to our Constitution, for opponents of forced unionism na- Speaker, we may yet find weapons of I ask you to support an independent in- tionwide. mass destruction in Iraq, but it is now vestigation of the Bush administra- Mr. Speaker, I have the utmost re- clear to many Americans that the ad- tion’s distortion of evidence of Iraq’s spect for Mr. Larson’s continued in- ministration overstated and misrepre- weapons of mass destruction program. volvement with the right-to-work sented the threat that Iraq posed to No matter which political party affili- cause. Almost anyone else who had ac- the United States. Those Americans ation any American favors, it is detri- complished what Reed Larson has over can say it better than I can. mental to our country, our Constitu- the past 49 years would be content to Fred, from Ventura, California tion, and our democracy to have our rest on his laurels. During the 1950s, writes, ‘‘I recently read an article that leaders mislead all Americans for rea- roughly 30 percent of private sector summarized the comments made by the sons yet unknown.’’ employees nationwide were forced to President and members of his adminis- It is time to get the facts. I urge all join and remain in a union. If they re- tration. I am deeply troubled by how of my colleagues to support H.R. 2625, fused, they would be fired. Today it is incongruent these statements are with the gentleman from California’s (Mr. 7 percent of private sector employees the realities after President Bush de- WAXMAN) bill to create an independent who are compelled to pay union dues or clared an end to hostilities.’’ commission to uncover all of the facts fees in order to keep their jobs. One b 1700 about the administration’s claims and major reason it is now possible to envi- Iraq’s weapons. It is time for Congress sion the day when every American pri- Susan from Solana Beach, California, to stop beating around the bush and vate sector employees enjoys the per- compares the administration’s take action. Support fact finding. Sup- sonal freedom to decide whether or not untruths with recent corporate scan- port an independent commission. to affiliate with the union is the in- dals, ‘‘Enough is enough. Whatever de- f valuable assistance Reed Larson and ceptions corporate America per- the National Right to Work Committee HONORING REED LARSON petrated in the last few years, no one has given to State right-to-work ef- died and we continue to investigate. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. forts. Washington must be held to a far high- SIMPSON). Under a previous order of the Thanks largely to the sound advice of er standard because American lives House, the gentlewoman from Colorado Reed Larson and the committee, the were risked and lost on the word of the (Mrs. MUSGRAVE) is recognized for 5 number of State right-to-work laws has Bush administration. Without an in- minutes. grown to 22, with the most recent law vestigation to answer these important Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, it being approved less than 2 years ago in questions about potential distortion of was nearly 5 decades ago in the spring the State of Oklahoma. Furthermore, intelligence reports, all the tax cuts in of 1954 that Reed Larson went on what not a single right-to-work law that was the world will not buy my vote in fu- he believed to be a temporary leave in effect when Mr. Larson took over ture elections.’’ from his job as an engineer for the the committee in January of 1959 has Steve from Bakersfield was more un- Coleman Company in Wichita, Kansas, been repealed or rendered inoperative derstanding: ‘‘If we launch a preemp- in order to lead a new grass-roots advo- through court action, although Big tive war by mistake, God help Amer- cacy group called Kansans For Right to Labor has spent countless millions of ica.’’ Work. Larson and his group members dollars on bids to destroy such laws. This is not God’s responsibility, Mr. were determined to pass a State right- The most notorious of these schemes Speaker. It is the Congress’s responsi- to-work law protecting employees from was union officials’ Capitol Hill cam- bility. being forced to join or pay dues to a paign to eviscerate all State right-to- Beatrice from Redondo Beach is labor union in order to get or keep a work laws through repeal of Taft-Hart- upset with those of us here in Congress: job. ley section 14(b) in 1965 and 1966. Under ‘‘I am angry at the lack of action by Because they first had to deal with a Reed Larson’s leadership the com- our representatives against this Bush hostile Governor, the job took longer mittee saved State right-to-work pro- administration on their manipulation than originally expected. By the time tections by convincing Senate minor- of facts in order to take our country to Kansas’s right-to-work law was finally ity leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois to war.’’ passed in November of 1958, Larson had lead a filibuster against 14(b) repeal. J. Lawrence of California seconds been on temporary leave from the Cole- Mr. Speaker, I proudly salute my that and I will quote him: ‘‘Of all man Company for 41⁄2 years. After the good friend Reed Larson and the Na- things that a government does, the de- Kansas victory, Larson was quickly re- tional Right to Work Committee’s 2.2 cision to go to war must be made open- cruited to lead the then 4-year-old na- million members. I applaud their ly and without manipulations. I urge tional Right to Work Committee from unwaivering dedication and tireless ac- you to support an independent commis- its headquarters right here in our Na- tion on what should be every Ameri- sion to investigate the circumstances tion’s Capital and his temporary leave can’s birthright, not to be forced to surrounding what we, the public, were from the Coleman Company became pay tribute to a labor union in order to told about the justification for our re- permanent. get or keep a job. H7164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 May God bless you, Mr. Larson and At the time, Warren Anderson was tleman from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) is rec- his wife. He is a true American hero the CEO of Union Carbide. Whatever ognized for 5 minutes. and many Americans owe him a debt of happened to him? And more impor- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, gratitude. tantly, where is he now? 160-or-so years ago, Congress passed a f Second, Mr. Speaker, the health of rule prohibiting Members of Congress The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a survivors must be monitored and med- from debating the issue of slavery. The previous order of the House, the gen- ical care must be provided to them as issue of slavery, the greatest blemish tleman from New Jersey (Mr. MENEN- well as the second and third genera- on our Nation’s history, was actually DEZ) is recognized for 5 minutes. tions that have already and undoubt- not debated in Congress for many years (Mr. MENENDEZ addressed the edly will continue to inherit health because conservative leaders of this House. His remarks will appear here- complications due to their family body simply said it could not be, and after in the Extensions of Remarks.) members’ exposure to gas in 1984. passed a rule prohibiting it. Third, there must be adequate fund- f John Quincy Adams, former Presi- ing and some type of safe, workable de- dent and later Member of Congress in BHOPAL TRAGEDY sign and infrastructure for removing the 1830s and 1840s came to this Cham- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 5,000 tons of waste and chemicals in the ber of the House of Representatives and previous order of the House, the gen- soil and water. There are over 20,000 collected letters from his constituents. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) people drinking contaminated water He called them petitions from mostly is recognized for 5 minutes. thoroughly diffused with mercury. And women’s group in Massachusetts. Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise this example of endless environmental Women in those days were not allowed this evening to discuss the tragedy of atrocities is simply unacceptable. to voted, as most of us know. He the Bhopal disaster in India. This is an Fourth, Mr. Speaker, compensation brought these petitions from women event that the Congress and the world for injuries must be addressed. Any vic- who were opposed to slavery and read tim reparations thus far have been remember vividly. Unfortunately, we them on the House floor. have forgotten that many of the vic- woefully insufficient; and in fact, over While the rules said he could not de- half the death claims have been re- tims and their families that remain in bate slavery, he was simply a mouth- jected. People have no choice but to Bhopal still remain without much rep- piece, a conduit, was a megaphone for rely on financial retribution and that aration. the concerns of the people in his dis- is because there have been minimal On that horrible December day in trict about a great national problem. numbers of jobs since the disaster, and 1984 when a Union Carbide plant leaked Fast forward the clock to 2003. We those sickened from exposure have lost 40 tons of lethal gas in Bhopal, India, now have a legislative leadership which the ability to perform simple tasks. In about 4,000 people died within hours, is again saying no to debating issues of addition, care for the overwhelming more than 20,000 were injured. And what really happened with the Bush since then the death count has risen to number of orphans is necessary. Mr. Speaker, the struggle of the peo- administration’s distortion of evidence over 14,000 as a result of exposure to ple of Bhopal has been long and has re- of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction the gas. According to victims rights duced most to living without dignity. program. While the President may groups, over 150,000 people are suffering Americans deal with environmental in- have made, perhaps we are not really from the after-effects such as reproduc- justices as well. However, we have pub- sure quite what happened, but we want tion complications, loss of ability to lic health laws that protect our citi- to investigate. We want to know more. perform physical labor, rare cancers, zens’ Federal right-to-know legislation There has been no avenue to do that in severe respiratory problems, and the that, in fact, came about in the after- this body. list goes on. math of Bhopal. So as a result a group called Not only are there countless trials In an effort to restore basic human Moveon.org has gathered online hun- and tribulations regarding health sta- rights to the people of Bhopal, my col- dreds of thousands of petitions and tus, but in addition there are tremen- league, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. tens of thousands of American citizens dous environmental injustices such as KUCINICH), and I are circulating a letter including dozens, dozens, dozens in my polluted groundwater, toxic waste, and to the CEO of Dow Chemical asking district, thousands in the State of contaminated soil that have largely re- that Dow take responsibility for the Ohio, tens of thousands around the mained unaddressed. disaster inherited in 1984 and that it country, speaking out about what they Mr. Speaker, Union Carbide is the cooperate in meeting the demands of think. company responsible for the Bhopal 1 its victims. I encourage all of my col- So I am going to share in the next 3 ⁄2 disaster. But when Union Carbide and leagues to sign on to this important minutes or so, Mr. Speaker, what peo- Dow Chemical merged in 2001, there letter. ple in my district are saying when they was no doubt that Dow Chemical as a In addition, I plan on circulating an sign this petition saying that Congress successor company was also respon- amicus brief on behalf of the Bhopal should support an independent commis- sible for the disaster. Dow Chemical victims who have year after year tried sion to investigate the Bush adminis- has the resources to deal with the their cases in the U.S. court system tration’s distortion of evidence of health problems and to provide repara- and who have been subjected to unfair Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction pro- tions for the people of Bhopal that treatment due to corporate favoritism. gram. were devastated by the tragedy. At that time, I will also ask my col- b 1715 To date, Mr. Speaker, there are four leagues to join me in sending a mes- basic outstanding demands that the sage that the injustice cannot continue John Ciraldo of Akron, Ohio, in my victims and their advocates are tire- and that there is support in Congress District, ‘‘It seems to me that the evi- lessly working toward. Dow Chemical for holding accountable those that are dence of deceit led by the Bush admin- has the responsibility to meet each of liable for this horrific tragedy. istration is becoming more and more these demands, and I would like to ex- f prevalent.’’ press my commitment to seeing that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ‘‘I feel that it is becoming more of an these basic demands of justice come to previous order of the House, the gen- issue to the American people. As part fruition. tleman from Virginia (Mr. WOLF) is of a democracy, we believe that we First, Mr. Speaker, there must be ac- recognized for 5 minutes. have a right to know.’’ knowledgment that Dow inherited (Mr. WOLF addressed the House. His ‘‘Please take a stand,’’ Mr. Ciraldo criminal liabilities and accordingly remarks will appear hereafter in the writes, ‘‘for what I believe you know to should face a criminal trial for poi- Extensions of Remarks.) be right. Be fair to our Nation and soning people, animals, and the envi- f show a true patriotism, investigate. All ronment. At the time, Union Carbide of America has the right to know.’’ Mr. blamed the disaster on a disgruntled AMERICANS NEED THE TRUTH Ciraldo from Akron. worker. But whatever happened to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Thomas Spalding, also from Akron, him? previous order of the House, the gen- Ohio, shorter letter, ‘‘Please pursue an July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7165 open investigation of the rationale for America that you are not afraid to good offense. We have seen that here war that was used by the Bush admin- stand up for the rights of the people this afternoon in a quite effective way istration to assuage public doubts who put you in office. Despite any pres- because Republicans, unable to defend about preemptive, unilateral action sures you may have been placed under their misuse of the United States Cap- against Iraq.’’ Mr. Spalding from to ignore these issues, those of us in itol Police against Democrats meeting Akron, Ohio. your district implore you to live up to in the Ways and Means library, have From Elyria, Ohio, Linda Mitchell the oath of office you took when you taken the offense in what I consider a writes, ‘‘As an American and one of were sworn in. very offensive way against our col- your constituents, I want to know the I thank those people in Ohio that league, the gentleman from California truth behind what led up to the grossly have shared their concerns with me (Mr. STARK). unjust ‘war’ in Iraq. It is time for Con- and, most importantly, with the mem- After the gentleman from California gress to shed light upon what I believe bers of this body and with the Amer- (Mr. STARK) was told to ‘‘shut up’’ by we all know was the administration’s ican people because their concerns do another member of the committee, he misuse of the tragedy of September 11 indeed, Mr. Speaker, need to be heard. responded with an insult, perhaps not to meet their own greedy need for oil.’’ f appropriate, but certainly after signifi- Ms. Mitchell from Elyria, Ohio. cant provocation. To suggest that the From Strongsville, Ohio, John IN MEMORY OF SPECIALIST gentleman from California (Mr. Regetz, Junior, ‘‘I strongly urge you to JEFFREY MATTISON WERSHOW STARK), a man of 72, surrounded by 20- vote for the establishment of the com- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. plus Republican colleagues of lesser mission to investigate the validity of SIMPSON). Under a previous order of the age, posed any threat to anyone is ludi- the evidence that the present adminis- House, the gentlewoman from Florida crous on its face, and though it is not tration used to start the Iraq war. It (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida) is ordinarily done, since it has been done appears to me that, for the first time recognized for 5 minutes. and incompletely by my colleague, the in our history,’’ for the first time in Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. transcript uncorrected though it is, of our history Mr. Regetz writes, ‘‘we un- Speaker, I rise today in memory of Specialist the Committee on Ways and Means re- justly started a war without first being Jeffrey Mattison Wershow. A member of the flects that after the gentleman from truly provoked. I think the American Florida National Guard, Specialist Wershow California (Mr. STARK) was told to shut people need to know the true facts served admirably before his life was tragically up and he insulted his colleague who about this whole mess we now find our- ended by an assailant in Baghdad a little over made that comment, that he then pro- selves in.’’ a week ago. ceeded to say, come on, come on over Elizabeth from Akron, Ohio, ‘‘There Jeffrey was the son of Jonathon Wershow here and make me, I dare you. is little argument that the past three and Ann Marie Mattison. At 22 years old, this The transcript then reflects that years have been the saddest in our Na- young man managed to create a long list of laughter occurred and that thereafter, tion’s history. A nonelected President accomplishments. After graduating from High after additional comments by the gen- and his staff callously made critical de- School, Jeffrey enlisted in the Army and tleman from California (Mr. STARK) cisions that deeply affect us all today served for three years in the 82nd Airborne at that the gentleman from California and for generations to come. One such Ft. Bragg. Upon fulfilling his obligation as an (Mr. THOMAS) declared recess is over, decision,’’ she writes, ‘‘was to end the active duty soldier, Jeffrey received an honor- the classroom has been resumed. weapons inspection program and pre- able discharge from the Army and returned to Now some Americans and undoubt- emptively strike Iraq, supposedly be- Gainesville, Florida where he began pursuing edly some commentators will be in- fore we were struck by weapons of his degree at Santa Fe Community College. clined to trivialize this entire incident mass destruction. Everyone who knew Jeffrey recalls his vast ‘‘Now, countless civilian and soldier as being mere childish behavior, with knowledge of history and his lifelong desire to deaths later, yet still no evidence of wrongs on both sides. There were no be a soldier. One of the most impressive weapons of mass destruction, the ad- wrongs on both sides today. things about this young man is that he had ministration is willing to admit that The Capitol Police were not called enough wisdom at such a young age to pur- the intelligence leading to this mess out, as the transcript indicates, as the sue both of his dreams. While continuing his was flawed. At the same time, they are gentleman from California’s (Mr. education at Santa Fe and becoming actively talking about sending even more of our THOMAS) silence indicates, because of and successfully involved in local politics, he military personnel into the chaos that anything that the gentleman from also passionately served in the Florida Na- they have created.’’ California (Mr. STARK) did, said, or im- Susan Clements, also from Akron, tional Guard. plied. To suggest otherwise, indeed the Ohio. Ms. Clements writes, It really is Specialist Jeffrey Wershow was a soldier, a suggestion of my colleague from Texas of crucial importance that we find out son, a brother, and a friend. He was also a (Mr. BRADY) that the gentleman from the truth in the matter. Lying to the proud American who we can all remember as California (Mr. STARK) instigated this American people about anything is an example of why this country is so great. I incident is an outrageous slur on the troubling, but to lie about something would like to offer my most sincere condo- gentleman from California (Mr. STARK) like this is outrageous. Support for lences to his family and friends. who is a person of integrity, even this war was lukewarm at best. Even f though sometimes of sharply worded comments. that was a result of that argument. To EXCHANGE OF SPECIAL ORDER The Capitol Police were targeted not date, thousands of people have died, a TIME country has been devastated, a region on the gentleman from California (Mr. thrown into turmoil simply to allow Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, I ask STARK), but Officer Spriggs, who came Bush’s cronies to make a fortune by unanimous consent to take that time. into the library, indicated they were cleaning up the mess that he made. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there asked to clear the library where the This is unconscionable. Please support objection to the request of the gen- gentleman from California (Mr. STARK) the American people and hold them ac- tleman from Texas? was not even present. countable. Thank you. There was no objection. We cannot allow our Federal law en- The last letter I will share with my f forcement resources to be diverted for colleagues as my time runs out is from partisan political purposes such as oc- Ron Collins of Barberton, Ohio. Mr. MISUSE OF FEDERAL LAW curred today. Even at this very mo- Collins writes, I am certain that you, ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES ment, the Inspector General to the De- like many of us here were frightened The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a partment of Justice is investigating by the statements made in public back previous order of the House, the gen- the misuse of the U.S. Attorney’s Of- in the State of the Union and earlier by tleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) is fice, the Federal Bureau of Investiga- the Bush administration. If those recognized for 5 minutes. tion and the United States Marshal’s statements were false, we must know Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, it is an involvement in tracking down coura- of this Mr. Collins writes. Please show old truism that the best defense is a geous Texas State legislators who H7166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 made a stand against a similar par- tleman from Texas (Mr. SANDLIN) is pointees of the President, starting with tisan power grab. Just as the gen- recognized for 5 minutes. Secretary of State Colin Powell. They tleman from Texas (Mr. DELAY) called (Mr. SANDLIN addressed the House. are the captains of the ship. They set the Federal Aviation Administration His remarks will appear hereafter in the vision, they establish the policies to track down those Democrats, just as the Extensions of Remarks.) and they give the orders. the Department of Homeland Security f If Mr. Gingrich believes what he went after a cotton farmer from Texas writes, that the State Department is a ANTI-AMERICANISM ACCORDING to find out about his airplane, the gen- culture that props up dictators, coddles TO NEWT GINGRICH tleman from California (Mr. THOMAS) the corrupt and ignores secret police, today diverted the Capitol Police from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under then his complaint is with President their important work in preserving the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Bush who appointed the political team public safety here in the Nation’s cap- uary 7, 2003, the gentleman from Mary- at the Department and who are ital for partisan political purposes. land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) is recognized charged with ensuring that the policies This attempt to break up a meeting for 60 minutes as the designee of the of the President are carried out. of Ways and Means Democrats is un- minority leader. The fact of the matter is Mr. Ging- precedented for either party I believe Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, on rich provides not one single example in in the history of this Congress. We did Wednesday this House of Representa- his article of where the career foreign not walk out as our Texas State legis- tives passed legislation to authorize service or other civil servants of the lative colleagues so justly did. We at- funding for the Department of State, Department of State have refused to tempted to walk into the process, hav- for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy, carry out the policies established by ing been handed moments before a bill and to provide direction and guidance the Secretary of State and the Presi- that affects the pensions and the re- in the area of foreign policy. We are dent. tirement security of millions of Ameri- fortunate indeed to have hundreds of What does he refer to as exhibit A in cans, Republicans and Democrats, men and women working for the State his capital case against the men and across this country, but yet as we at- Department here and around the world tempted to walk into that process and women of our State Department? He who have dedicated their lives to pub- points to an internal analysis done by develop and present our alternatives, lic service and are committed to serv- the police were called here in the Cap- the Bureau of Intelligence and Re- ing our country at home and abroad. search. That is the bureau within the itol to stop us from doing that job. These public servants had been re- Americans who share the concern of Department of State responsible for cently subjected to outrageous and un- the abuse, indeed of the extremism, of analyzing intelligence information we warranted attacks by the former the majority need to be concerned collect and analyzing that information, Speaker of this House, Newt Gingrich. about what happened here. It was not and he suggests that the Bureau of In- some fight among Members of Congress In a scurrilous article in the current telligence and Research and that that acting childish was a serious infringe- issue of Foreign Policy, entitled Rogue information, that some of the informa- ment on our democracy. Americans State Department, and in an earlier tion collected, that our post-war chal- who are worried about us becoming a speech he gave before the American lenges in Iraq are more daunting than Nation of citizens who are supposed to Enterprise Institute, Mr. Gingrich ac- President Bush’s sunny rhetoric sug- choose between saying ‘‘me too’’ and cuses the men and women of the State gests. shutting up, these Americans cannot Department of nothing less than under- Specifically, in a portion of his arti- afford to be silent. No party, no person mining the status and respect of the cle entitled Out of Sync, he contrasts has a monopoly on the truth. United States around the world. statements made in a speech given by Dissent is not some inconvenience in In his article, Mr. Gingrich asserts President Bush to statements made in this Congress or in this country, and it that the cause of rising anti-American an internal, confidential assessment by certainly does not warrant calling out sentiment around the world is that the the Bureau of Intelligence and Re- the Feds, whether it is the gentleman men and women of the State Depart- search. In a speech in Dearborn, Michi- from Texas (Mr. DELAY) calling out for ment have ‘‘abdicated values and prin- gan, the President stated, ‘‘I have con- the G-men in Texas or the gentleman ciples in favor of accommodation and fidence in the future of a free Iraq. The from California (Mr. THOMAS) calling passivity.’’ He accuses them of prop- Iraqi people are fully capable of self- out for the Capitol Police in Wash- ping up dictators, coddling the corrupt government.’’ The internal State De- ington. and ignoring secret police abuse around partment analysis reportedly stated It is the cornerstone of our democ- the world. This from the man who was that ‘‘Liberal democracy would be dif- racy that we have dissent and dif- Speaker of this House, led this body in ficult to achieve in Iraq,’’ and that ferences of opinion in this country, and a three to one vote against President ‘‘electoral democracy were to emerge, yet it is the strength of our democracy. Clinton’s Bosnia policy, a policy that could well be subject to exploitation by We will not be intimidated. We will not started the process leading to the over- anti-American elements.’’ back down. Too many Americans, throw of the war criminal Mr. One does not have to be a rocket sci- working families who need our help, Milosevic. entist to understand that the state- also need our voice. Mr. Gingrich’s article piggybacks on ments made in the INR memo are rea- f an earlier speech he gave before the sonable conclusions. The facts on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a American Enterprise Institute here in ground in Iraq have demonstrated previous order of the House, the gen- Washington in which he claimed the clearly that liberal democracy would tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is State Department was engaging in a be difficult to achieve in Iraq, not im- recognized for 5 minutes. quote ‘‘deliberate and systematic effort possible, but certainly difficult. It is a (Mr. DEFAZIO addressed the House. to undermine President Bush’s foreign challenge ahead. His remarks will appear hereafter in policy.’’ These are extremely serious It is also obvious that elections in the Extensions of Remarks.) charges. Before making such serious Iraq could be exploited by anti-Amer- f charges, one would think that a person ican Islamic fundamentalist forces. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a who wanted to be taken seriously previous order of the House, the gentle- would provide some credible evidence. b 1730 woman from the District of Columbia He does not. That does not mean we should not (Ms. NORTON) is recognized for 5 min- Let us start with the fact that it is support elections. Of course we should. utes. the President of the United States, not But we should be clear-eyed about the (Ms. NORTON addressed the House. the foreign service or any other career possible consequences. Her remarks will appear hereafter in civil servants, who selects the top pol- The important point here is not so the Extensions of Remarks.) icy-makers at the Department of much that Mr. Gingrich is blind to the f State, beginning with the Secretary of obvious accuracy of these assessments The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a State. Indeed, the top jobs in State De- that were made in the Bureau of Intel- previous order of the House, the gen- partment are awarded to political ap- ligence and Research. The issue is July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7167 whether we want our policymakers to British intelligence and subsequently a we had a better PR machine to explain receive objective and independent anal- team of American, British, and German to France, to Germany, South Korea, ysis about the situation in Iraq, or any- experts convened by the International Turkey and others around the world where else in the world, or do we want Atomic Energy Agency, with 120 years our theory of preemptive wars, our the- our nonpartisan experts to tailor, to fit of cumulative experience, agreed that ory of the nuclear first-use doctrine, their analyses to the political and ideo- the thickness of the aluminum tube and our claims that Iraq’s WMD posed logical platform of the President, walls made them unsuitable for ura- an imminent threat, then they would whether that President be a Repub- nium enrichment purposes. And yet be enthusiastic supporters of our Iraq lican or whether that President be a again, by Mr. Gingrich’s logic, the ex- policy. Democrat. perts at the State Department would And how would he do this? How Mr. Gingrich would like the profes- be viewed as undermining U.S. foreign would he put together this trans- sional analysts to manipulate the facts policy for reaching any conclusions at formation? What is his solution? to fit the policy, rather than have a odds with what the President says. Bring in ‘‘professional help.’’ I kid policy informed by the facts. He would The fact that certain intelligence as- you not. It is on page 46 of this article. have the taxpayers support a cadre of sessments from INR, or any other gov- To address the anti-American senti- professional yes men and women to ernment agency for that matter, may ments around the world, we need not, make sure that their internal and con- be out of sync with the President’s pol- according to Mr. Gingrich, reconsider fidential analyses of the facts were in icy does not mean, does not mean that any of our policies. We need not con- sync with the President’s policy. Any- those intelligence analysts are engaged sider working in partnership with one else, any other conclusions, he ap- in some kind of deliberate and system- other nations to resolve international parently considers a traitor to the atic effort to undermine our foreign challenges. Rather, we should ‘‘bring in cause. policy. The President may always business advisory groups drawn from What is amazing, what is amazing is choose to ignore or disagree with the internationally sophisticated corpora- that Mr. Gingrich would choose this independent assessments of experts, tions to advise the State Department moment to make this criticism. We are but it is folly and shortsighted to sug- on how to improve U.S. communication now learning more each day about how gest that he should not have the ben- strategies.’’ intelligence officials felt pressured to efit of those independent assessments. Apparently, the world, according to manipulate their assessments about The intelligence analysts at INR and Newt, is just one big game of spin con- the alleged links between al Qaeda and elsewhere in the government have a trol. Yes, bring in the big boys from Saddam Hussein and how their refuta- duty to provide the Secretary of State Madison Avenue and the executives tion of the claim that Iraq was seeking and ultimately the President with from multi-national corporations to nuclear material from Niger was ig- their best assessment and their best explain our foreign policy and the nored by the White House. Indeed, the judgment. It would be irresponsible for world will love us. State Department’s analysts in the Bu- them to do otherwise when the lives of Just as amazing is whom Mr. Ging- reau of Intelligence and Research, the American men and women are at stake; rich chooses to blame for what he per- very officials that Mr. Gingrich con- and it is outrageous that Mr. Gingrich ceives as a failed public relations demns in his article, determined last would have nonpartisan public servants game. It is not Secretary of Defense year that the report about Iraq import- betray their mission, violate their in- Donald Rumsfeld, whose incendiary re- ing nuclear material from Niger was tegrity and pander to the politicians. marks unnecessarily inflamed Euro- not credible. Mr. Gingrich titles his article the pean sentiment against us. It is not the The President admitted recently that ‘‘Rogue State Department.’’ I suggest President and his White House spokes- claims about Iraq seeking nuclear ma- he focus his gaze across the Potomac. men who command the bully pulpit and terial from Africa should never have There at the Pentagon certain political wield the megaphone. No, according to been included in his State of the Union appointees of President Bush have sys- Mr. Gingrich, the culprits are the men speech this year. However, by Newt tematically undermined the independ- and women in the bowels of the State Gingrich’s logic, the fact that the Bu- ence and professionalism of our intel- Department. Yes, they, according to reau of Intelligence and Research ligence services. There, in the lead-up Mr. Gingrich, are the ones who are re- reached a contrary finding that con- to the war in Iraq, they created a so- sponsible for the raging anti-American flicted with the President’s statement called Office of Special Plans, a rump sentiment around the world. in the State of the Union address would group set up to manipulate the intel- You know, these outrageous accusa- be evidence that the State Department ligence to fit the policy. This truly was tions leveled by Mr. Gingrich might be seeks to undermine Bush foreign pol- a rogue operation, and apparently Mr. dismissed as the wild rantings of a icy. Gingrich, who sits on the Defense Advi- former Member of Congress who, as a It is a sad, sad day for our country sory Board, believes that operation private citizen, is free to express his when Mr. Gingrich would attack accu- should become the model for the State views without being held accountable rate and truthful statements made by Department and other intelligence to anybody but himself. But he has not career State Department officials as agencies. surrendered all his public responsibil- part of a systematic effort to under- Another remarkable part about the ities. He currently serves on the De- mine foreign policy. We should be Gingrich foreign policy article is the fense Policy Advisory Board, which is working hard to create a bigger, a bet- extent to which he believes that anti- chartered to provide the Secretary of ter firewall between intelligence ana- American sentiment abroad is the re- Defense, the Deputy Secretary of De- lysts and the policymakers rather than sult of inadequate PR, inadequate pub- fense with advice on a range of na- weaken that wall, as proposed by Mr. lic relations, and inadequate spin con- tional security matters. Gingrich. trol, rather than the substance of the The caption accompanying Mr. Ging- Let us consider another example: In a policies themselves. He states, and I rich’s article on foreign policy ref- speech in Cincinnati last October, the quote, ‘‘One can hardly overstate how erences his position on the board, and President stated, and I quote, ‘‘Iraq has poorly the United States commu- it is in light of the responsibilities of attempted to purchase high-strength nicates its message and values to the that position that we should judge his aluminum tubes and other equipment world. Large majorities in France, Ger- statements. The President, the Sec- needed for gas centrifuges, which are many, and South Korea oppose the retary of Defense, and the Secretary of used to enrich uranium for nuclear United States’ perspective on Iraq, not State cannot allow Mr. Gingrich’s weapons.’’ to mention the 95 percent disapproval McCarthy-like attacks against the pro- We now know that intelligence ana- rate in Turkey.’’ fessionalism and integrity of the men lysts in the State Department, as well In other words, he sees these dis- and women of the State Department to as experts at the Department of En- approval ratings as the result of our stand. To do so would send a terrible ergy, concluded that the tubes’ charac- failure to explain our actions, rather message at this very critical time. teristics made it much more likely than stemming from the actions them- First, as our Nation faces serious they were suited for artillery rockets. selves. Yes, says Mr. Gingrich, if only challenges abroad, our foreign policy H7168 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003 must be guided by the best informed Mr. DOGGETT, for 5 minutes, today. 2003, at 12:30 p.m., for morning hour de- intelligence and analysis our diplomats Mr. SANDLIN, for 5 minutes, today. bates. and intelligence officers can provide. (The following Members (at the re- f To suppress that information could quest of Mr. NORWOOD) to revise and ex- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, jeopardize the success of our policies tend their remarks and include extra- ETC. and endanger the lives of our citizens. neous material:) Second, it would be folly for our na- Mr. WOLF, for 5 minutes, today. Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive tional security leaders to see American Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, communications were taken from the problems abroad simply as PR issues to for 5 minutes, July 23. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: be addressed through an aggressive ad Mr. HENSARLING, for 5 minutes, July 3263. A letter from the Administrator, De- and spin control campaign. We cannot 23. partment of Agriculture, transmitting the Department’s final rule — Dried Prunes Pro- afford to block out the insights and the Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, duced in California; Changes in Reporting analyses and the assessments of our re- for 5 minutes, today. Requirements [Docket No. FV03-993-1 IFR] gional and country experts in the State Mr. GUTKNECHT, for 5 minutes, July received July 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Department and elsewhere in the 21, 22, 23, and 24. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- United States Government. f culture. Mr. Gingrich has openly and loudly 3264. A letter from the Administrator, De- attacked the integrity of the men and SENATE BILLS REFERRED partment of Agriculture, transmitting the women in the State Department. More- Bills of the Senate of the following Department’s final rule — Tart Cherries over, he has advocated positions that Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; In- titles were taken from the Speaker’s creased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV03- would weaken our ability to confront table and, under the rule, referred as 930-2 FR] received July 10, 2003, pursuant to the challenges we face abroad. Allow- follows: 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ing him to remain on the Defense Pol- S. 314. An act to make improvements in Agriculture. icy Advisory Board would send a ter- the Foundation for the National Institutes of 3265. A letter from the Administrator, De- rible signal. It would send a message to Health, to the Committee on Energy and partment of Agriculture, transmitting the the men and women who work every Commerce. Department’s final rule — Irish Potatoes day to protect our national security S. 499. An act to authorize the American Grown in Colorado; Increase in Membership on the Area No. 2 Colorado Potato Adminis- and advance our interests abroad that Battle Monuments Commission to establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial to trative Committee [Docket No. FV03-948-1 his statements are acceptable to this honor the Buffalo Soldiers; to the Com- FR] received July 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 White House and this administration. mittee on Resources. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- Mr. Gingrich should do the right S. 546. An act to provide for the protection riculture. thing now and resign from the board. If of paleontological resources on Federal 3266. A letter from the Administrator, De- he does not resign, the President, the lands, and for other purposes, to the Com- partment of Agriculture, transmitting the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec- mittee on Resources; in addition to the Com- Department’s final rule — Changes in Fees for Federal Meat Grading and Certification retary of State should hold him ac- mittee on Agriculture for a period to be sub- sequently determined by the Speaker, in Services [Docket No. LS-02-06] (RIN: 0581- countable for his statements, and they AC13) received 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. should demand his resignation from each case for consideration of such provi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- the board. The Bush administration committee concerned. culture. can either stand by the statements of S. 643. An act to authorize the Secretary of 3267. A letter from the Administrator, De- Mr. Gingrich or they can make it clear the Interior, in cooperation with the Univer- partment of Agriculture, transmitting the that those statements are unaccept- sity of New Mexico, to construct and occupy Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Control able. a portion of the Hibben Center for Archae- of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat ological Research at the University of New Meat and Poultry Products [Docket No. 97- Mr. President, Secretary Rumsfeld, 013F] (RIN: 0583-AC46) received July 14, 2003, Secretary Powell, where do you stand? Mexico, and for other purposes, to the Com- mittee on Resources. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- f S. 651. An act to amend the National Trails mittee on Agriculture. 3268. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear System Act to clarify Federal authority re- LEAVE OF ABSENCE Regulatory Commission, transmitting a re- lating to land acquisition from willing sell- port on orders issued to protect Safeguards By unanimous consent, leave of ab- ers for the majority of the trails in the Sys- Information; to the Committee on Energy sence was granted to: tem, and for other purposes, to the Com- and Commerce. Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee (at the re- mittee on Resources. 3269. A letter from the Assistant Secretary S. 677. An act to revise the boundary of the quest of Ms. PELOSI) for today on ac- for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National count of attending the funeral of Sgt. transmitting notification that effective June Park and Gunnison Gorge National Con- Roger Rowe who was killed in Iraq. 1, 2003, the 15% Danger Pay Allowance for servation Area in the State of Colorado, and Mr. DEFAZIO (at the request of Ms. Jordan was terminated due to the ending of for other purposes, to the Committee on Re- authorized departure status, pursuant to 5 PELOSI) for today after 2:30 p.m. on ac- sources. U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on Inter- count of official business in the dis- S. 924. An act to authorize the exchange of trict. national Relations. lands between an Alaska Native Village Cor- 3270. A letter from the Acting Assistant Mr. MCNULTY (at the request of Ms. poration and the Department of the Interior, Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Depart- PELOSI) for today after 12:55 p.m. on ac- and for other purposes, to the Committee on ment of State, transmitting a report on count of personal reasons. Resources. ‘‘Overseas Surplus Property,’’ pursuant to S. 1076. An act to authorize construction of f Public Law 105—277, section 2215; to the an education center at or near the Vietnam Committee on International Relations. SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED Veterans Memorial, to the Committee on Re- 3271. A letter from the Assistant Secretary By unanimous consent, permission to sources. for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, S. 1399. An act to redesignate the facility transmitting notification that the export to address the House, following the legis- of the United States Postal Service located lative program and any special orders Iraq of the certain body armor, nuclear, bio- at 101 South Vine Street in Glenwood, Iowa, logical and chemical protective equipment, heretofore entered, was granted to: as the ‘‘William J. Scherle Post Office Build- and military equipment (such as small arms (The following Members (at the re- ing’’, to the Committee on Government Re- and ammunition) for use in reconstituting quest of Ms. WOOLSEY) to revise and ex- form. the Iraqi military or police forces, is in the tend their remarks and include extra- f national interest of the United States neous material:) (Transmittal No. DDTC 01IZ-03), pursuant to ADJOURNMENT Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. Public Law 108—11, section 1504; to the Com- Mr. MENENDEZ, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I mittee on International Relations. 3272. A letter from the Under Secretary, Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. move that the House do now adjourn. Natural Resources and Environment, Depart- Mr. BROWN of Ohio, for 5 minutes, The motion was agreed to; accord- ment of Agriculture, transmitting notifica- today. ingly (at 5 o’clock and 44 minutes tion that it is in the public interest to use Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. p.m.), under its previous order, the procedures other than competitive proce- Ms. NORTON, for 5 minutes, today. House adjourned until Monday July 21, dures for a contract involving the National July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7169

Recreation Reservation System, pursuant to JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. FRANK of By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for him- 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7); to the Committee on Gov- Massachusetts, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, self, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. MENENDEZ, ernment Reform. and Mr. SANDERS): Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ACKERMAN, 3273. A letter from the Director, Fish and H.R. 2790. A bill to amend the Civil Rights and Mr. CROWLEY): Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new H. Res. 325. A resolution commemorating transmitting the Department’s final rule — mothers; to provide for a performance stand- the 9th anniversary of the attack on the Ar- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and ard for breast pumps; and to provide tax in- gentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association Plants; Final Rule to Remove the Douglas centives to encourage breastfeeding; to the (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and County Distinct Population Segment of Co- Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- highlighting the attack as characteristic of lumbian White-Tailed Deer From the Fed- tion to the Committees on Energy and Com- the threat to the United States from radical eral List of Endangered and Threatened merce, and Education and the Workforce, for Islamic organizations operating from Latin Wildlife (RIN: 1018-AF43) received July 9, a period to be subsequently determined by America; to the Committee on International 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the the Speaker, in each case for consideration Relations. Committee on Resources. of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- f 3274. A letter from the Counsel, Pacific tion of the committee concerned. Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting the By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- PRIVATE BILLS AND annual audit report of the National Tropical self, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. LEE, Mr. RESOLUTIONS Botanical Garden, Calendar Year 2002, pursu- MORAN of Virginia, and Mr. HOLT): ant to 36 U.S.C. 4610; to the Committee on H.R. 2791. A bill to eliminate the unfair Under clause 3 of rule XII, the Judiciary. and disadvantageous treatment of cash mili- Mr. TOOMEY introduced A bill (H.R. 2798) 3275. A letter from the Chief, Regulations tary compensation other than basic pay for the relief of Gracekutty Thomas and her Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting under the supplemental security income ben- son Gladwin Thomas; which was referred to the Service’s final rule — Depreciation of efits program; to the Committee on Ways the Committee on the Judiciary. Vans and Light Trucks [TD 9069] (RIN: 1545- and Means. f BB06) received July 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia: U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on H.R. 2792. A bill to extend eligibility for ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Ways and Means. refugee status of unmarried sons and daugh- 3276. A letter from the Chief, Regulations ters of certain Vietnamese refugees; to the Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting Committee on the Judiciary. were added to public bills and resolu- the Service’s final rule — Weighted Average By Mr. DINGELL: tions as follows: H.R. 2793. A bill to provide for and approve Interest Rate Update [Notice 2003-48] re- H.R. 63: Mr. BOUCHER. the settlement of certain land claims of the ceived July 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 66: Mr. BOUCHER. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 97: Mr. GREEN of Texas and Mr. BOU- to the Committee on Resources. Means. CHER. By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky: 3277. A letter from the Chief, Regulations H.R. 106: Mr. GOODE. Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting H.R. 2794. A bill to authorize the transfer of the U.S.S. Narwhal to the National Sub- H.R. 125: Mr. LIPINSKI. the Service’s final rule — Last-in, First-out H.R. 135: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Inventories (Rev. Rul. 2003-87) received July marine Science Discovery Center in New- port, Kentucky; to the Committee on Armed H.R. 218: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to GRANGER, Mr. COLLINS, and Ms. LORETTA the Committee on Ways and Means. Services. By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Ms. SANCHEZ of California. H.R. 236: Mr. MCINTYRE. f NORTON): H.R. 284: Mr. FEENEY, Mr. HASTINGS of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON H.R. 2795. A bill to amend the Child Nutri- tion Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the Florida, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. COLE, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS purchase of educational books for infants and Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of and children participating in the special sup- H.R. 290: Ms. HARMAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, committees were delivered to the Clerk plemental nutrition program for women, in- and Mr. COLE. fants, and children under that Act; to the H.R. 296: Ms. ESHOO and Mr. HINCHEY. for printing and reference to the proper H.R. 339: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. calendar, as follows: Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: KLINE. Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the H.R. 2796. A bill to amend the Fair Credit H.R. 384: Mr. SOUDER, Ms. GINNY BROWN- Judiciary. H.R. 1701. A bill to provide for the Reporting Act to prohibit the use of con- WAITE of Florida, and Mr. FLAKE. analysis of the incidence and effects of pris- sumer credit history for any insurance pur- H.R. 391: Mr. MILLER of Florida. on rape in Federal, State, and local institu- pose and to require the disclosure of con- H.R. 422: Mr. UPTON. tions and to provide information, resources, sumer reports and the credit scoring proce- H.R. 687: Mr. SAXTON and Mr. OTTER. recommendations, and funding to protect in- dure in order to prevent inaccuracies and H.R. 742: Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. ROSS, Mr. EMAN- dividuals from prison rape; with an amend- mistakes in consumer credit reports, and for UEL, and Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. ment (Rept. 108–219). Referred to the Com- other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- H.R. 790: Mr. SAXTON. mittee of the Whole House on the State of cial Services. H.R. 792: Mr. SMITH of Washington. the Union. By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for H.R. 806: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on himself, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. BEREUTER. Transportation and Infrastructure. House JENKINS, Mr. BROWN of South Caro- H.R. 857: Mr. CASE. Resolution 288. Resolution directing the Sec- lina, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. H.R. 931: Mr. CALVERT. retary of Transportation to transmit to the MCCOTTER, Mr. CARDOZA, and Mrs. H.R. 962: Mr. BERMAN. House of Representatives not later than 14 MYRICK): H.R. 997: Mr. KNOLLENBERG and Mr. GAR- days after the date of the adoption of this H.R. 2797. A bill to amend title 32, United RETT of New Jersey. resolution all physical and electronic records States Code, to improve the readiness of H.R. 1078: Mr. BONILLA, Mr. COBLE, Mr. and documents in his possession related to State defense forces and to increase military SIMMONS, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. any use of Federal agency resources in any coordination for homeland security between SCHROCK, Mr. PITTS, and Mr. HASTINGS of task or action involving or relating to Mem- the States and the Department of Defense; to Florida. bers of the Texas Legislature in the period the Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 1083: Mr. NORWOOD. beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for H.R. 1100: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. 2003, except information the disclosure of himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 1105: Mr. WATT. which would harm the national security in- South Carolina, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. H.R. 1117: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. terests of the United States; adversely (Rept. BOOZMAN, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Vir- H.R. 1174: Mr. JONES of Ohio. 108–220). Referred to the House Calendar. ginia, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. H.R. 1196: Mr. OWENS and Mr. HOLT. f GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. HAYES, H.R. 1215: Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA and Mr. DAVIS Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PITTS, of Illinois. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. SOUDER, H.R. 1216: Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA, Under clause 2 of rule XII, public and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina): Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. MICHAUD. H.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution proposing H.R. 1217: Mr. CLYBURN and Mr. DAVIS of Il- bills and resolutions were introduced an amendment to the Constitution of the linois. and severally referred, as follows: United States respecting real and virtual H.R. 1218: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois and Mr. By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. child pornography; to the Committee on the THOMPSON of Mississippi. SHAYS, Ms. LEE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. Judiciary. H.R. 1231: Mr. OWENS, Mr. BISHOP of New ABERCROMBIE, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. WOOL- By Ms. PELOSI: York, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. SEY, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H. Res. 324. A resolution relating to a ques- RUSH. fornia, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. tion of the privileges of the House. H.R. 1250: Mr. ENGLISH. H7170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 18, 2003

H.R. 1348: Mr. CASE. Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COLE, Mr. JEFFERSON, and LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. H.R. 1411: Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. MCGOVERN, H.R. 2205: Mr. BERRY, Mr. GREEN of Texas, ISRAEL, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. and Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. FARR, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. JACK- BOSWELL, Mr. BURNS, Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. H.R. 1421: Mr. FILNER and Ms. CARSON of SON of Illinois, Mr. QUINN, Mr. CRANE, and KAPTUR, Mr. CRANE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Indiana. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. SPRATT, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GEORGE MIL- H.R. 1430: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut and H.R. 2232: Mrs. NORTHUP. LER of California, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 2316: Mr. COLLINS. Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. MENENDEZ, H.R. 1479: Mr. LOBIONDO. H.R. 2372: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. PICKERING, Mr. CAMP, Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 1480: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 2379: Mrs. EMERSON. Michigan, and Mr. BAIRD. H.R. 1482: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 2394: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MATHESON, and H.R. 2705: Mr. MCINTYRE and Mr. WICKER. H.R. 1499: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. SANDLIN. H.R. 2711: Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. GREEN H.R. 1513: Mr. TERRY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. H.R. 2418: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. of Wisconsin. GREEN of Wisconsin, and Mr. POMEROY. H.R. 2427: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. OLLINS ONYERS YRICK H.R. 2719: Mr. C , Mr. C , Mr. H.R. 1523: Mrs. M . OLIVER, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. CROWLEY. H.R. 1532: Mr. OWENS and Mr. MICA. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MCNULTY, and H.R. 2462: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. FARR. H.R. 1676: Mr. MANZULLO and Mr. AKIN. Ms. KILPATRICK. H.R. 2482: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 1708: Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. H.R. 2720: Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and H.R. 2490: Mr. ETHERIDGE. H.R. 1723: Mr. HINCHEY. Ms. BALDWIN. H.R. 2568: Mrs. LOWEY and Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 1734: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DUN- H.R. 2727: Mr. WEXLER. H.R. 2569: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- CAN, Mr. WAMP, and Mr. BACA. H.R. 2752: Mr. CASE. fornia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, H.R. 1767: Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina H.R. 2758: Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- and Mr. HEFLEY. H.R. 2769: Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. BURTON of In- fornia, and Mr. MENENDEZ. H.R. 1813: Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. GREEN of diana, and Mr. WAMP. H.R. 2579: Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Wisconsin. H.J. Res. 28: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. and Mr. FORBES. H.R. 1818: Mr. LYNCH and Mr. UDALL of Col- H.J. Res. 30: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 2591: Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. orado. H.J. Res. 31: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 1822: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. H.R. 2613: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.J. Res. 32: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. LANTOS, Mr. FROST, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. DOO- H.R. 2620: Mr. PENCE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. H.J. Res. 33: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. LITTLE, Mr. FARR, Ms. HARMAN, and Ms. LEE. MCGOVERN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. H.J. Res. 34: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 1861: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- H.R. 2622: Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. TERRY, and H.J. Res. 35: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. fornia. Mr. DAVIS of Florida. H.J. Res. 36: Mrs. KELLY. H.R. 1874: Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 2625: Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. MILLENDER- H.R. 1992: Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MENENDEZ, MCDONALD, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, H. Con. Res. 47: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. Mr. PASTOR, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. BACA, Ms. LINDA Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, FROST, and Mr. KUCINICH. T. SANCHEZ of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. WATERS, H. Con. Res. 176: Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ, and Mr. OLVER. H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. BERMAN, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. H.R. 2626: Mr DINGELL, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. KUCINICH. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. CASE, Mr. QUINN, and Mr. OSBORNE. H. Res. 315: Mr. REYES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE HONDA, and Mr. OWENS. H.R. 2629: Mr. OWENS. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HALL, and Mr. H.R. 1998: Mr. UPTON, Mr. COX, Mr. HIN- H.R. 2661: Mr. COBLE. RODRIGUEZ. CHEY, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CASE, Ms. GINNY H.R. 2665: Ms. KAPTUR. BROWN-WAITE of Florida, and Mr. SHAW. H.R. 2671: Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CRANE, Mr. f H.R. 2020: Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky. ROHRABACHER, Mr. OTTER, Mr. GARRETT of H.R. 2037: Mr. HOLT. New Jersey, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. H.R. 2042: Mr. NADLER, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BILIRAKIS. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM HOLT, Mr. OLVER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, H.R. 2680: Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mr. BERMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- KUCINICH, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. ROSS, Mr. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors fornia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. VAN BELL, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CARDOZA, were deleted from public bills and reso- HOLLEN, and Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 2096: Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. GINGREY, MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. BRADLEY of lutions as follows: Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. GOODLATTE, New Hampshire, Mr. STARK, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. H.R. 1472: Mr. ISAKSON. July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1505 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

HONORING MAJOR JAMES FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- both in America and in Israel—will be de- ‘‘CHOCKS’’ EWALD TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 feated. AND 2005 I would like to thank International Relations HON. JOHN D. DINGELL Committee Chairman HENRY HYDE and Rank- SPEECH OF OF MICHIGAN ing Member TOM LANTOS for their assistance IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. PHILIP M. CRANE and support for H. Con. Res. 119 and this Wednesday, July 16, 2003 OF ILLINOIS amendment. In addition to my own staff, I also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES want to thank Andrew Shore and Shalla Ross Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of the House Republican Conference and Paul honor Major James ‘‘Chocks’’ Ewald of the Tuesday, July 15, 2003 Teller of the Republican Study Committee for Michigan Air National Guard. This heroic pilot The House in Committee of the Whole their hard work on this issue. has proven to possess incredible courage House on the State of the Union had under f under exceptionally harrowing circumstances. consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize Major Ewald served with the Air Force for appropriations for the Department of State FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- nine years, flying in support of contingency op- for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 erations in Bosnia, Korea and Iraq. In 1998, appropriations under the Arms Export Con- AND 2005 he joined the 110th Fighter Wing of the Michi- trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years SPEECH OF gan Air National Guard. Since his transfer to 2004 and 2005, and for other puroses: the 110th, he has served as Flight Instructor Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK and Squadron Weapons Officer. He recently of H.R. 1950, the Foreign Relations Authoriza- OF CALIFORNIA returned from a four-month tour of duty in Ku- tion Act. This legislation includes much need- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom ed reforms to how the United States distrib- where he flew over 30 combat sorties. Tuesday, July 15, 2003 utes foreign aid. President Bush’s new foreign During a mission over Baghdad, Iraq on The House in Committee of the Whole April 8, 2003, Major Ewald’s A–10 warplane aid initiative, the Millennium Challenge Ac- House on the State of the Union had under was struck by a surface-to-air missile. Major count, offers aid only to those countries that consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize Ewald courageously continued to fly the dam- meet certain standards of respecting human appropriations for the Department of State aged aircraft for about 12 minutes, during rights, investing in the future of their peoples, for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize which time he made valiant decisions that en- and promoting economic opportunity and free- appropriations under the Arms Export Con- dom. With this proposal, President Bush has trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of abled him to recover vital Iraqi intelligence in- 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years formation. He completed several battle dam- issued a challenge to help those that are less fortunate, to promote universal human rights 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: age checklists, identified critical aircraft system Mr. STARK. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my operations, made tentative plans for aircraft and values around the world, and to be part of the worldwide spread of democracy and support for this bill funding America’s inter- recovery and gathered important information national diplomatic and humanitarian efforts. about threats affecting future Close Air Sup- freedom. This past March, I introduced H. Con. Res. However, I do not do so without reservations. port operations. Afterward he not only man- 119, a resolution that offers Congress’s con- I strongly opposed the Republicans callously aged to perform an injury-free ejection, he dolences to the loved ones of those innocent stripping funding from this legislation that also evaded potential capture by gathering his Americans that have been killed in Israel, and would aid women throughout the world. Out of survival equipment and hiding in thick foliage calls on the Palestinian Authority to work with compassion for the plight of many women and a short distance from his parachute landing. Israel to protect all innocent people (regard- the millions of children born into poverty each He was rescued by friendly U.S. Army units less of citizenship) from terrorist violence. year, this House should honor our nation’s within 15 minutes of the crash. Less than a Sadly, since H. Con. Res. 119 was intro- longstanding commitment to the United Na- week after the incident, Major Ewald admirably duced, four more Americans have been mur- tions Population Fund (UNFPA). resumed his service to our country. dered by Palestinian terrorists. That is why I UNFPA is the largest internationally funded Mr. Speaker, the valor and sacrifice of our offered an amendment to H.R. 1950 that in- source of population assistance to developing men and women in the Armed Forces cannot corporates the text of H. Con. Res. 119 with countries. For over 3 decades, UNFPA has be praised enough. The heroism, hard work some additions to reflect the deaths and inju- provided over $6 billion in assistance to more and patriotism of this courageous man should ries inflicted on American citizens by terrorists than 150 countries for voluntary family plan- be applauded. I would like you and all of my since its introduction. ning and maternal and child health care. Con- colleagues join me in commending Major Since Yasser Arafat, on behalf of the Pales- trary to accusations made by its antichoice James ‘‘Chocks’’ Ewald for his limitless cour- tinian people, renounced violence in the Oslo proponents, UNFPA does not provide abor- age and leadership during his service to our Peace Accords on September 13, 1993, at tions or abortion service. They prevent the country and in wishing both him and his family least 41 Americans have been killed by Pales- need for abortions by educating women in many more happy years of life. Major Ewald tinian terrorists. At least another 79 Americans other countries on the many advantages to has truly shown the nation what it means to have been injured in terrorist attacks. That services such as contraception and disease be a hero. grim total includes a knife attack on an expect- prevention. f ant mother that resulted in the death of her For the last 3 years, the Bush Administra- PERSONAL EXPLANATION unborn child. tion has unilaterally cancelled funding for the My amendment also requires that the State UNFPA initiative, claiming that UNFPA plays a HON. DAVID R. OBEY Department begin to include the killing of role in the coercive abortion practices of the Chinese government. OF WISCONSIN every American by terrorists in its annual ″ ″ Just last year, upon the President’s request, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents, as reported in future Patterns of Global Ter- three monitoring teams visited China to inves- Wednesday, July 16, 2003 rorism reports. tigate UNFPA’s program, including a group Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, on July 15, 2003, This amendment will make the American from the U.S. Not one of the three groups, during Rollcall 108–364 on the Paul Amend- public more aware of the harm coming to our who also consisted of a former Dutch Ambas- ment, one of a series of rolled votes on citizens overseas and show the surviving fami- sador to NATO and a group from the British amendments to H.R. 1950, I cast my vote in lies that Congress knows and cares about the parliament, found evidence of coercive prac- error. Had I voted as I intended, I would have deaths of their loved ones. And it will reaffirm tices and recommended the release of funding voted ‘‘no.’’ our commitment to ensuring that terrorism— for the UNFPA.

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VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.050 E18PT1 E1506 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Nonetheless, family-planning opponents in Mr. Chairman, since the attack occurred, Because of disclosure issues, the IRS would this chamber vowed to strike the UNFPA pro- evidence has been brought to light suggesting not give out the name of the identity thief to vision within the overall bill before us today, that members of the Indonesian military, and the Salem Police Department, even though claiming UNFPA support programs knowingly not a rogue band of criminals, bears responsi- identity theft is a felony offense in Oregon. To and intentionally participate in the manage- bility for the ambush. Following the attack, the date, two and one half years later, the Bales ment of forced abortion and sterilization in Indonesian police conducted an inquiry and ul- still do not know the identity of this thief. Be- China. timately issued a report asserting that, ‘‘there cause of current laws, the Bales and Salem While that portion of the bill greatly troubles is a strong possibility that the [attack] was per- Police Department will never know who stole me, I would like to convey my support for petrated by members of the Indonesian Na- their son’s personal information. many of the other initiatives contained in this tional Army Force.’’ Indeed, the attack oc- Mr. Speaker, we can’t even begin to imag- bill. The positive components of this bill in- curred less than a half-mile away from an In- ine the anguish this family went through. clude: increases in contributions to the poorest donesian military checkpoint. Moreover, var- Tyler Benton Bales was so much more than countries worldwide, new programs designed ious news services have reported that U.S. in- a name, a date of birth, and a Social Security to improve the lives of Afghan women, a fund telligence agencies have intercepted mes- number—he was a little boy who was sur- to allocate increased aid to international sages between Indonesian military officials im- rounded by love during his brief time with us. peacekeeping activities, and an increase of fi- plicating army personnel in the attack. His parents—and the countless number of nancial support for the Peace Corps and ref- Mr. Chairman, from the beginning Indo- other people who loved him—should not see ugee assistance. nesian authorities have been less than coop- his memory dishonored by a common thief While we had a real chance today to make erative in assisting with the FBI investigation whose identity could not legally be disclosed some significant changes to the way we pro- into the murders. Investigative agents were by the IRS. vide assistance to women in other countries, I denied the opportunity to interview witnesses Mr. Speaker, that is why I am reintroducing cannot deny the importance of so many other without Indonesian authorities present and the ‘‘ID Theft Loophole Closure Bill.’’ This leg- initiatives we’ve made available today. I rise in were not permitted to bring forensic evidence islation simply changes the law to allow the support of the bill and will work with like-mind- back to the United States for analysis. It is my IRS to furnish the name, Social Security num- ed colleagues and advocates to improve this firm belief that if prosecuting the murderers of ber and address of a suspected identity thief bill before it comes back before us as a con- American citizens on Indonesian soil is not a to state and local law enforcement agencies ference report. priority for the government of Indonesia, they for the exclusive purpose of locating the indi- f should not expect to receive assistance from vidual. FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- the people of the United States. Just last Thursday the House Ways and TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 My colleague’s amendment would prevent Means Subcommittee on Social Security con- AND 2005 Indonesia from receiving International Military ducted hearings on the use and misuse of so- Education and Training (IMET) funds until the cial security numbers. It is my hope that this SPEECH OF President certifies to Congress that the Indo- legislation will be forwarded to the sub- HON. GREG WALDEN nesian government and the Indonesian military committee as they seek to address ways to are cooperating with American authorities in curb fraud and the theft of social security num- OF OREGON their investigation into the attack. Given the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bers. strong possibility that members of the Indo- Identity theft is not a victimless crime, al- Tuesday, July 15, 2003 nesian military were involved in the ambush, it though thieves don’t put a gun to your head. The House in Committee of the Whole would be an affront to the memory of Ted We must cut through red tape that is pre- House on the State of the Union had under Burgon and Rick Spier, as well as the grieving venting thieves from being prosecuted for their consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize families they left behind, to continue providing crimes, and I believe this legislation is the appropriations for the Department of State funding to the Indonesian armed forces. I urge right tool for the job. I urge my colleagues to for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize my colleagues to support this amendment. appropriations under the Arms Export Con- support the ‘‘ID Theft Loophole Closure Act,’’ trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of f and yield the balance of my time. 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years HONORING THE LIFE OF TYLER f 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: BENTON BALES THE AUTHOR, CONSUMER, AND Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my strong support for COMPUTER OWNER PROTECTION the amendment offered by my colleague from HON. DARLENE HOOLEY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2003 OF OREGON Colorado, which is designed to force the gov- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ernment of Indonesia to do what until now it HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN has utterly failed to do—bring to justice the Wednesday, July 16, 2003 OF CALIFORNIA murderers who killed two American citizens Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, two IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and wounded eight others in Papua, Indo- and a half years ago, a dear boy in Salem Wednesday, July 16, 2003 nesia, in August of 2002. named Tyler Benton Bales lost his battle with Among the victims of that tragic attack were a rare genetic disease called Hurler Syn- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, today, I join Ted Burgon of Sunriver, Oregon, and Rick drome. Representative JOHN CONYERS, JR. in intro- Spier of Colorado, both of whom lost their Although I never had the pleasure of know- ducing ‘‘The Author, Consumer, and Computer lives. Ted’s wife, Nancy Burgon, was wounded ing him, Tyler was somewhat of a celebrity in Owner Protection and Security Act of 2003’’ in the ambush, as were Ken Balk and Salem. In fact, he was the subject of a front (ACCOPS Act). Saundra Hopkins, also of Sunriver, and their page article in the Salem Statesmen Journal The ACCOPS Act addresses the growing young daughter, Taia. A number of other in December of 2001, when a silent auction scourge of illegal activity on the Internet. Ille- members of their party suffered injuries at the was held to raise money to offset the cost of gal activities online run the gamut from identity hands of the terrorists who perpetrated this an expensive bone marrow transplant that was theft, distribution of child pornography, and un- cowardly attack. his only chance to beat Hurlers Syndrome. licensed drug sales to stalking, fraud, trade- Mr. Chairman, despite the time that has Unfortunately, Tyler’s heart was not strong mark counterfeiting, and financial crimes. elapsed since the tragedy in Indonesia, the enough to survive the rigors of his transplant Online copyright piracy, in particular, has murderers of Burgon and Spier have not been and chemotherapy. This sweet boy was only gotten out of control. At any given moment, brought to justice. Perhaps most disturbingly, sixteen months old when he passed away. more than 4 million people are logged onto there seems to have been little effort on the The heartache of Tyler’s loss did not ease the single biggest peer to peer (P2P) file- part of the Indonesian government, which re- for his parents. swapping network, where they illegally traffic ceives substantial aid from the people of the As if it were not hard enough to lose your in over 850 million mostly-infringing files. P2P United States, to ensure that these killers are sixteen month old child, the Bales later infringement of copyrighted music has gar- made to pay for their crimes. Indeed, strong learned—courtesy of the Internal Revenue nered the most attention, but many other evidence suggests that government officials Service—that someone was claiming Tyler as works, such as the latest Harry Potter book, have actively thwarted the American investiga- a dependent on their 2000 income tax return. are also widely infringed on P2P networks. On tion into the attack. This amendment is in- As disturbing as that was, the story got a daily basis, new web sites, with names such tended to correct this inequity. worse. as Puretunes or Listen4ever, pop up offering

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.053 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1507 unauthorized downloads of copyrighted works. sible computer network meets the 10 copy, tion missions, and the exercise of intellectual Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels and File $2,500 threshold for felonious copyright in- property rights. Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites remain havens fringement. Section 301 simply brings the law Section 303 will address this problem by for theft of the newest software or pre-release into accord with the reality that uploading a making it a federal offense to provide false movies. Chat rooms and other e-groups de- copyrighted work to a place from which mil- contact information when registering a domain signed for needlework hobbyists have lions can download it is equivalent to the dis- name. Section 303 makes it a Federal criminal morphed into unrepentant sources of copy- tribution of 10 or more copies having a value offense to knowingly and with intent to defraud righted needlework infringement, with one of $2,500 or more. This clarification is nec- provide material and misleading false contact Yahoo!-run group alone hosting almost 50,000 essary because some prosecutors appear information to a domain name registrar, do- pages of copyright-infringing needlework de- skeptical that they can successfully pursue main name registry, or other domain name signs. cases against many uploaders of copyrighted registration authority in registering a domain It might be argued that the breadth of illegal works. Even though uploaders are the real name. The penalty is a fine, imprisonment for activity online merely reflects that found in the culprits in the illegal distribution of copyrighted not more than 5 years, or both. physical world. While that may be true, the on- works, it is downloaders who make the vast Section 304 deals with the growing phe- line world presents unique challenges. The rel- majority of copies of the uploaded work. nomenon of copyright thieves who use port- ative anonymity of the Internet, the techno- While Section 301 ensures that a public able, digital video recorders to record movies logical savvy of some malefactors, and the upload meets the felony threshold, the off the screen in theaters. While not of pristine sheer number of scams collectively make it uploader will still only have criminal liability if quality, once one ‘‘camcorded’’ movie appears difficult to investigate and prosecute many on- he actually infringed the copyright in the on the Internet, it quickly proliferates onto the line illegalities. Further, current law does not, uploaded work. More importantly, uploaders P2P networks and back onto the street in the in some instances, adequately address the na- will only have criminal liability if they have in- form of unprotected DVDs. Thus, even one ture of these online illegalities, or take into ac- fringed willfully. The standard for proving will- camcorded movie can effectively defeat the count the novel techniques used in their com- fulness is quite high—requiring proving both best efforts of movie owners to protect their mission. knowledge and intent on behalf of the in- multimillion dollar investments against illegal Law enforcement authorities need additional fringer—thus there is no threat that Section distribution. resources and statutory authority to effectively 301 will subject relatively innocent infringers to Section 304 makes it a Federal criminal of- deal with this rash of online scams, crimes, criminal liability. fense to, without authorization, camcord a and illegalities. Together with H.R. 2517, Section 302 addresses the problem of hack- movie in a theater. Section 304 mirrors legisla- which Representative CONYERS and I joined ers, spammers, unscrupulous P2P software tion in several states, but will be far more ef- Representative LAMAR SMITH in introducing, developers, and other online scam artists who fective by having a national impact. the ACCOPS Act will go a long way to pro- have been known to ‘‘hijack’’ the personal Section 305 is related to Section 303. When viding law enforcement with the tools they computers (PCs) of the unsuspecting, and use setting up web sites through which to infringe need. those computers to engage in a variety of ille- copyrighted works, the operators of those web Title I of the ACCOPS Act is directed at pro- gal or unauthorized activities. A July 12, 2003 sites often provide false domain name reg- viding law enforcement agencies with ade- New York Times article described how some istration information. If their web site attract quate resources and coordination authority to PCs have been hijacked to distribute pornog- the attention of law enforcement or rights hold- enforce the criminal copyright laws. Section raphy. Several recent hearings in both the ers, the operators can then disconnect it with- 101 authorizes the appropriation of not less House and Senate detailed how popular peer- out much fear of being caught, and pop up than $15 million for criminal copyright enforce- to-peer (P2P) software programs sometimes elsewhere under another domain name with ment for fiscal year 2004. Section 102 re- allow 3rd parties to ‘‘hijack’’ PCs to distribute different contact information. quires the National Intellectual Property Law child pornography and copyright-infringing ma- Section 305 directs courts to consider the Enforcement Coordination Council (NIPLECC) terial, come bundled with ‘‘spyware,’’ and oth- knowing and intentional provision of material to develop guidelines to ensure that its com- erwise jeopardize the privacy and security of and misleading false contact information to a ponent members share amongst themselves PC owners. domain name registrar, domain name registry, law enforcement information related to in- To address these problems, Section 302 re- or other domain name registration authority in fringement of U.S. copyrighted works. Section quires that PC owners receive clear and con- registering a domain name as evidence of will- 103 enables Congress to better monitor the spicuous notice, and provide consent, prior to fulness with regard to copyright infringements success of law enforcement efforts by requir- downloading software that would allow third committed by the domain name registrant ing the Attorney General to submit biannual, parties to store material on the PC, or use that through the use of that domain name. While a instead of annual, reports on criminal copy- PC to search for material on other computers. prosecutor is already likely to proffer false do- right cases. Section 302 strikes a careful balance between main registration information as indicative of Title 11 addresses the unique law enforce- ensuring that computer owners are fully in- willfulness, enactment of Section 305 will en- ment challenges posed by the transnational formed, and empowered to deal with, the pri- sure that courts accord this evidence appro- character of online copyright infringement. vacy and security risks inherent in some soft- priate weight. With increasing frequency, investigators of on- ware, and preserving the freedom of software In conclusion, I believe the ACCOPS Act, in line infringements find that the infringers are developers to innovate. combination with the previously-introduced located outside the United States. Section 201 Section 303 addresses another technique H.R. 2517, will go a long way to stimulating is designed to ensure that federal law enforce- frequently used to facilitate Internet scams and and facilitating more effective investigation and ment agencies do everything in their power to illegal activities. Web sites are often used to prosecution of many online illegalities, most pursue even foreign infringers. Section 201 re- undertake a variety of illegal activities. Web particularly criminal copyright infringements. I quires the Attorney General to provide to a sites may pose as legitimate payment proc- do not, however, claim that the ACCOPS Act foreign authority evidence to assist such au- essors in order to steal financial information, is a perfect creation, nor that it contains every thority in determining whether a person has offer copyright-infringing material for salutary proposal in this area. It may be that violated any of the copyright laws adminis- download, or sell non-FDA approved drugs. In some further provisions need to be added, or tered or enforced by the foreign authority, or an effort to escape detection, the operators of some stricken. I do believe that it represents in enforcing such foreign copyright laws. By these sites often provide false or misleading a positive step in the right direction, and will ensuring the appropriate foreign authority will contact information when registering the do- strongly advocate for its adoption. receive all relevant information and possible main name of the web site. Over the past sev- f assistance on the case, Section 201 increases eral Congresses, hearings before the Judiciary ETHAN LANE GIBBS MAKES HIS the likelihood that the foreign infringer will be Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and In- MARK ON THE WORLD prosecuted. tellectual Property have highlighted this prob- Title III of the ACCOPS Act clarifies the ap- lem. Law enforcement agencies, the Federal HON. BOB ETHERIDGE plication of criminal copyright laws in the on- Trade Commission, privacy protection organi- OF NORTH CAROLINA line world, and creates a number of new fed- zations, and intellectual property rights holders IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eral offenses to deter a broad range of illegal have all documented the extent to which false activity online. domain name registration information substan- Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Section 301 clarifies that the uploading of a tially inhibited law enforcement investigations, Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today single copyrighted work to a publicly acces- consumer protection initiatives, privacy protec- to congratulate a former member of my staff,

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.056 E18PT1 E1508 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Mr. Robert Gibbs, and his wife Mary Catherine Requiring our Foreign Service officers to men and women of this country who toil are on the birth of their first son, Ethan Lane take on a vastly increased workload without the ones who bear the cost of the govern- Gibbs. Ethan was born on Tuesday, July 8, also providing the resources necessary to sup- ment. Every dollar we carelessly waste means 2003, and he weighed 10 pounds and 5 port that work may actually undermine our na- that their life will be so much the more mea- ounces. As Robert has noted, Ethan is a big tional security. It is unclear that overworked ger. Every dollar that we prudently save boy, a trait gained from his father, and a beau- staff who are forced to conduct personal inter- means that their life will be so much the more tiful baby, a trait passed down by his mother. views with thousands of visa applicants will be abundant.’’ My wife Faye joins me in wishing Robert and able to adequately identify terrorists and other Mr. Speaker, the men and women of this Mary Catherine great happiness during this potentially harmful visitors in what are report- country deserve fiscal responsibility and care- very special time in their lives. edly two to three minute interviews. Instead, ful spending. They deserve the peace of mind As a father of three, I know the immeas- these workers will be more likely to miss im- that comes from knowing that we are doing all urable pride and rewarding challenge that chil- portant details in visa applications as they we can to prudently save, and we are working dren bring into your life. The birth of a child rush to keep up with additional work require- to find ways to ensure life more abundant. changes your perspective on life and opens ments. Only by providing sufficient resources the world to you in a fresh, new way. Their in- to meet the new interview requirements can I believe every department of government nocence keeps you young-at-heart. A little mir- we ensure that the steps we take to imple- can and must examine ways to more effi- acle, a new baby holds all the potential of ment more stringent security protections will ciently use taxpayer dollars to improve the what human beings can achieve. effectively safeguard our Nation from those lives of all Americans. Today I would like to With great pleasure, I welcome young Ethan who may wish to do us harm. discuss specifically just one: the Department into the world and wish Robert and Mary Furthermore, if we are to remain a re- of Education. Catherine all the best as they raise him. spected nation and an ally to countries around Citizens Against Government Waste say, f the world, it is critical that people be able to ‘‘the Department [of Education] now employs FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- travel to the United States for business and nearly 5,000 people, close to 1000 percent in- TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 pleasure without unnecessary hurdles of bur- crease from 1979, yet ED spending for public AND 2005 dens. It is also critical for our economy, which schools accounts for less than 6 percent of depends on tourism and on conducting busi- total education spending. There are currently SPEECH OF ness with foreign nationals in order to stay 780 education programs spread throughout 39 HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY strong, that people be able to travel to the Federal agencies, costing taxpayers $100 bil- United States without unnecessary inconven- lion annually . . . In addition, the average OF ILLINOIS iences. Long wait times and growing backlogs amount spent on each public school student IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of visa applications will serve to do the oppo- has skyrocketed. In 1965, the average SAT Tuesday, July 15, 2003 site and discourage people from coming to the score was 980 and slightly less than $3,000 The House in Committee of the Whole United States to spend money and conduct was spent per student. More than 30 years House on the State of the Union had under business. later, the average SAT score is 910 and about consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize I have heard from my constituents of people $6,500 is spent per pupil.’’ appropriations for the Department of State missing business meetings, important family for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize The reckless swelling of this Department is appropriations under the Arms Export Con- events, and opportunities to study at American not an indication of success. Our children de- trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of universities because it took too long for their serve money better spent, that is, taxpayer 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years visa application to be processed. For example, dollars going for what they were intended: a 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: we have heard about three month waiting peri- quality education. Pouring more money into a Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Chairman, I am ods in Israel, one of our closest allies, which deficit system will not improve education. In- pleased today to speak in support of my prevented a young Israeli from coming to the stead, it will further weaken the kind of edu- amendment to H.R. 1950, the State Depart- U.S. to work as a camp counselor. In another cation that our young people deserve. example, a group of Indian performers who ment Authorization bill, which expresses the In the state of Arizona, the average cost of sense of the Congress that the Secretary of were set to tour the United States will miss an hour of tutoring at the Sylvan Learning State should provide adequate resources to their performance in Chicago this weekend be- Center is $40. Ending the practice of fraudu- United States Embassies and Consular Of- cause they were not approved in time. And lent disability loan deferment represents what fices in order to meet the workload require- three people from Jakarta will miss their busi- could be one billion hours of private tutoring, ments for visa application processing. ness meeting next week because their visa quality one-on-one hours that could potentially The State Department recently issued a rule was not accepted in time. Finally, a young make a profound difference in the education of requiring nearly all visa applicants who wish to man had to postpone a wedding reception he a child. come to the United States for travel, business, had been planning for months because visa or study to have personal interviews at Em- backlogs prevented his fiance´e from getting to According to the Inspector General of the bassies or Consular Offices. This rule will sig- the United States from South Korea in time. Education Department Lorraine Lewis, also in nificantly increase the amount of work and It is because of situations like these and 1999, the Department of Education made a time Embassies and Consulates must give to countless others that we must provide our Em- number of improper payments, including about each visa applicant. In Fiscal Year 2002, near- bassies and Consulates with adequate re- $125 million in duplicate payments to 45 dif- ly 5.8 million business and tourist visas were sources to meet the needs of visa applicants. ferent grantees, $664,000 in duplicate pay- issued and it is estimated that, in some coun- It is because of our national security interests ment to 51 different schools and a $6 million tries, as few as 20 percent of applicants were that we must provide our Foreign Service offi- double payment to a single school. required to be interviewed. While I support cers the resources they need to do their jobs These duplicate payments are unacceptable necessary security precautions, this new rule well. I am pleased that this amendment was and irresponsible. will clearly result in months of backlogs that accepted into the en bloc amendment, and I A double payment of $125 million dollars could seriously jeopardize American business, thank Chairman HYDE and Ranking Member education, and tourism unless these offices represents the opportunity for 869 Arizonans LANTOS for their support. to attend four tuition-free years at Arizona are provided with adequate resources and f personnel to handle the increased workload. State University. Unfortunately, the Secretary of State has WORKING GROUP ON WASTE, Some may say figures like $6 million, or expressed to U.S. Embassies and Consulates FRAUD, AND ABUSE SPECIAL $664,000, are not even worth mentioning or that he ‘‘expects and accepts that many posts ORDER tracking in a system spending hundreds of bil- will face processing backlogs for the indefinite lions of dollars. I think that line of reasoning is future.’’ Furthermore, the message from the HON. TRENT FRANKS exactly why Department of Education is so State Department in Washington, DC, is that, OF ARIZONA fraught with financial mismanagement. It is while posts can request more personnel, for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time we examine how to better spend millions, the most part, they ‘‘must implement the new hundreds of thousands, and even thousands interview guidelines using existing resources. Wednesday, July 16, 2003 of hard-earned taxpayer dollars, and set a Posts should not, repeat not, use overtime to Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, new standard of accountability to those who deal with additional workload requirements.’’ President Calvin Coolidge wisely said, ‘‘The ‘‘toil to bear the cost of government.’’

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.059 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1509 THE NATION MUST HONOR OUR Dying for you and me? eral Government should not abuse the author- WORKING FAMILY HEROES Welfare Moms ity granted it by our current monetary system Have a message for the masters: and legal tender laws as a backdoor means of Tell Uncle Sam HON. MAJOR R. OWENS His TANF pennies he can keep prying into the private economic transactions OF NEW YORK For food stamps we refuse to leap of American citizens. That is why my legisla- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Through your hoops like beasts; tion also forbids the Federal Government from Promise to leave our soldier alone placing any information storage capacity on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 And we’ll find our own feasts. any Federal Reserve notes. Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, the July 10th To Uncle Sam we offer a bargain— The carry tax was proposed as a measure vote to allow the expenditure of funds to im- Don’t throw us dirty crumbs to counteract the perceived risk of deflation. plement radical changes in the overtime provi- Don’t treat us like bums Yet, the problems this carry tax is intended to sions of the Wage and Hour Act was an out- And then demand solve are caused by our government’s boom- The full measure of devotion; rageous and devastating attack on working Our minds are now in motion and-bust monetary policy. Any perceived de- families. Compounding the horror of this action Class warfare flation in the American economy is the result is the recent announcement that our present Is not such a bad notion; of the end of the inflationary period of the complement of soldiers in Iraq, ninety percent Your swindle will not last nineties that created the stock market bubble. of whom come from working families, will be Recruiters we won’t let pass, When the bubble burst, there was the inevi- forced into combat overtime for the indefinite Finally, we opened our eyes— table process of liquidating bad investments future. Not even the one year rotation rule of Each family is a private enterprise, caused by the misallocation of credit as a re- Viet Nam will be applied to relieve their long Each child a precious prize; sult of the Federal Reserve monetary policy. We got American property rights, ordeal under extreme heat and guerrilla war- Before our children die in war In fact, this liquidation is necessary for the fare duress. Overtime in the dangerous de- This time we’ll choose the fights. economy to recover from the economic fense of the nation is being mandated without Let the rich go first: misallocations caused by the Federal Re- controls while at the same time overtime They worry about serve’s monetary policy. wages to feed working families is being sub- The overtime we abuse; Unfortunately, rather than finally putting an jected to new schemes which reduce take- The battlefields they always choose end to the boom-and-bust cycle, most in home pay. This is an unacceptable continu- Their estates have the most to lose. Washington are preparing to resume the cycle ation of the gross exploitation and oppression Let the rich go first! by calling on the Federal Reserve and the of working families by the Republican’s f Treasury to flood the economy with new money. If Congress is not going to stabilize Scrooges who presently dominate the Con- LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT THE the American economy by reforming our un- gress and the White House. This nation faces FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM stable monetary policy, it should at least re- a tragic predicament: An elite group of juvenile IMPOSING A ‘‘CARRY TAX’’ old men have plunged us into a war where frain from using this government failure as an great suffering and pain is being inflicted on excuse to further restrict the American peo- working families who bear the brunt of the HON. RON PAUL ple’s liberty through an odious carry tax. I casualties on the front lines as well as the fall- OF TEXAS therefore hope my colleagues will join me in out from economic dislocations and recession IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES supporting this legislation. here at home. It appears that the Republican Thursday, July 17, 2003 f well-to-do decision makers have great con- FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- tempt for those who do the dangerous and Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to protect TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 dirty work for our nation. All Americans must American liberty, privacy and economic well- AND 2005 remember the debt we owe to those who risk being by introducing legislation to prohibit the Federal Government from imposing a ‘‘carry their last full measure of devotion. Or perhaps SPEECH OF the powerful and the rich should go to the tax.’’ A carry tax is a tax imposed on Ameri- front lines first. The RAP poem below is a cans that requires them to pay a tax whenever HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF summary of my indignation on this critical ac- they make a bank deposit. The amount of the OF CALIFORNIA tion: tax is based on how long their money has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been in circulation. Hard as it may be to be- LET THE RICH GO FIRST Tuesday, July 15, 2003 lieve, some in the Federal Government have Working Families actually considered imposing this tax on Amer- The House in Committee of the Whole Keep your soldiers at home, House on the State of the Union had under For overtime in Iraq ican citizens. Since this bill punishes those who rely on cash for the majority of their eco- consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize No cash appropriations for the Department of State No comp time nomic transactions, and since lower income for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize Not even gratitude, Americans tend to rely on cash for their eco- appropriations under the Arms Export Con- Republicans intrude nomic transactions, this is a highly regressive trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of To exempt all heroes, tax plan. Furthermore, since the plan is de- 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years No combat rotation signed to lower interest rates, it will negatively 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: Life on indefinite probation Scrooges running the nation. impact those who rely on investment income Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in To the front lines for a significant part of their income. Thus, the support of full and continued funding for the Let the rich go first— carry tax will lower the income of millions of United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA. For blood they got a thirst, senior citizens. Since beginning operations in 1969, the Let the superstars drink it Proposals to punish people if their economic UNFPA has provided over $6 billion in vital In the glorious trenches; behavior meets with the disapproval of gov- maternal and child health programs to women Leave the disadvantaged on the benches. ernment officials form the foundation of the in 150 countries around the world. Working Families type of central planning which caused so This makes the UNFPA the single largest Let the rich go first: The battlegrounds they always choose much misery in the last century. The carry tax global source of multilateral funding for mater- Their estates have the most to lose; proposal is obviously incompatible with a free nal health and family planning programs. The Send highest IQs to market. This proposal is also a major threat to United States’ contribution alone to the Take positions at the front, personal and financial privacy and thus indi- UNFPA last year provided approximately Let them perform their best vidual liberty. In order to enforce the carry tax, 870,000 women in developing countries with High tech warfare stunt; the government would need a means of moni- modern contraception, thereby preventing Working Families toring how long each piece of currency has 500,000 unwanted pregnancies, 200,000 abor- Keep your malnourished sons home— been in circulation and how many hands it tions, and thousands of maternal and child Harvard Yale kids should roam The world with guns and tanks, passed through before coming into the pos- deaths. Reserve gold medals session of the person on whom the tax is as- The programs supported by UNFPA are For the loyal Ivy League ranks. sessed. Thus, enforcing this tax would also both timely and relevant. In the past eight O say you can see give the government the power to monitor the months, UNFPA has delivered modern obstet- Millionaire graduates transactions of individual Americans. The Fed- ric care to such locations as Kinshasa, in the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.063 E18PT1 E1510 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kabul, Af- I voted against that amendment, and I am dis- and community service. But I also have strong ghanistan; and Baghdad, Iraq, helping to re- couraged by the continuing refusal of the connections to the Peace Corps—through my build reproductive health services in the House to consider the facts when it comes to great state of Colorado and through my family. places where they are needed the most. Its UNFPA. Allegations against UNFPA in China Colorado has one of the highest levels of re- campaigns to prevent the spread of HIV and have never been substantiated despite the cruitment of Peace Corps volunteers nation- AIDS have reached five continents and more fact the program has endured more scrutiny wide, and returned Peace Corps Volunteers in than 140 nations. It would be no exaggeration than any other UNFPA program. But despite the 2nd Congressional District alone number to say that the UNFPA has been on the cut- the findings of the Administration’s own inves- over 500. Of course, the most important ting edge of health care delivery the world tigation team in July 2002 that UNFPA is not Peace Corps connection for me is my mother, over. engaged in any coercive activity in China, who served as a volunteer in Nepal decades These programs, so vital to families around President Bush canceled the $34 million allo- ago. the world, depend on the support of 136 donor cated for UNFPA in FY2003 and requested no Because of these connections I have a spe- countries, including the United States. By our money for the program in FY2004. I will con- cial interest in advancing the ability of the continued support for UNFPA, we recognize tinue to fight for funding for UNFPA’s impor- Peace Corps to play an important role in these the importance of global reproductive health tant mission and for the right of foreign organi- new times. services and ensure that the Population Fund zations that provide information about repro- As Americans, we are proud of our country, will be able to continue delivering them. ductive health care to receive U.S. aid. our freedoms, our democracy, our diversity. Indeed, the costs of ending our support for The House also voted on an amendment We know how fortunate we are to live in the UNFPA are staggering. The $34 million denied sponsored by Representatives HOSTETTLER, United States. And yet we were sent a clear to UNFPA in 2002 would have prevented GALLEGLY, and TANCREDO. I want to clarify the message on September 11th that we are not some two million unwanted pregnancies, reasons for my opposition to this amendment, necessarily viewed abroad the way we view 800,000 abortions, 4,700 maternal deaths, which sets standards for consular identification ourselves at home. Why is this so? More im- nearly 60,000 cases of maternal illness or dis- cards issued by foreign governments and portantly, how can we change this? ability, and 77,000 infant and child deaths. used in the United States. The amendment One way is to continue to promote world The amendment offered in the House Inter- provides that if foreign governments do not peace and friendship through the people-to- national Relations Committee by my col- abide by the strict U.S. standards, the U.S. people approach of the Peace Corps. After league, Mr. CROWLEY, has made our support government will refuse to issue any visas to more than forty years of existence, the Peace for these programs possible, while still main- foreign nationals from those countries. Corps remains one of the most admired and taining the h1ghest standards for human I believe protecting our national security re- successful initiatives ever put in place. But it rights, ensuring that each dollar provided to quires that we know who is in our country, and needs to be updated to reflect the realities of the UNFPA will be used for the promotion of I agree that establishing a set of standards for our 21st century world, and that’s what the the noble ends that it was created to serve. consular identification cards would increase Farr-Udall bill will do. Any cuts or restrictions to UNFPA funding lev- their legitimacy and decrease fraudulent use The bill we’re introducing today meets the els will only jeopardize the health and well- of the cards. But I did not believe that the Administration’s challenge to double the size being of millions of women the world over. Hostettler amendment approached the prob- of the Peace Corps to 14,000 by 2007. The Mr. Chairman, members of the House, I lem in the right way. Forcing foreign govern- bill also goes beyond this to propose a new thank you for your time, and I urge my col- ments to abide by U.S. standards for consular post-9-11 ‘‘Charter’’ for the Peace Corps. leagues to oppose cutting amendments and identification cards is an unprecedented at- Other highlights: resume our support for the UNFPA, which will tempt to change how a country relates to its It spells out a commitment to recruit and continue—with our assistance—to deliver vital own nationals in a host country, and is likely place Peace Corps volunteers in countries family planning and reproductive health serv- in breach of the Foreign Missions Act and the where they could help promote mutual under- ices to families around the globe. Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs. Imple- standing, particularly in areas with substantial f mentation of this amendment would also set a Muslim populations. very dangerous precedent for our embassies It establishes training programs for Peace FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- abroad. In addition, I understand that the Ad- Corps volunteers in the areas of education, TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 ministration will soon unveil its own proposal prevention, and treatment of infectious dis- AND 2005 for standardization of these consular identifica- eases, such as HIV/AIDS. SPEECH OF tion cards. So in my view, the Hostettler The bill creates a grant program to enable amendment not only had technical problems, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to use their HON. MARK UDALL but it was also premature. experience and expertise to continue to carry OF COLORADO Despite these concerns, I am a strong sup- out the goals of the Peace Corps through spe- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES porter of our foreign aid programs and our cific projects. Tuesday, July 15, 2003 international institutions, and so I support this This bill will pave the way for an expanded bill. and refocused Peace Corps that can take on The House in Committee of the Whole I am pleased that the bill authorizes assist- House on the State of the Union had under the new challenges that September 11th has consideration the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize ance to the Palestinian Authority to improve presented to us, a Peace Corps that can be— appropriations for the Department of State the Palestinian economy and living conditions as Sargent Shriver stated—‘‘a pragmatic and for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize of the Palestinian people. I am pleased that dramatic symbol of America’s commitment to appropriations under the Arms Export Con- the bill includes increased funding for the Mi- peace.’’ I believe that passage of the Peace trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of gration and Refugee Assistance program. I am Corps Charter for the 21St Century will help 1961 for security assistance for fiscal year also pleased that the bill includes funding for us head in this direction. 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: UNESCO and that it permits the U.S. to pay Again, I thank my colleague Representative Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I its full assessment for U.N. peacekeeping ef- FARR for working with me so closely on this rise in support of this bill, though there are forts in each of the next two years. legislation. I look forward to working with our provisions in it that concern me. Most importantly, I am pleased that the bill colleagues in the Senate to agree on final text First, I voted against the rule as it prevented includes the Hyde-Lantos amendment author- and to move this bill closer to enactment. the House from considering important amend- izing the Millennium Challenge Account pro- f ments. Among them were amendments urging gram and reauthorizing the Peace Corps. The U.S. leadership, by participating in negotia- Peace Corps provisions come from H.R. 250, IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF tions on climate change, to reduce green- the Peace Corps Charter for the 21th Century CHARLES WHITMAN JONES house gases and providing funding for re- Act, a bill that I introduced with my colleague moval of land mines and agricultural redevel- Representative FARR earlier this year. HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH opment of former mine fields. We worked across party lines, with the Ad- OF OHIO The rule did allow the consideration of an ministration, and with returned Peace Corps IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES amendment that passed by just five votes, re- volunteers to come up with this important bill. versing the position taken by the House Inter- My own background as an educator and di- Thursday, July 17, 2003 national Relations Committee on funding for rector at Outward Bound for twenty years Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). taught me about the importance of national honor and remembrance of Charles Whitman

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.002 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1511 Jones, United States Veteran, beloved hus- THE MONETARY FREEDOM AND stand ready to lease gold in increasing quan- band and father, educator and administrator, ACCOUNTABILITY ACT tities should the price rise.’’. and friend and mentor to countless people. Mr. Speaker, while I certainly share GATA’s Armed with intelligence, educational HON. RON PAUL concerns over the effects of federal dealings achievement, integrity, motivation and a strong OF TEXAS in the gold market, my bill in no way interferes work ethic, Mr. Jones overcame the chal- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with the ability of the federal government to lenges of racial discrimination with grace and buy or sell gold. It simply requires that before Thursday, July 17, 2003 dignity. Mr. Jones had a vision for himself and the executive branch engages in such trans- for his family—a vision of happiness, success Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce actions, Congress has the chance to review it, and accomplishment—that would not be the Monetary Freedom and Accountability Act. debate it, and approve it. thwarted during the dark days of racial in- This simple bill takes a step toward restoring Given the tremendous effects on the Amer- equity in America. Congress’ constitutional authority over U.S. ican economy from federal dealings in the The accomplishments of Charles Whitman monetary policy by requiring congressional ap- gold market, it certainly is reasonable that the Jones are many, varied and significant. He proval before the President or the Treasury people’s representatives have a role in ap- was named class valedictorian in high school, secretary buys or sells gold. I also ask for proving these transactions, especially since but was not allowed to give the address be- unanimous consent to insert into the RECORD Congress has a neglected but vital constitu- cause of his race. After high school, he re- articles by Kelly Patricia O Meara of Insight tional role V in overseeing monetary policy. ceived academic honors in both college and magazine detailing the evidence supporting al- Therefore, I urge all my colleagues to stand graduate school. Beyond his outstanding edu- legations that the United States Government up for sound economics, open government, cational achievement, Mr. Jones was a supe- has manipulated the price of gold over the and Congress’ constitutional role in monetary rior athlete. He was awarded fourteen varsity past decade and the harm such manipulation policy by cosponsoring the Monetary Freedom letters during high school, and during college, caused American investors, taxpayers, con- and Accountability Act. he was a track, baseball and boxing cham- sumers, and workers. [From Insight Magazine, July 8, 2003] pion. His outstanding baseball talent was such Federal dealings in the gold market have that he could have played in the Major PANIC IS NEAR IF ‘‘THE GOLD IS GONE’’ the potential to seriously disrupt the free mar- (By Kelly Patricia O Meara) Leagues, yet at that time, there was no possi- ket by either artificially inflating or deflating the bility of his acceptance into a League exclu- Gold. It’s been called a barbarous relic, and price of gold. Given gold’s importance to those who focus on its historic role as a sive to white players. Charles Whitman Jones America’s (and the world’s) monetary system, was later inducted into the Myers University standard of value frequently are labeled ‘‘lu- any federal interference in the gold market will natic fringe.’’ Given the recent highs in the Athletic Hall of Fame, and was named ‘‘Father have ripple effects through the entire econ- gold market, it looks like the crazies have of the Year’’—just two of the many awards omy. For example, if the government were to been having a hell of a year. With the stock and honors bestowed upon Mr. Jones intervene to artificially lower the price of gold, market taking its third yearly loss, gold re- throughout his lifetime. the result would be to hide the true effects of turned nearly 30 percent to investors, mov- Following graduation from Ohio University, an inflationary policy until the damage was too ing from $255 an ounce to six-year highs of Mr. Jones was inducted into the United States $380. severe to remain out of the public eye. Army. He was selected to become one of the Just about every analyst and ‘‘expert’’ on By artificially deflating the price of gold, fed- elite Tuskegee Airmen, and rose to the rank of Wall Street willing to mention any of this eral intervention in the gold market can reduce Lieutenant. Following his service in the Army, has been quick to explain that the increase the values of private gold holdings, adversely in the price of gold is due to impending war Mr. Jones worked as a teacher, then chemist affecting millions of investors. These investors with Iraq. But hard-money analysts are ar- at Standard Oil Company in Cleveland. He rely on their gold holdings to protect them guing that should the United States go to married his childhood sweetheart, Diane, and from the effects of our misguided fiat currency war it will be of very little consequence to together they raised their son, Peter. His com- system. Federal dealings in gold can also ad- the price of gold—a momentary blip—be- mitment to others led him to leave Standard cause gold is a commodity and its price a Oil to join Neighbors Organized for Action in versely affect those countries with large gold matter of supply and demand. Ohio (NOAH) as its executive director. This mines, many of which are currently ravished The ‘‘lunatic fringe’’ long has argued that non-profit agency focused on constructing and by extreme poverty. Mr. Speaker, restoring a the price of gold was being manipulated by a providing decent and affordable housing for vibrant gold market could do more than any ‘‘gold cartel’’ involving J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, residents in the Hough area of Cleveland. foreign aid program to restore economic growth to those areas. the Bank for International Settlements Later, Mr. Jones was asked to join the admin- (BIS), the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Re- istration at Myers University, where he served While the Treasury denies it is dealing in gold, the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee serve, but that the manipulation had been as Director of Admissions, Athletic Director, sufficiently exposed to require that it be Director of Student Services, and Assistant to (GATA) has uncovered evidence suggesting abandoned, producing the steady upward in- the President for Community Affairs. that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury, as crease in the price of the shiny, yellow Throughout his lifetime, Charles Whitman detailed in the attached article. GATA alleges metal. Jones consistently reached beyond the racial that the Treasury, operating through the Ex- In fact the ‘‘gold bugs,’’ as they’re known, barriers of the day and held strong to his change-Stabilization Fund and in cooperation are so sure of their research that not only do they believe the price of gold will continue dream, purpose and focus—his wife and son, with major banks and the International Mone- tary Fund, has been interfering in the gold to climb, but many are expecting to see his commitment to others, and his professional prices of $800 to $1,000 an ounce. Until re- and individual achievements. He paved the market with the goal of lowering the price of cently, most in the gold and financial worlds way for others to succeed, with great dignity, gold. The purpose of this policy has been to scoffed at such a prediction, but last month strength and grace—gently leading and al- disguise the true effects of the monetary bub- the Bank of Portugal made an announce- ways inspiring. ble responsible for the artificial prosperity of ment that shocked those who credit official Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me the 1990s, and to protect the politically-power- gold-reserve data and added fuel to the con- in honor and remembrance of Charles Whit- ful banks that are heavy invested in gold de- tention of the gold bugs that the ‘‘gold-car- man Jones, an outstanding American citizen rivatives. GATA believes federal actions to tel’’ manipulation is in meltdown. drive down the price of gold help protect the What the Bank of Portugal revealed in its whose integrity, warmth, wit and concern for 2001 annual report is that 433 tonnes [metric others have left an unwavering mark upon our profits of these banks at the expense of inves- tons] of gold—some 70 percent of its gold re- Cleveland community. I extend my deepest tors, consumers, and taxpayers around the serve—either have been lent or swapped into condolences to Mr. Jones’ cherished wife of world. the market. According to Bill Murphy, chair- fifty-four years, Diane; his beloved son, Peter GATA has also produced evidence that man of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Com- Lawson Jones; his beloved daughter-in-law, American officials are involved in gold trans- mittee (GATA), a nonprofit organization Lisa Payne Jones; his beloved grandchildren, actions. Alan Greenspan himself referred to that researches and studies the gold market Ryan, Leah and Evan; and his many extended the federal government’s power to manipulate and reports its findings at family members and friends. Although he will the price of gold at hearings before the House www.LeMetropoleCafe.com: ‘‘This gold is gone—and it lends support to our years of re- be deeply missed, the wonderful life and leg- Banking Committee and the Senate Agricul- search that the central banks do not have acy of Charles Whitman Jones will live on in tural Committee in July, 1998: ‘‘Nor can pri- the 32,000 tonnes of gold in reserve that they the hearts of all whom he loved and inspired— vate counterparts restrict supplies of gold, an- claim. The big question is: How many other especially his family and closest friends— other commodity whose derivatives are often central banks are in the same predicament today, and for generations to come. traded over-the-counter, where central banks as the Portuguese?’’

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.005 E18PT1 E1512 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Murphy explains: ‘‘The essence of the rig- have done some fairly serious research in[to] tion. It will report cash on hand and cash ging of the gold market is that the bullion this and have come up with a figure [of] due—money owed by other people. I’m not banks borrowed central-bank gold from var- around 4,500 to 5,000 tonnes.’’ saying this is ideal, but this is how it ious vaults and flooded the market with sup- Stanley’s estimate is based on data pro- works.’’ ply, keeping the price down. The GATA camp vided by so-called ‘‘serious’’ researchers, in- John Embry, the manager of last year’s has uncovered information that shows that cluding Londonbased Gold Fields Mineral best-performing North American gold fund around 15,000 to 16,000 tonnes of gold have Services (GFMS), one of the world’s foremost and manager of the Royal Precious Metals left the central banks, leaving the central- precious-metals consultants, and a report ti- Fund for the Royal Bank of Canada, says he bank reserves with about half of what is offi- tled Gold Derivatives: The Market View, is putting his and his clients’ money on the cially reported.’’ commissioned by the WGC to London-based ‘‘lunatic fringe’’ in this dispute: ‘‘I’ve exam- This is why those who follow such arcana Virtual Metals Consultancy. While these two ined all the evidence gathered by GATA and are predicting an explosion in the price of groups appear to be the research choice of everyone else, and I think these guys are gold. According to Murphy, ‘‘The gold estab- the official gold world, there are in fact no anything but lunatics. They’ve done their lishment says that the gold loans from the ‘‘official’’ figures, and both studies, like the homework and have unearthed a lot of inter- central banks are only 4,600 to 5,000 tonnes,’’ Veneroso/Costelloe and Bolser/Howe reports, esting stuff. The problem, though, is that the but his information is that these loans are are based on interviews, data analysis and market is sufficiently opaque that there is more than three times that number, which other research generally available to the in- really no way to know who is right and who means ‘‘they’re running out of physical gold dustry. is wrong.’’ to continue the scheme.’’ Those who believe the central banks to ‘‘The fact is,’’ continues Embry, ‘‘a lot of According to Murphy, ‘‘The cartel has been have misrepresented their actual gold hold- this stuff is based on estimations. I do how- able to get away with lying about the ings place much of the blame for the lack of ever believe that, based on the evidence dug amount of gold in reserve because the Inter- transparency on the shoulders of the IMF, up by Veneroso and Howe, they are pre- national Monetary Fund [IMF] is the Arthur which presents itself as being responsible for senting equally if not more credible numbers Andersen of the gold world.’’ He has provided ensuring the stability of the international fi- than the other side. I find the campaign to to Insight documents from central banks nancial system. Although the IMF would not undermine their credence simply bizarre. I confirming that the IMF instructed them to respond to questions about its gold-loan/ think these guys [GATA] are right and that count both lent and swapped gold as a re- swap requirements, what information has the number put out by Gold Fields Mineral serve. ‘‘In other words, the IMF told the cen- been made public appears to support GATA’s Services as the amount of gold loaned out by tral banks to deceive the investment and understanding of how central-bank reserves the central banks is definitely wrong. Now, gold world[s]. Once this gold is lent [or] are reported. whether it’s as much as 15,000 is up for inter- swapped, it’s gone until such time as it can For example, in October 2001 the IMF re- pretation. The recent release by the Bank of be repurchased. And with the skyrocketing sponded to questions posed by GATA by say- Portugal is important. When a central bank price of gold we’re now seeing, it would be ing it is not correct that the IMF insists has 70 percent of its gold loaned or swapped, incredibly expensive, let alone nearly phys- members record swapped gold as an asset I don’t think it is operating independently, ically impossible, to get it back.’’ when a legal change in ownership has oc- and I suspect there are an awful lot of them What is important to understand, says curred. According to this response, ‘‘The that have loaned out much more than has Murphy, ‘‘is that there is a mine and scrap IMF in fact recommends that swapped gold been reported.’’ supply deficit of 1,500 tonnes, which is an be excluded from reserve assets.’’ Nonethe- Embry says, ‘‘I’ve made a fortune for my enormous deficit when yearly mine supply is less, says GATA, there is abundant evidence clients investing in gold and gold stocks be- only 2,500 tonnes and going down. On top of that this is not the case, citing as an exam- cause I have operated on the premise that that, there are these under-reported gold ple the Central Bank of the Philippines the Veneroso/Howe reports are right—that loans and other derivatives that are on the (BSP). gold was significantly undervalued in the short side. There is no way to pay this gold A footnote on the Website of the Central daily quote and that it was going a lot high- back to the central banks without the price Bank of the Philippines (www.bsp.gov.ph) in er. The circumstantial evidence, and I bet of gold going up hundreds of dollars per fact directly contradicts the IMF’s claim: my clients’ money on it, was very much in ounce. So the peasants and women of the ‘‘Beginning January 2000, in compliance with favor of the guys who said a great deal more world will have to sell their jewelry at say the requirements of the IMF’s reserves and central-bank gold had entered the market $800 an ounce to bail out these short posi- foreign-currency-liquidity template under and driven the price down far too low. GATA tions or someone is going to have to tell the the Special Data Dissemination Standard has had this story from day one. I think that world that they don’t have the gold that (SDDS), gold swaps undertaken by the BSP they’re right and that officialdom doesn’t they have reported,’’ shaking the world’s fi- with noncentral banks shall be treated as want this exposed. GATA is willing to have nancial system to its core. collateralized loans. Thus gold under the a public debate but the gold world won’t de- The gold bugs appear to be basing their swap arrangement remains to be part of re- bate. I think there is a tacit admission of identification of a world gold shortage on in- serves, and a liability is deemed incurred anyone who has an IQ above that of a grape- dustry data, much of which has been summa- corresponding to the proceeds of the swap.’’ fruit that Veneroso and Howe have a pretty rized in two papers prepared by four different The European Central Bank (ECB) also good point. I’m an analyst who has looked at gold analysts at different times using sepa- made it clear that the IMF policy is to in- both sides of the issue and I bet my money rate methods. The first paper was written by clude swaps and loans as reserves. The ECB on GATA. So far they’ve been right.’’ governmental investment adviser Frank responded to GATA: ‘‘Following the rec- Whether the gold bugs are right about the Veneroso and his associate, mining analyst ommendations set out in the IMF oper- reasons for the meteoric rise in the price of Declan Costelloe. Titled Gold Derivatives, ational guidelines of the ’Data Template on gold is uncertain, but, according to GATA’s Gold Lending: Official Management of the International Reserve and Foreign Currency Murphy: ‘‘It’s all the more reason to have Gold Price and the Current State of the Gold Liquidity,’ which were developed in 1999, all the central banks come clean about the ac- Market, it was presented at the 2002 Inter- reversible gold transactions, including gold tual amount of gold that physically exists in national Gold Symposium in Lima, Peru, swaps, are recorded as collateralized loans in their reserves. Either way, the price of gold and estimates the gold deficit of the central balance of payments and international in- will continue to rise because, as we already banks at between 10,000 and 15,000 tonnes. vestment-position statistics. This treatment know and others are discovering, the gold is The second paper, Gold Derivatives: Moving implies that the gold account would remain gone.’’ Towards Checkmate, by Mike Bolser, a re- unchanged on the balance sheet.’’ The Bank tired businessman, and Reginald H. Howe, a of Finland and the Bank of Portugal also f private investor and proprietor of the confirmed in writing that the swapped gold FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION Website www.goldensextant.com, estimates remains a reserve asset under IMF regula- FUNDS the alleged shortage of central-bank gold at tions. between 15,000 and 16,000 tonnes—nearly a Although the WGC’s Stanley stands by the decade’s worth of mine production. data provided by the industry’s ‘‘serious’’ re- HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK George Milling-Stanley, manager of gold- searchers, he insists he cannot say for cer- OF MICHIGAN market analysis for the World Gold Council tain that the numbers are accurate. ‘‘There IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (WGC), a private organization made up of is no requirement on any country to tell the leading gold-mining companies that pro- IMF how much gold it owns,’’ says Stanley. Thursday, July 17, 2003 motes the acquisition and retention of gold, ‘‘The requirement is to tell the IMF how Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, taxpayers is aware of these papers and shortage num- much gold it has decided to place in its offi- have given the U.S. Congress the authority to bers but tells Insight that ‘‘there are no offi- cial reserves. Nobody knows whether that is allocate their hard-earned money to build and cial [gold-reserve] reports.’’ That is, ‘‘The the total of what they own or not. Obviously central banks are under no obligation to re- they can’t report more than what they own, repair highways, bridges, mass transit systems port what they lend into the market, what but they can certainly report less if they and transportation projects of all kinds. In they place on deposit and what they do with chose to. That gold may have been lent out, keeping with our Nation’s traditions, this pro- their swaps, so there’s a conventional-wis- but is nevertheless still owed to them. It’s a gram is largely funded by the Federal Govern- dom view, and a couple of different bodies bit like any company reporting a cash posi- ment but conducted by the States.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.007 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1513 However, there lacks sufficient oversight John J. Rhodes of Arizona. It is my personal where the Warriors finished 17–2–3. This may tools to monitor how Federal transportation privilege also to count John Rhodes as a con- have been the school’s first State champion- money is being spent at the State and local stituent of the Fifth Congressional District of ship in soccer, but I am confident it will not be levels. More than 80 percent of comparative Arizona. their last. studies have found that contracting-out engi- John Rhodes’ many contributions to our I also want to congratulate Webb School of neering, design and inspection costs of trans- state, to our nation, and to this institution of Knoxville’s State Division II tennis champions portation projects cost more than doing this representative government are widely docu- Whitney Chappell, Elizabeth Googe and work in-house. The taxpayers could have mented and recognized, most recently by his Berkeley Brock for their victories. Whitney’s saved some money and gotten a similar qual- deserved selection to be among the first re- Singles Championship match took over three ity if state and local engineers handled the cipient of the congressional Distinguished hours and was a remarkable demonstration of projects. Service Award last week. both skill and stamina. Elizabeth and Berkeley Furthermore, skilled and dedicated profes- The bestowment of that award inspired defeated a doubles team from St. Mary’s in sionals have been leaving State and local gov- many congratulatory expressions about the life just two sets, and showed the same level of ernments for private sector, not only because and career of John Rhodes. excellence and determination as their Single’s teammate Whitney. Each of these young la- salaries are higher and career opportunities f are greater, but it is also because transpor- dies has raised an already high standard of tation departments have been reducing their CONGRATULATING FARRAGUT excellence in athletics at Webb School. Regardless of the sport, high school ath- staffs, holding down their pay and contracting- HIGH SCHOOL, THE CHRISTIAN letics provide a tremendous opportunity for our out the most interesting work. ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE AND young people to learn and enhance their lead- Now that the ‘‘baby boom’’ generation of en- WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE ership abilities while also learning the value of gineers is preparing to retire, State and local FOR THEIR 2003 STATE CHAM- PIONSHIP VICTORIES teamwork. These young people, along with transportation departments need to take action their peer athletes from other schools, will gain to retain existing engineering and technical far more than trophies for their efforts. Their employees and to recruit skilled and dedicated HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. dedication to excellence will prepare them for professionals to take the place of those who OF TENNESSEE every challenge they will face in the future and are leaving. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their commitment to both physical and mental Because of the oversight deficiency and an Thursday, July 17, 2003 excellence will serve them well their entire intention to keep professional engineers with Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lives. the State and local transportation depart- With or without championship victories, we congratulate the student athletes of three ments, I would like to introduce H.R. 1980, congratulate every student athlete for their ef- Knox County high schools for their recent ac- The Safety, Accountability, and Funding Effi- forts to improve themselves. Every parent, complishments during State Championships. ciency for Transportation Act of 2003, to en- teacher and coach is proud of these young courage State and local agencies that carry The Farragut Admirals captured the State Title people’s hard work and commitment. out surface transportation projects to conduct in Class AAA Baseball and Class AAA Boys Finally, I also want to congratulate those a cost-benefit analysis before procuring archi- Soccer while the Christian Academy of Knox- students who commit themselves to excel- tectural, engineering and related services from ville Warriors won the Boys TSAA Class A–AA lence in areas off the athletic field. Regardless a private contractor. Soccer Title and the Webb School of Knoxville of the student’s interest or skill, if he or she By conducting the cost-benefit analysis, a Girls Tennis Team took the State Title in Divi- strives to reach beyond what is required, I am State’s and the Federal Government agency sion II Singles and Double categories. I con- sure every Member of this body joins me in will be able to determine if using private con- gratulate all the athletes who never gave up saying that we are proud of them and we wish tractors is cost effective and if it is in the pub- and worked tirelessly for these titles. I also them the absolute best in all they set out to lic interest to use a private contractor or in- congratulate the coaches and parents whose achieve. house resources when procuring such serv- encouragement and instruction made their f ices. success possible. THE FOREIGN AID LIMITATION My constituents through National Associa- Although no championship season can be ACT tion of State Highway and Transportation easily summarized, I believe these impressive Unions, the AFL–CIO’s Department of Profes- teams have earned specific mention here on sional Employees, AFSCME, Service Employ- the Floor of the House of Representatives. HON. RON PAUL ees International Union and the Communica- For the previous three years, the Farragut OF TEXAS tions Workers of America, have shown their High School Baseball team had ended their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support for H.R. 1980, Safety, Accountability, season as the State runners-up, but the 2003 Thursday, July 17, 2003 and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act season ended with more than just a well-de- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, today I introduce of 2003. served State AAA Championship. They also the Foreign Aid Limitation Act. This bill limits The heart of this bill is to require govern- set a remarkable new State record with an un- the ability of the Executive Branch to use the ment agencies to prepare cost benefit analysis precedented 48–1 season leaving them Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) to dis- for private contracts with a Federal funding ranked 4th in the entire Nation. This is truly a tribute largesse to foreign countries without value of $100,000 or more. The analyses must remarkable program and I look forward to the approval of Congress. contain the cost comparison of a proposed hearing of many future victories. The Foreign Aid Limitation Act prohibits the project if it is done by a private contractor and The Tennessee AAA Boys High School Secretary of the Treasury from using the ESF a government agency. Soccer Championship game pitted two out- to make a loan or extend credit to any foreign In my opinion, it is now time to put account- standing Knox County schools against each government or entity for an amount exceeding ability in utilizing the taxpayers’ hard-earned other when the Farragut Admirals faced off $250,000,000. The bill also forbids the ESF money at State and local levels, especially in against the Bearden Bulldogs. The skill, inten- from being used to finance a loan or to extend spending Federal transportation funds. sity and determination of both teams were credit, to any foreign government or entity for clearly evident throughout the game. It was f a period exceeding 60 days. The 60-day limi- Farragut, however, that in double overtime tation can be waived if the President certifies THE HONORABLE JOHN J. RHODES took the championship with a 3–1 victory. Both in writing to the Chair and ranking members of schools set a new standard for AAA Soccer in the relevant House and Senate Committees HON. J. D. HAYWORTH Knox County and I commend each of these that the United States obtained an assured OF ARIZONA fine athletes. source of repayment before making the loan IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For the Christian Academy of Knoxville or extending the credit. Finally, the bill pro- Boys Soccer team, earning the Tennessee hibits the use of the ESF to make loans or ex- Thursday, July 17, 2003 Secondary School Association’s (TSAA) State tend credit in an amount exceeding Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, as is the Championship title was a milestone in the $1,000,000,000 to a foreign government or en- case with so many colleagues past and school’s athletic program and a testimony to tity without express statutory authorization. present, I am honored to have the friendship each player’s commitment to excellence. Their This provision can also be waived if the Presi- and good counsel of the distinguished former 1–0 victory over Chattanooga Christian School dent certifies in writing to the heads of the rel- House Republican Leader, the Honorable was the culmination of a hard fought season evant committees that the loan is necessary to

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.010 E18PT1 E1514 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 address a financial crisis threatening the lating to an average bottom-line impact of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States and Congress does not pass a $9,712 per teleworker. Additionally, most ex- AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- joint resolution disapproving the loan or credit. perienced teleworkers are determined to con- PRIATIONS ACT, 2004 Mr. Speaker, these provisions all passed tinue teleworking, meaning a successful SPEECH OF Congress as ‘‘riders’’ on appropriations bills in telework program can be an important tool in the 1990s. However, they have not been in- the recruitment and retention of qualified and HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF cluded in the appropriations bills for the past skilled employees. By establishing successful OF CALIFORNIA several years. It is long past time for Congress IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES telework programs, small business owners to make these provisions permanent. Over the Wednesday, July 16, 2003 past several years there has been great con- would be able to retain these valuable employ- troversy over the use of the Exchange Sta- ees by allowing them to work from a remote The House in Committee of the bilization Fund. This fund was created in the location, such as their home or a telework Whole House on the State of the Union 1930s to help stabilize the exchange value of center. had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2691) making appropriations for the De- the dollar, yet it has mutated into a ‘‘slush In addition to the cost savings realized by fund’’ used by the executive branch to funnel partment of the Interior and related businesses that employ teleworkers, there are money to foreign governments and even for- agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- a number of related benefits to society and the eign companies free of congressional over- tember 30, 2004, and for other purposes: sight. employee. For example, telecommuters help Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support In particular, there was great controversy reduce traffic and cut down on air pollution by today for this modest bipartisan amendment over the Clinton administration’s use of the staying off the roads during rush hour. Fully offered by Reps. SLAUGHTER, SHAYS, DICKS, ESF to finance the Mexican bailout without 80 percent of home-only teleworkers commute and LEACH to increase funds for the National Congressional approval in 1995. Today, there to work on days they are not teleworking. Endowment for the Arts and the National En- is a similar controversy over the use of the Their one-way commute distance averages dowment for the Humanities. As a Member of the Congressional Arts ESF in the Iraq rebuilding process. Ensuring 19.7 miles, versus 13.3 miles for non-tele- the fund is only used for narrow purposes will Caucus, and a longtime supporter of the arts workers, meaning employees that take advan- at the state level in California, I value the tre- help end the controversy by bringing greater tage of telework programs are, more often transparency to the disbursement of foreign mendous role arts funding and arts education than not, those with the longest commutes. aid. Even supporters of a vigorous foreign aid programs play in the lives of our children and program should support restoring Congress’ Teleworking also gives employees more time friends. Several academic studies demonstrate the rightful role as appropriator and overseer of to spend with their families and reduces stress connection between music, dance, visual arts, foreign aid funds. levels by eliminating the pressure of a long and the development of the human brain. It is Mr. Speaker, it long past time for Congress commute. well known among researchers that arts edu- to begin reasserting its constitutional role in Mr. Speaker, our legislation seeks to extend cation cultivates critical thinking skills that are the appropriation of funds for foreign aid pro- the benefits of successful telework programs so important in our information-age economy. grams. For too long, the Exchange Stabiliza- to more of our nation’s small businesses. Spe- My congressional district was fortunate to tion Fund has allowed the executive branch to cifically, it establishes a pilot program in the receive NEA and NEH grants this year. Some commit the American taxpayer to supporting of the recipients include: foreign governments without even consulting Small Business Administration (SBA) to raise awareness about telework among small busi- Performing arts educational outreach pro- with Congress. I hope all my colleagues will grams at schools in my district combined with ness employers and to encourage those small join my efforts to end this practice by cospon- the assistance with one of the region’s most soring my Foreign Aid Limitation Act. businesses to establish telework programs for respected theaters; A program to support the f their employees. Chinese Community Initiative in arts edu- SMALL BUSINESS TELEWORK ACT Additionally, an important provision in our cation; Artist-in-residence programs in elemen- bill directs the SBA Administrator to undertake tary schools to encourage student and teacher HON. MARK UDALL special efforts for businesses owned by, or involvement; A program in my district that in- employing, persons with disabilities and dis- corporates traditional music and dance from OF COLORADO diverse cultures to improve student relations, abled America veterans. At the end of the day, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES coordination and memory; and an amateur telework can provide more than just environ- Thursday, July 17, 2003 chamber orchestra, and a symphony associa- mental benefits and improved quality of life. It tion program to bolster musical knowledge and Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today can open the door to people who have been skills for ethnically diverse student population. I am joined by my colleagues, Representatives precluded from working in a traditional office As a parent of two young children, I am par- FROST, ABERCROMBIE, ISSA, RUSH, ROSS, setting due to physical disabilities. ticularly interested in the most recent re- WYNN, BLUMENAUER, MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Our legislation is also limited in cost and search. Children who learn to read music or FILNER, UDALL (NM), and JO ANN DAVIS (VA), play an instrument show improved proficiency scope. It establishes the pilot program in a in introducing the Small Business Telework in math and science. To further proficiency in Act to assist our nation’s small businesses in maximum of five SBA regions and caps the history, I was proud to join a letter of support establishing successful telework programs for total cost to five million dollars over two years. to House Appropriators last month that would their employees It also restricts the SBA to activities specifi- increase funding to the NEH budget for its We Across America, numerous employers are cally proscribed in the legislation: developing the People Initiative, which is designed to responding to the needs of their employees educational materials; conducting outreach to boost American knowledge and appreciation and establishing telework programs. In 2000, small business; and acquiring equipment for for our history, culture and civic traditions. there were an estimated 16.5 million tele- demonstration purposes. Finally, it requires This increase of $15 million under the Inte- workers. By the end of 2004, there will be an the SBA to prepare and submit a report to rior Appropriations for the NEA and NEH will estimated 30 million teleworkers, representing go to fund so many rich programs offered and Congress evaluating the pilot program. an increase of almost 100 percent. Unfortu- so many opportunities for us all. nately, the majority of growth in new tele- Several hurdles to establishing successful Last year, an economic study conducted by workers comes from organizations employing telework programs could be cleared by enact- Americans for the Arts found that America’s over 1,500 people, while just a few years ago, ing our legislation. In fact, the number one re- nonprofit arts industry generates $134 billion most teleworkers worked for small to medium- ported obstacle to implementing a telework in annual economic activity. This number in- sized organizations. program is a lack of know-how. Our bill will go cludes full time jobs, household income and By not taking advantage of modern tech- local, state and federal tax revenue. This a long way towards educating small business nology and establishing successful telework study includes more than $80 billion in event- programs, small businesses are losing out on owners on how they can draft guidelines to related spending by audiences. This is addi- a host of benefits that will save them money, make a telework program an affordable, man- tional clear evidence that opportunities funded and make them more competitive. The re- ageable reality. through NEA and NEH continue to bring us to ported productivity improvement of home- new levels in our economy, culture, language, based teleworkers averages 15 percent trans- music, art and life.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:22 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.013 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1515 I urge my colleagues to support this impor- told that they cannot receive these benefits all benefits received. (Another document I tant amendment and commend our bipartisan unless they agree to join another government received states that this includes both med- colleagues who are leading the fight on this program! ical benefits and social security benefits.) At a time when the fiscal solvency of Medi- Upon receipt of a copy of the letter, dated critical issue. October 12, 2001, sent to Senator Kennedy re- By supporting the arts and the humanities, care is questionable, to say the least, it seems garding my complaint. I followed that let- the Federal Government has the ability to foolish to waste scarce Medicare funds on ter’s suggestion that I make an attempt to partner with state and local efforts to bolster those who would prefer to do without Medi- file ‘‘a restricted application for Social Secu- the arts and educational opportunities in our care. Allowing seniors who neither want nor rity benefits.’’ This I did in a letter, dated communities. need to participate in the program to refrain May 15, 2002, to the regional commissioner for Social Security, Manual Vaz. f from doing so will also strengthen the Medi- care program for those seniors who do wish to The response to my letter to Mr. Vaz came IN RECOGNITION OF THE FAIR- participate in it. Of course, my bill does not from the local (Waltham) Social Security of- VIEW AUXILIARY BOARD TO fice. In that letter, dated May 29, 2002. I was take away Medicare benefits from any senior. told that it was impossible to make a re- FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL It simply allows each senior to choose volun- stricted application, i.e., an ‘‘application for tarily whether or not to accept Medicare bene- cash social security retirement benefits HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH fits. only.’’ Thus I was left with no recourse. I could OF OHIO Seniors may wish to refuse Medicare for a variety of reasons. Some seniors may wish to not appeal a denial of my ‘‘restricted’’ appli- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continue making their own health care deci- cation, because I was not even permitted to Thursday, July 17, 2003 sions, rather than have those decisions made make the application. Short of an expensive for them by the Centers for Medicare and lawsuit or an Act of Congress, there appears Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in to be no remedy. recognition of the Fairview Auxiliary Board to Medicaid Services (CMS). Other seniors may This is no trivial matter for me. I have Fairview General Hospital, whose selfless ef- have a favorite physician who is one of the now lost two years of Social Security bene- forts exemplify a model of benevolence and growing number of doctors who have been fits. It is not clear when or if I will ever re- altruism. driven out of the Medicare program by CMS’s ceive these benefits. All those with whom I Over fifty years ago this organization was micromanagement of their practices and have discussed this problem, irrespective of founded under the auspices of providing es- below-cost reimbursements. their political persuasion, have been shocked Forcing seniors into any government pro- to hear about these regulations. sential resources to the hospital for equip- I believe that I should be able to choose ment, building funds, and scholarships. Today, gram as a precondition of receiving their the medical arrangements I prefer without this organization has blossomed to staff over promised Social Security benefits both violates suffering the penalty that is being imposed. 140 volunteers dedicated to this proposition. the promise of Social Security and infringes on I ask that you take steps to remedy this sit- Their hours of volunteered time have resulted the freedom of seniors who do not wish to uation. I shall be happy to supply docu- in astounding success. Volunteers have con- participate in Medicare. As the author of the mentation regarding the facts outlined tributed over 30,000 hours and raised more submitted letter says, ‘‘. . . I should be able to above, it you request it. I look forward to than $600,000 in the past ten years alone. choose the medical arrangements I prefer hearing from you. Sincerely,lll. Mr. Speaker, please join me today in com- without suffering the penalty that is being im- mending the members of the Fairview Auxil- posed.’’ I urge my colleagues to protect the SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION iary Board. We must encourage organizations rights of seniors to make the medical arrange- DEAR MS.: such as theirs to continue to volunteer their ments that best suit their own needs by co- Enclosed please find the regulations which time and effort in the interest of the betterment sponsoring the Senior Citizens Freedom of state that there is no application for cash so- of the world. Choice Act. cial security retirement benefits only. If you Congressman RON PAUL file for cash benefits you MUST file for the f U.S. Congress, Washington, DC. Medicare Part A (HI). Therefore this can THE SENIOR CITIZENS FREEDOM DEAR CONGRESSMAN PAUL: I am writing to only be translated, in one way at this time. If you do not wish to file for Medicare Part OF CHOICE ACT inform you about a structural problem in Medicare of which you may he unaware and A (HI) you must forfeit your right to cash that I believe must be remedied, all the more benefits. HON. RON PAUL so now that there are rumors that Medicare, If I can be of any further assistance please feel free to contact me at the above tele- OF TEXAS Part A, might be combined with Medicare, Part B. phone number extension, 3016. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In brief; the problem to which I refer in- Sincerely yours, Thursday, July 17, 2003 volves the requirement that a Medicare eli- Technical Expert. gible individual enroll in Medicare, Part A as f Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce a condition of receiving Social Security ben- the Senior Citizens Freedom of Choice of Act. efits to which he or she is entitled. In fact, HONORING MAYNARD HOLBROOK This act ensures that participation in the Medi- the Social Security Administration has com- JACKSON, JUNIOR, AND EXTEND- care program is completely voluntary. I also bined the enrollment forms for the two pro- ING CONDOLENCES OF THE ask unanimous consent to insert into the grams, so that an application for Social Se- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES record a letter sent to my office from a citizen curity benefits to which one is entitled auto- ON HIS DEATH who is trying to receive Social Security bene- matically entails enrollment in Medicare, Part A. SPEECH OF fits without being forced to enroll in Medicare I discovered this in June 2001 when I went Part A, along with a letter from the Social Se- with my husband to apply for my Social Se- HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK curity Administration admitting that seniors curity benefits. I made it quite clear that I OF FLORIDA who do not enroll in Medicare Part A are de- would not enroll in Medicare, Part A due to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nied Social Security benefits. my objections to certain aspects of this pro- When Medicare was first established, sen- gram. (The objectionable aspects include in- Wednesday, July 16, 2003 iors were promised that the program would be vasion of privacy and limitation of medical Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank choice.) In response I was told that I then voluntary. In fact, the original Medicare legisla- my colleague, JOHN LEWIS, for introducing this could not receive the Social Security bene- tion explicitly protected a senior’s right to seek fits to which I am otherwie entitled. resolution. I was honored to cosponsor it, be- out other forms of medical insurance. How- Further communication with CMS by my- cause I think it is very important that people in ever, today, the Social Security Administration self and by the office of Senator Kennedy on this legislative body and in this nation know refuses to give seniors Social Security benefits my behalf confirmed that CMS and the So- the huge impact Maynard Jackson had on the unless they enroll in Medicare Part A. cial Security Administration take the posi- country and on the African American commu- This not only distorts the intent of the cre- tion that ‘‘the Medicare program, Part A . . . nity in particular. ators of the Medicare system, it also violates [is] a benefit completely linked to the You could just sense the importance of monthly social security benefit for those age the promise represented by Social Security. 65 or older.’’ Indeed I was sent a copy of fed- Maynard Jackson by watching the thousands Americans pay taxes into the Social Security eral regulation 404.640 (entitled ‘‘Withdrawal of mourners who waited in lines stretching Trust Fund their whole working lives and are of an application’’), which states that any- several blocks to honor him. Former Presi- promised that Social Security will be there for one who enrolls in Medicare, Part A and then dents joined everyday citizens in honoring the them when they retire. Yet, today, seniors are decides later to withdraw will have to return life and service of this great man, who was the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.015 E18PT1 E1516 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 first black mayor of Atlanta, a major Southern and celebrated. He was an exemplary leader, tage of ordinary people who lose the pur- city and a symbol of both the Old South, and a dedicated community servant, and a tireless chasing power of their savings, pensions, an- the New South. advocate for economic and social justice. He nuities, and other promises of future payment. Mayor Jackson paved the way for African literally helped change the world. He will be Most importantly, because of the subsidies our Americans who are interested in government missed, but his spirit will live on in his extraor- present monetary system provides to banks, and civic affairs and were willing to devote dinary legacy. which, as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan their time and effort to public service. He f Greenspan has stated, ‘‘induces’’ the financial showed what could be achieved with intel- system to increase leverage, the Federal Gov- ligence and fairness and hard work. And in PERSONAL EXPLANATION ernment can create additional money, in Mr. doing so he provided both hope and oppor- Greenspan’s words, ‘‘without limit.’’ For this tunity to all Atlantans, white and black, while HON. XAVIER BECERRA reason, absent legal tender laws, many citi- inspiring a whole generation of African Amer- OF CALIFORNIA zens would refuse to accept fiat irredeemable ican elected officials, including me. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES paper-ticket or electronic money. Maynard Jackson served as Mayor of At- Legal tender laws disadvantage ordinary Thursday, July 17, 2003 lanta from 1974 to 1982 and again from 1990 citizens by forcing them to use money that is to 1994. His three terms were distinguished by Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, vulnerable to vast depreciation. As Stephen T. diversification and growth in Atlanta’s econ- July 14, 2003, I was unable to cast my floor Byington wrote in the September 1895 issue omy. He saw opportunity international trade vote on rollcall Nos. 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, of the American Federationist: ‘‘No legal ten- before the ‘‘world economy’’ became a house- and 359. The votes I missed include rollcall der law is ever needed to make men take hold name. He encouraged foreign govern- vote 354 on the Rehberg amendment; rollcall good money; its only use is to make them ments to open new consulates and foreign vote 355 on the Blumenauer amendment; roll- take bad money. Kick it out!’’ Similarly, the companies to open trade offices, and Atlanta’s call vote 356 on the Hefley amendment; roll- American Federation of Labor asked: If money imports and exports increased accordingly. call vote 357 on the Ackerman amendment; is good and would be preferred by the people, The result of Maynard Jackson’s policies rollcall vote 358 on passage of the Agriculture then why are legal tender laws necessary? was record-setting new jobs creation, strong Appropriations Act of 2004; and rollcall vote And, if money is not good and would not be bond ratings, and the most successful non- 359 on the Motion to Instruct Conferees on preferred by the people, then why in a democ- preference, non-quota affirmative action and the Medicare Prescription Drug and Mod- racy should they be forced to use it? equal opportunity programs in the nation. ernization Act. The American Federation of Labor under- Maynard Jackson was also an innovator. He Had I been present for the votes, I would stood how the erosion of the value of money developed a successful neighborhood plan- have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall votes 354, 355, cheated working people. Further, honest ning system and a city-wide comprehensive 357, and 359, and ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall votes 356 money, i.e., specie, was one of the three development plan. He also brokered major and 358. issues that encouraged ordinary people to or- construction projects in housing and mass f ganize into unions when the union movement transit and instituted reform in city manage- began in the U.S. circa 1830. ment and organization and improved em- PERSONAL EXPLANATION While harming ordinary citizens, legal tender ployee incentives—all of which led to in- laws help expand the scope of government creased worker productivity. HON. DAVE WELDON beyond that to which it is authorized under the Especially noteworthy was Mayor Jackson’s OF FLORIDA Constitution. However, the primary bene- leadership in the construction of Hartsfield At- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ficiaries of legal tender laws are financial insti- lanta International Airport, which was com- tutions, especially banks, which have been im- Thursday, July 17, 2003 pleted ahead of schedule and under budget. properly granted the special privilege of cre- As a result, Maynard Jackson’s years of Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask ating fiat irredeemable electronic money out of Mayoral service are widely respected and doc- that the following be placed in the RECORD: thin air through a process commonly called umented as times of unparalleled economic During rollcall vote 367, the Hostettler amend- ‘‘fractional reserve lending.’’ According to the development, internationalism, public-private ment to H.R. 1950, the Foreign Relations Au- Federal Reserve, since 1950, these private partnerships, racial harmony, and fiscal sta- thorization Act, my ‘‘aye’’ vote, in favor of the companies—banks—have created almost $8 bility for Atlanta. Because of his leadership, amendment, was not recorded. I would ask trillion out of nothing. This has been enor- Atlanta created more jobs in the 1990s than that the permanent record reflect my support mously advantageous to them. any other U.S. city—half a million since 1993. for this amendment. The advantages given banks and other fi- A report in Higher Education in America’s f nancial institutions by our fiat monetary sys- Metropolitan Areas identified the Atlanta re- tem, which is built on a foundation of legal gion as a national leader in higher education, THE HONEST MONEY ACT tender laws, allow them to realize profits that consistently ranking in the top 10 metro areas would not be available to these institutions in in key measures of higher education activity. HON. RON PAUL a free market. This represents legalized plun- The majority of students in the Atlanta region OF TEXAS der of ordinary people. Legal tender laws thus not only are pursuing higher education, they IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enable the redistribution of wealth from those are completing it: Atlanta has the sixth highest who produce it, mostly ordinary working peo- Thursday, July 17, 2003 number of degrees conferred at the Bachelor’s ple, to those who create and move around our level and higher, due in large part to the en- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce irredeemable paper-ticket electronic money couragement and urging of Mayor Jackson. the Honest Money Act. The Honest Money Act which is, in essence, just scrip. It is certainly fitting that he died on the same repeals legal tender laws, a.k.a. forced tender The drafters of the Constitution were well day that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld af- laws, that compel American citizens to accept aware of how a government armed with legal firmative action. He demanded that African- fiat—arbitrary—irredeemable paper-ticket or tender powers could ravage the people’s lib- American firms get their fair share of govern- electronic money as their unit of account. erty and prosperity. That is why the Constitu- ment contracts, including those awarded in the Absent legal tender laws, individuals acting tion does not grant legal tender power to the $1 billion expansion of Hartsfield International through the markets, rather than government Federal Government, and the States are em- Airport. By the end of his first term, the per- dictates, determine what is to be used as powered to make legal tender only out of gold centage of city contracts going to minority- money. Historically, the free-market choice for and silver (see Article 1, Section 10). Instead, owned firms had increased from 0.13 percent money has been some combination of gold Congress was given the power to regulate to 38.6 percent. and silver. As Dr. Edwin Vieira, the nation’s money against a standard, i.e., the dollar. Today, Atlanta is recognized as one of the top expert on constitutional monetary policy When Alexander Hamilton wrote the Coinage nation’s most dynamic cities, a place where says: ‘‘. . . a free market functions most effi- Act of 1792, he simply made into law the mar- hope is alive and well and not dependent on ciently and most fairly when the market deter- ket-definition of a dollar as equaling the silver skin pigmentation. mines the quality and the quantity of money content of the Spanish milled dollar (371.25 Maynard Jackson has left his imprint so sol- that’s being used.’’ grains of silver), which is the dollar referred to idly on American society—economically, edu- While fiat money is widely accepted thanks in the Constitution. This historical definition of cationally, creatively, and socially—that his to legal tender laws, it does not maintain its the dollar has never been changed, and can- service and tutelage will long be remembered purchasing power. This works to the disadvan- not be changed any more than the term

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‘‘inch,’’ as a measure of length, can be Amendment of Representative RON PAUL of care Payment Advisory Commission, changed. It is a gross misrepresentation to Texas to H.R. 1950, the Foreign Relations Au- MEDPAC, to the Administrator of the Centers equate our irredeemable paper-ticket or elec- thorization Act of 2003: Although I was cor- for Medicare and Medicaid Services Adminis- tronic money to ‘‘dollars.’’ rectly recorded as voting against the passage trator regarding CMS’s proposed rule entitled However, during the 20th century, the legal of this amendment, which eventually failed by Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Fa- tender power enabled politicians to fool the an overwhelming vote of 74 to 350, I would cility Prospective Payment System for FY public into believing the dollar no longer meant like the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD to reflect that 2004; Proposed Rule, 68 Fed. Reg. 26786 a unit redeemable in silver or gold. Instead, my ‘‘No’’ vote was in error, and I would have (May 16, 2003). This letter calls upon CMS to the government told the people that dollar now liked to have voted ‘‘Aye’’ on this provision. construct a fair rule that allows Medicare meant a piece of government-issued paper Specifically, Representative PAUL’s amend- beneficiaries to receive appropriate rehabilita- backed up by nothing except the promises of ment would have prohibited funds authorized tion services. To achieve this goal, in effect, the government to maintain a stable value of under H.R. 1950 to be used to pay any U.S. MEDPAC recommends a revision to the ten currency. Of course, history shows that the contribution to the United Nations or any affili- diagnoses—conceived twenty years ago in word of the government to protect the value of ated agency of the United Nations. Like many, 1983—in an effort to better characterize to- the dollar is literally not worth the paper it is I firmly believe evidence of the need for a dra- day’s patient population. printed on. matic reevaluation of current U.N. policy is Based on my concern for the critical need of Tragically, the Supreme Court has failed to glaring. Over the years, the United States has my constituents in Florida to continue to have protect the American people from unconstitu- been a host nation to the U.N., headquartered access to inpatient rehabilitation facilities, I tional legal tender laws. Salmon Chase, who in New York City, and has contributed greatly rise to express my support for MEDPAC’s rec- served as Secretary of the Treasury in Presi- to the funding for the organization, including ommendation and feel that a modernization of dent Lincoln’s administration, when he was the enormous cost to the American taxpayer the ‘‘75 percent rule’’ to include 20 of the 21 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, dissenting of deploying our military on the numerous U.N. rehabilitation inpatient categories, all except in Knox vs. Lee, summed up the argument peacekeeping missions worldwide, amounting miscellaneous, is necessary. against legal tender laws in twelve words: to roughly one-quarter of the peacekeeping Under CMS’s proposed rule, 86 percent of ‘‘The legal tender quality [of money] is only expenses of the 191-member body. However, Intensive Rehabilitation Facilities would be ex- valuable for the purposes of dishonesty.’’ [Em- recent events surrounding the ousting of Sad- clude from reimbursement. If promulgated, this phasis added.] dam Hussein’s tyrannical regime in Iraq, and rule would place an increased burden on Another prescient Justice was Stephen the inability of the U.N. to enforce its own Se- acute care hospitals. Patients with serious Field, the only Justice to dissent in every legal curity Council resolutions, has renewed ques- conditions such as stroke, brain injury, hip tender case to come before the Court. Justice tions of the legitimacy of this body, as well as fracture, as well as those individual recovering Field accurately described the dangers to our the necessity and level of U.S. participation in from cardiac surgery, oncology surgery and constitutional republic posed by legal tender its funding and daily activities. severe pulmonary conditions could potentially laws: ‘‘The arguments in favor of the constitu- I would also like to note that I have cospon- be denied access to critically needed rehabili- tionality of legal tender paper currency tend di- sored a number of pieces of legislation in the tative care. It is my sincere hope that CMS will rectly to break down the barriers which sepa- House of Representatives, which, I believe, take into account MEDPAC’s recent rec- rate a government of limited powers from a address these questions more thoroughly. ommendations on this matter. government resting in the unrestrained will of While I do not object to the U.N.’s founding MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY Congress. Those limitations must be pre- objectives of peace through positive discus- COMMISISON served, or our government will inevitably drift sions and diplomacy, the organization has Washington, DC, July 7, 2003. Re: File code CMS–1474–P from the system established by our Fathers clearly failed in this charter mission. As it cur- into a vast, centralized, and consolidated gov- rently exists, the United Nations merely pro- THOMAS SCULLY, Administrator, Centers for ernment.’’ A government with unrestrained Medicare & Medicaid Services Department vides a weighted platform to non-democratic of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. powers is properly characterized as a tyranny. and anti-American nations. Perhaps a more Humphrey Building, Washington, DC. Repeal of legal tender laws will help restore constructive and strategically important ave- DEAR MR. SCULLY: The Medicare Payment constitutional government and protect the peo- nue would be to pursue an entirely new fed- Advisory Commission (MedPAC) welcomes ple’s right to a medium of exchange chosen eration of nations, limiting voting membership the opportunity to comment on the Centers by the market, thereby protecting their current to democratic countries that share our values for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pro- purchasing power as well as their pensions, and goals. posed rule entitled Medicare Program; Inpa- savings, and other promises of future pay- For these reasons, I have cosponsored H.R. tient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective ment. Because honest money serves the Payment System for FY 2004; Proposed Rule, 1146, introduced by Representative RON PAUL 68 Fed. Reg. 26786 (May 16, 2003). We appre- needs of ordinary people, instead of fiat irre- (R–TX), which calls on the U.S. to withdraw ciate your staff’s careful work on this pro- deemable paper-ticket electronic money that from the United Nations entirely. I have also spective payment system, particularly con- improperly transfers the wealth of society to a cosponsored two related bills, which would im- sidering the competing demands on the agen- small specially privileged financial elite along pact our involvement in the U.N. in lesser cy. with other special interests, I urge my col- ways. H.R. 800 would provide for the with- Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) leagues to cosponsor the Honest Money Act. holding of United States contributions to any are one of several settings that provide Medi- care patients with rehabilitation services. f U.N. commission, organization, or affiliated Medicare also covers rehabilitation services agency that is chaired or presided over by a FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- in skilled nursing facilities, long-term care country that has repeatedly provided support TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 hospitals, at home from home health agen- for acts of international terrorism. H. Con. Res. AND 2005 cies, and on an outpatient basis (e.g., from a 116 takes this bill a step further, issuing a hospital outpatient department). Medicare generally varies its payments based on the SPEECH OF sense of Congress that the United States should withhold all payments to the U.N. until setting and type of services. HON. WALLY HERGER its bylaws are amended to prevent countries CMS’s criteria to distinguish IRFs from OF CALIFORNIA acute care hospitals and other settings for whose leaders are not democratically elected payment purposes require IRFs to: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from holding a position of authority within the Have provider agreements to participate in Tuesday, July 15, 2003 U.N. Medicare as a hospital. Determine whether patients are likely to The House in Committee of the Whole f benefit significantly from intensive inpa- House on the State of the Union had under MEDICARE ADVISORY COMMISSION tient hospital programs or assessments by consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize preadmission screening. appropriations for the Department of State Ensure that patients receive close medical for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize HON. PETER DEUTSCH supervision and furnish rehabilitation nurs- appropriations under the Arms Export Con- OF FLORIDA ing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES speech therapy, social or psychological serv- 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years Thursday, July 17, 2003 ices, and orthotic and prosthetic services. 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: Have full-time medical directors experi- Mr. HERGER. Mr. Chairman, concerning Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to enced in medical management of inpatients Rollcall Vote 108–364, On Agreeing to the submit into the RECORD a letter from the Medi- requiring rehabilitation.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.026 E18PT1 E1518 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Use physicians to establish, review and re- ments could be based on the patient-specific currency. The Constitution does not give Con- vise the plan of care for each IRF patient. criteria and linked to outcomes. This also gress the authority to delegate control over Use coordinated multidisciplinary team could be part of the criteria CMS could use monetary policy to a central bank. Further- approaches in the rehabilitation of each in- to decide whether a facility would be des- patient. ignated as an IRF, potentially eliminating more, the Constitution certainly does not em- Have 75 percent of their cases in 10 diag- the need for criteria such as the 75 percent power the federal government to erode the noses—stroke, spinal cord injury, congenital rule, although practically we see the need for American standard of living via an inflationary deformity, amputation, major multiple trau- such rules in the short term. monetary policy. ma, fracture of femur (hip fracture), brain We look forward to offering any assistance In fact, Congress’ constitutional mandate re- injury, and polyarthritis, including rheu- we can to CMS in these endeavors. garding monetary policy should only permit matoid arthritis, neurological disorders, and Sincerely, currency backed by stable commodities such burns. GLENN M. HACKBARTH, J.D., as silver and gold to be used as legal tender. Further, in order to be eligible for IRF Chair. care, patients must be able to sustain three Therefore, abolishing the Federal Reserve and hours of therapy a day. f returning to a constitutional system will enable Only one of the IRF standards is under de- America to return to the type of monetary sys- bate: the rule requiring IRFs to have 75 per- ABOLISHING THE FEDERAL RESERVE tem envisioned by our nation’s founders: one cent of their cases in 10 diagnoses (the ‘‘75 where the value of money is consistent be- percent rule’’). Many have argued that the 10 cause it is tied to a commodity such as gold. diagnoses no longer represent a clinically ap- HON. RON PAUL propriate standard for defining IRF services. Such a monetary system is the basis of a true The issue of variation in patient need within OF TEXAS free-market economy. diagnoses has always existed. Finally, an es- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- timated 87 percent of IRFs are currently out Thursday, July 17, 2003 leagues to stand up for working Americans by of compliance with the rule. putting an end to the manipulation of the We recognize the need to distinguish IRFs Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce money supply which erodes Americans’ stand- from other Medicare providers in order to legislation to restore financial stability to Amer- ard of living, enlarges big government, and en- pay appropriately for their services. As you ica’s economy by abolishing the Federal Re- know, IRFs are paid more than acute hos- riches well-connected elites, by cosponsoring serve. I also ask unanimous consent to insert my legislation to abolish the Federal Reserve. pitals. Given the current state of clinical the attached article ‘‘The Greatest Theft in evidence and patient classification systems, [From USA Daily, May 6, 2003] the dilemma is how to construct a fair rule History’’ by Professor Murray Sabrin, into the THE GREATEST THEFT IN HISTORY that allows Medicare beneficiaries to receive RECORD. Professor Sabrin provides an excel- (By Murray Sabrin) appropriate rehabilitation services and lent summary of how the Federal Reserve is If you have a savings account, your bank avoids undesirable financial incentives to ex- responsible for the nation’s current economic probably credits it with interest every pand the types of patients in IRFs beyond difficulties. month. At the end of the month, you expect what is clinically necessary. On the one Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, the bank to pay you the amount of interest hand, an unchanging list of 10 diagnoses to middle and working-class Americans have it was obligated to pay you—no more no less. characterize an appropriate patient popu- been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary In other words, you would not expect the lation for the IRF setting is a blunt instru- bank to change the interest it was going to ment. Medical practice may have changed policy. In addition, most Americans have suf- fered a steadily eroding purchasing power be- pay you unless your account explicitly al- since 1983, when the 10 diagnoses were first lows the bank to readjust the interest rate included in the 75 percent rule. On the other cause of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary at its discretion. hand, using instead the 20 diagnoses in the policies. This represents a real, if hidden, tax We know the interest rate paid on short- IRF-prospective payment system (PPS) re- imposed on the American people. term ‘‘risk free’’ deposits are based on the flects IRFs’ past admitting practice but does From the Great Depression, to the stagfla- ‘‘real rate’’ plus an inflation premium. His- not necessarily identify a clinically appro- tion of the seventies, to the burst of the torically, the real rate—the rental price of priate population. dotcom bubble, every economic downturn suf- money—is the annual rate that borrowers In the short term, the Secretary has few and lenders agree on is typically 2–3 percent. other options but to enforce the 75 percent fered by the country over the last 80 years can be traced to Federal Reserve policy. The So if you borrow $100 for a year, you would rule consistently; the issue is which diag- expect to pay the lender about $103 at the noses should go into the calculation. One Fed has followed a consistent policy of flood- end of one year. short-term strategy that the Secretary could ing the economy with easy money, leading to However, if price inflation is expected to pursue is to lower the percentage of cases a misallocation of resources and an artificial be 3% for the year the loan is outstanding, (required to be from 10 diagnoses) in the cur- ‘‘boom’’ followed by a recession or depression the lender wants to protect his principal rent 75 percent rule to 50 percent for some when the Fed-created bubble bursts. from the decline in the dollar’s purchasing period of time, not to exceed one year. Ac- power. So, the interest rate on the loan cording to CMS’s analysis, most IRFs could With a stable currency, American exporters will no longer be held hostage to an erratic would thus not be just 2% (assuming this is meet this standard. During that period of the real rate), but 2% plus an inflation pre- time, the Secretary could consult with an monetary policy. Stabilizing the currency will mium of 3%, for a total of 5%. expert panel of clinicians to reach a con- also give Americans new incentives to save as Currently the annual inflation rate is sensus on the diagnoses to be included in the they will no longer have to fear inflation erod- about 2.5%. Thus, the risk free rate (the real 75 percent rule as well as the appropriate ing their savings. Those members concerned rate-2%—plus the inflation premium) on sav- clinical criteria for patients within the re- about increasing America’s exports or the low ings deposits and money market funds spective diagnoses. It is most imperative rate of savings should be enthusiastic sup- should be about 4.5%. For Americans who that the panel resolve the joint replacement porters of this legislation. seek the safety of savings accounts and issue because a large and growing proportion money market funds for their hard-earned of IRF patients likely fall into this category. Though the Federal Reserve policy harms money, the current average yield of 0.7% on If the Secretary can complete this consulta- the average American, it benefits those in a money market funds is well below the cur- tion prior to the October 1, 2003 proposed im- position to take advantage of the cycles in rent risk free rate. In addition, savers who plementation date, it may be unnecessary to monetary policy. The main beneficiaries are own short-term U.S. Treasury debt are re- lower the 75 percent to 50 percent. those who receive access to artificially inflated ceiving slightly more than 1.1 % annually. Over the long run, the Secretary also may money and/or credit before the inflationary ef- What’s going on? How can savers be receiv- want to periodically revisit the list of diag- ing about 3.5% less than the risk free rate on noses and clinical criteria for rehabilitation fects of the policy impact the entire economy. Federal Reserve policies also benefit big their money market accounts and savings patients. The expectation would be to move accounts? away from simple diagnosis-based criteria to spending politicians who use the inflated cur- The answer is simple: The Federal Reserve, patient-based criteria. Consistent with that rency created by the Fed to hide the true the government created institution that was objective, MedPAC is interested in linking costs of the welfare-warfare state. It is time for founded to ‘‘stabilize’’ the value of the dollar payment to high-quality outcomes, as evi- Congress to put the interests of the American and ‘‘smooth’’ ‘‘out the business cycle’’, denced by our recommendation in the June people ahead of the special interests and their which has the legal authority to create 2003 Report to the Congress. In that report, own appetite for big government. money out of thin air, is nothing more than we find that IRFs are particularly suited to Abolishing the Federal Reserve will allow the greatest manipulator of interest rates in linking payment for quality because the pa- the history of the world. tient assessment instrument is standardized, Congress to reassert its constitutional author- The FED pumps money into the banking credible, and data are routinely collected; ity over monetary policy. The United States system if it wants to lower interest rates in also a risk-adjustment mechanism is built Constitution grants to Congress the authority order ‘‘to stimulate’’ the economy, and con- into the PPS. In the future, the IRF pay- to coin money and regulate the value of the versely will take money out of the banking

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.030 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1519 system if it want to dampen borrowing and physical fitness, social justice and cultural helped steer the country through a crisis in ‘‘cool off’’ an overheated economy. preservation. which our legal system was tested. It survived, For the past two-and-a-half years the FED German revolutionary and patriot Frederick and so did we. has been pumping money into the banking We will miss Chesterfield’s skills, his heart, system, driving down short-term interest Ludwig Jahn founded the Turners in Germany rates to its current levels, well below the in 1811. The original purpose of the Turners his compass, his courage, and his loyalty. His risk free rate. In fact, the American people was to overthrow Napoleon who had con- wife, Jacqueline, and his family, are in our are being penalized heavily for saving. Real quered Prussia and to work toward a unified hearts. interest rates are negative. Germany. The Turners became powerful f In short, the American people are being enough to start a revolution to make Germany INTRODUCTION OF THE MEDICARE ripped off to the tune of tens of billions of a republic. The effort was defeated and MENTAL HEALTH COPAYMENT dollars per year. 600,000 Germans were exiled. To put this in dollars and cents, there are EQUITY ACT OF 2003 $2.2 trillion in money market funds, with an German immigrants who came to America average annual yield of 0.7%. The income in 1848, as a result of the events in Europe, HON. TED STRICKLAND from these funds is about $15 billion a year. were called 48’ers. The first Turner Society in OF OHIO If interest rates were 4.5%, savers would the United States was founded in Cincinnati, have nearly one hundred billion dollars in in- Ohio in 1848. The 48’ers established athletic, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES come or $85 billion more than they are cur- social and cultural societies throughout the Thursday, July 17, 2003 rently receiving. United States. At the turn of the century there Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, today Rep- Moreover, there is $4.61 trillion in the na- were hundreds of active societies. Today there tion’s time and savings deposits, earning an resentative MURPHY and I are introducing the average of about 1.0% or more depending on are only sixty-five Turner societies that remain. Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act the financial institution your money is de- Milwaukee was once known as the ‘‘German of 2003, which will dramatically improve Medi- posited in. (ING Direct pays 2.10% online on Athens of America’’ because of the notable ar- care for millions of the program’s beneficiaries short-term deposits. The money can be tistic, political and civic culture of the city. The by phasing out over six years the discrimina- transferred from your checking account to Milwaukee Turners was a central part of this tory 50-percent copayment required for out- an online account and back. The minimum community. patient mental health services. If this bill is en- deposit to open an account is only $1. This is The Milwaukee Turners received its charter acted, Medicare beneficiaries will pay a 20 not a misprint.) from the Wisconsin State Legislature in 1855. Using the same 4.5% risk free rate, savers percent copayment for outpatient mental should be receiving about $210 billion on The Turner motto is ‘‘Sound Mind in a Sound health care, just as they do for all other out- their short-term deposits at the nation’s fi- Body’’. The philosophy of the organization is a patient health services under Medicare by the nancial institutions. Instead, they are earn- holistic approach to the development of year 2009. This bill is identical to S. 853, ing about $50 billion, for a loss of $160 billion human potential through the harmonious inte- which was introduced by Senator OLYMPIA in annual income. In addition, the U.S. gration of both intellectual and physical as- SNOWE earlier this year. Treasury has approximately $1 trillion in pects of the individual. According to the National Institute of Mental short-term debt that is yielding a little more Over the years the Milwaukee Turners have Health, nearly 2 million Americans over the than 1%. Savers holding the federal govern- actively opposed all forms of oppression and age of 65 suffer from depression. The 1999 ment’s short-term debt are losing approxi- Surgeon General’s report on mental illness mately $35 billion in annual income. supported women’s suffrage. The Turners also The bottom line: While the economic de- promoted the concept of including physical found that 20 percent of Americans 55 and bate in Washington DC centers around Presi- education as part of the public schools cur- older experience mental disorders that are not dent Bush’s tax cut proposal, which should riculum. The Turners Society in Milwaukee considered a normal part of aging, such as pass intact because less money in the federal continues to support the original ideals and of- anxiety, alcoholism, and Alzheimer’s disease. government means more freedom and pros- fers physical activities for people of all ages. As many as one in two new residents of nurs- perity for the American people, the Federal Today, in an age of growing concern for the ing facilities are at risk of depression. Perhaps Reserve continues to perpetuate the greatest physical health of Americans and the lack of most strikingly, seniors have the highest rate theft in world history. By having the power physical exercise, the Milwaukee Turners is of suicide of any age group in this country. A to manipulate interest rates, the FED in ef- Medpac report titled ‘‘Assessing Medicare fect has not only a license to print money ahead of the curve and is continuing to pro- but also can redistribute income form savers vide a vital service to the community through Benefits’’ issued in June 2002 confirms that to borrowers. their outstanding physical fitness programs. the Medicare senior population faces serious The winners of the FED’s interest rate ma- I salute Milwaukee Turners efforts in improv- problems accessing mental health care: nipulations include the nations’ financial in- ing the health of our citizens and congratulate Medicare beneficiaries are apparently hav- stitutions, business borrowers and govern- the Milwaukee Turners on celebrating a proud ing difficulty in obtaining needed mental ment. The losers are anyone who wants to history of supporting social justice, freedom health services. Despite the availability of save for the proverbial rainy day and accu- proven treatments, one recent analysis found mulate money for a down payment on a and physical and mental well being for 150 that of those beneficiaries over 65 who need- house or other family need. years. I wish to extend my best wishes for ed treatment, 63% did not receive it. The Thus, Federal Reserve policy aids and continued success in the years to come. likelihood of people with mental health con- abets the legalized theft of hundreds of bil- f ditions receiving services was significantly lions of dollars per year from low-and mid- lower if they were Medicare beneficiaries, dle-income families to the economic elites of REMEMBERING CHESTERFIELD compared with those who had employment- this country and profligate governments at SMITH based insurance or Medicaid coverage. all levels—all with the approval of the U.S. The Medpac report also states that the ac- Congress and the Bush administration. HON. JANE HARMAN cess problems will be reduced if the discrep- After 90 years of manipulating interest ancy between the mental health copayment rates, it is time to abolish the FED and re- OF CALIFORNIA turn the country to the only sound monetary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the copayment required for all other out- patient care under Medicare is eliminated: system that is consistent with liberty and Thursday, July 17, 2003 prosperity—the gold standard. Beneficiaries face a 50 percent coinsurance for most outpatient mental health services, f Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, Chesterfield Smith, who died in Florida yesterday at 85, in- compared with 20 percent for most other out- MILWAUKEE TURNERS CELEBRATE vented the modern law firm and the modern patient services. Equalizing cost sharing for 150TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY legal profession. Either of these accomplish- outpatient mental health and other out- patient care would reduce a financial barrier ments is more than enough for a lifetime. to mental health care and provide parity to HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA He was my dear friend, a mentor to me and beneficiaries with mental disorders and OF WISCONSIN thousands of idealistic lawyers. Improving the those with other illnesses, with a small in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world was axiomatic to him: it came with legal crease in Medicare spending . . . This change training and a law license. Doing anything less also would simplify Medicare’s cost-sharing Thursday, July 17, 2003 was unacceptable. structure. Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, Probably his most important chapter was Medicare beneficiaries need and deserve September 6, 2003 the Milwaukee Turners will 1973–74, when he was president of the Amer- access to affordable mental health care. I urge celebrate their 150th anniversary of providing ican Bar Association during the Nixon im- my colleagues to end Medicare’s random dis- the community with leadership in the fields of peachment. He steered the organization and crimination and improve the health of seniors

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.032 E18PT1 E1520 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 in this country by acting quickly to pass this has dedicated more than 50 years of his life use our taxpayer-provided largesse to prop up legislation into law. serving the people of Freestone County, their regimes by rewarding their supporters f Texas. and depriving their opponents of access to A decorated Marine Corps veteran, Hugh capital. COMMENDING THE SERVICE OF Whitaker returned home to Fairfield after fight- If not corrupt, most IMF borrowers are gov- DR. DAVID L. WEINBERG, OUT- ing in the Pacific during World War II. ernments of countries with little economic pro- GOING PRESIDENT OF THE SAN Starting in 1948, Hugh Whitaker was elect- ductivity. Either way, most recipient nations MATEO COUNTY MEDICAL ASSO- ed Constable, beginning a 55-year-career of end up with huge debts that they cannot serv- CIATION public service. ice, which only adds to their poverty and insta- Hugh became the county’s Emergency Man- bility. IMF money ultimately corrupts those HON. TOM LANTOS agement Coordinator in 1955, a position he’s countries it purports to help, by keeping afloat OF CALIFORNIA held for the past 48 years. reckless political institutions that destroy their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES During the 1960’s, Hugh organized the own economies. Freestone County Emergency Corps and the IMF policies ultimately are based on a Thursday, July 17, 2003 Freestone County Reserve Deputies. More re- flawed philosophy that says the best means of Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- cently, he served as Chief Deputy Sheriff up creating economic prosperity is through gov- ute to Dr. David L. Weinberg, who has ably until his retirement last month. ernment-to-government transfers. Such pro- represented the people of San Mateo as the Freestone County Judge Linda Grant said, grams cannot produce growth, because they President of the San Mateo County Medical ‘‘Captain Whitaker is a blessing for the people take capital out of private hands, where it can Association. His one-year term has just ex- of Freestone County. He is always there to be allocated to its most productive use as de- pired. help in any way.’’ termined by the choices of consumers in the Dr. Weinberg has a distinguished record of Mr. Speaker, today we honor Captain market; and place it in the hands of politicians. service to the people of San Mateo and to the Whitaker for his service to his community in Placing economic resources in the hands of nation as a whole. He served in a combat unit the name of public safety. In the words of his politicians and bureaucrats inevitably results in in Vietnam for over a year during some of the fellow lawman, Freestone County Sheriff inefficiencies, shortages, and economic crises, most intense fighting there, arriving just before Ralph Billings, ‘‘No one can build boots big as even the best-intentioned politicians cannot the Tet Offensive. Dr. Weinberg was fre- enough to fill those of Captain Whitaker.’’ know the most efficient use of resources. quently behind enemy lines, supporting Amer- f In addition, the IMF violates basic constitu- ican and Vietnamese troops and Special tional and moral principles. The Federal Gov- Forces. For his service and over 500 hours of LEGISLATION TO WITHDRAW THE ernment has no constitutional authority to fund air combat duty, he was awarded 10 medals. UNITED STATES FROM THE international institutions such as the IMF. Fur- A graduate of the University of Wisconsin BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENT thermore, Mr. Speaker, it is simply immoral to Medical School, Dr. Weinberg began a fellow- take money from hard-working Americans to ship program at the Letterman Army Medical HON. RON PAUL support the economic schemes of politically- Center in San Francisco before going to Viet- OF TEXAS powerful special interests and third-world dic- nam in 1967. When he finished his military IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tators. service in 1969, Dr. Weinberg returned to San Thursday, July 17, 2003 In all my years in Congress, I have never Francisco to begin his residency at the Univer- been approached by a taxpayer asking that he sity of California-San Francisco (UCSF). He Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce or she be forced to provide more subsidies to completed his residency in 1972 and was cer- legislation to withdraw the United States from Wall Street executives and foreign dictators. tified by the American Academy of Derma- the Bretton Woods Agreement and thus end The only constituency for the IMF is the huge tology the following year. taxpayer support for the International Mone- multinational banks and corporations. Big Mr. Speaker, during his term as President of tary Fund (IMF). Rooted in a discredited eco- banks used IMF funds—taxpayer funds—to the San Mateo County Medical Association nomic philosophy and a complete disregard bail themselves out from billions in losses after (SMCMA) this past year, Dr. Weinberg sought for fundamental constitutional principles, the the Asian financial crisis. Big corporations ob- to increase cooperation among doctors and to IMF forces American taxpayers to subsidize tain lucrative contracts for a wide variety of make them independent of hospitals and in- large, multinational corporations and under- construction projects funded with IMF loans. surance companies, and his initiatives have write economic destruction around the globe. It’s a familiar game in Washington, with cor- been extraordinarily well received. This is because the IMF often uses the $46.7 porate welfare disguised as compassion for An active member of the American College billion line of credit provided to it by the Amer- the poor. of Physician Executives and the California ican taxpayers to bribe countries to follow de- Last year’s Argentine debacle is yet further Medical Association, Dr. Weinberg also has structive, statist policies. proof that the IMF was a bad idea from the appointments at UCSF as a Clinical Instructor Just last year, Argentina was rocked by an very beginning—economically, constitutionally, in Dermatology and at two prominent hos- economic crisis caused by IMF policies. De- and morally. The IMF is a relic of an era when pitals, Seton Medical Center and Mills-Penin- spite clear signs over the past several years power-hungry bureaucrats and deluded econo- sula Medical Center. In addition to these posi- that the Argentine economy was in serious mists believed they could micromanage the tions and his responsibilities as President of trouble, the IMF continued pouring taxpayer- world’s economy. Withdrawal from the IMF the SMCMA, Dr. Weinberg sees patients at subsidized loans with an incredibly low interest would benefit American taxpayers, as well as his solo practice in Daly City. rate of 2.6 percent into the country. In 2001, workers and consumers around the globe. I Mr. Speaker, Dr. David L. Weinberg has as Argentina’s fiscal position steadily deterio- hope my colleagues will join me in working to made outstanding contributions to the people rated, the IMF funneled over 8 billion dollars to protect the American taxpayer from under- of San Mateo County, not to speak of his mili- the Argentine government! writing the destruction of countries like Argen- tary service on behalf of the American people. According to Congressman JIM SAXTON, tina, by cosponsoring my legislation to end I invite my colleagues in commending him on Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, America’s support for the IMF. this ‘‘Continued lending over many years sus- his leadership of the SMCMA. f f tained and subsidized a bankrupt Argentine economic policy, whose collapse is now all the HONORING JUDGE A. JAY CRISTOL SALUTING CAPTAIN HUGH more serious. The IMF’s generous subsidized ON USS ‘‘LIBERTY’’ RESEARCH WHITAKER bailouts lead to moral hazard problems, and enable shaky governments to pressure the HON. PETER DEUTSCH HON. JEB HENSARLING IMF for even more funding or risk disaster.’’ OF FLORIDA OF TEXAS Argentina is just the latest example of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES folly of IMF policies. Five years ago the world economy was rocked by an IMF-created dis- Thursday, July 17, 2003 Thursday, July 17, 2003 aster in Asia. The IMF regularly puts the tax- Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, today I payer on the hook for the mistakes of the big congratulate Judge A. Jay Cristol of the would like to salute Captain Hugh Whitaker on banks. Oftentimes, Mr. Speaker, IMF funds Southern District of Florida on the completion the occasion of his retirement, a lawman who end up in the hands of corrupt dictators who of his invaluable research on the USS Liberty

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.036 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1521 incident. In 1987, Judge Cristol began re- forever be remembered for the contributions of dedicated service to Lockheed Martin Mis- searching the tragedy that befell the United he provided his community and I am sorry for siles and Fire Control in Dallas, Texas, and to States Navy ship Liberty and her crew on his loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to congratulate him on his retirement from the June 8, 1967. Judge Cristol completed a doc- Dan’s family, friends, and his coworkers on company. toral dissertation on the subject in 1997 and the Pueblo Rural Fire Department. During his tenure with Lockheed Martin, published his book, The Liberty Incident, in f Brent has managed the company’s employee 2002. and company contribution programs, coordi- HONORING EDSEL BRYANT FORD In his continued quest for the truth, Judge nated employee volunteer efforts, and served II Cristol pressed and finally convinced the Na- as the company’s lobbyist for state and local tional Security Agency to release classified issues. He served as Lockheed Martin’s Con- transcripts proving that Israel’s attack on the HON. JOHN D. DINGELL stituent Relations Manager for local relations USS Liberty during the Six Day War was, in OF MICHIGAN with federal officials in the Dallas area and fact, accidental. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has served as executive director of the LTV On June 8, 1967, Israeli troops detected Thursday, July 17, 2003 Foundation and manager of the company’s large explosions along the Sinai shore. The Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to political action committee. As a devoted employee and civil servant, United States had announced two days earlier honor and commemorate my dear friend Edsel Brent Berryman complemented his many busi- that it had no warships in the combat zone, Bryant Ford II, former president and chief op- and Israeli troops believed that they were ex- erating officer of the Ford Motor Credit Com- ness activities at Lockheed Martin with service periencing an Egyptian naval bombardment. In pany. Mr. Ford is also a noted philanthropist in to the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas Urban response, the Israelis attacked the USS Lib- the Detroit Metropolitan area. League’s Board of Directors, the March of erty, which they mistook for being an Egyptian Named after his grandfather, Edsel Bryant Dimes, and the President’s Task Force of the warship, killing 34 American crewmen and Ford, the son of Ford Motor company founder State Fair of Texas, among others. In addition, wounding 171. Henry Ford, Mr. Ford retired from daily execu- Brent volunteers as a Mentor and Tutor in For 35 years, conspiracy theories have tive life in 1999 in order to be more involved three different elementary school programs raged and critics have insisted that Israel at- with his family and community. Due to Edsel’s and serves as a member of the Citizens Advi- tacked the American ship deliberately. Finally, stalwart leadership, Ford Motor Credit Com- sory Committee of the Amelia Earhart Learn- just last month, the NSA, under pressure by pany remains the world’s largest automotive fi- ing Center. Judge Cristol, released transcripts of trans- nance company. Edsel maintains ties to his In 2002, Brent received the Lockheed Martin missions from two Israeli helicopter pilots that family’s business, sitting on the Ford board of Missiles and Fire Control Excellence Award for participated in the 1967 attack. These tapes, directors and working as a consultant. Edsel his consistent success in community outreach. which have until now remained classified, participates in many dealer conferences and He has also received awards from the Wom- serve to conclude the evidence that the tragic meetings, and remains, for many dealers, the en’s Center of Dallas and the Dallas Urban event was, in fact, a case of mistaken identity. face of the Ford Motor Company. League for his outstanding community service Judge Cristol’s diligent efforts and persist- The Fords have been giving back to Detroit and support. ence for the truth over the past sixteen years for more than 100 years, and Edsel Ford II is Mr. Speaker, I have had the good fortune to are to be commended. Through his work, he another example of continuing Ford philan- work with Brent on many issues important to has helped restore faith in the special relation- thropy. The reach of the company and the the defense of our nation and the economic ship that the United States and Israel share. family is felt throughout the Detroit metro area. well-being of North Texas. He deserves spe- Mr. Speaker, I hope the entire House joins me Mr. Ford’s dedication and commitment to the cial recognition for his tremendous achieve- congratulating Florida Judge Jay Cristol on his city of Detroit have led to many developments ment and dedication to his company and its achievement. both for the city and the surrounding commu- mission. I look forward to continue working with Brent, post-retirement, and I know my col- f nity. As president of the Detroit-based Henry Ford II Fund, Mr. Ford oversees a foundation leagues will join me today in wishing him suc- TRIBUTE TO DAN FOULK that dispenses millions of dollars annually to cess in all of his future endeavors. charitable and educational organizations in- f HON. SCOTT McINNIS cluding Focus: HOPE, the Detroit Zoological CONGRATULATIONS TO ARTHUR OF COLORADO Society, the United Negro College Fund, the COLES III IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Caring Athletes Team for Children’s and Thursday, July 17, 2003 Henry Ford Hospitals (CATCH). Mr. Ford is HON. DONALD M. PAYNE OF NEW JERSEY Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a sol- also chairman of the Detroit 300 Committee, emn heart that I stand before this body of which raised $30 million, for the city’s tri- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congress and this nation today to pay tribute centennial celebration in 2001 and for the de- Thursday, July 17, 2003 to the life and legacy of Dan Foulk, an out- velopment of Campus Martius Park, which will Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to standing citizen from my district who recently become a gathering place for metro Detroit ask my colleagues here in the U.S. House of passed away. Dan was a member of the citizens. Additional community activities in- Representatives to join me in honoring a very Pueblo Rural Fire Department and he will be clude the Skillman Foundation, Henry Ford special person whom I am privileged to call a remembered as a dedicated firefighter, loyal Health System, and the Detroit Metropolitan friend, Mr. Arthur Coles III, on the occasion of friend, and committed father. Wayne County Airport Commission. In 2001, his retirement. As a member of the Pueblo Rural Fire De- Mr. Ford was honored by the Detroit News as Arthur Coles III was born in Newark, New partment, Dan spent his life protecting the one of its Michiganians of the year. Jersey and attended Monmouth Street Ele- community he loved. Dan was an Assistant The hard work and goodwill of Mr. Ford mentary School, West Kinney Junior High, and Chief for the Department and was hired as should be applauded. Mr. Speaker, I ask that Arts High School. While at Arts High School their first Fire Marshal in 2001. Dan was able all of my colleagues join me in congratulating he played varsity basketball under Coach to accomplish both jobs simultaneously, work- Mr. Edsel Ford II for his inexhaustible support, George Voller. The playgrounds of Newark ing hard to insure the safety of his community. generosity, and leadership to his community were the place to be during Arthur’s teenage Dan was honored to be able to perform both and to give him our best wishes for a well de- years and he was taught the X’s and O’s of of these duties. He loved being a fireman, and served, relaxing and enjoyable future. basketball by legendary Charlie Johnson, Ar- he loved protecting Pueblo. This dedication f thur Johnson Sr., Eugene Robinson and Wil- made Dan a role model in the Pueblo Fire De- COMMENDING BRENT BERRYMAN liam Pony Wilson. partment. When not working to protect the Upon graduation from Central State Univer- community, Dan was at home with his family. sity Wilberforce, Ohio in 1967, Arthur returned He was blessed with a lovely wife, five chil- HON. MARTIN FROST to Newark, New Jersey and accepted a teach- OF TEXAS dren, and ten grandchildren. ing position at Weequahic High School. Arthur IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to has served in many positions at Weequahic Dan Foulk before this body of Congress and Thursday, July 17, 2003 High School: art teacher, teacher to assist the this nation. His hard work, enthusiastic atti- Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to principal, interim head basketball coach, as- tude, and leadership will be missed. Dan will commend Brent Berryman for his many years sistant basketball coach, class advisor, and

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K17JY8.002 E18PT1 E1522 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Father’s Club mentor. He also coached at his years in the health food business, serving the ‘‘As Sant Bhindranwale said, the Golden Alma Mater, Arts High School for 2 years. Grand Junction community, is indeed an im- Temple attack laid the foundation of Arthur was the recipient of numerous city pressive accomplishment. I join in celebrating Khalistan.’’ Sikhs ruled Punjab until 1849 when the council proclamations; his coaching record in- this milestone, and I congratulate them on British conquered the subcontinent. Sikhs cludes league championships and other rec- their success. were equal partners during the transfer of ognitions for his achievements. He is an origi- f power from the British. The Muslim leader nal founding member of the Newark Athletic Jinnah got Pakistan for his people, the Hall of Fame and served as President for five 19TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IN- Hindu leaders got India, but the Sikh leader- years. Among his many talents, he is a gifted DIAN GOVERNMENT’S ATTACK ship was fooled by the Hindu leadership artist. He produced the National Urban League ON THE GOLDEN TEMPLE IN promising that Sikhs would have ‘‘the glow AMRISTAR of freedom’’ in Northwest India and the National Tee Shirt for two years, the Black Sikhs took their share with India on that United Fund Poster, 100 Black Men National promise. No Sikh representative has ever Poster, and the Black Policeman’s Association HON. DAN BURTON signed the Indian constitution. National Poster. OF INDIANA Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-Me.) said, ‘‘The essence of de- At Bethany Baptist Church, Arthur is a very IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES active member, coordinator of security and su- mocracy is the right to self-determination.’’ pervisor of the community farmer’s market. His Thursday, July 17, 2003 The minority nations of South Asia need freedom. ‘‘Without political power nations hobbies include fishing and cooking. Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, last perish. We must always remember these Arthur’s induction creates the first African month marked the nineteenth anniversary of martyrs for their sacrifice,’’ Dr. Aulakh said. American Father/Son Inductees. Married to the Indian government’s attack on the Golden ‘‘The best tribute to these martyrs would be Geri Woods Coles. God makes everything Temple in Amristar, the most sacred of Sikh the liberation of the Sikh homeland, Punjab, possible. shrines. The Indian government simulta- Khalistan, from the occupying Indian I feel especially pleased with this great neously attacked 38 other Sikh temples, forces,’’ he said. ‘‘That must be the only ob- achievement especially because I knew and jective,’’ he said. ‘‘We should use the oppor- known as Gurdwaras, around India. It is re- tunity presented by the situation in South worked with Arthur’s father, the late Sam ported that more than 20,000 Sikhs were killed Asia to liberate our homeland.’’ Coles. Sam is probably smiling down on us in these attacks, which went by the name of The Golden Temple attack launched a now, enjoying the success of one of his Operation Bluestar. campaign of genocide against the Sikhs that mentees, as he watched so many of Newark’s The Sikh Nation has never forgotten this belies India’s claims that it is a democracy. finest for so many years. atrocity against them. These attacks laid the The Golden Temple attack made it clear foundation of a sovereign, independent Sikh that there is no place for Sikhs in India. f Since 1984, India has engaged in a campaign homeland, Khalistan, which was declared PERSONAL EXPLANATION of ethnic cleansing in which tens of thou- independent on October 7, 1987. Last month, sands of Sikhs were murdered by the Indian they once again observed Khalistan Martyrs police and security forces and secretly cre- HON. JERROLD NADLER Day on June 7, marking the anniversary of the mated after declaring them ‘‘unidentified.’’ The Indian Supreme Court described this OF NEW YORK brutal attacks on the Golden Temple and the other Sikh temples. Sikhs gathered in Wash- campaign as ‘‘worse than a genocide.’’ Gen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ington, D.C. and protested outside the Indian eral Narinder Singh has said, ‘‘Punjab is a Thursday, July 17, 2003 police state.’’ U.S. Congressman Dana Rohr- Embassy. They chanted slogans and made abacher (R-Cal.) has said that for Sikhs, Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I was not able speeches in support of freedom for the Sikh Kashmiri Muslims, and other minorities to be present for rollcall votes 249 through Nation. ‘‘India might as well be Nazi Germany.’’ 251, Numbers 287 and 288, and Numbers 297 Sikhs were equal partners in the transfer of According to a report by the Movement through 300. Had I been present, I would have power from the British and were supposed to Against State Repression, India admitted voted ‘‘aye’’ on Numbers 249 through 251, have an independent state. Sikh leaders were that 52,268 Sikh political prisoners are rot- promised that they would have ‘‘the glow of ting in Indian jails without charge or trial. Number 287, and Numbers 297 through 300. Many have been in illegal custody since 1984. I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ Number 288. freedom’’ in India and no law would be passed In February 2002, 42 Members of the U.S. affecting Sikhs without their consent. However, f Congress wrote to President Bush to get that is not the case. I would like to have the these Sikh political prisoners released. TRIBUTE TO JOAN AND BOB WEISS Council of Khalistan’s press release on the MASR report quotes the Punjab Civil Mag- Khalistan Martyrs Day events placed into the istracy as writing ‘‘if we add up the figures HON. SCOTT McINNIS CONGRESSIONAL RECORD following my state- of the last few years the number of innocent ment. persons killed would run into lakhs [hun- OF COLORADO INTERNATIONAL SIKH ORGANIZATION, dreds of thousands.]’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Washington, DC, June 7, 2003. Indian security forces have murdered over 250,000 Sikhs since 1984, according to figures Thursday, July 17, 2003 SIKHS OBSERVE KHALISTAN MARTYRS DAY compiled by the Punjab State Magistracy WASHINGTON, D.C., June 7, 2003.—It is a and human-rights organizations. These fig- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Sikh tradition and Sikh history that Sikhs ures were published in The Politics of Geno- body to pay tribute to Bob and Joan Weiss of never forgive or forget the attack on the cide by Inderjit Singh Jaijee. India has also Grand Junction, Colorado. Bob and Joan have Golden Temple, the Sikh Nation’s holiest killed over 200,000 Christians in Nagaland met the needs of the health-conscious in their shrine. In that spirit, Sikhs from all over the since 1947, over 80,000 Kashmiris since 1988, community for the last 25 years, and I am East Coast gathered in Washington, D.C. and tens of thousands of Tamils, Bodos, honored to recognize their achievements here today to observe Khalistan Martyrs Day. Dalits (the aboriginal people of the subconti- today. This is the anniversary of the Indian govern- nent labeled ‘‘Untouchables’’) as well as in- Bob and Joan opened Sundrop Grocery ment’s brutal military attack on the Golden digenous tribal peoples in Manipur, Assam Temple and 38 other Sikh temples through- Natural Foods Store in 1978 in a tiny 400- and elsewhere. In March 2000, while former out Punjab, from June 3–6, 1984. More than President Clinton was visiting India, the In- square-foot location with limited inventory. 20,000 Sikhs were killed in those attacks, dian government murdered 35 Sikhs in the Over the years, however, the couple’s reputa- known as Operation Bluestar. These martyrs village of Chithisinghpora, Kashmir and tion for providing the freshest organic and nat- laid down their lives to lay the foundation tried to blame the massacre on alleged mili- urally prepared foods available grew, and so for Khalistan. On October 7, 1987, the Sikh tants. The Indian media reported that the did their business. Today the Weiss’s many Nation declared its homeland, Khalistan, police in Gujarat were ordered by the gov- customers don’t have to compromise on any independent. ernment to stand by and not to interfere ingredients. Bob and Joan have ensured that ‘‘We thank all the demonstrators who with the massacre of Muslims there. their patrons have access to a wide variety of came to this important protest,’’ said Dr. ‘‘Guru gave sovereignty to the Sikh Na- Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President of the tion,’’ Dr. Aulakh said. ‘‘The Golden Temple wholesome foods, from bulk foods and herbs Council of Khalistan. ‘‘These martyrs gave massacre reminded us that if Sikhs are going to the freshest fruits and vegetables. their lives so that the Sikh Nation could live to live with honor and dignity, we must have Mr. Speaker, I am truly honored to recog- in freedom,’’ Dr. Aulakh said. ‘‘We salute a free, sovereign, and independent nize Bob and Joan Weiss today. Twenty-five them on Khalistan Martyrs’ Day,’’ he said. Khalistan,’’ he said.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.042 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1523 HONORING CORPORAL TONY BARR, Project Director of the Economic Development swift and decisive removal of the Iraqi regime USMC, ON HIS SAFE RETURN Administration for the U.S. Department of and the Taliban could not have been accom- HOME FROM IRAQ Commerce for much of the Western United plished without Jim and the fine men and States. Many of Anthony’s initiatives resulted women of the 101st Airborne Screaming Ea- HON. JOHN D. DINGELL in infrastructure improvements and the cre- gles. OF MICHIGAN ation of hundreds of job opportunities. Jim was commissioned in the ordnance IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fortunately, Anthony has not gone unrecog- corps in June of 1979 upon his graduation nized throughout his life. The Denver Regional from the U.S. Military Academy. His military Thursday, July 17, 2003 Office of the Economic Development Adminis- education also includes the Ordnance Officer Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, today, it is with tration selected Anthony as the 1993 winner of Basic and Advance courses, Command and great pride and patriotism that I rise to wel- the Forrest Koch Award for Excellence in Eco- General Staff College, and the Army War Col- come home one of our nation’s great heroes, nomic Development. Subsequently, President lege. Jim also holds a Masters Degree in in- Corporal Tony Barr. Clinton appointed Anthony as the State Direc- dustrial and operations engineering from the Corporal Barr served in the First Marine Di- tor of Montana, Farmers Home Administration University of Michigan. vision, 3rd Battalion, Fifth Marines, Weapons in 1993. In his role as Head of Rural Develop- Over the past 24 years, Colonel Rogers has Company, CART Platoon. Cpl. Barr was origi- ment, Anthony oversaw Rural Housing Serv- served the army in a number of posts and lo- nally scheduled to be discharged from the Ma- ice, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and cations around the world. Jim’s service has rine Corps on February 28, 2003, but was Rural Utilities Services. He was selected to taken him to assignments with the 1st Infantry given orders for Iraq the week before his dis- serve as the Denver Regional Office Director Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas; the 782nd Main- charge. Cpl. Barr could have chosen to avoid for the Economic Development Administration tenance Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Caro- going to Iraq because he is the only male Barr in December of 1999 and currently oversees lina; Executive Officer for Armored Systems currently living, but he instead, chose to stay activities in ten different states as the Regional Modernization in Warren, Michigan; the 801st with his fellow Marines and was deployed to Director. Main Support Battalion at Fort Campbell, KY; Iraq. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct privilege to the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Casey, Cpl. Barr’s division suffered the first casualty recognize Anthony Preite before this body of Korea; the 82nd Forward Support Battalion at of the war as they traveled from Kuwait to Congress and this nation. His dynamic career Fort Bragg; and the U.S. Army Total Per- Baghdad. After Baghdad, Cpl. Barr’s Division and selfless public service have advanced the sonnel Command in Alexandria, Virginia. Jim traveled to Tikrit which I am told is the furthest well-being of thousands of Americans through currently serves as the Division Support Com- any Marine Division has ever traveled into the economic development programs and initia- mander for the 101st Airborne at Fort Camp- interior of an enemy country. Once his Divi- tives. I congratulate Anthony on the awards bell. sion left Tikrit, they traveled south to that have been bestowed upon him and wish Jim’s fine service to his country has seen Diwaniyeh, a Baath Party stronghold, to set up him all the best in his future endeavors. him recognized with many awards and decora- a compound to train local Iraqis to become po- f tions, including the Meritorious Service Medal lice. Most of Cpl. Barr’s unit still remains in with five Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Com- Diwaniyeh today. PERSONAL EXPLANATION mendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, While we celebrate the safe return of Cor- the Army Achievement Medal, the Senior Par- poral Tony Barr to his home in Allen Park, HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI achutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Michigan, we continue to pray for the safety of OF ILLINIOS Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe, and the all of our sons and daughters who are still IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Order of St. Michael. proudly serving the United States in the newly Jim has repeatedly stood for the defense of Thursday, July 17, 2003 liberated Iraq. this nation, her citizens and their freedom. His Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, on July 14, devotion and commitment to the defense of me in extending the appreciation of the U.S. 2003, I was unavoidably detained and missed freedom and liberty around the world epito- House of Representatives to Corporal Tony rollcall vote No. 357, the Ackerman-LaTourette mizes the words Soldier, Patriot, and Amer- Barr, USMC, for his brave and outstanding amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations ican. Jim is a role model for his four children, service to the United States of America and bill which would require that the USDA expend and a devoted husband to his wife Reba. join me in praying for the safe return of all of no funds to approve meat from downed ani- Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend the gratitude our troops who are in harm’s way in Iraq, Af- mals—animals that are too sick to walk or of myself and the entire nation to Colonel ghanistan, and all other parts of the world. stand—for food. Had I been present, I would Rogers for his service to the United States f have voted ‘‘yea’’. and his hard work in defense of freedom and f liberty around the world. I ask my colleagues TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY PREITE to join me in recognizing Jim’s efforts and TRIBUTE TO COLONEL JAMES E. wishing him well in his new assignment at ROGERS HON. SCOTT McINNIS CENTCOM in Tampa, Florida. OF COLORADO f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MIKE ROGERS HONORING BARBARA ACOSTA Thursday, July 17, 2003 OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this Thursday, July 17, 2003 HON. SCOTT McINNIS body of Congress today to recognize Anthony OF COLORADO Preite for the integral role that he has played Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the economic development of the Western rise today to pay tribute to Colonel James E. United States. Anthony’s long and distin- (Jim) Rogers for his brave and unselfish serv- Thursday, July 17, 2003 guished career has made an indelible mark ice as Commander of the Division Support Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this upon the State of Colorado and the Western Command of the 101st Airborne Screaming body of Congress and this nation today to pay United States. In recognition of his widely re- Eagles. Jim’s great work in the 101st Airborne tribute to a selfless community servant and nowned public service, he was recently recog- during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation dedicated businesswoman from my district, nized with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Enduring Freedom helped to lift the dark Barbara Acosta of Durango, Colorado. An ac- Award, in addition to being selected as the threat that terrorist supporting regimes posed tive member of the Durango community, Bar- Outstanding Fifty State U.S.D.A. Director. to the citizens of the United States and the bara is this year’s recipient of the 2002 Athena Anthony began his career in Montana as a world. Award, presented by the Durango Area Cham- teacher and coach after graduating from Through Jim’s work and leadership, and that ber Resort Association. I would like to join with Northern Montana College in 1963. In 1968, of thousands of other U.S. soldiers, the United the Durango community in honoring Barbara’s Anthony accepted a position as Community States and the Coalition of the Willing brought commitment and recognizing this distinct Development Specialist, where his responsibil- liberty to the oppressed and brutalized people honor. ities included implementing an economic de- of Iraq and Afghanistan. Without a doubt, the The Athena Award is a unique tribute, hon- velopment plan for a portion of north central world can rest easier knowing that these brutal oring women who demonstrate excellence and Montana. He proceeded to serve as Special regimes have been removed from power. The creativity in business, while providing selfless

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.046 E18PT1 E1524 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 service to the community. Barbara is a deserv- REGARDING EFFORTS TO ABOLISH stitution established by the First Morrill Act, in ing recipient, as her business skills and com- SLAVERY AND OTHER HUMAN 1862. munity service are known throughout Durango. RIGHTS ABUSES IN SUDAN Under the bill before us, these universities She opened her first business, the General will get a 17 percent cut for research and edu- Hair Store, in 1982, and has since added a SPEECH OF cation activities. They will also be faced with hair salon, day spa services, and beauty HON. FRANK R. WOLF a 10 percent cut in Extension Grants, which school. Her hard work and dedication to her OF VIRGINIA provide funding for extension offices that work business has indeed made Barbara a re- directly with minority farmers in economically IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spected member of the Durango business distressed areas. community. Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Today, there are 18 black land-grant col- Barbara is also known for her dedication to Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker I rise today in sup- leges and universities in the District of Colum- community service. Barbara has been active port of H. Res. 194, a resolution condemning bia and the Virgin Islands. Mr. Chairman, cuts in a number of committees and organizations, slavery and other gross violations of human of this magnitude would cripple the ability of such as Habitat for Humanity, the Durango Art rights that are occurring in Sudan. 1890 institutions to continue with their original Center, and the Volunteers of America. Bar- I have been to Sudan four times since 1989. mission to train sons and daughters of farm- bara has also been an active fundraiser for a I have seen the conditions on the ground first- ers. Today, many of the schools still focus on variety of non-profit organizations. Barbara hand. Women and children continue to die agriculture by offering curricula that focuses has consistently been at the forefront of com- daily from starvation and illness. According to on research, agribusiness, agricultural engi- munity service projects, always sacrificing her the State Department Country Report on neering, and consumer education. Additionally, time to improve the Durango area. Human Rights, thousands of Dinka women millions of students are able to study every and children have been abducted and sold academic discipline far beyond the scope Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleagues here into slavery, sent to labor camps, and have imagined in the original mission of 1890 land- today in applauding Barbara’s civic-minded- been forced to serve in the military. Nearly two grant institutions. ness and in recognizing this prestigious honor. million people have died and four million have Mr. Chairman, I remind my colleagues that This recognition to Barbara for the work she been displaced as a result of the ongoing civil many states are faced with massive budget does in her community is long overdue, and I war in Sudan. cuts. To combat these deficits, students at our am proud to bring her achievements to the at- On November 4, 2002, the United Nations colleges and universities must bear the brunt tention of this body of Congress today. Con- concluded that the dire human rights situation of the costs. College tuition has seen a dou- gratulations and thanks again, Barbara, for in Sudan had not significantly changed. Nu- ble-digit percentage increases in my home your many years of hard work on behalf of merous human rights organizations, including state of Maryland. Durango. May you have many more to come! Christian Solidarity International, Freedom HBCUs, which often face budget short falls, House, and the American Anti-Slavery Group cannot withstand these cuts and many may f have all called for an end to slavery in Sudan. close if funding of sort is not approved. I urge The House of Representatives has repeatedly all of my colleagues to support this worthwhile REGARDING EFFORTS TO ABOLISH denounced human rights abuses in Sudan. amendment. 1890 land-grant institutions and SLAVERY AND OTHER HUMAN The Government of Sudan and the SPLA the other HBCUs remain a vital part of our na- RIGHTS ABUSES IN SUDAN are beginning to take positive steps toward tion’s history and educational system. Con- reaching lasting peace and we are at a critical gress should not turn their backs on these SPEECH OF moment in the peace negotiations between 1890 land grant institutions. Cutting funding the parties. The war in Sudan must end, but will hurt millions of students. HON. BOBBY L. RUSH it must end in a just peace, a peace in which f OF ILLINOIS all of Sudan can share in its resources, where all Sudanese can worship freely, and in which PAYING TRIBUTE TO ROSS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES all Sudanese are treated with respect and dig- WORLEY Wednesday, July 16, 2003 nity. The people of Sudan have suffered for too long. HON. SCOTT McINNIS Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, our hopes and I urge this body to overwhelmingly pass this OF COLORADO prayers are with those working diligently to se- resolution and I call on the government of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cure peace for the people of Sudan. The on- Sudan to abolish slavery and respect human Thursday, July 17, 2003 going negotiations can be observed with cau- rights. Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this tious optimism that a peace agreement will f soon be at hand. body of Congress and this nation today to pay AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOP- I observed with great interest yesterday’s tribute to Ross Worley of Durango, Colorado. MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- debate on H. Res. 194, regarding the impor- Ross recently retired from Fort Lewis College, ISTRATION, AND RELATED tance of international efforts to abolish slavery where he has directed the Audio/Visual De- AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS and other human rights abuses in Sudan. I partment in their John Reed Library since ACT, 2004 share the concerns of my colleagues and their 1969. As Ross retires, I would like to recog- nize his many years of hard work and dedica- desire to see an end to slavery and human SPEECH OF rights abuses in the Sudan and elsewhere in tion to Fort Lewis College. the world. HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS Ross began his work with Fort Lewis Col- OF MARYLAND lege in 1969, starting first as an audio/visual I want to associate myself with the remarks student assistant before his eventual pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of my distinguished colleague from New York, motion as director of the department. In his 32 Representative ED TOWNS, who so eloquently Monday, July 14, 2003 years as director at Fort Lewis, Ross super- framed the issue on the future of Sudan. The House in Committee of the Whole vised over 150 students, providing each of While we cannot forget the past, there is noth- House on the State of the Union had under them with an exemplary model of commitment. ing we can do to change it. The time has consideration the bill, H.R. 2673: An effective Audio/Visual department can pro- come for us to commit to a lasting peace and Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I rise today vide students with interesting and exciting an end to hostilities and abuses in sub-Saha- to support the amendment offered by Con- ways to present and engage information. With ran Africa. gressman ARTUR DAVIS that will restore $3.5 technology changing daily, Ross worked dili- I join my colleague, Mr. TOWNS, in support million in funding to the 1890 land-grant ac- gently to provide our youth with the edu- of an NGO-Sponsored fact-finding mission to counts. cational tools to succeed in this demanding Sudan and a report on their findings on the The 1890 Land-Grant Institutions were cre- field. current situation in the Sudan with regard to ated as a result of the Second Morrill Act of Mr. Speaker, I am honored to stand before allegations of slavery, human rights abuses 1890, expanding the 1862 system of land- this Congress and this nation to recognize the and religious persecution. I call on others to grant universities to include historically black accomplishments of Ross Worley. His hard join me and Mr. TOWNS in this effort to un- institutions in those states where segregation work and dedication provided Fort Lewis Col- cover the truth about Sudan. denied minorities access to the land-grant in- lege with the ability to reach its students in

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K17JY8.006 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1525 unique, effective ways. Serving an educational Fire Department to serve the Hollywood es mathematics, and the difficulty of the sub- institution is truly a noble calling and Ross’ 32 Heights community. ject means many students need special atten- years of service are truly a remarkable accom- On August 26, 1953, the Hollywood Heights tion. Some need help with general arithmetic plishment. Thank you, Ross, for the service Volunteer Fire Department was officially and some need help with high school level you have provided our community. I wish you formed. Several of the Department’s charter math, like algebra and geometry. These dif- all the best in your retirement. members put their own homes up for collateral ferences have allowed Jeremy to take a f to purchase the first fire truck for the depart- unique approach to general math skills. He ment, which was a 1953 International. While tries to incorporate real world applications, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR this new truck was being built, Towers Fire such as balancing a checkbook. Jeremy in- AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- Apparatus let the department borrow a 1937 stills a positive work ethic in his students; he PRIATIONS ACT, 2004 Studebaker Fire Truck, which contained a makes them believe they can succeed and 300-gallon water holding tank. then helps them to do it. SPEECH OF Hollywood Heights’ first Fire House was lo- Jeremy loves his job at El Pueblo, where he HON. STENY H. HOYER cated at the Community Center next to Holly- develops close relationships with his students. OF MARYLAND wood Heights School from 1953 until 1955. Because the kids come from troubled back- The Department held picnics and bake sales IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grounds, Jeremy makes himself available as a to purchase the present property and a two teacher, friend, and role model. He commonly Wednesday, July 16, 2003 bay building. A larger two bay building was spends extra time with his students, providing The House in Committee of the Whole built in 1963 to allow for additional space, them opportunities they would not otherwise House on the State of the Union had under which provided a meeting room, offices and enjoy. He recently took some of his students consideration the bill (H.R. 2691) making ap- expanded bay areas for the rescue and brush to the University of Colorado—Colorado propriations for the Department of the Inte- fire truck. Springs to compete in a math competition. rior and related agencies for the fiscal year In 1976, the department started holding a Mr. Speaker, the students at El Pueblo Boys ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur- bingo on Monday nights at the Madison Coun- and Girls Ranch include many less fortunate poses: ty Fireman’s Hall. The department had to bor- youth, but Jeremy Koselak’s innovation and Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong row the money to start the bingo from a local hard work have greatly improved their chance support of this Amendment, which would pro- businessman. This fund raising program has of success in the classroom and in life. Jer- vide much needed funding increases for the grown into the department’s biggest source of emy has made Pueblo and the State of Colo- National Endowments for the Arts and the Hu- income and has paid for another addition to rado proud, and I am truly honored to recog- manities. These organizations provide national the Fire House in 1976 and the purchase of nize him here today. Congratulations, Jeremy, recognition and support to projects of cultural trucks and additional equipment that are in keep up the good work and I wish you all the significance and education that preserve and use today. best in your future endeavors. enhance our Nation’s heritage. The department has continued to remain an f The importance of supporting and sustaining active part of the Hollywood Heights commu- the arts is especially critical for our young peo- nity. The department sponsors a free Easter COMMENDING THE HOLY SPIRIT ple, who perform much better in school when egg hunt, holiday pictures with Santa Claus, HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CREW TEAM their academic programs are combined with various fire fighting demonstrations and dona- ON THEIR PEABODY CUP CHAM- music, dance, drama or the visual arts. In fact, tions to the Hollywood Heights Elementary PIONSHIP AT THE HENLEY RE- the No Child Left Behind Act specifically lists School, the Shriners Hospital and the GATTA the arts as one of the core subjects that all Caseyville Food Pantry. schools should teach. Today, the department has over 25 mem- HON. FRANK A. LoBIONDO But ensuring adequate support for the arts bers with a ladder truck, two front line pump- OF NEW JERSEY is not simply about providing cultural enrich- ers, one rescue truck, one Brush/Mini pumper IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment or enhancing educational opportunities. and an in-house cascade system to meet the Thursday, July 17, 2003 It is also about ensuring the economic well- department’s needs. They continue to add being of our communities. The nonprofit arts modern state-of-the-art fire fighting equipment Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to industry alone generates $134 billion annually to the department and play a major part in commend the members and coaches of the in economic activity and $10.5 billion in federal their community and the area. Holy Spirit High School Girls’ Crew Team of tax revenue. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Absecon, New Jersey on their winning the The National Endowments for the Arts and in honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Holly- coveted Peabody Cup world championship at Humanities are worthwhile investments of our wood Heights Volunteer Fire Department and the 16th Annual Henley Women’s Regatta federal tax dollars, and I strongly support the recognize the great work that it does in the held at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng- Slaughter-Dicks amendment to increase their community to benefit the health, safety and land on June 22, 2003. The girls’ varsity eight funding by $15 million. welfare of its citizens. defeated the Kingston Grammar School in the final 1,500 meter race by two boat lengths in f f a time of five minutes, eighteen seconds. This HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVER- PAYING TRIBUTE TO JEREMY victory in the final came just hours after Holy SARY OF THE HOLLYWOOD KOSELAK Spirit defeated the British national junior HEIGHTS VOLUNTEER FIRE DE- champion team in the morning semifinal. PARTMENT HON. SCOTT McINNIS Holy Spirit’s proud championship tradition is OF COLORADO well-known in the world’s rowing community HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and this team has upheld and enhanced that OF ILLINOIS tradition with their victory this year. They have Thursday, July 17, 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a direct link with another world championship Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege Holy Spirit crew. Their coach, Joe Welsh, was Thursday, July 17, 2003 today to recognize an outstanding educator a member of the Holy Spirit boys’ crew team Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to from my district. Jeremy Koselak of Pueblo, that won a world championship at Henley in ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Colorado is my state’s recipient of the Educa- 1976. No doubt, the achievements of the girls’ the 50th Anniversary of the Hollywood Heights tor of the Year Award given out by the Colo- varsity eight in the 2003 Henley are a wel- Fire Department. rado Association of Family and Children Agen- come addition to the Holy Spirit championship In December, 1952, a group of local men cies. Jeremy was an obvious choice for the tradition and will serve to inspire young row- decided that the area needed a Fire Depart- award, as he has dedicated his time and ef- ers. ment. The first charter members, Jack Frost, forts to teaching troubled children the skills I congratulate Coach Welsh and the mem- John Hurt, Roy Reynolds, Neal Butler, W. they need to be successful in life. bers of the Holy Spirit girls’ varsity eight—bow Gebbard, John Sharp, Jack Caldwell, Bob Wil- Jeremy recently completed his first year at Robin Cascoli, Kristen Haneman, Robyn Bren- liams, Oma Rust, Walter Leicht and Guy An- El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, a school de- nan, Jen Maslanka, Andrea Haneman, Eileen derson went door-to-door and business-to- signed to help children escape problems that Welsh, Christa Laquinta, stroke Teri business asking for donations to start a new have plagued them in the past. Jeremy teach- Francesco and coxswain Jamie Marcone—on

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K17JY8.007 E18PT1 E1526 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 their victory at the Henley Women’s Regatta to a great musician. Noted as one of the most continues to captivate, motivate, and inspire become world champions and offer on behalf accomplished bassists of our time, Keter Betts current and future generations. We are glad of all the residents of the Second Congres- stands among the rare musicians who exude that his family and friends are sharing this sional District of New Jersey our appreciation a very special aura. A native of Port Chester, special day with him and we pause to remem- for their achievements. New York, Betts possessed the drive and pas- ber his loving wife who passed away in 2000. f sion for music at an early age. Betts credits a On this day of celebration, we commemorate local parade event as a major spark in his the contributions of Keter Betts and wish him HONORING THE LIFE OF CELIA love for jazz music. After that event, Keter was all of the best on his 75th birthday. CRUZ certain that the drum would be his lifelong mu- f sical companion. Although Keter worked hard HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN and mastered drumming, after a while, Betts PAYING TRIBUTE TO SAM OF NEW JERSEY grew tired of carrying his drums up many STAPLETON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flights of stairs and found that the bass would Thursday, July 17, 2003 serve as a more comparable instrument. He HON. SCOTT McINNIS Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight did not know that this decision would many OF COLORADO to pay tribute to the ‘‘Queen of Salsa,’’ Celia years later bring him to the forefront of jazz IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cruz. Ms. Cruz passed away yesterday at her music. Thursday, July 17, 2003 home in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which is lo- Keter Betts established himself in jazz cated in my Congressional District. She is sur- music as an exemplar of excellence in musi- Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to vived by her husband Pedro Knight. cianship. His extraordinary career spanning six stand before this body of Congress and this Born in Havana, Cuba, Celia Cruz fled to decades, numerous recordings, and musical nation today to pay tribute to a dedicated com- the United States to free herself of the brutal genius all stand as a monument to his con- munity servant from my district, Sam Stapleton dictatorship of Fidel Castro. She became a tribution to jazz. Mr. Betts’ professional career of Aspen, Colorado. Sam has overseen the United States citizen in 1961, and refused to began in Washington DC, working with New Aspen Fire District Board for 50 years, many return to her homeland as long as Castro re- York native and tenor saxophonist Carmen of them as its President. His hard work and mained in power. She did, however, attempt to Leggio. Just fresh out of high school, Keter determination have created a top-notch volun- return to Cuba for her father’s funeral, but played his first gig with Leggio at the age of teer department that protects 87 square miles Castro refused to give her permission to at- 19. This thirteen week gig in the heart of of land in and around Aspen. Fifty years of tend. Washington, DC would set the stage for Betts service is truly a remarkable feat, and I join Celia Cruz is widely considered to be a pio- to travel the world impressing listeners and with my colleagues in offering our congratula- neer of salsa—reinventing and bringing Latin musical scholars alike with his command of tions and appreciation to Sam today. music to its now more familiar sound of up- the acoustic bass. Before joining the fire board, Sam and his beat vigorous dance rhythms and rich musical Keter has performed with Jazz icons includ- wife Elizabeth raised sheep and cattle on the flavors. She was a true performer. Her power- ing Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, Earl family ranch. As a landowner, Sam knew first- ful alto voice carried her concerts, which were Bostic, Woody Herman, Cannonball Adderly, hand the vulnerability that he and his neigh- accompanied by sensational dancing that al- Charlie Byrd, and an impressive twenty four bors had to wildfire. When he was approached ways seemed to lift audience members from year career with the legendary Ella Fitzgerald. to become a member of the board in 1953, their seats as they joined along. Keter’s melodic thumping bass lines can be Sam jumped at the opportunity. There, he With a genuine love of life and passion for heard on many of her recordings. In addition, helped turn the Aspen Volunteer Fire Depart- family and friends, Celia Cruz represented the Mr. Betts has time and time again enhanced ment into an effective, efficient force. Sam true spirit of the Latin people through her the musical recordings of numerous Jazz art- was instrumental in the purchase of a new, music. Her music spread across the world. ists and has been a performer on over one fully functional fire engine, and three new sta- From Latin America to Asia, the music of Celia hundred recordings including those of Count tions. Today the department owns and oper- Cruz touched the lives of countless people of Basie, Tommy Flanagan, Sam Jones, and ates over $4 million in equipment, assets that all races, religions, and ethnicities. Kenny Burrell, among several others. More- provide Aspen with needed protection. Throughout her six decade-long career, in over, Mr. Betts also recorded a solo CD on his Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Sam which she recorded more than 70 albums and own label entitled Bass, Buddies, and Blues Stapleton’s accomplishments before this Con- performed in 10 movies, Celia Cruz received (1998). gress and this nation. His hard work has many great honors, including a star on Holly- He and his wife Mildred made Washington helped make the community safer, and helped wood’s Walk of Fame, five Grammy Awards, DC their home as newlyweds in 1953. Here to protect some of the most beautiful land in two Latin Grammy Awards, a Lifetime they raised a family of five children. Through- the United States. Thank you, Sam, for the Achievement Award from the Smithsonian In- out the years, Keter has committed himself to service you have provided our community. I stitution and the National Medal of Arts, which contributing to the greater Washington, DC wish you all the best in the years to come. President Clinton awarded her in 1994. Celia metropolitan area. Within the academic com- f Cruz also received honorary doctorates from munity, Keter has worked with the Washington Yale University, the University of Miami, and Performing Arts Society’s Concerts in Schools HONORING THE QUEEN OF SALSA, Florida International University. Additionally, Program, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the CELIA CRUZ streets in Costa Rica, Mexico, Miami, and Performing Arts and the HeadStart program. New York bear her name. In addition, Keter spends time imparting to fu- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL The world has suffered a great loss with the ture Jazz legends by serving as a music lec- OF NEW YORK passing of Celia Cruz. But the world is a much turer at Howard University. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES richer place thanks to the timeless music that Keter Betts’ numerous commendations for Thursday, July 17, 2003 she gave all of us, which will surely be passed his excellence in jazz further demonstrate his on from generation to generation. To all of her positive relationship with the Washington, DC Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fans from around and the world, and to Celia community. Keter has been inducted into the honor the legendary Celia Cruz, who passed Cruz herself who is still with us in spirit and Washington Area Music Association Hall of away of cancer on July 16, 2003, at the age looking down upon us from heaven, I say, Fame. Mr. Betts has also been honored with of 78. Azucar! the Linowes Leadership Award from the Com- I join with the people of my district and other f munity Foundation for the National Capital Re- citizens of the global community in mourning KETER BETTS IS SEVENTY-FIVE gion, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Living the loss of the woman who was rightly called Legacy Jazz Award and most recently he was ‘‘La Reina de la Salsa.’’ I recall fondly her solo HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. selected to receive the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foun- and group performances with many musical dation’s 2003 Living Legacy Jazz Award. greats, but in particular the ones with my late OF MICHIGAN Keter has shared his musical gift with inter- dear friend, Tito Puente. I recall most notably IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES national audiences and has performed on her performances at the John F. Kennedy Thursday, July 17, 2003 stages in South America, Europe, the Middle Center in Washington, D.C. during the Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, hard work, East and numerous stages across the United Americanos Festival and the Hispanic Herit- persistence, and passion are all trademarks of States. Through his musical genius, has and age Awards.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.054 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1527 Ms. Cruz changed the world through her She toured with the group constantly, bring hard-won emotion to a lovelorn Cuban voice, helping not only to establish modern sometimes singing five sets a day; they were son. salsa music but also set a bar of excellence also headliners at Havana’s most celebrated ‘‘When people hear me sing,’’ she said in an interview with The New York Times, ‘‘I want for all performers, male and female. She rose nightclub, the Tropicana, and performed on radio and television. But in 1960, a year after them to be happy, happy, happy. I don’t want from humble roots in Cuba to become a global Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, she was them thinking about when there’s not any citizen who’s gift of song and dance extended touring Mexico with La Sonora Matancera money, or when there’s fighting at home. My beyond language through more than 70 al- and decided not to return to Cuba. Years message is always felicidad—happiness.’’ bums that incorporated everything from later, Cuba refused permission for her to at- In a career that began in the 1940’s, Ms. mambo, to son, to modern reggae and hip- tend her father’s funeral. Cruz sang with every major Latin bandleader Ms. Cruz moved to New York in 1961, and and recorded more than 70 albums. She sang hop. Ms. Cruz’s unique vocal abilities earned a full spectrum of Afro-Cuban music, from her hundreds of awards and honors, including later to Fort Lee. In 1962, she married Pedro Knight, a trumpeter from La Sonora the religious chants of santeria to mambos a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Matancera who became her musical director and cha-chas to modern salsa. Yet unlike three honorary doctorates. Her talent earned and manager. He survives her, along with many of the Latin musicians in her wake, her fans all over the world, serving to proudly two sisters, Gladys Becquer and Dolores she didn’t court a crossover audience. She re- uplift Latinos worldwide and helping to break Cruz. corded in Spanish, modestly saying that her down racial and gender barriers in unprece- In New York, she held on to her Cuban English was not good enough. Ms. Cruz was born in Havana to a poor dented ways in music, politics and culture. Her roots while adding some of the city’s Puerto Rican and later Dominican elements to her family, and she regularly sang her brothers grace and hard work kept her producing and sisters to sleep. She won a radio talent Grammy-winning albums until the very end of music. She sang with Tito Puente’s orches- tra in the 1960’s, a collaboration she periodi- contest after a cousin took her to the radio station Garcia Serra; first prize was a cake. her life, challenging the perception that life, cally renewed through the next decades, and She went on to study at the Havana Conserv- success and beauty stop at the certain age. in the 1970’s she also sang with bandleaders atory and to sing on radio programs. In 1950, Our condolences naturally go out to her like Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colo´ n and Ray she joined La Sonora Matancera, Cuba’s husband Pedro, who more than anyone knew Barretto. She performed with the Fania All- most popular band. ‘‘I wanted to be a moth- the rare and precious jewel that we had Stars at Yankee Stadium in 1975. er, a teacher and a housewife,’’ she told The ‘‘Women are afraid to sing salsa,’’ she once among us. However, while she has departed New York Times. ‘‘But when I began to sing said. ‘‘I don’t know why. Maybe they think this earthly plane, her legacy will live forever with La Sonora Matancera, I thought, ‘This it’s for men.’’ She added, ‘‘But I think every- in the hearts and minds of those who cher- is my chance, and I’m going to do it.’ ’’ body can sing everything.’’ She toured with the group constantly, ished her work in present and the generations She continued to modernize her music, sometimes singing five sets a day; they were of those fans yet to be born. working with Miami-based producers like also headliners at Havana’s most celebrated I leave with my colleagues two articles writ- Willy Chirino and Emilio Estefan and with nightclub, the Tropicana, and performed on ten respectively by the New York Times’ Jon Sergio George in New York, who produced radio and television. But in 1960, a year after Pareles and the Washington Post’s Eugene her most recent albums. She also collabo- Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, she was Robinson. The article details Ms. Cruz’s ac- rated with many of the musicians who ad- touring Mexico with La Sonora Matancera complishments and why life was always better mired her, among them Luciano Pavarotti, and decided not to return to Cuba. Years with a little bit of ‘‘Azucar!’’ Gloria Estefan, David Byrne of Talking later, Cuba refused permission for her to at- Heads and the Brazilian songwriter Caetano [From the New York Times, July 17, 2003] tend her father’s funeral. Veloso. CELIA CRUZ, PETITE POWERHOUSE OF LATIN Ms. Cruz moved to New York in 1961, and In 1989, Ms. Cruz won a Grammy award for later to Fort Lee. In 1962, she married Pedro MUSIC, DIES AT 77 best tropical Latin performance for an Knight, a trumpeter from La Sonora (By Jon Pareles) album in collaboration with Mr. Barretto, Matancera who became her musical director Celia Cruz, the Cuban singer who became ‘‘Ritmo en el Corazo´ n.’’ In 1989, Yale Univer- and manager. He survives her, along with the queen of Latin music, died yesterday at sity awarded Ms. Cruz an honorary doctorate two sisters, Gladys Becquer and Dolores her home in Fort Lee, N.J. She was 77. (alongside Stephen Hawking), and in 1990 the Cruz. The cause was complications after surgery main street of Little Havana in Miami, Calle In New York, she held on to her Cuban for a brain tumor, said a spokeswoman, Ocho, added the name Celia Cruz Way. In roots while adding some of the city’s Puerto Blanca Lasalle. 1994, President Clinton gave her the National Rican and later Dominican elements to her Onstage, Ms. Cruz was a petite woman who Medal of Arts. She won the first Latin music. She sang with Tito Puente’s orches- wore tight, glittering dresses and towering Grammy Award for best tropical album in tra in the 1960’s, a collaboration she periodi- wigs, dancing in high heels and belting songs 2000. Until last year, Ms. Cruz continued to cally renewed through the next decades, and that she punctuated with shouts of perform and record constantly on an inter- in the 1970’s she also sang with bandleaders ‘‘Azucar!’’ (‘‘Sugar!’’). She was a vocal pow- national circuit that included jazz festivals like Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colo´ n and Ray erhouse, with a tough, raspy voice that could and arena concerts along with Latin clubs. Barretto. She performed with the Fania All- ride the percussive attack of a rumba or She had surgery for a brain tumor in De- Stars at Yankee Stadium in 1975. bring hard-won emotion to a lovelorn Cuban cember 2002, but in February she returned to ‘‘Women are afraid to sing salsa,’’ she once son. the studio to record an album, ‘‘Regalo de said. ‘‘I don’t know why. Maybe they think ‘‘When people hear me sing,’’ she said in an Alma,’’ that is due for release Aug. 5 on Sony it’s for men.’’ She added, ‘‘But I think every- interview with The New York Times, ‘‘I want Discos. That same month, her 2002 album, body can sing everything.’’ them to be happy, happy, happy. I don’t want ‘‘La Negra Tiene Tumbao,’’ won the Grammy She continued to modernize her music, them thinking about when there’s not any Award for best salsa album. In March, the working with Miami-based producers like money, or when there’s fighting at home. My Telemundo network broadcast a live concert Willy Chirino and Emilio Estefan and with message is always felicidad—happiness.’’ tribute to Ms. Cruz, in which she performed Sergio George in New York, who produced In a career that began in the 1940’s, Ms. alongside other Latin stars, including Marc her most recent albums. She also collabo- Cruz sang with every major Latin bandleader Anthony, to raise money for the Celia Cruz rated with many of the musicians who ad- and recorded more than 70 albums. She sang Foundation for Hispanic students to study mired her, among them Luciano Pavarotti, a full spectrum of Afro-Cuban music, from music. It will give its first five grants on her Gloria Estefan, David Byrne of Talking the religious chants of santeria to mambos birthday this year, Oct. 21. Heads and the Brazilian songwriter Caetano and cha-chas to modern salsa. Yet unlike Veloso. many of the Latin musicians in her wake, [From the Washington Post, July 17, 2003] In 1989, Ms. Cruz won a Grammy award for she didn’t court a crossover audience. She re- best tropical Latin performance for an SUGAR AND SALSA corded in Spanish, modestly saying that her album in collaboration with Mr. Barretto, English was not good enough. (By Eugene Robinson) ‘‘Ritmo en el Corazo´ n.’’ In 1989, Yale Univer- Ms. Cruz was born in Havana to a poor Celia Cruz, the Cuban singer who became sity awarded Ms. Cruz an honorary doctorate family, and she regularly sang her brothers the queen of Latin music, died yesterday at (alongside Stephen Hawking), and in 1990 the and sisters to sleep. She won a radio talent her home in Fort Lee, N.J. She was 77. main street of Little Havana in Miami, Calle contest after a cousin took her to the radio The cause was complications after surgery Ocho, added the name Celia Cruz Way. In station Garcia Serra; first prize was a cake. for a brain tumor, said a spokeswoman, 1994, President Clinton gave her the National She went on to study at the Havana Conserv- Blanca Lasalle. Medal of Arts. She won the first Latin atory and to sing on radio programs. In 1950, Onstage, Ms. Cruz was a petite woman who Grammy Award for best tropical album in she joined La Sonora Matancera, Cuba’s wore tight, glittering dresses and towering 2000. Until last year, Ms. Cruz continued to most popular band. ‘‘I wanted to be a moth- wigs, dancing in high heels and belting songs perform and record constantly on an inter- er, a teacher and a housewife,’’ she told The that she punctuated with shouts of national circuit that included jazz festivals New York Times. ‘‘But when I began to sing ‘‘Azucar!’’ (‘‘Sugar!’’). She was a vocal pow- and arena concerts along with Latin clubs. with La Sonora Matancera, I thought, ‘This erhouse, with a tough, raspy voice that could She had surgery for a brain tumor in De- is my chance, and I’m going to do it.’’’ ride the percussive attack of a rumba or cember 2002, but in February she returned to

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.057 E18PT1 E1528 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 the studio to record an album, ‘‘Regalo de conservation, energy, rural development and 6401 of the Farm Bill, provided $40 million a Alma,’’ that is due for release Aug. 5 on Sony research program funding in this year’s Agri- year in mandatory funding. The program was Discos. That same month, her 2002 album, culture Appropriations Bill. I realize this year created to spur development of new uses for ‘‘La Negra Tiene Tumbao,’’ won the Grammy has been especially difficult in light of the Award for best salsa album. In March, the agricultural products, and the 2002 Farm Bill Telemundo network broadcast a live concert need for funding cuts. However, there are a amended the program to include renewable tribute to Ms. Cruz, in which she performed number of programs that I feel are critical, in- energy. [The House Agriculture Appropriations alongside other Latin stars, including Marc cluding the Environmental Quality Incentives Bill only provides $13 million in discretionary Anthony, to raise money for the Celia Cruz Program, the Conservation Security Program, funding for Rural Cooperative Development Foundation for Hispanic students to study the Wetland Reserve Program, and the Re- Grants. Of this amount $4,000,000 is for music. It will give its first five grants on her newable Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency value-added market development grants.] birthday this year, Oct. 21. Grants and Value-Added Agricultural Product Empowering America’s farmers to produce f Market Development Grant Programs. clean, renewable energy is critical if we ever Passage of the 2002 Farm Bill was a bipar- hope to achieve energy independence. By in- PAYING TRIBUTE TO TOM tisan victory for conservation, renewable en- HARTNEY tegrating renewable energy development initia- ergy and rural America. It contained landmark tives throughout the Farm Bill, America’s farm- conservation, renewable energy, research, ers can receive the support they need to de- HON. SCOTT McINNIS and rural development programs. The bill au- velop their renewable energy resources, in- OF COLORADO thorized nearly $3 billion for USDA conserva- cluding bioenergy, wind, solar, and geo- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion programs in FY 2004, including for fund- thermal. Thursday, July 17, 2003 ing for working lands incentives programs like The environmental and geopolitical risks as- the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with pro- sociated with continued dependence on for- the Conservation Security Program. However, eign oil are simply unsustainable. Dependence found sadness that I take this opportunity to the FY 2004 Agriculture Appropriations Bill pay tribute to the life and memory of a dedi- on fossil fuels has affected public health and would reduce these critical programs. our environment and unnecessarily diverted cated community member in my state, Tom By providing funding for working lands pro- American dollars abroad when they could be Hartney of Durango, Colorado. Tom passed grams like EQIP and CSP in the 2002 Farm kept at home. Long term, the United States away recently at the age of 72 and as his fam- Bill, Congress dramatically increased funds to must develop realistic alternatives to depend- ily mourns their loss, I would like to take this help farmers manage working lands to moment to pay tribute to his life and accom- produce food, while also enhancing water ency on fossil fuels and these funds will en- plishments here today. quality and wildlife habitat. EQIP shares the able us to begin sooner rather than later. Tom grew up in the Midwest, graduating cost of a broad range of land management American farmers are fully capable of and from Northwestern University in Illinois. He practices that help the environment, includes want to become part of a long-term solution to married his wife Shelly in 1956 and they more efficient use of fertilizers and pesticides, ending this harmful dependence. And, they began their life together in Michigan. The cou- and promotes innovative technologies for ma- can do so knowing that renewable energy pro- ple eventually moved to Durango in 1979 and nure management. CSP is a new program that duction represents new income streams for fell in love with their new surroundings. Tom will link conservation payments to gradually in- their farms. became involved in the Durango Community, creasing levels of performance. Overall, these Protecting funding for projects like those list- beginning with his membership in the local programs will provide farmers the tools and in- ed above is crucial because they represent a Rotary Club. He spent his time raising and centives they need to meet major environ- first step toward enlisting the help of the agri- contributing money to the college scholarship mental challenges. cultural sector in a quest toward energy inde- fund, and serving as the club historian. When In addition, farmers have offered to restore pendence. I hope that as we complete the FY not helping the Rotary Club, Tom helped the more than 600,000 acres of lost wetlands by 2004 appropriations process we can enhance community youth by coaching in the Babe enrolling farmland into the Wetlands Reserve the funding for these innovative programs. Ruth Baseball League. Tom provided his play- Program and restoring them. The Agriculture f ers with a role model, as a coach they could Appropriations Bill proposes to cut, rather than A TRIBUTE TO CELIA CRUZ look up to and admire. increase, funding for the Wetlands Reserve One of Tom’s greatest contributions was the Program, which provides perpetual easements time he spent serving on the Durango School on farmland land and wetland restoration HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Board. Tom served there for five years, funds, this significantly reducing the benefits of OF FLORIDA spending one year as its President. Even after the program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his retirement, Tom stayed involved with the The Renewable Energy and Energy Effi- Thursday, July 17, 2003 school system, spending time consulting and ciency Improvements Program [(Sec. 9006) of Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, today, advising the new members and committees. the Energy Title] and the Value-Added Agricul- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to stand before tural Market Product Development Grants Pro- the Latin music world mourns the passing of this body of Congress and this nation to pay gram [(Sec. 6401) of the Rural Development ‘‘The Queen of Salsa’’, ‘‘La Reina de la tribute to the life and legacy of Tom Hartney. Title] were designed to spur the growth of re- Salsa’’, Celia Cruz, who passed away 43 Tom was a solid contributor to his community newable energy within the agricultural sector. years and one day after she left her home- and his nation, and I am grateful for his serv- Unfortunately, the House Appropriations Agri- land, Cuba, for the United States. I am hon- ice. My thoughts and prayers go out to Tom’s culture bill eliminates mandatory spending for ored to recall how Celia Cruz, the world-re- family and friends during their time of loss. both programs. nowned performer, and I crossed paths at dif- ferent moments. She sang at my first victory f Congress provided $23 million a year in mandatory funds under section 9006 of the party, celebrating my win as the first Cuban- AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- Farm Bill to provide grants, loans, and loan American woman to win a seat in Congress in MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- guarantees to farmers, ranchers, and rural a special election in 1989. She accompanied ISTRATION, AND RELATED small businesses for the development of re- me to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when I went to AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS newable energy projects and energy efficiency visit the Cuban rafters detained on our base, ACT, 2004 improvements. Sec. 9006 will help farmers to see for myself their living conditions and save money by lowering their energy costs physical well-being. I will never forget how she SPEECH OF through efficiency improvements, and by ena- kissed the ground when our plane landed and HON. SHERWOOD BOEHLERT bling them to produce some of their own on- how she sang that day to the Cubans held there with the passion and love of a true na- OF NEW YORK farm power. It also provides farmers the seed tive who has been presented the chance of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES money needed to develop and market their re- newable energy resources. This funding was standing on her native soil, even though Monday, July 14, 2003 embraced by the administration and both poignantly, it was on our base, after so many The House in Committee of the Whole houses of Congress. However, today’s bill years. She was also a friend to the Repub- House on the State of the Union had under only provides only $3 million in discretionary lican Party, performing at the 2000 Republican consideration the bill, H.R. 2673: funding for section 9006. convention in Philadelphia, where President Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, I rise today The Value-Added Agricultural Product Mar- George W. Bush accepted the nomination to to express my concern about proposed cuts to ket Development Grant program, under Sec. the presidency.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.060 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1529 In her long career, Celia Cruz never forgot PAYING TRIBUTE TO EDWARD husbands & wives the more . . . who’ve lost the country of her birth, evoking Cuba in every ATENCIO such loves, oh what a burden bore. For we are such fine friends . . . so very far performance, but never returning to her home- across the shores as here so lies in time, now land. She was a political exile who never re- HON. SCOTT McINNIS etched in history adorned, such a great trib- turned to Cuba, not even when her father OF COLORADO ute to our love . . . as has so endured lies died, denied entry by Fidel Castro, who was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES such a bond from so very far across the still angry at her defection many years before. shores, with such unity as woven . . . all Thursday, July 17, 2003 throughout time all the more. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this For from these two great nations . . . as Celia was the lead singer of La Sonora body of Congress today to recognize the de- there would so rise a love and kinship, such Matancera, Cuba’s most popular orchestra. voted service that Edward Atencio has pro- that wars would not let despise, that even time and distance . . . still could not deny as The group headlined Havana’s world-famous vided to the students of his hometown in San Tropicana nightclub and casino and toured the a true and fine meeting of the minds . . . as Luis, Colorado. Edward is retiring from Cen- a uniting of brothers and sisters . . . as there United States and Central and South America. tennial High School after having served as bringing such tears to eyes. La Sonora Matancera’s fame and frequent Athletic Director for the last 31 years. I com- For once upon a time . . . from this the tours provided them an escape route, by pre- mend him for the positive impact that he has great land of kings and queens of so divine tending they were going on another tour, had upon so many young individuals in my came colonies, from far across the seas . . . never returning to Cuba. district. with such splendid people, with such great Edward moved to the San Luis Valley as a dreams, so very fine and with this journey I am honored to be here today to talk about came, a great revolution of the same . . . as a music legend. She recorded more than 70 small child with his parents and two brothers. a bond dissolved and wars so intervened in He graduated from Adams State College in albums, many of them gold and platinum time. 1968 with a Bachelor’s degree in Health, records, and received twelve Grammy nomina- And as then, throughout the many years as Physical Education, and Recreation in 1968. again . . . such a cherished bond, as so tions, winning for the first time in 1989. Celia He proceeded to obtain a Master’s degree formed here . . . as such a splendid reconcili- was honored with stars and street sections in from Adams State College four years later and ation, as so appeared and throughout war some of the most well-known avenues of the ultimately obtained his Type D administrator worlds & evils endured, together as friends, world. Hollywood gave her a star on the Walk certificate at Western State College. Edward’s to this world we’ve stood as one so very of Fame in 1987. Miami’s Calle Ocho was clear. qualifications as Athletic Director also include For from this great land has come, such named ‘‘Celia Cruz Way’’ and presented her advanced coursework at the University of Col- cherished gifts to us among as our father, with a star, an honor she has received in other orado, Colorado State University, and the Uni- our true beloved son . . . one George Wash- cities such as San Jose´, Costa Rica and the versity of Northern Colorado. ington, who to this nation his heart has sung Plaza Galerı´a in Mexico City, Mexico. She re- Edward’s first endeavor after joining the and another such splendid gift . . . that of ceived many awards and distinctions, which Centennial faculty was to build a track facility ‘‘hope’’ by a man named ‘‘Bob’’ . . . whose America’s heart has forever rung. include a Lifetime Achievement Award from in order to create a track and field team. Ed- ward’s dedication to his students has persisted And to this very day, as spreads so far the Smithsonian Institution, the prestigious across the way ingrained within our very Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hispanic over the past 35 years, teaching close to hearts, lies the United Kingdom . . . for 4,600 students and coaching approximately Heritage Awards, and in 1994, she received in whom we all so pray who have so over the 1,400 student athletes over the course of his the White House the highest honor the United many decades, made our Nation shine in so career. Dating back to 1978, Edward has re- many ways, into this promised land we see States can bestow on an artist: the National ceived 40 distinguished awards in addition to today. Endowment for the Arts. his nominations for Colorado Prep Coach of And as the years so pass within our hearts Celia Cruz was a musical icon that made the Year and Colorado Teacher of the Year. we ask, that this fine bond which we’ve so While Edward is grateful for the personal rec- made . . . shall to ever last for this our great Cuban music known beyond our national bor- love & friendship which has so evolved . . . ders while touching different generations. ognition he has received, he most appreciates recorded now in history, has forever stood Lovers of Latin music worldwide embraced her the gratitude that he receives from his former steadfast. style and boundless energy on the stage as students and athletes. Given his invitation to Now as such fine friends, so very far across they enjoyed her contagious music and return as a substitute teacher, Edward’s in- the shores as so lies such a bond, as one for all and all for one . . . into our love as rhythms. For the Cuban American exile com- volvement with Centennial High School will likely continue even after his formal retirement poured . . . as lies there forever more across munity, she was the link between young as Athletic Director position. the highs seas & distant shores, a blessing to Cuban Americans and their parents’ genera- Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct privilege to two countries . . . within one another this love shall endure. tion, making Cuba a reality to the younger recognize Edward’s achievements and laud- generation by providing them with the music able record of public service before you today. f that entertained their parents and their grand- Individuals like Edward embody the dedication parents. HONORING THE DETROIT HISTOR- and commitment necessary to impart strong ICAL MUSEUM’S 75TH ANNIVER- Celia’s fondest dream never became a re- values to future generations and allow them SARY ality: the opportunity of returning to a free and the opportunity to succeed. I commend Ed- democratic Cuba. This woman who sang for ward for his long and prolific career and wish HON. JOHN CONYERS, Jr. presidents and heads of state worldwide sim- him all the best in his future endeavors. OF MICHIGAN ply wanted to return one day to the country f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES she had known. She hoped to one day per- SO FAR ACROSS THE SHORES form again in the land of her birth, and to utter Thursday, July 17, 2003 her signature catch phrase ‘‘Azucar’’ to her fel- HON. NICK SMITH Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to low Cubans. She left us before her dream be- honor the Detroit Historical Museum on the OF MICHIGAN came a reality, but I say ‘‘Azucar’’ in her honor occasion of the museum’s 75th anniversary. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and in her memory. The museum, along with Historic Fort Wayne, Thursday, July 17, 2003 the Dossin Great Lakes Museum and the De- Celia, I know that you can hear us this Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I troit Historical Society, comprise the Detroit evening. We love you and your music will con- Historical Museums and Society, and I com- tinue to live in our hearts. We will never forget present a writing by Albert Carey Caswell, one of our Capitol historians, dedicated to the mend them on the wonderful job they have you. I promise you, Celia, that I will continue done chronicling Detroit’s three-hundred year to work tirelessly in the U.S. Congress for your United Kingdom—in honor of Tony Blair’s ad- dress to the joint session of Congress. history. dream of a free and democratic Cuba. At that The idea of recording the city’s history time, the Cuban people will once again be To send our fine sons and daughters off to die, off to death and war to there throughout through museums developed in 1914, when able to enjoy your music filled with rich, Cuban the ages, to share such pain, such grief, such historian Clarence M. Burton donated his ex- rhythms and Afro beats ‘‘en libertad’’—in free- death and gore . . . as together we’ve en- tensive collection of historical papers to the dom. May you rest in peace, Celia! dured mothers & fathers, sisters & brothers, Detroit Public Library. The donation of these

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.063 E18PT1 E1530 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 papers inspired a meeting of Burton and 19 PAYING TRIBUTE TO JUNE OWENS ico. ‘‘Smokey Bear’’ soon became the center other local historians in 1921, resulting in the of the U.S. Forest Service’s campaign to pre- formation of the Detroit Historical Society. In HON. SCOTT McINNIS vent forest fires. 1927, the Society appointed J. Bell Moran to OF COLORADO In addition to his work treating large and create the Detroit Historical Museum. In 1928, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES small animals, Edwin’s professional achieve- ments included serving as secretary for the the museum opened in what is now the Cad- Thursday, July 17, 2003 illac Tower. In 1942, under the direction of New Mexico Veterinary Exam Board and as former Detroit News columnist George Stark, Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a sol- veterinarian for the Santa Fe Downs racetrack. the Detroit Historical Society began raising emn heart that I stand before this Congress Yet he still found time to give back to the com- funds to acquire a building to house the mu- and this nation today to pay tribute to the life munity. Edwin was active in the Elks, Masons seum. In 1945, the Society donated the and passing of June Owens, an outstanding and Lions Clubs in addition to working with the money that it had raised and its collection of citizen of the State of Colorado. The beloved Boy Scouts and serving as a church deacon. mother of five children passed away at the items to the city, leading to a city charter and Even in his eighth decade, Edwin volunteered age of 86, leaving a legacy of hard work, com- the subsequent dedication of the museum in at a Cooperative Care Center, drove for Meals mitment, and a kind, loving spirit we would all 1951, Detroit’s 250th anniversary. The 1940’s on Wheels, and took part in activities at his be wise to emulate. I am honored to recognize brought the acquisition and opening of Historic church. her accomplishments and her life here today. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Fort Wayne, which the city procured from the June was a North Dakota native, growing up Federal Government in 1949. The final com- the life and memory of Edwin Smith. He was in Fargo and attending North Dakota State a true community servant who loved to help ponent of the Detroit Historical Museums and University. Upon graduation, she moved to animals and people alike. To his family, Society, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Minneapolis and began work at a local news- friends, and the many people in the commu- opened in 1961. paper. While in Minnesota she met Arthur nity whose lives he touched, Edwin Smith will The Detroit Historical Museum’s collection of Owens, and the two married in 1943. June be deeply missed. My condolences go out to artifacts and exhibits is quite extensive. Visi- eventually found her way to Colorado, where his family and friends during their time of be- tors to the museum can walk Detroit’s eight- she would spend the rest of her adult life. reavement. eenth century cobblestone streets and visit an June was more than a mother to her five authentic fur trading post part of ‘‘The Streets children; she was a teacher and a role model f of Old Detroit’’. They can explore the industry as well. Her son Bill, the Governor of my BROWN-WAITE HONORING NATHAN that gave the ‘‘Motor City’’ its name, by walk- state, acknowledges that his mother provided ROSS FOR SELECTION TO NA- ing an actual auto assembly line, part of the all of her children with strength and taught TIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP ‘‘Motor City Exhibition’’ which opened in 1995. them lessons that will be with them for the rest FORUM ON TECHNOLOGY The museum features an authentic pilot house of their lives. from a Great Lakes freighter. The museum’s June was an active member of the Colorado community, spending time volunteering for or- exhibit, ‘‘Frontiers to Factories: Detroiters at HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE ganizations throughout the state. She was Work 1701–1901’’ highlights the development OF FLORIDA known to help the Cancer League, Porter Ad- of industry in Detroit’s three hundred year his- ventist Hospital, and the Cherry Creek Repub- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tory. Throughout its history, the museum has lican Women’s Association. June was always Friday, July 18, 2003 hosted thousands of students drawn from the helping those in need, one of the many rea- Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. entire Detroit region. The Historical Museum’s sons she was widely acknowledged as a re- most exciting new exhibit, ‘‘Detroit Storyliving,’’ Speaker, I rise today to honor 17-year-old Na- spected member of the Colorado community. than Ross, who resides in my fifth congres- gives students an interactive learning experi- Mr. Speaker, I am saddened by the loss of ence and helps excite them about local history sional district of Florida and was selected to such a kind and caring individual. It is June’s attend the National Youth Leadership Forum through role-playing, music, and team based strength, loyalty, and generosity that garnered activities. The Detroit Historical Museum, de- on Technology this summer in San Jose, Cali- her respect, and it is for those very qualities fornia. picts Detroit as it has changed from a frontier that I wish to bring her life to the attention of Currently a senior at Hernando High School, outpost to dominant industrial city. my colleagues here today. My thoughts and Nathan has been building and Networking prayers go out to the family and friends of I thank current Museum Director Dennis computers in the basement of his home since June Owens. Zembala for his dedication and leadership and the fifth grade. He’s known as a bright, tal- thank all the staff and volunteers that have f ented, hardworking individual and his selection made the museum the educational master- TRIBUTE TO EDWIN J. SMITH to attend this conference is a testament to his piece it is today. I look forward to its continued skill and ingenuity. educational and historical success and con- HON. SCOTT McINNIS While attending the conference in San Jose, gratulate the Detroit Historical Museum and Nathan will be given the opportunity to expand OF COLORADO the Detroit Historical Society on reaching this his knowledge base and work with other tech- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tremendous milestone and look forward to nologically-inclined students to create projects their continued success. Friday, July 18, 2003 and take part in workshops directed by indus- Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a sol- try leaders, including top executives from firms f emn heart that I honor the life of a well-re- such as Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard and spected veterinarian and volunteer from my Oracle. Participating in the Forum on Tech- PERSONAL EXPLANATION district. Edwin Smith of Pueblo, Colorado nology will provide Nathan with an immeas- passed away recently, and as his loved ones urable opportunity to broaden his interest in mourn his passing, I would like to pay tribute the field and to meet others who share that HON. CORRINE BROWN to this outstanding individual before this body same interest. OF FLORIDA of Congress and this nation today. Since its inception in 1992, the National Edwin was born in Minturn, Colorado, grew Youth Leadership Forum has given over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES up in the San Luis Valley, and spent much of 50,000 high school and university students the Thursday, July 17, 2003 his life in New Mexico before returning to Col- chance to explore the fields of anthropology, orado nine years ago. Much of his childhood archaeology, business, defense, diplomacy, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. was spent on the family farm or in church, education, engineering, environmental studies, Speaker, due to a pressing matter in the state, where he played the clarinet in a family band. intelligence, law, medicine and technology. I was unable to make the following votes. Had After completing his education at Colorado I’m proud to have a talented student like I been present, I would have voted: ‘‘No’’ on State University, Edwin served his country in Nathan in my district and am glad to see that rollcall vote No. 371, ‘‘No’’ on rollcall vote No. the military and then embarked on a career as an outlet exists for him to put his talent and 372, ‘‘Yes’’ on rollcall vote No. 373, ‘‘Yes’’ on a veterinarian. He treated his most famous pa- creativity to use. rollcall vote No. 374, and ‘‘Yes’’ on rollcall vote tient in 1950, a two-month old cub who had Mr. Speaker I ask you to join me in con- No. 375. been rescued from a forest fire in New Mex- gratulating Nathan Ross for his achievement

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JY8.065 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1531 and wishing him well, not only at the con- In 1989, Poland sought to establish an inde- A TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY ference, but throughout all his future endeav- pendent political life free from the grip of com- CELEBREZZE, JR. ors. His mind can take him anywhere he de- munism. The principles of democracy and civil sires and this conference is only the first of society were quickly recognized as the goal of HON. DAVID L. HOBSON many destinations. this transformation. OF OHIO f The respect for private property is at the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR core of Poland’s ongoing transformation. But, Friday, July 18, 2003 by not recognizing the injustice of forced ex- AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to propriations without due compensation, they PRIATIONS ACT, 2004 honor and commemorate the life of Anthony have, de facto, made a sham of private prop- ‘‘Tony’’ Celebrezze, Jr., a widely respected SPEECH OF erty—any discussion of human rights becomes long-time civil servant and Ohio political leader purely scholarly if the most elemental notion of who unexpectedly passed away on the Fourth HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN private property is ignored. For these reasons, OF MASSACHUSETTS of July. Poland must give the highest priority to the Anthony Celebrezze, Jr. was the oldest of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES issue of property restitution. three children and only son of five-term Cleve- Thursday, July 17, 2003 Therefore, I applaud the efforts of my good land Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze, Sr. The House in Committee of the Whole friend Mr. CROWLEY, and ask my colleagues to Tony graduated in 1963 from the U.S. Naval House on the State of the Union had under urge the Polish government to develop a final Academy. He served 5 years on active duty consideration the bill (H.R. 2691) making ap- and complete settlement for those Jews, ho- and earned the Navy Commendation Medal. propriations for the Department of the Inte- mosexuals, European Roma, and other indi- For many years thereafter, he served as a rior and related agencies for the fiscal year captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur- viduals and groups who had their private prop- erty seized and confiscated by the Nazis dur- He went on to earn a master’s degree in poses: 1966 from George Washington University and ing World War II or by the Communist Polish Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, on Thurs- a law degree in 1973 from Cleveland State government after the war. day, July 17, 2003, during rollcall 382 I mistak- University. enly voted against House Amendment 263 to Property restitution in Poland is an important Tony Celebrezze was first elected as a state H.R. 2691, the FY 2004 Interior Department matter for thousands of people who fled to the senator in 1974 to represent Cleveland. He Appropriations Bill. The amendment, spon- United States because of religious, ethnic or became Secretary of State in 1978, Ohio At- sored by Mr. GALLEGLY of California and Mr. political persecution in Poland during or after torney General in 1983 and ran for governor MORAN of Virginia, sought to restrict the use of the Second World War. At issue are an esti- against George Voinovich in 1990. funds by the U.S. Forest Service or the Bu- mated 180,000 properties confiscated from pri- After leaving elected office, he worked as a reau of Land Management to administer any vate owners by the Nazis in occupied Poland lawyer and remained active in Ohio politics. action related to the baiting of bears except to or by the Communist Polish government after As Ohio’s Attorney General, Celebrezze ne- prevent or prohibit such activity. As a cospon- World War II. Approximately 20,000–25,000 gotiated a landmark court judgment against sor of H.R. 1472, the ‘‘Don’t Feed the Bears surviving property owners and descendants the U.S. Energy Department, giving the state Act of 2003’’, I certainly support ending the live in the United States, with a large con- the right to regulate nuclear and chemical practice of bear baiting and will work vigor- centration residing in Florida. waste at the Feeds Materials Production Cen- ously for the passage of this legislation during ter in Fernald, near Cincinnati. this session of Congress. For individuals with ties to Central and East- Tony also brought the first criminal prosecu- I sincerely regret this error as I intended to ern Europe, the restitution of property is not tions under Ohio’s hazardous-waste laws, ex- have voted in favor of the Gallegly-Moran ultimately about land or money, but fundamen- panded consumer protection and helped bring Amendment. Accordingly, I respectfully re- tally is about justice. On behalf of these indi- the DARE program to Ohio. quest that this statement of correction be print- viduals, I call on the Polish Government to My first close personal experiences with ed in the RECORD. enact a just, non-discriminatory property res- Tony date from this period. As the chairman of f titution law. the Ohio State Senate Committee on Health, Human Services and the Aging, I worked with FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- Fair and full restitution is a precondition to the establishment of the rule of law. Tony to investigate an out-of-state firm that TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 was involved in questionable business activi- AND 2005 ties with some of our state agencies. Tony did f not see this as a partisan issue, and was a SPEECH OF solid partner is seeing that those who were HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS REINTRODUCTION OF ACCESS TO violating the law were held accountable. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN LEGISLA- Tony was always driven by a desire to do OF FLORIDA TION the right thing. As Ohio’s chief law enforce- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment officer, he took his position seriously and Tuesday, July 15, 2003 carried out his duties in a professional, fair HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY and non-partisan fashion. He was a true gen- The House in Committee of the Whole tleman and Ohio is a better place because of House on the State of the Union had under OF NEW YORK consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize his years of service. appropriations for the Department of State IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tony and I also shared a common bond in for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize our long association with Rotary International. appropriations under the Arms Export Con- Friday, July 18, 2003 He was an active member of the board of di- trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of rectors of the Rotary Club of Columbus, and 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- I always appreciated the opportunity to visit 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: duce the Access to Books for Children Act that club since I was almost guaranteed to run Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Chair- (ABC Act), which would amend the Child Nu- into Tony. man, I am very disappointed in the Committee trition Act of 1966. Under the ABC Act, a five In addition to Rotary, Tony had a lifelong on Rules’ refusal to allow the House of Rep- dollar voucher would be provided for the pur- love of cars and auto racing. He participated resentatives to take up the Crowley/Hastings chase of educational books for infants and in the Legends racing league where cars are amendment in conjunction with the Foreign children participating in the special supple- five-eighths scale, fiberglass replicas of 1930s Relations Authorization Act. The amendment mental nutrition program for women, infants, and 1940s NASCAR cars. Celebrezze’s car would have called on Poland to develop a final and children. Research has shown that the ef- was No. 63, marking the year he graduated and complete, non-discriminatory settlement fects of childhood literacy on the futures of from the U.S. Naval Academy. for those people and groups who had their pri- children are extraordinary. Children who are Unfortunately, Tony went before his time, vate property confiscated by the Nazis during exposed to reading before they start school but in the years that he had he made a dif- World War II and by the Communist Polish are more likely to graduate high school than ference in the lives of thousands of people. I government after the war. those who are not. was always proud to be able to call him a

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JEFF MILLER many students began elementary school not against the Argentine Jewish community in OF FLORIDA being able to recite the alphabet. two years. While the two cases have been of- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Eastside’s teachers and administrators went ficially under investigation for over nine years, the responsible parties have not yet been ap- Friday, July 18, 2003 ‘‘back to basics’’ and restructured their cur- ricula to include an increased focus on the prehended. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise fundamentals of early education. They enlisted Substantial evidence attributes the attack on today to congratulate the Lloyd Family for the help of the community and encouraged July 18, 1994 to the terrorist group Hizballah, being selected the 2003 Outstanding Farm parents to become more involved. The staff at based in Lebanon and sponsored by Iran. Evi- Family. The Lloyd family has continued a Eastside turned a negative into a positive, dence indicates that the tri-border region strong tradition of family farming in northwest using their ‘‘D’’ grade as motivation to change where Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil meet Florida. for the better. was used to channel resources for the pur- Both of Adone’s grandfathers, Thaddus Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in con- pose of carrying out the AMIA attack by terror- Lloyd and Oliver Smith, were farmers in Santa gratulating Eastside Elementary School’s fac- ists linked with Iran. Rosa County and the Lloyds still farm some of ulty for their hard work and dedication to im- Regrettably, the scheming of international their land. Adone started helping out on the proving the quality of education for tomorrow’s terrorist organizations such as Hizballah, and farm at age 12, then began helping his Uncle leaders. I also ask that you join me in hon- al-Qaeda are not confined to the tri-border re- Lewie Frank Smith during high school. oring the students, whose arduous work re- gion. Much of the Western Hemisphere is Adone was given a scholarship to play ball sulted in positive change for Eastside, and for ideal for international terrorist groups to estab- at Troy State, but he says ‘‘the love of farming their own academic careers. lish bases due to the ill equipped and poorly kept me at home.’’ Adone has been farming f trained security agencies across the region. for 40 years and currently farms 700 acres For example, Cuba maintains close relations where they grow cotton and peanuts and raise PERSONAL EXPLANATION with countries that sponsor terrorism and has Angus cattle. provided a safe haven to members of Euro- In 1967 he married the former Nancy HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN pean terrorist organizations. Also, the demili- McDavid of Flomaton, AL, where, he says, OF MASSACHUSETTS tarized zone in Colombia provides inter- ‘‘has been my partner in the good and bad IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES national terrorists a safe refuge for training. that farmers must face.’’ Furthermore, the Caribbean is a strategic par- Adone and his wife Nancy have two daugh- Friday, July 18, 2003 adise for terrorist organizations given its es- ters, Shannon Smith and Wendy Nash, and Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, on Thurs- tablished web for drugs, arms contraband, and five grandchildren, Jared Smith, Olivia Wright, day, July 17, 2003, during rollcall 382 I mistak- money laundering. Terrorist organizations may Cameron Wright, A.J. Nash, and Slater Nash. enly voted against House Amendment 263 to be involved in money laundering as a means Adone and Nancy would like to see their H.R. 2691, the FY 2004 Interior Department of hiding their financial assets. grandchildren take over the farm one day and Appropriations Bill. The amendment, spon- In remembering the anniversary of this hei- continue farming the ground their great-grand- sored by Mr. GALLEGLY of California and Mr. nous attack, we should also focus on the fathers started farming in the county. MORAN of Virginia, sought to restrict the use of threat to the United States from radical Islamic The Lloyds are leaders in our country’s pro- funds by the U.S. Forest Service or the Bu- organizations operating from the Western duction of food and fiber and are involved in reau of Land Management to administer any Hemisphere. various agricultural organizations. Adone has action related to the baiting of bears except to The fight against terrorism must remain a been on the board of the Jay Peanut Farmers prevent or prohibit such activity. As a cospon- top priority. Nowhere is this more true than in Co-op for the past 20 years. He has also sor of H.R. 1472, the ‘‘Don’t Feed the Bears America’s back yard. The AMIA attack, which served on the boards of the county Farm Bu- Act of 2003’’, I certainly support ending the showed the same cowardice as the Sep- reau and Farm Service Agency. Nancy cur- practice of bear baiting and will work vigor- tember 11, 2001 attack, tragically illustrates rently serves as minority advisor on the county ously for the passage of this legislation during the capability of Islamic terrorists to bring their Farm Service Agency Board. this session of Congress. jihad against Western civilization from our own On behalf of the U.S. Congress, I would like I sincerely regret this error as I intended to hemisphere. to recognize this special family for the exam- have voted in favor of the Gallegly-Moran f ple they have set in their community. I offer amendment. FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- my sincere thanks for all that the Lloyd family f TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2004 has done for northwest Florida. COMMEMORATING THE 9TH ANNI- AND 2005 f VERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON HONORING EASTSIDE AMIA JEWISH COMMUNITY CEN- SPEECH OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TER IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGEN- HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY TINA OF NEW YORK HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FLORIDA HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS Thursday, July 17, 2003 OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House in Committee of the Whole Friday, July 18, 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House on the State of the Union had under Friday, July 18, 2003 consideration the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE. Mr. Speaker, I appropriations for the Department of State rise today to honor a special elementary Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize school in my Fifth Congressional District of today we commemorate the 9th anniversary of appropriations under the Arms Export Con- Florida that has gone to great lengths in pur- the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community trol Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of suit of academic improvement. Eastside Ele- Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this ef- 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years mentary School in Hernando County, which fort, I have signed a letter directed to Argen- 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes: just 2 years ago, received a ‘‘D’’ rating on tine President Nestor Kirchner from Members Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Chairman, while I Florida’s statewide school accountability scale of Congress supporting efforts to continue to voted in favor of H.R. 2691, the FY04 Depart- this year has earned an ‘‘A’’ grade for its im- monitor the AMIA trial and to reveal Hizballah ment of the Interior Appropriations bill, I am pressive scholastic turnaround. activities in Argentina. To complement this let- hopeful that more funding for conservation The hard work of the students, teachers, ter, Mr. Speaker, I am introducing this resolu- programs will be included in the conference and administrators at Eastside is certainly to tion commemorating the 9th anniversary of the report. I am pleased that a critical amendment

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.005 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1533 to increase the funding for the arts and hu- lost a breadwinner’s pension and a lifelong Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in con- manities was passed by the House of Rep- companion. Lake Ridge fills a unique niche in gratulating the Marion County Young Repub- resentatives. We must continue our commit- the Woodbridge area by supplying elderly resi- licans for all they have achieved. I honor their ment to providing the necessary funding for dents with a safe environment in which they service and their commitment to the party. programs that would preserve our nation’s en- can enjoy recreational, educational and com- f vironment and natural treasures. munity-oriented activities. PERSONAL EXPLANATION f Lake Ridge is one of only four privately owned fellowship houses in Virginia that are HONORING SHELLY AGARWAL operated by the Fellowship Square Founda- HON. CASS BALLENGER tion, a subsidiary of the Lutheran Church. OF NORTH CAROLINA HON. MICHAEL BILIRAKIS Sponsored by the Lutheran Lay Fellowship or- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ganization, it is a shining example of how the OF FLORIDA Friday, July 18, 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES power of faith is used to fulfill a wide range of needs in our communities. Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Friday, July 18, 2003 Lake Ridge provides affordable housing to No. 389, I was inadvertently not recorded. Had Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to both independent and mobility-impaired indi- I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ honor Shelly Agarwal, a fine young woman viduals. It provides secure and stable resi- f and outstanding student from my congres- dences for seniors, thereby safeguarding citi- sional district in Tarpon Springs, Florida. zens who might otherwise be unable to fully TRIBUTE TO BARBARA C. SERENA Shelly recently earned a perfect score of 36 fend for themselves. In addition, Lake Ridge ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE on her ACT college entrance exam. She was hosts arts and crafts, social activities, and DICKINSON-IRON COUNTY one of only two students in Florida, and 51 na- boasts quiet reading alcoves. To better assist HEALTH DEPARTMENT tionwide, who answered each of the 215 test its mobility-impaired residents, the fellowship questions correctly when she took the test. house makes available transportation to and HON. BART STUPAK The national average ACT score is 20.8. from local shopping areas. Among the most OF MICHIGAN Shelly became the first student from Berke- critical services Lake Ridge provides is an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES around-the-clock emergency call system. Mr. ley Preparatory School in Tampa to receive a Friday, July 18, 2003 perfect score on the ACT. She said she was Speaker, Lake Ridge Fellowship House is ‘‘surprised’’ by her score and ‘‘didn’t expect more than mere housing; it is the foundation Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to anything that high.’’ However, I think she was of a rich and meaningful way of life for hun- say thank you and pay tribute to one of the being modest because she also scored 1580 dreds of senior citizens. hardest working public employees ever seen out of a possible 1600 on her SAT college In closing, Mr. Speaker, I would like to con- in my 1st Congressional District. placement test. gratulate Lake Ridge Fellowship House for Barbara Serena retired from the Dickinson- It is clear that Shelly is a bright and moti- providing twenty years of selfless commitment Iron County Health Department in June of this vated young woman. Unlike many of her peers to Northern Virginia, and I ask my colleagues year, after almost 26 years serving the people who are taking the summer months off, she is to join me in celebrating their 20th anniver- of this part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan spending them at the University of Chicago sary. as a public health officer and administrator. studying molecular biology. She is one of only f In this capacity, Barbara developed a rep- a half dozen high school students who are utation for hard work that would put even our HONORING MARION COUNTY Congressional colleagues to shame—spend- conducting research alongside undergraduate YOUNG REPUBLICANS and graduate students. ing seven day weeks and fourteen to sixteen Mr. Speaker, Shelly also owes much of her hour days when needed, in her devotion to the success to her parents, Sudhir and Usha, who HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE principle that public health services are criti- are doctors in one of the counties in my dis- OF FLORIDA cally important to the local communities she IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict, and to her brother Siddhartha, who will served. be a sophomore at Harvard this fall. They en- Friday, July 18, 2003 Barbara was born where she and her hus- couraged Shelly to excel in school and taught Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. band Terry Shea now live, in Stambaugh, her the importance of getting a good edu- Speaker, I rise today to honor the Marion Michigan. She grew up in Watersmeet, about cation. I want to commend them for providing County Young Republicans, in my fifth con- thirty miles west of Stambaugh. Her work ethic the support that all students should be as for- gressional district of FLorida. The Group was developed naturally, under the tutelage and tunate to have and congratulate Shelly on her just named the Young Republican Club of the guidance of her father, Ferdinand and mother tremendous accomplishments. I am certain Year at the National Federation of Young Re- Margaret Serena. Ferdinand Serena was a that she will succeed in her future educational publicans’ Conference this past weekend in longtime U.S. Forest Service employee and and professional endeavors. Boston, Massachusetts, and I could not be the family had deep roots in the Upper Penin- f prouder. sula. Margaret Serena still lives in Iron River, The Marion County Young Republicans was Michigan. HONORING THE 20TH ANNIVER- founded just two years ago and has already After graduating from the University of SARY CELEBRATION OF LAKE ascended to great heights, receiving duly Michigan with a B.A. in 1960, Barbara re- RIDGE FELLOWSHIP HOUSE earned recognition on a national scale for its ceived her Masters in Social Work in 1962 endeavors. and Masters in Public Health in 1969, both HON. TOM DAVIS The group was instrumental in my election from the University of Michigan. She was a OF VIRGINIA to Congress. Several other lawmakers here in doctoral candidate from 1975 to 1977 at the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Washington and in Tallahassee owe their po- Columbia University School of Public Health in sitions to this group and to groups like them. New York. Friday, July 18, 2003 I am pleased to have such an outstanding From 1962 to 1965, Barbara was a social Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I group of hard-working, young Republicans in worker with the State of Michigan Department would like to take this opportunity to honor the my district and am proud of all they have ac- of Social Welfare in Oakland County, and from 20th anniversary of the Lake Ridge Fellowship complished. In a letter to his members, Chap- 1965 to 1968, she was a clinical social work House of Woodbridge, Virginia this Saturday, ter President Tim Harding praised the group supervisor at the Hawthorne Center in North- July 19, 2003. and reminded them that while this most recent ville, Michigan, run by the State of Michigan Located on the southernmost edge of Vir- accolade was most certainly an affirmation of Department of Mental Health. ginia’s 11th congressional district, this afford- success, the group must still rise to meet up- She moved to New Jersey and became a able housing development opened its doors in coming challenges and achieve the goals the social work coordinator at the University of June 1983. Serving over 100 seniors on fixed group has set for itself. It is because of leader- Medicine and Dentistry and New Jersey Med- incomes, Lake Ridge Fellowship House has ship like this that I am confident the Marion ical School in Newark, New Jersey in 1970. grown into a vibrant example of community County Young Republicans will continue to She remained there while studying at Colum- activism. Four out of five of these seniors are succeed and do great things for the Repub- bia University until her return to her home in women, many of whom are widows who have lican Party in the state of Florida. the U.P. in 1977.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.010 E18PT1 E1534 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 From 1977 until her retirement this year, In 1977, Mr. Emory was transferred back For too long, the Holy Land has been Barbara Serena served as a public health ad- home to the Tarheel state where he joined the soaked in blood and scorched by hate. In the ministrator with the Dickinson-Iron District Charlotte office. While in Charlotte, he contin- last 31 months alone, the devastating conflict Health Department in Stambaugh, Michigan. ued investigating organized crime/drug matters between the Israelis and the Palestinians has From August 1995 to August 1996, she was and gained extensive experience in the use of claimed more than 2,700 lives and has shat- the Department’s Acting Health Officer. In undercover techniques. tered countless others. September 1996 she was named the Depart- In 1983, Mr. Emory received the United With so much lost life, it is time to find ment’s Health Officer, serving in that capacity States Attorney General’s Award for Distin- peace. It is time to turn from old ways and to until 2002. guished Service for his investigative accom- ‘‘beat their swords into ploughshares.’’ It is Barbara’s return to the Upper Peninsula was plishments. time for the olive branch to take root. fortunate for her community and also for Terry In 1985, as a Supervisory Special Agent, Thus, I strongly support the so-called ‘‘road Shea, whom she met in 1980 in a crowded Mr. Emory oversaw the Organized Crime, map,’’ the Mideast peace plan carefully de- restaurant when a friend asked Terry if Bar- Drug, Interstate Theft and Government Crime vised by the United States, European Union, bara could join him at his table. Terry was at programs. He is recognized as a subject mat- United Nations and Russia and firmly backed that time working TED KENNEDY’s presidential ter expert in the organized crime/drug arena by President Bush. Representing precious campaign in what was then the 11th Congres- and has represented the FBI in numerous fo- hope for an end to the violence and a final sional District of Michigan. rums. settlement, the road map envisions two Throughout Terry and Barbara’s long and A short tour in the Legal Attache’s office in states—one for the Israelis and the other for happy marriage, they have both continued to Canberra, Australia followed . . . and that time the Palestinians—living side-by-side, both sov- work in their faith community for families and abroad would lead to an international assign- ereign, secure, free and democratic. for the betterment of their community as a ment for Mr. Emory. Under the terms and conditions of the road whole. It is fair to say that for Barbara, retire- In June 1995, Mr. Emory began his assign- map, the United States rightly assumes its ment will be as busy as her life has been so ment as the Assistant Legal Attache in Lon- central role of helping to lead the parties along far, although both Terry and Barbara hope to don. His primary responsibilities were for FBI the path to peace. As an honest and balanced have more time for travel. They will intend to operations in the Nordic countries. broker and mediator between the two sides, remain actively involved in the community and In August 1999, Mr. Emory assumed his the United States must help both to reconcile faith based volunteerism that has been a hall- present position as Legal Attache London. differences, to accept obligations, and to take mark of their lives. When not travelling the world as a world the simultaneous steps for progress and When I asked Terry what was the most sig- class FBI associate, Mr. Emory tries to find peace. nificant thing people in the area think of when time to work on his golf game as so many Undoubtedly, the success of the perform- they think of Barbara, he said ‘‘Her work.’’ North Carolinians do. When not on the links, ance-based road map will require the active That is a lasting legacy, and one that is far he spends as much time as he can with his leadership and involvement of the United from completed. lovely wife, the former Susan Lierk of Alliance, States. It will demand the commitment and I congratulate Barbara on her many years of Nebraska. courage of the Israelis and the Palestinians. It service in public health and wish her well in It is with a sincere heart that I rise today to finally will come when each side gives to the her retirement. The strength of my northern thank Mr. Emory for his great service for our other what it wants for itself. district is built on the daily efforts of people nation. But, since the publication and formal deliv- like Barbara, even though she stands in a Lance Emory, I salute you for your dedica- ery of the road map, the enemies of peace special category. I ask you, Mr. Speaker, and tion to your country and to the FBI. May God have attempted to derail it. By launching brutal my colleagues in the House of Representa- bless you and your wife as you begin your terrorist attacks against Israelis, they attempt tives to join me in this special tribute to a very next adventure together. May you wake each to kill not only innocent civilians but also a dip- special woman. morning and enjoy the immense amount of lomatic settlement. These saboteurs intend to f time you now have together . . . and may this undermine the Palestinian Authority, to ter- rorize the Israeli population, and to perpetuate HONORING A. LANCE EMORY new journey be just as exhilarating. Thank you, Lance Emory. From all of us. violence and hate. We must not allow them to f succeed in putting roadblocks in the road HON. WALTER B. JONES map. OF NORTH CAROLINA PERSONAL EXPLANATION To remove the obstacles and promote the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES peace, Congress should give its unqualified Friday, July 18, 2003 HON. JIM KOLBE and unambiguous approval of the road map. Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, OF ARIZONA Time is too short and the stakes too high for I rise today to honor a public servant who has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES us not to. Failing now to explicitly endorse the international peace plan risks compromising given a great deal not only to his home state Friday, July 18, 2003 of North Carolina, but to his country as a our interests, rallying the recalcitrant and fore- whole. Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I was stalling a new future in the Middle East. Since 1969, Mr. A. Lance Emory has been at a meeting with President Bush at the White Hence, the resolution before us rightly com- a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of In- House and missed the vote on H. Res. 319, mends the President for his vision and com- vestigation (FBI). In August, Mr. Lance will re- on Ordering the Previous Question providing mitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli- tire from the FBI. for consideration of the bill H.R. 2691, making Palestinian dispute. However, it should be He leaves behind a legacy of great achieve- appropriations for the Department of the Inte- even more specific. The resolution ought to ments and his departure will create quite a rior and related agencies for the fiscal year expressly support the road map itself and the void in our nation’s highly revered investigative ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur- ongoing efforts within the international commu- bureau. poses. Had I been present, I would have nity to implement it. A. Lance Emory was born on June 6, 1946 voted ‘‘aye.’’ House Resolution 294 correctly insists that in Greensboro, North Carolina. He graduated f the Palestinians must fulfill their primary obli- from the University of Miami in 1968 with a gation to crack down on terrorism and vio- bachelor’s degree in education. He completed TIME FOR THE OLIVE BRANCH TO lence against the Israelis. Yet, the resolution his graduate studies in business at Iona Col- TAKE ROOT should be more comprehensive and balanced. lege in New Rochelle, New York. It also ought to call on the Israelis to meet Beginning his career as a Special Agent HON. JESSE L. JACKSON, JR. their responsibilities under the road map to with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) OF ILLINOIS dismantle illegal outposts and freeze settle- in December 1969, his first assignment was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments. the Springfield office in Illinois where he inves- The measure properly recognizes and re- tigated general criminal matters. Just two Friday, July 18, 2003 spects Israel’s right to defend and protect its years later he was transferred to New York Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise citizens against terror. But, H. Res. 294 should City. Mr. Emory spent six busy years inves- today as a passionate proponent of achieving be even more insightful. It ought to acknowl- tigating organized crime and drug matters in a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the edge that the security for which Israel longs the FBI office in New York. Middle East. and surely deserves will be achieved, not by

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.015 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1535 military reprisals alone, but rather with the ac- WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE OVER HONORING JAMES WILSON JACK- tive and full cooperation of the Palestinians. DIRTY TRICKS? SON AND HARRY BELLE As stated in a recent New York Times edi- FULLMORE ON THEIR GOLDEN torial, ‘‘Nobody expects Israel to tolerate terror WEDDING ANNIVERSARY against its people. But terror can be more ef- HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. fectively rooted out if responsible Palestinian OF MICHIGAN HON. BARBARA LEE leaders like Mr. Abbas are strengthened, not OF CALIFORNIA undermined.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hence, although not perfect, this resolution Friday, July 18, 2003 is an improvement from others on the Middle Friday, July 18, 2003 East. Unlike previous measures, it does not Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, this morning’s the 50th wedding anniversary of James Wilson interfere, impede nor conflict with the ongoing media lavishly covered Prime Minister Blair’s peace effort. In fact, it is, for the most part, Jackson and Harry Belle Fullmore, better speech to us last night. It was an important consistent with it. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I known as Honey. support this resolution as a means of endors- event and I will have more to say about that James, a lieutenant in the United States ing the road map and promoting the peace. next week. But I want to call my colleagues at- Army was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas where he met Honey. And, like her f tention to another news item that I found shocking. Unfortunately it was buried in the name, Honey was the belle of Texas and HONORING KEY TRAINING CENTER ‘‘Reliable Source’’ gossip column of the ‘‘Style James was swept off his feet. After numerous Section’’ in today’s Washington Post. It re- Sunday dinners prepared by Jesse Cook, Honey’s mother and James’ future mother-in- HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE ported a White House effort to smear a jour- law, James proposed to Honey and the two OF FLORIDA nalist, an effort that I found desperate and pa- married on August 14, 1953. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thetic but, most of all, outrageous. They had four children: James Wilson Jack- Friday, July 18, 2003 It seems the Bush Administration was so son, Jr., Suzan Elizabeth Jackson, Barbara Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. unnerved by a TV network news segment on Ann Jackson and Michelle Jackson. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Key Train- rapidly rising GI frustration in Iraq—and one Having chosen a military career, James and Honey traveled throughout the world including ing Center, a vital, active part of the Citrus soldier’s calling on camera for Secretary of the Orient, Europe and from coast to coast in County community in my Fifth Congressional Defense Rumsfeld’s resignation—that they de- District of Florida. the United States. Everywhere they settled, cided to ‘‘shoot the messenger.’’ Reportedly, they developed a host of friends. This weekend, the Key Center will hold its an anonymous White House operative tipped 21st annual ‘‘Run for the Money’’ Dinner Auc- Upon retiring from the military, James and internet columnist Matt Drudge that the TV re- tion to raise money for the Center, which oper- Honey chose Cleveland, Ohio as their new ates as a not-for-profit organization and relies porter on the news story was not only gay but home. Since moving to Cleveland in 1970, heavily on donations of support from the com- also, far worse, ‘‘a Canadian.’’ they have dedicated themselves to contrib- uting to their community and society at large. munity. Does the Watergate phrase ‘‘dirty tricks’’ James chose the civic route, volunteering to The Key Center provides an immeasurable ring a bell? Or has that been banished from serve on various Boards and Commissions. service to the community and makes an enor- the political lexicon like the ‘‘L word?’’ mous difference in the lives of so many peo- Honey chose to make her contributions more ple. There’s an old saying: ‘‘If you’re not out- economic in nature, supporting upscale and The Center has helped thousands of men- raged, you don’t understand the situation.’’ I specialty boutiques from coast to coast. tally-disabled central Floridians and their fami- want to know where the outrage is about this During the 50 years of their marriage, lies for more than 30 years, and has estab- despicable tactic. Where are the outraged edi- James and Honey have been faced with many lished a proud tradition of kindness, love, dig- torials and columns? Why wasn’t this a front obstacles and hurdles, but working together, they have persevered. I am honored to com- nity, and respect while doing so. page story? Even if it was a scoop for the The Key Center provides daily living and so- mend James and Honey Jackson on their ‘‘Reliable Source,’’ why wasn’t there a sepa- Golden Anniversary. cial training for its clients, job training, life sus- rate news story about it? Where were the f taining care and residential services to men- interviews of outraged media pundits on this tally-disabled persons in need. A dedicated, morning’s TV news shows? Where is the out- TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN MARK E. trained, and skilled staff serves those at the rage from ACLU? And I hope there will be fur- KENNEY OF SPRINGFIELD, MAS- Key Center offering a balanced blend of the SACHUSETTS right training, experiences and opportunities to ther comments on this by other outraged its clients. Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle. HON. RICHARD E. NEAL Mr. Speaker I ask you and my Colleagues OF MASSACHUSETTS in this body to join me in honoring the Key The leak to Drudge may indicate how nerv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Center for all its contributions and in wishing ous the White House is about their unraveling Friday, July 18, 2003 the Center well this weekend. post-war plan and its tragic consequences for Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I f our soldiers. Indeed, if this is the only way pay tribute today to a dedicated public servant they can respond to reporting on the Adminis- CLARIFICATION OF VOTE who has served the city of Springfield and the tration’s mess in Iraq, things must be pretty greater community for over 20 years. His lead- HON. CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING desperate. ership and courage have touched many lives OF MISSISSIPPI It also indicates the kind of supporters and it is my great honor to recognize and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whom the White House thinks will judge its commemorate this extraordinary man. Captain Mark Kenney began his career in Friday, July 18, 2003 policy on the basis of the nationality and ori- entation of those reporting on Iraq for U.S. the Springfield Police Department in July of Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, during the 1971. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1979, media. The fact that most Americans will re- debate on the Labor and Health and Human to Lieutenant in 1987 and to Captain in 1991. Services Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2660) I erro- gard both factors as silly and irrelevant is be- During his career his assignments and duties neously voted against the Toomey Amend- side the point. The malicious intent is clear. stretched far into the heart of the district. Mark ment. I was under the impression the bill re- This kind of dirty trick must be labelled for was the first captain of the community police stricted general funding for the National Insti- what it is, and stopped in its tracks, or we will program and started the citizens police acad- tutes of Health which provides needed funds see similar sleaze seeping out of this White emy. This academy was created to teach the for medical research in my district. I would House whenever it feels politically threatened. public the mechanics of the police department have voted for the amendment and fully sup- If the media brushes this off as just one more and then use this information to better the port the efforts to stop the NIH from funding community. skirmish with critical press, then both they and the highly inappropriate programs itemized in Mark was deeply involved with many youth the amendment. the American people will surely be the losers. organizations and was the first captain of the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.020 E18PT1 E1536 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 Joseph Budd Youth Assessment Center where and helped hammer out the Nation’s laws,’’ origin labeling and will pay a market premium he commanded the Youth Bureau. In addition, Remini said on the appointment of his position for U.S. products. Labeling provides additional Mark was the first trained Drug Abuse Resist- to update the House History. ‘‘I intend to write product information, increased consumer ance Education instructor, more commonly a narrative history of this extraordinary institu- choice and fulfills a desire to support Amer- known as D.A.R.E., in Western Massachusetts tion with its vivid and sometimes outrageous ican agriculture. In addition, country of origin and headed the D.A.R.E. program for many personalities that will capture and frame all the labeling addresses the heightened concerns of years. excitement and drama that took place during consumers regarding the recent discovery of Trained by the F.B.I. as the first hostage ne- the past 200 years so that the record of its tri- mad cow disease in Canada. gotiator for the police department, Mark used umphs, achievement, mistakes, and failures The United States produces the most abun- his skills several times during hostage situa- can be better known and appreciated by the dant, most affordable, and safest food in the tions that were both dangerous and volatile. American people,’’ noted Remini. world. Country of Origin Labeling gives Amer- Mark’s skill and courage did not go unnoticed. Working with my colleague, the gentleman ican consumers the ability to choose food from In 1979, after a fire broke out in the Kimball from Connecticut, JOHN LARSON, we believe places that they know and trust. It also gives Towers, he assisted many people to safety that Professor Remini’s efforts will result in a family farmers recognition for the tremendous and was awarded a commendation for brav- significant tool for the public and Members job they do producing safe, quality agricultural ery. themselves to understand how and why Con- products. After the tragedy at the World Trade Center gress works the way it does and its unique on September 11th, Mark involved himself im- and compelling history. f mediately and was assigned Captain of the Please join me in congratulating Professor newly implemented Central Intelligence Bu- Remini on the occasion of reaching this mile- HONORING ROBERT P. ‘‘BOBBY’’ reau working closely with the F.B.I. on all stone in his career. We all look forward to KOCH ON HIS PROMOTION TO homeland security issues. As the events of working with him as he completes the history PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECU- September 11th attest, police officers serve of the House and to learning the lessons it TIVE OFFICER OF THE WINE IN- and protect the nation often at great sacrifice teaches us upon its publication. STITUTE to themselves and for this we are immensely f grateful. Mark is not the only member of his family to AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH dedicate his life to protect others. Mark’s MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- OF CALIFORNIA ISTRATION, AND RELATED grandfather and father were police officers be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fore him and his son is currently a police offi- AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Friday, July 18, 2003 cer making four generations to serve the ACT, 2004 Springfield Police Department. I am proud and Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise SPEECH OF honored to represent such a praiseworthy indi- today to honor Robert P. ‘‘Bobby’’ Koch, who vidual and devoted family man. HON. DAVID WU was elevated to president and chief executive Mark’s achievements and accomplishments OF OREGON officer of the Wine Institute this month. Bobby speak to his tremendous love and respect for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has been an employee of the institute since his fellow citizens. I wish him all the best in his Monday, July 14, 2003 1992, and a senior vice president since 1996. upcoming retirement and I humbly offer my Prior to his employment with the Wine Insti- sincerest thanks and gratitude for the lifetime The House in Committee of the Whole tute, Bobby was an employee of this body, House on the State of the Union had under of service he has given. serving Representatives Coelho and GEP- consideration the bill, H.R. 2673: f HARDT in various capacities, ending his service Mr. WU. Mr. Chairman, I thank my col- in this House as Mr. GEPHARDT’S chief of staff. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PROF. league from Montana for yielding me time. I ROBERT V. REMINI Since Bobby has been at the Wine Institute, rise in strong support of this food labeling the organization has become a strong advo- amendment. cate on Capitol Hill for the wine industry, and Opponents of this amendment argue com- HON. ROBERT W. NEY Bobby has become the leading voice for the plexity and delay. I offer simplicity and brevity. OF OHIO California wine industry. Certainly when I or Last Congress, this body voted in support of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES any of my colleagues need the viewpoint of country-of-origin food labeling. We voted in the industry, Bobby is one of the first people Friday, July 18, 2003 favor of labeling because it supports family we turn to for advice. There is no stronger rec- Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to honor farms, increases food safety, and gives cus- ognition of the truth of this statement than the the esteemed historian Dr. Robert V. Remini tomers the right to choose where their food action of the Board of Directors of the Wine on the occasion of his 82nd birthday. As many comes from. Institute in appointing Bobby to replace John of our colleagues know, Professor Remini was Several decades ago, we created the DeLuca as president and chief executive. appointed as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar strongest securities and financial industry in of American History in the John Kluge Center the world by asking for labeling and disclo- In addition to Bobby’s contributions to Cali- at the Library of Congress to undertake the sure. This action was opposed tremendously fornia’s wine industry, he has other redeeming ambitious project of writing the history of the by the financial industry at that time. Today, qualities. Bobby is active representing the In- U.S. House of Representatives. however, many segments of the securities in- stitute on the USDA Agricultural Policy Com- Dr. Remini, Professor Emeritus of History dustry support disclosure because it created a mittee for Trade, and is a board member of and the Humanities at the University of Illinois new and stronger industry. the National Commission Against Drunk Driv- at Chicago, was educated at Fordham Univer- I firmly believe that consumer right-to-know ing, the Council on American Politics at sity (B.S. 1943) and Columbia University is a good thing. I can look at the back of my George Washington University, the Congres- (M.A., 1947, Ph.D., 1951). He has been teach- tie and determine that it is made in America. sional Wine Foundation, and the California ing history for more than 50 years and writing I can look at the labeling in my suit and deter- State Society. He has raised millions of dollars books about American history for nearly as mine that it is made in America. If I go to the for worthy causes, including efforts to cure long. In addition to his three-volume biography supermarket and buy a pound of hamburger, Crohn’s disease and colitis, and the National of Andrew Jackson, he is the author of biog- I cannot tell where that product came from. Children’s Hospital. raphies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, as The opponents of this amendment want to In addition to his many public accomplish- well as a dozen other books on Jacksonian keep me, and all American consumers in igno- ments, Bobby is most proud of his family, in- America. Remini is also the author of two re- rance. That is wrong—wrong for America’s cluding his wife Doro Bush Koch and their four cent books: John Quincy Adams, and Joseph family farmers and wrong for American con- children. Smith: A Penguin Lives Biography. sumers. Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor for me to ‘‘The House of Representatives is regarded Country of origin labeling helps family farms rise to honor the accomplishments of Bobby as the People’s House in which many distin- because, given a choice, most Americans will Koch, to wish him many more years of suc- guished, diligent, colorful, and larger-than-life choose fresh foods grown domestically. In cess, and to honor him as a friend in his most personalities met together and during the past fact, numerous surveys and polls indicate that recent appointment as president and chief ex- 200 plus years discussed, debated, quarreled consumers overwhelmingly support country of ecutive officer of the Wine Institute.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.025 E18PT1 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1537 THE MILITARY FAMILIES With our sailors and soldiers in harm’s way, was rushed and the end result wrong. The FINANCIAL SECURITY ACT there is not a worse time for them to be con- court found that in developing the rule: ‘‘The cerned about whether loved ones are getting Forest Service violated the National Environ- HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS the care they need. This legislation offers mental Policy Act and the Wilderness Act.’’ OF CALIFORNIA them the peace of mind that comes with The court further found that the promulgated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES knowing their families will always have the crit- rule was an ‘‘aggrandizement of power by the ical support they need. Forest Service in violation of an unequivocal Friday, July 18, 2003 I urge my colleagues in Congress to act Act of Congress and the United States Con- Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise quickly in passing the Military Families Finan- stitution.’’ today to introduce the Military Families Finan- cial Security Act into law. I can assure my colleagues that, in the Su- perior and Chippewa National Forests, there cial Security Act. This bill will ensure that the f brave men and women who serve our country are well over a million acres devoted to wilder- will not have to worry about losing the critical DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ness, vast areas for those who seek solitude services their children need. AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- and the restorative quality of the water and The men and women who serve in our PRIATIONS ACT, 2004 lands set aside from mechanized intrusion. Armed Forces are everyday heroes. I know Furthermore, the non-wilderness areas of about the valor of military families from my SPEECH OF these two national forests are well and care- own experience as a military wife when my HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR fully managed in a most professional and re- husband was stationed in Japan during the sponsible manner in an open, public process OF MINNESOTA Vietnam War. As a wife and mother in a for- by the U.S. Forest Service and I see no com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eign country with two young children, I was pelling case for converting additional thou- truly grateful for the support of other military Thursday, July 17, 2003 sands of multiple-use acres to wilderness in these two forests. families. The most striking quality of these The House in Committee of the Whole families was the sense of pride in serving our House on the State of the Union had under f country even in a time of strife and stress. I consideration the bill (H.R. 2691) making ap- ON THE DEATH OF CELIA CRUZ can honestly say that I met extraordinary indi- propriations for the Department of the Inte- viduals in extraordinary circumstances. rior and related agencies for the fiscal year HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ The resilience and patriotism of military fam- ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur- OF NEW JERSEY ilies is inspirational. Their unwavering courage poses: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in answering the call to serve our country is Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in op- even more inspiring when one realizes that position to the amendment offered by the gen- Friday, July 18, 2003 many of these men and women are leaving tleman from Washington, Mr. INSLEE, on the Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, today, I families back home. We must remember that roadless rule. We have debated this general mourn the death of my great friend, the music many of our service personnel also answer to issue repeatedly in this chamber over a num- icon, Celia Cruz, who lost her courageous bat- the title of ‘‘mom’’ or ‘‘dad.’’ Just as these ber of years. Amendments have been offered tle with cancer yesterday afternoon. brave men and women are working to protect by well-intentioned members who are not in- In fact, today, the entire world mourns. our Nation, we must likewise protect them and formed about the specifics of the highly di- After 50 years of her presence, influence their loved ones through the laws and policies verse units of the national forest system and and music, her loss is shocking to all of us, we enact. the unique circumstances which characterize her dedicated fans. In San Diego and around the country, many access in each of those forests, as well as the Celia Cruz, whose music crossed ethnic, ra- military families who have children with disabil- composition of the forestry resources in each cial and cultural lines and earned her five ities rely on assistance from the Federal Gov- unit. Grammy’s and two Latin Grammy’s, was a ernment to help cover the costs of health care, The Superior and Chippewa National For- true trailblazer. Her music was a unifying day care, and care for special needs. Eligible ests, which are located in my congressional force, and her passion for a free Cuba was families receive Supplemental Security In- district, have undergone extensive study, re- evidenced in both her music and her words. Her commitment to a free Cuba went so far come, or SSI, to ease the financial burden. view, adjustment in status and addition of that, during a performance at the Summit of However, these military families are in danger acreage to roadless or not-cut status. Over the the Americas, she worked the following unfor- of losing this much-needed assistance be- last forty years, these two national forest units, gettable lines into one of her songs: ‘Mr. cause of a bureaucratic quirk. They face a which represent well over 3.6 million acres of President, please make sure that my home- federal lands, have been subjected to the Wil- unique risk of losing their benefits because land Cuba is free once more.’ Poignant and derness Act of 1964, the RARE I and RARE service members can receive numerous types heartbreaking words that describe her love for II inventories, the old growth inventory, the of additional pay that can increase their in- Cuba, her commitment to a free and demo- passage of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area come. The Social Security Administration re- cratic Cuba, and her affection for her adopted Wilderness Act of 1978, the result of which, in gards this extra pay differently than extra pay homeland, the United States. for non-military employment. Since eligibility each case, has been removal from timber har- Celia Cruz mesmerized audiences for five for SSI is based on income, the difference of vesting of tens of thousands of acres of for- decades with her exceptional singing talent a few dollars can mean having health care or ested land to be reserved for wilderness sta- and her wonderful charisma. She has been no care at all. tus, protected from timber harvesting and in one of the single greatest influences on salsa The Military Families Financial Security Act which motorized travel is precluded in all but music, recording more than 70 albums, and would change how the Social Security Admin- a very few instances. receiving more than 100 awards. istration calculates income to determine eligi- In the aftermath of these actions to remove She was honored with a star on Hollywood’s bility for Supplemental Security Income. This vast acreages from timber harvesting, and in Walk of Fame, and with streets named after simple change in the treatment of income will light of management plans that the U.S. For- her in New York, Mexico, Costa Rica and keep families eligible for SSI benefits and re- est Service is required to produce every five Miami, on the famous Calle Ocho. Celia has solve an existing disparity between military years, each of which has resulted in reduction received honorary degrees from Yale, Florida and non-military families. of the allowable timber harvest, or some fur- International University, the University of In addition, the Military Families Financial ther complete withdrawal of land from timber Miami, and received the National Medal of Security Act would also expand SSI eligibility harvesting, I see no need arbitrarily in the con- Arts, the highest honor bestowed on an artist to disabled children who are born to or who text of this straight jacket-like approach to by the United States. apply for benefits while living with parents who which we are limited in the appropriation proc- Celia Cruz was born and raised in the Santa are military personnel stationed outside the ess, to impose further restrictions in a one- Sua´rez neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. As a United States. Currently, children of military size-fits-all process. young girl, she spent much of her spare time personnel stationed overseas are eligible for Furthermore, the mapping required of these entertaining her peers, friends, and neighbors SSI if they received SSI while they were in the public lands has not been fully accurate, as by singing lullabies and melodies. In the United States. Such an extension would elimi- evidenced in a ruling just this week by the 1940’s, she officially began her musical career nate the disparate treatment of children of mili- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, situ- by singing on numerous Cuban radio pro- tary personnel who were born or became blind ated in Wyoming, that the maps produced by grams. After studying at Havana’s Conserv- or disabled outside of the United States. the Forest Service were flawed, the process atory of Music from 1947 to 1950, she joined

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.029 E18PT1 E1538 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 the legendary group La Sonora Matancera, hesitate to appoint him to replace John Under his leadership, the strength and and after several successful recordings, the DeLuca as President and Chief Executive. I membership of the chamber grew. He guided group’s music was in demand beyond the bor- know that they will not be disappointed that it from a small city group into a regional orga- ders of Cuba. they have put their trust in Bobby’s capable nization nearly three times its original size. When Celia left Cuba for the United States hands. The wine business is a $33 billion a The success of the South Lake Chamber of in 1960, her career blossomed and she be- year industry in California and it is a crucial Commerce is a reflection of Mr. Stockton’s came a household name. During her first dec- part of the state’s economy. An industry this charismatic personality and his remarkable ade in the United States, she recorded several large needs a clear, united voice both here in ability to bring people together. albums with the great Tito Fuente, and to- Washington and across the country, and I We in the State of Florida and in the South gether, they captured the hearts of nontradi- know that the Wine Institute will continue to Lake Chamber are both very fortunate that Mr. tional fans of salsa, a phenomenon known as provide this voice under Bobby’s leadership. Stockton was able to share his extraordinary ‘the Salsa of the 70s.’ Celia has also collabo- Bobby will always be the first person I turn to abilities with us and at the same time very rated with other great Latin artists, including when I need to know the viewpoint of the in- saddened by the loss of such a wonderful Johnny Pacheco, Willy Colo´n, and la Fania All dustry. man. Stars, as well as great American artists, such Bobby has not limited his contributions to It has been said that, ‘‘When you met How- as Dionne (DEE-ON) Warwick, Patti Labelle, California’s wine industry. He has been an ac- ard, you felt like you had met a friend.’’ we will David Byrne, Gloria Estefan, and Wyclef Jean. tive member of his community for many years. all miss our friend. Celia Cruz’s boundless energy transfixed Bobby is a member of the USDA Agricultural f generations of salsa fans and musicians. The Policy Committee for Trade, and also serves powerful presence of music in her life could on the Boards of the National Commission PERSONAL EXPLANATION not have been expressed any better than in Against Drunk Driving, the Council on Amer- her own words: in an interview, she once said ican Politics at George Washington University, HON. ERNIE FLETCHER that she was ‘born with the music inside of the Congressional Wine Foundation, and the OF KENTUCKY her.’ And, by God, she expressed the music California State Society. He has also worked IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tirelessly to raise millions of dollars for worthy ‘inside of her’ until the very last day of her bat- Friday, July 18, 2003 tle with cancer. causes, including efforts to cure Crohn’s dis- I was introduced to Celia Cruz’s music at an ease and colitis and the National Children’s Mr. FLETCHER of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, early age, and enjoy her work and dance to Hospital. on Wednesday, July 16, 2003, had I been her music now, more than ever. As the former He has managed to accomplish all of this at present for rollcall vote No.’s 368, 369, 370, Mayor of Union City, New Jersey, I was hon- the same time that he and his wonderful wife, 371, 372, 373, 374 and 375, I would have ored to recognize her achievements and con- Doro Bush Koch, have raised a family of four voted the following way: rollcall vote No. tributions during an awards ceremony almost great children. I am sure that he considers his 368—‘‘aye,’’ rollcall vote No. 369—‘‘aye,’’ roll- two decades ago. family to be his greatest accomplishment of call vote No. 370—‘‘no,’’ rollcall vote No. On that day, and until her death, Celia Cruz, all. 371—‘‘aye,’’ rollcall vote No. 372—‘‘aye,’’ roll- the Queen of Salsa, the music icon, the star, Mr. Speaker, it is truly a pleasure for me to call vote No. 373—‘‘aye,’’ rollcall vote No. remained down-to-earth, people-oriented, and be able to honor the accomplishments of 374—‘‘aye,’’ and rollcall vote No. 375—‘‘aye.’’ was loved by everyone for her music, her pas- Bobby Koch, a great leader for the Wine Insti- f sion and her style. She was one of the few tute and a dear friend as well. I wish him ON REMEMBERING CELIA CRUZ bridges that crossed cultural and racial di- many more years of success as he takes on vides. this exciting and challenging new role. Celia Cruz’s death has left a void in the f HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN lives of so many, but her music and words live HONORING LATE LEADER OF OF FLORIDA on, as she leaves behind a legacy on so many SOUTH LAKE CHAMBER OF COM- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES levels. I will never forget the famous lines from MERCE Friday, July 18, 2003 a recent song, ’La Vida es un Carnaval—No hay que Ilorar,’ which means, life is a carnival, HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, today, you don’t have to cry. So simple and so true. the Latin music world mourns the passing of OF FLORIDA And just like Celia would end her songs with ‘‘The Queen of Salsa,’’ ‘‘La Reina de la IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the impulsive and unique AZUCAR! or sugar, Salsa’’, Celia Cruz, who passed away 43 I end tonight by saying our memories of you, Friday, July 18, 2003 years and one day after she left her home- Ceilia, are as sweet as sugar. You will never Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. land, Cuba, for the United States. I am hon- be forgotten, and you will always be missed. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Howard ored to recall how Celia Cruz, the world-re- nowned performer, and I crossed paths at dif- f Stockton of Clermont, Florida. The long time leader of the South Lake Chamber of Com- ferent moments. She sang at my first victory HONORING ROBERT P. ‘‘BOBBY’’ merce in my Fifth Congressional District of party, celebrating my win as the first Cuban- KOCH ON HIS PROMOTION TO Florida, Mr. Stockton passed away this week- American woman to win a seat in Congress in PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECU- end after a long battle with cancer. a special election in 1989. She accompanied TIVE OFFICER OF THE WINE IN- Howard Stockton will be greatly missed by me to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when I went to STITUTE all who knew him and will be remembered as visit the Cuban rafters detained on our base, a kind, caring man with vigor and enthusiasm, to see for myself their living conditions and HON. MIKE THOMPSON and as a consensus builder with amazing abil- physical well-being. I will never forget how she OF CALIFORNIA ity and talent. kissed the ground when our plane landed and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As many current Floridians, myself included, how she sang that day to the Cubans held Mr. Stockton was not a native of Florida but there with the passion and love of a true na- Friday, July 18, 2003 made it his home. An Ohio native, a graduate tive who has been presented the chance of Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, of Kent State University, a former teacher and standing on her native soil, even though I rise today to honor Robert P. ‘‘Bobby’’ Koch administrator, Mr. Stockton retired to Florida poignantly, it was on our base, after so many and congratulate him on his recent promotion with his wife in 1989 to be closer to his two years. She was also a friend to the Repub- to the position of President and Chief Execu- sons. lican Party, performing at the 2000 Republican tive Officer of the Wine Institute. Bobby is no However, his penchant for activity and his convention in Philadelphia, where President stranger to many of us. He has long been the well-known energy and zest would not allow George W. Bush accepted the nomination to voice of the Wine Institute here on Capitol Hill, him to simply live the tranquil life associated the presidency. and prior to that he was an employee of this with retirement. He joined the local Loins Club In her long career, Celia Cruz never forgot body, serving Representatives Coelho and and the South Lake Council for the Arts and the country of her birth, evoking Cuba in every GEPHARDT, ending his service in this House as then took his community activity to the next performance, but never returning to her home- Mr. GEPHARDT’s Chief of Staff. level by accepting the position of executive di- land. She was a political exile who never re- It is a clear sign of Bobby’s ability that the rector of the Clermont Area Chamber of Com- turned to Cuba, not even when her father Board of Directors of the Wine Institute did not merce. died, denied entry by Fidel Castro, who was

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, July 14, 2003 economic power can the Burmese people La Sonora Matancera’s fame and frequent hope to have any relief from the long list of tours provided them an escape route, by pre- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I support the Bur- atrocities being committed upon them. tending they were going on another tour, mese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, never returning to Cuba. H.R. 2330, because I believe that it is essen- f tial to demonstrate that the United States re- I am honored to be here today to talk about fuses to help perpetuate the brutality of Bur- IN RECOGNITION OF MS. EILEEN a music legend. She recorded more than 70 ma’s military junta against the Burmese peo- H. TOUGHILL, R.N., PH.D. albums, many of them gold and platinum ple. The junta, which ironically calls itself the records, and received twelve Grammy nomina- State Peace and Development Council HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. tions, winning for the first time in 1989. Celia (SPDC), has recently stepped up its anti-de- OF NEW JERSEY was honored with stars and street sections in mocracy activities by violently cracking down IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on pro-democracy activists, and re-imprisoning some of the most well-known avenues of the Friday, July 18, 2003 world. Hollywood gave her a star on the Walk the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ms. Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace laureate, has of Fame in 1987. Miami’s Calle Ocho was Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to already spent much of the last 15 years with laud the accomplishments of Ms. Eileen H. named ‘‘Celia Cruz Way’’ and presented her her movements and speaking restricted under Toughill, R.N., Ph. D. Dr. Toughill holds the with a star, an honor she has received in other house arrest. I understand that a month ago, position of both Executive Director of the cities such as San Jose, Costa Rica and the after spending only one year free from 20 Community Health Center of Asbury Park and Plaza Galeria in Mexico City, Mexico. She re- months of recent house arrest, Ms. Suu Kyi Director of Community Health at the Visiting ceived many awards and distinctions, which was again detained and is now being held in Nurse Association of Central Jersey. Dr. include a Lifetime Achievement Award from a Burmese prison notorious for its poor condi- Toughill recently received the VNA of Central the Smithsonian Institution, the prestigious tions and the mistreatment, and even torture, Jersey Award for Professional Distinction, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hispanic of political prisoners. The United States must proving to be indicative of her compassion and Heritage Awards, and in 1994, she received in take every opportunity to be a leader in pres- dedication to her work. the White House the highest honor the United suring the SPDC to free Aung San Suu Kyi The Visiting Nurse Association of Central States can bestow on an artist: the National and her fellow opposition leaders. Jersey is a nonprofit home health agency that Endowment for the Arts. The import sanctions created by the Act will promotes the ‘‘restoration and healthcare’’ of hit the military junta where it can be hurt all members of the community. In her capacity Celia Cruz was a musical icon that made worst—by taking strong action against the Cuban music known beyond our national bor- as Director of Community Health for VNACJ, SPDC-controlled economy and depriving the Dr. Toughill holds responsibility over the provi- ders while touching different generations. military of a source of revenue. sion of health services to more than 65,000 The slave-like labor conditions in Burma are Lovers of Latin music worldwide embraced her vulnerable and underprivileged community- one indication of the extent of the junta’s cru- style and boundless energy on the stage as based residents. In addition to these duties, elty against the Burmese people. In 2000, they enjoyed her contagious music and Dr. Eileen Toughill has taken on even greater after reviewing the working conditions in rhythms. For the Cuban American exile com- responsibilities for the welfare of community Burma, an International Labor Organization munity, she was the link between young residents following the terrorist attacks of Sep- (ILO) team of experts found that the junta con- tember 11, 2001 by establishing a comprehen- Cuban Americans and their parents’ genera- tinued to restrict worker rights and to use sive response to the chaos and stress that fol- tion, making Cuba a reality to the younger forced labor on a widespread basis. After re- generation by providing them with the music ceiving the report, the ILO took the unprece- lowed the attacks, including bereavement and that entertained their parents and their grand- dented step of invoking Article 33 of the ILO trauma counseling. parents. Charter and formally urged its 174 member Other achievements that this exceptional woman has accomplished include an outreach Celia’s fondest dream never became a re- states to review their relations with Burma. This is as close as the ILO can come to urg- program to assist residents in hotels, motels, ality: the opportunity of returning to a free and ing sanctions upon a country. boarding homes and shelters in Monmouth democratic Cuba. This woman who sang for It is likely that more than a million people in and Middlesex counties. Dr. Eileen Toughill pi- presidents and heads of state worldwide sim- Burma are subjected to forced labor on con- oneered the start up of two nurse practitioner- ply wanted to return one day to the country struction sites for roads, railways, military in- managed primary care centers as well as she had known. She hoped to one day per- stallations and tourism. The military is particu- helping to implement an AIDS education and form again in the land of her birth, and to utter larly notorious for imposing forced labor on vil- prevention program in four correctional institu- her signature catch phrase ‘‘Azucar’’ to her fel- lagers living near military operations. Even tions. Dr. Toughill’s crowning achievement came low Cubans. She left us before her dream be- more outrageous is that this forced labor is this Spring when through her hard work she came a reality, but I say ‘‘Azucar’’ in her honor often accompanied by brutality, such as tor- ture, arbitrary and extrajudicial execution, saw the Community Health Center of Asbury and in her memory. rape, and population displacements. Non-com- Park successfully designated as a full-fledged Celia, I know that you can hear us this pliance by one individual has been known to Federally Qualified Health Center. This in- evening. We love you and your music will con- bring the junta’s wrath upon a whole village. cludes a renewable federal grantof $475,000, tinue to live in our hearts. We will never forget For example, the transport of food and other allowing the center to expand its current pri- you. I promise you, Celia, that I will continue market goods to and from a village could be mary care services to include prenatal care to work tirelessly in the United States Con- blocked, or a whole village could be faced with and mental health, as well as increasing the number of patients the center can serve. Dr. gress for your dream of a free and democratic the threat of relocation. Forced labor has the Toughill’s implementation of multiple programs Cuba. At that time, the Cuban people will once additional effect of forcing villagers to neglect their own fields, making hunger an ever- as well as her perseverance in securing fed- again be able to enjoy your music filled with present concern. Sometimes, even during har- eral funding for her community’s health center rich, Cuban rhythms and Afro beats ‘‘en vesting times, they are forced to travel far is admirable. Dr. Eileen Toughill’s accomplish- libertad’’—in freedom. May you rest in peace, from their village to work. If and when they re- ments are outstanding—they exemplify deter- Celia! turn, they often do not have the ability to sus- mined commitment to the ideals of healthcare tain the needs of their own homes and com- for all, and demonstrate how one individual munities. can actively make a difference. The current regime’s policies of ethnic Mr. Speaker, on this day I rise up to ac- cleansing, rape as an official tool of repres- knowledge a truly remarkable individual and I

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:06 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JY8.036 E18PT1 E1540 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2003 ask that my colleagues join me in honoring Dr. ference. The conference will be held July 21– Pennsylvania, an annual meeting must be Eileen H. Toughill for the fine and important 25, 2003 in the 19th Congressional District of held once a year in Pennsylvania as arranged work that she provides to her community. Pennsylvania. In past years, the Conference by the President of the Association. President f has been held throughout the great Common- Larry Medaglia appointed Bradley C. Jacobs wealth of Pennsylvania. I am certainly very as host and Bill Walters, retired Register of 76TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF pleased that this year’s conference is being Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court of York REGISTERS OF WILLS AND hosted in my district by York County Register County, as honorary chairman for the event. CLERKS OF ORPHANS’ COURT of Wills, the Honorable Bradley C. Jacobs. ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA There will be approximately 120 attendees in- Among the many services available through cluding elected Registers and Clerks, Deputies the elected Registers of Wills and Clerks of and other guests. In addition, attendees will be Orphans’ Court, constituents are able to pro- HON. TODD RUSSELL PLATTS able to enjoy the wonderful food and musical bate wills, receive Letters Testamentary and OF PENNSYLVANIA entertainment in the City of York. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Letters of Administration, apply for marriage li- censes and research their family genealogy. I am pleased to welcome the 76th Annual Friday, July 18, 2003 At the conference, Registers and Clerks will Registers of Wills and Clerks of Orphans’ Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to discuss more efficient policies and procedures Court Association of Pennsylvania Conference take this opportunity to recognize the 76th An- related to their duties. As stated in the Con- to the City of York and commend the commit- nual Registers of Wills and Clerks of Orphans’ stitution and by-Laws of the Registers of Wills ment to public service of each of the Associa- Court Association of Pennsylvania Con- and Clerks of Orphans’ Court Association of tion’s members.

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HIGHLIGHTS The House passed H.R. 2754, Energy and Water Appropriations. Senate Chamber Action Committee Meetings The Senate was not in session today. It will next No committee meetings were held. meet at 1 p.m., on Monday, July 21, 2003. h House of Representatives September 30, 2004, by a yea-and-nay vote of 377 Chamber Action yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 395. Pages H7114–47 Measures Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. Rejected the Hoyer motion to recommit the bill 2790–2797; 1 private bill, H.R. 2798; and 3 resolu- to the Committee on Appropriations by a recorded tions, H.J. Res. 65, and H. Res. 324–325, were in- vote of 99 ayes to 310 noes, Roll No. 394. troduced. Page H7169 Pages H7146–47 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7169–70 Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 17, the amendment dealing with the preserva- Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows: tion and restoration of the Florida Everglades was H.R. 1707. A bill to provide for the analysis of considered as adopted. the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, Agreed To: State, and local institutions and to provide informa- Tom Davis of Virginia amendment that strikes tion, resources, recommendations, and funding to portions of Section 502 dealing with the purchase of protect individuals from prison rape, amended (H. American-Made Equipment and Products; Page H7140 Rept. 108–219). Wilson of New Mexico amendment that prohibits H. Res. 288, directing the Secretary of Transpor- any funds to be used to release water from the San tation to transmit to the House of Representatives Juan Chama Project or Middle Rio Grande Project not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption for the purpose of complying with the Endangered of this resolution all physical and electronic records Species Act; Pages H7140–41 and documents in his possession related to any use Markey amendment that prohibits the transfer of of Federal agency resources in any task or action in- any nuclear materials or nuclear production facilities volving or relating to Members of the Texas Legisla- to the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea. ture in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and Pages H7143–44 ending May 16, 2003, except information the disclo- Rejected: sure of which would harm the national security in- Andrews amendment that sought to reduce fund- terests of the United States (adverse, H. Rept. ing for the Delaware River Main Channel deepening 108–220). Page H7169 project by $7.7 million (rejected by recorded vote of 194 ayes to 213 noes, Roll No. 391); Energy and Water Appropriations: The House Pages H7126–29, H7144 passed H.R. 2754, making appropriations for energy Udall of Colorado amendment that sought to in- and water development for the fiscal year ending crease funding for renewable energy programs by D848

VerDate Jan 31 2003 03:26 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18JY3.REC D18JY3 July 18, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D849 $30 million with offsets from the Yucca Mountain Meeting Hour—Monday, July 21: Agreed that Repository account (rejected by recorded vote of 153 when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 392); and at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21 for morning-hour Pages H7132–36, H7144–45 debates. Page H7162 Hefley amendment No. 2 printed in the Congres- Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the sional record of July 17 that sought to reduce overall Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, July funding by one percent (rejected by recorded vote of 23. Page H7162 82 ayes to 327 noes, Roll No. 393). Pages H7141, H7145–46 Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate Point of order sustained against: today appears on page H7113. Section 310 relating to planning and analyses for Referrals: S. 314 was referred to the Committee on external regulation of the Department’s Laboratories Energy and Commerce; S. 546 was referred to the under the Office of Science; Pages H7139–40 Committees on Resources and Agriculture; S. 499, S. Withdrawn: 643, S. 651, S. 677, S. 924, S. 1076 were referred DeFazio amendment No. 3 printed in the Con- to the Committee on Resources; S. 1399 was referred gressional Record of July 17 was offered but subse- to the Committee on Government Reform; S. 470, quently withdrawn that sought to increase Army S. 490, and S. Con. Res 53 were held at the desk. Corps of Engineers funding by $17.7 million with Page H7168 offsets from Operation and Maintenance General Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and funding; Pages H7125–26 five recorded votes developed during the proceedings Kucinich amendment was offered, but subse- of the House today and appear on pages H7144, quently withdrawn, that sought to revoke the license H7144–45, H7145–46, H7146–47, H7147, to the Davis Besse nuclear power plant; and H7147–48, and H7156–57. There were no quorum Pages H7141–42 calls. Manzullo amendment No. 1 printed in the Con- Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- gressional Record of July 17 was offered, but subse- journed at 5:44 p.m. quently withdrawn, that sought to require the pro- curement of at least 65 percent of American made materials. Pages H7142–43 Committee Meetings Inslee amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to prohibit the disposal of AMERICA—METHAMPHETAMINE PROBLEM low level radioactive waste in unlined trenches; Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Page H7143 The bill was considered pursuant to the order of Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Re- the House of July 17. sources held a hearing entitled, ‘‘Facing the Meth- amphetamine Problem in America.’’ Testimony was Question of Privileges of the House: The House heard from Representatives Boozman and Case; agreed to table H. Res. 324, concerning a matter of Roger E. Guevara, Chief of Operations, DEA, De- the privileges of the House, by a recorded vote of partment of Justice; John C. Horton, Associate Dep- 170 ayes to 143 noes, Roll No. 397. Pages H7148–57 uty Director, State and Local Affairs, Office of Na- Legislative Program: Representative Portman an- tional Drug Control Policy; and public witnesses. nounced the Legislative Program for the week of July 21. Pages H7157–58 OMB’S RECORD—SMALL BUSINESS Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Mo- PAPERWORK RECORD tions to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected Committee on Government: Subcommittee on Energy the Bell motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Reform, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act, that was and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and debated on the legislative day of July 17, by a yea- Oversight of the Committee on Small Business held and-nay vote of 188 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 396. a joint hearing entitled ‘‘What is OMB’s Record in Subsequently, the House debated the Van Hollen Small Business Paperwork Relief?’’ Testimony was motion to instruct conferees on the bill. Further pro- heard from Representative Manzullo; John D. ceedings on the motion were postponed. Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Pages H7147–48, H7158–62 Regulatory Affairs, OMB; and public witnesses.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 03:26 Jul 19, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18JY3.REC D18JY3 D850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 18, 2003 HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING C. Brickell, of New York, to be Director of the Office MILITARY OPERATIONS: OVERCOMING of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of BARRIERS Housing and Urban Development, Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia, to be a Director of the Federal Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Housing Finance Board, and Thomas J. Curry, of Massa- National Security, Emerging Threats, and Inter- chusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the national Relations continued hearings entitled ‘‘Hu- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 2 p.m., SD–538. manitarian Assistance Following Military Operations: July 23, Subcommittee on Housing and Transpor- Overcoming Barriers—Part II.’’ Testimony was tation, to hold hearings to examine enhancing the role of heard from Susan Westin, Managing Director, Inter- the private sector in public transportation, 2:30 p.m., national Affairs and Trade, GAO; Joseph Collins, SD–538. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Stability Operations, De- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July partment of Defense; the following officials of the 23, to hold hearings to examine public interest and local- Department of State: Richard Greene, Principal Dep- ism, 9:30 a.m., SR–253. July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine uty Assistant, Bureau of Population, Refugee and privacy and digital rights management, 2:30 p.m., Migration; and James Kunder, Deputy Assistant Ad- SR–253. ministrator, Asia and Near East, AID; and public July 24, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and witnesses. Space, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to ex- AMENDMENTS amine space commercialization, 10 a.m., SH–216. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 22, to Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on hold hearings to examine S. 1314, to expedite procedures Asia and the Pacific approved for full Committee ac- for hazardous fuels reduction activities on National Forest tion, as amended, H.J. Res. 63, to approve the System lands established from the public domain and ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended between other public lands administered by the Bureau of Land the Government of the United States of America and Management, to improve the health of National Forest the Government of the Federated States of Micro- System lands established from the public domain and nesia,’’ and the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as other public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of amended between the Government of the United the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte- States of America and the Government of the Re- rior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction public of the Marshall Islands,’’ and otherwise to projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of amend Public Law 99–239, and to appropriate for Land Management lands aimed at protecting commu- the purposes of amended Public Law 99–239 for fis- nities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from cal years ending on or before September 30, 2023. catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect water- PENSION PRESERVATION AND SAVINGS sheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape; to EXPANSION ACT examine the impacts of insects, disease, weather-related Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as damage, and fires on public and private forest lands. amended, H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Sav- Processes for implementing forest health and hazardous ings Expansion Act of 2003. fuels reduction projects on public and private lands, and processes for implementing forest health and hazardous f fuels reduction projects will also be discussed, 10 a.m., CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD room to be announced. July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider Week of July 21 through July 26, 2003 pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD–366. July 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold Senate Chamber oversight hearings to examine the competitive sourcing On Monday, at 1:30 p.m., Senate will begin con- effort within the National Park Service, 2:30 p.m., sideration of H.R. 2555, Defense Appropriations. SD–366. During the balance of the week, Senate may con- Committee on Foreign Relations: July 23, to hold hearings sider other cleared legislative and executive business, to examine status and prospects for reconstruction relat- ing to Iraq, 2:45 p.m., SD–419. including appropriation bills and certain nomina- July 24, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold tions, when available. hearings to examine the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; Senate Committees to be followed by hearings on the nomination of Donald K. Steinberg, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) of Nigeria, Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD–419. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 21, Financial 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mark Management, the Budget, and International Security, to

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hold hearings to examine the risks and benefits to con- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: July 22, to hold hearings sumers related to government sponsored enterprises, 2 on pending legislation relating to VA-provided health p.m., SD–342. care services including the following: S. 613, to authorize July 24, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, lease, or Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of modify major medical facilities at the site of the former Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the past and Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, S. present of the administration’s competitive sourcing ini- 615, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs out- tiative, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. patient clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Victor Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 22, to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation au- Clinic’’, S. 1144, to name the health care facility of the thorizing funds for Head Start, focusing on programs to Department of Veterans Affairs located at 820 South prepare children to succeed in school and in life, 10 a.m., Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jesse Brown SD–430. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’, S. 1156, July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and proposed Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of enhance the provision of long-term health care for vet- 2003, and the nominations of Daniel Pipes, of Pennsyl- erans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance vania, Charles Edward Horner, of the District of Colum- and improve authorities relating to the administration of bia, and Stephen D. Krasner, of California, each to be a personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1213, Member of the Board of Directors of the United States to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the Institute of Peace, and Eric S. Dreiband, of Virginia, to ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Oppor- benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II and sur- tunity Commission, 10 a.m., SD–430. vivors of such veterans, S. 1283, to require advance noti- July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine fication of Congress regarding any action proposed to be federal biodefense readiness, 10 a.m., SD–430. taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the imple- Committee on Indian Affairs: July 23, to hold hearings mentation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced to examine S. 556, to amend the Indian Health Care Im- Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, provement Act to revise and extend that Act, 10 a.m., and S. 1289, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul SR–485. Wellstone, 2:30 p.m., SR–418. Committee on the Judiciary: July 22, to hold hearings to Special Committee on Aging: July 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Steven M. Colloton, of Iowa, examine the consequences of direct-to-consumer adver- to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, tising of prescription drugs, 10 a.m., SD–628. H. Brent McKnight, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, and R. David House Chamber Proctor, to be United States District Judge for the To be announced. Northern District of Alabama, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–226. House Committees July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Committee on Agriculture, July 22, hearing to review bankruptcy and competition issues in relation to the Geographical Indications and the World Trade Organiza- WorldCom Case, 2 p.m., SD–226. tion’s agricultural negotiations, 10 a.m., 1300 Long- July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider worth. pending calendar business, 9 a.m., SD–226. July 23, hearing to review the 2002 Wildlife Season July 23, Full Committee, to resume oversight hearings and the Wildfire Threats of the 2003 Season, 10 a.m., on the federal sentencing guidelines of the U.S. Sen- 1300 Longworth. tencing Commission, 10 a.m., SD–226. July 24, hearing to review Tobacco Quota Buyout, July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth. the nominations of Rene Acosta, of Virginia, to be an As- July 24, Subcommittee on Department Operations, sistant Attorney General, and Daniel J. Bryant, of Vir- Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review op- ginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the erations of the Food Stamp Program, 1:30 p.m., 1302 Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD–226. Longworth. July 23, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Pol- Committee on Appropriations, July 21, to consider the fol- icy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine lowing appropriations for fiscal year 2004: VA, HUD and agricultural consolidation and the Smithfield/Farmland Independent Agencies; and Transportation, Treasury and Deal, 4 p.m., SD–226. Independent Agencies, 5 p.m., 2359 Rayburn. July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Committee on Armed Services, July 24, Subcommittee on the Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, 2 Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hear- p.m., SD–226. ing on Cyber Terrorism: The New Asymmetric Threat, July 25, Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections and Vic- 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. tims’ Rights, to hold hearings to examine deterrence of Committee on the Budget, July 24, hearing on Economic alien smuggling and human trafficking, 10 a.m., Effects of Long-Term Federal Obligations, 10 a.m., 210 SD–226. Cannon.

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Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 23, Sub- Committee on International Relations, July 22, Sub- committee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on committee on Europe, hearing on The United States and Consolidation Loans: What’s Best for Past Borrowers, Fu- the European Union: Understanding the Partnership, 10 ture Students, and U.S. Taxpayers? 10:30 a.m., 2175 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Rayburn. July 23, full Committee, to mark up the following Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 21, Sub- measures: H.J. Res. 63, to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free committee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Association, as amended between the Government of the hearing entitled ‘‘The Regulatory Status of Broadband United States of America and the Government of the Services: Information Services, Common Carriage, or Federated States of Micronesia,’’ and the ‘‘Compact of Something in Between?’’ 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Free Association, as amended between the Government of July 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Con- the United States of America and the Government of the sumer Protection, hearing entitled ‘‘FASB Derivative Ac- Republic of the Marshall Islands,’’ and otherwise to counting Standards,’’ 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. amend Public Law 99–239, and to appropriate for the July 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, purposes of amended Public Law 99–239 for fiscal years hearing entitled ‘‘ ‘Bump Up’ Policy Under Title I of the ending on or before September 30, 2023; H.R. 1813, Clean Air Act,’’ 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003; and July 23, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous H.R. 2620, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza- Materials, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 382, Solid tion Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Waste International Transportation Act of 2003; H.R. July 23, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central 411, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Asia, hearing on Central Asia: Terrorism, Religious Ex- Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under tremism, and Regional Stability, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Ray- an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of burn. municipal solid waste; and H.R. 1730, Solid Waste Inter- July 24, full Committee, hearing on Government Ac- state Transportation Act of 2003, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. countability: Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Waste and July 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investiga- Mismanagement, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. tions, hearing entitled ‘‘Issues Relating to Ephera—con- Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on taining Dietary Supplements,’’ 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Homeland Security, July 22, joint hearing entitled ‘‘The July 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Con- Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) and Its Rela- sumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Oversight tionship with the Departments of Justice and Homeland and Investigations, hearing entitled ‘‘Issues Relating to Security,’’ 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. Ephedra—containing Dietary Supplements,’’ 9:30 a.m., July 22, Subcommittee on the Constitution and the 2123 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, joint hearing on H.R. 338, Defense of Privacy Act and Committee on Financial Services, July 22, Subcommittee Privacy in the Hands of the Government, 10 a.m., 2141 on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing and Rayburn. markup of H.R. 1985, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Ad- Committee on Resources, July 22, Subcommittee on En- justment Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. ergy and Mineral Resources, hearing on the John Rishel Committee on Government Reform, July 21, Subcommittee Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2003, 2 p.m., on National Security, Emerging Threats and International 1324 Longworth. Relations, hearing entitled ‘‘Is DOD Meeting Strike July 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation Fighter (JSF) International Cooperative Program Goals?’’ and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 546, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addi- July 22, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2432, Pa- tion Act of 2003; H.R. 2457, Castillo de San Marcos Na- perwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003, 2 tional Monument Preservation and Education Act; and p.m., 2154 Rayburn. H.R. 2715, to provide for necessary improvements to fa- July 23, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency cilities at Yosemite National Park, 2 p.m., 1334 Long- Organization and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, worth. Drug Policy and Human Resources, joint hearing entitled July 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Re- ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Personnel in the Post 9/11 sources, oversight hearing on the Abandoned Mine Lands Era: How Can We Fix and Imbalanced Compensation Program, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth. System?’’ 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. July 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, July 23, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 2693, Marine Organization, to mark up H.R. 2751, GAO Human Cap- Mammal Protection Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Long- ital Reform Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. worth. July 23, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and July 24, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ‘‘SEC hearing on the following measures: H.R. 1005, PILT and Strategic Planning—Will Additional Resources Prevent Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act; H.R. Another ENRON?’’ 2:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. 1723, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003; H.R. July 24, full Committee, oversight hearing entitled 2707, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstra- ‘‘The Thrift Savings Plan: Putting Customers First?’’ 10 tion Act; and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to ex- a.m., 2154 Rayburn. change certain lands within the Arapaho and Roosevelt

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National Forest in the State of Colorado, 9 a.m., 1334 July 23, full Committee, to consider the following: Longworth. GSA Fiscal Year 2004 Capital Investment and Leasing July 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing Programs Resolutions and Courthouse Resolutions; Nat- on the following measures: the Water Supply, Reliability ural Resources Conservation Service Small Watershed and Environmental Improvement Act; and H.R. 2642, Resolution; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Calfed Bay—Delta Authorization Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Reports; H.R. 2557, Water Re- Longworth. sources Development Act of 2003; and other pending Committee on Science, July 22, to mark up the following business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. bills: H.R. 2734, Federal Aviation Administration Re- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, July 24, Subcommittee search and Development Reauthorization Act; H.R. 1085, on Benefits, hearing on oversight of the Department of NASA Flexibility Act of 2003; H.R. 1856, Harmful Labor’s administration of the Uniformed Services Employ- Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of ment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) under 2003; H.R. 2183, Minority Serving Institution Digital chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 9:30 a.m., and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003; H.R 334 Cannon. 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Committee on Ways and Means, July 24, Subcommittee Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2692, United on Social Security, hearing on SSA’s Service Delivery States Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2003, 10 Plan, 10 a.m., B–2318 Rayburn. a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Select Committee on Homeland Security, July 22, Sub- Committee on Small Business, July 22, Subcommittee on committee on Cybersecurity, Science and Research and Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs, Development, hearing entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity—Getting hearing on Federal Procurement Policy: Is the Federal It Right,’’ 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Government Failing Certain Industrial Sectors? 10 a.m., July 23, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border 2360 Rayburn. Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Best Business Practices in Se- July 23, full Committee, hearing on Assisting Small curing America’s Borders,’’ 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Businesses Through the Tax Code—Recent Gains and July 24, Subcommittee on Intelligence and What Remains to be Done, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn. Counterterrorism hearing entitled ‘‘Improvements to De- July 24, to mark up the Small Business Reauthoriza- partment of Homeland Security Information Sharing Ca- tion and Manufacturing Revitalization Act of 2003, 9:30 pabilities—Vertical and Horizontal Intelligence Commu- a.m., 2360 Rayburn. nications,’’ 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 22, hearing on elimination of waste, fraud and abuse in man- Joint Meetings datory transportation programs as required by the fiscal Joint Meetings: July 24, Senate Committee on Com- year 2004 budget resolution reconciliation instructions, merce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Science, Technology, and Space, to hold joint hearings July 22, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime with the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Transportation, hearing on Interim Final Regulations on Space and Aeronautics to examine space commercializa- Part Security, 2 p.m., 2157 Rayburn. tion, 10 a.m., SH–216.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 p.m., Monday, July 21 12:30 p.m., Monday, July 21

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Monday: To be announced. morning business (not to extend beyond 1:30 p.m.), Sen- ate will begin consideration of H.R. 2555, Homeland Se- curity Appropriations.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue.

HOUSE Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1520 Obey, David R., Wisc., E1505 Herger, Wally, Calif., E1517 Owens, Major R., N.Y., E1509 Ballenger, Cass, N.C., E1533 Hobson, David L., Ohio, E1531 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1539 Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1516 Hooley, Darlene, Ore., E1506 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1509, E1511, E1513, E1515, E1516, Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1506 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1525 E1518, E1520 Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1533 Jackson, Jesse L., Jr., Ill., E1534 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1521 Boehlert, Sherwood, N.Y., E1528 Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1534 Pickering, Charles W. ‘‘Chip’’, Miss., E1535 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E1530 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C., Mich., E1512 Platts, Todd Russell, Pa., E1540 Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1530, E1532, E1533, E1535, Kleczka, Gerald D., Wisc., E1519 Radanovich, George, Calif., E1536 E1538 Kolbe, Jim, Ariz., E1534 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1526 Burton, Dan, Ind., E1522 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1510, E1515 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1523 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1526, E1529, E1535 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1520 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E1528, E1538 Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1525 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1535 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1526 Crane, Philip M., Ill., E1505 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1539 Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E1524 Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E1524 Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1523 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1508 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1537 LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1525 Davis, Tom, Va., E1533 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1531, E1532 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1509, E1514 Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1517, E1520 McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1521, E1522, E1523, E1523, Smith, Nick, Mich., E1529 Dingell, John D., Mich., E1505, E1521, E1523 E1524, E1525, E1526, E1528, E1529, E1530, E1530 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1505 Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1513 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1531, E1532 Strickland, Ted, Ohio, E1519 Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1507 Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1515 Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1533 Fletcher, Ernie, Ky., E1538 Menendez, Robert, N.J., E1537 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1538 Franks, Trent, Ariz., E1508 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1532 Udall, Mark, Colo., E1510, E1514 Frost, Martin, Tex., E1521 Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1522 Walden, Greg, Ore., E1506 Harman, Jane, Calif., E1519 Neal, Richard E., Mass., E1535 Weldon, Dave, Fla., E1516 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1531, E1532 Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1536 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1524 Hayworth, J.D., Ariz., E1513 Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1537 Wu, David, Ore., E1536

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