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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005 No. 12 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Federal Government should restrict The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. terrorists’ freedom of movement be- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: f cause without it, we learn on page 65, Lord God, strong to save, on Super ‘‘terrorists cannot plan, conduct sur- Bowl Sunday as Americans settled in BORDER SECURITY IS HOMELAND SECURITY veillance, hold meetings, train for to watch the annual spectacle of a foot- their mission, or execute an attack. ball game, the face of the Nation was (Mr. DELAY asked and was given per- ‘‘Today more than 9 million people mirrored on our television screens and mission to address the House for 1 are in the United States outside the projected across the world just as it minute.) legal immigration system,’’ we read on began. Mr. DELAY. Mr. Speaker, border se- page 390. Was America the Beautiful ever ren- curity is homeland security. It is odd ‘‘Once in the United States,’’ the dered more beautiful than when a host we even need reminding about that fact commission says on page 49, ‘‘terrorists of blind students was witnessed singing especially after 9/11. But just as home- tried to get legal immigration status and signing for a deaf world? land security is national security, so that would permit them to stay here, Our national anthem followed, sung border security is homeland security. primarily by committing serial, or re- by a combined choir formed of the var- It is really simple, Mr. Speaker. There peated, immigration fraud by claiming ious branches of America’s military are violent men who wish to commit political asylum. Immigration cases forces held in high-range restraint. atrocities against innocent Americans; against suspected terrorists are often Here, Lord, was vulnerability and and most of them, not all, but most of mired for years in bureaucratic strug- strength. Here honesty, bravery, and them come from outside the United gles over alien rights and the adequacy grace were brought together in har- States. The 19 men who hijacked com- of evidence. mony. Justice and mercy embraced be- mercial passenger planes on September ‘‘There is also evidence,’’ we learn on fore the silent millions and You, our 11, 2001, to fly them into American page 64, ‘‘that terrorists used human God, were glorified in our humanity. buildings to perpetrate mass murder smugglers to sneak across borders.’’ May the strains of America’s moving exploited our porous borders and ulti- In other words, Mr. Speaker, there song penetrate this Chamber, guide mately succeeded in their mission of are gaping holes in our border security this session of Congress, and bring into evil. system that, 3 years after 9/11, still re- focus the voice of the future and invite Since that time, we have made nu- main untouched by any reform. This the participation of all in the work of merous reforms to numerous programs week, the House will finally consider democracy. For You are our hope and and agencies and systems to prevent the kind of reforms our border security salvation, now and forever. such exploitation and such treachery system desperately needs, reforms Amen. from ever again bloodying our soil. called for in the 9/11 Commission’s re- f But, Mr. Speaker, the job is not done. port, reforms American families de- THE JOURNAL The job is not near done. The holes mand and deserve. that remain in our border security sys- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Border security is homeland security, tems are not small; they are gaping. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- and this week we will begin the process And they are glaring to our terrorist ceedings and announces to the House of saying so in the law. enemies. They are coming for us, Mr. his approval thereof. f Speaker, and politics will not stop Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET nal stands approved. them. What will? Last year, Congress asked the bipar- (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given per- f tisan 9/11 Commission that very ques- mission to address the House for 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tion, and here is what they said in minute and to revise and extend her re- The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- their report: ‘‘The Federal Govern- marks.) woman from California (Ms. SOLIS) ment,’’ the report reads, on page 390, Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise come forward and lead the House in the ‘‘should set standards for the issuances concerning the budget cuts President Pledge of Allegiance. of birth certificates and sources of Bush has proposed on the Department Ms. SOLIS led the Pledge of Alle- identification such as driver’s li- of Veterans Affairs. It is nothing more giance as follows: censes.’’ than a smoke screen to make the over- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Fraud in identification documents is all budget numbers look better while United States of America, and to the Repub- no longer just a problem of theft. The veterans are going to have to shoulder b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H355 . VerDate jul 14 2003 02:13 Feb 09, 2005 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE7.000 H08PT1 H356 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 8, 2005 most of those costs. The budget makes The President’s proposed budget will I strongly support the legislation of- veterans pay $250 to enroll in health also save an additional $137 billion in fered by the gentleman from Arizona services and doubles their copayments spending during the next 10 years. I (Mr. FLAKE) entitled United Nations for prescription drugs, changes which look forward to working with the Oil-for-Food Accountability Act. This will affect more than 2 million vet- President and Congress to craft a budg- legislation would require the United erans. It makes veterans wait longer et that will cut our Federal budget in States to withhold a portion of its U.N. for claims to be processed, delaying half by 2009 and improve our economy. contributions until the U.N. fully co- very vital medical services. It provides f operates with the Oil-for-Food inves- a dismal 1.7 percent increase in fund- tigation. American taxpayer dollars PELL GRANTS ing, far from the 14 percent the Vet- should not support programs or people erans Affairs Department really needs (Mr. KELLER asked and was given who obstruct our efforts to promote de- to sustain its current services. permission to address the House for 1 mocracy and spread freedom through- President Bush’s budget also forgets minute and to revise and extend his re- out the world. about the new veterans serving abroad. marks.) In conclusion, may God bless our Over 1,400 have been killed, 11,000 in- Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise troops, and we will never forget Sep- jured, and 10 in my district alone have today to speak in favor of a part of tember 11. President Bush’s budget that receives been killed. These military families are f struggling right now. They lack mental no fanfare or publicity, and that is Pell health care and other needed services grants. COMMUNICATION FROM THE Pell grants are dollars we give to such as bilingual services. They also CLERK OF THE HOUSE children from low- and moderate-in- lack burial funds. Let us keep our com- come families to help them go to col- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. mitment and not cut back the budget. lege. I personally would not have been STEARNS) laid before the House the fol- f able to go to college without Pell lowing communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: NEVER GIVE UP grants, and I serve as chairman of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, (Mr. COBLE asked and was given per- Congressional Pell Grant Caucus. When I was elected to Congress in Washington, DC, February 7, 2005. mission to address the House for 1 2000, I made increasing Pell grant fund- Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, minute and to revise and extend his re- Speaker, House of Representatives, ing my top priority, and with this Washington, DC. marks.) budget, President Bush has done his Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, last week DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- part, too. mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of in Ashland, Virginia, Randolph Macon Looking at this chart, let us compare College hosted Guilford College for a the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- the funding situation in 2000 to the new tives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed collegiate basketball game. With the budget proposal. Overall funding has envelope received from the White House on game tied in overtime and six-tenths of increased 137 percent. Maximum Pell February 7, 2005 at 1 p.m. and said to contain a second remaining, a Randolph Macon grant awards are up from $3,300 to a message from the President whereby he player was awarded two free throws. He $4,150, and an additional 1.6 million transits the Budget of the United States converted his first one and inten- students are now able to go to college.
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