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, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2005 No. 95 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE line on spending to ensure the contin- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. A message from the Senate by Mr. ued health of our economy. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Monahan, one of its clerks, announced The unemployment rate has fallen Lord God, this Nation places its trust that the Senate has passed without and is the lowest it has been since Sep- in You. Your Divine Providence is most amendment a bill of the House of the tember 2001. Nearly 4 million new jobs reliable; it is Your timing we find dif- following title: were created in the last 2 years alone. ficult to accept. Yesterday, poised for With sustained job growth, falling H.R. 3071. An act to permit the individuals the launch of Discovery, Your people currently serving as Executive Director, deficits, low interest rates and a boom- were ready to celebrate its climb to the Deputy Executive Directors, and General ing housing market, America’s econ- heavens. But a technical indicator gave Counsel of the Office of Compliance to serve omy is robust and getting even strong- pause. The Nation stepped back while one additional term. er. specialists reexamined their work. The message also announced that the Equally important are the numbers We bless You and praise You for this Senate has passed a bill of the fol- which show U.S. manufacturing con- revelation and the future safety and lowing title in which the concurrence tinuing to expand. Durable goods or- success it grants human efforts to ex- of the House is requested: ders are also on the rise. Consumer plore the marvels of Your universe on S. 1395. An act to amend the Controlled confidence is up with such spending ac- another day. Substances Import and Export Act to pro- counting for nearly two-thirds of the Today, as the House of Representa- vide authority for the Attorney General to economy. tives commits itself to the work of the authorize the export of controlled substances The fact that I can stand here today people, may all be more sensitive to from the United States to another country and tout the success of America’s econ- the art of timing. Grant Your servants for subsequent export from that country to a omy can be attributed to the pro- patience with themselves and others second country, if certain conditions and growth agenda of the President and until all helpful possibilities are ex- safeguards are satisfied. this Republican Congress. plored and Your righteous will is f f agreed upon for the common good. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER SPARING FAMILIES THE In You and with You the movement ULTIMATE TRAGEDY of lasting discovery is made now and The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- forever. Amen. tain up to 10 one-minute speeches on (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given each side. permission to address the House for 1 f f minute and to revise and extend his re- THE JOURNAL marks.) AMERICA’S STRONG ECONOMY Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, Amer- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- ica has now lost 1,757 of our brave ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- mission to address the House for 1 young men and women in Iraq. H.J. ceedings and announces to the House minute and to revise and extend her re- Res. 55, a bipartisan resolution, sets in his approval thereof. marks.) motion a plan for U.S. withdrawal from Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Iraq and will spare more families of our nal stands approved. to highlight the reality of the Amer- troops the ultimate tragedy. f ican economy in light of what all of the We should know, too, the suffering doom and gloomers have been saying. which this war has visited on the inno- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The facts are plain and simple: Our Na- cent people in Iraq. By some counts, The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman tion is producing more, and our govern- over 100,000 innocent Iraqis have per- from California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) come ment is spending less. ished in a war that was based on a false forward and lead the House in the The recent report from the Office of premises. Yesterday, 18 Iraqi children Pledge of Allegiance. Management and Budget forecasts a were killed by a suicide bomber as the Mr. DOOLITTLE led the Pledge of decline in the Federal budget deficit. children reached for candy and toys Allegiance as follows: All along, House Republicans have had from U.S. troops. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the faith in the American people’s ability Each day, as new tragedies unfold, it United States of America, and to the Repub- to grow our economy and are looking becomes obvious that the presence of lic for which it stands, one nation under God, to the future with confidence. It is our our brave U.S. troops will not end the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. job in Congress to continue to hold the murderous onslaught. 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. H5803 . VerDate jul 14 2003 03:26 Jul 15, 2005 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JY7.000 H14PT1 H5804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 14, 2005 We have done our best to secure the for 1 minute and to revise and extend b 1015 safety of the people of Iraq. Now we his remarks.) TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND need to take steps to bring our troops Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, in (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was home safely. We need to begin the end crafting Social Security legislation, we given permission to address the House of the war in Iraq. Support House Joint must offer workers the ability to own a Resolution 55 to bring our troops home. for 1 minute.) portion of their retirement through Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, f personal accounts. Americans love their teachers, and BUDGET DEFICIT SHRINKS President Roosevelt, the author of they want to reward the best. For too Social Security, was the first to sug- (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was long, teachers have been shackled by gest that, in order to provide for the given permission to address the House outdated performance systems that do for 1 minute and to revise and extend country’s retirement needs, Social Se- not necessarily recognize effective her remarks.) curity would need to be supplemented teaching. Americans want to reward Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I by personal savings accounts. Personal the best teachers for the work they do. am holding up today’s Washington accounts would allow workers to set Yesterday, I introduced a new initia- Post. There is an article here, ‘‘Rev- aside part of their payroll taxes in a tive, the Teacher Incentive Fund, to re- enue Surge Shrinks the Deficit.’’ Well, nest egg that the government cannot ward these hardworking educators. every day this week, I have come to take away and that can be passed on to This innovative program will allow the floor to talk about how tax reduc- children and grandchildren. teachers to be compensated based on tions work and the growth that we are As Americans, we can choose where performance and accomplishments and seeing in the economy. we work and live, what we drive, which how well they are helping students Over the past 25 months, we have insurance plan is best for us, so why learn and achieve. These voluntary seen an average of 146,000 jobs created can we not give workers a choice when grants would provide incentives for each month. We have near historic it comes to their retirement? States and local school districts to de- lows in unemployment. The GDP has President Bush has said, ‘‘If you own velop, implement, and maintain sys- been revised upward, and we are going something, you have a vital stake in tems that reward teachers and prin- to see a deficit that is about $100 bil- the future of our country. The more cipals who deliver on student achieve- lion less than projected. It just goes to ownership there is in America, the ment. The Teacher Incentive Fund will show, when you give about 92 million more vitality there is in America, and work to put the focus on the most im- Americans a tax cut, good things hap- the more people have a vital stake in portant component in our education, pen. They keep more money in their the future of this country.’’ and that is the children. Evidence pockets, and we see jobs growth, eco- Americans take pride in what they shows that children achieve most when nomic growth, and we also see the def- own. Establishing personal accounts taught by high-quality teachers. icit shrink. within Social Security is an important Most of us remember the teachers f part of encouraging an ownership soci- who affected us in a remarkable way. UPPER MISSISSIPPI ety. For me it was one of my high school NAVIGATIONAL LOCKS PROJECT teachers, Dr.

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