April 4, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 5469 coach suffered a blow on Unfortunately on Monday night, the Leader, reappoints William F. Winter, New Year’s Day, losing his beloved wife Wildcats came up short in their quest of Mississippi, to the Board of Trustees Bobbi to ovarian cancer. Known affec- for a second national championship. of the John C. Stennis Center for Pub- tionately by players and coaches and But even in defeat, they displayed the lic Service Training and Development, students at the U of A alike as Mrs. O, talent and grace of a championship effective October 11, 2000. Bobbi Olson was a special person. In team. The message also announced that fact, many considered her to be the pursuant to section 194(a) of title 14, b 1715 Wildcats’ sixth player. Famous for her United States Code, as amended by efforts on behalf of the team and the I want to congratulate Lute Olson. I Public Law 101–595, and upon the rec- university, her efforts in recruiting and want to congratulate all of the - ommendation of the Chairman of the her famous apple pancakes, Bobbi ant coaches. I want to congratulate the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Olson provided encouragement to the team for its great season, for its unself- Transportation, the Chair, on behalf of players and perspective to her husband. ish play. You have made University of the Vice President, appoints the fol- She will be dearly missed by the Olson Arizona alumni like me, the student lowing Senators to the Board of Visi- family and by all fans of U of A basket- body of the U of A, the State of Arizona tors of the United States Coast Guard ball. I would like to express my per- and fans of , particularly Academy— sonal condolences to Coach Olson. college basketball, all across the coun- The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Cancer is a terrible disease that af- try extremely proud. Thank you very MCCAIN), ex officio, as Chairman of the fects thousands of families each year. much for a great year. I commend you Committee on Commerce, Science, and In fact, Mr. Speaker, cancer has reared all. Transportation; and its ugly head in my family. It took the Our hearts and sympathies go with The Senator from Illinois (Mr. FITZ- life of my mother, and my oldest sister you, Lute. And to the team, bear down. GERALD), Committee on Commerce, is today thankfully a breast cancer ARIZONA WILDCATS 2000 BASKETBALL ROSTER Science, and Transportation. survivor. I share Coach Olson’s grief No—Name, Position, Ht., Wt., Class, Hometown: The message also announced that and greatly admire his strength to 0—Gilbert Arenas, G, 6–3, 188, So, North pursuant to section 1295(b) of title 46, overcome this tragedy as he did this Hollywood, CA. United States Code, as amended by year and lead his team to such a won- 2—Michael Wright, F, 6–7, 238, Jr, Chicago, Public Law 101–595, and upon the rec- derful and stunning season. IL. ommendation of the Chairman of the The individual members of the Wild- 3—, C, 7–1, 244, Sr, St. Louis, Committee on Commerce, Science, and cats basketball team also deserve men- MO. Transportation, the Chair, on behalf of 4—Luke Walton, F, 6–8, 233, So, San Diego, tion. Arizona arrived in Minneapolis the Vice President, appoints the fol- this past weekend with a star-studded CA. 5—Travis Hanour, G, 6–6, 189, Fr, Laguna lowing Senators to the Board of Visi- line-up that boasted five preseason Beach, CA. tors of the United States Merchant Ma- nominees for the John Wooden Award 11—Jason Ranne, G, 6–4, 200, Fr, Tulsa, OK. rine Academy— which goes to the sport’s top individual 13—Andrew Zahn, F, 6–9, 254, Fr, Redondo The Senator from Arizona (Mr. collegian. Led by junior forwards Rich- Beach, CA. MCCAIN), ex officio, as Chairman of the ard Jefferson and Michael Wright, cen- 14—Mike Schwertley, F, 6–5, 224, Fr, Phoe- Committee on Commerce, Science, and ter Loren Woods and a back court of nix, AZ. Transportation; and 15—John Ash, G, 5–11, 179, Sr, Tucson, AZ. Jason Gardner and Gilbert Arenas, the The Senator from Maine (Ms. Cats overcame a disappointing 8–5 start 22—Jason Gardner, G, 5–10, 181, So, Indian- apolis, IN. SNOWE), Committee on Commerce, to finish the season with a 20–2 run into 23—Lamont Frazier, G, 6–3, 182, Sr, Los An- Science, and Transportation. the final game this past Monday night. geles, CA. The message also announced that Individually, these men are exceptional 24—Russell Harris, G, 5–11, 165, So, pursuant to Public Law 106–310, the athletes but, more importantly, under Mundelein, IL. Chair, on behalf of the Democratic the coaching of Lute Olson, when they 30—Justin Wessel, F, 6–8, 240, Sr, Cedar Leader, announces the appointment of played together, they formed an excep- Rapids, IA. the following individuals to serve as tional team. It was this unselfish team- 33—Eugene Edgerson, F, 6–6, 237, Sr, New members of the Commission on Indian work that led this talented squad to Orleans, LA. 35—Rich Anderson, F, 6–9, 213, Jr, Long and Native Alaskan Health Care: the Final Four and indeed to the final Beach, CA. Sara DeCoteau, of South Dakota. game. 44—, F, 6–7, 222, Jr, Carole Anne Heart, of South Dakota. In an era where the best prospects Phoneix, AZ. The message also announced that see college basketball as a 1- or 2-year Head Coach: Lute Olson. pursuant to Public Law 106–533, the stopover on their way to the next level, f Chair, on behalf of the Democratic the NBA, I would be remiss if I did not Leader, announces the appointment of MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE mention a rare exception, an athlete the following Senators to serve as that recognizes that an education and A message from the Senate by Mr. members of the Congressional Recogni- a contribution to society are noble pur- Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- tion for Excellence in Arts Education suits. The had nounced that the Senate has passed Awards Board: such an individual in the person of Eu- without amendment a concurrent reso- The Senator from Hawaii (Mr. gene Edgerson. As a freshman reserve, lution of the House of the following AKAKA). he played on Arizona’s 1997 national title: The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. championship team. However, he was H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution pro- JOHNSON). also a member of this year’s gifted viding for a conditional adjournment of the f Wildcat team because he took a break House of Representatives and a conditional last year to complete the student recess or adjournment of the Senate. OVERALL TAX RELIEF teaching requirement in a kinder- The message also announced that The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. garten for his degree in elementary pursuant to Public Law 106–554, the GRAVES). Under the Speaker’s an- education. Then he stayed to take Chair, on behalf of the President pro nounced policy of January 3, 2001, the graduate courses when he finished his tempore, appoints the Senator from gentleman from New York (Mr. GRUCCI) fourth year of eligibility. Eugene says Tennessee (Mr. FRIST) to the Board of is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- he came to school both for the books Trustees for the Center for Russian ignee of the majority leader. and for the hoops and could not see Leadership Development. Mr. GRUCCI. Mr. Speaker, I rise leaving without getting the most out The message also announced that today to join my colleagues to express of both of them. Mr. Edgerson serves as pursuant to Public Law 100–458, the my tremendous support for providing a model on and off the court. Chair, on behalf of the Democratic America’s working families with much

VerDate Aug 04 2004 11:14 Feb 16, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H04AP1.002 H04AP1 5470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE April 4, 2001 needed, reasonable and equitable tax ily, costs like a college education for over the so-called 10-year window. This relief. This legislative body needed to our young people, a mortgage payment, is an enormous amount of money for a act comprehensively and quickly to or they will support our small busi- country that currently has over $5.6 implement a reasonable and fair tax re- nesses and local economy. These mid- trillion worth of debt that we have to lief package that will benefit our mid- dle-class working families earning pay back, and every year we are paying dle-class families, small businesses, $50,000 will see a $1,600 reduction in more and more in the way of interest and farmers. their taxes. That is a 50 percent cut. A on that debt. In New York’s First Congressional family of four earning $35,000 would see This year alone we are projected to District, where the cost of living is a 100 percent cut. That is fair and that spend well over $450 billion just on the higher than in many regions of our Na- is reasonable. debt alone. tion, the tax relief package we have ap- Mr. Speaker, that is real tax relief In addition to that, the United States proved will help jump start our local for our middle-class working families. has the worst-ever current account economy and put the money back This package of reasonable tax relief trade deficit amounting to over $500 where it belongs, in the pockets of the incentives will leave more money in billion last year, that essentially re- hard-working families. New York State. New York already quires that we sell our assets or borrow We have helped our families through contributes about $17 billion more in $1.5 billion a day net from foreign in- the Marriage Penalty and Family Tax taxes to Washington than it gets back. terests. Now, the trade deficit is basi- Relief Act, and the Economic Growth The Economic Growth and Tax Relief cally about more goods coming into and Tax Relief Act, and our small fam- Act of 2001 alone will cut that deficit our country than our goods going out. ily businesses and farmers will benefit by $9.7 billion. This essentially results from flawed from our efforts here today to repeal Now, as a former town supervisor, trade agreements that have enabled the death tax. Through all of the com- Mr. Speaker, I know firsthand how rea- countries like the People’s Republic of ponents of this tax relief package, we sonable tax relief can help families and China, that is now holding 24 of our are providing the reasonable and mean- our local economy create thousands of military personnel, to gain perhaps a ingful tax relief that our farmers, our new jobs and create millions of dollars $100 billion advantageous this year small businesses, and our families have of surplus. The hard-working middle- from their net exports to this country been calling for. class families of the First District of versus our ability to export into that For far too long, hard-working mar- New York and throughout our Nation economy. ried couples have been unfairly taxed should have their tax dollars back. We So what is wrong with the Bush tax by an average of $1,400 a year simply have accomplished this while we pro- and budget plan? First, the President’s for the privilege of living inside the in- tected and locked away Social Security tax and budget plan does not pay down stitution of marriage. In New York’s and Medicare funds and reduced our na- the overall debt. In fact, his budget is First District alone, an estimated tional debt at historic rates and set based on what I would call wildly opti- 56,134 families will receive significant aside a trillion dollar contingency mistic, 10-year projections that, in tax relief under this measure. These fund. fact, cause the debt to spiral, particu- 56,134 families could potentially put Last of all, Mr. Speaker, I would like larly when over $3 trillion is being re- their savings towards their children’s to thank my colleagues on both sides turned in that period to a country that education, home improvements, a new of the aisle for working together on still owes $5.6 trillion. computer, investments in their future, these critical initiatives, and I urge my or a down payment on their first car. colleagues in the Senate to take swift Now, it is interesting that the 10-year According to the CBO, most marriage action. window is used for projections when, in fact, the President is only elected for 4 penalties occur when the higher-earn- f ing spouse makes between $20,000 to years and we here in Congress only $75,000. The current Tax Code punishes MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG budget one year at a time. So we can- working married couples by placing COVERAGE not use a 10-year window. If experience them in a higher tax bracket. The mar- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under is a good teacher, as it surely should riage penalty taxes the income of the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- be, we know that projections in the second wage earner at a higher rate uary 3, 2001, the gentleman from Iowa past have been off by vast magnitudes, than if the wage earner were taxed as a (Mr. GANSKE) is recognized for the re- sometimes as much as 75 percent in one single individual. This is just simply mainder of the majority leader’s hour, year. unfair. approximately 30 minutes. Now major revenue hemorrhages are The death tax currently taxes up to Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, will the going to occur after the year 2005 be- 60 percent of a family’s farm or busi- gentleman yield? cause Social Security and medical care ness, killing the small family-owned Mr. GANSKE. I yield to the gentle- bills will rise as more people from the businesses and the stores that line the woman from Ohio. baby boom generation begin retiring. Main Streets of our downtown commu- THE U.S. ECONOMY The administration budget risks nities throughout this great land. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I am very ratcheting up what is already a spi- These families who own farms on the grateful to the gentleman from Iowa raling debt burden, particularly after east end of Long Island and the small (Mr. GANSKE) for yielding to me to con- 2005. So his proposals threaten long- businesses that compromise the very tinue a Special Order that I began last term economic growth and the long- fabric of Long Island’s economy have night during this 5-minute segment on term solvency of both Social Security worked hard all of their lives. Working the condition of the U.S. economy. I and Medicare. together with their families, they am very grateful for these few minutes Moreover, the administration’s budg- reached for the American dream, pay- just to continue, as I will every et is inherently unfair, because nearly ing their taxes all the way along the evening where I have a chance. half of the tax benefits go to people way and made positive contributions to Mr. Speaker, this relates to Amer- earning over $900,000 a year, only the our society. They should not be penal- ica’s great need for a new declaration top 1 percent of earners in this coun- ized by being taxed again in death. of economic independence and my try. It is no question in my mind that That is just simply immoral, unfair, great disappointment at the debate the President’s powerful allies are set- and wrong. that occurred in the Congress here in ting their own table for slashing cor- The Economic Growth and Tax Relief the House last week concerning the tax porate income tax rates from 35 to 25 Act will give hard-working middle- measures that were before us and then percent, as most corporations, many of class families more of their hard- again today, where if we count up the them, do not pay taxes even now; none earned money to be used better to off- cumulative total of all of these meas- at all. I will be reading into the set rising costs for each and every fam- ures we are talking about $3 trillion RECORD, when we return later in the

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