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Entire Issue E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 105 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 143 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1997 No. 83 House of Representatives The House met at 12 noon and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza United States Courthouse''; called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the pore [Mr. PETRI]. S. 681. An act to designate the Federal gentleman from Florida [Mr. building and United States courthouse lo- f SCARBOROUGH] come forward and lead cated at 300 Northeast First Avenue in the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Fed- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Mr. SCARBOROUGH led the Pledge eral Courthouse''; PRO TEMPORE of Allegiance as follows: S. 715. An act to redesignate the Dublin Federal Courthouse building located in Dub- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- lin, Georgia, as the J. Roy Rowland Federal United States of America, and to the Repub- fore the House the following commu- Courthouse; and lic for which it stands, one nation under God, S. 819. An act to designate the United nication from the Speaker: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. States courthouse at 200 South Washington WASHINGTON, DC, f June 16, 1997. Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Mar- tin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Court- I hereby designate the Honorable THOMAS MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE house''. E. PETRI to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. A message from the Senate by Ms. The message also announced that NEWT GINGRICH, McDevitt, one of its clerks, announced pursuant to sections 276d±276g of title Speaker of the House of Representatives. that the Senate had passed with an 22, United States Code, as amended, the f amendment in which the concurrence Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, of the House is requested, a bill of the appoints the Senator from Washington PRAYER House of the following title: [Mrs. MURRAY] as Vice Chair of the H.R. 1306. An act to amend the Federal De- Senate delegation to the Canada-Unit- The Chaplain, Rev. James David posit Insurance Act to clarify the applicabil- ed States Interparliamentary Group Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- ity of host State laws to any branch in such during the 105th Congress. er: State of an out-of-State bank. The message also announced that We know, O gracious God, that the The message also announced that the pursuant to Public Law 101±445, the pace of living is brisk and yet we know Senate had passed bills of the following Chair, on behalf of the Democratic too that we need to take time to medi- titles, in which the concurrence of the Leader, appoints Arlene M. Chamber- tate on Your good gifts to us and to re- House is requested: lain, of South Dakota, to the National flect on how we can translate Your S. 210. An act to amend the Organic Act of Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Coun- gifts into our daily lives. May we use Guam, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin cil. the gift of faith so our lives develop Islands, and the Compact of Free Association meaning and purpose; may we use the Act, and for other purposes; f gift of hope so that we can anticipate a S. 289. An act to designate the United new and brighter day; may we use the States courthouse to be constructed at the COMMUNICATION FROM THE gift of love so that we know others corner of Superior Road and Huron Road in CLERK OF THE HOUSE with trust and affection and share with Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes Unit- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- them our innermost feelings and expe- ed States Courthouse''; fore the House the following commu- S. 347. An act to designate the Federal riences. May Your gifts, O God, that building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, nication from the Clerk of the House of have nourished us along the way be in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn Fed- Representatives: with us this day and every day we pray. eral Center''; OFFICE OF THE CLERK, Amen. S. 419. An act to provide surveillance, re- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, search, and services aimed at prevention of Washington, DC, June 13, 1997. f birth defects, and for other purposes; Hon. NEWT GINGRICH, S. 478. An act to designate the Federal Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, THE JOURNAL building and United States courthouse lo- Washington, DC. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cated at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Geor- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Chair has examined the Journal of the gia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Fed- mission granted to Clause 5 of Rule III of the eral Building and United States Court- Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, last day's proceedings and announces house''; the Clerk received the following message to the House his approval thereof. S. 628. An act to designate the United from the Secretary of the Senate on Thurs- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- States courthouse to be constructed at the day, June 12, 1997 at 6:40 p.m.: that the Sen- nal stands approved. corner of 7th Street and East Jackson Street ate passed without amendment H.J. Res. 32, 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. H3799 H3800 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE June 16, 1997 and, that the Senate passed without amend- ber that wanted to hurt Americans if the Democrats indicate that people are ment H.R. 1871. they did not go along with their own drowning and starving as a result of With warm regards, political agenda. It reminded me of this. It is not true. ROBIN H. CARLE, some of the things that I heard in the So one sits there and one asks one- Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. past when the President and Vice self, if it is not true, according to this f President would come out to the press political scientist in Minnesota and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER conference when we were trying to bal- others who understand the process, PRO TEMPORE ance the budget and try to hide behind why would the Vice President of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Medicare and try to scare senior citi- United States come out and say that it Chair desires to announce that pursu- zens and talk about how we wanted to was true that somehow what happened ant to clause 4 of rule I, the Speaker slash Medicare, when in fact we were in Washington last week was going to signed the following enrolled bill on trying to save Medicare and were put- hurt people in the Midwest, or why Thursday, June 12, 1997: ting out a proposal very similar to would the President make the same in- what the President was putting out. ferences, why would people on this H.R. 1871. An act making emergency sup- There is this tactic that they always floor storm up to the microphone day plemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peace- seem to use. Every time you start to after day after day after day and say keeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, nail them down and try to force them something that clearly did not reflect for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, to be physically responsible, they reality? and for other purposes. would say, oh, you are trying to hurt Well, I guess unfortunately for too f old people, you are trying to hurt sen- many in this Chamber it is politics as ior citizens, you are trying to hurt usual. If one cannot win by using the ANNOUNCEMENT OF OFFICIAL OB- young children, you are trying to hurt facts, then try to win by kind of shift- JECTORS FOR PRIVATE CAL- flood victims. So it was sort of these ing the facts around. Try to scare peo- ENDAR, 105TH CONGRESS scare tactics to try to stop us from ple. If one does not want people to sit The SPEAKER pro tempore. The doing what needed to be done. down and know the real story, then Chair desires to announce that the offi- During the flood relief bill, what kind of shuffle the deck a little bit and cial objectors for the Private Calendar some Members wanted to do was actu- deal from the bottom of the deck once for the 105th Congress are as follows: ally put in a provision that would pre- in a while and maybe one can confuse For the majority: Messrs. SENSEN- vent the Federal Government from people enough. I mean maybe that is BRENNER, Wisconsin; COBLE, North ever shutting down again. But when what they think. It is very unfortu- Carolina; and GOODLATTE, Virginia. this was attempted, the President, the nate. But the reality is that flood For the minority: Mr. BOUCHER, Vir- Vice President, and many Members in money was sent to the Midwest and in ginia, and Ms. DELAURO, Connecticut. this Chamber got out there saying, oh, fact has been fully funded for some f you are hurting the flood victims, you time and will be fully funded for some are hurting the flood victims.
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