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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRSTSESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005 No. 13 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was hearing us, and granting our many pe- pursued his calling. He has been the called to order by the Speaker pro tem- titions. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. Pastor of Welcome Baptist Church for pore (Mrs. EMERSON). f the past 12 years. f Pastor Allen is the Vice Moderator THE JOURNAL and District Missionary of the Winding DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gulf District Association. He has PRO TEMPORE Chair has examined the Journal of the served as Supply Minister to many The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- last day’s proceedings and announces area churches and does extensive work fore the House the following commu- to the House her approval thereof. in the evangelistic field. nication from the Speaker: Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Pastor Allen is also the founding WASHINGTON, DC, nal stands approved. Bishop of Tsidkenu Ministries, a State- February 9, 2005. f chartered outreach ministry. In addi- I hereby appoint the Honorable JO ANN tion, Pastor Allen is the President of EMERSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE the Christian Ministers Alliance of this day. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Beckley, West Virginia, and vicinity. J. DENNIS HASTERT, gentleman from Indiana (Mr. PENCE) He is married to Gloria J. Allen, who Speaker of the House of Representatives. come forward and lead the House in the is with us today, and they are the f Pledge of Allegiance. proud parents of five children and grandparents to five grandchildren. PRAYER Mr. PENCE led the Pledge of Alle- giance as follows: Pastor Allen states that he is a God- The Reverend David F. Allen, Pastor, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the called, spirit-filled preacher of God’s Welcome Baptist Church, Beckley, United States of America, and to the Repub- Word. West Virginia, offered the following lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Madam Speaker, again it is an honor prayer: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. for me to introduce and welcome to the Almighty God, creator of the uni- f U.S. House of Representatives the Rev- verse and maker of this free and great erend David F. Allen, Pastor of the WELCOMING THE REVEREND Nation in which we live, it is once Welcome Baptist Church in Beckley, DAVID F. ALLEN again that a few of Your humble serv- West Virginia, to deliver our opening ants have come before Your throne in (Mr. RAHALL asked and was given prayer. Thank you. prayer. We come first of all to ask permission to address the House for 1 f Your divine forgiveness for all of our minute and to revise and extend his re- transgressions, and to thank You for marks.) MTV’s PROGRAMMING HURTS KIDS how You have blessed and showed favor Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, it is (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- to the United States of America. indeed a high honor for me to rise mission to address the House for 1 Heavenly Father, we pray that You today to introduce our guest chaplain, minute and to revise and extend his re- would forever keep us mindful of what the Reverend David F. Allen, Pastor of marks.) the scripture says, ‘‘Righteousness the Welcome Baptist Church, located Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, it seems exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach in my Third Congressional District in that Music Television plays a lot more to any people.’’ my hometown of Beckley, West Vir- than music these days. From reality Great Jehovah, we ask You to bless ginia. TV to tasteless dramas, MTV has be- all of our leaders, and we ask special Pastor Allen was born and raised in come one of cable’s largest purveyors blessings upon this 109th Congress. Greenstown, West Virginia, and is one of smut. Lord, give them great wisdom to deal of eight children raised by his mother, A report released by the Parents Tel- with hindsight as well as a super- a single parent. He was educated in the evision Council found that the level of natural ability to deal with foresight. Fayette County public school system sex and foul language on MTV is far God, lead us in the paths that You and holds several teaching certificates higher than anything found on adult- would have us to go and direct Con- and certifications through the National targeted television. The report says gress in every decision that they must Baptist Convention. that children watching MTV view an make. Pastor Allen received his call to the average of nine sexual scenes, 18 sexual Father, we will gladly give Your preaching ministry at the age of 14, depictions and 17 instances of sexual name the praise for being so good to us, and since that time he has actively dialogue and innuendo per hour. 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. H417 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:37 Nov 16, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORDCX\T37X$J0E\H09FE5.REC H09FE5 CCOLEMAN on PROD1PC71 with CONG-REC-ONLINE H418 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 9, 2005 A study done by RAND last year ment accounts to give Americans the We need to protect and preserve Social shows that kids this age often adopt opportunity to make the same amount Security not just for the next election, the sexual behaviors and attitudes of of dollars work harder for them in the but for the next generation. I beg my their favorite TV characters. By glam- future. Democrat colleagues to put a plan on orizing drug and alcohol abuse, sexual President Franklin Roosevelt, on the table. We will not boo. We will look promiscuity and violent behavior, MTV January 17, 1935, said in a speech to at it and take the best of your ideas lies to our kids. Instead of making Congress about Social Security that its and combine them with the best ideas them cool, MTV is often harming our second wave would be ‘‘compulsory, of the Senate, the House and the White kids. contributory annuities which in time House. Many say this is no big deal, but they will establish a self-supporting system We all seem to agree, in the year are wrong. MTV reaches 73 percent of for those now young and for future gen- 2018, more money will be going out of boys, 78 percent of girls ages 12 to 19. erations.’’ President Roosevelt’s vision the trust fund than is going in. We all That is why this study and this report for Social Security was right for the agree in the year 2042, if we do not are so disturbing and so important. 20th century, and his second vision is whack benefits 27 percent, the program f right for the 21st. will be going bankrupt. We all agree that in the 1950s, there were 16 workers IRAQ OIL PROCEEDS f for every one retiree, and today there $750 BILLION ‘‘ROUNDING ERROR’’ (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given are 3.3 workers for every retiree. And permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given we all know this because the Demo- minute and to revise and extend his re- permission to address the House for 1 crats participate in the Federal Em- marks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- ployee Thrift Savings accounts, which Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, marks.) allow them to choose interest-earning prior to invading Iraq, looking for Mr. EMANUEL. Madam Speaker, we accounts similar to the personal ac- weapons of mass destruction, this ad- have all done it. We all make mistakes. counts the President has proposed. ministration looked the other way at They are unavoidable. Yesterday we Madam Speaker, I again ask the illegal shipments of Iraqi oil to Jordan, learned that the White House budget Democrats, Please put your ideas on Syria and Turkey, which earned at made a tiny little mistake, a $750 bil- the table; we will not boo. least $8.5 billion for Saddam Hussein’s lion ‘‘rounding error.’’ f regime. Now the administration cannot According to the President’s budget, account for an additional $9 billion the new Medicare prescription drug HONORING RALPH LOPEZ from Iraqi oil proceeds which was sup- benefit is now going to cost the tax- (Mr. CUELLAR asked and was given posed to go to help the Iraqi people. payers $1.2 trillion, not the $400 billion permission to address the House for 1 While Congress busies itself about they told us just last year. That is minute and to revise and extend his re- how $2 billion was illegally diverted to quite a difference from last year when marks.) Saddam from the U.N.’s Oil-For-Food the White House budget director, the Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I Program, it would also be instructive man responsible for the money, assured rise today to recognize the many ac- to find out why it was apparently ad- everybody, ‘‘The Congressional Budget complishments of Ralph Lopez as the ministration policy to let Saddam Hus- Office estimate for the prescription sheriff of Bexar County.