December 10, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12771 daughters Maria Lawall, Jane, Tina fight song, loud and clear from the No. 71, Dave Butler. and 4 grandchildren of Marriottsville, steps of the United States Capitol this No. 72, Ben Murphy. MD.∑ week. No. 73, . No. 74, Mike Crouse. f While the two final plays in the game No. 75, Brian Dokken. put us over the top, everyone knows TRIBUTE TO UND’S FIGHTING No. 76, Ben Olson. that at UND, it’s teamwork that mat- SIOUX, NCAA DIVISION II FOOT- No. 77, Barry Smith. ters. Every member of this team con- No. 78, Matt Buisker. BALL CHAMPIONS tributed to the victory. I would ask to No. 78, Mike Bryant. ∑ Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise have printed in the RECORD the full No. 79, Mike Wacek. today to note the accomplishment of roster of this championship team, and No. 80, John Kyvig. the University of North Dakota foot- No. 81, Dan Graf. their first-rate coaching staff. They No. 82, Justin Klabo. ball team, who on Saturday won the have made us very proud. No. 84, Jesse Ahlers. NCAA Division II football champion- The roster follows: No. 85, Erik Ahlstrom. ship, defeating Grand Valley State Uni- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING UND FIGHTING SIOUX COACHES AND 2001 STAFF versity of Michigan. SIOUX TEAM ROSTER , Head Coach. It was a nail-biter, and one of the No. 1, Thayne Bosh. Kyle Schweigert, Assistant Head Coach/De- most remarkable, last-minute come- No. 2, Jesse Smith. fensive Coordinator. backs in the history of championship No. 3, Dustin Thornburg. , Offensive Coordinator. football. No. 4, Jamel Alkins. Tom Dosch, Defensive Line/OLB. UND’s spectacular defense held the No. 5, Adam Roland. Tim Tibesar, Inside Linebackers. Grand Valley State team to 14 points, No. 6, Shad Carney. Curt Sienkiewicz, Running Backs. but with less than three minutes to No. 7, Jeff Glas. Tim Belmore, Wide Receivers. No. 8, Caleb Johnson. Cooper Harris, Graduate Assistant. play, and 80 yards to go, we were trail- No. 9, Kelby Klosterman. Greg Lotysz, Graduate Assistant. ing 14–10. A field goal wouldn’t do it. No. 11, Cameron Peterka. Mike Mannausau, Graduate Assistant. We had to drive the length of the field No. 11, Jamaal Franklin. Jon Young, Graduate Assistant. and score a touchdown. It looked as No. 12, John Bowenkamp. Steve Westereng, Head Football Athletic though the championship would slip No. 13, Joe Wilson. Trainer. from our grasp. No. 14, Evan Nelson. Paul Chapman, Director of Strength and Moving the ball out to their 41-yard No. 15, Brian Loe. Conditioning. No. 16, Josh Ranson. Dan Benson, Director of Media Relations. line, UND faced a crucial fourth-down No. 17, Bret Bentow. Lon Carlson, Football Equipment Manager. play, needing four yards to keep the No. 18, Jim Miller. Cindy Klug, Office Secretary.∑ drive alive. Quarterback Kelby No. 19, Tom Maus. f Klosterman linked up with wide re- No. 20, Ryan Manke. ceiver Luke Schleusner on an incred- No. 21, Peyton Ross. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ible 58-yard pass play, landing us on No. 22, Cory Urban. A message from the President of the the one-yard line. Running back Jed No. 23, Tony Hermes. United States was communicated to Perkerewicz took the ball the final No. 24, Willis Stattelman. the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his No. 25, Craig Riendeau. yard in the last 29 seconds to win the No. 25, Demetrius Charles. secretaries. game and the championship for Grand No. 26, Adam Stratton. f Forks and North Dakota. It was the No. 27, Josh Copple. EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED first national football title in the No. 29, Tom Miller. school’s 105-year history. No. 30, Gregg Olson. As in executive session the Presiding These were well-matched teams and No. 32, Jamaal Griffin. Officer laid before the Senate a mes- worthy opponents. Yardage and time of No. 33, Adam Dehnicke. sage from the President of the United No. 33, Danny Gagner. States submitting a nomination which possession were very close, almost No. 34, Riza Mahmoud. identical. UND’s 80-yard final drive No. 35, Matt Nelson. was referred to the Committee on the made the difference. Imagine the pres- No. 36, Chris Beatty. Judiciary. sure. No. 36, Travis O’Neel. (The nomination received today is Only minutes left on the clock, a na- No. 37, Jed Perkerewicz. printed at the end of the Senate pro- tional championship at stake, and No. 37, Matt Hillbrand. ceedings.) No. 38, Josh Brandsted. nearly the whole field left to drive. It’s f a measure of this team’s grit and deter- No. 38, Mike O’Neil. No. 39, Brian Wilhelmi. MEASURES PLACED ON THE mination that the final drive was No. 40, Digger Anderson. CALENDAR marked by two fourth-down conver- No. 40, Eric Schmidt. sions. Converting on a fourth down is No. 42, Ross Brennan. The following bills were read the sec- do or die, fail, and it’s all over. UND No. 43, Matt Vanderpan. ond time, and placed on the calendar: did it not once, but twice. That’s a No. 44, Tyler Dahlen. S. 1786. A bill to expand aviation capacity demonstration of real character. No. 45, . in the Chicago area. All of North Dakota is celebrating No. 46, Jason Gravos. S. 1789. A bill to amend the Federal Food, No. 47, David Wisthoff. this tremendous win, but this is an es- Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safe- No. 48, Josh Kotelnicki. ty and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for chil- pecially sweet victory for the people of No. 49, Blaise Larson. dren. Grand Forks. They know about come- No. 50, Mac Schneider. f backs against long odds. After the No. 52, Andy Hendrickson. floods of 1997 all but destroyed the No. 53, Mike Mularoni. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES town, and badly damaged the univer- No. 54, Troy Newhouse. The following reports of committees sity, they came back. And Grand Forks No. 55, Tom Irvin. No. 56, Josh Christofferson. were submitted: is on its way to being bigger and better No. 57, Brook Maier. By Mr. JEFFORDS, from the Committee than ever. No. 58, Eric Halstenson. on Environment and Public Works, with an Grand Forks is a comeback town, and No. 59, Jake Nordick. amendment in the nature of a substitute: North Dakota is a comeback team. I No. 60, Ross Walker. S. 1593: A bill to authorize the Adminis- could not be more proud of these fine No. 61, Dan Schill. trator of the Environmental Protection young athletes and their coaches. No. 62, Josh Cranston. Agency to establish a grant program to sup- And I look forward to the conclusion No. 63, Ryan Grant. port research projects on critical infrastruc- No. 64, Brennan Marsh. ture protection for water supply systems, of a little bet that Senator DORGAN and No. 65, Stephen Larsen. and for other purposes. (Rept. No. 107–118). I made last Friday with our dear col- No. 66, Mike Gruchalla. S. 1608: A bill to establish a program to leagues from Michigan, Senators LEVIN No. 67, Jason Peterson. provide grants to drinking water and waste- and STABENOW. I look forward to hear- No. 68, Matt Knutson. water facilities to meet immediate security ing them recite the words of the UND No. 70, Brian Osterday. needs. (Rept. No. 107–119).

VerDate 10-DEC-2001 01:48 Dec 11, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G10DE6.001 pfrm01 PsN: S10PT1 S12772 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 10, 2001 By Mr. JEFFORDS, from the Committee as cosponsors of S. 1209, a bill to amend sor of S. 1717, a bill to provide for a on Environment and Public Works, without the Trade Act of 1974 to consolidate payroll tax holiday. amendment: and improve the trade adjustment as- S. 1745 S. 1622: A bill to extend the period of avail- sistance programs, to provide commu- At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the ability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and nity-based economic development as- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Emergency Assistance Act in the case of vic- sistance for trade-affected commu- NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. tims of the terrorist attacks of September nities, and for other purposes. 1745, a bill to delay until at least Janu- 11, 2001. (Rept. No. 107–120). S. 1262 ary 1, 2003, any changes in medicaid S. 1637: A bill to waive certain limitations At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, regulations that modify the medicaid in the case of use of the emergency fund au- the name of the Senator from Michigan upper payment limit for non-State thorized by section 125 of title 23, United (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- Government-owned or operated hos- States Code, to pay the costs of projects in pitals. response to the attack on the World Trade sor of S. 1262, a bill to make improve- Center in New York City that occurred on ments in mathematics and science edu- f September 11, 2001. (Rept. No. 107–121). cation, and for other purposes. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED f S. 1456 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND At the request of Mr. BENNETT, the By Mr. DOMENICI: JOINT RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. S. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. The following bills and joint resolu- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for eco- 1456, a bill to facilitate the security of nomic security and recovery, and for tions were introduced, read the first the critical infrastructure of the and second times by unanimous con- other purposes; to the Committee on fi- United States, to encourage the secure nance. sent, and referred as indicated: disclosure and protected exchange of Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, By Mr. DOMENICI: critical infrastructure information, to the economy remains weak and the un- S. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- enhance the analysis, prevention, and employment rate released last Friday enue Code of 1986 to provide for economic se- detection of attacks on critical infra- curity and recovery, and for other purposes; for the month of November topped 5.7 to the Committee on Finance. structure, to enhance the recovery percent. This is the highest level in By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. MCCAIN, from such attacks, and for other pur- over 6 years, and many economists ex- Mr. CLELAND, and Mr. LIEBERMAN): poses. pect it to exceed 6 percent in the com- S. 1792. A bill to further facilitate service S. 1499 ing months. for the United States, and for other purposes; At the request of Mr. KERRY, the Recently the economy officially was to the Committee on Health, Education, names of the Senator from Louisiana put in the category of ‘‘recession’’ be- Labor, and Pensions. ginning last March by the National Bu- By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. (Mr. BREAUX) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) were added as co- reau of Economic Research. REED, Mr. GREGG, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. The economy measured by its gross CONRAD, Mr. WARNER, Mr. SESSIONS, sponsors of S. 1499, a bill to provide as- national product, declined at a 1.1 per- Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. sistance to small business concerns ad- cent rate in the third quarter of this HUTCHINSON, Mr. ENZI, Mr. versely impacted by the terrorist at- WELLSTONE, and Mr. DAYTON): tacks perpetrated against the United year. Corporate profits are down nearly 22 S. 1793. A bill to provide the Secretary of States on September 11, 2001, and for percent compared to last year, and con- Education with specific waiver authority to other purposes. respond to conditions in the national emer- sumer confidence is down 51 points in gency declared by the President on Sep- S. 1619 three months, the steepest drop since tember 14, 2001; to the Committee on Health, At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 1980. Education, Labor, and Pensions. the name of the Senator from New Jer- While there are a couple of ‘‘not so By Mr. CLELAND: sey (Mr. TORRICELLI) was added as a co- bad’’ economic factors out there, low S. 1794. A bill to amend title 49, United sponsor of S. 1619, a bill to amend title consumer prices, low interest rates, States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized XVIII of the Social Security Act to circumvention of airport security systems low oil prices for consumers, and and procedures; to the Committee on Com- provide for coverage of substitute adult record high auto sales, these all could merce, Science, and Transportation. day care services under the medicare be temporary phenomena related to a program. f broader weak economy and low con- S. 1663 sumer demand. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the For all these reasons, I believe Con- SENATE RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from North Da- gress needs to act on a stimulus bill be- The following concurrent resolutions kota (Mr. CONRAD) was added as a co- fore it adjourns this first session of the and Senate resolutions were read, and sponsor of S. 1663, a bill to amend title 107th congress. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: 4, United States Code, to add National The American public deserves action By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to on a stimulus bill and we need to act HAGEL, and Mrs. BOXER): the list of days on which the flag quickly. Too much time has passed and S. Con. Res. 90. A concurrent resolution ex- should especially be displayed. we cannot let politics as usual keep us pressing the sense of the Congress regarding S. 1707 from putting together a bill that can the efforts of people of the United States of achieve wide bipartisan support quick- Korean ancestry to reunite with their family At the request of Mr. JEFFORDS, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. ly. members in North Korea; to the Committee I have come to the conclusion that GRASSLEY) and the Senator from Mary- on Foreign Relations. we should adopt a bill that is not con- By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. land (Mr. SARBANES) were added as co- troversial, politically speaking, and LUGAR, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. HAGEL): sponsors of S. 1707, a bill to amend title that can actually do some good for the S. Con. Res. 91. A concurrent resolution ex- XVIII of the Social Security Act to American economy in a short time pe- pressing deep gratitude to the government specify the update for payments under and the people of the Philippines for their riod. the medicare physician fee schedule for sympathy and support since September 11, I therefore am introducing today a 2001, and for other purposes; considered and 2002 and to direct the Medicare Pay- bill that does three very simple things agreed to. ment Advisory Commission to conduct that I think we can all agree on: f a study on replacing the use of the sus- First, a one-month payroll tax holi- tainable growth rate as a factor in de- day, that will provide relief from the ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS termining such update in subsequent regressive payroll tax. It would elimi- S. 1209 years. nate the need for both employers and At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the S. 1717 employees to pay the current 12.4 per- names of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mr. FRIST, the cent tax. (Mr. WELLSTONE) and the Senator from name of the Senator from Mississippi I have found wide bipartisan support Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) were added (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- for this proposal. Unfortunately it is

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