April 3, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5029 The Kid-Care idea began to take shape at SELF-EMPLOYED HEALTH INSUR- I further announce that, if present Christmas 1989, when Carol came on a group ANCE ACT—CONFERENCE RE- and voting, the Senator from Oregon of children eating out of a McDonalds’ dump- PORT [Mr. HATFIELD] would vote ‘‘yea.’’ ster. ‘‘I saw Third World conditions a stone’s Mr. FORD. I announce that the Sen- throw from where I live,’’ she says. Two The Senate resumed consideration of years later, Kid-Care was created as a non- the conference report. ator from Alabama [Mr. HEFLIN], the profit organization. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Senator from Vermont [Mr. LEAHY] the These days, the Porter’s three-bedroom ate will now resume consideration of Senator from Michigan [Mr. LEVIN], bungalow is hemmed in by Kid-Care vehicles. the conference accompanying H.R. 831 and the Senator from Georgia [Mr. Industrial-size cans of beans, tomatoes, corn NUNN] are necessarily absent. and spaghetti sauce line shelves tacked up in f I also announce that the Senator the family room. Bags of disposable diapers, CLOTURE MOTION from Florida [Mr. GRAHAM] is absent bulk rice and dozens of loaves of bread are because of illness. stacked alongside. in the of the room The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour I further announce that, if present is a banquet table, where the sandwiches are of 12 noon having arrived, under the prepared in a huge assembly line. In the next previous order, the clerk will report and voting, the Senator from Vermont room, a magnet stuck to one of four refrig- the motion to invoke cloture. [Mr. LEAHY] and the Senator from erators reads, ‘‘Carol’s Kitchen.’’ ‘‘Hah!’’ The assistant legislative clerk read Florida [Mr. GRAHAM] would each vote snorts Carol. ‘‘This hasn’t been my kitchen as follows: ‘‘aye.’’ in years.’’ The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 83, Until late last year, Kid-Care provided not CLOTURE MOTION nays 0, as follows: only brown-bag lunches but also hot meals. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- [Rollcall Vote No. 126 Leg.] That was when the Houston health depart- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the ment forced the Porters to suspend cooking Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby YEAS—83 operations until certain code violations were move to bring to a close debate on the con- Abraham Dorgan McCain remedied. That problem should be solved by ference report to accompany H.R. 831, Self- Akaka Exon McConnell May, When the Porters hope to move kid- Employed Health Insurance Act: Ashcroft Faircloth Mikulski Care into its newly acquired 11,500-square- Robert Dole, Bob Packwood, John Baucus Feingold Moseley-Braun Bennett Feinstein foot building equipped to produce 4,000 hot Ashcroft, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Moynihan Biden Ford Murkowski meals a day. That is, of course, if they can Lauch Faircloth, Larry Pressler, Thad Bingaman Frist Murray increase their funding. Carol Porter’s tire- Cochran, Trent Lott, Pete Domenici, Bond Glenn Packwood less fund-raising has given Kid-Care high vis- Rick Santorum, Larry Craig, Alfonse Boxer Gorton Pell ibility among corporations—Quaker Oats D’Amato, Hank Brown, James Inhofe, Bradley Grams Pressler Breaux Grassley and long-distance company Heartline Com- and Slade Gorton. Pryor Brown Gregg munications are sponsors—but most of the Reid CALL OF THE ROLL VITIATED Bryan Harkin Robb current annual budget of $500,000 comes from Bumpers Hatch The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Rockefeller individual donations. The couple supple- Burns Helms BROWN). Pursuant to rule XXII, the ments Hurt’s $2,000-a-month stipend from Byrd Hollings Santorum Kid-Care with a contract to oversee Houston- chair now directs the clerk to call the Chafee Inouye Sarbanes area daycare providers for the U.S. Depart- roll to ascertain the quorum. Coats Jeffords Shelby Simon ment of Agriculture. Hurt III earns $1,000 a Cohen Johnston The legislative clerk proceeded to Simpson month managing Kid-Care’s transportation. Conrad Kempthorne call the roll. Coverdell Kennedy Snowe Carol, whose dream is to seed Kid-Care Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unan- Craig Kerrey Specter groups across the country, draws no salary. imous consent that the order for the D’Amato Kerry Stevens ‘‘People ask me what’s in it for me,’’ she Thomas quorum call be rescinded. Daschle Kohl says. ‘‘And I tell them to go the route with DeWine Lautenberg Thompson me and see my kids’ faces. That’s what’s in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Dodd Lieberman Thurmond it for me.’’ objection, it is so ordered. Dole Lugar Warner Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unan- Domenici Mack Wellstone f imous consent—and it has been cleared NOT VOTING—17 by the Democratic leader—I ask unani- Campbell Hutchison Lott WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE? mous consent that the live quorum Cochran Inhofe Nickles THE VOTERS HAVE SAID YES under rule XXII be vitiated. Graham Kassebaum Nunn Gramm Kyl The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Roth Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, for 3 Hatfield Leahy Smith years I have made daily reports to the objection, it is so ordered. Heflin Levin Senate regarding the exact Federal f The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this debt as of the previous day. VOTE vote the yeas are 83, the nays are zero. We must pray that this year, Federal Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- spending will begin to be reduced—it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sen and sworn having voted in the af- hasn’t yet. Indeed, if we care about question is, Is it the sense of the Sen- firmative, the motion is agreed to. America’s future, Congress must face ate that debate on the conference re- Mr. DODD addressed the Chair. up to its responsibility to balance the port accompanying H.R. 831, the Self- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Federal budget. Employed Health Insurance Act, shall ator from Connecticut. As of the close of business Friday, be brought to a close? Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unan- March 31, the exact Federal debt stood The yeas and nays are required. The imous consent to proceed as if in morn- at $4,864,115,841,256.92, meaning that on clerk will call the roll. ing business. a per capita basis, every man, woman, The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there and child in America owes $18,464.61 as Mr. DOLE. I announce that the Sen- objection? his or her share of the Federal debt. ator from Colorado [Mr. CAMPBELL], The Chair hears none, and it is so or- It’s important to note, Mr. President, the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. dered. that the United States had an oppor- COCHRAN], the Senator from Texas [Mr. f tunity to begin controlling the Federal GRAMM], the Senator from Oregon [Mr. debt by implementing a balanced budg- HATFIELD], the Senator from Texas PERFECT SEASON FOR UNIVER- et amendment to the Constitution. Un- [Mrs. HUTCHISON], the Senator from SITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN fortunately, the Senate did not seize Oklahoma [Mr. INHOFE], the Senator Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I am hold- their first opportunity to control this from Kansas [Mrs. KASSEBAUM], the ing up in my hands the front page of debt—but rest assured they will have Senator from Arizona [Mr. KYL], the today’s Hartford Courant, which reads another chance during the 104th Con- Senator from Mississippi [Mr. LOTT], ‘‘Perfect.’’ It shows a photograph of the gress. the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. NICK- University of Connecticut women’s If the Senate does not concentrate on LES], the Senator from Delaware [Mr. team and the score of the getting a handle on this enormous ROTH], and the Senator from New game, 70 to 64, over Tennessee. debt, their constituents are not likely Hampshire [Mr. SMITH] are necessarily Mr. President, you will certainly ap- to overlook it 2 years hence. absent. preciate the fact that there is a certain

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:44 May 28, 2008 Jkt 041999 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 J:\ODA15\1995_F~1\S03AP5.REC S03AP5 mmaher on MIKETEMP with SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS S5030 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 3, 1995 amount of local pride in the Nutmeg in congratulating all the people in- and me, but they had to go back to State this morning. The women’s bas- volved in this great season. their schedule and practice, so they ketball team completed their tremen- Mr. BRADLEY addressed the Chair. could not get in to the White House. dous season, 35 and 0. It is the best The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Yesterday, the coach asked the Presi- record ever compiled by a men’s or ator from New Jersey. dent if this time they might be able to women’s basketball team, culminating Mr. BRADLEY. Mr. President, I come through the front door of the in the NCAA title against Tennessee. would like to offer my congratulations White House. The President extended The other team that went undefeated, as well to the women’s team at the an invitation to them to visit, and it is 34 and 0, was the University of Texas in University of Connecticut, and I would going to be a pleasure to go there with 1986. like to call attention to a quote by its them and have them walk in the front What makes this team unique is the star player, , in this door of the White House as the na- intellectual as well as the athletic abil- morning’s Washington Post. When she tional champions. ity of its players. The star player—I was asked what the victory meant to Mr. President, I yield the floor. am hesitant to use the word—Rebecca her, she said: Mrs. BOXER addressed the Chair. Lobo, was chosen first team All Amer- This is just a picture-perfect way for some- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ican and first team Academic All one to end their career. We are undefeated, ator from California is recognized. American the last 2 years. She is a can- we won a national championship and I did it Mrs. BOXER. I thank the Chair. didate for a Rhodes scholarship and with people I love. Mr. President, I wish to say to the winner of every Player of the Year Mr. President, that openness is re- Senator from Connecticut that I share Award this season. She has compiled a markable and should be applauded, and his pride in those young women. And 4.0 grade point average during her last it correctly captures the feeling among certainly, as a woman who does not 2 years at the University of Con- members of a 35 and 0 team that wins quite make 5 feet tall, I am particu- necticut and is the No. 1 women’s bas- a championship, and that is true both larly awed by these women and their ketball player in the United States. of a men’s team that would win a skill. We still have UCLA, as you She is joined on that remarkable championship and a women’s team that know, Mr. President, going toward a team that won the championship game wins a championship. My hope is that championship, we hope. But I really yesterday by , Kara someday when a men’s team wins a have to say to the Senator, it made me Wolters, , Pam Webber, championship, the star player can say feel so good to watch these young Nakisha Sales and many other talented those exact words and feel as com- women. players. Rebecca Lobo, Jennifer fortable saying them as Rebecca Lobo I do hope someday they have more of Rizzotti, , and Jamelle El- did yesterday. a future. If they can sink the ball in liott were named to the all-tournament I congratulate Connecticut for this the basket with the best of them, they team. It is the first time that four tremendous accomplishment and Re- ought to have a chance. That is a sub- players from one team were named to becca Lobo for her courage and leader- ject for another day and another time. that honor. ship in difficult times in her own fam- Mr. President, today is a day of great ily situation, because of her mother f having breast cancer, and also because pride in the State of Connecticut be- SELF-EMPLOYED HEALTH INSUR- of her determination that was shown cause of the accomplishment of this ANCE ACT—CONFERENCE RE- every day that she went out onto the great team. PORT I wish to pay a special tribute to court with her teammates. , the head coach of the Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I thank my The Senate continued with the con- team, who did a remarkable job this colleague from New Jersey for those sideration of the conference report. season, and to the fans. You could not comments. She is a remarkable young Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I wish to get a seat in Gampel Pavilion this woman on a remarkable team, and the now take the floor to thank the Sen- year; they sold out every single game. joy of watching them win was only ex- ator from Massachusetts for what he Mr. President, I am going to include ceeded by their joy in winning. There has done by bringing forward such an in the RECORD as well, a couple of side- are no NBA careers in front of them. important issue really, not only to the bar stories that go to the heart of a few There are no six-figure, seven-figure Senate but to the people of the United other issues. The stories are about salaries awaiting these young women— States of America. young women in the State of Con- just the joy of playing the game, the We are going to see on Friday, I say necticut, 9-, 10-, 12-year-olds, who were joy of victory and the joy of doing it to my friend, a big celebration on the watching this team during the last together. It needs to be heralded. It steps of the Capitol. Those Republicans year and who have become tremendous needs to be highlighted. We need to get who signed the Contract With America fans. It goes to the issue of title IX and back to that very spirit of amateur are going to be celebrating and saying the success of a program, a women’s sports. how great it is that they passed a num- program, a basketball program. Just a I congratulate as well the team from ber of those provisions. few years ago you probably would have Tennessee. Tennessee has won several Well, I think what the Senator from found only a handful of people watch- national championships in the women’s Massachusetts is pointing out is that ing a women’s basketball game, not basketball division. They lost to Con- there are more people than just those only at the University of Connecticut necticut yesterday, but they are a Republicans who are going to be cele- but all around the country. And today, great team and a great champion as brating; some of those people are going as I mentioned a moment ago, there well. I just know we are going to see to be the millionaires and the billion- are sell-out audiences, sell-out crowds. more and more of them. I think it is a aires who got away with it again, who This is a great tribute to title IX and wonderful thing in America to be able again got away with what I call tax those who fought so very hard for that to watch young women get the kind of murder. I actually call them tax trai- program. attention they did. tors, because what they do is they We are very proud in Connecticut By the way, the President called the make a lot of money in this country, today. We have always had to export coach yesterday. It is the first time a millions and hundreds of millions, our team allegiances to either the Bos- President has ever called an NCAA sometimes billions, and then they re- ton Red Sox, the New York Knicks, the women’s champion after the title nounce their citizenship to escape any Mets, or others. Lately, we have had a game. I congratulate and thank Presi- kind of State taxes. I think that is un- hockey team which has not done ter- dent Clinton for making that call to patriotic. I think it is in many ways ribly well, but now there is deep pride the Connecticut women’s basketball acting like a traitor to this Nation. over this remarkable team that did a team. This Senate, on a very clear vote, fantastic job in their quest for a na- They went down to the White House said let us end that kind of tax loop- tional championship. last year and could not get in. There hole. The Senator from Massachusetts I join my colleague, Senator was a long line. They were here in the was completely struck, as was I and LIEBERMAN, who I know spoke already, office and met with Senator LIEBERMAN others in this Chamber, when the tax

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