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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 105 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 105 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 144 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 No. 128 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. lution of the House of the following CONGRESS DOES NOT NEED FAST The Reverend Dr. Warren Blakeman, title: TRACK St. Paul's United Methodist Church, H. Con. Res. 326. Concurrent resolution per- (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was Monroe, Louisiana, offered the follow- mitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol given permission to address the House ing prayer: on September 23, 1998, for the presentation of for 1 minute and to revise and extend Creator God, You have given us the the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson his remarks.) Rolihlahla Mandela. precious gift of life. Between our birth Mr. TRAFICANT. America has a $60 and our death, we make many choices. The message also announced that the million trade deficit with Japan, $50 Those who gather here make choices Senate had passed a bill of the follow- billion with China, a $24 billion deficit that affect billions beyond our shores, ing title, in which the concurrence of with Canada, $20 plus billion with Mex- millions across this land, thousands in the House is requested: ico. The bleeding goes on and on, good- our districts and communities, and in- S. 1397. An act to establish a commission paying jobs lost by the thousands every dividuals within families. to assist in commemoration of the centen- week, every month. We are awed when we think that nial of powered flight and the achievements After all this, Congress wants more these responsibilities placed upon us of the Wright brothers. fast track trade programs. Unbeliev- affect not only this time and these peo- f able. Congress does not need fast track; ples, but also generations to come. So, Congress needs a swift kick. What is humbly, we ask for Your guidance. In THE HEAVY HAND OF BIG next, our sons and daughters applying our choices, may truth always be com- GOVERNMENT for a job in Mexico? Beam me up. Free bined with love, love with courage, and trade, my ascot. This is a free ride for courage with justice and mercy. Again, (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given people overseas being paid for by Amer- we ask for Your guidance. Amen. permission to address the House for 1 ican workers who are being retrained. f minute and to revise and extend his re- Think about it. marks.) f THE JOURNAL Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, first, it The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- was the IRS. Now, if we can believe it, URGING MEMBERS TO SUPPORT ined the Journal of the last day's pro- it is the United States Army Corps of THE 90±10 PLAN TO PRESERVE ceedings and announces to the House Engineers: You are guilty until you SOCIAL SECURITY AND PROVIDE his approval thereof. prove yourself innocent. A TAX CUT Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- When my constituent, Pamela Ham, (Mr. JONES asked and was given per- nal stands approved. thought the worst was over after sur- mission to address the House for 1 f viving a deadly tornado on Lake Thur- minute and to revise and extend his re- man last May, the Corps reared its marks.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ugly head. Even though 4 months Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, today The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman passed since this tornado, the Corps, as Americans spend more money on taxes from Ohio (Mr. TRAFICANT) come for- managers of this lake and the sur- than on food, clothing, and shelter ward and lead the House in the Pledge rounding lands, still had not cleaned up combined. That is an average tax bur- of Allegiance. the public property between the lake den of 38 percent. This Congress has in- Mr. TRAFICANT led the Pledge of and Mrs. Ham's house, so Mrs. Ham troduced a plan to provide hard-work- Allegiance as follows: cleaned the property herself, with her ing Americans some well-deserved re- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the hands. lief. The 90±10 plan would set aside 90 United States of America, and to the Repub- The Corps did not like this. They re- percent of the 10-year, $1.6 trillion lic for which it stands, one nation under God, taliated, Mr. Speaker, by revoking Mrs. budget surplus to preserve Social Secu- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ham's dock permit. They didn't even rity, and would use the remaining 10 f ask for an explanation; they just low- percent, or $80 billion, to cut taxes for ered the boom, the big, heavy hand of middle-income Americans. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE big government, on my constituent. Under the plan, the marriage penalty A message from the Senate by Mr. I am tired of the Corps of Engineers and death taxes will be reduced, and Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- bullying my constituents along the Sa- tax relief will be available for edu- nounced that the Senate had passed vannah River, and I am putting them cation, child care, and military person- without amendment a concurrent reso- on alert. Stay tuned. nel who sell their homes. The 90/10 plan 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. H8463 . H8464 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE September 23, 1998 offers Americans what they have been LET'S MAKE A DEAL the citizens of this Nation the lead ar- asking for, tax relief now and saving (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given ticle in today's edition of The Hill enti- Social Security for the future. I hope permission to address the House for 1 tled ``Clinton asks Dole for help on my colleagues will join us in support- minute and to revise and extend his re- Hill.'' ing the 90±10 plan. marks.) The reason I do this, Mr. Speaker, is f Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, the apparently there is a misconception being propagated by some here in WHAT ARE THE CHILDREN IN White House today is sending signals Washington. Some here in Washington AMERICA LEARNING TODAY that it would like to broker some type have confused their occupancy of a cer- ABOUT TRUTH? of deal in order to avoid a full inquiry tain office with the institution itself. (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- via the impeachment process. But Mr. Speaker, Congress cannot shirk from Let us reaffirm at this time, in this mission to address the House for 1 place, that the offices we hold are a re- minute and to revise and extend his re- its duty. We are obliged to have a full and open debate on the merits of flection of public trust, and our pres- marks.) ence in those offices does not reflect Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, there is a whether or not we should go forward the institution one way or the other. famous story told of George Washing- with a formal inquiry on impeachment. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, let us reaffirm ton when he was but a young boy. Let us not be unduly influenced by at this place, in this time, that no Every schoolchild in America is taught watching poll numbers. As the gen- American is above the law, no matter this story. It is the story of how, even tleman from Illinois (Chairman HENRY what office they may hold. as a young boy, Washington was a per- HYDE) has said, ``Poll-taking is an art, son of honor. When he was asked by his not a science.'' The Framers of the f father if he had cut down his father's Constitution knew this would not be an IMPLORING FEMA TO BEGIN PREP- favorite cherry tree, he responded, I easy or pleasant task, but they did ARATIONS TO RESPOND TO HUR- cannot tell a lie, father. I did chop make provisions for such a possibility. RICANE GEORGES down the cherry tree. We must remember, this is a Nation of (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was How forthright. You cannot get any laws, not daily opinion polls. Whether given permission to address the House more honest than that. Yet, with the or not perjury was committed will be for 1 minute and to revise and extend rationalization being promoted by determined in due course, not by opin- her remarks.) many in the media today, Washington ion polls, but as prescribed under the could have responded like this and got- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Constitution. my community of south Florida is ten away with it: ``Well, father, I did f not technically cut down the cherry tensly gripping for a possible strike to tree, only the hatchet made contact SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY, CUT the region from the dangerous Hurri- with the tree. I did not touch the tree. TAXES cane Georges, which has already caused great devastation in the neighboring I stand by my story and what I believe (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was the meaning of the word `cut' is.'' islands of the Carribean, including my given permission to address the House How things have changed in America. native homeland of Cuba, which is What are the children in America for 1 minute and to revise and extend bracing for the worst.
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