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Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2003 No. 97 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, July 7, 2003, at 2 pm. Senate FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2003

The Senate met at 10:15 a.m. and was he always find joy in serving You by IN REMEMBRANCE OF STROM called to order by the President pro serving in this august chamber. You, THURMOND tempore (Mr. STEVENS). Lord God are America’s boast now and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish The PRESIDENT pro tempore. To- forever! Amen. to take a few minutes at this time to day’s prayer will be offered by our express my sympathy to the family of guest Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. f Senator Strom Thurmond, one of Coughlin, Chaplain of the United America’s most dynamic leaders in this States House of Representatives. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE past century, a man who lived through extraordinary change in his life, a man PRAYER The President pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: whose commitment to his country was The guest Chaplain offered the fol- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the unwavering. lowing prayer: United States of America, and to the Repub- I had the opportunity in 1997 to trav- Before the Congress of the United lic for which it stands, one nation under God, el with him to China. He was 94, I be- States leaves to celebrate Independ- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. lieve, at that time. His vigor and his ence Day, we pause to pray to You, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. In my strength were extraordinarily impres- Lord God, for the repose of the soul of capacity as Senator from Alaska, I sive to me and all of us who traveled Senator Strom Thurmond. Lord, re- note there is no quorum. I suggest the with him. He wanted to see The Wall. ward this most senior statesman for absence of a quorum. He wanted to meet the people of China. his many years of pledged service to The clerk will call the roll. He would tell them: America and China this country. The legislative clerk proceeded to are friends. We want to be better As the Source of life and justice that friends. He made very perceptive and will last forever, You have inspired the call the roll. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask appropriate remarks. Founders of this Nation, individuals Then we met Jiang Zemin at his re- such as Senator Thurmond and citizens unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. sort in the month of their vacation across this land, to continually seek time and Strom made an extraordinary what is right: to pursue lasting values The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, it is so ordered. speech that reflected so well America for themselves and for all their broth- and had so comprehensive an under- ers and sisters; and to pray always that f standing of the relationships of our they may grow in virtue and so countries. That just struck me particu- strengthen this democracy. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME larly. Our national celebration this year is We went out to a Chinese army base. an occasion for us to thank and praise The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under He trooped the line of a group of Chi- You for this form of government, for the previous order, leadership time is nese troops. I remember saying to him its leaders and for the natural and reserved. afterwards that I never thought I human resources with which You con- would be in Communist China, seeing tinue to endow this great Nation. f Strom Thurmond, the great cold war- May we also take this moment to rior, troop the line of a group of Chi- MORNING BUSINESS pray for the new Chaplain of the U.S. nese troops. But he was extraordinary Senate, Chaplain Barry Black. Guide The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under in that way. him by Your holy inspiration to ably the previous order, the Senate will I had comeup to this Senate in the respond to the needs of the Senators begin a period of morning business mid-1980s as a nominee and it wasn’t a and this community. Gift him with the with Senators permitted to speak very pleasant experience. I will never spirit of wisdom and prayer. And may therein for up to 10 minutes. forget and will always appreciate his

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VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.000 S27PT1 S8820 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 courtesy and support for me at that ship in the world. He was certainly the Senate, Strom became a person time and enjoyed responding a little committed to that. who did give me a lot of guidance. At bit to that when I was able to come There are many other things I could one time he was chairman of the back to this Senate and he was leader say. I will not at this time. I just ex- Armed Services Committee and I was on the Senate Judiciary Committee, press my sympathy to his family, his chairman of the Defense Subcommittee chairman of the Armed Services Com- friends, the people of South Carolina, for Appropriations, and we did a lot of mittee. It was just a pleasure to work and those around this great country work together. with him. who will mourn his passing. But my memory of Strom really goes He lived through a complete change I thank the President and yield the back to the time after 1981 when we in the South. He reflected the change floor. had a dinner for the new President pro that went on in our region of the coun- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. May tempore as we had taken the majority try. I think he did it in a positive and the Chair request the Senator to oc- in the Senate. Strom became President especially important way. His leader- cupy the Chair so this Senator may pro tempore. I was the assistant leader. ship in moving from the days of seg- speak about Senator Thurmond? Senator Baker was the leader. We had regation to a new era of relations be- Mr. SESSIONS. I will be honored to. a dinner at one of the local hotels. Sen- tween the races was very important Mr. STEVENS addressed the Chair. ator Baker and his wife Joy and I and and positive throughout the South. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. SES- my wife Catherine were at the head He served his country in an almost SIONS). The Senator from Alaska. table. When it became Strom’s time to unprecedented way. He was 40 years old Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, next thank the people there for honoring when World War II began. He was an Tuesday it will be my honor to be part him, he started talking with the people elected judge in his home State and he of the funeral delegation to South at the head table, and he came to me. was an army reservist. He insisted that Carolina to attend the funeral of our I had just been remarried. Catherine he be allowed to be on active duty and departed President pro tempore. When and I were married in December of 1980. they allowed him to do so. I understand I first came to the Senate, I was in the Just before that dinner, she had in- at first it wasn’t going to happen. Gallery up there watching the debate formed me we were going to have a He ended up in England when they on the Alaska statehood bill. A fili- child. were planning for the Normandy inva- buster was being led against that bill Strom stood up and was introducing sion. A number of people were called by the Senator from South Carolina. people. He came to me and made some upon to fly gliders in during that inva- As a matter of fact, he held up the bill kind remarks about me. And he turned sion at the time. He volunteered to fly for a considerable period of time. and said: Here is his lovely lady who on a glider, one of the most dangerous Because of his opposition, we devel- has now joined our family. She is a missions there could be. The planes oped a strategy of trying to get the bill beautiful woman, and isn’t it nice that would pull up these gliders and get passed by the Senate without amend- she is with child? them going and just let them go and ment—passed by the Senate as it had I thought Catherine was going to break my arm and bust my head. I they would have to find a place to land come to us from the House, without grabbed Strom and asked him to come down behind enemy lines—extraor- amendment. It was, I think, the only over and tell Catherine I had not told dinarily high risk. Many were killed on statehood bill in history that ever him that. She did listen to him for a landing. Many were killed in combat, passed both Houses in identical form moment or two. And he smiled, and many were separated, many were in- without amendment by the Senate. We said: Child, he never told me. He never jured. That is the kind of man Strom did that because we knew if the bill told me anything about that. He said: I Thurmond was. went to conference and came back, just looked at you. I can tell when a I asked him one time: Strom, did you Strom Thurmond would have another shot at the bill and another filibuster. woman is in flower. stay in until Germany surrendered? Mr. President, being from Alabama, He said: Oh, yes, we stayed until Ger- I remember that today because I re- you can understand the way he pro- many surrendered and we were on a member how, when I did finally arrive here in 1968 as a Member of the Senate, nounced that. train coming back when they declared It is something I will never forget. the war on Japan was over. We were Strom came up to me and said: I re- When our child came, he became being sent to the East. member you, boy. Uncle Strom to Lily Stevens. Every He was prepared to go there. As long And he remembered I had been part day he sat here in that chair, he would as this country was in combat he want- of the group from the Eisenhower dele- ask me about Lily. Lily, as a matter of ed to be there, committing his life, his gation that worked on our bill. We fact, last evening had a tear in her every effort to the defense of this Re- formed a friendship that day that I voice as she called to tell me she had public. He did so in the Senate and he never expected to have. heard about Strom. did so in uniform and as a leader in Strom was, as I have said, a distin- Strom was really a member of this South Carolina. guished member of the U.S. armed Senate family. He got to know every He was beloved in his State, re- services. He was the oldest officer to one of us in a way that I think no one spected to an awesome degree. He won land in Normandy. As we all know, he else did because no one else was near his Senate race on a write-in vote with landed in a glider. The pilot was killed. 100 years old. He was like a 1,000-pound a substantial majority, the only Mem- I talked about that with Strom because gorilla around here; he did what he ber, I believe, in the history of this I had been trained to fly gliders. Even wanted to do, but he did it in a way Senate ever to be elected on a write-in though I was a pilot, some of us were which really reflected his southern her- vote. That shows the power and the en- trained to fly gliders in case they need- itage. He was a southern gentleman to ergy and the vigor and the leadership ed glider pilots and I had anticipated I the core. of this man. I have appreciated his might have gone to Normandy. Instead, I have to tell the Senate that there friendship. I was sent to China. When I returned are many things Senator Strom Thur- I know his family is hurting at this and was a Member of the Senate here, mond did in his life with which I didn’t time and my sympathies are extended we often discussed our wartime service. agree. There were many votes he cast to them. I know the great members of Of course, he was considerably older here on the floor that I opposed. But I his staff, Duke Short and the whole than I was and his experience was en- can’t think of a person who more epito- team that worked with him for so tirely different. But over the years I mized being a Senator and what it many years, are hurting today and our grew, really, to have great fondness for meant to be a Senator. He lived up to sympathies go out to them as well as Senator Thurmond, despite our origi- his principles, and he lived up to the to the family. nal, really, antagonism. Believe me, as idea of what this democracy is about. Mr. President, I know you served an advocate for statehood for my He was, I believe, one of the finest Sen- with Senator Thurmond so many State, anyone who was going to fili- ators who will ever serve in this body. years. The two of you together have buster that bill was not exactly a I am honored, following him as Presi- conducted a remarkable effort to main- friend at that time. But as we grew to- dent pro tempore, to go back and par- tain our military strength and leader- gether and grew older together here in ticipate in the services and to once

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.004 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8821 again remind his people who sent him tinction, going in on D-Day with the after one tried to elicit facts from him to the Senate that he was a person who airborne assault divisions, landing, would he share facts about the combat became a very distinguished Senator helping those who were wounded—that of war and what he received in World whom history will always admire. was his first call—and then marshaling War II, and the other recognitions by Thank you very much. the forces to mount the offensive our Government and other govern- I suggest the absence of a quorum. against the German army, and going ments for his contribution to freedom The PRESIDING OFFICER. The through those matters until victory in worldwide. clerk will call the roll. May of 1945. So I say to my dear friend—really a The legislative clerk proceeded to When we walked into his office, two big brother—I thank him for all he has call the roll. things always struck me. One was the done for the world, for the Nation, for Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask portrait that was obviously painted in this humble Senator and, I daresay, unanimous consent that the order for the period when he was Governor— many others of my comtemporaries, as the quorum call be rescinded. straight, tall, and erect, eyes that were we came along in this institution on The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. penetrating, eyes that reflected a tre- the learning curve that was often at CHAFEE). Without objection, it is so or- mendous inner confidence and convic- the hands of Strom Thurmond. dered. tion, but eyes that had a soft side, be- My final thoughts are with his fam- Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I am cause he did have a soft side. He loved ily, his wife and children, all of whom deeply moved this morning, as are Sen- humor. He was very often the object of I have known throughout these years, ators all over America today—not only a lot of humor, including respectfully and with whom I have had the privilege those who are present in the Senate, from this humble Senator. But what a so often to be photographed, from little but so many who have gone on from tower of strength. I served with him sizes all the way up, as we do through the Senate to other careers—about the these many years on the committee as the years with our colleagues. But I loss of our distinguished colleague Sen- really an aide-de-camp—yes, a fellow know the Presiding Officer’s father, ator Thurmond. I think it is coinci- Senator, but I was happy to be ‘‘gen- were he here today, would join in the dental, and indeed most fitting, that eral’’ Strom Thurmond’s aide-de-camp most fervent and heartfelt expressions the Presiding Officer in the Chamber on many missions—missions that took with regard to our comrad, our col- this morning is the son of the distin- me abroad on occasions when he was league, our dear friend, Strom Thur- guished Senator from Rhode Island, chairman, and missions from which I mond. Senator John Chafee. learned so much at the hand of the f I first met Senator Thurmond when I great master on the subject of national joined then the Secretary of the Navy, events. He was unwavering in his ONGOING MILITARY OPERATIONS John Chafee, as his principal deputy steadfast support of Presidents, be they Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, this and in later years to succeed him. Democrat or Republican, and unwaver- morning we had another meeting orga- Really, our first call was to come to ing in his resolve for the care of the nized by the majority leader, in con- the Senate to meet with Richard Rus- men and women in uniform on active sultation with the Democratic leader, sell, John Stennis, Strom Thurmond, duty, their families, the retirees. And, with Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld John Tower, and Barry Goldwater. I re- oh, Mr. President, did he love the Na- and the Vice Chairman of the Joint member our calls as the brand-new tional Guard. There wasn’t a bill that Chiefs Staff, General Pace, together team of the Secretary of the Navy dur- went through the Armed Services Com- with representatives from the intel- ing the height of the war in Vietnam— mittee and conference when he ligence agencies. at least one of the periods of great in- wouldn’t tug on my shoulder and say This is the third time Secretary tensity—was in 1969. Senator Thur- let’s beef up a little bit for the Guard Rumsfeld has been to the Senate this mond greeted us in his office in the and Reserve here. Remember, in times week. He has been in close consultation same way that he greeted me through- of crisis, they are among the first to with the Senate during these perilous out my 25 years in the Senate. Each of respond. days for our Armed Forces around the those years—except since his retire- That bit of wisdom has proven ever world, and most particularly in Iraq. ment in January that I shared with so true. Going back to the Balkans Our discussions, by necessity, were him, as did John Chafee and others—it campaign, the Guard was actively en- largely related to classified matters was a learning experience every day gaged at all levels of that campaign. and were behind closed doors. you were with him. The Air Guard, for example, flew so I do share with my colleagues two I stop to think of the men and women many of the missions carrying food, thoughts. I sensed by those col- of the Armed Forces today all across medicine, and other supplies to the leagues—quite of number—who joined the world, engaged in fighting in Af- ravaged civilians and others in Sara- us this morning a heartfelt concern for ghanistan and Iraq, and guarding the jevo. I remember I joined one time in the men and women of the Armed outposts of freedom. They have not one of those missions. I remember it so Forces who, around the clock, 7 days, 7 lost Strom Thurmond because they well because the plane behind ours was nights, are in harm’s way in Iraq and have the wealth of the memories of shot down and lost—just to point up Afghanistan, most particularly, and we him. I don’t know of any class of indi- the risks that those Air Guard took on share in the bereavement of their fami- vidual—perhaps other than his imme- those missions. lies for those who are lost from time to diate family—for whom Senator Thur- Now, today, in Operation Iraqi free- time. mond had a deeper or more abiding dom, worldwide against terrorism, once Steadfast this Nation must remain in love and devotion than those in uni- again the Guard and Reserve are in the its resolve to bring to a conclusion the form. forefront—a Guard and Reserve that hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, This record last night covered briefly have benefited through the many years such that the peoples of those two his distinguished military career, and I of Strom Thurmond being a Senator countries can themselves create a gov- don’t doubt others will address that. and receiving a fair allocation of equip- ernment free of oppression and persecu- But we always remember that he was a ment and money, often in competition tion to enable them to have a very judge in the State of South Carolina. with the regular forces. large measure of freedoms, freedoms By virtue of his age at that time—I But Strom Thurmond was there with we enjoy in the form of democracy, be- think right on the brink of 40, give or his watchful eye on the Armed Services ginning with speech, privacy, and a take a year—he would not have been Committee to ensure that degree of sense of security in their homes, in subjected to the draft. He would not, fairness for the Guard and Reserve. He their workplaces, and in the nation. by virtue of his judicial position, have rose to the rank of major general. I This is a long and courageous strug- had to leave that position and go into mentioned his portrait as you walked gle worldwide, headed by, if I may say the Armed Forces—other than by his in. Then, in a very discreet way, there most respectfully, a very strong and own free will. He resigned his judicial was a large frame that contained all of courageous President of the United post to go into the ranks of the U.S. his many decorations. He rarely talked States, George Bush, and those prin- Army, where he served with great dis- about them. As a matter of fact, only cipal deputies and many others right

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.006 S27PT1 S8822 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 down to the privates, sailors, airmen, Colonel Thomas L. Sinclair To be rear admiral (lower half) and marines who are making possible Colonel Frank T. Speed, Jr. Captain John M. Bird this freedom throughout the world. Colonel Deborah C. Wheeling Captain John T. Blake We will stay the course. We will meet Colonel Matthew J. Whittington Captain Fred Byus every challenge. We shall not waiver in IN THE AIR FORCE Captain Frank M. Drennan the mission of this country. I just pray The following named officer for appoint- Captain Mark E. Ferguson, III Captain John W. Goodwin and hope the American people have a ment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section Captain Richard W. Hunt complete and full understanding of the 624: Captain Arthur J. Johnson, Jr. risks they are taking and the abso- To be brigadier general Captain Mark W. Kenny lutely essential requirement that this Captain Joseph F. Kilkenny Nation continue its leadership and suc- Col. William J. Germann Captain William E. Landay ceed. IN THE ARMY Captain Michael A. LeFever The following named officer for appoint- Captain Gerard M. Mauer, Jr. f ment in the United States Army to the grade Captain Douglas L. McClain EXECUTIVE SESSION indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: Captain William H. McRaven To be brigadier general Captain Richard O’Hanlon Captain Kevin M. Quinn Col. William M. Jacobs Captain Raymond A. Spicer EXECUTIVE CALENDAR IN THE MARINE CORPS Captain Peter J. Williams The following named officers for appoint- Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask IN THE AIR FORCE unanimous consent that the Senate ment in the United States Marine Corps Re- serve to the grade indicated under title 10, The following named officer for appoint- proceed to executive session to con- U.S.C., section 12203: ment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position sider the following nominations on to- To be major general day’s Executive Calendar: Calendar No. of importance and responsibility under title Brig. Gen. John W. Bergman 10, U.S.C., section 601: 248, the nomination of LTG John P. Brig. Gen. John J. McCarthy, Jr. Abizaid to be General; and Calendar To be general IN THE AIR FORCE Nos. 254 through 277, and all nomina- Gen. Robert H. Foglesong The following officer for appointment in tions on the Secretary’s desk in the Air The following named officer for appoint- the United States Air Force to the grade in- ment in the United States Air Force to the Force, the Army, and the Navy. dicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: grade indicated while assigned to a position I further ask unanimous consent that To be brigadier general the nominations be confirmed, en bloc; of importance and responsibility under title Col. Thomas F. Deppe that the motions to reconsider be laid 10, U.S.C., section 601: upon the table; that the President be IN THE NAVY To be lieutenant general immediately notified of the Senate’s The following named officer for appoint- Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf action; and that the Senate then return ment in the United States Navy to the grade The following named officer for appoint- indicated while assigned to a position of im- ment in the United States Air Force to the to legislative session. portance and responsibility under title 10, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section U.S.C., section 601: 624: objection, it is so ordered. To be admiral To be major general The nominations were considered and Adm. William J. Fallon confirmed, en bloc, as follows: Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Kelley IN THE AIR FORCE IN THE ARMY The following Air National Guard of the The following named officer for appoint- United States officer for appointment in the The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- ment in the United States Army to the grade grade indicated while assigned to a position cated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: indicated while assigned to a position of im- of importance and responsibility under title To be major general portance and responsibility under title 10, 10, U.S.C., section 601: U.S.C., section 601: Brig. Gen. Douglas Burnett To be lieutenant general To be general The following named officer for appoint- Maj. Gen. Michael M. Dunn Lt. Gen. John P. Abizaid ment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the IN THE ARMY grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section The following Army National Guard of the The following named officer for appoint- 12203: United States officers for appointment in the ment in the United States Army to the grade To be brigadier general Reserve of the Army to the grades indicated indicated while assigned to a position of im- under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: portance and responsibility under title 10, Col. Craig S. Ferguson To be major general U.S.C., section 601: IN THE NAVY Brigadier General George A. Alexander To be lieutenant general The following named officer for appoint- Brigadier General Edmund T. Beckette Maj. Gen. Keith B. Alexander ment as Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Brigadier General Wesley E. Craig, Jr. United States Navy and appointment to the IN THE MARINE CORPS Brigadier General James R. Mason grade indicated while assigned to a position Brigadier General Gerald P. Minetti The following named officer for appoint- of importance and responsibility under title Brigadier General Richard C. Nash ment in the United States Marine Corps to 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 5035: the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- Brigadier General Gary A. Pappas To be admiral Brigadier General Clyde A. Vaughn tion of importance and responsibility under Vice Adm. Michael G. Mullen Brigadier General Dean A. Youngman title 10, U.S.C., section 601: IN THE AIR FORCE To be brigadier general To be lieutenant general The following named officer for appoint- Colonel William E. Aldridge Lt. Gen. Wallace C. Gregson, Jr. ment in the United States Air Force to the Colonel Louis J. Antonetti IN THE NAVY grade indicated while assigned to a position Colonel Michael W. Beaman The following named officer for appoint- of importance and responsibility under title Colonel Robert T. Bray ment in the United States Navy to the grade 10, U.S.C., section 601: Colonel Nelson J. Cannon indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: To be lieutenant general Colonel Robert P. Daniels To be rear admiral (lower half) Colonel David M. Davison Lt. Gen. William T. Hobbins Colonel David M. DeArmond Capt. Terry L. McCreary The following named officers for appoint- The following named officer for appoint- Colonel Myles M. Deering ment in the United States Air Force to the Colonel James B. Gaston, Jr. ment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: grade indicated while assigned to a position Colonel Alan C. Gayhart, Sr. of importance and responsibility under title To be rear admiral (lower half) Colonel David K. Germain 10, U.S.C., section 601: Colonel Frank J. Grass Capt. Martin J. Brown To be lieutenant general Colonel Gary L. Jones Capt. William A. Kowba Colonel James E. Kelly Capt. Michael J. Lyden Maj. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt Colonel Kevin R. McBride The following named officers for appoint- The following named officer for appoint- Colonel James I. Pylant ment in the United States Navy to the grade ment in the United States Air Force to the Colonel Steven R. Seiter indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: grade indicated while assigned to a position

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:46 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 C:\ERIC\CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SSN FILES_2\S27JN3.REC S27JN3 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8823 of importance and responsibility under title PN720 Air Force nominations (5) beginning OLAS K. STRAVELAKIS, which nomina- 10, U.S.C., section 601: DARRELL A. JESSE, and ending NORBERT tions were received by the Senate and ap- To be lieutenant general S. WALKER, which nominations were re- peared in the Congressional Record of June 5, 2003 Maj. Gen. Walter E.L. Buchanan III ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 12, 2003 PN700 Army nomination of Scott D. IN THE ARMY PN721 Air Force nominations (4) beginning Kothenbeutel, which was received by the The following named officer for appoint- THOMAS C. BARNETT, and ending JEAN A. Senate and appeared in the Congressional ment in the United States Army to the grade VARGO, which nominations were received by Record of June 5, 2003 indicated while assigned to a position of im- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN701 Army nomination of Glenn T. portance and responsibility under title 10, sional Record of June 12, 2003 Bessinger, which was received by the Senate U.S.C., section 601: PN722 Air Force nomination of Edward C. and appeared in the Congressional Record of To be lieutenant general Callaway, which was received by the Senate June 5, 2003 PN730 Army nominations (5) beginning Lt. Gen. Dan K. McNeill and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 12, 2003 JANE M. ANDERHOLT, and ending JAY A. The following named officer for appoint- PN723 Air Force nomination of H. Michael WHITAKER, which nominations were re- ment in the United States Army to the grade Tennerman, which was received by the Sen- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the indicated while assigned to a position of im- ate and appeared in the Congressional Congressional Record of June 12, 2003 portance and responsibility under title 10, Record of June 12, 2003 PN731 Army nominations (7) beginning U.S.C., section 601: PN724 Air Force nomination of Steven E. RODNEY A. ARMON, and ending MARK W. To be lieutenant general Ritter, which was received by the Senate and THACKSTON, which nominations were re- Maj. Gen. William G. Boykin appeared in the Congressional Record of ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 12, 2003 IN THE MARINE CORPS June 12, 2003 PN725 Air Force nomination of Bryan A PN732 Army nomination of Anthony Sul- The following named officer for appoint- livan, which was received by the Senate and ment in the United States Marine Corps to Keeling, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of appeared in the Congressional Record of the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- June 12, 2003 June 12, 2003 tion of importance and responsibility under PN733 Army nomination of Bryan C. PN726 Air Force nomination of Robert L. title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Sleigh, which was received by the Senate and Zabel, Jr., which was received by the Senate appeared in the Congressional Record of To be lieutenant general and appeared in the Congressional Record of Maj. Gen. Robert R. Blackman, Jr. June 12, 2003 June 12, 2003 PN742 Army nomination of Kenneth S. NOMINATIONS PLACE ON THE SECRETARY’S PN727 Air Force nominations (3) beginning Azarow, which was received by the Senate DESK DARRYL G. ELROD, JR., and ending KEVIN and appeared in the Congressional Record of R. VANVALKENBURG, which nominations IN THE AIR FORCE June 16, 2003 were received by the Senate and appeared in PN457 Air Force nominations (436) begin- PN743 Army nomination of Michael F. the Congressional Record of June 12, 2003 McDonough, which was received by the Sen- ning REBECCA G. ABRAHAM, and ending PN728 Air Force nomination of Drew Y. JEFFREY YUEN, which nominations were ate and appeared in the Congressional Johnson, Jr., which was received by the Sen- Record of June 16, 2003 received by the Senate and appeared in the ate and appeared in the Congressional IN THE NAVY Congressional Record of March 26, 2003 Record of June 12, 2003 PN458 Air Force nominations (18) begin- PN729 Air Force nomination of Rachel L. PN562 Navy nomination of Michael U. ning BRIAN J. ACKER, and ending ANGELA Beck, which was received by the Senate and Rump, which was received by the Senate and D. WASHINGTON, which nominations were appeared in the Congressional Record of appeared in the Congressional Record of received by the Senate and appeared in the June 12, 2003 April 30, 2003 Congressional Record of March 26, 2003 PN740 Air Force nomination of Larry J. PN563 Navy nominations (2) beginning PN459 Air Force nominations (16) begin- Mastin, which was received by the Senate WILLIAM A. DAVIES, and ending GARY S. ning PAUL M. BARZLER, and ending and appeared in the Congressional Record of TOLLERENE, which nominations were re- CHARLES W. WILLIAMSON, III, which June 16, 2003 ceived by the Senate and appeared in the nominations were received by the Senate and PN741 Air Force nominations (5) beginning Congressional Record of April 30, 2003 appeared in the Congressional Record of ROBERT L. DAUGHERTY,JR., and ending PN564 Navy nominations (2) beginning March 26, 2003 CHARLES V. RATH, JR., which nominations DOUGLAS W. FENSKE, and ending MI- PN691 Air Force nomination of James R. were received by the Senate and appeared in CHAEL J. KAUTZ, which nominations were Burkhart, which was received by the Senate the Congressional Record of June 16, 2003 received by the Senate and appeared in the and appeared in the Congressional Record of Congressional Record of April 30, 2003 June 5, 2003 IN THE ARMY PN565 Navy nominations (3) beginning PN692 Air Force nominations (6) beginning PN666 Army nomination (102) beginning BRIAN H. MILLER, and ending PERRY T. CHARLES M. BELISLE, and ending BRETT CRAIG M. ANDERSON, and ending DIANE TUEY, which nominations were received by A. WYRICK, which nominations were re- M. ZIERHOFFER, which nominations were the Senate and appeared in the Congres- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the received by the Senate and appeared in the sional Record of April 30, 2003 Congressional Record of June 5, 2003 Congressional Record of May 20, 2003 PN566 Navy nominations (3) beginning PN693 Air Force nominations (85) begin- PN667 Army nominations (12) beginning GERALD W. CLUSEN, and ending MARK A. ning GLENN D. ADDISON, and ending DAN- ANULI L. ANYACHEBELU, and ending DON- WILSON, which nominations were received IEL J. ZACKMAN, which nominations were ALD G. ZUGNER, which nominations were by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- received by the Senate and appeared in the received by the Senate and appeared in the sional Record of April 30, 2003 Congressional Record of March 26, 2003 Congressional Record of May 20, 2003 PN567 Navy nominations (7) beginning PN694 Air Force nomination of Thomas K. PN668 Army nominations (72) beginning KENNETH J. BRAITHWAITE, and ending Hunter, Jr., which was received by the Sen- DOREEN M. AGIN, and ending BONNITA D. ANDREW H. WILSON, which nominations ate and appeared in the Congressional WILSON, which nominations were received were received by the Senate and appeared in Record of June 5, 2003 by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- the Congressional Record of April 30, 2003 PN695 Air Force nomination of Jeffrey J. sional Record of nulldate PN568 Navy nominations (7) beginning King, which was received by the Senate and PM669 Army nominations (10) beginning CHRISTOPHER M. BALLISTER, and ending appeared in the Congressional Record of KEVIN R. ARMSTRONG, and ending NANCY CARL M. M. LEE, which nominations were June 5, 2003 A. VINCENTJOHNSON, which nominations received by the Senate and appeared in the PN716 Air Force nominations (3) beginning were received by the Senate and appeared in Congressional Record of April 30, 2003 JEAN B. DORVAL, and ending GARY M. the Congressional Record of May 20, 2003 PN569 Navy nominations (8) beginning WALKER, which nominations were received PN696 Army nomination of James A. De- JEFFREY D. ADAMSON, and ending by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- camp, which was received by the Senate and MARCUS K. NEESON, which nominations sional Record of June 12, 2003 appeared in the Congressional Record of were received by the Senate and appeared in PN717 Air Force nomination of Richard J. June 5, 2003 the Congressional Record of April 30, 2003 Delorenzo, Jr., which was received by the PN697 Army nomination of Timothy H. PN589 Navy nominations (236) beginning Senate and appeared in the Congressional Sughrue, which was received by the Senate DANFORD S. K. AFONG, and ending THEO- Record of June 12, 2003 and appeared in the Congressional Record of DORE A. WYKA, which nominations were re- PN718 Air Force nomination of Gerald M. June 5, 2003 ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Schneider, which was received by the Senate PN698 Army nominations (2) beginning Congressional Record of May 1, 2003 and appeared in the Congressional Record of LESLIE J. MITKOS, JR., and ending PN590 Navy nominations (23) beginning June 12, 2003 BERRIS D. SAMPLES, which nominations SCOTT F. BOHNENKAMP, and ending PN719 Air Force nomination of Jane B. were received by the Senate and appeared in CHRISTOPHER L. WALL, which nomina- Taylor, which was received by the Senate the Congressional Record of June 5, 2003 tions were received by the Senate and ap- and appeared in the Congressional Record of PN699 Army nominations (2) beginning PA- peared in the Congressional Record of May 1, June 12, 2003 TRICIA J. MCDANIEL, and ending NICH- 2003

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:46 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 C:\ERIC\CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SSN FILES_2\S27JN3.REC S27JN3 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S8824 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 PN591 Navy nominations (15) beginning tions were received by the Senate and ap- mittee, as is its responsibility, held a CHARLES L. COLLINS, and ending CYN- peared in the Congressional Record of May nearly 4-hour hearing on the nomina- THIA R. SUGIMOTO, which nominations 14, 2003 tion of General Abizaid, U.S. Army, for PN646 Navy nominations (13) beginning were received by the Senate and appeared in appointment to the grade of full gen- the Congressional Record of May 1, 2003 CHARLES S. ANDERSON, and ending PHIL- PN592 Navy nominations (29) beginning IP A. YATES, which nominations were re- eral. Within days, a change of com- GREGORY S. ADAMS, and ending PETER A. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the mand will take place such that he will WITHERS, which nominations were received Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 succeed General Franks as the Com- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN647 Navy nominations (19) beginning mander of the U.S. Central Command. I sional Record of May 1, 2003 BRIAN K. ANTONIO, and ending THOMAS L. think General Franks has performed PN604 Navy nominations (10) beginning VANPETTEN, which nominations were re- his duties with extraordinary profes- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the BRADFORD E. ABLESON, and ending sionalism, courage, and conviction, and OLRIC R. WILKINS, which nominations Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 PN648 Navy nominations (239) beginning his strength of mind and knowledge were received by the Senate and appeared in EUGENE M. ABLER, and ending MICHAEL were an inspiration to all members of the Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 E. ZAMESNIK, which nominations were re- PN605 Navy nominations (10) beginning the Armed Forces who served in his ceived by the Senate and appeared in the CHRISTOPHER A. BARNES, and ending command throughout the ongoing op- Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 erations in Afghanistan and the ongo- SCOTT M. STANLEY, which nominations PN649 Navy nomination of Judy L. Miller, were received by the Senate and appeared in which was received by the Senate and ap- ing operations in Iraq. the Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 peared in the Congressional Record of May I have come to know General Franks PN606 Navy nominations (32) beginning 14, 2003 quite well. He is a lovely individual— THOMAS M. BALESTRIERI, and ending PN650 Navy nominations (7) beginning he has his soft side—a marvelous hus- ROBERT S. WRIGHT, which nominations THOMAS W. HARRINGTON, and ending band, and he has a wife who has given were received by the Senate and appeared in ROBERT L. YOUNG, which nominations him enormous support throughout his the Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 were received by the Senate and appeared in long and distinguished career in the PN607 Navy nominations (30) beginning the Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 LISA L. ARNOLD, and ending PEGGY W. PN651 Navy nominations (11) beginning Army. WILLIAMS, which nominations were re- MATTHEW O. FOLEY, III, and ending We are fortunate now to have an in- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the FRANK G. USSEGLIO, II, which nomina- dividual whom General Franks encour- Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 tions were received by the Senate and ap- aged the President and the Secretary PN608 Navy nominations (22) beginning peared in the Congressional Record of May of Defense to have succeed him, and SCOTT W. BAILEY, and ending KEVIN R. 14, 2003 that is General Abizaid. WHEELOCK, which nominations were re- PN652 Navy nominations (13) beginning General Abizaid will have as his re- CRAIG E. BUNDY, and ending CLIFF P. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the sponsibility the Central Command Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 WATKINS, which nominations were received PN609 Navy nominations (15) beginning by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- which extends from Africa right up to MATTHEW R. BEEBE, and ending STEVEN sional Record of May 14, 2003 the European sector where it abuts M. WIRSCHING, which nominations were re- PN653 Navy nominations (13) beginning with General Jones’s role as the Chief ceived by the Senate and appeared in the WILLIAM M. ARBAUGH, and ending RICH- of U.S. Forces in that area. He served Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 ARD E. WOLFE, which nominations were re- as General Franks’s principal deputy in PN610 Navy nominations (35) beginning ceived by the Senate and appeared in the the planning and execution of Oper- Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 EVAN A. APPLEQUIST, and ending RICH- ation Iraqi Freedom. ARD D. WRIGHT, which nominations were PN654 Navy nominations (14) beginning DANIEL M. BLESKEY, and ending WIL- The committee, in the course of the received by the Senate and appeared in the hearings, was very complimentary of Congressional Record of May 8, 2003 LIAM E. VAUGHAN, which nominations PN611 Navy nominations (86) beginning were received by the Senate and appeared in both General Franks and General WIILIAM B. ADAMS, and ending DANIEL J. the Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 Abizaid and their staff and particularly PN655 Navy nominations (22) beginning ZINDER, which nominations were received the men and women in the Armed BARTLEY G. CILENTO, JR., and ending by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- JAMES L. WHITE, which nominations were Forces who executed their plans, espe- sional Record of May 8, 2003 received by the Senate and appeared in the cially in the historic, stunning, 17-day PN638 Navy nominations (3) beginning RE- Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 advance to Baghdad that led to the BECCA E. BRENTON, and ending WARREN PN656 Navy nominations (31) beginning overthrow of the Saddam Hussein re- C. GRAHAM, III, which nominations were re- NANCY J. BATES, and ending LLOYD G. gime. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the WINGFIELD, which nominations were re- We all recognized throughout that Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 ceived by the Senate and appeared in the hearing, as we did this morning in our PN639 Navy nominations (6) beginning Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 KATHY A. BARAN, and ending MARGARET PN657 Navy nominations (52) beginning briefings with Secretary of Defense A. TAYLOR, which nominations were re- ANNEMARIE ADAMOWICZ, and ending Rumsfeld and GEN Peter Pace, that ceived by the Senate and appeared in the MARY A. WHITE, which nominations were this operation is continuing in terms of Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 received by the Senate and appeared in the the risks to the men and women in the PN640 Navy nominations (5) beginning MI- Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 Armed Forces every hour of the day. CHAEL D. DISANO, and ending VINCENT M. PN734 Navy nominations (7) beginning They are courageously facing those SCOTT, which nominations were received by SHERRY L. BRELAND, and ending JULIA risks, and we must stay the course in the Senate and appeared in the Congres- D. WORCESTER, which nominations were sional Record of May 14, 2003 received by the Senate and appeared in the this situation. PN641 Navy nominations (6) beginning Congressional Record of June 12, 2003 General Abizaid, throughout his NANCY R. DILLARD, and ending CHRIS- PN745 Navy nominations (46) beginning hearing, repeatedly said he is prepared TOPHER L. VANCE, which nominations RAUL D. BANTOG, and ending DONNA M. to pick up the responsibilities of Gen- were received by the Senate and appeared in WILLOUGHBY, which nominations were re- eral Franks and stay that course and the Congressional Record of May 14, 2003 ceived by the Senate and appeared in the bring, from the military perspective, PN642 Navy nominations (7) beginning Congressional Record of June 16, 2003 the fastest possible conclusion to the JEAN E. BENFER, and ending CYNTHIA L. PN758 Navy nominations (6) beginning LINSLY G. M. BROWN, and ending JOSEPH hostilities, such that Ambassador WIDICK, which nominations were received Bremer, working in parallel with by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- S. NAVRATIL, which nominations were re- sional Record of May 14, 2003 ceived by the Senate and appeared in the CENTCOM, can reestablish a form of PN643 Navy nominations (7) beginning Congressional Record of June 18, 2003 government under the control of the PN686 Public Health Service nominations DAVID L. BAILEY, and ending RUSSELL L. Iraqi people, and to bring to the Iraqi (173) beginning THOMAS D. MATTE, and SHAFFER, which nominations were received people the basic necessities of life, be it ending RONALD R. PINHEIRO, which nomi- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- nations were received by the Senate and ap- electricity, sewage, or otherwise. sional Record of May 14, 2003 peared in the Congressional Record of June Now, the most challenging phase of PN644 Navy nominations (7) beginning 3, 2003 the military operation, as we said in ROBERT W. ARCHER, and ending JIM O. f the course of the hearings, really once ROMANO, which nominations were received the major combat was secured, was fi- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- NOMINATION OF GENERAL nally bringing the situation under con- sional Record of May 14, 2003 ABIZAID PN645 Navy nominations (8) beginning trol to provide a sense of security CHRISTOPHER L. ABBOTT, and ending Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, just a throughout Iraq, and that is being WILLIAM A. WRIGHT, III, which nomina- day or so ago the Armed Services Com- done. We are making progress.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.007 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8825 He assured us that progress is being many visits to the offices of Senators, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ob- made and that he has the experience to and on the occasions when General jection is heard. The bill will be placed carry it forward with his long distin- Clark was hosting congressional dele- on the calendar. guished career in the Army. He has gations in the NATO command area, Mr. WARNER. That would be under been a part of the Central Command of- this wonderful naval officer was inte- rule 14? ficer corps on four occasions in his ca- gral in making the arrangements. He is The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is reer. So he does have extraordinary a marvelous family man, what we call correct. background, a unique background, to a black-shoe naval officer, which f take on this responsible post. means he is proud of the shoes he has He was joined by his lovely wife worn on the decks of all types of sur- PROVIDING FOR THE CONDITIONAL Kathleen in the course of the confirma- face vessels throughout his career. He ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF tion proceedings. He was so respectful is a sailor’s sailor and brings to this BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS to his wife, which the record reflects. new post a marvelous background of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under They have three children, all of whom achievement. We wish him and his fam- the previous order, the Senate having are of adult age now, who are actively ily well in his new post as a young received from the House H. Con. Res. working one way or another in the frocked admiral, which will take place 231 in the form contemplated in the cause of freedom in various parts of the during the course of this summer. agreement, the resolution is agreed to world. f He also brings experience with regard and the motion to reconsider is laid to joint duty, joint responsibilities. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- upon the table. That means the combined efforts of the MENTS—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask Res. 231) was agreed to, as follows: Marine Corps, and such other areas of unanimous consent that on Tuesday, H. CON. RES. 231 military participation. July 8, the time determined by the ma- Resolved by the House of Representatives (the I want to pay tribute to the civilians jority leader, after consultation with Senate concurring), That when the House ad- in the Department of Defense. They, the Democratic leader, the Senate pro- journs on the legislative day of Thursday, too, are present throughout Iraq and June 26, 2003, Friday, June 27, 2003, or Satur- ceed to executive session for the con- day, June 28, 2003, on a motion offered pursu- accepting a very high level of risk in sideration of Calendar No. 227, the ant to this concurrent resolution by its Ma- supporting the troops in their mis- nomination of David Campbell to be jority Leader or his designee, it stand ad- sions. U.S. District Judge for the District of journed until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2003, His prior assignments were as Direc- Arizona, provided that the Senate then or until the time of any reassembly pursuant tor of the Joint Staff, Director for proceed to a vote on the confirmation to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, Strategic Plans and Policy, J–5, on the of the nomination with no intervening whichever occurs first; and that when the Joint Staff, and a participant in joint action or debate. I further ask consent Senate recesses or adjourns on Thursday, operations in Kosovo and Bosnia, and June 26, 2003, Friday, June 27, 2003, or Satur- that following the vote, the President day, June 28, 2003, on a motion offered pursu- in northern Iraq following Operation be immediately notified of the Senate’s ant to this concurrent resolution by its Ma- Desert Storm. He was integral in that action and the Senate then resume leg- jority Leader or his designee, it stand re- situation. All of this eminently quali- islative session. cessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, fies him for the challenges of com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without July 7, 2003, or at such other time on that manding general of the U.S. Central objection, it is so ordered. day as may be specified by its Majority Command. Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask Leader or his designee in the motion to re- He brings a unique perspective to unanimous consent that at a time de- cess or adjourn, or until the time of any re- this post. He is truly an expert and a termined by the majority leader, after assembly pursuant to section 2 of this con- student in this region. He is currently current resolution, whichever occurs first. consultation with the Democratic lead- SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the serving his fifth tour of duty in the er, the Senate proceed to executive ses- Majority Leader of the Senate, or their re- Middle East. He is fluent in Arabic and sion for the consideration of Calendar spective designees, acting jointly after con- has a proud—and I underline this, a No. 88, the nomination of Victor sultation with the Minority Leader of the proud—family heritage closely tied to Wolski to be a judge of the U.S. Court House and the Minority Leader of the Sen- the cultures of this region of the world. of Federal Claims. Further, I ask that ate, shall notify the Members of the House He is the son of a man who served the same order apply to Calendar No. and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble this Nation as an enlisted man in the 132, the nomination of Bruce Kasold to at such place and time as they may des- U.S. Navy in World War II. So he comes ignate whenever, in their opinion, the public be a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals interest shall warrant it. from a family with longstanding serv- for Veterans Claims. ice to this Nation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f I had the joy of talking with his wife, objection, it is so ordered. and we reminisced about how her fa- MORNING BUSINESS f ther was a medical doctor, serving in Mr. WARNER. Now, I ask unanimous the combat zones of France in World LEGISLATIVE SESSION consent that the Senate be in a period War I, as did my father serve as a doc- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under for morning business to be determined tor in the Fifth Division in the trench- the previous order, the Senate will now by the leadership. It is hoped during es in France in World War I. return to legislative session. that period of time that Senators can That concludes my remarks with re- f make themselves available to speak gard to General Abizaid. I am pleased with respect on our late colleague Sen- this morning that the Senate has con- MEASURE PLACED ON THE ator Strom Thurmond. firmed him and we will shortly notify CALENDAR—S. 11 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the President. Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I un- objection, it is so ordered. NOMINATION OF MARK E. FERGUSON III derstand that S. 11 is at the desk and is Mr. WARNER. I yield the floor. Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ac- due for its second reading. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I sug- knowledge that, as a body, we have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gest the absence of a quorum. just promoted Captain of the U.S. Navy ator is correct. The clerk will read the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mark Ferguson to the rank of admiral. bill by title. clerk will call the roll. He will receive that promotion in due The bill clerk read as follows: The bill clerk proceeded to call the course. I hope to be present. A bill (S. 11) to protect patients’ access to roll. Many Senators know Mark Ferguson. quality and affordable health care by reduc- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Perhaps their first recollection of him ing the effects of excessive liability costs. unanimous consent that the order for as a young officer is he was an aide-de- Mr. WARNER. On behalf of the ma- the quorum call be rescinded. camp to the NATO Supreme Allied jority leader, I object to further pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Commander. In that capacity, he made ceedings on the measure. objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.011 S27PT1 S8826 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 IN REMEMBRANCE OF STROM That was a different time. American the cemetery. I have a picture showing THURMOND Indians came to this town to negotiate his tombstone. This is a tombstone of Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, let me treaties. This man, Scarlet Crow, never former Vice President of the United add my voice to those of my colleagues returned to the Dakotas because he States Elbridge Gerry. He is buried in who last evening and this morning died under the Occoquan bridge under the cemetery. have expressed sympathy to the fami- mysterious and strange circumstances. There is a term, ‘‘gerrymandering,’’ lies of Senator Strom Thurmond. I was It appears his death was not fully in- in politics that many will recognize. privileged to serve in this Chamber for vestigated or resolved. The death cer- Gerrymandering comes from Elbridge many years while Senator Strom Thur- tificate simply says he committed sui- Gerry. His marker describes he was born in mond was a Senator. He was quite a re- cide. 1744, died in 1814. It quotes on his words markable American. He was a hero in Because I was interested in this and on his grave marker: many ways. His life was controversial because he came from a part of the in some ways. country where I reside, I went to the It is the duty of every man, though he may cemetery one day to find Scarlet have but one day to live, to devote that day I talked to Strom Thurmond one day to the good of his country. about the Second World War. Ameri- Crow’s gravesite. Here is Scarlet These words describe how Gerry cans should know, when he was in his Crow’s tombstone. It is at a place lived. In fact, the day that Gerry died 40s, this man volunteered for service in called the Congressional Cemetery. he had to get to the temporary Senate the Second World War, volunteered to The Congressional Cemetery is a place Chambers in the Patent Office building get in a glider to fly at night and I had not previously visited. It is here so he could preside over the Senate. crash-land behind enemy lines, behind in Washington, DC. It holds the bodies British troops burned the Capitol in German lines. All of the rest in that of many Congressmen and Senators the War of 1812 and the Senate was glider were young kids, 18, 19, 20-year- and others. It was founded in 1807 by a functioning from a temporary location old GIs. This 40-plus-year-old lawyer group of citizens residing in the east- in 1814. In those days, the Vice Presi- and judge who volunteered for service ern section of the new Federal city of dent presided over the Senate almost in the Second World War was in that Washington. Immediately, it became daily because the President pro tem- glider that crash-landed behind enemy the sole burial place in Washington for pore did not have a continuous office. lines. Members of Congress. For over 60 On November 23, 1814, determined to He was quite a remarkable American years, Members of Congress and other preside over the Senate, Gerry suffered and had a remarkable political career. Government officials were interred at a fatal stroke. In his later years as he suffered health what was known as Congressional Cem- etery. The Government appropriated At that time, Members of the Senate challenges and difficulties, but he gathered in their chairs at the cus- never complained, ever. He showed up money to help construct some buildings, roads, and walls and to make tomary hour. Upon hearing the reports for all of the votes in the Senate even that Vice President Gerry had died, the at times when it appeared to us it was other site improvements. Other than relatively small and very body voted to send two Senators to the difficult for him to do so. infrequent Federal dollars, Govern- Vice President’s home to ‘‘ascertain The American people, I know, will ment support ended many decades ago the fact.’’ When they returned with thank Senator Strom Thurmond for and the cemetery has fallen into dis- confirmation, the Senate appointed a the service he gave to his country. I repair. It is a rather forlorn place, as a joint committee to ‘‘consider and re- wanted to add my voice to the many matter of fact. I will show some pic- port measures most proper to manifest others in this Chamber who wish to re- tures. This is the entrance to Congres- the public respect for the memory of member the memory of this remark- sional Cemetery. You can see the beat- the deceased,’’ and then the Senate ad- able American. up roads. Let me show an example of journed. On the following day, the Sen- f the roads inside the Congressional ate ordered that the President’s chair ‘‘be shrouded with black during the CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY Cemetery. This, one would think, would be a place of honor, a place that present session; and as a further testi- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I call to is repaired and made to look present- mony of respect for the deceased, the the attention of the Senate and the able. Instead, here is what the Congres- members of the Senate will go into country something that is important. sional Cemetery appears like to those mourning, and wear black crape around Some while ago I went to what is who visit it. Roads in desperate dis- the left arm for thirty days.’’ called the Congressional Cemetery here repair. This does not look like a ceme- Gerry is the only signer of the Dec- in Washington, DC. I want to state why tery that has been maintained at all. It laration of Independence buried in I did that. has not been. Washington, DC. On the Fourth of I went to visit a gravesite of a man Here is another picture of what the July, there is annually an event at his named Scarlet Crow, an American In- cemetery looks like inside. Roads in tomb in the Congressional Cemetery dian. He came to Washington, DC, in disrepair, grass growing out of the mid- with the Sons and Daughters of the 1867 with some other American Indians dle of those roads. American Revolution. from my part of the country, a member One wonders why, with a Congres- There is another person buried at the of the Wahpeton-Sisseton Sioux Tribe. sional Cemetery, which was the burial cemetery who is an interesting person. He came here to negotiate a treaty. He place for so many Members of Con- His name is Issac Bassett. He was the was found under the Occoquan bridge gress, and many others over so many second page who served in the U.S. one morning, dead. The death certifi- years, why the Federal Government Senate. He came to work in the Senate cate said Scarlet Crow committed sui- and Congress would not restore it to its at age 9 in 1831. He never left. He cide. I actually got a record of the in- place of honor. worked there until 1895. He came to vestigation of Scarlet Crow’s death— I am pleased that some of my col- work at age 9 as a page in the U.S. Sen- remember, now, this is 1867—and dis- leagues, at my request, included some ate, and he worked here for 64 years. covered the police reports in Alexan- small amount of money in the Legisla- One wonders whether any of the cur- dria, VA, and the investigator who in- tive Branch appropriations bill in rent pages will work continuously for vestigated Scarlet Crow’s death seem FY2002, and a bit earlier, as well. the next 64 years. I don’t expect so. He to suggest that Scarlet Crow was mur- As we begin the appropriations proc- was here even longer than the longest dered. He did not commit suicide, in ess this year, I think in the honor of serving U.S. Senator, the late Strom fact, he was murdered. He was found those who are laid to rest in that Con- Thurmond. He is buried at the ceme- lying under a bridge with a blanket gressional Cemetery, we really do need tery. Right next to him is a larger neatly folded over him. They say he to do what is necessary to make that marker for Alexander Bache, the hanged himself. The police investiga- cemetery a place of honor. founder of the U.S. Coastal Survey and tors said the branch from which they Let me discuss a couple of the people a charter member of the National allege Scarlet Crow hanged himself who are buried at this cemetery. Vice Academies of Science and its first could not have held a 6-year-old child. President Elbridge Gerry is buried at president.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.015 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8827 In addition to the nearly 80 Members West Virginia, at some length about In the 1950s I was a child in grade of the House and Senate buried in the this and with other colleagues. I think school, and in the late 1950s and into Congressional Cemetery, there are also all recognize that this is something to the 1960s I was in high school. As hard 128 cenotaphs erected to honor former which we should pay some attention. I as it is to believe now, that was an era Members. know there are many other very big where, when you turned on your tele- Here is what they look like. issues we deal with here in the Senate. vision, you were as likely to see ‘‘Bull’’ The latest cenotaphs were for Speak- But this is something that I think is Conner and his German Shepherd dogs er Tip O’Neill, Hale Boggs, and Nich- important to the memory of who we attacking black women marching after olas Begich. It is something that has are, who served our country, how we church on Sunday to protest their cir- been done for quite some while. There treat them in death, and how we re- cumstance, or George Wallace standing is currently some interest in placing a spect their memories. We can and in a doorway of a university, or Orville cenotaph for our recently departed col- should do better to bring a sense of re- Faubus. league, Daniel Patrick Moynihan. pair and majesty to the Congressional This all started to seep into my con- These cenotaphs were designed by Cemetery. sciousness when I was in grade school, the distinguished Capitol Architect, It is not too far from this building. I as it did, I suspect, for everyone in my Benjamin Henry Latrobe. encourage all of my colleagues to go to generation. It animated my interest, as As transportation improved, it be- the Congressional Cemetery and drive I said, and my anger. I was not merely came custom to remove remains to a down those roads full of potholes in intellectually repelled by what was congressman’s home state for burial, great disrepair and ask yourself if we going on in the South particularly at but a cenotaph was placed in the Con- don’t have an obligation to do some- the time, I was, as is probably a legiti- gressional Cemetery in their memory. thing about it. I hope so. mate criticism of me, angry about it The practice ceased in 1877. I yield the floor. and outraged about it. It is my hope that this Congress will The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The idea that I would come to the take a look at this cemetery and un- ator from Delaware. Senate at age 29—to be precise, I got derstand that the Congressional Ceme- f elected at age 29; by the time I got tery is the final resting place of nearly IN REMEMBRANCE OF STROM sworn in, I turned 30—and 2 years later 80 Members of the House and the Sen- THURMOND to be serving on a committee with J. ate, a signer of the Declaration of Inde- Strom Thurmond, him the most senior Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I would pendence and two Vice Presidents. It is Republican and me the most junior not like to proceed in morning business to where you will find the grave of John briefly discuss two totally different only Democrat but junior member of Phillip Sousa. You will see the grave- subjects, if I may. the committee. Over the next 28 years stone of J. Edgar Hoover. It is quite a I rise initially to acknowledge the he and I would become friends. He and remarkable cemetery. passing of a good friend of mine. People I would, in some instances, have an in- Let me again show a photograph that may find it strange to hear the Senator timate relationship. shows the entrance and the roads in from Delaware say that, because they The idea that my daughter, who is this cemetery. It is in desperate, des- are used to so much hyperbole from all now a 22-year-old grown woman, would, perate disrepair. The Congressional of us in the Senate, in Congress, and to this day, in her bedroom, have one Cemetery ought to be a place of honor. many in public office. They find it dif- picture sitting on her dresser of all the It is the final resting place for many ficult to believe that people with dis- pictures she has since she was a child. who served this country with great dis- parately different views, as Strom From the moment she was born—her tinction for so many years. Thurmond and I had, were good friends. father was a Senator and her entire life As this Congress considers what our I received a call not too many weeks I have been a Senator—she has had the responsibilities are and what we can ago from Nancy, Strom Thurmond’s privilege of being able to meet Sen- and should do, it is my hope that we wife, telling me she had just spoken to ators and Presidents and kings and will invest the small amount of re- the Senator. To use Nancy’s phrase, queens. She has one picture sitting on sources necessary to once again pro- she said that Strom ‘‘was now on God’s her bureau. It startled me when I real- vide the honor and majesty that should time, Joe.’’ I wondered for a moment ized it the other night. She does not accompany this monument of ourselves about exactly what she meant. She live at home. She, like all young peo- called the Congressional Cemetery. went on to say that he doesn’t have ple, is on her own. It is a picture of her Cemeteries have a way of casting per- much time left, his body is shutting and Strom Thurmond, taken when she sonalities. Everywhere you go at the down. was 9 years old, sitting on her desk. Congressional Cemetery, you can’t help She said he made a request which If you had told me—first off, if you but notice strong personalities who both flattered me greatly and saddened had told me when I was 20 years old I served this country over its more than me significantly. She said he asked her was going to have a child, that would two centuries. to ask me whether or not I would de- have been hard to believe. But if you I indicated when I started that this liver a eulogy for him at his burial, told me when I was 29 years old—when cemetery doesn’t belong to the U.S. which is going to take place on Tues- I did have two children—that one of my Government. It is run by a nonprofit day next—this coming Tuesday. children, as I approached the Senate organization. But when the cemetery It might come as a surprise to a lot roughly 30 years later, would have a was started in 1807, it received finan- of people that on Tuesday, somewhere childhood picture of her or him in cial support from the federal govern- approaching 4 or 5 o’clock, people—in- Strom Thurmond’s office, standing ment. It was created by a group of citi- cluding representatives from Strom’s next to his desk with his arm around zens who wanted it to become the sole family—will stand up to speak of him her, and it was kept on her bureau, I burial place in Washington, DC, for and that I will be among them. I am a would have said: You have insulted me. Members of Congress. And over nearly guy who as a kid was energized, an- Don’t do that. two centuries—Senators, Congressmen, gered, emboldened, and outraged all at The only point I want to make today, and public officials who served this the same time by the treatment of Af- as I do not intend at this moment to country in a remarkable way have rican Americans in my State—a border attempt to eulogize Strom, is that I found their way to this final resting State—and throughout the South. think one of the incredible aspects of place in the Congressional Cemetery. It When I was not much older than the our democracy—even more precisely, is a shame, in my judgment, for it to young pages who are now sitting down our Government, our governmental have fallen into such desperate dis- there I literally ran for public office system—that is lost today on so many repair. and got involved in public office and is it has built into it the mechanisms My hope is that in the coming couple politics because I thought I would have that allow you not only to see the of weeks in the appropriations process, the ability to play a little tiny part in worst in what you abhor and fight it we may once again continue to make ending the awful treatment of African but see the best in people with whom some progress to address it. I have spo- Americans. I will stand up to speak you have very profound philosophic ken with Mr. BYRD, the Senator from about Strom Thurmond. disagreement.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.017 S27PT1 S8828 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 There is an old expression: Politics I walked into Senator Mansfield’s of- of my seniority, he reminded me of the makes strange bedfellows. That is read fice—which was out that door—and I first time I came by his office as a today by most young people, or anyone sat down with him. He said: How is it young Senator to pay my respects, who hears it, as meaning what it going? And I began to rail about how which was a tradition then. And I sat maybe initially meant: that they are could this Senator say such and such a down at that conference table which he strange bedfellows because people need thing? It had to do with the Americans used as his office desk. things from each other, and they com- with Disabilities Act or what was being He patted the leather chair next to promise. So you end up being aligned discussed then. And Senator Mansfield, me. He said: Sit down. He said: What with someone with whom you disagree, in his way, just let me go on, and then made you run for the Senate? After out of self-interest. he said: Joe—I will not bore you with congratulating me. But the majesty of this place in the whole story. This relates to And like a darn fool I told him the which I stand—this Senate, the floor of Strom—he said: Joe, you should under- exact truth. I said: Civil rights, sir. this place, the floor of the Senate at stand one thing. And he told me the As soon as I said it, I could feel the this moment—is it has another impact story about Harry Truman. beads of sweat pop out on my head, my on people I do not think many histo- When Harry Truman first got to the underarms get damp. Why am I telling rians have written very well about, and Senate—I will paraphrase this—he this old segregationist that the reason I think it is almost hard to understand, wrote back to his wife Bess and said: I was civil rights? That is not a very even harder to articulate; and that is, can’t believe I am here. I can’t believe auspicious way to start off a relation- it produces relationships that are a how I got here with all these great ship. consequence of you looking at the best men. He looked at me and said: Good. in your opponent, the best in the peo- Apparently, not long thereafter, he Good. Good. ple with whom you serve, the best wrote back to Bess and said he couldn’t That was the end of the conversation. about their nature. understand how all these other guys Over the intervening years, we served I remember, as a young Senator—I got here. 18 years. We shared a hospital room in guess I was 31—wandering on the floor Well, he told me that story. And he Walter Reed for 3 months. He was in one day. New Senators will not like said: Let me tell you, every single soli- there, and I was. He became supportive what I am about to say, but when you tary man and woman with whom you of me in my effort to run for President are a newer Senator, you have less hec- will serve in the Senate has something back in the 1980s. We became good tic Senate responsibilities than you do very special that their constituency friends. But 18 years later, when I came when you are a more senior Senator. sees in them. And your job is to look back to look at his office to see wheth- You are no less important. But being for that. er or not I would take his office be- chairman of a committee gives you the I can’t imagine anybody saying that cause it was a more commodious space, honor of turning your lights on and today, can you? I can’t imagine, in this I walked into the office. It was during turning them off, meaning you are the raw political environment we are in, that interregnum period after the Pres- first and last there. When you are not somebody having the insight Mike idential election. President Bush was a senior Member, you are not required Mansfield had and telling a novitiate, about to take office. There had been to do that as much. if you will, a new, young Senator, that this transition. So I was wandering literally onto the part of my job was to look for that Anyway, I said to his secretary of floor, like my friend from Montana just thing in my colleague, a colleague with many years—I am embarrassed, I can’t has, and there was a debate going on. whom I have a bitter disagreement, to remember her first name. I think it (Mr. BURNS assumed the chair.) look for that thing in him that his con- may have been Mildred. He was in the Mr. BIDEN. One of my colleagues, stituency recognized which was special Senate 42 years, maybe 43—is the who also became a friend, was railing and sent him here. chairman in? against something I felt very strongly Maybe subconsciously, because of She said: Senator, you can go right about. And at the time, because of the that, I became one of Strom Thur- into his office. circumstance in which I got here, I was mond’s close friends and, as his AA will I walked in. He was sitting in the meeting regularly, once a week, with tell you, one of his protectors, espe- same spot he was 18 years earlier. Only one of the finest men I ever knew, the cially as he got older. Mike Mansfield this time in a wheelchair with an am- then-majority leader Senator Mike was right. I never called Mike Mans- putated leg was John Stennis. I said: Mansfield. field ‘‘Mike.’’ I am standing here as a Mr. Chairman, I apologize. When I got here, between the date I senior Senator saying Mike Mansfield. He said: Come in, sit down. Sit down. got elected and the date I arrived, my I never called him Mike until the day He patted the chair. I sat down. He wife and daughter were killed in an he died. I called him Mr. Leader. And startled me. He said: You all remember automobile accident and I was not Strom Thurmond had a very special the first time you came to see me, JOE? crazy about being here. Senator Mans- piece of him that his constituents saw I had not. And he reminded me. I field, being the great man he was, took that had nothing to do with the most looked at him and he recited the story. on the role of sort of a Dutch uncle. He celebrated aspects of his career. And I said: I was a pretty smart fellow, would tell me what my responsibility The most celebrated aspects of his wasn’t I, Mr. Chairman? was and why I should stay in the Sen- career were the ones I abhor the most: And he said: I wanted to tell you ate. The filibuster to fight civil rights and something then and I am going to tell And then, without my knowing it, to keep black Americans in the shadow you now. He said: You are going to really, at the time—looking back, it is of white Americans or signing the take my office, aren’t you? crystal clear—he would ask me to come Southern Manifesto. I said: Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman. and meet with him in his office once a It is funny—I say to my friend from He caressed that table—it was a big week and talk about what I was doing. Montana—I actually got tied up with a mahogany table about half the size of But he acted sort of like he was the lot of Southerners. the table in the cabinet room—as if it principal and I was the young teacher, Senator John Stennis became my was an animate object. He said: Do you and I was coming to tell him how my friend. I had his office. I have the table see this table, JOE? classes were going. But, really, it was he presented to me in the conference I said: Yes, Mr. Chairman. just to take my pulse and see how I was room that had been Richard Russell’s, He said: This table was the flagship doing. upon which—I am told—the Southern of the Confederacy from 1954 to 1968. He Anyway, I walked on the floor one Manifesto was signed. I might note par- said: Senator Russell would have us day, and a particular friend of mine, enthetically, if you all know John every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday—I Jesse Helms—he has become a close Stennis, he talked at you like this all forget what day—and we would have friend, God love him. He is in North the time. He would hold his hand like lunch here. He said: Everybody had a Carolina now in retirement—he was this. When I was looking through his drawer. And he opened one of the draw- going on about something I had a very office, when he was leaving, to see ers. He said: We planned the demise of serious disagreement with. whether I could take his office because the civil rights movement at this table.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.020 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8829 He said: It is time now that this table gay was not to be in any way mal- torial—I don’t have it now—from the go from the table of a man against civil adjusted. But Strom came from an era year 1947 or 1948 from the New York rights to the table owned by a man for and a time that was different, so he Times, and the title, if memory serves civil rights. I give you my word on looked at the young man and he said: me correct, is something like ‘‘The that. Have you received psychiatric help, Hope of the South.’’ It was about I was moved by that. I looked at him, son? Strom Thurmond. The New York and he said: One more thing, JOE, be- Now, everybody in that room who Times, the liberal New York Times, in fore you leave. He said: The civil rights was under the age of 40 laughed and the late forties—it must have been movement did more to free the white thought he was being a wise guy. He 1947—wrote about this guy, Strom man than it did the black man. was serious. Thurmond, a public official in South And I said: How is that, Mr. Chair- He leaned over to me and he said: Carolina, who got himself in trouble man? Joe, why do they call it ‘‘gay’’? and lost a primary because he was too None of you here are old enough to He wasn’t being snide. He literally, empathetic to African-Americans be- remember him, but again the way he at 91 years old, didn’t understand that. cause when he was a presiding judge, talked, he went like this, he said: It I guess it must not have been he started an effort statewide in South freed my soul. It freed my soul. Rehnquist. It must have been someone Carolina that tried to get better text- The point I want to make that I am later. He did not understand. Remem- books and materials into black schools, grappling with here is the men and ber, this man was over 100 years old. He and he tutored young blacks and set up women who serve here, and Strom came from the Deep South. People an organization to tutor and teach Thurmond in particular, actually from the far North don’t understand ei- young blacks how to read. Strom Thur- change. They actually grow. They ac- ther. But he came from an environ- mond. Strom Thurmond. I think it was tually, because of the diverse views ment that was so different. But in this in 1946 or 1947. The essence of the edi- that are here and the different geog- place, over time, he had the ability, torial was that this is ‘‘the hope of the raphy represented, if you are here long without even knowing it, to apply South.’’ In the meantime, he got beat enough, it rubs against you. It sort of Mike Mansfield’s standard, which was by a sitting Senator for being ‘‘weak polishes you. Not in the way of polish to look at the other guy or woman and on race.’’ meaning smooth, but polishes you in try to figure out what is the good thing I think Strom Thurmond learned the the sense of taking off the edges and about them that caused their people to wrong political lesson from that and understanding the other man’s perspec- send them here, with all their warts, decided no one would ever get to the tive. foibles and faults. right of him on this issue again. But I I believe Strom Thurmond was a cap- I deem it a privilege to have become also was sitting next to him when he tive of his era, his age, and his geog- his friend. We were equals in the sense voted for the extension of the Voting raphy. that our vote counted the same. Our Rights Act. I do not believe Strom Thurmond at influence on some issues was the same. The only point I want to make is, his core was racist. But even if he had But I am 60 and he was 100. There was people change, people grow, and people been, I believe that he changed, and the always a 40-year chasm between us. I react to crises in different ways. I news media says he changed, they could say things to Strom and be irrev- choose to remember Strom Thurmond think, out of pure opportunism. I be- erent with him. I could grab him by the in his last 15 years as Senator rather lieve he changed because the times arm and say: Strom, don’t—which I than choose to remember him when he changed, life changed. He worked with, would not have been able to do if there started his career. he saw, he had relationships with peo- had been a 10-year difference. I was like I do not choose that just as a matter ple who educated him, as well as I have the kid. It is strange—I find it strange of convenience. I choose that because I been educated. even talking about it—how this rela- believe men and women can grow. I be- Hubert Humphrey wrote a book—and tionship that started in stark adver- lieve John Stennis meant it when he I had the great honor of serving with sarial confrontation ended up being as said the civil rights movement saved him—called ‘‘The Education of a Pub- close as it was, causing Strom Thur- his soul. I believe Strom Thurmond lic Man.’’ I watched Strom Thurmond mond to ask his wife whether I would meant it when he hired so many Afri- as the percentage of his staff increased deliver a eulogy for him. I don’t fully can Americans, signed on to the exten- in terms of black representation. He understand it, but I do know it is some- sion of the Voting Rights Act, and and I were chairmen, or cochairmen, of thing about this place, these walls, this voted for the Martin Luther King holi- the Judiciary Committee for almost Chamber, and something good about day. two decades—16 years I believe. I America, something good about our I choose to believe that he meant it watched him. He would lean over to me system, and it is something that is because I find it hard to believe that in in the middle of a hearing because we sorely needed—to look in the eyes of the so many decent, generous, and per- had a genuine trust and say: Joe, what your adversary within our system and sonal acts that he did for me that it did did they mean by that? look for the good in him, and not just not come from a man who is basically I will never forget we were holding a the part that you find disagreeable or, a decent, good man, and the latter part hearing on a Supreme Court Justice, in some cases, abhorrent. of his career reflects that. and at the end the last group of wit- I will end on a more humorous note. I choose it not just because I am an nesses we had—we had six witnesses— I had the privilege of being asked to be optimist. I choose it not just because I included a young man representing the one of the four people to speak at his want to believe it. I choose it not just gay and lesbian task force. He was 90th birthday party. The other people because I believe there is a chemistry chairing and I was the only one with were George Mitchell, then majority that happens in this body. I choose it him because the hearing was already leader, a fine man; Bob Dole; and Rich- because I believe basically in the good- finished and these were people coming ard Milhouse Nixon. It was before a ness of human nature and it will win to register opposition or support. They crowd of a thousand or more people, out, and I think it did in Strom. ranged from all kinds of groups that black tie, here in Washington. It was I will have more to say—or less to were before us—extremely conservative quite an event. It kind of shocked ev- say but hopefully more succinctly and ones and liberal ones—to give every- erybody that I was asked to be one of in a more articulate way—at his fu- body their say. Everybody on the com- the speakers. It shocked me to be seen neral. mittee knew it was basically over. Be- with Richard Milhouse Nixon, even I close by saying to Nancy, Strom, cause of being the ranking Democrat or though he was President when I arrived Jr., and all of his children, how much I ranking Republican or the chairman, here. cared about their father, how much, in you have to be there. I did some research about Strom to a strange way, he taught me, and how I will never forget sitting next to him find out about his background before I much I hope he learned from those of and he leaned over and said: What is he did this tribute on his 90th birthday—a us who disagreed so much with his pol- saying? This young man was explaining combination tribute and roast. You icy on race. The human side of this can the point of view of why, in fact, to be know what I found? I found a lead edi- never be lost. They lost the blood of

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.023 S27PT1 S8830 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 their blood, bone of their bone. It was back into the hands of the Iraqi people. The second assumption was we were a tough time. But I am flattered that I am not merely talking about our told they expected to find an army in- he asked me, and I just hope that I and military, which has been celebrated tact. Again, we decapitate the bad guys others are worthy of his memory when with good reason and everybody knows; but there would be a standing army we we speak of him on Tuesday. I am talking about our civilians. I am could work with. That melted away. It f talking about Ambassador Bremer. I does not exist, and to the extent it exam talking about Ambassador Crocker. ists, it is engaged in guerrilla activity. WAR IN IRAQ I am talking about Secretary Slocum. I The third assumption was we were Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I planned am talking about the most talented going to find a police force in the coun- yesterday to be here today to speak group of people we have assembled, the try that once we took the bad apples about a totally different subject, and people who have had incredible experi- out of—like we did, by the way, in Co- then we learned last evening what hap- ence in Bosnia, in Kosovo, and in Af- lombia, helping them vet their na- pened to Strom Thurmond. With the ghanistan in trying to stand up a po- tional police—that we would have tens permission of my colleagues, I wish to lice department. of thousands of police officers we could move for a few minutes to a totally dif- We spent an hour or more at the po- work with who were trained. There are ferent subject, and that is the war in lice training academy with men I know none, and there never were any. Iraq. I say ‘‘the war in Iraq’’ because are the best in the world. I know be- The result has been massive problems there is still a war in Iraq. cause I spent so much time in the Bal- in terms of getting basic services back I returned from Baghdad on Tuesday kans and so much time dealing with and restoring security. We have seen with two of my distinguished Repub- the subject. I know they are the single looting and political sabotage against lican colleagues—Senators LUGAR and best in the world. In fact, coinciden- power, oil, and water plants, some or- HAGEL. I came away with several im- tally, one of them happens to be a ganized resistance, which seems to be pressions that I want to pass on to my former chief of police of the Newark getting more organized. All of this is colleagues in the hope that it will give Police Department in the town in compounded by years of neglect by some additional information or insight. which I attended college, the Univer- Saddam Hussein’s regime. Neither this My impressions, although not stated in sity of Delaware. These are incredibly administration nor any of us could the same way by my two colleagues, talented people working under incred- have reasonably anticipated how badly ibly difficult conditions, made more Senators HAGEL and LUGAR, I am con- he treated the infrastructure of his fident are the same ones they had be- difficult, I am sad to say, by the in- own country. It is not merely that he cause we did a number of press con- credible miscalculations this adminis- did not repair the infrastructure during ferences and we talked at length. It tration is making about how to proceed the period when the embargo was on was a 14-hour flight back. We are good in Iraq. them, when they were operating under Many of us on this floor—I am not friends, and we all agree on the essence sanctions, but for 30 years. unique—have pointed out that winning of what I am about to say, although we In fairness to the administration, no the war is only half the problem, the have different emphasis on different one knew how badly he had raped and smaller half. Winning the peace is an pillaged his own country and infra- points. Let me say what those primary astronomically difficult subject. As I impressions are and why I think there structure. We knew what he did to his say to my colleagues and anyone who people but we did not know this. is such an urgency. asks, if the Lord Almighty came down First, there is still a war going on. It Ultimately, Iraqis need to do all and sat in this chair and agreed to give these jobs: Administrate, be the army, is more like a guerrilla war but there is the President and those on the ground be the police force, restore security, a war. Meeting with our military in Iraq the right answers to the next 20 maintain security, but it is going to troops, meeting with our generals, one decisions they had to make, the next 50 take a long time to do that. Mean- told us: Every time I send a young man decisions they had to make, consequen- while, we the international community out on patrol on the streets of Baghdad tial decisions, we still only have, in my should be filling the gaps, not we the in a humvee, I tell them: Treat it as if view, a 65-percent chance of getting it United States alone. you are in battle. right. What is worse is we should have He told us how they know now that That is how complicated Iraq is. That known better. We had extensive experi- our young men and women are being is how difficult this problem is. But it ence in the Balkans. We had consider- targeted not by some random group of has been made much more difficult, able experience in Afghanistan, which Islamists who are angry but by profes- frankly, by the wrong assumptions is a failure, in my view. We had consid- sionals, the leftover fedayeen, the Re- that were made by the administration. erable bipartisan testimony from ex- publican Guard. Where did all these This is not second-guessing. These are perts on the left, right, and center, folks go? They went back into their things that, for a year before, many of going back to July, that these prob- communities. us argued with them about. lems would be protracted and they One colonel told us they know that I supported us taking out that ty- would be deep. I will never forget two people who are engaged in going after rant, but there seems to be a tone deaf- leading generals, the former head of Americans are instructed in the fol- ness right now, and that is that the ad- CENTCOM and former NATO director, lowing way: All our young men and ministration thought building the testifying before our committee, and I women wear helmets and flack jackets. peace would be built upon three as- remember the parallel they used. They are instructed when there is a sumptions they had, for which, in the They said we have this incredible disturbance to come out of the crowd. hearings we held I never found any military juggernaut which we have If they are going to try to kill one of basis. One is, they expected to find a planned incredibly well and executed it our young men and women, there is a fully functioning bureaucracy when incredibly well, but we should in tan- 4-inch opening to do it; that is, space they got to Iraq, a literate country dem be planning for the occupation of between the back of the helmet and the that would have in place for each of Iraq. There was virtually no planning, top of the bulletproof vest is where their departments—think of it in terms but that is water over the dam. they aim to kill our soldiers. That is of the United States—their department That is not just me. Ask my Repub- not the work of just random and irra- of education, their department of publican colleagues who deal with this. tional people who are angry we are in lic works, their department of high- There was no planning. The question their country. How well coordinated ways, their department of security. We now, and my purpose today, is not to and how well organized it is they do were told, with absolute certainty by say, aha, look at the mistake you not know, and I do not know, but there the administration, that all we had to made, you did not listen. It is to say, is still a war going on. do was go in and decapitate the let’s get over this. Now that we realize The second impression I came back Baathists, that is the neo-Nazis who and the whole world understands these with is, what a remarkable group of ran that country, and we would have infrastructures do not exist, it is time people we have working in the toughest this infrastructure ready to take over to internationalize the effort. of conditions against the longest of the running of their country. But it First, we need a significant infusion odds to put Iraq back on its feet and melted away. It is not there. of military and civilian police to fill

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.026 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8831 the gap of the Iraqi police. On another of the summer; maybe by the end of there for an extended period of time. date, I will spend more time on this, 2004, an average of 2.4 million a day. But we have to tell them, and tell them but there are 79,000 Iraqi police spots Let me explain that. It means there why it is so important it be done. It is we have to fill. Our experts on the may be the ability to generate $5 bil- in the naked self-interests of the ground in Iraq say there is a need im- lion worth of revenue this year and $14 United States that we get this right— mediately for 5,800 European crack po- billion next year; and it costs us $3 bil- that we stand up with a government at lice, the gens de guerre, to be brought lion a month just to maintain our the end of the day that is at least more in to maintain the peace and security troops there. democratic, is not a breeding ground of the citizens, stop the looting, make It is time we start leveling with the for terror, and is a stabilizing influence the traffic lights work, investigate the American people. Maybe the most im- in the region because it will save the murders and the rapes, while we are portant impression was our folks on lives of our children and our grand- training 80,000 new police officers. the ground are doing an incredible job. children if we do it right. We have an There is a gigantic vacuum, and our I am not being solicitous. I am not just opportunity to do it right. This is do- own people on the ground say we need saying we are doing a great job. They able. But not on the cheap, and not help now. So I implore the President to are doing an incredible job. The most without leveling with the American get over his feelings about the Euro- positive thing I came away with: I people. peans, the French and the Germans in went over despondent about a lack of a Nearly 2 months ago, on May 1, particular, and seek their assistance political game plan of transferring gov- President Bush landed on the USS because I believe they are ready to as- ernment to the Iraqis. I am truly im- Abraham Lincoln to address our troops sist. They need to be asked. pressed with Ambassador Bremer and and the Nation. Behind them was a As I said, we are starting from his team. They have that process un- large banner that read ‘‘Mission ac- scratch to build an Iraqi police force of derway, after we finally discarded what complished.’’ Our troops did accom- 73,000 people with 18,000 cars. Now we I assume was the Cheney-Rumsfeld plish their first mission, a remarkable have about 30,000 Iraqi police, all ill idea of putting Mr. Garner in there and mission in Iraq, of ridding its people of trained, with about 200 cars. How long finding Mr. Chalabi—I may be wrong the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hus- will it take to get to 73,000, which is a about that; if I am, I apologize for sein. But the larger and more difficult very thin blue line? The estimate of sounding harsh. mission is building the peace in Iraq many is about 5 years. So what do we But the President was wise enough to and is far from accomplished. In fact, it do in the meantime if we do not seek to recognize the model they originally has only just begun. internationalize this? came up with on the political transi- I respectfully suggest it is time for Second, we need to sustain and prob- tion—General Garner is a fine man, the President to explain that to the ably increase our military forces in and the expatriates being the basis American people, to talk to us straight Iraq, and it need not be more Ameri- upon which the government would be about the hundreds of thousands of cans. We should be reaching out to stood up quickly—was not realistic, troops who will be needed immediately NATO. When I have spoken to Lord and he made a swift change. I implore and the tens of thousands of troops who Robertson, when I have spoken to the the President to make a similar change will be needed for a long time, and the head of NATO, and spoken to the coun- in thinking about police and the mili- tens of billions of dollars that will be try specific, I am told they are pre- tary. needed, and how we will have to ener- pared to send hard, tough, fighting Nobody back home understands. The gize the international community as troops into Iraq, but they want to be American people have not been given donor nations to come up with that asked. To the best of my knowledge, the facts, in my view, to be able to money so we do not hold the bag for it the President and Secretary of Defense fully understand how monumental the all. It will take many years. and the Vice President have decided task is we are undertaking, how long it When Senator LUGAR and I held our not to ask. If that is true, that is fool- will take and how much it will cost, hearings, everybody kept saying, the hardy. how many troops. The President needs day after the war, and we said, no, it is We need between 30,000 and 60,000 to go to the American people and tell not the day after, it is the decade after forces there, and they should be NATO them. Saddam Hussein is down—the decade forces. Meanwhile, the notion that has I will end where I began 10 months after. I have not found one reasonable been floated out of the Pentagon by ago in this Chamber after my hearings person who suggests that the United Mr. Rumsfeld, as he suggested 6 weeks in July—almost a year ago, when I States will not be heavily involved, ago that we could get down to 30,000 chaired the Foreign Relations Com- even after there is a transition to an troops by the end of the year, is pure mittee. I said then and I repeat it: The Iraqi Government, for at least the next fantasy. Who are we kidding? Get down one thing all who come out of the Viet- 3 to 5 years. If anybody thinks it is less to 30,000 troops within 6 months? Un- nam era generation can agree on is, re- than that, they are kidding them- less he has a plan no one has ever heard gardless of what our view was on the selves. If it is less than that, it will of internationalizing this to the extent war at the time, no foreign policy, no mean we will lose the peace. that they are backfilled with European matter how well fashioned, can be sus- I know it is dangerous, and I can see and other forces. tained without the informed consent of my colleague looking at me; it is dan- We need to get more troops in. They the American people. gerous to prognosticate in this busi- need to be effective, and the best place As I have said repeatedly, folks in my ness because everybody remembers ex- to look is NATO. As I said, I met with State and around the country thought actly what you said. But I am saying Secretary General Robertson last when we went in that Johnny and Jane the same thing I said last July. It was weekend. NATO is willing to help, but would come marching home as they did a worthy goal to take down Saddam the administration has to ask. So after gulf I, immediately after the war. Hussein. He was a danger to his people. please ask, Mr. President. There is a bit of shock and dismay on The one thing the whole world has seen Third, we are going to need signifi- the part of the families of the National is what a madman he was. He has cant resources to get all of this done. Guard and the reservists when they killed 300,000 of his own people at least. Just a couple of weeks ago my com- find out their dads and moms are not Mass graves abound. We did a worthy mittee, headed by Senator LUGAR, had coming home; they are being extended. and noble thing. But we must inter- testimony from leading members of the We knew ahead of time they would nationalize this effort now. Now. Now. administration saying do not worry; have to be extended. You knew it, I We must level with the American peo- basically, the oil revenues are going to knew it. We did not tell. We told them, ple. take care of all of this. What a joke. the President didn’t. Mr. President, I conclude by saying what the troops We have a leading oil man appointed by please go on television, tell the Amer- told us. You have been on these mis- the administration in Baghdad with ican people what is expected of them sions. These young men and women we whom we sat and met, my two col- now. They will respond. We are a ma- have dinner with, these young troops leagues and I. He said we will get to 1 ture people. They don’t like the fact we go out and ride around with, the million barrels a day maybe by the end that 161,000 Americans have to stay people we spend our time with in the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:37 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.029 S27PT1 S8832 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 country, they want to know in Bagh- efit in Medicare and lower prices for all providers. Since 1997, many Medicare dad, are we going to support them? Americans. These are the goals that I providers have been underpaid and They know how tough this is. They have fought for and have spoken out have been forced to make difficult deci- know how many more of them are for on this Senate floor time and time sions regarding serving new Medicare going to die. They know their life is at again. patients. Specifically, this bill provides risk. They know this is an incredibly Specifically, I have cosponsored S. 7, increased payments for rural providers difficult undertaking, and they are a bill that would provide a meaningful such as hospitals, ambulance services, wondering why, when they pick up the Medicare prescription benefit. And I and home health agencies. This is im- papers back home, it is not being stat- have co-sponsored bills to open the bor- portant to the people of Michigan. ed that way. It is being treated as if der to Canada to allow families to pur- The bill also makes great strides in this is over. The American people de- chase low-cost, F.D.A.-approved drugs helping to lower prescription drug serve to be leveled with. made in the U.S. that have been sold in prices for all Americans. For the first Everyone here knows, whether we Canada for half the price or less. time, we have closed loopholes in our say another year or 10, whether it is I have co-sponsored legislation cre- drug laws that have allowed brand 75,000 troops or 160,000, whether it is $1 ating more competition to lower prices name drug makers to keep lower cost billion or $20 billion or $40 billion, we by allowing more generics, or generic drugs off the market. This bill all know it is a lot more than any of us unadvertised brands on the market and will mean that there will be more com- are telling the American people. helping States set up bulk purchasing petition between similar drugs and It is time, as one of my Republican programs to lower prices for those thus lower prices for families, for busi- colleagues said, to tell the truth. I am without health insurance to help pay nesses, and for everyone using prescrip- not suggesting the President is lying. for their prescription drugs. tions drugs. This is a positive aspect He is not. I am suggesting the Amer- I have particularly focused on low- that I have been fighting for, for the ering prices for all Americans because ican people do not have any idea what last 21⁄2 years. the soaring cost of prescription drugs we have signed them on to. We had bet- It also includes a provision that I is hurting all of us. ter tell them. have long championed that will allow When a brand-name prescription drug I yield the floor. pharmacies and families to purchase goes up in price three times the rate of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lower priced prescription drugs from inflation, everyone is affected by that. ator from Michigan. Canada. In some cases, the same drugs It hurts our seniors, many of whom that are sold in Canada can cost up to f must pay for prescriptions directly out 50, 60, or 70 percent less than they cost of their pockets. It harms our busi- SENATOR STROM THURMOND here in the U.S. That makes absolutely Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I nesses by dramatically increasing their health care costs. The average small no sense. take a moment to send my thoughts Regrettably, opponents of this type business has seen their health care pre- and prayers to the family of Senator of free market competition attached a miums double in the last 5 years. This Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a provision that allows the Secretary of affects our ability to grow and to pro- man of a remarkable career who made Health and Human Services to stop its vide new jobs. his mark in the permanent history The bill that the Senate passed last implementation. I hope that HHS Sec- books of the Senate and the country. I night only accomplishes some of my retary Tommy Thompson will not know he will be remembered at the fu- goals. It has its strengths and weak- block it and allow U.S. citizens to get neral next week that many colleagues nesses. It is a step in the right direc- lower priced, FDA approved, American will be attending. We send our tion, but only a beginning step. made prescription drugs from Canada. thoughts and prayers to his family at On a positive note, this bill estab- Unfortunately, this bill has serious what I am sure is a difficult time as lishes an outpatient prescription drug drawbacks as well which is why it has they face this loss. benefit for all seniors for the first time been such a difficult situation for me. f since the entire program was created in The Republican Congress, along with the President, has not been willing to PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND 1965. allocate enough funding to provide a MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT ACT Currently, Medicare only covers prescription drugs for those who are in the comprehensive benefit to most of our Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, last hospital. As we all know, this has been middle class seniors. night’s vote on the Medicare prescrip- a seniors challenge for our seniors. They arbitrarily picked a figure of tion drug bill is one of the toughest Unfortunately, the benefit is con- $400 billion in total spending for 10 votes I have cast since becoming Sen- fusing and will vary depending upon de- years even though we know that it ator in 2001. cisions made by insurance companies, would take twice that amount to pro- As the people of Michigan know, I but at least this bill establishes for the vide American seniors with the same made the issue of adding a prescription first time that there should be a ben- kind of prescription drug coverage that drug benefit to Medicare one of the efit. we in the Congress enjoy. Why was that centerpieces of my 2000 campaign. I The bill provides a benefit for low in- decision made? I have always said this told Michiganians that if they sent me come seniors who make less than 160 is a question of values and priorities. to the Senate, I would fight to add a percent of poverty. Married couples Which is more important, or more ef- meaningful prescription drug benefit to earning less than $19,392 per year will fective, putting money in people’s Medicare. I also said I would do every- receive a comprehensive prescription pockets and improving the quality of thing within my power to lower pre- drug plan. This will help approximately life for Americans, another trillion dol- scription drug prices for everyone. 350,000 seniors in Michigan. Again, this lar tax cut for the privileged few, or For years, I have crisis-crossed is a step in the right direction. meaningful prescription drug benefit Michigan and listened to seniors who This bill also provides a catastrophic that will help our seniors and their desperately need help with paying for benefit for seniors who have extraor- families afford live saving medicine their medicines. I have heard from dinary prescription drug bills each and put money back in people’s pock- middle class, retired people who have year. For some seniors, it is not un- ets through lower prescription drug had to cut pills in half because they common for them to have monthly pre- prices. could not afford to pay for their full scription drug bills of over $1,000 per The answer to that question, I be- prescriptions. I have gone with seniors month or $12,000 per year. This bill has lieve, is very clear. Unfortunately, mis- to Canada where they could actually a catastrophic cap at $5,800 per year. placed priorities have resulted in a pre- afford to buy American-made prescrip- After $5,800, seniors would only have to scription drug plan that is much less tion drugs because they cost so much pay 10 percent of additional out-of- than American families need and de- less north of the border. pocket costs in one year. This is a posi- serve. Since 2001, I have sponsored and co- tive step. There are many short-comings in sponsored bills that would provide a This bill also includes several im- this plan that I will continue to do ev- comprehensive prescription drug ben- provements in payments for Medicare erything in my power to correct.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.031 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8833 For example, the drudge benefit stops care prescription drug benefit. Regret- The bill clerk proceeded to call the when a senior’s drug expenditures are tably, none of these important amend- roll. between $4,500 and $5,800. During that ments received the necessary support Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask period, after seniors have spent $4,500 from my Republican colleagues to pass. unanimous consent that the order for on their prescription drug costs, and When deciding how I would cast my the quorum call be rescinded. before they reach $5,800, seniors would vote on this bill, I looked at all of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pay 100 percent of that $1,300 in pre- these things: the positive and the nega- objection, it is so ordered. scription drug bills. This is a major gap tive. I evaluated whether or not this f in coverage. was a step forward for Michigan fami- Secondly, the copayments, the lies, for Michigan workers, for Michi- THE HONORABLE J. STROM THUR- deductibles, the premiums are too high gan businesses and, most importantly, MOND, FORMER U.S. SENATOR and too unpredictable. The $35 pre- for our seniors who have waited too AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE mium often quoted is not even guaran- long for help to pay for their medicine. EMERITUS FROM THE STATE OF teed in the bill. Seniors will be left to After many hours of thoughtful re- SOUTH CAROLINA the mercy of insurance companies that view and discussions with those af- Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask will decide the premiums and the bene- fected by this legislation, I voted in unanimous consent that the Senate fits that will be provided. This is not in favor of this bill last night, not because proceed to the immediate consider- the bill. It is up to the insurance com- it was the best we can do but because ation of S. Res. 191, which is at the panies. it is a first step in the right direction. desk, and I ask that the resolution be Another very important issue relates This direction—the direction in which read. to those who already have prescription we need to move—is for a real, mean- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The drug coverage. There is currently not ingful prescription drug benefit for our clerk will report the resolution. enough incentive in this plan to make seniors who have waited too long for The assistant legislative clerk read sure employers do not drop existing their Government to act. as follows: prescription drug coverage for their re- We were successful in improving this A resolution (S. Res. 191) relative to the tirees. This is a very important issue bill in some ways during this debate, death of the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond, for the retirees in Michigan. but much more needs to be done. There former United States Senator and President I will continue to fight for changes in will be other opportunities to do so, Pro Tempore Emeritus from the State of this legislation to protect those who and I will take them. South Carolina. currently have coverage, who have This bill does not take effect until S. RES. 191 2006. So between now and then I will be worked hard their whole lives, who Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- fighting hard to provide seniors with have retired and have been fortunate mond conducted his life in an exemplary the real prescription drug benefit they enough to have good benefits and are manner, an example to all of his fellow citi- need and deserve, and I will continue to zens; very concerned that they not lose help lead the fight to lower prescrip- Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- them, as we work to help others who do tion drug prices for everyone. mond was a devoted husband, father, and not have coverage. It makes no sense As we know, this legislation is not most recently, grandfather; to set up a system that might actually finished. It must now go to a con- Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- take away benefits currently being pro- ference committee, a joint committee mond gave a great measure of his life to public service; vided to retirees through private insur- between the Senate and the House of ance. Whereas, having abandoned the safety of Representatives, where differences be- high position, the Honorable J. Strom Thur- Furthermore, one of the most nega- tween the Senate and House bills will tive parts of this bill is the fact that it mond served his country during World War be addressed. There are critical dif- II, fighting the greatest threat the world had does not allow seniors to get their preferences between the two bills. thus far seen; scription drugs through the traditional The House of Representatives passed, Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- Medicare system as their first choice. by only one vote, a bill that truly be- mond served South Carolina in the United Under the bill passed by the Senate, gins to unravel Medicare. The House States Senate with devotion and distinction; seniors must pick a private prescrip- started down the road of privatizing Whereas his service on behalf of South tion drug plan or enroll in a private the health care system of senior citi- Carolina and all Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his colleagues; and PPO or HMO if one is available to zens and the disabled in our country. them. Whereas his death has deprived his State They voted to begin the process of and Nation of a most outstanding Senator: Traditional Medicare, that seniors turning back the clock to the days Now, therefore, be it know and depend on, is only available when too many seniors and families Resolved, That the Senate has heard with if private plans are not available. Does could not find or afford private insur- profound sorrow and deep regret the an- this make sense? Only if you are a ance. nouncement of the death of the Honorable J. pharmaceutical company or an insur- If I had been in the House of Rep- Strom Thurmond, former Senator and Presi- ance company. I believe seniors should resentatives last evening, where I dent Pro Tempore Emeritus from the State have many choices, including the served for 4 years, I would have voted of South Carolina. choice to stay in the Medicare Program Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate no. If the House bill comes before the communicate these resolutions to the House they know and trust. Senate as it is currently written, I will of Representatives and transmit an enrolled As I have said so many times before vote no. Unlike the Senate, where we copy thereof to the family of the deceased. on this Senate floor, when given a worked in a bipartisan way to develop Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns choice between traditional Medicare a plan that the majority of Senators today, it stand adjourned as a further mark and a Medicare HMO, 89 percent of our could support, the House process was of respect to the memory of the Honorable J. American seniors and persons with dis- very partisan and polarizing, and it re- Strom Thurmond. abilities have chosen traditional Medi- sulted in an extreme plan that could There being no objection, the Senate care—89 percent. not be supported by my Democratic proceeded to consider the resolution. This choice is not available to them colleagues who care deeply about Mr. FRIST. Madam President, this under this bill. I believe this is a major strengthening and preserving Medicare resolution has been submitted by my- flaw that I will continue to do every- for the future. self and on behalf of Senator DASCHLE, thing I can to correct. Our seniors expect and deserve the Senator GRAHAM, and Senator HOL- During debate on this bill, I spon- best plan we can offer. I will continue LINGS in honor of the honorable and sored and cosponsored and supported to work with my colleagues to achieve great J. Strom Thurmond. amendments that would have corrected that goal. And I hope and pray that we Last night shortly after 9:45, we were all of these problems. These amend- will be successful. notified of the death of Strom Thur- ments would have stopped the benefit Madam President, I yield the floor mond. At that time, I pointed out that shutdown, reduced out-of-pocket costs, and suggest the absence of a quorum. it was a century ago—a long time ago— protected current retiree coverage, and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. when Mark Twain was alive and Teddy provided a real comprehensive Medi- DOLE). The clerk will call the roll. Roosevelt was still President, J. Strom

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.012 S27PT1 S8834 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 Thurmond was born in Edgefield, SC, linians have met Strom Thurmond face family, the people who help us with the and, thus, began a life of public service to face. Over the course of his long and doors, the clerks, and the reporters of unmatched—unmatched—in the mod- distinguished career, Strom Thurmond debates. Everyone enjoyed and appre- ern history of America. was a witness to history. ciated Senator Thurmond. Strom Thurmond served as United As a young man, he knew people who It is important to comment on Sen- States Senator from December 1954, 2 stood in the presence of Andrew Jack- ator Thurmond, the man. His children years after I was born, until January of son. He campaigned for the votes of have lost their father. Whether one is this year, nearly a half century of serv- men who fought in the Civil War. He 100 or 200, it is always difficult, no mat- ice in this body—this body we have the and Herbert Hoover won their first ter how long one lives, to give up their honor of participating in on a daily elective office in the same year, 1928. father and mother. basis. Strom more than saw history, he I have talked to two of his three chil- Though his period of service is a re- wrote it. He was the first major south- dren today, and I have expressed my markable accomplishment in and of ern Democrat to switch to the Repub- condolences. They are doing very well itself, Strom led a remarkable life even lican Party. He served for more than 17 but they are sad because they have lost before coming to the Senate. Late last years as President pro tempore of the their daddy. I have talked with his night and over the course of the morn- Senate. As chairman of the Armed wife. We reminisced about their life to- ing, if one turned on a television set, Services Committee, he ensured that gether, the raising of their children, they would hear anecdotes, stories our men and women of the Armed and the experiences they have had. So about this great man, and those pre- Forces had the best training, the best my prayers, along with the prayers of Senate years when he was a teacher, an equipment, and the best leadership in everyone in the Senate, go to the fam- athletic coach, and a superintendent of the world. ily. He was a good family man. If a education. As we all know, Strom did set the script was written in Hollywood about He studied law under his father, record for the oldest and longest serv- his life, it would not have ended any Judge J. William Thurmond, and being Senator. He served with about one- better in this regard. came a city attorney, a county attor- fifth of the nearly 2,000 men and women He became a first-time grandfather ney, a State senator, and eventually a who have been Members of the Senate at the age of 100 last week. He has circuit court judge. He resigned his po- since 1789. He was nearly one-half the three children under 30. He had his first sition as a circuit judge to volunteer to age of the U.S. Constitution. Strom child when he was 68. He was just a fight in World War II. This he did at certainly faced his trials. As the Dixie- phenomenal person. He has done things the age of 39, 18 years after serving as crat candidate for President in 1948, he that most of us could not dream of an Army reservist and having earned a campaigned on a platform of States doing in many ways. commission as a second lieutenant. rights, but in doing so he also opposed I am convinced that two things drove Indeed, as we all know, age never was civil rights, as he did for many years as him in his final years: That he wanted an obstacle for Strom Thurmond. As a a Senator. to finish out his term because he is not member of the 82nd Airborne, Strom History will reflect that part of a quitter, and when he was elected to landed a glider at Normandy on D-Day Strom’s life. We will let history also serve his last 6-year term he meant to and helped secure the foothold for the reflect that when Strom saw that serve it out. He helped me to become Allies to liberate the European con- America had changed, and changed for his successor, and I will be forever tinent. the better, he changed, too. grateful. He also wanted to see his For his distinguished service, Strom A longtime friend of Senator Thur- grandchild born, and God allowed him was awarded five battle stars and 18 mond’s, Hortense Woodson, once said of to do that. He was presented his grand- other decorations, including the Legion him: son last week. They tell me it was a of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Pur- Everything he’s done has been done to the very magic and touching moment. A ple Heart, the Bronze Star for Valor, full. There’s no halfway doings about Strom. week later, he passed on. the Belgian Order of the Crown, and Indeed, Strom Thurmond will forever He has suffered personal tragedy, lost the French Cross of War. No wonder be a symbol of what one person can ac- a daughter in an accident. He has expe- when a speech writer once used the complish when they live life to the rienced much good and bad in his life. word ‘‘afraid,’’ Strom Thurmond hand- fullest. God bless our friend and our He has touched so many people. It is a ed the text back with the retort: colleague from South Carolina, Sen- loss to the Senate. It is a loss to his I’ve never been afraid of anything. ator Strom Thurmond. family. It is a loss to his staff. After the war, Strom returned home The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Duke Short, who served with Senator to South Carolina. He was elected Gov- ator from South Carolina. Thurmond in Washington for so many ernor in 1946, and then ran for Presi- Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. years, was a very loyal and capable dent of the United States as the States Madam President, I compliment our staff director. I know that Duke and Rights Democratic candidate. Strom majority leader for his statement. It his family feel the loss. won four States and 39 electoral votes, was very eloquent and it means a lot to Dr. Abernathy in South Carolina has and that tally stands as the third larg- Senator Thurmond’s family. been with Strom Thurmond since the est independent electoral vote in U.S. I know personally that Senator Thur- 1940s when he worked with him as Gov- history. mond had a great fondness for Senator ernor. Dr. Abernathy is a legend in his Though he did not win the Presi- FRIST. He told me he is a very smart own right. dency, Strom was determined to serve man and he is a good doctor, too. If you There are so many people who have in Washington. He ran for the Senate ever need him, look him up. worked for Senator Thurmond in 1954, became the only candidate I rise today in support of this resolu- throughout the years, and I know they elected to Congress by a write-in vote tion on behalf of myself and Senator feel this loss. Senator Thurmond has in American history, and he was re- HOLLINGS. I appreciate the majority had enough interns to probably fill up elected eight more times. leader and Senator DASCHLE allowing a football stadium. His first group of In the most recent years, it became this to occur. It is offered in the spirit interns are now on Social Security. increasingly difficult for Strom to go of Strom Thurmond’s life. Something He was elected in 1954. I was born in back and forth to South Carolina, but can be said about Strom Thurmond in 1955. All I have known in my life is that did not stop the people of South the Senate very easily. He loved the Senator Thurmond, and for 36 years Carolina from coming to him, and it Senate and the Senate loved him. His Senator Thurmond and Senator HOL- should not have. For decades, Strom colleagues who have served with him so LINGS served together. Both of them attended every county fair, handled long all have personal stories of fun, are distinctive gentlemen, bigger than every constituent request, and sent a good times, tough fights. He was a val- life. A lot of us who have associated congratulatory note to every high uable ally and a worthy opponent, and with Senator Thurmond feel his loss. school graduate, many of whom came the Senate has lost its longest serving South Carolina has lost her favorite to intern in his office. It has been said Member. Many of us have lost a very son. Much has been said and will be that almost 70 percent of South Caro- dear friend. That goes for the Senate said of Senator Thurmond’s legacy.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.036 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8835 The majority leader, Senator FRIST, Democratic and Republican sides, to worn out. He looked at the letter and went over his life very well, and it is embrace change because when Strom he said you misspelled your own name just an amazing story to tell: Being a came out for something, it made it and you are in the Third District, not superintendent of education in the easier for you to come out for some- the Second District. 1920s; getting elected for the first time thing because it gave you cover. When At 92 years of age, he had a passion in 1928; being a judge in South Carolina Strom Thurmond appointed the first and he helped me. I stand appreciative. at the start of World War II, deciding African-American judge in the history When I ran for the Senate, he endorsed to give up that job which would have of South Carolina to the Federal bench, me in a primary. I can tell you, I would exempted him from service, being in it made it easier for the people in the not be his successor if he had not come his early forties; joined the 82nd Air- statehouse to give appointments to Af- out and said: LINDSEY GRAHAM is the borne, landing in a glider. The pilot of rican Americans. That is what we do right guy to follow me. That will stick the glider was killed when it landed. not need to lose. with me forever. His men were wounded. He led them When he embraced traditional Black What have I learned from Senator out and secured the objective. colleges and started giving them the Thurmond? If you are willing to When the war in Europe was over, he same recognition and funding as every change, you can serve your State and volunteered to go to Japan and he other university in South Carolina, it Nation well. If you care about people, fought until they quit. He was just an made it easier for the legislature to they will take care of you. Let it be unbelievable person who embraced life. improve the quality of life for every- said that God gave to this Nation, my People ask me: How did he make it so body. At the end of his life, in 2001, he State, South Carolina, a public serv- long? He just had a passion. He had a was awarded lifetime recognition from ant, a man of great character and passion for everything he did—his fam- the Urban League in South Carolina, heart, and that we miss him, but we ily, his constituents. His legacy in that is designed to build racial har- thank God that he gave us J. Strom mony, for his lifetime of service to tra- South Carolina is quite simple for Thurmond. every South Carolinian—black, white, ditionally African-American colleges. I yield the floor. That needs to be mentioned as much rich, poor, no matter whether you are The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- as the 1948 campaign. He will be held ator from Utah. from upstate, middle, low State—I am accountable in history for that part of Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I sure every State has different regions his life. History should know that in enjoyed hearing my colleague from and different dialects but the one thing many subtle ways, in many bold ways, South Carolina tell his stories about we had in common: If we had a prob- he allowed my State to move forward, lem, we knew who to call. We knew to and everybody in my State is better off Strom Thurmond. I rise to join the pick up the phone and call Senator for it. tribute to the memory of Strom Thur- Thurmond because if he could help you, From a personal point, when I was in mond that is, very appropriately, the he would. the House, I was the first Republican day after his death. The average, everyday South Caro- to be elected from my Third Congres- Most of the time when someone dies, linian, from the company owner to the sional District in 120 years. One reason we gather in great sorrow and we janitor, believed that Senator Thur- I was able to win when everybody be- mourn his passing and we think about mond was on their side. And when they hind me was beaten for 120 years was, what might have been. In Strom’s case, called, they received a call back. When Senator Thurmond, for the first time there is no reason to think about what they wrote a letter, they received a let- in his political career, embraced a cam- might have been. He did it all. There ter back. The reason I know that is paign very directly—because he had was nothing left undone. There was people tell me everywhere I go. been smart enough not to get involved nothing left to accomplish. One guy told me Senator Thurmond in political races and try to represent This should not be a time of mourn- used to cut his grass. These stories everybody. He took to me, and I am the ing or sorrow but a time of celebration. abound. Some of them have been em- beneficiary of that. He said: I will come So I rise to celebrate the life of Strom bellished, I am sure, but the only way and campaign for you, Lindsey. I said: Thurmond. The best way to do that, I that he could have lasted this long in Great. And I turned to my staff and think, is to tell Strom Thurmond sto- politics, doing as many things as he said: What do you do with a 92-year-old ries. All of us are full of Strom Thur- has done, taking on the issues that he man? I was worried we would wear him mond stories. has taken on, is that at the end of the out and we could not utilize his serv- I remember D-Day, when the big cele- day people saw that he had a servant’s ices. I was worried about him at age 92. bration occurred on the anniversary of heart. Three days he campaigned for me. D-Day and Strom Thurmond was not Part of his legacy is the 1948 cam- When he left, I said: Thank God he is there. ARLEN SPECTER, who was there, paign, and it needs to be mentioned. gone. He wore me out. greeted him in the Senate and said: Senator FRIST mentioned it. That was He had a passion I had never seen. I Strom, it was a marvelous, marvelous a tough time in our country. He ran as picked him up at the airport on day 1, celebration, and you should have been a States rights candidate with a lot of in an airplane flown by his personal there. And his response was: I was passion for the limited role of the Fed- pilot who was 75 years old, a single-en- there when it counted. It put us in our eral Government. He won on the plat- gine plane. We went to a parade in Sep- place. form that divided the races. That was a tember. It is hot in South Carolina in My father had the experience of dark time in South Carolina. That was September. We went from one end of working with Strom Thurmond. My fa- a dark time in our Nation. town to the other shaking hands. We ther was elected in 1950, and, as has Senator Thurmond made a choice went to the funeral home because he been noted, Strom Thurmond was later in life. He could have done almost remembered the guy who owned the fu- elected in 1954. They became instant anything he wanted. But as the 1950s neral home always gave him apples. He friends, not just political friends. There came to a close and the 1960s came walked in unannounced because the were occasions when they disagreed po- about and people started insisting their Senator wanted apples, and he got the litically, but they became personal Government treat them better, Sen- apples. He campaigned all day. We had friends. ator Thurmond made a choice. Instead a fundraiser that night. We went to a When Strom married, my mother— of hanging on to the rhetoric of the football game that night. He made a old enough to be Strom’s wife’s moth- past and the politics of the past, he em- speech at half time. We went to a rodeo er—kind of took Nancy under her wing braced the future. that started at 9 o’clock at night, and and they became friends. The Thur- Here is what he does not get much he got up in the middle of the ring on monds and the Bennetts remained close credit for. Instead of going with the a barrel and gave a speech. He wanted for a long, long time, to the point when flow, which some people want to as- to see the third shift change at the tex- my children started getting married, cribe to him, he in a subtle way led a tile plant. I said: I am too tired, and I my parents said: You have to send change. He could have been a barrier to went home. That went on for 3 days. Strom Thurmond an announcement. change, but he made it easy for people When he left, I asked him to sign a And we did and thought we had taken in South Carolina, politicians on the fundraising letter for me. We were all care of our social obligation. Then we

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Then the person on the end of age. going away. the line said: And who’s Wallace Ben- Then I had the experience while I was By the way, I remembered when the nett? on the campaign plane with Senator Republicans had taken control of the But Strom knew who Wallace Ben- Dole in the 1996 election when we were Senate in 1994 and we were having our nett was, and when I came to the Sen- flying around the eastern States on the discussions about platforms. One of the ate, Strom greeted me very warmly day of the South Carolina primaries. issues that was raised by one of the and called me Wallace. It took a little The word came in that Senator Dole freshman Senators newly elected was while for him to figure out that I was was winning the South Carolina pri- term limits and how we needed to be not my father. And that was a com- mary. We had some exit polls that for term limits. We were debating back pliment to me because I was very proud looked pretty good. We decided to and forth. Strom was sitting there not of my father and the service he per- change our itinerary and fly to South talking. Suddenly, he spoke up, and he formed in the Senate, and I took the Carolina so that Senator Dole could be said: I am for term limits. We all kind opportunity to touch base with Strom. there to receive the plaudits and ap- of giggled a little. He said: But if they From that, I thought: This man in plause and the excitement of winning are not enacted, I am going to run his nineties is not all that sharp. He the South Carolina primary. So we did. again. confuses me. He does not have all of Of course, this had been a long day. We Here he was running again—94 years this as straight as he might. Then I had didn’t leave South Carolina to come old. And I was being told by his staff a couple of experiences that set me back to Washington on the campaign that Strom would win overwhelmingly. straight. We had an issue with the plane until after the returns were in I said: Look, we all love him. We all State of Utah that was all wrapped up and all of the celebrations had been love the history. But 94 years old? He in the Armed Services Committee. It held. said: Let me tell you a story. This is my favorite Strom Thurmond was quite a complicated issue. Some- Senator Dole, very appropriately, story. one said to me: Explain that to JOHN went up into the front part of the plane He said: I was Strom’s AA, and I got WARNER because JOHN WARNER is sec- to take a nap as we were flying back. Senator Thurmond had hitched a ride a phone call from a woman in South ond ranking to Strom and is handling Carolina who said to me: I need the back to Washington on the campaign all of the detailed kind of things. You Senator’s help. Here is the situation. plane. That left Senator Thurmond and go talk to JOHN WARNER. He said: You My fiance and I got married just before me and one or two others sitting will be talking to somebody who I he shipped out in the Navy for a 6- around the table just behind the front know can handle the problem. month cruise in the Mediterranean. We part of the plane chatting. So I went to Senator WARNER and I knew we would not like the separation, started outlining the details of this sit- It was now midnight, way past my bedtime, and here we were having po- but we decided, for a variety of rea- uation to him. He cut me off. He said: sons, that we should get married now litical discussions on a campaign plane You are going to have to talk to the rather than wait until after he got in the middle of the Presidential cam- chairman. back. He has just called me and said he paign—the kind of thing that political I, having had this image of this old has been given leave. He has 2 weeks of junkies like me love to do. It was a man, thought, I don’t really want to leave right now in the middle of this 6- great discussion. But the interesting have to talk to the chairman. And, as month tour, except that he cannot thing about it was that Strom Thur- delicately as I could, I said to JOHN: leave the theater in case something mond not only understood the discus- Can’t we work this through and kind of should arise that would require him to sion and participated in the discussion, handle it? He said no. He said: That is be back on the ship within 24 hours. He but he led the discussion. He was in- a serious enough issue, I don’t dare has to stay in or around the Mediterra- handle that. You are going to have to structing us about political lore. He nean area where his ship is. So he said talk to the chairman. was telling tales out of his past, which catch an airplane, come over here, we Just then, Senator Thurmond walked is what old people often do. But he was can have a 2-week honeymoon in the through the doors. So, gathering up my also analyzing things for the future Mediterranean and I can still be avail- courage as a freshman Senator, I and had a firm hand on everything. I able for the military situation, if it walked over to him and said: Senator thought I was talking to a man at least should arise. Thurmond, I would like to visit with 20 and maybe 30 years younger than his She said: I went down to get my pass- you about—and I no sooner got the chronological age. I understood: OK, port and I was told it takes 2 weeks to title of the issue out of my mouth, this man still has all of his faculties, get a passport. By the time I get a than he said: It’s all taken care of. And mental as well as physical. passport to fly over to be with my hus- he kept walking. I followed him along, We landed at Dulles Airport well band, his leave will be up and he will sure that he had not understood what I after 1 o’clock in the morning. Every- have to get back on the ship. Can the was talking about. This was a com- body was dragging except Strom, who Senator help me get a passport any plicated kind of issue, and he had over- strode off to his car in fine style. I re- faster than 2 weeks? simplified it and assumed that it had member what he said on that occasion Well, said the staffer, I will find out. been taken care of. about how you live a long time. He said He called the woman in South Carolina So I started to intrude again with you eat right, you exercise regularly, who was handling passports and intro- some of the details. He was very re- and you keep a positive outlook. He did duced himself and said: I am calling on spectful and wasn’t patronizing. But he all of those things, although I am not behalf of Senator Thurmond to see said: I know; I understand; all taken quite sure about the eating right part what we can do about getting this care of. because there were times when I woman’s passport a little faster. The Well, thus dismissed, I went back to caught Strom eating some things that passport lady said: It takes 2 weeks. my staff and said: I think we have a I am not sure a dietician would rec- Well, Senator Thurmond would really problem here. Senator WARNER won’t ommend. be grateful. She said: I don’t care what handle it, and he insists that Senator The time came for him to run for re- Senator Thurmond wants. It takes 2 Thurmond has to handle it, and Sen- election. I couldn’t believe at 94 he was weeks. I don’t care who you are, and I ator Thurmond just said it has all been going to run for reelection. Ninety-four don’t care who he is. Passports take 2 taken care of. is the time you retire. Being a skeptic, weeks. We contacted the Armed Services I had a hard time believing the people Well, he said, I have to tell you that Committee staff, and they said: Oh, of South Carolina would vote for a 94- under these circumstances, I am now yes, that has all been dealt with. Sen- year-old man. So I sidled up to one of going to have to call Senator Thur- ator Thurmond stepped in, he under- his top staffers as we were getting mond. When there is a situation I can’t

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It is all voluntary. They don’t So he hung up talking to the passport In his case, there was nothing left over have to take advantage of any of these lady, and he picked up the phone and that might have been because he did it new options that they will have. Their called Senator Thurmond. Now, it all. health care coverage will be responsive seems Senator Thurmond was in Ger- I yield the floor. not only to them, the way this program many, and it was in the middle of the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. is designed, but to the constant ad- night in Germany, but his instructions CORNYN). The Senator from South vances in health care delivery and new were that he was to call Senator Thur- Carolina. medicines and new technology that we mond in any such situation. So he Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. Mr. know characterize health care today woke Senator Thurmond up, in the President, I thank Senator BENNETT but will even more so characterize middle of the night in Germany, and from Utah for that remembrance. It health care in the years to come. It started to explain this situation. was just exactly what needed to be will be able to capture those lifesaving He did not get half way through the said. I say to the Senator, I know he innovations of modern medicine. explanation I have given here when loved you and your father dearly. On behalf of the people of South Carolina, Best of all—I keep mentioning it—I Senator Thurmond said: What is her am very pleased with the way this bill name? I thank you very much for what you just said. came to the Senate floor, was debated, He said: Well, her name is—and he and in committee prior to that because started to describe the wife of the ma- Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, it really was a bipartisan effort. Many rine who was sent out with the Navy. times, especially when the American Senator Thurmond said: No, no, not the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the people look at the way we operate here, her name, the passport lady’s name. they say: That extreme partisanship So he gave Senator Thurmond the table. and that rhetoric going back and forth; passport lady’s name. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without how in the world does any business get Senator Thurmond said: Thank you objection, it is so ordered. done? very much—and hung up. The resolution (S. Res. 191) was Ten minutes later the staffer said: I agreed to. This particular legislation, probably got a phone call from the passport The preamble was agreed to. as complicated as any legislation that Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. I lady. She exploded over the phone and would be on this floor—and clearly it is suggest the absence of a quorum. big; this is the largest single expansion said: He called George Shultz. The Sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The retary of State now knows my name. of an entitlement program in the last clerk will call the roll. 30 years—was carried out in a way that Senator Thurmond called George The legislative clerk proceeded to debate took place in a civil fashion and Shultz and he said: George, you’ve been call the roll. people came together, not always a marine. This is their honeymoon. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask agreeing, as we saw last night and Can’t you get this lady to give the unanimous consent that the order for early this morning, on every single woman a passport? the quorum call be rescinded. She got her passport. She got to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without issue, but we tackled the issues head Mediterranean. She had her honey- objection, it is so ordered. on, something our seniors deserve, moon. something the American people expect. f The staffer said to me: Senator, And we delivered a bill that reflects South Carolina is full of stories like LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS the needs and priorities of both sides of that. South Carolina is full of people Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, most of the aisle. like that. Strom Thurmond will win, our colleagues are departing, and we Not everybody is perfectly happy big time. No matter how old he is, no will shortly, in just a bit, for a recess with it. We know it is not perfect. But matter what his situation, that is the which, as all of us know, is a time for it is as good as can be generated from kind of service Strom Thurmond has visiting with our constituents, visiting this body at this point in time. rendered as a Senator. around the country with people who That is sort of the last week, the last One of our colleagues was in the Sen- give us the opportunity to serve in the couple weeks. Over the last 6 months, ate doctor’s office, as we go in there Senate and interact with them in a as leadership in the Senate, we have from time to time, and he noticed way that we can ask questions. How tried to lead this body in a way that is Strom coming out of the doctor’s office are we doing? You elected us to fulfill very much mission focused, that is with a very worried look on his face. a vision that you have had and which very much building on relationships, We were all very concerned about we are doing our best to lead with. So centered on different relationships on Strom and his health in his later years. it gives us an opportunity to really sit both sides of the aisle in a way that So the colleague said to the doctor: back and assess how we are doing as values are important—the values of ci- What’s the matter with Strom? public servants, as Senators rep- vility and trust, and with a real action The doctor said, appropriately: I can- resenting our own States. orientation, looking for solutions to not discuss the medical condition of As I look back over the last week, it problems, not just talking about them, one patient with another patient, so I has truly been an exciting week for not just legislating for legislation’s can’t say anything to you. He said: America. After years of discussion, sake but actually delivering where However, I don’t think it would be vio- after years of debate, we passed a bill problems are identified. lating medical ethics to tell you that this morning, in the middle of the Strom is a little worried about the fact night, late last night after midnight, So if you look at being mission fo- that he can no longer do one-arm push- that we know, once we work through cused and relationship centered and ups. conference, and once it is signed by the values based and action oriented, that This was a man of legend. Eat right, President of the United States, will is what you set out to do. Then it pro- exercise, keep a positive attitude, al- strengthen Medicare, will improve vides a good opportunity, now as we go ways be available for your constitu- Medicare, will modernize Medicare in a into this recess about 6 months into ents, even when it is the middle of the way that we simply never have since the year, to see what sort of job we are night in Germany, and never worry the origin of Medicare in the mid-1960s. delivering for the American people. about who you may call or upset as We know from this legislation that Again, I mentioned the bill last night long as you are working on behalf of a we developed in a bipartisan way, that because I think it fits all four of those

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.043 S27PT1 S8838 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 criteria and shows us with that com- and probably, most importantly, does Our colleague from Maine, Senator mon mission of moving America for- bring back hope to millions of people SUSAN COLLINS, led the campaign to in- ward and doing it in a very respectful in this country but indeed all over the crease public access to cardiac or heart and civil way. world who recognize that ultimately defibrillation. We passed a trauma care Over the past 60 days, the Senate has that virus can and will be destroyed. systems planning piece of legislation acted, responded, and provided solu- It links prevention, care, and treat- that is potentially important to every- tions to many of the jobs problems and ment in a comprehensive way, led by body listening to me. If you happen to the challenges brought to us. Every the United States of America, where be in a motor vehicle accident driving Senator can leave for this Fourth of we can leverage our leadership so that home from work today, where are you July recess today proud of what they countries all over the world will step going to go? How quickly are people have accomplished on behalf of our fel- up and join us arm in arm in fighting going to respond? Are you going to low citizens. We passed the third larg- this deadly virus. have a tertiary trauma center nearby? est tax cut in history. The Jobs and Our work in passing this global HIV/ We, in effect, will double our national Growth Act is providing immediate re- AIDS legislation demonstrates that we efforts through this legislation as we lief to millions of Americans, Amer- as a society place a high value on life. focus on trauma care systems plan- ican citizens, their families, to States, History will judge us on how we re- ning. I had the opportunity to intro- to businesses. Of the $350 billion stim- spond to such challenges and, indeed, duce that, and passage was on June 23. ulus and growth package that we we can now say very proudly that we My colleague from Tennessee, Sen- passed, nearly $200 billion, a full 60 per- are responding, that we in this body ator ALEXANDER—through his leader- cent, is provided this year and next, made the right choice. We are taking ship, we passed the American History not way off in the future. Indeed, many the necessary steps to put an end to and Civics Education Act. Because of of those checks will start flowing in one of the most deadly scourges of this act, and through this act, Amer- the next 4 weeks. human life in recorded history. It is a ica’s students will be able to learn our This injection of money, this injec- moral challenge, a medical challenge, a Nation’s great history and civic tradition of resources will grow the econ- humanitarian challenge. But we are re- tions. omy, and by growing the economy will sponding, and we are leading. That reminds me of Senator GREGG, create jobs, will increase investment, Alongside these legislative accom- the Senator from New Hampshire, and will provide States with resources to plishments, we also passed a number of his tremendous work on the initiative maintain essential government serv- other measures. In the last 2 months called Keeping Children and Families ices, and will reduce unemployment. we passed the Department of Defense Safe Act, which was signed by Presi- On this chart, I do list, in this whole authorization, the Federal Aviation dent Bush just this week, focusing on jobs and growth dimension, the fact Administration, FAA, authorization, our children and their safety and their that we did do a budget, the second and the extension of unemployment security. earliest in the history of this body in benefits. Earlier this year, in March, we terms of generating a budget on April We also allotted significant resources passed the ban on partial-birth abor- 11. And we did pass the jobs and growth to upgrade technology at America’s tion, a procedure that is unnecessary package on May 23. If you look, just historically black colleges and univer- and offends the sensibilities of the since this jobs and growth package was sities. American people. signed into law, stocks have surged I am particularly very excited about The following month we passed the about $619 billion in value. We should this legislation because, again, first- President’s faith-based initiative—not not read too much into short-term hand, I have had the opportunity to the whole initiative, but an important fluctuations in stock prices, but in- visit and speak at historically black aspect of it, through a bill called the deed, recent trends in the stock market medical schools. In fact, I was at More- CARE Act. suggest that overall conditions are set house School of Medicine a few weeks The same month we passed AMBER for a resumption of strong overall eco- ago. On my visit there, I had the oppor- Alert. Some are listed here on the nomic growth. tunity of looking at their technology chart, including partial-birth abortion As I mentioned, because of passage of and innovation center, where they are ban, faith-based initiative, AMBER this jobs and growth package, Amer- actually using technology to best teach Alert, which we have all seen on tele- ican workers will have more money in young physicians-in-training so they vision and heard on radio where the their paychecks. A family of four mak- will be able to extend the great power names actually come forth, where we ing $40,000 will see their taxes reduced they have as physicians in making oth- have a national alert in the event some by $1,133 in 2003. Those checks for $400 ers’ lives better. tragedy has occurred. will be sent to nearly 25 million tax- We took a historic step in bringing a Last week the child care conference payers starting in about 4 weeks. National Museum of African American report was passed. Millions of lives of We also voted in these last several History and Culture to our Nation’s Americans and future citizens will be weeks to expand the child tax credit to Capital. There have been 80 years of pe- protected by each of these initiatives include low-income families. Because titions on bringing an African Amer- passed. They all passed on the floor of of the jobs and growth act, working ican museum to the family of museums the Senate, demonstrating our deep Americans will have more money in we have here in Washington, but only commitment and compassion for our their pockets to spend, to save, to in- in this Senate are we finally, by pass- most vulnerable citizens. vest how they wish next month. ing that legislation, close to having a Internationally—and I have some of Last month, we also passed—I have museum of African American history these under security—again, I will not this listed under health—the global in Washington on the Mall. I want to go through each one. While all of this HIV/AIDS bill on May 15. As a physi- take the opportunity to thank all of has been going on, we have funded Op- cian, as one who has been trying to my colleagues, but in particular Sen- eration Iraqi Freedom. Who will ever fight this virus for the last 20 years— ator BROWNBACK, and in the House, forget that morning watching the Iraqi really since about 1983 when this virus Congressman JOHN LEWIS, for their people pull down that statue of Saddam first appeared—23 million people have leadership on this initiative. Hussein? The United States, this body, been killed. It has infected another 40 We passed expedited hiring authority will continue to aggressively support million people alive today and will, in for the Security and Exchange Com- the war on terror. We will continue the best of all worlds, kill another 60 mission under the leadership of Sen- that financial commitment, whatever million people. This bill, in a bipar- ator SHELBY. This legislation will it takes, and that moral commitment tisan way, working with the President allow the SEC to hire the accountants to the war until America’s enemies are of the United States, who led, and with and the economists they need to en- defeated. the House and with the Senate, will force corporate accountability and Internationally, also globally, we have the impact of helping prevent an- maintain that investor confidence we passed the Moscow Treaty, the NATO other 7 million infected people. know and trust, and that we know expansion. When you look at Bulgaria It will help care for 10 million HIV- must be the undergirding foundation of and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slo- infected individuals and AIDS orphans our investor economy today. vakia, and Slovenia, we see democracy

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.047 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8839 in action, where 15 or 20 years ago peo- dented in our 200-year history, the tac- sults to the problems and challenges ple would have said ‘‘impossible.’’ So tics to endlessly delay the process and they face. the very freedoms we are fighting for, prevent the Senate from performing its If we look at the list, I think we are whether it is in Iraq or this ongoing constitutional responsibility to vote on on the right track. We have accom- war of terror, they are embodied in the President’s judicial nominees. That plished a lot. We have had a number of what we have voted on in this Senate— is inconsistent with the Constitution. successes. We have seen results. We are expansion of NATO to include these Our responsibility is to advise and delivering to the American people in new democracies. consent. Yet we are being denied a sim- strong, effective legislation, and I have We also passed the Microenterprise ple up-or-down vote, allowing people to every expectation that we will con- Assistance Program, which will help vote how they wish, but allowing them tinue building on this record of success impoverished citizens build and grow to express advice and consent by voting in the weeks and months to come. small businesses, so people who may which is, in the end, the only way we To my colleagues, I do wish them all not have access to capital are given can express that advice and consent. a happy Fourth of July. I hope they some assistance, which, combined with The Senate has few constitutional re- will travel safely. I extend my best their own entrepreneurial spirit, can sponsibilities as important as exer- wishes to them and their families. Mr. President, in a few minutes I will grow and they can have that oppor- cising that advice and consent on the be back with another statement, and tunity to take part in a growing econ- President’s judicial nominees. I am de- then we will have some closing busi- omy. This economic tool is especially termined to press forward in the next ness over the course of the day. powerful for impoverished women in weeks to carry out a fair and orderly For now, I suggest the absence of a developing countries all over the world. Senate process and return to the norms quorum. I spend some time every year going to of the last 200 years, where Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Africa and in a few months I will be are given that opportunity for an up- clerk will call the roll. going with a Senate delegation to or-down vote. The assistant legislative clerk pro- South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Looking ahead, July will be a busy ceeded to call the roll. Last January, I was in Uganda, Tan- month. I do want my colleagues to Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask zania, Kenya, and the Sudan. You see know—and we had some discussion unanimous consent that the order for the importance of these what are called with the Senator from West Virginia the quorum call be rescinded. microenterprise grants, giving people last night in terms of making sure we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that opportunity to grow economi- have good productive Fridays—I can objection, it is so ordered. cally, help their family return to dig- assure my colleagues that in July, in Mr. DOMENICI. Parliamentary in- nity and opportunity that they simply large part because we will be address- quiry: What is pending before the Sen- don’t otherwise have. ing the appropriations bills very ag- ate? I listed here a series called values. I gressively during that month, we will The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- mentioned most of these. But the Bur- be working 5 days a week, and it is ate is in morning business. mese Freedom Act is an issue that is likely that votes will continue late in Mr. DOMENICI. The Senator from ongoing in a part of the world where we the day on Fridays, at least later than New Mexico desires to proceed as in see the civil liberties we take for usual on Fridays. morning business. granted being stripped away. When you During July, in addition to the ap- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- say freedom in this country, you think propriations bills, we will complete ac- ator has that right. of freedom of speech, freedom of ex- tion on the Energy bill, which we all f pression, and freedom of the press. But know is critical to generating an af- THE HOPE-FILLED SENATOR FROM the Burmese Freedom Act is necessary fordable, reliable energy supply. NEW MEXICO because in that part of the world—par- I know we will be aggressive in pass- Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I was ticularly right now—those freedoms ing these appropriations bills for the in my office and I regret that I was un- don’t exist. Again, this was an impor- Cabinet agencies. Early on, I expect to able to be in the Chamber when the dis- see the Department of Defense, the De- tant response on behalf of the Senator tinguished majority leader, Dr. BILL partment of Homeland Security, Labor from Kentucky and others to bring at- FRIST, gave a rather elaborate, de- tention to the human rights abuses and Health and Human Services, and, tailed, and enlightened discussion re- that are being put forth and committed at the same time, I want to address one garding illnesses, ailments, cures, and by the Burmese government against its other issue in July—and this is an am- the evolution of diseases in this coun- citizens. bitious schedule—but I do believe try and in the world. So the Senate, by working together, strongly, and I say this in part as a I commend him for that. Had I been has accomplished a lot, with a lot of physician, yes—that we have an obliga- in the Chamber at that time, I would hard work and cooperation. I once tion to diminish—I would like to say have taken the opportunity to present again thank my colleagues for their ef- eliminate—the frivolous medical liabil- him with the first document that the forts. We are doing all this, and I put ity lawsuits that are being applied Senator from New Mexico is having ‘‘action’’ up here on the chart, and the today. printed. It will be something that I goals that we have met because day to That needs to be the goal: to get rid choose to call ‘‘The Hope-filled Sen- day we are focusing on each of these of the frivolous lawsuits because they ator.’’ The hope-filled Senator is the and we rarely have the opportunity to unnecessarily drive up the cost of story of America’s future in terms of go back. The importance is on ‘‘ac- health care, and if you unnecessarily diseases, prescriptions, and cures. It is tion.’’ This is occurring now in this drive up the cost of health care, you my own story of what I believe is going first 6 months, but it occurred com- end up driving people to the ranks of to happen to prescription drugs, to the pared to the last Congress, when we the uninsured. medical profession, and to the delivery never passed a budget. We will address that issue during the of health care over the next 30 to 40 In the last Congress, we didn’t pass 11 month of July, as well as issues sur- years. out of 13 appropriations bills. In the rounding genetic discrimination, an I am hoping that this very brief sum- last Congress, we did not pass Medi- issue that has already been addressed mary of the hope-filled Senator’s care. So it is the action, and the solu- in committee and is ready to come to thoughts will be of some help to Sen- tion is fulfilling the agenda that we put the floor. ators and people who are so worried forth. That is what the American peo- This is an impressive list, I think. It about the costs of prescription drugs. ple expect. We have made the legisla- is one I am confident we will be able to Will it really work; will we really have tive process work. handle in a systematic and productive enough money to do it or not? The one area that I believe continues way, always keeping in mind that goal Today, I will not repeat the contents to undermine the effectiveness of the of moving America forward and that of this hope-filled statement that I de- Senate is the obstructionism towards we are working for the American peo- livered as the Senator from New Mex- the President’s circuit court nominees, ple. They send us here to get results, ico, calling myself a hope-filled Sen- the judicial nominees. This is unprece- not unnecessary legislation, but get re- ator.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.063 S27PT1 S8840 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 Suffice it to say that when one dis- we have now located the aberrations on science is today’s industry. They will cusses a program of the magnitude of the chromosome system of the anat- be changing the molecular makeup so this prescription drug program, that it omy of every known disease from things change and become something is absolutely imperative that it is which mankind suffers. different. looked at from more than one vantage Why is that important in the hope- It is predicted with the five centers point. One vantage point is to look at filled Senator’s dissertation regarding that exist in America today on it as Senators did on the Senate floor, prescription drugs? Because there is no nanoscience, and many more to come, in the back rooms and in caucuses. We question during the delivery system that the breakthroughs, once they talked about the specifics of who is that we tried so valiantly to find out start, will occur with such rapidity going to get the drugs, how much is it how much it is going to cost. During that the productivity in America and going to cost, will we have enough that time many diseases for which we in the world will change. That means money, and are we going to be able to are spending huge amounts of money in those who make medicine and cures pay for it? We asked will America go prescriptions are going to be cured. Re- will be part of picking up that change bankrupt? Will Medicare really survive searches will know where where the ill- and those breakthroughs also. and will it be competitive? Are we real- nesses are and they will be able to re- The third that I am aware of, and ly building into the system? We exam- search how to fix them. And, they are there are probably some I am missing, ined the ingredients that are so well going to fix many of them. is a most incredible science. For lack known for bringing prices down. We ex- What does that mean? That means of better terminology it is called amined competition for delivery and many of the expected costs that the microengineering or the production of competition for business. All of that is Congressional Budget Office plugged microengines. one way to look at it. into their estimates are going to be dif- I visited the Sandia National Labora- One must look at it that way, but an- ferent. Indeed, there are going to be tory in New Mexico. They wanted to other way to look at it is to try to prescription drug breakthroughs that show me microengines. I thought, you think of what is going to happen to come from this genome mapping that have to be kidding; what kind of en- health delivery and medical care dur- are going to clearly indicate that there gines could there be that are so small ing the ensuing 10, 20, 30, or 40 years. are different ways to do what we are they have now reached this level? They The hope-filled Senator is talking doing today. We can achieve better re- showed me. Microengines are so small. about those things as he looks at the sults. So, as I said this will dramati- Now we have in the computer business next four decades. cally change the delivery system of a chip, and on the surface of the chip By way of recapitulation of what was health care. we can put these different things, and in my statement of a hope-filled Sen- I was foolish enough, as a hope-filled that is how we get these millions of ator, there are three or four big things. Senator, to predict that before the turn megabytes. Now it is trillions and We finished mapping the chromosomes of 40 years the hospitals in America numbers we did not even used to use. of the human anatomy. We call that will not be the hospitals of today. I They actually create engines that are the genome system. That means that predicted that we would have hospitals so small they put them on a chip, but after years of mankind researching to that are going to be more concerned they can be synchronized and organized try to find where in the chromosome of with genetics than with the individual as engines on that little chip. the human body was the aberration curing of an ailment. The engines look to me something that caused multiple sclerosis, and I did not dream that up. When I first like an oil patch when you see the years of research at various institu- started working on genomes, I had a drilling wells with the pumps. They are tions to locate the gene, or the number magnificent, wonderful doctor who so small you could never see them un- of genes that caused, perhaps, schizo- egged me on, and he was the inventor less you used an extremely powerful phrenia—what we finally did in a of Tylenol. He used to sit in my office microscope. record period was to take them all, and talk with me. He used to draw What will happen with these engines? map them and index them. We can say what he thought a hospital might look We do not know. But, they have a hy- we know where they all are. We do not like in 30 or 40 years. I used to laugh pothesis. It is entirely possible that have to go looking for them anymore. and throw the drawings away. He drew one of the first things we will do with I do not mean to make this a big a center where you would check your these engines is organize them so well thing, because people sometimes think gene system and they would tell you, that we will be able to inject them in they do not have to worry about it. But as you left, what was wrong with you the human body. They will be directed this is a big thing. For years, even in and how they would fix you. Or if you to do some work, and they will do it our lifetime, we can remember reading got sick, that is what they would plug like they are told. And, believe it or a story that would leave the medical in. That would be the hospital. not, they possibly will go in and eat journals and be big enough to hit the He is still alive; he is currently prac- what you want them to eat. They will newspapers. The story would say, ticing as a very old doctor. He joined be able to go into the heart system to ‘‘Michigan State group of researchers up with doctors who are down in the open up areas we worry are clogged. discover the location on the genome South delivering health care to poor These little microengines will dissolve system of a multiple sclerosis gene.’’ people free. He does this just because those clogs for you. Remember that? Boy, that was big he wants to keep on being a doctor. He Those are engineers that can do that time. was so thrilled that he hooked me on work. We will not even have to send pa- Soon, I am going to hand to the ma- this concept that we never lost con- tients over to Vanderbilt University to jority leader the first copy of a docu- tact. a bunch of scientists or heart special- ment called ‘‘The Hope-filled Senator.’’ In this hope-filled sermon, we start ists. I am going to have it encapsulated with that. There will be huge numbers of break- with gold print. It is the hope-filled Then I said, the American economy throughs if we add those three things Senator’s other side of the story. It is is going to change so rapidly in terms to a vibrant American economy. We the story of the delivery system of of its productivity and, at the same must not mess up by causing the Amer- health care during the next 40 or 50 time, produce new things because of ican economic system to go to sleep. years as it most assuredly will impact nanoscience. I defined nanoscience as We must keep the economy vibrant, by on this prescription drug system. the newest science that is so unique, doing the right things in terms of tax- I did not go bother a bunch of sci- and so way out, that today’s scientists ing the right things and not the wrong entists in putting this document to- are saying we will not recognize the things. If we continue to fund the right gether. So, they may find this docu- products that humanity will be using research instead of the wrong things, ment lacking. But what I did, and I re- because of nanoscience. They are prac- and we keep on funding NIH but maybe peat it now because our leader is in the ticing a science of changing the mol- we reach the point where 10 percent a Chamber, I used four or five big things ecules that make up a substance. Imag- year might be enough and maybe we that are going to change. I started with ine, compare that with making zinc by move over and fund some physical the genome mapping, indicating that adding a couple of compounds. That science like the Energy Department

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.065 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8841 and a few other institutions of our floor and cited some of the legislation redtape, the straitjacket, the micro- Government that are doing basic we have done, I so much appreciate the management, building in the flexibility science so physical science can catch comments of the Senator from New where those new ideas, the dynamism up with the biological sciences. There Mexico because they fit with the hope from the marketplace, the innovation will be huge numbers of breakthroughs. which I translate into maybe addi- in the marketplace can be assimilated My hope-filled delivery dissertation tional dreams and hopes, but reality. and speed up the process where we can says: Don’t be so worried about wheth- I have been blessed to be in this body address this huge unfunded liability er we will be able to deliver on what we for the last 8 years, but prior to that, which we know occurs in Medicare promise. We may be able to deliver 20 years in the scientific field and today because of what our seniors de- even more than we think we are going spending hours and nights in labora- serve. But we have a doubling of the to deliver. And let’s just watch out tories thinking and trying to hypoth- number of seniors. that in putting the system together— esize about what would occur 6 months At the same time we offer the pre- and I know the majority leader has later; or why a capillary muscle re- scription drug package, we modernize been worried about this—that we don’t laxed in a way based on the metabolic Medicare in such a way that it is flexi- just put bureaucracy in place where it environment and doing my best to fig- ble. These new ideas will be incor- inhibits the injection of these new ure it out and doing the experiments; porated in a rapid fashion. things into the delivery system. but then 6 months later because of the Heart transplantation. At the time I That is why HCFA, which this Sen- work of other people in maybe unre- first started heart transplants, it was ator personally as a young Senator lated fields, having that hypothesis very rare. Lung transplants had never found was such a terrible inhibitor to changed and productivity to increase been done successfully. I am not that delivering appropriate care had to be to the point that my idea was solved— old. But I had the opportunity to be in- changed. The management tool had not the way I wanted to, but because of volved in heart transplants. It took grown so big that all we heard as Sen- investment with science. I would run about 5 years after I was doing them ators when we went home to our hos- over from the laboratory to the clinical routinely in the private sector for pitals, to our doctors, to our clinics, to arena and work in a health care system Medicare to allow any reimbursement those centers that were taking care of that was beautiful, which was deliv- for our seniors—5 years because of bu- people in shelters, all we heard was ering the very best quality of care but reaucrats. It is the way Government HCFA is messed up so badly that we looking at it through really a Medicare works. It takes a long time. That is are doing worse with their rules than if system at the time that was so rigid just one procedure. we did not have any rules. It was so bad and inflexible because of the 130,000 The optimism which the Senator once that I thought I would come back pages of regulations from HCFA—the talked about, I think so realistically and eloquently, is there. There is no here and introduce a bill that rec- Health Care Financing Administra- question. ommended we experiment with 100 tion—which had evolved over a period of 30 years with good intentions but When we talk about 14 years out try- places where we will treat seniors with ing to predict essentially a static sys- no regulations. We would look at them which so micromanaged and so straitjacketed the physicians, the sci- tem moving ahead, and it is not going once every 6 months. And take a to happen—the advances in technology entists, the researchers, the patients, chance and see if they are not better are just like that. The half-life of governing the doctor-patient inter- run and the people taken care of better science has gone from 10 to 7 to prob- action—130,000 pages of governing and cheaper than those who have to ably 4 years now, and it is going to be which meant you could not capture have someone checking off every time down to 2 years. It is the same way whether it is the nanotechnology or an apple was delivered to a senior that with the health care delivery systems, the 3 billion bits of information out of happened to have been decayed, if it and the old fee-for-service. was brown and faulty. At one time, you the human genome project today, with My dad practiced medicine for 55 had to note that you delivered a bad the micromanaging that the Senator years. As the Senator was talking apple, literally, to a senior. was talking about—that can’t be as- about the genetic testing that is going Now, frankly, I know a lot about fis- similated into the system of health to be available, the appropriate re- cal policy. care delivery at a rate which the Amer- sponse and how we are going to be able I know a lot of experts on this bill ican people deserve. to develop cures, I was sitting there who are worried about whether we are I mention that because as I was going thinking of my dad with his black bag going to have enough money to deliver through this legislation, I was thinking in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He didn’t under this system. But I chose to go of AIDS/HIV, a huge problem with 23 have any medicines. He had none. He over it and spend a little bit of time on million people dead and 40 million peo- had antibiotics after 1945, but none be- it. Once I decided we were going to try ple infected, and there is no cure. An- fore that. this and to talk about this, I say to my other 60 million people will die. Thus, But the revolution I have seen when friend, the majority leader—yesterday we need to encourage that innovation, I was doing heart transplants and lift- afternoon while he was still burdened, I invent that vaccine, engage in that ing people’s hearts out and putting sat down and wrote on a piece of paper science. Right now we don’t know what them in was made possible because of what the score would be at whatever the hypothesis is. But it is there, and one drug—cyclosporine. If the pharma- hour we voted last night. What I wrote we are going to see it in our lifetime, ceutical companies had not invested to down was the vote would be 78 yes, and because in part, just as the Senator get that drug, we would not have been 22 no. The vote turned out to be 76–21. from New Mexico led the support in the able to do heart and lung transplants. I think I know what happened to one of human genome at the time, at the time The advances we went through in them who would have made it 77, the nobody really knew what was going to that 20 or 25 years—and now I see be- Senator from Pennsylvania. But I happen, he was out here 15 years ago cause of the work like the human ge- think it became pretty clear to people leading on the human genome project, nome projects and nanotechnology— like me that the Senate was ready. I for a shorter period of time we had that that combination—once we allow that had a hope they were ready, because phone book of 3 billion bits of informa- to marry with our health care and gov- even if they weren’t, I had a hunch tion which is there. It is the phone ernment-sponsored programs, the sky they had some hope we could get this book, as he said. Now it can be applied. is the limit. Productivity will increase. done. I mention that because 12 hours ago The advances can be assimilated. We Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, will the on this floor we passed a piece of legis- will be able to think more in terms of, Senator yield? lation that delivers prescription drugs yes, longevity, but also quality of life. Mr. DOMENICI. I am pleased to in an unprecedented way for the first It does come down to hope. I very yield. time in the history of the Medicare much appreciate the Senator articu- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, just about program. We are helping seniors with lating the big vision, because every day 30 minutes ago I sat down and wanted prescription drugs. But at the same we are here, in the back of my mind I to review a little bit about the last 6 time it modernizes Medicare to get rid am thinking the same thing. Prescrip- months. As I did that and came to the of the unnecessary bureaucracy, the tion drugs are important, but at the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.068 S27PT1 S8842 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 same time to develop a system that there. We think the new bureaucracy— dare from a group of friends to run for can capture that technology and at the which the Senator and others helped an office. I ran and got elected. And same time look at HIV/AIDS and make put together—will make that work bet- that office was for city council, which sure there is a vaccine bill, and that we ter. put me in a mayorship of sorts in our keep trying. We are all trying to get it I do want to hold the floor. I thank biggest city. through. the Senator. So you know, if you write down, at But right now, because of the med- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BEN- 71, what I have done: I ran for a non- ical liability issues which we are going NETT). The Senator from New Mexico. partisan office, got elected, served 4 to address in July, when you have pred- f years, waited 2 years, got elected to atory trial lawyers—not all are preda- the Senate, and came here. But we all IN REMEMBRANCE OF STROM tory—who are really going to come in know, if we are going to put down what THURMOND and say that vaccine has certain side Strom Thurmond has done as a public effects, there is going to be a lawsuit, Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise servant, all of which clearly is one’s and there will be a lot of frivolous law- to speak about my friend, Senator legacy, it would take me quite a while suits that drive up the cost of health Strom Thurmond. I do not have any to discuss it all. Just his military ca- care and drive people to the ranks of prepared remarks but I want to speak reer would be a rather good speech and the uninsured. for a few moments about Senator a rather good talk on the Senate floor. One last issue which I didn’t mention Strom Thurmond. The other thing that, to me, is of earlier but which we addressed on the Senator Strom Thurmond spent such rare, rare importance is that floor goes into this—medical safety in many, many years sitting in the seat, when you consider 100 years, and that the hospital. for those observing the Senate Cham- 80 or 79 of those years he was an adult, The Institute of Medicine report said ber, right next to the seat where the you just think of all the things that there are 100,000 people who die every distinguished majority leader is sitting have changed during his adulthood. year because of medical errors in the right now. Governance, governmental changes, hospital. Most of that is cross-reaction I have eight children. Senator Thur- cultural changes, philosophical from drugs and the like. The best way mond, as everyone knows, lived a very leanings and tendencies of our great to approach that is to have informa- long life with his first wife without country changing. You have to con- tion voluntarily shared by physicians children. I don’t know if that had any- clude that this man, who represented a and by nurses to learn in an ongoing, thing to do with his huge interest in State that also changed and had be- continuous quality management pro- asking people such as me how my chil- come a great industrial State, and a gram and to have that information dren were, and I am not one who is great educational State, with fantastic available, which is correct, and which very loathe to tell people about my educational institutions, that this is self-correcting. But if you have pred- children’s successes. great man also learned how to change. atory trial lawyers all the way around, So he used to say to me, and to any- He changed with time, not changing in and you have incentives not to share one around, he would point at me, and the sense of giving up but rather of that information, we are never going to say: ‘‘There is the Senator with all the gaining more for himself and becoming make this system better. smart kids.’’ Of course, I was embar- more rather than becoming less. So it all fits together: the science, rassed, and I would bend down and say: Now, I have known a lot of great Sen- the technology, the framework which ‘‘Senator, there are lots of Senators ators, more than most, because there the Senator explained so well. What we with smart children.’’ are only five or six Senators who have are doing in Medicare, the access to Then he would say: ‘‘Well, you told been here longer than I, as of today, prescription drugs, global HIV/AIDS— me about one’’ . . . and he would ex- maybe five. So I have known a lot of you put all that together. If we keep plain what I told him. He would ask, them. I think it is only fair to say, for moving things, as we have in the last, ‘‘how is that one doing?’’ his family, for Nancy, for his children, I would say, 6 months, I am abso- Well, obviously, those days are gone there really have never been any Sen- lutely—absolutely—convinced we are now. I was privileged, with my wife ators like him that I have been privi- going to be able to capture those hopes. Nancy, to go to the wedding of his leged to know. In many ways, people say: You’re daughter here in this town not too He was indeed unique. He was so dif- dreaming. You describe them as hopes. many years ago. It was a beautiful ferent that you cannot forget him. Having seen science and technology in wedding, a big wedding. It was a beau- First, he was so personal to everyone. my own life, they may have started as tiful daughter and a beaming father, He was never forgetting. He was always dreams, and they may be hopes now, Strom Thurmond. considerate. He spent more time and but in our lifetimes they are going to He was already past 90, for certain, effort at little things. be reality. and how thrilled he was to walk down I know nothing about his constituent Mr. DOMENICI. Thank you so much the aisle and to be part of the normal work. Let those who know speak. I for your comments. I was very pleased wedding activities. speak of little things here in the Sen- to yield. I note that with all the blessings he ate. The Chair and I both watched dur- I just want to say, without hopes and has received in his life, and all the leging a week at the end of a day’s work, dreams in these fields, there is no ques- acy that he leaves, he got one blessing we watched Strom Thurmond while he tion we are overwhelmed. It is hopes that he deserved; that is, that wedding was still around and healthy and walk- and hope-filled ideas that keep us ener- and that marriage yielded his first ing. We watched what he did. He went gized. But it does not mean we do not grandchild. And I just wonder because with his staff from one event to an- have a big job because, as a matter of he had already left the Senate; he was other, perhaps three, four, five events fact, the hopes can truly be deenergized no longer here; he was in a hospital, an evening, because he had been in- by systems that do not let it work. but I just wonder, how happy that day vited and because it was somebody who That is what we have to worry about. must have been for him. He had a said: ‘‘Would you come to my party?’’ In my opinion, the breakthroughs are grandchild at that very old age. ‘‘Would you come to my fundraiser?’’ going to be so rapid that the bureauc- There are Senators, such as from his ‘‘Would you come to my birthday?’’ racy that manages the change is going home State, who have known him ‘‘Would you come and join me; we have to have to be looked at all the time by through campaigns and actions and ac- visitors from my State.’’ What it was people who really know. The break- tivities that I hear of. I have read of that made him that kind of person, throughs will occur, and it will make these activities, but I did not partici- who knows? I don’t know. You don’t your 5-year example—of how long it pate in them, so they will do better know. The Senate doesn’t know. I am took for the heart to go from being than I in talking about him. But I am not sure his family knows. But the done to being accepted—it will make 71. I am very lucky, I feel, in that I truth is, we know he did that. that example pale as compared to the have spent 31 years in the Senate. The All of these would appear, what I breakthroughs that are going to be only thing I did prior to that is, 61⁄2 have said so far, to be things that one over and over and around here and over years before I came here, I accepted a might say are not very important.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.071 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8843 Well, I stated them because I think serving the people of South Carolina And whenever South Carolinians they are very important. They are of and our Nation as a Senator, as Gov- called, or anyone else for that matter, utmost importance. I think they are ernor of South Carolina, and as a State Strom Thurmond could always be the essence of who he is and what he is legislator. counted on to show up—at a Fourth of and what he was. Remarkably, his career in the Senate July parade, a county festival, or a But don’t let anyone think he didn’t spanned the administrations of 10 State fair, armed with his trademark do his work. When you look at the Presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to Strom Thurmond key chains. committees he chaired, the events that George W. Bush. His passing last night North Carolinians developed a fond- happened during those chair-filled certainly will be felt by so many Mem- ness for Strom Thurmond. He often years, be it on the Judiciary, on Armed bers of this Chamber who had grown flew in to Charlotte before driving to Services, or whatever, you have to accustomed to the courtly gentleman his Edgeville, SC, home. He became so know he had a great capacity for work from South Carolina. But his life familiar in the airport that many of and he did his work and got it done. leaves a lesson for us all in compassion, the workers there knew him, and he Can you just imagine not having a respect, civility, dedication, and hard knew them all for stopping to share a chance to know him when he was a work. kind word or a funny story. judge? What a great judge he would Before he was elected to the Senate I was so honored that just before have been. Can you imagine, not hav- in 1954, as the only write-in candidate Strom went home for good to South ing a chance to know him, what a good in history to win a seat in Congress, Carolina, he came in his wheelchair, school superintendent he must have Strom Thurmond was elected county with Nancy’s help, to my little base- been? Can you imagine not getting to school superintendent, State Senator, ment office to welcome me to the Sen- know him, what a good commissioner and circuit judge. He resigned his ate. he must have been at the local level judgeship to enlist in the Army in Bob and I send our heartfelt condo- where he governed? For I believe he is World War II. He landed in Normandy lences to Strom’s family, our dear what he was. And it is probable that he as part of the 82nd Airborne assault on friend, Nancy, and the children, includ- took care to do everything right and he D-Day and, the story goes, flew into ing daughter Julie, who worked with took care to be concerned and worried France on a glider, crash-landing in an me at the American Red Cross. He was about people, as he did his job, and apple orchard. He went on to help lib- a loving husband, a proud father, and that he never forgot the people who erate Paris, and he received a Purple new grandfather, and, of course, the were good to him and meant something Heart, five Battle Stars, and numerous people of South Carolina, for whom he to his success. other awards for his World War II serv- worked tirelessly throughout his ca- I, for one, am very sorry we will be ice. reer in public service and to whom he going to a funeral. But, I guess it is My husband Bob and I were honored chose to return when his work was really only fair to say that he has been to have known Strom Thurmond for so done in the Senate. very blessed. After all, we won’t, any of many years and to count him among Today as I remember him, his life, us, ever go to a funeral for a fellow our very special friends. He and Bob and his legacy, I think of the Bible in Senator who has lived 100 years—none shared a great deal of common history, the 25th chapter of Matthew when the of us. This will be the only one. Be- dating from their World War II days. Lord said: cause he has been very, very blessed. And his southern gallantry always had Well done, thou good and faithful servant. The Lord has been kind and decent to a way of making this North Carolinian . . . enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. him. Those around him should be very feel right at home. May God bless him and his family. proud. Obviously, his kinfolk are sad. I first worked with Strom Thurmond I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- I remember at that wedding, while when I served as Deputy Special Assist- sence of a quorum. we were celebrating youth, his daugh- ant to the President at the White The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ter was a young lady. I remember House. Even then he was an impressive clerk will call the roll. meeting his sister, two sisters I be- Senator. President Reagan praised his The assistant legislative clerk pro- lieve. They were alive and there. I expert handling as chairman of the ceeded to call the roll. don’t mean to cast any aspersions Senate Judiciary Committee of nomi- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask about the fact they were alive. They nees to the U.S. Supreme Court. unanimous consent that the order for were lively, I assure you. They knew a In fact, it was Strom Thurmond’s the quorum call be rescinded. lot. They were talking. They were car- skill as chairman that helped to shep- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rying on conversations. Strom Thur- herd through the nomination of Sandra objection, it is so ordered. mond was talking with them about us Day O’Connor as the Nation’s first fe- (Mrs. DOLE assumed the Chair.) and my wife Nancy. male on the U.S. Supreme Court. I had f They were quick to ask us to sit always admired Strom Thurmond for FILIBUSTER REFORM down, and you could hardly believe his constant dedication to the people of that a man almost 100 was there with South Carolina and to the industries of Mr. FRIST. Madam President, last sisters at a wedding for a very young that State. Tuesday, the Committee on Rules and daughter of his, who has just since then Bob Dole has joked that someone Administration favorably reported S. had his first grandchild. What a beau- once asked if Strom had been around Res. 138, a proposal to amend the Sen- tiful, beautiful tribute all of this is to since the Ten Commandments. Bob ate’s cloture rule. The committee’s ac- Strom Thurmond’s family, to their said that couldn’t have been true; If tion represents an important milestone heritage, and to those around them and Strom Thurmond had been around, the on the road to filibuster reform. It those who love them. 11th commandment would have been: brings the Senate one key step closer My wife Nancy and I extend our Thou shalt support the textile indus- to ending filibusters on nominations. heartfelt condolences to Nancy and all try. On May 9 of this year, I introduced S. of the other kinfolk, to his relatives, And that industry still needs a lot of Res. 138, along with a bipartisan group and clearly to his daughter and son-in- help. In fact, when President Reagan of 11 cosponsors. Our purpose was to re- law who have that young grandchild of called Strom to wish him a happy 79th spond to a disturbing change in the whom he must be so proud. birthday back in 1981, Strom Thur- way the Senate considers nominations. I yield the floor. mond, with his constant attention to Lengthy and apparently implacable The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- South Carolina interests, used the op- filibusters have erupted on two judicial ator from North Carolina. portunity to talk to the President nominations. Although it has long been Mrs. DOLE. Mr. President, last about the textile industry. clear that a majority of Senators stand evening we received the news of the Indeed, South Carolina is full of sto- ready to confirm Miguel Estrada and passing of a dear friend and leader in ries of how the senior Senator from Priscilla Owen, it is increasingly obvi- this Chamber, Strom Thurmond. Strom South Carolina managed to cut ous that a minority of Senators never Thurmond retired this year at the age through redtape to make sure that his intends to permit these nominations to of 100 after more than half a century residents got the things they needed. come to a vote.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.074 S27PT1 S8844 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 Beyond these filibusters are the ex- President Carter’s years, 6 of President Our opponents contend that our nar- pressed threats to filibuster additional Reagan’s years, and 2 years under row reform will inevitably lead to the nominees, threats that may well mate- President Clinton. In some of those wholesale destruction of the filibuster rialize after the Senate reconvenes in eras, the Senate minority was Repub- in the Senate and that it will convert July. lican; in others Democratic. But at no the Senate into a smaller copy of the Given the record already established time did those minorities resort to par- House. I know of few, if any, Senators tisan filibusters of judicial nominees. this year, we have every reason to take who would support that outcome, and I these threats seriously and to imagine At no time did those minorities deny regard such predictions as fanciful. they will be executed. Killing judicial the Senate the right to vote on con- nominations by filibuster is not simply firmation. This proposal does not attack the use business as usual in the Senate. Up What is happening now is aberrant. It of filibuster on legislation. Instead, it until now, no judicial nomination has breaks with Senate traditions. If the builds on an existing tradition of dis- ever been rejected in that fashion. trend begun with the Estrada and Owen tinctive procedures for the consider- Even the failed Supreme Court nomi- filibusters is not arrested, a disturbing ation of executive business. nation of Abe Fortas 35 years ago is not new practice will take root. One of those traditions is a 1980 Partisan filibusters to kill nomina- truly an exception to this rule. In the precedent urged by Majority Leader Fortas case, one cloture vote was tions will lead inevitably to more of the same in retribution. Left to fester, BYRD which obviates debate on a mo- taken with 45 Senators supporting clo- tion to proceed to a nomination. Using ture and 43 opposed. At least five addi- things can only get worse. The out- the logic of our opponents, one could tional Senators who missed that vote come cannot be good for current or fu- expressed opposition to cloture. Yet ture Senates, for current or future theorize that a next consistent step another who supported cloture ex- Presidents, for current or future nomi- would be to mimic this precedent and pressed opposition to the nomination. nees. kill debate on a motion to proceed to It was far from plain, even to the Those of us concerned about these legislation. But 23 years have passed nominee, that a majority was ready to consequences have two fundamental and that next step has not been taken. confirm the nomination, much less a choices: We can either acquiesce to In its wisdom, the Senate has known this partisan change in Senate norms, supermajority was available to invoke how far it must go to resolve particular or propose a reform to Senate rules. cloture. problems and when it must stop. After a single cloture vote taken four Unwilling to accept a change in Senate Our opponents argue that filibuster session days after the nomination was traditions that will damage and weak- brought to the floor, the nominee en this institution, we offer a targeted reform will undermine the balance of asked that his name be withdrawn. and limited amendment to the rules. power between the President and the Our remedy is narrow, aimed not These facts differ dramatically from Senate. They claim if we adopt this against the filibuster generally, but those pertinent to filibusters underway proposal, the Senate will diminish against filibusters on nominations. If in this Congress and from the rest of itself and become the President’s adopted, our proposal would have de- Senate cloture history on judicial handmaiden. I do not desire that re- clining cloture requirements of 60, 57, nominations. sult, and I strongly disagree with that 54, 51, and then a simple majority on Thus far, we have had six cloture successive cloture votes. The first clo- conclusion. votes on Mr. Estrada and two cloture ture motion cannot be filed until a What their position amounts to is votes on Justice Owen, with more than nomination has been pending for 12 that Senate power to check a President a majority of Senators but less than a hours. Successive cloture motions can- supermajority, favoring cloture. So the can only be vindicated if a minority not be filed until the prior cloture mo- prevails against a majority ready to filibusters endure with no end in sight. tion has been resolved. As under cur- Prior to this year, the record number confirm. rent rules, each cloture motion will of cloture motions filed on any single take 2 days to ripen. Our proposal is Once again, for 70 of the last 100 judicial nomination was 2, and 17 such true to Senate traditions. It will per- years in this century, one party con- motions were filed overall. In a major- mit robust debate and time for reflec- trolled both the Senate and the White ity of those cases, cloture was invoked tion, but also allow the Senate to reach House. Yet filibustering nominations and confirmation followed. Even when a definite resolution on confirmations. was unheard of most all of that time. cloture failed, confirmation followed. As I have said on this floor and be- Was the Senate the President’s In all cases, the nominations were fore the committee, the filibuster is handmaiden then and only now has brought to a vote, the full Senate not sacrosanct. When it has been worked its will, and the nominees were awakened to its constitutional pur- abused, it has been reformed. The very pose? confirmed. cloture rule itself represented just such The Estrada and Owen filibusters and a response to filibuster abuse. It has Over two centuries, a number of judi- their threatened progeny are anything been amended five times since it was cial nominations failed on the Senate but customary. They represent a dis- first adopted in 1917. Moreover, the floor. Filibusters were unnecessary to turbing change in Senate norms, a very modest debate limitations we pro- defeat Clement Haynsworth, Harold change that has been defended on un- pose are significantly less restrictive Carswell, or Robert Bork, much less tenable grounds. than more than 25 provisions now in many earlier nominees, starting with Proponents of the filibusters claim statute law that expedite Senate de- President Washington’s nominee, John they have no choice. With the Senate bate on measures ranging from budget Rutledge. and its committees controlled by the reconciliation to the execution of war party of the President, they have no powers. The full Senate, no President’s choice but to filibuster, or so they say. Madam President, some on the other handmaiden, asserted constitutional Their logic is facile but faulty, and it side of the aisle have said our proposal checks and balances. If we can only af- runs contrary to many years of Senate is too extreme in that it would under- firm Senate power by the filibuster, tradition. mine their capacity to use existing then we have come to a new and very For 70 percent of the 20th century, rules to reshape Senate norms. Others unfortunate place. Thus, we propose to one party controlled the White House from the same side have said our re- reform Senate rules in order to restore and the Senate. This was the case for 6 form is too narrow because it does not Senate traditions. years of President Wilson’s term and attack filibusters in all circumstances. the entire terms of Presidents Harding, My response is this: We must fix Filibuster reform is imperative. It Coolidge, and Hoover. It was the case what is damaged, but we do not require will enable all Senators to meet their through 12 years of President Franklin radical surgery. We shall reform our constitutional responsibility to advise Roosevelt and 6 years of President rules to repair what is broken and re- and consent. With Senators so empow- Harry Truman. It was the case for all store traditions. Beyond that, we shall ered, the voice of all Americans will of the Kennedy-Johnson years, all of leave our rules alone. again be heard on these matters.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.077 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8845 EXECUTIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Peter H. Chase, which nominations were re- objection, it is so ordered. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the The nominations considered and con- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of June 3, 2003. NOMINATION OF VICTOR J. firmed are as follows: f WOLSKI, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE JUDGE OF UNITED STATES Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS BARRY C. BLACK, CHAPLAIN OF Associate Attorney General. THE UNITED STATES SENATE Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION unanimous consent that the Senate David Hall, of Massachusetts, to be a Mem- Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent proceed to executive session for the ber of the Board of Directors of the Legal that the Senate proceed to the imme- consideration of Executive Calendar Services Corporation for a term expiring diate consideration of S. Res. 189, No. 88. July 13, 2005. which is at the desk. Lillian R. BeVier, of Virginia, to be a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Member of the Board of Directors of the objection, it is so ordered. The clerk clerk will report the resolution by Legal Services Corporation for a term expir- title. will report. ing July 13, 2004, vice Hulett Hall Askew, The assistant legislative clerk read the term expired, to which position she was ap- The assistant legislative clerk read nomination of Victor J. Wolski, of Virginia, pointed during the last recess of the Senate. as follows: to be a Judge of the United States Court of THE JUDICIARY A resolution (S. Res. 189) electing Doctor Federal Claims. Fern Flanagan Saddler, of the District of Barry C. Black, of Baltimore, Maryland, as CLOTURE MOTION Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Chaplain of the United States Senate. Mr. FRIST. This nomination has Superior Court of the District of Columbia There being no objection, the Senate been pending on the calendar since for the term of fifteen years. proceeded to consider the resolution. March 27. This is one of four nomina- Judith Nan Macaluso, of the District of Co- Mr. FRIST. Madam President, this lumbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Su- unanimous consent was with regard to tions on the calendar to the U.S. Court perior Court of the District of Columbia for of Federal Claims that we have been the term of fifteen years. our new Chaplain, ADM Barry Black, who will be joining us shortly as the hoping to clear for Senate action. I DEPARTMENT OF STATE 62nd Chaplain of the Senate. I have had now send a cloture motion to the desk. Marsha E. Barnes, of Maryland, a Career The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class the wonderful opportunity of initially ture motion having been presented Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary meeting Admiral Black over the last under rule XXII, the Chair directs the and Plenipotentiary of the United States of several months and wish to point out clerk to read the motion. America to the Republic of Suriname. his distinguished record of public serv- The legislative clerk read as follows: Robert W. Fitts, of New Hampshire, a Ca- ice, his compelling life, his 27-year career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, CLOTURE MOTION reer in the Navy where he has delivered Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambas- ministry to over 600,000 Navy, Marine We the undersigned Senators, in accord- sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the the United States of America to Papua New Corps, and Coast Guard service mem- Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Guinea, and to serve concurrently and with- bers. move to bring to a close debate on Executive out additional compensation as Ambassador Since the year 2000 he has provided Calendar No. 88: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the moral counsel, spiritual counsel to the Bill Frist, Orrin Hatch, Larry E. Craig, United States of America to the Solomon Is- Navy’s top officers as the 22nd Chief of Craig Thomas, Michael B. Enzi, Chuck lands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Grassley, Arlen Specter, M. Crapo, Navy Chaplains. He was the first per- Plenipotentiary of the United States of son of color to hold that particular of- John E. Sununu, Elizabeth Dole, James America to the Republic of Vanuatu. Talent, John Ensign, Susan Collins, John E. Herbst, of Virginia, a Career Mem- fice in naval history. He has provided Judd Gregg, John McCain, R.F. Ben- ber of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of spiritual guidance to soldiers and their nett, and Gordon Smith. Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- families during Operation Desert Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Shield and Desert Storm. that the live quorum under rule XXII United States of America to Ukraine. His calm manner, his soothing man- be waived, and that the vote occur on William B. Wood, of New York, a Career ner is a beautiful fit, I believe, for what Tuesday, July 8, immediately following Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class this body both has come to depend on of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- the vote on the Campbell nomination. traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the with our past Chaplains and has come The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without United States of America to the Republic of to expect in our Chaplain, one of objection, it is so ordered. Colombia. whom, Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, I had the op- Mr. FRIST. I also announce if cloture Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of portunity to know for the last 8 years. is invoked and the nomination is subse- Columbia, a Foreign Service Officer of Class Admiral Black has had an inspiring quently confirmed, I will be prepared One, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and life, and I look forward to all of our to ask unanimous consent that the re- Plenipotentiary of the United States of colleagues and their spouses, their fam- America to Turkmenistan. maining three nominations to the George A. Krol, of New Jersey, a Career ilies, and the extended Senate family Court of Federal Claims be imme- Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class to come to know him in the way that diately confirmed so that all four of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- I have. nominations would be cleared at the dinary and Plenipotentiary of the United I ask unanimous consent that the same time. States of America to the Republic of resolution be agreed to and that the Belarus. f motion to reconsider be laid upon the Greta N. Morris, of California, a Career table. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the objection, it is so ordered. that the Senate proceed to the consid- United States of America to the Republic of The resolution (S. Res. 189) was eration of the following nominations: the Marshall Islands. agreed to, as follows: Calendar Nos. 202, 246, 247, 251, 253, 278, John F. Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be S. RES. 189 Permanent Representative of the United 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 286, and all re- Resolved, That Doctor Barry C. Black, of States of America to the Organization of maining nominations on the Sec- Baltimore, Maryland, be, and he is hereby, American States, with the rank of Ambas- retary’s desk. elected Chaplain of the Senate, effective sador. I further ask unanimous consent that Monday, July 7, 2003. the nominations be confirmed, the mo- FOREIGN SERVICE tions to reconsider be laid upon the PN678 Foreign Service nominations (193) f table, any statements relating to the beginning Ali Abdi, and ending Lawrence C. Mandel, which nominations were received by nominations be printed in the RECORD, LEGISLATIVE SESSION the Senate and appeared in the CONGRES- the President be immediately notified SIONAL RECORD of May 22, 2003. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under of the Senate’s action, and the Senate PN685–1 Foreign Service nominations (148) the previous order, the Senate will now then return to legislative session. beginning Beth A. Salamanca, and ending return to legislative session.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:37 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.079 S27PT1 S8846 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 WELFARE REFORM EXTENSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ACT OF 2003 objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask The bill (S. 148) was read the third Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate im- time and passed, as follows: unanimous consent that the resolu- mediately proceed to H.R. 2350 which is S. 148 tions be agreed to, the preambles be being held at the desk. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- agreed to, the motions to reconsider be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resentatives of the United States of America in laid upon the table en bloc with no in- clerk will report the bill by title. Congress assembled, tervening action or debate. The assistant legislative clerk read SECTION 1. SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECU- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without RITY IN PRESIDENTIAL LINE OF objection, it is so ordered. as follows: SUCCESSION. f A bill (H.R. 2350) to reauthorize the Tem- Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United States porary Assistance for Needy Families block Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Secretary of DESIGNATING THURSDAY, NOVEM- grant program through fiscal year 2003, and Homeland Security,’’ after ‘‘Attorney Gen- BER 20, 2003, AS ‘‘FEED AMERICA for other purposes. eral,’’. THURSDAY’’ There being no objection, the Senate f The resolution (S. Res. 174) desig- proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent PROHIBITION OF REMOVAL OF nating Thursday, November 20, 2003, as that the bill be read the third time and ART AND HISTORIC OBJECTS ‘‘Feed America Thursday’’ was consid- passed, the motion to reconsider be FROM SENATE WING OF CAPITOL ered and agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. laid upon the table, and any state- AND SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS The resolutions, with its preamble, ments relating to the bill appear at Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask reads as follows: this point in the RECORD. unanimous consent that the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without S. RES. 174 proceed to the immediate consider- Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the objection, it is so ordered. ation of Calendar No. 181, S. Res. 178. The bill (H.R. 2350) was read the third spirit of selfless giving and an appreciation The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for family and friends; time and passed. clerk will report the resolution by Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is f title. a virtue upon which our Nation was founded; BILL EMERSON AND MICKEY The assistant legislative clerk read Whereas 33,000,000 Americans, including as follows: 13,000,000 children, continue to live in house- LELAND HUNGER FELLOWSHIPS holds that do not have an adequate supply of Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent A resolution (S. Res. 178) to prohibit Mem- food; that the Senate immediately proceed bers of the Senate and other persons from re- Whereas almost 3,000,000 of those children moving art and historic objects from the experience hunger; and to H.R. 2474 which is at the desk. Senate Wing of the Capitol and Senate office The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine buildings for personal use. spirit of Thanksgiving, both affirming and clerk will report the bill by title. There being no objection, the Senate restoring fundamental principles in our soci- The assistant legislative clerk read proceeded to consider the resolution. ety: Now, therefore, be it as follows: Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask Resolved, That the Senate— A bill (H.R. 2474) to authorize the Congres- unanimous consent that the resolution (1) designates Thursday, November 20, 2003, sional Hunger Center to award Bill Emerson as ‘‘Feed America Thursday’’; and and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships for be agreed to, the motion to reconsider (2) requests that the President issue a fiscal years 2003 and 2004. be laid upon the table, and that any proclamation calling upon the people of the statements relating thereto be printed There being no objection, the Senate United States to sacrifice 2 meals on Thurs- in the RECORD without any intervening day, November 20, 2003, and to donate the proceeded to consider the bill. money that they would have spent on food to Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without a religious or charitable organization of that the bill be read the third time and their choice for the purpose of feeding the passed, the motion to reconsider be objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 178) was hungry. laid upon the table, and any state- f ments relating to the bill be printed in agreed to. The resolution reads as follows: the RECORD. DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF OC- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without S. RES. 178 TOBER 2003 AS ‘‘FAMILY HIS- objection, it is so ordered. Resolved, That (a) a Member of the Senate TORY MONTH’’ The bill (H.R. 2474) was read the third or any other person may not remove a work The Resolution (S. Res. 175) desig- time and passed. of art, historical object, or an exhibit from nating the month of October as ‘‘Fam- the Senate wing of the Capitol or any Senate ily History Month’’ was considered and f office building for personal use. agreed to. PROVIDING SECRETARY OF HOME- (b) For purposes of this resolution, the term ‘‘work of art, historical object, or an The preamble was agreed to. LAND SECURITY TO BE IN- The resolution, with its preamble, CLUDED IN THE LINE OF PRESI- exhibit’’ means an item, including furniture, identified on the list (and any supplement to reads as follows: DENTIAL SUCCESSION the list) required by section 4 of Senate Res- S. RES. 175 Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent olution 382, 90th Congress, as enacted into Whereas it is the family, striving for a fu- that the Senate proceed to the imme- law by section 901(a) of Public Law 100–696 (2 ture of opportunity and hope, that reflects diate consideration of Calendar No. 179, U.S.C. 2104). our Nation’s belief in community, stability, S. 148. (c) For purposes of this resolution, the and love; Senate Commission on Art shall update the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Whereas the family remains an institution list required by section 4 of Senate Resolu- of promise, reliance, and encouragement; clerk will report the bill by title. tion 382, 90th Congress (2 U.S.C. 2104) every 6 The assistant legislative clerk read Whereas we look to the family as an un- months after the date of adoption of this res- wavering symbol of constancy that will help as follows: olution and shall provide a copy of the up- us discover a future of prosperity, promise, A bill (S. 148) to provide the Secretary of dated list to the Committee on Rules and and potential; Homeland Security to be included in the line Administration. Whereas within our Nation’s libraries and of Presidential succession. f archives lie the treasured records that detail There being no objection, the Senate the history of our Nation, our States, our proceeded to consider the bill. THE CALENDAR communities, and our citizens; Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask Whereas individuals from across our Na- that the bill be read the third time and unanimous consent that the Senate tion and across the world have embarked on a genealogical journey by discovering who passed, the motion to reconsider be proceed to the immediate consider- their ancestors were and how various forces laid upon the table, and any state- ation of Calendar No. 170, S. Res. 174, shaped their past; ments relating to the bill appear in the and Calendar No. 171, S. Res. 175, en Whereas an ever-growing number in our RECORD at this point. bloc. Nation and in other nations are collecting,

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.082 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8847 preserving, and sharing genealogies, personal The preamble was agreed to. about the government of the Republic of documents, and memorabilia that detail the The resolution, with its preamble, Cuba; life and times of families around the world; Whereas many Cubans, such as Carlos Whereas 54,000,000 individuals belong to a reads as follows: Oquendo Rodriguez, who is serving 2 years in family where someone in the family has used S. RES. 62 prison, are routinely jailed under the charge the Internet to research their family history; Whereas the democracies of the Western of ‘‘public disorder’’ for criticizing the Cas- Whereas individuals from across our Na- Hemisphere have approved an Inter-Amer- tro regime; tion and across the world continue to re- ican Democratic Charter that sets a regional Whereas many Cubans, such as Francisco search their family heritage and its impact standard regarding respect for human rights Chaviano Gonzalez, the longest serving cur- upon the history of our Nation and the and fundamental freedoms; rent Amnesty International prisoner of con- world; Whereas the government of the Republic of science in the Republic of Cuba, are impris- Whereas approximately 60 percent of Cuba approved and is bound to respect the oned on charges of ‘‘revealing state security Americans have expressed an interest in Charter of the Organization of American secrets’’ and ‘‘falsifying public documents’’ tracing their family history; States (OAS) and the American Declaration for promoting democratic practices and Whereas the study of family history gives of the Rights and Duties of Man; human rights; individuals a sense of their heritage and a Whereas in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, and pre- Whereas many Cubans, such as Juan Carlos sense of responsibility in carrying out a leg- vious years, the government of the Republic Gonzalez Leiva, a blind lawyer and president acy that their ancestors began; of Cuba declined to reply to the OAS Inter- of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights, Whereas as individuals learn about their American Commission on Human Rights are imprisoned on charges of ‘‘disobedience’’ ancestors who worked so hard and sacrificed when it sought the government’s views on and tortured while incarcerated for peace- so much, their commitment to honor their human rights violations in the Republic of fully protesting the Republic of Cuba’s bru- ancestors’ memory by doing good is in- Cuba; tal treatment of dissidents; creased; Whereas all countries have an obligation Whereas many Cubans, such as Leonardo Whereas interest in our personal family to promote and protect human rights and Miguel Bruzon Avila, president of the 24th of history transcends all cultural and religious fundamental freedoms as stated in the Char- February Movement (named for both a turn- affiliations; ter of the United Nations and the Universal ing point in the Spanish-American War and Whereas to encourage family history re- Declaration of Human Rights; the day in 1996 when 2 civilian aircraft car- search, education, and the sharing of knowl- Whereas the United Nations Commission rying 4 members of the Cuban American edge is to renew the commitment to the con- on Human Rights considered and passed a Brothers to the Rescue movement were shot cept of home and family; and resolution in 2002 regarding the situation of down over international waters by Cuban Whereas the involvement of National, human rights in the Republic of Cuba and fighter jets), are charged with ‘‘public dis- State, and local officials in promoting gene- called for the United Nations High Commis- order’’ and held without trial for planning alogy and in facilitating access to family sioner for Human Rights to send a personal peaceful public ceremonies; history records in archives and libraries are representative to the Republic of Cuba; Whereas many Cubans, such as Nestor important factors in the successful percep- Whereas the United States and other coun- Rodriguez Lobaina, who is president of the tion of nationwide camaraderie, support, and tries remain concerned about violations of Cuban Youth for Democracy Movement and participation: Now, therefore, be it human rights and fundamental freedoms in currently serving a 6 year prison sentence, Resolved, That the Senate— the Republic of Cuba, including the freedoms are charged with ‘‘damages’’ for denouncing (1) designates the month of October 2003, as of expression, association, and assembly, and violations of human rights by the Cuban gov- ‘‘Family History Month’’; and the rights associated with the administra- ernment and communicating the brutality of (2) requests that the President issue a tion of justice; the Cuban regime to Cuban citizens and the proclamation calling upon the people of the Whereas, according to the Department of world; United States to observe the month with ap- State, Cuban authorities use exile as a Whereas many Cubans, such as Jorge Luis propriate ceremonies and activities. means of repression and continue to harass, Garcı´a Pe´rez, who is a founder of the Pedro f threaten, arbitrarily arrest, detain, im- Luis Boitel Political Prisoners Movement and serving a 15 year prison sentence, are THE CALENDAR prison, and defame human rights advocates and members of independent professional as- charged with ‘‘enemy propaganda’’ and suffer Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask sociations, including journalists, econo- systematic abuse and a lack of medical as- unanimous consent that the Senate mists, doctors, and lawyers with the goal of sistance while in prison, for criticizing com- proceed to the immediate consider- coercing them into leaving the country; munism; Whereas Cuban citizens are routinely Whereas Amnesty International reports ation of the following measures en that participants in Oswaldo Paya’s Varela bloc: Calendar No. 173, S. Res. 62; Cal- jailed solely because their views do not coin- cide with those of the government; Project collecting the required 10,000 signa- endar No. 174, S. Res. 149; Calendar No. Whereas Amnesty International in its 2002 tures on a petition for peaceful change to the 187, S. Res. 90. report noted an increase in human rights legal system of the Republic of Cuba have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without violations in the Republic of Cuba, including been harassed, detained, subjected to confis- objection, it is so ordered. short-term arbitrary arrests, threats, sum- cation of signed petitions, and ‘‘kicked, Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask monses, evictions, interrogations, losses of punched, and threatened’’ by Cuban state se- unanimous consent that the resolu- employment, restrictions on travel, house curity officials; and tions be agreed to, the amendments to arrests, and other forms of harassment di- Whereas the European Parliament right- rected by the government against political fully recognized Oswaldo Paya for his work the preambles, where applicable, be on the Varela Project with the 2002 Sakharov agreed to, and the preambles, as dissidents, independent journalists, and other activists in an effort to limit their Prize for his human rights work in the Re- amended, if amended, be agreed to, and ability to exercise fundamental freedoms; public of Cuba: Now, therefore, be it the motions to reconsider be laid upon Whereas Amnesty International also noted Resolved, That the Senate calls upon— the table en bloc, with no intervening with concern the beginning of a trend toward (1) the Organization of American States action or debate, and that any state- the increased use of violence by Cuban au- Inter-American Commission on Human ments regarding these matters be thorities in order to repress dissent; Rights to continue its reporting on the printed in the RECORD. Whereas Cuban political prisoners are de- human rights situation in the Republic of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without liberately exposed to harm and poor condi- Cuba and to request a visit to the Republic objection, it is so ordered. tions as a means of punishment, including of Cuba for the purposes of reviewing and re- beatings, denial of medical treatment, forced porting to the international community on f labor against medical advice, unsanitary the human rights situation there; REGARDING THE HUMAN RIGHTS eating conditions, and coexistence with in- (2) the United Nations High Commis- SITUATION IN CUBA mates carrying highly infectious diseases; sioner for Human Rights and his newly ap- Whereas peaceful dissidents in the Repub- pointed personal representative to vigor- The resolution (S. Res. 62) calling lic of Cuba, such as Oscar Elias Biscet, who ously pursue the implementation of the 2002 upon the Organization of American upon finishing more than 3 years in jail for Resolution regarding the situation of human States (OAS) Inter-American Commis- ‘‘instigation to commit a crime’’ is again in rights in the Republic of Cuba; sion on Human Rights, the United Na- police custody and facing a possible year- (3) the European Union, to build upon the tions High Commissioner for Human long sentence, are subjected to ongoing har- European Parliament’s recognition of Cuban Rights, the European Union, and assment and imprisonment; dissidents and, through the appropriate bod- Whereas many Cubans, such as journalist ies and mechanisms, request to visit the Re- human rights activists throughout the Bernardo Arevalo Padron, who is currently public of Cuba for the purpose of reviewing world to take certain actions in regard in jail serving a 6 year sentence, are rou- the human rights situation there and issue a to the human rights situation in Cuba, tinely jailed under the charge of ‘‘dis- report to the international community on its was considered and agreed to. respect’’ for making negative statements findings; and

VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:58 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.021 S27PT1 S8848 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 (4) human rights organizations through- of USAID to work with international organi- key facilities, and the sharing of information out the world to issue statements of soli- zations, other donor countries, and govern- with the United States, so as to bring a suc- darity with the Cuban human rights activ- ments in Africa to develop a long-term, com- cessful and timely conclusion to various non- ists, political dissidents, prisoners of con- prehensive strategy for sustainable recovery proliferation programs and activities; and science, independent journalists, and other in regions affected by food crisis that— (3) the United States should redouble its Cubans seeking to secure their internation- (A) integrates agricultural development, efforts to achieve full implementation of the ally recognized human rights and funda- clean water access, inoculations, HIV/AIDS nonproliferation programs of the Depart- mental freedoms. awareness and action, natural disaster man- ment of Defense, the Department of Energy, f agement, urban vulnerability measures, and and the Department of State under effective other appropriate interventions in a coordi- management, and make full use of all funds EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE nated approach; that Congress appropriates or otherwise SENATE THAT THE INTER- (B) estimates costs and resource require- makes available for such programs. NATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE ments; and The resolution (S. Res. 90) was agreed CURRENT NEED FOR FOOD IN (C) establishes a plan for mobilizing re- to. THE HORN OF AFRICA REMAINS sources, a timetable for achieving results, and indicators for measuring performance. The amendment to the preamble was INADEQUATE agreed to. The resolution (S. Res. 149) was The Senate proceeded to consider the The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. agreed to. resolution (S. Res. 149) expressing the The amendment to the preamble was The resolution, with its preamble, as sense of the Senate that the inter- agreed to. national response to the current need The preamble, as amended, was amended, reads as follows: (The resolution will be printed in a for food in the Horn of Africa remains agreed to. inadequate, which had been reported The resolution, with its preamble, as future edition of the RECORD.) from the Committee on Foreign Rela- amended, reads as follows: Mr. BYRD. Madam President, on tions with an amendment to the pre- (The resolution will be printed in a March 6, 2003, the Senate gave its ad- amble. future edition of the RECORD.) vice and consent to ratification of the Moscow Treaty on strategic nuclear (Strike the part in black brackets.) f S. RES. 149 arms reductions. The 97 to 0 vote belied EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE Whereas, according to the United Nations significant weaknesses in the treaty: it World Food Program, there are nearly SENATE THAT THE SENATE contains no verification procedures, it 40,000,000 people at risk of starvation in Afri- STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE NON- does not require the destruction of any ca this year due to drought and widespread PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS OF warheads or missiles, and it expires on crop failure; THE UNITED STATES the same day that it goes into effect. Whereas more than 14,000,000 of those peo- The Senate proceeded to consider the Those weaknesses should not be ig- ple live in Ethiopia and Eritrea; nored. I joined with my colleagues in ø resolution (S. Res. 90) expressing the Whereas the World Food Program has voting to approve a formal treaty on raised only 25 percent of the $100,000,000 it sense of the Senate that the Senate needs to assist 900,000 people in Eritrea;¿ strongly supports the nonproliferation U.S. and Russian arms reductions in Whereas increased food and transportation programs of the United States, which order to send a message that more costs have reduced the purchasing power of had been reported from the Committee work is needed to reduce, control, and aid organizations; on Foreign Relations with an amend- secure the most dangerous weapons Whereas the United States has contributed ment to the preamble. that mankind has created. The Moscow more than any other donor country in re- (Strike the part shown in black Treaty is a modest step away from the sponding to the food crisis; brackets and insert the part shown in Cold War threat of nuclear holocaust, Whereas food aid is only part of the solu- but more steps need to be taken. tion to the complex problems associated italic.) with famine, and non-food aid is also critical S. RES. 90 The resolution that I offer represents to lowering fatality rates; Whereas on March 6, 2003, the Senate gave the Senate’s next step in pushing for Whereas the number of people at risk of its advice and consent to the Treaty Between more action in the control of nuclear, food shortages in the Horn of Africa could the United States of America and the Rus- chemical, and biological weapons. I am exceed the levels of the famine of 1984; sian Federation on Strategic Offensive Re- grateful to the chairman of the Foreign Whereas urban areas in the region lack ef- ductions, done at Moscow on May 24, 2002 Relations Committee, Senator LUGAR, fective food security and vulnerability moni- (the Moscow Treaty), which treaty will re- for his support of the resolution as its ø ¿ toring and sufficient assessment capacity; sult in the draw down withdrawal from oper- principal cosponsor. The Byrd-Lugar Whereas countries in Africa have the high- ational deployment of thousands of strategic est HIV/AIDS infection rates in the world; nuclear weapons by December 31, 2012; resolution urges the administration Whereas malnutrition lowers the ability of Whereas the lack of strict and effective and the Russian Federation to do more people to resist infection by the HIV/AIDS control over and security of all weapons of to implement nonproliferation pro- virus and hastens the onset of AIDS; mass destruction by the governments having grams. Whereas a person infected with HIV/AIDS jurisdiction over such weapons continues to The United States has a good record needs to consume a higher number of cal- be of grave concern to all nations that are in working with the countries of the ories per day than the average person does in threatened by terrorism, especially after the former Soviet Union on nonprolifera- order to survive; and catastrophic terrorist attacks of September tion programs. The Cooperative Threat Whereas there is not enough food in the as- 11, 2001; and sistance pipeline to satisfy the dire food Whereas despite some recent improve- Reduction program, conceived by needs of the people in drought-affected coun- ments in cooperation at the highest levels of former Senator Sam Nunn and of Sen- tries of the Horn of Africa: Now, therefore, the Russian Federation, various officials and ator RICHARD LUGAR, has an astound- be it agencies of the Russian Federation have ing record of success. That program Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate been counter-productive in barring access has destroyed more than 6,000 Soviet- that the President should— and information to the United States with era nuclear weapons and more than 800 (1) review our food assistance programs to respect to nonproliferation programs and ac- ballistic missiles. The program helped ensure that we are as committed to, and suc- tivities, thereby needlessly hindering the to remove all nuclear warheads from cessful at, meeting food needs in Africa as we progress of such programs and activities: are to meeting food needs in other parts of Now, therefore, be it Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakstan. It the world; Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate has made significant progress in secur- (2) take all appropriate measures to shift that— ing nuclear materials, chemical weap- available United States food assistance re- (1) the Senate strongly supports the non- ons, and biological weapons. sources to meet food needs in the Horn of Af- proliferation programs of the Department of The Byrd-Lugar resolution states the rica, including drawdowns of the remainder Defense, the Department of Energy, and the sense of the Senate on three important of the reserve stocks in the Emerson Human- Department of State, which programs are in- issues relating to U.S. non-prolifera- itarian Trust; tended to reduce the worldwide threat posed tion programs. (3) encourage other donors to commit in- by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons creased food assistance resources through bi- that remain unsecured in the Russian Fed- First, the resolution states clearly lateral and multilateral means; and eration and elsewhere; the strong support of the Senate for (4) direct the Secretary of State, the Sec- (2) the Russian Federation should continue non-proliferation programs that ‘‘are retary of Agriculture, and the Administrator to improve the access of the United States to intended to reduce the threat posed by

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.022 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8849 nuclear, chemical, and biological weap- recognizes the serious nature of the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO ons that remain unsecured in the Rus- threat posed by loose nuclear weapons REPORT LEGISLATIVE AND EX- sian Federation and elsewhere.’’ in Russia. ECUTIVE MATTERS Second, the resolution urges the Rus- The Byrd-Lugar resolution under- Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask sian Federation to increase access to scores the important nonproliferation unanimous consent that notwith- key weapons facilities and to share tasks ahead of us by spotlighting prob- standing the recess or adjournment of more information about its weapons lems that need to be addressed by the the Senate, committees be authorized programs. According to General Ac- United States and Russia. Just as this to report legislative and executive counting Office testimony delivered to resolution follows up on the Moscow matters on Wednesday, July 2, from 10 the House Armed Services Committee Treaty, there is much more work to do a.m. to 12 noon. on March 5: after this resolution. These are matters The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Russia will not allow DOD [Department of on which the Armed Services Com- objection, it is so ordered. Defense] and DOE [Department of Energy] mittee, of which I am a member, and the level of access they require to design se- the Foreign Relations Committee, of f curity improvements [at weapons storage which Senator LUGAR is chairman, sites], verify their installation, and ensure AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO their proper operation. As a result, agencies should continue to work together. MAKE APPOINTMENTS One issue that is particularly deserv- have been unable to help protect substantial Mr. FRIST. Madam President, not- ing of increased attention is expansion portions of Russia’s nuclear weapons. . . In withstanding the Senate’s adjournment of non-proliferation programs to coun- addition, many Russian biological sites that or recess for the Fourth of July recess, store dangerous biological pathogens remain tries outside of the former Soviet I ask unanimous consent that the off-limits. (GAO testimony, 3/5/03, GAO–03– Union. The supplemental appropria- Chair be authorized to make chair ap- 526T) tions bill passed by the Senate on April pointments. Third, the resolution urges our coun- 3, 2003, included temporary authority The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without try to redouble efforts to achieve full for the President to spend up to $50 objection, it is so ordered. implementation of nonproliferation million in nonproliferation funds out- programs, under effective manage- side of the former Soviet Union during f ment, and with full use of the funds this fiscal year. Unfortunately, this AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN DULY that Congress may appropriate for non- provision was not included in the final ENROLLED BILLS OR JOINT RES- proliferation activities. version of that bill that was signed OLUTIONS Critics have been active in pointing into law by the President on April 16, out that poor management of some 2003. Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask nonproliferation projects has resulted The Director of the Central Intel- unanimous consent that during this ad- in wasted money and lost time. Most ligence Agency warned the Armed journment of the Senate, the majority recently, some have leveled criticism Services Committee on February 11 of leader or the assistant majority leader at two projects that were intended to a new nuclear arms race among smaller or Senator ALLEN be authorized to sign eliminate Russian rocket fuel. The countries. Let us look beyond the bor- duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. United States spent $200 million to ders of the former Soviet Union to ad- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without build two facilities to eliminate fuel dress the heart of the growing menace objection, it is so ordered. that was left over from destroyed Rus- of nuclear proliferation, and start f sian missiles, only to find that the fuel thinking about how to leverage the MORNING BUSINESS was diverted into the Russian civil success in Russia of the Nunn-Lugar space program. As a result, these facili- programs into results in other coun- f ties are left with no rocket fuel to de- tries. A SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG stroy. The Nunn-Lugar programs have HEART It is a very serious issue when such a greatly reduced the chance that a poor- great amount of money is devoted to ly secured Russian military facility Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, an unsuccessful program. There is no may serve as a one-stop shop for ter- Independence Day marks a time for excuse for poor planning and manage- rorists seeking a nuclear, chemical, or Americans to celebrate our country’s ment. We should not lose sight of the biological weapon. I count myself as a creation through an epic struggle for importance of nonproliferation pro- consistent and strong supporter of freedom and liberty. Families come to- grams, and to ensure their success we these programs. gether to commemorate the qualities must not ignore such examples of mis- But there is much more work to do. displayed by the early patriots: a com- management. That is why the Byrd- The Moscow Treaty, which requires mitment to democratic expression, a Lugar resolution makes a point about that thousands of nuclear warheads be yearning to be free from tyranny, and the need for effective management in removed from deployment, but not nec- a sober willingness to sacrifice life our nonproliferation programs. essarily destroyed, renews the need for itself on behalf of these aims. But just as management improve- a cooperative program to keep these This Fourth of July, thousands of ments are needed, the Executive weapons out of the hands of terrorists. men and women in our military will be Branch has been slow to implement The Byrd-Lugar resolution sends a in Iraq, dedicating themselves to the nonproliferation programs. There has message to the White House and to the reconstruction of this country that has been delay after delay in spending Kremlin that we need to fix the prob- lived so long in the shackles of Saddam funds that Congress appropriates for lems that have surfaced in the non- Hussein’s reign of terror. Our objective these projects. proliferation programs between our is much the same as in 1776: creating According to the administration’s countries and accelerate our work to conditions in which the people are pro- fiscal year 2004 budget, $543 million in secure and destroy unneeded and un- tected from oppression and in which DOD nonproliferation funds will re- wanted weapons of mass destruction. free expression and democratic govern- main unexpended this year. To put ment can flourish. We know this is not that figure in perspective, the White an easy task—indeed, our forces con- f House has requested $439 million for tinue to suffer casualties but its suc- these programs in its fiscal year 2004 cess or failure will be very important, budget. I support that request, but that MEASURE INDEFINITELY not only to Iraq, but also to the future money—like the half a billion dollars POSTPONED—S. CON. RES. 23 of this country and the entire Middle that remains in our coffers—will do Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask East. nothing to improve our security unless unanimous consent that Calendar No. I am so proud of the service members it is spent by the administration. 34, S. Con. Res. 23, be indefinitely post- who have stepped forward, making tre- Whatever funds that Congress appro- poned. mendous sacrifices, to fight for the lib- priates to nonproliferation programs The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without erty of a foreign people in a foreign should be used in a timely manner that objection, it is so ordered. land. These men and women have been

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.045 S27PT1 S8850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 unflinching in their resolve and have deployed soldiers personally, Peyton worse off now than at any point in its already accomplished much. took the initiative to develop a way for history. The path now is clear: isolate I am particularly proud of the rough- the people of Frederick to support the vile thugs who rule this country. ly 2,000 South Dakotans who have been troops serving abroad, creating the We must encourage Burma’s neighbors involved in the Iraq campaign. Many of ‘‘Project Patriotic Penny Fund.’’ to use their considerable influence to them are South Dakota National Working with the local American Le- make clear to the military regime that Guard members, who participated in a gion post, she placed donation cans in they, too, find the political situation mobilization with few precedents in area businesses to raise money for intolerable; it must change. our State’s history. It was, by far, the postage on care packages to the troops. When the Prime Minister of Thailand largest mobilization since World War She hoped to raise roughly $100— visits the United States and his meet- II. At the time the fighting began, enough to pay for one package to every ings with American officials are domi- units from more than 20 communities Frederick service member. The people nated by the issue of Burmese atroc- had been called up, from Elk Point in of Frederick placed $195 in these cans— ities, it displaces Thai national secu- the south to Lemmon in the north, 19,500 pennies. They also donated sup- rity and economic issues from the dis- from Watertown in the east to Custer plies for the packages, such as cross- cussion. When the Association of South in the west. Indeed, our State’s mobili- word puzzles, pens and paper, batteries, East Asian Nations convened in Phnom zation rate ranked among the highest hygiene products, and candy. Penh, Cambodia, this month and the of all the States on a per-capita basis. Most importantly, Peyton helped us discussions centered not on fighting Also, hundreds of personnel from Ells- see the defining characteristic of the HIV/AIDS or improving regional eco- worth Air Force Base were deployed people of Frederick. She helped us see nomic development but on the arrest of overseas at the height of the campaign. that the people of this tiny town have Suu Kyi and the murder of National But no community in South Dakota, enormous hearts. I call upon my col- League for Democracy political activ- or perhaps the even country, is more leagues and the people of this Nation ists, it distracts ASEAN from other im- remarkable in its contribution to this to join with me in commending the portant issues. The regime in Burma is pulling down effort than the small town of Fred- people of Frederick, and in celebrating the region, and it is time that its erick. alongside them on Independence Day neighbors owned up to their responsi- Frederick lies roughly 30 miles from the democracy and liberty they so bility in fixing this problem once and my hometown of Aberdeen. It is a proudly defend and promote. for all. This is not a problem that can small, close-knit community with a f be pushed under the rug; ASEAN and population of fewer than 300 people. BURMA Burma’s neighbors must confront this But twenty-six of Frederick’s sons and problem. Until the region confronts the daughters answered the call to duty— Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, on June 11, 1995 my colleagues joined junta and demonstrates backbone in nearly ten percent of its population! the face of corrupt despotism, they will Frederick’s military personnel are Senator FEINSTEIN and myself in passing the Burma Freedom and Democ- find the United States a less willing ne- serving in nearly every branch of the gotiating partner. racy Act. This legislation prohibits the armed forces, including the Army, Clearly, the transfer of power 1990 importation of all products from Navy, Air Force, Marines, Army Na- elected government will provide peace, tional Guard, Air National Guard, and Burma, freezes the assets of Burma’s stability, and the opportunity for en- Army Reserve. To put this tremendous ruling thugs and their political arm, hanced regional economic growth. It is display of patriotism in perspective, bans travel to the United States for the this goal, not merely the release and the boroughs of New York City would junta’s political and military leader- continued harassment of Suu Kyi, that need to send roughly 750,000 people to ship, and provides assistance for de- should drive the foreign policies of match Frederick’s effort. mocracy activists inside the country. Burma’s regional neighbors. On July Fourth, Frederick is com- At this time, our House colleagues are I welcome the statements coming memorating the patriotism of its serv- working to pass their version of this from Japan demanding Aung San Suu ice members with a community parade legislation and I urge them to do so Kyi’s release from the notorious Insein and celebration that will feature a fly- quickly. Prison—a jail Burmese political pris- over by a B–1 bomber out of Ellsworth Today we have news reports from oners call ‘‘The Hell of Asia.’’ However, Air Force Base. They will honor their Tokyo that the Japanese Foreign Min- her release from prison alone will solve friends, neighbors and loved ones serv- istry will be suspending new develop- none of Burma’s problems. There is ing in the U.S. military, and I want to ment assistance pending the release of much more that needs to be done here join them by recognizing them here Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. This is a posi- in Congress, and at the White House, today. They are: tive first step, but this is not enough. by Japan, ASEAN, the European Air Force: A1C Justin Wallace, SSgt. I urge our Japanese allies to reflect Union, and by Secretary General Kofi Jason Strand, Senior MSgt LeRoy upon the junta’s continual efforts to Annan and the United Nations Secu- Fiekens, SSgt. Tara Meyers, smother democracy in Burma and re- rity Council to ensure that the thugs A1C Paul Sumption, and TSgt. Reiff view their overall engagement policy now ruling Burma are one day soon Mikkonen. towards the junta. The junta put the consigned to the ash heap of history. final nail into the coffin of construc- Air Force National Guard: SSgt. f Brian Achen. tive engagement when it signaled its Army: LTC Ronald Claeys, PFC Gary hostility to political dialogue and na- PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND Kurtzhals, and PFC Mikael Schmit. tional reconciliation on May 30 by ar- MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT ACT Army National Guard: SPC Stephen resting Suu Kyi and murdering Bur- Mr. AKAKA. Madam President, I rise Achen, Sgt. Ryan Henningsen, Sgt. mese democrats. It is painfully clear today to speak on S. 1, the Prescription Robert Heider, PFC Jeff Pierce, Cpl. now that the junta’s support for en- Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of Mike Bunke, Col. Gordon Niva, SSgt. gagement was nothing more than a 2003. Eric Kinslow, Sgt. Dave Gunther, SPC farce used to bankroll its corrupt and For far too long Medicare has lacked Ben Deuter and Sgt. Ryan Bakeburg. vicious rule. a prescription drug benefit. The lack of Army Reserve: Maj. Susan Lahr and Constructive engagement for Japan this benefit has been the gaping hole in PFC Glenn Gunther. and Association of Southeast Asian Na- the Medicare safety net. Prescription Navy: PFC Josh Larsen and Petty Of- tions, ASEAN, has done nothing to im- drugs are the largest out-of-pocket ficer Randy Jensen. prove the political, economic, or social health care cost for seniors. Many who Marine Corps: Sgt. Eric Thompson situation in Burma. The ASEAN policy cannot afford drug coverage often and MSgt. Scott McCullough. of noninterference will not stand. Bur- break the drugs in half, skip doses, or Let me also take a moment to recog- ma’s military government is a fes- do not fill their prescriptions. nize another young patriot from Fred- tering sore infecting the region with The legislation the Senate passed erick, 10-year-old Peyton Healy. narcotics, HIV/AIDS, and instability. last night will finally establish a ben- Though she does not know any of the 26 In fact, without question, Burma is efit. I supported this bill because it is

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.055 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8851 an important step forward in meeting the managers of this bill to hold to a rely on. My friends on the other side of the prescription drug needs of seniors. proposal that fits within a $400 billion the aisle, in particular, were quite ada- However, I am particularly concerned budget constraint. In that respect, mant about that point. Well, this bill that the bill provides insufficient pre- they are to be commended for their dis- would not just disrupt the drug cov- scription drug coverage for seniors and cipline. But for my part, I believe that erage for millions of seniors, it would depends excessively on private plans. constraint, combined with the fervent completely strip the drug coverage Medicare beneficiaries will experi- intent by some to move Medicare to a from 4.5 million seniors who have em- ence a gap in their prescription drug private insurance model, has produced ployer-sponsored coverage today. coverage after their drug expenditures a bill that is fatally flawed. Seniors It will strip their employer-sponsored reach $4,500. They will not receive any will not get the affordable, meaningful coverage and leave them with an infe- benefits until their total drug expendi- prescription drug coverage they expect rior drug benefit which is either less tures reach at least $5,813 unless they because the majority of Members seem generous or more expensive. I offered qualify for the additional low-income to have concluded that we cannot an amendment to correct this problem, support. This gap in coverage will break the $400 billion barrier. I think it but it failed just 2 days ago. occur while they are still paying pre- is a false choice. To return to my example, as a result miums. It is unfortunate that amend- The actual prescription drug benefit of having lost her employer-sponsored ments designed to fill in the gap were in this bill is inadequate to meet the coverage, this 80-year-old senior de- defeated. This issue must be revisited needs of more than 40 million Medicare cides she has to enroll in the new drug in the future. Also, the eligibility re- beneficiaries and eventually America’s benefit next year—in 2004—only to find quirements for the additional low-in- seniors are going to figure that out. out that it will not be implemented come support are too restrictive and The fact of the matter is that $400 bil- until 2006. There is a discount drug will deny many seniors in need the lion is simply not enough to buy an card, but it is not substantially better extra help that they need. adequate benefit. But we already knew than the discounts she gets today—and The dependence on private insurers that—our debates last year made that it is far worse than the drug benefit she to administer this benefit presents ad- abundantly clear. used to receive from her former em- ditional challenges to providing seniors I believe that insisting on the capped ployer. This widow spends the next 2 years with access to prescription drugs. Pre- amount of $400 billion for a Medicare trying to figure out whether it is to her scription drug-only insurance policies drug benefit as a precondition of mov- benefit to enroll in this new Medicare are currently not offered and they will ing a new benefit through the legisla- prescription drug benefit. But she can’t need to be developed. The utilization of tive process serves as a convenient ex- really make an informed decision be- private plans creates a system in which cuse. It means this drug benefit is sure cause she has no idea what the pre- insurers have incentives to limit access to fail to meet seniors’ real drug cov- mium will be or what the benefit will to needed drugs. In addition, the pre- erage needs. It also means that we will actually look like. She decides to en- miums that seniors pay for coverage only cover 20–25 percent of seniors’ roll in the voluntary benefit having are likely to vary depending on what drug costs. been told that if she waits to enroll she region people live in. It is not equitable What is worse, the complicated structure of this bill will cause seniors to be will have to pay a very harsh late en- for a Federal benefit to have different rollment penalty. angry and confused by the benefit—and prices across the country. Seniors This particular 80-year-old senior they will be entitled to be. This is not should have the option of choosing a lives in West Virginia, so let’s assume Medicare-administered plan instead of the straightforward guaranteed Medi- that no private insurers enter the area one that is run by a private insurer. care prescription drug benefit seniors to provide a drug benefit. That has It is unfortunate that amendments to have been repeatedly promised. There been my State’s experience with the strengthen the prescription drug cov- is no standard premium and there is no Medicare+Choice Program and I have erage and to provide seniors with an uniform benefit. For the first time no reason to believe that this proposal option to enroll in a Medicare adminis- under Medicare there is no universal will produce a different outcome. tered plan were defeated. I look for- coverage for all Medicare beneficiaries. My illustrative senior citizen enrolls ward to continue working with my col- This bill falls fall short of what seniors in the fallback. Her sister, however, leagues to address these important expect and need. lives in northwestern Ohio and has en- issues to improve the Medicare pre- Let’s take a few minutes to look at rolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan. scription drug benefit. how the shortcomings of this bill will For the first time under Medicare, the Again, I supported this bill because it become apparent to a Medicare bene- West Virginia widow and her sister in is an important step towards providing ficiary—a senior or disabled person Ohio have a different Medicare benefit much needed prescription drug cov- who enrolls in this benefit. For illus- and are paying a different premium for erage for seniors. Also, I am pleased trative purposes, let’s take an 80-year- that benefit. In addition, her sister is that my amendment to restore a Med- old West Virginia widow living at 250 being offered additional benefits like a icaid disproportionate share hospital, percent of the poverty level. catastrophic limit on her medical ex- DSH, allotment for Hawaii was adopt- Assume this widow spent her entire penditures and disease management. ed. This amendment is vital to Ha- career working for the same employer. These additional benefits are not even waii’s hospitals which are struggling to Since her retirement, her employer has being offered to the West Virginia sen- meet the elevated demands placed upon provided her with a fairly generous ior because she remains in traditional them by the increasing number of un- drug benefit—$150 deductible, $10 Medicare. insured patients. DSH payments will copays, and catastrophic coverage. Now, fast forward 1 year and assume help Hawaii hospitals meet the rising However, once the Senate’s proposed that private insurers decide to enter health care needs of our communities. drug benefit is enacted, she becomes West Virginia. The fallback plan she I hope that this provision is retained in one of the 37 percent of Medicare bene- received through traditional Medicare conference. ficiaries who currently receive good disappears and she is required to enroll f employer-sponsored coverage who lose in a private insurance plan. She cannot that coverage. That is because the way see the doctor she was seeing because S. 1, THE MEDICARE PRESCRIP- this bill works her former employers’ he is not in the private insurer’s net- TION DRUG BENEFIT ACT contribution to her drug costs are work. She cannot go to the pharmacy Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Madam Presi- meaningless because they do not count she usually visits—the one that is right dent, as the Medicare prescription drug toward her catastrophic limit. down the street—because it is also out- debate draws to a close, I would like to I want to note here that, during the side the network. She can’t have the take a few moments to give my col- health care reform debates of more drug she was taking because it is not leagues my honest assessment of this than a decade ago, one of the few on the insurers’ formulary. legislation. things that we seemed to agree on was Again, fast forward, this time it is 2 I join many of my colleagues in rec- that we should not disrupt the health years later. Let’s assume that the pri- ognizing how difficult it has been for care coverage that Americans already vate insurers did not make enough

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:37 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.056 S27PT1 S8852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 profit to continue to provide a drug actuarially equivalent benefit. That beneficiaries who currently receive a benefit in West Virginia—then what means West Virginians and other rural drug benefit from their employer will happens? The now 83-year-old widow beneficiaries may not have access to lose that coverage because of the way will have to start the process all over the same drug benefit that other sen- this legislation defines out-of-pocket again. iors will have—again, for the very first costs. What is worse is that each senior will time under Medicare seniors in some 9. This proposal requires private in- face a different calculation in deter- States won’t get the same benefits as surers to provide beneficiaries with a mining how this bill will or won’t help seniors in other States. I am not very catastrophic limit on expenditures for them. Senior citizens with incomes of confident that West Virginia seniors medical benefits, disease management, 135 percent of the poverty level should will end up with the better benefit—we chronic care services and preventive theoretically pay no deductible, 5 per- never do. benefit. But, such benefits are not cent cost sharing up to $4,500 in total 5. The bill currently has a completely made available to beneficiaries remain- spending, 10 percent cost sharing be- unstable fallback. Under this proposal, ing in traditional Medicare. Everyone tween $4,500–$5,800 and 2.5 percent cost the only time a beneficiary will have keeps arguing that these private plans sharing above $5,800. the option of receiving coverage will provide better, more comprehen- But this bill has an asset test that through Medicare is if there are not at sive, preventive care. But, the fact is will prevent millions of seniors from least two bids from private insurers to that this bill precludes the traditional getting the low-income subsidies in serve a region. There is no guaranteed Medicare from providing better, more this bill. If a senior owns a burial plot Medicare prescription drug benefit of coordinated care. There is no reason worth $1,000, a $3,000 Treasury bill, and the kind I believe seniors fully expect. that traditional Medicare cannot pro- a vehicle worth $6,000—indeed, if a sen- Moreover, if private insurers do not vide the same level of care as a private ior owns anything that adds up to over enter an area, the fallback moves into plan—at a significantly lower adminis- $10,000 in assets, not including his or place for 1 year. The next year, a new trative cost, I might add—but not if we her home, the cost sharing they have bidding process begins, and if two plans preclude it from doing so. to pay will double. show up, the Medicare fallback dis- 10. And if those reasons weren’t Our Nation’s neediest seniors, those appears. Private insurers can then enough, consider what is headed our with incomes 74 percent of Federal pov- change or terminate coverage every 2 way in conference: today, the House erty, will not be permitted to enroll in years. This means that seniors, espe- will include in its prescription drug bill the new Medicare prescription drug cially seniors in rural areas where pre- new tax shelters for health care, that benefit at all. Even though these low- ferred provider organizations or PPOs disproportionately help the rich and income seniors are Medicare bene- and private plans are not likely to undermine employer-based health insurance coverage . . . the very system ficiaries, they will not be eligible for come to the table, may end up bounc- that the vast majority of Americans this particular Medicare benefit being between a fallback, then a private depend on for their health care and a cause they are now eligible for Med- plan, and then back to a fallback. Back voucher system for Medicare bene- icaid. They will be discriminated and forth, back and forth. All the ficiaries beginning in the year 2010. against for the very first time under while, this senior will be forced to Under this system, seniors would re- this new Medicare benefit. change doctors and pharmacists, their ceive a defined contribution payment Seniors who are forced to remain in cost sharing will be changing, as may rather than a defined benefit. In other Medicaid may well end up seeing their their premiums. The Senate prescrip- words, rather than defined benefits be- drug coverage dramatically cut back. tion drug plan we are considering ginning in 2010, seniors would receive a With our Nation’s economy still fairly leaves the big HMOs and insurance set premium payment—like a vouch- stagnant, State budget situations re- companies in charge. er—from the Government. main dire. In some States, dual-eligible 6. There is a significant gap in cov- We need to think about what we are Medicare beneficiaries may only have erage. That gap is $1,300—seniors pay doing here. In my judgment, every coverage for three prescriptions per their monthly premiums but get no Member of Congress should think year, regardless of their medical needs. drug benefit in that gap. Two amend- about this benefit from the perspective Put simply, the Medicare drug ben- ments to address this problem did not of their beneficiaries. This proposal is efit the Senate is about to vote on has achieve sufficient votes for passage. a great opportunity for seniors to shop fatal flaws. The following is a list of 10 One was an amendment to eliminate for new coverage every few years. If fatal flaws that, combined, persuade this gap. Another one would have said you have the utmost faith in private me this bill should not get my vote. that seniors would not have to pay pre- insurers to provide good health cov- 1. The drug benefit has no national miums when they were not receiving erage to elderly Americans and the dis- premium. CBO estimates that $35 will any benefit. The failure of these two abled, then this is the plan for you. be the national average premium. That strengthening amendments means that This plan puts private insurers in the number appears nowhere in the legisla- under this legislation, if a Medicare driver’s seat by giving them flexibility tive language. It is a projection, a best beneficiary has $5,900 in drug spending to vary premiums and change or termi- guess—and it certainly could be higher. per year, by October 7 of that year, nate coverage every 2 years. But, as far 2. Under this prescription drug plan, their benefit will run out. That bene- as providing long-term security, this the premium will vary in every region ficiary will continue to need the drugs proposal fails. of the country, perhaps State by State, each day for the rest of the year but Finally, several Members have come and there is no limit on how high it her benefit will run out on October 7. to the floor and claimed that this pro- can be. We defeated an amendment Fifteen million Medicare beneficiaries posal is just a downpayment—that we that would have limited the variation will fall into the gap. will be able to revisit the benefit over to no more than 10 percent above the 7. Low-income seniors who are eligi- the years and make it more generous. national average, but it failed. ble to receive a drug benefit under That is simply untrue. We have an ad- 3. Private insurers will actually de- Medicaid will not be eligible for the ministration that is intent on large tax cide what the premium will be. And, Medicare prescription drug benefit, as I cuts, that is focused on the minimiza- this premium will grow each year by illustrated in my earlier example. This tion of Government and that is com- the rate of increase in drug costs—that means that 43,000 West Virginians will mitted to the privatization of the is roughly 10–12 percent increases every not be eligible for this Medicare pre- Medicare Program. Most every amend- year. That means seniors in 2008 could scription drug benefit. Millions more ment offered during this debate to im- well be paying $50 a month for their across America won’t be eligible for prove this benefit has lost. I don’t drug premium alone—and that is on this Medicare benefit even though they know why any senior would believe top of the cost of their deductible and paid their whole lives into the Medi- that we will be able to revisit this pro- copayments. care program rightfully expecting that gram and make it better. We should 4. There is no requirement for private it would cover their health care costs. take the time to get it right. plans to offer a standard benefit— pri- 8. Again, under this legislation, CBO Mr. LIEBERMAN. Madam President, vate plans are only required to offer an estimates that 37 percent of Medicare I want to state my support for the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:37 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.053 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8853 Medicare Prescription Drug Bill, S. 1, strophic coverage kicks in. Many of the tunity to vote on. I would like to note and my reasons for doing so. beneficiaries who fall into that gap are my position on them for the record. I believe that by passing this legisla- likely to be seriously ill and finan- Stabenow Amendment No. 931 to Bill tion, we begin to answer the prayers of cially strapped, and therefore faced S. 1: I was a co-sponsor of this amend- many seniors who are struggling to with the same awful choice between ment that would have ensured the cover the rising costs of the prescrip- medicines and necessities that too availability of the traditional Medicare tion drugs they need to live longer and many seniors face today. plan in all areas. Bill S. 1 guarantees a healthier lives. I commend the bipar- That’s not the only problem with this ‘‘fallback’’ plan only when there are tisan Congressional effort to beat back bill. Another is that the drug benefits not two private plans in any region. the worst pieces of the President’s ini- paid by employer-based retiree plans This amendment would have guaran- tial proposal—which would have forced would not count toward the cata- teed the availability of a Medicare-ad- seniors out of Medicare en masse and strophic benefit promised to seniors. ministered drug benefit for all Medi- paved the road to privatizing the sys- Therefore, seniors covered under these care beneficiaries in all regions and tem—and forged this more sensible plans would not gain from this new this ‘‘fallback’’ would not be dependent compromise. benefit. In fact, these seniors may get on the presence or absence of private But my support is not an enthusi- less Medicare coverage than other insurers. This would have avoided the astic endorsement. We cannot ignore beneficiaries. Also, CBO estimates that revolving door of drug insurance we the substantial weaknesses in this pro- as many as 37 percent of employers may face with the enactment of the un- posal. For one, the bill does not take may drop their retiree drug coverage, derlying bill. As discussed, seniors effect until 2006—seniors have waited which is the last thing we want to hap- could be forced to change insurers and long enough. More specifically, this pen as a result of this bill. drug formularies from year to year. bill has an enormous gap in coverage— In addition, there is no set premium This amendment would have provided the so-called ‘‘doughnut hole’’—that for seniors under this plan. Many sen- stability, by allowing seniors access to leaves millions of seniors without the iors will enroll in private drug-only the federal fallback plan at all times. assistance they need. Premiums may plans because that will be their only It is important that seniors don’t just vary from plan to plan. Some seniors option. The premiums for these plans have drug coverage, but have coverage may be forced to go round and round in may vary significantly and may be they can trust. For this reason, I was a a revolving door, changing plans as pri- quite high in certain parts of the coun- co-sponsor of this amendment and vate plans come and go. And seniors try. This is clearly unfair and will hurt would have voted for it. covered under employer-based retiree those seniors in locations where pre- Daschle Amendment No. 939 to Bill S. plans would not get the catastrophic miums are high. 1: This amendment would have ensured Moreover, the drug coverage ap- benefit they need. Unfortunately, Re- that an affordable plan would have proach in the bill relies on uncertain publicans defeated Democratic amend- been available to all Medicare bene- and historically unstable private ments to remedy these shortcomings. ficiaries by limiting the variations in health insurance plans. In fact, there Nevertheless, the bill represents a the amount beneficiaries have to pay will not be a guaranteed ‘‘fallback’’ op- dramatic improvement in prescription in premiums to only 10 percent above tion for coverage in a traditional Medi- drug coverage for our nation’s seniors. the national average, no matter where care plan. This fallback will only occur It would provide comprehensive pre- they live. Currently, premiums for when there are less than two private scription drug coverage for our lowest Medicare HMO plans with drug cov- plans in any region. Seniors may be income elderly with no or minimal pre- erage vary from $99/month in Con- pushed from plan to plan as the private miums. It also guarantees that a drug necticut to $16/month in Florida. Simi- plans come and go. benefit is available to all Medicare But on balance, this bill has more larly, the premiums in Medicare PPO beneficiaries by giving them a ‘‘fall- strengths than weaknesses, starting plans vary from $166/month in New back’’ traditional government plan with the fact that it commits $400 bil- York to $39/month in Alabama. This when there is a lack of private plans in lion to help reduce the costs of pre- amendment would have limited these their area. Even with the existing gap, scription drugs for America’s senior types of inequities. For this reason, I 80 percent of Medicare beneficiaries citizens. This is a historic break- would have voted for this amendment. will get back more in benefits than through, and we should not minimize Gregg Amendment No. 945 to Bill S. they pay in premiums. that. 1: This bipartisan amendment attempts Both problems and advantages to the One of the most encouraging parts of to help ensure that Americans have ac- bill are summarized in more detail this bill is that it provides comprehen- cess to generic drugs in a timely fash- below. sive coverage for low income seniors up ion. This amendment speeds the mar- All in all, this is a foundation upon to 160 percent of poverty with no or ket entry of generic drugs by elimi- which to build in the months and years minimal premiums and cost sharing— nating some patent extension practices ahead. Senator KENNEDY is right. Sen- 40 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries. used by brand name manufacturers. I iors deserve the basic coverage this There is no ‘‘doughnut hole’’ for this voted for similar generic drug legisla- plan will provide—and an end to the group. Although I wish that there were tion in the last Congress, which passed political stalemate that has blocked better coverage for the remaining 60 the Senate. I would have voted for this action for the last several years. percent of beneficiaries, there is at amendment. Thanks to the persistent, principled, least strong, reliable coverage for the Dayton Amendment No. 957 to Bill S. and passionate advocacy of him and lowest income group. 1: This amendment would require that other Democrats—and the strength of Another positive aspect of the cur- Members of Congress receive prescrip- Republicans who resisted President rent bill is that all Medicare bene- tion reimbursements at the same level Bush’s divisive prescription—that’s ficiaries are provided a ‘‘fallback’’ tra- as Medicare beneficiaries. I believe precisely what they’re getting. ditional government plan when there that that this it is appropriate and fair But I do think we can and should do are not two private plans in their area. for us to be subject to the same prob- more to improve this plan, and there This means that all Medicare bene- lems to which our constituents will be are several specific areas we should ficiaries are guaranteed that a drug subject. For these reasons, I would focus on as we go forward. First, we benefit is available. I co-sponsored Sen- have voted for this amendment. must fill the doughnut hole I described ator STABENOW’s amendment to guar- Dodd Amendment No. 969 to Bill S. 1: above. This gap in coverage will hurt antee this fallback without regard to This amendment would have allowed our seniors at their time of greatest the presence or absence of private an ongoing open enrollment period for need—financially and physically. The plans to increase the stability of cov- two years so that beneficiaries could gap occurs because after a senior’s drug erage and decrease the risk of needing enroll and disenroll in Medicare Pre- spending reaches a certain amount, the to move from plan to plan. That scription Drug Plans and Medicare Ad- benefit ends. The benefit doesn’t start amendment failed. vantage plans during 2006 and 2007. again until there is a significant out of There were other important amend- Medicare beneficiaries would have been pocket payment, at which time cata- ments that I did not have the oppor- able to choose which plan they wanted

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:37 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.060 S27PT1 S8854 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 as they gathered more information Boxer Amendment No. 1001 to Bill S. step forward toward the goal of a guar- about each plan during the first two 1: This amendment would have filled anteed prescription drug benefit under years of this benefit. For this reason, I the coverage gap or ‘‘doughnut’’ for Medicare. It is a first step. was a co-sponsor of this amendment beneficiaries who are ill and who have From a New Jersey perspective, I am and would have voted in favor. drug expenditures that exceed $4500. particularly pleased that the managers Dodd Amendment No. 970 to Bill S. 1: Bill S. 1 contains a provision that after agreed to my request to include a pro- This amendment would have provided Medicare beneficiaries’ drug expendi- vision that will protect the ability of 50 percent cost sharing through the tures reach $4500, there is no more cov- nearly 250,000 New Jersey seniors to ‘‘donut hole’’ for seniors between 160 erage until the total drug expenditures continue to receive benefits through percent and 250 percent of poverty. reach at least $5813 (unless bene- our State’s 27-year-old pharmaceutical Beneficiaries who have an income of ficiaries qualify for low-income protec- benefit program, known as the PAAD only $15,000/year (or $20,000/year for a tions). No other private or public program. This program, which enjoys couple) are just over the 160 percent health insurance policy has this kind bipartisan support, is uniformly be- cut-off. This amendment would have of coverage gap. In addition, S. 1 re- lieved to have served our State exceed- helped these beneficiaries who have quires that during this coverage gap, ingly well. Similar long standing pro- reached the initial coverage gap and Medicare beneficiaries would be re- grams exist in other States, as well. before these beneficiaries have reached quired to pay their monthly premium. Unfortunately, the bill adopted by the annual out-of pocket limit. I am This is unfair. This amendment would the Senate also has many short- greatly concerned that the bill voted have ensured that Medicare bene- comings. I am hopeful that many of out of the Finance Committee will hurt ficiaries continue to receive the same those problems will be addressed before the final version of the legislation is these beneficiaries. For these reasons, I drug coverage even after drug costs sent to the President. The Senate bill would have voted for this amendment. reach $4500 and before they reach $5800. is the minimum first step I can sup- Harkin Amendment No. 991 to Bill S. They are paying their premiums and port, however. And I will oppose the 1: I was a co-sponsor of this amend- should continue to receive benefits. final conference report if it drops my ment to have a demonstration project For these reasons, I would have voted provision protecting the ability of through the Medicaid program to en- in favor of this amendment. courage community-based services for Sessions Amendment No. 1011 to Bill States to administer long standing pre- individuals with disabilities. I believe S. 1: I support the Senate’s vote to description drug programs. As I have traveled New Jersey I’ve that it is important that we treat dis- feat Senator SESSIONS’ amendment. abled and challenged individuals in heard from my constituents about The Senate Finance committee in- their struggle to deal with rising drug their communities to try and decrease cluded provisions in S. 1 to extend Med- the institutionalization of this popu- prices. Many New Jerseyans fear that icaid and S–CHIP coverage to legal im- the cost of prescription drugs will lation. We need demonstration projects migrants. These benefits would aid tax- to establish cost effectiveness and bankrupt them in their last years. paying residents who have come to this They worry about the burden those quality. For these reasons, I co-spon- country for a better future. It is only sored this amendment and would have costs can impose on their families. And right that hard working newcomers around our country, too many seniors voted for it. who play by the rules receive our help are forced to choose between paying Dodd Amendment No. 998 to Bill S. 1: when needed. Senator SESSIONS’ This amendment would have increased rent and buying their prescription amendment would have eliminated drugs. That’s a choice that no Amer- the amount of the direct subsidy to these provisions. For these reasons, I employers who provide retiree pre- ican should have to face. would have voted to oppose the Ses- I believe strongly that seniors who scription coverage. It would have en- sions amendment. have worked hard all their lives, paid couraged retiree benefit plans to con- I attempted to cast as many votes as taxes and contributed to Medicare tinue to exist as an alternative to possible during the Senate Medicare should have access to the medicines Medicare. I am deeply concerned that debate. I did not miss any votes for they need to maintain independent, the bill voted out of the Finance Com- which my vote would have changed the productive lives. Modern medicine mittee will hurt seniors who currently outcome, including the vote for Sen- largely is based on pharmaceutical have employer prescription drug cov- ator HARKIN’s amendment. Although I treatment. Providing a prescription erage. Seniors who have worked hard missed this vote and the count was 50– drug benefit is the right thing to do for all of their lives and earned drug insur- 48 in favor of a motion to table the our seniors and their families. But it ance from their former employers amendment, even if both I and another also serves broader public goals. should not lose this coverage and this Senate absentee had cast our votes, After all, we all pay the price if we bill could, according to CBO estimates, Vice President CHENEY would have cast fail to provide a guaranteed prescrip- eliminate over a third of these bene- the deciding vote. Most of the amend- tion drug benefit. That failure in- fits. For these reasons, I would have ments passed or failed by wide mar- creases the number of hospital admis- voted for this amendment. This provi- gins, as did the final bill. sions and surgical procedures. It also sion needs to be corrected. In conclusion, Mr. President, I want increases costly institutionalization in Clinton Amendment No. 1000 to Bill to reiterate that on balance I view this nursing homes, and deprives seniors of S. 1: I was proud to cosponsor Senator bill as real progress, despite its flaws. the ability to live independently in CLINTON’s amendment to ensure that But I also want to make clear that I their communities. seniors get the information that they will oppose any effort to tip that bal- My own State of New Jersey recog- need to make informed choices about ance against senior citizens in con- nized the value of a prescription drug which medication they should take for ference. I am troubled by provisions in benefit in 1975 when it created the a given medical condition. Often, there the House bill that would undermine PAAD program, which serves low- and is more than one medication that is traditional Medicare and force seniors middle-income seniors. New Jersey’s available for treatment. This measure into private plans. And I will not sup- PAAD program is considered the Na- would have supported research to de- port any effort to include these provi- tion’s most generous State adminis- termine which of these drugs is most sions or ones like them into the con- tered prescription drug program for the effective and would have ensured that ference report and make the bill weak- elderly. Together, PAAD and Senior this information would be made avail- er instead of stronger. Gold, a more recent program with able to patients and their physicians. I Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, I broader eligibility added under a Re- believe that it is important to support rise today to discuss the Grassley-Bau- publican governor, provide comprehen- these studies as a means of improving cus Medicare prescription drug legisla- sive prescription drug coverage to the quality of prescribing practices and tion approved by the Senate late last nearly 250,000 low-income seniors and make certain that patients get the best night. disabled people in New Jersey, without possible care. For these reasons, I co- I supported this legislation, though I deductibles or premiums. sponsored this amendment and would did so reluctantly. On balance, I be- It is absolutely essential that seniors have voted for it. lieve the proposal represents a modest who currently receive higher quality

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.061 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8855 benefits under state drug programs to be especially burdensome in my This is a major disincentive for em- than they would under the Medicare State of New Jersey. The bill also ployers to offer their retirees prescrip- drug benefit continue to receive the won’t pay a penny in benefits until sen- tion drug benefits. Today, approxi- state benefits. Their position should iors pay $275, on top of those pre- mately 12 million seniors have some not be diminished by Federal edict. For miums. And, even after paying that form of prescription drug coverage example, seniors in the New Jersey $275 deductible, the program still will through their former employers. By PAAD program pay only $5 for their pay only 50 percent of the cost of and large, these employer-based drug prescriptions. They do not pay pre- drugs. benefits are more generous than those miums or deductibles. By contrast, I’m also concerned that the proposal provided for in this bill. And it is im- seniors who enroll in this Medicare contains what is called a ‘‘doughnut perative that the final version of this benefit would pay a substantial pre- hole’’—a gap in coverage that will legislation ensure that all prescription mium averaging $35 per month, along leave seniors with high drug costs pay- drug costs paid by an employer help with a $275 deductible, and a 50 percent ing premiums but not getting coverage the beneficiary achieve catastrophic copay. It is unthinkable that we would for some time. While the Federal Gov- coverage. Without this critical provi- force these seniors to disenroll in their ernment would pay 50 percent of a sion, seniors enrolled in retiree health more generous state program to re- beneficiary’s drug costs up to $4,500, a plans may never trigger their Medicare ceive less coverage under Medicare— beneficiary with drug costs that exceed catastrophic drug coverage. particularly those seniors with low and that level would have to pay all of Today I have noted several problems moderate incomes. their drug costs between $4,500 and with the substance of this bill, and I have been making this point to my $5,800. Those Medicare beneficiaries many of them are quite serious. There colleagues on the Finance Committee who require drugs that exceed $4,500 are many others. At the same time, it for a long time, and I am very pleased are usually the sickest and most vul- is important to remember that, for all that a provision to protect my State’s nerable seniors. And it is wrong to its problems, the bill provides $400 bil- seniors has now been included in the force them to bear these costs on their lion to create a critical new public pro- bill. I want to thank Senators GRASS- own, especially considering that they gram for our Nation’s seniors. It’s a LEY and BAUCUS for their tremendous will be paying premiums at the same start. And for many seniors, especially assistance in addressing this issue. The time. Some have called this the sick- those with very low incomes, it will be bill before us not only allows New Jer- ness tax. of tremendous help. sey to continue to administer the In addition, the bill fails to provide Given that, I hope my colleagues will PAAD program, but it contains lan- equal benefits for low-income Medicare join me in approving the legislation be- guage I sought to ensure that state beneficiaries who also qualify for Med- fore us and sending it to conference. payments on behalf of a beneficiary icaid, the so-called ‘‘dual eligibles.’’ And then I hope the conferees will lis- count toward the beneficiary’s out of These seniors will not be guaranteed ten more closely to the concerns of pocket costs, helping that beneficiary the same benefit, and the burden on America’s seniors and improve it. If reach catastrophic coverage sooner. states will be increased. those concerns are heard, and the con- This will save the state of New Jersey When you add up all the limitations ferees respond, we could soon witness an estimated $105 million annually. and all the costs that will be imposed an historic achievement that makes a I particularly want to thank Liz on seniors, you end up with a benefit huge difference in the lives of millions Fowler and Andrea Cohen of Senator that’s a far cry from the comprehen- of America’s seniors. BAUCUS’ staff for all of their efforts on sive coverage provided under the tradi- Mrs. CLINTON. Madam President, I these issues. They have devoted many tional Medicare program. In fact, most have long championed a prescription hours to these issues and done great seniors actually will pay into this pro- drug benefit that would provide real work, and I want them to know that I gram more than they receive. That’s prescription drug coverage for seniors appreciate their assistance. not what most seniors were expecting. and individuals with disabilities. Last I would note that giving states the It’s not what many of us have been year and again during this debate, I money we would otherwise give private promising. And, as more older Ameri- voted for proposals that provided a plans to administer benefits would cans appreciate what this bill is really comprehensive, reliable benefit with- allow states to expand their programs. about, more are getting angry about it, out gaps in coverage that force seniors Rough estimates indicate that the and understandably so. to pay premiums even while they get Medicare subsidy for those seniors cur- Compounding matters, even the lim- no benefits in return. rently enrolled in New Jersey’s PAAD ited benefit provided in this bill will S. 1, the Grassley-Baucus bill that program is at least $300 million. With not go into effect until 2006. There is passed, however, contains serious this new Federal money, the State of no good excuse for that. I was pleased shortcomings, including these large New Jersey could expand this success- to cosponsor an amendment offered by benefit gaps. So I must reluctantly op- ful program to higher income seniors, my distinguished colleague from New pose this legislation unless it is im- eliminating gaps and strengthening the Jersey, Senator LAUTENBERG, to make proved. program in many ways. This is a win- the benefit effective in July of next I am particularly concerned that it win for everybody. And, I want to note year. That would have given the Ad- poses a strong danger to significant that the provision is budget neutral: it ministration as long as it took to get numbers of New Yorkers. It leaves 37 won’t cost the taxpayers one penny. I the entire Medicare program underway percent of seniors who rely on their re- will work hard with my colleagues in back in the 1960’s. Unfortunately, the tiree drug coverage at risk of losing the New Jersey delegation to ensure amendment was defeated. their employer coverage because of in- that this provision will be retained in Another concern of mine is that the centives in the bill for employers to conference. bill before us could serve to weaken drop coverage. It also leaves out 300,000 In addition to preserving state phar- private insurance coverage, and actu- of New York’s nursing home residents maceutical assistance programs, we ally might encourage employers to who rely on Medicaid and another must also work to make this drug ben- eliminate prescription drug coverage 230,000 low-income New Yorkers who efit better for all Americans. While I to their retirees. The Congressional also rely on Medicaid because Medicare plan to support the underlying bill in Budget Office has estimated that the beneficiaries who are also eligible for order to push the legislative process Grassley-Baucus bill could lead to a 37 Medicaid are excluded from receiving forward, let me be clear: this is not the percent reduction in employer-spon- the prescription drug benefit that Medicare prescription drug proposal I sored retiree drug benefits. This is passed last night. These New Yorkers would have preferred and it is not the largely because under the Grassley- could actually find themselves worse proposal I have advocated with my con- Baucus plan, retirees with employer off than they are today if their employ- stituents for the last few years. sponsored prescription drug coverage ers or Medicaid programs drop or re- The bill before us would require sen- would not qualify for catastrophic cov- duce coverage. iors to pay hefty premiums—premiums erage if their employer plan paid for The provisions excluding those bene- that will vary by region, and are likely their drug costs. ficiaries who are dually eligible for

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:37 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.049 S27PT1 S8856 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 Medicare and Medicaid also harms New begin consideration of legislation to provide by age 30. This increases to 1 out of 23 York State’s finances. New York State prescription drug coverage to all senior citi- by age 60 and 1 out of 10 by age 80. More has effectively been subsidizing the zens, please consider two issues vitally im- than 85 percent of breast cancers occur Federal Government for years in the portant to New York State. in women over the age of 50. There will First, New York taxpayers continue to sup- absence of a Federal provision for pre- port a significant cost for prescription drug be 70 million Americans aged 65 and scription drug benefits, by paying for coverage for its dual eligible population. The over in 2030. At the same time about the drug costs of these Medicare bene- dual eligibles are elderly and disabled indi- 700 mammography facilities have ficiaries. But by failing to include du- viduals who qualify for both the Medicare closed nationwide over the last 2 years. ally eligible Medicare beneficiaries in and Medicaid programs. Medicaid is required Adequate reimbursement is essential the Medicare prescription drug benefit, to provide medical services not covered by to help ensure that women have access this bill continues to leave New York, Medicare—including prescription drugs. to this important screening tool. This which is in a precarious State budget More than 600,000 New Yorkers are consid- amendment will increase Medicare re- ered dual eligibles and each year New York’s situation, to subsidize the Federal Gov- Medicaid program spends nearly $1.5 billion imbursement for mammograms. This ernment’s lack of adequate investment. on prescription drugs for the dual eligible amendment is also an important step Finally, the bill includes a Grassley- population alone. We have always believed to help radiologists enter and remain Baucus amendment that starting in that these costs should be borne by the fed- in the field of mammography by pro- 2009 will allow for government sub- eral government and strongly support efforts viding more adequate reimbursement. sidization of private plans at levels to federalize prescription drug costs for the Mammography is not perfect, but it is much higher than the government dual eligible population. the best tool we have now. funding for beneficiaries in traditional In addition, New York administers the na- I have long fought to ensure that Medicare, and would then allow the tion’s largest prescription program for seniors, EPIC. Today, more than 300,000 seniors Medicare beneficiaries have access to private plans to offer benefits not are enjoying the significant benefits EPIC mammography. I cosponsored the As- available to the 90 percent of seniors in offers and savings thousands of dollars each sure Access to Mammography Act, S. traditional Medicare, which I believe on vitally important medicines. Costs for 869, that would increase Medicare reim- begins to subordinate the goal of this program exceed $600 million annually in bursement for mammograms. It would health care for seniors to the goal of State only dollars. Currently eighteen states also increase the number of radiolo- privatizing Medicare. have programs similar to New York’s to pro- gists by increasing Medicare graduate While I am pleased that New York’s vide prescription drug benefits to senior citi- medical education, GME, to provide zens. State drug program, EPIC, will still be three additional radiologists in each available under a provision that Sen- Any federal program created this year to provide prescription drug coverage should teaching hospital. In 1990, I introduced ators CORZINE, LAUTENBERG, SCHUMER recognize state efforts and allow seniors to the Medicare Screening Mammography and I worked hard to include, the other choose their benefit plan (in New York, that Amendments of 1990 to provide Medi- measures I supported to make sure sen- choice would be between EPIC and the fed- care coverage of annual screening iors with other sources of coverage eral plan) while providing a direct Medicare mammography. My legislation was in- were not harmed by this proposal were subsidy to the state program for individuals cluded in the Omnibus Budget Rec- unfortunately left out of the bill. that choose that option. onciliation Act of 1990. Before that, For their sake, for the sake of New The Federal government has accepted responsibility of providing health care to sen- Medicare did not cover routine annual York’s fiscal situation, as well as for screening mammograms. Additional the sake of other New York seniors ior citizens and I strongly urge an expansion to include prescription drug coverage. I ap- legislation since then has expanded ac- who will be confronted with an unnec- plaud President Bush for his leadership on cess to mammography for Medicare essarily complex maze of bureaucracy this issue and our Congressional delegation beneficiaries. I will continue to fight to to navigate in order to access benefits, for its commitment to our seniors. ensure that women have access to qual- I felt obliged to oppose the bill. There Your efforts on this important legislation ity mammography, and I urge that the were some important provisions in the could dramatically improve the health of a final version of the Medicare prescrip- bill, including Senator SCHUMER’s segment of our population that has given so much to New York’s and America’s safety tion drug bill include provisions to in- amendment that provides greater mar- crease Medicare reimbursement for ket competition for generic drugs so and prosperity. We urge you to work with us to ensure that our seniors get the prescrip- mammograms. that seniors will have a cheaper alter- tion drug coverage they deserve, and that f native and don’t have to rely on higher the federal government assumes its rightful priced name-brand drugs. role in supporting services for our dual-eligi- EDUCATION FUNDING These positive provisions were not ble population. Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, enough, however, for me to vote for the Very truly yours, there is troubling news on the edu- bill unless it is substantially improved. GEORGE E. PATAKI, cation front. Yesterday, the Repub- While I believe New York deserves a Governor. lican majorities on the House and Sen- better bipartisan alternative than the f ate Appropriations Committees ap- one that passed the Senate yesterday, I proved education budgets filled with MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT OF hope that those in conference will fight harsh cuts that will hurt families, stu- MAMMOGRAPHY against changes that make the bill dents, schools, and teachers through- even worse for New York, and I will Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I out the country. continue fighting this year, as well as rise to state for the record my strong Unfortunately, the pattern is all too in years to come, to correct these defi- support of Senator HARKIN’S amend- clear. Our Republican colleagues prom- ciencies and actually to deliver on the ment to the Medicare prescription drug ise strong support for education and long-awaited promise of a simple, af- bill (S. 1) to increase Medicare reim- quietly break the promise. The bills fordable, comprehensive prescription bursement for mammorgrams. I am a unveiled yesterday contain a litany of drug benefit for all seniors. proud cosponsor of this amendment. I broken promises on education. I request that this statement and a am pleased that Senator GRASSLEY and Obviously, money is not the answer separate document, Governor Pataki’s Senator BAUCUS agreed to include it in to all the problems of our schools. But letter dated June 12, 2003, be submitted the Medicare prescription drug legisla- the way we allocate resources in the for the RECORD. tion that passed the Senate earlier Federal budget is a clear expression of There being no objection, the mate- today. Americans must have access to our Nation’s priorities. And the prior- rial was ordered to be printed in the mammography because it is an impor- ities on education reflected in this Re- RECORD, as follows: tant tool to screen and detect breast publican Appropriations bill are pro- STATE OF NEW YORK, cancer. foundly wrong. June 12, 2003. It is vital for Medicare beneficiaries In January 2002, President Bush DEAR NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DELEGA- TION MEMBERS: Prescription drug costs con- to have access to mammography. A promised that ‘‘America’s schools will tinue to strain the budgets of the nation’s woman’s risk of having breast cancer be on a new path of reform . . . our senior citizens. I applaud your efforts this increases with age. A woman’s chance schools will have greater resources to year to address this important issue. As you of getting breast cancer is 1 out of 2,212 meet those goals.’’ But yesterday, on a

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.059 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8857 strict party-line vote, our Republican majority voted to give $88,000 to each After matriculating at George Wash- colleagues voted to cut funding for the millionaire and to cut funds for edu- ington University and earning a Bach- No Child Left Behind Act by $200 mil- cation. These are the wrong priorities elor of Arts in International Business, lion. We have raised standards and for America, and we are going to op- Hilary devoted her energies to working raised expectations on schoolchildren. pose them on the Senate floor. for a former Governor of New Jersey in We intend to hold schools accountable Next week on the Fourth of July, we addition to two senatorial transition for better performance. Yet now the will all celebrate our Nation’s founding teams, those of my distinguished col- Republican majority wants to cut fund- values, values whose preservation de- league and former colleague, DIANNE ing for school reform. pends heavily on the quality of edu- FEINSTEIN and Bill Bradley. She was an President Bush promised that we cation of each generation. As Senators accomplished advocate and began her would ‘‘leave no child behind,’’ and go home to their States for the recess, own consulting firm in 1987. Hilary’s that became the title of the landmark they should ask constituents whether hard work and talent were rewarded in school reform bill he signed into law a they give higher priority to tax breaks 1998 when she assumed the position of year and a half ago. But yesterday, be- for millionaires or to education. They Chair and CEO at the RIAA. hind closed doors, our Republican col- should ask their constituents if they She has represented the music indus- leagues approved a budget that leaves 6 value investing in school reform and try with both tenacity and good million children behind. It underfunds improvement. They should ask teach- humor. While the Internet has ushered the title I program for needy children ers what they think of a cut in the No in a new era of information and com- by over $6 billion. Under the Repub- Child Left Behind budget. munication capabilities, we are now lican education budget, needy children If we intend to hold schools and stu- well aware of the dangers posed by this will not get smaller classes, will not dents accountable, Congress has to be innovation. These dangers take many get supplemental services, and will not accountable, too. forms: the security issues that result On this Fourth of July, let’s reflect get special attention in reading and when we have achieved so much inter- on our history, on the need to keep our mathematics. connectedness, the proliferation of promises, and on the importance of In March last year, President Bush child pornography that seeks to exploit building a better future. promised to support teachers, making society’s most vulnerable, and of sure they ‘‘get the training they need f course the threat posed to copyright to raise educational standards.’’ But LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT holders by those who distribute, for yesterday, Republicans on the Appro- OF 2003 free, the work products of artists. priations Committees proposed to cut Mr. SMITH. Madam President, I rise Hilary has made genuine headway, 20,000 teachers from professional devel- today to speak about the need for hate sometimes single-handedly, in har- opment programs. They proposed to crimes legislation. On May 1, 2003, Sen- nessing the power of the Internet to eliminate training for teachers in tech- ator KENNEDY and I introduced the further the goals of the music industry nology. Local Law Enforcement Act, a bill that while helping in the fight against the We need to upgrade teacher quality, would add new categories to current worst abuses of technology. not downgrade teacher training. The hate crimes law, sending a signal that But her political activities extend No Child Left Behind Act requires violence of any kind is unacceptable in well beyond the boundaries of the orga- schools to give every classroom a high our society. nization she leads. She was a founding quality teacher. They need more re- I would like to describe a terrible member of Rock the Vote, a group sources, not fewer resources, to reach crime that occurred in New York, NY. which has successfully sought to reach that goal. On September 12, 2001, a 66-year-old out to younger Americans, imbuing President Bush promised that his ad- Sikh was savagely attacked by three those coming of age with the belief ministration ‘‘will promote policies white teenagers. The man was shot that they can have a positive impact that expand educational opportunities with a pellet gun and chased down by on our political processes. And she sits for Americans from all racial, ethnic, the teens who battered him with a on numerous not-for-profit boards in- and economic backgrounds.’’ But yes- baseball bat. The victim was hospital- cluding the Human Rights Campaign terday, our Republican colleagues ap- ized with head, back and wrist injuries. Foundation, Y.E.S. to Jobs, and the proved a budget that cuts 32,000 chil- I believe that Government’s first National Cancer Foundation. Looking dren from education programs in duty is to defend its citizens, to defend at the list of groups she is involved English as a Second Language. They them against the harms that come out with, the variety of causes she cham- want to eliminate the Thurgood Mar- of hate. The Local Law Enforcement pions rivals the diversity of artists and shall Scholarship program. They want Enhancement Act is a symbol that can labels she represents. a zero increase in Pell grants, a zero in- become substance. I believe that by We know that her partner, Elizabeth crease in campus-based financial aid, passing this legislation and changing Birch, and their twins, Jacob and and a zero increase in College Work current law, we can change hearts and Anna, will enjoy having more time Study. minds as well. with Hilary. If past experience is a pre- President Bush promised to increase f dictor of future performance, she will AmeriCorps by 25,000 volunteers. Two HILARY B. ROSEN, PRESIDENT shine in whatever endeavor she next weeks ago, the Administration told us chooses. that AmeriCorps programs would be AND CEO OF THE RECORDING IN- DUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMER- cut by 25,000 volunteers. f Clearly, Federal resources are being ICA limited unfairly because of the massive Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I tax breaks already enacted that benefit come to the floor today to offer con- SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS the wealthy. If we freeze future tax gratulations and heartfelt appreciation Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, in breaks for the wealthy, we can obtain for the exceptional work of Hilary considering potential nominees for a the resources we need for education. Rosen, Chair and CEO of the Recording possible vacancy on the Supreme In the Senate and the House, Senator Industry Association of America. Court, I hope President Bush will con- BYRD and Congressman OBEY have Hilary will step down at the end of this sider the example of earlier Presidents shown impressive leadership on this year, after 17 years with the RIAA. She who followed both the letter and the issue. Instead of providing millionaires leaves a legacy of remarkable efforts to spirit of the Constitution, and fully re- with an average tax cut of $88,000 each ensure that innovations are protected spected the role the Framers gave the as the President proposes, they would while finding legitimate new venues in Senate to share with the President. use the savings to fund the No Child the Digital Age. She has accomplished The Framers originally rejected a Left Behind Act, invest in teachers, a great deal while at the same time proposal that the President alone ap- and help students pay for college. ushering the organization, and the point judges, and they seriously consid- But the Republican majority rejected music industry, through extremely try- ered allowing the Senate to exercise those amendments. The Republican ing years. that responsibility alone. In the end,

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.048 S27PT1 S8858 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 they decided to make that responsi- his prospective nominees. He suffered His concern for the common man moti- bility a shared function of the Presi- two consecutive defeats, and the oppo- vated many of his legislative efforts, dent and the Senate, through the ‘‘ad- nents included members and party such as writing the act that raised vice and consent’’ mechanism. leaders of the President’s own party. workers’ compensation benefits and There is nothing ‘‘novel’’ or extra- President Ronald Reagan’s Chief of sponsoring South Carolina’s first Rural constitutional about Presidents con- Staff, former Senator Howard Baker, Electrification Act. Although these ef- sulting in advance with the Senate be- consulted with leading Senate Demo- forts may seem far removed from our fore nominating a person to a lifetime crats, and received strong advice that concerns today, they were crucial to position on the Supreme Court. George Robert Bork would have substantial my State at the time. Washington wanted the Senate to be opposition. Bork was nominated never- He left the Senate in 1938 to become his own ‘‘privy council’’ and refused to theless, and was defeated by a vote of Judge Thurmond. Continuing his life- do so, but for the past century many 58–42. long love affair with politics and public Presidents have taken the opposite There is no down-side to serious con- service, he served as a South Carolina course. They have decided not only sultation with the Senate. If a well- Circuit Judge until the United States that such consultation was fully con- known prospective nominee has signifi- entered the Second World War in 1941. sistent with the Framers’ system of cant bipartisan support, the President Then Judge Thurmond took off his checks and balances, but also that will know in advance that he is likely robe and volunteered for active duty. their concern for achieving a consensus to achieve prompt confirmation of the He enlisted despite the fact that, as a in the selection of strong and inde- nominee, without a divisive debate in 39-year-old Circuit Judge, he was ex- pendent Justices could be best achieved the Senate that would also be divisive empt from military service. by consulting in advance with the Sen- for the country. The selection of a Su- He fought in five battles in 4 years, ate. preme Court Justice with broad na- and on D-Day, he rode a glider into Presidents who did so often achieved tional support would help bring the Normandy with the 82nd Airborne. For broad Senate and national support for country together at a time when we his wartime service, Senator Thur- their nominees, avoided divisive and are facing many difficult challenges, mond was awarded 18 decorations, in- unnecessary battles, and prevented em- and I hope very much that the Mem- cluding the Purple Heart, Bronze Star barrassing rejections of their selec- bers of the Senate can work closely for Valor, and Legion of Merit with tions. with the President and with one an- Oak Leaf Cluster. He remained in the President Theodore Roosevelt fre- other to achieve that goal. Army Reserves after the War and was quently consulted with Senators before f made Major General in 1959. making Supreme Court nominations, After the war, he came home and ran including the 1902 nomination of Oliver IN REMEMBRANCE OF STROM for Governor. He was elected in 1947, Wendell Holmes, Jr., who was con- THURMOND and his administration was known for firmed the day he was nominated. Mr. HOLLINGS. Madam President, its progressive policies on education In 1932, President Herbert Hoover last night with the passing of our re- and infrastructure. During his tenure, presented his list of possible nominees vered colleague, Senator Strom Thur- 60,000 new jobs were created in the pri- to Senator William Borah, a fellow Re- mond, I indicated I would have a longer vate sector, teacher pay was boosted to publican. Benjamin Cardozo, a Demo- recount of his work. The Nation has unprecedented levels, and the State crat, was at the bottom of the Presi- lost one of its most distinguished and Farmers’ Market was begun. These ini- dent’s list, but Senator Borah per- longest-serving public servants, my tiatives helped start South Carolina on suaded the President to nominate State has lost its greatest living leg- the road to a dynamic, modern econ- Cardozo, who was confirmed nine days end, and I would like to add to my omy. after his nomination was sent to the comments. In 1948, Governor Thurmond ran for Senate. By any measure, Senator Thurmond President on the States’ Rights ticket. President Franklin Roosevelt also ranks as a giant of modern American In 1954, he became the first person ever shred his list of potential nominees politics. Few people in recent memory elected to the Senate as a write-in can- with Senator Borah in advance. Sen- have had greater influence on the didate. That election established him ator Borah expressed his enthusiastic shape and substance of American poli- as a force in national politics and a support for William O. Douglas, who tics, and few elected officials have giant in South Carolina. was quickly confirmed by a vote of 62– shown themselves more devoted to He was reelected to the Senate eight 4. serving the people of their State and times, more than any Senator. When In 1975 President Gerald Ford shared nation. There was no more hard-work- he left in January, he was the oldest his list of 11 prospective nominees with ing politician in America than Senator and longest-serving Senator in U.S. both the Senate and the American Bar Thurmond. Right up to the day he re- history. He served as chairman of two Association. Although there was sup- tired from the Senate, he remained de- powerful committees: Judiciary and port for others on the list, his choice, voted to his constituents. Armed Services. In those capacities, he John Paul Stevens, was confirmed in Of course, any discussion of Senator played an important role in keeping three weeks by a vote of 98–0. Thurmond’s political and legislative our national defense strong and ensur- President Bill Clinton consulted with legacy ultimately turns to a discussion ing the quality of our Federal judici- Senators from both parties on each of of Senator Thurmond the man. He was ary. his two Supreme Court nominees. Sen- one of the most amazing men anyone He took controversial stands on civil ator Dole, Senator HATCH, and others in this Chamber ever has met. He was rights and other divisive issues, but advised him that his favored candidate what we attorneys call ‘‘sui generis.’’ over time he changed and ended up gar- would be controversial, and supported When God made Strom, He broke the nering the support of many of those the nomination of Ruth Bader Gins- mold for sure. Merely listing all of Sen- whom he opposed. He will go down in burg. Later, Senators from both par- ator Thurmond’s ‘‘firsts’’ conveys the history for his devotion to his constitu- ties, including Senator HATCH, rec- prodigious energies and talents of the ents. ommended Stephen Breyer. Both Gins- man. Senator Thurmond also changed the burg and Breyer were quickly and over- In 1929, he began his political career course of politics in the South. His con- whelmingly confirmed. by becoming the youngest person ever version to the Republican party in 1964 Nominations which generated the elected Superintendent of Education in heralded a new age in party affiliation most controversy were those which had Edgefield County, South Carolina. He in the South and led the way for the re- little or no consultation with the Sen- entered state-wide politics in 1933, gion’s transformation from a one- ate, or where the President ignored ad- when he was elected to the State Sen- party, Democratic stronghold. vice of the Senate. ate. As a South Carolina Senator, he Senator Thurmond is gone, but his President Richard Nixon sought lit- was known for his devotion to improv- legacy will live on for many lifetimes. tle or no direct advice from Senators ing public education and promoting op- The people of South Carolina loved him who were not friends and supporters of portunities for the people of my State. as they have loved no other politician.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.053 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8859 Today his loss is mourned across my mond left an indelible mark on the men and women who serve and who state, by Democrats and Republicans committee and the laws that came have served in our nation’s military, as alike. Those of us who have the privi- through it. He became known and re- well as their families. lege of serving in the Senate lament spected for many fine qualifies and po- One of the reasons Senator Thur- the loss of an admired colleague whose sitions—his devotion to the Constitu- mond was such an effective leader on influence on this institution will stand tion, his toughness on crime, his sense national security issues is that he for generations. of fairness. spoke from his heart and from personal Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I He was famous for his incredible grip. experience. He served his country in want to take a minute to say a few Many of us in this Chamber had the ex- uniform for 36 years. He was commis- words in honor of Strom Thurmond, perience of Strom Thurmond holding sioned in the Army Reserve even before our friend and former colleague, who our arm tightly as he explained a view- he began his remarkable career in poli- has passed away. point and asked for our support. I tics. He retired as a Major General in From the moment Strom Thurmond might add that this proved to be a very the Army Reserves. set foot in this Chamber in 1954, he has effective approach. In June 1944, Lt. Col. Strom Thur- been setting records. He was the only Strom was also known to have a kind mond landed behind German lines in a person ever elected to the U.S. Senate word or greeting for everyone who glider with the rest of the 82d Airborne on a write-in-vote. He set the record came his way, and for being extremely Division as part of the D-Day invasion. for the longest speech on the Senate good to his staff. Despite his power and He truly was a member of what Tom floor, clocked at an astounding 24 influence, he never forgot the impor- Brokaw called ‘‘the greatest genera- hours and 18 minutes. He was the long- tance of small acts of kindness. For ex- tion.’’ During Senator Thurmond’s long ten- est-serving Senator in the history of ample, whenever he ate in the Senate ure on the Armed Services Committee, the U.S. Senate. He was also the oldest Dining Room, he grabbed two fistfuls our Armed Forces faced challenge after serving Senator. Many of my col- of candy. When he returned to the floor leagues will recall the momentous oc- challenge in Western Europe, Vietnam, of the Senate, he handed the candy out the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the casion in September of 1998 when he to the Senate Pages. Unfortunately, it cast his 15,000th vote in the Senate. Balkans, and Afghanistan. Through it was usually melted into a kaleidoscope all, Senator Thurmond was unwavering With these and so many other accom- of sugar by then! I have a feeling that plishments over the years, he has ap- in his support for our men and women the Pages preferred it when Strom in uniform. His steadfast commitment propriately been referred to as ‘‘an in- took them out for ice cream. stitution within an institution.’’ to our national defense was a rock Strom Thurmond was truly a leg- upon which they and we could all de- In 1902, the year Strom Thurmond end—someone to whom the people of was born, life expectancy was 51 pend. He never stopped working to en- South Carolina owe an enormous debt sure that our military is always ready years—and today it is 77 years. Strom of gratitude for all his years of service. continued to prove that, by any meas- to answer the call whenever and wher- Clearly, the people of South Carolina ever needed. ure, he was anything but average. recognize the sacrifices he made and He was so much in his life. To pro- Senator Thurmond served as chair- are grateful for all he did for them. In vide some context, let me point out man of the Senate Armed Services fact, you cannot mention the name that during his lifetime, Oklahoma, Committee in the 104th and 105th Con- Strom Thurmond in South Carolina New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Ha- gresses. I had the honor and pleasure to without the audience bursting into waii gained Statehood, and 11 amend- serve as his ranking member in 1997 ments were added to the Constitution. spontaneous applause. He truly was an and 1998. I know from personal experi- The technological advancements he American political icon. ence how seriously Senator Thurmond Abraham Lincoln once said that witnessed, from the automobile to the treated his duties as chairman and how ‘‘The better part of one’s life consists airplane to the Internet, literally hard he worked to be fair and even- of friendships.’’ With a friend like spanned a century of progress. Conven- handed with every member of the com- Strom Thurmond, this sentiment iences we have come to take for grant- mittee. Our former colleague and ed today were not always part of Strom couldn’t be more true. I am a great ad- chairman, Senator Sam Nunn, was Thurmond’s world. Perhaps this ex- mirer of Strom Thurmond, and I am right when he said that there was not plains why, during Judiciary Com- proud to have called him my friend. a single national security issue facing One final note about Strom Thur- mittee hearings, he was often heard this country that has been or could be mond: He was a great patriot. A deco- asking witnesses who were too far solved by one political party. That leg- rated veteran of World War II who away from the microphone to ‘‘please acy of bipartisanship on the Armed speak into the machine.’’ fought at Normandy on D-Day, Strom Services Committee was continued The story of his remarkable political Thurmond loved this country. Let me under the chairmanship of Strom Thur- career truly could fill several volumes. close by saying that this country loved mond. I am sure that I speak for all of It began with a win in 1928 for the him, too. our colleagues in saying just how much Edgefield County Superintendent of Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, this is we appreciate not only the commit- Schools. Eighteen years later, he was a sad day for the family of our late and ment that Senator Thurmond brought Governor of South Carolina. Strom was beloved colleague, Strom Thurmond. I to his duties as chairman, but also his even a Presidential candidate in 1948, want to begin my remarks by extend- lifelong dedication to the defense of running on the ‘‘Dixiecrat’’ ticket ing my and Barbara’s heartfelt condo- our Nation and to the welfare of those against Democrat Harry Truman. lences to all of them for their great who defend us. I must admit that he came a long loss. It is also, though, a day for all In my 24 years of service with Strom way in his political career, given that Americans, and most especially those Thurmond, I never knew him to be he originally came to the Senate as a of us in the Senate community, to re- anything other than unfailingly opti- Democrat. I was happy to say that wis- member a man who spent a lifetime— mistic, always courteous, and ever- dom came within a few short years in fact more than the average life- thoughtful of his Senate colleagues and when Strom saw the light and joined time—in dedicated public service to their families. I cannot say how many the Republican Party. this nation. times he gave me and all my colleagues When I first arrived in the Senate in When I joined the Armed Services advice on exercise, on diet, and on tak- January of 1977, he was my mentor. As Committee in 1979, Senator Thurmond ing care of ourselves and our families my senior on the Judiciary Committee, had already served on the committee in general. I wish I had followed his ad- it was Strom Thurmond who helped me for 20 years. I knew of him as a pas- vice more often because it was always find my way and learn how the com- sionate and effective advocate for a given out of his true concern as a mittee functioned. He was not only a strong national defense even before I friend. Strom himself was a marvelous respected colleague, but a personal joined the committee. In the 24 years specimen of physical fitness. One need friend. that we served on the committee to- only receive a handshake or a shoulder During his tenure as chairman of the gether, I came to appreciate even more slap from Strom Thurmond to fully ap- Judiciary Committee, Strom Thur- his commitment to the welfare of the preciate his strength and stamina.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.058 S27PT1 S8860 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 Sadly Strom Thurmond has left this at Normandy. For his valor in World Strom Thurmond is no longer with us. Earth and we will always miss him. I War II, he received the Purple Heart, We mourn because this world is poorer hope his family takes comfort in know- five Battle Stars for Bravery and nu- for his passing, but we also know he ing, though, that he leaves an example merous other decorations. And shortly smiles down upon us from a better, of dedicated public service that will after the war ended, he was elected happier place. stand as a inspiration for generations Governor of South Carolina, an office True to the creed taught him by his to come. he held for 4 years. father, Strom always gave of himself, Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, we But there is no doubt that when his to his family, his beloved state of are deeply saddened by the death of our constituents remember Strom Thur- South Carolina, and to his country. He former colleague, Strom Thurmond. He mond, their thoughts will immediately understood that the essence of leading was a beloved friend, always gracious, turn to his years as their Senator. He is serving. and affectionate. served them in this body for over one- Strom changed his times and His service in the Senate was distinc- fifth of our Nation’s history. For many changed with his times. Born during tive not only because he served so South Carolinians, when he retired ear- the administration of Theodore Roo- many years but because of his love for lier this year, he was the only senior sevelt, he retired a thoroughly modern his job and his dedication to serving Senator they had ever known. Senator. the interests of the people of South Strom Thurmond did not merely He wanted to be history’s first 100- Carolina. serve in the Senate; he did so, even year-old Senator. Through faith and He was determined to make his influ- during his final years, with unparal- force of will, he made it. Even more ence felt in the committees and on the leled vigor. His commitment to the happily, he wanted to see the birth of floor. He took an active part in the de- people of South Carolina was leg- his first grandchild, and he did, just re- bates even on the most controversial endary—whether it was helping an el- cently. Like many great persons, Strom issues. derly constituent get a Social Security combined changeless values with an His 24 hour speech on the Civil check, or ensuring that the widow of a amazing ability to adapt in a changing Rights Act was a record-setting event. law enforcement officer could keep her world. In turns, he was a liberal and a He also was a fervent and effective sup- husband’s badge, Strom Thurmond conservative; a Democrat, Independent, porter of our military forces and the never forgot the people who sent him and Republican; a famous bachelor, veterans who had risked their lives in to Washington. military service to our Nation. And the dozens of schools, buildings, widower, husband, father, and now I will always count it as one of my parks, and streets in South Carolina grandfather. He came to the Senate richest blessings that I got to know that bear his name today show that from what they call the ‘‘Old South,’’ Strom Thurmond and the members of they never forgot him either. but when I came to Congress, I saw in his family. My hope is that Nancy and I served with Strom Thurmond for 22 Strom a Senator committed to equal their children will be comforted by the years in the Senate, and my father opportunity and inclusiveness. He was warmth and sincerity of the esteem served with him for 12—that’s 34 years young at heart, had a sense of fun and and affection in which the Thurmond in which a Dodd served in this body adventure, and was always open to new family will always be held by their with Senator Thurmond. Both of us ideas. This is the way Strom should be many close friends in the Senate fam- certainly had our share of disagree- remembered, as an example of how the ily. ments with him. But those disagree- human spirit can grow and mature Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise to ments always came in the spirit of re- gracefully. Yet, for all the changes, Strom’s con- pay tribute to my colleague and dear spect, thoughtfulness, and collegiality stituents were reassured by a sense of friend, Senator Strom Thurmond, who that are hallmarks of the Senate. And his being changeless. What never passed away last night at the age of Strom Thurmond truly embodied those changed was a foundation of timeless 100. qualities. A few months ago, as he was about to To the Dodd family, though, Strom values. He was devoted to faith, family, retire from the United States Senate, I Thurmond was more than just a col- patriotism, integrity, public service, said on this floor that I could not even league—he was a true and loyal friend. hard work, and compassion for every- begin to imagine the Senate without We will never forget the loyalty and day people. Only in recent years, did Strom and I Senator Thurmond. And since he left friendship he showed us even during discover from a genealogy website that this Chamber, I can’t tell you how some trying and difficult times. we were distant cousins. After that, we many times, during a vote, when the It is impossible to look back at the enjoyed greeting each other with, ‘‘Hi, clerk would reach the lower half of the years of Strom Thurmond’s life with- Cousin!’’ alphabet, I’ve looked up from wherever out being amazed. He lived through the Today, I say, ‘‘Farewell for now, I was on the floor—expecting to see the invention of the Model T Ford and the Cousin. Your life has honored and in- man who was, for so long, South Caro- creation of the Internet. As a child, he spired your family, friends, and Na- lina’s senior Senator. read newspaper accounts of battles tion.’’ He was truly an institution within that were fought with bayonets in the this Chamber—a ranking Member, a trenches of Europe. And in his later f committee chairman, a President pro years, he watched satellite television ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS tempore, and the first ever President reports of conflicts won with smart pro tempore emeritus. He cast over bombs and laser technology. He experi- 15,000 votes. His service spanned the enced the Great Depression of the 1930s ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF terms of 10 U.S. Presidents. And he was and the technology bubble of the 1990s. SAN PEDRO HIGH SCHOOL directly involved in the confirmation And as America matured and ∑ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise to hearings of all nine current Supreme changed during his lifetime, Strom reflect on the proud history of San Court Justices. Thurmond grew, as well. Pedro High School, which is cele- Strom Thurmond’s life was one de- Senator Thurmond didn’t just live brating its centennial this year. The voted to public service. He was a teach- through a century of history. He was school has grown considerably since er, a school superintendent, a State intimately involved in it. In each step 1904, when the San Pedro community Senator, a judge, a war hero, Governor, that America took, Strom Thurmond honored its first graduating class at a and, of course, a Senator for nearly 50 was there. In that respect, and in so ceremony at the town hall building. years. many others, Strom Thurmond was a Maude Wayne was the only member of At each step in his life, Strom Thur- truly unique and rare individual. that class, and also served as student mond was searching for ways to serve I offer my condolences to the entire body president for the school’s other 22 his country. As a circuit judge in family of Strom Thurmond. We will students. South Carolina, he took a leave of ab- miss him very much. When San Pedro High School first sence to volunteer to parachute behind Mr. CRAIG. Madam President, a con- opened, students were taught in a sin- enemy lines during the D-Day invasion stant of the universe has changed. gle room on the second floor of 16th

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27JN6.052 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8861 Street Elementary School. Today’s urban peacekeeping operations. It was credit to the Army’s S&T community campus has existed since 1937, edu- clear that the Army’s Science and for the outstanding achievements that cating athletes Garry Maddox and Alan Technology, S&T, program was the they have made. Mike Andrews’ effec- Ashby, and astronaut Anna Fisher. cornerstone to achieving their vision of tive work with senior Army and DoD San Pedro High School is a fixture in a full spectrum force within this dec- staff principals, scientists and engi- the community, filled with many fond ade. Mike took bold steps to shift the neers, and industry significantly en- memories. Many alumni have lived in focus of the Army’s technology by judi- hanced the Army’s efforts toward the the San Pedro community all their ciously refocusing and redirecting the development of the Future Combat lives, and take pride in the school that Army’s $10 billion plus S&T invest- Systems, Objective Force, and Trans- educated them, their children and their ments over 2000–2007 towards devel- formation. He demonstrated visionary children’s children. San Pedro Pirates oping and demonstrating Objective leadership, planning and organizational young and old have attended many an- Force technologies. skills throughout his tenure. As we niversary celebrations and have en- Understanding the importance of honor him, we note that this institu- joyed exchanging stories about their Congressional support for the Army tion and our country is better off for high school years. San Pedro High S&T program, Mike consistently the major contributions he has made. truly plays a significant role in the worked to develop better communica- We wish him all the best in his future community. tions with Members of Congress and endeavors.∑ I would like to extend my congratu- Congressional Staff. These efforts re- f lations to principal Stephen Walters sulted in Congress providing over 98 MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE and all the past principals, as well as percent of the requested Army S&T current and past teachers, administra- program funding over the last five Fis- At 10:18 a.m., a message from the tors, and students. They have all been cal Years and 100 percent, thus far, for House of Representatives, delivered by a part of the school’s success over the Fiscal Year 2004. Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, years. This is a proud moment for them In addition to his pursuit of achiev- announced that the House has passed and for the entire community, and I ing a lighter, more lethal Army, Mike the following bill, in which it requests thank them all for making San Pedro also initiated a unique partnership the concurrence of the Senate: High the best it could be.∑ with the private sector to link the H.R. 2417. An act to authorize appropria- Army and the entertainment industry tions for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and f intelligence-related activities of the United to establish unique training environ- States Government, the Community Man- TRIBUTE TO DOCTOR A. MICHAEL ments for our soldiers. By leveraging ANDREWS II agement Account, and the Central Intel- significant entertainment industry in- ligence Agency Retirement and Disability ∑ Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I rise to vestments and capabilities in modeling System, and for other purposes. pay tribute today to an outstanding and simulations, e.g., electronic games, The message also announced that the American for his significant, lasting theme parks and digital movies, and House has agreed to the following con- contributions to the soldiers of the existing Army efforts, Mike estab- current resolution, in which it requests United States Army. lished a university-based center called the concurrence of the Senate: On June 23, 2003, Dr. A. Michael An- the Institute for Creative Tech- H. Con. Res. 231. Concurrent resolution drews II, the Deputy Assistant Sec- nologies. The Institute provides an en- providing for a conditional adjournment of retary of the Army for Research and vironment for shared investment and the House of Representatives and a condi- Technology/Chief Scientist, returned to joint projects to enhance Army train- tional recess or adjournment of the Senate. the private sector after over six and a ing. The Institute has expanded beyond f half years of selfless service to the Hollywood to the Army’s Field Artil- ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED Army and the Nation. Mike hails from lery Center and School at Fort Sill, The message further announced that the great state of Oklahoma, and re- OK, where its significant simulation the Speaker has signed the following ceived his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and modeling capabilities can be enrolled bills: Engineering from the University of brought directly to soldiers undergoing Oklahoma. In 1971, he received his basic and advanced Field Artillery H.R. 1596. An act to designate the facility Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from of the United States Postal Service located training. at 2318 Woodson Road in St. Louis, Missouri, the University of Illinois. Finally, Mike was also the driving as the ‘‘Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Following a stellar 25-year career as force in launching the Cybermission Building’’. a senior engineer and senior executive program, a personal initiative of Chief S. 858. An act to extend the Abraham Lin- at Rockwell International Corporation, of Staff of the Army CSA, General Eric coln Bicentennial Commission, and for other Mike came to the Pentagon in January K. Shinseki. This program raised the purposes. 1997 as the Director for Technology in H.R. 2030. An act to designate the facility visibility of the Army’s commitment of the United States Postal Service located the Office of the Assistant Secretary of in the education of America’s youth in at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, the Army for Research, Development science, math and technology among as the ‘‘Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office and Acquisition. 7th-8th grade students across America. Building’’. His exemplary performance as Direc- ECybermission introduces young H.R. 1740. An act to designate the facility tor of Technology led to Mike’s ap- Americans and potentially future sol- of the United States Postal Service located pointment as the Deputy Assistant diers to the Army and the theme of at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas, Secretary of the Army for Research Texas, as the ‘‘Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Service to Our Nation while supporting Post Office Building’’. and Technology/Chief Scientist, DAS, the President’s commitment to edu- H.R. 925. An act to redesignate the facility R&T, in November 1998. As DAS, R&T, cation. of the United States Postal Service located Mike was responsible for the Army’s Mike was honored with the Presi- at 1859 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Il- entire Research and Technology pro- dential Rank Award in 2001, elected as linois, as the ‘‘Caesar Chavez Post Office’’. gram, spanning 21 Laboratories and Re- a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical H.R. 917. An act to designate the facility of search, Development and Engineering and Electronic Engineering in 2001, and the United States Postal Service located at 1830 South Lake Drive in Lexington, South Centers, with approximately 10,000 sci- presented the National Defense Indus- Carolina, as the ‘‘Floyd Spence Post Office entists and engineers and a budget try Association Firepower Award in Building’’. that, under his leadership, grew over 30 2000. H.R. 825. An act to redesignate the facility percent to reach $1.8 billion in Fiscal In this short space, it is difficult to of the United States Postal Service located Year 2004. fully document the many significant, at 7401 West 100th Place in Bridgeview, Illi- In October 1999, the Army Secretary positive ways that Mike has shaped the nois, as the ‘‘Michael J. Healy Post Office and the Chief of Staff of the Army an- future of the Army. Through his tire- Building’’. H.R. 1609. An act to redesignate the facility nounced their Vision for transforming less attention to detail and personal in- of the United States Postal Service located the Army to an Objective Force—a volvement, Mike has shepherded the at 201 West Boston Street in Brookfield, Mis- force that is rapidly deployable and can FCS program through the past five souri, as the ‘‘Admiral Donald Davis Post Of- operate in both large-scale wars and years and has brought attention and fice Building’’.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.059 S27PT1 S8862 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 H.R. 981. An act to designate the facility of LIEBERMAN, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. MILLER, setts (Mr. KERRY) was added as a co- the United States Postal Service located at Mr. KERRY, and Mr. JEFFORDS): sponsor of S. 271, a bill to amend the 141 Erie Street in Linesville, Pennsylvania, S. 1368. A bill to authorize the President to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow as the ‘‘James R. Merry Post Office’’. award a gold metal on behalf of the Congress an additional advance refunding of H.R. 985. An act to designate the facility of to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. the United States Postal Service located at (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott bonds originally issued to finance gov- 111 West Washington Street in Bowling King in recognition of their contributions to ernmental facilities used for essential Green, Ohio, as the ‘‘Delbert L. Latta Post the Nation on behalf of the civil rights move- governmental functions. Office Building’’. ment; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- S. 377 H.R. 1055. An act to designate the facility ing, and Urban Affairs. At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the of the United States Postal Service located By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. WAR- name of the Senator from Montana at 1901 West Evans Street in Florence, South NER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. SARBANES, and (Mr. BURNS) was added as a cosponsor Carolina, as the ‘‘Dr. Roswell N. Beck Post Ms. MIKULSKI): Office Building’’. S. 1369. A bill to ensure that prescription of S. 377, a bill to require the Secretary H.R. 1368. An act to designate the facility drug benefits offered to medicare eligible en- of the Treasury to mint coins in com- of the United States Postal Service located rollees in the Federal Employees Health memoration of the contributions of Dr. at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, Cali- Benefits Program are at least equal to the Martin Luther King, Jr., to the United fornia, as the ‘‘Normal D. Shumway Post Of- actuarial value of the prescription drug ben- States. fice Building’’. efits offered to enrollees under the plan gen- S. 464 H.R. 1465. An act to designate the facility erally; to the Committee on Governmental At the request of Mr. REID, the name of the United States Postal Service located Affairs. of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. DUR- at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and North Carolina, as the ‘‘General Charles Ga- Mr. KYL): BIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 464, briel Post Office’’. S.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution expressing a bill to amend the Internal Revenue The enrolled bills were subsequently support for freedom in Hong Kong; to the Code of 1986 to modify and expand the signed by the President pro tempore Committee on Foreign Relations. credit for electricity produced from re- newable resources and waste products, (Mr. STEVENS). f and for other purposes. f SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. 595 SENATE RESOLUTIONS MEASURES PLACED ON THE At the request of Mr. HATCH, the CALENDAR The following concurrent resolutions name of the Senator from Nebraska and Senate resolutions were read, and (Mr. HAGEL) was added as a cosponsor The following bill was read the sec- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: of S. 595, a bill to amend the Internal ond time, and placed on the calendar: By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the re- S. 11. A bill to protect patients’ access to DASCHLE, Mr. GRAHAM of South Caro- quired use of certain principal repay- quality and affordable health care by reduc- lina, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. ments on mortgage subsidy bond ing the effects of excessive liability costs. BYRD, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. REID, Mr. financings to redeem bonds, to modify The following bill was read the first AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ALLARD, the purchase price limitation under and second times by unanimous con- Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, mortgage subsidy bond rules based on Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BINGA- sent, and placed on the calendar: median family income, and for other MAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. H.R. 2417. An act to authorize appropria- BREAUX, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. purposes. tions for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, Mr. CAMPBELL, S. 623 intelligence-related activities of the United Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. States Government, the Community Man- At the request of Mr. WARNER, the CHAFEE, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CLIN- agement Account, and the Central Intel- name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. TON, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. ligence Agency Retirement and Disability MCCAIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CORNYN, System, and for other purposes. 623, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. CORZINE, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, enue Code of 1986 to allow Federal ci- f Mr. DAYTON, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DOR- vilian and military retirees to pay REPORTS OF COMMITTEES GAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. health insurance premiums on a pretax The following reports of committees ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. basis and to allow a deduction for were submitted: FEINSTEIN, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. TRICARE supplemental premiums. GRAHAM of Florida, Mr. GRASSLEY, By Mr. CAMPBELL, from the Committee S. 678 Mr. GREGG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, on Indian Affairs, with an amendment in the At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the Mr. HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. nature of a substitute: name of the Senator from Nebraska INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JEFFORDS, S. 344. A bill expressing the policy of the Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. (Mr. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor United States regarding the United States KERRY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. of S. 678, a bill to amend chapter 10 of relationship with Native Hawaiians and to LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. title 39, United States Code, to include provide a process for the recognition by the LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, postmasters and postmasters organiza- United States of the Native Hawaiian gov- Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. LOTT, Mr. LUGAR, erning entity, and for other purposes (Rept. tions in the process for the develop- Mr. MCCAIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MIL- No. 108–85). ment and planning of certain policies, LER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, By Mr. LUGAR, from the Committee on schedules, and programs, and for other Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. NELSON of Foreign Relations, without amendment and purposes. Nebraska, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. PRYOR, with an amended preamble: Mr. REED, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKE- S. 724 S. Res. 90. A resolution expressing the FELLER, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SAR- At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly BANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. TAL- supports the nonproliferation programs of Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SMITH, Ms. SNOWE, the United States. ENT) was added as a cosponsor of S. 724, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. a bill to amend title 18, United States f SUNUNU, Mr. TALENT, Mr. THOMAS, Code, to exempt certain rocket propel- Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. lants from prohibitions under that title INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND WYDEN): JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. Res. 191. A resolution relative to the on explosive materials. S. 894 The following bills and joint resolu- death of the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond, tions were introduced, read the first former United States Senator and President At the request of Mr. WARNER, the Pro Tempore Emeritus from the State of name of the Senator from Massachu- and second times by unanimous con- South Carolina; considered and agreed to. sent, and referred as indicated: setts (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a co- f sponsor of S. 894, a bill to require the By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. WAR- Secretary of the Treasury to mint NER, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS BINGAMAN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. KEN- coins in commemoration of the 230th S. 271 NEDY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. PRYOR, Anniversary of the United States Ma- Ms. LANDRIEU, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. MI- At the request of Mr. SMITH, the rine Corps, and to support construction KULSKI, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. DODD, Mr. name of the Senator from Massachu- of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.031 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8863 S. 976 S. 1316 other contributions, Dr. King deserves At the request of Mr. WARNER, the At the request of Mr. BROWNBACK, the our highest honor. name of the Senator from Michigan names of the Senator from Indiana Mrs. Coretta Scott King joined her (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of (Mr. LUGAR) and the Senator from Mis- husband in his lifework and has contin- S. 976, a bill to provide for the issuance souri (Mr. TALENT) were added as co- ued his legacy to this day. Like Dr. of a coin to commemorate the 400th an- sponsors of S. 1316, a bill to treat pay- King, Mrs. King was a leader in our niversary of the Jamestown settle- ments under the Conservation Reserve country’s civil rights movement, striv- ment. Program as rentals from real estate. ing through nonviolent means to pro- S. 982 S. RES. 169 mote social change and attain full civil At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the rights for African-Americans and other name of the Senator from Mississippi name of the Senator from New Jersey discriminated people. Mrs. King (Mr. LOTT) was added as a cosponsor of (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- worked to preserve Dr. King’s memory S. 982, a bill to halt Syrian support for sponsor of S. Res. 169, a resolution ex- and ideals by, among other things, de- terrorism, end its occupation of Leb- pressing the sense of the Senate that veloping and building the Martin Lu- anon, stop its development of weapons the United States Postal Service ther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent of mass destruction, cease its illegal should issue a postage stamp com- Social Change in Atlanta, establishing importation of Iraqi oil, and hold Syria memorating Anne Frank. the ‘‘Freedom Concerts’’ organization accountable for its role in the Middle f to increase awareness of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and East, and for other purposes. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED leading a campaign to recognize Dr. S. 1011 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS King’s birthday as a national holiday. At the request of Mr. KERRY, the By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Mrs. King’s continuing contributions name of the Senator from Nebraska WARNER, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. HOL- to our nation also merit her receipt of (Mr. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor LINGS, Mr. BINGAMAN, Ms. this award. of S. 1011, a bill to amend title II of the STABENOW, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. Here in America we have come a long Social Security Act to restrict the ap- LAUTENBERG, Mr. PRYOR, Ms. way towards achieving Dr. King’s plication of the windfall elimination LANDRIEU, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. dream of liberty, justice and equality provision to individuals whose com- MIKULSKI, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. for all. But we still have work to do. bined monthly income from benefits DODD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. Let us rededicate ourselves to con- under such title and other monthly CORZINE, Mr. MILLER, Mr. tinuing the struggle that he died for periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to KERRY, and Mr. JEFFORDS): and that Mrs. King continues to work provide for a graduated implementa- S. 1368. A bill to authorize the Presi- for. The Congressional Gold Medal is a tion of such provision on amounts dent to award a gold medal on behalf of fitting tribute to these two heroes who above such $2,000 amount. the Congress to Reverend Doctor Mar- tirelessly fought to create a united S. 1015 tin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) America. At the request of Mr. GREGG, the and his widow Coretta Scott King in I hope that my colleagues will join name of the Senator from New York recognition of their contributions to Senators WARNER, BIDEN, HOLLINGS, (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- the Nation on behalf of the civil rights BINGAMAN, STABENOW, KENNEDY, LAU- sor of S. 1015, a bill to authorize grants movement; to the Committee on Bank- TENBERG, PRYOR, LANDRIEU, CLINTON, through the Centers for Disease Con- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. MILKULSKI, DURBIN, DODD, LIEBERMAN, trol and Prevention for mosquito con- Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, joined CORZINE and me in commemorating the trol programs to prevent mosquito- by a number of my colleagues in the efforts of the late Reverend Doctor borne diseases, and for other purposes. Senate, I am today introducing legisla- Martin Luther King, Jr. and his widow, S. 1046 tion, S. 1368, that will authorize the Coretta Scott King, by supporting this At the request of Mr. DASCHLE, his President to award a Congressional legislation. name was added as a cosponsor of S. Gold Medal to Reverend Doctor Martin 1046, a bill to amend the Communica- Luther King, Jr., posthumously, and By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself tions Act of 1934 to preserve localism, his widow, Coretta Scott King, in rec- and Mr. KYL): to foster and promote the diversity of ognition of their countless contribu- S.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution ex- television programming, to foster and tions to the Nation as leaders of the pressing support for freedom in Hong promote competition, and to prevent civil rights movement. A companion Kong; to the Committee on Foreign Re- excessive concentration of ownership bill is being introduced in the House by lations. of the nation’s television broadcast Congressman JOHN LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I stations. This medal is one small way for Con- rise to introduce a joint resolution for gress to recognize and honor this cou- myself and Senator KYL regarding the S. 1064 ple’s distinguished record of public United States’ commitment to pre- At the request of Mr. BREAUX, the service, sacrifice, and commitment to serving freedom in Hong Kong. It is not name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. protect the dignity of a people and simply the responsibility of the United WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. awaken the conscience of a country. States, but also of the Administration 1064, a bill to establish a commission to Dr. King embraced all Americans in of Tung Chee Hwa, Hong Kong’s chief commemorate the sesquicentennial of his quest to make a living reality of executive and the People’s Republic of the American Civil War, and for other equality of opportunity and economic China. purposes. and social justice for all humankind, This resolution emphasizes an iso- S. 1082 those fundamental principles in our lated event taking place on July 9 of At the request of Mr. BROWNBACK, the Constitution. The vision of equality this year—the passage of draconian name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. which guided his life and contributed laws on sedition, subversion, and theft SMITH) was added as a cosponsor of S. to his death is indelibly woven into the of state secrets. This law evokes some- 1082, a bill to provide support for de- fabric and history of our Nation. This thing out of one of the novels of George mocracy in Iran. medal will pay tribute to Dr. King’s Orwell. Just as the resolution states, S. 1172 many great accomplishments: from his the law, as now drafted, is vague and At the request of Mr. FRIST, the courageous application of the doctrine overly broad in its definitions of sub- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. of nonviolent civil disobedience to version, sedition, and official secrets. ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of combat segregation to his leadership in The Secretary of Security, an ap- S. 1172, a bill to establish grants to pro- the Montgomery bus boycott, from his pointee of the Government of the Peo- vide health services for improved nu- efforts on behalf of 1964 Civil Rights ple’s Republic of China, would have trition, increased physical activity, Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act to his very broad authority to ban organiza- obesity prevention, and for other pur- soaring speeches that inspired a nation tions not approved by his Beijing mas- poses. to action. For these and for all his ters. Nothing less than the survival of

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.037 S27PT1 S8864 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 the Catholic Church in China and the The South China Morning Post re- freedom of the press, religious freedom, and Falun Gong, a quasi-religious practice ported: ‘‘In a letter to all legislators, freedom of association, will continue for at that emphasizes breathing and medita- chamber chairman James Thompson least 50 years after the transfer of Hong tion, are at stake with this law. Beijing Kong’s sovereignty from the United Kingdom said the bill contained worrying provi- to the People’s Republic of China on July 1, has clearly targeted these and many sions, such as that seeking to ban 1997; other groups promoting democracy and organisations. These would jeopardise Whereas in the 6 years since the transfer of human rights. Hong Kong’s distinctive features, in the territory, the citizens of Hong Kong have In addition, the Secretary of Secu- particular its transparent legal system enjoyed a certain degree of individual lib- rity would have the authority to waive and free flow of information.’’ erty, religious freedom, freedom of the press the right to notice and the right to be Similarly, the International Cham- and freedom of speech, which keep it both heard—something that person could ber of Commerce in Hong Kong in its politically vibrant and stable; execute on a whim. This horrendous Whereas the People’s Republic of China has submission to the Hong Kong Govern- increasingly interfered in Hong Kong’s inde- bill would allow the Hong Kong Gov- ment opposing the bill stated ‘‘We re- pendent judiciary, intimidated the media to ernment to prosecute members of the gret that the Administration has cho- induce self-censorship, and excluded visitors news media for publishing information sen to ignore our request, and that of who disagree with the policies of the Chinese that would arbitrarily be deemed a many others in Hong Kong for a second Communist Party; ‘‘state secret.’’ round of public consultation before Whereas the Government of the Hong Kong These ‘‘state secrets’’ might include bringing the matter to the Legislative Special Administrative Region (SAR), en- Hong Kong-Mainland cooperation on couraged by the Government of the People’s Council, and rigidly following its own Republic of China, has eroded Hong Kong’s the Severe Acute Respiratory Syn- timetable. drome or SARS. If China handled a new political independence, international pres- They continued saying, ‘‘The Con- tige, and appeal as a business and financial outbreak of some contagion the same sultation Document is complicated hub of Asia; way it handled SARS, I would think enough, and has taken us much time to Whereas the freedoms cherished by the the people of Hong Kong should know prepare a response. The Bill is even people of Hong Kong serve as a constant re- that their lives might be in danger be- more difficult to study as it relates to minder to the world and to the Government cause of the Government’s negligence. a number of existing ordinances, if of the People’s Republic of China that such This is the extreme case, however, it freedoms could, but do not, prevail on main- nothing else. Yet we have to rush to land China; must be made clear to my colleagues, forward our comments to meet a dead- and to the world, that the legislation Whereas the traditional liberties of Hong line. This timetable also puts undue to be voted on July 9, in Hong Kong Kong’s 7,000,000 people are now immediately pressure on the Legislative Council to threatened by a new national security bill would create a severe chilling effect on finish scrutiny in a hurry. For a matter proposed by the SAR Government that would the press to freely report information. of such great significance, it is to be revise Hong Kong’s laws regarding sedition, The Hong Kong Journalists Associa- regretted that it should have to be treason, subversion, and theft of state se- tion, the Overseas Press Club, and the crets; rushed through at the risk of sacri- Committee to Protect Journalists all Whereas the national security bill, as now ficing quality.’’ oppose this bill. drafted, is vague and overly broad in its defi- In addition, the legislation would The lifeblood of Hong Kong’s exist- nitions of subversion, sedition, and official strip other provisions contained in a ence, its business community, opposes secrets, weakens existing due process protections in the Societies Ordinance, and gives current Hong Kong law, the Societies the bill and the Hong Kong Govern- ment pressured by Beijing fails to un- dangerous new powers to the police to make Ordinance, of due process protections. searches without warrant; On top of that, the Hong Kong police derstand why there is all this outrage. The business community in this fas- Whereas the proposed legislation would would have new powers to search with- give the Hong Kong SAR Secretary for Secu- out having a warrant. Those two provi- cinating center for finance, shipping rity, an appointee of the Government of the sions are the bedrock of a free society. and media is well known for its cozy People’s Republic of China, broad authority How does the Hong Kong government relationship with Mr. Tung, his cabinet to ban organizations not approved by Bei- think it can get away with this? and other officials, and even for being jing, thereby threatening religious organiza- close with Beijing to get the favorable tions such as the Falun Gong and the Roman It assumes that it can ride out the Catholic Church; cries of outrage from inside Hong Kong treatment it receives in China. Yet, this community, arguably the Whereas, under the proposed legislation, and throughout the world. I hope that such basic and fundamental procedural Chief Executive Tung’s administration most influential in Hong Kong’s af- rights as notice and opportunity to be heard understands that this resolution only fairs, is out right opposed to the effort could be waived by the Secretary for Secu- represents the beginning. Sir, if you to suppress freedom in Hong Kong. It is rity if honoring these rights ‘‘would not be read these comments, please under- not such a large leap to understand practicable’’; stand you are on the losing side of his- that Hong Kong’s vibrancy results Whereas the proposed legislation provides from its freedom. for the imprisonment of individuals accused tory. of ‘‘unauthorized disclosure of protected in- Hong Kong has been remarkably free I underline these concerns for my colleagues today in the hope that it formation,’’ making it possible for the Hong in the last six years. That is a true Kong SAR Government to prosecute mem- statement. The fact that Mr. Tung and will give pause to legislators in Hong bers of the news media for publishing any in- his colleagues fail to understand is Kong, and deter this and any future as- formation relevant to relations between the that without these freedoms, Hong saults on freedom in this important People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong; Kong will surely fail. territory. Whereas similar subversion laws in the Unfortunately, the People’s Republic I ask unanimous consent that the People’s Republic of China are regularly used of China has increasingly interfered in text of the joint resolution be printed to convict and imprison journalists, labor ac- Hong Kong’s independent judiciary, in- in the RECORD. tivists, Internet entrepreneurs, and aca- timidated the media to induce self-cen- There being no objection, the joint demics; resolution was ordered to be printed in Whereas the members of Hong Kong’s Leg- sorship, and excluded visitors who dis- islative Council who have been elected by agree with the Chinese Communist the RECORD, as follows: universal suffrage oppose the proposed legis- Party’s policies. S.J. RES. 14 lation, but are powerless as a minority to The Hong Kong SAR Government, Whereas Hong Kong has long been the block the votes controlled directly and indi- encouraged by the Government of the freest economy in the world, renowned for rectly by the Government of the People’s Re- People’s Republic of China, has eroded its rule of law and its zealous protection of public of China; Hong Kong’s political independence, civil rights and civil liberties; Whereas the clear majority of people in international prestige, and its appeal Whereas the Agreement between the Gov- Hong Kong have expressed strong concerns as a business and financial hub of Asia. ernment of the United Kingdom of Great about, and opposition to, the proposed legis- Britain and Northern Ireland and the Gov- lation; Recently, the American Chamber of ernment of the People’s Republic of China on Whereas the scheduled consideration of Commerce in Hong Kong reversed its the Question of Hong Kong, done at Beijing these proposals to restrict Hong Kong’s free- position regarding the bill saying that December 19, 1984 (the Sino-British Joint doms in the Legislative Council on July 9, it would be a disaster for business in Declaration of 1984) explicitly guarantees 2003, makes the threat to the people of Hong Hong Kong. that all of Hong Kong’s freedoms, including Kong clear and imminent; and

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:34 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.039 S27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8865 Whereas the United States has consist- Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Parks of the Committee on Energy and ently supported the desire of the people of Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. Natural Resources: Hong Kong to be free, and, as Congress de- BROWNBACK, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, The hearing will be held on Tuesday, clared in the United States-Hong Kong Pol- Mr. CAMPBELL, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CAR- July 8, 2003, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 icy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.): ‘‘The human rights of the people of Hong Kong are PER, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. of the Dirksen Senate Office Building of great importance to the United States and CLINTON, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, in Washington, DC. are directly relevant to United States inter- Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CORNYN, The purpose of the hearing is to con- ests in Hong Kong. Human rights also serve Mr. CORZINE, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. duct oversight of the maintenance as a basis for Hong Kong’s continued eco- DAYTON, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mrs. backlog, land acquisition backlog, and nomic prosperity’’: Now, therefore, be it DOLE, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. deficit in personnel within the Na- Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- DURBIN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. tional Park System, including the im- resentatives of the United States of America in ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, pact of new park unit designations on Congress assembled, That Congress— resolving each of these concerns. (1) declares that restrictions on freedom of MR. FITZGERALD, Mr. GRAHAM, of Flor- thought, expression, and association in Hong ida, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. Because of the limited time available Kong are limits on the fundamental rights of HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. for the hearings, witnesses may testify the people of Hong Kong; HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, by invitation only. However, those (2) declares that the national security bill Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KEN- wishing to submit written testimony would undermine freedom of the press and NEDY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, for the hearing record should send two access to information, both of which are fun- Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. copies of their testimony to the Com- damentally important to the economic and LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. mittee on Energy and Natural Re- commercial success of Hong Kong; sources, United States Senate, SD-364 (3) calls upon the SAR Government to— LINCOLN, Mr. LOTT, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. (A) avoid implementing any law that re- MCCAIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MILLER, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wash- stricts the basic human freedoms of thought Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. ington, DC 20510–6150. and expression, including the proposed im- NELSON of Florida, Mr. NELSON of Ne- For further information, please con- plementation of Article 23 of the Basic Law braska, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. tact Tom Lillie at (202) 224–5161 or Pete of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Re- REED, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Lucero at (202) 224–6293. gion of the People’s Republic of China (the Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL Basic Law); and Schumer, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, RESOURCES (B) immediately schedule and conduct Mr. SMITH, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I elections for the Legislative Council of the would like to announce for the infor- Hong Kong SAR according to rules approved Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TAL- by the people of Hong Kong through an elec- ENT, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. mation of the Senate and the public tion law convention, by referendum, or both; WARNER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted that a hearing has been scheduled be- and the following resolution; which was fore the Committee on Energy and Nat- (4) calls upon the President of the United considered and agreed to: ural Resources. States to— S. RES. 191 The hearing will be held on Thurs- (A) urge the Government of Hong Kong, in- day, July 10 at 10 a.m., in Room SH-216 Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- cluding Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung of the Hart Senate Office Building. Chee Hwa and the Legislative Council, not to mond conducted his life in an exemplary manner, an example to all of his fellow citi- The purpose of the hearing is to dis- implement any law, including any law estab- cuss the reasons behind the high price lished pursuant to the proposed implementa- zens; tion of Article 23 of the Basic Law, that re- Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- of natural gas, its affect on the econ- stricts the basic human right to freedom of mond was a devoted husband, father, and omy and to consider potential solu- thought and expression; most recently, grandfather; tions. (B) call upon the People’s Republic of Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- Because of the limited time available China, the National People’s Congress, and mond gave a great measure of his life to pub- for the hearings, witnesses may testify lic service; any groups appointed by the Government of by invitation only. However, those the People’s Republic of China to leave all Whereas, having abandoned the safety of high position, the Honorable J. Strom Thur- wishing to submit written testimony revisions of Hong Kong law to a democrat- for the hearing record should send two ically-elected legislature; mond served his country during World War (C) call upon the Government of the Peo- II, fighting the greatest threat the world had copies of their testimony to the Com- ple’s Republic of China to fully respect the thus far seen; mittee on Energy and Natural Re- autonomy and independence of the Inde- Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thur- sources, United States Senate, Wash- pendent Commission Against Corruption and mond served South Carolina in the United ington, DC, 20510–6150. the chief executive, civil service, judiciary, States Senate with devotion and distinction; For further information, please con- and police of Hong Kong; Whereas his service on behalf of South tact Scott O’Malia at 202–224–2039. (D) declare that the continued lack of an Carolina and all Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his colleagues; and COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL elected legislature in Hong Kong constitutes RESOURCES a violation of the Sino-British Joint Dec- Whereas his death has deprived his State laration of 1984; and and Nation of a most outstanding Senator: Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I (E) call upon the Government of the Peo- Now, therefore, be it would like to announce for the infor- Resolved, That the Senate has heard with ple’s Republic of China to honor its treaty mation of the Senate and the public profound sorrow and deep regret the an- obligations under the Sino-British Joint that the Committee on Energy and nouncement of the death of the Honorable J. Declaration of 1984. Natural Resources will hold a hearing Strom Thurmond, former Senator and Presi- f dent Pro Tempore Emeritus from the State on July 22, 2003, at 10 a.m., on issues re- of South Carolina. lated to forest health problems in our SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate Nation’s forests. communicate these resolutions to the House The Committee will examine impacts of Representatives and transmit an enrolled of insects, disease, weather-related SENATE RESOLUTION 191—REL- copy thereof to the family of the deceased. damage, and fires on public and private ATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns forest lands. Processes for imple- HONORABLE J. STROM THUR- today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable J. menting forest health and hazardous MOND, FORMER UNITED STATES fuels reduction projects on public and SENATOR AND PRESIDENT PRO Strom Thurmond. f private lands will also be examined. TEMPORE EMERITUS FROM THE Witnesses will be requested to suggest STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS changes needed to improve the timeli- Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS ness and effectiveness of projects to re- Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina, Mr. Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would duce hazardous fuels and to combat the HOLLINGS, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. BYRD, Mr. like to announce for the information of spread of insects and disease infesta- MCCONNELL, Mr. REID, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. the Senate and the public that the fol- tions. The Committee will also con- ALEXANDER, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ALLEN, lowing hearing has been scheduled be- sider S. 1314, the Collaborative Forest Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BENNETT, fore the Subcommittee on National Health Act; H.R. 1904—the Healthy

VerDate Jan 31 2003 05:33 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27JN6.042 S27PT1 S8866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 27, 2003 Forest Restoration Act, as well as ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, To be major general other related legislation that addresses JULY 7, 2003, AT 2 P.M. BRIGADIER GENERAL GEORGE A. ALEXANDER these issues. BRIGADIER GENERAL EDMUND T. BECKETTE Mr. FRIST. If there is no further BRIGADIER GENERAL WESLEY E. CRAIG, JR. Because of the limited time available business to come before the Senate, I BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES R. MASON for the hearings, witnesses may testify BRIGADIER GENERAL GERALD P. MINETTI ask unanimous consent that the Sen- BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD C. NASH by invitation only. However, those ate stand in adjournment under the BRIGADIER GENERAL GARY A. PAPPAS wishing to submit written testimony BRIGADIER GENERAL CLYDE A. VAUGHN provisions of H. Con. Res. 231; further, BRIGADIER GENERAL DEAN A. YOUNGMAN for the hearing record should send two that the Senate adjourn as an addi- To be Brigadier General copies of their testimony to the Com- tional mark of respect for Senator COLONEL WILLIAM E. ALDRIDGE mittee on Energy and Natural Re- Strom Thurmond. COLONEL LOUIS J. ANTONETTI sources, United States Senate, SD–364, There being no objection, the Senate, COLONEL MICHAEL W. BEAMAN COLONEL ROBERT T. BRAY Washington, DC 20510–6150 prior to the at 4:14 p.m., adjourned until Monday, COLONEL NELSON J. CANNON hearing date. July 7, 2003, at 2 p.m. COLONEL ROBERT P. DANIELS COLONEL DAVID M. DAVISON For further information, please con- f COLONEL DAVID M. DEARMOND tact Frank Gladics (202–224–2878) or COLONEL MYLES M. DEERING CONFIRMATIONS COLONEL JAMES B. GASTON, JR. Meghan Beal (202–224–7556). COLONEL ALAN C. GAYHART, SR. f Executive Nominations Confirmed by COLONEL DAVID K. GERMAIN the Senate June 27, 2003: COLONEL FRANK J. GRASS ORDERS FOR MONDAY, JULY 7, COLONEL GARY L. JONES LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION COLONEL JAMES E. KELLY 2003 COLONEL KEVIN R. MCBRIDE DAVID HALL, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE A MEMBER COLONEL JAMES I. PYLANT Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEGAL SERVICES COLONEL STEVEN R. SEITER unanimous consent that when the Sen- CORPORATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 13, 2005. COLONEL THOMAS L. SINCLAIR LILLIAN R. BEVIER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF COLONEL FRANK T. SPEED, JR. ate completes its business today, it THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEGAL SERVICES COLONEL DEBORAH C. WHEELING stand in adjournment until 2 p.m., CORPORATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 13, 2004. COLONEL MATTHEW J. WHITTINGTON Monday, July 7. I further ask consent DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN THE AIR FORCE that following the prayer and pledge, MARSHA E. BARNES, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEM- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUN- IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- the morning hour be deemed expired, SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: the Journal of proceedings be approved PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME. To be brigadier general to date, the time for the two leaders be ROBERT W. FITTS, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, A CAREER COL. WILLIAM J. GERMANN reserved for their use later in the day, MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- IN THE ARMY and the Senate then begin a period of DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES morning business, with Members per- OF AMERICA TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AND TO SERVE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSA- IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED mitted to speak for up to 10 minutes TION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENI- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: each. POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO To be brigadier general THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES COL. WILLIAM M. JACOBS OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU. objection, it is so ordered. IN THE MARINE CORPS Mr. FRIST. I would further ask that JOHN E. HERBST, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT on Tuesday, July 8, the Senate vote on COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE TO THE PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: the confirmation of the nomination of TO UKRAINE. Executive Calendar No. 227, at 11:45 WILLIAM B. WOOD, OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEMBER To be major general OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER- a.m. COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND BRIG. GEN. JOHN W. BERGMAN BRIG. GEN. JOHN J. MCCARTHY, JR. f PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA. IN THE AIR FORCE TRACEY ANN JACOBSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- SCHEDULE BIA, A FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS ONE, TO BE THE FOLLOWING OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED Mr. FRIST. On Monday, July 7, the OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: Senate will be in a period of morning TURKMENISTAN. To be brigadier general business. This will provide an oppor- GEORGE A. KROL, OF NEW JERSEY, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUN- COL. THOMAS F. DEPPE tunity for Members, who have not yet SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE NAVY had the opportunity, to deliver state- TO THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS. ments honoring our friend and col- GRETA N. MORRIS, OF CALIFORNIA, A CAREER MEMBER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER- IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED league, Strom Thurmond. As I men- COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND tioned last night, we will have the trib- PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. To be admiral utes to Senator Thurmond printed as a JOHN F. MAISTO, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE PERMA- Senate document for distribution. NENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF ADM. WILLIAM J. FALLON AMERICA TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, IN THE AIR FORCE Also, on Monday, it was my hope WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR. that the Senate would be able to begin THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT consideration of S. 11, the medical mal- TO THE NOMINEES’ COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO RE- IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- QUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE practice legislation. We will continue CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE. AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION to work towards a consent for consider- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 601: ation of this important measure, and it ROBERT D. MCCALLUM, JR., OF GEORGIA, TO BE ASSO- To be lieutenant general may be necessary to proceed to that CIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL M. DUNN bill on Monday if an agreement is not IN THE ARMY IN THE ARMY reached. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT As I announced, there will be no roll- IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND call votes during Monday’s session. The RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: next scheduled votes will occur on To be General To be lieutenant general Tuesday, July 8, at 11:45 a.m. The first LT. GEN. JOHN P. ABIZAID MAJ. GEN. KEITH B. ALEXANDER vote will be on Executive Calendar No. THE JUDICIARY IN THE MARINE CORPS 227, the nomination of David Campbell, FERN FLANAGAN SADDLER, OF THE DISTRICT OF CO- to be a U.S. District Judge for the Dis- LUMBIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE trict of Arizona, to be followed by a OF FIFTEEN YEARS. INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- vote on invoking cloture on the nomi- JUDITH NAN MACALUSO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., BIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR SECTION 601: nation of Victor Wolski, to be a Judge COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM To be lieutenant general of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. OF FIFTEEN YEARS. LT. GEN. WALLACE C. GREGSON, JR. Again, I thank my colleagues for IN THE ARMY IN THE NAVY their hard work over the past few THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE weeks, and I wish everyone a safe and UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED restful recess. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

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To be rear admiral (lower half) IN THE ARMY ARMY NOMINATION OF SCOTT D. KOTHENBEUTEL. ARMY NOMINATION OF GLENN T. BESSINGER. CAPT. TERRY L. MCCREARY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING JANE M. ANDERHOLT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED AND ENDING JAY A. WHITAKER, WHICH NOMINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 12, 2003. To be lieutenant general ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING RODNEY A. ARMON To be rear admiral (lower half) AND ENDING MARK W. THACKSTON, WHICH NOMINATIONS LT. GEN. DAN K. MCNEILL WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CAPT. MARTIN J. BROWN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 12, 2003. CAPT. WILLIAM A. KOWBA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ARMY NOMINATION OF ANTHONY SULLIVAN. CAPT. MICHAEL J. LYDEN IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED ARMY NOMINATION OF BRYAN C. SLEIGH. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ARMY NOMINATION OF KENNETH S. AZAROW. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED ARMY NOMINATION OF MICHAEL F. MCDONOUGH. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be lieutenant general FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ALI ABDI To be rear admiral (lower half) AND ENDING LAWRENCE C. MANDEL, WHICH NOMINA- MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM G. BOYKIN TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED CAPTAIN JOHN M. BIRD IN THE MARINE CORPS IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 22, 2003. CAPTAIN JOHN T. BLAKE FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING BETH A. CAPTAIN FRED BYUS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SALAMANCA AND ENDING PETER H. CHASE, WHICH NOMI- CAPTAIN FRANK M. DRENNAN IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- CAPTAIN MARK E. FERGUSON III INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 3, CAPTAIN JOHN W. GOODWIN TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 2003. CAPTAIN RICHARD W. HUNT SECTION 601: NAVY NOMINATION OF MICHAEL U. RUMP. CAPTAIN ARTHUR J. JOHNSON, JR. To be lieutenant general NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WILLIAM A. DAVIES CAPTAIN MARK W. KENNY AND ENDING GARY S. TOLLERENE, WHICH NOMINATIONS CAPTAIN JOSEPH F. KILKENNY MAJ. GEN. ROBERT R. BLACKMAN, JR. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CAPTAIN WILLIAM E. LANDAY AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING REBECCA G. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2003. CAPTAIN MICHAEL A. LEFEVER ABRAHAM AND ENDING JEFFREY YUEN, WHICH NOMINA- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DOUGLAS W. FENSKE CAPTAIN GERARD M. MAUER, JR. TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED AND ENDING MICHAEL J. KAUTZ, WHICH NOMINATIONS CAPTAIN DOUGLAS L. MCCLAIN IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MARCH 26, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING BRIAN J. ACKER CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2003. CAPTAIN RICHARD O’HANLON AND ENDING ANGELA D. WASHINGTON, WHICH NOMINA- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING BRIAN H. MILLER AND CAPTAIN KEVIN M. QUINN TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED ENDING PERRY T. TUEY, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RE- CAPTAIN RAYMOND A. SPICER IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MARCH 26, 2003. CEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- CAPTAIN PETER J. WILLIAMS AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING PAUL M. GRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2003. IN THE AIR FORCE BARZLER AND ENDING CHARLES W. WILLIAMSON III, NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING GERALD W. CLUSEN WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND ENDING MARK A. WILSON, WHICH NOMINATIONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- MARCH 26, 2003. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2003. CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF JAMES R. BURKHART. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING KENNETH J. AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CHARLES M. BRAITHWAITE AND ENDING ANDREW H. WILSON, WHICH 601: BELISLE AND ENDING BRETT A. WYRICK, WHICH NOMINA- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- To be general TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 5, 2003. 2003. GEN. ROBERT H. FOGLESONG AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING GLENN D. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CHRISTOPHER M. ADDISON AND ENDING DANIEL J. ZACHMAN, WHICH NOMI- BALLISTER AND ENDING CARL M. M. LEE, WHICH NOMI- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 5, CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2003. 2003. AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF THOMAS K. HUNTER, JR. 601: NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING JEFFREY D. ADAMSON AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF JEFFREY J. KING. AND ENDING MARCUS K. NEESON, WHICH NOMINATIONS AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING JEAN B. DORVAL To be lieutenant general WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE AND ENDING GARY M. WALKER, WHICH NOMINATIONS CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE MAJ. GEN. DANIEL P. LEAF NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DANFORD S. K. AFONG CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 12, 2003. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AND ENDING THEODORE A. WYKA, WHICH NOMINATIONS AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF RICHARD J. DELORENZO, IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- JR. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF GERALD M. SCHNEIDER. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 1, 2003. To be major general AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF JANE B. TAYLOR. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING SCOTT F. AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DARRELL A. BOHNENKAMP AND ENDING CHRISTOPHER L. WALL, BRIG. GEN. JOSEPH E. KELLEY JESSE AND ENDING NORBERT S. WALKER, WHICH NOMI- WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- MAY 1, 2003. STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 12, OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER 2003. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CHARLES L. COLLINS TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING THOMAS C. AND ENDING CYNTHIA R. SUGIMOTO, WHICH NOMINA- BARNETT AND ENDING JEAN A. VARGO, WHICH NOMINA- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED To be major general TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 1, 2003. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 12, 2003. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING GREGORY S. ADAMS BRIG. GEN. DOUGLAS BURNETT AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF EDWARD C. CALLAWAY. AND ENDING PETER A. WITHERS, WHICH NOMINATIONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF H. MICHAEL TENNERMAN. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF STEVEN E. RITTER. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 1, 2003. CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF BRYAN A. KEELING. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING BRADFORD E. To be brigadier general AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF ROBERT L. ZABEL, JR. ABLESON AND ENDING OLRIC R. WILKINS, WHICH NOMI- AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DARRYL G. NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- COL. CRAIG S. FERGUSON ELROD, JR. AND ENDING KEVIN R. VANVALKENBURG, PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CHRISTOPHER A. IN THE NAVY AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON BARNES AND ENDING SCOTT M. STANLEY, WHICH NOMI- JUNE 12, 2003. NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF DREW Y. JOHNSTON, JR. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. AS VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF RACHEL L. BECK. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING THOMAS M. NAVY AND APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF LARRY J. MASTIN. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND BALESTRIERI AND ENDING ROBERT S. WRIGHT, WHICH AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ROBERT L. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- DAUGHERTY, JR. AND ENDING CHARLES V. RATH, JR., AND 5035: PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING LISA L. ARNOLD AND To be admiral AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON ENDING PEGGY W. WILLIAMS, WHICH NOMINATIONS JUNE 16, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE VICE ADM. MICHAEL G. MULLEN ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CRAIG M ANDERSON CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. IN THE AIR FORCE AND ENDING DIANE M ZIERHOFFER, WHICH NOMINA- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING SCOTT W. BAILEY AND TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED ENDING KEVIN R. WHEELOCK, WHICH NOMINATIONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 20, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ANULI L CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE ANYACHEBELU AND ENDING DONALD G ZUGNER, WHICH NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING MATTHEW R. BEEBE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- AND ENDING STEVEN M. WIRSCHING, WHICH NOMINA- 601: PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 20, TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED 2003. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. To be lieutenant general ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DOREEN M AGIN AND NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING EVAN A. APPLEQUIST LT. GEN. WILLIAM T. HOBBINS ENDING BONNITA D WILSON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE AND ENDING RICHARD D. WRIGHT, WHICH NOMINATIONS RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT GRESSIONAL RECORD ON JANUARY 1, 1. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING KEVIN R ARMSTRONG NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WILLIAM B. ADAMS CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND ENDING NANCY A VINCENTJOHNSON, WHICH NOMI- AND ENDING DANIEL J. ZINDER, WHICH NOMINATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE 601: PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 20, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 8, 2003. To be lieutenant general 2003. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING REBECCA E. BRENTON ARMY NOMINATION OF JAMES A. DECAMP. AND ENDING WARREN C. GRAHAM III, WHICH NOMINA- MAJ. GEN. RANDALL M. SCHMIDT ARMY NOMINATION OF TIMOTHY H. SUGHRUE. TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING LESLIE J. MITKOS, JR. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AND ENDING BERRIS D. SAMPLES, WHICH NOMINATIONS NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING KATHY A. BARAN AND IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE ENDING MARGARET A. TAYLOR, WHICH NOMINATIONS CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 5, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING PATRICIA J. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. 601: MCDANIEL AND ENDING NICHOLAS K. STRAVELAKIS, NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING MICHAEL D. DISANO To be lieutenant general WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND ENDING VINCENT M. SCOTT, WHICH NOMINATIONS AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE MAJ. GEN. WALTER E. L. BUCHANAN III JUNE 5, 2003. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003.

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NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING NANCY R. DILLARD NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING EUGENE M. ABLER WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE AND ENDING CHRISTOPHER L. VANCE, WHICH NOMINA- AND ENDING MICHAEL E. ZAMESNIK, WHICH NOMINA- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING NANCY J. BATES AND IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. ENDING LLOYD G. WINGFIELD, WHICH NOMINATIONS NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING JEAN E. BENFER AND NAVY NOMINATION OF JUDY L. MILLER. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE ENDING CYNTHIA L. WIDICK, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING THOMAS W. HAR- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- RINGTON AND ENDING ROBERT L. YOUNG, WHICH NOMI- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ANNEMARIE GRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ADAMOWICZ AND ENDING MARY A. WHITE, WHICH NOMI- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DAVID L. BAILEY AND PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ENDING RUSSELL L. SHAFFER, WHICH NOMINATIONS 2003. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING MATTHEW O. FOLEY 2003. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. III AND ENDING FRANK G. USSEGLIO II, WHICH NOMINA- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING SHERRY L. BRELAND NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING ROBERT W. ARCHER TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED AND ENDING JULIA D. WORCESTER, WHICH NOMINATIONS AND ENDING JIM O. ROMANO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE GRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CRAIG E. BUNDY AND CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 12, 2003. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CHRISTOPHER L. AB- ENDING CLIFF P. WATKINS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING RAUL D. BANTOG AND BOTT AND ENDING WILLIAM A., WRIGHT III, WHICH NOMI- RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- ENDING DONNA M. WILLOUGHBY, WHICH NOMINATIONS NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- GRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WILLIAM M. ARBAUGH CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 16, 2003. 2003. AND ENDING RICHARD E. WOLFE, WHICH NOMINATIONS NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING LINSLY G. M. BROWN NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING CHARLES S. ANDER- WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE AND ENDING DENISE M. SHOREY, WHICH NOMINATIONS SON AND ENDING PHILIP A. YATES, WHICH NOMINATIONS CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DANIEL M. BLESKEY CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON JUNE 18, 2003. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. AND ENDING WILLIAM E. VAUGHAN, WHICH NOMINA- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING BRIAN K. ANTONIO TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED THOMAS D. MATTE AND ENDING RONALD R. PINHEIRO, AND ENDING THOMAS L. VANPETTEN, WHICH NOMINA- IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING BARTLEY G. CILENTO, AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 14, 2003. JR. AND ENDING JAMES L. WHITE, WHICH NOMINATIONS JUNE 3, 2003.

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THE INTRODUCTION OF THE A TRIBUTE TO TSCL’S worked with Members of Congress and the ‘‘EQUAL TREATMENT OF PEN- LEADERSHIP White House on the prescription drug issue. A SIONS AND BANKRUPTCY ACT OF Dear Colleague letter from six Members of 2003’’ HON. WALTER B. JONES Congress has introduced the organization and OF NORTH CAROLINA its issues to the whole Congress. Several IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Members of the House and Senate have recently contributed articles on seniors issues to HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. Thursday, June 26, 2003 the TSCL newsletter: The Social Security & OF MICHIGAN Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Medicare Advisor. And I am pleased to say IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES it is a pleasure for me to introduce to you the that TSCL strongly supports my bill: The So- TREA Senior Citizens League and its new cial Security Guarantee Act. Thursday, June 26, 2003 leadership. Since Mr. Smith took over leadership of the The TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL) TSCL Board of Trustees he has brought a se- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today, I am in- is a national group of politically active seniors riousness of purpose and a determination to troducing the ‘‘Equal Treatment of Pensions concerned about the protection of their earned build credibility and respect for the organiza- and Bankruptcy Act of 2003’’ to eliminate an Social Security, Medicare, military, and other tion. He insisted that the group’s educational unfair and abusive practice that has allowed retirement benefits. TSCL originated as a efforts through direct mail be well researched corporate insiders to protect their exorbitant group of retired enlisted servicemen and and documented. As Chairman Smith says, pensions even as their employees jobs and women. TSCL is among the largest seniors TSCL does not sell anything. Rather it strives retirement savings are obliterated in bank- groups with over 1.2 million active members. to educate the public about issues important ruptcy. It is a non-partisan, non-profit educational and to senior citizens. Since so many of them Recently, some in top corporate manage- advocacy organization. have served their country in the military and in ment have attempted to insulate their pension Key issues for TSCL include Social Security so many other ways, they are especially de- COLA fairness; using a separate CPI–E con- benefits by placing them in a trust that would serving of fair treatment. sumer price index for the elderly to calculate be beyond the reach of the bankruptcy court. When Mr. Smith one day completes his vol- COLA for seniors; Notch reform; and a fair untary stint as Chairman of the TSCL Board of As a result, while employees lose their jobs, medicare and prescription drug coverage. One Trustees he should be able to say that he has pensions, and other benefits, these insiders of the main issues continues to center on left the organization much better off than he are able to walk away from the bankrupt com- Notch reform and providing either a lump sum found it. He is to be commended for his vision pany with a substantial windfall. This immoral benefit over four years or an improved benefit and his desire to help some of the most wor- tactic does not benefit the rehabilitation of the calculation for those individuals born in the thy and needy of all of our citizens: our senior business. To the contrary, it loots the com- years 1917–1926. It is also important to en- citizens including many who served the mili- pany of assets that could be used to pay sure that future generations do not receive tary and fought for their country. I am happy creditors, employees, and help the company lower benefits because of the year in which to pay tribute to the organization and its lead- successfully emerge from bankruptcy. It is bad they were born or because of government ership. for business, it is bad for unpaid creditors, it miscalculations in the Social Security system. f is bad for the families who are shattered by Since 2001 TSCL has been under the lead- SHED LIGHT ON HIDDEN FEES the failure of a company. ership of Board of Trustees Chairman George This is an ongoing problem. In April, Amer- Smith with board members Ms. Dottie Holmes, ican Airlines enraged employees by threat- Mr. Fred Athans, Mr. Richard Brogan, and HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ ening to shut down the company if they didn’t more recently Mr. Ralph McCutchen. The OF ILLINOIS accept billions in steep pay and benefit cuts, elected TSCL Board of Trustees is a volunteer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES while secretly setting aside millions in pension board governing the organization. Retirees Thursday, June 26, 2003 guarantees for top executives. Although CEO and near-retirees make up the board and vol- Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, today I am Donald Carty resigned in April, American has unteer their services with the goal of improving introducing the ‘‘Wire Transfer Fairness and kept its executive pension plan. the lives of fellow seniors. It was a pleasure Disclosure Act of 2003,’’ a bill to require addi- The legislation provides that if the company for me to meet with their fine Board of Trust- tional disclosures relating to exchange rates in places any supplemental retirement benefits or ees Members List October at their offices in transfers involving international transactions. deferred compensation in a trust for the ben- Alexandria, Virginia. Immigrants throughout the United States Under the forward-looking leadership of efit of management or another insider, the work hard, save money and send billions of George Smith, the organization is determined court will have the authority to reclaim those dollars to relatives living in foreign countries. to gain greater credibility and respectability funds for the benefit of the creditors, including The money sent home helps finance basic both in Congress and in the country as a the employees. It also clarifies that a party needs ranging from food and medicine to edu- whole. In this regard Chairman Smith is to be with an interest in the case or a committee of cation to new homes. Unfortunately, cus- commended for enlisting my good friend and creditors may bring a motion to reclaim these tomers wiring money to Mexico are often los- former colleague in Congress Former Ambas- funds if the trustee or the debtor in possession ing millions of dollars to undisclosed ‘‘currency sador David Funderburk as TSCL’s Legislative consents for fails to bring such a motion. conversion fees’’ charged by giant firms such Consultant. While these parties are now permitted to bring as Western Union and MoneyGram. The legislative program for the organization Wire Transfer companies aggressively tar- such motions, as recently reaffirmed by the for the 108th Congress includes plans for per- get audiences in immigrant communities with U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in sonal meetings with over half of the Members ads promising low rates for international trans- the Cybergenics case, this bill reaffirms that of Congress to try to gain support for issues fers. However, such promises are grossly mis- right under the Code. of interest to seniors and TSCL members. leading particularly for those with ties to Mex- This is pattern of abuse is becoming ever TSCL efforts in these tasks have been boost- ico or other Latin American countries, since more widespread. We must protect the liveli- ed by the recent scholarly study of noted companies do not always clearly disclose hood of the average American worker and economist Dr. John Haldi that verifies the via- extra fees charges for converting dollars into their families and ensure that top executives bility of the Notch. The organization has an Mexican pesos. While large wire service com- are not allowed to pillage a firm and enjoy pro- active website, newsletter and direct mail companies typically obtain pesos at bulk bargain tection in bankruptcy that would be denied to munication with its members. rates, they charge a significant currency con- the people who are least to blame for the Just in the first half of 2003, TSCL has version fee to their U.S. customers. The ex- bankruptcy. hosted a press conference in the Capitol, and change rate charged to customers sending

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Thursday, June 26, 2003 money-wiring transactions. More specifically, Mr. Speaker, as a Member of Congress, I Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker today I am intro- the bill requires that any financial institution or consider it my duty and my privilege to protect ducing legislation to protect the park profes- money transmitting business which initiates an and defend human dignity and the quality of sionals who ‘‘dedicate their careers to pre- international money transfer on behalf of a life for our citizens. I am extremely grateful serving our system of National Parks from the consumer (whether or not the consumer main- that people like Randy and Carol Haney, and Bush Administration’s privatization plan. tains an account at such institution or busi- the staff of American Associates, make my According to the Bush Administration, the ness) shall provide the following disclosures: task easier. I ask my colleagues in the 108th rush to replace National Park Service employ- The exchange rate used by the financial in- Congress to please join me in commending ees with private-sector subcontractors is a stitution or money transmitting business in them for going above and beyond to promote harmless experiment to see if the services connection with such transaction. our great Nation. provided by thousands of dedicated public The exchange rate prevailing at a major fi- f servants could be had more cheaply. The Ad- nancial center of the foreign country whose ministration claims it is considering only a currency is involved in the transaction, as of CORPUS CHRISTI, AN ALL small number of positions and asserts that the close of business on the business day im- AMERICAN CITY taxpayers will see cost savings from this plan. mediately preceding the date of the trans- Unfortunately, this is just not the case. The action (or the official exchange rate, if any, of HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ Administration’s privatization scheme is so the government or central bank of such for- OF TEXAS vast, so unwarranted and so clumsy that it eign country). IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES threatens to undermine both the National Park Service and the resources it was created to All commissions and fees charged by the fi- Thursday, June 26, 2003 nancial institution or money transmitting busi- protect. To avoid this, I am introducing legisla- ness in connection with such transaction. Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tion to stop the Bush plan. The exact amount of foreign currency to be commend the City of Corpus Christi for the re- The Administration proposes to privatize ap- received by the recipient in the foreign coun- cent accomplishment of being recognized by proximately 1,700 full-time National Park Serv- try, which shall be disclosed to the consumer the National Civic League as an All-America ice employees by the end of next year. While before the transaction is consummated and City. As a resident of Corpus Christi, I can this number alone is troubling, it is only the printed on the receipt given to the consumer. wholeheartedly endorse the concept that Cor- beginning. According to The Washington Post, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- pus Christi represents all the best in an Amer- the Administration has identified approximately port this pro-consumer legislation. ican city. 70% of the current NPS workforce it feels f Corpus Christi is a place where the pace is should be eligible for replacement by private easy and the people are the best there is. It workers. HONORING AMERICAN is peaceful and beautiful with beaches, military And who are the people the Administration ASSOCIATES, INC. bases, high rises and a vibrant business com- is seeking to replace? According to the Direc- munity. tor of the National Park Service, nearly 90% of HON. DALE E. KILDEE Corpus Christi’s presentation included our the men and women potentially eligible for pri- OF MICHIGAN Juvenile Assessment Center (an organization vatization in the Washington, D.C. area are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that helps decrease juvenile crime), Forward minorities and the numbers in areas such as Corpus Christi (an economic development or- Santa Fe and San Francisco are similarly lop- Thursday, June 26, 2003 ganization), the Air Quality Group (Corpus sided. Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to Christi is the only major city in Texas to meet Making matters worse, the alleged cost sav- rise before you today on behalf of a group of state and federal air quality standards), and a ings created by replacing these workers is men and women who constantly help others local Junior ROTC team. unproven and unlikely. Despite paying private live the American dream. On July 2, civic and One of the central components of our com- consultants more than $5 million, or about community leaders will gather with the friends munity is our military complex. We often say three thousand dollars per position being con- and families of American Associates, Inc. Real South Texas is ‘‘Navy Country.’’ Four separate sidered, not a single study has been produced Estate Company, to celebrate the company’s bases are incorporated in the Corpus Christi demonstrating even a nickel in savings. Mean- 20th anniversary. area: an army base and three naval bases. while, that $5 million came from funds in- For two decades, American Associates, lo- The military presence in the area contributes tended to pay for the operation and mainte- cated at 1453 N. Elms Road in my hometown 20% to our local economy. nance of our National Parks. of Flint, Michigan, has helped thousands of Corpus Christi conveyed this pride in our Of course, the reason no savings can be families achieve the dream of home owner- military, and demonstrated the importance of demonstrated is that there are no savings to ship. Founded by Randy and Carol Haney, our military community, by incorporating the be had. This entire scheme is based on the they, along with a staff of 40 agents, have nationally recognized efforts of the Flour Bluff premise that you can build a workforce of specialized in finding new, used, and luxury Navy Jr. ROTC into the presentation. dedicated professionals, with the experience, homes for their customers. With the help of a It was the solemn and excellent presen- institutional memory and expertise of the Na- computerized nationwide relocation service, tation of the Jr. ROTC, which has won seven tional Park Service, for less money. You can’t. the company has also been able to identify national titles for excellence, and which led the The description on paper of an NPS em- multi-family, industrial, and commercial prop- way for the city to win the recognition by the ployee’s job doesn’t begin to include all of the erties, and even vacant lands. National Civic League as an All-America City. services that employee performs on the Randy and Carol have also sought to place Corpus Christi is the only city in Texas to ground. Visitors don’t direct their questions a strong influence on America as well. For the receive this distinct honor this year. about plants and animals only to NPS biolo- last 16 years, they, along with 250 volunteers I thank my friend, Robin Hayes of North gists nor do they wait to ask questions regard- from area youth, civic, school, and church Carolina, for introducing the resolution to offi- ing historic preservation until an NPS historian groups, have distributed American flags cially commend the winners of this competition is available. Wildfires and heart attacks don’t throughout neighborhoods in Genesee County in the House of Representatives. happen only when full-time fire fighters or during the July 4th weekend. This year, Amer- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me EMTs are on duty. ican Associates plan to pass out 40,000 flags, and the other co-sponsors of this resolution, The National Park Service challenges all of and to date have distributed approximately all of whom are proud to live in an All-America its employees, regardless of their actual job ti- 350,000. This selfless and patriotic gesture of City, in commending Corpus Christi and the tles, to respond to all kinds of visitor needs, goodwill serves to remind us all to celebrate other nine cities honored by the National Civic and the employees work hard to meet this the freedom we have as Americans, and to League. challenge. This kind of all-out commitment and

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.060 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1379 willingness to pitch in comes from a pas- The centerpiece of the Partnership program the struggle against cancer. Through a good sionate commitment to your job, a commit- is its health screening activities conducted by deal of time and effort, the Luau has earned ment which cannot be bought from the lowest specially trained outreach teams that include a worldwide reputation as one of the finest bidder or adequately described in a want ad. bilingual nurses with both Eastern and West- and most soulful surfing-themed philanthropic What’s more, each unit of our National Park ern healthcare concepts and practices. CCPH events to be found anywhere. The challenge System is unique, both in the resources it of- helps these immigrants overcome language of organizing the Luau year after year is suc- fers and the challenges it faces. Such richness and cultural barriers which prevent them from cessfully accomplished by a passionate grass- and diversity defy a ‘‘one-cheapest-size-fits- receiving the medical assistance they need roots network of local volunteers, many of all’’ approach. The best scientific mind to fur- and deserve. whom are cancer survivors. Additionally, the ther stabilize the Anasazi ruins at Mesa Verde To help raise funds for this worthy cause, Luau is generously supported by a diverse is not the best person to protect endangered CCPH and NYU Downtown Hospital will host collection of prominent, community-minded species in the Dry Tortugas. A private cor- a three-day extravaganza featuring a celebrity companies, organizations and individuals. poration, offering the lowest possible salaries, gala dinner and culminating in the Benefit Va- Since its founding in 1994, the Luau has probably can’t provide either of these people, riety Show. Produced by the Hong Kong Tele- raised more than $1 million to finance prom- much less both of them. vision Broadcasts Limited (TVB), the Benefit ising cancer research projects at the Rebecca The fact is, NPS employees’ salaries are Variety Show is an annual event in its fourth and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center. In scandalously low, their housing is dilapidated year that will be held in New York on July 2002 alone, over $170,000 was raised. Today, and they are frequently asked to pack up their 10th. The festivities are broadcast worldwide, scientists and doctors are making great strides families and move to a park thousands of which helps to display New York’s tremendous in the battle to fight cancer, but the disease miles away. These men and women work in diversity. continues to be one of the most widespread the National Park Service because they love Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues diseases in the United States. We must do our National Parks, and the people who visit them, to join me in recognizing the many individuals part to keep up the fight, and this Luau serves and there is no excess to be wrung from their who work tirelessly to make this event an an- as a perfect means for all San Diegans to get paychecks. While it is appropriate to seek the nual success, including Sir Run Run Shaw, involved. lowest bidder for the uniforms they wear or the Executive Chairman of TVB; George C.K. Liu, I applaud the UCSD Cancer Center Luau equipment they use, allowing the lowest bid- Chairman of the Physician Committee; Mr. and Long Board Invitational for their contin- der to replace their expertise and experience Tim Cheng of the East Buffet and Restaurant; uous efforts in the fight against Cancer. To all will only cheapen our National Parks. Pulchee Ngan, General Manager, Raymond those who have spent countless hours on this The mission of the National Park Service is Miu Productions, Inc.; and Hong Kong Super- important event year after year: Mahalo! I yield back the balance of my time. resource protection and visitor enjoyment, not stars Jerry Lamb, Yumiko Cheng, Maggie profit. To accomplish that mission, the Na- Cheung, Denise Ho, Aaron Kwok, Alan Lam, f tional Park Service needs employees moti- Samantha Lam, Edmond Leung, Gigi Leung, IN RECOGNITION OF MR. SHARAD vated by a love of people and of parks, not of Edwin Siu, Tommy Yuen, and Tim Yuk. I SHAH AND SHARE AND CARE money. The natural, cultural and historic re- would also like to recognize the Chinese Con- FOUNDATION sources contained within our National Parks solidated Benevolent Association, who are the are too valuable to allow the job of protecting grand benefactors of this event and do so HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. them to be traded on the open market. much throughout Chinatown to serve and pro- OF NEW JERSEY My legislation will stop this privatization tect the interests of the Chinese community in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scheme in its tracks and I urge my colleagues New York City. Thursday, June 26, 2003 to support it. I appreciate all the good work that CCPH f does to promote quality health care and I wish Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to them great success with this year’s variety laud the accomplishments of Mr. Sharad IN HONOR OF THE TVB BENEFIT show. Shah, and the organization he helped create, VARIETY SHOW 2003 f The Share and Care Foundation. Share and Care is a unique organization that provides HON. JERROLD NADLER COMMEMORATING THE 10TH ANNI- medical equipment, food, basic health care, OF NEW YORK VERSARY OF THE UCSD CANCER crisis and disaster relief, youth vocational CENTER LUAU & LONG BOARD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES training, internship programs, scholarships and INVITATIONAL more to those desperately in need. This forum Thursday, June 26, 2003 has been the starting ground for many people, Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS and has provided a much-needed service to praise the extraordinary efforts of NYU Down- OF CALIFORNIA lift up underprivileged children and women town Hospital and its Chinese Community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES faced with seemingly insurmountable obsta- Partnership for Health program, for all of their cles, and set them on the road to a productive Thursday, June 26, 2003 work in health education, outreach and case life. management throughout lower Manhattan. I Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise Share and Care, the brainchild of a small salute them on the occasion of the fourth an- today to honor the University of California— group of Indian-Americans, was born in 1982 nual Hong Kong Television Broadcast Limited San Diego (UCSD) Cancer Center Luau and in New Jersey. More than 50 active volunteers Benefit Variety Show, which raises funds for Long Board Invitational annual event for their are involved in multifaceted projects and serv- this worthy cause. continuous exemplary work in furthering the ices. The volunteers see themselves as cata- Lower Manhattan is a diverse community efforts of cancer treatment and research at the lysts, promoting low cost, high return pro- that welcomes thousands of new immigrants Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer grams at grass root levels. Their 100% volun- every year, especially to the dynamic neigh- Center. teer organization maximizes the utilization of borhood of Chinatown. NYU Downtown Hos- This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the funds for a deserving cause. In the last twenty pital is the only health care facility in the area Luau and Long Board Invitational, which each years this organization has grown over a hun- and works to guarantee that these immigrants year brings together varying groups, from dred fold. have access to quality health care. world-renowned surfing legends to corporate Share and Care has offered its services The hospital has numerous successful out- executives, to unify around the same cause. since the Bhopal tragedy in 1984 to the recent reach programs including the Chinese Com- The many activities of the day include a cere- Gujarat earthquake in 2001. Share and Care munity Partnership for Health (CCPH) pro- mony honoring the recipient of the Queen of aided in building schools, hospitals, training gram. The CCPH works to promote health Makaha Award, recognizing an individual for centers, health camps and blood banks, and care to all the residents of New York’s Chi- his or her efforts to fight cancer and dedication sponsored thousands of students seeking an nese community, including the tens of thou- to helping others in ways that embody the true education. This Foundation has directed more sands of new residents each year. For ten ‘‘aloha’’ spirit. than $5 million in cash and kind donations to years, the CCPH has served more than This year’s 10th Anniversary event serves the victims of the January 2001 earthquake. 80,000 garment and restaurant workers, elder- as a milestone of success and a measure of About 2,500 individuals throughout the United ly Chinese residents and school children in the the many contributions of supporters both in States donated more than $1 million for the ef- Hospital’s service area. and out of the San Diego community toward fort. Additionally, about 50 corporations and

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.064 E27PT1 E1380 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 groups collected donations and chose Share Rollcall vote No. 299 on agreeing to the poses (#312). Had I been present, I would and Care to distribute the money in order to passage of H. Con. Res. 209—‘‘yes’’. have voted ‘‘aye.’’ deliver relief to the people of Gujarat. Rollcall vote No. 300 on agreeing to the 2. H.R. 2474—To require that funds made This Foundation is a recognized name that passage of H.R. 2465—‘‘yes’’. available for fiscal years 2003 and 2004 for people trust with their donations and can rely f the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger on for help in the most tragic times. Their nu- Fellowships be administered through the Con- merous community and rehabilitation initiatives MAKE RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE gressional Hunger Center (#313). Had I been have totaled more than $30 million. Mr. PUBLIC AVAILABLE TO THE PUB- present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Speaker, on this day I rise up to acknowledge LIC 3. H.J. Res. 49—recognizing the important a truly remarkable individual and I ask that my service to the Nation provided by the Foreign colleagues join me in honoring Mr. Shah and HON. MARTIN OLAV SABO Agricultural Service of the Department of Agri- his organization for the fine and important OF MINNESOTA culture on the occasion of its 50th anniversary work they have done over the past twenty IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (#314). Had I been present, I would have years. voted ‘‘aye.’’ Thursday, June 26, 2003 4. H. Con. Res. 49—expressing the sense f Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, today I will intro- of the Congress that the sharp escalation of HONORING MAYNARD HOLBROOK duce the Public Access to Science Act, PASA, anti-Semitic violence within many participating JACKSON, JR. of 2003, legislation to make federally funded States of the Organization for Security and research available to the public. Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound HON. MAX BURNS It is wrong when a breast cancer patient concern and efforts should be undertaken to OF GEORGIA cannot access federally funded research paid prevent future occurrences (#315). Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for by her hard-earned taxes. It is wrong when a family whose child has a rare disease must 5. H. Res. 199—calling on the Government Thursday, June 26, 2003 pay again for access to research their tax dol- of the People’s Republic of China immediately Mr. BURNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lars already paid for. Common sense dictates and unconditionally to release Dr. Yang Jianli, honor the life of Maynard Holbrook Jackson, we provide the most cutting-edge research to calling on the President of the United States to Jr., and to extend condolences to the family, all who may benefit from it, especially when continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang Jianli friends, and business associates of the un- they have already paid for it with their tax dol- for his release, and for other purposes (#316). timely death of an extraordinary man who lars. Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ changed the way the world sees the City of The United States Government funds basic 6. H. Res. 294—condemning the terrorism Atlanta. research with the intention and the belief that inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and Mr. Jackson loved Atlanta, the state of the new ideas and discoveries that result will expressing solidarity with the Israeli people in Georgia, and its people. He worked endlessly improve the lives and welfare of the people of their fight against terrorism (#317). Had I been to create a city that many refer to as the the United States and around the world. Our present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ ‘‘Mecca of the South.’’ Because of his tireless government spends $45 billion a year to sup- f devotion, Atlanta’s growth and development port scientific and medical research whose RECOGNIZING UCSD CANCER has gained national prominence. product is new knowledge for the public ben- CENTER A savvy politician and businessman, Mr. efit. We must remember that government Jackson was the first African-American to be funded research belongs to, and should be HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM elected mayor of a major southern city. A readily available to, every person in the United OF CALIFORNIA great champion for diversity, inclusion, and States. Lifting restrictions that prevent the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fairness, he built bridges between racial, eco- widespread sharing of federally funded re- nomic, and social lines that brought a sense of search can only speed scientific advancement. Thursday, June 26, 2003 togetherness to the City of Atlanta and its citi- I urge you to join me by cosponsoring this Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise zens. legislation to require research substantially today to honor The UCSD Cancer Center Mr. Jackson’s dynamic leadership was the funded by the Federal Government to be ineli- Luau and Longboard Invitational. This event driving force in the design, development and gible for copyright protection, and thus avail- brings together surfing legends from around expansion of one of the nation’s busiest air- able in the public domain. the world, celebrities, and corporate execu- ports, Atlanta’s Hartsfield International. In ad- f tives to benefit cancer treatment and research dition, his legacy includes programs that em- at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Can- powered neighborhoods and a department PERSONAL EXPLANATION cer Center. It features a friendly surfing com- that oversees cultural affairs. He worked tire- petition between sponsored teams, a Polyne- lessly as an advocate of affirmative action and HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK sian-themed party featuring food, entertain- laid the foundation that brought the 1996 Sum- OF NORTH CAROLINA ment, live and silent auctions of surf memora- mer Olympics to Atlanta. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bilia, and a brief ceremony to honor the winner Mr. Jackson was a successful politician and of the Rell Sunn—Queen of Makaha Award. businessman who had a passion for public Thursday, June 26, 2003 This award recognizes an individual for his or service. The death of this remarkable man Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to her efforts to fight cancer and dedication to creates a great void for the City of Atlanta, the participate in the following votes. If I had been helping others in ways that embody the true state of Georgia, and the entire nation. present, I would have voted as follows: ‘‘aloha’’ spirit. f June 24, 2003, Rollcall vote 307, on agree- Since its founding in 1994, the Luau has ing to the Filner amendment, I would have raised more than $1 million for the center. PERSONAL EXPLANATION voted ‘‘no’’. Much of these funds have been used as f ‘‘seed money’’ that finances the initial stages HON. JOHN SULLIVAN of promising cancer research projects and PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF OKLAHOMA helps them qualify for additional funding from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES federal or other sources. The Luau also has earned a worldwide rep- Thursday, June 26, 2003 HON. JIM KOLBE OF ARIZONA utation as one of the finest and most soulful Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. Speaker, due to events IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES surfing-themed philanthropic events anywhere. beyond my control I was unable to be present It is organized by a passionate grassroots net- for the following rollcall votes. Had I been able Thursday, June 26, 2003 work of local volunteers (many of whom are to submit my votes, they would have been as Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I at- cancer survivors), and is generously supported follows: tended the funeral of the Honorable Bob by a diverse collection of prominent, commu- Rollcall vote No. 297 on agreeing to the Stump in Phoenix, Arizona and missed votes nity-minded companies, organizations and in- passage of H. Res. 264—‘‘yes’’. on the following measures: dividuals. This year’s event promises to be Rollcall vote No. 298 on agreeing to the 1. S. 858—To extend the Abraham Lincoln extra special, as it is the 10th anniversary of passage of H. Res. 177—‘‘yes’’. Bicentennial Commission, and for other pur- the UCSD Cancer Center Luau.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.067 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1381 This event is especially meaningful to me Village of South Range, which it remains was assassinated. That same month, at least because in the summer of 1998, I am one of today. The Village may have fewer than one two other dissidents were detained on frail al- thousands of men who was diagnosed with thousand residents and winter weather that legations that they were responsible for incit- prostate cancer following a simple prostate- averages fifteen feet of snow, but its people ing the January 29, 2003 anti-Thai riots in specific antigen (PSA) test. During my annual also have warm hearts and a true civic spirit. Phnom Penh, during which the Thai Embassy examination in the summer of 1998, my doctor Led by Village President Michael Rompf, was attacked and damaged. These incidents noted a slight elevation in my PSA test. He they have planned a two week centennial underscore the need for further vigilance. followed up with a sonogram and an MRI, nei- celebration during which South Range will For these reasons, I join the U.S. Depart- ther of which revealed the disease. It was only choose a centennial queen and highlight its ment of State in calling on the Government of after a prostate biopsy that it was determined history with photo exhibits, mine tours, visits to Cambodia to prevent all forms of election co- that I had cancer. Following the diagnosis, in historic sites and a living history re-enactment. ercion and to prosecute perpetrators of vio- consultation with my family, I decided to pur- South Range residents have not forgotten lence. I also share the Department’s hope that sue surgery as my treatment option. I am for- music and dancing, just like the socials that the Cambodian National Election Committee tunate—early detection saved my life. My doc- provided respite from the backbreaking work will demonstrate its neutrality and independ- tor was familiar with PSA results, and I had in the mines for their forebears. They plan ence, fulfill its promise of equal media access, healthcare coverage for my treatments. As a dancing to swing and polka music, and teen and act rapidly to deal with allegations of cancer survivor, I personally understand the dances for the younger crowd. A pasty sup- irregularities during the 30-day election cam- hope that the groundbreaking research proper, community flag raising on the Fourth of paign period, on polling day, and during the vides to individuals who are suffering, or who July, a parade, craft and dog shows, slow ballot counting process. have a loved one who is battling a disease. I pitch softball and of course, fireworks will all The people of the United States share the understand the importance of finding better bring community residents and visitors closer aspirations of the people of Cambodia to free ways to diagnose and treat this disease which together. expression, self-determination, and the devel- affects so many people in our nation. On a serious note, a ceremony will re-dedi- opment of an election administration that com- I am proud to support the UCSD Cancer cate South Range’s memorial to war veterans, mands confidence across Cambodian society. Center, and I urge my colleagues to join me the ‘‘Honor Roll,’’ at the Community Center on We sincerely hope that the July 27 elections in recognizing the Luau and Longboard Invita- July 5th. This will mark completion of the res- will be an important step in that process. tional. This event will help to ensure that the toration of the memorial and honor those who f Cancer Center is able to continue to provide served in action from South Range. An ob- quality services to those facing cancer, and to servance of the 50th anniversary of the Ko- IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION develop new lifesaving treatments. rean War will follow this ceremony, hosted by AND INFORMATION BLACKOUT ACT OF 2003 f South Range’s VFW Post. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my fellow TRIBUTE TO THE VILLAGE OF Members of Congress join me in extending HON. RAHM EMANUEL SOUTH RANGE, MICHIGAN ON warm congratulations to the Village of South OF ILLINOIS THE CENTENNIAL OF ITS FOUND- Range as we celebrate not only the birth of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ING our great nation, but also the contributions and Thursday, June 26, 2003 hard work that made possible South Range’s HON. BART STUPAK 100 years of continued vitality as a commu- Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF MICHIGAN nity. South Range and thousands of commu- introduce the ‘‘Identity Theft Protection and In- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nities like it are truly the bedrock Of our na- formation Blackout Act of 2003.’’ I am proud to offer this legislation on behalf of eighteen of Thursday, June 26, 2003 tional strength. f my Republican and Democratic colleagues in Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the House. congratulate the Village of South Range, REGARDING THE CAMBODIAN As Congress debates reauthorization of the Michigan on 100 years of vibrant community NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS Fair Credit Reporting Act’s preemption provi- life as the Village celebrates the centennial of sions, ordinary Americans are more concerned its founding. HON. JAMES A. LEACH than ever about the privacy of their financial In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt was President, OF IOWA and health information. Moreover, the identity the Wright brothers made their historic first IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES theft epidemic continues to disrupt lives and flight on the hills outside Kitty Hawk, and cost families and businesses millions of dol- Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company Thursday, June 26, 2003 lars. Americans want, need, and expect the with the introduction of the Model A Ford road- Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to note that Federal government to take action to address ster. Cambodia is scheduled to hold its National these issues. Another memorable event of 1903 was the Assembly elections on July 27, 2003, and to In response to this urgent problem, my leg- founding of the Town of South Range by the express our hopes and concerns that the elec- islation establishes methods for preventing Whealkate Mining Company, at the south end toral process be free and fair. The United identity theft and amends the FCRA to protect of the copper range on the Keweenaw Penin- States is strongly committed, not to a par- consumers’ sensitive, private health-related in- sula in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. ticular outcome in those elections, but to a formation by safeguarding it from indiscrimi- At the time the Town of South Range was credible process that is fair in its administra- nate use by credit bureaus, financial institu- founded, most of the land within its boundaries tion and execution, and free of the violence, tions, and affiliates. was owned by various copper mining compa- intimidation, and alleged fraud that sadly have This legislation also protects Social Security nies who had flocked to the area with the dis- marred other elections since the 1997 coup in numbers from identity thieves. An individual’s covery of rich copper deposits in the 19th cen- that country. Social Security number has been called the tury. This period in the Keweenaw’s history, On June 10, 2003, the Subcommittee on ‘‘the golden key’’ to financial identity theft. To and the economic and cultural fabric created Asia and the Pacific held a hearing on ‘‘Re- protect this vital key to personal information, by the mines, the miners, their families and cent Developments in Southeast Asia’’ that fo- my legislation institutes national standards the communities that grew up around them is cused in part on the upcoming Cambodian governing the collection, use, display, sale and the story commemorated by the Keweenaw elections. While there have been improve- security of social security numbers by govern- National Historical Park. ments in recent years, such as an updated ment and by private sector entities. Once the Town of South Range was platted, Electoral Law and a new National Election Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to it became possible for hardworking miners and Committee, certain credible concerns persist. join me in cosponsoring the Identify Theft Pro- local people to buy the lots and begin to build Experts at our hearing and other observers tection and Information Blackout Act, and I a community separate from the mining compa- have questioned the independence of the strongly urge the House to consider this im- nies that most of them worked for. As the Election Committee, complained of opposition portant measure as we move closer to reau- town grew, businesses, churches and social politicians’ lack of access to Cambodian mass thorizing the Fair Credit Reporting Act and clubs were created to serve its inhabitants. media, and raised concerns about continuing similar legislation to keep personal financial In 1906 the residents petitioned the Hough- political violence. In February, Om Radsady, and related information private and protected ton County Commissioners to incorporate the an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen, from fraud and abuse.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.073 E27PT1 E1382 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 CONGRATULATIONS HONORARY The broken-hearted cities, are healed. believe that this legislation puts consumers at DEGREE RECIPIENTS Sonya Rendon Blacio and Mary Patricia risk without helping small business owners get McTeague have had dramatic success in cre- health insurance. HON. MARCY KAPTUR ating a new world in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Many of my concerns about AHPs mirror OF OHIO Rendon, an Ecuadorian education, and those of Sandy Praeger, the Kansas Insur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES McTeague, an American and a former nun, ance Commissioner. I will quote extensively from her remarks about AHPs made before Thursday, June 26, 2003 have built a school that is a model of both educational excellence and egalitarianism. At the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneur- Mrs. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, it is with the Escuela Nuevo Mondo, which the two women ship Committee on February 5, 2003. greatest pleasure that I congratulate the 2003 began in 1979, the school’s 200 faculty mem- AHPs will not reduce the cost of health in- Honorary Degree recipients from John Carroll bers instruct 1400 tuition-paying students, the surance for small businesses. In fact, the Con- University, Monsignor William Linder, who re- children of affluent Ecuador, in the morning. In gressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that ceived a Doctor of Laws, and the recipients of the afternoon, 900 children of poverty receive H.R. 660 would actually drive up the cost of a Doctorate in Humane Letters, Sonya the same education for free from the coverage for 20 million individuals—80 percent Rendon Blacio and Mary Patricia McTeague. Fundacion Nuevo Mondo. Rendon and of small employers and their families who are America is fortunate to be blessed with citi- McTeague state that Nuevo Mondo is in truth now covered under employer-based health in- zens of their high calibre and profound dedica- ‘‘a social revolution aimed at changing atti- surance plans. The results of this legislation tion. could actually make coverage less affordable Monsignor William Linder has spent his life tudes between social classes and opening doors to offer options to some of the 80 per- for the vast majority of small business workers saving cities and souls. During the Newark who now have coverage. A recent study re- riots of 1967, the New Jersey native, a parish cent of Ecuadorians who otherwise would not have the opportunity for quality education, leased by National Small Business United priest at the time, stepped forward to bring (NSBU) found that AHPs would result in more people together and build trust. He moved medical and social assistance.’’ Today, Nuevo Mondo operates elementary and high schools, than 1 million more uninsured and cause pre- through the battle zone, delivering food and miums to skyrocket for the sickest workers. a commercial bakery, two day care centers, transporting the injured to hospitals. After the Additionally, H.R. 660 will hurt those who two medical centers and vocational training smoke cleared, the priest called together a most need health coverage, and those who group of residents to set about rebuilding the projects. The people of Ecuador continue to employ them. H.R. 660 could actually hurt city they loved. In Newark’s Central Ward, struggle, but Nuevo Mondo has been a bea- those who most need health coverage by al- they formed the New Community Corporation con pointing the way to a new world. lowing AHPs to ‘‘cherry pick’’ only the health- In honor of Sonya Rendon Blacio and Mary (NCC) and charged it with the mission of cre- iest, cheapest-to-insure individuals to partici- Patricia McTeague, Professor George Bilgere ating housing and the products and services pate in their plans. Most States prohibit this penned the following poem: that would bring jobs. The NCC has become kind of health insurance discrimination, but the largest and most successful community On the coast of Ecuador, H.R. 660 would preempt these anti-discrimina- Out of poverty and despair, development organization in the United States. A new world is rising, tion measures in most States, allowing AHPs It has brought new life to the old city of New- One classroom at a time to discriminate against those who most need ark, providing housing and jobs for thousands, A Nuevo Mundo, where once coverage. Commissioner Praeger’s remarks il- and creating a community development model Was only a jungle and a dream. lustrate how H.R. 660 would undermine State that is now being studied and emulated At first your idea was simple; reforms in this regard and leave sicker and throughout the world. Monsignor Linder has Build a school for their children higher risk employees out in the cold. won the McArthur Foundation ‘‘Genius’’ fellow- So in the afternoon In order to keep costs low, AHPs would ship, and he has received countless honors in There would, at last, be a classroom have an incentive to target the people who are the course of his remarkable ministry to the For the children of the poor. the least costly to insure—healthy, young peo- people of northern New Jersey. He has said, But you learned over time ple who rarely access health services. By giv- ‘‘I have never really thought of myself as a That the rich, too, are poor, ing AHPs the power to charge higher pre- pastor to only Catholics. I am a pastor of peo- As long as they can’t define miums for less healthy groups and the discre- The word hunger, or explain tion to offer narrower benefits, these bills will ple.’’ What it means to have no shoes, In honor of Monsignor Linder, Professor Or to be unable allow AHPs to deter less healthy groups from George Bilgere penned the following poem: To read the Bible, or a novel, enrolling. Small businesses that employ older, You walked into the battle zone Or your name. disabled or chronically ill individuals would be Of Newark in the sixties Real change, you found, forced to pay more out-of-pocket or left behind A young, audacious, rabble-rousing priest, Comes only when the rich man suffers altogether. As noted above, 80 percent of Hoping to rebuild the city from its core, To learn from the beggar small employers will be left out and will likely To heal its broken heart, to do That they are brothers see their premiums increase as the State-reg- What no one believed you could do. Who can help each other ulated health insurance market loses its The broken-hearted cities, Ease the pain of the world; healthy individuals to AHPs, leaving sicker and The neighborhoods called Hough Only then will come the day older individuals in the State market. And Watts and Spanish Harlem, When the old world passed Are not the parts of America State consumer protections, such as exter- Through hard work and love nal appeals of disputed claims, would be ig- We think of saving And the Gospel of Jesus Christ, When the bombs are falling, Into the new world you dream of nored as well as other guaranteed benefits Or when the flag is waving And are building from the jungle such as maternity care, mammograms, mental Over baseball games in spring. One classroom at a time, health treatment, or diabetes. For many years, Probably there aren’t many flags That Nuevo Mundo, where all I have supported efforts to enact a strong pa- Waving over East St. Louis or Cabrini Green Are brothers and sisters, tients’ bill of rights that would extend con- Or Roxbury or Eight mile, Equal in every way. sumer protections to all Americans. This legis- But it’s hard to know for sure f lation, however, would expose millions of Because no one travels there workers—in both small and large busi- Who doesn’t have to. SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH nesses—who now enjoy the advantages of Only those who have no choice FAIRNESS ACT OF 2003 Live in the broken heart State consumer protections into plans that are Of America. SPEECH OF completely exempt from those protections. But now, thirty-five years later, Fundamentally, AHPs would completely de- A gray-haired, audacious, rabble-rousing HON. DENNIS MOORE stroy the State insurance market. As Commis- priest, OF KANSAS sioner Praeger stated: You watch the Central Ward prosper IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The AHP legislation in Congress would un- While the country watches you, Thursday, June 19, 2003 dermine state reforms and once again frag- Taking hope from the strength and courage, ment the market. Each association would The hard work of one stubborn man, Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposi- create its own risk pool that, due to the ben- One man of vision who understands tion to H.R. 660. It is being promoted by some efits provided, types of business in the asso- That America will not be whole or free in Congress as the silver bullet that will help ciation, or area serviced, could have signifi- Until the cities, small businesses get health insurance, but I cantly lower risk than the general market.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.078 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1383 While the bill does make some effort to re- ting individual insurance markets or con- is gaining wide acceptance, and is being stud- duce ‘‘cherry picking’’ the NAIC believes the sumers at risk. My legislation, in contrast to ied by the Administration. Modern day slavery provisions would be inadequate. the very controversial AHP proposals, could is under assault from all directions. Commissioner Praeger goes on to say: be enacted into law immediately without dis- But Mr. Speaker, we need to do more. In This self-selection is extremely disruptive rupting health insurance markets or regulatory the two-and-a-half years since the enactment to the marketplace and will create a very structures. It would also preserve the rights of the Smith-Gejdenson Act, we have learned unstable situation in an already fragile much more about the phenomena of trafficking small group market, likely reducing the and protections of consumers in States and number of insurers willing to offer coverage ensure that the business of health insurance and how to combat it. It is time to do a thor- in the general market. Insurance is of little remain regulated on the State level. It would ough review of our trafficking statutes and en- use unless the costs of caring for the rel- also give small business owners, like their big sure that we are doing everything we can to atively few can be distributed among the business competitors, the opportunity to band prevent trafficking, protect victims and pros- many who are healthy. together and bargain for better insurance rates ecute traffickers. AHPs would exempt health insurers from and terms. And that is exactly what the Trafficking Vic- State rules that are needed to effectively gov- f tims Reauthorization Act of 2003 accom- ern health insurance companies. AHPs would plishes. Drawing from the conference earlier also be exempt from State solvency laws and INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 2620 TRAF- this year held by the Department of State, this oversight and subject to inadequate standards. FICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION bill authorizes new strategies for prevention, The American Academy of Actuaries has said REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2003 including using trafficking victims to identify that the solvency standards for AHPs con- traffickers at the borders and deterring sex tained in H.R. 660 are inadequate, and Com- HON. TOM LANTOS tourism, which is part of the fuel of sex slavery missioner Praeger’s testimony underscores OF CALIFORNIA around the world. It increases protection by these concerns. Her testimony states that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES making measured expansions of the visa cat- solvency standards under the bill are ‘‘woefully Thursday, June 26, 2003 egory for trafficking victims and related provi- inadequate’’ and goes on to predict ‘‘If a na- sions to better enable cooperation, particularly tionwide AHP were offered to a large associa- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, today I proudly with respect to state and local trafficking pros- tion, a capital surplus of only $2 million would joined my good friend from New Jersey, the ecutions, which are increasingly the front line result in disaster.’’ Supporters of H.R. 660 Chairman of the Veterans Committee and the of law enforcement in this area. And it en- claim that the Department of Labor has suffi- Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Inter- hances prosecution of traffickers by, for exam- cient resources to oversee the new plans and national Relations, in introducing H.R. 2620, ple, ensuring that trafficking is treated like the prevent insolvencies and fraud. Commissioner the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza- organized crime that it is. Perhaps most criti- Praeger believes that this is not the case. She tion Act of 2003. cally, it demonstrates Congressional commit- notes that ‘‘The Department of Labor has nei- Mr. Speaker, in the 106th Congress, Mr. ment to fighting this scourge by authorizing ther the resources nor the expertise to regu- Smith and our former colleague, Sam Gejden- additional funds for U.S. agencies to combat late insurance products.’’ son of Connecticut, spent enormous energy to this human rights crisis around the world. More than 500 organizations—including pass the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of Mr. Speaker, I salute Congressman SMITH, many of the major consumer and health care 2000. I was proud to be an original co-sponsor Congressman PITTS and Congresswoman provider organizations—have voice their oppo- of that landmark legislation. It is wise to recall SLAUGHTER for the vision they are showing sition to this legislation. The legislation is also where we were just a few short years ago with today by joining me in this fight against traf- strongly opposed by the Nation’s Republican respect to trafficking of persons. The CIA esti- ficking in human beings. Just as we made a and Democratic governors, attorneys general mated that 50,000 people were being traf- real difference two-and-a-half years ago, we and insurance commissioners. Additionally, ficked into the United States each year and can accelerate our fight against modern-day many in the small business community oppose being held in conditions that amounted to slavery. I urge all my colleagues to join in this H.R. 660, including the National Small Busi- modern day slavery. They were being forced fight. to labor in our fields, to work endless hours in ness United (NSBU), which has voiced its op- f position to this legislation because it would sweatshops, and to serve in sexual slavery in hurt, not help, many small employers. They cities across our land. U.S. prosecution of traf- BILL TO MAKE PERMANENT THE cite a recent study by Mercer found that AHPs fickers faltered because attorneys in our De- EXPANDED EXPENSING BENE- would result in more than 1 million more unin- partment of Justice did not have the right tools FITS PROVIDED TO SMALL BUSI- sured and cause premiums to skyrocket for to pursue the new forms of trafficking, which NESSES UNDER THE JOBS AND the sickest workers. often relied on threats, not chains, and on GROWTH TAX RELIEF REC- I do understand that small employers are document fraud, not bills of sale. Overseas, ONCILIATION ACT OF 2003 clamoring for relief from the high cost of health millions of people were being used as chattel, care, and I support efforts to improve individ- and the brothels of Bombay and Bangkok HON. WALLY HERGER uals’ and small businesses’ ability to obtain were overflowing with prostitutes, many young OF CALIFORNIA quality health insurance. I have introduced girls, who were forced to provide sex. Govern- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. 1937, the Small Business Health Insur- ments were barely aware of what was hap- ance Availability Act. This bill would do several pening to their own people, and where they Thursday, June 26, 2003 things to help uninsured Americans who work were, they usually blamed the victims and for- Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, last year Con- for small businesses get adequate health care. got about them. And the international commu- gress, working together with President Bush, My legislation would establish a tax credit to- nity was just starting to fashion an inter- enacted into law the Jobs and Growth Tax Re- ward the purchase of health insurance for all national agreement to address the horrors of lief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Among other small employers who choose to offer it. The trafficking. provisions, this new law strengthens and ex- credit will reimburse 20 percent of health in- Today the picture is visibly brighter. Be- pands the expensing provisions afforded to surance costs, up to $400 per year for individ- cause of the enactment of the Smith-Gejden- small businesses under section 179 of the In- uals and $1000 for family coverage. Busi- son Act, the Attorney General is prosecuting ternal Revenue Code. As such, the law en- nesses can get an additional 10 percent tax cases from American Samoa to New Jersey courages small businesses to make new cap- credit (up to 30 percent total) if they join in a and has recently achieved the first conviction ital investments, thus spurring our economy Health Benefit Purchasing Coalition, which under the new tools provided by that Act right and creating jobs. I believe Congress should provides small employers a way to pool re- here in the DC metropolitan area. Victims are make this provision permanent and today I am sources, negotiate collectively with insurers, coming forward because of the federal bene- introducing the ‘‘Small Business Expensing and administer health plans for small employer fits we are offering to them, treating them like Permanency Act of 2003’’ to do just that. groups. In order to foster innovation on the the refugees that they are. The naming of Specifically, the Jobs and Growth Act in- State level, the bill creates State grant pro- countries that are not making significant efforts creases from $25,000 to $100,000 the amount grams for initiatives that expand health insur- to combat trafficking and the threat of sanc- of new investment a business can expense— ance to the uninsured through market innovations against them are forcing measurable or deduct from income—in a given year. The tions. changes in the way that governments around new law also increases—from $200,000 to I believe that we must help uninsured Amer- the world are facing this modern day form of $400,000—the amount of total investment a icans to obtain health insurance while not put- slavery. A new international criminal protocol business can make in a year and still qualify

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If The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthor- $300,000 to the Organization for Security the higher expensing limits are good for our ization Act (TVPRA) would address these and and Cooperation in Europe for trafficking pre- nation’s small businesses over the next two other areas of concern, would authorize fund- vention and legal reform programs; years, they should be good for small busi- ing to continue our government’s efforts $15 million to the Department of Justice for nesses indefinitely. against trafficking, and would build upon the assistance to victims in the United States and Small businesses truly are the backbone of experience of implementing the TVPA to refine $250,000 for anti-trafficking training activities our economy, representing more than half of U.S. laws and practices to better fulfill the in- at the International Law Enforcement Acad- all jobs and economic output. We should not tent of that law. Specifically, the TVPRA would emies (ILEAs); take small business vitality for granted, how- enhance the prevention of human trafficking $15 million to the President for foreign vic- ever. Rather, our tax laws should support by: tim assistance (prevention activities); $15 mil- small businesses in their role as the engines Requiring that U.S. Government contracts lion for assistance to foreign countries to meet of innovation, growth, and job creation. relating to international affairs contain clauses the minimum standards to combat trafficking; Mr. Speaker, in difficult economic times, we authorizing termination by the United States if $300,000 for research; and $250,000 for anti- must do all we can to encourage new invest- the contractor engages in human trafficking or trafficking training activities at the ILEAs; and ment and job creation by creating certainty procures commercial sexual services while the $10 million to the Department of Labor. and predictability for America’s small business contract is in force; Mr. Speaker, the Trafficking Victims Protec- owners. The ‘‘Small Business Expensing Per- Promoting innovative trafficking prevention tion Act of 2000 enjoyed broad, bipartisan manency Act of 2003’’ will help accomplish initiatives, such as border interdiction pro- support in both Houses of Congress. We are this worthy goal. I applaud the administration grams; and making progress in our battle against modern for its consistent leadership on this issue, and Requiring airlines to inform passengers day slavery, but clearly there is still much work I look forward to working with my colleagues about U.S. laws against sex tourism. to be done by government authorities, by civil to enact this much-needed legislation. The TVPRA would enhance protections for society, by our faith communities, and by all f trafficking victims by: men and women of good will. As lawmakers, Allowing Federal, State, or local law en- we have the opportunity to make our contribu- H.R. 2620: TRAFFICKING VICTIMS forcement authorities to certify, for the purpose tion to this endeavor. I strongly urge my col- PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION of receiving benefits, that a victim of trafficking leagues to support this commonsense reau- ACT has cooperated in the investigation or pros- thorization bill to support and enhance the ecution of trafficking crimes; good work which has been undertaken. HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Allowing trafficking victims to sue their traf- f OF NEW JERSEY fickers in U.S. courts; RECOGNIZING MARY ELLEN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Eliminating the requirement that a victim of DESANTOS Thursday, June 26, 2003 trafficking between the ages of 15 and 18 must cooperate with the investigation and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, prosecution of his or her trafficker in order to HON. HILDA L. SOLIS today I am introducing the Trafficking Victims be eligible for a T-visa; OF CALIFORNIA Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003, which Allowing benefits and services available to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is intended to improve the United States ef- victims of trafficking to be available for their Thursday, June 26, 2003 forts in combating the scourge of human traf- family members legally entitled to join them in ficking. I am very pleased to have Congress- Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay United States; and tribute to an individual who has dedicated over men LANTOS, ranking member of the Inter- Providing for the confidentiality of T-visa ap- national Relations Committee, Congressman twenty-five years of her life to public edu- plications. cation, Mary Ellen DeSantos, on the occasion PITTS and Congresswoman SLAUGHTER, join The TVPRA would enhance prosecution of me as original cosponsors. of her retirement. trafficking-related crimes by: DeSantos’ remarkable contributions as an According to a recently released U.S. Gov- Permitting federal anti-trafficking statutes to educator with the Los Angeles County Office ernment estimate, 800,000 to 900,000 women, be used to prosecute acts of trafficking involv- of Education are well known. Her leadership children, and men fall victim to international ing foreign commerce or occurring in the spe- has proven invaluable in implementing innova- trafficking each year and end up prisoners of cial maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the tive approaches to improve the quality of edu- slavery like practices in the commercial sex in- United States; cation for language minority students in the dustry, domestic servitude, sweatshops, and Making human trafficking crimes predicate Los Angeles County area utilizing the Title I agricultural farms, among other destinations. offenses for RICO charges; and In October 2000, we adopted the Trafficking and Title VII program. Encouraging the use of International Law DeSantos has taken on many roles in the Victims Protection Act (TVPA), P.L. 106–386. Enforcement Academies to train foreign law private and public education sector in Arizona As a result of that law, the U.S. Government enforcement authorities, prosecutors and and California. Over the course of twenty-five allocated $68.2 million last year to combat members of the judiciary regarding human years she has been a primary and secondary trafficking in human beings. In the past two trafficking. education teacher, director of state categorical years, federal prosecutors initiated prosecu- The TVPRA would improve the U.S. Gov- programs, bilingual coordinator, and a voca- tions of 79 traffickers—three times as many as ernment’s response to trafficking by: tional teacher trainer. in the two previous years. Nearly 400 sur- Encouraging critical research initiatives; Mary Ellen DeSantos’ hard work has en- vivors of trafficking in the United States have Mandating a report on Federal agencies’ im- riched the lives of over eight thousand stu- received assistance, facilitated by the Depart- plementation of the TVPA; dents. Her numerous contributions will not be ment of Health and Human Services, to begin Designating that the Director of the State forgotten. recovering from their trauma and to rebuild Department Office to Monitor and Combat their shattered lives. Thanks to the efforts of Trafficking shall have the rank of Ambassador- f the State Department, USAID, and the spot- at-Large; and TRIBUTE TO FABIUS-POMPEY light put on the issue through the annual Traf- Prohibiting the use of funds to promote, BOYS BASEBALL TEAM ficking in Persons Report, governments world- support, or advocate the legalization or prac- wide have also begun taking significant ac- tice of prostitution. HON. JAMES T. WALSH tions against human trafficking. The TVPRA would reauthorize appropria- OF NEW YORK Despite these substantive inroads, people tions for each of FY 2004 and 2005: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continue to be bought and sold in modern day $4 million to the Interagency Task Force to slavery. Victims continue to face obstacles in Monitor and Combat Trafficking; Thursday, June 26, 2003 the process of securing needed assistance. $15 million to the Department of Health and Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in We are not yet addressing trafficking in per- Human Services; recognition of the stellar Varsity Boys Baseball sons as an organized crime activity. We have To the Secretary of State, $15 million for as- Team of Fabius-Pompey High School, winners not yet aggressively targeted sex tourism as a sistance for victims in other countries; $15 mil- of the Class C New York State Championship.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.085 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1385 This year the Boys Baseball Team earned to encourage not just better, but full, coopera- The boys’ team acquired the 12th state title their 6th consecutive Section 3 title, as well as tion with the Tribunal, which Secretary Powell in West Genesee boys lacrosse history. their second State Champion title. These had assured Mr. CARDIN and myself in cor- Coached for the last 28 years by Mike awards are only fitting, since at the end of respondence was a position we all shared. Messere, this team has a lot to be proud of, their Spring 2003 season they were on a 55– The crimes which occurred were too severe having beaten the No. 1 ranked team in the game winning streak in their own Patriot Divi- and too horrendous to allow those responsible state. sion. Coach Shawn May certainly has much in to escape justice. On behalf of the people of the entire 25th which to be proud. f District of New York State, I would like to con- On behalf of the entire 25th District of New gratulate the following champions on their in- York State, I would like to congratulate the fol- RECOGNIZING ANTONIO R. credible victories: lowing champions: Christopher Blanck, Erik VILLARAIGOSA Girls: Eileen Gagnon, Samantha Falcone, Dodge, John DeMetro, Mathew Morse, Mitch- Kelsey Campbell, Shannon Burke, Meghan ell Morse, Seth Woodford, Brett Farewell, HON. HILDA L. SOLIS Burgoon, Katie Donovan, Lyndsay Moore, Keith Fields, Andrew Ford, James Spicer, OF CALIFORNIA Jacquie Griffin, Kendall Tupper, Betsy Joshua Truax, Joseph Wilcox, Brendan IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bubnack, Kelly Nelson, Coileen O’Hara, Ash- Blanck, Coach Shawn May, and Assistant ley Didio, Kathryn Keneally, Julie Fabrizio, Thursday, June 26, 2003 Coaches Josh Virgil, Kevin Carroll, and Rich Eireann Byrne, Lauren Delprato, Beth Elmer, Kuty. Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- Lindsay Hamann, Jamie Boulton, Kelly Duffy, f ognize an outstanding individual who has Lisa McCarthy, Keelin Hollenbeck, Lori made significant contributions to improve the CERTIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE Pietraszek, Head Coach Bob Elmer and As- quality of life of the constituents of California’s TO SERBIA sistant Coach Dan Hallinan; 32nd Congressional District, Antonio Boys: Mike Malfitano, David Osier, Joel Villaraigosa. Derrigo, Brian Cast, Jake Moulton, Jed Bebee, HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Antonio Villaraigosa is a visionary, caring Josh Begley, Kevin Hennigan, Brian Stanton, OF NEW JERSEY and progressive public servant. Throughout Andrew Hanover, Alex Bily, Cheney Raymond, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his professional career, Antonio Villaraigosa Dan Bolestra, Pat McCormack, Jeff Murphy, Thursday, June 26, 2003 has held various leadership positions in the Drew Dabrowski, Tom Donahue, Kiel Moore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, the public sector and the labor movement. He Michael Paul Solomon, Marc Cizenski, Andrew U.S. Department of State last week made its served on the boards of the Southern Cali- Sugar, Bill Gleason, Casey Rotella, Chris determination to certify compliance by the fornia Rapid Transit District and the Metropoli- Bulawa, Brian Cummings, Chris Duffy, Sean Government of Serbia and Montenegro with tan Transportation Authority. In 1994, he was Leahy, Brian Calabrese, Bob Toms, Michael the terms of section 578 of the Consolidated elected to the California State Assembly rep- Malone, Mark Keida, Matt Cassalia, Tom Appropriations Resolution (P.L. 108–7). This resenting the 45th District of Los Angeles, and Geiss, Head Coach Mike Messere, and Assist- section conditions certain bilateral assistance four years after was elected Speaker of the ant Coach Bob Deegan. to Serbia on progress in three areas, although Assembly. As Speaker of the Assembly he f by far the most critical being cooperation with was credited with fostering an unprecedented the International Criminal Tribunal for the era of bipartisanship. FISHING QUOTA STANDARDS ACT former Yugoslavia. As a true coalition-builder, Antonio OF 2003 I agree with the Department’s assessment Villaraigosa spearheaded a $9.1 billion initia- that progress has been made, especially since tive to rebuild and modernize California HON. THOMAS H. ALLEN March. In particular, I welcomed action earlier schools, a $2.1 billion initiative to provide OF MAINE this month by the Serbian authorities to appre- parks and open space throughout the state, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and a state health insurance program, hend Veselin Svjilancanin, indicted by the Tri- Thursday, June 26, 2003 bunal for the 1991 massacre near Vukovar in ‘‘Healthy Families.’’ Croatia. Although there was resistance, this On June 28, 2003, Antonio Villaraigosa will Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I join my col- action was a success and signaled what is be sworn in as Los Angeles City leagues Mr. ROBERT SIMMONS, Mr. WILLIAM perhaps a new determination by Belgrade to Councilmember representing the 14th District. DELAHUNT, Mrs. LOIS CAPPS, Mr. MICHAEL transfer all remaining indictees. Having been Some of his priorities include community safe- CAPUANO, Mr. SAM FARR, Mr. EDWARD MAR- in Vukovar, along with my good friend and col- ty, economic development, environmental KEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER, and Ms. LYNN league Mr. WOLF, just before the city fell to issues and constituent services. His out- WOOLSEY in introducing the ‘‘Fishing Quota Serb forces, I am glad to see all three indicted standing accomplishments and efforts to im- Standards Act of 2003.’’ by the Tribunal for this crime will be tried in prove his community are inspiring and worth From 1996 until 2002, Congress placed a The Hague. honoring. moratorium on new quota programs, programs Nevertheless, Mr. Speaker, I am concerned f which place limits on the amount of the total that the Department’s determination was the allowable catch that a fisherman may harvest wrong one to make. While progress has been TRIBUTE TO WEST GENESEE VAR- within a particular fishery. The purpose of the made, it remains insufficient. Still at large and SITY BOYS AND GIRLS LA- moratorium was to protect fishermen, coastal believed to have been in Serbia are several CROSSE TEAMS communities, and the marine environment other persons, including Ratko Mladic and oth- from the negative effects of unregulated quota ers—Ljubisa Beara, Vujadin Popovic, Ljubomir HON. JAMES T. WALSH systems by giving Congress an opportunity to Borovcanin, Vinko Pandurevic and Drago OF NEW YORK develop national standards. When left un- Nikolic—indicted by the Tribunal for their con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES checked, quota systems can give unfair advantages to the highest bidder—leaving the nection to the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Thursday, June 26, 2003 which thousands of innocent people were exe- family fishermen out in the cold. Quota pro- cuted. Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in grams can also create over-consolidation of I am concerned, deeply concerned, that recognition of the high achievements of the the industry, negative impacts on local com- these individuals will continue to evade justice boys and girls lacrosse teams from West Gen- munities and individual fishermen, and over- while officials in Belgrade may get the impres- esee High School. For the second year in a harvesting of the resource. When the morato- sion they have done enough. Clearly, they row, both teams battled their way to the New rium expired last September, no national have not. Mr. Speaker, I would urge Serbian York State Class A Lacrosse State Champion- standards had been put in place, leaving re- authorities to take the action necessary to re- ships, and brought home the title. gional fishery management councils free to move ‘‘cooperation with the Tribunal’’ as an Having won the title for the third year in a develop new quota programs. outstanding issue in our bilateral relationship. row, the girls team also earned the honor of That is why we are introducing the ‘‘Fishing In doing so, they will also continue to help being the first Division I team ever to take Quota Standards Act of 2003.’’ This Act allows Serbia emerge from Slobodan Milosevic’s leg- home three successive state championships. for the establishment of fishing quota systems acy of nationalist hatred. Led by Coach Bob Elmer, the Lady Wildcats if they allocate quota fairly among fishermen, In the meantime, Mr. Speaker, I also urge completed their season by adding number 67 prevent excessive consolidation, and include the State Department to use remaining levers to their ongoing winning streak. management measures designed to ensure

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.090 E27PT1 E1386 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 the sustainability of the fishery. Both quota sort and Waterpark, a new riverwalk, a com- While we lost on points, or a point system systems and share holders must come under munity amphitheater, and a conference center. used to help minorities compete for slots, the periodic review to ensure adherence to the Enthusiasm for this project has been infec- decision by the high court affirms the United goals of the program. Standards legislation tious. It has spread to Main Street where ac- States Constitution on the side of balancing must be passed as soon as possible to avoid tivities are beginning to flourish with the open- the scales of fairness, not on the side of con- any future negative results from quota sys- ing of new businesses, including several new tinuing the unfairness built into a system that tems developed without any standards at all. restaurants. The entire business community in allows the racially privileged to continue their This Act allows for the establishment of fish- Dubuque and the surrounding area is already reign. ing quota systems within a fishery manage- seeing a positive economic impact due to this The white ruling class in America was built ment plan or plan amendment if such sys- project. Dubuque’s spirit of partnership, com- in large part on slavery and its aftermath— tems: munity pride and determination have helped slave wages, and as long as America depends Are voted on and approved by fishermen the city to grow. They have found a way to tie on the beneficence of gatekeepers who are in- who hold a permit to fish in the fishery and together Iowa’s best strengths—our people sensitive to the history of this nation and the crew who derive seventy-five percent of their and our rich natural resources—to serve as an long-term effects of American apartheid, then income from the fishery subject to the pro- example to other cities of what can be accom- the problem of racial disparity will continue. posed fishing quota system. plished. Affirmative action is one tool that can help Mr. Speaker, I wish to personally commend Include management measures designed to make-up for years of deprivation by helping Mayor Terry Duggan and other local elected ensure the sustainability of the fishery and people of color hurdle racial pitfalls in less officials for their leadership in Dubuque’s revi- provide additional and substantial conservation time than would normally take many more talization. Additionally, this project would not benefits to the fishery. generations to remove,’’ he said. To wait for be possible without the very diligent work of Allocate quota to distribute the public re- the goodness of human nature to rise to the Jerry Enzler and Teri Goodmann. Thanks in source fairly. top and result in racial fairness, is not judi- Not allow anyone to hold an excessive large part to Jerry’s work, the museum is now an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and cious governance. It took the courts to help share of quota. undo segregation and it will take the courts to Reserve an allocation to new entrants into last year was named by the U.S. Department of Transportation to be the official interpretive help maintain justice. Sometimes only laws the fishery. compel people to do the right thing. Without Minimize, to the maximum extent prac- center for the Mississippi’s Great River Road. Dubuque has been well served by Mayor compulsion, many people of all races will sub- ticable, negative social and economic impacts mit to whatever decisions that favors them, of the system on local communities. Duggan, the city council, Jerry, Teri, and the countless others who have been undaunted in even decisions made at the expense of weak- Ensure adequate enforcement, manage- er, less fortunate, powerless people. ment, and data collection of the system. their efforts to obtain financial assistance for the museum from individuals, private indus- Good law creates balance and for these Be effective for a set period, 7 years. A sys- times, affirmative action is good law. It ad- tem can be altered or renewed to respond to tries and government officials. I am proud to have played a part in making dresses the needs of a disparaged group that fishery management issues and to ensure the has been historically discriminated against sustainability of fish stocks. this project a reality and look forward to attending the Grand Opening. I believe Dubuque based on race. To overlook that reality is to f serves as a great example of what a commu- impose a new form of segregation. According NATIONAL RIVER MUSEUM AND nity can do when it identifies goals and pur- to Pete Williams, NBC news correspondent for AQUARIUM GRAND OPENING sues them. At one time the phrase often used MSNBC News, the 5–4 ruling that favored the in the city was, ‘‘will the last person out please university’s law school, noted that ‘‘race can HON. JIM NUSSLE shut off the lights?’’ What a difference less be one of many factors that colleges consider than 20 years have made! The city now calls when selecting their students, while, at the OF IOWA itself, ‘‘Masterpiece on the Mississippi.’’ It is same time, knocking down a similar lawsuit IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES truly a masterpiece of natural beauty, historical over the university’s undergraduate program.’’ Thursday, June 26, 2003 value, and residents bursting with pride and An Associated Press summary said the two Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to enthusiasm. Dubuque, your lights are on for split decisions means ‘‘minority applicants may offer my deepest congratulations to a commu- the whole world to see and experience. be given an edge when applying for admis- nity I have had the honor of representing since f sions to universities, but limited how much a I took office in January of 1991. Tomorrow Du- factor race can play in the selection of stu- SUPREME COURT RULING ON AF- dents. The high court struck down a point sys- buque, Iowa will pass a milestone in its history FIRMATIVE ACTION IS A JUST, with the official opening of its National Mis- tem used by the University of Michigan, but FAIR DECISION IN SOCIETY did not go as far as opponents of affirmative sissippi River Museum and Aquarium. WHERE RACIAL DISPARITY IS The Mississippi River has already drawn action had wanted. The court approved a sep- STILL THE ROOT OF MANY arate program used at the University of Michi- more than 1 million visitors to the City of Du- PROBLEMS buque. This community chose to make its gan law school that gives race less promi- story of the river a cornerstone of urban re- nence in the admissions decision-making newal by investing millions of dollars to revi- HON. WM. LACY CLAY process.’’ talize the river front. The June 28 opening rep- OF MISSOURI In April, I noted that affirmative action today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resents the community’s dedication to growing really means affirmative access for minorities, its tourism industry. For more than 12 years Thursday, June 26, 2003 a group of Americans that was systemically Dubuque has worked to create a world-class Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my denied access to education and society in center to educate residents and tourists alike joy over the 5–4 ruling by the United States general, for hundreds of years. about the Mississippi River, its science and Supreme Court that favors affirmative action What I don’t think some people realize is cultural history. based on race. It is the right decision at the that affirmative action is not new. While affirm- This project enjoys rare, unified and vig- right time. The Supreme Court ruling on af- ative action seems like something out of the orous support from local government, the busi- firmative action is a just, fair decision in a so- ordinary, historically, it is not new. ness community, and residents. During difficult ciety where racial disparity continues to feed Segregation was affirmative action for economic times in the 1980s, the people of problems rooted in racial injustice. It is the whites. And when it comes to getting into col- Dubuque came to understand all too well that right decision at the right time. lege, there is affirmative action (even quotas) being subject to a single economic sector’s On Monday, the Supreme Court announced for athletes, intellectuals, artists and the chil- peaks and valleys hinders a city’s self-suffi- its ruling in a case where white applicants dren of the rich, just to name a few categories. ciency. The years of planning for the museum sued the University of Michigan law school, al- Only when minorities were added to the list of have been a catalyst for change by redirecting leging the use of race was an illegal quota beneficiaries has affirmative action become a the economy toward tourism and making Du- system. The case, Grutter v. Michigan, has problem.’’ buque a more viable community. Significant been called the most important civil rights Former U.S. Education Secretary Richard changes are happening in the area adjacent to case in 25 years because it challenged the W. Riley noted in mid–2002 that a study pub- the museum known as the Port of Dubuque. use of racial preferences in school admis- lished by the Educational Testing Service, en- These changes include The Grand Harbor Re- sions. titled ‘‘Crossing the Great Divide,’’ stated that

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.094 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1387 by the year 2015 the nation’s college cam- essential ingredient is accurate intelligence. It bassador to Africa to check its validity; the puses will be missing 250,000 African Ameri- can’t be founded on theory or suspicion—it ambassador determined the evidence was un- cans and 550,000 Hispanic undergraduates, needs fact. Without that, the world will be un- reliable; and the CIA communicated this report ‘‘because we did not prepare them to do col- able to distinguish preemptive warfare from or- to the Vice President’s office. lege-level work. (If) the economy continues to dinary aggression. Other accounts, such as those by Nicholas demand ever-higher skills for good jobs, mi- The House and Senate Intelligence Commit- Kristof in the New York Times, reach the norities will have to run faster just to stay in tees have already begun the process of as- same conclusion. According to a June 13, place.’’ sessing the intelligence community’s perform- 2003, Knight Ridder News Service report by Mr. Speaker, we know we cannot easily leg- ance, and the Independent Commission we Jonathan Landay: ‘‘Three senior administration islate away racism in the heart and minds of would create here would supplement that valu- officials said Vice President DICK CHENEY and people. However, you can legislate and inter- able effort. some officials on the National Security Council pret in the courts, a road map that bypasses It appears, however, that the Intelligence staff and at the Pentagon ignored the CIA’s individual racism and institutionalizes oppor- Committees will not be assessing how the warning and argued that Bush and others tunity and affirmative access, for all. Racism in Bush Administration used the intelligence in- should include the allegation in their case America does not exist in isolation. It’s sys- formation it received. Representative PORTER against Hussein.’’ temic existence calls for affirmative action re- GOSS, the Chairman of the House Intelligence The White House has asserted that the garding race if we are to keep the doors open Committee, said, ‘‘I’m not going into what the President’s State of the Union address was for those who were once summarily denied customer did with the intelligence.’’ I disagree closely vetted by intelligence officials. But if entrance to a chance to live better lives. with that approach, and that review will also this is so, what did these officials commu- f be an important part of the Independent Com- nicate to the President and his White House mission’s responsibilities. advisors and how did the White House re- REGARDING LEGISLATION TO ES- It is profoundly important that the President, spond? NPR has reported that early drafts of TABLISH THE INDEPENDENT the Vice President, and other senior Adminis- the President’s State of the Union address COMMISSION ON INTELLIGENCE tration officials accurately portray intelligence that contained the forged evidence were re- ABOUT IRAQ information. There is no question more grave viewed by senior intelligence officials, who ob- than whether our Nation should go to war. jected to the inclusion of the evidence. Ac- HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN When the topic is whether to commit our cording to NPR, the White House ignored their OF CALIFORNIA armed forces to battle, Congress and the objections. Instead, the White House response IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American public need to able to rely was to keep the forged evidence in the Thursday, June 26, 2003 unquestioningly on the accuracy and veracity speech, but to change the wording so that the of the information from the President and evidence was attributed to British sources. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I am in- other Administration officials. Another question raised by the official White troducing legislation to establish the Inde- Unfortunately, serious concerns have al- House account is why the White House hasn’t pendent Commission on Intelligence about ready been raised regarding how the Bush taken disciplinary action against the CIA Direc- Iraq. This Commission is necessary to restore Administration handled intelligence information tor and other intelligence officials. If the White the confidence of the American public and the on threats posed by Iraq in the months leading House was kept in the dark about something international community regarding the Bush up to the conflict. One of the main questions as fundamental as forged nuclear evidence— Administration’s use of intelligence information that has emerged is whether White House offi- as Condoleezza Rice maintains—this would about Iraq. cials manipulated or deliberately ignored key be an extraordinarily serious failure by the in- I am joined in introducing this bill by Rep- intelligence on Iraq. The Administration’s re- telligence community. Shouldn’t those respon- resentative MARTIN FROST, Representative sponses to date have been incomplete and in- sible face equally serious consequences? RON KIND, and 20 other members who sup- consistent, and have raised a host of new Other significant questions regarding the ported President Bush when he asked for con- questions. forged documents remain unanswered. For gressional authorization to use force in Iraq. For months, I have been asking a simple example, in some statements, the Administra- We were allies of the President when he want- question: Why did the President cite forged tion has asserted that ‘‘additional evidence’’ ed authority to go to war. And we are allies of evidence about Iraq’s efforts to obtain nuclear supported the claim about Iraq’s attempts to the President today in the ongoing fight materials from Africa in his State of the Union purchase uranium in Africa. Yet the only evi- against terrorism. address? dence the Administration provided to the IAEA For us, this issue is not about whether we Yet I have been unable to get an answer to to support its claims was the forged docu- were right to go to war in Iraq. We voted for this basic question. Instead, the Administration ments. And despite my repeated requests for the war resolution. And it is not about whether has provided only murky and conflicting expla- this other evidence, the Administration has yet biological or chemical weapons will ultimately nations regarding the use of forged evidence to provide it. What is the other evidence? And be found in Iraq. Instead, we are introducing by the President and other top Administration why didn’t the President and other Administra- this bill because it is now clear we had an in- officials. tion officials cite to it instead of to the for- excusable breakdown in our intelligence sys- The first Administration explanation, as de- geries? tem prior to the Iraq war. We need to know scribed in the Washington Post on March 8, And then there is the question of the De- how and why this happened, so that we can 2003, was ‘‘we fell for it.’’ cember 19 fact sheet by the State Depart- make sure it never happens again. But we now know that wasn’t true. Multiple ment. This fact sheet—which received front- We need to know whether the breakdown press accounts have reported that CIA ana- page coverage in the media—repeated the was caused by problems within our intel- lysts doubted the validity of the evidence long fake evidence that Iraq sought to import ura- ligence agencies, and whether they failed to before the President’s State of the Union ad- nium from Africa. When I wrote the President do their jobs competently and responsibly. If, dress and had communicated those doubts to about this, the State Department responded as some in the Administration have hinted, es- the White House. Other press accounts have as follows: ‘‘The December 19 fact sheet was sential information was withheld from the reported that State Department analysts also a product developed jointly by the CIA and the President, we need to discover who did that concluded in 2002 that the evidence was State Department.’’ and hold them accountable. bogus. But according to a senior intelligence official If we find that the intelligence community did National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice quoted in the Washington Post, the CIA ob- their job well, then we need to know whether then asserted that ‘‘maybe someone knew jected to the inclusion of the fake evidence in Bush Administration officials either ignored or down in the bowels of the agency, but no one the State Department fact sheet but the objec- misused the intelligence information. At the in our circles knew that there were doubts and tion ‘ ‘‘came too late’ to prevent its publica- end of the day, regardless of the con- suspicions that this might be a forgery.’’ tion.’’ sequences, we need to know what went But this also doesn’t appear accurate. Ac- Both of these accounts can’t be right. wrong. cording to a June 30, 2003, New Republic arti- A broad, independent investigation is nec- We can’t avoid the responsibility. President cle entitled ‘‘The Selling of the Iraq War: The essary to answer questions like these. That is Bush is leading us in a new doctrine of pre- First Casualty,’’ Vice President Cheney’s office why we are proposing a nonpartisan Commis- emptive warfare. While there is obviously dis- had received the forged evidence from the sion on Intelligence about Iraq. This Commis- agreement over the merits of this approach, British in 2002 and had provided it to the CIA; sion would examine the collection, evaluation, there is unanimity that preemptive warfare’s the CIA in turn had dispatched a former am- and use by the Administration of Intelligence

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.097 E27PT1 E1388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 on threats posed by Iraq, and make rec- Ten years ago, Mr. Speaker, the SMPD frontier of digital evidence and high-tech ommendations to Congress and the President launched a Community Oriented Policing pro- crimes. He is a model public servant, and I sa- regarding steps to enhance the accuracy of in- gram, with the ambitious goal of improving the lute him. telligence and representations regarding intel- quality of life for every single person who lives Mr. Speaker, I offer my warmest congratula- ligence. The Commission would have the abil- and works in the City of San Mateo. The De- tions to the San Mateo Police Department, Po- ity to recommend that its findings be made partment sought to accomplish this task by en- lice Chief Manheimer, and Sergeants Szelenyi public. gaging the individuals, businesses, and local and Haney, and my unending thanks to them Unlike with congressional committees exam- service organizations of San Mateo, as well as for their service to the people of San Mateo. ining intelligence on Iraq, no political party appropriate outside governmental agencies, I wish them Godspeed. would have an advantage on the Iraq Com- and their approach has been enormously suc- f mission. Based on the model of the 9/11 Com- cessful. mission which was thoroughly vetted by Con- Indeed, Mr. Speaker, the San Mateo Police DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- gress, the Commission on Intelligence about Department has been incredibly innovative in CURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, Iraq would be composed of five members ap- its efforts to reach out to the community. 2004 pointed by Republicans and five appointed by Among the more creative initiatives launched SPEECH OF Democrats. by the SMPD in recent years is the Citizen- Some have tried to deflect efforts to explore Police Ride-Along Program, in which San HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS questions about the handling of intelligence on Mateo residents accompany an officer in a po- OF FLORIDA Iraq as ‘‘revisionist history’’ or equated such lice cruiser in order to get a sense of what a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES efforts with questioning the war in Iraq. This is police patrol is like. In addition, Mr. Speaker, Tuesday, June 24, 2003 misdirected criticism. The purpose of the Com- the SMPD has teamed up with San Mateo mission is simple: to understand the truth. Parks & Recreation to form the Police Activi- The House in Committee of the The Commission’s effort should proceed re- ties League (PAL), an organization with sup- Whole House on the state of-the Union gardless of whether one agrees or disagrees port from the State of California that helps pro- had under consideration the bill (H.R. with the ultimate decision to wage war in Iraq, mote trust and understanding between cops 2555) making appropriations for the De- and regardless of whether biological or chem- and kids. Six years into the program, the ver- partment of Homeland Security for the ical weapons ultimately are found there. The dict is in and it is unambiguous: PAL has been fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, credibility of our government will remain in an unqualified success and has contributed to and for other purposes: jeopardy if we do not resolve doubts regarding a marked improvement in relations between Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I the handling of classified information on Iraq. youth and law enforcement. rise today in support of the Department of f Mr. Speaker, I would like to single out San Homeland Security Appropriations bill. This is Mateo Chief of Police Susan E. Manheimer for the first appropriations bill for the new Depart- COMMENDING THE SAN MATEO ment and there are few legislative issues that POLICE DEPARTMENT her leadership and her commitment to the principles of equality, professionalism, justice, will have as great an impact on our nation. and the highest standards of ethics. I have the As many of my colleagues are aware, I HON. TOM LANTOS utmost confidence that her commitment to a have continually expressed concern over inad- OF CALIFORNIA focused approach of Problem Oriented Polic- equate funding available for first responders. I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing will further reduce crime in the City of San introduced legislation in both this, and the Thursday, June 26, 2003 Mateo and contribute generally to a better 107th Congress to remedy this funding short- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to quality of life in the area, and I congratulate fall. So, when I first reviewed this legislation, applaud the San Mateo Police Department, her on the Department’s accomplishments I was pleased to note that it provides $888 whose creative and effective policing strate- under her stewardship. million more to first responders than the Presi- gies over the past decade merit recognition And finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer dent requested. However, the CBO estimates and praise by this body. my sincerest and most heartfelt congratula- that with price increases in the current fiscal Law enforcement is one of the principal tions to police officers Bob Szelenyi and Fred year, this legislation, in real dollar terms, is functions of responsible government, and the Haney on their promotion to the rank of Ser- about $150 million below current levels. The duties of a police department are as vital as geant in the San Mateo Police Department. I proposed legislation is clearly inadequate to they are numerous. I would like to take this have known Bob personally since his infancy, provide the homeland security we need. opportunity to recognize the enormous strains and consider him a man of great character, in- This is especially alarming given the fact police departments nationwide are currently dustry, and integrity. In his decade and a half that the states are suffering their worst fiscal experiencing, with their budgets shrinking on the force, Mr. Speaker, Bob has estab- crisis since World War II. The National Gov- even as their responsibilities multiply. New lished himself as a leader in mediation and ernors’ Association reports that 46 states have antiterrorism duties have been met in many negotiation, and is held in the highest regard significant revenue shortfalls, and that several cases not, Mr. Speaker, by additional funds, for his involvement with San Mateo youth. have shortfalls in excess of $1 billion. Home- but by service and pay cuts, as the present Officer Szelenyi has been awarded multiple land Security is one of our most critical na- Administration and Congressional leadership public service awards for his work with kids, tional priorities, and yet this Administration is undermine our nation’s Finest with their irre- Mr. Speaker, and has earned the respect of determined to offer $350 billion in new tax sponsible theology of tax cuts. his colleagues and many others in my district breaks. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join and the entire Bay Area for his successful ne- A number of critical security shortfalls are me in thanking the police departments of gotiation of a gang truce several years ago. not addressed in this legislation. For instance, America for their selfless and courageous That truce prevented countless acts of vio- the U.S. Coast Guard estimates that to ade- service in this most trying time for our nation, lence and untold suffering, and we are all eter- quately secure our ports with cameras and and in offering our sympathy as they work nally indebted to him for his hard work on be- other security measures will cost approxi- hard to make America safe. half of the lives and safety of the people of mately $4.4 billion, yet this bill provides only The San Mateo Police Department stands San Mateo. $100 million for this initiative. In addition, there out among police departments nationally as a While I did not have the privilege of watch- are no funds in this bill to improve methods of paragon of public service and public sensi- ing Mr. Haney take his first steps, Mr. Speak- inspecting people and cargo entering this tivity, and has worked creatively to forge part- er, I am familiar with his work because his re- country through our ports. Nor are their any nerships with the community. markable contributions to the community of funds to increase the number of containers in- Mr. Speaker, the SMPD has made tremen- San Mateo are so well-known. I am proud that spected. According to nearly every expert in dous strides in recent years. During the period he is one of the top officers defending my the field of security, these areas have been from 1997 to 2002, the overall crime rate in community, and I believe his work in pre- severely neglected since 9/11. San Mateo plummeted 8 percent and there venting gang violence, both as an individual With the budget deficit projected at more was not a single murder in the city of nearly officer and as a member of a special gang than $400 billion this year, a few billion more 100,000 people. The SMPD’s hard work has task force, contributed to the drop in crime my for homeland security won’t matter very much. clearly paid off, and in addition to lower crime community has enjoyed over the past five I urge my colleagues to carefully consider rates, it has yielded dividends that cannot be years. Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, I would like what a ‘‘yes’’ vote will mean for a number of quantified. to commend Mr. Haney on his work at the Amendments that will be introduced later

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.100 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1389 today. True, they will increase the cost of this RECENT RUSSIAN PURCHASE OF automotive catalytic converters used to scrub legislation, but more importantly, they will in- AMERICAN MINE REPRESENTS pollution from exhaust emissions. They also crease our national security, which is what this FREE MARKET SUCCESS BENE- are vital components in a wide-range of elec- bill is fundamentally supposed to accomplish. FITING BOTH COUNTRIES tronics and, of course, in fine jewelry as well. f Commercial transactions, such as the HON. TOM LANTOS Norilsk Nickel-Stillwater acquisition are impor- H.R. 2035, THE IDENTITY THEFT tant to Russia. Operating on a global scale AND FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and in tune with accepted rules of Commerce and good corporate governance and also HON. MAX SANDLIN Thursday, June 26, 2003 demonstrates that major East-West invest- OF TEXAS Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, after the fall of ments is opening the doors to opportunity for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the infamous Berlin Wall and break up of the both sides. Thursday, June 26, 2003 Soviet Union, I advocated a Marshall Plan for Mr. Speaker, we need to encourage this Russia and the former Soviet Republics to kind of economic collaboration and rally the Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to demonstrate that democracy and a market forces of a free market that make it possible. add my name as a cosponsor of H.R. 2035, economy is the better way for our former ad- We should applaud the vision and dynamic the Identity Theft and Financial Privacy Act. versary. leadership of Russia’s new entrepreneurs and As Congress begins the process of reau- It is one thing to win the Cold War but quite the implicit support accorded by our respective thorizing various provisions of the Fair Credit another to vastly improve the lives of ordinary governments to encourage these bold initia- Reporting Act FCRA, I hope that my col- citizens who have never known freedom. Re- tives. leagues will join me in supporting measures grettably, our government did not seize the f that help protect people from the growing opportunity then and instead opted for smaller problem of identity theft. Consumers’ private fi- and fragmented programs to encourage pri- TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON COUNTY, nancial information should be carefully guard- vate sector investment. KANSAS, CHRISTMAS BUREAU ed, and Congress must act promptly to ensure Although we could and should have done that credit bureaus provide individuals with up- more, a new generation of Russian entre- HON. DENNIS MOORE dated, accurate information about their credit preneurs is boldly moving that country to a vi- OF KANSAS reports. brant market economy, contributing to Rus- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. 2035 is an important first step in sia’s unlikely status as the world’s leading Congress’s efforts to prevent identity theft. By growth economy of 2003. Thursday, June 26, 2003 requiring consumer reporting agencies to pro- One of the most impressive examples is the Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to vide free credit reports annually upon the re- Russian oil company, YUKOS, which under thank and congratulate the Johnson County quest of a consumer, this legislation will allow the able leadership of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Christmas Bureau for their great work in help- individuals to detect identity theft at an early has become one of the largest and best oper- ing the needy in our community. The Johnson stage, before their credit reports are perma- ated energy companies in the world. This is County Christmas Bureau is a nonprofit orga- nently damaged. Such reports can be the de- good news for Americans, in that future oil im- nization that has been bringing Christmas joy termining factor behind financial institutions’ ports from Russia will significantly reduce our and holiday assistance to thousands in the decisions to extend credit for the purchase of energy dependence on the volatile Middle Kansas City area for nearly forty years. homes and durable goods such as cars and East. Working out of a donated office with do- home appliances. Credit reports damaged by Mr. Speaker, another striking example of nated storage space, every year the Bureau stolen identity and fraud can prevent hard positive change in Russia today can be found puts together a ‘‘Christmas shop’’ for the dis- working individuals and families from building in corporate governance. Business leaders, advantaged, where each eligible family mem- better lives and attaining the desirable goals of such as Mr. Khodorkovsky and Mr. Vladimir ber can get a gift, a new item of clothing, per- home ownership and financial security. Potanin, head of INTERROS, Russia’s largest sonal items, used coats and a wide array of To that end, I am pleased that H.R. 2035 in- private investment company, are pressing the groceries. Each individual can choose his or cludes a provision that would require credit issue of corporate responsibility and working her items, preserving the dignity of the family card issuers to confirm change of address re- to set standards to insure reform and good while bringing joy to those in need. The Bu- quests if such a request is received within 30 governance to help pave the way for Russia’s reau has received most of its funding through days of a request for an additional card, and membership in the WTO. individuals, schools and church organiza- would amend the FCRA to require consumer The clearest sign of Russia’s emergence as tions—they strive to keep their overhead low reporting agencies to notify requesters of po- a player in the world economy is the recent so that more money may be used to provide tential fraud when the request includes an ad- acquisition by the Russian mining giant, a Merry Christmas to the needy. dress for the consumer that is substantially dif- Norilsk Nickel, of the Stillwater Mining Com- I want to recognize the great contribution ferent from the most recent address on file pany in Montana, the largest acquisition by a that the Johnson County Christmas Bureau with the consumer reporting agency. Russian company in the United States. has made to the Kansas City community and Finally, by requiring the truncation of credit Norilsk Nickel brings experience and a first- to the many lives which they have brightened. card numbers on printed receipts, H.R. 2035 rate management team to complement the Last year, the Bureau helped over eight thou- will curtail a common method by which identity Montana plant’s operation and competitive po- sand families and this year they expect to theft so often occurs. In many instances, crimi- sition. This new synergy will bring benefits to serve many more. The many people who vol- nals have easy access to individuals’ credit both companies, the Stillwater shareholders unteer numerous hours from their busy lives card numbers simply by viewing those num- and workers, and the consumers—the U.S. for the Christmas Bureau, just to see the joy bers on printed receipts. In 2001, 73 percent auto industry, who depend on both plants for on the faces of others, remind us how fulfilling of American households had at least one the palladium it uses in catalytic converters. charity can be. It is my pleasure, Mr. Speaker, credit card, making a large segment of the The transaction passed muster with two to place in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD this country vulnerable to having their financial in- Federal agencies. The Administration’s inter- tribute to the good works of the Johnson formation stolen. This legislation will thwart a agency group that looks at security-related County Christmas Bureau. significant number of would-be identity thieves issues on all foreign acquisitions in the U.S., f by blocking most of the numbers in a person’s and the Federal Trade Commission that scruti- credit card account, thereby preserving and nizes impact of such transactions on con- IN HONOR OF VIRGINIA FRANCO protecting sensitive, private financial informa- sumers. The Stillwater shareholders also tion for the vast majority of the public. voted overwhelmingly in favor of the purchase. HON. BOB FILNER Congress has a responsibility to help the Only a few years ago, it would have been OF CALIFORNIA American people, and our national economy, all but impossible to imagine the U.S. govern- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prosper. Strengthening financial privacy laws ment approving the sale of an American min- and preventing identity theft will help to ing company that holds claims on the only sig- Thursday, June 26, 2003 achieve these goals, and I encourage my col- nificant sources of platinum and palladium out- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I leagues to join me in supporting the Identity side of South Africa and Russia. These two rise today to recognize and honor Virginia Theft and Financial Privacy Act. precious metals are the key ingredients in the Franco on her retirement after 23 years as an

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.102 E27PT1 E1390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 elementary school teacher with the San Diego tive ways. Social and environmental studies General Ridgeway awarded Mr. Totora para- Unified School District. She may be retiring will help us to fix and create that better trooper wings with a Battle Star. In addition to from teaching, but she is definitely not retiring world. his paratrooper wings, Mr. Totora was award- We learned about early America and the ed the Bronze Star for bravery against the as a community leader. struggles to build it. It took many kinds of Virginia was raised in Camarillo, CA. She citizens to change it for the better. We also enemy. was widowed while still a young woman, and learned that connection with other countries I commend Mr. Leonard Totora for his dedi- came to San Diego in 1971. She began her remains necessary to strengthen what we cation and service to his country and for the liberal arts studies at San Diego State Univer- share now. Citizens here in America from all bravery, honor and valor he displayed during sity, and it was there that I met her. over the world are helping to enrich our way his service in the Army. Virginia has managed to combine her career of life in their sharing of their cultures. Our f as a dedicated teacher of second and third students know that it is their job to con- grade students and mother of three children tinue their efforts to become those good, cre- MAJOR GEORGE WINTON with a second career as a San Diego Edu- ative, and knowledgeable students to prepare THOMPSON for the challenges ahead. cators’ Association (SDEA) union activist and Thank you for your part in seeing that HON. NICK J. RAHALL II community leader. Over the years, she has your child continues to prepare to become OF WEST VIRGINIA been involved in more causes and struggles that responsible citizen that you and I hope than can be mentioned here. Among them are will contribute to our community. I have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES opposition to the Pinochet dictatorship in been privileged, hopefully, to help chart that Thursday, June 26, 2003 Chile, support for victims of the death squads course. It is especially meaningful for me Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, alum- this year of my retirement. in El Salvador, support for affirmative action, ni of Woodrow Wilson High School Class of and participation in voter registration cam- I look optimistically forward to your child’s educational success in the future. 1958 will congregate in Beckley, West Vir- paigns for new citizens. Most Sincerely, ginia. They gather to celebrate the 45 years Virginia’s activism continues to the present. VIRGINIA FRANCO, passing after the graduation of 343 students. As part of the Older Women’s Project, she 3rd Grade Teacher. My alma matter, Woodrow Wilson High demonstrated against the invasion of Iraq. She This letter speaks to her commitment to the School, so named in 1917, traces its roots to is working with the San Diego labor movement children she is teaching and to the larger com- July 13, 1900. The school mascot is a flying to bring about a living wage ordinance for the munity. Our world would be a better place if bald eagle and the enrollment of the school is city of San Diego. She is a leader in her labor we all were as dedicated as Virginia. As she identified as the Flying Eagles. As the bald union, the SDEA, having held the position of retires, I want to acknowledge a woman of eagle is a majestic bird, it is also an inde- Human Rights Chair, an elected delegate to conviction, dedicated both to her love of pendent creature. Eagles nest but they do not the NEA Representative Assembly in 2001, teaching and to her belief in the importance of flock. It was therefore preordained that the and is currently a member of the Political In- individuals working to make a difference in this alumni of this school separate and spread to the four corners of our great Nation and be- volvement Committee. world. On the occasion of her retirement, Virginia yond. My best wishes go to my good friend, Vir- wrote a farewell letter to the parents of her The year 1958 represents a very different ginia Franco. students. This letter expresses as well as any- time with American citizens living under dif- one can the reasons she tries so hard to help f ferent standards. The Universal Military Train- create a better world. COMMENDING LEONARD R. ing Act defined one of those standards. Under The letter reads: TOTORA this Act, able-bodied male citizens past the DEAR PARENTS: Our last day is upon us at age of 18 years were subject to six years of Clay Elementary School. We, in Room 4, military training and duty. The United States have been working hard to become prepared HON. STEVE ISRAEL Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps for the challenges ahead. These few years, OF NEW YORK thereby benefited with the coming of age by particularly, have been trying times in news IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Woodrow Wilson alumni. One chapter of the and heavily concentrated in the area of edu- Thursday, June 26, 2003 military contribution made by the Class of cation. For many of us, working more hours 1958 can be found in the Vietnam War. West to fulfill our responsibilities for our children Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with have become necessary. The world has en- great pride and admiration to commend Leon- Virginia sacrificed more sons on a per capita basis in the Vietnam War effort than any other tered our homes in the news, and much of it ard R. Totora for his service in the United state in the Union. Vietnam in wartime was is difficult for us to understand. In our States Army. where some 1958 graduates celebrated their schools, we are wondering how our children At this time of conflict, stories like those of will fare with the problems that concern 10th year beyond graduation. By the end of Mr. Totora remind us of the courage the mem- public education due to difficult economic the Vietnam War, these alumni had returned bers of our Armed Forces have always dis- times in the state of California. Yet, in spite to their homes and families, except one. This of these extraordinary times, Room 4 stu- played and continue to display on a daily Flying Eagle was reported as missing-in-action dents have been working cooperatively to basis. They are a testament to the dedication, on May 16, 1966, when the AC–47 gun ship prepare for the difficult times by doing their honor and strength of the men and women in he was navigating failed to return from a mis- part as better readers and citizens in order uniform. They deserve to be praised for gen- to meet those challenges. sion. At the time of his last action, the young erations to come. man who had interrupted his studies at West We have learned in reading that nonfiction After enlisting in the army at the age of 17, literature—biography, science, and social Virginia University to serve his country held studies—help us learn about the past in Mr. Totora attended the Army School of Pho- the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the United States order to understand the present in the hopes tography and then spent two years in Europe Air Force. When the exchange of prisoners of of preparing for a better future. We learned as a member of the Signal Corps, filming mo- war took place following the Vietnam War, this that reading for understanding of past and tion pictures for the military. With the outbreak airman was not among the repatriated. During present history helps us prepare to make of the Korean War in 1950, Mr. Totora was the following years, the airman’s mother was those decisions. We are aware that this prep- assigned to General MacArthur’s headquarters encouraged by our government not to relin- aration will help us work toward a time, in Japan. quish hope. She mailed letters and packages seemingly far away, but necessary, in order In Korea, Mr. Totora served above and be- to preserve better conditions of life for our for years. None of the letters or packages families, our communities, and possibly for yond the call of duty when he volunteered to were either acknowledged or returned. During those whom we don’t know in other parts of jump 35 miles behind enemy lines with the these same years, the airman received post- the world. 187th Airborne Rangers. Unfortunately, with humous promotions up to the rank of major. Our world needs fixing. By reading about no prior parachuting experience or training, The mystery surrounding this Class of 1958 the environment, we learned that many Mr. Totora suffered severe injuries to his right Flying Eagle was not resolved until November studies are possible to help us prepare for leg and ankle. Knowing hove important the 24, 1999, when his recovered remains were knowledge and understanding about pollu- footage he was capturing was, Mr. Totora ini- positively identified. His remains, along with tion and saving our natural resources. Ca- reers in science and math will be necessary tially refused medical treatment and remained the remains of seven additional crewmembers for making changes in these areas of studies. with the 187th Airborne Rangers for many on the ill-fated military aircraft, were obtained We are beginning to understand that it is of more hours. from the crash site during three separate col- great importance to understand the present, Upon hearing the news of his heroic effort lections during 1995, 1996, and 1997. The re- in the hopes of affecting the future in posi- on the battlefield, UN Supreme Commander covered remains of all eight crewmembers

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.105 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1391 were scant, as the plane had been consumed nated documentary film chronicling the life of Agency’s (FEMA) 1998 Exercise, and man- by flames upon crashing, followed by more a grandmother raising her grandchildren and aged Department of Transportation responses than 30 years of deterioration in a jungle envi- their struggle to move out of a Chicago hous- to major disasters. Stuart’s commitment to the ronment. ing project. environment is just as impressive. He chaired During the 34th year following his last day The legislation creates demonstration pro- the FAA Regional Environmental Network, au- on Earth, this Woodrow Wilson High School grams through both the Section 8 Housing thored the FAA Environmental Policy Manual, alumnus was buried in Arlington National Certificate Fund and the Section 202 Elderly and met with airline industry official regarding Cemetery, in common with the limited remains Housing program. These demonstration environmental issues. of his fellow crewmembers. Every Class of projects will enable housing developers and Stuart has received many honors and 1958 Woodrow Wilson High School classmate advocacy groups additional flexibility in secur- awards during his distinguished career. Most who served honorably in this Nation’s Armed ing financing for this housing and providing notably, Stuart’s courageous and selfless re- Forces gave something, but this one airman ongoing services to intergenerational families. sponse to the terrorist acts of September 11, gave all for his country and in a greater sense, In addition, the LEGACY Act clarifies that 2001 earned him the FEMA Award for Service his family and his classmates. The Woodrow grandparents raising their grandchildren are and the State of Virginia Award for Service. Wilson High School Class of 1958 alumni eligible for family unification assistance, allows While serving his country, Stuart has kept gathering in Beckley, West Virginia tomorrow access to fair housing funds for education and an active private life. He has been and con- wish to honor this classmate, Major George outreach efforts about the legal issues sur- tinues to be involved in a number of organiza- Winton Thompson, by having his name placed rounding many of these families. It also directs tions including the Nassau County Auxiliary in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, as evidence the Department of Housing and Urban Devel- Police, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Volun- he has yet to be forgotten. I hereby honor that opment to provide specialized training for their teer Firefighters. request, as this is the first class reunion that employees focused on grandparent- and other In his 33 years of public service, Stuart the group has known the outcome of Major relative-headed families. Many grandparents Cohen’s dedication to public safety and envi- Thompson’s story. do not have access to the services they and ronmental protection has helped shaped the f their grandchildren need. These training and great nation we live in today and made the outreach efforts will help raise the awareness country a safer, cleaner place for all. The peo- INTRODUCTION OF THE LEGACY of the unique issues these families face each ple of the Fourth District of New York and all ACT: LIVING EQUITABLY, day. Americans thank him for his hard work. GRANDPARENTS AIDING CHIL- While this bill is a small step in recognizing DREN AND YOUTH the tremendous contributions of these grand- f parents, it is my hope that it will help bring this PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO issue greater recognition. Affordable housing OF MASSACHUSETTS is only one of the many challenges these cou- HON. ANNA G. ESHOO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rageous grandparents face as they raise the OF CALIFORNIA Thursday, June 26, 2003 next generation of Americans. Please join me in supporting these families by supporting the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased LEGACY Act. Thursday, June 26, 2003 today to join my good friend Congressman f JACK QUINN in introducing important legislation Ms. ESHOO. I was absent June 4th through to help address an issue in our Nation that is HONORING STUART COHEN 12th for a family emergency. Had I been here, only starting to receive national attention— I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on roll call votes grandparents raising their grandchildren. HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY 237–241, 246–251, 256, 259–264, 267–271, According to recent data from the Census and 275 and ‘‘no’’ on roll call votes 236, 242– OF NEW YORK 245, 252–255, 257–258, 265–266, and 272– Bureau, the number of intergenerational fami- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lies increased more than fifty percent between 274. Thursday, June 26, 2003 1990 and 1998. It is estimated that more than f 2.5 million grandparents across America are Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speak- raising their grandchildren. Many of these chil- er, I rise in recognition of Stuart Cohen, a EDITORIAL BY MR. JOSEPH dren have parents who have passed away, highly respected Emergency Transportation SZALAY ON DEFENDING FREEDOM are in prison, or are suffering from drug or al- Specialist and Regional Emergency Planner cohol addictions, while some have been taken for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) HON. CHRIS CHOCOLA out of abusive homes. Eastern Region. Stuart recently announced his OF INDIANA These intergenerational families or retirement after 33 years of public service dur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Grandfamilies’’ live in rural areas, inner cities ing which he was a pioneer in the fields of and suburbs. They come from all races and emergency planning and environmental pro- Thursday, June 26, 2003 ethnicities, and live in every State in the Na- tection. Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to tion. Many of these grandparents survive on Upon his graduation from Empire State Col- take this opportunity to enter into the RECORD fixed incomes—social security, a small pen- lege, Stuart began 27 years of employment for an article written by Mr. Joseph Szalay, of sion—and face not only the rising cost of pre- the United States Postal Service where he South Bend, Indiana. A child of the political scription drugs, but also the cost of diapers, held many positions including Superintendent ‘‘powder keg’’ that was Eastern Europe in the baby formula, toys, and school clothes. of Postal Operations and Safety Specialist. early part of the twentieth century, Mr. Szalay Unfortunately, our Nation’s housing policy After his time with the Postal Service, Stuart has a vast amount of knowledge from which has not kept up with the unique needs of joined the U.S. Coast Guard to serve as an he paints a vivid picture of America’s historical these families. There are very few housing de- Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, role in helping to liberate all those who want velopments specifically designed for making many contributions to safety, including to be free. He tells of the many times, from intergenerational families. The Grandfamilies the development of the first consolidated World War I to the first Gulf War, when Amer- House in Boston, Massachusetts in my Con- Coast Guard electronic safety and health man- ica took a stand against governments who en- gressional District offers apartments with spe- ual. slave their people. A true embodiment of the cial features for both grandparents and chil- After his tenure with the Coast Guard, Stu- American Dream, Mr. Szalay came to America dren, including childproof kitchen cabinets and art continued to serve his country through the from his native Hungary poor; illiterate, and handicapped-accessible bathrooms. There are FAA’s Eastern Region. With the FAA, Stuart alone. He built a fine tailor shop in South also activities for seniors and children, an out- held many positions including Regional Emer- Bend, from which he recently retired. As a door playground and an on-site computer lab. gency Planner and Environmental Protection member of the greatest generation that saw I am introducing the LEGACY Act in re- Specialist. Stuart’s many achievements with this nation ascend to global prominence, we sponse to the growing number of communities the FAA highlight his commitment to safety should value his perspective and revere his throughout the Nation that have been working and the preservation of our environment. Stu- patriotism. I urge all of my colleagues to use to build on the model of the Grandfamilies art provided emergency’s support at the 1996 this article as a reminder of the historical House in Boston. The title of the legislation Olympic games in Atlanta, led a support team precedent set for the recent liberation of the was inspired by an Academy Award nomi- during the Federal Emergency Management Iraqi people.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.108 E27PT1 E1392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 [From the South Bend Tribune, April 27, Where was the United Nations when people TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN SETH 2003] rose up demanding their God-given right of MICHAUD WORLD’S HISTORY SHOWS THAT U.S. POSITION freedom in Poland, in Hungary, in Czecho- IS RIGHT slovakia? Thousands died, thousands were (By Joseph Szalay) imprisoned, tortured or deported to Siberia HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN As an American of European descent, I while the United Nations stood by idle. have strong reactions to this war and the And what of the war in Vietnam? Did the OF MASSACHUSETTS anti-American sentiment I hear expressed United Nations move a hair to stop it? The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES both at home and abroad. It reminds me of a Communists activated their propaganda ma- Hungarian proverb: ‘‘The dog barks but the chine, trying to divide Americans. World Thursday, June 26, 2003 caravan progresses.’’ opinion expressed at the United Nations In the former Serbia, the 1914 assassination pressured the United States to pull out of Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay of Crown Prince Ferdinand, son of Franz Jo- Vietnam without winning a victory over seph, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, ignited tribute to United States Marine Captain Seth World War I. Communism. Even after the American forces Michaud, who died on Sunday, June 22, 2003, departed from Vietnam, neighboring Laos In 1917, before that was over, revolution- in service to his country. aries took over Russia. This Communist rev- and Cambodia, millions were killed to olution had been planned in Germany. A key ‘‘cleanse’’ the country. Where was the United Seth Michaud was a resident of Hudson, piece of Communist strategy was to starve Nations? Where were the ‘‘peace’’ demonstra- Massachusetts, in my Congressional District. the people in order to subjugate them more tors? Where were the human rights advo- In 1994, he graduated from Hudson High easily. This plan also encompassed the Star- cates? School, where he excelled in both academics vation of 12 million (out of 40 million) Ger- While the United Nations was clueless, the mans. and sports. I supported Seth’s application to United States took leadership in eliminating How could such a plan work? Human Communism, whose vulnerability had been the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD., and beings have a drive to survive. Starving peo- was proud when he was accepted, announc- ple do not care what form of government demonstrated by the freedom fighters in Po- they have, as long as they can put enough in land, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. These ing the news at a town meeting that included their stomachs to survive. uprisings had also shown the people’s un- his family, friends, and neighbors. Seth grad- German nationalists were aware of the quenchable thirst for freedom. President uated from the Pensacola Naval Flight School Communist plan. They knew that if Ger- Reagan combined forces with the great spir- in 1999, and was certified as a helicopter pilot many capitulated, all of Europe could easily itual leader and Polish hero Pope John Paul become Communist. They reacted by turning II to initiate the collapse of the ‘‘Evil Em- in December, 2000. the Communist strategy to their own advan- pire’’ of the Communist Soviet Union. At the time of his death, Capt. Michaud was tage. When Hitler came to power in Ger- Notice that it was the United States, not a helicopter commander, killed when a B–52 many, the first thing he did was to stop star- the United Nations, that saved Europe yet vation by feeding the people. I vividly re- dropped nine M117 general purpose bombs another time. member that many Hungarians and people during a practice mission. Seth was watching from other neighboring countries went to When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, it the routine training exercise from atop a ridge work in Germany. So successful was his was the United States and its allies who on the Gondoria Range in northeastern Africa, fought and freed Kuwait. The United Nations economy that Hitler’s regime developed a off the coast of Djibouti. He was standing out- plan to take over the whole world, beginning decided that a cease-fire agreement in which with Europe—just what the Russian Com- Saddam promised to liquidate all his weap- side his CH–53E helicopter when the bomb munists had originally planned. Hitler’s slo- ons of mass destruction was sufficient peace exploded. Eight other service personnel were gan was ‘‘Deutschland uber alles—Germany insurance. Of course, Saddam did not fulfill also injured. Seth Michaud had been assigned (taking) over the world.’’ his obligations, but the United Nations was to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, What is still incomprehensible to me is the unable to enforce them. The United Nations based at New River Marine Corps in North sad sequel: Hitler forced the Jews into con- did not even act when it became known that centration camps and gas chambers and took Saddam was using his arsenal of chemical Carolina. over countries one by one: Austria, Poland, weapons to eradicate his own people’s fight Capt. Michaud and about 50 other per- Hungary . . . where was France? Where was for freedom. the rest of the free world? Because we did sonnel from Combined Joint Task Force— not stop Hitler’s conquest at the beginning, Those who harbored hatred toward the Horn of Africa were participating in training ex- stopping him later cost the lives of 85 mil- United States were emboldened by the lame ercises that involved the coordination of aerial lion people and caused unthinkable suffering and indecisive attitude of the United Na- bombardment missions. This exercise was the not only in casualties but in the destruction tions. The result? Sept. 11, 2001. of irreplaceable historical and artistic treas- fourth of its kind since the task force’s arrival President Bush requested that the United in December. The task force’s mission is to ures. Nations live up to its contractual obligation One result of that war was to destroy the to defend the world against weapons of mass lead the U.S. war on terrorism, by intercepting bloc of neutral states which for centuries destruction. or disrupting terrorist operatives in that region had been able to resist the expansion of Rus- sia and Germany alike. Masterminded by the There was a lengthy bureaucratic debate in of the world. Seth, like many other soldiers French, the peace plan after World War I cre- which those nations whose freedom our who have answered their nation’s call to serv- ated weak artificial ‘‘nations’’ such as Yugo- country restored in World War II turned ice, paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of slavia; thus it paved the way for the Second against the proposals of the United States. our freedom and liberty. World War: Those who had a financial interest in World War II gave the Russian Com- Saddam’s rearmament blocked enforcement Seth is survived by his loving wife Karen munists the opportunity to expand their in- of the conditions imposed by the cease-fire Marie, and their 18-month-old son, Ian. He fluence, giving them a free path to world agreement. Once again, the United States also leaves his parents, Francis and Karen of conquest, their original goal. has been forced to act on its own to protect I knew all of this through my father’s ex- Hudson, a brother, Ethan, and a sister, our country and the world from the danger of perience. As a young man, he was drafted Samantha, as well as several other relatives terrorist destruction. and spent four years on the front lines. When and friends. the Second World War started, he was again On April 4, a headline in The Tribune read, drafted, along with my two older brothers. ‘‘Former Soviet army generals helped Sad- Seth Michaud was a United States Marine, As soon as I turned 18, I was also drafted, dam with War strategy.’’ Could this have a loving father, husband, son, and brother, leaving my mother home alone to raise my something to do with Russia’s reluctance to and his commitment to his Nation and his fam- 13-year-old sister and 7-year-old brother. support any action against Saddam? ily is one for which he will be forever remem- With God’s help, I defected from the army, I have sketched this history to show how living in the forest like a hermit. bered. His family knows that Seth’s dedication Only one government was able to rescue our country has always been willing to de- to his service was of great value to him. They Europe from Nazism; the United States. fend freedom, not only our own but that of remember him for his photographic memory, the whole world. President Bush follows the After World War II, the United Nations was his passion for flying, and his love for his fam- initiated with noble hopes by France, Eng- example of the great presidents of the United land, the United States and the Soviet States. He shows unwavering dedication to ily. Union. What has become of those high keeping his presidential oath. While other Capt. Seth Michaud served his family, his ideals? The U.N. has become an impotent, so- countries follow their economic interests, he hometown, and his country, proudly and faith- cialistic, bureaucratic organization full of stands tall, fulfilling his duty to God and anti-American sentiment. country. fully.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.113 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1393 INTRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR DIS- a little over 100,000 people just 80 miles or so TRIBUTE TO LEON M. URIS ARMAMENT AND ECONOMIC CON- south of Atlanta. One of the first things I did VERSION ACT OF 2003 after my election was to visit with Maynard HON. TOM LANTOS Holbrook Jackson, Jr. OF CALIFORNIA HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON Maynard Jackson was elected mayor of At- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA lanta in 1973 at the age of thirty-five, the first Thursday, June 26, 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES African-American mayor of a major city in Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- Thursday, June 26, 2003 Georgia as well as the southeast. He served ute to the life and memory of Leon Marcus Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I am in- two four-year terms and became known for Uris, the novelist and screenwriter who troducing the Nuclear Disarmament and Eco- promoting majority-minority partnerships to im- touched the lives of millions around the world. nomic Conversion Act of 2003 (NDECA). prove access for African-Americans to the His unfortunate passing this week is a dev- NDECA will require the United States to dis- world of contracting and supplying govern- astating loss to the world of literature and cin- able and dismantle its nuclear weapons when ments. ema and to thinking people and humanitarians all other nations possessing nuclear weapons Maynard Jackson was elected again as everywhere. enact laws to do the same. NDECA further mayor of Atlanta in 1989 and served one more The author of more than a dozen books and provides that when our nuclear weapons are term. When I went to see him as a newly several screenplays, Leon Uris was best dismantled, the resources used to support nu- elected mayor, it was to get his advice, any known for his Gunfight at O.K. Corral, which clear weapons programs would be diverted to advice he would care to offer. I had no par- was universally heralded as an archetypal Hol- lywood Western, and his moving and humane our growing human and infrastructure needs, ticular agenda, just a hope that he would im- account of the birth of the State of Israel, Exo- such as housing, health care, Social Security part some wisdom, given his experience in dus. and the environment. I have introduced this both government and business. Maynard bill every year following a ballot initiative in the Mr. Speaker, Exodus became an inter- Jackson spent hours of his time with me that national sensation immediately upon its publi- District in 1993. day. Of course I cannot recall all that we In addition to the economic cost of nuclear cation in 1958, and was made into an enor- spoke of, but I found his advice very valuable. weapons, the weapons have increased as a mously popular and critically acclaimed film I will always remember how cordial and en- destabilizing force in world affairs. North two years later. Mr. Uris’s Exodus is the story Korea, at least in part in response to stepped gaged he was—someone who really didn’t of the struggles and spirit of the Jewish peo- up aggressive talk and policies from the U.S., need to give me the time of day instead gave ple, a people who, persecuted and murdered is expanding its nuclear capabilities. Following me several hours. in Europe, emerged from the Holocaust and the Iraq War, Iran appears to be pursuing Maynard and I became friends who saw one fled and were expelled from hostile Islamic greater nuclear capability and resisting inspec- another infrequently but who always re- and Arab societies in the late 1940s and early tions. India and Pakistan have moved back sponded quickly to one another’s calls, e-mails 1950s to establish a state in their historic from the precipice of several years ago but or letters. The last time I spent any significant homeland, Israel, on land granted to them by each remains poised with nuclear weapons. amount of time with him was just this February the United Nations. I encourage all Members The United States and the world community in Macon at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame who have not yet read Exodus to read this el- urgently need to redouble their efforts to ob- for the opening of an exhibit honoring black oquent and emotional account of a people’s tain commitments to push back the new surge classical musicians from Georgia. Maynard’s struggle for survival and freedom. As a Jew who personally fought the Nazi for nuclear proliferation. Our country would be aunt, Ms. Mattiwilda Dobbs, was the guest of occupation of Hungary and survived the Holo- able to better dissuade other nations who as- honor for the occasion but Maynard was the caust, I was deeply moved by Mr. Uris’s pire to become nuclear powers if we ourselves star who could have easily stolen the show. were willing to take even greater initiative in books, many of which highlighted historical Instead he remained out of the limelight, al- events of Jewish concern and the poignant dismantling our own nuclear weapons pro- lowing his aunt to fully enjoy the attention she gram. It is noteworthy that the Senate in and ongoing struggle for the survival of the deserved as a world-famous artist, the first Af- March ratified the Moscow Treaty, which pro- State of Israel. Yet it would be unfair to pi- rican-American soprano to perform at the Met- vides that by 2012 both the U.S. and Russia geonhole him as a man concerned exclusively ropolitan Opera House in New York. will reduce their long-range warheads two- with Jewish issues. Mr. Uris was an un- thirds from approximately 6,000 warheads When I heard of Maynard’s passing this abashed champion of freedom and democ- each to 2,200. Monday morning, I recalled that evening I racy, not just for Jews but for the Irish and op- With 40 million people still without health spent with him in February at the Music Hall pressed groups worldwide whom he wrote and care, Social Security without the benefits for of Fame and I remembered one touching inci- cared about. the huge baby boomer generation, an econ- dent. We all were examining the memorabilia Mr. Speaker, Exodus was Leon Uris’s mag- omy teetering from the loss of 3 million jobs gathered for this exhibit honoring classical Af- num opus and it was translated into dozens of and millions more Americans pushed back out rican-American artists of Georgia. The walls languages and distributed clandestinely in poverty during the last three years, the time for this section of the museum were covered throughout the Soviet Union, where it became has come to begin the transfer of nuclear with photographs. Maynard grabbed my arm known in dissident circles simply as ‘‘The weapons funds to urgent domestic needs. In and pulled me toward one. It was a picture of Book’’ and helped generate resistance against the Communist regime. The film version, di- the 56–year period between 1940 to 1996, nu- the Morehouse College Glee Club that ap- rected by Otto Preminger and starring Eva clear weapons spending exceeded the com- peared quite old and, with great pleasure, Marie Saint and Paul Newman, drew attention bined total Federal spending for education, Maynard pointed to one of the young men in to the plight of the State of Israel, a vibrant training, employment, and social services; ag- the picture. It was his father, a father who had democracy and ally of the United States under riculture; natural resources and the environ- passed away when Maynard was quite young. ment; general science, space and technology; assault from all sides. After enjoying success community and regional development (includ- Now Maynard himself has passed away too beyond all expectations both as a book and as ing disaster relief); law enforcement; and en- young, leaving us in his prime but leaving a a film, Exodus was reincarnated as a Broad- ergy production and regulation. legacy of remarkable accomplishments for At- way musical in 1971. Many of Mr. Uris’s books were sympathetic f lanta and all of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is right and just that this war novels, imbued with tales of courage and HONORING THE MEMORY OF MAY- daring, as well as intrigue and romance. In ad- body honor Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. NARD HOLBROOK JACKSON, JR dition to Exodus, I was especially moved by with an appropriate resolution now being pre- Mila 18, a heroic story he wrote in 1961 about pared by Representative LEWIS which I will co- the Warsaw ghetto uprising during World War HON. JIM MARSHALL sponsor with other members, including I’m II. OF GEORGIA sure, all members of the Georgia delegation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Leon Uris was an unusually creative and Maynard Jackson will be sorely missed by thorough practitioner of his craft. The New Thursday, June 26, 2003 his family and many friends. May he rest in York Times noted in its obituary yesterday that Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker. I was elected peace knowing that his life has been well in ‘‘preparing to write Exodus . . . [Mr. Uris] mayor of Macon in 1995. Macon is a town of lived. read nearly 300 books, underwent a physical-

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.116 E27PT1 E1394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 training program in preparation for about another 20 million or so will find themselves sociation, many chambers of commerce, and 12,000 miles of travel within Israel and inter- without healthcare coverage for some period at least a hundred consumer/advocacy viewed more than 1,200 people.’’ The child of of time. The lack of insurance leads to de- groups. a first-generation Russian-American mother creased access to care, decreased lifespan, I am voting for this bill today, because our and a Polish immigrant father, Mr. Uris’s pool and increased morbidity. When people do not nation’s small businesses need relief, and of talent was seemingly bottomless, and his have health insurance, they are more likely to their employees desperately need health in- spirit indomitable, renewed daily by his com- have uncontrolled disease, and the suffering surance coverage. I will follow this bill as it mitment to the twin causes of freedom and that goes with it. They are also more likely to goes through conference. If we can find a way justice, and propelled by a quintessentially end up in the hospital or emergency room. A to harvest the good that AHPs can do, while American-immigrant zeal. A successful genius small business that cannot afford to purchase protecting consumers from ‘‘cherry picking,’’ or who rose from ‘‘hardscrabble beginnings,’’ the a health plan will, therefore, have workers who price gouging, or benefit reductions—by keep- Washington Post wrote in its epitaph yester- are more likely to call in sick, or to need long- ing AHPs under control of state regulations— day, Mr. Uris was a man of uncommon and term sick leave. And in today’s economic situ- I will proudly support the bill. If it comes back extraordinary character. ation, many small business owners simply do in the form it is in today, I will vote against it. Mr. Speaker, Leon Uris was one of the not have the funds to meet the exorbitant f great novelists of the twentieth century, and costs of health insurance. So they are caught has secured his place among the intellectual between a rock and a hard place. HONORING TOM RETZER, U.S. and literary giants of our time. It is with great The lack of affordable health insurance NAVY SEAL sadness and deep admiration that I bid fare- costs our nation billions in avoidable costs well to Mr. Uris, and I extend my heartfelt con- each year, and has made enormous health HON. PAUL RYAN dolences to his family. care bills the number one cause of bankruptcy OF WISCONSIN f for the American people. This is a devastating IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and complex problem. There is no easy an- TRIBUTE TO HERB ZOBEL swer to solving it; it will require a well-thought- Thursday, June 26, 2003 out bipartisan approach to enact meaningful Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, to- HON. SCOTT McINNIS legislation to improve access to care. The leg- morrow, the flags of Kenosha County in Wis- OF COLORADO islation before us today is not all that it could consin will fly at half-staff in honor of U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be or should be. However, it is a step in the Navy Seal Tom Retzer who was killed in the right direction, that we cannot afford not to line of duty in the Near East on June 25, Thursday, June 26, 2003 take. 2003. His father-in-law and mother-in-law live Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this The federal government is not the only enti- in Kenosha, and his wife and children reside body of Congress and this nation today to pay ty grappling with the challenges of getting ade- in northern Virginia. tribute to an outstanding citizen from my dis- quate health insurance to the American peo- The loss of this brave U.S. serviceman sad- trict. Herb Zobel of Ouray, Colorado recently ple. States have been working on this issue dens us and reminds us of the dangers our donated his time to aid 2,000 of his fellow for decades, and have brokered extensive military men and women face every day as biking enthusiasts as they pedaled through the agreements and regulations with the insurance they work to protect our country and stand up Rocky Mountains for a good cause. In rec- industry to protect consumers. This legislation for freedom. Throughout our nation’s history, ognition of this dedication to community serv- will exempt AHPs from those state regulations. courageous individuals like Tom Retzer have ice, I would like to honor Herb here today. This is misguided and dangerous. As we go to been willing to put their lives on the line to de- Herb volunteered with ‘‘Ride the Rockies,’’ a conference with the other body, we must work fend our land and liberty. We owe them and week-long tour of the beautiful Rocky Moun- to ensure that we do not undo the good work their families our support and our deepest tains of Colorado. Herb has participated in that states have done in the past. AHPs can gratitude. Without them, America’s freedom ‘‘Ride the Rockies’’ six times, an impressive be an important piece to the health insurance would be fleeting. We honor the memory of athletic accomplishment, especially consid- puzzle, but they should not bypass the safety Tom Retzer and offer prayers for him and his ering he is 74 years old. The riders pedal 35 mechanisms that have protected patients for family. to 100 miles daily, and although they pass decades. f through some incredible scenery, they must If this bill is signed into law as written, peo- also pedal up some difficult mountain passes. ple in my state of Texas will lose the right to PAYING TRIBUTE TO TERRY By working as a Marshall for this year’s event, demand independent external review of their MARSDEN Herb stood in the same spot for five to six claims. AHPs will not be required to cover hours every day to help direct riders through emergency services, or diabetes care, or HON. SCOTT McINNIS confusing parts of the route. He also dished mammograms, or to charge fair premiums to OF COLORADO out plenty of encouragement as the cyclists the old or sick. AHPs will also have the ability IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passed, since he understands how challenging to ‘‘cherry pick,’’ that is to offer inexpensive Thursday, June 26, 2003 the ride can be. plans to some associations—maybe groups of Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to honor Herb fitness clubs or software companies that tend Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this Zobel here today. He exemplifies the spirit of to be full of younger or healthier people—while body of Congress and this nation today to rec- community service that helped make this na- gouging associations that employ more experi- ognize a great leader in the Mancos, Colorado tion great. By donating his time to ‘‘Ride the enced workers, or the disabled. The CBO and community. After 10 years of service on the Rockies,’’ Herb selflessly helped 2,000 of his the Urban Institute have issued studies that Mancos Library Board of Trustees, Terry fellow riders stay fit, healthy, and happy. I con- predict that AHPs would do little to improve Marsden is retiring from his position as Presi- gratulate Herb for his athletic achievements, the uninsured problem, and may actually dent. In his five years in that post, Terry has commend him for his service, and wish him make it worse—unless we make them respon- been a dynamic force in the rapid evolution of the very best for the future. sive to the demands of state legislators. the Mancos Public Library. As we recognize f The states have been quite successful in Terry’s retirement, I commend him for his regulating the insurance industry and pro- dedication and leadership within the commu- SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH tecting their consumers. Why should we un- nity. FAIRNESS ACT OF 2003 dermine that? The CBO and numerous other Terry Marsden’s leadership has been an in- groups have predicted that this bill will desta- fluential factor in the numerous enhancements SPEECH OF bilize the health insurance industry in Amer- made to the Mancos Public Library over the HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE ica—and actually increase the number of peo- past 10 years. In his first few years on the OF TEXAS ple without insurance while raising the costs of Board of Trustees, Terry helped oversee the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES those with it. That is why over 500 groups implementation of an automated circulation have expressed formal opposition to this bill, catalog system. During his time as President Thursday, June 19, 2003 including the National Governors Association, of the Board, Terry was also instrumental in Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, both the Republican and Democratic Gov- providing for the renovation of the building, hir- we have over 40 million people without health ernors Associations, the AFL–CIO, physicians ing additional staff and increasing the library’s insurance today. Over the course of this year, groups, providers groups, insurance trade as- hours of operation, all in an attempt to make

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26JN8.118 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1395 the Mancos Public Library more user friendly. THE BUDGET STILL DOES NOT I wish you the best of luck on your future en- He also insured the addition of six patron KEEP OUR PROMISE TO VETERANS deavors. computers in order to allow library patrons f vital internet access. HON. BOB FILNER OAK PARK TOWNSHIP CENTEN- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to OF CALIFORNIA NIAL—1903–2003 ‘‘100 YEARS OF Terry Marsden before you today for his com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SERVING PEOPLE’’ mitment to his country. Terry embodies the Thursday, June 26, 2003 spirit of public service and altruism that makes our communities strong. I congratulate Terry Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I HON. DANNY K. DAVIS for his positive impact upon the Mancos com- rise to remind my colleagues that the pro- OF ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES munity and wish him all the best in his future posed budget for our veterans is still woefully endeavors. inadequate! Thursday, June 26, 2003 Flat-line budgeting for several years pre- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Oak f vented the Veterans Health Administration Parkers have always been independent think- from keeping up with inflation and increased ers. So it’s not surprising that the earliest resi- TRIBUTE HONORING ATLANTA’S demand. Enrollees in the VA health care sys- dents of Oak Park opted for an independent FIRST BLACK MAYOR, MAYNARD tem (VHA) have increased by almost 120 per- government that gave them a greater voice in H. JACKSON cent since 1996, going from 2.4 million to decisions that affected their lives and their more than a projected 7 million in the coming community. HON. EDDIE BERNICE-JOHNSON fiscal year. During that same period, VHA per In the late 19th century, Oak Park was still capita expenditures have decreased by 30 a part of the Township of Cicero. However, OF TEXAS percent. after residents of the Austin neighborhood IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Had the level of funding kept up with the de- successfully broke away from the Cicero mand in inflation, the current VHA budget Thursday, June 26, 2003 Township in 1899 choosing to annex to the would be around $36 billion rather than the city of Chicago, Oak Parkers began to petition Ms. EDDIE BERNICE-JOHNSON of Texas. $25.3 billion requested by the Administration. once again for their own village. In 1901, citi- Mr. Speaker, it is with great sorrow that I pay Had adequate funding been in place, VA Sec- zens formally seceded from Cicero Township tribute to the memory of a profoundly historical retary Anthony Principi would not have had to to establish their own municipal government. gentleman from Atlanta, Mayor Maynard H. temporarily suspend enrollment for VA health The first village elections were held in 1902 Jackson. I would like to extend my greatest care for many of our nation’s veterans. and Oak Park celebrated its new status as a sympathy to the Jackson Family by taking a Veterans did not hesitate when called to united, selfcontained community. moment to reflect upon his rich life. service. I urge my colleagues to keep our Because the separation from Cicero Town- Although Mayor Jackson was born in Dallas, promise to our nation’s veterans when voting ship left Oak Park in a legal limbo as regards Texas, he grew up in Atlanta and finished high on the budget. certain delegated township functions, Oak school at 14 years of age. He graduated from f Park citizens voted in 1903 to establish Oak Park Township. The first elected officials were Morehouse College with honors at 18, and PAYING TRIBUTE JOE VIGIL later, successfully pursued a law degree from supervisor, assessor, collector, clerk, two jus- North Carolina Central University. tices of the peace and two constables. Maynard Jackson reshaped Atlanta’s power HON. SCOTT McINNIS The first social service program began in structure and made history, at age 35, when OF COLORADO 1936 with Poor Relief, a Great Depression he was first elected Atlanta’s first black mayor IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES program to aid financially struggling residents. from 1974 through 1982. In 1990 he was re- Thursday, June 26, 2003 This was the start of the General Assistance elected with 80 percent of the vote and took program, which has provided financial assist- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to ance to thousands of Oak Park citizens over office several months before the 1990 an- stand before this body of Congress and this nouncement that Atlanta had been chosen as the years. nation today to pay tribute to Joe Vigil, a na- The growing population of youth and elderly host of the Summer Olympics. He’s been tionally known Cross Country/Track and Field in the 1960’s and 1970’s ushered in Youth widely acknowledged by his statement: ‘‘It is coach. Joe helped to make Adams State Col- Services and Senior Services. Guided by vol- fitting and proper that Atlanta, not perfect but lege a powerhouse in track and he will soon unteer citizen committees, the services are the best city in America, was chosen to host be inducted into the Rock Mountain Athletic key components in Oak Park’s quality of life. the Olympic Games.’’ Conference Hall of Fame for his accomplish- In 1971, the Senior Citizens Committee was Mayor Jackson’s initial eight-year tenure in ments. His hard work and dedication have informed and the Meals-at-Home program was City Hall will be remembered most for his im- fluenced the lives of many college students established. In 1973, the Township estab- pact on the black business community. He and I am proud to recognize his accomplish- lished by popular vote the volunteer Commu- was a champion of black business, evidenced ments here today. nity Mental Health Board to assess need and by the affirmative action programs he imple- For 27 years, Joe led the Adams State help fund mental health programs. In that mented which increased the number of city teams to 18 National Championships and 89 same year, the Advisory Committee on contracts awarded to blacks and other under- individual championships. He coached 425 All- Childcare was formed. Also in the 70’s came represented groups by more than 30 percent. American runners, many of whom ended up a transportation program for seniors and peo- After he left his 1989 mayoral term, Jackson competing on the national level. Recognized ple with disabilities, as well as the Senior Cit- entered the business sector by forming Jack- as one of the best coaches in the country, he izen Information and Referral Service, the En- son Securities, an investment firm which now is currently training some of the United States ergy Assistance program and the Income Tax has offices in Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Or- best runners for competition in the 2004 Olym- Assistance program. lando, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Fran- pic Games in Athens, Greece. Within the last ten years, Oak Park Town- cisco, and Chicago. Joe’s impact on student-athletes went be- ship has continued to meet the growing needs His family was active in early voting rights yond the track, however, as his runner’s grad- of its constituency. A youth Advocacy Council efforts. His grandfather, John Wesley Dobbs, uated at a rate of 96 percent. A quality college was established to give a voice to the teenage was co-chairman of the Atlanta Negro Voters education will always be more important then population. Additionally, the Townships of Oak League, and his father, the Rev. Maynard H. any National title, a lesson Joe passed on to Park and River Forest initiated a collaborative Jackson Sr., was the first black to seek public his teams. youth services program. In 1993, the Town- office in Dallas, the former pastor of New Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand today and ship’s Youth and Senior Services programs Hope Baptist Church, and founded the Geor- recognize the accomplishments of Coach Joe won three state awards and one year later the gia Voters league. Maynard Jackson will be Vigil. I am happy knowing that Joe has made Community Mental Health Board became the missed, but never forgotten for his enthu- an impressive impact on some of today’s only one in the state to be Medicaid certified siasm, his vision and dedication towards leav- youth and I hope that he continues his impor- for its case management services. ing a legacy for a world of true cohesive diver- tant role in young athletes lives. Thank you, The Township’s assessor and collector func- sity, and contributions to the City of Atlanta, Joe, for the contributions you have made to tions, in accordance with the Township’s over- Georgia. Adams State and the surrounding community. all vision of service and accessibility, has

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K26JN8.004 E27PT1 E1396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 changed dramatically over the years. Since mineral rights are to be respected as private (1) Authority to provide ‘‘credits’’ (instead the 1930’s, the assessor has been a service property, future development of the minerals of or in addition to cash) that could be used office, not assessing property, but helping resi- could have adverse effects on the land, wild- for bonus bids or royalties for mineral leases on the Outer Continental Shelf; and dents, businesses and public agencies better life habitat, and other values of the future wild- (2) Authority to provide eligible BLM lands understand property matters, taxation and as- life refuge. That is why Congress directed the (or interests) anywhere in the country in ex- sisting with appeals. agencies to consider these potential future ef- change for the interests acquired at Rocky Since 1996, to improve operational effi- fects and work to find ways to mitigate those Flats (waiving the current requirement that ciencies while providing broader services, the impacts. exchanges must be within the same state). Township has entered into partnerships with So far, however, the Energy and Interior De- SECTION-BY-SECTION OUTLINE other governments and private agencies to co- partments have not been able to agree on Section 1— ordinate and expand its youth, senior and what to do about the minerals, and the MOU (1) provides a short title: ‘‘Rocky Flats mental health programs. Intergovernmental has not been completed. Minerals Acquisition Act.’’ agreements exist between the Township and I think the best way to handle this would be (2) includes findings regarding the status of for the Federal Government to acquire the Rocky Flats and the desirability of federal all the other 10 governmental units in Oak acquisition of mineral interests within its Park and River Forest—villages; parks; librar- minerals. However, neither the DOE nor Inte- boundaries ies; schools and the River Forest Township. rior has made this a priority, and the current (3) states the bill’s purpose as being to fa- From its humble beginnings serving Oak budgetary situation places constraints on such cilitate acquisition of non-Federal interests Park’s population of 3,000 residents in 1903, acquisitions. at Rocky Flats by authorizing the Interior one hundred years later Oak Park Township My bill is intended to make it more feasible Department to use credits or interests in has evolved into a fullservice unit of local gov- for the Interior Department to acquire some or certain public lands, instead of or in addition all of the minerals. It would do that by giving to cash. ernment serving Oak Park’s 53,000 residents Section 2— in 2003. I congratulate Oak Park Township on the Secretary of the Interior two additional (1) authorizes the Interior Department to their 100th birthday and know that they will methods (either instead of or in additional to use appropriated funds, credits, exchanged continue to identify and address unmet needs purchase for cash) for completing such lands or interests therein, or any combina- in their community. acquisitions— tion of these, to acquire mineral interests or other non-Federal interests at Rocky Flats; f (1) by giving ‘‘credits’’ that could be used instead of cash to pay for oil and gas leases on (2) defines ‘‘credits,’’ making clear that BILL TO FACILITATE ACQUISITION the Outer Continental Shelf; and they can only be issued with agreement of OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT ROCKY (2) by allowing federal lands or minerals recipient, can only be used for bonus bids or FLATS royalty payments for oil or gas leases on the anywhere in the country to be exchanged for Outer Continental Shelf and must be used the Rocky Flats minerals (under current law, within 10 years of their issuance; HON. MARK UDALL such exchanges can only occur within the (3) specifies that while exchanges can in- OF COLORADO same state—Colorado lands/minerals for other volve BLM lands or interests in any State, only lands or interests identified as suitable IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Colorado lands/minerals). The bill has no compulsory provisions. It for disposal under current law can be trans- Thursday, June 26, 2003 does not require that any of the non-Federal ferred to private ownership through such an interests at Rocky Flats be acquired by the exchange; Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I am (4) provides that interests acquired by the today introducing a bill to facilitate the acquisi- government, and it does not require anyone to United States under the bill will be managed tion by the Federal Government of mineral accept anything other than cash for any inter- as part of the wildlife refuge and cannot be rights or other non-Federal interests in lands ests that the government may acquire. It developed or transferred out of Federal own- that are located within the boundaries of the would merely provide the Interior Department ership; and specifies that the bill adds to the Rocky Flats site in Colorado. with new tools—in addition to those it already Interior Department’s existing authority and In the 1950’s, the Federal Government has—for such acquisitions. does not reduce any authority the Depart- bought land at Rocky Flats for the use as a In developing the bill, I sought and obtained ment already has. production facility for nuclear-weapon compo- technical assistance from the Interior Depart- f nents. However, the purchase did not include ment. I also have given careful consideration PAYING TRIBUTE ELVA all the mineral rights, some of which remained to comments from local governments and oth- MARTINEZ-DRYER in private ownership. ers in Colorado, and have made revisions to Production at Rocky Flats ended more than earlier drafts of the legislation in response to HON. SCOTT McINNIS a decade ago. Since then, the Department of points raised in those comments. OF COLORADO Energy, though its contractors, has been work- Mr. Speaker, this bill—the ‘‘Rocky Flats Min- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing to have the site cleaned up and closed. erals Acquisition Act’’—is narrow in scope. In 2001, Congress passed legislation I However, I think it can assist in successful im- Thursday, June 26, 2003 sponsored with Senator Wayne Allard to guide plementation of something that is very impor- Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to the future of Rocky Flats. Under that legisla- tant for all Coloradans—the establishment of stand before this body of Congress and this tion—the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. I nation today to pay tribute to a phenomenal Act 0f 2001—once the cleanup and closure think it deserves the support of every Member athlete from my district. Elva Martinez-Dyer, a are accomplished, most of the land at Rocky of the House. former student-athlete from Western State Flats will be transferred from the Department For the information of our colleagues, here College, will soon be inducted into the Rocky of Energy to the Department of the Interior is a short outline of the bill: Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. and will be managed as a unit of the National OUTLINE OF ROCKY FLATS MINERALS Her exploits on the track are legendary and I Wildlife Refuge System. ACQUISITION BILL would like to recognize the hard work and de- The refuge act includes some provisions re- BACKGROUND termination she gave the sport. lated to the non-Federal minerals—primarily When the ongoing cleanup of the Rocky Elva helped the track team at Western State sand and gravel—at Rocky Flats. It says Flats site is completed, it will be closed and earn nation-wide recognition, personally ‘‘nothing in this [law] limits any valid, existing most of the site will be transferred to the In- achieving All-American status 16 times and terior Department for management as a Na- . . . mineral right’’ except for ‘‘such reason- tional Wildlife Refuge. Within the site’s winning five national championships. Elva be- able conditions on access . . . as are appro- boundaries there are some privately-owned came a dominant force in the sport; she did priate for the cleanup and closure of Rocky mineral rights (primarily sand and gravel). not lose a race during her final two years at Flats and for the management of the refuge.’’ Federal acquisition of at least some of these school. She was awarded the ‘‘NCAA–II Track And it says that a Memorandum of Under- mineral rights would further sound manage- and Field Athlete of the Year Award,’’ for her standing (MOU) between DOE and Interior is ment of the site as a wildlife refuge. How- accomplishments and was inducted into the to ‘‘address the impacts’’ mineral rights ‘‘may ever, the current budgetary situation makes Colorado Sportswomen’s Hall of Fame. Elva it difficult to complete such acquisition. have on the management of the refuge, and The purpose of the bill is to provide the In- currently holds three records in the Rocky provide strategies for resolving or mitigating terior Department with two additional tools Mountain Athletic Conference, as well as four these impacts.’’ to assist in the acquisition of minerals rights conference championships. These provisions were included in the ref- or other non-Federal property at Rocky All of Elva’s hard work and dedication paid uge act in order to make clear that while these Flats: off, as she earned a spot on the 2000 Olympic

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Mr. Speaker, I rise to nonprofit preservation organization, named lations, Elva, on your induction into the Rocky commend and congratulate Commander Georgetown to its 2003 list of America’s Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Charles L. Stuppard, United States Navy, who Dozen Distinctive Destinations, an annual list and good luck with your future endeavors. is leaving from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be of unique and lovingly preserved communities the next Commanding Officer of the USS in the United States. f Arleigh Burke (DDG51). The Arleigh Burke is In recognizing Georgetown, the National a guided missile AEGIS Destroyer with a com- CONGRATULATING LOUIE WONG Trust singled out the Hamill House Museum, plement of about 325 personnel including 25 completed in 1879 as the home of silver baron FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED SERV- Officers. Commander Stuppard is slated to be William A. Hamill and adorned with furnishings ICE TO CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA at the helm of this powerful Navy vessel in delivered from its owner’s birthplace in Eng- April 2004. Commander Stuppard joined the Naval Offi- land. Another notable landmark is the Hotel de HON. BOB FILNER Paris, built in 1876. In its heyday, it was one OF CALIFORNIA cer Corps in 1985. He obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical and Aero- of the finest hotels and gourmet restaurants in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES space Engineering from Cornell University and the state. Today the Colonial Dames operates Thursday, June 26, 2003 his Master’s degree in National Security and the hotel as a museum. Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. Also noted by the National Trust are the honor Louie Wong for his distinguished serv- Commander Stuppard’s achievements and ac- town’s holiday celebrations, which include a ice to Calexico. complishments are truly exemplary and I hope Christmas Market, Santa Lucia Processional, Louie was born in China and has made his many young people from my district and and horse-drawn wagon rides. around the country will follow in his footsteps home in Calexico since 1971. Mr. Wong and This is the fourth time the National Trust for his wife own and operate YUM YUM Res- as an Officer and a Gentleman. I congratulate Commander Stuppard for a job well done and Historic Preservation has compiled a list of A taurant in Calexico where they serve, ‘‘the Dozen Distinctive Destinations. More than 50 Best Chinese Food in Town.’’ The YUM YUM wish him and his family fair winds and fol- destinations in 27 states were nominated by restaurant has become a hub of activity for the lowing seas. preservation organizations and local commu- Calexico community, hosting local politicos f who meet to share ideas and concerns over nities. Georgetown was selected because it A TRIBUTE TO GEORGETOWN, COL- met the National Trust’s criteria of well-man- plates of good food. ORADO—ONE OF AMERICA’S aged growth, a commitment to historic preser- As a successful local businessman and a DOZEN DISTINCTIVE DESTINA- vation with a protected historic core and community activist, Louie has a long record of TIONS supporting numerous community organiza- meaningful context, interesting and attractive tions. He has just completed a term as Presi- HON. MARK UDALL architecture, cultural diversity, activities for dent of the Calexico Chamber of Commerce families with children, an economic base of lo- OF COLORADO where he has served with great distinction. He cally-owned small businesses, and walkability IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is a past recipient of the coveted Lava Lamp for residents and visitors. Award, presented annually by the Calexico Thursday, June 26, 2003 The National Trust also noted that George- Chamber of Commerce for service to the com- Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise town residents have taken forceful action to munity. He was an early champion of today to congratulate the town of Georgetown, protect their town’s character and sense of Calexico’s new cultural arts center, located in Colorado, for being selected by the National place and have worked hard to preserve the the renovated De Anza Hotel. The plan in- Trust for Historic Preservation as one of its historic and scenic assets of their commu- volves creating four rooms, or chambers, each 2003 Dozen Distinctive Destination locations. nities, with rewards that transcend town limits. dedicated to a different artistic discipline. This designation acknowledges the out- In so doing, Georgetown has preserved its Louie has supported this vision since its incep- standing work of the residents of Georgetown quality of life for its residents and tourists tion, by building community support for the in protecting, respecting and celebrating their alike. Georgetown and towns like it in Colo- plan and raising money, including personally unique history and cultural heritage. rado and throughout the west preserve the al- paying for the architectural renderings. Anyone who has spent time in Georgetown lure of the western lifestyle and the respect Louie is a member of numerous community knows of the wealth of historical structures that settlers had and still have for the special organizations and committees, including serv- that have been preserved and protected. This places that have been established. ing as a Trustee of the Imperial Valley College heritage provides a lasting reminder of the Board of Trustees, and on the Imperial Valley early years of mining and living in rugged In announcing the places on the list of dis- College Foundation Board of Directors. He mountainous areas of Colorado and the West. tinctive destinations, Richard Moe, the Presi- has been much honored for his community Georgetown, the county seat of Clear Creek dent of the National Trust for Historic Preser- service, receiving the first community service County, was established in 1864, when the vation, had this to say about Georgetown: ‘‘It citation ever presented by the Calexico Unified discovery of the Belmont Lode started a stam- is encouraging to see communities so com- School District and the Man of the Year Award pede of prospectors and ultimately gave the mitted to the preservation of their historic land- from the Calexico Benevolent and Protective town its nickname, ‘‘Silver Queen of the Rock- marks, the revitalization of their downtown Order of Elks. He has served as Grand Mar- ies.’’ The town still operates under an 1868 areas, and the protection of their unique herit- shall of the Calexico Christmas Parade. charter from Colorado’s territorial legislature. age. Georgetown represents a truly distinctive Mr. Speaker, Louie Wong is a community As the National Trust notes in its announce- slice of America. That makes it an exciting al- leader, equally at home creating regional cul- ment of this designation: ‘‘Many vestiges of ternative to the homogenization of many other tural arts centers as he is serving up Chinese the town’s heyday remain, including the vacation spots. It is my hope that more Amer- food at high school football games to raise Georgetown Loop Railroad, a marvel of engi- ican cities and towns will follow Georgetown’s money for charity. He gives wholeheartedly to neering, hailed as the most complex railroad lead in preserving their own spirit of place.’’ the organizations he supports that benefit the loop in the world at the turn of the century. people of Calexico. While his service as Presi- Today, the historic railroad is still thrilling pas- All I can add to that is, ‘‘amen,’’ and my own dent of the Calexico Chamber of Commerce is sengers as it traverses the Devil’s Gate High congratulations to the people of Georgetown coming to an end, I have no doubt that he will Bridge, soaring 95 feet above Clear Creek. A for this honor, so well earned through their ef- find even more ways to improve the quality of year-round vacation wonderland, George- forts to preserve one of the places that makes life in his community. town’s spectacular setting provides unlimited Colorado such a special place to live.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K26JN8.006 E27PT1 E1398 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2003 HONORING SIDNY ZINK Medicine at Case Western Reserve University committee on Homeland Security for their ex- before joining the medical faculty at Brown cellent work in producing the first ever Home- HON. SCOTT McINNIS University in 1986. At Brown, he became in- land Security Appropriations bill. I am so OF COLORADO volved with the clinical management of per- pleased that my colleagues in Congress share IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sons living with HIV/AIDS, and is currently the my concern for the priority that is Homeland Principal Investigator of the Lifespan/Tufts/ Security, and that consequently, the Appro- Thursday, June 26, 2003 Brown Center for AIDS Research. Dr. Car- priations Act passed 425–2. Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this penter has also written many notable publica- f body of Congress and this nation today to pay tions on his research from cholera to HIV/ tribute to a selfless community servant from AIDS. PAYING TRIBUTE TO PATTI my district, Sidny Zink of Durango, Colorado. The John E. Fogarty International Center O’ROURKE An active member of the Leadership La Plata plays a vital role in the United States’ re- organization, Sidny was recently honored with sponse to global challenges in health. The late HON. SCOTT McINNIS the ‘‘Barbara Conrad Award,’’ which recog- John Fogarty served as Representative from OF COLORADO nizes a person who donates numerous hours the 2nd District of Rhode Island and was a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to their community. Today I would like to join lifelong advocate of promoting the study of Thursday, June 26, 2003 with the Durango Area Chamber of Commerce global health problems. Dr. Carpenter has in honoring Sidny’s commitment and recog- consistently shown that same vision by taking Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to nizing this distinct honor. on the challenge of disease prevention take this opportunity to honor the life and A longtime resident of Durango, Sidny is throughout the global community. He has memory of an outstanding woman from my widely known for her dedication to community shown himself to be a notable leader on seek- district. Patti O’Rourke of Pueblo, Colorado service. Sidny has been active in a number of ing out ways to better the entire global com- made tremendous contributions during her life- committees and organizations, such as the Big munity, and by doing so, has left his mark on time to her community and served as leader Brothers Big Sisters foundation, Community international health. and role model for many. Development Corporation, the La Plata Home- Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I hope our col- Patti graduated from law school at Fordham builders Society, and the Community Develop- leagues will join me in congratulating Dr. Car- University in 1944 and went to work with a ment Corporation. While Sidny has worked penter on his lifetime of achievements. firm on Wall Street. She later became one of vigorously for the community, she spends f the first women to practice law in Pueblo County, Colorado, and in 1981, became the much of her time with Leadership La Plata, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- county’s first female judge. Patti’s reputation learning how new issues could affect her com- CURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, as a fair and caring judge, as well as her life- munity. 2004 Mr. Speaker, in a recent ceremony in Du- long commitment to community service, was rango, last year’s recipient of the ‘‘Barbara well known. She donated countless hours to a Conrad Award’’ Ed Morlan passed on the HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE variety of causes that are too numerous to OF FLORIDA award in recognition of Sidny’s commitment to mention. In short, Patti served on many com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the community. I join with my colleagues here munity boards, worked tirelessly to support today in applauding Sidny’s civic-mindedness Thursday, June 26, 2003 family court reforms, and took up the cause and in recognizing this prestigious honor. Con- Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. for senior citizens. Even after leaving full-time gratulations and thanks again, Sidny, for the Speaker, with great disappointment I was un- service on the bench, Patti’s interest in serving many years of service you have given the Du- able to be present on Tuesday, June 24 to others prompted her to travel to Denver sev- rango community. speak and vote in favor of H.R. 2555, the eral times a week to help alleviate a large f Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fis- backlog of cases. cal Year 2004. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the STATEMENT RECOGNIZING DR. The terrorist attacks on and following Sep- life and memory of Patti O’Rourke before this CHARLES CARPENTER FOR HIS tember 11 highlighted our vulnerability to at- body of Congress and this nation today. By ACHIEVEMENTS tack on our soil, and exposed a new enemy reaching heights no other woman had at- with a desire to harm the United States and tained, Patti became a pioneer who blazed a HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN the American people. Our swift efforts at bol- trail other women could follow. By giving so OF RHODE ISLAND stering our domestic security have resulted in much of herself to the community, Patti be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the prevention of further domestic incidents. It came a public servant and a beacon for everyone in Pueblo, the State of Colorado, and our Thursday, June 26, 2003 is this absence of occurrences that confirms our success. We cannot, however, become nation to follow. Patti left the world a better Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to complacent in this success and must remain place; she will be missed by her family, congratulate Dr. Charles C.J. Carpenter, who committed to securing our homeland. friends, and the many people whose lives she received the John E. Fogarty Recognition Our Nation continually faces new and pre- impacted for the better. award for his lifelong achievements in global viously unfamiliar domestic threats that are f health on May 29. This prestigious honor, more severe than ever before. Local govern- given by the National Institute of Health’s John ments cannot be expected to bear the new fi- HONORING PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL E. Fogarty International Center, recognizes Dr. nancial burdens that accompany their exten- GRADUATE TIFFANY BROWN Carpenter’s career in research to combat sive and important new detection, prevention, major diseases in developing countries and and emergency management responsibilities. HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY his involvement in training future generations Funding must come from the Federal Govern- OF NEW YORK of researchers in international health. Dr. Car- ment in this matter of national security. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES penter is a Professor of Medicine at Brown When I was a Florida State Senator I Thursday, June 26, 2003 University in Providence, Rhode Island, and chaired the Senate Homeland Security Com- formerly the Physician-in-Chief of Brown Uni- mittee following September 11. Florida was Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay versity’s Miriam Hospital. the state that initiated the drive to secure fed- tribute to Miss Tiffany Brown, a constituent of Born in Savannah, GA, Dr. Carpenter re- eral funds for first responders. Because we mine from the Bronx, NY. Tiffany is graduating ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree from Prince- had to deal with so many natural disasters, we this year with honors from Preston High ton University and a medical degree from the know the many benefits of well-trained, well- School in the Bronx. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He began equipped first responders. Local governments Mr. Speaker, we hear so much these days his medical career at Johns Hopkins, where cannot be expected to bear the new financial about students not being interested in commu- he later served as a faculty member. He start- burdens that accompany their extensive and nity service and not being interested in politics ed the Johns Hopkins Cholera Research Pro- important new responsibilities. Funding must and public service, but Tiffany is the excep- gram, which was located in Calcutta, India, come from the Federal Government in this tion, not the rule. While in school at Preston, and researched the treatment of cholera in matter of national security. she interned with New York State Assembly- children and adults. He served for 12 years as I applaud Chairman ROGERS, Chairman man Steve Kaufman, interned with the Eleanor Professor and Chairman of the Department of YOUNG, and the entire Appropriations Sub- Roosevelt Democratic Club, was a CCD

VerDate Jan 31 2003 06:59 Jun 28, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K26JN8.007 E27PT1 June 27, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1399 teacher at St. Ursula’s Church and co-founded overdue, and I am proud to bring it to the at- PAYING TRIBUTE TO COLORADO a program called ‘‘R.A.M’’, Registering Adults tention of this House today. Congratulations MOUNTAIN COLLEGE and Minorities Program, which seeks to in- and thanks again, Bill, for your many years of crease voting registration and participation. hard work on behalf of Grand Junction and the HON. SCOTT McINNIS Mr. Speaker, Tiffany is truly one of the best Lions. May you have many more to come! OF COLORADO and brightest students in New York City. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES high school, she was a member of Amnesty f International, was a columnist for her news- Thursday, June 26, 2003 paper, wrote for Preston’s literary magazine, IN HONOR OF DR. WAYNE D. LETT, Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to was a member of the African American club, SUPERINTENDENT OF NEWPORT stand before this body of Congress and this the orchestra, a captain of the Defense Team, NEWS PUBLIC SCHOOLS nation to pay tribute to an exceptional edu- and a participant in the Science and Tech- cational institution in my district. Colorado nology entry program at Fordham University. Mountain College was established in 1967 and Tiffany was a well-rounded student and suc- HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT currently provides over 25,000 students with a cessful student, gaining notice as one of the quality education. The school will soon be OF VIRGINIA Who’s Who Among American High School opening a new campus to better serve the Students. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vail/Eagle Valley area. I am proud to stand Mr. Speaker, I applaud Tiffany’s commit- here today and recognize the 36 years of ment to community service and her giving Thursday, June 26, 2003 service that Colorado Mountain College has back so much to make the Bronx and the Co- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise given to my state and congratulate them on Op City neighborhood where she lives in a today on behalf of Representative JO ANN their expansion. The new campus in Edwards, Colorado will better place. Mr. Speaker, academic and com- DAVIS and myself to recognize the outstanding munity success though is not achieved with service of Dr. Wayne Lett. Following 34 years provide students with state of the art facilities the work of one person alone. It is a team ef- of educational service, Dr. Lett will be retiring that will help enrich their college experience. fort. Tiffany comes from a strong and caring from his post as Superintendent of Newport The campus will have 16 classrooms, several family, including her aunt who is also my Co- News Public Schools on July 1, 2003. labs, science and EMT facilities, and a fire Op City office director Teckla Halls. Her family science center. CMC is already the largest along with her teachers, mentors and adults in Dr. Lett’s career has been devoted to edu- rural community college in the U.S. and this the community are all part of the success that cation and his efforts have been important to campus will further the services they provide makes Tiffany the wonderful young woman the lives of countless young people in Newport to underserved areas throughout the state. she is today. News. His achievements have been recog- Colorado Mountain College provides stu- Mr. Speaker, Tiffany is an exceptional stu- nized by both local and national organizations. dents with the opportunity to take classes in dent, one who has a bright and prosperous fu- In 2001, Dr. Lett was named Virginia Super- one of the most beautiful landscapes in the ture ahead. I wish her and her family all the intendent of the Year by the Virginia Associa- world. Sitting high in the Rocky Mountains, best. tion of School Superintendents. He has pro- CMC maintains a unique curriculum, offering f vided leadership in many urban school organi- classes in subject areas not found elsewhere. zations and has served as President and Vice Students are able to study ski business and HONORING BILL KILLGORE President of the National Association of Feder- resort management, seeing first hand how ally Impacted Schools. some of the world’s premier ski resorts are HON. SCOTT McINNIS Dr. Lett’s illustrious career in education run. CMC also offers classes in forestry and OF COLORADO began in 1969, following his graduation from fire sciences, important subjects on the West- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES East Carolina University with an A.B. in history ern Slope, which faces some of the worst fire Thursday, June 26, 2003 and political science. He first served as a danger in the country. Mr. Speaker, Colorado Mountain College Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before this teacher, assistant principal, and personnel director in York County Public Schools. It was does more for its students than provide an body of Congress and this nation today to pay education, it gives them the opportunity to tribute to a selfless community servant from during this time that Dr. Lett earned his M.A. in history from Old Dominion University in succeed. The college is a vital part of the Col- my district, Bill Killgore of Grand Junction, Col- orado Community, and I am truly honored to orado. An active member of the Grand Junc- 1972, a C.A.S. in education administration from the College of William and Mary in 1975, recognize such an exceptional institution and tion Lions Club, Bill was recently honored as its outstanding team of dedicated employees ‘‘Lion of the Year.’’ I would like to join with his and an Ed.D in education administration from the same institution in 1984. here today. Congratulations on the expansion, fellow Lions in honoring Bill’s commitment and and good luck with all of your future endeav- recognizing this distinct honor. Dr. Lett’s tenure in Newport News Public ors. A longtime resident of Grand Junction, Bill is Schools began in 1984. After serving in a f widely known for his dedication to community number of different administrative positions for service. Bill has been active in a number of the school district, Dr. Lett was named Super- IN HONOR OF BILL RUMBLE committees and organizations, such as the intendent in 1996. Redlands Water Board, the Avalon Theatre Under Dr. Lett’s leadership, Newport News HON. XAVIER BECERRA Restoration Committee, and serving as chair- Public Schools has made significant progress OF CALIFORNIA man of the Highway Cleanup Committee. in the academic performance of its students. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While Bill has worked vigorously for the com- The number of fully accredited schools has munity, his heart has always been with his be- Thursday, June 26, 2003 risen from one to nineteen, access to rigorous loved Lions Club. Bill’s work with the Lions is Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, it is with the coursework has been made a priority, tutoring well known; from their commitment to commu- utmost pleasure and privilege that I rise today and mentoring programs have been ex- nity service to the many fundraising events to recognize and pay tribute to a friend and they hold in support of local causes and orga- panded, and the dropout rate has been re- educator, Mr. Bill Rumble, who will retire this nizations, Bill is always at the forefront of the duced by more than 50 percent. During this Friday, June 27th, after 28 exceptional years club’s service projects, eager to help out his time Newport News Public Schools has re- of teaching in the Los Angeles Unified School community. ceived more U.S. Department of Education District. Mr. Speaker, in a recent ceremony in Grand ‘‘Blue Ribbon’’ designations than any other Born November 5, 1946 in Long Beach, Junction, former ‘‘Lion of the Year’’ Dan Griffin school division in Virginia. These are only a California, to Everett and Marion Rumble, Bill passed on that distinctive title in recognition of few of the many achievements that are the di- graduated from Millikan High School in 1964 Bill’s commitment to both the community and rect result of Dr. Lett’s leadership. and then attended the University of California, the club. I join with my colleagues here today Mr. Speaker, Representative JO ANN DAVIS Los Angeles, where he earned a Bachelor of in applauding Bill’s civic-mindedness and in and I would like to congratulate Dr. Lett on his Arts degree in Political Science. Following col- recognizing this prestigious honor. This rec- distinguished service and thank him for his lege, Bill served in the United State Navy from ognition to Bill and his fellow Lions for the great commitment to the education of our June 1968 to July 1970. First commissioned work that they do in my community is long youth. as an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, he

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OF COLORADO intendent of the Phoenix-Talent School Dis- Bill’s service to his country did not end IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict. Joel’s mother, Jana, is a homemaker who when he left the military, but instead evolved has returned to graduate school after raising Thursday, June 26, 2003 into a lifetime of service in the classroom. her children. Like Joel, his brothers Chad and After completing his California Teaching Cre- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with pro- Gabe are fine young Oregonians with bright, dential from California State University, Long found sadness that I rise before this body of promising futures. I am proud to call them my Beach, in June 1974, Bill went to work for the Congress and this nation today to pay tribute friends. Los Angeles Unified School District where he to a true American hero. Rick Lupe recently One of Joel’s defining characteristics is his taught English as a Second Language, passed away from injuries sustained while bat- dedication to the people of his native state. English, history, and Chicano Studies from tling a prescribed burn on the Fort Apache In- Since his days in the Oregon State Legislature 1974 to 1996. From 1996 to the present, he dian Reservation near Whiteriver, Arizona. I working for State Representative Rob has served as the Bilingual Program Coordi- am saddened by his death and would like to Patridge, Joel has pursued his passion for nator at Wilson High School, which is attended take a moment to reflect on the courage and public policy and public service from Salem to by many students who reside in my district. leadership of this honorable and distinguished Washington, D.C. He came to the Nation’s Though he has spent his career as a teacher, individual. capital on a weekend’s notice and brought Bill somehow found the time to be a student Rick previously made headlines during an- with him both his love of Oregon and his rev- earning his Master of Arts in Latin American other fire that took place last summer. When erence for the American system of govern- Studies from California State University, Los the Rodeo-Chediski fire scorched much of Ari- ment. I have no doubt that he will return to the Angeles in 1988. zona, Rick engineered a fire line at the last West Coast with the same idealism that first Bill Rumble has never pursued but has cer- minute, using a back burn and bulldozers that inspired him to serve his fellow citizens. tainly earned recognition as a dedicated public helped save the town of Show Low. Such acts Perhaps Joel’s most impressive trait is his servant, committed educator, and fighter for of courage are no surprise to those who knew deep religious faith and personal commitment human dignity. But what sets him apart from him. In nearly two decades of service to the to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Prior to his many others, at least for me, is his devotion Fort Apache Hotshot crew, Rick developed a marriage, Joel lived in a home for Christian to and appreciation of his role as husband and reputation as a strong but quiet leader, a loyal men on Capitol Hill called Jonathan House, father. colleague, and trusted friend. where he enjoyed the company of young pro- Bill had the good sense to marry Carol Rick possessed courage and toughness to fessionals who shared his moral convictions Jacques in August of 1981. Together they spare. While checking on a hot spot recently, and dedication to the Christian church. Joel’s have three children: Lawrence, Mateo, and the wind picked up and blew the flames unwavering devotion to his beliefs, in an age Maya. In her own right, Carol is a tireless and around him. When the shelter he tried to de- when so many young people lack a guiding beloved advocate in our community. Together ploy blew away, Rick dropped to the ground to moral compass, has deeply impressed me and they have mastered the art of advocacy, and allow the fire to pass over him. Even though those with whom he has worked. together they have shared in the fruits of their the flames and heat scorched him, leaving 3rd Mr. Speaker, in July of last year, I had the progressive work. Together, they are a power- degree burns over 40 percent of his body, he honor of attending Joel’s wedding to his lovely ful team. summoned the strength to walk a half-mile to bride, the former Elizabeth Horton, who has Bill’s 28 years with the schools of Los Ange- get help. Even then, Rick held on for five been at Joel’s side since their early teens. les have been flush with positions of leader- weeks before leaving us. He will be especially Elizabeth, also a lifelong Oregonian, has made ship, including Social Studies Department missed by his beloved wife Evelyn and his her love of children a career as an elementary Chair during 1995–96, member of the Accredi- children Brent, Sean, and Daniel. I would like school teacher, a calling for which she is par- tations Committee during 1996–97, member of to extend my deepest sympathy to them dur- ticularly well suited. Joel and Elizabeth are the the Professional Development Committee during this difficult time. sort of people that parents want their children ing 2000–03, and member of the Academic Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize to grow up to be, and it gives me great pleas- Leadership Team during 2001–03. Further- Rick Lupe today. His immediate family will re- ure to know that they will share their lives to- more, Bill played an active role with our local member Rick for the loving husband and fa- gether. teachers union, the United Teachers of Los ther that he was. The town of Show Low, the Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that Joel Angeles, in which he assumed several posi- Fort Apache Hotshots, and this nation will re- will be difficult to replace. If you were to poll tions of leadership. Ultimately, however, Bill’s member Rick as the hero that he was. Rick my staff, they would be unanimous in their re- first priority as a teacher was his genuine con- dedicated his life to serving his nation and his gret at his departure, as he has been a reli- cern for the education, enrichment and well fellow citizens. We will always be grateful. able coworker and caring friend. While we are being of his students. f sorry to see him depart the office, we are As a tireless volunteer, Bill has supported happy to watch him enter a new phase in his many local community-based organizations, TRIBUTE TO JOEL WILLARD life that I know will bring both great challenges including Art in the Park, the Northeast branch and great rewards. I have no doubt that he will of the Los Angeles YMCA, the Mount Wash- HON. GREG WALDEN do as well pursuing a legal career as he has ington Residents Association, and the Arroyo OF OREGON done in his work on behalf of the people of the Seco Neighborhood Council. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Second District. Joel, thank you for a job well Bill’s retirement marks the final chapter in a Thursday, June 26, 2003 done, and know that you are leaving my office distinguished teaching career. But, if I know with my deepest gratitude and that of the peo- Bill, he’s just getting started. I look forward to Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I ple you have so ably helped me to represent. his continued service and devotion to our would like to pay tribute to a member of my We’re counting on you to keep in close touch. Washington, D.C., staff for his years of faithful community. Just as his students needed him f yesterday, we who believe in social activism service to me and to the good people of Or- and a commitment to social justice need him egon’s Second Congressional District. Joel MILITARY CONSTRUCTION today. Willard has been my Executive Assistant for Mr. Speaker, as family, friends and col- over 2 years, performing a myriad of respon- HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ leagues gather to celebrate Bill’s many ac- sibilities in a hectic environment with dedica- OF TEXAS complishments, it is with great admiration and tion and poise. It’s a tough job, and he ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pride that I ask my colleagues to join me celled at it. Joel will leave my office this week today in saluting this exceptional man and to continue his education as a law student at Thursday, June 26, 2003 brother to many. America certainly got the the University of California at Berkeley, where Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, it is an out- best end of the bargain when it opened the I have every confidence that he will dem- rage that we are today considering a military

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate agreed to S. Res. 191, Relative to the death of Honorable J. Strom Thurmond. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 231, Adjournment Resolution. House passed H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Modernization, Health Savings and Affordability Act. House passed H.R. 2559, Military Construction Appropriations Act. House passed H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act. Senate timore, Maryland, as Chaplain of the United States Chamber Action Senate. Page S8845 Routine Proceedings, pages S8819–S8868 Welfare Reform Extension Act: Senate passed Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolu- H.R. 2350, to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance tions were introduced, as follows: S. 1368–1369, S.J. for Needy Families block grant program through fis- Res. 14, and S. Res. 191. Page S8862 cal year 2003, clearing the measure for the Presi- Measures Reported: dent. Page S8846 S. 344, expressing the policy of the United States Congressional Hunger Center Authorization: regarding the United States relationship with Native Senate passed H.R. 2474, to authorize the Congres- Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recogni- sional Hunger Center to award Bill Emerson and tion by the United States of the Native Hawaiian Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships for fiscal years governing entity, with an amendment in the nature 2003 and 2004, clearing the measure for the Presi- of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108–85) dent. Page S8846 S. Res. 90, expressing the sense of the Senate that Presidential Succession Act: Senate passed S. 148, the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation to provide for the Secretary of Homeland Security to programs of the United States, and with an amended be included in the line of Presidential succession. preamble. Page S8862 Page S8846 Measures Passed: Senate Art Protection: Senate agreed to S. Res. Adjournment Resolution: Pursuant to the order 178, to prohibit Members of the Senate and other of Thursday, June 26, 2003, Senate agreed to H. persons from removing art and historic objects from Con. Res. 231, providing for a conditional adjourn- the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate office ment of the House of Representatives and a condi- buildings for personal use. Page S8846 tional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Feed America Thursday: Senate agreed to S. Res. Page S8825 174, designating Thursday, November 20, 2003, as Relative to the Death of the Honorable J. Strom ‘‘Feed America Thursday’’. Page S8846 Thurmond: Senate agreed to S. Res. 191, relative to Family History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. the death of the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond, 175, designating the month of October 2003, as former United States Senator and President Pro ‘‘Family History Month’’. Pages S8846–47 Tempore Emeritus from the State of South Carolina. Human Rights in Cuba: Senate agreed to S. Res. Pages S8833–37 62, calling upon the Organization of American Electing Chaplain of the Senate: Senate agreed to States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on Human S. Res. 189, electing Doctor Barry C. Black, of Bal- Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for D757

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36 Army nominations in the rank of general. Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Pages S8865–66 4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of gen- Adjournment: Senate met at 10:15 a.m., and as a eral. further mark of respect to the memory of the late 25 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Honorable Strom Thurmond, former United States Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Senator and President Pro Tempore Emeritus from Service, Navy, Public Health Service. the State of South Carolina, in accordance with S. Pages S8822–24, S8845, S8866–68 Res. 191, and also in accordance with H. Con. Res. Messages From the House: Pages S8861–62 231 (Adjournment Resolution), adjourned at 4:14 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 7, 2003. (For Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S8862 Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Majority Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8862–63 Leader in today’s Record on page S8866.) Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8863–65 Committee Meetings Additional Statements: Pages S8860–61 No committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives struction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ‘‘Carl T. Curtis Chamber Action National Park Service Midwest Regional Head- The House was not in session. Pursuant to the quarters Building’’. Signed on June 26, 2003. (Pub- previsions of H. Con. Res. 231 it stands adjourned lic Law 108–37) until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2003. S.J. Res. 8, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging preven- Committee Meetings tion of sexual assault in the United States and sup- No committee meetings were held. porting the goals and ideals of National Sexual As- sault Awareness and Prevention Month. Signed on f June 26, 2003. (Public Law 108–38) NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D755) S. 703, to designate the regional headquarters building for the National Park Service under con-

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, July 7 12:30 p.m., Monday, July 7

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Monday: To be announced. morning business. Also, Senate may begin consideration of S. 11, to protect patients’ access to quality and affordable health care by reducing the effects of excessive liability costs.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Herger, Wally, Calif., E1383 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1393 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1390 Nussle, Jim, Iowa, E1386 Allen, Thomas H., Maine, E1385 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1394 Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1378 Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1399 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1395 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1379 Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1398 Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1377 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E1378, E1390 Burns, Max, Ga., E1380 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1382 Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E1400 Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E1391 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1378 Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1394 Chocola, Chris, Ind., E1391 Kolbe, Jim, Ariz., E1380 Sabo, Martin Olav, Minn., E1380 Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E1386 Langevin, James R., R.I., E1398 Sandlin, Max, Tex., E1389 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1377 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1383, E1388, E1389, E1393 Scott, Robert C., Va., E1399 Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1398 Leach, James A., Iowa, E1381 Cunningham, Randy ‘‘Duke’’, Calif., E1380 McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1391 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1384, E1385 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1395, E1397 McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1394, E1394, E1395, E1396, Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E1384, E1385 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1379 E1398, E1398, E1399, E1399, E1400, E1401 Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1381 Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E1381 Marshall, Jim, Ga., E1393 Sullivan, John, Okla., E1380 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1391 Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E1392 Udall, Mark, Colo., E1396, E1397 Filner, Bob, Calif., E1389, E1395, E1397 Moore, Dennis, Kansas, E1382, E1389 Walden, Greg, Ore., E1400 Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E1377 Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1380 Walsh, James T., N.Y., E1384, E1385 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1388 Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1379 Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E1387

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