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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 106 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2000 No. 81 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and was SCHEDULE resume consideration of H.R. 4577, called to order by the President pro Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, on be- which the clerk will report. tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. half of the distinguished majority lead- The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4577) making appropriations er, Senator LOTT, I have been asked to PRAYER for the Departments of Labor, Health and announce that we will proceed with The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Human Services, and Education, and related further consideration of the appropria- agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: tions bill for the Departments of Gracious Father, so often we begin tember 30, 2001, and for other purposes. Labor, Health and Human Services, the work of the Senate by praying for Pending: and Education. We have an amendment unity. Today we search deeper into our McCain amendment No. 3610, to enhance to be presented in a moment or two by protection of children using the Internet. own hearts to discover why we ask for Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the unity and then find it difficult to ac- the distinguished Senator from Mis- souri, Mr. BOND. We urge all Senators Labor, Health and Human Services, cept Your gift. Today we humble our- and Education bill before the Senate selves and confess our profound need who have amendments to come to the floor to offer those amendments. Any today contains a program level of $104.5 for Your help. Crucial issues separate billion, an increase of $7.9 billion or 8.2 Senators ideologically. Both sides in rollcall votes will be considered some- time early next week under the sched- percent over the fiscal year 2000 pro- debate assume they are right. Some- gram level. This program level was times pride fires the flames of the com- ule announced by the majority leader. We are trying to move ahead with achieved by savings in the following petitive will to win. Other times phys- this bill. There are quite a few Sen- areas: The temporary assistance to ical tiredness causes loss of control, ators who have stated their intention needy families, supplemental security and words may be used to demean or to offer amendments. Staff and I have income, and the State children's health shame with blame. In the quiet of this canvassed a good many of the Members insurance programs. Further, savings moment we ask You to imbue the Sen- in an effort to have them come to the were also achieved by advance funding ators with the controlling conviction floor to take up their amendments. an additional $2.3 billion of education of their accountability to You for what That would help in the disposition of dollars into fiscal year 2002, while is said and done. We ask You to give this bill. We are going to be in session keeping the same overall level of ad- the leaders of both parties the initia- until at least close to noon today. We vances as last year. The actual budget tive to take the first step to break do know that in the early stages of authority in the bill is $97.35 billion, deadlocks and move toward creative bills, there is time for discussion, for the full amount of the subcommittee's compromises and achieve agreements. allocation under section 302(b) of the Lord God, we need Your healing. debate, and later the time becomes very crowded, time is limited, and Sen- Budget Act. Make us all as willing to receive as Given the subcommittee's allocation You are to give. Without You, we are ators may be allotted only a few min- utes under time agreements. So now is there were inadequate resources to suf- powerless; with You, nothing is impos- ficiently fund important health, edu- sible. Amen. the time to come to take up the issues. The majority leader has also asked cation and training programs. There- f me to announce that the Senate may fore savings needed to be found in order PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE turn to the Department of Defense au- to expand these high priority discre- tionary programs. For example, sav- The Honorable LINCOLN CHAFEE, a thorization bill on Monday. ings were achieved by shifting $1.9 bil- Senator from the State of Rhode Is- f lion in unspent fiscal year 1998 State land, led the Pledge of Allegiance, as RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Children's Health Insurance Program follows: (SCHIP) funds into fiscal year 2003. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under United States of America, and to the Repub- the previous order, the leadership time Currently 38 States and the District of lic for which it stands, one nation under God, is reserved. Columbia have not spent their SCHIP indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f funds which are due to expire on Sep- f tember 30, 2000. By reappropriating THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, funds, these 38 States and the District RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, of Columbia will have an opportunity MAJORITY LEADER AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED to spend these dollars in future years. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. L. AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2001 The recommendations made in the CHAFEE). The Senator from Pennsyl- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under bill both keeps faith with the budget vania. the previous order, the Senate will now agreement and addresses the health, ∑ This ``bullet'' symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S5713 . S5714 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE June 23, 2000 education, employment and training the medically indigent and underserved Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The bill priorities of the Senate. populations in rural and urban areas, also provides an additional $300 million While consistent with the budget the bill contains $1.1 billion for com- in emergency appropriations. LIHEAP agreement, many tough choices had to munity health centers. This amount is a key program for low income fami- be made. Senator HARKIN and I re- represents an increase of $100 million lies in Pennsylvania and cold weather ceived over 1,800 requests from Mem- over the fiscal year 2000 appropriation. states throughout the nation. Funding bers for expanded funding for programs These centers will provide health care supports grants to states to deliver within the subcommittee's jurisdic- to nearly 11 million low-income pa- critical assistance to low income tion. In order to stay within the alloca- tients, 4.5 million of whom are unin- households to help meet higher energy tion and balance the priorities estab- sured. costs. lished in the budget agreement and ex- Youth Violence Initiative: The bill Aging programs; For programs serv- pressed in Member requests, we had to includes $1.2 billion for programs to as- ing the elderly, the bill before the Sen- take a critical look at all of the pro- sist communities in preventing youth ate recommends $2.4 billion, an in- grams within the bill. I want to take violence. This initiative, begun in fis- crease of $133 million over the fiscal this opportunity to thank the distin- cal year 2000, will continue to address year 2000 appropriation. Included is: guished Senator from Iowa, Mr. HAR- youth violence in a comprehensive way $440.2 million for the community serv- KIN, for his hard work and support in by coordinating programs throughout ice employment program which pro- bringing this bill through the com- the Federal government to improve re- vides part-time employment opportuni- mittee and on to the floor for full con- search, prevention, education and ties for low-income elderly; $325.1 mil- sideration by all Senators. treatment strategies to identify and lion for supportive services and senior The programs funded within the sub- combat youth violence. centers; $521.4 million for congregate committee's jurisdiction provide re- Drug demand initiative: To curb the and home-delivered nutrition services; sources to improve the public health effects of drug abuse, the bill includes and $187.3 million for the National Sen- and strengthen biomedical research, $3.7 billion for programs to help reduce ior Volunteer Corps. Also, the bill pro- assure a quality education for Amer- the demand for drugs in this country. vides increased funds for research into ica's children, and offer opportunities Funds have been increased for drug the causes and cures of Alzheimer's dis- for individuals seeking to improve job education in this Nation's schools; ease and other aging related disorders; skills. I'd like to mention several im- youth offender drug counseling, edu- funds to continue geriatric education portant accomplishments of this bill. cation and employment programs; and centers; and the Medicare insurance Nothing is more important than a substance abuse research and preven- counseling program. persons health and few things are tion. AIDS: The bill includes $2.5 billion feared more than ill health. Medical re- Women's health: Again this year, the for AIDS research, prevention and serv- search into understanding, preventing, committee has placed a very high pri- ices. Included in this amount is $1.6 bil- and treating the disorders that afflict ority on women's health. The bill be- lion for Ryan White programs, an in- men and women in our society is the fore the Senate provides $4.1 billion for crease of $55.4 million; $762.1 million best means we have for protecting our programs specifically addressing the for AIDS prevention programs at the health and combating disease.
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