• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2000 No. 98 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was One of my biggest disappointments of Unfortunately, his death set off a called to order by the Speaker pro tem- a public service career is our inability wave of shootings. Teenagers who pore (Mr. COOKSEY). as a government to take action. Since should have been in school instead of f I have been active in politics we have out in the streets were involved with lost 1 million Americans to gun vio- retaliatory activity, the risk being ac- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO lence, more than all the Americans centuated by the availability of guns TEMPORE killed in every war since the Civil War. and the willingness to use them. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Preparing to leave this summer, the It is important, Mr. Speaker, that we fore the House the following commu- House has delayed for 1 year acting on make sure that Americans understand nication from the Speaker: the activities for reducing gun violence that there is a face behind each one of WASHINGTON, DC, that were passed by the Senate. those statistics. Then we need to press July 25, 2000. We can in fact take sensible steps, as I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN for action, first on the local level, not we have with other public health cri- just with Governors and mayors and COOKSEY to act as Speaker pro tempore on ses. For instance, we had faced massive this day. county commissioners and housing au- carnage on our Nation's highways. Yet, J. DENNIS HASTERT, thorities, but also supporting the ac- Speaker of the House of Representatives. for the last 30 years, as part of a larger tivities of citizen activists. f strategy, we have cut automobile deaths in half, not by accepting the For example, in my State of Oregon MORNING HOUR DEBATES carnage but by moving forward with a we have put an initiative on the Or- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- safer automobile product, highway de- egon ballot to close the gun show loop- ant to the order of the House of Janu- sign, and attitudes towards things like hole if Congress cannot and will not ary 19, 1999, the Chair will now recog- drunk driving. act. nize Members from lists submitted by The same approach can work with But there is no escaping the need to the majority and minority leaders for gun violence. The American public put pressure on the national level. morning hour debates. The Chair will wants it and will support it. They want Sadly, there is a huge difference be- alternate recognition between the par- to see steps to make guns safer, to tween the political parties regarding ties, with each party limited to not to keep guns out of the hands of more gun violence. Sadly, the Republican exceed 25 minutes, and each Member people with violent or criminal his- leadership in the House has been an ac- except the majority leader, the minor- tories, to close the gun show loophole. tive partner with the NRA preventing ity leader, and the minority whip lim- One of the most important things we us from moving forward. They have ited to not to exceed 5 minutes, but in need to do to urge action is to put a even boasted that if they were able to no event shall debate continue beyond face on the 1 million people who have elect George Bush, they would be able 9:50 a.m. been killed. That is an effort that I to work right out of the White House. f have been attempting in my term of of- fice. But Vice President GORE and the LIVABLE COMMUNITIES AND Today I wanted to say a couple of Democratic congressional leadership REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE words about a young man named Ray would in fact enact commonsense re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Ray Winston, who was Portland, Or- forms to reduce gun violence. These are the Speaker's announced policy of Jan- egon's first victim of gang-related slay- steps that are supported by the Amer- uary 19, 1999, the gentleman from Or- ing. Some dismissed his death as some- ican public and steps that would make a difference. When we come back in egon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) is recognized thing that was a logical consequence of during morning hour debates for 5 min- a young man running with a tough September, it will have been 13 months utes. crowd, being at the wrong place at the since the conference committee on ju- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, my wrong time. Yet, Ray Ray Winston was venile violence has even met. purpose in serving in Congress is to a young man who was dealt a very I hope the American public will add help make our families live in livable tough hand by life: a father incarcer- their voice to demand an end to the communities, places where those fami- ated, not having as much family sup- spineless acceptance of gun violence lies can be safe, healthy, and economi- port; a young man who had aspirations, and enact simple, commonsense gun re- cally secure. An important part of that for instance in athletics. He had been forms to make our communities more effort is reducing the toll of death and just a couple of weeks before his death livable, to make our families safe, injury from gun violence. in a basketball camp with my son. healthy, and economically secure. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H6779 . VerDate 25-JUL-2000 04:43 Jul 26, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JY7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H25PT1 H6780 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE July 25, 2000 DON'T LET TAXPAYERS GET amounts to subsidize these kinds of tablishing one of the finest marine lab- ``RAILROADED'' pension plans for private sector busi- oratories in the world. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ness. The bill as written should not be When Mr. Mote discovered Cape Haze the Speaker's announced policy of Jan- passed. Laboratory in 1965, he immediately set uary 19, 1999, the gentleman from f his mind into catapulting the small Michigan (Mr. SMITH) is recognized marine research facility into a world- IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM RUSSELL renowned program. Henceforth, the during morning hour debates for 5 min- MOTE utes. Mote Marine Laboratory, named after Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speak- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under its principal benefactor, has been the er, this week the House of Representa- the Speaker's announced policy of Jan- catalyst for breeding and mammal pro- tives is expected to be voting on a bill, uary 19, 1999, the gentleman from Flor- grams which benefit sea life all over H.R. 4844, the Railroad Retirement and ida (Mr. MILLER) is recognized during the world. Survivors Improvement Act of 2000. morning hour debates for 5 minutes. The lab first became known inter- This legislation has been advertised as Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, nationally for shark research, and in a historic agreement that is over- a friend of mine died this past week. 1991, Congress designated Mote Marine whelmingly supported by both rail His name was William Russell Mote. He Laboratory as the National Center for management and labor. was not only my friend, he was the Shark Research. Bill Mote, who him- Why have they agreed so easily? The Members', too, and a friend of all self never had the opportunity of high- answer is because American taxpayers Americans, as well. As a matter of fact, er education, initiated a Scholar Chair rather then the private railroad compa- he was a friend to people all over the in Fisheries Ecology and Enhancement nies are going to be footing the bill for world. at Florida State University. their private pension fund. I would like to tell the Members why. He also encouraged younger people to Let me talk about the facts of this Bill Mote was born in my State of Flor- become interested in marine life. railroad retirement bill. The railroad ida in the city of Tampa at the turn of Schoolchildren were exposed to the retirement system already has an un- the century. The world was a far dif- smallest creatures as well as the mag- funded liability of $39.7 billion, accord- ferent place for Bill Mote back in the nificent sharks and dolphins at Mote ing to our Committee on the Budget early part of the last century. Teddy Marine Laboratories Aquarium. A new staff. The industry would need to in- Roosevelt was President. There was a state of the art Marine Mammal Res- crease contributions from 21 percent of world without jet planes, without tele- cue Center gives all visitors a first- wages to 31 percent of wages for the vision. No man had flown in space. It hand look at the expert veterinary care next 30 years to cover this shortfall. was a world that encouraged a young that Mote's Marine biologists provide. Accurate accounting shows that the boy to go fishing in the beautiful wa- Bill will always be remembered as a industry has received at least $85 bil- ters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Load more

  335

Copy Link