CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E49 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Brand Board and recognizes Colorado lawmen ‘‘TAKE DOWN THE FLAG’’ whose efforts to uphold the state’s livestock HON. TERRY EVERETT law have benefitted the entire livestock indus- HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN OF try. During his 25 years with Otero County, OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sheriff Eberly has been instrumental in con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, February 1, 2000 tinuing and improving the livestock law training Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, on January 31, classes for law enforcement. Working with the Tuesday, February 1, 2000 I was unavoidably detained and missed rollcall National Guard, Sheriff Eberly and his staff co- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak vote numbers 2 and 3. Had I been present, I ordinated the rescue and helicopter feeding about an issue that is involving my home would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on H. Con. Res. 244, operations for stranded livestock during the State of South Carolina in a national discus- Permitting the Use of the Capitol Rotunda to 1997 blizzard. When floods threatened the Ar- sion. In recent weeks, the discussion over the Commemorate Victims of the Holocaust; and kansas Valley in 1999, his experience and confederate flag flying atop the Statehouse in ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 2130, the Hillory J. Farias Date- knowledge was important to the area’s ranch- Columbia, South Carolina, has moved from a Rape Prevention Drug Act of 1999. ing businesses. State issue to a national debate. Of all of the f It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like opinions that have been shared throughout to congratulate Sheriff John Eberly and also this debate, I find the following letter the most RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL thank him for his tireless commitment to mak- cogent and concise on this very emotional BIOTECHNOLOGY MONTH ing his community a better place. issue. Mr. Speaker, I submit for the RECORD f the following letter written by Michael A. Allen HON. PATRICK J. TOOMEY TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTHWEST which appeared in the Post and Courier of OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY ALL- Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday, Jan- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GIRL CHEERLEADING SQUAD uary 25, 2000. Tuesday, February 1, 2000 [From the Post and Courier, Jan. 25, 2000] Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. TAKE DOWN THE FLAG commend workers in the biotechnology indus- OF TEXAS As a promoter and preserver of cultural try for their progress in improving the lives of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES heritage, the South Carolina African Amer- all Americans. We just concluded National Tuesday, February 1, 2000 ican Heritage Council has a keen apprecia- Biotechnology Month, and I would like to take tion and understanding of those who defend a brief moment to highlight the potential that Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- the flying of the Confederate battle flag on biotechnology has for us in 21st century. gratulate the members of the 1999–2000 that basis. The flag in and of itself is indeed Biotechnology companies are developing Southwest Texas State University All-Girl a part of South Carolina’s heritage. Let’s in- treatments and vaccines for devastating dis- Cheerleading Squad. They recently won first deed preserve the flag and its legacy, even place in the All-Girl Cheer Division at the Uni- though that legacy means different things to eases—such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, can- different people. cer, and AIDS—that will improve the lives of versal Cheerleading Association’s 2000 Col- lege Cheerleading and Dance Team National Also in our position as preservers of cul- millions of Americans afflicted with these ail- tural heritage, the council board of directors ments. They are also responsible for devel- Championship. The competition was held dur- recognizes the fact that there are places in- oping treatments for smaller diseases harming ing the Universal Cheerleading Association’s appropriate for the conspicuous display of perhaps just a few hundred people, but none- 2000 Championship at Walt Disney World in historic relics. We defend the right of flag theless just as debilitating. In addition, bio- Orlando, Florida, on January 7, 2000. supporters to defend the banner as a relic of technology is about more than just medical re- Located in the Texas Hill Country city of cultural integrity. search. Scientists are beginning to use bio- San Marcos, Southwest Texas State Univer- However, we contend that it is indeed a technology for other uses, such as environ- sity is justifiably proud of their award winning historic relic and that its position above the Statehouse and in the House and Senate mental remediation. All-Girl Cheerleading Squad; Karla Brown, Charissa Canuelle, Lexi Chaleff, Alexandrea chambers is indefensible. The Confederate Furthermore, the biotechnology industry has battle flag in question never truly held a also had a significant positive impact on our Collie, Krystal Davis, Patricia Goolsby, Ashley place of sovereignty even in the days of the nation’s economy. A recent report by the Joint Harmon, Robyn Kyrish, Sara Martinez, Confederacy in the 19th century, but was Economic Committee stated that the bio- Shavaun Moynahan, Aimee Moyers, Nicki carried by troops in battle. This makes it technology industry spent $10 billion on re- O’Riley, Kristi Oberpriller, April Rheinlaender, reprehensible and even baffling to the impar- search and development in 1998, while em- Jennifer Rogers, and Brandi Wilkie. These tal- tial and reasoning mind that such a relic ploying 150,000 workers nationwide. My home ented young women received outstanding would occupy such a position of sovereignty state of Pennsylvania has helped lead the way leadership and support from their coach, in 21st-century South Carolina. in biotechnology, ranking second in the nation Jason Anderson, and the team’s trainer, Scott Not every South Carolinian is a native Southerner. Not every South Carolinian had in the number of jobs based on biotechnology. Chambers. On January 25, 2000, a ceremony was held ancestors who fought, or fought willingly, Congress needs to continue to work with for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Not all the biotechnology industry for an equitable at the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, South Carolinians, even native white South public-private sector partnership, and make Texas, in honor of the squad. At one o’clock, Carolinians, believe in the ideas of the Con- sure new technologies are not unnecessarily in the historic chambers of the Texas House federacy fought to uphold. And not every slowed by over-burdensome regulations. I of Representatives, State Representative Rick South Carolinian feels good about a flag congratulate the biotechnology industry on its Green presented each of the young cham- flown by the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and accomplishments and its bright future. pions a copy of a resolution congratulating other racial and ethnic hate groups also hanging in and flying over the halls of gov- f them on their achievement. A Texas flag flown at the request of Representative Green and a ernment of their state, as if to give the im- LAW OFFICER OF THE YEAR, pression, though the impression may be flag of the flown at my request false, that this flag is who we all are and SHERIFF JOHN EBERLY were presented to the team. These flags, what we all stand for. flown in recognition of their victory, now frame Therefore, the South Carolina African HON. SCOTT McINNIS the young women’s trophy proudly displayed American Heritage Council now adds its OF COLORADO at their university. voice to the evergrowing chorus of those calling for the removal of the Confederate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The squad’s hard work and dedication to purpose reflects the will that built the great flags from atop the South Carolina State- Tuesday, February 1, 2000 State of Texas and our nation. By continuing house, from the Senate and House chambers, from the front ground foyer of the State- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to this same dedication and work ethic through- house, and for them to be put in a place more take a moment to recognize the Law Officer of out their lives, these young women will suc- fitting for the preservation of cultural herit- the Year recipient, Otero County Sheriff John ceed in all of their future endeavors. It is my age. Eberly of La Junta, Colorado. pleasure to be able to congratulate and recog- MICHAEL A. ALLEN, This award was presented by the Colorado nize these fine young Texans in their achieve- Former Chairman, Cattlemen’s Association and the Colorado ment. S.C. African American Heritage Council.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 16:32 Jun 22, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\ERIC\E01FE0.REC E01FE0 gechino on DSK3YST671PROD with REMARKS E50 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 2000 TRUTH IN BUDGETING ACTS nificant reforms in our current transportation dia’s hand may have been behind the recent infrastructure financing policy. Let me assure Air India hijacking. HON. BUD SHUSTER my colleagues, however, this bill is not meant In November 1994, the Hitavada, a well re- OF PENNSYLVANIA as the single solution or response to the many spected newspaper in India, reported that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES issues surrounding the Supreme Court’s Indian government paid Surendra Nath, the March 1998 ruling in U.S. v. U.S. Shoe Cor- late governor of Punjab, one and a half billion Tuesday, February 1, 2000 poration, which invalidated the Harbor Mainte- dollars to foment terrorism in Punjab, Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, with several of nance Tax as applied to exports. That issue Khalistan and in Kashmir. Can anyone deny my colleagues from the Transportation and In- has prompted significant debate and con- that a country which would do this is a terrorist frastructure Committee, today I’m introducing troversy, particularly the Administration’s pro- nation? the third in a series of ‘‘Truth in Budgeting posed harbor services user fee and harbor The Indian government intelligence wing, Acts.’’ This bill focuses solely on water trans- services fund. There are other proposals as RAW, supported the militant Liberation Tigers portation—specifically the Harbor Maintenance well that deserve our serious consideration. I of Tamil Eelam to gain control of the port of Trust Fund (HMTF) and the Inland Waterways am also aware that final changes to the budg- Trincomelli. India Today magazine reported Trust Fund (IWTF). As you know, the previous eting process involving the IWTF will need to that the leader of the LTTE was entertained by bills also included the Highway Trust Fund be discussed with Members and the various the Indian government in one of Delhi’s best and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. constituencies involved in inland waterways hotels. Later, India turned against the LTTE All of the bills have a common theme: taking transportation. and invaded Sri Lanka to crush the LTTE free- transportation trust funds ‘‘off budget’’ to help I look forward to working with my col- dom movement. The Indian government has meet our Nation’s critical infrastructure needs leagues, including the Ranking Member of the blood on its hands. The Indian government has murdered mi- and to inject some truth serum into the budg- Committee (JIM OBERSTAR), the Chairman of eting process. If we take the HMTF and the the Water Resources and Environment Sub- norities in massive numbers. Over 250,000 Sikhs since 1984, over 200,000 Christians in IWTF off budget, we not only restore the trust committee (SHERRY BOEHLERT), the Ranking Nagaland since 1947, more than 65,000 Kash- of those who pay into the funds, we remove Member of the Subcommittee (BOB BORSKI), miri Muslims since 1988, and tens of thou- the budget-driven incentive to build a surplus the Administration, and others. Water trans- sands of Assamese, Manipuris, Tamils, Dalits, to mask potential deficits and justify other portation infrastructure will be a priority for the and others have been murdered by the gov- types of spending. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ernment of India. The State Department re- No one should question the wisdom of in- throughout the Second Session, particularly as ported in 1994 that the government of India vesting in our Nation’s water transportation in- we press for truth in water transportation paid more than 41,000 cash bounties to police frastructure. Our coastal ports and inland wa- budgeting and for enactment of a Water Re- terways have shaped the country’s commer- officers for murdering Sikhs. sources Development Act of 2000. Hindu militants allied with the government cial and cultural history and, if properly devel- f oped and adequately maintained, will be crit- have burned down Christian churches and ical to our country’s leadership in the global INDIA SHOULD BE DECLARED A prayers halls, murdered priests, and raped economy of the 21st century. For example, the TERRORIST STATE nuns. Hindus affiliated with the Vishwa Hindu tugboat, towboat, and barge industry, which Parishad surrounded the jeep of missionary has operations along the Nation’s 25,194 HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS Graham Staines and his two sons, ages 8 and miles of inland and intracoastal waterways, 10, and burned them to death. The VHP is OF NEW YORK part of the same umbrella organization as the contributes $5 billion a year to the Nation’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ruling BJP. In 1997, police broke up a Chris- economy and moves 15 percent of the Na- Tuesday, February 1, 2000 tian religious festival with gunfire. tion’s freight for less than 2 percent of the Na- Last year, Indian Defense Minister George Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, the time has tion’s total freight bill. Ports generate signifi- Fernandes organized and led a meeting with come to declare India a terrorist state. India is cant local and regional economic growth, as the Ambassadors from Cuba, Red China, Rus- one of the leading practitioners of terrorism in well, and move nearly 93 percent of all U.S. sia, Iraq, and Libya aimed at creating a secu- the world, but they get away with it by cloak- waterborne commerce in a given year. With rity alliance ‘‘to stop the U.S.’’ India supported ing it under a mask of democracy. India prac- the volume of imported cargo moving through the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and votes U.S. ports expected to triple by the year 2020, tices terrorism internally against its minorities against American interests consistently. The investment in our Nation’s port infrastructure is and externally against its neighbors. time has come to take strong measures The Coordination Committee on Disappear- all the more critical. against India’s brutality and terrorism by de- ances in Punjab identified 838 victims of In- The infrastructure needs continue to grow. claring India a terrorist nation. The Nation’s locks and dams are aging. Many dia’s mass cremation policy in a preliminary Mr. Speaker, recently the Council of are more than 50 years old. Long delays at in- report last year. It published their names and Khalistan issued a news release on Indian land locks add to the cost of transporting addresses. These young Sikhs were abducted state terrorism. I would like to place it into the goods from our farms, mines, and mills to our by the police, tortured, and murdered, then the RECORD for the information of my colleagues. coastal ports. The Nation’s harbors and sea- police disposed of their bodies. This policy ports need continued maintenance and im- amounts to nothing less than terrorism against [From the Council of Khalistan, Washington, DC, Jan. 13, 2000] provement as well. Dredging channels, like the Sikhs of Punjab, Khalistan. U.S. SHOULD DECLARE INDIA A TERRORIST Tens of thousands of Sikh political prisoners clearing snow from highways, is a necessary STATE fact of life—particularly in an age when do- continue to rot in Indian jails without trial. They WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 13, 2000.—Dr. mestic and international trading depends on are not the only ones. After an Indian airliner Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President of the adequate intermodal connections. The size was hijacked in November, India agreed to re- Council of Khalistan, called on the United and number of vessels in the world’s fleet con- lease several prisoners. According to the Los States government to declare India a ter- tinue to increase; America’s ports need to ac- Angeles Times, India violated international law rorist state. ‘‘India is one of the leading commodate these changes to ensure a posi- by holding these prisoners without charge or sponsors of terrorism in the world,’’ he said. tion of leadership in the global economy. trial. Earlier this week, Mandeep Singh Sodhi, a While current and future needs continue to On December 20, according to Reuters 27-year-old Sikh in Uttar Pradesh burned himself to death to protest police abuses grow, unfortunately the trust funds continue to News Service (as reported in India West), against his family. The Los Angeles Times accumulate surpluses. The current balance of Pakistani police arrested a man who con- reported that India violated international the HMTF is approximately $1.9 billion and is fessed that he was an Indian agent and that law by holding the prisoners who were re- expected to rise to $2.5 billion by FY 04. The he planted bombs that killed 9 people. Clearly, leased without charge or trial. There are IWTF current balance is approximately $370 this is a terrorist act sponsored by the Indian tens of thousands of Sikh political prisoners million, and we are told the Corps has the ca- government. rotting in Indian jails without trial. On De- pability of spending $300 million annually by The book Soft Target, written by two Cana- cember 20, according to Reuters News Serv- 2004. Something is wrong when the needs in- dian journalists, proved that India blew up its ice and India West, Pakistani police arrested a man who confessed to being an Indian crease, the funds are available, and the mon- own airliner in 1985, killing 329 people. In agent and to planting bombs that killed 9 eys remain ‘‘locked up’’ in the trust funds. 1991, the Indian intelligence service, RAW, people. Mr. Speaker, this is important legislation masterminded a hijacking of an Indian plane. Responding to some recent reports, Dr. that, if properly implemented, would make sig- These acts give us reason to suspect that In- Aulakh said that he ‘‘would not put it past’’

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