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HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES—Wednesday, March 21, 2001 March 21, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 4105 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Wednesday, March 21, 2001 The House met at 10 a.m. and was Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, I object to ON THE ECONOMY AND TAX CUTS called to order by the Speaker pro tem- the vote on the ground that a quorum (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- pore (Mr. LATOURETTE). is not present and make the point of mission to address the House for 1 f order that a quorum is not present. minute and to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- marks.) DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, over the PRO TEMPORE ceedings on this question will be post- last 6 months, we have seen some The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- poned. major changes in our economy. We lost fore the House the following commu- The point of no quorum is considered 94,000 manufacturing jobs just in Feb- nication from the Speaker: withdrawn. ruary. Overall economic growth slowed WASHINGTON, DC, f to just 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter March 21, 2001. of last year. In the quarter before that, I hereby appoint the Honorable STEVEN C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE the growth was 5.6 percent. I do not LATOURETTE to act as Speaker pro tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the need to remind anyone how far down on this day. the stock market has gone. Clearly, we J. DENNIS HASTERT, gentleman from California (Mr. LEWIS) Speaker of the House of Representatives. come forward and lead the House in the need to take action. Some in this body are claiming that even by talking f Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. LEWIS of California led the about the slowdown in the economy, PRAYER Pledge of Allegiance as follows: we are pushing the country into reces- sion. But we need to have a sensible Rabbi Hillel Cohn, Congregation I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the discussion about what needs to be done Emanu El, San Bernardino, California, United States of America, and to the Repub- to breathe new life into the American offered the following prayer: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, economy. This is too important to Thousands of years ago, in setting indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. make it political. down the fundamental requirements f Yesterday’s cut in interest rates will for any community, the Torah charged: help, but we need tax cuts as well. Only ‘‘Tsedek, tsedek tirdof’’: WELCOMING RABBI HILLEL COHN by getting more money into the hands ‘‘Justice, justice shall you pursue.’’ (Mr. LEWIS of California asked and of the people who spend can we get our Appreciating the importance of jus- was given permission to address the economy going again. Let us pass the tice, the Founders of this Nation envi- House for 1 minute.) President’s tax relief package. In fact, sioned an America that would guar- Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- let us even make it bigger and retro- antee ‘‘liberty and justice for all.’’ er, it is my privilege today to intro- active. And let us do it now. O God, strengthen the resolve of duce to my colleagues an old friend, f those who serve here to make the deci- Hillel Cohn, who is about to retire as sions as well as the processes leading rabbi of Congregation Emanu El in San FUNDING NEEDED FOR NEW to those decisions genuinely just. Let Bernardino, California. Not too long MARKET INITIATIVES America pursue justice in our enforce- ago, in a community meeting, Rabbi (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was ment of laws, in our forms of punish- Cohn approached me and said, ‘‘Jerry, I given permission to address the House ment, in our methods of choosing our understand we’re going to have a wed- for 1 minute and to revise and extend leaders, in our allocation of precious ding.’’ Thereby he was announcing to his remarks.) resources, in our expectations of other me that, not too long after that, he was Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, nations, and in our daily relations with marrying two of my now young chil- last year we spent a great deal of time, one another. dren, not so young children. energy and effort developing a new Praised be the Eternal God, the Sov- Hillel is a UCLA graduate. He got his markets venture capital program with ereign, who loves justice and expects us Ph.D. at the divinity school at Clare- enthusiastic support from President to pursue justice, uncompromising and mont College. He came to San Clinton and Speaker HASTERT. When I true justice. Amen. Bernardino to lead this congregation in look at the current President’s budget f 1963. Our community has been blessed for 2002, it provides no money at all for by his service. He has been involved in these initiatives to spur economic THE JOURNAL virtually every organization of any mo- growth and development in disadvan- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ment to San Bernardino, California, as taged inner city and rural commu- Chair has examined the Journal of the well as the surrounding communities. nities. last day’s proceedings and announces His leadership indeed has had a huge Today, we are going to hear a great to the House his approval thereof. impact, ranging from our commission deal about faith as a way of dealing Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- that involves human affairs that at- with the needs, hopes and aspirations nal stands approved. tempts to provide balance and strength of the disadvantaged. I say that faith Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to within our community. He has been a without money is shallow. Let us keep clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote on leader within the religious community, the faith and fund these new market agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of obviously, but most importantly he has initiatives for inner city and rural dis- the Journal. used his extra time, that volunteer advantaged communities. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time, to touch every aspect of our life. f question is on the Speaker’s approval His service upon his retirement will of the Journal. only increase, I am assured. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PRESIDENT The question was taken; and the Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privi- EDWARD THADDEUS FOOTE, II Speaker pro tempore announced that lege to introduce to you my friend, (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was the ayes appeared to have it. Rabbi Hillel Cohn. given permission to address the House 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. VerDate jul 14 2003 20:50 Feb 11, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H21MR1.000 H21MR1 4106 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE March 21, 2001 for 1 minute and to revise and extend process. We have spent billions more in minute and to revise and extend his re- her remarks.) Haiti, Rwanda, Somalia, Kosovo and marks.) Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I many other places. We have become Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the Re- would like to pay tribute to Edward the world’s policeman, even though our publican budget puts America’s fami- Thaddeus Foote II, President of the people do not want us to be. lies first by responsibly using the sur- University of Miami, who will soon re- There are armed conflicts going on in plus to pay down the national debt, tire after 20 years of remarkable serv- many places all around the world all provide needed tax relief and bolster ice to the university and indeed to the the time. We seem to follow a CNN for- funding for priorities like education, entire South Florida community. eign policy, throwing huge money at Social Security, Medicare, prescription Tad arrived at UM in 1981 where he whichever problem area is being em- drug benefits and national defense. introduced corporate-style strategic phasized on the national news. Mac- Republicans refuse to squander the planning and recruited approximately edonia is next. We are spending $4 mil- surplus and will work diligently to pass three-quarters of the current faculty lion every day in Iraq 10 years after the a balanced budget. The Republican during his tenure. Under his leadership, Gulf War. budget puts American families first by high-quality teaching became a top In Sunday’s Washington Times, syn- responsibly using the surplus for edu- priority, and the university’s research dicated columnist Steve Chapman cation priorities, strengthening Social productivity has expanded dramati- wrote this: Security, modernizing Medicare, pro- cally. Remember the war in Kosovo? The United viding prescription drug benefits and Tad enabled the founding of the Uni- States launched an 11-week aerial bombard- ment of Yugoslavia in 1999 to help the ethnic bolstering national defense, as I said versity’s School of Architecture, Albanians. Two years later, our soldiers are earlier. School of Communication, School of fighting the Albanians and welcoming help In addition, we need to show support International Studies, as well as the from the Serbs. In the Balkans, you see, a for the next part of the tax relief pack- Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, friend is merely someone who isn’t your age Congress and the White House are making the University of Miami the enemy just yet.
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