December 13, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10141 I am overcome by the outpouring of support Born and raised in Oregon, Scott tleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) is during this difficult time. However, spouses played baseball at Rex Putnam High recognized for 5 minutes. who lost a loved one in the attack are still en- School in Milwaukee and then at Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I want during financial hardships. Even though many Linfield College in McMinnville. In to continue reading from the list of charitable organizations have provided some 1987, during his junior year in college, names that my colleague, the gentle- form of relief, the Federal government must do he was drafted by the Oakland Ath- woman from Virginia (Mrs. JO ANN more. Easing their federal tax liability is a step letics. DAVIS), has been reading into the in the right direction. During his 11 seasons of major league RECORD, those who fell in the Sep- In addition, this legislation addresses some baseball, first with the A’s and later tember 11 tragedy: of the recovery concerns within the New York with the , Scott was John P. O’Neill; Peter J. O’Neill; City area damaged by the terrorist attacks. known as a solid hitter and out- Sean Gordon Corbet O’Neill; Ken The creation of the New York Liberty Zone standing defensive , for O’Reilly; Kevin M. O’Rourke; Robert provides numerous tax benefits for qualified which he won the in W. O’Shea; Patrick J. O’Shea; Timothy property. In order to rebuild, we must also 1999. F. O’Sullivan; James A. Oakley; Dennis help those businesses that were impacted by His best season came in 1998. That Oberg; Jefferson Ocampo; Douglas the senseless acts of terrorism. year, he batted 300, with 98 RBIs and Oelschlager; Takashi Ogawa; Albert September 11th will forever be synonymous was named to the All Ogletree; Philip Paul Ognibene; John with other historical events that Americans Star team. But his career highlight Ogonowski; Joseph J. Ogren; Samuel have endured. It will serve as yet another re- came later that year. During the World Oitice; Gerald M. Olcott; Christine Ann minder of how Americans come together dur- Series, in a 4-game sweep of the San Olender; Linda Mary Oliva; Elsy Caro- ing difficult times, as well as send a simple Diego Padres, Scott batted 471, hit two lina Osorio Oliva; Edward K. Oliver; message to those who hide behind terrorism— home runs, and had six RBIs. He was Leah Oliver; Eric Olsen; Jeffrey James the clear choice for the ’ Olsen; Steven John Olson; Barbara America Will Never Fear You and We Will Al- Most Valuable Player. He accom- Olson; Marueen ‘‘Rene’’ L. Olson; ways Take Care Of Our Own. Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield plished all of these post-season feats Toshihiro Onda; Betty Ong; Michael C. back the balance of my time. while his father was undergoing cancer Opperman; Christopher Orgielewicz; surgery and chemotherapy. Margaret Q. Orloske; Virginia ‘‘Gin- The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Scott’s flare for the dramatic resur- ger’’ Ormiston-Kenworthy; Ruben for debate has expired. faced during this year’s seven-game Ornedo; Juan Romero Orozco; Ronald Pursuant the order of the House of World Series between the Yankees and Orsini; Peter K. Ortale; Jane Orth; today, the motion is agreed to. the , which Paul Ortiz; Sonia Ortiz; ; A motion to reconsider was laid on many have called the most exciting Emilio ‘‘Peter’’ Ortiz, Jr.; Alexander the table. World Series ever. In game five, with Ortiz; Pablo Ortiz; Masaru Ose; Elsi f the Yankees trailing 2 to 0 in the ninth Carolina Osorio; James Robert b 1545 inning, Scott came to the plate with Ostrowski; Jason Douglas Oswald; Mi- two outs and a runner on second base. chael Otten; Isidro Ottenwalder; Mi- GENERAL LEAVE Scott crushed a 1–0 slider from Arizona chael Ou; Todd Joseph Ouida; Jesus Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask closer Byung-Hyun Kim to tie the Ovalles; Peter J. Owens; Adianes unanimous consent that all Members score and send the game into extra in- Oyola; Angel ‘‘Chic’’ Pabon; Israel may have 5 legislative days in which to nings. Ultimately, the Yankees went Pabon; Roland Pacheco; Michael Ben- revise and extend their remarks and in- on to win the game 3 to 2 in 12 innings. jamin Packer; Diana B. Padro; Chin clude extraneous material on the sub- As an All Star, a Gold Glove winner, Sun Pak; Deepa K. Pakkala; Thomas ject of H.R. 2884, the bill just passed. a World Series MVP, and a member of Anthony Palazzo; Jeffrey Palazzo; The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. three world championship teams, Scott Richard Palazzolo; Orio Joseph Palmer; THORNBERRY). Is there objection to the has a lifetime’s worth of baseball mem- Frank Palombo; Lynn Paltrow; Alan request of the gentleman from Cali- oirs. But, Mr. Speaker, I rise today not Palumbo; Christopher Panatier; fornia? only to recognize Scott Brosius for his Diominique Lisa Pandolfo; Jonas Mar- There was no objection. outstanding baseball career but also tin Panik; Paul Pansini; John Paolillo; because I believe he embodies the best f Edward J. Papa; Salvatore Papasso; of Oregon, and American values. James Pappageorge; Marie Pappalardo; SPECIAL ORDERS This year, Scott finished his contract Vinod K. Parakat; Vijayashanker with the New York Yankees and be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Paramsothy; Nitin Ramesh Parandker; came eligible for free agency. At 35 the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Hardai ‘‘Casey’’ Parbhu; James W. years of age, and as an 11-year major uary 3, 2001, and under a previous order Parham; Debra ‘‘Debbie’’ Paris; George league veteran, he could easily fetch of the House, the following Members Paris; Gye-Hyong Park; Philip L. will be recognized for 5 minutes each. millions of dollars as a free agent. But Scott turned down the money and the Parker; Michael A. Parkes; Robert Em- f limelight so that he could return to mett Parks, Jr.; Hashmukhrai C. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a McMinnville to raise his three young Parmar; Robert Parro; Diane Parsons; previous order of the House, the gen- children. He has reenrolled at Linfield Leobardo Lopez Pascual; Michael tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is College to finish his college degree and Pascuma; Jerrold Paskins; Horace Rob- recognized for 5 minutes. has offered to help coach the Linfield ert Passananti; Suzanne Passaro; Vic- Mr. (DEFAZIO addressed the House. varsity baseball team. tor Antonio Martinez Pastrana; Dipti His remarks will appear hereafter in The example set by people like Scott Patel; Manish K. Patel; Avnish the Extensions of Remarks.) Brosius reminds us of what is most im- Ramanbhai Patel; Steven B. Paterson; f portant in life: values, family, and James M. Patrick; Lawrence Patrick; Manuel Patrocino; Clifford L. Patter- TRIBUTE TO SCOTT BROSIUS community. I wish Scott and his family well, and son; Bernard E. ‘‘Bernie’’ Patterson; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a I thank him for being such a positive Cira Marie Patti; James Robert Paul; previous order of the House, the gen- role model. Scott, you have the admi- Patrice Sobin Paz; Sharon Cristina tleman from Oregon (Mr. WU) is recog- ration of us all, and personally I envy Millan Paz; Victor Paz-Gutierrez; nized for 5 minutes. you for all the time that you will have Stacey Lynn Peak; Richard Pearlman; Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in Oregon with your family. Durrell Pearsall; Thomas Pecorelli; pay tribute to Scott Brosius, the start- f Thomas E. Pedicini; Todd D. Pelino; ing third baseman for the New York Michel Adrian Pelletier; Anthony Yankees and a resident of McMinnville, TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF Peluso; Angel Ramon Pena; Jose D. Oregon. Scott announced his retire- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Pena; Robert Penniger; Richard A. ment from on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Penny; Salvatore Pepe; Carl Allen November 27. previous order of the House, the gen- Peralta; Robert David Peraza; Marie

VerDate 10-DEC-2001 03:18 Dec 15, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13DE7.094 pfrm09 PsN: H13PT2 H10142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 13, 2001 Vola Percoco; Jon Anthony Perconti; According to HUD, about 5.4 million rapes. I tried the attempted murder of Ivan A. Perez; Nancy E. Perez; An- Americans today are paying more than James Earl Ray, many leading cases, thony Perez; Alejo Perez; Angela Susan half of their limited incomes, more but I can tell Members that I do not Perez; Angel Perez; Berry Berenson than half of their limited incomes, on think that in my years of law practice Perkins; Joseph Perroncino; Edward housing, or are living in severely sub- or in my years as a judge that I have Joseph Perrotta; John William Perry; standard housing. Since 1990, the num- ever seen a worse miscarriage of jus- Glenn C. Perry; Emelda Perry; Frank- ber of families who have ‘‘worst case tice than that done to Joseph Salvati lin Allan Pershep; Danny Pesce; Mi- housing needs’’ has increased by 12 per- in Massachusetts where he was made to chael J. Pescherine; Donald A. Peter- cent. That is 600,000 more Americans stay in prison for over 30 years. Even son; Jean Hoadley Peterson; William who cannot afford a decent and safe the FBI knew he had not committed Russel Peterson; Davin Peterson. place to live. the crime for which he had been con- f b 1600 victed. Sometimes we read about peo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ple who have been wrongly convicted, For these families living paycheck to previous order of the House, the gen- but almost always in those cases the paycheck, one unforeseen cir- tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) is prosecutors or the law enforcement cumstance, a sick child, a needed car recognized for 5 minutes. people honestly thought the people Mr. SKELTON addressed the House. repair or a large utility bill can send were guilty, and only found out later His remarks will appear hereafter in them into homelessness. that they were not. the Extensions of Remarks.) This crisis must be addressed. Every But in the Salvati case, the FBI American must be entitled to decent, f knew apparently for 30 years that this affordable housing. The question is man was not guilty of the crime he had NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING where do we begin? According to the been convicted of, and yet they made TRUST FUND ACT, H.R. 2394 accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche, him stay in prison for more than 30 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a profits generated by the Federal Hous- years. previous order of the House, the gen- ing Administration are expected to ex- I can tell Members that the gen- tleman from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) IS ceed $26 billion over the next 7 years. tleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) of RECOGNIZED FOR 5 MINUTES. H.R. 2394 would use the surplus to in- the Committee on Government Reform Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, I am crease affordable housing by creating has tried to call attention to this mis- pleased to announce today that over an affordable housing trust fund. Ac- carriage of justice and see that nothing 1,700 local, State, and national organi- cording to housing experts, if the FHA like this ever happens again. He held zations from throughout this country surplus was used to build affordable one hearing and he attempted to hold have endorsed H.R. 2394, legislation housing, we could more than triple af- another hearing today about it, but that I introduced last June, to create a fordable housing construction next today the Department of Justice re- National Affordable Housing Trust year and provide accommodations to fused to release or submit the docu- Fund. And I especially want to thank more than 200,000 families. ments that the gentleman from Indi- for their organizing efforts the Na- Mr. Speaker, not only would a na- ana (Mr. BURTON) had requested in a tional Low-Income Housing Coalition tional affordable housing trust fund continuing cover-up of the original for all of their help in bringing these help solve the affordable housing crisis cover-up. organizations together around this ter- in the United States, it would also gen- I think it is shameful. In fact, I think ribly important issue. erate 1.8 million decent paying new it is fair to say that I have never seen It is almost unprecedented to have jobs and nearly $50 billion in wages ac- the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BUR- such an outpouring of support from cording to a recent study. As today’s TON) as angry as he was today, and he such a broad array of groups rep- economy continues to sputter with lay- said that he is going to told hearings resenting working people through their offs up over 600 percent from last year, until the Department of Justice has unions, business leaders, different reli- and as millions of Americans are pay- the decency to come forward and do gious affiliations, bankers, environ- ing 40 to 50 percent of their limited in- what they can to correct this horrible mentalists, and, of course, affordable- comes on housing, the creation of a na- miscarriage of justice. housing advocates. This is perhaps one tional affordable housing trust fund is I remember reading a cover story in of the most significant grass roots needed more than it has ever been Forbes magazine, certainly a very con- campaigns to support legislation at one needed. servative magazine, in 1993 in which time and has helped us generate our al- Mr. Speaker, the bottom line here is they reported that the Department of ready 126 bipartisan cosponsors. I am that we can put Americans to work Justice had more than quadrupled its here today on the floor of the House to building the affordable housing that budget since 1980, and that there were thank all of the groups that have en- millions of our fellow Americans need, U.S. attorneys falling all over them- dorsed this legislation and to ask my and we can accomplish two important selves trying to find cases to prosecute. colleagues to cosponsor this important goals at the same time. Number one, The article discussed how Federal pros- and much-needed bill. We have come a combatting the recession by putting ecutors were cherry-picking local long way in a short time; but obvi- people to work; and second of all, pro- cases, taking the best or easiest cases ously, we need to go further. viding decent housing to the families away from local prosecutors so they A complete list of all of the groups that need it. This is a very important could have something to do. that have endorsed this legislation can piece of legislation, and I am very This quadrupling of the budget and be found at the National Housing Trust proud that 1,700 different organiza- size of the Department of Justice was Fund Campaign’s Web site at tions, religious organizations, grass- being done, even though 94 percent of www.nhtf.org. That is www.nhtf.org, roots organizations, are supporting it. I all crimes were being handled and pros- for a complete list of all of the organi- ask my colleagues to support it as well. ecuted by local and State law enforce- zations that have endorsed the Na- f ment personnel and prosecutors. Even tional Affordable Housing Trust Fund though their work was not going up, legislation. COVER-UP OF SALVATI STORY their budget and number of employees Mr. Speaker, experts from across the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. was. country have acknowledged that the THORNBERRY). Under a previous order This article in Forbes said too often issue of affordable housing has rapidly of the House, the gentleman from Ten- in Federal law enforcement the name become a major national problem. nessee (Mr. DUNCAN) is recognized for 5 of the game is publicity, not a reduc- That is true in my State of Vermont, minutes. tion in the amount of crime. The arti- and it is true all across this country. It Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I spent cle in Forbes said that the Department is an issue in which millions of low-in- 71⁄2 years just prior to coming to Con- of Justice was proving that Parkin- come seniors, the elderly, disabled, and gress as a criminal court judge in Ten- son’s law of bureaucracy was true, that families with children are increasingly nessee trying the felony criminal cases, work expands so as to fill the time unable to afford decent housing. the murders, the armed robberies, the available for its completion. As the

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