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HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES—Wednesday, May 11, 2005 May 11, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 9145 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Wednesday, May 11, 2005 The House met at 10 a.m. and was A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO DANIEL we will win back the Congress in 2006 called to order by the Speaker pro tem- PATRICK GALLAGHER ON THE on the Social Security issue that many pore (Mr. SIMPSON). OCCASION OF HIS SERVICE AS have stopped challenging the adminis- f GUEST CHAPLAIN TO THE tration on the war on Iraq: Let us take UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REP- the war off the table as an issue and DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER RESENTATIVES focus on other issues. PRO TEMPORE It is not a new strategy. It was pur- (Mr. GILLMOR asked and was given The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- sued by congressional Democrats in permission to address the House for 1 fore the House the following commu- minute and to revise and extend his re- 2002 when our leadership supported the nication from the Speaker: marks.) war in Iraq. We lost. It was furthered WASHINGTON, DC, Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in 2004 when our nominee supported the May 11, 2005. today to pay tribute to a truly wonder- war. We lost. We lost a chance to re- I hereby appoint the Honorable MICHAEL K. ful friend of the Fifth Congressional gain the Congress and take back the SIMPSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on District of Ohio. Daniel P. Gallagher is White House, and the American people this day. lost a chance for a new start. Why? Be- J. DENNIS HASTERT, currently the minister at Edon Church Speaker of the House of Representatives. of Christ in Edon, Ohio. Today the cause we did not challenge the central vulnerability of the administration f House was honored to open our legisla- tive session by the inspirational words that led this country into war, into a PRAYER of Daniel as our guest chaplain. war based on lies and misrepresenta- The Reverend Daniel P. Gallagher, To his soldiers at Valley Forge, our tions. Pastor, Edon Church of Christ, Edon, Nation’s Founding Father George Democrats’ failure to challenge the Ohio, offered the following prayer: Washington proclaimed, ‘‘To the dis- war represents a failure of the two- O Lord, God of heaven and earth, tinguished character of patriot, it party system. For the Democrats to be- there is no God like You. Your mercy should be our highest glory to add the come politically viable in 2006 and 2008, and grace continue to shower down on more distinguished character of Chris- we must take on this administration Your servants, those of this great tian.’’ Today, before our House could on the War on Iraq, not giving them building who serve this Nation’s peo- again open and continue to work the more money to keep the war going. We ple, a Nation started not by accident will of the people, we paused, and we must move to cut off funds, to bring but by Your providence and watch paused, as we have each morning since our troops home, to get out of Iraq, to care. the Continental Congress, to give make those who lied to us to get us I ask of You, Lord, to help guide thanks and ask for strength. into war accountable, to hold them ac- these men and women to make deci- We have had a chaplain since 1789, countable in the courts. and as Guest Chaplain, Daniel Galla- sions that will make this country bet- f gher continues the great tradition by ter and stronger, not just in the phys- offering his leadership and guidance to THEY WILL NOT JUST DIE ical sense but in the spiritual as well. this institution. ANYWAY Help these leaders to keep their eyes Through Reverend Gallagher’s opening focused on Your desires to make this (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- prayer today, the Village of Edon has ex- country what You intended her to be mission to address the House for 1 tended its arms and offered their prayers to minute and to revise and extend his re- when You first brought people to its those elected to serve them. shores to be a ‘‘light on a hill’’ for all marks.) Williams County, Ohio is proud to claim the Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, some time the world to see. But, Father, may the Village of Edon and its nearly one thousand world not see the might of this country this summer, the House will vote on a citizens. The county borders both the States of bill to allow Federal funds to be used but the Almighty, who is our Watch- Michigan and Indiana. This wonderful area of man. Amen. to destroy embryos stored at IVF clin- Ohio produces great crops for consumption, ics in order to harvest their stem cells. f machines for production and the toys which Those voting for this legislation will THE JOURNAL deliver upon us the joyful sounds of children say that these are leftover embryos. laughing. Williams County and the Village of They will say they are going to be The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Edon provide the fruit of life to our Nation and Chair has examined the Journal of the killed anyway. today it has sent us its shepherd. Well, they are wrong. Only 2.8 per- last day’s proceedings and announces Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me cent of embryos in IVF clinics have to the House his approval thereof. in paying special tribute to Daniel P. Gallagher been set aside for research; the rest are Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- as we give thanks for his inspiring words. On nal stands approved. behalf of the people of the Fifth District of destined for implantation or adoption. But, we do not need to kill these em- f Ohio, I am proud to recognize his faith and service. We wish Daniel and his family the bryos to do stem cell research. Stem PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE best as we salute one of Ohio’s finest citizens. cells can be taken from many adult sources: fatty tissue, spleen, liver, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the f gentleman from Georgia (Mr. PRICE) sinus, bone marrow, just to name a come forward and lead the House in the NEW FOCUS TO BRING OUR few. These are called adult stem cells. Pledge of Allegiance. TROOPS HOME Adult stem cell research is currently Mr. PRICE of Georgia led the Pledge (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given treating 58 diseases successfully. Em- of Allegiance as follows: permission to address the House for 1 bryonic stem cell research is treating I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the minute and to revise and extend his re- none: 58, adult stem cell; zero, embry- United States of America, and to the Repub- marks.) onic stem cell. If there were no ethical lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, con- alternative, which there is, if we ap- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. gressional Democrats are so sure that plied ‘‘they are going to die anyway’’ 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 Sep 11 2014 12:12 Jan 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\2005BOUNDRECORD\BOOK7\NO_SSN\BR11MY05.DAT BR11MY05 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE 9146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE May 11, 2005 rationale to other areas of research, it Four vacancies continue to exist in minute and to revise and extend his re- would justify such things as harvesting the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals marks.) organs from death-row inmates and where my district of Cincinnati is con- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I would from terminally ill patients. tained. One of those vacancies could like to say welcome back, Mr. Presi- We should support adult stem cell re- have been filled by Judge Richard Grif- dent, from your historic trip to Europe. search, not embryonic. fin whose nomination has been pending As a former military officer and a f for 145 days, 145 days. Judge Griffin has high school history teacher, I thank the support of his colleagues and indi- and appreciate the Soviet Union and UNITED AIRLINES DEFAULT RE- viduals such as former President Ger- the Russian people for their sacrifice in MINDS US OF NEED TO PRE- ald Ford. He has been rated by the helping to win World War II. SERVE SOCIAL SECURITY American Bar Association as ‘‘well Some would justifiably argue that (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given qualified,’’ a rating that has histori- the Russians carried the lion’s burden permission to address the House for 1 cally secured a nominee’s confirma- in Europe, both in sacrifice and mate- minute and to revise and extend his re- tion, but not anymore. riel. However, as much as we thank the marks.) If the Senate wants to amend the Russian people for their sacrifice, we Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, today Constitution, it should do so as pro- must also remember the five decades of we are given a stark reminder of what vided by our Founding Fathers, not by totalitarian regime that ruled over five is at stake in this debate about Social the threats of a minority to shut the of the Eastern European Block coun- Security.
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