January 9, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S99 unbelievably tense game. Ohio State drews, Redgie Arden, Bryce Bishop, Mike begin a new Congress, and the Presi- entered the game at least an 111⁄2-point Bogart, Jason Bond, LeAndre Boone, Joe dent traveled to my State of Illinois, to underdog. The team’s defense was cer- Bradley, Bobby Britton, Jason Caldwell, Chicago, to announce his proposal for Bobby Carpenter, , Angelo tainly key in putting Ohio State into a Chattams, Bam Childress, , an economic stimulus. We need it; we position where they could win the Adrien Clarke, R.J. Coleman, John Conroy, need it desperately. For the last 2 game. During the first overtime, the Chris Conwell, Ryan Cook, Bryce Culver, years, we have languished. Our econ- game was tied 17 to 17. Then facing Mike D’Andrea, Doug Datish, Michael omy has gone from bad to worst. what could have been the end of the DeMaria, , Ivan Douglas, T.J. The President inherited a budget sur- game—fourth down and 14 yards to go— Downing, , , Simon plus, at least on paper, that gave us Ohio State completed a 17-yard pass to Fraser, , Steve Graef, Cie some opportunities to pay down the Grant; debt of the Nation. Instead of bor- stay alive. Marcus Green, , Maurice Hall, I know Ohio State fans, whether they Roy Hall, Ryan Hamby, Rob Harley, Ben rowing money from the economy to fi- were in Tempee, AZ, or whether they Hartsock, A.J. Hawk, John Hollins, Santonio nance our Government, we were actu- were, as I was, watching TV in Holmes, Andrew Hooks, , Harlen ally not borrowing at the same rate. I Cedarville, OH, just could not believe Jacobs, Michael Jenkins, Branden Joe, Mike am careful with my rhetoric because I what happened. Ohio State’s quarter- Kne, Craig Kolk, , Mike Kudla, am being followed by Senator HOL- back faded back and made that unbe- Scott Kuhnhein, , Jamal Luke, LINGS who is the guru and past master lievable pass on fourth down and 14. , Thomas Matthews, John when it comes to the questions of defi- After a few more plays, the Buckeyes McLaughlin, Scott McMullen, Richard cits and surplus. He will quickly dis- McNutt, Jeremy Miller, Brandon Mitchell, scored from the 1-yard line to go into Steven Moore, Ben Nash, , abuse me of my notions if I am wrong. that second overtime. , Adam Olds, , Pat He will concede, as I hope I would as Then in the second overtime, Ohio O’Neill, Jim Otis; well, that our budget situation today is State scored on a rushing attempt, and Fred Pagac Jr., Roshawn Parker, Steve worse than it was when President Bush this proved to be the last score of the Pavelka, Joel Penton, , Scott took office in terms of the deficits we game. Miami got the ball, of course, Petroff, Quinn Pitcock, Robert Reynolds, are generating. and then on the last play of the game, , JaJa Riley, Mike Roberts, That deficit situation reflects three , Matt Russell, , B.J. fourth and goal at the 1-yard line, the Sander, Tim Schafer, Brandon Schnittker, situations, some of which we control Buckeyes blitzed and forced Miami’s , , Antonio Smith, and some we do not. No one could have to rush his pass in des- , Will Smith, Michael Stafford, anticipated the negative impact Sep- peration, allowing the Buckeye defen- , David Thompson, Matt tember 11 had on our economy and the sive to bat it down to the Trombitas, Jack Tucker, Kyle Turano, increased expenses of Government for ground. This moment secured Ohio Andree Tyree, Jeremy Uhlenhake, E.J. military and defense efforts. That is State as the 2002 national champions Underwood, Chris Vance, Bryan Weaver, something for which no President can and gave the team a place in history. Stan White Jr., Kurt Wilhelm, Matt Wil- be held accountable because it was to- helm, Sam Williams, Steve Winner, Mike Without a doubt, both teams played Young, and . tally unexpected. That situation has well; both teams are great champions. added to our deficit. Many sports writers already have Mr. DEWINE. I thank the Chair, and The continued recession we are going made the case that Ohio State’s 31-to- I yield the floor. through has made the deficit even The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. EN- 24 double overtime victory in this worse: Fewer tax revenues going into SIGN). The Senator from Illinois. year’s was the greatest Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask Washington, fewer dollars available for championship game in the history of unanimous that following the remarks spending on programs and a deficit as a . This sort of fantastic of the distinguished Senator from Illi- result. The third piece, though, has to fall finish was the same type of dramatic nois I be recognized. conclusion to many of the Buckeyes’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on the President’s lap. He came to us wins this season. objection, it is so ordered. and said: I want to cut taxes, and if I The truth is Ohio State was under- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I say to cut taxes, this economy will turn estimated the entire season, but be- my colleague from the State of Ohio, I around, trust me. The majority of the cause the players worked together as a tuned in to that game in the final Senate and the House did—I was not team to overcome huge obstacles, they minute of the regular game and was one of them—and they were wrong. were able to reach their ultimate goal. watching as one of the Miami running The President’s tax cut proposal did The unselfish attitude of the players backs was injured. It appeared the not invigorate the economy; it added and coaches resulted in win after win game was going to end with Miami to our deficit. So that red ink pool gets for their team. being the winner. I agree with the Sen- deeper and deeper. We are deeper in The football ator from Ohio, it was one of the most debt and the economy is still lan- team defied history and odds to win 14 exciting college football games I have guishing. games in one season, overcoming all ever seen. Of course, being from Illi- The President came back this week barriers along the way to persevere in nois, since our signature university is and said: I have a brand new idea: More the end. one of the 11 members of the Big Ten, of the same. Let me cut taxes on the I wish to conclude with the words of we are particularly proud that another highest income people in America, and former Ohio State national champion team from the Big Ten is the national I swear to you, America, this time it is coach, Ohio legend, the late Woodrow champion, and the Ohio State Buck- going to work; if you will just give the Wayne Hayes—. I quote eyes certainly did us proud that richest people in America a substantial Woody Hayes: tax break, we know they will do the evening. I am sure Senator DEWINE is Anytime you give a man something he very happy about that outcome and right thing; we know they will invig- doesn’t earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn proud of what they did as well. orate the economy. what they get, and that includes respect. Isn’t it interesting what the public Mr. DEWINE. Mr. President, if my It is with great respect today that I colleague will yield, I appreciate my reaction has been? CNN had a call-in say congratulations and go Bucks. colleague’s comment. I just knew my and said to the American people: Do Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- colleague from Illinois, another Big you buy the President’s approach? Do sent that the names of the Ohio State Ten school, would be rooting for the you want to try this again or would football team, coaching staff, and play- Buckeyes that day. you rather go for a different approach ers be printed in the RECORD. Mr. DURBIN. I certainly was. suggested by the Democrats, that we There being no objection, the mate- Mr. DEWINE. I appreciate that. have a smaller more manageable stim- rial was ordered to be printed in the f ulus package that helps us this year RECORD, as follows: immediately and is focused on helping 2002 OHIO STATE FOOTBALL TEAM ROSTER THE ECONOMY AND EDUCATION the majority of Americans, not just 1 John Adams, Tucker Allen, , Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, we came percent of the wage earners, the Tim Anderson, David Andrews, Kyle An- back to Washington to be sworn in and wealthiest?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:15 Jan 14, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2003SENATE\S09JA3.REC S09JA3 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S100 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 9, 2003 The CNN poll came back. Two to one, of his new administration. When he crease each year was 22.3 percent. In the people calling in said: We prefer was still in Texas before being sworn comes President Bush, the education the more managed approach, the small- in, he called in the congressional lead- President, proposing a 3.6-percent in- er stimulus that does not add to the ers, Democrats and Republicans, and crease. Thank goodness Congress re- deficit and, frankly, tries to help all said: Put your party label aside; can’t fused, denied him, and increased it to taxpayers, not just the wealthiest we all agree—Senator KENNEDY, Con- 20 percent. This tells you about the pri- among us. Two to one, people rejected gressman GEORGE MILLER and the Re- orities. President Bush’s failed economic pol- publican leaders—on a bipartisan basis Look at the increases in education icy which he is trying to bring back to to do something meaningful for Amer- over the last 7 years, overall spending us again. ica’s schools? He convinced them. He in education, and you see double digits, Let me tell you what is interesting, convinced me. He convinced the major- but for 1 year, until we come to Presi- too. President Bush suggests that in ity in Congress. We passed No Child dent Bush; his increase was 2.8 percent the course of this economic stimulus Left Behind and said we would go after in education. The education President we can take out of the Treasury during the 6 million-plus students in America will not put the money on the table. the next 10 years—let me get the num- who are falling behind in failing Under the Bush administration, we ber correct—$676 billion. Most of it is schools. We are going to not only find have the smallest increase for edu- not going to happen in the first year, out what their current state of edu- cation in 7 years. so it is not much of a stimulus pack- cation is, we are going to help the Now take a look at what the Bush age. It really does not happen at all. To school districts get back on their feet budget has done. Because he cuts back suggest that people who receive cor- with better teachers, better class- on education increases, because he will porate dividends this year will not rooms, more technology, more time in not fund his own No Child Left Behind, have to pay taxes next year—of course, the classroom, and better results. I 18,000 teachers were cut from profes- those are the wealthiest people in cheered it on. We all did. It was a bi- sional development to improve their America as a class—it will not stimu- partisan approach. The President took skills in the classroom; 20,000 students late the economy. Most Americans say great pride. This would be the center- lost college work-study programs; that does not make any sense at all. piece of his new administration. He was 25,000 limited-English-proficient chil- Why create a worse deficit for our truly going to be an education Presi- dren were cut from the Federal bilin- country, more debt for our children, dent. gual education programs; 33,000 kids more competition for capital funds be- As soon as the floodlights had cut out of afterschool programs; no in- tween business and Government with a dimmed and the television cameras had crease in Pell grants; no increase in program that won’t work? left, we learned something in this town student loans. Is this the education The President says we can take $676 of secrets, about a secret that had been President? billion out of our Treasury for this ex- kept by the administration. The secret No child left behind? Look who is being left behind. Not only the children periment, the first phase of which has was this: The President was prepared but the teachers—and the Nation. already failed. Taking that money out to sign the bill to approve the plan. If you take a look at President The President was not prepared to put of the Treasury would, of course, mean Bush’s budget, he promised 6.7 million the Federal dollars on the table to less money available for America’s pri- children would be rescued by No Child orities. make it work. As a consequence, we Left Behind. In fact, they have not What would that be? Well, more com- stand here today with mandates from been. They have been left behind them- pensation to provide for our military. this No Child Left Behind on school selves. The President said we were We are about to go to war. I hope we do districts in States across America and going to have 2 million more children not. If we do, make no mistake, we will the Bush White House refuses to fund protected this year. In fact, there are spend what is necessary to put our those mandates. only 354,000. troops in the field and make sure they Pick your State. With very few ex- When it comes down to it, you have are adequately trained, have the right ceptions, every State in the Union is in the Bush administration on the one resources and technology to win, and deep deficit. My home State of Illinois hand posing for pictures and shaking come home safely. We will spend that will swear in a new Governor on Mon- hands with school principals across money. And we should—every penny of day. Congressman Rob Blajovich is America and with the other hand it. leaving the House of Representatives reaching into their pockets and pulling The President says as we take money to become our new Governor. He inher- out their State funds to fund his un- out of the Treasury, it makes no dif- its a fiscal nightmare of a $4 billion funded mandate under No Child Left ference. It does; more money spent on deficit. California has more than a $30 Behind. We will have States paying for the military means less money spent billion deficit. These Governors who the testing required by the Federal elsewhere. For example, homeland se- are required to balance their budgets Government and not paid for, paying curity. We want to be safe in Illinois. will be scrambling to cut basic services for the evaluation of students required Every person does. It costs money. We or increase taxes. They have no other by the Federal Government and not need a statewide communication net- place to turn. paid for, teacher certification and im- work so all the first responders—police, One of the major responsibilities of provement required by the Federal fire, medical communities—can share our State is education. At a time when Government and not paid for, para- in communications instantly. It will the State of Illinois cannot afford to professionals improving skills required cost us $20 million. We do not have it. meet its basic obligation for education, by the Federal Government and not If the Federal Government wants to we have a mandate coming from Presi- paid for—along series of unfunded man- make America safer, wants real home- dent Bush, a mandate under No Child dates from this President. land security, start on the home front. Left Behind, which will add to the ex- What will it mean in the States When we take $676 billion out for a tax penses of Illinois and every other across the Nation? Read the bad news. break for wealthy people, the likeli- State, but the President refuses to put I have it here. State after State is seri- hood that Illinois will get $20 million the money on the table to fund his own ously considering, and some already to be safer as a State is diminished dra- education program. deciding, to go to a four-day school matically. Take a look at some of the charts to week because they cannot afford to Another area tells an important get an idea of the priorities of edu- keep the schools open while President story about the priorities of this ad- cation by this Bush administration. Bush sends unfunded mandates under ministration: education. When we take The Elementary and Secondary Edu- No Child Left Behind. more money out for tax breaks for cation Act, the basic bedrock of help- Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield? wealthy people, there is less money ing failing schools and students im- Mr. DURBIN. I am happy to yield. available to go into education. Remem- prove, is a part of the Federal budget Mr. REID. The Senator has outlined ber a year ago? A year ago yesterday which reflects the priorities of the ad- what we have required States to do as President Bush signed No Child Left ministration. Under the Clinton admin- a result of Federal legislation. What if Behind, the first and highest priority istration, the average amount of in- school districts decide not to do this?

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I am President Bush created, signed, and re- lican colleagues very strong on sym- sober. I am experienced. I got a triple A fused to fund. bols but very weak on substance itself. credit rating back in 1959 for the little Now, let me tell you where I stand. Let me ask the question, rhetori- State of South Carolina. I know what Senator KENNEDY, who is not with us cally, of course: What Governor, what you have to do to pay the bill. I have today but he certainly has been our mayor—all of us are facing these defi- been the chairman of our Budget Com- leader on this issue, has called for full cits—is cutting taxes in the face of mittee up here in the National Govern- funding under title 1, full funding these deficits? With voodoo? In other ment, in the Senate. I can tell you, this under the IDEA program for disabled words, all you have to do to fix the def- is about my third try for a value-added students, and those are things I sup- icit is cut your revenues. We heard this tax. port. It comes to about $7 billion, if I under President Reagan, and Vice My bill will be referred to the Fi- am not mistaken. We should come up President Bush called it voodoo. We nance Committee. I know revenue with that money. If we can find $676 heard all you needed to do was to cut measures under the Constitution derive billion for tax breaks for wealthy peo- taxes and the people would have so in the House of Representatives. But I ple, can we not find $7 billion for edu- much money they would spend and ev- know also that we had a hearing back cation? erything else. We would have consumer in the 1980s when we had this voodoo. It is my position—and I do not speak demand. You would have sales tax rev- Lloyd Bentsen of Texas was chairman for anyone but myself on this—if this enues. You would have income tax rev- of that committee. I brought Dr. Congress fails to fund the unfunded enues, they would all increase, and we Cnossen, the Hollander expert. He tes- mandates of No Child Left Behind, this would just grow out of a deficit. tified, because he knew he had helped Senator will propose suspending those At that time Vice President George the United Kingdom. He had written a mandates, saying to those school dis- Herbert Walker Bush, Bush No. 1, value-added tax for Japan, for Can- tricts across America that until we are called it voodoo. ada—every industrialized country in prepared to put the money on the We just had, last year and the year the world save the United States has a table, until this economy is stronger, before, of course, voodoo II. A tax cut value-added tax. That is one of the big we are not going to require you to test of $1.3 trillion plus interest costs $1.7 deficiencies we have in international every student every year to make an trillion. We are cutting the revenues trade. evaluation of each of those students and at the same time in the 4 years, They have a 15 percent to 17 percent and go through all the requirements of and I want my colleagues to check the advantage with their VAT. We have the No Child Left Behind. record and mark it down, the defense disadvantage. When Dr. Cnossen testi- The President cannot have it both budget has gone in the last a little over fied, as they were leaving the room—I ways. He cannot call himself an edu- 3, nearer 4 years from 1998 until now, will never forget—former Senator John cation President, wrap himself in the from $271 billion to at least $371 billion. Chafee turned to Lloyd, the chairman, cloak of educational reform, and then It will probably be nearer $386 billion. and he said, ‘‘Lloyd, if we had a secret refuse to put the money on the table. We have increased defense costs $100 ballot we would vote it out of this com- That is what he has done, year after billion. We have increased health costs mittee unanimously.’’ year after year. $107 billion, when you look at Medicare We needed the money to balance the There are those who believe the way and Medicaid and the veterans. But budget. We tried with Gramm-Rudman- to stimulate America’s economy is to that does not include the community Hollings and had a temporary restraint make sure a majority of tax breaks go health centers or child health care, of on the Federal budget. But then in- to a majority of Americans who believe course. So we spend another $200 bil- stead of a prompter, a sword to prompt that we should invest, as well, in the lion there. We have increased agri- fiscal responsibility, it was used as a education of our children. Is there any- culture, farm subsidies another $35 bil- shield. We needed to take extreme ac- thing more important? This adminis- lion. tion. But we didn’t take it, and tration makes it the lowest priority. It While we are increasing the spending Gramm-Rudman-Hollings was out by should be our highest. That investment that both sides of the aisle support— 1992. Bush I was running a $400 billion by our Nation at this moment in time health care, defense, and agriculture, deficit and lost office to the Governor will not only help us through the cur- some $235 billion—and then we cut the of Arkansas. rent recession but it will also help us revenues $1.7 trillion, in voodoo, and Let’s get to the Governor of Arkan- for generations to come. we end up with a deficit. We are just sas. When Clinton got nominated, his f like the States. Only there is no seri- friend Erskine Bowles from Charlotte EXTENSION OF MORNING ous purpose up here for the needs of the got together business leaders and mar- BUSINESS country. It is only for the needs of the ket experts. They went down to Little Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- campaign. Rock. Along with them was Alan imous consent that morning business We have been using this Congress and Greenspan. Greenspan told then-Gov- be extended for 20 minutes, and that the White House to campaign. The ernor Clinton—he said, When you come the additional minutes be evenly di- heck with the country. Despite having to Washington you are going to have to vided between the Democrats and the just completed one election, we’re al- not only cut spending, you are going to Republicans. ready looking at the next election. And have to increase taxes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the blooming media has gone along Clinton said, Are you serious? objection, it is so ordered. with us. They treat politics as a spec- He said, The country needs it. We are Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent tator sport, where they want to know not going to have any investment, we that the Senator from South Carolina who is up, who is down, who is an- are not going to have any jobs, until be recognized for 20 minutes. nouncing, who is quitting, who is doing the Government starts paying down The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- this, and who is doing that. You can’t the debt. ator from South Carolina is recognized get their attention on paying the bill. And paying down the debt was the 8- for 20 minutes. As a result, the debt has soared to year chant on the floor of the Senate. f $6.3 trillion. We will be debating next You can’t hear it now. You can’t hear month about increasing the debt limit. it now, about paying down the debt. THE ECONOMY I want to see how many of my col- You have to have tax cuts and so forth. Mr. HOLLINGS. I commend our dis- leagues will vote for that. They have One side says let’s have, I don’t know, tinguished friend from Illinois. He has increased the debt by cutting all the a $700 billion, $800 billion, $900 billion

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