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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 105 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 105 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 143 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1997 No. 64 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was The question was taken; and the Gutierrez Lowey Price (NC) Hall (TX) Lucas Pryce (OH) called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Speaker pro tempore announced that Hamilton Luther Quinn pore [Mr. COLLINS]. the ayes appeared to have it. Hansen Maloney (CT) Radanovich f Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I object Harman Maloney (NY) Rahall to the vote on the ground that a Hastert Manton Rangel DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Hastings (FL) Manzullo Regula PRO TEMPORE quorum is not present and make the Hastings (WA) Markey Reyes point of order that a quorum is not Hayworth Martinez Riggs The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- present. Herger Mascara Riley fore the House the following commu- Hill Matsui Rivers The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi- nication from the Speaker: Hinojosa McCarthy (MO) Rodriguez dently a quorum is not present. Hobson McCarthy (NY) Roemer WASHINGTON, DC, The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Hoekstra McCollum Rogan May 15, 1997. Holden McGovern Rogers I hereby designate the Honorable MAC sent Members. Hooley McHale Rohrabacher COLLINS to act as Speaker pro tempore on The vote was taken by electronic de- Horn McHugh Ros-Lehtinen this day. vice, and there wereÐyeas 334, nays 62, Hostettler McInnis Rothman Houghton McIntosh Roukema NEWT GINGRICH, not voting 37, as follows: Hoyer McIntyre Roybal-Allard Speaker of the House of Representatives. [Roll No. 128] Hunter McKeon Royce f Hutchinson McKinney Ryun YEASÐ334 Hyde Meehan Sanchez PRAYER Ackerman Campbell Doggett Inglis Meek Sandlin The Chaplain, Rev. James David Aderholt Canady Dooley Istook Menendez Sanford Jackson (IL) Metcalf Sawyer Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- Allen Cannon Doolittle Armey Capps Doyle Jackson-Lee Millender- Saxton er: Bachus Cardin Dreier (TX) McDonald Scarborough As we develop our thoughts and ideas Baesler Carson Duncan Jenkins Miller (FL) Schumer and form them into words, we pray for Baker Castle Dunn John Minge Sensenbrenner the strength and insight to take our Baldacci Chabot Edwards Johnson (WI) Mink Serrano Ballenger Chambliss Ehlers Johnson, E. B. Moakley Sessions words and translate them into the Barcia Christensen Ehrlich Johnson, Sam Molinari Shadegg deeds of everyday life. We are grateful, Barr Clayton Emerson Jones Mollohan Shaw O God, for the great visions we hold Barrett (NE) Clement Eshoo Kanjorski Moran (KS) Shays dearÐof peace and security in our lives Barrett (WI) Coble Etheridge Kaptur Moran (VA) Sherman Bartlett Coburn Evans Kasich Morella Shimkus and in our world and care for the Barton Collins Everett Kelly Murtha Shuster needy, the hungry, and the oppressed. Bass Combest Ewing Kennedy (MA) Myrick Sisisky On this day, O God, we pray that our Bateman Condit Farr Kennedy (RI) Nadler Skaggs Kennelly Neal Skeen visions and words will be validated in Bentsen Conyers Fawell Bereuter Cook Flake Kildee Nethercutt Smith (MI) the actions of every day and that our Berman Cooksey Foley Kilpatrick Neumann Smith (NJ) faith would become active in love. This Bilbray Cox Forbes Kim Ney Smith (OR) is our earnest prayer. Amen. Bilirakis Coyne Ford Kind (WI) Northup Smith, Linda King (NY) Norwood Snowbarger f Blagojevich Cramer Fowler Bliley Crane Frank (MA) Kingston Obey Snyder Kleczka Ortiz Spence THE JOURNAL Blumenauer Crapo Franks (NJ) Blunt Cubin Frelinghuysen Klink Owens Spratt The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Boehlert Cummings Frost Klug Oxley Stabenow Chair has examined the Journal of the Boehner Cunningham Furse Knollenberg Packard Stenholm Bonilla Danner Gallegly Kolbe Pappas Stokes last day's proceedings and announces Bono Davis (FL) Ganske LaFalce Parker Stump to the House his approval thereof. Boswell Davis (IL) Gejdenson LaHood Paul Sununu Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Boucher Davis (VA) Gekas Lampson Paxon Tanner Boyd Deal Gilchrest Lantos Payne Tauscher nal stands approved. Largent Pease Taylor (NC) Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, pursu- Brady DeGette Gillmor Brown (FL) Delahunt Gilman Latham Pelosi Thomas ant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote Bryant DeLauro Goode Lazio Peterson (MN) Thornberry on agreeing to the Speaker's approval Bunning DeLay Goodlatte Leach Peterson (PA) Thurman Burr Deutsch Goodling Levin Petri Tierney of the Journal. Lewis (CA) Pickering Torres The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Burton Diaz-Balart Goss Buyer Dickey Graham Lewis (KY) Pitts Traficant question is on the Chair's approval of Callahan Dicks Granger Livingston Pomeroy Turner the Journal. Camp Dingell Greenwood Lofgren Portman Upton 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. H2683 H2684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE May 15, 1997 Walsh Weldon (PA) Wicker The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there moved through Cornerstone from a po- Waters Wexler Wise Watt (NC) Weygand Wolf objection to the request of the gen- sition of believing that he would never Waxman White Woolsey tleman from Puerto Rico? amount to anything, to progress to- Weldon (FL) Whitfield Wynn There was no objection. ward his life's career of being a veteri- NAYSÐ62 f narian, and he told me in this letter that his mother was his hero. How can Abercrombie Green Poshard PERSONAL EXPLANATION Becerra Gutknecht Ramstad you do better than that? Berry Hefley Rush Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I regret- f Bishop Hilleary Sabo fully missed rollcall No. 127 on May 14. Bonior Hilliard Schaffer, Bob b 1030 Borski Hinchey Scott Had I been present, I would have voted Brown (CA) Hulshof Slaughter ``no.'' DENY CHINA MFN STATUS Brown (OH) Kucinich Solomon f Chenoweth Lewis (GA) Stearns (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was Clay Lipinski Strickland FREEDOM WORKS AWARD given permission to address the House Clyburn LoBiondo Stupak Costello McDermott Taylor (MS) (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given for 1 minute and to revise and extend DeFazio McNulty Thune permission to address the House for 1 his remarks.) English Nussle Tiahrt minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, Chi- Ensign Oberstar Velazquez na's trade surplus with America may Fazio Olver Vento marks.) Filner Pallone Visclosky Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I am ex- exceed $50 billion this year, and experts Foglietta Pascrell Wamp cited today to present the Freedom say it is no accident. Fox Pastor Watts (OK) Works Award to Cornerstone Schools China smacks Uncle Sam right in the Gephardt Pickett Weller Gibbons Pombo for their fine work in educating the kisser with a 35-percent tariff on all children of Detroit. I established the goods and products. Thirty-five percent NOT VOTINGÐ37 Freedom Works Award to celebrate tariff. If that is not enough to wrap Andrews LaTourette Smith, Adam General Cho in a golden parachute, Archer Linder Souder freedom by recognizing individuals and Calvert McCrery Stark groups who promote personal respon- check this out. With that $50 billion Dellums McDade Talent sibility instead of reliance on the Gov- from Uncle Sam, China, reports say, is Dixon Mica Tauzin ernment. now buying aircraft carriers, warships, Engel Miller (CA) Thompson nuclear submarines and interconti- Fattah Porter Towns Cornerstone Schools began in 1990 Gonzalez Salmon Watkins when a group of local businesses, nental ballistic missiles. Gordon Sanders Yates church leaders and concerned members It does not take the Three Stooges to Hall (OH) Schaefer, Dan Young (AK) of the Detroit community joined to- figure it out. China is not exactly cre- Hefner Schiff Young (FL) Jefferson Skelton gether to establish academically chal- ating a neighborhood crime watch over Johnson (CT) Smith (TX) lenging, faith-based schools for the there. I say Congress should deny MFN b 1026 children of Detroit. to China and Congress should impose a The school has a simple mission: 35-percent tariff until China removes So the Journal was approved. Give all children, no matter what their their tariff. The result of the vote was announced circumstance, an opportunity to re- And let me say one last thing. A Con- as above recorded. ceive a world-class education and, gress that takes away a gun from a f more importantly, a chance to succeed. mugger will never be called a protec- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Cornerstone students participated in tionist. This may boil the blood of some free traders, but China is ripping The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. COL- an 11-month school year, mandatory us off. LINS). Will the gentleman from Ohio homework assignments 4 nights a (Mr. CHABOT) come forward and lead week, foreign language classes from f the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. kindergarten to 8th grade, and winter and summer camp experiences. But AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE Mr. CHABOT led the Pledge of Alle- OVERTAXED giance as follows: good students and committee teachers I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the are simply not enough. (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given United States of America, and to the Repub- Cornerstone's strength lies in its un- permission to address the House for 1 lic for which it stands, one nation under God, derstanding that the key to a child's minute and to revise and extend his re- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. education is parental involvement. marks.) f Cornerstone requires parents to take Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, let us an active role in their children's edu- face it, the American people are just MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE cation. Every parent, Mr. Speaker, overtaxed. Why? Well, too much of A message from the Senate by Ms.
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