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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 104 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1995 No. 12 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER No. 9, commonsense legal reform to f The SPEAKER. The Chair announces end frivolous lawsuits; and No. 10, congressional term limits to PRAYER that consistent with clause 9 of rule XIV, statements and rulings of the make Congress a citizen legislature. The Chaplain, Rev. James David Chair appearing in the RECORD will be This is our Contract With America. Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- a substantially verbatim account of f er: those words as spoken during the pro- We remember, O gracious God, those ceedings of the House, subject only to who need a special measure of Your ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER technical, grammatical, and typo- PRO TEMPORE grace and protection. We recall the graphical corrections. needs of those who do not benefit from Without objection, the permanent The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the support and love of family and RECORD of January 18 at pages 301 and MCINNIS). The Chair announces that must find their own way through the 303 will reflect this policy. today we will have 10 1-minutes per uncertainties of life. We pray for those There was no objection. side. Any further 1-minutes will be at whose lives are disrupted and torn f the conclusion of business today. apart by the conflicts in our world even f as we support all those who work for CONTRACT WITH AMERICA reconciliation and peace. We remember (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT those whose days are filled with strug- permission to address the House for 1 gles for the basic essentials of life and minute.) (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was for those who have little hope. Fill Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, our given permission to address the House their lives, O God, with the fullness of Contract With America states: On the for 1 minute and to revise and extend Your spirit that they may be blessed first day of Congress, a Republican his remarks.) by Your presence and receive new hope House will: force Congress to live under Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, if you by Your Word. This is our earnest pray- the same laws as everyone else, cut are arrested for mass murder and the er. Amen. one-third of committee staff, and cut FBI has videotapes of your mass mur- f the congressional budget. der and the FBI has 100 nuns as eye- We have done that. witnesses and the FBI has the Mormon THE JOURNAL In the next 84 days, we will vote on Tabernacle Choir as eyewitnesses and The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- the following 10 items: the FBI has the Waltons and Mr. Rog- ined the Journal of the last day's pro- No. 1, a balanced budget amendment ers as eyewitnesses and they said you ceedings and announces to the House and line-item veto; killed 100 people, you are innocent his approval thereof. No. 2, a new crime bill to stop violent until proven guilty. But if you and Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- criminals; your grandma and your grandpa go to nal stands approved. No. 3, welfare reform to encourage court on a tax difference of $5,000, they f work, not dependence; have to prove they are innocent be- No. 4, family reinforcement to crack cause they are guilty under the laws of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE down on deadbeat dads and protect our this country. Unbelievable. The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- children; H.R. 390 that the Republicans helped woman from North Carolina [Mrs. No. 5, tax cuts for families to lift last year will change that. If it is good CLAYTON] lead us in the Pledge of Alle- Government's burden from middle in- enough for the Son of Sam, it is good giance. come Americans; enough for mom and dad. And let me Mrs. CLAYTON led the Pledge of Al- No. 6, national security restoration say this, JOHN, more Americans sup- legiance as follows: to protect our freedoms; port H.R. 390 than any other bill before No. 7, senior citizens' equity act to the Congress. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- allow our seniors to work without Gov- I am asking for your help to cospon- lic for which it stands, one nation, under ernment penalty; sor H.R. 390. If it is good enough for the God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for No. 8, Government regulation and un- Son of Sam, it is good enough for all. funded mandate reforms; grandma and grandpa. Think about it. 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. H 413 H 414 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE January 20, 1995 A HISTORIC JUNCTION THE ONCE MIGHTY PARTY Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, David (Mr. CHRISTENSEN asked and was (Mr. CALVERT asked and was given Broder of the Washington Post re- given permission to address the House permission to address the House for 1 cently wrote a column in which he for 1 minute.) minute.) quoted a lifelong Democrat shipyard Mr. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, the worker who switched to be a Repub- this Nation is at a historic junction. once mighty party that helped found lican. Here is what that shipyard work- Either we can follow the same course the Nation now embarrasses itself on er said. we have followed for the last 40 years, station after station. This party of Jef- He said, ``Except for roads, every- a course of tax and spend, a course of ferson, born of ideas, lofty and grand, thing government has done in the last rocketing deficits, or we can steer this have been reduced to whining about a 20 years has degraded our society,'' ex- flagship America into a new direction, book and a man. This party that helped cept for roads. a direction of fiscal responsibility, through the Great Depression now Yes, Mr. Speaker, building infra- lower taxation and limited Govern- fumes and fusses in session after ses- structure for America's future is some- ment. sion. thing that Government can do. It is But in order to avoid the rocks of This great party that brought us vic- something that Government should do. higher taxation and the shoals of big- tory in wars today fights about a book As we tighten our Government belt, we ger deficits, we must have a balanced which is not in the stores. should be very careful not to weaken budget amendment with a provision While the American people look to us our rightful commitment to building that requires a three-fifths super ma- for inspiration, the party whines on assets for the future. jority of both the House and the Senate and on about an imaginary publication. Our population continues to grow. to raise taxes. A balanced budget The party that for a long this Congress People travel more. Highway travel has amendment without a tax limitation is led now acts as if it has gone com- more than tripled since the interstate like a ship without a rudder, at the pletely brain dead. was proposed. Air travel has more than mercy of the prevailing winds which It is sad, Mr. Speaker, but it is easy doubled in just the last 12 years. may blow. to see why this once great party is now Spending highway aviation and trust The three-fifths provision is the rud- in the minority. fund dollars to build America is abso- der that will steer America back in the f lutely essential to the future of our right direction. For the sake of our country. Support the transportation WITHDRAWAL OF NAME OF MEM- children, for the sake of our grand- BER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 38 trust funds. children and this Nation, let us set a new course. Let us pass the balanced Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, I f budget amendment with the three- ask unanimous consent that my name fifths tax provision. Let us make the be withdrawn as a cosponsor of H.R. 38. MEMO PUTS SPEAKER'S INTER- magic number 290 instead of 214 to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ESTS ABOVE NATIONAL INTER- raise taxes in the future. objection to the request of the gen- ESTS f tleman from Mississippi? (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given f permission to address the House for 1 THE WORKPLACE SAFETY minute and to revise and extend his re- AMENDMENT IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 5, A BILL TO OPPOSE UNFUNDED MANDATES marks.) (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, in a permission to address the House for 1 (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given memo to the White House last night, a minute and to revise and extend her re- permission to address the House for 1 senior Republican linked our right to marks.) minute.) raise important and valid questions Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise about the Speaker's book deal to pas- throughout yesterday's debate, the today to oppose H.R. 5, the legislation sage of vital legislation. The memo ac- sponsors of the unfunded mandates leg- regarding unfunded mandates.