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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, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1995 No. 46 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE alty; and congressional term limits to called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the make Congress a citizen legislature. pore [Mr. JONES]. This is our Contract With America. gentlewoman from Oregon [Ms. FURSE] f come forward and lead the House in the f DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Pledge of Allegiance. PRO TEMPORE Ms. FURSE led the Pledge of Alle- ELIMINATION OF LIHEAP IS giance as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- IRRESPONSIBLE fore the House the following commu- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the (Mr. BALDACCI asked and was given United States of America, and to the Repub- permission to address the House for 1 nication from the Speaker: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, WASHINGTON, DC, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. minute and to revise and extend his re- March 13, 1995. marks.) I hereby designate the Honorable WALTER f Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, our Re- B. JONES, Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore publican colleagues have proposed the on this day. REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH elimination of funds for the LIHEAP NEWT GINGRICH, AMERICA Program. This is simply irresponsible. Speaker of the House of Representatives. The winter in Maine is long and cold. f (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 Last month in Presque Isle, the tem- PRAYER minute and to revise and extend his re- perature averaged just 9 degrees. That's relatively warm. In January The Chaplain, Rev. James David marks.) Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, our 1994, the average temperature was Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- minus .7 degree. Last winter, 60,000 er: Contract With America states the fol- lowing: Maine households received help from With the psalmist of old we pray: the LIHEAP Program. ``Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? On the first day of Congress, a Re- publican House will require Congress to An elderly woman in Woodland, ME, Or whither shall I flee from thy pres- recently sent a letter to the State ence? live under the same laws as everyone else; cut committee staffs by one-third; agency that oversees LIHEAP funds to ``If I ascend to Heaven, Thou art say thank you for her fuel assistance. and cut the congressional budget. there! If I make my bed in Sheol, Thou She said that she had high medication We kept our promise. art there! costs and lived on a meager income, It continues that in the first 100 days, ``If I take the wings of the morning and that without LIHEAP, she would we will vote on the following items: A and dwell in the uttermost parts of the have been forced to stop buying the balanced budget amendmentÐwe kept sea, even there thy hand shall lead me, medications that keep her well. our promise; unfunded mandates legis- and thy right hand shall hold me.'' Nobody should be forced to choose lationÐwe kept our promise; line-item O gracious God, You have promised between heat and medicine or heat and vetoÐwe kept our promise; a new to be with us in every time and every food. This proposal unfairly targets crime package to stop violent crimi- place and have assured us that Your two highly vulnerable populations: nalsÐwe kept our promise; national se- healing spirit never leaves. We pray children and the elderly. That is this day that Your spirit and Your curity restoration to protect our free- wrong. It is not the fault of children or blessings are with us and remain with domsÐwe kept our promise; Govern- the poor or the elderly that our Nation us always. Amen. ment regulatory reformÐwe kept our faces high deficits and debts. They f promise; commonsense legal reform to should not have the budget balanced on end frivolous lawsuitsÐwe kept our THE JOURNAL their backs. promise; welfare reform to encourage I urge my colleagues to reject this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The work, not dependence; family rein- proposal to kill the LIHEAP Program. Chair has examined the Journal of the forcement to crack down on deadbeat LIHEAP is not waste; it is not pork; it last day's proceedings and announces dads and protect our children; tax cuts is an effective program that saves lives to the House his approval thereof. for middle-income families; Senior and deserves to be maintained. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Citizens' Equity Act to allow our sen- nal stands approved. iors to work without Government pen- 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 3051 H 3052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE March 13, 1995 CONGRATULATIONS TO GO BIG RED and Weldon city schools. You have CORNHUSKERS (Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska asked made North Carolina proud. (Mr. BEREUTER asked and was and was given permission to address f given permission to address the House the House for 1 minute and to revise for 1 minute.) and extend his remarks.) ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, it is a Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska. Mr. (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was proud day for Nebraska because the Speaker, I rise to congratulate the 1994 given permission to address the House NCAA football champions University of National Champion Nebraska for 1 minute and to revise and extend Nebraska Cornhuskers are in the city Cornhuskers, as they were honored his remarks.) to be honored today. At 11:30 on the today at the White House with Presi- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, in south lawn of the White House, they dent Clinton. the last Congress there was a lot of were honored by President Clinton. We Despite losing a starting quarterback tough talk about illegal immigration; are very proud, of course, of coach Tom and nearly losing a second one, coach however, little got accomplished. The Osborne, his coaching staff and the Tom Osborne led his team to an Democrat majority repeatedly pre- players of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. undefeated season, and Nebraska's vented us from considering legislation Coach Osborne has taken his teams third national title. It was Coach to stop the flood of illegal immigration to 22 consecutive bowls. He has the Osborne's first national championship, facing our country. And contrary to one of the best coaching minds in the best winning record of any active col- public demands, they even slipped in a country. lege coach in the Nation, with over 82 change to immigration law which re- Nebraska's win in the Orange Bowl percent wins. wards illegal aliens for breaking into was a tremendous accomplishment, as We are also very proud of the fact not our country. This provision was snuck the Cornhuskers overcame a hometown only do we have three all-American into last year's Commerce, State, Jus- crowd and a very good Miami team. In tice appropriation bill without most players on the team this year, but we the final analysis, the Huskers won it Members' knowledge and allows cer- have three academic all-Americans, in- with heart. We're all proud of the tre- tain aliens who are in the United cluding the outstanding academic all- mendous effort that it took to win. States illegallyÐlet me repeat that, il- American in the United States, which Mr. Speaker, this outstanding team legallyÐto pay an $800 fee to the INS gives the University of Nebraska now was not just No. 1 on the football field. and acquire temporary legal status more academic all-Americans by far They also have had 56 football aca- while applying to become permanent than any other school in the country. demic all-Americans, more than any legal residents. These illegal aliens Coach Osborne, we take our football other university in the Nation. They then are eligible for a whole host of very seriously out there. We liked the work as hard in the classroom as they taxpayer-funded Government benefits. event so much today, we think we will do on the football field. Our social service agencies are al- make it an annual affair. On behalf of the people of Nebraska ready stretched to the limit trying to Congratulations. and Husker fans everywhere, I say to provide services to eligible citizens and Coach Osborne and the Cornhuskers: f permanent residents who need them. congratulations. You deserve to be No. How are we going to handle the needs 1. AMERICA'S ECONOMIC SYSTEM of the 100,000 people the INS estimates AND WOMEN f will qualify this year, alone, under this (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was NORTHAMPTON AND HALIFAX fee-for-preference system? given permission to address the House STUDENTS WIN ELECTRIC CAR I have introduced a bill, H.R. 592, for 1 minute and to revise and extend COMPETITION which will repeal this travesty of jus- tice. Let's stop rewarding those who her remarks.) (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, I have flagrantly violated our immigra- permission to address the House for 1 tion laws by closing this loophole im- know all of us today want to congratu- minute and to revise and extend her re- late the new freshman Congresswoman mediately.