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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 105 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 143 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1997 No. 55 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, pursu- Frank (MA) Kingston Ortiz Franks (NJ) Kleczka Owens called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote Frelinghuysen Klink Oxley pore [Mr. LATOURETTE]. on agreeing to the Speaker's approval Frost Klug Packard f of the Journal. Gallegly Knollenberg Pappas The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ganske Kolbe Parker DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Gejdenson LaFalce Pastor question is on the Chair's approval of Gekas LaHood Paul PRO TEMPORE the Journal. Gibbons Lampson Paxon The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The question was taken; and the Gilchrest Lantos Payne Gilman Largent Pease fore the House the following commu- Speaker pro tempore announced that Goode LaTourette Pelosi nication from the Speaker: the ayes appeared to have it. Goodlatte Lazio Peterson (MN) Goodling Leach Peterson (PA) WASHINGTON, DC, Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I object Gordon Levin Petri May 1, 1997. to the vote on the ground that a Goss Lewis (CA) Pickering I hereby designate the Honorable STEVEN quorum is not present and make the Graham Lewis (KY) Pitts C. LATOURETTE to act as Speaker pro tem- point of order that a quorum is not Granger Linder Pomeroy pore on this day. present. Greenwood Lipinski Portman NEWT GINGRICH, Gutknecht Lofgren Poshard Speaker of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi- Hall (OH) Lowey Price (NC) dently a quorum is not present. Hall (TX) Lucas Pryce (OH) f Hamilton Luther Quinn The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Hansen Maloney (CT) Radanovich PRAYER sent Members. Harman Manton Rahall The vote was taken by electronic de- Hastert Manzullo Rangel The Reverend Leander Wilkes, Sec- Hastings (FL) Markey Regula ond Baptist Church, Santa Barbara, vice, and there wereÐyeas 343, nays 42, Hastings (WA) Martinez Reyes CA, offered the following prayer: not voting 48, as follows: Hayworth Mascara Riley O Thou, who art all and in all, from [Roll No. 97] Hefner Matsui Rivers Hill McCarthy (MO) Rodriguez whom all right purposes and true judg- YEASÐ343 Hilleary McCarthy (NY) Roemer ments proceed, and in whose wisdom Ackerman Boyd Danner Hinojosa McCollum Rogan all who seek Thee become wise; praised Aderholt Brady Davis (FL) Hobson McCrery Rogers be Thou. We thank Thee that through Allen Brown (FL) Davis (VA) Hoekstra McDade Rohrabacher Archer Brown (OH) Deal Holden McHale Ros-Lehtinen Thy grace another session is awaiting Armey Bryant DeGette Hooley McHugh Rothman deliberations. We are mindful that You Bachus Bunning Delahunt Horn McInnis Roukema yet rule in the affairs of all peoples and Baker Burr DeLay Hostettler McIntyre Roybal-Allard Houghton McKeon Royce nations and feel more keenly the need Baldacci Buyer Dellums Ballenger Callahan Deutsch Hoyer McKinney Rush for Thy help. Barcia Calvert Diaz-Balart Hunter McNulty Ryun Vouchsafe Thy guidance throughout Barr Camp Dickey Hyde Meehan Salmon the deliberations here, that the noble Barrett (WI) Campbell Dicks Inglis Meek Sanchez Barton Canady Dixon Jackson (IL) Menendez Sandlin ends of justice, peace, and goodwill be Bass Cannon Doggett Jackson-Lee Metcalf Sanford attained. We pray that Thy blessing Bateman Carson Doolittle (TX) Mica Sawyer may rest upon each heart and a sense Becerra Castle Doyle Jefferson Millender- Saxton Jenkins McDonald Scarborough of Thy favor that will inspire each to- Bentsen Chabot Dreier Bereuter Chambliss Duncan John Miller (CA) Schaefer, Dan wards holier resolves, that Thou may Berman Christensen Dunn Johnson (CT) Minge Schaffer, Bob be glorified. O Lord, our God, we trust Berry Clement Edwards Johnson (WI) Moakley Schumer in Thee. Amen. Bilbray Coble Ehlers Johnson, E.B. Molinari Scott Bilirakis Coburn Emerson Johnson, Sam Mollohan Sensenbrenner f Bishop Collins Eshoo Jones Moran (VA) Serrano Blagojevich Combest Etheridge Kanjorski Morella Sessions THE JOURNAL Bliley Cook Evans Kasich Murtha Shadegg Blumenauer Cooksey Everett Kelly Myrick Shaw The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Blunt Cox Ewing Kennedy (MA) Neal Shays Chair has examined the Journal of the Boehlert Coyne Farr Kennedy (RI) Nethercutt Sherman last day's proceedings and announces Boehner Cramer Fawell Kennelly Neumann Shimkus Kildee Ney Shuster to the House his approval thereof. Bonilla Crapo Flake Bonior Cubin Foley Kim Norwood Sisisky Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Boswell Cummings Ford Kind (WI) Obey Skaggs nal stands approved. Boucher Cunningham Fowler King (NY) Olver Skeen 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. H2095 H2096 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE May 1, 1997 Skelton Strickland Vela zquez that the Senate has passed without THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Slaughter Stump Vento amendment bills of the House of the Smith (MI) Sununu Walsh (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given Smith (NJ) Talent Wamp following titles: permission to address the House for 1 Smith (OR) Tanner Watkins H.R. 968, An act to amend title XVIII and Smith (TX) Tauscher Watts (OK) minute and to revise and extend his re- XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a marks.) Smith, Adam Tauzin Waxman waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse Smith, Linda Taylor (NC) Weldon (FL) Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, our Na- Snowbarger Thomas Weldon (PA) aide training and competency evaluation Snyder Thornberry Weygand programs in certain nursing facilities. tion's first call to prayer came in 1775 Solomon Thune White H.R. 1001. An act to extend the term of ap- when the Continental Congress asked Spence Thurman Whitfield pointment of certain members of the Pro- the Colonies to pray for wisdom in Spratt Tiahrt Wicker spective Payment Assessment Commission forming a nation. Since then, the call Stabenow Towns Wise and the Physician Payment Review Commis- to prayer has continued throughout Stearns Traficant Woolsey sion. Stenholm Turner Wynn our history. f Stokes Upton Young (FL) In 1952 a joint resolution by Congress, NAYSÐ42 WELCOME TO THE REVEREND signed by President Truman, declared Abercrombie Filner LoBiondo LEANDER WILKES an annual National Day of Prayer. In Borski Fox McDermott (Mr. CAPPS asked and was given per- 1988, the law was amended and signed Brown (CA) Furse McGovern by President Reagan, permanently set- Capps Gephardt Pallone mission to address the House for 1 Chenoweth Gillmor Pickett minute and to revise and extend his re- ting the day as the first Thursday of Clay Green Pombo marks.) every May. Clyburn Gutierrez Ramstad Today is the National Day of Prayer. Costello Hefley Sabo Mr. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, our morn- DeLauro Hilliard Stark ing prayer today was offered by the We are celebrating in the Cannon Cau- Dingell Hinchey Taylor (MS) Reverend Leander Wilkes, who lives cus Room all day, from 10 a.m. to 3 Dooley Hulshof Thompson and works in my hometown, Santa p.m. Military chiefs of staff, Cabinet English Kilpatrick Visclosky Secretaries, Senators and Representa- Ensign Kucinich Waters Barbara, CA. He and his wife, Thelma, Fazio Lewis (GA) Weller and their children, Leo, Dierdra, tives are gathering to ask for prayers from the people. The National Day of NOT VOTINGÐ48 Jamaal, and the late Lucy are admired and respected by all who know them. Prayer belongs to all Americans of all Andrews Foglietta Nussle Baesler Forbes Oberstar On this National Day of Prayer when faiths. It stands as a call to us to hum- Barrett (NE) Gonzalez Pascrell we are mindful of the abundant bless- bly come before God, seeking his guid- Bartlett Herger Porter ings of God and are also aware of the ance for our leaders and his grace upon Bono Hutchinson Riggs us as a people. Please join me today by Burton Istook Sanders manifest challenges we face as a na- Cardin Kaptur Schiff tion, it is appropriate that we take our stopping by the Cannon Caucus Room Clayton Latham Souder first signals of the day from a man of to celebrate this great event. It is our Condit Livingston Stupak such consummate compassion, wisdom, prayer that during the National Day of Conyers Maloney (NY) Tierney Crane McIntosh Torres good grace, and youthful optimism. Prayer, America will again remember Davis (IL) Miller (FL) Watt (NC) f the trust that made this Nation great. DeFazio Mink Wexler Ehrlich Moran (KS) Wolf ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROCEDURE f Engel Nadler Yates FOR AMENDMENTS ON H.R. 3, JU- Fattah Northup Young (AK) VENILE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF b 1022 1997 STAND UP FOR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS So the Journal was approved. (Ms. PRYCE of Ohio asked and was The result of the vote was announced given permission to address the House (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was as above recorded. for 1 minute and to revise and extend given permission to address the House f her remarks.) for 1 minute.) Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. The Committee Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, an- PERSONAL EXPLANATION on Rules may meet early next week to other day, another story of a senior or Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, grant a rule which may limit the a person with a disability who will suf- on rollcall No. 97, I was inadvertently de- amendments to be offered to H.R. 3, the fer because this Congress decided to tained. Had I been present, I would have Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997. take away vital benefits from legal im- voted ``yea.'' Subject to the approval of the Commit- migrants. Unfortunately, since we only f tee on Rules, this rule may include a have 92 days to go, I cannot tell the Members every story.