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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 107 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 148 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 15, 2002 No. 95 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was the House of Representatives to the legislation which, frankly, breaks a bi- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- amendment of the Senate to the bill partisan agreement back in my home pore (Mr. CULBERSON). (H.R. 3009) ‘‘An Act to extend the Ande- State in Illinois. f an Trade Preference Act, to grant addi- I am referring to H.R. 3479, legisla- tional trade benefits under that Act, tion that is before us that we in the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO and for other purposes.’’, and agrees to Chicago area know as the O’Hare bill, TEMPORE a conference asked by the House on the legislation that federally mandates The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- disagreeing votes of the two Houses construction of O’Hare and expansion fore the House the following commu- thereon, and appoints Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. of O’Hare. I want to ask my colleagues nication from the Speaker: ROCKEFELLER, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. GRASS- to join me today in opposition to this WASHINGTON, DC, LEY, and Mr. HATCH, to be the conferees legislation. July 15, 2002. on the part of the Senate. Let me explain why. I stand here in I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN strong support of O’Hare. I stand in f ABNEY CULBERSON to act as Speaker pro tem- strong support of Midway. I also be- pore on this day. MORNING HOUR DEBATES lieve we need to build a third airport to J. DENNIS HASTERT, serve the Chicago region. As we know, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to the order of the House of Janu- air travel is going to double over the f ary 23, 2002, the Chair will now recog- coming decade, and O’Hare and Midway MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE nize Members from lists submitted by in the Chicago area are today at capac- the majority and minority leaders for ity. We need to rebuild and modernize A message from the Senate by Mr. O’Hare, but we also need to build a morning hour debates. The Chair will Monahan, one of its clerks, announced third airport in south suburban alternate recognition between the par- that the Senate has passed with Peotone to serve the Chicago region. amendments in which the concurrence ties, with each party limited to not to This past year, Governor Ryan and of the House is requested, a bill of the exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, Mayor Daley entered into a historic House of the following title: except the majority leader, the minor- agreement which provided for the re- H.R. 2069. An act to amend the Foreign As- ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- configuration and expansion of O’Hare, sistance Act of 1961 and the Global AIDS and ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. as well as development of Chicago’s Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000 to authorize The Chair recognizes the gentleman south suburban airport near Peotone, assistance to prevent, treat, and monitor from Illinois (Mr. WELLER) for 5 min- Illinois. My colleague, the gentleman HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and other utes. from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI), introduced developing countries. f legislation which originally would have The message also announced that the URGING MEMBERS TO JOIN IN OP- codified this agreement into law, mod- Senate has passed without amendment POSITION TO H.R. 3479, LEGISLA- ernizing O’Hare, and pushing develop- in which the concurrence of the House TION WHICH EXPANDS O’HARE ment of a south suburban airport. is requested, concurrent resolutions of AIRPORT BUT EXCLUDES FUND- I had originally stood here and stated the House of the following titles: ING FOR PEOTONE AIRPORT time after time that I wanted to sup- H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution port this legislation and that I was honoring the 19 United States servicemen Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, today is ready to cosponsor the bill if it truly who died in the terrorist bombing of the the first day we are in session in the reflected the integrity of the agree- Khobar Towers military housing compound week. Usually on the first day we deal ment between the Governor and the in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996. with noncontroversial issues, some- mayor. H. Con. Res. 378. Concurrent resolution thing called the Suspension Calendar. However, this legislation, H.R. 3479, commending the District of Columbia Na- It is my understanding we have al- tional Guard, the National Guard Bureau, which will be before us this afternoon, and the entire Department of Defense for the most 15 pieces of legislation before us does not reflect the agreement between assistance provided to the United States today on what is normally a non- the Governor and the mayor. In fact, Capitol Police and the entire Congressional controversial day. But I want to draw the Governor has indicated he does not community in response to the terrorist and the attention of my colleagues to a support the bill today in its current anthrax attacks of September and October very controversial piece of legislation form. That is why I think it is impor- 2001. that is on the Suspension Calendar, tant to note that H.R. 3479 breaks the The message also announced that the and I want to ask my colleagues to join bipartisan agreement between Gov- Senate disagrees to the amendment of me in opposition to this legislation, ernor Ryan and Mayor Daley on 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. H4577 . VerDate May 23 2002 01:35 Jul 16, 2002 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15JY7.000 pfrm12 PsN: H15PT1 H4578 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 15, 2002 O’Hare. That is why I ask my col- lation will kill any development of a ronmental legislation written by the leagues to join me in opposition to this south suburban airport and keep Chi- chemical companies, he supports pri- bill today. cago aviation gridlocked for years to vatization of Social Security written My hope is that the Committee on come. by Wall Street bankers. Transportation and Infrastructure will Mr. Speaker, we need a bipartisan so- Most recently, the President en- go back and move legislation again, lution. The mayor and the Governor dorsed a prescription drug benefit to be and bring it back to the floor, which came together with an agreement. The administered by the health insurance truly reflects the bipartisan agreement bill before us today, H.R. 3479, fails to industry, the same people who brought which expands O’Hare as well as moves honor that agreement; in fact, it us HMOs. This plan would provide sen- forward on construction of an airport breaks the agreement between the iors with totally inadequate coverage, at Peotone. mayor and the Governor. making no provision for dealing with Mr. Speaker, this legislation, as I no- I urge opposition to this bill and ask the outrageous prices Americans are ticed, breaks the agreement between that my colleagues join me in voting paying for their prescription drugs. It the mayor and the Governor. I would ‘‘no.’’ would undercut seniors’ purchasing note that the legislation, H.R. 3479, has f power and enable the drug industry to no language in it which reflects the sustain its outrageous drug prices. CORPORATE GREED agreement that the Governor and Apparently, the President has been mayor agreed to, which moves forward The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- convinced by the brand-name big drug with the construction of a third airport ant to the order of the House of Janu- companies that prices are not a prob- at Peotone. ary 23, 2002, the gentleman from Ohio lem. Democrats are more concerned The legislation takes away the State (Mr. BROWN) is recognized during morn- about the burden on seniors and their of Illinois’s rights and undercuts the ing hour debates for 5 minutes. families who are being gouged by the authority of the State of Illinois to Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it predatory pricing of the prescription make its own decisions regarding air has been almost a week since President drug industry. The Democratic plan travel. Bush went to Wall Street to present his provides a direct prescription drug ben- H.R. 3479 completely ignores the plan to curb executive greed and cor- efit inside Medicare and combats high needs of the south suburbs of Chicago, porate misgovernance. The response, prescription drug prices. The Repub- where 2.5 million people live within 45 unfortunately, has been pretty lican plan, written by the drug compa- minutes of the proposed airport at underwhelming. The markets dropped nies, calls for a privatized system that Peotone. Additionally, I would note by several hundred points day after day coddles industry and leaves gaps in that failure to develop Peotone would after day. The press and the American coverage for seniors. shortchange the entire Chicago region people have openly questioned the The Republicans claim they are of- by forfeiting almost 250,000 new jobs. President’s commitment to real fering the best drug benefit possible Unfortunately, H.R.