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Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 107Th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 No. 37 House of Representatives MORNING HOUR DEBATES mental question whether we should do I started in politics during the last The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the it at all. energy crisis some 25 years ago, and de- order of the House of January 3, 2001, I was pleased to see a recent news- spite Ronald Reagan’s efforts to gut the Chair will now recognize Members letter by the Rocky Mountain Institute and reverse the efforts, conservation from lists submitted by the majority which contained an article by Amory over a period of time has saved a quan- and minority leaders for morning hour and Hunter Lovins asking that funda- tity of energy that is four times the en- debates. The Chair will alternate rec- mental question. They point out, for tire domestic oil energy production. example, that the State of Alaska’s ognition between the parties, with each Conservation is the only alternative own recent survey forecast on the long- party limited to not to exceed 30 min- that will provide immediate relief to term oil prices suggest that the prices utes, and each Member except the ma- those of us in the West this year. It has are not going to be high enough to jority leader, the minority leader or no threat from terrorists, no risk of en- make the operation profitable. Using the minority whip limited to not to ex- vironmental damage, and conservation our time and resources to recover this continues producing every year. That ceed 5 minutes. more expensive oil would result not The Chair recognizes the gentleman is why past efforts at conservation only in a waste of money, but it would from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 have made each oil barrel that we have in the long run result in more oil im- today support almost twice as much of minutes. ports as we ignore more cost-efficient f the gross national product as in 1975. operations other than the Arctic Wild- But last and most significant, it does FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN life Refuge. not make sense to strategically drill in This also continues to ignore the re- ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP the Arctic Wildlife Refuge if we are ality that we, as a country, cannot and CRITICAL ASPECT FOR PRO- worried about oil security for the MOTING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES should not continue to consume energy the way that we currently do: six times United States. What could be more Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I higher than the world per capita en- foolish than placing our bets on an came to Congress determined that the ergy consumption, twice as much as aging 800-mile facility that is increas- Federal Government be a better part- developed countries like Japan and ingly unreliable, that is wearing out, ner in promoting livable communities, Germany. and is impossible to defend? The poten- to make our families safe, healthy and The irony is that conservation does tial for disruption makes it an ideal economically secure. Government work and would work better than a target for a terrorist, a rogue state or needs to lead by example, to set the mad rush to exploit our oil resources. a deranged person. tone and follow through. A critical as- It is estimated that a mere 3-mile-per- It is in fact a potential disaster wait- pect is our environmental stewardship. gallon improvement in the perform- ing to happen if you are concerned I just returned from 4 days in Oregon ance of SUVs would offset the entire about security. Far better than this and was, frankly, surprised at the in- proposed oil production from the Arc- rancorous debate over the potential en- tensity of the public reaction to this tic. And if we feel that we cannot sin- vironmental damage in the wildlife ref- administration’s lack of commitment gle out these large and inefficient vehi- uge is to work to reduce the waste of to the environment. The sudden about- cles, then just a 1⁄2-mile-per-gallon effi- energy in the United States. face from an explicit campaign promise ciency improvement in the fleet over- f to have mandatory reductions in car- all would meet the production of the HEALTH CARE TAX DEDUCTION bon dioxide emissions has struck a Arctic wilderness. It is a lack of will ACT OF 2001 nerve. The administration may think regarding the average level over the it is time to study global warming, but last 20 years that we have not reduced The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. most Americans agree with the over- these mileage requirements. Last year MICA). Under the Speaker’s announced whelming scientific evidence that glob- was 24 miles per gallon, tied for lowest policy of January 3, 2001, the gen- al warming is real and that we must do in the last 20 years. We can and we tleman from Florida (Mr. STEARNS) is something about it. should do better. recognized during morning hour de- I was struck by the continued deep Simple things like in California hav- bates for 5 minutes. opposition to the administration’s pro- ing roofs that are white and reflective Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I just posal to drill for oil in the Arctic Wild- would reduce air conditioning costs by dropped a bill this morning, and I in- life Refuge. For me the issue is not a approximately 30 percent. It would be tend to talk about it. It is called the question of whether the environmental far more effective for us to make that Health Care Tax Deduction Act. What damage may result, it is the funda- investment in conservation. it does is allow deductions for amounts 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. H961 . H962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 20, 2001 paid for health insurance premiums major reason for not having insurance. peace to the troubled, Your light to and unreimbursed prescription drugs. Many workers decline coverage those in despair. What I am proposing would also pro- through their place of employment be- Grant us all full access to the healing vide much-needed relief to individuals cause they cannot afford to pay their resources and reconciling justice You struggling with the high cost of health share of the premium. Others, such as have ordained for our Nation. insurance and prescription drugs temporary workers, cannot afford to In Your name we pray. Amen. through a tax deduction. purchase their own insurance. f As we all know, employers can write We all know that the cost of health off the cost of health care coverage care has risen dramatically over the THE JOURNAL that is purchased for their employees. last 20 years. The average premium The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Why cannot individuals be afforded costs about $4,500 for an individual and Chair has examined the Journal of the this same opportunity to write off about $6,500 for a family. Of that last day’s proceedings and announces their premiums and their unreimbursed amount, employees pay 10 to 30 percent to the House her approval thereof. prescription drug expenses? The cur- of that premium. Unfortunately, things Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- rent tax code sets a threshold at 7.5 will probably get worse because many nal stands approved. percent of adjusted gross income before employers cover the cost of the high medical expenses can be taken as a premiums to keep workers in a tight f write-off. I do not think this is fair. labor market. However, if the economy PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Right now, under the current tax continues to slow down and unemploy- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the code, in order to claim health care ex- ment begins to rise, then employers gentlewoman from the District of Co- penses the individuals must file an might pass the cost along to the em- lumbia (Ms. NORTON) come forward and itemized tax return. I believe that all ployees or in fact discontinue providing lead the House in the Pledge of Alle- taxpayers should be allowed to deduct health insurance altogether. giance. these out-of-pocket expenses and costs Seniors, in particular, have been im- Ms. NORTON led the Pledge of Alle- and that we need to include a place pacted because so many HMOs have giance as follows: where this deduction could be taken on pulled out of Medicare due in large part the short form such as the 1040 EZ, and I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the to the high cost of prescription drugs. United States of America, and to the Repub- the 1040A. My bill also applies to the Allowing a simple write-off of certain lic for which it stands, one nation under God, self-employed because individuals who costly health care expenses such as indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. are self-employed will not be eligible health insurance premiums and out-of- f for a 100 percent write-off until the pocket expenses for prescription drugs year 2003. would be a tremendous benefit that MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Employer-sponsored health insurance may not be available to them under the A message from the Senate by Mr.
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